[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nb3 $6 (7. f3)
(7. Be2) 7... Bg7 8. Be2 (8. f3 Be6 $5 (8... O-O $1 9. Be2 $6 (9. Be3 $1 Bd7
10. Qd2 Rc8 11. Be2 Na5 $11) 9... Qb6 $1 {[%cal Gb6g1]} 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qd2
Rfc8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Be3 (13. cxd5 Nb4 $17) 13... Bh6 14. Bxh6 Be6 15. Qc3 Qb4
$15 {0-1 Kortchnoi,V-Jansa,V/Hastings 1975 (41) (Tsesarsky)} (15... Ne5 $15))
9. Be3 O-O 10. Nd5 Nd7 (10... Rc8 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. Rc1 b6 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O
Bc6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Nd4 a6 17. b4 $14) 11. Qd2 a5 12. Rc1 a4 13. Nd4 Bxd5 14.
exd5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 e6 $1 17. dxe6 Re8 $1 $15 18. Kf2 Rxe6 19. Bd3
Nc5 $2 (19... Ne5 20. Rhd1 Nc6 21. Qc3 (21. Qf4 Qb6+ $17 {[%csl Rb2]}) 21...
Qb6+ 22. Kf1 Nb4 23. Bb1 Rae8 $15) 20. Rhd1 Qg5 21. Bf1 Rae8 22. Rb1 h5 23. b4
axb3 24. axb3 Nd7 25. h4 Qe7 (25... Qe5 $11) 26. Kg1 Ne5 27. Qf2 Nc6 28. b4 Qf6
29. c5 dxc5 30. bxc5 R8e7 31. Bc4 Re5 32. Rd6 Qf5 $11 {Korchnoi,V-Van der
Sterren,P/Leeuwarden NED ch 1977/1-0 (59) (Tsesarsky)}) 8... O-O (8... Nd7 $5
9. Be3 Bxc3+ $5 10. bxc3 b6 11. Bh6 Bb7 12. h4 Qc7 13. Rh3 O-O-O 14. Nd4 Nc5
$17 {Kortschnoj,V-Saidy,A/Las Vegas op 1993/0-1 (46)}) (8... a5 9. a4 Be6 10.
Be3 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ f6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Robatsch,K-Marovic,D/Rom 1982 (19)}) (8... Be6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. O-O Nce5
$6 (10... Bxc3 $5 $15) 11. Nd5 f5 $2 12. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Volfl Zdenek-Jacek
Martin/Czech League 1995 (23)}) 9. Be3 (9. O-O Be6 10. f3 Nd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12.
exd5 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Nb4 14. a3 Na6 15. Rb1 Nac5 (15... Rac8) 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17.
Qxd4 Nb3 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Bd1 Nd4 21. b3 e6 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Bd2
(23. Rb2 Nf5 24. Bc1 $16) 23... a5 24. Re1 a4 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. bxa4 Nxa4 27.
Bxa4 {1/2-1/2 Chapa,E-Boak,S/USA-op Los Angeles 1991 (41)} (27. Rxb7 $18)) 9...
b6 (9... Be6 10. f3 Nd7 11. Rc1 (11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14.
Qd2 f5 15. O-O-O Qc5 16. exf5 Qxf5 17. Bd3 Qf4 18. Qxf4 Rxf4 19. b3 Nc5 20. Bc2
Rf7 21. Rhe1 Bf5 22. b4 Na6 23. a3 Bxc2 24. Kxc2 Nc7 25. Kb3 {1/2-1/2 Haertig,
J-Floeter,F/OLO-A 1993}) 11... a5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15.
Qxb6 Nxb6 {1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Bobotsov,M/Bamberg 1968}) 10. O-O Bb7 $11 11. f4 Rc8
(11... Nd7 12. Nd4 a6 (12... Nc5 13. Bf3 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Rc8 16. b3
a6 17. Rad1 $14) 13. b3 Rc8 14. Rc1 e6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Bf3 e5 $14 (16... Qc7
17. e5 d5 18. Bd4 $16)) 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Rf2 Re8 $6 (14... Nxb3 15.
axb3 Nb4 16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb8 $11) 15. Rd2 Qc7 $5 {[%cal Gc7b8]} (15... Nxb3
16. axb3 Nb4 17. e5 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd7 19. Ne4 $14) 16. Nd5 Qb8 17. Bf2 (17.
Nxc5 bxc5 $132) 17... e6 18. Ne3 Nb4 $5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 (19... dxc5 20. a3 Nc6
21. e5 f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Bg3 $1 $14) 20. b3 Qa8 {[%csl Re4]} 21.
a3 Nc6 22. Rxd6 Nd4 $132 23. Ng4 Red8 (23... Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxe4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 (
25... Bxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. Nxe8 Kxe8 30. Rd1 $14
) 26. Qd2 (26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Red8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15) 26... Red8 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Nf2 Qb7 29. b4 $14 {[%cal Gf2d3,Gc4c5]}) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bh4 (25.
Qe1 Nxb3 $15) 25... f5 (25... Nxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Bxe4 27. Qe2 Rd3 $15) 26. Ne5 (26.
Bxd8 fxg4 27. Bxg4 Qxd8 28. Qd3 e5 $15) 26... fxe4 $5 $15 (26... Bxe5 27. fxe5
fxe4 28. Bxd8 exf3 29. Bf6 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nxc1 31. Qxc1 fxg2 32. Qh6 Qf8 $11) 27.
Bxd8 {[%tqu "En","?","","","a8d8","",10,"e4f3","",0]} Qxd8 $3 $17 (27... exf3
28. Be7 Ne2+ (28... Bxe5 29. fxe5 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nxc1 31. Qxc1 fxg2 32. Bxc5 $14)
29. Kf2 Nxc1 30. Qxc1 fxg2 31. Bxc5 g5 32. Qe3 Be4 $15) 28. Bg4 (28. Be2 Bxe5
29. fxe5 Qg5 30. Rb1 e3 (30... Qe3+ 31. Kf1 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 e3 33. Qf1 Qxe5) 31.
Qf1 Bxg2 (31... Qxe5 32. b4 Be4 33. Re1 $16) 32. Qxg2 Nxe2+ 33. Kh1 Qxe5 34.
Re1 Nf4 (34... Nd4 35. b4 e2 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qxa7+ Kh6 38. Qa8 Qf5 39. Qg2 Nf3
40. Qxe2 $8 Nxe1 41. Qxe1 Qf3+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Qg3 Qd4+ 44. Qf2 $11) 35. Qa8+
Kg7 36. Qxa7+ Kh6 37. Qa8 e2 38. Qf3 g5 39. h3 Kg6 40. a4 (40. b4 cxb4 41. axb4
Qd4 42. h4 Qxc4 (42... gxh4 43. Qg4+ Kf7 44. Rg1 Qe4+ 45. Kh2 $16) 43. Qg3 h6
44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rg1 Qe4+ 46. Kh2 Kf7 47. Qxg5 Qh7+ 48. Kg3 Nd3 (48... Nh3 $1
$19 49. Qd8 Nxg1 50. Qd7+ Kf6 (50... Kg8 51. Qd8+) 51. Qxh7 e1=Q+ 52. Kg2 Ne2
53. Qh8+ Kf5 54. Qh7+ Ke5 55. Qc7+ (55. Qg7+ Ke4 56. Qb7+ Ke3 57. Qf3+ Kd4 58.
Qg4+ Kc3 59. Qf3+ Kxb4 60. Qe4+ Kc3 61. Qc6+ Kd2 62. Qd7+ Kc1 $19) 55... Ke4
56. Qc2+ Ke3 57. Qc5+ Kd3 58. Qb5+ Ke4 59. Qc6+ Kf5 60. Qc2+ Kg5 61. Qc5+ Kg4
$19) 49. b5 e1=Q+ 50. Rxe1 Nxe1 51. Qf4+ Qf5 52. Qxf5+ exf5 53. b6 f4+ 54. Kh3
f3 55. Kg3 f2 56. Kxf2 Nd3+ $11) 40... Qd6 41. Qe4+ Kf6 42. Rxe2 Nxe2 43. Qxe2
Qg3 44. Qh5 Qxb3 $17) 28... Bxe5 29. fxe5 Qg5 $19 30. Rc3 $8 e3 31. h4 (31. Bh3
$2 Qxe5 (31... Bf3 $1 32. Qe1 Ne2+ 33. Kh1 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 e2 $3 35. Qe1 $8 (35.
gxf3 Qh4 $19) 35... Bc6 36. Bxe6+ (36. Kg1 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Qxh3 $19) 36... Kg7 37.
Bd5 Bxd5 38. cxd5 Qf4 39. Kg1 Qd4+ $19)) 31... Qf4 (31... Qxe5 32. Qe1 e2 33.
Bh3 Qe4 34. b4 e5 35. bxc5 Nc2 36. Rxc2 Qxc2 37. Be6+ Kg7 38. Kf2 Qe4 39. Qxe2
Qxg2+ 40. Ke1 Qg1+ 41. Kd2 (41. Qf1 Qe3+ 42. Kd1 Bf3+ 43. Kc2 a5 $1 44. Kb2 (
44. Bd5 Bxd5 45. cxd5 Qxc5+ $19) (44. Qc1 Be4+ 45. Kb2 Qxc5 $19) 44... a4 $19)
41... Qxc5 $19) 32. Bxe6+ Nxe6 33. Qe2 Qg3 34. Rxe3 Nf4 35. Qd2 Nh3+ 36. Kf1
Bxg2+ 37. Ke2 (37. Qxg2 Qxe3 $19) 37... Bf3+ $4 $138 (37... Qg4+ 38. Kd3 Qd4+
39. Kc2 Be4+ 40. Kd1 Qa1+ 41. Ke2 Nf4+ 42. Kf2 Qxe5 $19) 38. Kd3 Nf2+ 39. Kc2
Be4+ $4 (39... Qxh4 40. Qd6 (40. Rxf3 Qe4+ $19) 40... Bd1+ 41. Kb1 Bg4 42. Qd5+
Kf8 43. Qxc5+ Qe7 $17) 40. Rxe4 $11 Nxe4 41. Qd5+ Kg7 42. Qxe4 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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. e3 e6 5. b3 {Very rare move. Kortschnoj very
often plays secondary variations - without theoretical discussions.} Ne4 $6 $14
{[%cal Gf8b4] Interesting but wrong reaction. Black prepare useless check on
b4.} ({Another continuation is} 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 (6. Bb2 Bd6 (6... Be7 7. Bd3
Qc7 8. Nbd2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 O-O 11. Rc1 Rfe8 12. Re1 Rad8 $11 {Kruck,
M-Benndorf,H/Chemnitz op (5) ;EXT 99 1997/1-0 (50)}) 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. Ne5 O-O 9.
Bd3 Ba3 10. Bxa3 Qxa3 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. c5 Qa5 13. a3 e5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. h3
Nxe5 $11 {Szmacinska,Grazyna-Misanovic,Vesna/Thessaloniki ol (Women) ;EXT 97
1988/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 6... Bd6 7. Nbd2 (7. Bb2 O-O (7... Qc7 $6 8. c5 $5 Be7 9.
Nbd2 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. b4 b6 12. a3 a5 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. e4 $14 (14. Rfc1 Rdb8
15. Bc3 $14 {Raffalt,Manfred-Singer,Richard/AUT-ch qual (6) ;EXT 97 1991/1-0 
(42)})) 8. O-O (8. Ne5 dxc4 9. bxc4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Qc7 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7
12. Qh5 h6 $17) 11. f4 Rd8 12. g4 Nxe5 (12... b5 $1 $15) 13. fxe5 Nd7 $15 {
Times,Lawyer-Escobedo Tinajero,Alberto/World op Philadelphia (4) ;EXT 2000
1999/0-1 (48)}) 8... Qe7 9. Ne5 a5 10. a3 c5 11. Nd2 b6 12. Qc2 cxd4 13. exd4
Bb7 $132 {0-1 Hodgson,Julian M-Martinez,Marce/Saitek US Masters (4) ;EXT 99
1998 (40)}) 7... e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qe2 (10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Rb1
O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. O-O Qc7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 d4 16. exd4 (16. Bb2 dxe3 17.
Rbc1 exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Qb8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxb7 $11) 16... Bxd4 17. Bf4 $14)
10... O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rc1 Ng6 (12... Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bg4 $132) 13. Nd4 (13.
Bxg6 hxg6 $132) 13... Nf4 14. Qf1 Ng4 $40 {Miniati,NT-Lasker,Emanuel (4)/
Manchester m ;EXT 99 1890/0-1 (50)}) 6. Bd3 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 $6 $132 {[%csl Rf1]
Interesting, but not the best move.} ({In my opinion, better is standard} 7.
Nbd2 Bc3 (7... Qa5 8. Qc2 $14) 8. Rb1 Qa5 9. Qc2 Na6 (9... f5 10. a3 Nd7 11. b4
Qc7 12. O-O Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 $14) 10. a3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 c5 (11...
dxc4 12. bxc4 e5 13. O-O exd4 14. Nb3 Qd8 15. exd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bb2
$16) 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. exd4 $14) 7... Qe7 (
7... Nd7 8. Ba3 a5 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Nbd2 Nc3 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. a3 (12. e4 dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nfxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16. h4 f6 $132) 12... Qa5 13. a4 $132
) 8. Qc2 f5 {Black recieved stonewall variation with Kf1.} 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nc3 (
10. a3 Bd6 11. Nbd2 O-O $132) 10... O-O 11. Ne2 Bd6 {Bb4 have fulfilled it't
mission - B can return.} 12. g3 {[%cal Gf1g2]} ({Better was   with the same
idea g2-g4, but what to do with Kf1?} 12. h3 {[%cal Gg2g4]}) 12... Ndf6 13. h3
dxc4 {Black desided to open position.} ({Another plans of Bc8 development are} 
13... Bd7 $132 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge8h5]}) (13... b6 $132 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc8a6]}) 14.
bxc4 c5 15. g4 $5 {Sharp continuation} (15. Kg2 b6 $132 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 15...
b5 $2 $16 {Black sacrifice P with hope to open the game and try to disturb Kf1}
({Another possibility is} 15... b6 16. Rg1 (16. g5 Ne8 17. h4 Bb7 18. Rg1 $132)
16... Bb7 17. gxf5 exf5 18. a4 Rae8 19. d5 $132) 16. gxf5 (16. cxb5 $1 {
The best way to fight against gambit is to accept it!} Bb7 (16... cxd4 17.
Nexd4 Bb7 18. gxf5 Rac8 19. Nc6 (19. Qb3 Nc5 $15) 19... Bxc6 20. bxc6 exf5 21.
Rc1 $16) 17. gxf5 Rac8 (17... exf5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 (18... Bd5 19. Rc1 $16) 19. Rg1
$16) 18. Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd3 $16) 16... exf5 17. d5 (
17. cxb5 Bb7 18. Rg1 Rac8 19. Rc1 cxd4 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Nexd4 f4 22. Ne6 Bd5
23. Bxd5 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Qd7 $13 {[%cal Gd7b5]} (24... fxe3 25. Rxg7 $18)) 17...
Bb7 18. Rg1 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Qe8 {[%cal Ge8h5]} (19... g6 20. Rd1 $132) 20. Nc3 (
20. Rd1 Qh5 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rh3]}) 20... Rb8 (20... Qh5 $5 21. Nxe4 Qxh3+ 22.
Rg2 fxe4 23. Ng5 Qh1+ 24. Rg1 Qh6 (24... Ng4 $5 25. Rxh1 Nxe3+ 26. Ke2 Nxc2 27.
Rxh7 $18) 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Rae8 27. Qg2 g6 {[%csl Re3,Rf1]} 28. Ke2 Qh5+
29. Qg4 Qxg4+ 30. Rxg4 Bc8 $132) 21. Nxe4 (21. Ng5 Nxg5 22. Rxg5 Bc8 23. Bd3
Be5 24. Rb1 (24. Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxb2 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 $19)
24... g6 $15) 21... fxe4 (21... Qxe4 $6 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Nd2 $14) 22. Bxf6 (
22. Ng5 Be5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Rd1 Bd5 $15) 22... Rxf6 23. Ng5 Bc8
$1 {[%cal Gc8h3]} 24. Ne6 ({Maybe at the last moment Kortschnoj noted} 24. Nxe4
$2 Bxh3+ 25. Ke1 {next very strong move:} Rxf2 $3 (25... Rg6 26. Rxg6 Qxg6 27.
Rc1 Bf5 28. Bd3 Be5 29. Nf6+ Qxf6 30. Bxf5 Rb2 31. Qe4 g6 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Rc2
$11) 26. Kxf2 (26. Qxf2 Qxe4 $19) 26... Qe5 $19) 24... Qh5 25. Rxg7+ (25. Qxe4
Qxh3+ 26. Ke1 g6 27. Rh1 Qf5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Rc1 (29. f4 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Rb4
30. Rc1 Bb7 $15) 29... Rb2 30. f4 $132) 25... Kh8 26. Rg2 (26. Rxa7 $2 Bg3 $1 (
26... Qxh3+ 27. Ke1 Qh1+ 28. Bf1 Bg3 29. Qc3 Bxf2+ 30. Kd2 Qh6 $17) 27. Nf4 Qf3
$19 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gf6f4,Gc8h3]}) 26... Qxh3 27. Ng5 $4 $19 {[%mdl 8192]} ({
The only move was natural} 27. Qc3 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gc3h8]} Qh1+ 28. Rg1 Qh4
(28... Qh3+ 29. Rg2 $11) 29. Rg2 $11) 27... Qh1+ 28. Rg1 Bh3+ 29. Nxh3 Qxh3+
30. Ke1 Be5 {[%cal Ge5a1] ...and Black occupied important big diagonal.} 31.
Rb1 (31. Rc1 Bb2 $1 32. Rb1 {[%tqu "En","?","","","f6f2","",10,"b2c3","",0]}
Rxf2 $1 (32... Bc3+ 33. Kd1) 33. Kxf2 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qxe3+ $19) (31. Rd1 Rxf2 $1
$19) 31... Rbf8 $4 $16 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Immediately win} 31... Rxb1+ 32. Qxb1
Qf3 33. Qc2 Bc3+ $19) 32. Qxe4 $8 (32. Rb3 Rxf2 33. Qxe4 Bg3 34. Kd1 $8 Rxa2
35. Rb8 $1 (35. Kc1 Qh2 $19) 35... Qh5+ 36. Kc1 Rxb8 37. Bxa2 Re8 $19) 32...
Bc3+ 33. Ke2 (33. Kd1 Rxf2 34. Be2 Qh2 35. Rh1 Rf1+ $1 36. Kc2 $1 Qxh1 37. Qxh1
Rxh1 38. Rxh1 $14) 33... Rxf2+ 34. Kd3 R2f3 $2 {I support, both sides were in
time pressure, it is the only explanation of lot of mistakes in the end of the
game.} (34... R2f3 $138 {?} 35. Rh1 $18) (34... Bf6 35. Rb7 $16) 0-1

[Event "Match Kortschnoj-Timman +1-1=4 KRO"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1982.12.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,Andrei"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1982.12.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bf4 (6. Ndb5 Bb4 (6...
d6 7. Bf4 (7. e4 $5) 7... e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Na3 f5 11. e3 Qa5 12.
Qd2 Be6 13. O-O-O Bh6 $13 {Kharitonov,A-Lysenko,A/URS/1976/1:0//39/}) (6... d5
7. Bf4 e5 8. cxd5 exf4 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+ Bd7 12. Nd6 Kc7 $5
(12... Rb8 13. Nxf7+ Ke8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Rxb2 16. Rd2 Rb4 17. g3 Rc4 $10
{Andersson,U-Timman,J/Bugoino/1982/1:0/73/}) 13. Nxf7 Rg8 14. g3 Rb8 15. Rd2
Bb4 $13 {Andersson,U-Tal,M (02)/Malmo m/1983/1/2-1/2/27/}) 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Bd6
Bxd6 9. Nxd6 Ne8 10. e3 Qb6 11. Rb1 Qb4 12. Nxe8 Rxe8 $10 {Korchnoi,
V-Andersson,U/Iohannesburg/1981/1:0/36/}) 6... d5 (6... d6 7. Ndb5) (6... Bb4
7. Ndb5) 7. cxd5 (7. Ndb5 e5) 7... Nxd5 (7... exd5 $2 8. Ndb5 $18) 8. Nxc6 bxc6
9. Bd2 Bb4 $1 (9... Nxc3 $6 10. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 $16) 10. Nxd5 (10. Rc1 Rb8
11. Qc2 Qa5 12. e3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3 $10 {Andersson,U-Sosonko,G/Tilburg/1982/})
(10. Qc1 Qa5 11. Ne4 O-O 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qb6 14. e3 Rd8 $36) 10... Bxd2+
11. Qxd2 cxd5 (11... exd5 $5 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. e3 O-O 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O Rfc8
16. b4 a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 Rab8 $10) 12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6 (13... a5 14.
O-O Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Rfc1 $14) 14. O-O Ba6 $10 (14... a5 15. Rfc1 Ba6 16.
Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Rc5 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Rxc5 19. Rxc5 Qb6 20. Qc3 h6 21. b3 $14) (14...
e5 $5 {/\Be6,d4<=>/}) 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. a4 Rab8 17. b4 Qd6 18. b5 a6 $6 (18...
Rfc8 $5 19. Rfc1 e5 20. a5 d4 21. exd4 exd4 (21... Qxd4 $2 22. Qxd4 exd4 23.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. b6 axb6 25. axb6 $18) 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rb1 d3 24. b6 axb6 25.
axb6 Rb8 26. b7 g6 27. Rb3 Qd7 $14) 19. Rfb1 axb5 (19... Rfc8 $5) (19... e5 $5
20. bxa6 Qxa6 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. a5 $14 (22. Qxd5 Qxa4 $1)) 20. axb5 Rb6 21. Qd3
Rfb8 22. Ra6 $1 $14 Qc5 (22... Rxa6 23. bxa6 Ra8 (23... Rxb1+ $2 24. Qxb1 $18)
24. Ra1 $16) 23. Rxb6 Rxb6 (23... Qxb6 24. Qc3 $14) 24. h3 g6 25. Qb3 d4 $5 (
25... h5 $5 26. Qb2 Qc4 27. Rc1 Rxb5 28. Qa1 Ra5 $1 29. Qb2 Rb5 $10) (25... e5
$5 26. Qb2 d4 27. exd4 exd4 28. Qb4 Qxb4 29. Rxb4 d3 30. Kf1 Re6 $1 31. Rb2 Kg7
32. Rd2 (32. b6 d2 $10) (32. f4 f5 33. Kf2 h5 34. Rb1 d2 $10) 32... Rb6 $10)
26. exd4 Qxd4 27. Rc1 (27. g3 Qc5 28. h4 h5 29. Qb2 Qc4 30. Qe5 $14) (27. g3 g5
$5 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Kf8 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Kf3 h5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 Kd6
34. Ke4 f6 35. Kd4 Rb8 36. b6 Kc6 37. Rf1 Rf8 $10) 27... Kg7 28. Rb1 h5 29. g3
h4 $6 (29... Qe5 $142 30. h4 Qd4 31. Qb2 Qxb2 32. Rxb2 Kf6 33. Kg2 Ke5 34. Kf3
Kd6 35. Kf4 f6 $10) 30. gxh4 $5 Qxh4 31. Qe3 Qd8 32. Qc5 $1 Qd6 $4 (32... Qb8
33. Kg2 Qd8 34. Rb4 {/\h4-h5+/-/}) 33. Qxd6 Rxd6 34. b6 $18 Rd8 35. b7 Rb8 36.
Kg2 Kf6 37. Kg3 Ke5 (37... Ke7 38. Kg4 f6 39. h4 Kd7 40. Rb6 Kc7 41. Rxe6 Kxb7
42. Rxf6 $18) 38. Kg4 f6 (38... Kd6 39. Kg5 Ke7 40. f4 Kd7 41. Kf6 Ke8 42. Rb2
Kf8 43. Rc2 $18) 39. h4 Kd6 40. Rb6+ Ke5 (40... Kd5 41. f4 $22 $18) 41. f3 $1
Kd5 42. f4 e5 (42... Kd4 43. Rd6+ Kc5 44. Rxe6 Rxb7 45. Rxf6 Rg7 46. Kg5 $18)
43. f5 gxf5+ (43... g5 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. f6 Kc5 46. Rb1 Kd6 47. Kxg5 Ke6 48.
Rb6+ Kf7 49. Kf5 $18) 44. Kxf5 Kd4 (44... e4 45. Kf4) 45. h5 e4 46. Kf4 Kd3 (
46... e3 47. Kf3 Kd3 48. h6 e2 49. Rd6+ Kc4 50. Kxe2 Rxb7 51. Kf3 Kc5 (51...
Rb5 52. Rxf6 Rh5 53. Kg4 Rh1 54. Kg5 Kd5 55. Kg6 Ke5 56. Kg7 $18) (51... f5 52.
Kf4 Rf7 53. Rd1 Kc5 54. Rh1 Rh7 55. Kxf5 $18) 52. Rxf6 Kd5 53. Kf4 $18) 47. h6
e3 48. Rb3+ Kd2 (48... Kc4 49. Rxe3 Rxb7 50. Kf5 $18) 49. Rxe3 Rxb7 50. Rh3 (
50. Rh3 Rh7 51. Kf5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was crucial for the outcome of the short tournament as both players
started well and the winner would get a clear lead.} 1. d4 {Epishin} Nf6 2. c4
c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Qc2 $5 {A rather rare move, occasionally
used by Korchnoi and I.Sokolov.} Bg7 ({Interesting is} 6... Nxd5 $5 7. Qxc5 Bb7
8. e4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qe3 O-O 11. Bd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14.
bxa6 Nxa6 15. Bc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Nc5 17. Be2 Ne4 18. O-O Rxa2 19. c4 $11 {
1/2,Schmidt,W-Plachetka,J/Trnava A/1986/}) (6... d6 $143 7. e4 Bg7 8. a4 O-O 9.
Na3 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Bd3 axb5 12. axb5 Nbd7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bh6
Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qc3+ e5 18. Nc4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nf4 20. Nxd6 Nh3+ 21. gxh3
Rxf3 22. Kg2 Qf8 23. Rf1 Qf4 24. Qc1 {1-0,Gutman,L-Hertneck,G/Kirchheim act/
1990/}) (6... axb5 7. Qxc5 Bg7 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Qxb5 Rb8 10. Qa4 O-O 11. e4 Nc5
12. Qa7 Rb6 13. Be3 d6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Bc4 Rxb2 16. O-O Bg4 (16... Ne8 17.
Rac1 Bg4 18. Qxc5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qb8 20. d6 Nxd6 21. Bb3 Bh6 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qc3
Bg7 24. Qc7 e6 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 $16 {Najer,E-Lempert,I/Moscow
Alekhine mem op/1996/}) 17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Nxb2 Bxc3 20. Rab1 Qf4 21.
Qa3 Be5 22. g3 Qxe4 23. Qe3 Qf5 24. Nd3 Bd4 25. Qf4 $14 {Anapolsky,S-Moraru,M/
ROM-chT/1994/}) (6... Qb6 7. e4 axb5 8. Nc3 b4 9. Na4 Qa5 10. Qxc5 Bb7 11. Qb6
$1 b3+ 12. Qxa5 Rxa5 13. Nc3 Na6 14. Bc4 Nb4 15. Bxb3 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Ba6 17. Kg1
Bg7 18. Be3 Bc8 19. Bb6 Ra8 20. Bd4 O-O 21. Ne1 $16 {Bagirov,V-Alburt,L/
URS-ch45 Leningrad/1977/}) 7. e4 ({Taking the second pawn gives Black a large
lead in development and is quite risky.} 7. Qxc5 O-O (7... d6 $5 8. Qd4 O-O 9.
e4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Qb4 axb5 12. Bxb5 Nfxe4 13. Nxe4 Ra4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15.
O-O Qa5 16. Bc6 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bd3 18. Re1 Nxb2 19. Bg5 Nc4 20. Rad1 $44 {Sadler,
M-Mestrovic,Z/Cannes op/1995/}) 8. Nc3 d6 9. Qc4 axb5 10. Nxb5 Nbd7 11. e3 Bb7
12. Qc2 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Be2 Rfc8 15. Qb1 Nc5 16. O-O Ba6 17. a4 Nxa4 18.
Qd3 Nc7 19. Rxa4 Bxb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qb3 Qa6 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Qc2 $11 {
1/2,Sokolov,I-Khalifman,A/Wijk op/1995/}) 7... axb5 ({More consistent is} 7...
O-O $5 8. Nc3 Bb7 (8... e6 $6 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. e5 Nh5 11. Be3 $1 $16 (11. Qe4
$6 Ra7 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Qc4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 axb5 15. Qxc5 Rc7 16. Qxb5 Nc6 17. Bb6
Nxe5 18. Be2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rxf3 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 $40 {Kortschnoj,V-Greenfeld,A/
Beersheba m/1995/})) (8... d6 9. a4 e6 $132) (8... axb5 9. Bxb5 $14) 9. a4 (9.
Bf4 d6 10. Bc4 axb5 11. Nxb5 Nbd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. Be2 Nxe4 $1 14. Qxe4 Ra4 15.
Nfd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Qf3 Nxd5 18. Bh6 Qa8 19. Qg3 Re8 20. b3 Ba6 $17 {
Psakhis,L-Arbakov,V/Irkutsk URS-ch qf/1983/}) 9... e6 10. d6 axb5 11. Bxb5 Nc6
12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O Qb8 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Ne5 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxd7 Rfd8
18. Nxc5 Nxd6 19. Nd3 Qe4 20. Rfd1 Nc4 21. Qe2 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rxa4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4
24. Kf1 Red4 $15 {Bagirov,V-Glek,I/Tashkent 1L/1984/}) 8. Bxb5 Qa5+ $6 {
Black stubbornly avoids the logical d6 advance and gets into trouble.} (8...
O-O $142 9. O-O d6 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. h3 Ne8 13. Bd2 Nc7 14. Bxa6 Rxa6
$14 {1/2,Bagirov,V-Grigorian,K/Erevan/1982/}) 9. Nc3 Ba6 (9... Nxe4 $2 {Epishin
} 10. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxb5 (11... Qxc3+ 12. Kd1 Qxa1 13. d6 $18) 12. c4 $16
) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 (10... Qxa6 11. e5 Ng4 12. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] [+]()}) 11.
O-O (11. e5 $2 Nb4 {[%cal Rf6d5] /\Nfd5}) 11... Nb4 12. Qe2 O-O (12... d6 13.
e5 $1 $40 {[%csl Re8] @,עe8}) 13. Be3 (13. Bg5 $142 $5 d6 (13... h6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. e5 $16) 14. a3 Na6 15. e5 $36) (13. Rd1 $5 {Epishin} d6 (13... Qa6 14.
Qxa6 Rxa6 15. Bg5 $16) 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Nc4 Rfd8 17. Ne3 Qb7 18.
Qc4 Nd7 19. Bd2 Ne5 20. Qb3 $14) 13... Ng4 14. Bg5 f6 $5 {This ugly move is
necessary to prevent the e5 advance. With his Bg7 hemmed in Black's
compensation is nebulous.} 15. Bd2 Qa6 {Otherwise White has attacking chances.}
16. Qxa6 Rxa6 17. h3 Nh6 18. Rfd1 Nf7 19. Ne1 Raa8 20. Be3 Rfc8 {Black keeps
the d6-square free for his N.} (20... d6 21. a3 Na6 22. Nd3 $16) 21. a3 Na6 22.
Na4 $6 {[%csl Ra4] A step in the wrong direction. The N is misplaced here and
Black will gradually gain full compensation.} (22. f4 $5 {[%cal Rf4f5] /\f5,
ץg7} Nd6 23. Nd3 $16) 22... Rab8 23. Rac1 d6 24. Nd3 Rb3 (24... f5 $5 $14) 25.
Rc3 Rbb8 26. Rc4 Rb3 27. Nc1 (27. Rc3 Rbb8 $11) (27. g4 $5 $14) 27... Rbb8 28.
f4 f5 $1 $132 29. exf5 gxf5 {[%csl Ra4,Rb2,Rd5] Now Black has good
compensation for his pawn, as White's pawns are weakened and his pieces lack
coordination.} 30. Rd2 h5 $1 {Stops g4.} 31. Bf2 Nh6 (31... Bf6 $142 $5 $44) (
31... Bf6 {Epishin} 32. Ne2 Kg7 $11) 32. Ne2 (32. Bh4 Kf7 33. Ne2 {-32.Ne2})
32... Kf7 33. Bh4 (33. Ng3 Kg6 34. Re2 Bf6 $13) 33... Bf6 (33... Ng8 {Epishin}
34. Bg5 Nf6 35. Ng3 Kg6 36. Nc3 Nc7 $13) 34. Bg5 $1 (34. Bxf6 {Epishin} Kxf6
35. Kh2 h4 36. Ng1 Kg6 37. Nf3 Kh5 $16) 34... Ng8 (34... Bxg5 $2 35. fxg5 Ng8
36. Nf4 $16 {[%csl Rg8] פg8}) 35. Kh2 (35. Ng3 Kg6 36. h4 Rb3 $44) (35. Nac3
$142 $5 $14 {White should try to get his unlucky N into play.}) 35... Nc7 36.
Ng1 Rb3 37. Nf3 Rcb8 38. Nh4 $2 (38. Rcc2 $142 $8 Na8 $5 (38... Ra8 39. Bxf6 (
39. Rc4 Rab8 $11) 39... Nxf6 40. Nc3 $14) 39. Nh4 Nb6 40. Nxb6 R8xb6 41. Bxf6
Kxf6 42. Re2 Rd3 $44) (38. Rcc2 $11 {Epishin}) 38... Bxb2 39. Nxf5 (39. Nxb2
Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Nxf5 Nxd5 $17 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6,Ge7] [+],o^c,d}) 39... Bf6
$17 {Now the Na4 is trapped.} 40. Ng3 (40. Bxf6 $142 Nxf6 41. Nc3 Rxa3 $17)
40... Nb5 41. Nxh5 Bd4 (41... Nxa3 42. Re4 Bd4 {[%cal Rb8b4] /\R8b4-+}) 42. Ng3
Nxa3 43. Rcxd4 (43. Rc1 Be3 $19 (43... R8b4 $19)) 43... cxd4 44. Rxd4 Nc2 45.
Rd2 Ne3 $19 {[%cal Rb3a3] /\Ra3-+} 46. f5 Nf6 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5} 47. Bxf6 Kxf6 (
47... Kxf6 48. Re2 (48. Nc3 Rxc3 $1 49. Ne4+ Kxf5 50. Nxc3 Nf1+ $19) 48... Nxd5
49. Re6+ Kf7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Smirin Ernst} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6.
Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kb1 (11. h3 {Ftacnik} b5
12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b4 14. Ne2 e5 $1 $132) 11... b5 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. h3 (13.
Nf3 Ng4 (13... b4 $5 14. Ne2 $13) 14. Bg1 O-O 15. h3 Nf6 16. g4 b4 17. Ne2 d5
$13 {Adams,M-Lutz,C/Wijk/1995/}) (13. Rhe1 b4 $6 (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5) 14.
Nce2 O-O 15. h3 e5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 e4 18. Bc4 d5 19. Bb3 Na5 20. g4 {
with attack for white Hubner,R-Lutz,C Muenchen/1994/ CBM 42 [Schlosser]}) (13.
Rhf1 $5 {Ftacnik} O-O 14. h3 Qb7 $5 $13 {><e4}) 13... Nxd4 (13... Na5 14. g4 (
14. Qf2 b4 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Bc1 a5 17. g4 a4 18. Qg2 a3 19. b3 Nb2 20. g5 hxg5
21. fxg5 Nh5 22. g6 f6 23. Qf3 Ra5 24. h4 {Landenbergue,C-Schlosser,P/Horgen
SKA (08)/1994/1-0 (56)}) 14... b4 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Ng3 a5 18.
Rhf1 Qa6 19. g5 $16 {Hodjson,J-Csom,I Tel Aviv 1988}) 14. Bxd4 b4 (14... Bc6 {
Ftacnik} 15. Rhe1 (15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Qe3 Rc8 18. Ne2 O-O 19. Nf4 Bg5
20. h4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 f6 22. Qg4 Nxe5 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,
S-Ragozin,E/St.Petersburg Chigorin (02)/1995/}) 15... Qb7 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5
Nd5 18. Ne4 O-O 19. Qf2 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qg3 Rf7 22. Qg6 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bf8
24. Rxe6 Rf4 25. Rde1 {1-0 Watzka,H-Titz,H/AUT BL 8889/1989/}) 15. Ne2 Bc6 (
15... e5 {Ftacnik} 16. Be3 Qb7 17. Ng3 O-O (17... Bc6 18. Rhf1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4
Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. fxe5 O-O 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxe3 24. Qxb4 Rad8 25.
Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qc4 {1-0 Marciano,D-Garcia,D/Montpellier (08)/1991/ (49)}) 18.
Rhf1 Rfc8 19. Qf2 Rc6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24.
g4 Nh7 25. Bc4 Nf6 26. Bb3 Qc8 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30.
Qxf6+ {1-0 Balashov,Y-Dorfman,J/URS-ch43 Erevan/1975/ (41)}) 16. Ng3 (16. Qe3 {
Ftacnik} e5) (16. e5 {Ftacnik} dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd5 $10) 16... a5 (16... O-O {
Ftacnik} 17. Qxb4 d5 18. Qc3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 (19. Nxe4 $2 Nd5 20. Qd2 Nxf4 $15)
19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 $14) 17. Rhf1 (17. e5 $5) (17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd5 19.
Nh5 $36) 17... O-O 18. e5 (18. Qe2 e5 (18... e5 $5 {Ftacnik} 19. fxe5 dxe5 20.
Be3 Bd7 $1 $13)) 18... dxe5 19. fxe5 (19. Bxe5 Qb6 20. f5 Rad8 (20... Bb5 $1
21. fxe6 fxe6 $10 {Smirin,I}) (20... Bd5 {Ftacnik} 21. fxe6 Bxa2+ $140 $2 22.
Ka1 Bxe6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxh6) 21. Qe2 Bd5 22. fxe6 (22. Nh5 $5
$36 {Ftacnik}) 22... Qxe6 $2 (22... fxe6 23. Nh5 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 Rxf1 25. Rxf1
Rf8 $14 {Smirin,I}) 23. Nf5 Rfe8 (23... Bxa2+ {Ftacnik} 24. Ka1 $18) 24. b3 $1
$16 {Smirin,I-Greenfeld,A Haifa 1995 63/167}) 19... Nd7 (19... Nd5 20. Nh5 Qb7
$1 {with the idea 21...Bb5/21...Nc3 Smirin,I} (20... Qb7 {Ernst} 21. Nf6+ $1
$16)) 20. Qe3 Bg5 21. Qe2 Rae8 $2 {the phearpes of this move is not clear to
me,black should play something on the queen side not this strange move,21...
Bd5 seems very logical with chances for both sides} (21... Bd5 $1 {Ftacnik} 22.
Nh5 Nc5 $1 $132 (22... Rac8 23. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. h4 Bxh4 25. Rh1 Bg5 26. Rxh6
$3 Rh8 27. Rh5 Qd8 28. Rdh1 Rxh5 29. Rxh5 f5 30. exf6+ Bxf6 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32.
Qh5 e5 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kf8 35. Be3 $18)) 22. Nh5 $1 g6 $6 {black misses
white's next move,22...Rc8 was essential} (22... f5 {Ftacnik} 23. exf6 Nxf6 24.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qh5 $16) 23. g3 $3 {[#] a move
which one can miss although it is not very good since now black's position
becames very difficult,maybe even losing} f5 (23... gxh5 24. h4 Be7 (24... Bd8
25. Qxh5 f5 {there is nothing else} (25... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 26. Rf6 $18) 26. Qg6+
Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. g4 $1 {and white's attack is decisive}) 25. Qxh5 Nc5 (
25... f5 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+ (28. g4) 28... Kg7 29. Bxf5) (
25... Kg7 26. Rf6 $3 {with mate in a few moves} (26. Be3 $18 {Ernst})) 26. Bxc5
Bxc5 27. Qxh6 (27. Rf6 $5) 27... f5 28. exf6 {and the game is over}) (23... a4
24. h4 Bd8 (24... Be7 25. Qg4 Nxe5 (25... Kh7 26. Rxf7+) 26. Qf4) 25. Qg4 Nxe5
(25... Kh7 26. Rxf7+) 26. Qf4 f6 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 (27... fxe5 28. Qg4) 28. Bxg6
Qxf4 29. Rxf4 Re7 30. Nxf6+ Kh8 31. Nh5 Rg8 32. Bf7 Rf8 33. Bxe6) (23... Be7 {
I think the best defence,but probably white can also get a big advantage} 24.
Nf4 $5 (24. h4 {this also seems good with Nf4 on the next move}) 24... Nc5 (
24... a4 25. Bxg6 $5 fxg6 26. Qd3 Nxe5 (26... Rf5 27. g4 Rg5 28. Nxe6) 27. Bxe5
Qxe5 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ $1 Kh8 31. Rde1 Qg5 (31... Qf6 32.
Rxe6) 32. Qxg5 Bxg5 33. Ng6+ Kg7 34. Nxf8 Rxf8 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. Rxe6 {and I
do not know if white is winning the endgame or not but it is better to have
white}) 25. Qg4 g5 (25... Nxd3 26. Nxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29.
Qxe6+ Kg7 (29... Kh7 30. Rf7+) 30. Qg4+ Kh6 31. cxd3 {and black is defenceless
against white's attack}) 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Rde1 $1 {just defending the "e5"
pawn when black's position seems bad}) 24. h4 (24. exf6 $6 {Ftacnik} gxh5 25.
Bg6 (25. Qxh5 Nxf6 26. Qg6+ Qg7 27. h4 Qxg6 28. Bxg6 Ne4 $10) (25. f7+ $5 Rxf7
26. Qxh5 Nf6 27. Qg6+ Rg7 28. Rxf6 $14) 25... Nxf6 26. Bxe8 Bxe8 27. h4 $18)
24... Bd8 25. Nf4 Kh7 (25... g5 {Ftacnik} 26. Qh5 Nb8 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Bc4
Rfe8 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Bxe6 $18) 26. g4 (26. Bc4 Bd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Qa6 Nb6
29. Qxa5) 26... Bxh4 (26... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 27. h5 $1) 27. Nxg6 $1 (27. Nxg6 Kxg6
28. gxf5+ Kg7 (28... exf5 29. Qg4+ (29. Rxf5 $18 Rxf5 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Bxf5 $18
)) (28... Rxf5 29. Qg4+) 29. Rg1+ Bg5 30. f6+ Nxf6 (30... Kg8 31. Qh5) 31.
exf6+ Rxf6 32. Rxg5+ hxg5 33. Qh5) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 {Kortschnoj
avoids the typical Hedgehog lines, in which White fights for an advantage by} (
6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 ({or} 7. Re1) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 {and prefers a manoeuvring
struggle in a closed position.}) 6... Bg7 (6... d5 7. Ne5 $1 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nc3 Bg7 $11) 7... Bg7 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Nc3 $36) 7. e4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Be3 {
A rare move, as it allows the following sortie.} ({White's most common
alternative, which however promises no real advantage, is} 9. h3 e6 $5 (9...
Ne8 10. Bg5 Nc7 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Bh6 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 e5 17. Kh2 d6 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qb2 b5 20. f4 f6 21. Rf2 a5 $11 {
Alburt,L-Vaganian,R/URS-ch Yerevan/1975/}) (9... d6 10. Be3 e5 11. Qd2 Nd4 12.
Nh2 Nd7 13. f4 a6 $6 (13... f5 $132) 14. f5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Kh8 17.
Kh1 Rb8 18. b3 Rg8 19. g4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Nf1 $16 {Speelman,
J-Lautier,J/Dordrecht 5'/2001/}) 10. Be3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 Na5 13. cxd5
Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. dxc5 (15. Nh4 $5 $11) 15... Nc4 $1 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17.
cxb6 axb6 18. Rad1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bc4 $36 {Keene,R-Timman,J/Teeside/1975/}) (9.
Rb1 d6 (9... e6 10. h3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bg5 $6 dxc4 13. dxc4 h6 14. Be3 Ne7
15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rbd1 Nf5 17. Bc1 Ne4 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ (19... Rd6
$5 20. Rxd6 Nexd6 $36) 20. Nxd1 Ned6 21. b3 Kf8 {1/2,Huebner,R-Timman,J/
Montreal/1979/}) (9... Ne8 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Ne2 (11. Qd2 $142 {/\b4=}) 11... e5
12. b4 d6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nexd4 cxd4 15. Bd2 Nc7 16. Ne1 Na6 $1 $15 (16...
Ne6 17. Bb4 Re8 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Qc7 20. Qg4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rb2 Rab8
23. Rbf2 Bc8 24. Qg3 Rb1 25. h4 h5 26. Nf3 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Bh6 28. Nd2 $13 {
Karpov,A-Savon,V/URS-ch Moscow/1973/}) 17. a4 $2 Bc6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Ra1 a4 20.
f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Rb8 $17 {Kortschnoj,V-Kuzmin,G/Leningrad izt/1973/}) 10. h3
Ne8 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Ne2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qd7 14. Bg2 f5 $1 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. Nc3 e5
{Andersson,U-Furman,S/Madrid/1973/} 17. f4 $11) (9. Nh4 Ne8 10. f4 e6 11. Be3 (
11. f5 Nd4 $132) 11... f5 12. Qd2 d6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Kh1 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16.
Ne5 Na5 17. d4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Qc7 21. Rac1 Nc6 $11 {
/=/+,Schmidt,W-Andersson,U/Camaguey/1974/}) 9... Ng4 (9... d6 10. h3 {/\d4} e5
11. Ne1 Ne8 $11) 10. Bd2 d6 11. a3 $146 (11. Ne1 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. h3 Nf6
14. Nc2 Qd7 15. Be3 Rac8 (15... Ne5 $1 $11) 16. Qe2 e5 17. Bg5 Nd4 18. Nxd4
cxd4 19. Bxf6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rxf6 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. a4 Re8 23. b4 Re6 {Gostisa,
L-Ionescu,C/Manila olm/1992/} 24. f3 $14 {[%csl Gd5] ><d5}) 11... a6 {'?!'
Psakhis.} (11... Nge5 $5 12. Ne1 (12. Nxe5 $6 dxe5 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5] ><d3,d4}
(12... Nxe5 {[%csl Gd4,Gg7] Psakhis})) 12... Nd4 13. b4 f5 $13) 12. Rb1 b5 $5 {
This sacrifice in the logical consequence of Black's previous move, he doesn't
want to wait for b4|^.} 13. Ne1 {'!' Psakhis. Psakhis: 'To be honest I just
missed this move.'} (13. cxb5 $143 axb5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. a4 (15. Ne1 $2 Nxf2
$17) 15... Rb8 $44 {|^}) (13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nge5 15. Nxe5 (15. cxb5 Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 axb5 17. Nxb5 Ba6 $15) 15... Nxe5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 $11) 13...
Nge5 14. f4 Nd7 $8 (14... b4 $2 15. axb4 cxb4 16. fxe5 bxc3 17. bxc3 $16) 15.
cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 {Psakhis: 'Black has some compensation for a pawn, but
maybe not enough.'} Qb6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Be3 {Now a black piece lands on b3,
paralysing the <<, but White couldn't prevent this anyway.} (18. b4 Rxa3 (18...
Rfb8 $5) 19. bxc5 Qa7 $36) 18... Rfb8 $44 19. Nc2 Nb3 (19... Nxc2 {Psakhis} 20.
Qxc2 Bc6 21. Qd2 $16) (19... Qb3 $142 $5 {Psakhis} 20. Bxd4 (20. Nxd4 {Psakhis}
Qxd1 21. Nxd1 cxd4) 20... cxd4 21. Nb4 Qxd1 22. Nxd1 Nc5) 20. Bf2 {'!' Psakhis.
} e6 (20... Bc6 21. Nb4 $1 $14) 21. Ne3 Bc6 $1 (21... Ba6 22. Nc4 (22. e5 {
Psakhis} d5 23. Nexd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. Ne7+ (25. Nf6+ {Psakhis} Nxf6 26.
Bxa8 Bxd3 27. exf6 Bxf6) 25... Qxe7 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qxb3 Rb8 28. Qc2 Qe6 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Ga6b7]}) 22... Bxc4 23. dxc4 {/\Nb5+/-}) 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. g4 {
'!' Psakhis.} (23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc6+ $36 {/\} 26. Qf3 $2
Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 d5 $19) 23... Nd4 (23... Bd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. b4
$14) (23... Rb7 $5 $44) 24. Bg3 (24. b4 $142 $5 {gives White chances for an
advantage.}) 24... Nb6 25. f5 (25. Nxb6 Rxb6 $36 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb8b2] <->b,
><b2}) 25... Nxc4 26. dxc4 Rb3 {'!?' Psakhis.} 27. Qd2 (27. f6 $5 Bh6 28. Bf2
Qb6 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Nb5 Be3+ 31. Kh1 Rxb5 32. cxb5 Bxb5 $44) 27... Rab8 $6 (
27... Qe7 {prevents f6 and prepares Bf6-g5} 28. g5 $5 Be5 $1 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30.
f6 Qb7 $44) 28. f6 {'!' Psakhis.} (28. h4 $6 {Psakhis} exf5 29. exf5 Nxf5 $1
30. gxf5 Bxc3 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. Bxd6 Bd4+ 33. Kh2 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rxb2+ 35. Rxb2
Rxb2+ $15) 28... Bf8 {[%csl Rf8] ץ} 29. Rf2 (29. Bf2 Qb6 $11) 29... Qa5 30.
Qd3 (30. g5 $5 {/\} Rxc3 $2 31. Rd1 $16) 30... Ba4 {Psakhis: 'I had at this
moment less than 5 minuter left to the end of the game, so my hopes were
connected mostly with all kinds of tricks- maybe one moment will be possible
to play Rxc3 with next Bc2'} (30... Qa8 {[%cal Yb8b6,Ya8b8] /\R8b6,Qb6 is more
logical, the B will quickly move back anyway.}) 31. Bf1 Qa8 32. g5 Bc6 33. Bg2
R8b6 34. Bf4 {'!' Psakhis.} Qb8 35. Qd2 Qa7 36. Be3 Qa5 $5 {Despite the
unhappy Bf8 it's still not so simple for White to make progress. Psakhis:
'Kortschnoj almost catched me on time and finally makes mistake.'} (36... e5
37. Qc1 {/\Nd5+/=}) 37. Qd1 {'?' Psakhis. Allows a tactical strike, which is
however not as powerful as it seems.} (37. Nd1 $5 {/\} Rxa3 (37... Qa4 38. Bxd4
cxd4 39. Qxd4 $16) 38. Qxa5 Rxa5 39. b4 $16) (37. Bxd4 cxd4 38. Nb5 (38. Qxd4
Qxg5 $13) 38... Qxd2 39. Rxd2 Bxb5 40. cxb5 R6xb5 41. h4 h6 $132) (37. Qd3 $142
$16 {Psakhis}) 37... Qxc3 $5 {'!' Psakhis. Psakhis: '30 seconds left!'} 38.
bxc3 Rxb1 39. Bc1 Nb3 40. Rb2 $1 {White ties Black's pieces to each other.
Psakhis: 'Stronger than'} (40. Rc2 $6 Ba4 $1 {/\} (40... Na1 $11 41. Rf2 Nb3)
41. Qf1 (41. Qe1 {Psakhis} Ra1 (41... Na5 $11 {Psakhis}) 42. Rb2 Rxc1 (42...
Nxc1 {Psakhis} 43. Rxb6 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Rxe1 45. Kxe1 Nxc3 46. Kd2 $36) 43. Qxc1
Nxc1 44. Rxb6 Ne2+ 45. Kf2 Nxc3 46. Ke1 $13) 41... Ra1 42. Rb2 $1 (42. Qf4 Na5
43. Rf2 e5 44. Qe3 Nxc4 $19) 42... Ra6 (42... Nxc1 43. Rxb6 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Rxf1+
45. Kxf1 Nxc3 46. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Rf8] ץf8}) 43. Rc2 Rb6 {gives Black a draw
from a position of strength.}) 40... Nxc1 (40... Rxc1 $2 41. Qxc1 Nxc1 42. Rxb6
$16 {[%csl Ga3] o^a} Ba4 43. Kf2 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Ne5 45. Bf1 {[%csl Ra3,Rf8]}) 41.
Rxb1 Rxb1 42. Qc2 Ra1 43. Qb2 $6 (43. Bf1 $1 Ra2 44. Qxc1 Bxe4 45. h4 $14 {
/= still gives White a material advantage and some winning chances, although
breaking the fortress may well prove impossible.} (45. Qe3 {Psakhis White has
any chances for victory.})) 43... Nb3+ 44. Kf2 Ba4 45. Bf3 h6 ({I had strong
feeling that} 45... d5 $142 $1 {(Psakhis) leads to black's advantage, but was
not brave enough to make this move having less than one minute} 46. cxd5 exd5 (
46... c4 {Psakhis} 47. dxe6 fxe6) 47. exd5 (47. e5 {Psakhis} c4) 47... c4 48.
Qe2 Bc5+ 49. Kg2 Rg1+ 50. Kh3 Bd7+ 51. Kh4 Nc1) 46. h4 hxg5 47. hxg5 Rc1 48.
Kg2 (48. e5 {Psakhis} dxe5 49. Be4 Rd1 50. Bc2 Rd2+ 51. Ke3 Rg2 $19) 48... e5 {
'?!' Psakhis.} ({Still} 48... d5 {(Psakhis) works well -} 49. cxd5 (49. exd5 {
Psakhis} exd5 50. Bxd5 $2 Rd1) 49... exd5 50. exd5 (50. e5 {Psakhis} c4 $5 (
50... d4 {Psakhis} 51. cxd4 c4 52. Bd5 (52. e6 {Psakhis} fxe6))) 50... Bd6 {
but I was afraid that White will play e5 hmself}) 49. Kf2 Ra1 (49... d5 $1 {
Psakhis} 50. exd5 Bd6) 50. Kg2 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ivanchuk,V"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 {Ribli} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 {Ribli:
'Durch Zugumstellung haben wir eine Hauptvariante der Katalanischen
Verteidigung erreicht.'} 7. Qa4 {Ribli: 'Das ist die alte Fortsetzung -
heutzutage ist die Alternative populärer.'} (7. Ne5 {Ribli} Bd7 8. Na3) 7...
Bd7 8. Qxc4 (8. dxc5 {Ribli} Na5 $13) 8... b5 9. Qd3 {Ribli: 'Natürlich spielt
Weiß nicht 9.Qxb5?, wonach 9...Nxd4 10.Qd3 Bb5 für Schwarz gewinnt. Das ist
ein gut bekanntes Motiv. '} Rc8 10. Nc3 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist - meiner
Meinung nach - weniger zu empfehlen als die Alternative. Es sieht zwar auf den
ersten Blick scheint logisch aus: Denn Weiß strebt rasche Entwicklung an. Aber
in der Folge kann Schwarz den Nc3 mit Tempo verjagen.'} ({More popular is} 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nc3 Nb4) 10... cxd4 ({Other move is} 10... c4 {had giving
control on center to the white}) 11. Nxd4 Ne5 $5 {I choosed compications '!'
Ribli. Ribli: 'Der Tausch des Springers wäre auch gut, aber der Textzug
eröffnet Schwarz eine Reihe von Möglichkeiten.'} (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13.
Qd3 b4 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qb6 {leeds to equality} 16. a4 Rd8 17. a5 Qb5 18.
Bxh7 Bc6 19. Qxb5 Bxb5 20. Be4 Bxe2 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Pribyl,
J-Luther,T/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (22)}) 12. Qd1 b4 (12... Qb6 13. a4 b4 (
13... bxa4 {Ribli} 14. Nxa4 Qb8 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Ra6
Qxb2 19. Na4 Qb8 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6+ Ke7 22. Qa1 Rhd8 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Qa3
Rb8 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26. Nc5 Rc8 27. Rxa7+ Kf8 28. Rb7 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Unzicker,W/
Luzern 1982/EXT 97-B (28)}) 14. Ne4 $14) 13. Ne4 Nd5 {Ribli: 'Schwarz geht
Vereinfachungen aus dem Wege und strebt komplitziertes Spiel an. - Ein
interessantes Bild: alle vier Zentrumsfelder sind von Springern besetzt.'} (
13... Nxe4 {Ribli} 14. Bxe4 Be7 15. Bf4 Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bf3 O-O 18. Rc1 Nb5
19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Be3 a6 {1/2-1/2 Wang,R-Lauber,A/Perenyi
memorial 2000 (65)}) 14. Ng5 $146 {This novelty is merite attention. '?!'
Ribli. Ribli: 'Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht - Weiß verliert zu viel Zeit mit
diesem Springer. Die Entwicklung des Bb1 ist vorzuziehen. '} (14. Bf4 Nxf4 15.
gxf4 Ng6 16. e3 {Lobron-Tot,Biel 1981} Be7 17. Qh5 Qb6 18. Rfd1 O-O 19. Nf3 Be8
20. f5 exf5 21. Qxf5 Bc6 22. Rd4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rce8 24. Qc2 Bf6 25. Rd7 Ne5 26.
Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rad1 {1-0 Lobron,E-Toth,B/Biel 1981/MCD (78)}) (14. Bg5 {Ribli}
Qb6 $11 (14... Be7 {Ribli} 15. Nd6+ $18)) 14... Be7 15. Bxd5 {'?!' Ribli.
Ribli: 'Weiß gibt den "katalanischem" Läufer für den Springer und möchte gegen
den isolierten Bauern spielen. Ich glaube, es wäre auch hier viel besser den
Läufer (entsprechend der allgemeinen Regel) auf dem Brett zu halten.'} ({
There are many possibilitie in the position and to take good decision is
difficult.During the game I saw} 15. Nf5 exf5 (15... Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Bxg5 17. f4
Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. fxg5 Nge3 20. Qb3 $1 $16) 16. Qxd5 Rc5 17. Qd4 O-O 18. Bf4
Bc6 19. Bxe5 (19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Ng6 22. Be3) 19... Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 Rd5 21. Qf4 (21. Nxf7 Qa8 $1) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxf5 Re8 23. f4 Bf6 24. Bxf6
gxf6 25. Qg4+ Kh8 $44) (15. e4 Nb6 16. h4 Bf6 (16... h6 17. Ngf3 Nxf3+ (17...
Ba4 18. b3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bd7) 18. Qxf3 Bf6 19. Rd1 $13) 17. Qh5 (17. f4 Ba4
18. b3 (18. Nb3 Nd3 $1) 18... Nd3 $1) 17... g6 18. Qe2 {with complicate game})
(15. Ngf3 {Ribli} Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 $11 (16. Bxf3 $11 {Ribli})) 15... exd5 16.
Ngf3 (16. Ndf3 Nxf3+ (16... f6 17. Nxe5 (17. h4 Nc4 18. Qxd5 fxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg5
(19... Nd6 20. Bf4 Bc6 $13) 20. Bxg5 Qa5 $1 $19) 17... fxe5 18. h4 Bc6 (18...
Bb5 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 (20... Kf7 21. Nf5 $1 $36) 21. Nh5 $13) (18...
Bg4 19. f3 $13) 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxg7+ Kf7 21. Nh5 Qf5 $36) 17. Nxf3 $11 {
cause exchange is good for white but the black have two strong bishops}) 16...
Nc4 {'=/+' Ribli. Ribli: 'Das ist typisch für solche Stellungen: der Spieler
mit dem isolierten Pd5 besetzt die Punkten c4 und e4 - den "Schnurrbart" des
Pd5.'} 17. Qd3 $6 (17. b3 Nd6 18. a3 (18. Ne5 $5) 18... a5 (18... Ne4 19. axb4
Nc3 20. Qd3 Bxb4 21. Rxa7 O-O 22. Ng5 $1) 19. axb4 axb4 20. Ne5 {with simple
play for white}) (17. Nc2 Bh3 18. Re1 O-O 19. b3 Bf6 20. bxc4 Bxa1 21. Nxa1
dxc4 $13) 17... O-O 18. Rd1 Re8 {Ribli: 'Der Pd5P ist nur theoretisch eine
Schwäche - Schwarz hat dafür das Läuferpaar und zwei offene Linien. '} 19. Rb1
$2 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Ich verstehe diese Fortsetzung nicht. Es wäre besser,
den Zug b3 sofort zu spielen.'} ({Right was} 19. b3 Nd6 20. a3 (20. Ne5 Ne4 21.
Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bb2 Bf6 $15) 20... a5 ({if} 20... Ne4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Rxa7 Nc3
23. Rf1 Ne4 (23... Bh3 $2 24. Ng5) 24. Bg5 $1 $14) 21. axb4 axb4 22. Bb2 {
and white should keep the position}) (19. b3 {Ribli}) 19... Bf6 20. b3 Nd6 (
20... Ne5 {Ribli} 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bb2 Bg4 23. Rd2 $11) 21. Bd2 (21. Bb2 {
Ribli} Ne4 $15) 21... Qb6 22. Rbc1 Ne4 {Now the black's advatage is clear:they
take control on all key positions.} 23. Be1 (23. Rxc8 {Ribli} Rxc8 24. Rc1
Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nc3 $17 {[%csl Gc3]}) 23... h6 24. Kg2 a5 {Ribli: 'Mit diesem
Zug stärkt Schwarz seine Bauernstellung am Damenflügel. In einigen Varianten
kann er a5-a4 ziehen.'} 25. h3 Rc5 26. Rxc5 (26. e3 {Ribli} Rec8 $15) 26...
Qxc5 27. e3 Rc8 {Black improve the position step by step Ribli: 'Schwarz
kontrolliert die einzige offene Linie und hat das Läuferpaar. Der weiße
positionelle "Gegenwert" ist der starke Springer auf d4.'} 28. g4 $6 {Serious
weekness of king side Ribli: 'Das ist natürlich kein Angriffszug - Weiß möchte
nur seine Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel verbessern.'} (28. Qa6) (28. Bd2 $2 {
Ribli} Bxh3+ $1 $19) 28... Qb6 29. Ng1 {'?!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß möchte 30.
Nge2 und 31.f3 ziehen.'} (29. Bd2 $15 {Ribli}) 29... Bxd4 {'!' Ribli. Ribli:
'Schwarz nutzt die Gunst der Stunde - Weiß kann nicht mit Nxd4 antworten, denn
der (andere) Springer hat sich nach g1entfernt.'} 30. exd4 (30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31.
Rxd4 Be6 $17 (31... Rc2 {Ribli} 32. Rxd5 Bc6 33. Rd8+ Kh7 $17)) 30... Bb5 31.
Qb1 (31. Qe3 {Ribli} Rc2 {[%csl Gc2]}) 31... Qc6 32. Bd2 Qf6 33. Be3 (33. f3 {
Ribli} Nc3 34. Bxc3 bxc3 35. Qc2 Qf4 $17) 33... Rc3 {'-/+' Ribli. Ribli:
'Droht 34...Rxe3 und 35...Qf2+.'} 34. Qb2 (34. Re1 {Ribli} Rxe3 $19) 34... Rxe3
$1 {Next is clear Ribli: 'Trotzdem! Weiß verteidigte zwar den Punkt f2, aber
dieses Opfer ist immer stark.'} 35. fxe3 Qh4 36. Rd2 (36. Kh1 {Ribli} Qf2 $19)
36... Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qxe3 {Ribli: 'Der Pe3 ist wichtiger als die Qualität. Der
weiße König befindet sich in großer Not.'} (37... Nxd2 {Ribli} 38. Qxd2 Bf1 $17
) 38. Rc2 Ng3+ (38... Bd3 $17 {Ribli}) 39. Kg2 (39. Kh2 {Ribli} Nf1+ 40. Kh1 (
40. Kg2 {Ribli} Qe4+ 41. Kf2 Qf4+ 42. Ke1 Qg3+ $19) 40... Bd3 $19) 39... Bf1+
40. Kh2 Ne4 41. Qc1 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Bd3 {'-+' Ribli.} (42... Bxh3 $19 {Ribli}) 43.
Rc8+ Kh7 44. Rh8+ {'!?' Ribli. Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist schön, hilft aber nichts.
'} Kg6 {'!' Ribli.} (44... Kxh8 {Ribli} 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qf5+ $11) 45. Qc6+ Nf6
46. Re8 Kh7 47. Re5 Be4+ 48. Rxe4 Nxe4 49. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2h7]} g6 $19 {[%cal
Re4f2,Rf2h1]} 0-1

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8.
Nf3 (8. Be3 e6 9. a3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Bc6 11. Qg4 Qd7 12. Nge2 O-O-O 13. O-O f5 14.
exf6 gxf6 15. f3 Nbd5 $15 {0-1 Sokolin,L-Kaidanov,G/Denver 1998/CBM 68_07 (45)}
) 8... e6 (8... a6 9. Bd3 (9. Be2 Bf5 10. d5 Nb4 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. O-O N4xd5 13.
e6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Shumiakina,T-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/Elista 1997/EXT 97 (50)})
9... Bg4 10. Be4 e6 11. h3 (11. O-O Be7 12. Be3 Bh5 13. d5 Nxe5 14. dxe6 Qxd1
15. Rfxd1 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 fxe6 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bc6+ Kf7 19. b3 $14 {1-0 Glek,
I-Kozlov,V/Frunze 1988/TD 88\01 (36)}) 11... Bh5 12. Be3 Qd7 13. d5 Bxf3 14.
Qxf3 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Nxe5 18. Qe4 Qb5+ 19. Kg1 O-O-O
$11 {1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Drasko,M/Sarajevo 1985/MCD-r8 (46)}) 9. O-O (9. Qe2 Nb4
10. a3 Bxb5 11. Qxb5+ Nc6 12. Be3 Qd7 13. O-O Ne7 14. Rac1 a6 15. Qe2 Ned5 16.
Ne4 Qb5 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bd2 Be7 $14 {1-0 Seirawan,Y-Barlov,D/Zagreb 1987/CBM 04
(31)}) (9. a3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Bc6 11. O-O Ng6 (11... Qd7 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. h4 O-O-O
14. g3 Qd5 15. h5 f5 16. exf6 gxf6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Re1 f5 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. Rc1
Rdh7 21. Bh4 $16 {1-0 Topalov,V-Sadler,M/Monte Carlo 1998/EXP 63 (28)}) 12. Be3
Be7 13. Rc1 Nh4 $6 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Qg4 $40 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Fominyh,A/Stary
Smokovec 1990/ (41)}) 9... Nb4 (9... Ne7 10. Bd3 (10. a4 Bxb5 11. axb5 Ng6 12.
Qc2 Be7 13. Qe4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Ra5 f6 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Chandler,M/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (28)}) 10... Bc6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Qh5
g6 13. Nge4 $1 Bg7 14. Qg4 $36 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Portisch,L/Thessaloniki 1984/
BIG 80 (59)}) 10. Be2 Bc6 (10... Be7 11. a3 N4d5 12. Ne4 Bc6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd3
a6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Nd7 17. Re1 Ne7 18. Be4 O-O 19. Bd2 Bd5 20. Rad1 Qe8
21. b4 Rd8 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Re4 $36 {1-0 Gavrikov,V-Brunner,L/Biel 1995/CBM
49 (97)}) 11. a3 N4d5 12. Ne4 (12. Bd3 Qd7 13. Ne4 Bb5 (13... O-O-O 14. Bg5 Be7
15. Nc5 Qe8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Re1 Na4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rac1 Bc6 $11
{1/2-1/2 Petursson,M-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 1990/CBM 17 (42)}) 14. Re1 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 a6 16. Bd2 Qb5 17. Qc2 Qc4 18. Rac1 Qxc2 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Sadler,M/BL
1998 (18)}) 12... Nf4 $146 (12... Qd7 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Na4 15. Qc2 O-O-O
16. Be3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qd5 18. Rac1 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. b3 $18 {[%csl Ra4]
1-0 Kornev,A-Arakelian,E/Kstovo 1994/EXP 42 (26)}) 13. Bxf4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bg6 (
14... Bc6 $5 15. Bh5 $1 (15. Bf3 Nd5 (15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Be7 17. Qg3 O-O 18.
Nf3 Kh8 $15) 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Ne4 O-O $15) (15. Bd3 h6 (15... Be7 $5 16. Qh5
$140 g6 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh4 Qxd4 19. Rad1 Nd5 $17) 16. Nf3 Be7 $15) 15... g6
16. Bf3 Bxf3 (16... Nd5 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Ne4 $36) 17. Qxf3 Be7 18. Ne4 $36) 15.
Bf3 Rb8 (15... Nd5 16. Bd2 (16. Qb3 Nxf4 (16... Be7 $5 17. Qb5+ Kf8 (17... Qd7
18. Qxb7 O-O 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rac1 $16) (17... c6 18. Qxb7 Nxf4 19. Bxc6+ Kf8
20. Qxa8 Qxa8 21. Bxa8 Bxg5 22. Bf3 Nd3 $132) 18. Nh3 Rb8 $132) 17. Qb5+ c6 (
17... Qd7 18. Qxb7 $18) 18. Qxb7 Rc8 (18... Nd5 19. Qxc6+ (19. Bxd5 cxd5 20.
Qc6+ Ke7 21. Qb7+ (21. Rac1 Rb8) 21... Ke8) 19... Ke7 20. Qb7+ Ke8 $11) 19.
Bxc6+ Rxc6 20. Qxc6+ Qd7 21. Qa8+ Qd8 $11) 16... Be7 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Qb3 Rb8
19. Rac1 $14 {/=}) 16. Qc1 Be7 (16... c6 $5 $11) 17. Bxb7 $1 O-O (17... Rxb7
18. Qc6+ Nd7 19. Qxb7 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qxa7 Be4 22. f3 Bd5 (22... Bd3 23.
Rfc1 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 O-O 25. Rxc7 $16) 23. Qxc7 $16) 18. Bc6 (18. Bf3 Qxd4 19. Rd1
Qc4 $11) 18... Qxd4 19. Nf3 Qc4 20. Be3 $14 a5 $6 (20... Rfd8 21. Nd2 (21. b4
Bc2 22. b5 (22. Bb5 Qxb5 (22... Qe4 $5 $132) 23. Qxc2 Nc4 $132) 22... a6 23. a4
(23. Nd2 Qa4 $15) 23... Bd3 (23... Nd5 24. Bxd5 $1 (24. Ba7 Nc3 25. Kh1 Rd1 (
25... Nd1 $5) 26. Rxd1 (26. Nd2 Rxc1 (26... Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 $1 (27. Nxf1 Nd1 28.
Ne3 Nxe3 29. Bxb8 Nd1 30. h3 Nxf2+ 31. Kh2 Nd3 $44 32. Qe3 $140 Nxe5 $44) 27...
Qxf1+ 28. Nxf1 Rd8 29. bxa6 Bd3 30. Bb7 $16) 27. Nxc4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rd8 $17)
26... Nxd1 27. Kg1 Rd8 $132) 24... exd5 (24... Rxd5 25. Nd2 Qd3 26. Ra2 $16)
25. Nd4 (25. bxa6 c5 $132) 25... Bd3 26. Nc6 $1 Bxf1 27. Nxe7+ Kf8 28. Nc6 Bd3
29. bxa6 $16) (23... Nxa4 24. Nd2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 axb5 26. Qd7 $16) 24. Rd1 axb5
(24... Nd5 25. Qxc4 Bxc4 26. Ba7 $16) 25. axb5 $14 (25. Bxb5 Qxc1 26. Rdxc1
Bxb5 27. axb5 Nd5 $11) 25... Nd5 $140 $2 26. Qxc4 Bxc4 27. Ba7 $16) 21... Qh4
22. b4 $14) 21. Nd4 a4 (21... Rfd8 22. b3 Qxc1 23. Rfxc1 Nd7 (23... Nd5 24.
Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Nc6 Re8 26. a4 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Rc7]}) 24. f4 $14) 22. Bf3 $1 $16
Bc5 23. Nc6 $1 Qxc1 24. Raxc1 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rbe8 $8 26. Rfd1 {[%csl Ra4,Rc7]}
h6 (26... f6 $5 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Kf2 Rf7 29. Rc3 $16) 27. Kf2 Kh7 28. Ke2 Ra8
29. Rc5 Rfe8 30. h3 Nd5 (30... Ra6 31. g4 $5 Nd5 32. h4 {[%csl Rg6]} Rb6 33.
Rd2 Kg8 34. e4 $18) 31. Nb4 Re7 32. g4 $1 Rae8 33. Nc6 Rd7 34. h4 Kh8 35. Rd4
Nb6 36. h5 Bb1 (36... Bh7 37. Nb4 Rc8 (37... Ree7 38. Bc6 Rxd4 39. exd4 $18)
38. Na6 $16) 37. Nb4 {[%cal Gf3c6]} Red8 $2 38. Rc1 $1 Bh7 39. Rxc7 $1 $18 Rxd4
40. exd4 Rxd4 41. Rb7 $1 (41. Rxf7 Kg8 42. Ra7 Nc4 $132) 41... Nc4 (41... Nd7
42. Ke3 $18) 42. Rb8+ $1 Bg8 43. Nc6 {[%cal Gc6e7,Gb8h8]} Rd2+ 44. Ke1 Rxb2 45.
Rxb2 $1 Nxb2 46. Be2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rb2]} f5 47. exf6 e5 48. f7 $1 Bxf7 49. Nxe5
(49. Nxe5 Be6 50. Kd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gc3b2]}) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game with Kortschnoj is always something special.He's already a legend-no
question!But even more:being 66 years old he still remains a great player
whose source of energy seems to be infinite.Hard to believe:he played 5th or
6th tournament in a row! It's even more special to play against Viktor in St.
Petersburg.After so many years the audience which belonged mainly to my
opponent's generation ( young Russians,unfortunately,have a lot of other
things to do ) came to see their hero in action.So I tried to do my best.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5 Bf6
9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... Nd6 10. Bf4 $14) 10. Rd1 (10. O-O Bxc3 11. Bxc3 exd5 12. cxd5
(12. Nd4 O-O $13) 12... Bxd5 $13 {Hulak-Naumkin/Palma-GMA/1989 (20)}) (10. Nxe4
fxe4 11. Qxe4 exd5 12. Qf4 dxc4 $13) 10... exd5 {This line was a bit
unexpected to me as I was counting mostly on QGA.So the last move came as a
surprise:I thought that the main move 10...Na6 (the speciality of Rosentalis)
is the only reasonable one and strangely enough decided that my opponent just
forgot the theoretical line.It was rather naive but somehow helped me to win
this game.As a matter of fact the text move was played before and brought
Black good practical results.I think it's strategically dubious and include
extensive opening analysis just to prove my point of view.} (10... Na6 11. O-O
Nd6 (11... Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. Nb5 O-O (13... Na6 $6 14. Nxc7+ $1 Nxc7 15. Qxb6
$16) (13... Rc8 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. Nfd4 $14) 14. Nxc7 (14. Bxb4 Qxb4 $1 (14...
axb4 $2 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16. Nb5 $16) 15. dxe6 dxe6 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 Rfe8
18. Ned4 Rxc4 $44 {Epishin,V-Rotstein,A/FRA/1994/0:1/40/ (20)}) 14... Rac8 15.
a3 Rxc7 (15... Nc5 16. Bxb4 Rxc7 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne1 $16 {Magerramov,
E-Marinelli,T/Budapest 1990}) 16. axb4 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Qxb4 (17... axb4 18. Ne4
$18) 18. Qxb4 axb4 19. d6 $1 Bxg2 20. dxc7 $16 {Shneider,A-Cosma,I/Belgrade 63/
455 1995/1-0 (45)}) (11... Nac5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Rac8 14. Nb5 exd5 15. cxd5
Bxd5 16. Qb1 $14 {1-0 Naumkin,I-Marinelli,T/Formia op 1995 (34)}) (11... O-O
12. Nxe4 $5 fxe4 13. Qxe4 Nc5 (13... Rae8 14. Be3 $1 $16 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Rozentalis,E/Malmo (03) 1993 (27)}) (13... Bxb2 $2 14. Ng5 g6 (14... Rf5 15.
Qh4 h6 16. d6 $18) 15. d6 Qxd6 16. Qxb7 Nc5 17. Qxa8 Rxa8 18. Bxa8 $16) (13...
exd5 14. Qxe7 Bxe7 15. Nd4 $16) 14. Qb1 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Qxe2 16. Ng5 $14) (
11... Nxd2 12. Nxd2 $14) (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 O-O 13. dxe6 $14) 12. Nb5 (12.
dxe6 dxe6 13. Qa4+ Kf7 14. Be3 $14 {Petursson,M-Rozentalis,E/Malmo 1993}) 12...
Nxb5 13. cxb5 Nc5 14. dxe6 dxe6 15. Bb4 Be4 16. Qc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,
H-Rozentalis,E/EU-Cup Lyon 1994 (32)}) 11. cxd5 {No real choice:11.Nd5 gives
Black good Benoni-like counterplay.} (11. Nxd5 $6 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Qc5 $1 13. Qxc5
bxc5 14. Bc1 Na6 $15 {Olafsson-Arnason/Kopavogur/1994 (19)}) 11... c5 $6 {
It was just too much for me:Black can't ignore basic positional rules (king
safety first) so calmly.I considered only 11...0-0 (please remember:I had no
idea that we were following some recent game).After the text move I spent
about 30 minutes looking for the immediate refutation.Believe or not:I found
it!} (11... Qc5 $6 12. O-O Bxc3 (12... Bxd5 13. Be3 Qc6 14. Rxd5 Bxc3 15. Rxf5
$16) (12... O-O 13. Be3 Qc4 14. Bd4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxd5 (15... Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc5
17. Nh4 g6 18. g4 $1 $16) 16. Bxf6 Be4 17. Nd2 $1 $18) 13. Bxc3 O-O (13... Bxd5
14. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 15. Ng5 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe6 19. Bf5
$16) 14. Nh4 $1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 g6 16. e4 $16) (11... O-O 12. O-O Na6 {Probably
the best:White has only slight advantage after this move.} (12... c5 {At this
stage this move makes more sense but is not enough to equalise either.} 13.
dxc6 $1 (13. Bf4 $14 {- 11...c5 12.0-0 0-0}) 13... dxc6 14. Bf4 $1 {The right
plan is to exploit weak square d6.} (14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Nd4 c5 16. Qb3+ Kh8 $1 (
16... Rf7 17. Nb5 (17. Nf5 Qe5 $13) 17... Nc6 18. Be3 $16) (16... Qf7 17. Qxf7+
Rxf7 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. Bc3 $16) 17. Nf5 (17. Ne6 Re8 $13) 17... Qe5 $15) 14...
Bxc3 (14... c5 15. Nb5 Nc6 16. Nd6 Nxd6 (16... g6 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Nd2 $1 Nxd2
(18... Nd4 19. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Bxe4 $18) 19. Rxd2 $16) 17. Bxd6 Qe4 18. Qd2 $1
Rfd8 (18... Nd4 19. Nh4 $18) 19. Nh4 $16) (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 c5 16. Bd6 Qe4
17. Rd3 Rf7 18. Re3 $1 Qc6 19. Nh4 $16) 15. bxc3 c5 (15... Nd7 16. Nh4 $1 $16)
16. Qb3+ Kh8 (16... Qf7 17. Qxf7+ (17. Ne5 Qxb3 18. axb3 Re8 $13) 17... Rxf7 (
17... Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Ne6 $18) 18. Rd8+ Rf8 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Ng5 $16)
17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qe6 $1 (21. Bd6 Re8 22.
Bxc5 Nc6 23. Be3 Ne5 $14) 21... Qe4 (21... Nc6 22. Rd7 Qc8 23. Bh6 $1 (23. Rfd1
Rf6 24. Qd5 $14) 23... gxh6 24. Rfd1 Qe8 25. Qxc6 $16) 22. Qxe4 fxe4 23. Rd6
$16) (12... c6 13. dxc6 $1 $16 {- 12...c5} (13. Nxe4 Qxe4 $1 (13... fxe4 14. d6
Qxd6 (14... Qe6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 c5 17. Be7 Re8 18. a3 $16) 15. Ng5 Qe5 (
15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 $16) 16. Nxe4 Qxb2 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bb4 $16) 14. Qxe4
fxe4 15. dxc6 Nxc6 $15)) 13. Bf4 Nxc3 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rae8 (14... Qc5 15.
Nd2 $14) 15. c4 Nac5 16. Nd4 $14) 14. bxc3 Rae8 (14... Qe4 15. Qxe4 fxe4 16.
Nd2 Bxc3 17. Nxe4 Bb4 18. d6 c6 $14) 15. Nd4 (15. d6 Qxe2 16. Qxe2 Rxe2 17.
dxc7 Rc8 $11) 15... Qc5 (15... Bxd4 16. d6 $1 $18) 16. Qb3 (16. Qxf5 Qxc3) (16.
e4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 g6 $13) 16... Kh8 17. Be3 $14) 12. dxc6 (12. Bf4 Na6 13. O-O (
13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Nd2 Nb4 15. Qxe4 Bxd5 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 $11) 13...
Nb4 (13... O-O $5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Nd2 $14) 14. Qb3 c4 15. Qxc4 Rc8 16. Qb3
$13 {van der Sterren,P-Arnason,J/Moscow olm 1994/1/2-1/2 (45)}) (12. O-O Na6 (
12... Nxd2 $2 13. Nxd2 $16 {/\d6,Qf5}) (12... O-O 13. Bf4 Na6 (13... Re8 14.
Nd2 $1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxe2 16. Bf3 Qb5 17. Qxf5 $16) 14. Nxe4 fxe4 (14... Qxe4
15. Qxe4 fxe4 16. Nd2 Nb4 (16... Bxb2 17. Nxe4 Nb4 {- 16...Nb4}) 17. Nxe4 Bxb2
18. Rd2 Bd4 19. e3 Bf6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. a3 Na6 22. e4 $16) 15. Nd2 Nb4 (15...
g5 $2 16. Nxe4 gxf4 17. d6 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe8 19. Qc4+ $18) 16. Qxe4 Nxd5 (16...
Bxd5 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Ne4 $14) (16... Qxe4 17. Nxe4 $16 {- 14...Qe4}) 17. Qxe7
Bxe7 18. Be5 Bc6 19. Nc4 Nf6 20. Bxc6 dxc6 21. f3 $14) 13. Nxe4 (13. Bf4 {
-12.Bf4}) 13... fxe4 (13... Qxe4 14. Qxe4+ fxe4 15. Ng5 e3 16. Bxe3 Bxb2 17.
Ne4 $16) 14. Nh4 $1 (14. d6 Qe6 $1 (14... Qxd6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxe4 Qc7 17.
Bxg5 Nb4 18. Qb1 $16) 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb4 17. Qc3 O-O 18. a3 Nd5 19. Qc4
Rae8 $13) 14... Bxd5 (14... Bxh4 15. gxh4 Bxd5 16. Bg5 $16) 15. Bc3 $1 (15. Nf5
Qe6 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 O-O $13) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 $14) 12... dxc6 {[#]} (
12... Nxc6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. O-O $16) (12... Bxc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd3 $16) 13.
Nxe4 $5 $146 {It's so easy:White is going for the weak pawn e4.The obvious
question:what to do with Nf3 after recapture is,however,decided in a less
obvious way.} (13. O-O Na6 (13... O-O 14. Bf4 {- 11...0-0 12.0-0 c5}) 14. Bh3 (
14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Ne1 c5 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $11) 14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3
O-O 16. Be5 $14 {1-0 Horvath, Cs-Miniboeck, G./AUT-chT 95/96 (03) 1995 (28)})
13... fxe4 (13... Qxe4 {Allows Black to keep material balance but the
resulting ending (or better to say middlegame without queens because White's
advantage lead is a decisive factor) is quite bad for him.} 14. Qxe4+ (14. Qb3
$6 Ba6 15. O-O Bc4 $13) 14... fxe4 15. Ng5 Bxb2 (15... e3 16. Bxe3 Bxb2 17. Ne6
Na6 (17... Bc3+ 18. Bd2 Be5 19. Bf4 Bc3+ 20. Kf1 Na6 21. Rc1 $16) 18. O-O $16)
16. Bxe4 g6 (16... h6 17. Bb4 $1 $18) 17. Ne6 Na6 18. Bg5 Rc8 (18... Bc3+ 19.
Kf1 Rc8 20. Rd3 Bb2 21. Kg2 $16) 19. O-O $16 Nb4 $6 20. Rd8+ $1 Rxd8 21. Nxd8
Ba8 22. Rb1 Bc3 23. Rb3 $18) 14. Nh4 $1 {Columbus egg.} Bxh4 (14... c5 15. Nf5
Qe5 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nd6+ Ke7 (17... Kf8 18. Nxe4 Qxb2 19. Qd3 Nc6 20. Qd5 $18
) 18. Nxe4 Qxb2 19. Qd3 Qd4 (19... Rd8 20. Qxd8+ Kxd8 21. Bc3+ $18) 20. Qf3 $16
) 15. gxh4 O-O $1 {If Black tries to keep material balance at any price he
will pay for this too high:his queen side will be paralised.} (15... Qxh4 16.
Qxe4+ Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Nd7 (17... O-O 18. Bc3 Re8 19. Rg1 g6 20. f3 $18) 18. Bc3
Nc5 (18... Nf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rg1 $18) 19. Bc2 O-O (19... Ne6 20. Rg1 Ke7
21. Rg3 $18) 20. b4 Ne6 21. Rd7 $18) 16. Qc4+ {Probably too subtle:I couldn't
stop myself playing for a nice trap.Direct 16.Qe4 was easier.} (16. Qxe4 $5 Qf7
(16... Qxe4 17. Bxe4 $18 {Since 17...c5 is impossible White will not face
great technical problems to convert his extra pawn.}) 17. O-O Nd7 {If Black
will bring his queenside rook to e8 he will get good counterplay.However...}
18. Bb4 $1 {This nice move leaves Black without visible compensation for the
pawn.} Rfe8 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Bc3 $16) 16... Qf7 {The only move.} (16... Kh8 17.
Bg5 Qe5 (17... Qc7 18. Qxe4 $18) 18. Qf7 $1 {A smart trap I was playing for.}
Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Qc5 20. Be7 $18) 17. Qxf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxe4 $16 c5 $5 {Black has to
change the bishops as} (18... Nd7 {is strongly met by} 19. Bc2 $1 Nf6 (19... c5
20. Rg1 $16) 20. e4 $1 Re8 (20... Nxe4 21. Bb3 c5 22. Rg1 $16) 21. f3 Ba6 22.
Rg1 $16) 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Bc3 {So finally we are in the technical phase:
active pieces and extra pawn must be enough for win.Some technique is,however,
required (especially against Korchnoi who is the great master of stubborn
defence ).} Nc6 21. Rg1 (21. Rd6 $5 Ne7 (21... Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. Rg1 $18) (
21... Rc8 22. Rg1 Nd4 23. Bxd4 cxd4 24. Kd2 Rf7 25. f3 $18) 22. e4 (22. h5 Nf5
23. Rd5 Rf8 (23... Rf7 24. Rg1 $16) 24. Rg1 Re7 25. Kd2 $16) 22... Re8 $14)
21... Re8 22. Rg5 Re4 (22... Rbe7 23. e3 $16) 23. h5 (23. Rd6 Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4
25. h5 Rbe7 26. Rd8+ Kf7 27. Rf5+ Ke6 28. Rf3 (28. Rdd5 g6 $11) 28... Rh4 $14)
23... Rbe7 (23... Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rd5 $16) 24. e3 (24. Bf6 $5) 24... Nd4
(24... Rh4 $2 25. Bf6 Rf7 26. Rxg7+ Rxg7 27. Bxh4 $18) (24... h6 $5 25. Rgd5 (
25. Rg2 Nd4 26. Kf1 Nb5 $14) 25... Rh4 26. Rd7 $1 Kf7 (26... Rxh5 27. Rxe7 Nxe7
28. Rd7 Nf5 29. Rxa7 Rxh2 30. Rb7 $16) 27. R1d6 Rxh2 28. Rxe7+ Nxe7 29. Rd7 $16
) 25. Kf1 h6 (25... Ne6 26. Re5 $1 Rxe5 (26... Rh4 27. Rd8+ $1 Nxd8 28. Rxe7
$18) 27. Bxe5 $18) 26. Rd5 Nb5 {Definitely not the best square for the knight
but Black had no real alternative.} (26... Nf3 27. Rf5 $1 Nxh2+ (27... Ng5 28.
Rd8+ Re8 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rd5 Ne4 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 $18) 28. Kg2 Ng4 29.
Rd8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rf4 Nf6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Rxf6 $18) 27. Be1 Rf7 $6
{Simplifies White's task.Now Black will have two bad pieces:Knight and King.
Combining the threats to both White breaks through directly.} (27... Kf7 {
(with the idea Nb5-c7-e8-f6-h5) was the best survival chance:at least I had to
find the next move.} 28. Rd7 $1 (28. Rf5+ Ke6 29. Rf8 Re5 $13) (28. h3 Nc7 29.
Rd7 (29. Rd8 Rh4) 29... Ne8 $13) 28... Rh4 (28... R4e5 29. R1d5 $16) (28... Nc7
29. f3 $1 Rxe3 30. Bh4 Rxf3+ 31. Kg2 $18) (28... Ke6 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Kg2 $16
) 29. Kg2 Rxh5 30. f4 $16) 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. R1d7 $1 {Now and then Black can't
afford rook exchange as he needs both: one to defend his own weaknesses and
the other to attack White h-pawns.} (29. Rb8 Rf5 $13) 29... Rf5 (29... Ree7 30.
Rxe7 Rxe7 31. a4 Nc7 32. a5 $1 b5 33. Rd6 $18) 30. Rd5 Rf6 (30... Rxd5 31. Rxd5
Rc4 (31... Rh4 32. Rd7 $1 $18) 32. f3 Rc2 33. Rd2 Rc1 34. a4 Nc7 35. Rd7 $18) (
30... Rf7 31. R8d7 $1 (31. Rb8 Rh4 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Nc7 $13) (31. Rc8 Rh4 (
31... Rc7 32. Rb8 $18) 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Rxb2 34. Rdd8 g5 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36.
Rcg8+ Kf6 $13) 31... Ree7 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. a4 Nc7 34. Rf5 $18) 31. Rb8 $1 {
White exploits mating motives to force the favourable rook exchange.} Rd6 (
31... Rh4 32. f4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 Nc7 (33... Rxb2 34. Rdd8 $18) 34. Rd7 Na6 35.
Rbb7 $18) (31... Nd6 32. Bc3 Rfe6 33. Ra8 Ra4 34. a3 $18) (31... Rxe3 $2 32.
Rdd8 $18) 32. Rf5 {Not here,on f6 please.} Rf6 (32... Rh4 33. f3 Rxh2 34. Kg1
Re2 35. Rff8 Rxe1+ 36. Kf2 $18) 33. Rxf6 gxf6 34. Rd8 {Now my position is
easily won.The most accurate way was probably 34.Rb7 but once more I tried to
hide my intention which is just to collect Black knight somehow.} (34. Rb7+ $5
Kg8 35. Rd7 $18) 34... c4 $2 $138 {Time-trouble blunder.Now the game is over.}
(34... Rc4 35. Ke2 Kg7 36. f3 $18) (34... Re7 35. a4 Nc7 36. Bc3 Kg7 37. Kg2
$18 {and White king is marching to f5.}) 35. a4 c3 36. axb5 cxb2 37. Rd1 Rc4
38. Bd2 $1 $18 {The last accurate move in time-trouble.} (38. Rb1 Rc2 $13 {
would complicate matters.}) 38... Rc5 39. Rb1 Rxb5 40. Bc3 Rc5 41. Bxb2 Rb5 42.
Ke2 a5 43. Kd3 a4 44. Kc2 Rc5+ 45. Bc3 b5 46. Kd3 Rxh5 47. Bxf6 {Kortschnojs
only loss in the tournament.} 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Winants} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 {Winants:
'L'une des variantes favorites du champion suisse. Les Blancs accélèrent la
mobilisation du flanc Roi et se réservent la possibilité de mobiliser le Bc1
en e3 ou g5.'} c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 ({Black can also embarrass
the white N immediately by} 9... h5 {[%csl Rg3]} 10. Bg5 $142 (10. Be2 h4 (
10... Nbd7 11. Bg5 $1 (11. O-O a6 12. a4 h4 (12... Nh7 $5 13. Be3 h4 14. Nh1 f5
15. Qd2 Qf6 16. f4 Re8 17. Nf2 Ndf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxc5 Nd7 21.
Nd3 Qf6 22. Bf2 h3 23. g3 b6 24. Rae1 Bb7 25. Bf3 Qd6 $15 {Brunner,L-Xie Jun/
Shanghai m/1995/}) 13. Nh1 Nh5 14. Be3 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qg5 17. Rad1
f5 18. exf5 Nf4 19. g3 Rxf5 20. Bd3 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Nf4+
{1/2,Spassky,B-Polgar,J/Budapest m/1993/}) 11... Qa5 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O b5 14.
a4 b4 15. Nd1 c4 16. Rc1 c3 17. bxc3 b3 18. Nb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a5 Rb8 21.
Rb1 Bd7 22. Qf4 $16 {Spassky,B-Polgar,J/Budapest m/1993/}) 11. Nf1 Nh7 12. Be3
a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nd2 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Ndf6 17. h3 Qe7 18. Kf2 Re8 19.
Nc4 Rb8 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Nd7 22. Re1 Nxb6 $132 {Kortschnoj,V-Xie Jun/
Roquebrune/1998/} (22... Rxb6 $5 23. Ra2 $13)) 10... Qb6 11. Qb3 (11. Qd2 Nh7
12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nge2 (13. a4 $6 h4 14. Nge2 Ne5 15. Nc1 h3 16. a5 Qd8 17. Qf2
f5 18. Nd3 Nc4 19. e5 hxg2 20. Bxg2 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Qg3 Re8
24. Kd2 b5 25. Qxg6 b4 26. Nb5 Nf6 27. Bf3 Rxe3 28. Kxe3 a6 $19 {Garmendez
Gonzalez,C-Vera,R/Linares/1992/}) 13... Ne5 14. Nf4 a6 15. Be2 Qa5 16. O-O b5
17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rab1 Rab8 22. Qd2 Qa5 23.
Nfe2 Rfe8 24. Bh6 Bh8 25. Qf4 Qc7 26. Qg3 Nf6 27. h3 Rb6 $132 {Gulko,
B-Spraggett,K/Hastings/1989/}) 11... Qc7 (11... Qa5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O b5 14.
Qc2 Nbd7 15. a4 c4 16. Be3 b4 17. Nd1 h4 18. Nh1 Ne5 19. Bxc4 h3 20. Be2 hxg2
21. Kxg2 Bd7 22. Ndf2 Rac8 23. Qb3 Rc7 24. Rfc1 Rfc8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Ng3 Bb5
27. Bd2 $14 {Dokhoian,Y-Watson,W/BL9394/1994/}) 12. Be2 a6 13. a4 Nh7 14. Be3
Qe7 15. O-O Nd7 16. f4 Bd4 17. Bf2 h4 18. Nh1 g5 19. Qd1 Qf6 20. fxg5 $13 {
1/2,Dreev,A-Topalov,V/Elista olm/1998/}) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Be2 {Winants: 'Nous
voici arrivés, après une interversion des coups, dans la défense Benoni
moderne. '} ({Le coup} 11. Be3 {Winants servirait ici à illustrer la remarque
précédente, puisque les Noirs parviendraient alors à occuper l'avant-poste sur
la colonne ouverte par} Ne5 {: si} 12. f4 Neg4 {et le Fou doit rebrousser
chemin.}) 11... h5 12. Bg5 Rb8 {In most games Black has tried to free his Q
from the pin as soon as possible, mainly in order to chase away the annoying
Bg5 (Nh7) and get <=> on the >>. (f5,h4)} (12... Qc7 13. Qd2 c4 {Winants:
'afin de conserver le Bg7 après'} (13... Nh7 14. Bh6 Qd8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. O-O
Rb8 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Rfd1 Qb4 19. Qc2 c4 20. Na2 $16 {Akhsharumova,A-Xie Jun/
Kuala Lumpur/1990/}) (13... Rb8 {-12...Rb8}) (13... Re8 {Winants afin de
conserver le Bg7 après} 14. Bh6 Bh8 $1) 14. O-O Rb8 15. Bh6 h4 16. Nh1 b5 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Nf2 b4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Na4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 $11 {1/2,
Christiansen,L-Fedorowicz,J/San Francisco/1991/}) (12... Qe8 $143 $6 13. Qd2
Nh7 14. Bh6 Qe5 15. Bxg7 Qxg7 16. Nf1 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. Nc4 Qf6
20. O-O Rb8 21. Rfe1 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Na5 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd6,Rf5,Rh5] ׻,
d6,b5,Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Las Palmas/1996/}) (12... Qb6 $5 13. Qd2 Nh7 14. a5
Qc7 15. Bh6 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. O-O h4 19. Nh1 Rb8 20. Na4 Qb4
21. Qf4 Qd4+ 22. Nf2 Qf6 23. Qd2 Rb4 24. Kh1 Nb6 25. Nc3 h3 26. g3 Nc4 $36 {
Baron Isanta,J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Manresa/1996/}) (12... Qa5 13. Nf1 Re8 14.
Nd2 Ne5 15. O-O Nh7 16. Bh4 g5 17. f4 gxf4 18. Bxh5 Qb4 19. Rb1 Ng6 20. Bf2 b5
21. axb5 axb5 $132 {1/2,Dreev,A-Peng Xiaomin/Elista olm/1998/}) 13. Qd2 Qc7 14.
Bh6 {'!' Winants.} (14. O-O c4 $132) 14... c4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. a5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A seemingly risky move, White invests a tempo to stop Black's play on
the <<. Winants: 'Pour éviter que les Noirs n'obtiennent une majorité de pions
mobiles sur l'aile Dame après ... b5.'} (16. O-O h4 (16... b5 $5) 17. Nh1 b5
18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf2 Nc5 20. Qg5 b4 21. Na2 Nb3 22. Rad1 $13 {Quinteros,
M-Moreno,J/Villa Ballester/1997/}) 16... h4 (16... Nc5 17. Bxc4 h4 18. Nge2 (
18. Nf1 {-16...h4}) 18... Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd4+ Nf6 21. O-O $36) 17. Nf1
Nc5 $132 {Winants: 'Menaçant ...Nb3'} 18. Bxc4 $1 {[]} (18. Qg5 Nb3 19. Ra4
Nxa5 20. Qxh4 b5 $17) 18... Ncxe4 19. fxe4 (19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd4+ Nf6 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Yf8e8] /\Re8,עe1}) 19... Qxc4 20. Ne3 Qc5 (20... Qb4 21. Ra4
$36) 21. Qf2 {Winants: 'Tous ces coups étaient plus ou moins forcés. Avec Qf2,
Korchnoï entame les hostilités contre les cases noires affaiblies depuis
l'échange du Bg7.'} (21. O-O $5 Ng4 22. Ncd1 $14 {/\} Re8 23. Rc1 Qa7 24. Rc7
$40) 21... b5 (21... b6 $142 $5 22. h3 (22. O-O Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 24. axb6 Qxb6
$11) 22... bxa5 23. O-O Nh5 24. Na4 Qb4 25. Qxh4 f5 $13) 22. h3 $5 {'!'
Winants.} (22. O-O Ng4 23. Nxg4 Bxg4 {Winants: 'conduisait à l'échange des
Dames.'} 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. Rf4 Bd7 $132) (22. e5 Nd7 $1 (22... dxe5 $4 23. Nf5+
$18) 23. O-O dxe5 24. Ne4 Qb4 $15) 22... Nh5 (22... b4 23. O-O Kg8 $1 (23...
bxc3 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qxc3 $16) 24. Na4 Nxe4 $8 25. Qf4 Qd4 26. Rad1 Qe5 27.
Qxh4 {Winants: 'avec de nombreuses cases fortes (c4, b6) au profit des
Cavaliers blancs.'} f5 28. Nc4 $36) 23. O-O Ng3 $2 {Winants: 'La faute
décisive.'} (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Nxf5+ Rxf5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 $11) ({
Il fallait essayer} 23... f5 {Winants}) 24. Qf6+ $1 Kg8 25. Rf3 $36 Bd7 (25...
b4 $5 26. Na4 Qxa5 27. Qxh4 $1 (27. Qxd6 Bb7 28. e5 (28. Qe7 $5 Qd8 29. Qxd8
Rbxd8 30. Nc5 $36) 28... Rbd8 29. Qb6 $14) 27... Ne2+ 28. Kh2 Nd4 29. Rf6 $40 {
/\} Nb3 30. Raf1 Qxa4 31. Qh6 Qe8 32. R1f4 Qe5 33. Rxg6+ fxg6 34. Qxf8+ Kh7 35.
Nc4 $18) 26. Qxh4 {Winants: 'Première récolte !'} b4 27. Rxg3 bxc3 28. bxc3
Qxc3 29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Kh2 {Winants: 'Menaçant Nc4, la fin est proche.'} ({
More energic was} 30. Nf5 $1 Rb4 31. Qg5 $5 (31. Ne7+ Kg7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 (32...
Rxf7 33. Rxg6+ Kf8 34. Rg8#) 33. Nxg6 Qxe4 34. Qh7+ Ke8 35. Nxf8 Qxh7 36. Nxh7
$18) 31... Bxf5 (31... Rxe4 $2 32. Nh6+ Kg7 33. Rxf7+ $1) 32. exf5 Qxd5 33.
fxg6 Qxg5 34. Rxg5 $18) 30... Rb4 31. Rf4 Re8 32. Rg5 Qe7 $2 (32... Qg7 $142 {
/\} 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 Rxf4 (34... Qe5 {Winants} 35. Rgg4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Qxd5
37. Qg4 $1 Qd3 38. fxg6 Qxg6 (38... fxg6 39. Qd7) 39. Qxg6+ fxg6 40. Rf6 {
avec une fin de partie gagnée.}) 35. Qxf4 Qe5 36. Qg3 $5 $16) 33. Qh6 $18 {
/\Rh4,Rf7!} Rxe4 (33... Qf8 34. Rxg6+ fxg6 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Qxg6+ $18) 34.
Rxf7 $1 {'!!' Winants. Winants: 'et sur ce coup brillant Xie Jun déposa les
armes.'} (34. Rxf7 Qxf7 $8 (34... Kxf7 {Winants} 35. Qxg6+ Kf8 36. Qg8#) 35.
Rxg6+ Qxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qxd6 {Winants: 'etc.'} (37. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Rf1g3] /
\Ng3}) 37... Bxh3 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Kxh3 Rxe3+ 40. g3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2336]} 1. e4 {Finkel,A} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 {L'une des
nombreuses inventions de Wilhelm Steinitz. Les Blancs saisissent l'occasion de
gagner du terrain avec gain de temps, et projettent déjà de miner la chaîne de
pions ennemie, à sa base, via f4-f5.} Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 {La
variante du grand-maître Boleslavsky, elle permet de renforcer le contrôle sur
d4 et de préparer le grand roque.} a6 {Deux autres possibilités :} ({a)} 7...
Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 g5 {avec des
complications interminables}) (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 (9... O-O 10.
O-O-O a6 {reviendrait à la partie}) 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qxd4 13.
Nxd4 {et les Blancs conservent un léger avantage grâce au manque de
collaboration entre le Bc8 et ses fantassins centraux.}) 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4
Bc5 10. O-O-O O-O {Ainsi les roques opposés nous promettent déjà un duel
passionnant.} 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Rh3 {On retrouve ce coup de tour
dans les parties de Kasparov. Les Blancs envisagent de poursuivre l'offensive
le long de la colonne -g- ou encore de défendre leur Roi via la troisième
rangée.} b4 (13... Bb7 {Finkel,A} 14. g4 (14. Kb1 b4 15. Na4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5
17. b3 Bc6 18. Nb2 Qc5 $13 {Herrera,I-Luther,T/Cappelle op 1997 (34)}) 14... b4
15. Ne2 a5 16. g5 Ba6 17. h5 Rc8 18. Kb1 $14 {Gruenfeld,Y-Gurevich,M/Haifa 1995
}) 14. Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 {Tous ces coups ont été joués à maintes reprises.
Les Noirs se proposent de continuer par 16...Ba6, afin d'échanger leur
"mauvais Fou".} ({Une partie instructive :} 15... f6 16. Qxb4 fxe5 17. Qd6 Qf6
18. f5 $3 Qh6+ 19. Kb1 Rxf5 20. Rf3 $1 Rxf3 21. gxf3 {'|^' Finkel,A. Finkel,A:
' Kasparov,G-Short,N/Amsterdam VSB 1994'} Qf6 22. Bh3 Kf7 23. c4 $1 dxc4 24.
Nc3 Qe7 25. Qc6 Rb8 26. Ne4 Nb6 27. Ng5+ Kg8 28. Qe4 g6 29. Qxe5 Rb7 30. Rd6 c3
31. Bxe6+ Bxe6 32. Rxe6 {et les Noirs abandonnèrent, Kasparov-Short Amsterdam
1994}) (15... Qa5 {Finkel,A} 16. b3 Bb7 17. c3 (17. Rg3 Rfc8 (17... Bc6 18. Nb2
Nc5 19. Bd3 Rfd8 20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Ne4 $13 {Dutreeuw,M-Gurevich,M/Brussels
op 1995}) 18. Rd2 Bc6 19. f5 Qc7 20. f6 g6 21. Qf4 $14 {Arakhamia,K-Gurevich,M/
Helsinki op 1992}) 17... Rfc8 18. Kb1 (18. Kb2 bxc3+ 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 21. Nxc3 Kf8 22. a4 $14 {Nijboer,F-Luther,T/Leeuwarden op 1992}) 18...
bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. Nxc3 Rc8 22. Kb2 Rc7 23. Ne2 f6 24. Nd4
$14 {Herrera,I-Ramas,L/CUB-ch 1993}) 16. c4 {'!?' Finkel,A. Une conception
originale : Nijboer oublie pour un temps l'attaque du flanc-Roi, pour
s'intéresser aux cases noires du côté opposé.} ({La suite habituelle était} 16.
Bb5 Rb8 17. Bd3 {etc.} (17. Bd3 {Finkel,A} Qc7 18. h5 Bb7 19. g4 Rfc8 20. Rh2
$14 {Fogarasi,T-Luther,T/Kecskemet 1993})) (16. b3 {Finkel,A} Ba6 17. Kb1 Bxf1
18. Rxf1 Qc7 19. h5 Ra6 20. Re3 Rc6 21. Rf2 $13 {Kulish,I-Matveeva,S/Rostov on
Don-W 1995}) 16... bxc3 17. Rxc3 (17. Nxc3 $6 {Finkel,A} Ba6 18. h5 Bxf1 19.
Rxf1 Rc8 20. h6 Rc4 21. Qd2 g6 $15) 17... Qxh4 {Il faut être sacrément culotté
pour oser prendre un tel pion. Korchnoï n'a pourtant jamais reculé devant un
défi et ce n'est probablement pas à 68 ans qu'il va changer.} 18. g3 (18. Rh3 {
Finkel,A} Qe7) 18... Qd8 {Un coup à gauche, un coup à droite : son butin
acquis la Dame revient au bercail pour surveiller la septième traverse.} ({Si} 
18... Qe7 19. Rc7 Qb4 20. Qxb4 axb4 21. b3 f6 22. Bh3 {et les Blancs dominent
l'échiquier tout entier.}) 19. Kb1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Rh1 {Un choix
difficile} ({car} 21. Rdc1 {était également très tentant.}) (21. Rdc1 {Finkel,A
} Ra8 (21... Qb8 22. Rc7 Qb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Rxd7 Rxa4 25. Rcc7 $36) (21...
f6 $5) 22. Rc7 f6 23. Nb6 fxe5 24. fxe5 Nxb6 25. Qxb6 Qe8 $15) 21... Ra8 22. g4
Rb8 {Vers b4 !} 23. a3 {'!' Finkel,A. Premier signe d'intimidation,} ({mais si
} 23. Rch3 h6 24. g5 Rb4 25. Qg1 (25. Qd1 Rxf4 26. gxh6 g6 {'-/+' Finkel,A.})
25... Rxf4 ({surtout pas} 25... Rxa4 $2 26. Rxh6 $3 {et l'attaque perce.}) 26.
Rxh6 Rf1+ $3 27. Qxf1 gxh6 28. gxh6 Nxe5 {et les noirs restent avec un pion de
plus.}) 23... Nb6 {Encore très énergique : le principal défenseur du roque est
éliminé.} 24. g5 {'!' Finkel,A.} (24. Nxb6 {Finkel,A} Qxb6 25. Qxb6 Rxb6 26.
Rch3 Rfb8 27. R1h2 Rb3 $1 28. Rh4 (28. Rxh7 $2 Rxb2+ $1 $19) 28... h6 29. g5
Rxa3 30. gxh6 gxh6 31. Rxh6 Rab3 $17) (24. Nc5 $2 {Finkel,A} Nc4 25. Rh2 Rb5 $1
(25... Rc8 26. Rch3 h6 27. g5 Qb6 28. Nb3 a4 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Nd2 $13) 26.
Rch3 h6 27. g5 Qb6 28. gxh6 Rb8 $1 $19) 24... Nxa4 25. Qxa4 Qb6 26. Qc2 {
Protège b2 tout en menaçant h7.} g6 27. Rh6 {'!?' Finkel,A. Il fallait
empêcher le coup ...h7-h5.} (27. Qh2 $5 {Finkel,A} h5 28. gxh6 Kh7 29. Qc2 Qd4
$132) 27... Rb7 {Pour tripler les Tours sur la colonne ouverte et permettre la
fuite du Roi vers e7. La façon dont Korchnoi parvient à combiner attaque et
défense est vraiment impressionnante.} ({Une mauvaise idée était} 27... Qd4 28.
Rch3 Qxf4 29. Rxh7 Qxe5 30. Qh2 $1 Qxg5 31. Rf3 $1 f5 32. Rd7 {et les Blancs
gagnent.}) 28. Qh2 (28. Rch3 {Finkel,A} Rfb8 (28... Qg1+ $6 29. Ka2 (29. Qc1
Rxb2+ $1 30. Kxb2 Rb8+ $19) 29... Rfb8 30. b3 Kf8 31. Rxh7 $14) 29. Rh2 Qg1+
30. Qc1 Qxc1+ (30... Qd4 $6 31. Rxh7 Rxb2+ $8 32. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 33. Qxb2 Qxb2+ 34.
Kxb2 Kxh7 35. Kb3 Kg7 36. Ka4 Kf8 37. Kxa5 Ke7 38. Kb5 Kd7 39. a4 Kc7 40. a5
Kb7 41. a6+ $11) 31. Kxc1 Rc8+ 32. Kb1 Rc4 33. Rxh7 Kf8 $15) 28... Rfb8 29. Rc2
Qd4 30. Ka1 {'?' Finkel,A. La faute décisive.} ({Il fallait jouer} 30. Rxh7
Rxb2+ ({ou} 30... Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Rxf7 Qd1+ 35.
Ka2 Qb3+ {échec perpétuel}) 31. Rxb2 Rxb2+ (31... Qd3+ {Finkel,A} 32. Ka2 Qc4+
$11) 32. Qxb2 Qd1+ (32... Qxb2+ 33. Kxb2 Kxh7 $11) 33. Qc1 $1 Qxc1+ 34. Kxc1
Kxh7 35. Kb2 {forçant le nul par la capture du pion a5.} {Par exemple,} Kg8 36.
Kb3 Kf8 37. Ka4 Ke7 38. Kxa5 Kd7 39. Kb5 Kc7 40. Kc5 Kb7 41. Kb5 Ka7 42. Ka5 {
etc.}) 30... Rb3 $1 {'-+!' Finkel,A.} 31. Ka2 ({Ou bien} 31. Rxh7 Rxa3+ 32. Kb1
Rxb2+ $1 33. Rxb2 Qd1#) 31... Qa4 {'!' Finkel,A. et les Noirs abandonnèrent.} (
31... Qa4 {Il aurait pu suivre :} 32. Rxh7 Rxa3+ $1 33. bxa3 Qb3+ 34. Ka1 Qb1#)
0-1

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Knaak Levant Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3
Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8. Bf4 $5 {Cifuentes: A novelty in a well known position. 8.
Bg2 is the normal move Ribli: Kortschnoj spielt sehr oft mit weissen Steinen
die Eroeffnung sehr agressiv. Natuerlich hat er diesen schaerfen Zug schon zu
Hause gruendlich analysiert.} (8. Bg2 a6 9. Qa4 Rb8 $5 (9... Neg4 10. O-O Rb8
11. b4 $5 axb5 12. Nxb5 $44 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monaco Amber 25'/1994/EXP40/
INF60,(42)/}) 10. Be3 Bc5 11. Bxc5 Qxc5 12. Qa3 Qxa3 13. Nxa3 d6 $10 {Speelman,
J-Timman,J/London m/1989/CBM15/INF48,45/}) 8... Nfg4 (8... d6 9. Bg2 a6 (9...
Nxc4 $2 10. Qa4 Nxb2 11. Qb3 Ng4 12. O-O $18) 10. Qa4 Bd7 (10... Nfd7 11. c5 $1
Qxc5 (11... dxc5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Nc7+ $18) (11... Nxc5 12. Nxd6+ Ke7 13. Nd5+
$3 Kxd6 14. Bxe5+ Kxe5 15. Qf4# {mate}) 12. Be3 $18) 11. Be3 $1 Qd8 12. Bxb7
axb5 13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Nxc4 15. Bf3 $16) (8... Bc5 9. Bg2 $1 (9. e3 d6 10.
Be2 a6 11. Qa4 O-O 12. b4 axb5 $1 13. Qxa8 Bxb4 $19) 9... Bxf2+ 10. Kf1 Nfg4
11. Qd6 $1 Nxc4 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Qxb6 Bxb6 14. Nxa8 $18) 9. e3 Qc6 $6 {
Cifuentes: 9. ....a6 is better Ribli: Nach dieser schablonhaften und
fehlerhaften Antwort erhaelt Weiss klaren Vorteil.} (9... a6 $5 10. Nc7+ Qxc7
11. Qxg4 d6 (11... Qc6 12. Bxe5 Qxh1 13. O-O-O $1 (13. Ne4 f5 $1 14. Qh5+ g6
15. Qe2 $8 fxe4 16. Bxh8 Bb4+ $15) 13... Qxh2 14. Qf3 $44) 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Bxe5
dxe5 14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. c5 f5 $6 (18...
Bxc5 $1 19. Ne4 Bb5 20. Qf3 (20. Qc2 Be7 $17) 20... Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Qe7 22. Qc2
(22. a4 Be8 23. Qc2 a5 $1 24. Nxc5 b6 $17) 22... Rc7 (22... a5 23. Nxc5 b6 24.
Qd2 $14) 23. Nxc5 b6 24. b4 bxc5 25. bxc5 $14) 19. e4 $1 Bg5 20. Rb1 g6 21. b4
Bc6 22. Qc4 Qf7 23. a4 Bf6 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Be8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. c6 $16 {
Anand,V-Leko,P/Wijk (11) 1996/1-0 (54)}) 10. h3 $1 {[#]} (10. e4 $2 Bc5 11.
Bxe5 Nxe5 12. f4 a6 $1 13. fxe5 axb5 14. cxb5 Qc7 $17) 10... Nf3+ (10... Qxh1
$5 11. hxg4 Nf3+ 12. Ke2 e5 $1 (12... Ng1+ 13. Kd2 $18) 13. Nd6+ $1 (13. Nc7+
Kd8 14. Nxa8 exf4 15. gxf4 b5 $1 (15... d6 $2 16. Qd5 $1 Ng1+ (16... Bxg4 17.
Kd3 $16) 17. Kd3 Qxd5+ 18. Nxd5 Bxg4 19. Bg2 Nf3 20. Rh1 h5 21. e4 $16) 16. Qd5
Bb7 17. Qxb5 $8 Bxa8 18. Qb8+ Ke7 19. Rd1 Ng1+ 20. Ke1 Nf3+ $10) 13... Bxd6 14.
Qxd6 f6 $8 15. Nd5 Kf7 16. Qe7+ Kg6 17. g5 $1 $40 fxg5 (17... Nxg5 18. Bxg5
Qh5+ (18... fxg5 19. Qxe5 {- B2) 17..,fxg5}) 19. Kd2 Qxg5 (19... fxg5 20. Bd3+
Kh6 21. Nf6 $1 Qf3 22. Ng4+ $1 Kh5 23. Nxe5 $18) 20. f4 Qh5 21. Bd3+ f5 22. Rh1
Qxh1 23. Qg5+ Kf7 24. Qxf5+ $18) 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 d6 20. Qxd6+ Kf7 21.
Qe7+ Kg6 22. Kd2 Kh6 23. f4 $1 gxf4 24. Be2 $1 Qh2 25. exf4 $18) 11. Ke2 Nge5 (
11... e5 $2 12. Qd5 $1 $18) 12. b3 g5 (12... a6 13. Bg2 axb5 14. Bxe5 Qc5 15.
Bxf3 Qxe5 16. Nxb5 $16) 13. Bg2 $1 $16 {Ribli: Nach dieser kalbluetigen Zug
steht der Nahziehende vor unloesbaren Problemen.} (13. Bxe5 $2 Nxe5 14. Bg2
Qxg2 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 b6 $17) 13... gxf4 14. exf4 (14. gxf4 $2 Rg8) 14...
a6 (14... Qb6 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Na4 $1 Qa5 (16... Qd8 17. Qd4 f6 18. Nxa7 $18)
17. Qd4 Ng6 18. Rhd1 $18) 15. fxe5 axb5 16. Bxf3 Qc5 17. Nxb5 Qxe5+ 18. Kf1 Bg7
19. Kg2 $18 {Levant: This exact position appeared on Korchnoi's board on the
morning of the game and was analyzed by both himself and GM Har-Zvi. This was
the reason for White spending less than 3 minutes until this move whilst Black
had spent over 95 minutes! Instead of White's last move 19. a4! is preferable.}
(19. a4 $5 Qxa1 20. Qxa1 Bxa1 21. Nc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa8 Bd4 23. Ke2 $18 {The king
in the centre gives White the advantage in the ending}) 19... Qxa1 (19... Qb8
20. Nd6+ Ke7 21. c5 $1 Bxa1 22. Qxa1 Rg8 23. Re1 $1 Qa7 24. Nf5+ Kf8 (24... Ke8
25. Qf6 Qxc5 26. Bh5 Rg6 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Qh8+ Qf8 29. Nd6+ Ke7 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8
31. Rc1 $18) (24... Kd8 25. Qf6+ Kc7 26. Ne7 $1 Rf8 27. Nd5+ $18) 25. Qf6 exf5
26. Qh6+ $1 Rg7 27. Qd6+ $18) (19... O-O 20. Qd2 Qb2 (20... Qxa1 21. Rxa1 Bxa1
22. Nd6 $18) 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rad1 $18) 20. Nc7+ Kd8 21. Qxa1 (21. Nxa8 $6
Qxa2 22. Nb6 Qa5 $16) 21... Bxa1 22. Nxa8 Bd4 23. b4 (23. Rd1 e5 24. a4 $18)
23... b6 24. Rd1 e5 25. a4 Rg8 $1 26. c5 $1 (26. Rxd4 {Knaak} exd4 27. Nxb6 Re8
$1 28. Kf1 d3 $13) 26... bxc5 27. b5 Rg6 28. b6 Rf6 29. Rb1 c4 (29... Rxf3 30.
Kxf3 Bb7+ 31. Ke2 Bxa8 32. b7 Bxb7 33. Rxb7 $16 {[%cal Ya4a8]}) 30. b7 Bxb7 31.
Rxb7 d5 {/\ e4, קf2} 32. Rb8+ (32. Rb5 $5 {Knaak}) 32... Kd7 33. Bg4+ Kc6 34.
f4 c3 35. a5 c2 36. a6 $4 (36. Nb6 $1 {Knaak} Bxb6 37. axb6 Kc5 (37... exf4 38.
Rc8+ Kxb6 39. Rxc2 fxg3 40. Kxg3 $18) 38. Rc8+ Rc6 39. b7 c1=Q 40. b8=Q Qd2+
41. Kf1 Qc1+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Be2 Qd4+ 44. Kf1 Qa1+ 45. Kg2 $18) (36. Rc8+ Kb7
37. Rxc2 Kxa8 38. Rd2 $16) 36... Bc5 $4 (36... Kc5 $19 37. Bd7 Bc3 38. Rc8+ Kd4
39. Nc7 Rb6 (39... c1=Q $2 40. Nb5+ Kd3 41. Rxc3+ Qxc3 42. Nxc3 Kxc3 43. Bb5
$18) 40. a7 c1=Q 41. Nb5+ Rxb5 42. Bxb5 Qb2+ 43. Kf3 Be1 44. Kg4 Qa3 45. a8=Q
Qxg3+ 46. Kf5 Qg6#) 37. Rc8+ Kb5 38. Nc7+ Kc4 39. Be2+ Kb3 40. Ne6 $1 $8 (40.
a7 $2 c1=Q 41. a8=Q Qg1+ 42. Kf3 Qf2+ 43. Kg4 Qxe2+ 44. Kh4 Rh6+ 45. Kg5 Qh5#)
40... c1=Q 41. Nxc5+ Ka3 (41... Ka2 42. a7 Ra6 43. a8=Q Rxa8 44. Rxa8+ Kb1 45.
Ra1+ Kxa1 46. Nb3+ $18) 42. a7 Ra6 43. a8=Q 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Azmaiparashvili"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Stohl} g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 (7.
d5 $142 Nb8 8. h3 {/\ c4, Nc3}) (7. Nbd2 {Stohl} e5 (7... Nd7 $1 {[%cal Ye7e5]
/\e5=}) 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 Nh5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Re1
c6 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. g3 Bg4 16. Kg2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Qe3 b6 19. h4 Ng7 20.
Bg5 Qe6 21. b3 Qe7 22. Bh6 Ne6 23. Bc4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $2 26.
Nh2 $16 {[%csl Rg4] ץg4,Jovanovic,SD-Szabo,Zso1/FSIM03 Budapest/1996/}) (7.
Re1 Nd7 $5 (7... e5 {Stohl} 8. h3 (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bd7
12. c4 Nh5 13. Nc3 Nf4 14. Bf1 g5 15. Bg3 Neg6 16. Nd2 g4 17. hxg4 Qg5 18. Nf3
Qxg4 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Nd2 h5 $36 {Vyzmanavin,A-Balashov,Y/St.
Petersburg op-Petrov/1996/}) 8... h6 9. Na3 Nh5 10. Nc2 Qf6 11. Bf1 Nf4 12. b4
a6 13. Bb2 g5 14. Ne3 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Be6 17. Qc2 c6 18. Rad1 d5
19. e5 Qe7 20. Nf5 Qd7 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Bc1 Bf5 23. Qc3 Ne6 24. h4 $40 {
Iuldachev,S-Simonenko,S/Ashkhabad/1996/}) 8. Bb5 e5 9. Na3 Qe7 10. Nc2 Nd8 11.
Ne3 c6 12. Bf1 f5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Nc4 Nf7 16. a4 e4 17. Nd4
Nde5 18. Qh5 Ng4 19. Bf4 Nfe5 20. h3 Nf6 21. Qd1 $13 {1/2/Iuldachev,S-Irzhanov,
R/Ashkhabad/1996/}) (7. h3 Nd7 8. Re1 e5 9. Bb5 Qe7 10. Na3 Nd8 11. Bf1 $1 Ne6
12. Nc4 b6 13. a4 exd4 $6 14. cxd4 c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Ndc5 17. Nf5 $1
gxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Qxd5 Nc7 20. Qf3 Qh4 21. Qc6 N5a6 22. Nd6 Qf6 23. Rad1 Rd8
24. Bxa6 Bf8 25. Bxc8 Raxc8 26. Nxc8 Qxc6 27. Rxd8 $18 {Malaniuk,V-Plaskett,J/
Hastings Challengers/1996/}) 7... Nh5 $5 $146 (7... Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7
10. b5 $4 (10. Nd2 {Stohl} e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Qe2 c6 13. c4 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 e4 16. Rb1 exd3 17. Qxd3 Ne5 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Rfe1 b5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd3 a6 23. Rec1 Qe8 24. Nf3 Re7 25. Kf1 Rec7 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27.
Re1 $10 {Leko,P-Hansen,Cu/Copenhagen BSF/1995/}) 10... Nxd4 {
Kortschnoj-Azmaiparashvili/1990/Amsterdam/}) 8. b5 (8. Be3 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. c4
f5 11. Nc3 f4 12. Bd2) (8. Nbd2 {Stohl} e5 $5 9. b5 Na5 $132) (8. Re1 $5 $13 {
Stohl}) 8... Na5 (8... Nb8 {Stohl} 9. a4 Nd7 10. Na3 e5 11. Re1 exd4 12. cxd4
Re8 13. Bg5 Bf6 $132 {1/2/Ostergaard,R-Hutters,T/Copenhagen op2/1994/}) 9. Re1
(9. Be3 e5) 9... c5 10. bxc6 (10. Be3 {Stohl} b6 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4][%cal Ya7a6] /
\a6,׫}) 10... Nxc6 11. Be3 e5 12. d5 {Perhaps White shouldn't have blockaded
the center immediately. Now a King's Indian position arises, in which White
doesn't control the c5 square sufficiently and his chances on the Q-side are
greatly reduced.} (12. Nbd2 d5 $5 13. dxe5 (13. exd5 exd4 14. cxd4 Qxd5 15. Bc4
Qd8 $13) 13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5) (12. h3 $5 {Stohl} Bd7 13. Nbd2 Na5 $132)
12... Na5 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. Nxa5 (15. Bxa7 Rxc3 16. Qd2 Rxb3 17.
axb3 Nxb3 18. Qb4 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 Nf4 20. Bf1 Bg4 21. Nd2 Qe7 $44 (21... Qd7))
15... Qxa5 16. c4 f5 {[%csl Rc5] ><c5} 17. Bd2 (17. exf5 $5 e4 18. Bxe4 Bxa1
19. Qxa1 gxf5 20. Bd3 Rce8 21. Rb1 $44) 17... Qc7 18. Rc1 (18. Ng5 $6 Nf6 19.
exf5 gxf5 $15 {/\} 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 e4 22. Bf1 Rce8 $17) 18... fxe4 19.
Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bb1 Bg4 $1 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 {[%cal Rf6d7,Rd7c5] With the
strong N (Nd7-c5) and chances to activate the Bg7 (e4) Black has little to
fear.} Nd7 23. Qg3 Nc5 24. h4 (24. Be3 $142 $5 $10 {^-}) 24... Rce8 25. f3 (25.
Be4 $142) 25... e4 $1 26. Bxe4 (26. fxe4 Bd4+ 27. Be3 $8 Qg7 $5 28. Bxd4 Qxd4+
29. Qe3 Qe5 $44) 26... Nxe4 (26... Bd4+ $2 27. Kh1 (27. Be3 Nxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4
29. Bxd4 Rxd4) 27... Bf2 28. Qxf2 Nxe4 29. Qd4 Ng3+ 30. Kh2 Ne2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2
32. Bc3 $16) 27. Rxe4 (27. fxe4 Bd4+ (27... Qc5+ {Stohl} 28. Be3 Qa3 $36) 28.
Be3 Rxe4 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 (29... Rxd4 30. h5 $13)) 27... Rxe4 28. fxe4 Bb2 $1 29.
Rb1 $2 (29. Rc2 Bd4+ 30. Be3 (30. Kh1 $4 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Be5) 30... Qc5 31. Bxd4 (
31. Re2 Qxc4 $17) 31... Qxd4+ 32. Rf2 (32. Kh2 {Stohl} Qxe4 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34.
Qxf2 Qxc4 $17) 32... b6 33. h5 (33. a4 a5 $22 34. h5 Rf6 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Qh4
Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. Kg1 g5 $19) 33... Qd1+ (33... Kg7 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qh4
Rxf2 36. Qxf2 Qxe4) 34. Kh2 Qxh5+ (34... Rxf2 35. Qxf2 Qxh5+ $17) 35. Kg1 Qd1+
36. Kh2 Rxf2 37. Qxf2 Qh5+ 38. Kg1 Qe5) (29. Re1 {Stohl} Bd4+ 30. Be3 Qxc4 31.
h5 (31. Qxd6 $2 Bxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qxe3 34. Qe6+ Rf7 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36.
Qe5+ Kh6 $19) 31... Rf6 $17) 29... Qxc4 30. Bh6 $138 (30. Rxb2 $2 Qd4+ $19) (
30. Qb3 Bd4+ 31. Be3 b5 $1 $17) 30... Bd4+ 31. Be3 (31. Kh1 {Stohl} Rf1+ $19 {
[%cal Rd4e5] /\Be5}) 31... Qc3 $1 32. Re1 Be5 0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2005.02.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Zuerich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 $5 $146
{Eine interessante Neuerung bereits im 8. Zug! Schwarz bereitet die
Entwicklung Bb8-a6 vor und wartet auf 8.Nc3, um 8...Ne4 fortzusetzen.} (7... d5
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 {ist die meistgespielte Fortsetzung.}) (7... d6 $6 {
ist nicht zu empfehlen wegen} 8. d5 $1 exd5 9. Nh4 c6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nf5 $36
) (7... Qc8 {ist ein bekannter Wartezug, der m.E. nicht mehr leistet als 7...
a5.} 8. Nc3 (8. Qc2 Be4 (8... c5) 9. Qb3 c5 (9... Nc6 10. Nbd2 d5 11. Rd1 $13)
10. Nc3 (10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 d6 $10) 10... Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12.
d5 Nd4 13. Qd1 Nxf3+ 14. exf3 h6 (14... Re8 $142) 15. f4 $14 {Tolush,A-Simagin,
V/Parnu 1947}) (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 d6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nb5
Be7 14. d5 e5 15. h4 a6 16. Na3 Nf6 $11 {Piket,J-Salov,V/Wijk aan Zee 1993})
8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. d5 Qb7 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Nxg2 d6 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nf4
Qc8 15. Qa4 c6 $11 {Papaioannou,I-Stefansson,H/Leon 2001}) 8. Nc3 (8. d5 $6 {
funktioniert hier nicht:} exd5 9. Nh4 Bb4 10. Rf1 (10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Nc3 Ne4 $1
$15) 10... c6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 Ne7 $15) (8. Bg5 d6 $5 {Kortschnoj} (8... h6
9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 d6 11. Nc3) (8... Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nfd2 Nxd2 11. Bxb7
Ra7 12. Qxd2 Rxb7 13. Nc3 d6 14. e4 $14) 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 Nxc3
12. Qxc3 f5 $11) 8... Ne4 9. Nxe4 (9. Bd2 f5 $11) ({Die Folgen von 9.Nd2!?
waren mir zu unklar:} 9. Nd2 $5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 f5 $1 (11... Nc6
12. e4 {/\Nf1}) 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Qe8 14. Qg4 Qf7 15. Be3 Nc6 $11) 9... Bxe4
10. d5 {Ich beschloß, nach diesem typischen raumgreifenden Muster zu verfahren,
weil der Zug 7.Re1 gut dazu paßt.} Na6 (10... exd5 11. cxd5 c6 12. d6 Bf6 13.
Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Nd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bb4 $1 {Der Abtausch
der Läufer ist der beste Weg zum Ausgleich.} (12... c6 $5 {Kortschnoj} 13. dxe6
(13. dxc6 Rc8 14. Qa4 (14. cxd7 Qxd7 $44) 14... Nc5 15. Qb5 Bf6 $11) (13. e4 $5
) 13... fxe6 14. e4 Nc5 15. e5 $14) 13. Bd2 ({Nach} 13. Rf1 Re8 14. e4 exd5 15.
exd5 Qf6 {hat Schwarz die bessere Entwicklung und aktive Figuren:} 16. Be3 (16.
Qg4 c6 $132) 16... Re4 $11) 13... e5 $1 {Der weiße Raumvorteil spielt keine
Rolle, da fast alle Leichtfiguren abgetauscht sind. Mit dem Textzug öffnet
sich Schwarz die Möglichkeit, auf dem Königsflügel aktiv zu werden.} 14. Bxb4 (
14. Nb5 $6 c6) (14. Nf5 g6 15. Nh6+ Kg7 16. Ng4 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 d6 $11) 14...
Nxb4 {Sicherer war das Schlagen mit dem Bauern, was eine ausgeglichene
Stellung ergab.} (14... axb4 15. Nc2 Qe7 (15... c5 $5 {Kortschnoi} 16. a3 bxa3
17. Rxa3 Nc7 18. Qd3 Rxa3 19. Qxa3 (19. bxa3 Ne8 20. Rb1 Nd6 $11) 19... f5 20.
b4 Qe7 $11) 16. d6 $5 (16. e4 f5 17. d6 Qf6 18. Qd5+ Kh8 $36) 16... Qe6 $1 (
16... cxd6 17. Qd2 Qe6 18. Ne3 $44) 17. dxc7 Qxc4 18. Qxd7 Nxc7 $11) 15. Nb5 c6
16. Nc3 (16. Nd6 $2 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qg6 $17) 16... f5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. Rad1 {
Mit der klaren Absicht einer Invasion auf der d-Linie.} e4 (18... Rae8 19. a3
Na6 20. Na4 Rb8 (20... c5 21. d6 $1 {/\Qd5-b7}) 21. dxc6 dxc6 22. Qd6 b5 23.
cxb5 cxb5 24. Nc3 $14) 19. a3 Na6 20. dxc6 $6 {Vielversprechender war die
Öffnung einer zweiten Linie mit 20.f3!, mit dem Textzug erreicht Weiß nichts.}
(20. Na4 $5 Rab8 21. dxc6 dxc6 22. Qd6 b5 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Nc3 b4 25. Qxf6
Rxf6 26. Nd5 Rf7 $11) (20. f3 $1 exf3+ (20... Nc5 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 fxe4
23. Qd4 $14) 21. exf3 Nc5 22. dxc6 dxc6 23. Qd6 Rad8 24. Qxf6 gxf6 $14 {
Dieses etwas schlechtere Endspiel sollte für Schwarz haltbar sein.}) 20... dxc6
21. Qd6 (21. Qe3 Nc5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ne6 (23... Ra3 $2 24. Nd5) 24. Rd6
Rfd8 25. Red1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Rd8 $11) 21... Nc5 22. Qxf6 Rxf6 23. b4 axb4 24.
axb4 Ne6 (24... Nb3 $6 25. Rd7 Ra3 26. Red1 $14) 25. Rd7 (25. b5 Ra3 26. Nb1
Ra4 27. bxc6 Rxc4 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Nc5 30. Nc3 Rxc6 31. Nd5 Kf7 32. Nxb6
$11) (25. Ra1 Rff8 26. b5 cxb5 27. cxb5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Rc8 29. Nd5 Rc5 $11)
25... Ra3 26. Rc1 Rf7 (26... Rb3 27. b5 cxb5 28. Nxb5 Rb4 $11) 27. Rd6 Rf6 28.
Rd7 ({Nach} 28. Kg1 Nc7 29. Rxf6 gxf6 $11 {steht Schwarz dank seines aktiven
Turms zumindest nicht schlechter.}) 28... Rf7 29. Rd6 Rf6 30. Rd7 Rf7 31. Rd6
Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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. d4 {Ernst Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O (5... Nh5
$5 {Hansen,Cu}) 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 (8... Qxd1+ {Hansen,Cu} 9.
Rxd1 Na6 10. c6 (10. Bxc4 Nxc5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nd5 e6 13. Nc7 Rb8 14. Be3 a6
15. b4 b5 16. Be2 Rb7 17. Nxb5 {1/2-1/2 Bukic,E-Uhlmann,W/Zinnowitz/1967/})
10... bxc6 11. Bxc4 Nc5 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. f3 Nfxe4 14. fxe4 e5 $10 {Nei,I-Keres,
P/Tallinn/1971/}) (8... Na6 {Hansen,Cu} 9. Bxc4 (9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. e5 (10. c6
bxc6 11. Bxc4 Nc5 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nxe6 14. Be3 Nxe4 15. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 16.
bxc3 Rd7 17. f3 $10 {Van Wely,L-Malisauskas,V/Novy Smokovec/1992/}) 10... Ne8
11. Be3 Be6 12. Ng5 Nec7 13. f4 Bh6 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. g3 Naxc5 16. Bxc4 a6 $10
{Ftacnik,L-Malisauskas,V/Biel izt/1993/}) (9. e5 Nd7 10. Bxc4 Ndxc5 11. O-O Be6
12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Be3 $14 {Van Wely,L-Hellers,F/Skei/1993/}) 9... Nxc5 10. e5 (
10. Qe2 Be6 11. O-O Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Nd3 13. Bc7 Rc8 $17 {Martz,W-Larsen,B/USA/
1970/}) (10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. e5 Nh5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Bxe6 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 fxe6 15.
Rc2 Rac8 16. g3 b5 17. Re2 b4 18. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Rogozenko,D-Tukmakov,V/Nikolaev
zt/1993/}) 10... Nfd7 11. O-O (11. Qd4 Ne6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. Qh4
Bd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rfd1 $14 {Bronstein,D-Hort,V/Moskva-Praha/1968/}) 11... Nb6
12. Qe2 Be6 $10 {Reshevsky,S-Hort,V/Los Angeles m/1968/}) 9. e5 (9. Nd2 {
Hansen,Cu} Be6 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Qxc5 12. Nd2 (12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Be3 Nd4 14.
Bxd4 Qxd4 15. O-O Rac8 $10 {Endzelins,L-Zagorovsky,V/corr-Wch5/1965/}) 12...
Nc6 $10 {Portisch,L-Deak,S/HUN-chT/1993/}) 9... Nh5 $5 $146 (9... Nfd7 {
Hansen,Cu} 10. Bxc4 Nxc5 (10... Nc6 11. e6 fxe6 12. Be3 Nde5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14.
Bb3 Rd8 {0-1/Kapetanovic,A-Nestorovic,D/Beograd I/1990/}) 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nd5
Ne6 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Re1 $16 {Kapetanovic,A-Ristic,N/Cetinje tt/1991/}) (9...
Rd8 {Hansen,Cu} 10. Bd2 Ng4 11. Bxc4 (11. Ne4 Qc7 12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5
14. Qe2 Bf5 15. Ng5 Qxe2+ 16. Kxe2 e6 17. Bc3 $10 {Klee,H-Bauer,M/2.BLS/1993/})
11... Nc6 (11... Qxc5 12. Ne4 Qb6 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Rxc8 Rxc8 15. Nfg5+ Kg8
16. Qxg4 Qc6 17. Nd6 Qd7 18. Qh4 (18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. f4 Rc2 21.
Ke2 Bh6 22. Nf3 Rxb2 23. g3 g5 {0,5/Petrosian,T-Benko,P/Curacao ct/1962/})
18... h6 (18... exd6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qxg6 Kg8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qg6 Kg8 23.
O-O Rc5 24. f4 Nc6 25. f5 Rxe5 26. Qh7+ {1-0/Borisenko,G-Tukmakov,V/USSR/1971/}
) 19. Nxc8 hxg5 20. Qc4+ e6 21. Nd6 Bxe5 22. Ne4 $16 {Dzindzihashvili,R-Gutman,
L/USSR/1972/}) 12. Nb5 Rxd2 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ngxe5 15. O-O Bf5 16. Rcd1
(16. Na3 Nd3 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Nac4 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Nb4 $15 {Kraidman,Y-Dvoirys,
S/Gausdal Peer Gynt/1991/}) 16... Bc2 17. Rc1 Bf5 18. Rcd1 Bc2 {0,5/Van Wely,
L-Khalifman,A/Ter Apel/1993/}) 10. Be3 (10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. Ne4 (11. Na4 Qc7 (
11... Qd5 12. Bxc4 Qe4+ $13) 12. Bxc4 (12. Rxc4 $140 Nc6 13. g4 b5) 12... Nc6)
11... Qd5) 10... Nc6 (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 (11... Rd8 $2 12. Qxd8+ Qxd8 13.
hxg4 $16) 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. e6 $14) 11. Nd2 (11. Bxc4 Bg4 $1 12. h3 (12. e6 fxe6
13. Be2 Rad8 14. Qb3 Nf4 $13) (12. Be2 {Hansen,Cu} Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxe5 14. Be2
Rad8 15. Qc2 $14 {Roos,D-Reeve,J/Canada zt/1986/}) 12... Rad8 $13 (12... Bxf3
13. Qxf3 Nxe5 $10)) 11... Nxe5 (11... Rd8 $5 12. g4 (12. f4 $6 Bh6 $1 13. Qf3
Be6 $5 (13... Nd4 14. Qf2 Nf5 15. g3 $16) 14. g4 $140 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Nxe5 $1 16.
Qg3 Rd3) (12. Bxc4 $6 Nxe5 13. Qe2 Bf5 (13... Be6)) 12... Nxe5 13. gxh5 Bg4 14.
Be2 (14. Qc2 $2 Rxd2 $19) 14... Nd3+ 15. Kf1 Bh3+ 16. Kg1 Nxc1 (16... Nxb2 17.
Qc2 $16) 17. Qxc1 $14) 12. Nxc4 Qd8 $6 (12... Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Nf6 14. O-O Ng4 15.
Bg5 (15. Bf4) 15... Qxc5 16. Nd5 $36) (12... Qc7 $142 $1 $13 13. Nd5 $140 Qd8
14. Bg5 Nf6 15. Bxf6 exf6 16. Nd6 b6 $36) 13. Be2 Nxc4 (13... Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1
Be6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Bd4 $14) (13... Be6 14. Nxe5 Qxd1+ {-13...
Qd1}) 14. Bxc4 $14 Nf6 (14... Qxd1+ $5 15. Rxd1 (15. Kxd1 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 $13)
15... Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Bf5 $14 (16... Nf6 $13)) 15. O-O (15. h3) 15... Qc7 (15...
Ng4 16. Bf4 {/\Nd5+/-}) 16. h3 $16 Bd7 17. b4 Rad8 18. Qb3 a6 19. a4 (19. Rfd1
$5 $16) 19... Bf5 20. Rfd1 e6 21. b5 axb5 22. Nxb5 (22. axb5 $142 {/\23.c6 bc
24.b6}) 22... Qc6 (22... Qe7 23. Nd6 (23. Bf4 $6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qxc5) 23... Be4
24. Bg5 Bc6 25. Re1 $16) 23. Nd6 Ne4 $6 (23... Be4 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8
26. Nf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxd8+ Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Qf7 Bg7 30. Rd1 (30. Bd4 $5)
30... Bd5 31. Qe7 Ng8 32. Qg5 $16) 24. Bb5 (24. Qxb7 $4 {Hansen,Cu} Rxd6 $19)
24... Qc7 25. g4 $18 b6 $1 26. cxb6 (26. gxf5 Nxc5 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qg3 $1 $18
(28. Ne4 $18 {Hansen,Cu} gxf5 $16 {Ernst})) 26... Qe7 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Bc6
Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rd8 30. Qb3 (30. Qxd8+ $5 Qxd8 31. Bxe4 Be5 32. a5 $16) 30...
Bxc6 31. Rxc6 Be5 32. Qc2 $2 $138 (32. b7 $18) (32. a5 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) 32...
Kg7 33. Qe4 (33. a5 {Hansen,Cu} Qh4 (33... Qa3 34. Rc5 $18) 34. Kg2 h5 35. Qe4
$18) 33... Rd5 34. Rc1 Qa3 $138 35. b7 Bb8 36. Bd4+ f6 37. Be3 Kf7 $2 (37...
Qd6 $1 $16) (37... Qe7 {Hansen,Cu} 38. Rb1 $18) 38. Rc6 $1 Re5 (38... Qe7 {
Hansen,Cu} 39. Kg2 $16) 39. Qd4 Rd5 40. Qe4 Re5 41. Qc4 Rxe3 (41... Qe7 42. Qb3
$18 (42. Rb6 $18 {Hansen,Cu}) (42. Bf4 $4 Re1+ 43. Kg2 Bxf4 44. Qxf4 Qxb7 $10))
42. Rc7+ (42. fxe3 {Ernst} Qxe3+ 43. Kf1 Ba7 (43... Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Bg3+ 45. Kd2
$18) 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Qc7+ Kh6 47. Qc1 $18) 42... Kg8 (42... Kf8
43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Qc7+ $18) 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Rxb8 Rg3+ (44... Rb3 {Ernst} 45.
Qxe6 $18) (44... Rxh3 {Ernst} 45. Rg8+ Kxg8 46. b8=Q+ Kg7 47. Qb7+ Kh6 48. Qf4+
$18) 45. fxg3 Qxg3+ 46. Kf1 Qxb8 (46... Qxh3+ 47. Ke2 Qh2+ 48. Kd3 Qxb8 49. Qc8
Qg3+ 50. Kc4 Qxg4+ 51. Kc5 Qg1+ 52. Kd6 Qb6+ 53. Ke7 Qb4+ 54. Ke8 Qf8+ 55. Kd7
$18) 47. Qb4 (47. Qc8) 47... f5 (47... e5 48. a5 e4 49. Qxe4 $18) 48. g5 $18
Kf7 49. a5 f4 50. a6 (50. Qb3 $18) 50... f3 51. a7 (51. a7 Qg3 52. Qf8+ Kxf8
53. b8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 O-O-O 15.
O-O b4 16. Na4 Qa6 17. a3 (17. dxe6 $1 Bxg2 (17... Qxe6 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. Re1
$1 Qf5 $1 20. h4 Bh6 21. Qd6 $1 Bxg5 22. Re7 $1 {/\ 23.Nxc5+} Ka8 23. Qc6+ Kb8
24. hxg5 Qh3 25. Qg2 $16) 18. e7 Bxf1 19. Qd5 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/New York
PCA/1994/ CBM 41 [Kasparov]}) 17... Bxd5 (17... b3 18. Nc3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Nd3 20.
dxe6 Qxe6 21. Bxb7+ Kxb7 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Rad1 $16 {Vaisser,A-Westerinen,H/
1981/}) (17... exd5 18. axb4 Qe6 19. Nc3 cxb4 20. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5
22. Nxd5 Ne5 23. Ne7+ Kb7 24. Ra5 Nd3 25. Rfa1 $40 {Baturinski-Kuuksmaa/1971/})
18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. axb4 (19. Nxc5 $5 {Fritz} Bxc5 20. axb4 Bxf2+ (20... Qd6 21.
bxc5 $16) (20... Qb5 21. bxc5 Rxd5 22. Qe2 a6 23. b3 $1 Qxb3 24. Be3 $16) 21.
Rxf2 Qb6 (21... Rxd5 22. Qc1 Qd6 $44) 22. Bxe6+ Qxe6 23. Qe2 $16) 19... Rxd5
20. Qe2 cxb4 21. Nc3 Ra5 (21... Qc6 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. f3 Bc5+ 24. Kg2 Nd3 25.
h4 Kb7 26. Ra5 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Novgorod/1994/1-0/47/ ;CBM 43}) 22.
Rxa5 (22. Qxe5 Rxa1 23. Nb5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qb7 $17) 22... Qxa5 23. Ne4 Nd3 (
23... Bc5 24. Rc1) (23... b3 24. Bd2 Qd5 25. Ra1 $40) 24. b3 (24. Qc2 Qd5 25.
Nd2 Qxg5 (25... Bc5 26. Qxc4 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 Qxc4 28. Nxc4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rxh2+
30. Kg1 Rh7 $14) 26. Qxc4+ Nc5 27. Ne4 Qh5 28. Rc1 $1 $16) 24... Qe5 25. Rd1 $1
(25. Qf3 Qf5) (25. Bf4 Nxf4 (25... Qh5 26. g4 $1 Rg8 27. f3 Nxf4 $140 28. Qxc4+
Kb8 29. Rc1 $40) 26. Qxc4+ Kb8 27. gxf4 Qh5 28. Rc1 $132) (25. Rc1 $6 Nxc1 26.
Qxc4+ Qc7 27. Qxc1 (27. Qa6+ Kd8 $1 28. Bf4 e5 $19) 27... Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1 a5 $1
29. g4 (29. Ng5 Bh6 $1 30. Nxf7 Bxc1 31. Nxh8 a4 32. f4 Bb2 33. f7 Bg7 $19)
29... Kd7 30. Kg2 Bd6 $19 {Lutz,Ch-Piket,J/WDR TV-Cup/1994/ CBM 42 Knaak})
25... Nc5 $2 (25... Bc5 26. Qf3 (26. Rxd3 cxd3 27. Qxd3 Bb6 28. Qc4+ Qc7 29.
Qxb4 Rd8 30. Kg2 $10) 26... Qd5 (26... Qf5 27. Qxf5 exf5 28. Nxc5 Nxc5 29. Rd4
cxb3 30. Rxb4 Rd8 31. Kg2 Rd5 32. Bc1 a5 $13) (26... Qc7 27. bxc4 Ne5 $44) 27.
bxc4 Ne5 28. cxd5 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Nxg5 30. Nxg5 $16) (25... a5 26. Bf4 $1 Qb2 (
26... Qh5 27. g4 Rg8 28. f3 $16) 27. Qf3 $16) (25... Qb2 $5 26. Qe3 (26. Qxb2
$8 Nxb2 27. Rc1 (27. Ra1 $6 cxb3 $1 28. Rxa7 (28. Nd2 Bc5 $15) 28... Nd3 29.
Nd2 (29. Rxf7 $2 b2 30. Nd2 Ne1 $1 $19) 29... b2 30. Nb1 Nxf2 $1 $17) 27... c3
28. Nxc3 Nd3 $1 29. Rc2 Ne1 30. Rc1 Nd3 $1 $10) 26... Qxb3 27. Ra1 Qb2 $1 28.
Qxa7 Bc5 $1 29. Qa6+ (29. Qa8+ Kc7 30. Ra7+ Bxa7 31. Qxa7+ $10) 29... Kc7 30.
Be3 Bxe3 31. Qd6+ Kb7 32. Qa6+ Kc7 $10) 26. Qxc4 Qxe4 27. Qb5 Kc7 28. Be3 Rh5 (
28... Qc6 $2 29. Bf4+) (28... a6 29. Qa5+ Kc6 30. Rc1 $18) 29. Qe8 $6 (29. Qa5+
Kb7 30. Rd4 Qc6 (30... Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Nxb3 32. Rd7+ Kc6 33. Rc7+ Kd6 34. Qxh5
Kxc7 35. Qxf7+ $18) 31. Qd8 $18) 29... Rd5 30. Ra1 $1 (30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Qxf8
Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ $10) 30... Rd8 31. Qxf7+ (31. Rxa7+ $4 Kc8 $19) 31... Kc6 32.
Qxa7 Qc2 33. h4 Qxb3 (33... Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 35. Kh2 Bd6 36. f7 Qxb3 37.
Bxc5 Bxc5 38. Qxc5+ Kxc5 39. f8=Q+ Kd5 40. h5 $18) 34. Kh2 Bd6 $2 (34... Qd5
35. Rc1 b3 (35... Kb5 $5 36. Ra1 Kc6 $10) 36. Qa4+ $10) 35. Rc1 Qd5 36. Qa4+
Kc7 37. Qxb4 Kc6 38. Qa4+ Kc7 39. Qb5 Rh8 (39... Rb8 40. Rxc5+ Bxc5 41. Qxc5+
Qxc5 42. Bxc5 $18) 40. Rxc5+ Bxc5 41. Qxc5+ Qxc5 (41... Kd7 42. f7 Qd6 43.
Qxd6+ Kxd6 44. Bh6 $1 $18) 42. Bxc5 (42. Bxc5 Rh7 43. g4 $1 Kd7 (43... Rxh4+
44. Kg3 Rh7 45. g5 $18) 44. g5 Ke8 45. g6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 {Mit dem
Textzug möchte Kortchnoj theoretische Hauptvarianten umgehen. Mit 6.d4 könnte
Weiß die Katalanische Eröffnung erreichen. Ribli.} b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 Nbd7 9.
Nc3 (9. d4 $6 dxc4 10. bxc4 c5 11. Nbd2 Qc7 $10 {Hodgson,Ju-Cooper,J BCF-ch
1989 CBM/15}) 9... Ne4 (9... c5) 10. Qc2 (10. Ne2 $5 {Ich empfehle diesen Zug.
Jetzt hat der e4-Springer Problemen, denn Weiß kann ihn mit d2-d3 befragen.}
dxc4 (10... Bf6 11. Qc2 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Qf6 13. d4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nd6 15. Nd2 Bxg2
16. Kxg2 c5 17. a4 e5 18. d5 Qg6 19. f3 h5 20. Kh1 h4 21. g4 h3 22. Qc3 f5 23.
Rg1 Qh6 24. f4 Nf6 25. Raf1 Nfe4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Qc2 Qh4 28. Ng3 {1-0
Sorokin,M-Garcia Palermo,C/Villa Gesell 1997/CBM 58 (41)}) (10... c5 11. d3 Bf6
12. Qc2 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Nd6 (13... Nef6 $10 {Gsheidlen-Boesken BL 8788}) 14. Rfd1
Qe7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nf4 Bb7 17. d4 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h4 h6 20. dxc5 Nxc5
21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qe8 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Janjgava,L/Borzhomi 1988/EXT 97
(28)}) 11. bxc4 c5 12. a4 Bf6 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. d3 Ng5 15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 17. a5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nc3 h5 {1/2-1/2 Sherbakov,R-Korneev,O/Moscow
1994/CBM 45 ext (27)}) 10... Nxc3 $5 (10... c5 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxd5 13.
e4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Rfe1 Rc7 16. Qb2 Bf6 17. d4 Qa8 18. Nh4 cxd4 19. Bxd4
Rfc8 20. Qe2 Rc2 21. Rd2 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Mohr,G-Dutreeuw,M/Werfen
1992/EXT 97 (37)}) 11. Bxc3 c5 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 $14 {Weiß hat eine starke
Zentrumsstellung.} Nc5 13. d4 Be4 14. Qd1 Nd7 15. Qa4 c6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rac1
Qb7 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Nf6 21. Nf4 b5 22. Ba5 Rdc8 23. cxb5
cxb5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. d5 e5 26. Nd3 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. Nxe5 Nf6 {1/2-1/2
Geller,E-Keres,P/URS 1968/MCD (69)}) 12. Rfd1 $11 {Die beiden weißen Läufer
stehen gut in den langen Diagonalen, aber die schwarze Stellung ist flexibel
und weist keinerlei Schwächen auf.} (12. cxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 $6 13. d4 $14 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd5] In dieser Stellung steht der Läufer b7 passiv und Weiß hat den
natürlichen Plan Qc2-b2 / Ra1-c1 / Rf1-d1.}) 13. Qb2 Bf6 14. d4 cxd4 15. Bxd4
$11) 12... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]} 13. Qb2 Bf6 14. Rac1 $6 {Dieser schablonenhafte
Zug gefällt mir nicht. Weiß hat viele Möglichkeiten, das Gleichgewicht zu
halten, aber es ist schwierig, etwas mehr zu finden.} (14. cxd5 Bxd5 (14...
Bxc3 15. dxc3 Bxd5 16. c4 Bc6 17. Ne5 Qf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6b2]} 18. Nd3 $11) (14...
exd5 15. d4 $14) 15. d4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe7 $11) 14... Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8a8,Ga8h1]
} 15. Ne5 (15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. cxd5 (16. Ne5) 16... Bxd5 17. d4 Qa8 18. Qe2 Rfc8
19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 $15 {[%cal Ga8g2] und Schwarz kontrolliert mehr
Raum.}) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 dxc4 $1 {Nach diesem Zug kann
Schwarz erheblichen positionellen Druck über die d-Linie ausüben.} (17... Rd7
$6 18. d4 $14 {[%csl Gd1,Ge5,Gg2]}) 18. Bxb7 (18. bxc4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd7 $15)
18... Rxb7 19. bxc4 Qd3 $15 {[%csl Gd3][%cal Gf8d8,Gb7d7,Gd8d1]} 20. Qa1 {
Weiß sichert seine Stellung und möchte die schwarze Dame von d3 verjagen.} (20.
Rc3 Qe2 21. Rcc1 Rd7 $15 {[%csl Rd2,Gd7,Ge2]}) (20. Qc3) 20... Rd8 21. Rc3 Qe4
22. d3 Rbd7 $1 {[%cal Rd8d1]} 23. Rd2 $1 (23. dxe4 $6 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 25.
Kg2 Kf8 $15 {[%csl Gd1] Schwarz verfügt über einen kleinen aber dauerhaften
Vorteil: Er kontrolliert die einzige offene Linie und hat die bessere
Bauernstruktur.}) (23. Qb1 $15) 23... Qe5 (23... Rxd3 $2 24. Rcxd3 Rxd3 25. Qb1
$18 {[%csl Rd3,Re4][%cal Rb1e4]} Rd4 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Rd8#) 24. Qc1 h5 {
[%mdl 128]} 25. Rb3 (25. h4 $5 {Ich empfehle diesen Zug, obwohl Schwarz im
folgenden mit eventuellem ...g7-g5 angreifen kann.}) 25... h4 {[%csl Rg1,Gh4]}
26. a4 $5 {Weiß möchte a4-a5 spielen und Schwarz steht dann vor der Wahl: 1.
mit ...bxa5 seine Bauernstruktur zu schwächen oder  2. sich mit axb6 den
Bauern b6 schwächen zu lassen.} Qf5 {[%cal Rf5d3,Rd8d3]} 27. Qd1 e5 {[%cal
Ge5e4]} 28. e4 {Weiß verhindert die eventuelle Drohung ...e5-e4.} (28. a5 bxa5
$5) 28... Qg5 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Gg5d2]} 29. Re2 Rd4 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rd4c4,
Rd8d1] Der Turm d4 steht sehr aktiv. Es droht 29...Rxc4 mit Bauerngewinn.} 30.
Qc2 R8d6 $40 {[%cal Gd6h6] Schwarz aktiviert seinen Turm. Er möchte mit ...Qh5
/ ...Rh6 angreifen.} 31. Re3 hxg3 32. Rxg3 {[%csl Gg3] Schwarz verfügt über
die bessere Bauernstruktur, aber die direkten Drohungen hat Weiß abgewehrt.}
Qh5 {[%csl Gd4,Gd6,Rg1,Gh5]} 33. a5 Rh6 {[%cal Rh6h2]} 34. f3 (34. h3 Rdd6 $17
{[%cal Rd6g6]} (34... f5 35. exf5 Qxf5 $17 {[%csl Rh3]})) 34... Rdd6 {[%cal
Rd6g6,Rg6g1,Rh6g6]} 35. Qg2 Rhg6 {Schwarz entfaltet aktives Figurenspiel und
Weiß muß schon genau fortsetzen, um den sofortigen Partieverlust zu vermeiden.}
36. axb6 axb6 37. Ra3 {[%cal Ga3a8] Weiß aktiviert den Turm, aber nach Ra8+
kommt immer ...Kh7.} Qh6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal Rh6c1]} 38. Qf1 (38. Qc2 Rdf6 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Rf6f3]} 39. Kg2 Qh5 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Rh5f3]} 40. Qe2 Rxg3+ 41.
hxg3 Rh6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rh6h1]}) 38... Qe3+ {[%csl Ge3]} 39. Kg2 (39. Qf2 $2
Qc1+ $19 {[%cal Rc1g1,Rc1a3]}) 39... Rh6 {[%cal Re3d2,Rd2h2]} 40. Kh1 Qf4 {
[%cal Rf4g3,Gh6h1]} 41. Ra8+ (41. Qg1) (41. Kg1 Rdg6 $17 (41... Rxh2 $5 42.
Kxh2 Rh6+ 43. Kg2 Qd2+ 44. Qf2 (44. Kg1 Qh2#) 44... Rh2+ 45. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 46. Kh3
g6 $17)) 41... Kh7 42. Rh3 g5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg5g4,Gf4f1] Schwarz hat
überlegenes Spiel. Es droht ...g5-g4 mit sofortigem Gewinn.} 43. Rxh6+ Rxh6 44.
Qg2 Qc1+ (44... Qe3 $17) 45. Qg1 Qd2 {[%csl Gd2,Rd3,Rg1,Rh1,Gh6]} 46. Ra7 Kg6
47. Ra1 Rh4 {Die sofortige Annahme des Bauern d3 wäre noch nicht gut, denn
Weiß käme zu Gegenspiel.} (47... Qxd3 $2 48. Qg4 $132 {[%csl Gg4,Rg6]}) 48. Qg2
(48. Rd1 $2 Rxh2+ 49. Qxh2 Qxd1+ $19) 48... Qxd3 {[%csl Gd3]} 49. Rg1 {[%cal
Rg1g5]} f6 {Schwarz besitzt einen Mehrbauern und die aktivere Stellung.} 50.
Qf1 Qc3 {Schwarz tauscht nicht seine aktive Dame, obwohl auch das Turmendspiel
sehr chancenreich wäre.} (50... Qxf1 $5 51. Rxf1 Rf4 {[%csl Gf4]} 52. Rb1 Rxf3
53. Rxb6 Rc3 $19 {[%csl Rc4]}) 51. Qe2 Rh8 52. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Ra8 {[%cal
Ga8a1]} 53. Kg2 Ra4 {[%csl Rc4]} 54. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6b6] Weiß entfaltet etwas
Gegenspiel mit seinem aktiven Turm, den Schwarz allerdings zum Abtausch
zwingen kann.} Rxc4 55. Rxb6 Rb4 {Weiß muß die Türme tauschen, sonst kommt 56..
.Rb2.} (55... Rd4 56. Rb2 c4 $19) 56. Rxb4 cxb4 {[%mdl 4096]} 57. Qb5 {[%cal
Rb5e8,Re8g6] Schwarz muß vorsichtig sein, denn es droht Dauerschach. Hecht:
'Das schwarze Problem besteht darin, den eigenen König vor dem Dauerbeschuß zu
schützen und gleichzeitig den b-Bauern decken und voranbringen zu müssen.'}
Qd2+ (57... Qb3 {Hecht} 58. Qe8+ Qf7 59. Qb8 b3 60. Kg3 {und es geht nicht
recht weiter; z.B:} f5 61. Qb6+ Qf6 62. exf5+ $11) 58. Kg3 Qd6 {[%csl Gd6]} 59.
Qe8+ Kg7 60. h4 $6 {Mit diesem Zug reduziert Weiß zwar das Material, hilft
aber letztlich dem Schwarzen. Meines Erachtens wäre es besser gewesen,
abzuwarten.} (60. Qb5 $5) 60... gxh4+ 61. Kxh4 b3 {[%csl Gb3] Jetzt ist dieser
Zug möglich.} 62. Qb5 Qd1 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gd1h1]} 63. Qb7+ Kg6 64. Qb8 Kh7 {
Schwarz muß sich nicht beeilen.} (64... Qh1+ {Dieser Zug kommt zwei Zügen
später nach einer Zugwiederholung.} 65. Kg3 (65. Kg4 Qg2+ 66. Kh4 Qh2+ 67. Kg4
Qf4+ 68. Kh3 Qxf3+ $19) 65... Qe1+ 66. Kg2 (66. Kg4 Qg1+ 67. Kh3 Qf2 (67... Kg5
$4 68. Qg8+ $18 {[%cal Rg8g1]}) 68. Qxb3 (68. Qg8+ Kh6 69. Qh8+ Kg5 70. Qg7+
Kf4 71. Qxf6+ Ke3 {[%csl Gb3,Ge3,Gf2]} 72. Qb6+ Kxf3 73. Qxb3+ Qe3 $19) 68...
Kg5 $19 {[%cal Rg5f4]}) 66... Kg5 $1 67. Qxb3 Kf4 $19 {[%csl Ge1,Rf3,Gf4][%cal
Re1g3] Es droht das tödliche Schach auf g3 und Schwarz gewinnt beide weißen
Bauern.}) 65. Qb7+ Kg6 66. Qb8 Qh1+ 67. Kg4 $6 {'?' Hecht. So verliert Weiß
seinen f3-Bauern mit "Schach". Hecht: 'Nur durch diesen Fehler gewinnt Schwarz.
Richtig war:'} (67. Kg3 Qe1+ 68. Kg4 Qg1+ 69. Kh3 {'=' Hecht.} (69. Kh4 Qh2+
70. Kg4 Qf4+ {Das führt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 69... Qf2 70. Qxb3 Kg5 $19 {
[%csl Rh3][%cal Rg5f4]}) 67... Qg2+ 68. Kh4 Qh2+ 69. Kg4 Qf4+ {[%csl Gf4][%cal
Rf4g4,Rf4f3]} 70. Kh3 Qxf3+ $19 {Mit zwei Bauern mehr steht Schwarz auf Gewinn,
zumal auch der weiße Bauer e4 hängt.} 71. Kh2 Qe2+ (71... Qxe4 72. Qxb3 (72.
Qg8+ Kh5 73. Qh8+ Kg4 74. Qh3+ (74. Qxf6 Qf4+ $19) 74... Kf4 $19) 72... Kg5 $19
{Die Stellung ist theoretisch leicht für Schwarz gewonnen, aber Weiß kann noch
ein paar Schachs geben.}) 72. Kg3 Qe3+ 73. Kh2 Kg5 $1 {[%csl Gg5] '-+' Hecht.
Das ist noch besser als die sofortige Annahme des Bauern e4.} 74. Qg8+ Kf4 75.
Qg6 {[%cal Rg6f6]} Qf2+ 76. Kh3 Qf3+ 77. Kh2 Ke3 {[%csl Gb3,Ge3,Gf3] Das
Eindringen mit dem König ist hier der einfachste Gewinnweg.} 78. Qf7 Qe2+ $5 (
78... b2 79. Qb3+ Kxe4 80. Qxb2 $19) 79. Kg3 b2 80. Qb3+ Kxe4 {Mit drei Bauern
mehr gewinnt Schwarz leicht. Leider hat Weiß keinerlei Pattmotive.} 81. Qb7+
Kd4 82. Qb6+ Kc3 83. Qa5+ (83. Qc5+ Qc4 84. Qa5+ (84. Qe3+ Qd3 $19) (84. Qa3+
Qb3 85. Qa5+ Kc2+ $19) 84... Kc2 $19) 83... Kc2 84. Qc5+ Kd1 {Der schwarze
König komt auf f1 zur Ruhe.} 85. Qd5+ Ke1 86. Qb3 {Natürlich hat Weiß kein
Dauerschach.} (86. Qa5+ Kf1 {[%csl Gf1][%cal Rb2b1]} 87. Qa2 Qd3+ 88. Kh2 Qc2+
$1 $19 {[%cal Rb2b1]} (88... b1=Q $2 89. Qf2+ Kxf2 $11 {[%csl Gh2]})) (86. Qh1+
Kd2 87. Qd5+ Qd3+ $19 {[%cal Rd3d5,Rd3g3]}) 86... Qf2+ 87. Kh3 (87. Kg4 Qf4+
88. Kh3 (88. Kh5 Qg5#) 88... Qf5+ $19) 87... Qf5+ {Und Weiß gab endlich auf.} (
87... Qf5+ 88. Kh4 Qe4+ 89. Kg3 b1=Q 90. Qc3+ Ke2 $19) 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 {Kortschnoj constantly used this move order more than... half
a century ago. Current theory considers that this is too straightforward a way
to Catalan structures. However, I tend to trust the opening choice of the
World's most experienced top-class player and believe that White has
reasonable chances for a normal, sligthly better, position.} c6 {This is
precisely the move that is supposed to "refute" White's move order.} 3. Nf3 $5
{A well-timed move.} ({In case of} 3. Bg2 d5 {the threat against the c4-pawn
is real. In what can now be considered a historical game, the young Kortschnoj
continued against the World Champion with} 4. Qc2 ({In case of} 4. b3 {Black
has no real reasons to refrain from} dxc4 5. bxc4 Qd4 {winning a pawn}) 4... e5
5. d3 h6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 c5 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Be3 Nd4 {
Kortschnoj,V-Botvinnik,M/Moscow 1952/URS-ch (42) and Black was definitely not
worse.}) 3... d5 4. b3 Bg4 5. Ne5 $5 {This is Kortschnoj's modernized
treatment of the ancient opening.} ({In case of} 5. Bg2 Nbd7 (5... Bxf3 $6 6.
Bxf3 dxc4 $6 7. bxc4 Qd4 $6 {doesn't work now because of the weakness of the
b7-pawn which becomes obvious after} 8. Qb3 $1 Qxa1 9. Qxb7 $16) 6. Bb2 e6 {
Black is supposed to be doing fine}) 5... Bf5 ({To a certain extent, this
looks like a loss of time, although White will almost surely have to invest a
further tempo in his central but sligthly instable knight. Personally, I would
prefer the other retreat of the bishop, namely} 5... Bh5 {However, this is an
entirely different chapter and I only include a game of certain historical
interest:} 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. Nxd7 (7. d4 $5 {might be more consistent}) 7... Qxd7
8. Bg2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. d3 Qe7 {By posing the positional threat of Ba3, Black
inhibits the development of the white remaining knight.} 11. Qc2 O-O 12. e4 (
12. a3 $5 a5 $140 13. Nd2) 12... dxe4 13. dxe4 Bc5 14. Nd2 Rad8 15. e5 Ng4 16.
Ne4 Bg6 17. Qe2 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Bc3 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bf3 Qf5 22. Kg2
Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Rfe1 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Reti,R-Torre Repetto,C/Moscow 1925/HCL
(44) Black's stability on dark squares compensates for the minor pawn weakness.
}) 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. d4 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Bb2 {Play is focused on the elimination/
consolidation of the e5-knight.} Qc7 {The continuation of the same policy.} ({
However, the more neutral} 9... O-O {has been more popular in practice so far.}
10. Nd2 Qe7 {[%cal Yd6a3] This move aims for more natural development and
creates the unpleasant positional threat Ba3.} (10... Qc7 11. Nxd7 (11. Nd3 $5)
11... Qxd7 12. f3 $5 {Since Black has lost some tempi (Bc8-g4-f5, Qd8-c7xd7)
such an ambitious central action seem to be justified.} Bg6 13. e4 dxe4 14.
fxe4 e5 15. Nf3 $1 (15. d5 $6 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 Ng4 17. Qe2 Ne3 $19) 15... Nxe4 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rad8 18. Qxd7 Rxd7 19. Rfe1 Ng5 (19... Nc5 $6 20. Ba3 Nd3
21. Re3 Re8 22. Rd1) 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Rd6 Bh5 22. Re3 Ne6 23. Ba3 $6 {White
choses the wrong move order.} (23. Red3 $1 Rxd6 24. exd6 {/\ Ba3, c5} Rd7 {><b7
} 25. Ba3 c5 $6 26. Rd5 $16) 23... c5 24. Red3 Rxd6 25. exd6 b6 {Now, Black is
in time to rearrange his queen side pawns without the necessity of losing a
tempo with ...Rd7.} 26. Bb2 (26. b4 Be2 $1) 26... f6 27. h4 Kf7 28. Kf2 Bg6 29.
Rd2 Bf5 30. a3 a5 {1/2-1/2 Romanovsky,P-Botvinnik,M/Leningrad 1930/EXT 99/
[ChessBase] (41) Black has managed to consolidate and has little to fear.}) 11.
Qc1 (11. a3 Rfd8 12. Qc1 (12. Ndf3 Be4 13. b4 dxc4 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z 
(2610)-Kramnik,V (2590)/Dortmund 1992/CBM 029 was a uneventful draw.}) 12... a5
13. Ndf3 h6 (13... Be4 14. Bh3 Bf5 $140 15. g4) 14. Qe3 c5 $2 (14... Be4 15.
Bh3 c5 $5) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nh4 $1 $16 {1-0 Granda Zuniga,J (2420)-Kirov,N 
(2485)/Cienfuegos 1986/MCL (37)}) ({In case of} 11. Nxd7 {Black is not forced
to transpose to the previous line by capturing with the queen but can continue
with} Nxd7 {maintaining the positional threat of exchanging the dark squared
bishops.} 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Ba3 $11) 11... Rac8 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7
14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Be7 18. Qc2 Bf6 19. Bc3 (19.
a4 $5) 19... Qe7 (19... b5 $5) 20. a4 Rd7 21. Rae1 Rcd8 22. Qb2 {It is hard to
say whether in such a position the white centre is a strength or a weakness.
With more minor pieces left on board Black would have had problems
coordinating his forces, but the way it is he can organize effective pressure
against the d4-pawn. It is White who should look for ways of maintaining the
balance even by tactical means.} g6 (22... Qe8 $6 23. Rf4 $1 {[%csl Yf6,Yg7]})
23. h4 Qe8 24. h5 (24. Rf4 Bg7 25. g4 Rd6 26. g5 Qd7 27. Ree4 c5 $1 28. dxc5
Rd1+ 29. Kg2 Qd3 $40) 24... Rd6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Kg2 Qd7 27. Rh1 Bxd4 28. Rxd4
$2 (28. Qd2 $1 Bxc3 (28... f6 29. Reh4 $18) 29. Qxc3 Rd4 30. Reh4 Kf8 31. Qe3
Rxh4 32. Rxh4 $44) 28... Rxd4 29. Qd2 f6 $1 $17 {0-1 Masic,L-Hort,V/Sombor
1968/EXT 99 (41)}) 10. Nd3 $146 {Kortschnoj avoids the exchange of pieces on
general grounds, since he has some more space. However, in doing so he will
allow his opponent a very energetical action.} (10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 (11. Nd2
O-O 12. f3 {would have transposed to the game Romanovsky-Botwinnik.}) 11... O-O
12. e3 Rfe8 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qg5 {
Black is figthing for space on the king side.} (17... Bxe4 18. Qxe4 {would
have led to a more active form for White of the structure from Masic-Hort}) 18.
Rd3 h5 19. Re1 Bb4 20. Red1 Be7 21. Kg2 Bf6 22. f3 {Consolidating the
e4-square.} Rd7 23. Bc3 Red8 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Qe4 g6 26. Qxf5 gxf5 27. d5 $5 {
As mentioned, WHite needs tactical tricks in order to get rid of the
unpleasant pressure against his central pawn.} Bxc3 28. dxc6 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Ba5
30. cxb7 Rb8 31. Rd7 {[%cal Yc4c7]} Bb4 $8 32. Rc7 Kg7 33. c5 Bxc5 34. Rxc5
Rxb7 35. Ra5 $14 {/= 1/2-1/2 Najer,E (2495)-Chuprov,A (2410)/St Petersburg
1994/CBM 041 (50)}) 10... h5 $1 {Black takes full advantage of the fact that
he has postponed castles.} (10... O-O 11. c5 Be7 12. Nd2 Bxd3 13. exd3 {
would have allowed White build up his queen side attack undisturbed since the
generally desirable} e5 $2 {fails to} 14. Re1 $16) 11. c5 Be7 12. b4 h4 13. Nd2
Ng4 14. h3 $6 {White plays with fire.} (14. Nf3 $5) 14... hxg3 $2 {After this
move White will have no problems repelling the attack.} (14... Ngf6 $1 {
would have been better, practically forcing} 15. g4 {However, Black disposes
over a sacrificial continuation of the attack:} Bxg4 $1 ({Now, the positional
approach} 15... Bxd3 16. exd3 Qf4 {would fail to} 17. Qe2 (17. Nb3) (17. Nf3
Nxg4 $5 18. Bc1 Qf5 19. hxg4 Qxg4 20. Ng5 Qxd4 $13) 17... Nh7 18. Nf3 $14 {
when White is in complete control of the position.}) 16. hxg4 Nxg4 17. f4 (17.
Nf3 $2 h3 18. Bh1 Ne3 $1 {/\h2} 19. fxe3 Qg3+ 20. Bg2 Qxg2#) (17. Ne5 Ndxe5 18.
dxe5 h3 $36 {[%cal Yh8h6,Yh6g6] /\Rh6-g6}) 17... Ne3 18. Qe1 (18. Qb3 h3 19.
Bf3 g5 $40) 18... h3 19. Bf3 Bh4 20. Qc1 g5 $40) 15. hxg4 gxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Qh2+
17. Kf1 Bxg4 18. Nf3 Bxf3 $6 (18... Qg3 $5) 19. Bxf3 Qh3+ (19... Qg3 20. e3 {
[%cal Rf1e2]}) 20. Bg2 Qg3 21. Rf3 Qh2 22. Nf2 Rh5 23. Bc1 $16 {Black cannot
justify his sacrifice. White went on to win without any major problems.} Bg5
24. Rh3 Rxh3 25. Nxh3 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 e5 27. Qg5 exd4 28. Qxg7 Qe5 29. Qxe5+ Nxe5
30. Rd1 a5 31. b5 Nd7 32. Nf4 Nxc5 33. bxc6 bxc6 34. Rc1 Ne6 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36.
Rxc6 Kd7 37. Rb6 Rc8 38. Bh3 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Rc2 40. Rxe6 Kc7 41. Bf5 Rxa2 42. Bd3
Ra1 43. Kf3 Rf1+ 44. Kg4 a4 45. Ra6 a3 46. Rxa3 Kd6 47. Ra8 Ke6 48. Bf5+ Kd6
49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. Re6+ Kd7 51. Kg5 Rf2 52. Bg4 Rg2 53. Re4+ Kd6 54. Rxd4 Ke5 55.
Rd3 d4 56. Kh4 Rg1 57. Kh3 Ke4 58. Bf3+ Ke5 59. Kh2 Rg7 60. Bg2 Rg8 61. Kg1 Rf8
62. Bf3 Rf6 63. Kf2 Ra6 64. Rb3 Ra1 65. Rb5+ Kf4 66. Rb8 Rd1 67. Re8 Kg5 68.
Be4 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nge7 9. Na3 Nf5 10. Nc2 h5 (10... a5 11. g4 (11. Kh1 h5 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. Qd2 Be7
14. Bd3 $1 $146 Bxg5 (14... Ncxd4 15. Nfxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 (16... Nxc2 17.
Bd6 $1 Nxa1 18. Qg5 $18) 17. Qe3 Rxc2 18. Bxc2 Qxb2 19. Rab1 Qxc2 20. Qxd4 $16)
15. Qxg5 Nce7 (15... Ncxd4 $2 16. Ncxd4 Nxd4 17. Qe3 $18) (15... Qxb2 $2 16.
Rfb1 Qc3 17. Rb3 $18) (15... Qd8 16. Qf4 $14) 16. Bxf5 exf5 $1 (16... Nxf5 17.
Ne3 $14) 17. Ne3 Qh6 18. g3 $1 $14 {Diaz,J-Corrales,F/Cuba 2004/Inf 89/
[Corrales,F]}) 11... Nfe7 12. Nh4 Ng6 13. Ng2 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Kh1 Bg7 16.
f4 f5 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Be3 Rc8 19. b3 O-O 20. Bf3 Nce7 21. Qd2 Rf6 22. Nge1
Rfc6 23. Bd1 Rc3 24. Nf3 Bb5 25. Rf2 Bd3 {0-1 Howell,D-Rahman,Z/BCF-ch
Edinburgh 2003/ (43)}) (10... f6 11. Bd3 Nfe7 12. b4 Ng6 13. a3 Be7 14. b5 Na5
15. Rb1 Rc8 16. Re1 O-O 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Ne3 f5 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21.
Rxb4 b6 {1-0 Gonzalez,Y-Esquivel,L/Santa Clara Garcia mem-B 2004/ (50)}) 11. b3
(11. b4 Rc8 12. Rb1 a6 13. Be3 Na7 14. Qd2 Bb5 15. Bxb5+ Nxb5 16. Rb3 Qc6 17.
Na1 Be7 18. Ne1 Qc4 19. Nec2 Nc3 20. Re1 Ne4 21. Qc1 Nc3 22. Qd2 Ne4 23. Qc1
Nc3 24. Qd2 Ne4 25. Qc1 Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,M-Rohan,M/CZE t-ch 1999/
ChessBase}) 11... a5 (11... Be7 12. Bb2 g5 13. Nfe1 g4 14. Rb1 a5 15. a3 Kf8
16. Bc3 Kg7 17. Qd2 Rh6 18. Bd3 Nh4 19. Qe3 f5 20. exf6+ Bxf6 21. Bd2 Rhh8 22.
Qg3 Ne7 23. Kh1 Nef5 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. Qf4 Bb5 26. Rg1 {Zhuravliov,V-Mortensen,
E/Debrecen EU-tch 1992/ChessBase/0-1 (67)}) (11... Rc8 12. Bb2 Nb4 13. Nxb4
Bxb4 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Qd3 a6 16. a4 Be7 17. Ba1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8
20. Ne1 g6 21. Qc3 Bd7 22. Nd3 Bc6 23. a5 Qc7 24. Bb2 Bd8 25. b4 Bb5 26. Kf1 {
Nguyen Thi Dung Than-Le Thanh Huyen/Hanoi nat op W 2002//1/2-1/2 (66)}) 12. Bb2
Be7 13. Ne3 Nxe3 $146 (13... g6 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Qd2 Nd8 16. Bc3 Bb5 17. Bxb5+
Qxb5 18. Rfb1 Nc6 19. Ne1 Kd7 20. Nc2 Bb4 21. a4 Qb6 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Rd1 Rag8
24. h3 Rg6 25. Rac1 Rhg8 26. Ne1 Qd8 27. Qd3 f4 28. Rc5 {Boukal,P-Vaculik,M/
CZE t-ch2 9900 1999/EXT 2001/1-0 (51)}) 14. fxe3 {[%cal Gf1f7]} a4 {Disturbing
White on the queen side.} 15. Rb1 {Shirov doesn't want to exchange too many
pieces.} axb3 16. axb3 Ra2 {Black's position is not bad, but what to do with
his king - there are no safe place for him on the board.} 17. Kh1 Nb4 (17...
O-O 18. Ne1 h4 19. Nd3 $36 {[%cal Gd3f4]}) 18. Bc3 O-O (18... Bb5 $5 $14) 19.
Ng1 $1 {[%cal Ge2h5]} h4 ({Worth considering} 19... Bb5 {with possible
continuation} 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. Qxh5 Qd3 {with some compensation
for the pawn.}) 20. Nh3 {[%cal Gh3f4]} Nc2 21. Bd2 Na3 {Consistent but
actually helpful for White.} ({For some reasons Kortschnoj avoids light
coloured bishops exchange - again after} 21... Bb5 $5 22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Nf4 {
[%cal Gd1g4]} Bg5 $5 24. Qg4 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 Qd3 $132 {Black could get good
counter play.}) 22. Rc1 Rb2 23. b4 ({After the immediate} 23. Bd3 Qxb3 {
White can't send the queen to the kingside.}) ({To} 23. Bc3 {Black replies}
Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Bb5 {with an equal position}) 23... Bxb4 $2 {Kortschnoj clearly
overerestimates his chances} ({Last time Black could play} 23... Bb5 {trading
the light-squared bishops. Now Shirov starts direct attack on the black's
monarch.}) 24. Bd3 $3 {It's not so simple to defend against White's simple
threat 25.Qh5} ({In the case of} 24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Bd3 {doesn't work due to}
Qd2) 24... g6 ({The bishop is untouchable in view of the mating threats:} 24...
Rxd2 {loses to} 25. Qh5 f5 (25... g6 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Ng5) (
25... Rxd3 26. Ng5 $18) 26. Ng5 Ra8 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Rf4) (24... f5 25. exf6 {
followed by Qh5 and Ng5 doesn't save either.}) ({It was too late to play} 24...
Bb5 {due} 25. Bxb4 Rxb4 (25... Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Qxb4 27. Ng5 g6 28. Rxf7 $1) 26.
Bh7+ $1 (26. Ng5 {wins too but it's far less spectacular}) 26... Kxh7 27. Qh5+
Kg8 28. Ng5 Bd3 29. Qxf7+ $1 Rxf7 30. Rc8+ {mating}) 25. Qg4 Kg7 ({To} 25...
Be8 26. Qxh4 {or} (26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Ng5 {decides})) (25... Rxd2 26. Bxg6 $1
fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Ng5 $18) 26. Bxb4 (26. Ng5 $5 Be8 (26... Bxd2 27. Qxh4
Rh8 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 30. Qxh8+ Ke7 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Bxg6#) 27.
Bxb4 Qxb4 28. Bxg6 $1 {also wins quickly.}) 26... Qxb4 27. Nf4 {White's
threats are too strong, so Black resigns.} 1-0

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.09.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 b5 (9... Bb4+ $142) 10. Be2 Bb4+ (10... a6 11. O-O Be7 (11...
Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. Bb5+ $5 (15. Re1 Be7 $8 16. Qd4 (16.
d6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxa6+ Kd7 19. Bb5+ Bc6 20. Bb2 f6 21. Nd4 Bxb5 22.
Nxb5 Nc4 $11) (16. Bg5 f6 17. d6 Qxd6 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxa6+ Kf7 20. Bxb7 Nxb7
21. Bd2 $11) 16... O-O 17. Bb2 Bf6 18. Qxb4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Qf5 21.
Ne5 Qf6 22. Bh5 Rae8 (22... g6 23. Qb4 Nc6 24. Qb6 Rae8 25. Nd7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1
Qc3 27. Rf1 Rd8 28. Qxb7 gxh5 29. Nb6 $14) 23. Re3 g6 24. Qc3 Nc6 25. Bf3 Nxe5
26. Bxb7 $14) 15... axb5 $8 16. Re1+ Kd7 $4 (16... Be7 $8 17. d6 Nc6 18. axb5
Rxa1 19. bxc6 Bxc6 (19... Rxc1 20. d7+ Kf8 21. Qxc1 $18) 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 21. Ne1
Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qxd6 23. Ra7 Be8 24. Qc4 h5 $11) 17. Ne5+ $18 Kc7 18. Qc2+ (18.
Nxf7 Qf6 (18... Qxd5 19. Bf4+ Kb6 20. Be3+ $1 (20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Nxh8 Bc5 22.
Re5 Bc4 23. axb5 Bd4 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rxh8 $17) 20... Bc5 $8 21. Bxc5+
Qxc5 (21... Kxc5 22. Re5 Rhe8 23. Qd3 Rxe5 24. Qxb5+ Kd4 25. Qxb4+ Nc4 (25...
Kd3 26. Nxe5+ Qxe5 27. Ra3+ $18) 26. Rd1+ Ke4 27. Nd6+ Kf4 (27... Qxd6 28.
Qxc4+ Kf5 29. g4+ Kg5 30. f4+ Kh4 31. Rxd6 Re1+ 32. Kf2 Rh1 33. Qf7 $18) 28.
Rxd5 Rxd5 29. g3+ Kg5 30. Qxb7 $18))) 18... Nc4 (18... Kb8 19. Bf4 Ka7 (19...
Bd6 20. Nxf7 Bxf4 21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. axb5 Bxd5 23. Rad1 $18) 20. axb5 Rc8 21.
Qa4 Bxd5 22. b6+ Kb7 23. Qxa5 Ra8 24. Qb5 $18) 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Qxc4+ Kb8 21.
Re8 $3 Qxe8 22. Bf4+ Ka7 23. Qd4+ Ka6 24. Bc7 {1-0 Vaisman,V-Grabczewski,R/
Wroclaw 1974}) 12. Bb2 (12. a4 bxa4 13. Bf4 Nb4 14. Qxa4+ Bd7 15. Qb3 Bc6 16.
d5 $1 (16. Qb1 O-O 17. Rc1 $14) 16... exd5 17. Ne5 (17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Ne5 Bb7
19. Bf3 Bd6 20. exd5 Qf6 21. Bg3 Rfd8 22. Nc4 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Bxd5 24. Qxb4 Bxf3
25. gxf3 $18) 17... Bb7 (17... Bb5 18. Bxb5+ axb5 19. Bd2 f6 (19... Bd6 20. Nf3
$1 $18) (19... Rxa1 20. Rxa1 $18) 20. Bxb4 fxe5 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Qxb5 $18) 18.
Qa4+ Kf8 19. Bh5 (19. Rfc1 $1 dxe4 20. Rc7 Qxc7 (20... Nd5 21. Rd7 Qe8 22. Qxe4
Nc3 23. Qxb7 Nxe2+ 24. Kf1 Nxf4 25. Rxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxa8+ Qe8 27. Rxa6 f6 28.
Qxe8+ Kxe8 29. Ra8+ Ke7 30. Nc6+ $18) (20... Bc8 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. Qxc6 Be6 23.
Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Bxa6 Qd1+ 25. Bf1 $16) 21. Nd7+ Qxd7 22. Qxd7 $16) 19... g6 20.
Bh6+ $6 (20. Rfb1 a5 21. Bg4 $44) 20... Kg8 21. Rad1 $2 (21. Bf3 $15) 21... a5
$2 {1-0 Romm,M-Peretz,M/Netanya-A 1973/MCD-r7 (45)} (21... Qd6 $1 $19)) 12...
Bf6 (12... O-O 13. d5 (13. a4 b4 14. Qd2 (14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Qd4 Bf6
17. Qxb4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qxd5 19. Rad1 Qb3 20. Qe5 Nc6 21. Qe4 Qe6 22. Bd3 f5 23.
Qc4 Kh8 (23... Qxc4 24. Bxc4+ Kh8 25. Rd6 (25. Bd5 Bd7 26. Ne5 $1 (26. Ng5 h6
27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. Bxe6 $14) 26... Nxe5 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. Rd5 Re8 29. f4 $16)
25... Na5 26. Bd3 $14) 24. Rfe1 $14) 14... Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Na5 17.
Rad1 Bd6 18. Qd4 f6 19. Bd3 g6 20. Rfe1 (20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qh4 $14) 20... Nb3 (
20... Qd7 $14) 21. Qh4 $14 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Costa,J/Lugano op 1989/TD 89\01/1/
2-1/2 (67)} (21. Qg4 Qc7 22. Re6 $1 $16)) 13... Na5 14. Qd2 exd5 15. exd5 Re8
16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. Bc3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 (18. Bxa5 Bg5 19. Qb4 (19. Qc3 Bf6 $1 $11)
19... Be7 $1 $11) 18... Nc4 19. Qd3 (19. Qf4 $14) 19... Bd6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.
Re1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Mecking,H-Campora,D/Sao Paulo zt 1993/CBM 36 (28)}) 13. Qd2
O-O 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. d5 (15. a4 Na5 (15... b4 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxb2 18.
Qxb2 Ne7 19. Qxb4 Bxd5 20. Rab1 $14) 16. Qe3 b4 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Rd2 Bg5 (18...
Bxe5 19. dxe5 Qh4 20. Rd4 $132) 19. f4 Be7 $132 {1-0 Dlugy-Costa/Brocco op/SW,
39,15 1987 (37)}) 15... Bxb2 16. Qxb2 exd5 17. a4 (17. exd5 Ne7 18. d6 Nd5 $1
$15) 17... Qb6 18. exd5 Ne7 19. Ne5 $2 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Shamkovich,L/
URS-ch40 Baku 1972/URS-ch} (19. d6 Nd5 20. axb5 Rfd8 (20... axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. Qe5 $16) 21. Bc4 Rxd6 22. Qb3 $16) 19... Bxd5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qxb5 Qe6
22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Ng4 $11) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ (11... Qa5 12. Rb1 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2
Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $16) 12. Qxd2 Rb8 13. d5 $1 $16 (13. Rc1 Ne7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc5
Bb7 16. Qe3 a6 17. Rfc1 $14) 13... exd5 14. exd5 Ne7 (14... Na5 15. Qe3+ Qe7
16. Qc3 $18) 15. d6 Nf5 16. Rd1 (16. Bxb5+ $2 Kf8 $1 $11) 16... O-O (16... Bd7
17. g4 Nh6 (17... Nh4 18. Qe3+ Kf8 (18... Be6 19. d7+ Kf8 (19... Qxd7 20. Nxh4
$18) 20. Qc5+ Kg8 21. Qxa7 $18) 19. Qe7+ $18) 18. Qe3+ Kf8 19. h3 $16) 17. d7
$1 Bb7 (17... Ba6 18. O-O $16) 18. O-O Qf6 19. Qf4 a6 (19... Rfd8 20. g4 Nh6
21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Nd4 $1 Kf8 (22... Rxd7 $2 23. Nf5 $1 Rxd1 (23... Nxf5 24.
Rxd7 $18) 24. Nxh6+ Kg7 25. Nf5+ $18) 23. Bxb5 Nxg4 24. Rc1 Ne5 25. Rc7 Ke7 26.
f4 Rg8+ 27. Kf2 Ng4+ 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Rfc1 Nxh2 30. Nf5+ Ke6 31. Bd3 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gd7d8]} Rgd8 32. R1c5 Bd5 33. Nd4+ Kd6 34. Nb5+ Rxb5 35. Bxb5 $18) 20. g4
$1 Bxf3 (20... Nh6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rd4 $16 (22. h3 $16)) 21. Bxf3 Nh4 22.
Qxf6 gxf6 23. Be4 Rfd8 (23... Ng6 24. Rd6 $16) 24. Rd6 a5 25. f4 Ng6 (25... Kf8
26. f5 Ke7 27. Rfd1 b4 28. Kf2 b3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. R6d3 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Rxd7 32.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 33. Kg3 Ng6 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Bc2 Ke6 36. Kf4 $18) 26. h4 $18 Kg7 (
26... Nxh4 27. f5 b4 28. Kf2 b3 29. axb3 Rxb3 30. Rh1 $18) 27. h5 Nf8 28. h6+
$1 (28. Rfd1 b4 29. Bc2 Rb7 30. Ba4 Ne6 31. Rc1 Rc7 32. Rxc7 Nxc7 33. f5 Kf8
34. Rxf6 Nd5 35. Ra6 Nc3 36. Bc6 Nxa2 37. f6 $18) 28... Kxh6 29. g5+ Kg7 30.
gxf6+ Kg8 31. Bc6 $1 Ne6 (31... Rb6 32. Kf2 b4 33. Rg1+ Kh8 34. Rg7 Rxd7 35.
Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Bxd7 Rxf6 37. Rg4 Rd6 38. Be8 $1 Rd2+ 39. Ke3 Rxa2 40. Bxf7 Ra3+
41. Ke4 h6 42. f5 $18) 32. f5 Nc7 33. Rd3 (33. Kf2 Rb6 34. Rc1 h6 35. Rd4 Kh7
36. Bf3 Na6 37. Rc8 Rb8 38. Bb7 $1 $18) 33... Rb6 34. Rc1 Na6 35. Re3 Rf8 36.
Re8 Rb8 37. Bxb5 1-0

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.09.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7.
Qc2 (7. g3 {Tsesarsky} O-O 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Bg2 exd5
12. Nxd5 c6 13. Rd1 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Bc5 $17 {Yarovik,Y-Krivko,Y/RUS-Cup3 1996/CBM
57/[Tsesarsky]/1/2-1/2 (52)}) (7. Qd3 {Tsesarsky} Nc6 8. O-O-O Nb4 9. Qb1 c5
10. e3 O-O 11. a3 cxd4 12. exd4 Bg5+ 13. Nxg5 Qxg5+ 14. Rd2 Nc6 15. h4 Qf4 16.
g3 Qf6 $15 {1-0 Veingold,A-Petrosian,A/Lvov URS sf 1984 (30)}) (7. Qb3 {
Tsesarsky} c6 8. O-O-O dxc4 9. Qxc4 b5 10. Qb3 a5 11. e4 a4 12. Qc2 Nd7 $132 {
0-1 Timman,J-Yusupov,A/Tilburg cqf 1986 (38)}) 7... dxc4 (7... Nc6 {Tsesarsky}
8. Rd1 O-O 9. e4 (9. e3 $5) 9... dxe4 (9... dxc4 10. e5 Nb4 11. Qe4 Be7 12.
Bxc4 Bd7 $1 13. a3 $1 (13. Qxb7 Bc6 $19) (13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c6
16. Bb3 Qa5+ $17) 13... Bc6 14. d5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5
17. Rxd5) 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qe8 18. O-O c6 19. Rd3 Rd8 20.
Rfd1 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 $11 (21. Qxd3 Qc8 22. Qd7 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Rd8 $15)) 10. Qxe4
g6 11. Ne5 (11. h4 Bg7 12. g3 Qd6 $11 (12... f5 13. Qe3 Nb4 14. Rd2 c5 15. dxc5
Qa5 16. a3 Na6 17. Nb5 f4 18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rg1 Rf6 (19... Bc1 20. Rxg6+ Kf7
21. Bd3 $16) 20. Ke2 $16)) 11... Ne7 12. f4 c5 (12... Qd6 $11) 13. dxc5 Qa5 14.
Qe3 Nf5 15. Qf2 b6 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Quinteros,M-Hjartarson,J/New York op 1984/
MCD-op (29)}) (7... c6 {Tsesarsky} 8. e4 dxe4 (8... O-O $5 9. e5 Be7 10. Rd1 b6
11. Be2 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Bd3 Ba6 $15) (11. b3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Na6 $1 $132) 11...
dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe4 Nb4 15. O-O $14) 9. Qxe4 c5 10. O-O-O
Nc6 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nd7 12. Be2 (12. h4 $5) 12... O-O 13. h4 $132) 11. d5
Nd4 12. Nxd4 (12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Ne4 Rb8 15. Qa6 Qe7 $44) 12...
cxd4 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Bd3 g6 $15 {0-1 Pisulinski,J-Gizynski,T/POL-chT
Lubniewice 1994 (25)}) 8. e3 (8. O-O-O {Tsesarsky} a6 9. e4 b5 10. e5 Bg5+ 11.
Kb1 Bb7 12. h4 Be7 13. Rh3 O-O $6 (13... Nc6 $17) 14. Ne4 Nc6 (14... Qd5 15.
Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. hxg5 Qe4 $19) 15. a3 (15. Neg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5
17. hxg5 g6 18. Bxc4 Kg7 19. Rdh1 Rg8 $19) 15... b4 16. Bxc4 bxa3 17. Neg5 $1
Bxg5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Re8 $8 20. Rdh1 Kf8 $8 21. Bxa6 $3 (21. Qb3 $4 Ke7
22. Rd1 $4 (22. Qxb7 $132) 22... a5 $2 {0-1 Bradbury,N-Wells,P/London Lloyds
1985/MCL 05 (39)} (22... Rb8 $19)) 21... Qxd4 22. Bxb7 Reb8 23. Rb3 $1 $18 (23.
Rxa3 $2 Rxa3 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Rxb8 Qb4 26. Ra8 Qe1+ 27. Qc1 Qe4+ 28. Qc2 Qe1+
$11)) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Bxc4 (10. Nd2 {Tsesarsky} Nd7 $11) 10... Qxc5 11.
Ne4 Qa5+ 12. Ke2 $5 (12. Nfd2 Be7 (12... Nd7 {Tsesarsky} 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. O-O
O-O $11) 13. Bb5+ Nd7 $11 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Bxd7 $2 (15. Qa4 $142) 15... Bxd7 16.
Qc7 Bb4 $1 $17) 12... Be7 13. g4 (13. Rhd1 $5) (13. Rhd1 {Tsesarsky} O-O 14.
Rac1 Nd7 $11) 13... Nd7 $6 (13... Bd7 $142 $1 14. Rad1 (14. g5 $5 hxg5 15. Rhg1
Bb5 16. Nexg5 Bxc4+ 17. Qxc4 Nc6 18. Rad1 Rd8 $11) (14. a3 {Tsesarsky} Bc6 15.
b4 Qb6 16. Ne5 (16. Rhd1 a5 $15) 16... Nd7 (16... O-O 17. h4 a5 18. g5 axb4 19.
gxh6 b3 20. Qb2 Bxe4 21. Nd7 $18) 17. Nxc6 (17. Nxf7 $2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Kxf7 $19)
17... Qxc6 $11) 14... Bc6 $11) 14. a3 $1 Nf6 (14... O-O $1 {Tsesarsky} 15. b4 (
15. g5 $2 hxg5 16. Rag1 Qf5 17. Nfxg5 Ne5 $17) (15. h4 b5 16. Ba2 (16. Nd4 Ne5
$1 17. Bxb5 Ba6 $1 $17) 16... b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 $17) 15... Qc7 16. Qb3 (16. h4
b5 17. Bd3 Qxc2+ 18. Bxc2 a5 $15) (16. Rac1 a5 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nexg5 Nf6 $17)
16... a5 17. Rac1 axb4 18. axb4 (18. Bxe6 Qd8 $1 $17) 18... Qb6 19. g5 hxg5 20.
Nexg5 Qxb4 (20... Nf6 21. b5 Ra3 22. Qb1 Bd7 $15) 21. Bxe6 Qxb3 22. Bxb3 b6 23.
Rhd1 (23. Rc7 Bd8 $15) 23... Ba6+ 24. Bc4 Nc5 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. h4 $15) 15.
Ned2 $2 (15. b4 $142 Qb6 16. Ne5 Bd7 (16... Nd7 17. Qc3 Qc7 $2 18. Nxf7 $18)
17. Qd3 Bc6 (17... Ba4 $6 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Qg6+ $40) 18. Nxc6
bxc6 $14) (15. Nxf6+ {Tsesarsky} Bxf6 16. b4 Qb6 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Rhd1 (18. h4
Rc8 19. Nd2 (19. g5 Rxc4 $19) 19... Bb5 $15) 18... Rc8 $15) 15... Bd7 (15...
O-O $5 {Tsesarsky} 16. Nb3 (16. Rhg1 b5 17. Bb3 Bb7 $17) 16... Qc7 $15) (15...
Nxg4 {Tsesarsky} 16. Rag1 (16. Rhg1 Qh5 $15) 16... Qh5 17. h3 Ne5 18. Rxg7 Bd7
19. Qc3 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Bc6 21. Rg3 O-O-O 22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Ncxe5 Bb5+ 24. Ke1 Rh7
$15) 16. Rhg1 (16. h3 {Tsesarsky} Rc8 17. b4 $15) 16... Rc8 (16... Nd5 $2) 17.
Qb3 $6 (17. Qd3 $11) (17. g5 {Tsesarsky} hxg5 18. Rxg5 b5 $1 19. Qd3 Nd5 (19...
bxc4 20. Qxd7+ $8 Nxd7 21. Rxa5 Rc7 $11) 20. Rxd5 $8 exd5 21. Qxd5 Be6 22.
Qxb5+ (22. Bxb5+ Kf8 23. Qb7 Bd6 24. Ng5 Rb8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Qf3+ Ke7 $17)
22... Qxb5 23. Bxb5+ Kf8 $17) 17... Qb6 (17... Ne4 $1 18. Rac1 (18. Nxe4 Rxc4
$17) 18... Nd6 19. Bd3 O-O $15) (17... Qa4 {Tsesarsky} 18. Qxa4 Bxa4 19. Rac1
$11) 18. Qxb6 $11 (18. Qd3 $5 $13) 18... axb6 19. Ne5 Ba4 (19... Bd6 {Tsesarsky
} 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11) 20. Rac1 (20. b3 {Tsesarsky} Bd6 21. Ndf3 (21. Nxf7 Kxf7
22. bxa4 Bxh2 23. Rg2 Bd6 $11) 21... b5 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. bxa4 bxa4 24. Rab1
O-O (24... Bxa3 25. Rxb7 $14) 25. g5 hxg5 (25... Ne4 26. gxh6 Nc3+ 27. Ke1 Rc7
28. Rc1 $16) 26. Rxb7 $132) 20... Bd6 21. Ndf3 (21. Bxe6 $2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 (22.
Bxf7+ Kd8 23. Rxc1 Bxe5 $17) 22... Bxe5 23. Rc8+ Ke7 24. Rxh8 Kxe6 $17) 21...
Ke7 22. h4 (22. h3 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 22... Rhd8 (22... h5 $5 23. g5 Ng4) 23. g5
(23. b3 {Tsesarsky} Bc6 24. a4 $11) 23... Nd7 (23... hxg5 $1 {Tsesarsky} 24.
Nxf7 (24. hxg5 Ne4 25. b3 (25. g6 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 (27. Kf3 f5 $19)
27... Rd5 $1 28. Nxf7 b5 $19) 25... Be8 26. a4 Ba3 27. Rc2 b5 28. axb5 Bxb5 29.
Rg4 Nd6 $15) (24. Rxg5 g6 $15) 24... Kxf7 25. Nxg5+ Ke7 26. Nxe6 Rxc4 $1 27.
Rxc4 Bb5 28. Nxd8 Bxc4+ 29. Kd1 Kxd8 30. Rxg7 Bd5 $19) 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Bd3 (
25. gxh6 {Tsesarsky} gxh6 26. Bd3 $11) 25... Rdc7 26. Rxc7+ Rxc7 27. Nd4 (27.
gxh6 gxh6 28. Rg7 Rc1 29. Rh7 Rh1 30. Bg6 Bb5+ 31. Kd2 Be8 $11) 27... Be5 (
27... hxg5 $1 {Tsesarsky} 28. hxg5 Be5 29. Rg4 (29. Rh1 $11) 29... Bc6 $11) (
27... Bc6 {Tsesarsky} 28. gxh6 gxh6 29. Rg7 $14) 28. Rg4 Bd7 29. Re4 (29. gxh6
{Tsesarsky} gxh6 30. Rg8 $132) 29... f6 $6 (29... Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc5 $11) 30.
gxh6 (30. f4 {Tsesarsky} Bxd4 31. Rxd4 hxg5 32. hxg5 Rc5 $11) 30... gxh6 31. f4
(31. Rg4 $1 $14) 31... Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc5 $11 (32... Be8 {Tsesarsky} 33. Rb4 $14
) 33. Rb4 b5 34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Rd4+ Kc7 36. Be4 Bc6 37. Bxc6 (37. Bd3 $142) (37.
Bg6 $11 {Tsesarsky}) 37... Rc2+ (37... bxc6 {Tsesarsky} 38. Rd2 Rc1 $15) 38.
Kf3 bxc6 39. b4 Rc3 $15 40. f5 $1 (40. Rd2 $6 $17 {Tsesarsky} Rxa3 41. Rg2 f5
$1 (41... Rb3 42. Rg6 Rxb4 43. Rxf6 Rc4 (43... Kd7 44. Rxh6 Rb1 $132) 44. Rxe6
b4 45. Re4 Rxe4 46. Kxe4 c5 47. Kd3 b3 48. e4 c4+ 49. Kc3 Kd6 50. h5 Kc5 51. f5
Kd6 52. f6 Ke6 53. e5 $11) (41... Kd6 42. Rd2+ $1 (42. Rg6 $2 f5 43. Rxh6 Rb3
44. Rh8 Rxb4 45. h5 Rb1 (45... Ke7 46. h6 Kf7 47. Re8 $16) 46. Kg2 Ke7 (46...
Rb2+ 47. Kg3 Ra2 (47... Rb1 48. Kg2 $11 (48. h6 Rh1 49. h7 Kc5 50. Kg2 Rh6 51.
Kf3 b4 $17)) 48. h6 Ra7 49. Kh4 $16) (46... Ra1 47. h6 Ra7 48. Kg3 Kc5 49. Kh4
b4 50. Rb8 Kc4 51. Kh5 c5 52. Kg6 b3 53. h7 Rxh7 54. Kxh7 Kc3 55. Kg6 c4 56.
Kf6 Kb2 $19) 47. h6 Kf7 48. Re8 Kg6 49. Rxe6+ Kh7 50. Rxc6 $16) 42... Ke7 43.
Rc2) 42. h5 $1 (42. Rg6 Kd6 43. Rxh6 Rb3 44. Rh8 Rxb4 45. h5 Rb1 $19) 42... Kd6
43. Rd2+ Ke7 44. Rc2 Rb3 45. Rxc6 Rxb4 46. Rb6 Rb1 47. Ke2 (47. Rb7+ Kd6 48.
Rh7 b4 $19) 47... b4 48. Kd3 Kf6 $17) 40... exf5 (40... e5 $2 {Tsesarsky} 41.
Rg4 $13) 41. Kf4 (41. Rf4 $5) 41... Rxa3 42. Kxf5 $4 (42. h5 $142 $1 c5 $1 (
42... Rc3 43. Kxf5 Rxe3 44. Kg6 $1 f5 45. Kxh6 Re4 46. Rd1 Rxb4 47. Kg5 $11)
43. Rd5 (43. bxc5 $2 Ra4 $19) 43... Rc3 44. Rxf5 $8 {!} cxb4 45. Rxb5 b3 46. e4
$1 Kc6 47. Rb8 Kc5 48. Kf5 Rf3+ 49. Kg6 $11) 42... Rxe3 43. Kxf6 (43. Kg6 Rc3
44. h5 Rc4 45. Rd1 Rxb4 46. Kxh6 Rg4 $17) 43... Rc3 44. Ke5 (44. Kg6 {Tsesarsky
} Rc4 $19) 44... h5 45. Re4 (45. Rf4 Kb6 46. Rd4 (46. Rf5 {Tsesarsky} Rc4 47.
Rxh5 Rxb4 $19) 46... c5 47. Rd6+ Kc7 48. Rd5 cxb4 49. Rxb5 Rc4 $17) 45... c5
46. Kd5 (46. bxc5 {Tsesarsky} Rxc5+ 47. Kf6 (47. Kd4 Rc4+ $19) 47... Kb6 $19)
46... cxb4 47. Rxb4 Kb6 48. Kd4 Rc5 49. Rb1 Rc4+ 50. Kd3 Rxh4 51. Kc3 Rc4+ 52.
Kb3 h4 53. Rg1 Rc6 54. Rg5 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} e5 2. g3 {Nach 2.Nc3 ist in jüngster Zeit die Nebenvariante 2...
Bb4 populär.Ribli.} c6 3. d4 e4 $5 {In der 6.Matchpartie spielte der jüngste
GM der Welt 3...Bb4.Ribli.} (3... exd4) 4. Nc3 (4. d5 $5 $14) 4... d5 {Jetzt
haben wir die Französische Verteidigung im Anzug auf dem Brett - l.e4 e6 2.d4
d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 Variante - natürlich mit dem Mehrtempo g2-g3.Ribli.} (4...
f5 {Ribli,Z} 5. h4 (5. Nh3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bg2 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e3 O-O 10.
Nf4 Na6 11. f3 exf3 12. Qxf3 Qb6 13. Qf2 Qb4 14. O-O Nc7 15. c5 $14 {Beim,
V-Afek,Y/Rishon le Zion 1993/1/2-1/2 (42)}) 5... Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e3 g6 9. Nge2 d6 10. Nf4 Na6 11. g4 Rg8 12. Qb3 Nc7 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Be2 Rb8
15. Qa4 a6 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. c5 d5 18. Qa5 Qd8 19. Bh5+ Ke7 20. Rhg1 {Suba,
M-Timman,J/Thessaloniki olm 1984/1-0 (52)}) 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Ne7 (6... Nc6 {
Gurevich,M} 7. Qxd5 Qxd5 8. Nxd5 Nxd4 9. Nc7+ (9. Bg5 $5 f6 (9... Nc2+ 10. Kd2
Nxa1 11. Nc7+ Kd7 12. Nxa8 {13.Bh3 war die unangenehme Drohung.Ribli.} f5 13.
f3 b5 (13... h6 14. Be3 {[%csl Ra7]}) (13... exf3 14. Nxf3 b5 15. Bh3 g6 16.
Rc1 $18) (13... Bb4+ 14. Kc1 Nf6 15. Bg2 Kd6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. fxe4 $16) 14.
Bh3 Kc6 15. fxe4 Kb7 16. exf5 Kxa8 17. Bg2+ Bb7 (17... Kb8 18. Bf4+ $18) 18.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 19. Nf3 Bb4+ 20. Kd3 {[%csl Ra1]}) 10. O-O-O $36) 9... Kd8 10. Nxa8
Nc2+ 11. Kd1 Nxa1 12. Bf4 $14 (12. Bf4 {Ribli,Z} Be6 13. b3 $14) (12. b3 b6 13.
Bb2 Bb7 14. Bxa1 Bxa8 $11)) (6... Nf6 {Ribli,Z} 7. Bg5 $14) 7. Bf4 a6 8. f3
$146 (8. Bxb8 Rxb8 9. e3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nc6 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Rb1 Bd6 13. Nge2 O-O
14. Nf4 Bb4 15. Qc2 Na5 16. Be2 Rbc8 17. O-O Qd6 18. Rfc1 Rc6 19. Qa4 Rfc8 20.
a3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qd8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bg4 Kf7 25. Rb6 {1-0 Suba,
M-Ubilava,E/Roses 1992/TD 92\09 (45)}) 8... exf3 (8... f5 9. Bxb8 Rxb8 10. Nh3
Be6 11. fxe4 fxe4 12. Nf4 Bf7 13. Bh3 Qd6 14. O-O $14) (8... Nbc6 {Ribli,Z} 9.
fxe4 Nxd4 (9... dxe4 10. d5 Na5 11. Qa4+ b5 12. Qxe4 $16) 10. Qa4+ Ndc6 11. Nb5
$16 (11. Rd1)) (8... f5 {Ribli,Z}) 9. Nxf3 (9. e4 $5 Nbc6 (9... dxe4 $2 10. Bc4
Be6 11. d5 Bg4 12. d6 $18) 10. exd5 $1 (10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxd4 $1 12. Qa4+
Nb5 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Qxb5+ (14. Qxa8 $6 Bb4+ 15. Kf2 Bc5+ 16. Be3 Bxe3+ 17.
Kxe3 Qb6+ 18. Kxf3 Qf6+ 19. Ke3 O-O $17) 14... Bd7 15. Qc4 Qb6 16. Qe4+ Kd8 17.
Nxf3 Bb4+ $44) 10... Na5 11. Qa4+ b5 (11... Bd7 12. Qc2 $16) 12. Bxb5+ $1 axb5
13. Nxb5 Nxd5 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Bb7 17. Nxf3 Qxa8 18. O-O
Bxf3 19. Qa3+ Kd7 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. Rxf3 Bd6 $14) 9... Nbc6 (9... f5 $6 10. Ne5
Nbc6 11. Bg2 Na5 (11... Nxd4 12. Qa4+ Ndc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nxd5 $16) 12. Bxd5
$1 $18) 10. e4 $1 Be6 (10... Bg4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 (11... Bxf3 12. Nc7+ Qxc7 13.
Bxc7 Bxh1 14. d5 $16) 12. exd5 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd4 (13... Qe7+ 14. Kd2 Nxd4 (
14... Qb4+ 15. Qc3 $14) 15. Qc3) 14. Qe4+ (14. Qe3+ {Ribli,Z} Qe7 15. O-O-O
Qxe3+ 16. Bxe3 Nf5 (16... Rc8+ 17. Kb1) 17. Bb6 {[%csl Gb6]}) 14... Qe7 15.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 16. O-O-O $14) (10... dxe4 {Ribli,Z} 11. Ng5 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13.
Qxe6 Qxd4 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxe4 Qb6 15. O-O-O $16) 14. Rd1 Qb6 (14... Qc5 15.
Rd5 Qb4 16. Qd7+ Kf7 17. Rf5+ Kg6 18. Qe6#) (14... Nd8 15. Qxe7+ $16) 15. Qd7+
Kf7 16. Bc4+ Kg6 17. Qe6+ Kh5 18. Be2#) (10... Na5 {Ribli,Z} 11. Qc2 dxe4 12.
Qxe4 Bf5 13. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Re8] Der schwarze König steht schlecht in der
Mitte und hat Probleme mit der Entwicklung.Ribli.}) 11. Rd1 dxe4 $2 (11... Na5
$2 12. Qa4+ b5 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Nxb5 Nec6 (14... Ng6 15. Nc7+ Ke7 16. Qb4+
Kd7 17. Qb5+ Ke7 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 19. exd5+ $18) 15. Nc7+ Ke7 16. exd5 Bxd5 17.
O-O f6 18. Ng5 $1 $40) (11... Qd7 $1 $11) (11... h6 $5 $13 {/\g7-g5}) 12. d5 $1
$16 Nxd5 (12... Na5 13. dxe6 Nxb3 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Ng5+ Kf6 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17.
axb3 $16) 13. Rxd5 (13. Nxd5 $6 {Ribli,Z} exf3 14. Qxb7 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Qxd5 16.
Qxa8+ Ke7 {[%csl Re1]} 17. Kf2 Kf6 $17) 13... Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Bd6 $8 (14... Rc8
15. Ng5 Bc5 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Nc7+ Kg6 18. Qe6+ Qf6 19. Qg4+ Kf7 20. Bc4+ $18)
(14... exf3 {Ribli,Z} 15. Nc7+ Ke7 (15... Kd7 16. Bh3+ $18) 16. Bg5+ f6 17.
Qe6#) 15. Qxb7 O-O (15... Na5 $2 16. Nc7+ Bxc7 17. Qxe4+ Kd7 (17... Qe7 {
Ribli,Z} 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Bxc7 $18 {Und die weißen Leichtfiguren entscheiden
die Partie.Ribli.}) 18. Bh3+ $18) 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qxc6 $1 {Das ist die
letzte Pointe des weißen Angriffs.Ribli.} Qxc6 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxc6 exf3 20.
Kf2 Rac8 21. Nb4 $1 {Nach großen Komplikationen hat Weiß zwei Leichtfiguren
gegen den Turm. Da der Rc8 jedoch sehr aktiv ist, fällt der Gewinn noch nicht
leicht.Ribli.} Rc1 $8 (21... Rfd8 22. Bxa6 Rb8 23. Nd3 $16) (21... a5 {Ribli,Z}
22. Nd3 Rc2+ 23. Kxf3 $16) 22. Nd3 (22. Nxa6 $6 {Ribli,Z} Rd8 {[%csl Gc1,Gd8]})
22... Ra1 23. Bg2 (23. a3 {Ribli,Z} Rd8 24. Kxf3 $2 Rxd3+ $17) 23... Rxa2 (
23... Rxh1 {Ribli,Z} 24. Bxh1 $18) 24. Bxf3 Rd8 25. Rc1 g6 26. Ke3 Kg7 27. Rc7
$2 (27. Rc5 $142 $1 Z0 28. Bd5) 27... Ra5 28. Ra7 $6 (28. Rc6 $5) 28... Rd6 29.
g4 {Weiß steht natürlich viel besser. Aber da das Material reduziert ist,
bleiben Schwarz noch einige Rettungschancen.} (29. Rc7 $5 Z0 30. Rc6) 29... Rb5
30. b4 h5 {Praktisch jeder Tausch ist vorteilhaft für Schwarz.Ribli.} 31. gxh5
gxh5 32. Bb7 Rbb6 33. Bc8 Kf6 $4 (33... Rbc6 $142 $14) (33... Rdc6 {Ribli,Z}
34. Bf5 Kf6 35. Be4 Rd6 36. h4 {[%csl Rh5]}) (33... Rbc6 {Ribli,Z} 34. Bf5 Kf6)
34. Nc5 {Mit diesem kleinen taktischenTrick gewinnt Kortschnoj den a-Bauern
und entscheidet damit die Partie.Ribli.} Kg6 35. Rxa6 $18 f5 36. h4 f4+ 37. Kf3
(37. Kxf4 {Ribli,Z} Rxb4+ 38. Ne4 Rxa6 39. Bxa6 {Auch hier muß Weiß gewinnen,
aber die Partiefortsetzung ist viel stärker.Ribli.}) 37... Rf6 (37... Rxa6 38.
Bxa6 Rd4 39. b5 Rb4 40. Nd7 Kf5 41. b6 Rb3+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Ke1 $18) 38. Rxb6
Rxb6 39. Nd3 Rc6 40. Bb7 Rc3 41. Kxf4 Kf6 (41... Rxd3 {Ribli,Z} 42. Be4+ $18)
42. Be4 Rb3 43. Ke3 Rb1 {Schwarz spielt gegen den Ph4, aber der b-Bauer
entscheidet.} 44. Kd4 Rg1 45. b5 Ke6 46. b6 1-0

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 (3. d3 {Ribli,Z} d5 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6.
Qb3 $6 O-O 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ngf3 Nc6 9. O-O a5 $13 {Meduna,E-Keilinghaus,L
Prague Chip 1992 CBM/27}) (3. Bg2 {Ribli,Z} d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 exd4 6. Nf3
Bb4+ $1 7. Bd2 Bc5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Nbd2 Bb6 $10 {Larsen,B-Gulko,B
Hastings 1988/89 CBM/11 47/23}) 3... Bb4+ {Nach diesem Zug haben wir eine
ähnliche Stellung wie in der Bogoindischen Verteidigung. Ich kann es gut
verstehen, daß Bacrot nicht die Eröffnung der 4.Matchpartie wiederholen möchte.
Ribli.} (3... exd4 {Ribli,Z} 4. Qxd4 d5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qa4 Qb6 11. Qb5 $14 {Davies,N-Morgan,M New York op 1991
CBM/23}) 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Nc3 (6. Bg2 {Ribli,Z} Qe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. e4
(8. e3 O-O 9. Nge2 $13) 8... d5 $5 9. cxd5 (9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qd6
Nd7 $10) 9... exd4 $1 10. Qxd4 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O $44 {0-1 Davies,
N-Khenkin,I/Tel Aviv 1992 (36)}) (6. dxe5 {Ribli,Z} dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Nf3
f6 $10) 6... Nf6 (6... Nh6 {Ribli,Z} 7. O-O-O $1 Qe7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Ne4 $5 O-O
10. Qd6 Qe6 11. b3 Na6 12. Bh3 Qxd6 13. Nxd6 Bxh3 14. Nxh3 Rab8 15. f3 f6 16.
Nf2 Rfd8 17. Nfe4 Nf7 18. Nf5 $14 {Serper,G-Maljutin,E/Oberwart 1994/1/2-1/2 
(42)}) 7. Bg2 (7. dxe5 {Ribli,Z} dxe5 8. Qg5 $5 O-O 9. Qxe5 Qb6 $1 $44 {/\ Qf2!
}) 7... O-O 8. e4 (8. e3 $6 {Ribli,Z Es ist bemerkenswert, daß Dorfman -der
früher diesen Zug spielte- in diesem Wettkampf der Sekundant des französischen
Großmeisters war.Ribli.} Be6 (8... Nbd7 9. Nge2 Qe7 10. h3 Re8 11. g4 $1 Nb6
12. b3 $14 {Dorfmann,J-Razuvaev,Y Elenite 1992 CBM/32 55/14}) 9. b3 exd4 10.
Qxd4 d5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nge2 Nc6 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. O-O Rad8 15. Rfd1 Ne4 $10)
8... Nbd7 (8... c5 $6 $146 {Ribli,Z} 9. d5 Na6 10. Nge2 Nc7 11. O-O Rb8 12. a4
b6 13. Nc1 a6 14. Nd3 b5 15. b3 $1 $14 {1-0 Damljanovic,B-Popovic,P/Cacak 1995
(48)}) (8... a6 {Ribli,Z} 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 c5 12. d5 Nbd7 13.
a3 $14 {Horvath,Jo-Krizsany,L Pecs,1997.}) 9. Nge2 (9. Nf3 {Ribli,Z} a6 $1 10.
O-O b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4 Bb7 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. a4 bxa4 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nxa4
Qe7 17. Qc3 Ba6 18. Nd2 Bb5 $11 19. Nb2 Nb6 20. Nb3 Na4 21. Nxa4 Rxa4 22. Rxa4
Bxa4 23. Nc5 Bb5 {1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Leko,P/HUN-ch 1992 (35)}) 9... a6 (9... Rb8
{Ribli,Z} 10. O-O b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Rfd1 b4 14. Nd5 Ba6 15.
Nc1 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nf6 17. Nd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Re8 19. d6 e4 20. Qd4 $14 {0-1
Smejkal,J-Garcia Palermo,C/Szirak 1986 (33)}) 10. O-O b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. a3
Nb6 (12... Qb6 {Ribli,Z} 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. b4 Qa7 15. h3 Nb6 16. dxe5 Nc4 17.
Qa2 dxe5 18. a4 $14 Ne8 19. axb5 Qxa2 20. Rxa2 Rxa2 21. Nxa2 cxb5 22. Nec3 Ned6
23. Nc1 g6 24. Nd3 f6 25. Nc5 {1-0 Suba,M-Garcia Palermo,C/Szirak 1986 (56)})
13. b3 {Weiß hat nur einen kleinen Vorteil -dank seines Übergewichts im
Zentrum. Aber Schwarz hat keine Schwächen, und seine Figuren stehen elastisch.
Ribli.} Qe7 (13... Be6 $1 14. Qc2 Ra5 15. b4 $6 (15. f4 $5) 15... Ra6 16. a4
bxa4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 Rxa4 20. Qxa4 Qd2 $15 {Titz,
H-Baumgartner,H/AUT-ch ,EXT (06) 1987/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 14. h3 Bb7 {Es ist wahr,
daß der Läufer nun auf der großen Diagonale steht - er erfüllt dort aber keine
Funktion.} (14... Be6 $5 $11) (14... Be6 $5 {Ribli,Z}) 15. Qe3 $1 Nbd7 16. Rfd1
Rfd8 {Ein schablonenhafter Zug.} (16... Ra5 $142 {Ribli,Z} 17. Z0 Rfa8 $140)
17. d5 {Mit diesem Durchbruch schwächt Weiß den schwarzen Damenflügel.Ribli.}
Ra6 (17... Rdb8 {Ribli,Z}) 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qe8 (20... Rda8
$5 $11 21. Nd4 Rxa3 22. Rxa3 Rxa3 23. Nxb5 Ra8 (23... Ra2 24. Rc1 $14) 24. Rc1
Ne8 {and white may be very slightly better}) 21. Nc3 Nc5 22. Bf1 {[%cal Rf1b5]
Suddenly white can make good use of his B Der weiße Läufer kommt auf der
Diagonale f1-a6 viel besser zur Geltung.Ribli.} Rb8 23. a4 Nxb3 24. Rab1 Nd4
25. Bxb5 Nxb5 26. axb5 Rab6 {Nach der Partiefortsetzung bekommt Schwarz eine
passive Stellung.Ribli.} (26... Ra3 {Ribli,Z} 27. Kh2 {Die schwarze Drohung
war 27...Qc8 mit Doppelangriff auf Ph3 und Nc3.Ribli.} Qc8 (27... Rc8 28. Rd3
Rcxc3 $2 29. Rxc3 Nxd5 30. Rc8 $16) 28. Rdc1 Qb7 29. Qd2 Rc8 {[%csl Ga3,Gc8]})
27. Ra1 Nd7 28. Ra7 Qd8 (28... Nc5 {[%csl Rb6,Rb8,Gc5] Ribli,Z}) 29. Qf3 {
[%cal Ya7f7,Yf3f7]} (29. Rda1 $5 Nc5 {[%csl Gc5,Rc3][%cal Yb6b7] Seems to be
what Kortschnoj wanted to avoid with black N being much stronger that whites})
29... R6b7 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Ne4 Qc7 (31... Rxb5 $2 {Ribli,Z} 32. Nxd6 {
[%cal Rd6f7,Rd6b5]}) 32. Qc3 $6 (32. Qa3 Rxb5 33. Nxd6 (33. Qxd6 $5) 33... Ra5
34. Qb4 $14) 32... Qxc3 (32... Nc5 $2 {Ribli,Z} 33. Nxc5 Qxc5 34. Qxc5 dxc5 35.
d6 Rd7 36. b6 Kf8 37. b7 Rxb7 38. d7 $18) 33. Nxc3 Kf8 (33... Ra7 {Ribli,Z} 34.
Ne4 {[%csl Rd6]}) 34. Ra1 Ke7 $2 {A critical moment in the game. I believe
black should try to put his rook behind the passed P and - if possible let the
b-P be blockaded by the N on b6:} (34... Rc7 $1 35. Ra8+ (35. Ne4 Ke7 {[%cal
Yf7f5,Ye5e4]} 36. g4 Rc4 $15) (35. Na4 $2 Ra7) (35. Ra3 Rc5 $17 {[%cal Yd7b6]})
35... Ke7 36. Na4 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rb1 $15) 35. Ra6 {Weiß behält auch bei
reduziertem Material die Initiative.} h5 (35... Rc7 36. Rc6 $1 {The big
difference to 34. - Rc7!}) (35... f5 $5 {Ribli,Z}) 36. Kf1 f5 37. h4 g6 38. Ke2
Nc5 39. Rc6 Nb3 (39... Ne4 $2 {Ribli,Z} 40. Nxe4 fxe4 41. b6 $18 {[%csl Gb6,
Rb7,Gc6,Re4,Ge7]}) 40. Kd3 Kd7 41. Kc4 {Weiß aktiviert seine letzte Figur.} Nd4
(41... Na5+ $2 {Ribli,Z} 42. Kb4 Nxc6+ 43. dxc6+ $18) 42. f4 $1 {Now the sixth
rank will be opened and blacks position collapses} Rb8 (42... Nf3 {Ribli,Z} 43.
Na4 exf4 44. gxf4 Nd2+ (44... Nxh4 45. Nb6+ Ke8 46. Nc8 Rb8 47. Nxd6+ Ke7 (
47... Kd7 48. Nf7 {[%cal Rf7e5,Re5d7]}) 48. Kc5 Ng2 49. Rc7+ Kf8 (49... Kd8 50.
Kc6 $18) 50. b6 $16) 45. Kb4 Ne4 46. Ka5 Ra7+ 47. Ra6 {[%csl Ga4,Ga5,Ga6]}) 43.
fxe5 dxe5 (43... Nxc6 {Ribli,Z} 44. dxc6+ Ke6 45. c7 Rc8 46. b6 dxe5 47. Nb5
Kd7 48. Kd5 {Und der Gewinnzug 49.b7 ist nicht zu parieren.Ribli.}) 44. Kc5 $1
(44. Rxg6 {Dieser Zug ist auch gut, Weiß bekommt einen Mehrbauern. Aber die
Partiefortsetzung ist noch stärker.Ribli} Rc8+ 45. Kb4 Nc2+ 46. Kb3 Nd4+ {
and whites king has to go back. The game-continuation is much better}) 44...
Nb3+ 45. Kb4 Nc1 46. b6 e4 47. Nb5 Nd3+ 48. Kc3 f4 (48... Ne5 {Ribli,Z} 49. Re6
Rc8+ 50. Nc7 $16) 49. Rxg6 f3 50. Rg7+ Kd8 51. Rg8+ (51. Rg8+ {Ribli,Z} Ke7 52.
Rxb8 f2 53. Rb7+ (53. d6+ Kf7 54. d7 f1=Q 55. d8=Q Qa1+ 56. Kc4 Qa4+ $13) 53...
Kf8 54. Nd6 f1=Q 55. Rf7+ Qxf7 56. Nxf7 Nc5 (56... Kxf7 57. b7 $18) 57. Ng5 (
57. Ne5 Na4+ 58. Kd4 Nxb6 59. Ng6+ Kg7 60. Nf4 Kh6 61. Kxe4 Nc4 62. Kd4 Nd6 63.
Ke5 $18) 57... Na4+ 58. Kd4 Nxb6 59. Ne6+ Kf7 60. Nf4 e3 61. Kxe3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7.
Nc3 Rb8 ({Another popular and topical alternative is} 7... a6 8. h3 Bd7 9. e4
e5 $132) 8. h3 a6 9. Be3 $5 {Korchnoi chooses an older line, which was popular
when McShane was still not born.} ({The main move, often played even nowadays,
is} 9. e4) 9... Bd7 (9... b5 10. Nd2 Na5 (10... Bd7 $142) 11. cxb5 axb5 12. b4
Nc4 13. Nxc4 bxc4 14. b5 $14 {was played in the 1970s and doesn't fully solve
Black's opening problems.}) 10. Rc1 b5 11. Nd2 {Kortschnoj: '37 years ago I
have invented this system against the in that time fashionable line of the
King's Indian and won several instructive games. Since then the opening has
developed drastically, but I did not care, still considering my system to be a
deadly weapon.'} (11. b3 {transposes into another recent Korchnoi game:} bxc4 (
11... e6 $5) (11... Na5 $132) 12. bxc4 Na5 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. Kh2 Rb4 15. a3 Rb2
16. Rb1 Qb8 17. Qc1 Rb6 18. Bg5 Qa7 19. e3 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 c5 21. Bxf6 exf6 22.
d5 (22. Nd5 $5) 22... f5 23. Qc2 Rb8 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Be2 h5 26. h4 Qd8 27. Rb1
Rxb1 28. Ncxb1 Qe8 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Acs,P/Paks/2004/}) 11... e6 $1 {The most
flexible move, Black's Nc6 instead of a5 aims for f5 via e7. Kortschnoj: 'This
was a novelty, introduced about 15 years ago.'} ({Kortschnoj: After} 11... e5
12. dxe5 {Kortschnoj: 'previously played, White had a clear edge'} Nxe5 13. c5
d5 14. Bf4 $5 (14. Bg5 c6 15. e4 d4 16. Ne2 $13) 14... Re8 15. Nb3 c6 16. Nd4
$14) 12. d5 $5 ({More circumspect is the immediate} 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bg5 {
, but here White can't hope for any advantage:} (13. Nf3 Bc6 14. Bg5 b4 15. Nb1
Ba8 16. Nbd2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e3 c5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Qd3 Bg7 21. Ne1 cxd4 $1
22. exd4 d5 $1 $36 {Lagunow,A-Khalifman,A/Bad Woerishofen/1996/}) (13. f4 $6
Nf5 14. Bf2 Nh5 $1 15. Nde4 b4 16. e3 bxc3 17. g4 Nxd4 18. gxh5 Nf5 19. Nxc3 e5
$1 $40 {Spassov,L-Kovalev,A/Porz/1990/}) 13... b4 (13... h6 $5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. e3 Bg7 $13) 14. Na4 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Bg7 17. Nb2 c5 18. Nf3 Bc6 19.
Na4 Qc7 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Nd2 Bxa4 22. bxa4 Rfd8 23. Qc2 Nc6 24. Nb3 Na5 $11 {
1/2,Nogueiras,J-Khalifman,A/WChT Luzern/1997/}) ({Kortschnoj: After the game I
looked into the "database* and learned with amazement, that after} 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Nde4 {Kortschnoj: 'White achieved an overwhelming success! As to me...
somehow I had not considered taking on b5 too attractive.'} Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Ne7
15. f4 Bc6 16. Bf2 Bd5 17. Qc2 c6 18. e3 Qd7 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 f5 21. e4
fxe4 22. Qxe4 Nd5 23. Nf3 Rfe8 $15 {Kuljasevic,D-Bosiocic,M/Oslo/2004/}) 12...
Ne7 13. b3 (13. dxe6 $142 Bxe6 (13... fxe6 $5 {[%csl Gd6,Ge6] [+],/\} 14. Ba7
Ra8 $1 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 $44) 14. b3 $13 (14. cxb5 axb5 $15)) 13... exd5 {
Kortschnoj: 'There were several other possibilities for Black. '} (13... Nf5 $5
14. Bg5 ({A promising exchange sacrifice is} 14. Ba7 Ra8 $1 (14... b4 15. Nce4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb7 17. dxe6 Rxa7 18. exd7 Qxd7 $11) 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxa8 Qxa8
17. e4 Nxg3 (17... Qxa7 18. exf5 Bxf5 $44) 18. fxg3 Qxa7+ $44) 14... h6 {
is also comfortable for Black:} 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. c5 $2 (16. Nde4 $142) (16.
dxe6 {Kortschnoj} Bxe6 {threatening Nb4 White stands better.} ({or} 16... fxe6
17. c5 dxc5 (17... d5 18. e4 $14) 18. Nce4 $14)) 16... dxc5 17. Nce4 exd5 18.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxd5 Nxg3 $1 20. fxg3 Qd4+ $19 {Robert,A-Jenni,F/Biel/2001/}) ({
More in the spirit of the King's Indian is} 13... e5 {Kortschnoj} 14. Bg5 (14.
Nf3 Nh5 $13)) 14. Nxd5 $8 (14. cxd5 $2 b4 $17) 14... Nfxd5 15. cxd5 Nf5 16. Bf4
g5 17. e4 $8 $13 {Black exchanges White's important dark-squared B, but on the
other hand his >> becomes weak and also ><c7 is more vulnerable.} gxf4 (17...
Nh6 $2 {Kortschnoj} 18. Be3 f5 19. Nf3 f4 20. gxf4 gxf4 21. Bd4 $16) 18. exf5
Bxf5 19. Qf3 {[%csl Rc7,Rf4,Rg8] '+/=' Kortschnoj.} Qg5 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Kortschnoj: 'From move 13 all moves - White's and Black's - were forced. Now
Black has a choice: '} (19... Be5 $5 20. gxf4 Bg7 (20... Bb2 {Kortschnoj} 21.
Rce1 $14) 21. Rc6 Bd7 (21... Rb6 $5 $11) 22. Rc2 (22. Rxa6 $142 $5 b4 23. a4
$14 {S.Novikov}) 22... f5 23. Rfc1 Rc8 24. Nf1 Bd4 25. Ng3 Bb6 26. Kh2 $13 {
Novikov,S-Zhigalko,A/WChJ Peniscola/2002/}) (19... Bh6 20. Qh5 Qg5 21. Qxg5+
Bxg5 22. Nf3 Bd8 23. Nd4 $44) ({or} 19... Qf6 {Kortschnoj} 20. Rxc7 $14) 20.
gxf4 Qf6 21. Rfe1 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'An idea for White is to create
pressure upon the black king by putting his knight to h5!'} (21. Rxc7 Rfe8 $1
$44 {[%cal Yf6b2] /\Qb2} (21... Qb2 $6 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxa2 24. Qf5 $40))
21... Rbe8 22. Nf1 Kh8 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} (22... Rxe1 {Kortschnoj} 23. Rxe1 Qc3
$1 {was called for.}) 23. Ng3 Bh6 (23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rg8 $5 25. Nxf5 Qxf5
26. Re7 Be5 $11 {[%csl Ge5,Rg2] /=/+^-}) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxc7 {'+/-'
Kortschnoj.} Bb1 $1 {Now this is Black's best chance for <=>. Kortschnoj:
'This move should not be considered to be dangerous - for a long time this
bishop will be out of his duties to protect the king side.'} 26. f5 {Perhaps
not ideal.} (26. Nh5 $5 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} Qa1 (26... Qd4 {Kortschnoj} 27. Rxf7
$4 Bg6 28. Rc7 Bxh5 29. Qxh5 Qa1+ $19 30. Kh2 Bxf4#) 27. Kh2 $14) (26. Qh5 Rf8
$5 (26... Qxf4 27. Qxf7 (27. Rxf7 $2 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Bg6 $17) 27... Qxf7 28. Rxf7
Bxa2 29. Be4 $14) 27. Be4 Bxa2 28. Bc2 a5 $13) 26... Bxa2 27. Qd1 (27. Ne4 Qa1+
28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Ng3 $11 {would probably end in a draw by repetition, Korchnoi
still has higher ambitions.}) 27... Rf8 {Kortschnoj: 'A difficult decision,
but otherwise threats Ne4 and/or Qe4 were extremely unpleasant.'} 28. Ne4 {
'?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Obstinacy is a feature of a character, which is
hardly to be called a virtue. Black protected himself against Ne4, so White
had to look for another move - Ra7 or Rc6. '} ({After} 28. Ra7 $1 {Kortschnoj}
Qc3 29. Qh5 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Bxb3 31. Rxf7 Rg8 32. Re7 $1 {threatening Qf7 Black
would have a hard time.}) 28... Qe5 29. Rc6 $6 (29. f6 $142 Qb2 $132 (29... Rg8
$2 30. Re7 $16)) (29. Nc3 $4 {Kortschnoj} Bxb3 30. Qxb3 Qe1+ $19) 29... Rg8 ({
Livelier and seemingly more promising was} 29... Qb2 $5 30. Nxd6 (30. b4 Bb3
31. Qd3 Bc4 32. Qd1 Rg8 $40 {/\} 33. Nxd6 $2 Qg7 34. Qf3 Bxd5 $1 35. Qxd5 Qa1+
36. Kh2 Bf4#) (30. Rc3 Bf4 $36) 30... Bxb3 $15) 30. Nxd6 Qg7 31. Qf3 Bf4 $1 {
[%cal Rg7a1] /\Qa1 '?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Being in severe time-trouble
black misses the best continuation:'} (31... Bxb3 32. Rxa6 $14 (32. Nxf7+ {
Kortschnoj} Qxf7 33. Qxb3 Qg7 34. Qf3 Bf4 35. Kf1 Qa1+ $15)) ({but not} 31...
Qa1+ {Kortschnoj} 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Qg3 $16) 32. Nxf7+ $8 {Although this wins
material, Black has enough play to hold the game.} Qxf7 33. Qxf4 Qg7 (33...
Qxd5 {Kortschnoj} 34. Rg6 $1 $16) 34. Qe4 (34. Qf3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 34...
Bxb3 35. Rxa6 (35. f6 $4 Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Bxd5+ $19) (35. d6 $5 {
Kortschnoj} Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kf1 $1 Bc4+ (37... Rg7 $2 38. Rc8+ Bg8 39.
Rf8 $18) 38. Rxc4 Rg8 39. Rc6 Kg7 $11) 35... Bc2 36. Qf3 (36. f6 {Kortschnoj}
Qxf6 37. Qxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rxf6 Be4 39. f3 Bxd5 $14) 36... Bxf5 $44 37. d6 (37.
Kh1 b4 38. d6 b3 39. Ra8 Bc8 $1 40. Qg3 Qxg3 41. fxg3 Be6 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. d7
Bxd7 44. Bd5+ Kg7 45. Bxb3 Bxh3 $11) 37... Qe5 $1 {[%cal Rf5e4] /\Be4} (37...
b4 $143 38. Ra8 Bc8 39. Qd5 $14 {/\} b3 40. d7 Qxd7 41. Qxb3) 38. Ra8 {More or
less forced, but it leads to a drawn _|_.} Qe1+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. Qg3 Qxg3+ 41.
fxg3 Rxa8 42. Bxa8 Bd7 $8 {'+/=' Kortschnoj.} (42... b4 $2 43. Bc6 b3 44. d7
$18) (42... Kg7 $2 43. Bc6 $18) 43. g4 Kg7 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Kf4 (45. Be4 h6 $11)
45... Ke6 46. Kg5 Kxd6 47. Be4 b4 48. Bxh7 Ke5 $1 (48... Ke5 49. Bc2 (49. h4
Bxg4 50. Kxg4 Kf6 $11) (49. Bb1 b3 {[%cal Rd7c6,Rc6e4] /\Bc6-e4} 50. h4 Bxg4
51. Kxg4 Kf6 $11) 49... Be6 50. Kh6 Kf4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7.
Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7 {Hansen: This is supposed
to be the most modern line compared to the slightly older 11..Bg4. Even though
the textmove was played already in 1896 by Winaver. Judging from this game 11..
Nd7 seems to be an easy way to equality.} 12. Re1 (12. Bf4 $6 {Hansen,Cu} g5 $1
) 12... Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 Ng6 15. Bxg7 ({Ernst} 15. Qh5 O-O (15...
Qd7 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qxh7 O-O-O $13) 16. f4 c5 17. Bf2 Bd6 18. f5 Nf4 19. Qg4
Bd7 20. g3 h5 $17) 15... Rg8 16. Bxg6 Rxg7 17. Rxe6 (17. Bh5 Kf8 18. Nd2 Bd6
19. Nf1 Qf6 20. Bf3 Rd8 21. Ng3 Rg5 22. a4 Kg8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 b4 25. Qd3
bxc3 26. bxc3 c5 $11 {Morozevich,A-Flear,G/Hyeres op 1992/1/2-1/2 (53)}) (17.
Bd3 Kf8 18. Nd2 Bd6 19. Nf1 Qh4 20. g3 Qg5 $14) 17... hxg6 (17... Rxg6 $2 18.
Re1 $16) 18. Re2 (18. Re5 c6 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Nf3 (20. Qe2 Bd6 21. Re3 Rh7 22.
h3 Bf4 23. Rd3 Kg7 24. Re1 Rh8 25. Qg4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 Bxg5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kruszynski,W-Blauert,J/Lyngby op 1989 (41)}) (20. Re3 Bc5 $6 21. Rh3 Qe7 $6 22.
Nb3 Re8 23. Qd2 Kg8 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Re1 Re7 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Re3 Qd7 28. Qd4
Rh7 29. h3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Jurkovic,A-Nikolac,J/CRO-chT Makarska Tucepi 1995 (51)}
) 20... Bd6 (20... Rh7 21. Qd3 Bf6 22. Re2 Qd6 23. Rae1 Rh5 24. g3 Rd8 25. Nd4
Qd7 26. b4 Kg7 27. f4 a5 28. a3 Ra8 29. Nf3 axb4 30. axb4 Ra3 31. Ne5 Qa7+ 32.
Kg2 Qb7 33. Qd4 Rh8 34. g4 Kg8 35. Qc5 Be7 36. Qxc6 Qxc6 37. Nxc6 Bd6 38. Ne7+
Bxe7 39. Rxe7 Rxc3 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Rxh8 Kxh8 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rb8 {1/2-1/2
Ernst,T-Todorovic,G/Vienna op 1991}) (20... Bf6 21. Re2 Rh7 (21... Rg8 22. Ne5
Qd6 23. Ng4 Kg7 24. Qd2 Rh8 25. Rae1 Rh4 26. h3 Rah8 27. Nxf6 Qxf6 28. Re7 a5
29. R1e6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qe3 $14 {Stisis,Y-Gyimesi,Z/Lenk-J 1993/0-1 
(81)}) 22. Qd2 (22. Qd3 Rh8 23. Rae1 Kg7 24. h3 Qd6 25. Nh2 c5 26. Ng4 Rad8 27.
Qf3 Rhf8 28. Rd1 d4 29. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Rogic,D-Anka,E/Harkany op 1994}) 22...
Kg7 (22... Qd6 23. g4 $5 Rd8 24. g5 Bg7 25. Rae1 c5 26. h4 {צh7} d4 27. cxd4
Bxd4 28. Kg2 Be5 29. Qc2 Bd4 30. Qd2 Be5 31. Qc2 Bd4 32. Re4 Rh8 33. b4 Kg7 34.
bxc5 Bxc5 35. Qc3+ Kh7 36. Ne5 Bd4 37. Qf3 Bxe5 38. Qxf7+ Bg7 39. h5 {1-0
Sokolov,A-Flear,G/Clichy 1993}) 23. Qf4 Qb8 24. Qg4 Qc8 25. Qf4 Qb8 26. Qg4 Qc8
27. Qg3 Qb8 28. Ne5 Qd6 29. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Flear,G/Polanica Zdroj
1992}) 21. Re2 Rh7 22. Qd4 c5 23. Qd3 Rh5 24. a4 Kg7 25. g3 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Qf6
27. Kg2 Rf5 28. Rh4 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Ra8 Bc7 32. Qe2 Bd8 33.
Rxa6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Micic,C/Cheliabinsk 1989 (46)}) (18. Re3 Kf8 19. a4
Rg8 20. Nd2 Bf6 21. Nf3 Kg7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. g4 Qd8 25. Qd2 c6
26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Sisniega,M-Toth,C/Bogota Lat Cup Final 1991}) (18.
Re1 Kf8 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf3 Rh7 21. Qd3 c6 22. Re2 Kg7 23. Rae1 Qf6 24. h3 Rhh8
25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. cxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dommisse,C-Slingerland,F/NLD-ch sf Enschede
1993 (45)}) 18... Kf8 (18... Rh7 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. h3 Kg7 22. Qd3 Rh8
23. Rd1 c6 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Ng4 Rae8 26. Rde1 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qf4 28. Nxf6 Qc1+
29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. g3 Qxf6 31. Qd4 Rc8 32. Kg2 a5 33. Re7 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,
J-Flear,G/Palma de Mallorca 1991}) 19. Nd2 Rg8 (19... Bf6 20. Nf3 Qd6 (20...
Rh7 {Hansen,Cu} 21. Qd2 {/\ g4} Qd7 $14) (20... Rg8 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\ Kg7, Qd7,
Rge8}) 21. a4 Rd8 22. Qd3 c6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra6 Rh7 25. h3 $14 Qc5 26. Ne5
Bxe5 27. Rxe5 b4 28. Qg3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Qd6 30. Ra7 d4 31. cxd4 Qxd4 32. Qg5 Rb8
33. Ree7 $2 (33. Qe7+ Kg8 34. Rc7 $16) 33... Qd6 (33... f6 34. Qc1 Rxe7 35.
Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg6+ $11) 34. f4 $2 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rxh3+ $1 36. Kxh3 Rh1+ 37. Kg3
Qd3+ {0-1 Tolnai,T-Gyimesi,Z/HUN-chT 1994}) 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd3 Kg7
22. a4 c6 23. Nd4 $6 (23. Ne5) 23... Qd7 $11 24. f4 bxa4 $15 {0-1 Backlund,
A-Wedberg,T/Rilton Cup 1992 (45)}) 21... Qd6 {Hansen: I don't understand why
the irritating Dh6+ should be allowed.} (21... Kg7 $1 {[%cal Yd8d6,Yg8e8]
Hansen,Cu} 22. Rd1 (22. Rae1 Qd6 $11) (22. b4 a5 $132) 22... c6 23. Ne5 Qc7 $11
) 22. Qh6+ Bg7 23. Qe3 Rh8 (23... Bf6 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\Kg7} 24. a4 Kg7) 24. a4 (
24. Rae1 Bf6 25. Ne5 Re8 26. Qg3 (26. Nxg6+ $2 Kg7) 26... Kg7 $11) 24... bxa4
25. Rxa4 Bf6 {Hansen: White has achieved the optimal position from move 19.
Black has been forced to play bxa4 instead of c7-c6.} 26. Ra5 Kg7 27. Qc5 (27.
Rd2 $5 {Hansen,Cu} c6 28. Qd3 $14) 27... Rhd8 28. Qxd6 (28. b4 $5 $14 {Hansen,
Cu}) 28... Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Paris NAO"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2003.05.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2003.05.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2
O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nxd6 {Other
continuations make black defence easier:} (12. Bg5 Nbxd5 (12... Bg4 $6 13. Nxb6
axb6 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qxd4 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Kelleher,
W/Philadelphia 1994/EXT 97 (30)}) 13. Nxd4 Bf4 (13... Bc5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Ne3 {
1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Nikolic,P/Borovo 1981/EXT 99 (15)}) 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. Bg3 Rd8
16. Qb3 Qc5 17. Rad1 Bg4 $1 $15 {0-1 Payen,A-Fressinet,L/Paris 2002/CBM 89 ext
(41)}) (12. Nxd4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxh2+ $1 (13... Qc7 $6 14. b3 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5
16. f4 Bg4 17. Qd3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rfe8 19. Bb2 Re4 20. Qf2 Qd8 21. Bd3 Re8 22.
Qh4 h5 23. Qg5 Re3 24. Bc4 $16 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Nikolic,P/Vrsac 1981/MCD (50)
}) 14. Kxh2 Qc7+ 15. d6 Qxc4 16. Re1 $11) 12... Qxd6 13. Bc2 {Interesting
novelty.} (13. Nxd4 Nbxd5 (13... Qxd5 14. Be2 Rd8 15. Nb5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rxd1+
17. Bxd1 Nbd5 18. Nd6 b6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bd2 h6 21. f3 $14 {[%csl Gd1,Gd2]
1-0 Daly,C-Galligan,B/IRL 1998/EXT 2003 (47)}) 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Nc3 Be6 $11 {
[%csl Gd5] 1/2-1/2 Bianchi,G-Veron,C/Paris 2002/EXT 2003 (55)}) (13. Be2 Nbxd5
14. Qxd4 Be6 15. Bg5 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Qe5 h6 18. Bh4 $14 {0-1 Sprotte,
N-Teich,U/Bad Wiessee 1998/EXT 2001 (45)}) 13... Bg4 14. Qxd4 Qxd5 ({After} 
14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rac8 16. Bb3 Nfxd5 17. Kh1 $132 {White obtains strong pair
of BB, but doubled PPf and no weaknesses promise to Black sufficient
counterplay.}) 15. Qxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bd2 Rfe8 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rad8 18. Rad1
$11 {[%csl Gc2,Gd2,Gd5,Rf2,Rf3,Rh2]}) 17. Rfe1 h6 $6 $14 {Missing eventually
the opportunity to create doubled PP in white's PP chain.} (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3
$11) 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. f3 {Restricting Nf6} Nb6 20. b3 {[%csl Gb3,Rb6,Gf3,Rf6]
White left with steady advantage of pair of BB in the open position.} Rac8 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Bd3 Nbd5 25. Nf5 Bc6 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27.
Bxe3 a6 28. Bc4 Bb5 $2 $16 {Nervious move. Black doubled PPb will be an object
of attack.} (28... b5 $142 29. Bd3 Nd5 30. Bd2 Rd8 $14) 29. Bxb5 axb5 {[%csl
Rb5,Rb7]} 30. Rd2 Kf8 31. Bd4 Rc6 (31... Ne8 $144 32. g4 $16) 32. Bxf6 $1 {
Right decision. RR endgame isn't simple. White R is much more active than the
black one.} Rxf6 33. Rd7 Rb6 {[%csl Rb6] The black R is ugly.} 34. g4 b4 $2 $18
{Unbelievable - this is probably decisive mistake...} ({Interesting was} 34...
g5 $142 $1 35. Kg3 (35. b4 $6 Kg7 36. Kg3 (36. Ke3 Kg6 37. Kd4 Ra6 38. Rxb7
Rxa2 39. Rxb5 Rxh2 $11 {[%cal Gh6h5]}) (36. f4 Rf6 37. f5 Ra6 38. Rxb7 Rxa2+
39. Ke3 (39. Kg3 Ra3+) 39... Rxh2 40. Rxb5 h5 41. gxh5 Rxh5 $13) 36... Kg6 37.
h4 gxh4+ 38. Kxh4 f5 (38... Kf6 39. Rd5 Kg6 $14) 39. Rd5 fxg4 40. Kxg4 $14) (
35. f4 $1 b4 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. h3 Kf6 38. Rd4 $16 {[%cal Gf3e3,Ge3d3,Gd3c4]
White can increase his advantage by his K trip to the queenside.}) 35... b4 36.
h4 gxh4+ 37. Kxh4 Kg7 38. f4 Kg6 39. Rd5 (39. f5+ Kf6 $14) 39... Kf6 40. Kg3
Kg6 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. Ke4 Kg6 (42... Re6+ 43. Kd3 Ra6 44. Rb5 Rxa2 45. Rb6+ Kg7
46. Ke4 Re2+ 47. Kf5 Re7 48. Rxb4 Rd7 49. Rb5 $14)) 35. h4 g5 36. h5 $1 Kg7 37.
f4 $1 gxf4 ({Or} 37... Kf6 38. Kf3 Ke6 (38... gxf4 39. Kxf4 {-like in this
game.}) 39. Rd4 Kf6 40. Re4 Rb5 41. f5 Rb6 42. Ke3 Rb5 43. Kd4 Ra5 44. Re2 Rb5
45. Rc2 ({Premature is} 45. Kc4 $4 {in view of} Re5 46. Rg2 Re4+ 47. Kb5 Ke5
$17) 45... Ra5 46. Kc4 Re5 47. Kxb4 Re4+ 48. Rc4 $18) 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Kxf4 Kf6
40. Rc7 Ke6 41. Rc8 Kf6 42. Re8 Ra5 43. Re4 {On 4-th horizontal the R can
attack Pb4 and protect Pg4 simultaneously. Meantime white K will go to the
queenside.} Rb5 44. Rd4 Ke6 45. Ke4 Kf6 46. Kf4 Ke6 47. Rd8 Kf6 48. Rd6+ Kg7
49. Ke3 Rg5 50. Rd4 Rb5 51. Rf4 {[%csl Rg7]} Kg8 52. Kd3 Kg7 53. Kc4 Ra5 54.
Kxb4 Rxa2 55. Kc5 {[%csl Rb7,Gc5,Rg7]} Ra6 56. Rb4 Rc6+ 57. Kd5 Rc3 ({
Interesting was} 57... Rc7 $5 58. Kd6 Rc6+ {in order to repel white K from the
centre.} 59. Kd7 Re6 60. Rxb7 Re4 61. b4 Rxg4 {[%csl Rd7] Compare this
position with position that created after 59-th move in this game! However,
White still wins:} 62. b5 Kf6 63. b6 Rb4 64. Kc6 Rc4+ (64... Kg5 65. Rxf7 Kxh5
(65... Rc4+ 66. Kb5 Rc8 67. b7 Rb8 68. Kc6 Kxh5 69. Kc7 Rh8 70. b8=Q Rxb8 71.
Kxb8 Kg4 72. Rg7+ Kf4 73. Rh7 Kg5 74. Kc7 h5 75. Kd6 h4 76. Ke5 Kg4 77. Ke4 $18
) 66. Rf5+ $1 ({Not} 66. Rg7 $2 Kh4 67. b7 h5 68. Kc7 Rc4+ $1 ({Loses} 68...
Kh3 $4 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Kxb8 h4 71. Kc7 Kh2 72. Kd6 h3 73. Ke5 Kh1 74. Kf4 h2
75. Kg3 $18) 69. Kd8 Rb4 70. Kc8 Rc4+ 71. Rc7 Rb4 72. b8=Q Rxb8+ 73. Kxb8 Kg3
74. Rg7+ Kf3 75. Rh7 Kg4 76. Kc7 h4 77. Kd6 h3 78. Ke5 Kg3 $11) 66... Kg4 67.
Rb5 Rf4 68. b7 Rf8 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70. Rxb8 h5 71. Kd5 h4 72. Ke4 $18) 65. Kb5
Rh4 66. Rc7 Rxh5+ 67. Rc5 Rh1 68. b7 Rb1+ 69. Kc6 Rxb7 70. Kxb7 Kg6 71. Kc6 f5
72. Kd5 $18) 58. Rxb7 Rg3 59. b4 Rxg4 {[%csl Gd5]} 60. b5 Kf6 61. b6 Rb4 62.
Kc5 Rb1 63. Rd7 Kg5 64. Rd5+ ({Wins also} 64. Rxf7 Kxh5 65. Rf4 Rxb6 (65... Kg5
66. Rb4 Rc1+ 67. Kd6 Rc8 68. b7 Rb8 69. Kc7 Rxb7+ 70. Rxb7 h5 71. Kd6 h4 72.
Ke5 Kg4 73. Ke4 $18) 66. Kxb6 Kg5 67. Rf8 h5 68. Kc5 h4 69. Kd4 $18) 64... f5
65. Kc6 Kxh5 66. Rb5 Re1 67. b7 Re8 68. b8=Q Rxb8 69. Rxb8 Kg4 70. Kd5 h5 71.
Kd4 {Instructive endgame!} 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 (6... e6 7.
Ne5 (7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 Qd5 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qh5 12. Rfe1 $14 {
1-0 Moutousis,K-Ornithopoulos,N/Ano Liosia 1992/EXT 2003 (40)}) (7. h3 Bh5 8.
g4 Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bg2 Be7 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qc3
Qc7 15. Nf3 $2 Nfxg4 $17 {0-1 Piven,I-Steiner,B/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 (42)})
7... Bf5 8. f3 Nfd7 9. e4 Bg6 10. Qc3 Qc7 11. Be2 a5 12. Nd3 Bd6 13. e5 Be7 14.
Ne4 O-O 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Von Kiedrowski,K-Meyer Cording,C/
Hessen 1992/GER (47)}) 7. g3 (7. h3 Bh5 8. g3 e6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3
Qb6 12. Nc4 Qa6 13. Re1 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Gritsak,O-Bareev,E/Warsaw 2002/CB03 (23)}
) 7... Qc7 (7... e6 8. Bg2 Bd6 (8... Qa5 9. O-O Be7 (9... Qh5 10. Re1 Rd8 11.
Qb3 Nb6 12. e4 Be7 13. Qc3 Nfd7 14. b3 O-O 15. Bb2 Bf6 $132 {1-0 Fedder,
S-Bellon Lopez,J/Groningen 1970/EXT 2001 (40)}) 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. a4 Qxb3 12.
Nxb3 a5 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bb4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 {1/2-1/2
Dreev,A-Morozevich,A/Tallinn 2003/CBM 93_01 (17)}) (8... Be7 9. O-O Bh5 (9...
O-O 10. b4 (10. e4 Rc8 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 c5 13. Bg5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15.
Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Bxf3 Nc6 $17 {0-1 Arkell,K-Conquest,S/Scarborough 1999/CBM 71
ext (29)}) (10. Ne5 Bh5 11. Ndf3 (11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. e4 Qe7 14. Be3
Kh8 15. a4 a5 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. Qc2 Bb4 18. Be3 Nd7 19. h3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Rcd8 21.
f4 f5 22. Bd2 Nf6 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nxa5 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Najer,E/St
Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 (75)}) 11... c5 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Ne5
15. Qe4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bxc5 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qf3 Qa5 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bf4 e5
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Be3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Barczay,L/Budapest 1964/MCD (42)
}) 10... Nb6 11. Qb3 Qd5 12. a3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxd4 14. Nb3 Qd7 15. Bf4 Rfd8 16.
Nc5 Qc8 $17 {0-1 Tetenkina,I-Olafsson,H/Aaland-Stockholm 1997/EXT 98 (31)}) 10.
Qb3 Nb6 11. a4 a5 12. Nb1 O-O 13. Rd1 Nbd5 14. Nc3 Ra6 15. e3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Rxb6
$11 {1/2-1/2 Yevseev,D-Najer,E/Samara 2000/CBM 78 (67)}) 9. O-O (9. Qb3 Nb6 (
9... Qb6 10. Nc4 Qxb3 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. axb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Kxd6 14. Bd2 Rhd8
15. Ba5 Nb6 16. e3 Nfd7 17. Ke2 e5 18. Rhd1 $16 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y-Pelletier,Y/
Biel 1995/CBM 48 ext (39)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qh5
14. Bb4 Ne4 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Qb4 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qb5 18. Qxb5 Nxb5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Andrianov,N-Kharitonov,A/Jurmala 1983/MCL (30)}) 9... O-O 10. Qc2 Bc7 11. b3 e5
12. Bb2 Re8 $10 {Portisch,L-Polugaevsky,L/Budapest/1963}) (7... Bxf3 8. Nxf3
Qa5+ (8... e6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Garcia
Palermo,C/Bayamo 1985/MCL (11)}) 9. Bd2 Qd5 10. Qd3 Ne4 11. Be3 e6 12. Bg2 Qa5+
13. Kf1 Nef6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Be7 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Bf3 c5 18. Nb3 Qa4 19.
dxc5 Nxc5 20. Kg2 $14 {1-0 Portisch,L-Kozomara,V/Sarajevo 1963/MCD (63)}) (7...
Qa5 8. Bg2 e5 9. O-O Bd6 $6 10. Qb3 $1 $16 {1-0 Taimanov,M-Novopashin,A/
Yerevan 1962/URS-ch/[Moiseev] (32)}) 8. Bg2 e5 $2 (8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. e4
$14) 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. h3 ({White has overlooked an opportunity
to gain some material advantage:} 11. Bxc6+ $1 bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Ke7 13. Qb7+ Ke6
(13... Nd7 14. Qb4+ Nc5 15. Qxg4 $18) 14. f3 Rb8 15. Qc6+ Qd6 16. Qc4+ Qd5 17.
fxg4 $16) 11... Bd7 12. Qb3 Bc5 (12... O-O-O 13. Nc4 Qc5 14. Be3 Qb4+ 15. Bd2
Qxb3 16. axb3 $36) 13. Nc4 (13. Qxb7 Rb8 (13... O-O $5 14. Nf3 Qe7 15. Bf4 Bb4+
16. Kf1 Nd5 $44) 14. Nc4 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Ng4+ (15... Ne4+ 16. Kg1 (16. Bxe4 Qf6+
17. Bf4 Rxb7 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Nxb7 g5 $19) 16... Qxg3 17. Qxb8+ Qxb8 18. Bxe4
Qg3+ 19. Bg2 $16) 16. Kg1 Qxg3 (16... Rxb7 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. b3 f6 19. Kf2 $14)
17. Qxb8+ Qxb8 18. hxg4 Qb4 19. Ne3 Qe1+ 20. Nf1 Qxe2 $13) 13... Qe6 14. Qxb7
O-O $44 15. Qb3 Ne4 16. e3 $6 (16. Be3 $5 Rfb8 (16... Rab8 17. Qc2 Bb4+ 18. Kf1
f5 19. Bxa7 Rbe8 $44) (16... Bxe3 17. Nxe3 $16) 17. Qc2 (17. Qd3 Bb4+ 18. Nd2
f5 19. O-O) 17... Bb4+ (17... Nxg3 18. Bxc5 Nxh1 19. Bxh1 Qxh3 20. O-O-O $18) (
17... Bxe3 18. Bxe4 $16) 18. Kf1 Nd6 19. Rc1 $16) 16... Rab8 17. Qc2 Bb4+ 18.
Kf1 (18. Nd2 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qxe3+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kd1 Qxg3 21. Ne4 Rbd8 $1 $19)
20... c5 $44 (20... Qxg3 $40)) 18... Rfe8 19. a3 Bc3 $1 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Bxe4
Rxe4 22. Nd6 (22. bxc3 Rxc4 23. Bd2 Rb2 24. Rd1 Be6 $44) 22... Re6 23. bxc3
Rxd6 24. Kg2 Rd3 25. e4 (25. c4 c5 $44) 25... c5 $1 26. Be3 (26. Bf4 Rb3 (26...
Rd8 $5 27. g4 Bc6 28. f3 Rxc3 29. Rhc1 Rdd3 $11) 27. Rab1 Rdxc3 28. Rxb3 Rxb3
29. Rd1 Rb7 30. Rc1 Bc6 31. f3 Rb2+ 32. Kg1 Bd7 33. g4 Rb3 $11) 26... Bc6 $11
27. Rhe1 Rxc3 28. Rac1 Bxe4+ 29. Kh2 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 (5... O-O 6. O-O (6. d3
Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Rb1 $14) 6... Bxc3 7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4 (10... Nd7) 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 $11 {1-0 Glek,
I-Grabarczyk,M/Katowice op 1992 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11.
Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {/\->>>} Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6}) 9. f4 {
/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 10. Bxf4 (10. gxf4 {
Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11... Bxf5
12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7 14. g5
f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 d5 16.
Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8
22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2 Ng5 (
16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 $11 {1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn
GSK 1994 (25)}) 6. bxc3 $146 (6. dxc3 d6 7. Nh4 (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {
Glek,I-Adams,M/BL 1995/1/2-1/2 (59)}) 7... h6 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 Qd7 10. g4
O-O-O $132 {Glek,I-Piket,J/NLD-chT 1995/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 6... Nxe4 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 (
7... Nxc3 $4 8. Nxc6 Nxd1 9. Nxd8 $18) (7... Qf6 8. Bxe4 Qxe5 9. O-O $14) 8.
Bxe4 d5 $11 9. Bg2 O-O (9... Bg4 $5 10. f3 Bc8 11. O-O (11. d4 Nc4 12. Qe2+ (
12. O-O O-O $11) 12... Be6 13. O-O O-O $11) (11. Qe2 O-O) 11... O-O 12. f4 Bg4
13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Qf2 Re8 $132) 10. O-O Re8 (10... Bg4 $5 11. f3 Bc8 12. h3 (12.
d3 Re8 13. h3 c5 14. f4 (14. d4 Nc4 15. dxc5 Qc7 (15... Be6 16. f4 Qd7 17. f5
Bxf5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxd5 Be6 20. Bxb7 Bxh3 21. Bxa8 Bxf1 22. Bd5 Be2 23. Rb1
$16) 16. f4 Ne3 17. Re1 (17. Qe1 Qxc5 18. Kh1 Bxh3 $1 $19) 17... Bg4 $1 18. Qd3
Nxg2 (18... Bf5 $4 19. Qe2 $18) 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. hxg4 Ne1 21. Qxd5 Nxc2 22.
Rb1 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Ne3 24. Qxb7 Nxg4+ 25. Kh3 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 h5 27. Ba3 Ne3 28.
Rb2 Rh1+ 29. Rh2 Rg1 30. Rd2 (30. c6 Nf5 31. Rg2 Rh1+ 32. Rh2 Rg1 $11) 30...
Rh1+ 31. Rh2 $11) 14... Nc6 15. Qf3 d4 $11) 12... Re8 13. f4 (13. d3 c5 14. f4
Nc6 15. Qf3 d4 $11) 13... Nc4 14. Re1 (14. d3 Ne3 $11) 14... Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 c6
16. d3 Nd6 17. Be3 Be6 $11) 11. d3 c6 (11... c5 12. h3 Nc6 13. Qf3 Be6 $11) 12.
h3 f6 $5 (12... Qa5 $11) 13. a4 Be6 14. a5 (14. f4 Qb6+ 15. Kh2 Nd7 16. a5 $6
Qc5 17. Bd2 (17. Qd2 Bf7 18. a6 b5 19. Ba3 Qb6 20. Bb2 Qe3 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 22.
Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Nc5 24. Ra1 Na4 25. Ra2 Re8 $17) 17... Re7 18. d4 Qb5 19. f5
Bf7 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rb1 b6 25. axb6 axb6
26. Re1 Rxe1 27. Bxe1 $11) 14... Qd7 15. Kh2 Nf7 16. Bf4 Nd6 17. Qb1 (17. Re1
$11) 17... Nb5 18. Qb2 Rac8 $6 (18... Re7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Rab1 $11) 19. Rfb1
Re7 20. Qb4 Rd8 21. c4 $5 dxc4 22. dxc4 Nd4 23. Rd1 Qe8 (23... Nxc2 $2 24. Rxd7
Rexd7 25. Qc3 Nxa1 26. Qxa1 Bxc4 27. Be3 $18) 24. Qb2 (24. c3 $6 Nc2 25. Rxd8
Qxd8 26. Rd1 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qc5 g5 $15) 24... c5 $6 (24... Nf5 $5 25.
Rxd8 Qxd8 26. a6 b6 27. c5 bxc5 (27... g5 $2 28. Bc1 Qd4 (28... bxc5 29. Qxf6
$16) 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. cxb6 $18) 28. Bxc6 Nd4 29. Bg2 Bf5 (29... Ne2 30. Be3
Qd6 31. Qa3 (31. c3 Bc4) 31... Nd4 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Bf4 $16) 30. c3 Ne6 31. Qb3
$14 {BB}) 25. c3 Nf5 (25... Nc6 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 (26... Qxd8 27. a6 Bc8 28. Qb5
Qd7 29. axb7 Bxb7 30. Bd5+ Kh8 31. Qxc5 $18) 27. Bd6 Rd7 28. Bxc5 $16) 26. Qc2
$2 (26. Bxb7 $1 Bxc4 (26... Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc4 28. Bg2 Bf7 (28... Re2 29. Qb7
Rxf2 30. Kh1 g5 31. Qc7 gxf4 32. Rd8 Nxg3+ 33. Kg1 Re2 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Qxc5
$18) 29. Rd2 $14) (26... g5 27. Bc6 Qf8 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qb8 Qxb8 30. Bxb8 $16
) 27. Bc6 $1 Qf8 28. Qc2 g6 29. Be4 Be6 30. g4 $16) 26... g5 27. Rxd8 $6 (27.
Bd5 Bxd5 28. cxd5 Qd7 29. Bc7 Ne3 30. fxe3 (30. d6 $2 Nxc2 31. dxe7 Qxe7 32.
Rxd8+ Kf7 33. Rad1 Kg6 34. R1d7 Qe1 35. Rd2 Nd4 36. Rb2 Qc1 37. Rxb7 Qf1 $19)
30... Qxc7 31. e4 $11) 27... Qxd8 $15 28. Bc1 Nd6 29. Be3 Qc7 (29... Qc8) 30.
h4 Nxc4 (30... gxh4 31. Bf4 hxg3+ 32. fxg3 $44) 31. hxg5 Nxe3 32. fxe3 fxg5 33.
Rb1 Qe5 $6 (33... Bc8 34. Bd5+ Kg7 35. Qf2 $132 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gb1f1]}) (
33... Qxa5 $5 34. Bxb7 (34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Qa2 $19) 34... c4 $17) 34. Rxb7
Rxb7 35. Bxb7 Qxe3 $15 36. Bg2 c4 (36... Kg7 37. Qd1 Qxc3 38. Qd8 Qe3 39. Qc7+
$11 {[%csl Ya5,Ra7]}) 37. Qd1 Bf7 (37... Qxc3 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qc7+ Kf6 40.
Qxa7 (40. Qd8+ Kg6 41. Qe7 Qe3 42. Qe8+ Kf6 43. Qf8+ Bf7 $19) 40... Qd2 41. Qa8
c3 42. a6 c2 43. a7 c1=Q 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45. a8=Q Qf1 46. Qae8+ (46. Qhe8+ Qf7 47.
Qe4+ Kf6 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Qb7+ Qd7 $11) 46... Qf7 47. Qhg8+ Kf6 $11) 38. Qd8+
Kg7 39. Qc7 h5 40. a6 (40. Bd5 Qd2+ 41. Bg2 {[%csl Ra7]} Qxc3 42. Qxa7 Qe5 43.
a6 h4 44. Qf2 c3 45. a7 c2 46. a8=Q c1=Q 47. Qe4 Qcc3 48. Qxe5+ Qxe5 $11) 40...
h4 41. gxh4 gxh4 42. Qd7 $11 Qf2 (42... Qg3+ 43. Kh1 Qxc3 44. Qxa7 h3 (44...
Qe1+ 45. Qg1 Qxg1+ 46. Kxg1 c3 47. a7 c2 48. a8=Q c1=Q+ 49. Kh2 $11) 45. Bb7
Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Be6 47. Qd4+ $18 {[%cal Ga6a7]}) 43. Qd6 Qf6 (43... Qe3 44. Qd7)
44. Qd7 Qxa6 45. Qg4+ Kf8 (45... Qg6 46. Qxh4 a5 47. Qd4+ Qf6 48. Qg4+ Kh6 49.
Qh3+ Kg5 50. Qg3+ Kh5 51. Bf3+ Kh6 52. Qh3+ Kg7 53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Be4+ Kh6 55.
Qh3+ Kg5 56. Qg3+ Kh5 57. Bf3+ $11) 46. Qxh4 Qd6+ 47. Kg1 a5 48. Qe4 $4 {
[%csl Rc3]} (48. Qh8+ $1 Bg8 49. Qh3 a4 50. Qc8+ Kg7 51. Qg4+ $11) 48... a4 $4
(48... Qb6+ 49. Kh2 (49. Qd4 Qxd4+ 50. cxd4 c3 51. Be4 a4 $19) (49. Kf1 Qf6+
50. Ke2 (50. Qf3 Qxf3+ 51. Bxf3 a4 52. Be4 a3 53. Bb1 Bg6 54. Ba2 Bc2 $19 55.
Bxc4 Bd3+) 50... Qxc3 $19) 49... Qh6+ 50. Kg3 Qg7+ 51. Kf4 Qxc3 $19) 49. Qa8+
Be8 (49... Ke7 50. Qxa4 Qb6+ 51. Kh2 Qh6+ 52. Kg3 Qg7+ 53. Kf2 Qxc3 54. Qa7+
Kf6 55. Qb6+ $15) 50. Qf3+ Ke7 51. Qe4+ Qe6 (51... Kf8 52. Qxc4 a3 53. Bd5 $11)
52. Qh4+ Kd6 (52... Kf7 53. Qf4+) 53. Qd4+ Kc7 54. Qa7+ Kd8 55. Qa5+ Ke7 56.
Qc5+ Qd6 57. Qxc4 $11 a3 58. Qh4+ Kd7 59. Qa4+ Kd8 60. Qa5+ Ke7 61. Bd5 Kf6 62.
Qa8 Bf7 63. Qh8+ Kg6 64. Bxf7+ Kxf7 65. Qh7+ Ke8 66. Qg8+ Kd7 67. Qg4+ Kc7 68.
Qc4+ Kb6 69. Qb3+ Ka7 70. Kf1 Qf4+ 71. Ke2 Qh2+ 72. Kd3 a2 73. Qa3+ (73. Qf7+
Kb6 74. Qe6+ Kc7 75. Qe7+ Kc6 76. Qe8+ $11) 73... Kb6 74. Kc4 Qg1 (74... Qh7
75. Qc5+ Kb7 76. Qb5+ $11) 75. Qd6+ Kb7 76. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 {Is the main line,other
lines are: 5...d5;5...d6 and 5...b6.} 6. a3 $5 {Other options are:} (6. e3) (6.
Bg5) ({and} 6. dxc5 $5 {See comments to Sokolov,I-Arlandi,E/Pula, 1997/CBM
57ext (0-1)(Petursson)(37)}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 ({Another alternative is:} 7.
Qxc3 $5) 7... d5 $5 {Besides this move:7...Qa5!?;7...d6!?; 7...Qc7; 7...cxd4;7.
..Nc6!?;7...b6 and 7...h6?!-was checked in the previous games.} 8. e3 b6 $5 {
This move probably better than:} (8... Nc6) (8... dxc4) (8... Qa5) (8... Nbd7)
(8... cxd4) ({and} 8... Qc7 {(see previous games in this variation).}) 9. cxd5
$5 ({A little worse is:} 9. Bb2 Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Qxd5 (11... exd5 $5)
12. c4 Qc6 13. Ne5 Qc7 $11 {Dydyshko,V-Lerner,K/St.Petersburg,1992 (1-0)(36)})
({and} 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qe2 Qe7 $11 {Quinteros,
M-Bronstein,L/Buenos Aires,1966 (1-0)(49)}) (9. Be2 $6 Ba6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. O-O
$6 (11. cxd5 $142) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Bb2 Nfd7 $17 {[%csl Rc4] Dao
Thien Hai-Zagrebelny,S/Tehra,1998 (1-0)(40)}) 9... exd5 ({Interestingly:} 9...
Qxd5 $5 10. c4 $140 (10. Be2 $6 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ba6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qd1 Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 Nc6 $11 {=/=/+ Asgeirsson,A-O'Donovan,J/Buenos Aires,1939(½-½)(23)})
10... Qh5 $5 (10... Qd6 $6 11. e4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6][%cal Ge4e5]
Alatortsev,V-Kan,I/Moscow,1945(0-1)(47)}) 11. Be2 Bb7 $13) 10. a4 $5 $146 {
[%csl Rb6,Rc5][%cal Ga4a5][%mdl 8]} (10. Bd3 $143 Nc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Bb2 Qd6
13. Rfe1 Bd7 {Kchouk,B-Vizantiadis,L/Varna,1962(1-0)(30)}) ({Dubious:} 10. Be2
Nc6 11. O-O c4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. a4 g6 14. Ba3 Bf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Caldero-Lhagva,J/
Siegen 1970/MCD (61)}) (10. c4 $5 Bb7 (10... Re8 $143 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. cxd5 cxd4
13. Bb5 Nbd7 14. Bxd4 Bxd5 15. Qf5 $14 {Novak,J-Miskovsky,P/Prague,1995(1/2-1/
2) (39)}) 11. Bb2 Nc6 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qh5 14. Be2 (14. d5 $5 Nxd5 $140 $2
15. g4 $16) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qg5 $11 {Turecek,V-Szirmai,E/
Pardubice,1994(1-0) (43)}) ({Also possibly:} 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Be2 Nc6 (11...
Ba6 $5 12. O-O Bxe2 13. Qxe2 c4 14. Rd1 Qa5 $11 {Maderna,C-Nogues Acuna,A/
Rosario,1929 (0-1)(36)}) 12. O-O c4 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. f3 $11 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Yf3e4] Nimzowitsch,A-Marshall,F/London,1927 (0-1)(30) Is the
first game in this variation.}) 10... Ne4 $6 {[%csl Ye4][%cal Gc8f5]} ({
Also dubious:} 10... Nc6 11. Ba3 Qe7 12. Bb5 $14) ({Can be recommended:} 10...
Ba6 $5 11. Bb5 (11. Bxa6 $143 Nxa6 12. O-O Re8 $11) (11. a5 $143 Bxf1 12. Kxf1
Nc6 $11) 11... Bxb5 12. axb5 Re8 {+/=/=} (12... a5 $5)) 11. a5 Bf5 ({After:} 
11... bxa5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ba3 Qb6 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. c4 {white has a full
compencation for a pawn and apparently better position.}) 12. axb6 Nc6 ({
Impossibly:} 12... Ng3 {in view of:} 13. b7 Bxc2 14. bxa8=Q Nxh1 15. Rxa7 $18 {
[%csl Rh1]}) ({Probably slight better is:} 12... Qxb6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Ba3 $5
Qa5 $140 {[%csl Ra1]} 15. Bb2 {/\16.Nd4+/=}) 13. b7 $1 {Is the best move.} ({
Also good enough:} 13. dxc5 axb6 ({Badly:} 13... Ng3 {because of:} 14. Qa4 Nxh1
$140 15. b7 $1 Rb8 (15... Qf6 16. bxa8=Q Rxa8 17. Bb5 $18) 16. Qxc6 $18) 14.
Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nh4 $14) 13... Rb8 14. dxc5 Rxb7 ({Again very badly:} 14... Ng3 {
in view of:} 15. Qa4) (14... Qf6 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Ge4g3,Yf6c6]} 15. Bd3 Rxb7 {
transfer to 14...Rb7}) 15. Bd3 $14 Qf6 ({In my opinion better is:} 15... Bg6
16. O-O $140 Nxc5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Ba3 Qa5 (18... Qe7 $2 19. c4 {[%csl Rc5]})
19. c4 Nb3 20. Qb2 (20. Ra2 $5 $14) 20... Rfb8 $1 (20... Nxa1 $143 21. Qxb7
Qxa3 22. Qxc6 dxc4 23. Qxc4 $16) 21. Bf8 {[%csl Ra5,Rg8]} Nbd4 $8 22. Qxd4 Nxd4
23. Rxa5 Ne2+ (23... Nxf3+ $2 24. gxf3 Kxf8 25. cxd5 $16) 24. Kh1 Kxf8 25. cxd5
Rb1 26. Ra1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 a5 $14) 16. O-O ({A little worse is right away
(without 16.0-0):} 16. Nd4 Nxf2 $6 {[%csl Rd3,Rh1]} (16... Ne5 $5) 17. Qxf2
Nxd4 $8 18. exd4 (18. cxd4 $5) 18... Bxd3 19. Qxf6 gxf6 {+/=/+/-}) 16... Bg6 {
[%cal Ge4c5]} 17. Nd4 Ne5 ({After:} 17... Nxc5 $2 {white has a forced win:} 18.
Bxg6 hxg6 19. Ba3 Nxd4 (19... Qd6 $143 20. Nb3 Rxb3 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxb3 $18)
20. cxd4 Nb3 21. Bxf8 Nxa1 22. Qc8 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rf6,Rg8][%cal Gf8e7]} Qa6 $8
23. e4 Kh7 (23... dxe4 $2 24. Ba3+ Kh7 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Rxa1 $18 {[%cal Yh3a3]}
) 24. exd5 $18) 18. c6 $6 ({Much better is:} 18. Ra6 {/\19.c6+/-}) 18... Nxc6
19. f3 Ng5 ({Badly:} 19... Nc5 $2 {in view of:} 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ba3 {[%csl
Ga3,Rc5,Rf8]} Qd6 22. c4 Nb4 23. Bxb4 Rxb4 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxa7 $16) (19...
Nxd4 20. cxd4 Ng5 (20... Nd6 $2 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qc6 {[%csl Rd5]} Qe6 23. Ra6
$16) 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qc5 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5]} Qf7 $14) 20. h4 Nxd4 $8 ({Loses
right away:} 20... Bxd3 $2 21. Qxd3 {[%csl Rc6,Rg5]} Ne5 (21... Nxd4 22. hxg5
$18) 22. hxg5 $18) 21. cxd4 Ne6 $2 {Evident tactical blunder.} ({It is
neseccary:} 21... Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ne6 23. Ra5 Rd8 $14) 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Qc6 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd5]} Rc7 ({Also after:} 23... Rfb8 24. Qxd5 Qxh4 25. Qe5 {[%cal
Gd4d5] white has a big advantage.}) 24. Qxd5 Qxh4 25. Bd2 (25. Qe5 $142 {
/\26.d5+/-}) 25... Rd8 26. Qe5 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Rcd7 $6 ({More strongly:} 26...
Re7 27. Be1 Qf6 28. Bg3 Qxe5 (28... Nxd4 $4 29. Qxf6 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 {[%csl Re2]})
29. Bxe5 f6 30. Bg3 {+/=/+/-}) 27. Ra5 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Ya5d5,Gf1a1]} Qf6 28.
Rfa1 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 $16 Ra8 {Is the passive move.Can be recommended:} (29... Rc8
30. Rea5 Rcc7 $16) 30. Rea5 {White's plan is: Ra6(פe6) and Be1-g3(/^b8-h1)}
Nd8 ({Senselessly:} 30... f5 {because of:} 31. d5 Nc7 32. e4 $18 {[%csl Gd5,
Ge4]}) 31. Ra6 Ne6 32. Be1 $1 {[%cal Ge1g3,Gg3b8]} Kf8 33. Bg3 {Now white's
plan is: 34.R1a5 and maybe 35.d5} Rb7 (33... Ke8 $142 {[%cal Ye8d7]}) 34. d5
Nc7 35. R6a5 Ke8 36. e4 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gg3f2]} Kd7 37. Bf2 $5 {[%csl Ra7]} a6
$140 38. Bg3 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Yc7][%cal Gg3c7]} Rb6 39. Bf4 (39. R5a4 $5 {/\Be1-a5
}) 39... f6 40. Bg3 {Probably because of the zeitnot white makes these moves
(39.Bf4 and 40.Bg3).} g5 41. R5a4 {[%cal Gg3e1,Ge1a5]} Kd8 42. Be1 Kd7 43. Ba5
$18 Rd6 44. Kf2 {[%csl Ga5,Ra6,Rc7,Gd5,Ge4,Gf3,Rf6,Gg2,Rg5,Rg7] Black resigns
in the absolutely strategical losing position.} 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 (5... c5 $6 {
Kortschnoj} 6. dxc5 d4 7. a3 Qa5 8. axb4 Qxa1 9. Nb5 $16) 6. Qh5 c5 (6... Nd7 {
Kortschnoj} 7. Bg5 $36) 7. dxc5 (7. Nf3 c4 8. Ne5 (8. Be2 Bf5 9. Bg5 Nbc6 10.
Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxc2 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Re8 15. Qg4 Qc8 16.
Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Bxd5 Rc5 $17 {Dvoirys,S-Lputian,S/Kharkov URS sf
1985/0-1}) 8... Be6 9. Be2 Nbc6 (9... O-O $5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bg5 $6 (11. f4 $5
$13) 11... f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Bf4 Bf5 14. Rac1 Rae8 15. Bf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 g5
17. Bd2 Bg6 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. Qh3 Qf7 $17 {0-1 Gil Gonzales,J-Conquest,S/Oviedo
45' (08) ;TD 92\09 1992 (25)}) 10. Bg4 O-O 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qg4
e5 14. O-O Nxd4 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Rad1 h6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Bxh6 Qf7 19. c3 Nf5
20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. cxb4 Rad8 $17 {Cuartas,C-Vaganian,R/Reggio Emilia(13) 1981/
0-1 (42)}) (7. a3 $6 {>< <<} Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c4 {>< c2} 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Bd1 (10.
Nh3 Bxc2 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf4 Bg6 13. Qg5 h6 14. Qg3 Nd7 15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Bf3
Nf6 $17 {Grabuzova,T-Kovalevskaya,E/Memorial Alekhine (open), Moscow (3) 1996/
1/2-1/2 (56)}) 10... Nbc6 11. Ne2 Qd7 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Qf3 Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15.
Qe3+ Ne7 16. f3 O-O-O 17. O-O f6 $15 {[%csl Gd1] Smyslov,V-Portisch,L/Reggio
Emilia 43/328 1986/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 7... Nd7 (7... d4 8. a3 Qa5 9. axb4 $5 {
An interesting sacrifise! At the first sight white has nothing seriuos for the
exchange but the fact that both,black king and a queen are stucked exactly in
places black woudn't like to see them compensates very well the sacrifised
matirial.} (9. Rb1 dxc3 (9... Bxc5 $2 10. Bb5+ $5 (10. b4 Qd8 11. Qxc5 dxc3 12.
Qxc3 $18 O-O $2 13. Bb2 f6 14. Rd1 $18) 10... Kf8 $1 (10... Nbc6 11. b4 Qc7 12.
Qxc5 dxc3 13. Qxc3 $18) 11. Qxc5 dxc3 12. b4 Na6 $4 13. Qxe7+ {1-0 Georgiev,
Vl-Ansell,S/WchJM-U18 Duisburg (01) ;TD 92\06 1992}) (9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+
11. Kd1 $16) 10. axb4 Qxb4 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. Nxc3 Qxc5 13. Qh4 Ne5 14. Bb5+ Bd7
15. Be3 Qc8 16. O-O $32 $16 {[%csl Ge8] 1-0 Rivas Pastor,M-Vargas Garcia,J/
Malaga op (02) 1991}) 9... Qxa1 10. Nce2 Nbc6 $146 (10... Qa2 11. Nxd4 Qd5 12.
Qxd5 Nxd5 13. c3 O-O 14. Ngf3 a5 15. b5 Nd7 16. Bc4 Re8+ 17. Kd1 $13 {1-0
Ziatdinov,R-Komarov,D/Biel op (03) ;1991 ; White has very dangerous pawns on
the queen side, and a pair of bishops in addision which fully compensate the
exchange.}) 11. Nf3 Nxb4 12. Bb5+ Nbc6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Nexd4 Bd7 15. Bc4 $1 g6
(15... O-O $6 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nxf7 Kh7 18. Bd3+ $18) 16. Qg5 Nxd4 (16... O-O $6
17. Qf6 {/\ Bh6+-}) 17. Nxd4 Rf8 $5 18. c6 $1 (18. Be3 $2 f6 $13 {1-0 Glek,
I-Schmidt,Wl/Lippstadt ;CBM 31 1992 (34)}) 18... Nxc6 $8 19. Nb5 $1 f6 20. Qf4
Kd8 21. Bd2 Qb6 22. Be3 Qa5 23. Bc5 $36) 8. Nge2 {Kortschnoj: A quiet
continuation} (8. Bg5 $5 Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O-O {Kortschnoj: was much more
agressive.}) 8... Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O Bxb5 (10... O-O 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12.
Bg5 Bxc3 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxc3 d4 15. Rae1 Ne6 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Qe5 Qc5 18. Qf5
Qd6 $14 {Gdanski,J-Socko,B/Poland ch(10) 1996/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 11. Nxb5 Ne4 $11 {
Kortschnoj} (11... Ne6 12. Nf4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 {Is in white's favour since, the
more active pieces he changes the bigger his advantage will be.Unlike the game,
here white has very well placed pieces, and the isolated pawn of black's will
be a nice object for white's further play.}) 12. Nf4 O-O 13. Be3 a6 {It's
important to bring the bishop back to d6-the natural place for bishop from
where he will take a major part in black's strategy.} 14. Nd4 Bd6 15. Nf5 (15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. Nfe2 Rad8 $10) 15... Nf6 16. Qg5 Nxf5 17. Qxf5 Re8 (17... Qc8 $1
18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. c3 d4 20. cxd4 Rc2 21. Rab1 Nd5 $44) 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. g3 (
19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Re5 22. Rxe5 Bxe5 23. c3 Rd8 $15 {[%csl
Gh1]}) 19... Re5 {Now, althogh there are not much pieces left on the board,the
black ones are very well coordinated and compensate the isolated pawn.} 20. Qd3
Bc5 (20... Rae8 21. c4 {[%csl Gd6]} Ng4 22. Nxd5 Qc6 23. Bd4 $16) 21. Bxc5 $2 {
Kortschnoj} (21. Qc3 $142 {Kortschnoj} Ne4 22. Qb3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Nf6 24. Nxd5
Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qxd5 $16) 21... Qxc5 22. c3 $2 {White has to change as
many pieces as he can!} (22. Re1 $142 Rae8 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Rd1 $14) 22...
Rae8 23. Qd4 Qb5 $15 {Kortschnoj} 24. a4 (24. b3 $10) 24... Qc6 25. Rac1 h6 26.
b3 Re4 27. Qd3 g5 $5 28. Ng2 Ng4 {[%csl Gg1]} (28... Qe6 29. Ne3 Qh3 30. Qf1
Qxf1+ 31. Nxf1) 29. h3 $8 {Kortschnoj} (29. f3 $4 {Kortschnoj} Qb6+ $19) (29.
Qxd5 $4 {Kortschnoj} Re1+ $19) (29. Re1 {Kortschnoj} Ne5 30. Qd1 Qf6 $17) 29...
Ne5 30. Qxd5 (30. Qb1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Qe6 $17) 30... Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Re1+ $2 {
Unbelievably this natural continuation gives black only a draw!} (31... Qc8
$142 $1 32. Qd7 (32. g4 $140 Qc7 $1 {[%cal Gd6h2]} 33. Qd6 Re1+ 34. Nxe1 Rxe1+
35. Kg2 Qxd6 36. Rxd6 Nh4+ $19) 32... Qc5 $5 {[%cal Ge4e2]} (32... Re1+ 33.
Nxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Rxc1 36. Kxf3 Rxc3+ 37. Kg4 Rxb3 38. Kh5 Kg7
39. Rd6 {-game}) 33. Ne3 (33. Qxb7 $2 Qf5 $1 34. Qd7 R8e6 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. g4
Qe5 37. Ne3 Qh2 $19 {[%csl Ge3]}) 33... Rxe3 34. fxe3 Qxe3 $19) 32. Nxe1 Rxe1+
33. Kg2 Qxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxc1 35. Kxf3 Rxc3+ 36. Kg4 Rxb3 37. Kh5 (37. Rd6 $142 {
Kortschnoj}) 37... Kg7 (37... Rb6 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 38. Rd6 Rf3 39. Rxh6 $138 (
39. Rxh6 Rxf2 (39... Rf6 40. Rxf6 Kxf6 41. a5 $18) (39... f6 {Kortschnoj} 40.
Rg6+ Kf7 41. Kh6 $11) 40. Rb6 Ra2 41. Rxb7 Rxa4 $10) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Finkel, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Ba4 b5 (8... O-O 9. Nf3 (9. Ne2 e5 $11) 9... c5 $11) 9. Bb3
a5 (9... O-O {Ftacnik} 10. Ne2 a5 (10... Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. d5 Nd7 13. Bg5 Nf6
14. f3 Qb6 15. Kh1 Rfd8 16. Rb1 h6 17. Bh4 e6 18. c4 Qc7 19. Nc3 a6 20. cxb5 c4
21. b6 Qe5 22. Ne2 exd5 23. f4 Qh5 {Korotylev,A-Svidler,P/St.Petersburg op (06)
/1994/0-1 (32)}) 11. O-O (11. a3 Nd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 (13... Nb6 {
Ernst /\ 14..Qc7,15..c5}) 14. O-O (14. Bxe7 $6 Re8 15. Bh4 Rxe4) 14... c5 $2 (
14... Nb6 $5 $13) 15. Bxe7 (15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Bxe7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Qxd6 18. Bxb7
Rab8 19. Bd5 c4 20. Qc1 Nb6 21. Qf4 Qd7 $14) 15... Re8 16. d5 $1 Qe5 (16...
Rxe7 17. d6 $18) 17. d6 {1-0 Atalik,S-Chabanon,J/Peristeri (06)/1994 (22)}) (
11. a4 Ra7 (11... b4 12. Be3 bxc3 13. Rc1 Na6 14. Nxc3 Nb4 15. Bc4 Ra7 16. e5
c5 17. Bb5 Bb7 18. O-O cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxd4 Raa8 21. f4 {Ulibin,M-Lin
Weiguo/Beijing Lee Cup (04)/1996/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 12. O-O Na6 13. Be3 Rd7 14. Qc1
b4 15. Rd1 bxc3 16. e5 c2 17. Qxc2 Nb4 18. Qc5 Ba6 19. Ng3 Kh8 20. Ne4 Bd3 21.
f3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 e6 23. Rf1 Re8 24. Rad1 {Georgadze,G-Tocchioni,D/Forli op (04)
/1992/1-0 (33)}) 11... Bb7 (11... Nd7 12. Bg5 Nb6 13. a3 Qc7 14. Qd2 c5 15. Bh6
Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ba6 17. Nf4 c4 18. Bc2 e5 19. Ne2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. f4 exd4
22. f5 Nd7 23. Nxd4 Qe5 24. Nf3 {Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G (1)/Paris Immopar (25') 
(1)/1992/0.5 (30)}) (11... a4 12. Bc2 Na6 13. Ba3 c5 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. dxc5 Qc7
16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Bd3 Qd7 $1 {Kortschnoj,V-Gulko,B/Beersheba/1993/0.
5 (36)}) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qc1 Re8 14. Bh6 c5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qf4 c4 17. Bc2 e5
18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nd4 b4 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. Rfe1 a4 22. Rad1 Qb6 23. cxb4 Qxb4 {
Khasin,Ab-Meszaros,I/WchS Wildbad (06)/1993/1-0 (57)}) 10. Nf3 $14 (10. Qf3 {
Ftacnik} O-O 11. Ne2 a4 12. Bc2 e5 (12... Nd7 13. e5 Bb7 14. h4 Re8 15. e6 Nf6
16. h5 Bc8 17. Nf4 g5 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nd3 Qd5 20. Ne5+ Kg8 21. h6 Bh8 22.
Bxg5 {1-0 Reeh,O-Wilhelmi,C/Hamburg Wichern-op (07)/1995 (30)}) 13. Ba3 Re8 14.
O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Qh4 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20.
e5 Ra6 21. h3 Bf5 22. Rxc4 {Robatsch,K-Banas,J/Trnava/1987/1-0 (65)}) 10... O-O
(10... a4 {Ftacnik} 11. Bc2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rb1 Nb6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. d5 cxd5
16. Rxb5 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bc4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rxb6 Bxf1 20. Ba3 Bd3 21. Bc6 Rb8
{0-1 Janocha,W-Pribyl,J/Pardubice op (08)/1992 (27)}) 11. O-O c5 12. Rb1 (12.
Bd5 {Ftacnik} Ra6 13. dxc5 Qc7 $11) 12... Ba6 13. Re1 Nc6 (13... b4 $5 14. cxb4
(14. Bd5 {Ftacnik} Ra7 15. cxb4 cxb4 16. Bg5 $14) 14... axb4 15. dxc5 Bd3 (
15... Nc6 $14) 16. Rb2 $1 $40) 14. d5 $6 (14. e5 $142 $1 {Finkel} cxd4 (14...
e6 15. d5 c4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. dxc6 $16) 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bd2 $16) 14... Ne5
15. Bf4 Qd6 (15... Nxf3+ {Ftacnik} 16. Qxf3 c4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. Qe3 $14) 16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qd2 $13 Rab8 (18... b4 $5 19. Rbc1 {Ftacnik} c4 20.
Ba4 $14) 19. f4 Qc7 20. e5 Rfd8 21. Rbd1 c4 22. Bc2 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 (23. Qe3 $2 {
Ftacnik} Rxd5 $1) 23... e6 $2 (23... b4 $1 $13 24. cxb4 {Ftacnik} axb4 25. f5
$40) 24. d6 b4 25. f5 $16 exf5 {[#] [#]} 26. Bxf5 bxc3 (26... gxf5 27. Qg5+ Kh8
(27... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 28. e6 $18) 28. Re3 $18) 27. Qg5 $2 (27. Qxc3 $1 gxf5 28.
Qg3+ Kh8 29. Qg5 (29. Qh4 $40 {Ftacnik}) 29... c3 30. Qf6+ (30. Re3 $2 Qxe3 31.
Qxe3 c2 $13) 30... Kg8 31. e6 $1 $18) 27... Bb5 28. Rc1 Bd7 $14 29. Bxd7 (29.
Bc2 {Ftacnik} Re8) 29... Rxd7 30. Qg4 (30. Rxc3 $2 Rxd6 $15) 30... Rdb7 31. Qe4
c2 (31... Rb5 {Ftacnik} 32. h3) 32. Qxc2 (32. Rxc2 {Ftacnik} Rb1 $1 33. Rcc1
Rxc1 34. Rxc1 c3 $13) 32... Rb2 33. Qe4 (33. Qxc4 Qxc4 34. Rxc4 Rd2 $14) 33...
c3 (33... Rxa2 {Ftacnik} 34. Rxc4 Qf2 35. Rcc1 $16) 34. h3 Rd2 (34... Rxa2 {
Ftacnik} 35. e6 $1 f5 (35... Qxd6 36. exf7+ Kg7 (36... Kxf7 $2 37. Qc4+ $18)
37. Rf1 (37. Qe8 Rf2 38. Rf1 Rf5 39. Rxf5 gxf5 40. f8=Q+ Qxf8 41. Qe5+ $14)
37... Rf8 38. Rxc3 $16) 36. Qe5 Qc6 37. Rg1 $18) 35. Rf1 Re8 (35... Rbb2 $2 36.
e6 $18) (35... Qd5 $5) (35... c2 $5 {Ftacnik} 36. Qf3 (36. e6 $2 f5 $1 $17)
36... Qc4) 36. Qf3 Qd5 (36... Qc4 {Ftacnik} 37. Rxc3 Qxa2 38. Rb3 Rf8 39. e6
$18) 37. Rxc3 Qxf3 $138 (37... Rxe5 {Ftacnik} 38. Rc8+ Kg7 39. Qxd5 Rexd5 40.
Rc7 $16) 38. Rcxf3 {[#] Hecht sehr gutes Zusammensiel der weißen Türme führt
zu Bauerngewinn und Abdrängung des schwarzen Königs.} Rxe5 39. Rxf7 Rxd6 (39...
Ree2 $2 {Ftacnik} 40. d7 $18) 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. R1f7+ Kh6 42. Rh8 $14 Kg5 43.
Rhxh7 Re2 (43... Rd2 $1 44. Rf3 Rxa2 45. Rg3+ (45. h4+ Kg4 46. Kh2 Rh5 $11)
45... Kf6 $13) 44. Rf3 (44. a3 $2 {Ftacnik} Rd1+ 45. Kh2 Rdd2) 44... Rxa2 45.
h4+ Kg4 46. Kh2 Rad2 (46... Ra4 47. Rh6 Rf4 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rg5+ $14) (46...
a4 {Ftacnik} 47. Rh6 a3 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rg5+ $16) 47. Rg3+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke6 (
48... Rf6 $4 {Ftacnik} 49. Rf3+ $18) 49. Rg7 Kf5 50. Rg5+ Kf4 51. Rf7+ $2 (51.
R7xg6 $142 $18 Rxg6 {Ftacnik} 52. Rxg6 $16) 51... Ke4 52. Rxa5 R2d5 (52... Rc6
$5 {Hecht mit der Idee T2d6}) 53. Rxd5 Kxd5 (53... Rxd5 54. Kh3 (54. Rf6 g5 (
54... Rh5 {Ftacnik} 55. Kg3 $18) 55. Kh3 gxh4 56. Kxh4 $18) 54... Ke5 $11) 54.
Re7 $18 Ra6 (54... Re6 {Ftacnik} 55. Rxe6 Kxe6 56. Kg3 Kf5 57. Kf3 $18 (57. Kf3
{Hecht} g5 (57... Kf6 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Kg5 Kg7 60. g4 Kf7 61. Kh6 Kf6 62. g5+
Kf5 63. h5 $18) 58. g4+ Kf6 59. h5 $18)) 55. Kh3 Kd6 56. Re4 Kd5 $2 (56... Kd7
$142 57. Kg4 Ra5 58. Kf4 Rf5+ 59. Ke3 Ra5 60. Rg4 Ra6 61. Kf4 Ke7 62. Kg5 Kf7
63. Kh6 $18) 57. Re3 Ra4 (57... Kd4 {Ftacnik} 58. Re8 Kd5 59. Kg4 $18) 58. Re7
(58. Re7 {Ftacnik} Rb4 59. Rg7 Rb6 60. Kg4 Ke5 61. Kg5 $18 (61. Kg5 {Hecht} Rb2
62. g4 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e5 4. d4 d6 5. e4 Nc6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nh6 8. dxe5
fxe5 $146 (8... dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 (9... Nxd8 10. Nd5) 10. O-O-O+ (10. h3 {N}
Be6 (10... f5 11. Bg5+) 11. O-O-O+ Kc8 (11... Ke8 12. Nd5 $16) 12. g4 Nf7 (
12... f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. Rg1 $14) (12... Rd8 13. Nd5 $14) 13. Rg1 b6 (13...
Bh6 14. Nd5) 14. c5 $1 Kb7 15. Nd5 Rad8 (15... Ncd8 $2 16. Ba6+ $1 Kxa6 17.
Nxc7+ Kb7 18. Nxe6 $18) (15... Rac8 16. b4 {E} Bxd5 $2 17. exd5 Nxb4 18. c6+
Kb8 19. a3 Na2+ 20. Kb2 $18) 16. Ba6+ Kb8 17. a3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 (18. Bc4 $14)
18... Kxc8 19. b4 b5 20. a4 $1 a6 (20... bxa4 21. b5 Na5 22. Nd2) 21. axb5 axb5
22. Kb2 Kb7 23. Kb3 Nb8 $2 (23... Rhe8 {Ç}) 24. Ra1 Nc6 (24... c6 25. Nb6 Rd3+
26. Kc2 Rhd8 27. Ne1 $18) 25. Nc3 Na7 (25... Rd3 26. Rgd1 Rhd8 27. Rxd3 Rxd3
28. Ne1) 26. Ra5 c6 27. Rga1 Nc8 (27... Ra8 28. Ra6 $18) 28. Nxb5 $1 $18 cxb5
29. Rxb5+ Kc7 30. Ra6 (30. Rba5 $18) 30... Rd1 31. Rba5 Nd8 32. Kc2 Rh1 33. b5
Rxh3 34. Nd2 $16 {1-0 Polgar,Z-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Dortmund 1990 (41)}) 10... Bd7
11. h3 Nf7 12. c5 Kc8 13. Bb5 (13. Bc4 Ncd8 14. Rd3 Be6 15. Nd2 Re8 16. h4 h5
17. Rd1 c6 18. Bxe6+ Nxe6 19. Nc4 Bf8 20. b4 $16 {Illescas,M-Todorcevic,M/
Pamplona 1990/<<-<< (61)}) 13... Be6 14. Kb1 Ne7 15. Nd2 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17.
Bc4 Nd8 18. Bg5 Nec6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd4 21. Nb3 N8e6 $13 {Cramling,
P-Foisor,C/Tilburg ctW 1994/<<-<< (68)}) 9. h3 {[%csl Gh6]} (9. Bg5 Qd7 10. Nd5
O-O 11. Be2 $5 (11. Qd2 Nf7 12. Nf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxf6 Qg4)) (9. c5 Ng4 10. Bg5 Bf6
11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Bc4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nd4 16. Qd3 $14)
9... Nf7 10. Qd2 (10. c5 $1 Be6 (10... O-O 11. Bc4 Kh8 12. O-O) 11. Bb5 O-O 12.
O-O Ne7 (12... a6 13. Ba4 Bc4 14. Re1 Nb4 15. Bb3 $1 $16) (12... h6 $5) 13.
cxd6 Nxd6 14. Ng5 $16) 10... Be6 11. Be2 Qd7 (11... O-O) 12. Nd5 (12. O-O $142
O-O 13. c5 Rad8 14. Rfd1 $14) 12... O-O 13. b4 (13. O-O h6 {with idea 14...g5,
15...Nh8-g6-f4}) 13... h6 $1 14. Rd1 g5 {[%cal Gf7h8,Gh8g6,Gg6f4]} 15. b5 Ne7 (
15... Ncd8 $2 16. c5 $1 $16) 16. h4 (16. c5 Bxd5 17. exd5 dxc5 18. Bxc5 Nd6 (
18... Rfd8 19. O-O Nxd5 20. Bc4 $36) 19. Qc2 e4 $36) 16... g4 17. Nh2 Ng6 $1 (
17... h5 18. Nf1 $16 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf1g3]}) 18. h5 (18. g3 $2 h5 $1) 18...
Nf4 $1 (18... Nh4 $2 19. Rg1 c6 20. b6 $1 cxd5 21. cxd5 axb6 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23.
Bxg4 $16) 19. Bxf4 (19. Nxf4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ne5 (20... a6 $5) 21. Bxe5 (21. Bxh6
Qf7 22. Be3 (22. O-O Qxh5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7) 22... Qxh5 $5) (21. O-O Nxc4 22. Qc1
Bb2 (22... Nb2 23. Rde1 Kh7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxh6 Bxh6 26. Qxb2 $16) (22... Kh7
23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Bxd6 Qf7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nxg4 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Qxh5 28. Ne3
$16) 23. Qc2 Rxf4 24. Bxc4 Ba3 $1 (24... Bxc4 25. Qxc4+ Qf7 26. Qc2 Bg7 27. g3
Rf6 28. Nxg4 Rf3 $44) 25. Bxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxc7 Bc5 $40) 21... Bxe5 22. Qxh6 Bc3+
(22... Qf7 $2 23. O-O $16) 23. Kf1 Qf7 24. Qg6+ Qxg6 25. hxg6 Rf4 $17 {[%csl
Gf1]}) 19... exf4 20. Nxf4 Ng5 (20... Ne5 21. O-O (21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qd5 Qxd5
23. cxd5 Rf4 24. f3 $44) (21. Ng6 g3 $6 (21... Nxc4 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Qb4 (23.
Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rc1 Bxb5 25. Qd5+ Rf7 $17) 23... Ne5 $5 $44) 22. Nxf8 gxf2+ 23.
Kxf2 Rxf8+ 24. Nf3 $14) 21... Nxc4 22. Qc1 Bb2 $140 $2 23. Bxc4 $18) (20... a6
$5 21. bxa6 Rxa6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Nxg4 Rfa8 $1 $36) 21. Qe3 (21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22.
Nxg4 Nxe4 23. Qe3 Rae8 (23... a6 $2 24. Bf3 Rfe8 25. O-O axb5 26. Rfe1 $18) 24.
O-O Nc3 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 26. Bf3 Rxf3 (26... Rf4 27. Ne3 Nxd1 28. Bd5 (28. Rxd1
Re5 $1) 28... Nxe3 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. fxe3 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 a5 $1) 27. gxf3 Nxd1
28. Rxd1 Re2 $44) 21... Rxf4 (21... a6 $6 22. O-O axb5 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. cxb5
$16) (21... Rae8 22. Ng6 (22. O-O $2 Bf5 23. Ng6 Bxg6 24. hxg6 Rxe4 25. Qd2 Qe6
26. Bd3 Ref4 $17) 22... Rf7 23. f3 $14 (23. f4 Bxc4 $5 24. fxg5 Bxe2 (24...
Qxb5) 25. Kxe2 (25. Qxe2 Bc3+ 26. Rd2 Qe6 $40) 25... Qxb5+ 26. Rd3 Qa4 $1 $17)
(23. e5 Bf5 $40 (23... Qc8 24. O-O))) 22. Qxf4 Bc3+ 23. Kf1 (23. Rd2 $2 Rf8 24.
Qe3 Bxd2+ 25. Qxd2 (25. Kxd2 Rxf2 $19) 25... Rxf2 $17) 23... Rf8 24. Qe3 Bb4 (
24... Ba5 $5 25. c5 Bb4 26. cxd6 cxd6 27. e5 (27. Nxg4 Bxg4 28. Qb3+ Kh7 29.
Qxb4 Bxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qg4+ 31. Kd3 Rxf2 32. Rhe1 Qxg2 $17) 27... Qc8 $1 (27...
Bc5 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29. Rxd7 Bxd7 30. Nxg4 $16) 28. Nxg4 (28. Qd3 Qc5 29. Qg6+
Kh8 30. Qxh6+ Nh7 31. Nxg4 Bxg4 32. f3 Qxe5 $15) 28... Bxg4 29. Qb3+ d5 30.
Qxb4 Bxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Ne4 $13 32. f3 (32. Qb3 Qc5 $1) 32... Qc2+ 33. Ke3 (33. Rd2
Ng3+ 34. Kf2 (34. Ke3 d4+ $1 35. Qxd4 Nf5+ 36. Kf2 Nxd4 37. Rxc2 Nxc2 $17)
34... Nxh1+ 35. Kg1 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qe1 $13) 33... Qf2+ 34. Kd3 Rc8 $1 35. Rc1
Rc3+ 36. Qxc3 Nxc3 37. Kxc3 Qxa2 $1 $13) 25. a3 $1 {Fantastic move , which i
overlooked during the game.[Avrukh,B]} (25. e5 Qf7 $1 (25... b6 26. Qd3 Bc5 27.
Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qxh6+ Nh7 29. f4 $18 (29. f3 g3 30. Bd3 dxe5 $40) 29... Qf7 30. g3
Bxc4 31. Qg6 $16) 26. Nxg4 (26. exd6 cxd6 27. Nxg4 Bxg4 28. Bxg4 Bc5 29. Qe2
Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Ke1 Rxg2 $17) 26... Bxg4 27. Bxg4 Bc5 28. Qe2 Qxf2+
29. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 30. Ke1 Rxg2 $1 $17) 25... Bc5 (25... Ba5 $2 26. c5 $18) 26.
Qxc5 dxc5 (26... Nxe4 27. Qe3 Nxf2 28. Kg1 $18) 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Bxg4 (28.
Nxg4 Bxg4 (28... Nxe4 29. Rh4 (29. Bf3 $16 Nd2+ 30. Ke2 Nxc4) 29... Ng3+ (29...
Kg7 30. Ne5 Bf5 31. Rf4 $16) 30. Ke1 Nxe2 (30... Nf5 31. Rh3 Nd4 32. Rg3 $16)
31. Kxe2 Re8+ 32. Kd2 Kg7 33. f4 $16 (33. Ne3 $5)) 29. Bxg4 Nxe4 30. Bf3 Nd2+
31. Ke2 Nxf3 32. gxf3 Re8+ 33. Kd3 Kf7 $14) 28... Nxe4 (28... Bxg4 $2 29. Nxg4
Nxe4 30. Rh4 Kg7 31. Ke1 Re8 32. Ne3 $16) 29. Kg1 $138 (29. Bxd7 Ng3+ 30. Kg1
Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Ng3+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kg1 $16) 32... Nxh1 33. Ng4 Kg7 (33... Rf4 34.
Nxh6+ Kf8 35. Ng4 Ke7 36. h6 Nxf2 37. h7 Rf8) 34. g3 Rf3 35. Bc8 b6 36. Bb7
Rxa3 37. Kf1 Nxg3+ 38. fxg3 Rxg3 $13) 29... Be8 30. Bf3 Nd2 $2 $138 (30... Nd6
$1 31. Ng4 Kg7 32. Ne3 Rf4 (32... Bf7 33. Rh4 $1) 33. Bd5 c6 34. bxc6 bxc6 35.
g3 cxd5 36. gxf4 d4 $44) 31. Bxb7 Rf4 32. g3 Rd4 33. Nf3 Nxf3+ 34. Bxf3 Bf7 35.
Kg2 Rxc4 36. Rd1 (36. Re1 Ra4 (36... Kf8 $2) 37. Re7 Rxa3 38. Rxc7 c4) 36...
Rd4 37. g4 Bb3 38. Rc1 c4 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Be2 Kf6 41. f4 Rd5 42. Rc3 Ba2 $2 (
42... Rc5) 43. a4 (43. Rc2 Bb3 44. Bxc4 {winning immediatly.[Avrukh,B]}) 43...
Rc5 44. Kf3 {A wrong plan , which gives to black chances to save the game.
[Avrukh,B]} (44. Kh4 {was the right way.} Bb3 45. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Gf1h3,Gg4g5]} (
45. g5+ hxg5+ 46. fxg5+ Rxg5 47. Bxc4 Bxa4 (47... Bd1 48. Be2 $1 $18 {[%csl
Gg5][%cal Gc3c6]}) 48. Ra3 Bc2 49. Rxa7 Rc5 50. Be2 $14) 45... Bxa4 (45... c6
46. g5+ $1 (46. bxc6 Rxc6 47. g5+ Kf5 48. g6 Rc7 49. Kg3 a5) 46... hxg5+ 47.
fxg5+ Rxg5 48. Rf3+ Rf5 49. Rxf5+ Kxf5 50. bxc6 Ke6 51. h6 $18) 46. Rxc4 $18)
44... Bb3 45. Ke3 Bxa4 46. Kd4 (46. Bxc4 Bxb5 47. Kd4 Rxc4+ 48. Rxc4 Bxc4 49.
Kxc4 c6 50. Kb4 a6 51. Kc4 a5 52. Kc5 Kf7 53. g5 hxg5 (53... Kg7 $2 54. g6 Kf6
55. f5 Kg7 56. Kd6 $18) 54. fxg5 Kg7) 46... Rxb5 47. Rxc4 c5+ $1 48. Rxc5 Rxc5
49. Kxc5 Bd7 50. Kb4 Be8 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Ge8h5,Gf6f5]} 51. Bd3 (51. Ka5 Bxh5
52. gxh5 Kf5 53. Ka6 Kxf4 $11 {with theoretical draw.[Avrukh,B]}) 51... Bd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 12320]} 1. e4 {Kortschnoj.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4
Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qe2 (10. Bxf6 gxf6
11. O-O (11. c3 cxd4 (11... O-O-O 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Nb3 Bb6 {
1/2-1/2 Reeh,O-Atalik,S/Budapest Kasparov 1991/EXP 24}) 12. Qxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Dzindzichashvili,R-Gurevich,D/USA-ch G2 1997}) 11... cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13.
Nxd4 Bc5 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Nb3 Bb6 $11 {Ghinda-Luther, Ikaria, 1993}) 10... Be7
{Too dangerous is} (10... cxd4 $6 11. O-O-O Be7 (11... Bc5 12. Qe5 $1 $16 (12.
Kb1 $5 Qa4 13. Qe5 Rc8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qxf6 Qxc2+ 16. Ka1 O-O 17. Ne5 $14 {
Sturua,Z-Gretarsson,H/Elista olm 1998})) 12. Rxd4 Qc7 $6 13. Qb5+ Qc6 14. Qxc6+
bxc6 15. Rc4 c5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rd1 $16 {Mikhalchishin-Chernin/Cienfuegos/
1981}) 11. dxc5 $5 (11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 (12. dxc5 Qa4 (12... Qc7 13. Ne5 Qxc5
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd7 Qg5+ 16. Kb1 $36 {Fercec,N-Tukmakov,V/Zadar op 1997}) 13.
Kb1 Bxc5 (13... Rad8 14. Ne5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. f3 Rd4 17. Rxd4 Qxd4 18. Nd3
Rd8 19. Re1 Qa4 20. f4 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Gurevich,/1992}) (13... Rfd8 $13) 14.
Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rd3 $146 (15. Ne1 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Bf8 17. f4 Rd5 18. Rhf1 Rad8 $10 {
1/2-1/2 Leko, P.-Korchnoi, V./Vienna AUT /1996 (24)}) 15... Rfd8 16. Rhd1 Rxd3
17. Rxd3 Qg4 $13 {Hernandez,G-Kortschnoj,V/Merida m 1996}) (12. Rhe1 Rfd8 13.
d5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxa2 $1 16. Bxd8 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8+ 18. Ke3 Qxb2
$40 {Timman}) 12... Qc7 13. dxc5 (13. d5 $5 {[%cal Ge2e7,Gg5e7]} exd5 $1 (13...
Nxd5 14. Rxd5 $1 exd5 15. Qxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxe7 Rfc8 17. c3 $14) 14. Rhe1 Bd8 (
14... Rfe8 $2 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rxd5 $16) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rxd5 $11 {
Nisipeanu,L-Rogozenko,D/Ciocaltea mem 1998}) 13... Qxc5 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nd7 Qc6 (16... Qe7 $1 17. Qb5 a6 $1 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qb6 Qe7 $10)
17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kf8 19. Qb4+ Kg7 $11 {Timman,J-Kortschnoj,V/WchT
Luzern 1989}) 11... O-O ({In previous game in this position black opted for} 
11... Bxc5 $6 {and was punished very quickly:} 12. Ne5 Qa4 13. O-O O-O 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Qf3 $1 $16 {Hracek,Z-Slobodjan,R/MK Cafe Cup Open A 1999}) 12. Ne5 Qd5
13. O-O Bxc5 14. Rfe1 {'+/=!' Kortschnoj.} (14. Rad1 Qe4) 14... Nd7 (14... Rfd8
$2 15. Rad1 Qxa2 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qg4+ Kf8 18. Nd7+ $18) (14... Bd6 $2 {
Kortschnoj} 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Rad1 $18) (14... Bd4 $5 {Kortschnoj}
15. Rad1 (15. Nf3 Bb6 $14) 15... Qxe5 $14) 15. Nf3 f6 $2 {Miscalculation!On
the first hand look it seems that black gets strong compensation for the pawn,
but he misses just one move of white and it becomes clear that there is no
compensatin and...there is no pawn!} (15... Qc6 $5 16. Rad1 Rfe8) (15... Rfe8 {
Kortschnoj} 16. Rad1 Qc6 17. Qd2 Nf8 18. Ne5 Qc7 $14) 16. Rad1 Qc6 17. Qxe6+ $1
Qxe6 18. Rxe6 fxg5 19. Rxd7 g4 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gf8f2]} 20. Re5 $1 $16 {
That is the move that black has overlooked. '!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'This
move, in fact, refutes the pawn sacrifice. 20...Bb6 fails due to 21.Rg5. Black
does not get proper compensation for a pawn.'} Rad8 $8 (20... Bb6 21. Rg5 {
[%cal Gg5g4,Gg5g7]} (21. Ree7 $5 Rf4 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Rxh7+ Kg8 24. Ne5 Rxf2
25. Rhg7+ Kf8 26. Ng6+ Ke8 27. Rge7#) 21... Rfd8 22. Rgxg7+ Kf8 23. Ng5 $18)
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Ne1 Bd4 ({Another portion of bad luck:} 22... Rd1 {Kortschnoj
} 23. Kf1 Bd4 $2 24. Rd5 Rd2 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Nd3 $18) 23. Rb5 Bb6 24. c4 {
[%cal Gc4c5] White's play in the endgame is extremly accurate,but for the
player of Leko's standard to win such endgame is just a metter of technique.
'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Again the only move.'} (24. Nd3 $2 Rc8 25. Nb4 (
25. c3 Rd8 {Kortschnoj: 'and it is already white who is in danger.'} 26. Ne1
Rd2 $17) 25... Rf8 26. Nd3 Rc8 $11) 24... Rd1 25. Kf1 Rc1 26. b3 Kf8 {'?'
Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'After this move black will not be able to put up any
resistance.'} ({Whether it works or not,he had to give up the second pawn.} 
26... Bd4 $1 {Kortschnoj} 27. Rxb7 Ra1 $1 28. a4 Bc3 29. Re7 Bb4 30. Re5 (30.
Re3 Rb1 {white is bound hand and foot and hardly can win.}) 30... Kf7 31. c5
Kf6 32. Re4 a5 33. c6 Kf5 34. Re2 Rc1 35. c7 Rxc7 {still with drawing chances..
.} (35... Bxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxc7)) 27. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5] '+/-!' Kortschnoj.} ({Not} 
27. Ke2 $2 {Kortschnoj} Ra1 28. c5 Rxa2+ 29. Kd3 Ra5 {and black will survive.})
27... Bd4 {[%cal Gd4c3]} 28. Ke2 b6 (28... Bc3 29. Nd3 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 b6 31. c5
Bd2+ 32. Kd4 $18) 29. Rd5 Bf6 (29... Bc5 $5 30. Nd3 Rc2+ 31. Kd1 Rc3 32. Rf5+
Kg8 $1 (32... Ke8 33. Nxc5 bxc5 34. Rxc5 (34. Re5+ Kd7 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 a5
37. Ke2 Ke6 38. Kd3 Ke5 39. g3 g5 $11) 34... Rxb3 35. Rc7 $18) 33. Nxc5 bxc5
34. Rxc5 Rxb3 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Rc7+ Kf6 37. Rxa7 Rc3 $16) 30. Nd3 Rc3 (30...
Rb1 $5) (30... Rh1 {Kortschnoj} 31. Rd7 a5 {however desperate it looks was
worth trying...}) 31. Rb5 h5 32. Kd2 h4 33. Nf4 h3 $8 34. g3 {'+-' Kortschnoj.}
Kg8 35. Nd5 Rf3 36. Ke2 Bd4 37. Ne3 {[%csl Rg4]} Bc5 38. b4 Bf8 (38... a6 39.
bxc5 axb5 40. cxb5 bxc5 41. b6 $18 {[%cal Ga4a7,Gb6b7]}) 39. a5 bxa5 40. bxa5
a6 41. Rb8 Kf7 42. Nxg4 Rf5 43. f4 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Mikhalevski,V Hansen,Cu} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4
6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 (12.
h3 Bh5 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nf1 f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qc2
Ne7 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rae8 22. Nf1 Ne4 23. f3 Ng5 24. Qd2 Ne6
25. Ne3 g5 26. Rad1 c6 27. Ng4 Ng6 28. Bd4 Qd6 29. b4 Re7 30. Bf2 Rfe8 31. Re3
Qc7 32. Rde1 Nef4 33. Kf1 Rxe3 34. Bxe3 Qf7 35. g3 Ne6 36. Kg2 Rf8 {Leko,
P-Kortschnoj,V/Koop Tjuchem Groningen 1996/CBM 57/1/2-1/2 (54)}) 12... O-O {
Hansen: Kortschnoj has preferred this move lately. His old favorite line used
to be 12..Qd7 and 13..Rd8.} 13. Nf1 (13. Nb3 $5) (13. b4 Ne6 14. Nb3) 13... Re8
(13... d4 $5 {Wedberg: The thematic push in the open spanish. But the move has
not been played much in this exact position.} 14. h3 Bh5 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3
d3 17. b4 $1 dxc2 18. bxc5 Qd7 (18... Qe8 {Hansen,Cu} 19. Nf5 $40) 19. Nf5 Qe6
$5 {Wedberg: This could well be the best move in the position.} (19... Nxe5 $5
$146 {A surprising novelty. Kortschnoj gives a piece for unclear compensation.}
20. Rxe5 Qd1+ 21. Kh2 Bf6 22. Re3 Rad8 {If Black would get b4 in, things would
look rather rosy.} (22... b4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nd5 $16) (22... Rae8 23. Nh6+ Kh8
24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Qf5 $16) 23. a3 a5 24. Qe4 h5 25.
Ne7+ $1 (25. Nd4 $2 Rxd4 $1 26. cxd4 Bxd4 27. Ra2 Qxc1 $1 28. Rxc2 (28. Qxd4
Qb1 29. Ra1 c1=Q 30. Rxb1 Qxb1 31. Qe5 $11) 28... Qb1 29. Ree2 (29. Qxd4 Qxc2
$15) 29... Bf6 30. Rcd2 (30. c6 $1 {Timman}) 30... Qc1 31. Qe3 b4 32. axb4 axb4
33. Rd5 Qc4 34. Qd3 Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Rb8 36. Rb3 Rb5 37. c6 Rb6 38. Re4 Bc3 39.
Rc4 Kf8 40. Rb1 Ke7 41. f4 Ke6 42. Rd1 f5 43. g4 g6 44. Kg3 Ra6 {1/2-1/2
Timman,J-Kortschnoj,V/Koop Tjuchem Groningen 1996/CBM 57/[Wedberg]}) 25... Kh8
(25... Bxe7 26. Qxe7 Qf1 27. Re2 Rd1 28. Rxc2 $16) 26. Nc6 Rd5 27. Nxa5 Rxc5
28. Nb3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Bxc3 30. Ra2 $18) 20. Qg4 (20. Qxc6 Qxf5 21. Qxc7 Qe6 $1
$15) 20... Qg6 (20... g6 $5) 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 23. Bg5 Nd5 $13) 14.
Ne3 (14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 (15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Be3 Qd7 $11) 15... Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Ne3 Qd7 18. Qxd5 Rad8 $44) (14. Ng3 d4 {Tal}) 14... Nxe5 (14... Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Qf5 Ng6 17. Nxd5 Bd6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Be3 Ne6 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
g3 c6 22. Nb4 Bxb4 23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. cxb4 Qd5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 26. f4 {Adams,
M-Garcia,G/New York op 1995/EXP 47/1-0 (56)} (26. f4 {Mikhalevski,V} Ne7 27. f5
Nd8 28. Bc5 Ndc6 29. Kf2 f6 30. Bxe7 Nxe7 31. Ke3 Nc6 32. Bb3 Kf8 33. Bxd5 Nxb4
34. Kd4 Ke7 35. a3 Nc2+ 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Bb7 Kc7 38. Be4 Na1 39. b4 $18 {
Adams,M-Garcia,G/New York op 1995/1-0 (56)})) 15. Bxh7+ (15. Nxg4 Nxg4 16. h3
Nf6 17. Nd4 Bf8 18. Bg5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qd6 20. Qd1 Nfe4 21. Be3 g6 22. f3 Nf6
23. Qd2 {Prasad,D-Ramesh,R/Madras zt 1995/EXT 95/1/2-1/2 (61)}) 15... Kxh7 16.
Qc2+ Kg8 (16... Ng6 17. Nxg4 $14) 17. Nxe5 Bh5 $5 $146 (17... Be6 18. Nc6 (18.
Nf5 $6 Bxf5 (18... Bf8 $142 $11) 19. Qxf5 Bf6 20. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Daly,C-Glodeanu,
I/Bucharest2 1993 (35)}) 18... Qd6 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. b3 Nd7 21. Bb2 $6 (21. a4
$1 $14) (21. a4 $1 $14) 21... Rae8 22. Rad1 (22. a4 $5) (22. a4 $5) 22... c5
23. f3 Ne5 $1 24. Qf2 $6 (24. Qd2) (24. Qd2 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Nc2 $10 Nd3
27. Ba3 Qb6+ $145 28. Qe3) 24... c4 25. Qg3 f6 26. Rd4 Qc5 27. bxc4 $6 (27. b4
Qb6 28. Bc1 $17) 27... dxc4 28. Nc2 $2 (28. Bc1) (28. Bc1) 28... a5 $1 $19 {
0-1 Wang Zili-Jussupow,A/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/[Balashov] (36)} (28... a5
$1 $19 {Mikhalevski,V} 29. Ba3 b4 30. cxb4 Qa7 31. b5 Rd7 32. Ree4 Bf5 33. Qf2
Bxe4 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. fxe4 Qd1+ 36. Ne1 Nd3 {0-1 Wang Zili-Jussupow,A/Novi
Sad olm 1990})) 18. Qf5 $1 (18. b4 $2 Na4) (18. g4 $6 Bg6) (18. Nc6 $6 {
Mikhalevski,V} Qd7 19. Qf5 $6 (19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $15) 19... Qxf5 20. Nxf5 Bf6 21.
Nfe7+ Kf8 22. Be3 Nd3 23. Nxd5 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Re6 25. Bc5+ Kg8 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27.
Nxc7 Rc8 28. Bb6 (28. Bd6 $2 Bd8) 28... Bd8 29. f3 Rxc7 30. Nxd8 Rd7 31. Nxe6
Rd6 32. Nf4 Rxb6 $1 33. Nxh5 Rd6) 18... Bf6 19. Nc6 $2 {Jetzt behält Schwarz
sein Läuferpaar} (19. Qxh5 Rxe5 20. Qd1 $1) (19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 $11) 19...
Bg6 {^^} (19... Qd7 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 20. Qxh5 Qxc6 21. Rd1 Re5 22. Qf3 Rae8 $132)
20. Qxg6 fxg6 21. Nxd8 Raxd8 $17 22. Rd1 $6 (22. Kf1 $142) (22. Rb1 $142) (22.
Nc2 {Mikhalevski,V} Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 d4 (23... Na4) 24. cxd4 Bxd4 25. Kf1 (25.
Nf3 $2 Bf6 26. Bf4 Bxb2 27. Bxc7 Rd7 28. Rb1 Rxc7 29. Rxb2 Nd3 30. Rb1 Rc2)
25... Na4 26. Rb1 c5 27. b3 Nc3 28. Rb2 Ne4 29. Rc2 Nxf2 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Kxf2
Rd1 32. Be3 Ra1 33. Bxc5 Rxa2+ 34. Ke3 a5 35. Bb6 $1 a4 36. bxa4 bxa4 37. Bd4
$11) 22... d4 23. cxd4 Bxd4 $4 (23... Rxd4 $142 {Jetzt erhält Schwarz das Feld
d3 für seinen Springer.} 24. Rxd4 (24. Rf1 $5) 24... Bxd4 {>< d3} 25. Rb1 Nd3
26. Kf1 Rf8 {Mit Bauerngewinn.} 27. f3 $2 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxe3 $19) (23... Rxd4
$5 $15 {[%csl Ra1,Rb2,Rc1][%cal Yf6a1,Yc5d3] Hansen,Cu}) 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Re1
$15 (25. Kf1 {Mikhalevski,V} c5 26. Nc2 $2 (26. h4) 26... Bxb2 $1) 25... c5 26.
b3 Nc3 27. Rb2 Nd5 28. Rbe2 Nb4 29. Bd2 $1 Nd3 (29... Nxa2 $2 30. Ba5 $16) 30.
Rd1 c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Kf1 c3 33. Be1 $11 {Der Bauer c3 bleibt angegriffen.}
(33. Bc1 Nf4 34. Ree1 {Ist spielbar, aber unbequemer für Weiß.}) 33... Bf6 (
33... Bxe3 34. Bxc3 $1 (34. fxe3 Rf8+ 35. Kg1 (35. Bf2 Nb4 36. Rc1 c2 $17)
35... Nf4 $1 $19)) 34. a3 Kf7 35. g3 Re6 36. Rc2 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Rb8 38. Rd7+ $1
Ke8 39. Rd3 (39. Rc7 $2 Rb2 40. Kd1 Rd6+) (39. Rd5 $11 {Mikhalevski,V}) 39...
Rb3 40. Kf1 $1 (40. Ra2 $2 Rb2) (40. a4 $5 {Mikhalevski,V} Re4 $1 (40... Ra3
41. Kf1)) 40... Kf7 (40... Rxa3 $2 41. Ng4 (41. Nd5 {Hansen,Cu} Rc6 $17 (41...
Rc6 {Mikhalevski,V} 42. f4 Kf7 (42... Rb3 $2 43. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 44. Re2+ Kf8 45.
Rd8+ $11 Kg7 $4 46. Re7+ Kh6 47. Rh8#) 43. g4 Rb3 $17 44. g5 Rb2 45. Ne3 Rxc2
46. Nxc2 Be7)) 41... Rc6 42. Nxf6+ gxf6 43. Re2+ Kf8 44. Rd8+ Kf7 (44... Kg7
45. Re7+ Kh6 46. f4 g5 (46... Kh5 47. h3) 47. f5 g4 48. Rg8 $18 {Droht matt.})
45. Rd7+ $11) 41. Ng4 $1 Rb1+ (41... Rc6 $5 42. Nxf6 gxf6 43. a4) 42. Kg2 Rb2
43. Rc1 Rd2 (43... Ree2 44. Rf3 c2 45. Nxf6 gxf6 (45... Rb1 46. Ne4+ Kg8 47.
Nc3) 46. Rc3 {/\Kg2-f3-e3}) 44. Rxd2 $1 (44. Rf3 c2 {/\Ree2}) 44... cxd2 45.
Rd1 Bc3 46. Ne3 Ba5 47. Kf3 Ke8 48. Ke2 Kd7 49. Kd3 Rd6+ 50. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana m"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2003.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.01.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 Bd6 8.
h4 h6 9. Nf4 Bxf4 (9... Ne7 {Rublevsky-Dreev, Presidents Cup 1997 CBM 65}) 10.
Bxf4 {In this variation White gets the ^^, but it has no real importance.} Nf6
11. Qd2 (11. Qe2 $5 Nd5 $5 ({accepting the P sacrifice by} 11... Qxd4 $6 {
requires good nerves.} 12. Be5 Qd8 (12... Qc5 13. O-O-O Bxc2 {Black is really
hungry for pawns...} 14. Bd6 Bxd1 15. Rxd1 Qa5 16. Bxe6 $1 {This is the
punishment for Black's greedy play.} fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kd8 18. Bb4+ Qd5 19. Be7+
Kc7 20. Bd6+ Kb6 21. Qe3+ Ka6 22. Rxd5 Nxd5 23. Qa3+ $16 {
Kosteniuk-Susilodonata, Jakarta JAPFA 2002}) 13. Rd1 $44 {- Fressinet-Bareev,
Enghlen les Blans 2001 CBM 83}) (11... O-O 12. h5 Bh7 13. O-O-O Nbd7 (13... b5
$6 {Black wants to build up a stronghold on d5, but also weakens his <<.} 14.
Bd3 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Qd5 16. Kb1 Nbd7 17. f3 Rfc8 (17... c5 18. dxc5 Qc6 19. Qd2
Rfc8 20. b4 $1 {White doesn't want to give up his strong o^.} a5 21. Bxh6 $1 {
It's time for a devastating ->!} gxh6 22. Qxh6 axb4 23. Ne4 Qa6 24. a3 {
and Black has no mating threats.} e5 25. Nd6 Rxc5 26. Nf5 {1:0 Aronian-Izoria,
Wch U20 Athens 2001}) 18. Ne4 Nxh5 19. Bd2 Nhf6 20. g4 {Black has won a P, but
this only helps for White's ->.} Nh7 21. Qh2 Ndf8 22. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 23. Qxh6 Qd8
24. g5 $18 {with an irresistable ->, Kveinys-Eliet, Capelle la Grande 2002.})
14. Kb1 Qa5 15. f3 {/\ Ne4} b5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 c5 18. Bd6 Rfc8 19. dxc5
Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 $14 {and White has a firm control
over the d <->, his Q is centralized, Kveinys-Abdulla, Bled ol (Men) 2002.}) (
11... Nbd7 12. O-O-O (12. h5 Bh7 13. O-O-O O-O (13... Nd5 14. Bd2 N7f6 (14...
Qc7) 15. f3 Nb6 16. Bb3 a5 17. a3 O-O 18. Kb1 Re8 $11 {Ciuksyte-Burmakin,
Zurich 2002}) 14. f3 b5 15. Bb3 {The B is not well-placed here.} (15. Bd3 $5)
15... a5 16. a3 Qb6 17. Bd6 Rfc8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 $13 {
Tiviakov-Anand, Corsica Masters rapid 2001}) 12... Nd5 {- RUS-ch St Petersburg
1998 CBM 67} (12... O-O 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Rxd3 Qa5 15. Kb1 Rfe8 {1/2:1/2
Rublevsky-Dreev, FIDE World Cup-B Hyderabad 2002})) (11... b5 12. Bd3 (12. Bb3
{The B has no future on this /^.} O-O 13. c3 Nd5 14. Be5 Nd7 15. Rd1 N7b6 16.
Qg4 Nf6 17. Qf3 Nfd5 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. O-O a5 $11 {
Landa-Kallai, FRA-chT Epinal 2002}) 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nbd7 14. O-O-O Nb6 15.
Be5 Nbd5 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Ne2 Nh7 18. g4 f6 19. Bg3 Re8 20. f4 {White has some
attacking chances on the >>.} Nf8 21. Qf3 $14 {Fressinet-Theon, FRA-chT France
2002}) 12. Bd2 {This allows} Bxc2 13. Nh5 Kf8 14. Rh3 Bg6 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4
h5 {White's attacking chances are fairly problematic.} 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. Rg3
Bf5 19. Rg5 Nb6 20. f3 f6 21. Rxf5 exf5 22. Bb3 Qd7 $17 {
Kovalevskaya-Chiburdanidze, Bled ol (Women) 2002}) (11. h5 Bh7 12. c3 (12. Qd2
Nbd7 (12... O-O {- 11.Qd2}) 13. O-O-O Nd5 $11) (12. Qe2 Nbd7 {- 11.Qe2}) (12.
O-O Nbd7 13. Bb3 O-O 14. Re1 Qb6 15. c4 {White has permanent problems with his
bad light-squared B.} c5 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Qb4 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 {
1/2:1/2 Short-Svidler, Santo Domingo 2002}) 12... Nbd7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. O-O b5
15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 a6 17. Rad1 Nd5 {The blockade on the light squares svaes
Black from any inconveniences.} 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rfe1 N7f6 20. Be5 Ng4 $11 {
Bellini-Zelcic, Mitropa Cup Baden 1999}) 11... Nd5 $6 (11... Nbd7 {is a
logical developing move keeping the position as flexible as possible.} 12. Bd3
(12. Bb3 Qe7 (12... a5 $5) 13. O-O-O Nd5 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Rh3 Bf5 16. Rg3 Nxf4
17. Qxf4 Kh8 18. Re3 Bh7 19. Qc7 Rab8 20. g4 Rfc8 21. Qf4 c5 22. d5 c4 23. Bxc4
e5 24. Bb3 Qc5 25. Qxf7 {1/2:1/2 Grigoriants-Riazantsev, RUS-ch U20 Vladimir
2002}) (12. O-O-O Nb6 (12... Nd5 {White cannot save his B.} 13. Rde1 N7b6 (
13... Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nf6 {is simple and good.} 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Qe5 b5 17. Be2
Qa5 18. Rd1 Rfd8 $13 {Masternak-Grabarczyk, Katowicze op 1995}) 14. Bb3 Nxf4
15. Qxf4 Nd5 16. Qe5 O-O (16... Qf6 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxf2 {This is rather
risky!} 19. Rhf1 Qg3 20. Rxf7 $1 Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Kxf7 22. Qf2+ Nf6 23. g4 g5 24.
Qf5 Rae8 25. h5 $14 {Markowski-Grabarczyk, POL-ch 1993}) 17. Ne4 Qb8 18. Nd6
Rd8 19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Qxb8 Raxb8 21. Ne5 Bh7 22. Rh3 Nd7 $11 {Tal-Botvinnik,
World Championship 1960}) 13. Bb3 a5 $13) 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 {but now White's
whole strategy keeping the ^^ fails.} Qa5+ (13... O-O 14. O-O-O $14) 14. Bd2
Qd5 $1 15. c4 Ne5 $1 (15... Qxg2 {- Leko-Anand, Madrid Magistral 1998 CBM 65})
16. cxd5 Nxd3+ 17. Ke2 Nxb2 {-Landa-Groszpeter, EUCup Halkidiki 2002 CBM 92}
18. dxe6 (18. Rab1 Nc4 19. dxe6 b5 20. a4 a6 21. exf7+ Kxf7 $11) 18... Nc4 $11)
(11... O-O 12. h5 Bh7 13. O-O-O Nd5 14. Ne2 Nd7 15. Kb1 N7b6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17.
Qxd3 Nxf4 18. Nxf4 Qf6 19. Qe4 Rfd8 20. g3 a5 $11 {Jakubowski-Gyimesi, Capella
la Grande 2002}) 12. Ne2 {White wants to take back on f4 by the N with a tempo.
} (12. O-O-O Nxf4 13. Qxf4 O-O 14. Qg4 Qf6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Nc5 Bf5 $5 (16...
Nd7 17. Nxd7 (17. Nxe6 Nf6 18. Qg3 Ne4 19. Qc7 Qxc7 20. Nxc7 Rac8 21. Ne6 fxe6
22. Bxe6+ Bf7 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 $11) 17... Qxd7 18. Rhe1 $14 {and at least the
freeing moves c5 and e5 is prevented for a while.}) 17. Qf3 b6 18. Nd3 Nd7 19.
g4 Bh7 20. Qxc6 Rac8 21. Qb5 Be4 22. Rh3 Bc6 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. Nxb4 Bg2 25. Rc3
Nf6 $44 {Madl-Peredy, Balatonbereny op 1995}) (12. Be5 $5 O-O 13. h5 Bh7 14.
O-O-O Nd7) 12... Nd7 (12... Nxf4 13. Nxf4 $16) 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bd3 (14. Bb3)
14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nxf4 (15... O-O {runs into} 16. Bd6 Re8 17. g4 $1 {with
attacking chances for White on the >>, e.g.:} N7f6 18. Be5 Nxg4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 (
19... Nxf2 20. Qf3 Kxg7 21. Rhg1+ Kh8 22. Qxf2 $44) 20. Rdg1 h5 21. f3 Qa5 22.
Kb1 $40) 16. Nxf4 Qc7 $6 {Black wants to wait with the decision about his K.} (
16... O-O 17. Qf3 Rc8 (17... Qc7 {- 16...Qc7}) 18. Kb1 $14) 17. Qf3 O-O 18. g4
$1 {With opposite castled kings White begins the P -> on the >> .} (18. Nh5 $14
) 18... g6 {Black wants to avoid the opening of lines, but in vain...} (18...
c5 19. d5 $16) 19. Qe3 Rfe8 (19... Kg7 20. g5 (20. h5 g5 21. Nh3 Nf6) 20... h5
21. Rhe1 $16) 20. Nh3 Kg7 21. h5 g5 22. f4 $1 $18 {and Black's >> is on a
verge of collapse.} gxf4 23. Nxf4 e5 24. Nh3 exd4 (24... Qa5 25. Kb1 {and
Black has no counterchances on the other flank.}) 25. Qxd4+ Ne5 26. g5 hxg5 27.
Nxg5 Rad8 28. h6+ Kg8 29. Qc3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qe7 31. Rg1 {White's -> is very
dangerous even without many pieces on the board.} f6 32. Ne4+ Kh8 33. Rg7 Qf8
34. Qd4 Nf3 35. Qd3 Ne5 36. Qe3 f5 37. Ng5 f4 38. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Qc2 dxc4 $6 {Old-fashioned 
(presumably) views of the first half of the 20-th century say: giving up a
stronghold in the centre would facilitate white to seize the initiative.
Whether the revision of those views will help to the further development of
the chess art is a question.} 5. Qxc4 b5 $2 {Fianchetto accellerated?} 6. Qc2
Bb7 7. e4 Nd7 ({Better looks} 7... Nf6 {Tsesarsky} 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 {Tsesarsky}
Nbd7 9. O-O (9. Bg5 {Tsesarsky} a6 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. a4 Bb4+ 13.
Nbd2 e5 14. O-O O-O 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qf4 18. e5 c5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Ovetchkin,R-Geller,J/Togliatty RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (28)})
9... a6 10. Qe2 c5 11. Bg5 cxd4 12. e5 h6 (12... Bxf3 {Tsesarsky} 13. gxf3 $16)
13. exf6 gxf6 (13... hxg5 {Tsesarsky} 14. Qxe6+ $3 {1-0 Tunik,G-Geller,J/
Togliatty RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 354 (14)}) 14. Bf4 $16) 8... Qb6 (8...
Nbd7 {Tsesarsky} 9. O-O Qb6 10. Nc3 a6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14.
Qe2 Be7 15. h4 $14 {1-0 Timoscenko,G-Delabaca,R/Valle d'Aosta ITA 2002/The
Week in Chess 379 (34)}) 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bh4 b4 13. Na4
b3 14. axb3 Qb4+ 15. Nc3 c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 19. Bc4
N5f6 20. O-O Bd6 21. Re1+ Kf8 22. Qd3 Qb8 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Nxf6 Nxf6 25. Ne5 $18
{1-0 Timoscenko,G-Lanzani,M/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 74 ext (31)}) (7... a6 {
Tsesarsky} 8. Nc3 (8. Be2 {Tsesarsky} Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qb6
12. Rd1 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15. a4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Jakobsen,L-Leer
Salvesen,B/Gausdal NOR 2002/The Week in Chess 388 (31)}) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 c5 10.
d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Ngf6 12. O-O Nxd5 13. exd5 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Rad1 Re8 16.
Rfe1 $14 {0-1 Fyllingen,R-Lahlum,H/Bergen 2000/CBM 77 ext (68)}) 8. Bg5 {
'!' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'This move's idea isn't new: Bc1 is developed with
tempo.'} (8. a4 {Tsesarsky} Rc8 9. Bg5 $1 Be7 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11. Nbd2 (11. b4 {
Tsesarsky} a5 12. Qb2 axb4 13. Qxb4 (13. axb5 {Tsesarsky} cxb5 14. Nbd2 O-O 15.
Qxb4 Nf6 16. Bd3 Nc6 $11) 13... c5 14. dxc5 O-O 15. Bxb5 Nxc5 16. Nbd2 Qd6 $14
{[%csl Re4]}) 11... O-O 12. Nb3 Ng6 13. Nc5 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 (14. Qd2 {Tsesarsky}
Qc7 15. Qc3 (15. Qc2 {Tsesarsky} Rfd8 $132 {[%cal Ge6e5]}) 15... Rfd8 {[%csl
Rf1][%cal Ge6e5]} 16. g3 a5 17. Be2 b4 18. Qe3 e5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Popov,R-Popov,
V/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000 (30)}) 14... Nxc5 15. Qxc5 Rfd8 16. b4 Qb6 17. Nb3
$14 {[%csl Rb7]}) 8... Qb6 {After 8...Be7 white was going to exchange the
bishops, thus getting full control over the square c5, but 8...Ngf6 was a
worth trying.} ({In case of} 8... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Nbd2 {
[%csl Rc5] It isn't easy for Black to organize c6-c5 promotion.}) (8... Ngf6 {
Tsesarsky} 9. e5 (9. Nbd2 $5 {Tsesarsky}) 9... h6 10. Bd2 (10. Bh4 {Tsesarsky}
g5 11. exf6 gxh4 12. Nbd2 Rg8 $15) 10... Nd5 11. Nc3 $14) 9. a4 {Tsesarsky:
'The struggle in this variation goes surround c6-c5 break, and the last move
prevents c6-c5. '} (9. Nc3 {Tsesarsky} Ngf6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. O-O
Be7 13. e5 (13. Rfc1 $5 {Tsesarsky} a6 14. a4 Nd7 $14 {[%cal Gc6c5]}) 13... Nd7
14. Ne4 c5 $1 $11 {0-1 Timon Piote,S-Wang Lei/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (33)})
9... Bb4+ {Or} (9... bxa4 10. Nc3) 10. Nc3 Ngf6 11. Bd3 (11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd3 {
was also strong.}) 11... c5 $1 {Tsesarsky: 'This move is definitely mistake.'
Kortschnoj: The best chance. Otherwise after} (11... bxa4 12. O-O {white has a
big advantage.}) 12. dxc5 ({Not} 12. Bxf6 $6 {Tsesarsky} Nxf6 13. Bxb5+ Kf8 ({
Badly is} 13... Ke7 $2 {Tsesarsky} {in view of} 14. e5 $1 {and Black can't
capture on f3 because of intermediate check: e5xf6+.} Nd5 15. O-O $16 {[%csl
Re7]}) 14. dxc5 Qxc5 $44 {[%csl Re4]}) 12... Nxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. axb5 $16) 13.
Bxb5+ Kf8 {'+/-' Tsesarsky. Tsesarsky: 'We've seen this position with small
difference: without Nc5 and Bg5. These pieces presence on the board gives to
White an advantage.'} 14. O-O Ncxe4 (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nfxe4 16. Qa3 Nxg5 17.
Nxg5 h6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Nf3 $16) (14... a6 $6 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 Ncxe4 16. Nxe4
Bxe4 17. Qc4 Qb7 $13) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Nxe4 $14) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
$2 (15... Bxe4 16. Qc4 Qc5 (16... Bc5 17. b4 Bd6 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Bd4 Bd5 20.
Qc3 $18) 17. Rac1 Qxc4 (17... Bxf3 18. Qxc5+ $16) 18. Rxc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3 (19.
Rxb4 $14) 19... Bd6 $14) 16. Ne5 $1 $16 Kg8 $8 (16... Qd6 17. Bf4 $18) 17. Be3
Qd6 18. Bc6 $16 (18. Nc6 a6 (18... Nf6 19. Rfd1 Qf8 $1 (19... Nd5 20. Rxd5 Qxd5
(20... exd5 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Qc7 $18) 21. Rd1 $18) 20. Nxb4 Qxb4 21. Rd4 $14)
19. Qxe4 axb5 20. axb5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bc5 22. Qc2 Bxe3 23. Rd1 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 $18
) 18... Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Nd5 21. Bxa7 h5 22. Rac1 (22. a5 $5 {/\ Ra4}
) 22... Rh6 23. Rd4 {A threat is - to simplify the position by Nb4.} Bc3 24.
Qxc3 $18 (24. Rxd5 Qxc6 (24... exd5 25. Qxc3 $18) 25. Rc5 Qb7 26. Rxc3 Rg6 27.
Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 Qxa7 $16) 24... Nxc3 25. Rxd6 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxc1 27. b4 e5 (
27... g5 28. b5 f5 29. b6 Rh7 30. Rxe6 Rd7 31. Re7 Rd1+ 32. Re1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1
Nd3+ 34. Kd2 Nc5 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Kd4 Nb7 37. Kd5 Ke8 38. a5 $18) 28. Rxh6 gxh6
29. b5 Nb3 30. Ke2 Na5 (30... Kf8 31. Kd3 Ke8 32. Kc4 Nd2+ 33. Kd5 Kd7 34. a5
$18) 31. Nxa5 Rxa7 32. b6 Ra6 33. b7 Rb6 34. Kd3 f5 35. h4 (35. Kc4 $18) 35...
Kf7 $2 (35... Kg7 36. Kc4 Kf6 37. Kc5 Rb2 38. Kc6 {(threatening Nc4-b6)} Rb4
39. Kc7 e4 40. g3 f4 41. gxf4 Kf5 42. Nc6 $18) 36. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7.
Nf3 Nf6 {This allows Ne5.} (7... Nd7 {is the old main against Ne5, but in the
text line Black can undermine the N's position.}) 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10.
Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. f4 Be7 (12... c5 {attacking the [+] looks logical
from strategical point of view, but White has a strong tactical blow here.} 13.
O-O-O Rc8 (13... cxd4 14. Ng6 $1 $44 {This blow suggested by Adams is annoying
for Black.} (14. Rhe1 Nc5 15. Qb5+ Nfd7 $13 {Stefansson-H.Olafsson, Politican
zt 1998}) 14... Rg8 (14... fxg6 $2 15. Qxg6+ Ke7 16. Bb4+ $18) 15. Nxf8 Nxf8
16. Rhe1 Qd7 17. Qa3 {White doesn't want to allow 0-0-0.} Ng6 18. Bc3 Nxf4 19.
Bxd4 N4d5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne4 O-O-O 22. Nxf6 $18 {Motylev-Atalik, Popel mem
1999}) (13... Be7 {- 12...Be7}) 14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 cxd4 17.
Qxb7 Qc7 18. Qb5+ Qc6 19. Qxc6+ Rxc6 20. Be1 Bc5 21. Bf2 O-O 22. Rh3 Rfc8 23.
Rhd3 $16 {and the weak >< d4 will soon fall, Geenen-Grant, EU-chT Batumi 1999.}
) (12... Bd6 13. O-O-O Qc7 {This is a flexible idea.} (13... O-O 14. Kb1 (14.
Ne2 {- Tseitlin-Alterman, Tel Aviv super 1999 CBM 71}) 14... Qc7 15. Qf3 (15.
Ne2 Rad8 16. Qf3 h5 17. g4 $1 {- Illescas-Karpov, Dos Hermanos 1999 CBM 71})
15... c5 $5 (15... Rad8 $6 {prepares something, but loses precious time.} 16.
c4 $1 (16. Ne2 {- 15.Ne2}) 16... c5 {This allows White to create a o^ on the d
line.} 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. cxd5 Re8 20. Bc3 (20. Nf5 $5 {is also
favourable for White.} Ne4 21. Bc1 Bf8 22. Rhe1 Nd6 23. Rxe8 Nxe8 24. g4 $16 {
with a huge space advantage.}) 20... Bxf4 $1 21. Nf5 (21. Bxf6 $2 {is bad
because of the intermediate move} Re3 $17) 21... Be5 22. d6 Qb6 23. Bxe5 Rxe5
24. Nxg7 $1 {This is the precise way!} (24. Nxh6+ $6 Kf8 (24... gxh6 25. Qg3+)
25. Nf5 g6) 24... Rxd6 {(Jonkman-Kasimdzhanov, Sonnevanck 1999)} 25. Nf5 $1
Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 h5 27. Rd6 Rxf5 28. Qg3+ Ng4 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. Qb8+ Kg7 31. Qxb7
Rf6 32. Kc2 $16 {with good chances to break down the fortress, Kasimdzhanov.})
16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. d5 $1 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 $11) 17... Nb6 (17... exd5 18. Nf5 $1 (
18. Qxd5 {lets the advantage slip away.} Bxf4 $1 19. Bxf4 Qxf4 20. Nh5 Qe5 $11
{Kasimdzhanov}) 18... Nf6 (18... Nb6 19. Qg4 f6 20. Nxh6+ Kh8 21. Nf5 $16 {
with good attacking chances on the >>.}) 19. Qg3 Ne8 20. Rhe1 $16) 18. dxe6
fxe6 19. Nh5 $14) 14. Rhe1 (14. Kb1) 14... O-O 15. Qf3 (15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4
f5 17. Qf3 Nf6 $11 {Maahs-Bagirov, Deizisau 1999}) 15... Rad8 16. Nc4 (16. c4)
16... Rfe8 17. Ne4 (17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Kb1 (18. f5 Qd5 $1 (18... Qxd4 $2 19. Ba5
)) 18... Qd5 $11 {and the Q on d5 dominates the board.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Qxe4 f5
{fighting for >< e4.} 19. Qf3 Nf6 $11 {Adams-Dreev, FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10
rapid 1999}) 13. O-O-O c5 (13... O-O 14. Qe2 (14. Qf3 {- Hracek-Dautov,
Lippstadt 2000 CBM 78}) 14... c5 15. dxc5 (15. f5 $5 {leads to wild
complications after} cxd4 16. Nxf7 $1 Qc7 17. fxe6 Qxg3 18. Nxh6+ gxh6 19. exd7
Rf7 (19... Qg7 $5) 20. Bxh6 Rd8 21. Rxd4 Rxd7 22. Bf4 $5 (22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Kb1
Bf8 {and the first vawe of -> is repelled, Glek-Dautov, Julian Borowski 2000.})
22... Qg7 23. Be5 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 $14 {White has three pawns and some |^ for the
N.}) 15... Nxc5 16. Bc3 $1 (16. f5 $6 {is met by the strong centralization
after} Qd5 17. Kb1 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe5 $15 {Macieja-Murdzia, Swidnica POL 1999})
(16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Bd4 Bd6 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Ne4 21. Qf3 f5 $11
{with an excellent N on e4, Luther-Neulinger, ch-AUT (team) 1999.}) 16... Qc7 (
16... Qb6 17. Ng4 Qa6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qxa6 Nxa6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. f5 $14 {
with a somewhat better P structure in the _|_, Adams-Magem Badals, FRA-chT
1999.}) 17. f5 Nd5 $1 {Other moves are weaker:} (17... exf5 $2 {- Adams-Leko,
Linares 1999 CBM 70}) (17... Rfe8 18. fxe6 $1 (18. Qf3 Bd6 {1/2:1/2
Macieja-Rustemov, 1999}) 18... Nxe6 19. Nf5 Bb4 $1 (19... Bf8 {allows White a
direct -> against the K.} 20. Qf3 Kh7 21. Nxh6 $1 Kxh6 22. Qf5 $18) (19... Bc5
20. Qf3 $16) (19... Rad8 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 (20... Rxd8 21. Ng6 $1 $16) 21. Rd1 $14
{and White's pieces are in dominating positions.}) 20. Bxb4 Nf4 21. Qc4 Qxe5
22. Nd6 Ne2+ (22... Re6 23. Rhe1 Ne2+ 24. Kb1 a5 25. Ba3 Rd8 26. Nxb7 Rb8 27.
Ka1 $1 $16 {winning the P, Bo.Vuckovic-Ivanisevic, Lazarevac 1999.}) 23. Kb1
Qe6 24. Qd3 $14 {with a strong N on d6, Bo Vuckovic.}) (17... Rfd8 18. fxe6
fxe6 19. Bd4 $14 {and Black has structural problems because of >< e6.}) 18. Bd4
Rad8 $1 (18... Rac8 19. Kb1 Rfd8) (18... f6 $4 19. Ng6 Qxg3 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21.
Bxc5 $18 {and further material losses are inevitable.}) 19. Kb1 {Aggressive
tries fail to impress:} (19. Qg4 $6 Bf6 $17) (19. Nh5 exf5 20. g4 $5 (20. Nxg7
$2 {is clearly bad because of} Kxg7 21. Nc6+ Bf6 $17) 20... Nf6 $1 {Otherwise
White's -> becomes very dangerous:} (20... fxg4 21. Nxg7 Bf6 (21... Kxg7 $2 22.
Qxg4+ Kh7 23. Qf5+ $18) 22. Nh5 $16) (20... g6 21. gxf5 gxh5 22. Qxh5 $18) 21.
Nxg7 (21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxf6+ gxf6) 21... Kxg7 22. g5 Nfe4 23. Nc6+ (23. Nd7+
Kg8 24. Nxf8 Ng3 25. Qh2 Bxf8) 23... Rxd4 24. Nxd4 Ng3 {and White's -> is
repelled.}) (19. Rhe1 $6 Bxh4 20. Nh5 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Ne3 $1 $17) 19... Bf6 20.
Nh5 (20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 exf5 22. Qxf5 Ne7 $1 23. Qe4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxe5 $19
{Prelevic}) (20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Ne4 Nc3+ $1 22. Nxc3 Qxe5 $17 {Prelevic}) 20...
exf5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qc4 (22. Ng6 Rfe8 $1) 22... Rd5 $1 23. Nf3 (23. Nd3 $2
b5 $1 $19 {Bo.Vuckovic-Prelevic, YUG 2000}) 23... Rfd8 $17) 14. Bc3 (14. dxc5 {
aiming for a little bit better _|_.} Nxe5 (14... Nxc5 $6 15. Qb5+ $16) (14...
Bxc5 15. Bc3 (15. Qe2) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 $14 {with slightly
better chances in the _|_.}) 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. fxe5 Nd7 (16... Ng4 17. Ne4 $1
Nxe5 18. Bc3 $14) 17. b4 Nxe5 18. Bc3 $14) (14. Qb5 $5 {is the sharp tactical
way, for example:} Qc8 15. f5 O-O 16. Nxf7 $1 cxd4 17. fxe6 Nc5 18. Rde1 a6 19.
Nf5 $1 {This is a nice intermediate move!} Qxe6 20. N7xh6+ gxh6 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7
22. Qc4+ Qf7 23. Qxc5 Qxa2 24. Bxh6 Rf7 25. Re7 $16 {Emms-Hunt, BCF-ch
Scarborough 1999}) 14... O-O 15. Nxd7 {Kortschnoj: 'The move looks strange -
against the rules of chess. 15.Qe2 was called for. '} (15. dxc5 {looks a bit
better.} Nxc5 (15... Nxe5 $6 16. fxe5 Nd5 17. Ne4 $1 Bxh4 (17... Qc7 18. g4
Bxc5 19. g5) 18. Bd2 $16) 16. Qf3 (16. Qe2 Qc7) 16... Qc7 (16... Qb6 17. Ng4
Qc6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nh5 $5 (20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Rd6 Rac8 $11 {
Baklan-Al Zontakh, Donetzk zt UKR 1998}) 20... Qxf3 21. gxf3 f5 22. Rhg1+ Kh8
23. b4 Na6 24. a3 {keeping the N out of play.} (24. Rd7 Nxb4 25. Rxb7 Nd5)
24... Rad8 25. c4 (25. Nf6 $6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rc8 27. Rd7 Kg7 28. Nh5+ Kg6 29.
Ng3 Rc7 $11) 25... Nc7 (25... Rxd1+ {allows the penetration on the seventh
rank.} 26. Rxd1 Rc8 27. c5 Nc7 28. Rd7 $16) 26. Kc2 $14 {with << P majority})
17. f5 $5 (17. Ng4 Ncd7) 17... Nd5 18. Nh5 {with some chances for an ->.})
15... Qxd7 16. f5 (16. dxc5 Qa4 $1 (16... Qxd3 $2 {again leads to a better _|_
for White.} 17. Rxd3 Bxc5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 $16) 17. Kb1 Qxf4 18. Rdf1 Qg4)
(16. Kb1 {slows down the offensive:} Rad8 17. f5 Nd5 $15) 16... Qd5 $1 (16...
cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qa4 $5 (17... Rad8 18. fxe6 fxe6 (18... Qxe6 $2 19. Rhe1 $16) 19.
Qe2 {>< e6}) 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. fxe6 fxe6 (19... Bc5 $2 20. e7 $1 Bxe7 21. Nf5
$16) 20. Qe3 Qc4) 17. b3 $5 (17. Kb1 Qxg2 (17... cxd4) 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Rhg1
Qd5 20. Qg6 Rf7 21. dxc5 Qxc5) 17... Rac8 $6 {Black wants to complicate
matters.} (17... Qxg2 $5 {looks very risky, but a clear-cut refutation is not
easy to find:} 18. fxe6 (18. dxc5 $6 Rfd8 $1 19. Qe3 Nd5) 18... fxe6 19. Rhg1
Qd5 20. Qg6 Rf7) (17... cxd4 18. Bxd4 Ba3+ (18... e5 {Kortschnoj} 19. Bb2 Qxg2
$132) 19. Kb1 e5 20. Ba1 Qxd3 21. Rxd3 Rfe8 $11 {is an equal _|_.}) 18. dxc5 (
18. fxe6 fxe6) 18... Qxc5 $6 (18... Qxd3 19. Rxd3 Nd5 $5 {'+/=' Kortschnoj.} (
19... Rxc5 20. fxe6 (20. Bd4 Ra5) 20... fxe6 21. Bd4 $14) (19... Rxc5 $14 {
Kortschnoj}) 20. Bb2 (20. b4 b6 $1 21. fxe6 fxe6 $44) 20... Rxc5 21. fxe6 (21.
Ne4 Rc6) 21... fxe6 22. Ne4 Rc6) 19. Bd4 Qa3+ {'?' Kortschnoj.} (19... Qc7 $1 {
Kortschnoj} 20. Rhe1 Rfd8 $14 (20... Bd6 $5)) 20. Kb1 Nd5 $2 {continuing the
wrong plan.} (20... Rc6 $13) 21. c4 $1 {'+/-' Kortschnoj.} (21. Qe2 Nc3+ 22.
Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Ne4 Rc6 24. g4 Rfc8 $132 {<-> c}) 21... Nb4 (21... Nf6 22. Rhe1 {
<-> e}) 22. Qe2 b5 $1 (22... Rc6 23. Nh5 {with an irresistable ->.}) 23. f6 $1
{White wants to finish the game by a direct ->. The black pieces left their K
alone. Kortschnoj: 'It is even stronger than'} (23. fxe6 {Kortschnoj} f5 (23...
bxc4 24. Nf5 cxb3 25. Nxe7+ Kh7 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. axb3 Qxb3+ 28. Qb2) 24. Rd2 {
where white is also on the top.}) 23... Bxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Rd2 $1 {This
prophylactic is important to bring the Q into the ->.} (24. Nh5 f5 25. Rd2 Kh7)
24... bxc4 25. Nh5 Kh8 26. Qe3 $1 (26. Nxf6 cxb3) 26... Kh7 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28.
Qe4+ $1 $18) 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nh5 $1 f5 (25... Kh8 26. Qd2 Qxa2+ 27. Qxa2 Nxa2
28. Kxa2 bxc4 29. Rd7 $16 {and although Black has three pawns for the N,
White's pieces are very active.}) 26. Nf6+ {'?!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: '26.
Rd2! with a threat Qe5 was winning on the spot.'} ({Missing the strong
prophylactic move} 26. Rd2 $1 Kh7 (26... Nxa2 27. Qf3 Kh7 28. Rxa2 $18) (26...
bxc4 27. Qe5 $18) 27. Qe5 $18) 26... Kh8 $2 {Black didn't realize his chances.}
(26... Kg7 $1 {was the precise defence probably leading only a draw after} 27.
Nh5+ (27. Nd7 bxc4) 27... Kh7 $1 (27... Kg8 28. Rd2 $1 $18) (27... Kh8 28. Rd2
$1 Nxa2 29. Qe3 $1 (29. Rxa2 Qxb3+ 30. Rb2 Qxc4 31. Qe5+ f6 32. Nxf6 Qd3+ 33.
Ka1 Qa3+ 34. Kb1 Qd3+ $11) 29... f4 $1 30. Nxf4 $1 (30. Qxf4 Qxb3+ $1 (30...
Nc3+ $2 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Kxc3 b4+ 33. Kd4 Rcd8+ 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Kf3 Qxb3+ 36.
Kf2 Rxd2+ 37. Qxd2 $18) 31. Ka1 (31. Rb2 $2 Nc3+ $19) 31... Qc3+ 32. Kb1 $11)
30... bxc4 31. Rxa2 Qxb3+ 32. Qxb3 cxb3 33. Rxa7 $16) 28. Nf6+ (28. Rd2 Nxa2 $1
29. Rxa2 Qxb3+ 30. Rb2 Qxc4) 28... Kg7 $1 {Black has to take the draw as well.}
(28... Kh8 $2 29. Rd2 (29. Qd2 f4 $1) 29... bxc4 30. Qe3 Kg7 31. Qe5 $18) (
28... Kg6 $6 29. Nd7 Rfd8 30. g4 $1 bxc4 31. gxf5+ exf5 32. Rhg1+ Kh7 33. Rg7+
$3 Kh8 (33... Kxg7 34. Qe5+) 34. Rxf7 $18) 29. Nh5+ Kh7 $11 {with perpetual
checks.}) 27. Rd2 $1 {Now again White's -> is very strong.} Rfd8 (27... bxc4
28. Qe3 Kg7 29. Qe5 $18) 28. Qe3 ({missing the rather simple} 28. Nh5 $1 Kh7
29. Qe5 $18) 28... Kg7 29. Nh5+ Kg6 (29... Kh7 30. Qe5 $18) 30. Rh3 $2 ({Still
} 30. g4 $1 {was winning} Rxd2 (30... fxg4 31. Qe5 $18) 31. gxf5+ Kh7 32. Qxd2
bxc4 33. Rg1 $18) (30. Qg3+ {Kortschnoj} Kxh5 31. Qg7 Rxd2 (31... Rc7 32. Rg1
$18) (31... Rg8 $145 $1) 32. g4+ fxg4 33. Qxf7#) 30... Rxc4 $1 {Kortchnoi
finds the only defence.} (30... Kxh5 $2 31. Rg3 $1 Rg8 32. Qf3+ Rg4 33. Rxg4
fxg4 34. Qxf7+ Kxh4 35. Qf6+ Kh5 36. Qe5+ $18) 31. Rg3+ (31. bxc4 Qxe3 32. Rxe3
Rxd2 33. Nf4+ Kf6 $19) 31... Rg4 (31... Kxh5 $4 32. Rg5+ $18 (32. Rg5+ {
Kortschnoj} Kxh4 33. Qg3#)) 32. Rxg4+ fxg4 33. Nf4+ (33. Qe2 Kxh5 34. Rxd8 Nd5
35. Qe5+ f5 (35... Kxh4 $2 36. Rg8) 36. g3 Qc5 37. Qxe6 Qg1+ 38. Kc2 $11) 33...
Kf5 {'[]' Kortschnoj.} 34. Qc5+ $4 {Now Black gets the upper hand.} (34. Nh5 $1
{was enough for a draw, but White wanted more.} Kg6 $11 (34... Nd5 $2 35. Qd3+
Ke5 36. Qg3+ Kf5 37. Rf2+ Ke4 38. Re2+ $18)) 34... e5 $1 $17 {and suddenly the
white K is in danger.} 35. Rxd8 Qxa2+ 36. Kc1 Qxb3 $2 {Probably in time
trouble even the greatest players make mistakes.} (36... Qa1+ 37. Kd2 Qa5 $1
38. Rd7 Nd5+ 39. Kd1 (39. b4 Qa2+) 39... Qa1+ $1 (39... Nxf4 40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41.
Rxa7) 40. Kd2 (40. Kc2 Qa2+ 41. Kc1 Nxf4 {- 40.Rd2}) 40... Qa2+ 41. Qc2+ (41.
Kc1 Nxf4 42. Rxf7+ Kg6 43. Rxf4 $5 Qa1+ $1 (43... exf4 44. Qe5 $1 Qxb3 45. h5+
Kf7 46. Qxf4+ Ke7 47. Qxh6 Qc3+ 48. Kb1 {and White has also a dangerous o^.})
44. Kc2 exf4 45. Qxb5 Qa2+ $19) 41... Qxc2+ 42. Kxc2 Nxf4 $17) (36... Qa3+ 37.
Kd2 (37. Kd1 $6 Qxb3+ 38. Kd2 Kxf4 $17) 37... Qa5 {- 36...Qa1} (37... Kxf4 {
Kortschnoj} 38. Qf2+ $14)) 37. Rd2 $2 {'(+)??' Kortschnoj.} ({missing} 37. Nh5
$1 Nd3+ (37... Na2+ $2 38. Kd2 $18) (37... Qa3+ 38. Kd1 $16) 38. Rxd3 Qxd3 39.
Qc8+ Ke4 40. Nf6+ Kd4 41. Qd7+ Kc3 42. Qxd3+ Kxd3 43. Nxg4 $16) (37. g3 {
Kortschnoj} Ke4 (37... Qxg3 $145 $13) 38. Re8 $18) 37... Na2+ 38. Rxa2 Qxa2 {
'-/+' Kortschnoj.} 39. Nd5 (39. Nd3) 39... Qc4+ $1 $19 {liquidating for a
winning _|_, where the pawns will beat the lonely N.} 40. Qxc4 bxc4 41. Kd2 a5
42. Kc3 Ke4 43. Nf6+ Kf4 44. Kxc4 Kg3 45. h5 Kf4 46. Kb5 e4 47. Nd5+ Ke5 $1 (
47... Kg3 48. Ne3) 48. Ne3 g3 49. Kxa5 (49. Kc4 f5) 49... f5 50. Kb4 (50. Kb5 {
Kortschnoj} f4 51. Ng4+ Kf5 52. Nxh6+ Kg5 53. Nf7+ (53. Ng4 Kxg4 54. h6 f3 55.
h7 f2 56. h8=Q f1=Q+ 57. Kc6 Qxg2 $19) 53... Kxh5 54. Nd6 e3) (50. Kb6 {
Kortschnoj} f4 51. Ng4+ Ke6 52. Nxh6 e3 $19) 50... f4 51. Ng4+ Kd4 52. Nxh6 f3
53. Nf5+ Kd3 54. h6 fxg2 55. h7 g1=Q 56. h8=Q Qb6+ $1 {the N will soon fall.}
57. Ka4 Qa6+ 58. Kb4 Qc4+ 59. Ka3 Qc5+ 60. Kb3 Qb5+ 61. Ka2 Qxf5 62. Qh1 Qf2+
63. Kb3 g2 64. Qh3+ Ke2 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj Ftacnik Bangiev} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5
6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Ncb5 {Nach dieser Partie wird man wohl
wieder zu dem Bauernopfer 9.Qd2 greifen.} (9. Qd2 {Bangiev} Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3
11. Bb5 {Die Hauptvariante.}) 9... a6 $1 {Eine Neuerung von Kortschnojs
Landsmann Beat Züger.} (9... Bc5 10. c3 $1 a6 11. b4 $1 axb5 12. bxc5 Qxc5 13.
Nf5 Qxc3+ 14. Bd2 Qb2 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Bxb5 $44 {
Tseshkovsky-Dreev/St.Petersburg/1993/0-1/31/ ;BIG Database.}) 10. Nf5 Bc5 11.
Bxc5 $4 (11. Nbd6+ $142 $10 Kf8 12. Qh5 Nd8 13. Nxg7 $1 Bxe3 (13... h6 14.
Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Qe8+ Kg7 16. Qe7+ Kg8 17. Qe8+ $10) (13... Kxg7 {Bangiev} 14.
Qg5+ Kf8 15. Qh6+ Ke7 16. Qg5+ $10) (13... Qxb2 $5 14. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 15. Qh6+
Kg8 16. Qg5+ Kf8 17. Qh6+ $10) 14. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 $1 (14... Ke7 $2 15. Qg5+ $1 (
15. Nxd8 $2 Kxd8 16. Nxf7+ Kc7 17. Nxh8 Qb4+ 18. c3 Qxb2 $19) 15... f6 (15...
Kxe6 16. f5+ Kxe5 17. Qe7+ Kf4 $1 (17... Kd4 18. Nb5+ axb5 19. c3#) (17... Ne6
18. Nxf7+ Kxf5 19. Bd3+ $18) 18. Be2 $1 (18. Qh4+ Ke5 $10) 18... Bf2+ 19. Kf1
Rg8 20. g3+ Rxg3 21. hxg3+ Bxg3 22. Rh4+ Bxh4 23. Qxh4+ Ke5 24. Qe7+ Ne6 25.
Re1 $18) 16. Qg7+ Kxe6 17. f5+ $1 (17. Qg4+ Ke7 18. Qg7+ Nf7 19. Qxf7+ Kd8 $13)
17... Kxe5 18. Qe7+ Kf4 19. Be2 Bf2+ 20. Kf1 Rg8 21. g3+ Rxg3 22. hxg3+ Bxg3
23. Kg2 $1 Qf2+ 24. Kh3 Nc6 25. Qg7 $18) 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. Qg5+ Kf8 {mit Remis
durch Dauerschach.}) 11... Nxc5 (11... Qxc5 $2 {Bangiev} 12. Nc7+) 12. Nbd6+
Kf8 13. Qh5 (13. Nxc8 Rxc8 $1 (13... Qb4+ 14. c3 Qe4+ 15. Qe2 (15. Be2 Qxf5 (
15... Qxg2 $5 16. Bf3 Qxb2 17. Nfd6 Nd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qxa1+ 19. Bd1 Qxa2 $13) 16.
Nb6 (16. Nd6 Qxf4 17. Rf1 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qxh2 19. Rxf7+ Kg8 $17) 16... Rd8 17. O-O
$14) 15... Qxf5 16. Nb6 Rd8 17. g3 $15) 14. Nd6 Qxb2 $1 (14... Rc7 {Bangiev}
15. Qc1 Nb4 $5 $36) (14... Ne4 {Kortschnoj} 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qd6+ Kg8 17.
O-O-O $13) 15. Bxa6 (15. Nxc8 Qc3+ 16. Ke2 (16. Qd2 Qxa1+ 17. Qd1 Qxa2 $17)
16... Nd4+ 17. Kf2 Ne4+ 18. Kg1 Qe3#) (15. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qc3+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17.
Kxd2 Rc7 $17) 15... Ra8 16. Be2 Qc3+ {-/+/-+}) 13... Nd8 14. Nxg7 (14. Nxc8 {
Ftacnik} Qb4+ $1 15. c3 (15. Ke2 Rxc8 16. Nd6 Qxb2 $17) (15. Kd1 Ne4) 15...
Qxb2 16. Rd1 Qxc3+) 14... Qb4+ (14... Kxg7 $2 {Ftacnik} 15. Qg5+ Kf8 16. Qh6+
Ke7 (16... Kg8 $2 17. Ne8) 17. Qf6+ Kd7 18. Qxh8 Qb4+ (18... Qxb2 19. Rd1 Qb4+
20. Rd2 Qxf4 21. Be2 $14) 19. c3 Qxb2 20. Bb5+ $1 axb5 21. O-O {Nunn,J-Zueger,
B/SKA Cup/1990/}) 15. c3 (15. Kd1 {Bangiev} Qd4+ $1 (15... Qxb2 $6 16. Qg5 $1 (
16. Qh6 Qxa1+ 17. Ke2 Ke7 $17) 16... Qxa1+ 17. Ke2 Nc6 (17... Bd7 $2 18. Qh6 $1
Kg8 (18... Ke7 19. Ndf5+ $18) 19. Nge8 $18) 18. Qf6 (18. Nh5 $5 $16 {Fritz3})
18... Nd4+ 19. Kf2 Ne4+ 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nh5 $1 (21. Qd8+ Kxg7 22. Qg5+ $10)
21... e3+ 22. Kxe3 (22. Kg3 Rg8+ 23. Kh3 Bd7 $17) 22... Nf5+ (22... Qc3+ 23.
Ke4 Qxc2+ 24. Kxd4 $16) 23. Ke2 Nd4+ 24. Kf2 Nc6 25. Qxh8+ Ke7 26. Qf6+ $36) (
15... Qxf4 16. Nge8 Qd4+ 17. Bd3 Nxd3 (17... h6 $5) 18. Qh6+ Ke7 19. Qg5+ Kd7
20. Nf6+ Kc7 $17) 16. Bd3 Nxd3 17. c3 Nxb2+ 18. Kc2 Qf2+ 19. Kb3 Nc4 $17) 15...
Qxb2 $1 (15... Qxf4 {wäre wegen} 16. Be2 {mit der Drohung 17.Rf1 nur halb so
stark.}) 16. Rd1 (16. Qh6 Qxa1+ 17. Kf2 Qxa2+ 18. Be2 Ke7) (16. Qg5 {Bangiev}
Qxa1+ 17. Kf2 Qb2+ 18. Be2 Qb6 $17) 16... Qxc3+ 17. Rd2 h6 $1 {nimmt Weiß
jegliche Hoffnung.} (17... Kxg7 {Ftacnik} 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. Qh6+) 18. Nge8 Ne4 (
18... Ne4 {Ftacnik} 19. Nxe4 dxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 a6 {Eine seltene Fortsetzung,
deren Ziel ist es, die Modevariante 5...e6 6.Nh4 zu vermeiden.} 6. Bd2 ({Nach} 
6. Qb3 {hat Schwarz die Antwort} b5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. a4 b4 $1 9. Qxb4 Nc6 10.
Qc5 Na5 $44) (6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Be7 (8... b5 $5) 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1
dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nbd7 {gibt Weiß einen Minivorteil.}) 6... e6 7. c5 $5 {
Kortschnoi schließt die Stellung. Seine Vorgehensweise ähnelt dem Spiel von
Schwarz in der Vorstoßvariante des Französischen. Zu Gunsten von Weiß ist die
Tatsache, daß der Nachziehende seinen Vorstoß e6-e5 noch nicht durchgesetzt
hat. Übermäßig gefährlich ist die weiße Strategie nicht, aber sie führt zu
einem interessanten Spiel.} (7. Nh4 Bg4 8. Qb3 b5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. h3 Bh5 11.
g4 Bg6 (11... Nfd7 $5 12. Nxd5 $5 $13) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bg2 Nc6 $11) 7... Nbd7
8. b4 Be7 9. Be2 {Außer der Rochadevorbereitung beabsichtigt Weiß bei
Gelegenheit den Läuferabtausch mittels Nf3-h4.} Ne4 {Diese Reaktion sieht sehr
logisch aus.} ({Aber auch} 9... O-O {(oder zuerst 9...h6) war nicht schlecht:}
10. O-O ({Auf} 10. Nh4 $6 {hat Schwarz eine vorzügliche Antwort} Bg4 $1 (10...
Bg6 $2 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. f4 $14) 11. Bxg4 (11. f3 $6 Bh5 12. f4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2
Ne4 $15) 11... Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Bxh4 $15 {, und der Abtausch der Leichtfiguren
ist günstig für ihn.}) 10... h6 11. a4 (11. Nh4 $6 Bh7 12. f4 Ne4 $15) 11...
Ne4 12. Nxe4 (12. b5 axb5 13. axb5 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 e5 16. Qa7 Bf6
17. Nb3 Qb8 $11) (12. Be1 b6 $1 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. cxb6 Qxb6 $11) 12... dxe4 $1
13. Ne1 (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd5 15. Bc3 a5 $11) 13... e5 14. Nc2 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Bh7 $11) 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 (10... dxe4 $6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 {ist etwas
besser für Weiß, da der schwarze Bf5 abseits des Geschehens steht, z.B:} a5 13.
a3 O-O 14. Bc3 Qxd1+ 15. Kxd1 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Ra8 18. Kc2 $14) 11.
Bc3 Bf6 ({Sehr flexibel war die folgende Vorgehensweise:} 11... O-O 12. O-O Qc7
{(die Frage, welche Figur nach f6 zieht, bleibt offen)} 13. a4 ({nichts
verspricht dem Weißen} 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. f4 Nf6 15. a4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11)
13... b6 $5 {die Öffnung der b-Linie ist mit der schwarzen Kontrolle über das
Feld b1 begründet.} ({nicht schlecht ist} 13... Bg6 {/\Bf6,e5} 14. Qb3 (14. b5
axb5 15. axb5 b6 $11) 14... Bf6 15. b5 e5 $11) 14. Bd3 bxc5 15. bxc5 Bxd3 16.
Qxd3 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxc5 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 $11) 12. O-O Bxf3 $6 {
Mit seinem Läuferpaar wird Weiß auf etwas Vorteil rechnen können.} ({Besser war
} 12... O-O 13. a4 (13. Nd2 Bg6 14. f4 Be7 15. a4 b6 $132) 13... Bxf3 (13... b6
$5) 14. Bxf3 e5 15. Bg4 Re8 16. Qd3 Qc7 $11 {Schwarz kontrolliert den Abtausch
im Zentrum, was ihm die gleichen Chancen sichert.}) 13. Bxf3 O-O ({Im Falle von
} 13... e5 14. Bg4 $1 exd4 (14... e4 15. a4 $14) (14... O-O $2 15. Bxd7 exd4
16. Bxc6 dxc3 17. Bxb7 $16) 15. exd4 O-O 16. a4 Re8 17. Qd3 {kann Weiß seine
Schwäche d4 problemlos decken und behält einen leichten Druck, z.B:} Nf8 18. b5
Qc7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. g3 Ne6 21. Rab1 $14) 14. Bg4 $1 {Kortschnoi nutz sofort
seine Chance, um den Vorstoß e6-e5 zu verhindern.} Re8 ({Genauer war das
sofortige} 14... g6 $1) 15. f4 (15. a4 e5 16. Qb3 Qc7 $11) 15... a5 $1 {
Die Öffnung der a-Linie erleichtert Schwarz die Verteidigung.} ({Der andere
Plan, die Überführung des Springers nach e4, war etwas langsam und erlaubte
Weiß das planmäßige Vorgehen auf dem Damenflügel.} 15... g6 16. Qb3 Bg7 17. a4
f5 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. b5 axb5 (19... Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rab1 Rb8
23. Qc4 $16) 20. axb5 Qd7 21. Ra3 $1 (21. b6 Ne4 $14) 21... cxb5 22. Rfa1 Rxa3
23. Rxa3 $14) 16. a3 (16. bxa5 $2 Nxc5) ({In Frage kam} 16. a4 $5 axb4 17. Bxb4
Qc7 18. a5 $14 {mit der weiteren Turmverdopplung auf der b-Linie.}) 16... Qc7
17. Qc2 $6 {Dank dieser Ungenauigkeit kann ich das Spiel erneut ausgleichen.} (
{Nach} 17. Qb3 $1 {(Kortschnoi)} axb4 18. axb4 b6 19. Ra3 $14 {behielt Weiß
die Kontrolle über die a-Linie und damit seinen leichten Vorteil.}) 17... axb4
18. axb4 b6 $11 {Mein Plan ist nun leicht zu sehen- Qb7,gefolgt vom Abtausch
aller vier Türme. Kortschnoi findet die beste Möglichkeit, das Spiel zu
komplizieren.} 19. Be2 (19. Ra2 $2 Rxa2 20. Qxa2 bxc5 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Ba5 Qa7
23. dxc5 Ra8 $17) ({Nichts brachte Weiß} 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Ra5 Be7 21. Rfa1
Rab8 22. Ra6 Qc7 $11 {, und die Schwächen b4 und c6 wiegen sich gegenseitig
aus.}) 19... Qb7 20. Bd3 g6 (20... h6 $5) 21. e4 $1 {Kortschnoi hat die
Schwäche c6 im Visier. Er hat richtig eingeschätzt, daß Schwarz keine Zeit für
die Überführung seines Springers auf das Traumfeld d5 haben wird.} (21. g4 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rxa8+ Qxa8 24. Qb3 Bg7 $11) 21... dxe4 22. Bxe4 b5 $6 {
Solide und passiv gespielt.} ({Die Alternative} 22... bxc5 23. dxc5 {habe ich
verworfen, weil der rückständige weiße Bauer d4 vom Brett verschwände und mein
Springer passiv bliebe. Dennoch war seine Aktivierung möglich:} (23. bxc5 $2
Bg7 $15 {/\Nf6-d5}) 23... Rxa1 (23... Reb8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rd1 $14) 24. Rxa1
Bxc3 (24... Rb8 25. Ra4 $14) 25. Qxc3 e5 $1 26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. h3 Qe7 $11) 23.
g4 $1 {Verhindert rechtzeitig die Springerüberführung nach d5.} Rxa1 24. Rxa1
Ra8 25. Rxa8+ Qxa8 26. g5 Bg7 {In der entstandenen Stellung muß Schwarz passiv
ausharren. Weiß kann dagegen einige Gewinnversuche unternehmen.} 27. Qe2 $2 ({
Während der Partie befürchtete ich} 27. h4 $1 {Wenn Schwarz stehen bleibt,
wird der weiße Bauer bis h6 marschieren, wonach der Durchbruch d4-d5
gewinnbringend werden kann.} {Ich wollte} Kf8 {spielen, aber nach} (27... h5 $2
28. gxh6 Bxh6 29. Bxg6 Bxf4 30. Be4 $16 {ist für Weiß günstig.}) (27... Qb8 $5
{"Fritz" verweist auf diese Möglichkeit, aber die Konsequenzen von} 28. Bxc6 (
28. Qd2 $2 Qc7 29. Kg2 h5 $11) 28... Qxf4 29. Qd2 {sind nicht leicht
einzuschätzen.}) 28. h5 gxh5 29. Bxh7 {bleibt Schwarz der schwache Bauer h5
erhalten.}) 27... Qa6 $6 ({Besser war es, die Dame zu aktivieren:} 27... Qa3
28. Qd2 Nb8 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. h4 h5 $11) 28. Kg2 Nb8 29. Qb2 Qa4 30. Bf3 Qa8 31.
Kg3 Qa7 32. h4 h5 $11 33. Kf2 (33. gxh6 $6 Bxh6 {braucht Schwarz bereits nicht
zu befürchten.}) 33... Kf8 $2 {Der erste Schritt in die falsche Richtung. Der
König ist auf g8 am besten aufgehoben und Schwarz sollte mit der Dame auf der
a-LInie pendeln. Jeder Gewinnversuch mittels eines Durchbruchs d4-d5 oder
f4-f5 wäre dann für Weiß mit hohem Risiko verbunden.} 34. Ke3 $2 ({Der Fehler
konnte sofort bestraft werden:} 34. d5 $1 Bxc3 35. Qxc3 cxd5 (35... exd5 36.
Qh8+ Ke7 37. f5 gxf5 38. g6 $1 $16) 36. f5 $1 exf5 (36... gxf5 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38.
g6 Qa2+ 39. Be2 $16) (36... Kg8 37. fxe6 fxe6 38. Qe5 $18) 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38.
Qf6+ Ke8 39. Bxd5 Qc7 $16 {, und Weiß bekommt einige Gewinnchancen.}) 34... Ke7
$4 {Dieser Patzer kann nicht mal mit Zeitnot erklärt werde, da ich hier noch
über vier Minuten Bedenkzeit verfügte.} ({Richtig war natürlich} 34... Kg8 $11)
35. d5 $18 Bxc3 36. d6+ Kd7 $2 ({Zäher war} 36... Kd8 37. Qxc3 Qd7 $18) 37.
Qxc3 Kc8 38. Qh8+ Kb7 39. Qd8 Qa3+ 40. Kf2 Qxb4 41. Qc7+ Ka8 42. d7 Qd2+ 43.
Kg3 Qe1+ 44. Kh3 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. h3 a6 8. Be3
Rb8 9. Rc1 $5 {White develops his << first instead of the more usual immediate}
(9. O-O {However, play will almost surely transpose into the same line.}) 9...
Bd7 (9... b5 $5 10. Nd2 (10. d5 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Qd3 Nc4 14.
Ncxb5 {Lisanti,A-Alber,H/GER-chT2/1998/} Nxe3 15. fxe3 Nh5 $36) (10. b3 Na5
$132) 10... Bd7 (10... Na5 $5 11. b3 Nd7 12. O-O bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. bxc4 c5
{Black has sucesssfully exchanged the troublesome Na5 and solved his opening
problems.} 15. Qd2 Nb6 (15... cxd4 $142 16. Bxd4 Bb7 $11) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5
cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Qa5 20. Qa7 Rb7 21. Qa8 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Qc6
Qa5 {1/2,Stahlberg,G-Uhlmann,W/Moscow olm/1956/} 24. a4 $14 {()}) 11. O-O e6
$142 $1 {[%cal Yc6e7,Ye7f5] /\Ne7~~ Black doesn't have to put his N on a5,
this promises him a good position, as White's set-up is too slow and the Be3
gets in the way.} (11... Na5 12. cxb5 (12. b3 {-see game}) 12... axb5 13. b4
Nc4 14. Nxc4 bxc4 15. b5 $1 $14 {is the theoretical main line.})) 10. O-O b5
11. b3 {A rare move.} (11. Nd2 e6 {-9...b5!?}) 11... bxc4 (11... Na5 12. Nd2 c6
13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nde4 Ne8 15. f4 b4 16. Na4 Nc7 17. Bf2 Bc8 18. Re1 Ba6 19.
Nd2 Bb5 20. e4 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 $13 {Johannsson,I-Toth,B/Nice olm/1974/}) 12.
bxc4 Na5 13. Nd2 (13. Nd5 Rb2 14. Qd3 Rxa2 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. e4
Ra4 18. e5 Bh8 19. Rfe1 Bf5 20. Qe2 c5 21. g4 Bc8 22. dxc5 dxc5 23. Ng5 $44 {
Smejkal,J-Kasimdzhanov,R/Bundesliga 9900/1999/}) 13... Qc8 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
13... Bc6 14. Bxc6 (14. d5 $142 Bd7 15. c5 $14) 14... Nxc6 15. Qa4 Qd7 16. Kh2
Nb4 17. Qa5 {Stahlberg,G-Pilnik,H/Marianske Lazne/1956/} Nc6 $11 {/\} 18. Qxa6
$2 Ra8 19. Qb5 Ra5 20. Qb3 Rh5 $40) ({Probably the safest alternative is} 13...
c6 $5 {/\Qc7= Atalik , as in the game Black will have problems with a good
place for his Q (shortly it will land on a7).}) (13... h5 14. Rb1 Rxb1 (14...
c6 $142 $11) 15. Qxb1 Qc8 16. Kh2 h4 17. gxh4 Nc6 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Nf3 Nh5 20.
Ng5 $2 (20. Qc1 $16) 20... Nxd4 21. Nxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxg6 Be5+ 23. f4 Nxf4 24.
Bxf4 Bxf4+ 25. Kh1 Bc6 26. Nd5 Rg7 27. Qd3 Rg3 28. Qxd4+ e5 {0-1,Andrianov,
N-Atalik,S/Karditsa/1994/}) 14. Kh2 Rb4 15. a3 Rb2 16. Rb1 Qb8 (16... Rxb1 17.
Qxb1 Nc6 18. Rc1 $14) 17. Qc1 Rb6 (17... Rxb1 18. Qxb1 Nc6 (18... c6 19. Qb4 $1
$36) 19. Qa2 $5 $14 (19. Qc2 e5 20. Rb1 Qe8 21. d5 Nd4 $132)) 18. Bg5 Qa7 19.
e3 Rxb1 (19... e6 20. Qc2 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 h6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. c5 $5 $14 (23. Nb3
Nxc4 24. Ne4 Be7 $8 25. Qxc4 d5 26. Qc1 dxe4 27. Bxe4 Rb8 $14 {/<=>})) 20. Qxb1
c5 (20... Rb8 21. Qd3 $14) 21. Bxf6 $1 {The only way to meet the pressure
against White's [+].} (21. d5 $2 Ne8 $1 {[%cal Rf7f6,Rg7c3] /\Bc3,f6} 22. Bxe7
Bf5 23. Bxf8 Bxb1 24. Bxg7 Bd3 $19) 21... exf6 (21... Bxf6 $6 22. Nd5 Rb8 (
22... cxd4 23. Qb4 Nc6 (23... Qc5 24. Ne4 $1 Qxb4 25. axb4 $18) 24. Nxf6+ exf6
(24... Kg7 25. Qa4 $18) 25. Qxd6 $18) 23. Qd3 $5 $36 (23. Nxf6+ exf6 24. Qa1
Nb3 $14 {<=>})) (21... Rb8 22. Qd3 $14) 22. d5 {This safeguards White's [+]
and keeps the Na5 offside, but llimits White's active options as well.} ({
More enterprising was} 22. Nd5 $5 f5 (22... cxd4 23. Qb4 Nc6 24. Qxd6 f5 25. c5
$36) 23. dxc5 Rb8 (23... Qxc5 24. Qb4 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb1b8] <->b}) (23... dxc5
24. Qd3 Nc6 25. Rb1 $14) 24. Qd3 Qxc5 $14 {/<=>}) 22... f5 $11 23. Qc2 Rb8 24.
Bf3 Qc7 25. Be2 h5 26. h4 Qd8 27. Rb1 Rxb1 28. Ncxb1 Qe8 {[%cal Rd7a4] /\Ba4}
29. Bd1 f4 $5 {[%mdl 512] An ambitious, but double-edged sacrificial try to
bring some excitement into the position.} (29... Bf6 30. Kg2 $11) 30. gxf4 (30.
exf4 $2 Bf5 31. Qa4 Qe1 $1 $19 {->}) 30... Qd8 31. Nf3 (31. Kg3 $142 $5 {
/\ could have possibly won a tempo.} Bf6 32. Nf3 Bg4 33. Nbd2 $14) 31... Bf5
32. e4 Bg4 33. Kg3 (33. Nbd2 Qf6 34. Kg3 Bh6 35. Ng5 Qa1 $1 $36) 33... Bh6 (
33... Bf6 34. Nbd2 $14) (33... Bxf3 34. Bxf3 Bf6 35. Kh3 Qd7+ (35... Bxh4 36.
e5 $14) 36. Kg2 Qd8 $132 {/\} 37. Nd2 Bd4 38. Kg3 Bf6 $11) 34. Ng5 (34. Qc3 Bg7
$44 35. e5 $6 dxe5 36. fxe5 Nc6 $1 $36) 34... Bc8 $2 {[%cal Yd8f6] Black is
too ambitious and hopes for more than approximate equality.} (34... Bxd1 35.
Qxd1 Nxc4 36. Qa4 Qc8 $5 (36... Qb8 37. Nc3 (37. Qxc4 Qxb1 38. Qxa6 Qg1+ 39.
Kf3 Qh1+ 40. Ke3 Qe1+ $11) 37... Nd2 38. Qc2 Nc4 $11) 37. f3 $13 (37. f5 Nb6
38. Qa5 Nxd5 $5 39. exd5 Qxf5 $44)) 35. Qc3 {Prevents Qf6 for the time being.
Now White consolidates his extra [+]P and Black has only very nebulous
tactical <=>.} Bg7 36. Qd3 Qd7 $6 (36... Bd4 37. Nd2 Qf6 38. Ndf3 Bb2 $16) ({
Black should have activated his Q with} 36... Qf6 $142 $5 37. Ba4 Nb7 38. Nd2
$14 {/+/- and White faces more technical problems, as he can't open the
position with f5 as in the game.}) 37. Nd2 Nb7 38. Kg2 Qe7 39. f5 $1 Qe5 (39...
gxf5 40. Bxh5 (40. exf5 $5) 40... Nd8 (40... f6 41. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 42. dxe6 Qxe6
43. exf5 $18) 41. exf5 $16 {->}) 40. fxg6 fxg6 41. Qe3 Nd8 42. Ndf3 Qe7 43. Bc2
Nf7 {Now White breaks through and converts his extra material convincingly and
without any meaningful <=>.} ({Slightly more resilient seems} 43... Qd7 $5 44.
Qf4 (44. Nh2 Nf7 45. Ne6 Ne5 $16) 44... Qg4+ 45. Qxg4 (45. Qg3 $5) 45... hxg4 (
45... Bxg4 46. e5 Bxe5 47. Nxe5 dxe5 48. Bxg6 Be2 49. Nf3 Bxc4 50. d6 Bd5 51.
Kg3 $18) 46. Nh2 Bb2 47. a4 Nf7 48. Nxf7 Kxf7 49. Bd1 Bd7 50. a5 $5 $18) 44.
Nxf7 Kxf7 (44... Qxf7 45. e5 $18) 45. e5 $1 $18 Bxe5 (45... dxe5 46. Ng5+ $18 {
[%csl Rc5,Re5,Rg6] ק}) 46. Qh6 Bh3+ 47. Kg1 $1 {[%cal Rf3g5,Rh6g6] /\Ng5,Qg6}
(47. Kxh3 $2 Qd7+ 48. Kg2 Qg4+ 49. Kf1 $8 Qxc4+ 50. Kg2 (50. Ke1 Qc3+ $1 $17)
50... Qg4+ $11 (50... Qxc2 $2 51. Qh7+ Bg7 52. Ng5+ Kf6 53. Qg8 $18)) 47... Bg7
(47... Bf5 48. Bxf5 gxf5 49. Qxh5+ Kg7 50. Qxf5 $18) 48. Qxg6+ Kf8 49. Bf5 Bxf5
$8 50. Qxf5+ Qf7 (50... Qf6 51. Qxh5 $18) (50... Bf6 51. Qxh5 Qe4 52. Qh6+ Kf7
(52... Ke7 53. Qe3 $18) 53. Ng5+ Bxg5 54. Qe6+ $5 Qxe6 55. dxe6+ Kxe6 56. hxg5
$18) 51. Qc8+ (51. Qxf7+ $6 Kxf7 $16) 51... Qe8 (51... Ke7 52. Ng5 Qg6 53. Qxa6
$18) 52. Qxa6 Qd7 53. Kf1 Ke7 (53... Qh3+ 54. Ke2 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}) 54. Ng5 {
Now any active move by Black's Q allows a Q-swap.} Bf6 (54... Qf5 55. Qb7+ $18)
55. Ne6 Bxh4 (55... Kf7 56. Qb5 Qe7 57. Qb1 $18) 56. Qa8 (56. Qa8 {[%cal Ra8f8]
/\Qf8#} Qe8 57. Qxe8+ Kxe8 58. Ng7+ Kd7 (58... Kf7 59. Nf5 $1 $18) 59. Nxh5 $18
) 1-0

[Event "Ehrat Memorial (SUI-GER m)"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vogt, Lothar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. Bg5 a6
8. Qd2 Rb8 9. d5 (9. Nc1 $5 e5 10. dxe5 $14) 9... Ne5 {Hazai: 'Usually the N
is better in the [+], than on the edge of the board. Here however the N can
easily be chased by f4, after which he cannot find a good place.'} (9... Na5 {
Hazai: is suggested by some theoreticians, because the N can put steady
pressure on >< c4 after c7-c5 abd b7-b5.} 10. Nc1 (10. Nd4 {allows Black's
plan.} c5 11. Nc2 Bd7 (11... e6 {immediately is met by} 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Ne3 {
centralising the N.}) 12. Rc1 $5 {preparing for b7-b5.} (12. Na3 {is already
met by} e6 $1 $10 {because the a3 N is far away from the [+].}) 12... b5 13. b3
bxc4 14. bxc4 Bc8 $5 (14... Rb2 {The invasion on the b <-> deserves attention
as well, for example:} 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. O-O Rfb8 $13) 15. Bh6 (15. Be2 Nd7 {
/\ Ne5 >< c4.} 16. Bh6 Bxh6 $1 17. Qxh6 Ne5 18. Ne3 Rb4 19. Ncd1 f5 $1 {
Black has to grab the |^ as soon as possible.} 20. exf5 gxf5 $132) 15... Bxh6
16. Qxh6 e5 $1 {Black has to blockade the dark squares.} 17. Bd3 (17. g4 {
may give rise to wild complications after} Bxg4 $1 18. fxg4 Nxg4 19. Qh3 Qg5
20. Rd1 Rb2 $44) 17... Nh5 18. g3 Bh3 $1 $13 {Yusupov-Kovalev, Germany 1992}) (
10. Ng3 {is also met by} c5 {but at least White will not lose a tempo with his
N in comparision to 10.Nd4.} 11. Rc1 (11. Bh6 Bxh6 (11... e6 {allows the
aggressive} 12. h4 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 b5 14. h5 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. O-O-O Qe7 {
(1/2-1/2 C.Ionescu-Zimmerman, Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993)} 17. e5 $1 $40) 12. Qxh6
e5 $5 {The same idea as in the Kovalev game. Black has to control the dark
squares, because then White's B has no future.} (12... Qb6 13. O-O-O Qb4 {
is naive:} 14. h4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. h5 b5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. e5 $1 {
opening up the fourth rank for the R.} dxe5 19. Rh4 {and the Q is also trapped.
} Bg4 20. Nge4 {1-0 Rivas-Gallego, Lleida 1991}) 13. h4 Ne8 14. h5 g5 {
avoiding the opening of the h <->.}) 11... Bd7 {/\ b5} (11... b5 {looks a bit
premature:} 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Nd7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ne5 16. O-O $14 {
with a Benko type of position, without a serious counterplay for Black,
Psakhis-Kuzmin, Minsk 1982.})) 10... c5 11. Be2 (11. a3 {/\ b4 is parried by
the standard} Qc7 12. Be2 Bd7 (12... b6 {is too passive.} 13. O-O Bd7 14. a4
Rfe8 15. Rd1 Bc8 16. b3 Nd7 17. Re1 Nf8 18. Rb1 $14 {Z.Varga-F.Portisch,
Zalakaros 1996}) 13. Rb1 {/\ b4} b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Nc4 17.
Bxc4 Qxc4 18. N1e2 Rfc8 $11 {Stempin-Thipsay, Poznan 1984}) 11... b5 $5 ({On} 
11... Bd7 {follows} 12. a4 {against b7-b5.} e6 (12... Be8 $5 {/\ Nd7}) (12...
Qb6 $5) 13. O-O exd5 14. Nxd5 $1 (14. cxd5 {gives play for Black on the <<.} c4
15. Rb1 Qc7 16. b4 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Nxb3 19. Rxb3 Qa5 $11 {
Tyrtania-Videki, St.Ingbert op 1987}) 14... Nc6 15. Nb3 {parrying Nd4.} Be6 16.
a5 $14 {with a nasty pin on the h4-d8 /^.}) 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 {In this
Benko Gambit type of position the N on a5 has it's role attacking >< c4.} Ba6
14. a4 c4 $5 15. Qb4 $1 (15. Nc3 $6 Qc7 $44) 15... Nd7 $1 16. Bd2 Nc5 $3 {
This is a very nice positional sacrifice for long-lasting pressure.} 17. Qxa5
Qxa5 18. Bxa5 Bxb2 19. Rb1 (19. Bc3 $2 Rxb5 $1 20. axb5 Bxc3+ 21. Kf2 Bxa1 22.
bxa6 Nxa6 23. Bxc4 $10) 19... Nxa4 20. Rxb2 $1 Nxb2 21. Nd4 Nd3+ $44 {Z.
Varga-Zimmerman, Zalakaros 1994}) 10. Nd4 {Hazai: 'Other possible moves
include:'} (10. Ng3 c6 $11) (10. Nc1 {Hazai}) 10... c5 (10... Bd7 $2 {Hazai}
11. f4 $18) 11. Nc2 b5 {Hazai: 'Black wants to grab the |^ at the expence of a
P.'} (11... Nh5 $5 {followed by f7-f5}) (11... Ne8 {Hazai is also exciting,
for example:} 12. Be2 (12. a4 $5 f5) 12... b5 $5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Nc7 {
This is the typical Benko Gambit idea to get rid of the defensive N on b5.} 15.
a4 $1 f5 $1 16. O-O Nf7 17. Bh4 Nxb5 18. axb5 fxe4 19. fxe4 Bxb2 20. Ra7 Bd7
21. Rb1 Bg7 22. b6 Ne5 23. b7 Qe8 24. h3 h6 25. Bg3 g5 $13 {Meulders-Kovalev,
Belgium 1992}) (11... Nh5 {Hazai /\ f5} 12. Be2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 Ng4 15.
O-O b5 $5 {It is time for a blow on the other side of the board.} (15... Nhf6
16. Rae1 Nh6 {retreating the active N is not a good strategy.} 17. Bd3 Kh8 18.
Ne3 Nfg8 19. Kh1 $14 {Summermatter-Nijboer, Luzern 1989}) 16. cxb5 (16. h3 Ngf6
17. Bxf6 (17. cxb5 Ng3) 17... Nxf6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Ne4 $44) 16... axb5
17. Nxb5 Nhf6 $44 {/\ Ne4.}) (11... Qe8 {Hazai /\b5 doesn't look very healthy.}
12. a4 (12. f4 Ned7 13. Bd3 b5 14. b3 b4 15. Ne2 e5 16. f5 gxf5 17. Ne3 $1 f4
18. Nf5 Rb6 19. g3 Nh5 20. O-O-O $40 {Yuferov-Bokan, Moscow 1990}) 12... e6 13.
Be2 exd5 14. cxd5 $1 (14. exd5 {allows the activating of the B.} Bf5 15. O-O-O
$2 {This looks rather light-hearted!} b5 $1 {Black is not afraid of
sacrificing material in order to open the position against the white K.} 16.
axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxb5 $1 19. Bxb5 Qxb5 20. Na3 Qb7 $44 {
Lehmann-U.Kaminski, BL2 1992}) 14... b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 {Now we see the
bright side of the N on c2.} cxb4 17. Nxb4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nc6 Rb3 20.
Ra8 Qd7 21. O-O $14 {Verdihanov-Sepp, SU 1989}) (11... Re8 {Hazai It is not
easy to understand the idea behind this move.} 12. Be2 (12. a4 {is worthy of
attention.}) 12... b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. a4 c4 16. Ncd4 Bxb5 17.
axb5 Nfd7 18. O-O Nc5 19. Be3 Qd7 20. b3 $14 {Namzhilov-Loskutov, Roslavl 1989}
) (11... e6 $2 {Hazai runs into} 12. f4 Ned7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Qxd6 h6 15. Bh4
Qa5 {(Verdihanov-Obodchuk, Simferopol 1989)} 16. O-O-O $18) (11... Bd7 {Hazai}
12. f4 $16) 12. cxb5 Nh5 {Hazai: '/\ combining two plans.'} (12... axb5 {Hazai}
13. Bxb5 (13. Nxb5 {is not without venom either:} Ne8 (13... h6 {changing for
a >> play is not consistent.} 14. Be3 Nh5 15. Be2 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. O-O g5
18. a4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20. Nca3 Bd7 21. Rac1 Ra8 22. b3 $14 {
Kuligowski-Jasnikowski, POL-ch 1980}) 14. a4 Bd7 15. Be2 Nc7 16. Nca3 Nxb5 17.
Bxb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 Qd7 19. O-O Ra8 20. Qe2 $14 {and White has consolidated his
position, Panno-J.Rodriguez, Trelew 1995.}) 13... Bd7 (13... Qa5 14. a4 Ba6 15.
O-O Nc4 16. Qe2 Nxb2 {is too brave.} 17. Bd2 Nh5 18. Ra3 c4 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nd1
$18 {Grebenshchikov-Shevelevich, Simferopol 1989}) (13... Rxb5 {is nice, but
unlucky.} 14. Nxb5 Nc4 15. Qe2 $1 Qa5+ 16. Kf2 Nxb2 (16... Qxb5 17. b3 Ba6 18.
bxc4 Qa4 19. Ne3 h6 20. Bh4 g5 21. Bg3 Nh5 22. h4 $1) 17. a4 e6 (17... c4 18.
Bd2 $18 {Dreev}) 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. Rhb1 Nh5 20. Ra2 Nxa4 21. Qc4 $16 {
Dreev-Smirin, Biel izt 1993}) 14. a4 Bxb5 15. axb5 Nfd7 16. Qe2 (16. Na3 c4 17.
O-O Nc5 18. Qe2 Nb3 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. f4 Nd3 $44 {and Black's knights are
really impressive, D.James-Hennigan, ENG-chT 1997.}) 16... c4 17. O-O Nd3 18.
Na3 Nb6 19. Rad1 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 Na4 21. Nxa4 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 c3 23. Nbc4 Qc7 24.
Rc1 f6 25. Be3 Rxb5 26. Nxb5 Qxc4 27. Nxc3 $14 {Gallagher-Datu, Elista 1998})
13. a4 f5 14. Be2 {Hazai: 'this allows Black to open the f <->, after which
White's K cannot find a suitable place for himself.'} (14. exf5 {Hazai looked
more to the point, for example:} Bxf5 15. Be2 h6 (15... c4 16. Nb4) 16. Be3 g5
17. O-O $14) 14... fxe4 15. fxe4 (15. Nxe4 Nf7 $1 (15... axb5 {Hazai} 16. axb5
(16. Bxb5 $2 Rxf3 $1) 16... Nf7 {and he has to give back the P.} 17. Be3 Bxb2
18. Rb1 Bg7 19. O-O e6)) 15... Bg4 {Black has achieved an active play - an
excellent compensation for a sacrificed pawn.} 16. Rf1 (16. Na3 {Hazai allows
the activization of the N.} Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 $44) 16... Nf6 ({
Why not} 16... Qd7 $5 {Hazai}) 17. Bf4 (17. h3 {Hazai} Bxe2 18. Qxe2 c4 {>< d3}
19. Nb4 Qa5) 17... Nfd7 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Qe2 Nge5 {Hazai: 'The N is excellent
here.' White's problem - where to put his king} 20. Bd2 (20. Na3 {Hazai} c4 21.
Nxc4 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Rc8 $44) 20... axb5 21. axb5 Nb6 {After 21...Nf6!? white
would remain with the same problem...} (21... c4 $5 {Hazai} 22. Nb4 Nc5) 22.
Ne3 c4 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Kd1 Ra8 (24... Nd3 $5 {Hazai}) 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Kc2
{White has to activate his queen} Qa5 (26... Qa1 {Hazai} 27. Qf1) 27. Qf1 $1
Qb4 {'?!' Hazai.} 28. Qa1 {Hazai: 'Now White has got the a <->.'} Nd3 29. Qa3
Bxc3 {I have not seen this move, regaining a pawn, but anyway, 29.Ned1 would
be too passive.} 30. Bxc3 Qxb5 $11 31. Qa7 {Hazai: 'Black has equalized the
material, but he had to give up the important long diagonal.'} Nd7 {'!' Hazai.}
(31... Kf7 32. Qb8 (32. Ng4 {Hazai}) 32... Nxb2 33. Qh8 {would render active
play to white.}) (31... Na4 {Hazai} 32. Qa8+ Kf7 33. Qh8 Nxc3 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35.
Qh8+ Kd7 36. Qxc3) (31... Qb3+ {Hazai} 32. Kd2) 32. Qa8+ Kf7 33. Ng4 {The
threat is mate in one - Nh6!} Nb8 34. e5 $1 dxe5 $2 {A time scramble. After} (
34... Qb3+ 35. Kd2 Nxb2 36. e6+ Ke8 (36... Kf8 $2 37. Qa1 Na4 38. Qf1+ $16) 37.
Qa7 Qd1+ (37... Na4 $2 38. Nf6+ $18) 38. Ke3 Qg1+ 39. Nf2 Nd1+ 40. Kf3 Qxf2+ {
the game was a draw.}) 35. Bxe5 Nxe5 {'?' Hazai.} (35... Qb3+ 36. Kd2 Nxe5 37.
Nxe5+ Kg7 {'=' Hazai.} 38. Qa3 Qb7 39. Kc3 $14) 36. Nxe5+ Kg7 $2 (36... Kf8 $2
37. Qxb8+ {winning}) ({but} 36... Ke8 $1 {would still hold a draw (37.Nc6 Qb3
with a perpetual.}) 37. Qa7 $1 Qb3+ 38. Kc1 Kf6 39. Qd4 $18 Kg7 40. Nc6+ Kf7
41. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7.
a3 (7. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Rd1 a6 12. Bd2
Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Qc2 h6 15. Ne2 Nxe5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 {Polugaevsky,
L-Shamkovich,L/URS-ch27 Leningrad (04)/1960/1/2-1/2 (40)}) (7. cxd5 {Ftacnik}
exd5 8. O-O Re8 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. Qa4 Bd6 11. f4 c5 12. Bd2 a6 13. Be1 b5 14. Qd1
c4 15. Bc2 Nbd7 16. Bh4 Be7 {Conquest,S-Schandorff,L/Copenhagen op/1988/1-0 
(35)}) 7... Bd6 $6 (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ba6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O c5
11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 $14) 9. cxd5 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 (10... exd5 11. c4 Nc6 12.
Bb2 Na5 $132) 11. c4 $14 (11. O-O c5 12. Re1 Qe4 $1 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Bb2 Nbd7
15. Rac1 h6 16. Nd2 Qb7 17. e4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 $10 {Speelman,
J-Ehlvest,J/Linares 1991}) (11. c4 Qb7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rd1 Rfd8 14. O-O Rac8 {
Granda Zuniga,J-Tal,M/Buenos Aires 1991})) (7... Be7 {Dautov} 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
b4 $14) 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nbd7 $8 (9... Bb7 $2 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Bg5 Bxf3 12.
Qd2 Bf4 13. Bxf4 $18 (13. Bxf4 Bb7 (13... Bxg2 {Dautov} 14. Rg1 Bb7 15. Be5 $18
) 14. Bg5 $18)) (9... Nxe4 10. Bxe4 c6 11. Qc2 $14) 10. O-O Bb7 {There is the
growing tendency in modern chess to develop the pieces to decent squares and
try to start real fight from this solid basis. Thus black was not excited
about white's achievement of pushing e3-e4.} 11. Nxd6 (11. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $13)
11... cxd6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 d5 (13... Qc7 14. Rc1 $14) 14. cxd5 $2 (14. b3
dxc4 15. bxc4 $16 (15. bxc4 {Dautov} Qc7 16. Bg3 Qc6 $132)) 14... Bxd5 (14...
exd5 15. Re1 $14) 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Ne5 Rfc8 $1 (16... Qb7 $5 {Dautov} 17. Nxd7
Nxd7 18. Qg4 f5 $132) (16... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Qg4
$16) 17. Re3 {Kortschnoj understands, that despite bishops's pair his position
can well become worse due to the d4 isolated pawn. The absence of dark square
bishop makes the attacking chances better than usual.} Bb7 (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5
(18. Bxf6 Nxd3 19. Qg4 g6 (19... Qc1+ $2 20. Re1 $16) 20. Rxd3 Qc2 21. Qf4 Qxb2
22. Rf1 g5 23. Rg3 Rc3) 18... Nd7 19. Qh5 $40 {/\Bf6} (19. Qd2 $140 {Ftacnik}
Nxe5 20. Bg3 Nc4)) 18. Qd2 (18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Qg4 f5 $13 (19... Qd6 {Dautov}
20. Rg3 Qf8 21. Be7 f5 22. Bxf8 fxg4 23. Bb4 h5 24. Bg6 Nf6 25. Be7 $16)) 18...
Nxe5 (18... Nd5 19. Nxd7 Nxe3 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21. Qxe3 Kg7 22. Re1 Qd6 $13) 19.
dxe5 Nd5 $10 (19... Ng4 $2 {Dautov} 20. Rg3 $16) 20. Re4 {/\Rae1,Rg4} (20. Rg3
$2 Qxe5 (20... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 21. Re1 g5 $5) 21. Qxh6 f5 $17) (20. Rg3 {Ftacnik}
) 20... Kf8 21. Rae1 Qc5 (21... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 22. Rg4 $40) 22. Rg4 (22. Rc4 {
Ftacnik} Qa5 23. Qxa5 bxa5 $13) 22... Rc7 (22... Qa5 $5 23. Qxa5 bxa5 $10) 23.
Bh7 $5 {/\Qxh6} (23. Rc4 $6 Qxc4 $1 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 $15 (24... Rxc4 {Dautov} 25.
Bg3 Rac8 $10)) 23... g5 $8 (23... Ne7 24. Bxe7+ Rxe7 25. Qxh6 f5 26. Qf4 $18) (
23... Qa5 $2 {Dautov} 24. b4 Qxa3 25. Qxh6 $18) (23... Rac8 24. Qxh6 $1) 24.
Bg3 (24. Rxg5 $2 {Ftacnik} hxg5 25. Qxg5 Ke8) (24. Bxg5 {Ftacnik} hxg5 25. Qxg5
Rac8 26. Qh4 Ke8) 24... f5 {Das ist die Partieforrsetzung. Im Turnier-Bulletin
steht falsch 24...f6 25.ef6 mit Übergang zur Partiefortsetzung.} (24... Rd7 $5
25. Rd4 Rad8 $10) 25. exf6 Rxh7 26. h4 gxh4 (26... Kf7 {Dautov} 27. hxg5 hxg5 (
27... Rg8 28. g6+ Rxg6 29. Rxg6 Kxg6 30. Qd3+ $18) 28. Qxg5 (28. Rc1 Rah8 $1
29. Bh4 Qb5 (29... Qxc1+ 30. Qxc1 Rxh4 $17) 30. Qxg5 Qxb2 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Rgc4
Nc7 $1 33. Rxc7 $140 Rxc7 34. Rxc7 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ $19) 28... Nxf6 (28... Qc2
$1 {Ftacnik} 29. Qg7+ (29. Qe5 Qf5) 29... Rxg7 30. Rxg7+ Ke8 (30... Kxf6 31.
Be5+ Kf5 32. g4#) (30... Kf8 31. Bd6+ Ke8 32. f7+ $18) 31. Rxe6+ (31. Rxb7 Qc6
$1) 31... Kd8 32. Rg8+ (32. Rd6+ Ke8) 32... Kd7 33. Rd6+ Kc7 34. Rg7+ (34.
Rxd5+ Kc6 35. Rd6+ Kb5) (34. f7 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+ $10) 34... Kc8 $10) 29. Qg6+
Ke7 30. Rf4 Rf7 31. Rxf6 Rxf6 32. Qg7+ Rf7 33. Bh4+ $18) (26... Rd7 {Dautov}
27. hxg5 Qc6 28. g6 Nxf6 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Be5 Rf8 31. g7 $18) 27. Rxh4 $2 (27.
Be5 $1 Qc6 (27... h5 28. Rg6 $40) 28. Qd3 Rf7 29. Qg6 $40) 27... Qc6 {[%cal
Rc6g2]} (27... Kf7 {Dautov} 28. Rxh6 Rxh6 (28... Rah8 29. Qe2 $1 {/\Qh5,/\Qxe6}
Rxh6 30. Qxe6+ Kg6 31. Qg4+ Kxf6 32. Be5+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ Ke6 34. Bf4+ Ne3 35.
Bxh6 $18) 29. Qxh6 Nxf6 30. Rc1 Qd5 31. Rc7+ Nd7 32. Qh7+ Ke8 (32... Kf8 33.
Rxb7 Qxb7 34. Bd6+ Ke8 35. Qe7#) (32... Kf6 33. Bh4+ Ke5 34. Qg7+ $18) 33. Qg8+
Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 (34... Kd8 {Ftacnik} 35. f3 e5 36. Bxe5 $16) 35. Bh4 Qxg2+ 36.
Qxg2 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 $16) (27... Nxf6 $4 {Ftacnik} 28. Bd6+) 28. Rc1 (28. Rxh6 $4
{Dautov} Nf4 29. Qb4+ Kg8 $19) 28... Qd7 (28... Nc3 $2 29. Qd6+ $16 (29. Qd6+ {
Dautov} Qxd6 30. Bxd6+ Kf7 31. Rxc3 Kxf6 32. Rf4+ Kg5 33. Rg3+ Kh5 34. Be5 $18
{/\Bf6})) 29. Rxh6 Rc8 $2 (29... Qf7 $1 30. Be5 (30. Rc4 {Dautov} Rxh6 31.
Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Bh4 $1 {/\} Kd7 33. Rg4 Rg8 34. Rxg8 Qxg8 35. Qg7+ Qxg7 36. fxg7
$18) 30... Ke8 $44 (30... Ke8 31. Rc4 Rxh6 32. Qxh6 Kd7 33. Rg4 Rg8 $17) (30...
Rc8 $2 31. Bd6+ Kg8 (31... Ke8 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Qc2 $18) 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Rg6 Bb7 35. Be5 $18 {/\Rg8})) (29... Rd8 {Dautov} 30. Rc4 Qf7
31. Rch4 Rxh6 32. Rxh6 Ke8 33. Qg5 $44) (29... Rxh6 {Ftacnik} 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31.
Qg6+ Kf8 32. Bd6+ $1 Qxd6 33. Qg7+ Ke8 34. f7+) (29... Qf7 $5 {Ftacnik}) 30.
Bd6+ $1 $18 Ke8 (30... Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. f7 Qxf7 34. Be5+ $18
) (30... Qxd6 {Dautov} 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Rxh7 $18 (32. Rxh7 {Ftacnik} Qf4 33.
Qc2 Ba6 34. Rh8+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kxf6 36. Rf8+ $18)) 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. f7+ $1 (
32. f7+ Qxf7 33. Qc2 $18 {[%cal Rc2c8,Rc2h7]} (33. Qc2 Rxh6 34. Qxc8#)) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bf5 8.
Nbc3 e6 9. O-O Qd7 10. a3 Be7 11. Be3 Na5 (11... O-O-O {It is not easy to
attack black on the queenside, since his pieces are controling the center and
d5 square is weak.} 12. Rc1 (12. Qc1 Kb8 13. Rd1 f6 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nge4 Na5
16. Ba2 Nac4 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nc5 Qc6 19. b4 Rhg8 20. b5 Qd6 21. a4 Bh5 22.
Re1 $10 {[#]} Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rg8+ 24. Kh3 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Anand,V/Wijk (10)
,CBM 51 1996} (24. Kf1 $2 Nxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Qxh2 26. Ke1 Rg1+ $19 {[%csl Rc1,Rf2]}
) (24. Kh1 $4 Bf3#) (24. Kh3 Bg4+ 25. Kg2 Bh5+ $10)) (12. Ba2 f6 13. f4 h6 14.
Qe1 fxe5 15. fxe5 Bg5 16. Bf2 h5 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Bg1 h4 19. h3 Rhf8 20. b4 Qe8
21. Bb3 Qg6 22. Ra2 Kb8 23. Rf3 Qh6 24. Na4 Nxa4 25. Bxa4 Ne7 26. Nc3 Bf4 {
Tunik,G-Kharlov,A/RUS-ch Elista (01)/1994/1-0 (64)}) 12... Na5 13. Bc2 Nac4 14.
Bxf5 exf5 15. Qc2 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxc7 Kxc7 19. b3 Nxa3 20. Qa2
Be7 21. Nb5+ Kb8 22. Nxa3 Bxa3 23. Qxa3 Nd5 24. Rc5 f4 25. Ra1 a6 26. b4 Qg4
27. Qb3 f3 28. Qxf3 Qxf3 29. gxf3 Rhf8 30. Kg2 Rf6 31. Rb1 Re6 32. Kf1 Rf6 33.
Rc2 Nc3 {0-1 Rogozenko,D-Maksimenko,A/Lvov 1995}) (11... Rd8 12. Ba2 O-O 13. h3
Kh8 $5 {/N/} (13... h6 $5) 14. f4 Na5 15. Qc1 (15. Ng3 $6 Nac4 16. Bf2 Nxb2 17.
Qe2 N2a4 18. Nxa4 Nxa4 19. Nxf5 exf5 $15) 15... Bd3 (15... f6 $5) 16. b4 $1
Nac4 17. Bf2 a5 18. Rd1 Bg6 19. d5 $1 $16 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 (20... exd5 21.
Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Nxd5 b5 23. Nxe7 Qxe7 24. Bc5 $18) (20... Bxb4 $2 21. Bxc4 Nxc4
22. Na2 Qb5 23. Nd4 $18) 21. Bxb6 Nxb6 22. dxe6 Qe8 23. exf7 Bxf7 24. Bxf7 {
1-0 Goldin,A-Frog,I/RUS-ch Elista (11) ,CBM 50 1995 (42)}) (11... O-O 12. Ba2
Rfd8 13. h3 Bg6 14. Qe1 a5 15. Bb3 a4 16. Ba2 Na5 17. Nf4 Nb3 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19.
Rd1 Qc6 20. Rd3 Nc4 21. Qe2 Qa6 22. Rfd1 c5 23. dxc5 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Nxe3 25.
Qxe3 Nxc5 26. Rd4 Qb6 27. Rb4 Qc6 28. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Adianto,U/
Amsterdam Donner (06) ;CBM 55 1996 (43)}) 12. Ba2 Nac4 13. Ng3 Bg6 $14 (13...
Nxb2 14. Qe2 N2a4 (14... Bxa3 $2 {fails because of} 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Nb1 $16)
15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Qf3 c6 (17... Bxa3 $2 18. Bb3 $18) 18. d5 $40)
14. Qe2 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 (15. fxe3 O-O $10) 15... O-O-O (15... O-O $5) 16. Rfd1
Kb8 $6 (16... Rhe8 $5 $10) 17. b4 (17. Rac1 $10) 17... f6 18. Nge4 $1 Nd5 19.
Nxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 fxe5 21. Nxd5 (21. Bxd5 $2 exd4 22. Rxd4 c6) (21. Qxe5 $6 Bf6
22. Qxd5 $2 Qg4 23. Qc4 Bxd4 24. Rac1 Rhf8 25. Rf1 Bd3 $19) 21... e4 22. Nxe7
Qxe7 23. d5 Qd6 24. Rd4 Rhf8 25. Re1 Qf6 26. Bb1 a6 27. Qd2 (27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28.
Rxe4 Rxd5 $10) 27... Rfe8 28. h3 (28. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 29. Rdxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Qa1+
31. Qe1 Qxa3 $17) 28... c6 $1 $14 (28... e3 29. fxe3 Bxb1 30. Rxb1 Qg6 $16) (
28... Qe5 29. Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Rdxe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qg5 $16) 29. d6 (29.
Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Rexe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxd5 32. Re8+ Kc7 33. Qe3 $14) 29... Rd7 30.
Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rexe4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxd6 33. Re8+ Kc7 34. Qe3 g5 $6 (34... h6 35.
g3) 35. g3 $6 (35. Re7+ $1 Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Qd3+ Kc8 38. Qxh7 Qa1+ 39.
Kh2 Qxa3 40. Qg8+ Kc7 41. Qxg5 Qxb4 42. h4 $16) 35... h6 36. Re7+ Kc8 37. Rh7
Rd7 38. Qe8+ (38. Rxd7 Kxd7 39. f4 $10) 38... Rd8 39. Qe2 Kb8 40. Kg2 Rh8 $2 (
40... Rf8 41. Re7 Qd6 42. Re6 Qd5+ 43. f3 $16) (40... Rd6 $5 $14) 41. Re7 (41.
Rxh8+ Qxh8 42. f4 $14) 41... Rf8 42. Re6 Qd4 43. Rxh6 Qd5+ (43... Rf5 $16) 44.
f3 Qb3 45. Rh5 Qxa3 46. Rxg5 Qxb4 47. h4 $18 Ka7 48. Qe3+ Qb6 49. Qxb6+ Kxb6
50. h5 a5 51. h6 Re8 52. g4 a4 53. Rh5 a3 54. g5 Re1 55. h7 a2 56. h8=Q a1=Q
57. Qxa1 Rxa1 58. g6 Ra8 59. f4 Kc7 (59... Rg8 60. f5 $18) 60. f5 Kd6 61. g7
Ke7 (61... Rg8 62. f6 Ke6 63. Rh8 Kf7 $18 64. Kf3 c5 65. Ke4 c4 66. Kf5 c3 67.
Rxg8 Kxg8 68. Kg6 c2 69. f7#) 1-0

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[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.
Be3 $5 b6 (8... Nc6 $5 9. Nf3 $5 e5 10. Rc1 (10. d5 Na5 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O f5
$13) 10... Bg4 11. d5 Na5 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc4 14. Bc5 Re8 15. Qb3 Bh6 16.
Rc2 b6 $1 $146 {Kortchnoi-Ftacnik,Beersheva 1990}) 9. Nf3 Ba6 $6 (9... Bb7 10.
Qc2 (10. e5 c5 11. e6 f5 $132) 10... Nc6 (10... c5 11. d5 $14 {()}) 11. O-O Na5
12. Be2 c5 13. d5 $5 (13. dxc5 Qc7 $146 {Torre-Gulko,Manila izt 1990}) 13... e6
14. Rad1 exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. d6 Qd7 $13) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qa4 $1 (11. O-O c5
12. Qa4 Nc7 $5 13. dxc5 Ne6 $1 (13... Bxc3 $6 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. cxb6 axb6 16.
Qb3 $16) 14. cxb6 axb6 $146) 11... Nb8 (11... Qc8 $5 12. O-O c5 13. Rac1 $14)
12. O-O Qd7 (12... Nd7 13. Rad1 {/\c4()}) 13. Qc2 Nc6 (13... c5 14. d5 (14.
dxc5 Rc8 {/\Sa6<=>}) 14... e6 15. Rad1 exd5 16. exd5 $36) 14. Rad1 e6 (14...
Na5 15. c4 c5 16. d5 e5 17. Bd2 Nb7 18. a4 $36) 15. c4 $16 Rad8 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 (
16... Qc8 $5 {/\Td7,Tfd8}) 17. h3 Qe7 $6 18. Bg5 (18. d5 $5) 18... f6 (18...
Bf6 19. Bxf6 (19. h4 Bxg5 20. hxg5 e5 21. d5 Na5 $13 {/\Sb7-c5}) 19... Qxf6 20.
e5 Qe7 (20... Qf5 $2 21. Re4 {/\De2,g4}) 21. Qe4 $40) 19. Bh4 (19. Be3 $5)
19... e5 $8 20. d5 Na5 21. Nd2 Bf8 (21... Bh6 22. Nb3 $1 (22. f3 Bxd2 $5 23.
Rxd2 c5 {/\Sb7-d6}) 22... Nb7 23. f3 $36 {/\Lf2,c5}) (21... Nb7 $5 22. Nb3 $5 (
22. f3 Nc5 23. Bf2 Bf8 24. Nb3 Nxb3 25. axb3 Qb4 26. Ra1 Bc5 $1 $10) 22... Nc5
23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qb3 {/\Kf1,f3,Lf2}) 22. f3 Qf7 23. Bf2 Nb7 24. Nb3 a5 25. Rf1
$1 (25. c5 $2 a4) (25. a4 $5 Bb4 26. Rf1 Qe7 27. c5 bxc5 28. Rc1 Ba3 29. Ra1
Bb4 30. Rfc1 $16) 25... Ba3 (25... Bb4 26. c5 a4 27. c6 axb3 28. Qxb3 {-25...
La3}) (25... a4 26. Nc1 Nc5 27. Nd3 $16) 26. c5 $1 a4 27. c6 axb3 $8 (27... Nd6
28. Nd2 b5 $8 (28... Ra8 29. Nb1 Bb4 30. a3) 29. Nb1 Bb4 30. a3 Ba5 31. Nc3 $18
{/\Dd3,Tb1,Lc5}) 28. Qxb3 Bd6 29. cxb7 Rb8 30. a4 Rxb7 31. a5 $16 Qd7 (31...
Ra8 32. axb6 cxb6 33. Qb5 $1 Ra5 34. Qc6 Qe7 35. Ra1 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 b5 37. Ra8+
(37. Ra6 b4 $1) 37... Kg7 38. Qc8 b4 39. Be3 g5 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. h4 b3 42.
hxg5+ fxg5 43. Ra6 $18 {/\Td6}) 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Kh2 $6 (33. axb6 $6 Rxa1 34.
Rxa1 cxb6 $14) (33. Qb2 $5 $16) 33... Kg7 $2 (33... Rba7 $1 34. axb6 Rxa1 35.
Rxa1 (35. b7 R1a5 36. b8=Q+ $14) 35... Rxa1 36. b7 c6 37. dxc6+ Qf7 38. b8=Q+
Bxb8 39. Qxb8+ Qf8 40. c7 Ra8 $8 (40... Rc1 $2 41. Be1 $1 Kf7 $8 42. Bb4 Qe8
43. Qb7 Kg8 44. Be7 $1 Rc6 (44... Kg7 45. Bd8 $18) 45. Bxf6 $18 {/\c8D}) 41.
Ba7 $146 (41. Qb7 $146)) 34. Qb2 $1 Ra6 35. Rfc1 b5 (35... Qd8 36. Qb5 Qa8 37.
Qd7+ Kg8 38. Bxb6 $18) (35... Qe8 {/\Da8} 36. axb6 (36. Rc6 Qa8 37. Bxb6 $2 Qb8
38. Qb5 Ra8) 36... Rxa1 37. Qxa1 cxb6 38. Rc6 $18) 36. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 (36... Ra8
37. a6 Rbb8 38. Ra5 b4 39. Qb3 $18) 37. dxc6 Qxc6 38. a6 Rb8 39. a7 Ra8 40. Ra5
b4 (40... Bc5 $2 41. Qc3) 41. Qb3 $18 Rd8 (41... Qb7 {/\c5} 42. Qd5 $1 (42. Qc4
c5) 42... Qxd5 43. exd5 $18 {/\Tb5-b8}) 42. Qd5 Qa8 $1 (42... Qxd5 43. exd5)
43. Qxa8 Rxa8 44. Rb5 c5 (44... c6 45. Rb7+ Kh6 $8 (45... Kg8 46. Bc5 Bxc5 47.
Rb8+ Kg7 48. Rxa8 Kh6 49. Rb8 Bxa7 50. Rxb4 $18) 46. Rd7 Bf8 (46... Bb8 47. Bc5
$1 Bxa7 48. Bxa7 b3 49. Rb7 b2 50. Be3+) 47. Bb6 {/\Td8} b3 $8 48. Rb7 $1 Bd6 (
48... b2 49. Be3+ g5 50. Rb8 b1=Q 51. Rxa8 $3) 49. Be3+ g5 50. Rxb3 $18 {
/\Lb6,Td3-d8}) 45. Rb6 $1 Bf8 (45... Be7 46. Rb7 $18) (45... Rxa7 46. Rxd6 Rc7
47. Rb6 {/\Tb5}) 46. Rb7+ Kh6 (46... Kg8 47. Bxc5) 47. Be3+ g5 48. Rb8 Rxa7 49.
Rxf8 Rb7 (49... b3 50. Rb8) 50. Bxc5 b3 (50... Kg7 51. Rd8 b3 52. Rd1) 51. Rg8
$3 {[51...Tc7 (51...b2 52.Lf8 Kh5 53.g4 Kh4 54.Lc5-+) 52.Lf8 Kh5 53.La3 (/\Tb8)
Ta7 54.g4 Kh4 55.Tg7! Tg7 56.Lc5/\Lf2 (I.Stohl)} (51. Ba3 $2 Kg7 $1 $10) 1-0

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qxc4 Bc6 {A novelty.} ({
Normally people play} 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 {followed by Na5 and c7-c5.}) (5...
Nc6 {Huzman} 6. g3 (6. Nc3 Nb4 7. Qb3 Bc6 8. e4 a5 9. a3 Na6 10. Bc4 Nf6 11.
Bg5 Be7 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. O-O Qe7 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. d5
Bd7 18. e5 $16 {1-0 Ehrich,W-Dickel,B/Hohenlimburg 1978/EXT 98 (39)}) 6... Na5
7. Qc2 Rc8 8. Bg2 c5 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nb3 Nc4 13. Bg5
Be7 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bc1 O-O $15 {1-0 Benko,F-Lasker,E/Mar del Plata 1949/MCD 
(41)}) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Ne5 {Very ambitious.} (7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 (8. Bxf6 {Huzman}
Bxf6 9. e4 O-O 10. Rd1)) ({or} 7. Qd3 Bb4 8. a3 {promise a slight edge to
white.}) 7... Be7 8. Bg5 {In conjunction with the next move of white 8.Bf4
looked more modest, but more plan-like.} (8. Nxc6 {Huzman} Nxc6 9. e3 O-O 10.
Be2 e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. O-O Nbxd5 $5 13. Rd1 Nxc3 14. Rxd8 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Rfxd8
16. Bd2 e4 17. Bc3 Rd3 $11) 8... O-O 9. Nxc6 (9. e3 {Huzman} Bd5 $1 (9... Nfd7
10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qb3 e5 (12... Nb6 13. Be2 $14)) 10. Nxd5 exd5 (
10... Nxd5 $5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Nd7 $11) 11. Qb3 Nbd7 $1 12. Qxb7 $140 Nxe5
13. dxe5 Ne4 $36) 9... Nxc6 10. e3 (10. Rd1 $142 {Huzman} Nd7 (10... Nd5 11.
Bxe7 Qxe7 (11... Ncxe7 12. e4 Nb6 13. Qc5 Qd6 $14) 12. e3 (12. e4 Nb6 13. Qc5
Rad8 $132 {[%csl Rd4]}) 12... Rfd8 13. Be2) 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. e3 $14) 10... e5
{With a knight, located on c6, e6-e5 is a habitual reaction of black.} 11. dxe5
$6 {Wrong.} ({After} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. d5 {white still has had some advantage.}
(12. d5 {Huzman} Ne7 $11 {[%cal Ye7c8,Yc8d6]})) (11. d5 $2 {Huzman} Nxd5) 11...
Nxe5 12. Qb5 (12. Qb3 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Qxd3 14. Rd1 Qa6 15. Qb5 $11) 12... Nfd7 $1
13. Bf4 ({After} 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxb7 $2 (14. O-O-O {Huzman} Rfd8 15. Be2 (
15. Qxb7 $2 Nc5 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qe2 Ned3+ 18. Kb1 Rab8 19. Rd2 Qe5 $40) 15... a6
16. Qb3 $11) 14... Nc5 {After} 15. Nd5 (15. Qd5 Rad8 {white loses his queen.})
15... Qd6 {only a piece...}) 13... c6 14. Qe2 (14. Qxb7 $4 Nc5 (14... Nc5 {
Huzman} 15. Rd1 Nxb7 16. Rxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxe5 Rfe8 $17)) 14... Qa5 15. O-O-O $5
(15. Qc2 b5 16. Be2 b4 (16... Ng6 17. O-O (17. Bg3 b4 18. Qa4 Qf5 19. Nb1 Nc5
20. Qd1 Rfd8 $17) 17... Nxf4 18. exf4 $11) 17. Qa4 Qc5 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Qc2 f5
20. Ng3 Qxg2 21. O-O-O {with good compensation for a pawn.}) 15... Bb4 $15 16.
Qc2 Nf6 17. Be2 (17. a3 $4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 Neg4 20. Bg3 Ne4 $19)
17... Rfe8 {'!' Huzman.} 18. Rhf1 $8 Ng6 ({Black could force an endgame:} 18...
Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Kc2 $15 {but he prefers to
play a similar position with queens on the board.}) 19. Bg3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne4
21. Kb2 (21. Rd3 {Huzman} Ne5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 $15 {/-/+}) 21... b5 22. Rd4 (22.
Bf3 {Huzman} Nxg3 23. hxg3 Ne5 $36) 22... Nxg3 23. hxg3 Rab8 24. Ka1 Nf8 (24...
b4 {Huzman} 25. cxb4 Rxb4 26. Qxc6 Reb8 27. Rxb4 Qxb4 28. Qc2 $14) 25. Rh1 Re5
{Black stands a bit better since his king has more solid protection. But black
prospects should not be overestimated...} (25... h6 $5 {Huzman}) 26. Qb2 Qc7
27. Rhd1 g6 28. Bf3 Re6 29. Qd2 Qa5 {At the moment black is concerned to push
his pawns on the queen side, but at the same time - not to allow white to
dominate entirely on the d-file...} 30. Rb1 c5 31. Rd5 Qc7 32. Rd1 b4 33. cxb4
cxb4 (33... Rxb4 $5 {Huzman} 34. Qc3 Reb6 35. Rxc5 $140 Qb8 36. Qc1 Rb2 $40)
34. Rc1 Qe7 35. Bd1 (35. Rd3 {Huzman} a5 $36 {[%cal Ya5a4,Yb4b3] <<}) 35... b3
$1 {Finally black managed to break through - to take on b3 now is forbidden:}
36. Qb2 $1 (36. axb3 Qa3+ 37. Kb1 Rxb3+ 38. Bxb3 Qxb3+ 39. Ka1 Qa3+ 40. Kb1
Rb6+ $19) 36... a5 $1 {A point of the move:} 37. axb3 {'?!' Huzman.} (37. Rxa5
Qd8 {followed by bxa2.}) (37. Rd4 $1 {Huzman} Reb6 38. Bxb3 Qb7 39. Rdc4 Ne6
40. Qe5 $16) 37... a4 {'->' Huzman.} 38. Rd3 Ra6 (38... Reb6 $5 {[%cal Yf8e6,
Ye6c5] Huzman}) 39. Kb1 Qe4 $4 {'?!' Huzman. In a time-trouble black makes his
mind up to win a pawn back. Instead he should take on b3.} (39... axb3 {After}
40. Rxb3 {black would concentrate his major pieces along the a-file with a
desicive effect.} ({After the relatively stronger} 40. Bxb3 {black could
continue} Qe4 (40... Rab6 41. Rcc3 Ne6 $44) 41. Rcd1 (41. Rcc3 Qxg2 $17 42.
Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 43. Qxb8 Qf1+ {and white loses his queen.}) 41... Rab6 42. f3 $2
Rxb3) (40. Rxb3 {Huzman} Rxb3 41. Bxb3 Qe4+ 42. Rc2 Qxg2 43. Rc7 $132)) (39...
Rab6 {Huzman} 40. Rc4 axb3 41. Rxb3 Rxb3 42. Bxb3 Qb7 $40) 40. Qd4 Qxg2 (40...
Qe7 $142 $44 {Huzman}) 41. Qf4 {'<=>!' Huzman.} Rbb6 $2 (41... Rb5 {was
stronger, but after} 42. Rc7 $1 (42. Rc8 Ra8 43. Rxa8 Qxa8 $36) 42... Rf5 43.
Qc4 (43. Qb4 {Huzman} Ra8 $36) 43... Ra8 44. f4 axb3 (44... a3 45. Qc2) 45.
Bxb3 Ne6 46. Rc8+ {black still had serious difficulties.}) ({But a tricky} 
41... Qf1 {would lead to a draw:} 42. Bc2 Qxd3 43. Bxd3 Rxb3+ 44. Kc2 Rc6+ 45.
Kd2 (45. Bc4 $145 $1) 45... Rxd3+ 46. Kxd3 Rxc1 {White advantage is not
sufficient to win the game.}) 42. Rc8 $18 {Now the game is over. 42...Ra8 will
be met by 43.Rd7!} Kg7 (42... Ra8 43. Rd7 $1) 43. Qe5+ Rf6 44. Qe8 Rxf2 45.
Qxf8+ Kf6 46. Qh8+ Kg5 47. Rc5+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov Bangiev} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e3 exd5 7.
cxd5 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Nge2 Nxd5 (9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. a4
a6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. c4 $14 {Braun,W-Hellmayr,A/Wien op/1986/}) 10. O-O Bxc3 (
10... c4 {N} 11. Bxc4 Bxc3 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxb2 14. Rab1 Nb6 15. Bxb7
Bxb7 16. Rxb2 O-O 17. Nd4 Ba6 18. Rd1 Rfe8 19. h3 d5 20. Bf4 g6 {1/2-1/2
Ionescu,Co-Brodsky,M/Bucuresti 60/(496) 1994}) (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3 12.
Nxc3 Qxc3 13. Bc2 O-O 14. Rc1 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qf6 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Qd5 $14 {
Sheldon,R-Thorfinsson,B/III Olimpiada Munida/1995/}) 11. bxc3 (11. Nxc3 Nxc3
12. bxc3 c4 {0-1 Machius,Mischa-Rajkovic,Dusan/Baden Baden open (03) 1987})
11... c4 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Qxc3 14. Be2 O-O 15. Be7 Re8 16. Qxd6
c4 17. Rfc1 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 {1/2-1/2 Cooper,John-Arkell,Susan/Eastbourne
ch-GB (03) 1991}) 12. Bc2 (12. Bf5 N7b6 (12... f6 13. Nd4 Ne7 14. Bxd7+ Bxd7
15. Bf4 O-O 16. Bxd6 Rfe8 17. Rb1 b6 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nb5 Rc8 20. Nd6 Rc7 21.
Rb4 $14 {Timman,J-Karpov,An/Amsterdam/1976/}) (12... O-O 13. Qd2 Nxc3 14. Ng3
Nb6 15. Bf6 Bxf5 (15... gxf6 16. e4 $13) 16. Bxc3 Qc5 17. Bxg7 $6 (17. Bb4 $5
Qc8) 17... Kxg7 18. Qxd6 Rfc8 19. Nh5+ Kg8 20. Qf6 Kf8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qf6+
Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qf6+ Kd7 $17 {Yuneev,A-Dautov,R/URS-sf/1989/}) 13. Nd4
Nxc3 14. Qg4 h5 15. Qf3 Qd5 16. Qxd5 Nbxd5 {-/+ Ionescu,Co-Eingorn,V/Sochi 42/
(730) 1986}) (12. Be4 N5f6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Bf3 Qc5 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Nd4 d5 17.
Rb5 Qd6 18. Qb1 O-O $15 {Meurrens,P-Hansen,LB/LV Open/1989/}) 12... O-O (12...
Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Qxc3 14. Rc1 (14. Qxd6 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qxd6 16. Bxd6 {1/2-1/2
Dannevig,O-Bjerke,R/Oslo-B (9) 1992}) 14... Qa5 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Bxd6 Rd8 17.
Bb1 Ne5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Bangiev,
Alexander-Kutsin/Lvov 1988}) 13. Ng3 (13. Bh4 Nxc3 (13... Ne5 14. Qd2 Ng6 15.
Bg3 Rd8 16. e4 Nf6 17. f4 Bd7 18. f5 Ne5 19. Bh4 d5 20. exd5 Re8 21. Nf4 Neg4
22. Rae1 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Ne3 24. Rg1 Nxf5 25. Bf2 $16 {Rechlis,G-Levitt,J/
Tel-Aviv/1985/}) 14. Nxc3 Qxc3 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qxd6 Qe5 17. Bg3 Qxd6 18. Bxd6
Re8 19. Rfd1 b5 20. a4 a6 21. Rb1 Nf6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxb5 Be6 $10 {Rajkovic,
D-Stoica,V/Sofia 42/730/1986/}) (13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Qh5 Nf6 15. Qh4 Nce4 16. Bxe4
Nxe4 17. Be7 Re8 18. Qxe4 Qe5 19. Qc2 Qxe7 20. Qxc4 Be6 $17 {Bareev,E-Dautov,R/
EU-Cup/1990/}) 13... h6 {N} (13... N7f6 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Qd2 Ng4 16. h3 (16. a4
d5 17. h3 Ne5 18. Ra3 Qc5 19. Rxc3 d4 20. Bf6 dxc3 21. Qg5 Nf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxg5
23. Bxg5 $16 {Bangiev,A-Brodsky,M/Simferopol/1988/}) 16... f6 17. Bf4 Ne5 18.
a4 Rd8 19. Ra3 $18 {Nielsen,PH-Danielsen,H/Valby K41/1991/}) (13... Ne5 {Dautov
} 14. e4 Nxc3 15. Qe1 Nd3 16. Bxd3 Qxg5 17. Bxc4 Na4 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Rd4 Nc5
20. Qd2 Be6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. f3 Rfd8 23. Nf5 Rd7 24. Rd1 $14 {Lempert,
I-Podlesnik,B/Bled op ;TD 94/02 1994}) (13... Nxc3 $6 {Dautov} 14. Qh5 g6 15.
Qh4 (15. Qh6 Qe5 16. Nh5) 15... d5 16. Nf5 $40) 14. Bxh6 N7f6 (14... gxh6 15.
Qg4+ Kh8 16. Qh4 $18 {Dautov} (16. Qh5 $36 {Bangiev} Kg8 17. Qxh6 f5 (17...
N7f6 18. Rad1 Qxc3 19. Rxd5 $16) 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Nxf5 (19. Rad1 N7f6 20. Rd4
f4 $13) 19... Rxf5 20. Bxf5 N7f6 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. e4 $18)) 15. e4 (15. Bg5 $2
{Dautov} Nxc3 16. Qd2 Qxg5 17. Qxc3 Qc5 $17) (15. Bf4 $5 {Dautov} Nxf4 16. exf4
Qxc3 17. Rc1 Qa3 (17... Qa5 18. Qxd6 $13) 18. Nh5 Nxh5 19. Qxh5 f5 20. Rce1 $44
) 15... gxh6 (15... Nxc3 16. Bd2 $16 (16. Qxd6 Ne8 17. Qf4 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Qb6
$17) (16. Bd2 {Bangiev} b5 $5 (16... Nxd1 $6 17. Bxa5 Nb2 18. Bc3 Nd3 19. Bxd3
cxd3 20. Rfd1 $14 (20. Bxf6 {Dautov} gxf6 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. Rxd3 Rfd8 23. a3 $14
{/\Rad1,/\Rf3})) 17. e5 $5 {/\} dxe5 (17... Bg4 $5 $13) 18. Qf3) (16. Qd2 gxh6
$5 17. Qxh6 $40 Qe5 $8 18. f4 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Nfxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rad1 Qf6 $17
) (16. Qf3 Bg4 17. Qf4 Qe5 $17)) 16. exd5 Qxd5 (16... Nxd5 {Bangiev} 17. Qh5
Qxc3 18. Rac1 $16) (16... Qxc3 {Dautov} 17. Re1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Rc1 Qe5
20. Qd2 $44) 17. Ne4 (17. Qc1 $5 $44) 17... Kg7 (17... Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxe4 19.
Bxe4 Rb8 (19... Rd8 20. Rd4 Be6 21. Rfd1 Kf8 $10) 20. Rxd6 Be6 21. f4 $14) (
17... Qe6 {Bangiev} 18. Qxd6 Nxe4 19. Qxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxe4 Rab8 $14) 18. Qf3 (18.
Nxf6 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 (19. Rfxd1 {Bangiev} Kxf6 20. Rxd6+ Kg7 21. Be4 $36) 19...
Kxf6 20. Rxd6+ Be6 $10 (20... Be6 {Dautov} 21. Rfd1 Ke7 22. Be4 Rab8 23. f4 f5
24. Bf3 b6 25. Kf2 $14)) (18. Nxf6 $142 {Dautov}) 18... Qe5 {/\Bg4 /\Bg4} 19.
Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Qe4 (20. Qg3+ {Bangiev} Qg5 $1 (20... Kh8 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Rd4 d5
23. Re1 $44) 21. Qxd6 Rd8 22. Qc7 b5 $36) (20. Qxf6+ {Bangiev} Kxf6 21. Rad1
Rd8 $17) 20... Rg8 21. Rad1 (21. Qxc4 {Dautov} Be6 22. Qd3 Rac8 23. Qxd6 Rxc3
$10) (21. Rfe1 $5 {Dautov}) 21... Kf8 {/\Bh3} (21... Qxc3 $2 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23.
Qxh6+ $16) 22. Rfe1 (22. f4 $2 Qxc3 23. Rxd6 Bh3 $17) (22. Qd4 $5 {/\Be4} Qxd4
23. Rxd4 $14) (22. Qxc4 {Bangiev} Qf3 (22... Bh3 23. Be4 Bxg2 24. Bxg2 Qf3 25.
Qd5 Rxg2+ 26. Kh1 Rg3+ 27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Rxd6 Rxc3 29. Rxh6 $10) 23. Be4 Rxg2+
24. Kh1 Rxh2+ $1 (24... Rg4+ 25. Bxf3 Rxc4 26. Rxd6 Rxc3 $15) 25. Kxh2 Qh3+ 26.
Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh2 Qh3+ $10) 22... Bg4 (22... Bh3 {Bangiev} 23. g3 $14) 23. Qd4
$8 (23. Rd4 $4 Bf3 $19) (23. Qxb7 $2 {Bangiev} Bf3) 23... Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Bf3 25.
g3 Rd8 (25... d5 $2 26. Re3 $16 (26. Re3 {Bangiev} Bg4 27. Rxd5 $14)) 26. Rxc4
Kg7 $10 {/\Re8} (26... Bc6 {Dautov} 27. Ba4 d5 28. Rd4 Bxa4 29. Rxa4 a6 30. Rd4
$14) 27. Rf4 Bd5 (27... Bc6 28. Re7 Rgf8 29. Bb3 $14) 28. Bb3 (28. c4 Be6 $10)
28... Bxb3 29. axb3 Rge8 30. Rxe8 (30. Ra1 $5 a6 31. Rb4 $36) 30... Rxe8 {
/\Re2-b2 [#]} 31. Kf1 (31. Ra4 $5 $36 {Bangiev} a6 32. c4 (32. Rb4 b5 $5) 32...
Kf6 33. Rb4 Re7 34. Rb6 Ke5 35. f4+ Ke6 36. Kg2 Rc7 37. Kf3 $14) 31... Re5 (
31... Rc8 {Bangiev} 32. c4 Rc6 33. Re4 Rb6 34. Re3 Ra6 $10) 32. Rd4 (32. Ra4 $6
{Bangiev} Rb5 33. b4 a6 $10) 32... Rc5 (32... d5 $6 33. Kg2 $14 {צe5} (33. Rd3
{Dautov} Kf6 34. f4 Rf5 35. Re3 $16)) 33. c4 (33. Rd3 $5 {Dautov}) 33... Rc6 (
33... b5 $5 $10) 34. Ke2 Rb6 35. Rd3 Kf6 36. Kd2 Ke6 37. Kc3 Ra6 38. Re3+ Kf6
39. Rf3+ Ke6 40. Re3+ Kf6 41. Rf3+ Ke6 42. g4 {/\Rh3} Ra2 43. Kd4 Rb2 44. Ke4
a5 45. Rh3 Re2+ (45... Rxf2 {Bangiev} 46. Rxh6+ Ke7 (46... Rf6 $2 47. Rxf6+
Kxf6 48. h4 $18) 47. Rh5 $14) 46. Kf3 Rb2 47. Ke4 Re2+ (47... Rxf2 {Dautov} 48.
Rxh6+ Ke7 49. Rh5 $14) 48. Kd3 Rxf2 49. Rxh6+ Kd7 50. Rh5 Rf3+ 51. Kc2 a4 52.
bxa4 Rf4 53. Kd3 Rxg4 54. Rf5 Rh4 55. Rxf7+ Kc6 56. Rf2 Kc5 57. Rf5+ Kc6 58.
Rf2 Kc5 59. Rf5+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Bb4 7. Bg2 {This is
not aggressive enough.} (7. h4 $142 {is the consequent continuation
immediately attacking the B and gaining more space on the >>.} Be4 (7... h6 $6
{allows White to gain even more space.} 8. h5 $1 (8. Bg2 Nd7 9. h5 Bh7 10. Be3
Ne7 11. O-O a6 (11... g6 {looks rather desperate.} 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Nce2 {
Now both bishops are badly placed.} O-O-O 14. c3 Ba5 15. Bxh6 gxh5 16. Bg5 $18
{Shabalov-Magomedov, Minsk 1990}) 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 c5 $6 {opening up the
position with passive, undeveloped pieces is against the principles.} 14. dxc5
Nxe5 15. Bd4 N7c6 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Nxd5 Qxc5 20. b4
Qc8 21. Rad1 $18 {I.Hera-Eperjesi, Budapest 1998}) 8... Bh7 9. a3 $142 (9. Be3
Nd7 10. a3 Be7 {and where to develop the remaining N?} (10... Ba5 {- 9.a3}) 11.
Bg2 $14) 9... Ba5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. b4 (11. Qd2 Ne7 12. f4 Nb6 13. b3 Be4 14. Rh3
Qd7 15. Kf2 Bh7 (15... f5 $2 {founders on the nice tactical blow} 16. exf6 gxf6
17. Nxe4 $1 $18 {Sax-Sakadin, Pardubice 1997}) 16. Qd1 $14 {with a huge space
advantage for White, and the black pieces on the << look also ugly.}) 11... Bb6
12. Qd2 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Ra3 15. Bg2 Qa8 16. O-O Qa7 17. f4 $16 {
beginning the assault on the >>, Shabalov-Burnett, Saint Paul 2000.}) (7... c5
$6 {opens up the position without any preparation.} 8. a3 cxd4 (8... Ba5 $6 9.
dxc5 {/\ b4 with |^ on both flanks.} Nc6 10. b4 Nxe5 11. Nd4 $16) (8... Be4 9.
Rh3 cxd4 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 $14) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Nxc3 $14) 9. axb4 dxc3 10.
Nxc3 $14) (7... h5 $6 {is punished by} 8. Nf4 $16) (7... f6 8. h5 Bf7 {The
light-squared B is again rather passive.} 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 fxe5 11. dxe5
Nd7 12. f4 {White's space advantage on the >> is enormous.} Qc7 13. Be3 Ne7 14.
Qd2 $14 {I.Gurevich-Mansoor, Singapore 1990}) (7... Ne7 $6 {is not solving the
problem of the g6 B.} 8. h5 Be4 9. Rh3 {/\ f3} h6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Bh7 {
and Black has lost a tempo.} 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. f4 Qb6 15. f5 $16 {
Henris-Navarovsky, Budapest 1993}) 8. Rh3 {/\ f3 catching the B.} h6 (8... h5
$5 9. Ng3 $1 c5 $1 (9... Nd7 {gives the P without any fight.} 10. Nxh5 g6 11.
Bg5 Qa5 12. Nf4 c5 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Ne7 16. b4 Qb6 17. Qxb6
axb6 18. O-O-O $18 {Plaskett-D.Roos, Graz 1981}) (9... hxg4 10. Qxg4 Ne7 11.
Ngxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf5 13. Bg5 Qd5 {(Kotz-Singer, AUT 1994)} 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15.
O-O-O $16 {with a healthy P up.}) 10. Bg5 $1 f6 (10... Qb6 {(L.Day-Vranesic,
Canada-ch 1981)} 11. a3 $1 hxg4 12. axb4 {sacrificing the exchange for a
tremendous position.} gxh3 13. dxc5 $16 {L.Day}) 11. Bd2 Bxc3 (11... cxd4 $4
12. Ncxe4 $18) 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. exf6 gxf6 (13... Nxf6 $6 14. g5 Nd7 15. Nxe4
dxe4 16. Qe2 $16 {^^}) 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Qxe4 hxg4 $5 (16... O-O-O
$2 17. g5 $1 $16 {Vasiukov-Razuvaev, SU-ch Vilnius 1980/81}) 17. Qxg4 O-O-O 18.
Bb5 $14 {^^}) 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Bh7 11. h5 {Continuing the plan of
strangulation.} (11. Bd3 {is not so aggressive.} Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Nf8
14. h5 Qd7 15. O-O-O Ne7 16. f4 O-O-O $11 {Ady-Speelman, Morecambe 1981}) 11...
Ne7 (11... Nd7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Be3 {- 11...Ne7}) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. f4 a5 (13...
O-O 14. Qd2) 14. Qd2 a4 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Bf2 $1 {/\ Bh4 activating the B.} (
16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qa6 {/\ Nb6 I.Hera-Eperjesi, Budapest 1998}) 16... O-O
17. Bh4 $16) 7... c5 $5 (7... Ne7 8. Nf4 Nd7 9. O-O (9. h4 c5 $5) 9... Bxc3 10.
bxc3 Nb6 11. Rb1 {1/2:1/2 Sax-Plachetka, Malta ol (Men) 1980}) (7... Nd7) (7...
Qh4 {is less logical in view of} 8. h3 $1) 8. Be3 $6 (8. O-O $1 {was the
logical follow-up.} Ne7 (8... h5 9. Nf4 $1 hxg4 (9... Qh4 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. g5
Qxd4 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. c4 $1) 12. Nb5 $1 $40) 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. Qxg4
$36) 9. Nb5 cxd4 10. a3 Bc5 11. b4 a6 12. bxc5 axb5 13. Nxd4 b4 14. Nb5 {
(Sandhu-C.Becker, Schladming 1994)} (14. f4 Be4) 14... O-O $1 15. Nd6 Nd7 $13)
8... cxd4 $1 9. Nxd4 h5 $1 {exploiting the weaknesses on the >>.} 10. a3 (10.
O-O {is also problematic already:} Nc6 $1 $15 {/\} (10... hxg4 $6 {falls into}
11. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Qxg4 Ne7 (12... Bxc2 13. Qxb4 $14) 13. Qxb4 Nbc6 14. Qd6
$36) 11. Ncb5 a6 $1 12. c3 (12. a3 axb5 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 hxg4 $17) 12...
axb5 $1 $17) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 hxg4 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. Rb1 Qc7 $1 13. Qxg4
Nh6 14. Qh4 O-O $2 {This is too risky.} ({The natural} 14... Nc6 $1 {was
required, for example:} 15. c4 (15. Nb5 Qxe5 16. O-O (16. Qg3 O-O $17) 16...
O-O 17. Bf4 Nf5 18. Qg4 Bh5 19. Qg5 f6 $17) (15. Nxc6 bxc6 (15... Qxc6 $5) 16.
Kd2 $5 (16. Bc5 Qxe5+ 17. Kd2 Qc7 18. Qg3 Kd7 $1 $17) 16... Qxe5 $1 17. Bd4 Qf5
18. Rhc1 Qg4 $1 $17) (15. O-O Nxd4 $1 16. cxd4 Rc8 $17) 15... Nxd4 $1 16. Qxd4
Nf5 $17) 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. O-O {Now the black K is exposed to many threats.}
Nc6 17. Qxh6 $6 (17. Rfe1 $1 {was more precise not allowing Black to activate
his Q.} Nxd4 (17... Kh7) 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Qxh6 $14) 17... Qxe5 18. Rfe1 Qh8
19. Qg5 $1 {It is advisable yet to avoid the exchange of queens.} Qh5 20. Qg3 (
{Now it was time to drive the B to a worse /^.} 20. Qxh5 $1 Bxh5 21. Rxb7 Nxd4
22. cxd4 Rfc8 (22... Rfb8 23. Rb3 {consolidating White's P majority.}) 23. Re5
$1 Bg6 24. h4 $36) 20... Nxd4 21. cxd4 Rac8 22. Rxb7 (22. Re5 $5) 22... Rxc2
23. h4 $6 {White is overestimating his chances.} (23. Rxa7 $11) 23... Kh8 24.
Bf3 $2 $138 (24. Qf4 $11 {was still equal.}) 24... Qf5 25. Bg4 Qf6 26. Re5 Rg8
27. Rg5 Rd2 $2 ({missing} 27... Qxd4 $1 $17) 28. Bh5 $2 (28. Qe5 $1 $11 {
would have been a lucky escape.}) 28... Rxd4 $2 {The comedy of errors
continues in time trouble!} (28... Rd3 $1 $19) 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxa7 Rf4 31.
h5 Qxg5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible oversight, but in time trouble even
a genius may blunder!} (31... Rf8 $1 32. hxg6 Qa1+ 33. Kg2 Rxf2+ $19) 32. Qxg5
$18 gxh5 33. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Igualada"]
[Site "Igualada"]
[Date "2005.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. f4
Nc6 9. d5 Nb8 {A rare move, instead of the normal} (9... Na5) 10. Bd4 {This
move is not dangerous for Black.} (10. a4 {is crucial to gain space on the
queenside. So far White has been doing well:} c6 (10... e5 11. f5 $1 (11. fxe5
$6 Bxe5 12. Nf3 Bg4 (12... Bxc3+ $1 13. bxc3 Re8 14. Qd4 f5 $1 15. Bd3 $8 fxe4
16. Bxe4 c5 $17 {L.Ftacnik}) 13. Qd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 c6 15. a5 Nc8 16. Bc4 Nd6
17. Bb3 Nd7 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. O-O Rb8 20. Ba2 $14 {0-1 Gheorghiu,F-Ftacnik,L/
Palma de Mallorca 1989/TD (60)}) (11. a5 N6d7 (11... exf4 $5 12. Bxf4 (12. axb6
fxe3 13. Rxa7 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qf6) 12... N6d7 13. Nf3 {L.Ftacnik})
12. Nf3 (12. f5 $1) 12... Qe7 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 $5 exf4 14. Bxf4 Qc5 $6 15. Qd2
Re8 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Rc1 {1-0 Steiner,H-Di Camillo,A/New York 1946/EXT 99 (48)})
13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. O-O Nd7 18. Rc1 Qd4+
19. Kh1 Ne5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Pilnick,C-Reshevsky,S/New York 1942/EXT 2003 (92)})
11... gxf5 12. a5 N6d7 (12... f4 $2 13. axb6 $1 fxe3 14. Rxa7) 13. exf5 e4 14.
Nge2 Ne5 (14... Nf6 {[%cal Oc8f5,Ce3c5,Cc5f8,Yc7c6] needs examination}) 15. Ng3
Qh4 16. Be2 (16. Ncxe4 $5 Re8 17. Be2 {[%cal Cc8f5,Re3g5]}) 16... Bxf5 17. O-O
Bg6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Qe7 20. Ra4 Nbd7 21. Rxe4 Rae8 $16 22. Bb5 $6 a6 23.
Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qh5 Ng6 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,O-Stohl,I/Leipzig 1986/EXT 97}) 11. a5
N6d7 12. e5 $1 (12. Bd4 cxd5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. exd5 Nf6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Be2 Qd6
17. Ra4 Na6 18. O-O Nb4 19. Qd4 Nbxd5 20. Nb5 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,
A-Fernandez Garcia,J/Spain 1992/EXT 98}) (12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Ne5 cxd5 14. exd5
Nbd7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Blazquez Gomez,J-Garcia,J/Lleida 1991/EXT 97 (31)}) 12...
cxd5 13. Qxd5 Nc6 14. h4 (14. Nf3 Ndb8 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bc4 Na6 17. Ng5 Rf8
18. O-O h6 19. Nge4 Rd8 20. h3 Bd7 21. Rfd1 Be8 22. Nd5 Nab4 23. Nxb4 Rxd1+ 24.
Rxd1 Nxb4 25. Bc5 Nc6 26. b4 Bf8 27. Bd5 Rc8 28. e6 b6 29. axb6 axb6 30. b5
bxc5 31. exf7+ Bxf7 32. Bxc6 c4 $132 {1/2-1/2 Moskalenko,V-Tseshkovsky,V/
Balassagyarmat 1990/EXT 97 (50)}) 14... e6 15. Qd6 f6 $5 (15... Re8 16. Nf3 Bf8
17. Qd1 Nc5 (17... Bb4 18. h5 Qc7 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Kf2 Ne7 21. Ng5 Bxc3 22.
bxc3 Nf5 23. Qf3 $40 {1-0 Meessen,R-Timofeev,A/Eupen 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 18.
h5 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nb3 20. Ne4 Be7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nfg5 $16 {1-0 Seredenko,
V-Kachur,A/Aktjubinsk 1985/MCD (29)}) 16. h5 fxe5 17. hxg6 Nf6 18. fxe5 Qxd6
19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. exd6 Ng4 21. Bg5 Nd4 22. Ra4 (22. Rc1 $5) 22... Bd7 23. Rc4
Rf5 24. Nh3 $16 {0-1 Meessen,R-Golod,V/Panormo 2001/CBM 084 ext (37)}) (10. Nf3
$6 {is harmless:} Bg4 (10... e6 $5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. e5 Qe7 {0-1 Gabriel,
R-Dutschak,H/Germany 1992/GER-chT2 (55)}) (10... c6 11. Qb3 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. exd5 Nd7 14. Be2 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qb6 $132 {0-1 Euwe,M-Reshevsky,S/Holland
1938/HCL (56)}) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 c6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O-O cxd5 15. Rxd5
Nc6 16. e5 Rac8 $36 {1/2-1/2 Gilfer,E-Teschner,R/Helsinki 1952/MCD (73)}) 10...
Bh6 $5 {A new, sharp idea.} (10... Bxd4 {is quite playable:} 11. Qxd4 c6 12.
Nf3 (12. O-O-O cxd5 13. exd5 N8d7 14. g4 Nf6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Rh2 Rc8 17. Rc2 Qc7
18. d6 Qxd6 19. Qxd6 exd6 20. Rxd6 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van der Wal,J-Peelen,P/
Leeuwarden 1993/TD (42)}) 12... cxd5 13. exd5 N8d7 (13... e6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Be2 Nc6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Chekhover,V-Lisitsin,G/Moscow 1936/EXT 2004 (40)}) (13... Bg4 14. Be2 Na6 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc8 17. O-O-O Nd6 $11 {1-0 Olariu,D-Istrati,V/Deva 1999/EXT
2004 (37)}) 14. Be2 Nf6 15. Rd1 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. O-O Qxd4+ 18. Rxd4 Nfd5
$11 {1-0 Ungureanu,E-Ftacnik,L/Bucharest 1978/MCD (76)}) ({Also} 10... e5 $5 {
is possible:} 11. Bxe5 Bxe5 12. fxe5 Re8 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Qd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qh4+
16. Qf2 Qf4 17. Bg2 Nc4 (17... N8d7 $142) 18. O-O Nd7 19. Ne2 Qxe5 20. b3 Ncb6
21. f4 Qb2 22. e5 Nf6 23. Rfb1 Qd2 24. Rd1 Qb2 25. Rdb1 Qd2 26. Rd1 Qb2 {
1/2-1/2 Pytel,K-Tomaszewski,R/Lodz 1980/MCL}) 11. Qf3 c6 12. h4 {This attempt
to refute 10...Bh6 fails as White's development is not enough for such actions.
} (12. Rd1 $5) 12... cxd5 13. exd5 e5 $3 {[%mdl 544] An amazing demonstration
of the general rule: meet a flank attack with a counterblow in the centre!} 14.
Bxe5 (14. fxe5 {is met by} Nc6 $1 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. dxc6 Qxb2 {threatening
mate on d2 - that's why not 13...Nc6?} 17. Rd1 Bg4 $1 $19) 14... N8d7 15. Bd4 {
Without this bishop the white position will be ruined.} Nf6 16. O-O-O ({If} 16.
h5 {then} Re8+ 17. Nge2 g5 $1 {gives Black an excellent position.}) 16... Qd6 {
[%cal Rc8g4]} 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 (17... Bxf4+ 18. Kb1 Qxf6 {was possible, too, but
Black, instead of recapturing the pawn, prefers to put his bishop on the long
diagonal, which gives him a strong attack against the white king.}) 18. g3 Bg7
19. Rh2 (19. h5 $142 {not allowing Black's next move.}) 19... h5 $1 {White's
blockaded pawns can now be weak in an eventual endgame.} 20. Bh3 (20. Ne4 Qd8
21. Bh3 Nc4 22. Rc2 Qb6 $1) 20... Nc4 21. Kb1 {Black now seizes an important
e-file but} (21. Re2 {didn't help:} Bxh3 (21... Bg4 $5 22. Bxg4 hxg4 23. Qd3
Rac8) 22. Nxh3 Rac8 $40) 21... Re8 22. Qd3 Qa6 23. Bxc8 Raxc8 24. Re2 Rxe2 25.
Ngxe2 Qb6 26. b3 Na3+ 27. Kb2 Nb5 28. Rc1 Qc5 29. d6 Nxc3 $2 {Missing an
immediate win:} (29... Re8 $1 {[%cal Re8e2]} 30. d7 Rxe2+ 31. Qxe2 Bxc3+ 32.
Kc2 Na3+ $19) 30. Nxc3 Rd8 31. d7 Qc6 32. Kb1 Rxd7 33. Qe4 Rc7 (33... Qd6 {
was desirable as in the middlegame Black has a decisive advantage as the white
king is very bad. Apparently, Black didn't like} 34. Rd1 Qf6 $1 35. Qe8+ (35.
Rxd7 $143 Qxc3 36. Qe2 Qa1+ 37. Kc2 Qxa2+ 38. Kd1 Qxb3+ 39. Qc2 Qxg3 40. Qc8+
Bf8 41. Rd8 Qb3+ 42. Ke2 Qb4) 35... Kh7 36. Qxd7 Qxc3 37. Rd2 Qa1+ 38. Kc2
Qxa2+ 39. Kd1 Qxb3+ 40. Ke2 Qxg3 $140 41. Qxf7 {and he appears to have nothing
better than a perpetual check.}) 34. Qxc6 Rxc6 {So, by great efforts White has
managed to liquidate into an endgame. However, Black keeps a serious advantage
as the bishop is stronger than the knight in such open positions, with pawns
on both sides; besides, White's kingside pawns, fixed on the squares of the
black bishop, become a serious weakness - a consequence of the wise 19...h5
move!} 35. Nd5 (35. Ne4 Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 f5 {[%cal Of5e4,Ce4d6,Cd6b7,Yg7d4]})
35... Rxc1+ 36. Kxc1 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd4 37. Kd2 Kf8 (37... Bf2 {is premature
due to} 38. Nf6+ Kf8 39. Ne4) 38. Ne3 {Going to the pawn endgame is a risky
business for White as Black has three pawns on the 7th rank (and can choose
between a single and double move, to set up a zugzwang for White) - a point
indicated by William Steinitz in the 19th century! However, a cenralised king
secures him a draw in this case..} Ke7 39. Kd3 Bc5 (39... Bxe3 40. Kxe3 Kf6 (
40... Ke6 41. Ke4 b5 42. b4 a6 $6 43. f5+ gxf5+ 44. Kf4 Kf6 45. a3) 41. Ke4 Ke6
42. b4 b5 {(otherwise 43.a4 etc.)} 43. Kd4 Kf5 44. Kc5 $1 Kg4 45. Kxb5 Kxg3 46.
Ka6 $11) 40. Ke4 Kf6 41. Nc4 Ke6 42. Na5 ({Now} 42. Ne3 $2 {is losing as the
black king is active enough:} Bxe3 43. Kxe3 Kf5 (43... Kd5 $143 $2 44. f5 $1)
44. Kf3 a5 45. a4 b6 46. Ke3 Kg4 47. Kf2 Kh3 48. Kf3 f5 $19) (42. a4 f5+ 43.
Kf3 Kd5 $19) 42... f5+ {White's king can't both control the centre and protect
his kingside pawns.} 43. Kf3 b5 44. Nc6 Kd5 $1 {The right decision. The black
king goes to the queenside to collect the white pawns. White captures the g6
pawn but has neither time nor possibility to create his own passed pawn.} 45.
Ne5 Kd4 46. Nxg6 Kc3 47. Ne5 a5 48. Ke2 Bb6 49. Nc6 (49. Nd3 Ba7 $22 $19 {
An amazing position. White is a pawn up but totally lost!}) 49... Kb2 50. b4 a4
51. Kd3 Kxa2 52. Kc2 {This defense is equally unsuccessful.} Ka3 53. Ne7 (53.
Kc3 Bf2 {[%cal Rf2g3,Rf2e1]}) 53... Kxb4 54. Nxf5 a3 55. g4 (55. Ne7 Ka4 56.
Nd5 Bd4 57. Nc3+ Bxc3 58. Kxc3 b4+ 59. Kc2 b3+ 60. Kc3 b2 61. Kc2 Kb4 $22 $19)
55... hxg4 56. h5 g3 $1 {If 57.Nxg3 then 57...Bd4. An instructive endgame.} 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Ribli} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 {Ribli: Eine seltene
Fortsetzung, die zur geschlossenen Variante führt.} 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O Be7 {
Ribli: Heutzutage ist die Variante 6...Bd6 populär. Schwarz spielt später 7...
0-0 / 8...Qe7 mit fester Stellung.} (6... dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. b3 $44) 7. b3 b6 {
Ribli: Es ist für mich etwas ungewöhnlich, daß Schwarz noch nicht rochiert,
sondern zuerst den Damenflügel entwickelt.} (7... b5 8. c5 $14) 8. Nc3 (8. Qc2
{Ribli}) 8... Ba6 {Ribli: Es ist ein normales Prinzip dieser Variante, daß
Schwarz im Falle von Nbd2 den Läufer nach b7 und in unserem Fall (Nc3) nach a6
stellt.} 9. Bb2 O-O (9... dxc4 $6 10. bxc4 Bxc4 $2 11. Nd2 $16 (11. Nd2 {Ribli}
Ba6 (11... Bd5 12. e4 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 12. Bxc6 Rc8 13. Qa4 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}))
10. Nd2 {Ribli: Die Stellung ist für Kortschnoj ist nicht neu, in einer
früherer Partie spielte er 10.a4.} (10. a4 {Ribli} dxc4 $5 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12.
Nd2 Ba6 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 Nb8 $5 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Qb1 $5 Bxb5 $5 17. axb5
Qxb5 18. Rxa7 Qxe2 19. Bc1 $1 Nc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxe7 Rfc8 $1 $44 {1-0
Kortchnoi,V-Nogueiras,J/Moscow (ol) 1994 (32)}) 10... b5 {Ribli: Meines
Erachtens ist dieser Zug nicht gut. Schwarz spielt zu aggressiv am Damenflügel,
während sein Läufer auf a6 schlecht steht.} (10... Rc8 {Ribli} 11. e4 dxe4 (
11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Ne3 c5 14. d5 b4 15. Ne2 Nb6 16. Re1 exd5 17. exd5
c4 18. bxc4 Bxc4 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. Nc6 {1-0 Zaitshik,G-Ubilava,E/USSR 1979 (40)})
(11... c5 12. exd5 cxd4 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nce4 Nc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Qe2 Qb6
17. Rae1 {1-0 Wendt,J-Voigt,M/Hamburg-chI 1998 (35)}) 12. Ncxe4 c5 13. dxc5
Nxc5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. b4 Rcd8 17. bxc5 Bxc4 18. Re1 bxc5 19.
Qc2 {1-0 Sosonko,G-Schrama,P/NLD-chT 1995}) (10... Qc7 {Ribli}) 11. cxb5 (11.
c5 b4 $13 (11... e5 {Ribli} 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. b4 Ngxe5 14. Qc2 f5 15. Rad1 Bb7
16. Nb3 Nc4 17. Nd4 Qc8 18. Bc1 Nde5 19. Bh3 g6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 a5 22. a3
Rd8 23. Qe2 Re8 24. Nc3 Bf6 25. Qc2 Qc7 26. Bg2 Rad8 27. Nde2 {1/2-1/2 Hartoch,
R-Stehouwer,C/NLD-ch 1981})) (11. e4 {Ribli} bxc4 12. bxc4 Rb8 13. Rb1 Nb6 14.
e5 Ne8 15. c5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Re1 Qa5 18. Qc2 Nc7 19. Ra1 Rb7 20. Re3
Rfb8 {1/2-1/2 Danielsen,H-Dizdar,G/Manila olm 1992}) 11... cxb5 (11... Bxb5 $5)
12. a3 $14 {Ribli: Weiß verhindert schwarzen Raumgewinn am Damenflügel, denn
jetzt scheitert 12...b4 an 13.axb4 (der Läufer auf a6 hängt) und bereitet
seinerseits b3-b4 vor.} Rc8 13. b4 $1 $14 (13. Na2 {Ribli} Bb7 14. Nf3 Qb6 15.
Ne1 a5 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nd3 Nd6 18. Nc5 Bc6 19. Bc3 a4 20. Nc1 Nc4 21. N1d3 Nf6
22. Qc2 Rfd8 23. Nb2 Ne8 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. e4 {1-0 Tatai,S-Hemmassi,N/Siegen
olm 1970 (41)}) 13... Nb6 14. Nb3 Nc4 15. Bc1 (15. Qb1 {Ribli} Rc7 16. Rd1 Rd7
17. Bc1 Qc8 18. Qd3 h6 19. Ra2 Rfd8 20. h4 Qc6 21. Re1 Bb7 22. Rc2 a6 23. Nb1
Qb6 24. N1d2 a5 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Qc7 27. Nf3 Bc6 28. Bf4 Qb7 29. Ne5 {
Mertens,N-Atlas,D/Liechtenstein op 1993/1-0 (65)}) 15... Nd7 (15... Nxa3 $4 {
Ribli} 16. Rxa3 Rxc3 17. Rxa6 $18) 16. Ra2 (16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. bxc5 $14 (17. dxc5
Bf6 $13)) 16... Bb7 $5 {Ribli: Die Kompensation, die Schwarz für dieses
Bauernopfer erlangt, scheint mir zu wenig zu sein.} (16... f5 17. Rc2 Bf6 18.
e3 Z0 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 $16) (16... Ndb6 {Ribli} 17. Nc5 {[%csl Ra6]} Bxc5
18. dxc5 Nd7 19. a4 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nc3 Nxa3 19. Nxd5 {
Ribli: Ein wichtiger Zwischenzug, der einen Bauern gewinnt.} (19. Bxa3 {Ribli}
Rxc3 20. Nc5) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxa3 Nb6 $44 (20... Qb6 {Ribli} 21. Bxd5 (21. Nc5
Bxa2 22. Nxd7 {[%cal Rd7b6,Rd7f8]}) 21... exd5 22. Nc5) 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 (21...
Nxd5 22. Qd2 $14) (21... exd5 {Ribli} 22. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 22. Qd3 {
Ribli: Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber Schwarz hat eine aktive Stellung und
die weißen Felder in der weißen Stellung sind schwach.} Nc4 (22... Qc4 23. Qxc4
Rxc4 24. e3 $14) 23. Bc1 Bxb4 (23... Qb5 $5 24. Nc5 Rfd8 $44) 24. Rxa6 {
Ribli: Der weiße Materialvorteil ist nicht leicht zu verwerten, denn es gibt
keinen Freibauern.} Rfd8 25. Ra4 $1 Be7 (25... Qb5 $6 26. Nc5 $1 Rb8 (26...
Rxc5 $2 27. dxc5 $18) (26... Bxc5 27. Rxc4 $16) 27. Rxb4 Qxb4 28. Na6 $16) (
25... Qb7 26. Bg5 Nb2 27. Qa6 $16) 26. Nd2 $1 {Ribli: Weiß muß die stärkste
schwarze Figur, den Nc4, tauschen.} Nxd2 (26... Qxd4 $4 {Ribli} 27. Rxc4 Rxc4
28. Nxc4 $18 (28. Qxc4 $18)) 27. Bxd2 Qc6 {Ribli: Schwarz entfaltet noch
aktives Figurenspiel, aber so langsam kann sich Weiß daran machen, seinen
Materialvorteil zu verwerten.} 28. Rfa1 Qc2 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Ba5 Rb8 31. e3
$14 {Ribli: Die 5:4-Mehrheit am Königsflügel bietet dem Weißen gute
Gewinnchancen, aber zunächst muß er sich gegen die gefährlichen schwarzen
Türme auf der 2. Reihe verteidigen.} g5 (31... h5 $5) (31... Rbb2 {Ribli} 32.
Be1 g5 {Das ist nur Zugumstellung.}) 32. Be1 Rbb2 33. g4 {Ribli: Es ist gegen
den schwarzfeldrigen Läufer notwendig, die Bauern auf "weiß" zu stellen.} Kg7
34. Kg2 Kg6 35. h3 Bf8 (35... h5 $2 36. gxh5+ Kxh5 37. Ra7 Bb4 38. Rxf7 $18)
36. Ra8 Bb4 $2 $138 (36... Kg7 $142 37. Kf3 Bb4 38. Rb8 Bxe1 39. Rxb2 Rxb2 40.
Rxe1 $14) 37. Rg8+ (37. Bxb4 {Ribli} Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 (38. Kg3 Rg2+ 39. Kf3 Rgf2+
40. Ke4 Rxb4 $11) 38... Rg2+ 39. Kf1 Rgf2+ 40. Ke1 (40. Kg1 $11) 40... Rh2 {
[%csl Gb2,Rb4,Re1,Gh2][%cal Rh2h1,Rh1e1]}) 37... Kf6 (37... Kh6 38. Bxb4 Rxf2+
(38... Rxb4 39. h4 gxh4 40. Rh1 $18) 39. Kg1 (39. Kg3 {Ribli} Rg2+ 40. Kf3
Rgf2+ 41. Ke4 Rxb4 42. h4 $18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rh4g5] und der schwarze König
befindet sich im Mattnetz.} gxh4 (42... f5+ 43. Kd3 {[%csl Rh6]}) 43. Rh1 {
[%csl Gg8,Gh1,Rh6][%cal Rh1h4]}) 39... Rg2+ 40. Kf1 $18) 38. e4 $16 {Ribli:
Ein unerwartetes Motiv. Es droht gelegentlich mal Matt.} Rc7 $8 (38... Bxe1 39.
e5+ Ke7 40. Ra7+ $18) (38... e5 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Bxb4+ Rxb4 41. Ra7+ Kd6 42.
Rd8+ Ke6 43. Re8+ $18) 39. e5+ Ke7 40. Rh8 $1 {Weiß hält die Spannung, möchte
zunächst einmal auf h7 nehmen.} (40. Bxb4+ {Ribli} Rxb4 41. Rxg5 Rxd4 $16)
40... Bxe1 (40... Rcc2 $2 {Ribli} 41. Bxb4+ {[%cal Rb4e7]} Rxb4 42. Ra7+ $18)
41. Rxe1 Rcc2 42. Rf1 Rd2 43. Rxh7 Rxd4 44. Rg7 {Ribli: Schwarz kann den
Bauern g5 nicht verteidigen.} Re4 45. Rxg5 Rbe2 (45... Rb5 {Ribli}) 46. Rg8 $1
{Ribli: Es scheint, daß nach erzwungenen Bauerntäuschen die Partie Remis endet,
da gerade in Doppelturmendspielen die Remisbreite sehr groß ist. Wegen der
schwachen schwarzen Königsstellung kann Weiß allerdings ein Turmpaar tauschen.}
Rxe5 47. Ra1 $1 Rd2 48. Ra7+ Rd7 49. Rxd7+ Kxd7 {[#] Hecht 3-2 Bauern am
Königsflügel mit einer sehr günstigen Bauernverteilung für Weiß. Zudem steht
der schwarze König ungünstig.} 50. h4 $18 {Ribli: Normalerweise ist das
Turmendspiel 3 bauern gegen 2 Bauern am Königsflügel remis, aber hier hat Weiß
natürlich besonders starke g- und h-Bauern. Speziell der h-Freibauer ist stark.
Angesichts des aktiven weißen Turmes und des passiven schwarzen Königs sollte
Weiß sehr gute Gewinnchancen haben.} f5 $8 (50... Ke7 {Hecht} 51. h5 f6 52. h6
Kf7 53. h7 $18) 51. g5 {Ribli: Die beiden verbundenen Freibauern machen klar
das Rennen.} Ke7 (51... Re4 52. h5 Rh4 53. h6 Ke7 54. Kg3 Rh1 55. Rg7+ Kf8 56.
Kf4 $18) 52. h5 Kf7 (52... f4 {Ribli} 53. h6 $18 (53. Kf3 $18 {[%csl Gf3]}))
53. Rg6 (53. Ra8 {Hecht} f4 54. g6+ Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kg8 56. Rh7 Rg5+ 57. Kf3 e5
58. Ke4 $18 {[%cal Re4d5,Rd5e6,Re6f6]}) 53... Re4 (53... f4 {Ribli} 54. Kf3 $18
{[%csl Gf3,Rf4]}) 54. Rf6+ Ke7 (54... Kg8 55. f3 Rh4 56. Kg3 Rxh5 57. Kf4 $18)
(54... Kg7 {Ribli} 55. h6+ Kh7 56. Rf7+ $16) 55. f3 {Ribli: Auf diese Weise
verteidigt sich Weiß gegen 55...Rg4.} Rh4 56. h6 f4 57. Rg6 Kf7 58. Rg7+ Kf8
59. Kf1 {Ribli: Schwarz befindet sich eigentlich in Zugzwang. Nach 59...Ke8
kommt 60.h7 mit sofortigem Gewinn, ansonsten spielt Weiß Kf1-e2-d3-e4.} (59.
Kf2 {Ribli} Rh2+ 60. Ke1 {ist nur Zugumstellung.}) 59... Rh2 60. Ke1 e5 (60...
Rh3 {Ribli} 61. Ke2 Rh2+ 62. Kd3 $18 {[%csl Gd3]}) 61. Kf1 Rh5 62. Ke2 Rh3 63.
Kd2 (63. Kd2 Rxf3 64. Ra7 (64. g6 {Ribli} Rh3 (64... Rg3 {Hecht} 65. Rf7+ Ke8
66. h7 Rxg6 67. Ra7 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh7h8,Ra7a8]}) 65. Rf7+ Ke8 66. h7 e4 67. g7)
64... Rh3 65. h7 e4 66. g6 $18) (63. Kd3 $6 {Ribli} Rxf3+) 1-0

[Event "Merida m"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d5 {Although White has
avoided the Benoni and the Volga-gambit, Black has this sharp pawn sacrifice
at his disposal.} 6. cxd5 Bc5 7. N5c3 O-O 8. g3 $5 {Unusual. Mostly White plays
} (8. e3 e4 {[%csl Ge4,Rd5] when the K-side space advantage (strong Pe4) lead
in development and weakness of White's extra Pd5 give Black good compensation.
The text attempts to give this pawn better protection.}) (8. e4 $2 Ng4 $40) (8.
h3 e4 9. e3 Qe7 10. g4 h6 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Qc2 Bb4 13. Bg2 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na6 15.
O-O h5 16. Nxe4 Nxd5 17. Qe2 hxg4 18. hxg4 Be6 $44 {Shabtai,R-Tseitlin,MD/
ISR-ch Jerusalem/1996/}) 8... Ng4 $6 (8... Qb6 $5 9. e3 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 $1 (
10... Bh3 11. a3 (11. Bf1 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nbd7 13. Kg2 Rad8 14. Qe2 e4 15. Nd2
Rfe8 16. a3 Qc7 17. Rb1 Qe5 18. Nc4 Qf5 19. b4 Bf8 20. Nb5 Nxd5 21. Nd4 Qg6 22.
Bb2 f5 23. f4 exf3+ 24. Qxf3 N7b6 {0-1,Kraschl,J-Weinzettl,E/AUT-chT 9495/1995/
}) (11. Rg1 $5 Bf5 12. a3 Rd8 13. b4 Bf8 14. g4 Bg6 15. g5 Ne8 16. e4 Nc6 17.
h4 Nxb4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Kf1 Nd6 20. Qd3 Rac8 21. Be3 Qc7 22. h5 Bxh5 23. Bxh5
Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Rxa7 $18 {Skulener,W-Cmiel,T/Porz-op28/
1992/}) 11... a5 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Qd8 14. Bf3 b5 15. Nxb5 e4 16. Be2 Nb6
17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Nc3 Rfd8 19. Qa4 Nxd5 20. Nxe4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bxe3 22. Rf1
Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Rac8 24. Bxe3 Qxe3 25. Rd1 Re8 26. Bd3 Rcd8 27. Nf2 $16 {Seres,
L-Szieberth,A/Balatonbereny op/1996/}) 11. Qxe2 e4 12. O-O Bb4 13. Qc4 Re8 14.
Qd4 Nbd7 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rd1 Rad8 17. a3 Bf8 18. b3 Nfxd5 19. Bb2 f5 20. Ne2
Nf4 21. Nd4 Nd3 22. Bc3 g6 23. Ra2 Nd5 24. Ba1 Rc8 25. Nd2 Rc5 $17 {(),Hausner,
I-Rogers,I/Bohdanec/1994/}) (8... e4 $5 {The most logical continuation.} 9. Bg2
Bf5 (9... e3 10. f3 Na6 11. O-O Re8 12. Ne4 Bf5 13. Nbc3 Bxe4 14. fxe4 Bb6 15.
Rf4 Rc8 16. d6 Re6 17. e5 Rxe5 18. Bxb7 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Nc5 20. Bf3 Nce4 21. c4
Nf2 $132 {Varga,Zo-Sziebert,A/Budapest FS12 GM/1995/}) 10. O-O Re8 11. Na3 $5 (
11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Bg6 13. Qd4 Nbd7 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. d6 Re6 16. Ndxe4 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxd6 19. Qc5 Rd7 20. Qc2 g6 21. Rad1 Rc8 22. Qb3 Qe7 23.
Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Rd4 Rc7 $44 {Varga,Zo-Shinkevich,V/Budapest FS02 GM/
1996/}) 11... Nbd7 12. Nc2 Nb6 13. Be3 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne3
Rad8 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Qc2 Qc8 19. Qb3 Qf5 20. Rad1 Qe5 21. Bxe4 Bc5 22. Bf3
$18 {Varga,Z-Kummerow,H/Recklinghausen/1995/}) (8... Re8 9. Bg2 e4 10. Na3 (10.
O-O e3 11. f3 h5 12. Na3 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. fxe4 Nd7 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. Bxe3
Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Nxd5 18. Qd4 Nf6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Rfd1 Be6 21. b3 Ng4 22. e5
Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rb8 24. Bf3 Nxe5 25. Bxh5 Rc8 26. Bf3 $14 {Ubilava,E-Hodgson,JM/
ESP-chT/1993/}) 10... e3 11. Bxe3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Ng4 13. Nc2 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2
15. Qd3 Qb6 16. d6 Ne5 17. Qb5 Nbd7 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Nb4 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Nec4 21.
Nbd5 Kf8 22. Rd4 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 b5 24. Nb4 Rb8 25. Nc6 $18 {Hausner,I-Hall,J/
Rilton-Cup/1988/}) 9. e3 (9. Ne4 Bb6 10. h3 f5 11. hxg4 fxe4 12. e3 Qf6 13. Rh2
Na6 (13... Nd7 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. g5 Nc5 16. b4 Na6 17. a3 Bf5 18. Qh5 Qd6 19. Bg2
Bg6 20. Qh3 Bf5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nxe4 Qc7 23. Bd2 Qc2 24. Rc1 Qd3 25. Rc3 Qb1+
$10 {Tobyas,M-Knazovcik,L/Praha ch-CS/1992/}) 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. g5
Bf5 17. Qa4 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bd8 19. O-O-O Bg4 20. Re1 Bxg5 21. Kb1 Rfd8 22. Reh1
$13 {Hausner,I-Mainka,R/BL 8990/1990/}) 9... f5 10. Be2 Nf6 11. a3 (11. O-O a6
12. a4 Nbd7 13. Qb3 e4 14. Qc4 $6 b5 15. Qb3 b4 16. d6+ Kh8 17. Nd5 Bxd6 18.
Rd1 Nc5 19. Qc2 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Be6 $17 {Kantorik,M-Hudecek,J/Praha ch-CS/1992/})
11... Nbd7 12. b4 Bd6 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. e4 $1 $146 (14. Nb3 $6 Kh8 15. Ra2 Bd7
16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Nbxd5 $1 18. Nxd5 Ba4 19. Qd3 Nxd5 20. O-O Bc6 21. Rd2
Qe7 22. Qc4 Nf6 23. f3 f4 $36 {Peshina-Vaganjan/Spartakiad/1979/}) (14. O-O e4
$5 $44 (14... Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qb3 Be6 17. Bc4 Be7 18. Rd1 $16 (18. e4
$5 $36))) 14... Kh8 (14... fxe4 15. Ndxe4 $16) 15. Bb2 (15. f3 $6 fxe4 16. fxe4
Bh3 $40 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gf8f1] עe1,<->f}) 15... fxe4 16. Ncxe4 $5 (16. Ndxe4
Nbxd5 $1 (16... Nfxd5 $2 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bc4 $18) 17. Nxd6 (17. Nxd5 Nxe4 $13
) 17... Qxd6 18. O-O $14 {was also playable, but White wants to activate his
Bb2 as soon as possible. He is even willing to give back his pawn to end
development and castle.}) 16... Bh3 {Black goes for a desperate counterattack.}
(16... Nfxd5 $142 17. Nc4 (17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Be6 20. O-O Qc6
$14) 17... Bc7 (17... Nxc4 $2 18. Bxc4 Be6 19. O-O $18) 18. O-O $36) (16...
Nbxd5 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Nc4 $16) 17. Ng5 Bg2 (17... Bd7 18. Ne6 (18. Nde4 Nfxd5
$1 $13) 18... Bxe6 19. dxe6 $16) (17... Qd7 $5 18. Nxh3 Qxh3 19. Bf1 Qf5 20.
Bg2 Nfxd5 21. O-O $16) 18. Ne6 Qd7 19. Rg1 Bxd5 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rc1 Qe6 (
21... Qh3 22. Nf1 $16 {[%cal Rf1e3] /\Ne3}) 22. f3 a6 $6 {After this passive
move White defends. Black still had fighting chances after} (22... Qh3 23. Nf1
Rd8 $16) (22... e4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 $5 (23... Nxe4 24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Qd4 Qg6 26.
Rd1 $18) 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Qd4 Qe7 26. Rg2 $16) 23. Rf1 Qh3 24. Rf2 Ng4 $6 (
24... Re8 25. Ne4 $18) (24... Rd8 $142 25. Bd3 {[%cal Yd1e2,Yd2e4] /\Qe2,Ne4})
25. fxg4 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 27. Ke3 $8 (27. Kf1 $4 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qxg3+ 29. Kf1
Bg2+ 30. Kg1 Bh3+ $19) 27... Qxg3+ (27... e4 28. Nxe4 Qh6+ 29. g5 $18) 28. Bf3
h5 (28... e4 29. Nxe4 Bf4+ 30. Kd3 $18) 29. Qg1 Qf4+ 30. Ke2 Nc4 (30... e4 31.
Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 32. gxh5 Be5 33. Rf1 $18) 31. Rxc4 $1 Bxc4+ 32. Ke1 $18 h4 (32...
hxg4 33. Qh1+ $1 Kg8 (33... Qh6 34. Qxh6+ gxh6 35. Nxc4) 34. Bd5+ $18) 33. Qf2
Be7 (33... h3 34. Nxc4 Qxc4 35. Qh4+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ Bf8 37. Bd5+) 34. Nxc4 Qxc4
35. Qe2 Qb3 36. Qxe5 (36. Qxe5 Bf6 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Bd5+) 1-0

[Event "Igualada"]
[Site "Igualada"]
[Date "2005.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 {An unusual move order.} 5. Nf3 ({After
} 5. a3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 {Black can react with} c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 {planning Nb6 and Bd7-c6,for example:} 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Ba2
Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Nxc6 (14. Re3 Qd6 $5) 14... bxc6 15. Be3 Nbd5 16. Rc1 Nxe3
17. fxe3 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Koskinen,H-Paavilainen,J/Finland 1994/EXT 98 (25)})
5... O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O Bb7 9. a3 ({Another popular plan is} 9.
Ne5 {followed by f2-f4.}) 9... Bd6 10. b4 {White´s idea is to prepare by Bb2
the advance b4-b5,which allows to isolate the d5-pawn.} a6 ({The common reply
although quite possible is} 10... Ne4 11. Qb3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qe7 13. Bb2 Nd7 14.
b5 a6 15. a4 axb5 16. axb5 Nf6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Qc2 Qg5 19. Rfe1 Qh6 20. f3 Rxa1
21. Bxa1 Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Gavrikov,V-Salov,V/Irkutsk 1986/TD (28)}) 11. Qb3 Qe7 ({
To approximately equal position leads} 11... Nbd7 12. a4 Qe7 13. Ba3 Rfd8 14.
b5 Bxa3 15. bxa6 Bxa6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rxa3 c6 18. Ra2 Rda8 19. Rc1 h6 20.
Rac2 Qd6 (20... c5 $5) 21. Nd2 Qe6 22. h3 {1-0 Jussupow,A-Benjamin,J/Amsterdam
1994/CBM 043/(42)}) 12. b5 ({An interesting idea which needs further
investigation is} 12. Rb1 Nbd7 13. a4 Ne4 14. Nxd5 $5 (14. b5 Ndf6 $5 15. bxa6
Bxa6 $11 {0-1 Kharitonov,A-Iljin,A/Peniscola 2002/CBM 090 ext (33)}) 14... Bxd5
15. Qxd5 Nc3 16. Qb3 Nxb1 17. Qxb1 g6 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Qe6 20. e4 $5 $44 {
1-0 Onischuk,A-Yermolinsky,A/Las Vegas 2001/EXT 2002 (39)}) 12... axb5 13. Nxb5
Nc6 ({More solid reputation has the continuation} 13... Nbd7 14. a4 c5 15. Ba3
Ba6 16. Rfb1 g6 17. Qd1 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 c4 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Hracek,Z/Polanica Zdroj 1996/CBM 055 (56)}) 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. a4 Rfe8 ({
An alternative was} 15... Na5 16. Qc2 Qc6 $5 (16... Rfe8 17. Ba3 Qc6 $6 18.
Rfc1 $14 {1-0 Knaak,R-Rantanen,Y/Jyvaskyla 1994/EXT 97 (33)}) 17. Qxc6 Bxc6 18.
Bb2 Ne4) 16. Ba3 Qd8 17. Rfc1 Na5 18. Qc2 Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 20. Nd2 ({
Certainly not} 20. Ne5 $6 c5) 20... c6 ({Black cannot parry the threat of Qxc7
by} 20... Ne4 $2 {because of} 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qxc7 Nb3 23. Qc4 $1) 21. Bb4
Re6 22. Ra3 {[%cal Ga3c3] Intending to increase the pressure on c6-pawn.} Nd7 {
The passive defence.} ({Deserved attention} 22... Qa8 $5 23. Bxa5 $140 ({or} 
23. Rc3 Nc4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxa4) 23... Rxa5 24. Rc3 Rxa4 25. Rxc6 Rxc6
26. Qxc6 Ra1 {and Black would not have many problems drawing.}) 23. Rc3 Nb8 24.
e4 $1 Ra8 ({White maintains the initiative after} 24... dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nb7 26.
Rd1 Qd5 27. Ng3) 25. e5 ({Perhaps stronger was} 25. Bxa5 $5 Rxa5 26. e5 f6 27.
f4 fxe5 28. fxe5 $14) 25... Nb7 26. f4 Rh6 27. Nf3 Na6 28. Ba3 c5 (28... Na5
29. f5 Nc4 {was possible too.}) 29. f5 Qe8 30. Rd1 Nb4 31. Bxb4 cxb4 32. Rc7
Na5 33. f6 $1 {Preventing the manoeuvre Rh6-c6.} gxf6 $1 ({Bad is} 33... Nc4 $2
34. Re7 $1 Qc6 ({or} 34... Qd8 35. e6 $1 Rxf6 36. exf7+ Rxf7 37. Rxf7 Ne3 (
37... Kxf7 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. Ng5 $18) 38. Qc6 Nxd1 (38... Kxf7 39. Ne5+ Kf8 40.
Qb7 Kg8 41. Qf7+ Kh8 42. Qf3 $18) 39. Qb7 Qe8 40. Rxg7+ Kf8 41. Ne5 Rb8 42.
Rf7+ Kg8 43. Qxd5 $18) 35. e6 $1 gxf6 (35... Rxf6 36. exf7+ Rxf7 $140 37. Ng5
$1) 36. exf7+ Kg7 37. Rde1 Rf8 38. R1e6 Qa8 (38... Qc8 39. Qf2 $1 Rxf7 40. Re8
Qc7 41. Nh4 $18) 39. Qf2 $1 {[%cal Gf3h4,Gh4f5]} Rxf7 40. Qg3+ Rg6 41. Qc7 Rxe7
42. Rxe7+ Kf8 (42... Kg8 43. Qd7) 43. Nh4 Rg5 44. Nf5 $1 {with decisive
threats.}) 34. Qd2 $5 ({After} 34. Qc1 Rg6 35. Nh4 fxe5 (35... Rg5 $2 36. exf6
h6 37. Nf5 $1 Rxf5 38. Qxh6 Qf8 39. Qh4 $18) 36. Nxg6 hxg6 37. dxe5 Qxe5 38.
Rd7 Nb3 39. Qc6 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Re8 41. h3 Qf2 42. Qxd5 Re2 {is far from clear if
White can do more than draw.}) 34... Rg6 35. Qxb4 ({Better was instead} 35. Nh4
$5 Nc4 (35... fxe5 36. Nxg6 hxg6 37. dxe5 Qxe5 38. Rd7) (35... Qd8 36. Nxg6
Qxc7 37. Nf4 Qc6 38. exf6) 36. Qf2 Qd8 (36... fxe5 $2 37. Nxg6 hxg6 38. dxe5
Nxe5 39. Re1 Qd8 40. Rb7 Nd7 41. h4 $1) 37. Rc6 fxe5 38. Nxg6 hxg6 39. dxe5
Nxe5 40. Rxb6 Rxa4 41. Rb5 $14) 35... Nc4 36. Re1 fxe5 37. Nxe5 Re6 38. Rf1 (
38. Qb3 Nxe5 39. dxe5 Rxa4 40. Qxd5 Ra5 41. Qf3 Rc5 $1 (41... Raxe5 $4 42. Rxe5
Rxe5 43. Qg4+ Kf8 44. Rc8 $18) 42. Ra7 Ra5 $11) 38... Nxe5 39. dxe5 Rxa4 40.
Qb3 Rc4 41. Rb7 Qc8 $6 ({Simpler is} 41... Re4 42. Qf3 Re7 43. Rxb6 R4xe5 44.
Rd6 $11) 42. Rbxf7 Qc5+ $2 ({Correct was the immediate} 42... Rc1 43. Qxd5 $140
(43. Qg3+ Rg6) 43... Qc5+ 44. Qxc5 Rxc5 45. Rf8+ Kg7 46. R1f7+ Kg6 47. Rf6+
Rxf6 48. Rxf6+ Kg5 49. Rxb6 Rxe5 $11) 43. Kh1 Rc1 44. Qh3 ({More precise is} 
44. Qg3+ Rg6 45. Qh3 Rxf1+ 46. Rxf1 Qe7 47. Qf3) 44... Rxf1+ 45. Rxf1 Qe7 46.
Qg4+ Rg6 $2 {Loses a pawn.} (46... Kh8 $1) 47. Qf3 Kg7 48. Qxd5 Rg5 $6 (48...
Re6 $142 49. Rf5 Qe8) 49. Re1 Rf5 50. h3 Qf7 51. Qb5 Qe6 52. Kh2 Rf2 53. Rd1
Rf5 54. Rd5 Qh6 $2 {The final mistake.} (54... h5 $16) 55. Qd7+ Rf7 56. Qg4+
Qg6 57. Qd4 Kg8 (57... Re7 58. e6+ Kg8 59. Rd8+ Re8 60. Qd7 Rxd8 61. Qxd8+ Kg7
62. e7 $18) 58. e6 $1 (58. e6 $1 Qxe6 59. Rg5+ Kf8 60. Qd8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Epishin} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 (5...
Nb6) 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 (10. e5 $5) 10... Bxf3
11. gxf3 (11. Bxf3 $5 Ne5 12. Be2 c6 13. Qb3 $14) 11... Ne5 (11... Nb8 {Ftacnik
} 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. h4 h5 15. a4 cxd5 16. a5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Nc4 18.
Bh6 Rd8 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. exd5 Nd6 21. c4 Nd7 22. Qc3 Nf5 23. Bc1 Nc5 24. Bb2 {
1-0 Buhr,C-Prosch,C/DLM/1995/ (48)}) (11... Na5 {Ftacnik} 12. Bd4 Qd6 (12... e5
13. Bc5 Re8 14. Bb5 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Ba6 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxd8 Raxd8
19. Rd1 Rd4 20. Ke2 {Soppe,G-Malisauskas,V/Erevan olm/1996/1-0 (74)}) 13. Nb5
Qb4+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 c6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Rhd1 f5 19. Ke1
Rac8 20. Nd4 Kf6 21. a4 a5 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. b4 axb4 24. Rdb1 {Shabtai,R-Jansa,
V/Gausdal Int/1995/1-0 (69)}) 12. Qb3 (12. Bd4 {Ftacnik} c5 (12... e6 13. f4
Ned7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ (15. dxe6 fxe6 $17 {><f4}) 15... Qf6 16. O-O-O (16.
e5 Qh4 $17 {><f4}) (16. Qxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bf3 exd5 18. e5 Nfd7 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20.
Bxd5 c6 21. Bb3 Nc5 $15) 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 (17. exd5 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nf6 19.
Bf3 Rad8 20. Rhd1 Rd6 21. Na4 $1 $132) 17... Nxd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Bf3 Rfe8
20. Rd3 Nb6 21. Rhd1 Rd6 22. Kc2 c5 23. Qxf6+ Rxf6 {0-1 Tyrtania,M-Lagunow,A/
Berliner Sommer/1994/ (29)}) 13. Bxc5 Rc8 14. Bd4 Rc4 15. Bxc4 Nbxc4 16. Kf1
Qc8 17. Kg2 Nxb2 18. Qd2 Nec4 19. Qc2 Bxd4 20. Rac1 a6 21. a4 Qc5 22. Qb3 Nd3 {
1/2-1/2 Akhsharumova,A-London,D/New York op/1987/}) 12... c6 (12... Qc8 {
Ftacnik} 13. h4 h5 14. O-O-O c6 15. Kb1 Ned7 16. d6 Qe8 17. Rhg1 Kh7 18. f4 Rd8
19. e5 exd6 20. Rxd6 Nc8 21. Rdd1 Ncb6 22. Rg3 Qe7 23. Rdg1 Rg8 24. Ne4 Kh8 25.
Bxh5 Nxe5 26. fxe5 gxh5 27. Ng5 Rgf8 28. Bxb6 {1-0 Boensch,U-Gyorkos,L/
Szekszard op/1989/}) 13. O-O-O (13. f4 Ned7 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 e5 $5 (15...
e6 16. h4 $14 (16. h4 {Ftacnik} Qe7 17. h5 Rab8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qc2 Rfd8 20.
Kf1 Nf6 21. Kg2 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Qb3 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 {Hausrath,D-Mohandesi,
S/BEL-chT9697/1997/1-0 (54)}))) 13... cxd5 (13... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 14. Kb1 Ned7
15. h4 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 b6 18. h5 Nc5 19. Qc4 e6 20. Rg5 Rac8 21.
hxg6 hxg6 22. e5 Rfd8 23. Qh4 Nd3 {0-1 Shabtai,R-Honfi,K/Budapest FS09 IM-A/
1994/ (33)}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Qc7+ (15... Qc8+ {Ftacnik} 16. Kb1 Qh3 (
16... e6 17. Rc5 Qd7 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Rdc1 Nc6 $11) 17. Bd4 Qg2 18. Rc1 Qxh2 19.
Qc3 f6 20. Qb3 Nf7 21. Qxb7 Bh6 22. Rd1 Rfe8 23. Rd7 Rab8 24. Qxa7 Bf8 25. Qc7
{1-0 Wilhelmi,C-Honfi,K/Budapest FS03 IM-B 1995/EXT 95 (31)}) 16. Kb1 Nc6 17.
f4 $13 e5 (17... e6 $5) (17... e6 {Epishin} 18. Rc5 (18. Rd3 {Ftacnik} Rfd8 $11
) 18... Rfd8 19. e5 $14) 18. fxe5 (18. f5 {Ftacnik} Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. fxg6
hxg6 21. h4 Rad8 $11) 18... Bxe5 (18... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 19. f4 Nc6 20. h4 $14)
19. h4 Rfd8 (19... Rad8 20. Rhd1 Qe7 21. Bc5 Qxh4 22. Bxf8 Qxe4+ 23. Qd3 Qxd3+
24. R5xd3 Rxf8 25. Rd7 $16) (19... Qe7 $1 $13) 20. Bc4 $1 (20. h5 {Ftacnik} Nd4
$1 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. hxg6 hxg6 $14) 20... b5 $1 {Ftacnik: Very interesting
move, black understands problems he will be facing with passive defence.
Surprising sacrifice tries to open the b file against white king.} (20... Na5
21. Rxa5 Qxa5 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Bd5 $44 (23. h5 $16 {Epishin}) (23. h5 $16 {
Ftacnik})) (20... Nd4 {Epishin} 21. Bxd4 (21. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Nc6 22. h5 Rxd5 23.
exd5 $16) 21... Bxd4 22. Rd1 (22. h5 $2 Qf4 $11) 22... Rxd5 (22... b5 23. Rxd8+
Rxd8 24. Bd5 Bf6 25. h5 $14) 23. Bxd5 Bf6 24. h5 $14) 21. Rxb5 (21. Rxd8+ $142
$5 Rxd8 22. Bd5 Na5 23. Qa3 Nc4 24. Qxa7 Nxe3 25. Qxc7 Bxc7 26. fxe3 $14) (21.
Bxb5 {Epishin} Nd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 $11) (21. Qxb5 $2 {Ftacnik} Rdb8 $1 $19) 21...
Rab8 22. Rc1 $1 (22. f4 Nd4 $1 $44) (22. h5 {Ftacnik} Nd4 $2 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 (
23... Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxe5 $18) 24. Bxd4 Bxd4 25. Bc4 $18) 22... a6 23.
Bb6 (23. Rb6 $6 Na5 24. Qb4 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxb6 26. Bxb6 Rd1+ 27. Kc2 Qd7 28.
Rc8+ Qxc8+ 29. Kxd1 Qg4+ $15) 23... Qd7 (23... axb5 $2 {Epishin} 24. Bxc7 bxc4
25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Bxb8 $18 (26. Bxb8 {Ftacnik} Nxb8 27. Rxc4 $16)) 24. Rd5 (24.
Bxd8 axb5 25. Bxb5 Qxd8 26. Rxc6 Qxh4 27. f3 Rd8 (27... Qg5 $1 {Epishin} 28. a4
h5 $13) 28. a4 Rd2 29. Rc2 Qh1+ 30. Ka2 Rd1 (30... Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Qxf3 32. Qc6
Kg7 33. Qd5 $14) 31. Qe3 h5 $44) 24... Qg4 {Ftacnik: Svidler has managed to
stop white's attack and gain serious chances in counterplay.} (24... Qe7 $5 25.
Bxd8 Rxb3 26. Bxe7 Rxb2+ $11) 25. f3 (25. Rxd8+ {Epishin} Nxd8 26. f3 Qxh4 27.
a4 (27. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Bf6 28. Bxa6 (28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 Qe1+ 30. Kc2 Qf2+
31. Kd1 Bxd8 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 $11) 28... Nc6 $132) 27... Bd4 28. Bxd4 Rxb3 29.
Bxb3 h5 30. Rc8 Kh7 $13) 25... Qxh4 26. Bxd8 (26. Rc5 $2 {Epishin} Rd2 27. Rxc6
(27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28. R5c2 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Nd4 30. Bxd4 Rxb3 31. Bxe5+ Kxf7 32. axb3
Qh1+ 33. Ka2 Qxf3 $19) 27... Rxb2+ 28. Qxb2 Bxb2 29. Kxb2 Qf2+ (29... Rxb6+ {
Ftacnik} 30. Rxb6 Qf2+ $19)) (26. Rxd8+ {Epishin} Nxd8 (26... Nxd8 {Ftacnik}
27. Rd1)) 26... Rxb3 (26... Nxd8 27. Rxe5 Rxb3 28. Bxb3 $14) 27. Bxb3 (27. Bxh4
{Ftacnik} Rxb2+ 28. Ka1 Rc2+ 29. Kb1 (29. Rxe5 Rxc1+ 30. Kb2 Rxc4 31. Re8+ Kg7
$17) 29... Rb2+ 30. Ka1 $11) 27... Qf2 {Ftacnik: This move in effect forces a
drawing combination, the optional 27...Nxd8 was more fighting, but also more
dangerous.} (27... Nxd8 $5 {Ftacnik} 28. Rxe5 Kg7 29. Rd5 (29. Rec5 h5 30. Rd1
Ne6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 $13) 29... Ne6 30. Rd7 Ng5 31. Rc3 h5 $36) 28. Rxe5 (28. Rc2
{Ftacnik} Qf1+ 29. Rc1 Qe2 30. Rc2 $11) 28... Nxe5 29. Bf6 Nd7 30. Rc8+ Nf8 31.
Be7 Qf1+ 32. Kc2 Qe2+ 33. Kc1 (33. Kc3 $4 Qxf3+ 34. Kd4 Qf2+ 35. Kd5 Qd2+ 36.
Kc6 (36. Kc5 {Ftacnik} Qe3+ 37. Kd5 Qd2+ $11) 36... Qd7+ $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m5 g/45"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SURVEY OPENING} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 {
Der Zug von Grossmeister Speelman, der Schwarz zur Zeit einige Probleme
bereitet. Die schwarze Möglichkeit ...Bf8-b4 wird verhindert und evtl. b2-b4
vorbereitet.} (6. Ndb5 Bb4 (6... d5 7. Bf4 e5 8. cxd5 exf4 9. dxc6 bxc6 $13) 7.
a3 $14) (6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4 Bb4 $13) 6... Be7 $5 {In diesem Moment
führt dieser Zug zur einer einfachen Stellung, in der Schwarz gute Chancen auf
Ausgleich hat.} (6... Nxd4 $6 {Die Neuerung von Grossmeister Sax - die für den
Wettkampf gegen Kortschnoj vorbereitet wurde - gibt jedoch keinen Ausgleich
für Schwarz.} 7. Qxd4 b6 8. Qf4 $1 (8. Bf4 $2 Bc5 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. e3 O-O $10 11.
Bd6 Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Rc8 13. Rd1 Ba6 14. b3 Bb7 15. a4 a6 16. f3 Rc6 17. Qd2 Qe7
18. Bd3 d5 19. O-O Rc7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 {Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/ Wijk cm (01) 1991 1/
2-1/2 CBM/22}) 8... Bb7 9. e4 d6 10. Bd3 $1 (10. Be3 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O
Nd7 13. Qg3 Ne5 14. Be2 Rc8 15. b3 Bf6 16. Rac1 Ng6 17. Nb5 Bxe4 18. Qxd6 Bb2
19. Rcd1 Qf6 20. Qg3 Be5 21. f4 Bb8 22. Rd4 Bc6 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. fxg5 Ne7 25.
Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Nf5 27. Rd3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 {Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/ Wijk cm (03)
1991/ 1/2-1/2 CBM/22}) 10... Be7 11. Qg3 O-O 12. Bh6 $1 Ne8 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. O-O
Bf6 15. Rac1 g6 16. b3 (16. Bh6 $5) 16... a6 17. Qe3 (17. Rfd1 $5) 17... Bg7
18. Na4 Rc6 19. Be2 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Nd7 21. Bc3 Qe7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nb2 Rd8 24.
Rc2 Rcc8 25. Rcd2 Nf6 26. f3 Rb8 27. a4 Qc7 28. Nd3 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/
Wijk cm (05) 1991 CBM/22}) (6... d5 $6 {Die einfachste Fortsetzung, die zu
einem kleinen aber sicheren Vorteil von Weiss führt.} 7. cxd5 exd5 (7... Nxd5
8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 $14) 8. Bg5 Be7 (8... Bc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2
Be7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. e4 $1 Rfd8 17. exd5
Bxd5 18. Rd3 Bc4 19. Re3 Qf8 20. Ne4 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Rac8 22. Ng5 $14 {Bagirov,
V-Simic,R/ Dieren op 1990}) 9. e3 O-O 10. Bb5 $1 Nxd4 (10... Bg4 11. Qa4 Nxd4
12. Qxd4 a6 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O Rad8 15. Rac1 Bf5 $2 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Rd2 Qe6
18. h3 Bh5 19. Qh4 Bg6 $2 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rcd1 $16 {Speelman,J-Timman,J/
Reykjavik WCup 1988 CBM/10 46/53}) (10... Ne5 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 $14 (12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Qb3 a6 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Rad1 Bxd4 16. exd4 Be6 17. Bf3 Na5 18. Qa2 Nc4
19. Na4 b6 20. b3 Nd6 21. Qd2 Rb8 22. Rfe1 Nb5 23. Qb4 Na7 {Hansen,LB-Petran,
Pa/ Budapest Elekes/1989/ 1/2-1/2 CBM/14})) 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. O-O a6 13. Be2 h6
14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxe7 17. Qd4 $6 (17. Rac1 $5 $14) 17... Rac8
18. Rac1 Rc7 $1 19. Bf3 Rc4 $1 (19... Rfc8 $2 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Bxd5 $1 $16 {
Speelman,J-De Firmian,N/ Moscow GMA op 1990}) 20. Qd2 Rfc8 21. Be2 R4c5 $10) (
6... Qb6 $6 {Dieser Zug hat sich als ganz erfolglos für Schwarz erwiesen. Von
den bisher 4 gespielten Partien wurden alle von Schwarz verloren.} 7. Nb3 d5 (
7... Ne5 $2 8. Be3 Qd8 9. Bf4 d6 (9... Nxc4 10. e4 $1 $146) 10. c5 $1 a6 11. e3
Qc7 12. cxd6 Qxd6 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nc6 17. Bd6 (
17. Na4 $5) 17... Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Na4 Bd7 21. Nb6 $16 {
Speelman,J-Sax,G/ Thessaloniki olm 1988 46/48}) 8. Be3 Qd8 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxd5 exd5 11. g3 Be7 (11... a5 12. Bg2 a4 13. Nd4 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2
Na5 $2 (15... Be6 $14) 16. Bxd5 $1 Bh3 17. Rhd1 $1 Rd8 18. Ba2 Bc5 19. Ke1 $18
O-O 20. Rac1 b6 21. Nc2 Rb8 22. Bf4 Rb7 23. Ne3 Re8 24. Rc3 Be6 25. Bxe6 fxe6
26. Nc4 Nxc4 27. Rxc4 $18 {Stohl,I-Polgar,J/ Amsterdam OHRA-B 1990 CBM/20 50/
(43)}) (11... Bd6 12. Bg2 Be5 13. O-O $1 Bxb2 14. Ra2 Bf6 (14... Be5 $5) 15.
Rd2 O-O 16. Rxd5 Qc7 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Nc5 Qb2 19. Nd3 Qa2 20. Bd6 Re8 21. Nf4
Bg4 22. Rd2 Qc4 23. Bd5 Qa6 24. h3 Bd7 25. Qb3 Nd8 26. Nh5 Bg5 27. Qb2 Bh6 28.
g4 $1 Kh8 29. Bf4 $1 Re7 30. Bc4 b5 31. Rd6 {1-0 Razuvaev,J-Horvath,Jo/ Stary
Smokovec 1990 CBM/21 50/43}) 12. Bg2 Bf6 13. Qd2 (13. O-O $5 $14) 13... d4 (
13... O-O 14. Rd1 $14) 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Bxd4 Qd5 16. O-O-O Bg5 $1 (16... Qxb3
17. Bxf6 $16) 17. f4 Qxb3 18. Bxg7 $5 (18. fxg5 $5 O-O 19. Qc3 $14) 18... Be7
19. Bxh8 f6 20. e4 Kf7 (20... Rb8 $5) 21. f5 Rb8 22. Rhe1 Ba6 $2 (22... Bxa3 $2
23. Bxf6 $1 Kxf6 24. Qh6+ $18) 23. Qc2 $1 Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Rxh8 25. Rd7 Rd8 26.
Rxa7 Bd3+ 27. Kc3 Kf8 28. Rd1 Bxe4 29. Rxe7 $1 {1-0 Speelman,J-Sax,G/ Hastings
1990 CBM/22}) (6... Bc5 $5 {Dieser Zug führt zu einer komplizierten Stellung,
wo Schwarz gute Gegenchancen hat.} 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bf4 (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10.
e3 b6 11. Be2 Ba6 12. O-O Ne5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bg3 d6 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Bf3 Bxf3
17. Nxf3 Qc7 18. Qe2 e4 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. b3 a6 21. Rfc1 h5 $36 22. Na4 Bd6 23.
g3 Bc5 24. Nc2 Qc6 25. Nb2 g6 26. b4 Be7 27. Nd4 Qd7 28. Rd1 e5 29. Nb3 Qh3 $17
{Stohl,I-Khalifman,A/ Manila izt 1990 CBM/19 49/(50)}) (8. e4 O-O (8... b6 $5
9. Be2 Ba6 $5) 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O (10. Be3 Bb7 (10... d6 $5) 11. c5 Na5 12. Nxa5
bxa5 13. f3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Ba8 15. Ba6 Rc6 16. Bb5 Qb8 17. Qc2 Rcc8 18. Qf2 Rfd8
19. Rd1 Qe5 20. Bd4 Qg5 21. h4 Qf4 22. e5 Nd5 23. g3 Qh6 24. Ne4 $13 {Hansen,
LB-Hansen,C/ Vejstrup 1989 CBM/15 48/(42)}) (10. f4 d6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8
13. Be3 Qc7 (13... Nb8 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. g4 Ne8 18. g5
Nc7 19. Qg2 Rfe8 20. h4 $14 {Stohl,I-Benjamin,J/ Novi Sad ol 1990 50/46}) (
13... Ba6 $5 14. Nd2 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Re8 {/\ Bd6 ~/= Ftacnik}) 14. g4
Rfe8 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Rc2 Ba6 $5 (16... Na5 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. g5 Nd7 19. b3 Ba8
20. Qb1 d5 $1 $13 {Ftacnik} (20... Nb6 21. Kg2 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Lautier,J/
Manila izt 1990 CBM/19 49/50})) 17. g5 Bxc4 18. gxf6 Bxb3 19. fxe7 Bxc2 20.
Qxc2 Nxe7 $13 {Ftacnik}) 10... Ba6 (10... Bb7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ne5 $6 (12...
d6 $5) 13. Nb5 $1 Nxe4 14. Nxa7 Ra8 15. Nb5 d6 16. N3d4 Nf6 17. f4 Ned7 18. Bf3
Qc8 19. Qe2 $14 {Andersson,U-Polugaevsky,L/ Biel-A 1990 CBM/19 50/44}) 11. f4 (
11. Bf4 d6 12. Re1 Ne5 13. Nd2 Rc8 $1 (13... Nfd7 14. Bg3 Bf6 15. Nb5 Qb8 16.
b4 Rd8 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bf1 a6 19. Nc3 Qa7 20. Kh1 Rac8 $13 {Stangl,
M-Gschnitzer,O/ Wildbad 1990 EXP/20}) 14. b3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Bb7 16. b4 d5 $1 17.
e5 (17. exd5 exd5 18. Bf3 Ba8 $10 {Anand}) 17... Nd7 18. Bf1 Bh4 $1 19. f4 f6
$1 20. cxd5 $6 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Rxc3 22. Ne4 Rc7 23. dxe6 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Ndxe5 $1
$17 (24... Nb8 25. Qb3 Kh8 $15 {Olafsson,H-Anand,V/ Novi Sad olm 1990 50/45}))
11... d6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rc1 (13. Bd3 Nd7 $5 14. Qd2 Nc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Rab1
Rb8 17. Ne2 Na5 18. Qc2 Nb3 19. Rf3 g6 20. f5 Bg5 $1 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Rd1 e5
23. f6 Rb6 24. Qc3 Rfb8 25. Qe1 Bc8 $1 26. Nc3 Be6 27. Rf2 Nd4 28. Rdd2 h5 29.
Kh1 Nb3 30. Rd1 Nd4 31. Rdd2 $10 {Hansen,LB-Hellers,F/ Novi Sad olm 1990}) (13.
Kh1 Nb8 14. Nd2 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 d4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxa6
Nxa6 20. Nde4 Nc5 21. Nxf6+ {Stohl,I-Horvath,Jo/ Stary Smokovec/1990/ 1/2-1/2
CBM/21 50/(45)}) 13... Re8 14. Kh1 Bf8 15. Qe1 Nb8 16. Nd2 Nbd7 $13 17. Qg3 Qc7
18. Rce1 Qb8 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Qh3 Bb7 21. Bd3 g6 22. Bb1 a6 23. Bf2 Nh5 24. Bh4
Bf8 25. Bd3 Bh6 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Rc5 28. Qe3 Qd8 29. Nf3 Ne5 30. b4 Rc8 (
30... Nxf3 31. Qxf3 {>< f7}) 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Ne2 Re7 33. Rc1 Rd7 34. Rc3 Rc6
35. c5 bxc5 36. bxc5 Qa5 37. Rfc1 Ba8 38. h3 Rc8 39. Kh2 Bc6 40. Rb3 Rcd8 41.
Bc4 Rb7 42. Rb6 Rxb6 43. cxb6 Rd6 44. Rf1 Rd7 45. Qb3 Ng7 46. Nc3 Rb7 47. Rb1
Kf8 48. Qb4+ Qxb4 49. Rxb4 a5 50. Rb2 Ke7 51. Ba6 Rb8 52. b7 Kd6 53. Nb5+ Kc5
54. Nc3 Ne8 55. Bb5 Bxb5 56. Rxb5+ Kc4 57. Rxa5 Kxc3 58. Ra8 Rxb7 59. Rxe8 Kd4
60. Rh8 Kxe4 61. Rxh7 Kf4 62. h4 e4 63. Kg1 e3 64. Kf1 Ke4 65. Rh8 Rb1+ 66. Ke2
Rb2+ 67. Ke1 Rxg2 68. Rf8 f5 $1 {0-1 Smejkal,J-Chandler,M Bundesliga 1990/91})
8... O-O $5 (8... d5 $6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 Bf6 12. Rb1 O-O 13.
Bd3 h6 (13... g6 $5) 14. O-O Qe7 15. Bc2 Rd8 16. Re1 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nd4
$14 g6 19. Qd2 Be6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. b4 Kg7 22. Ba4 Bd7 23. Rbc1 $14 {Dorfman,
I-Hansen,Cu/ Debrecen 1990 CBM/20 50/(44)}) 9. Rc1 (9. e3 b6 $1 10. Be2 Ba6 11.
Rc1 {-  Speelman,J-Polugaevsky,L/ Moscow GMA op 1990}) 9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5
11. Nxd5 exd5 12. e3 Bf6 13. Qc2 d4 14. Bd3 h5 15. e4 Be5 16. Bd2 Qf6 17. O-O
Bf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. g3 Qh6 20. f4 {Speelman,J-Chandler,M/ Hastings 1990/ 1/
2-1/2 CBM/22}) 7. e3 (7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 (9. O-O Re8 $5 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Be3 Be6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bh3 Bf8 15. Nb5 Qf7 16. Nd4 Na5 17.
Nf3 Ne4 18. Qd3 Nc6 {Speelman,J-Gulko,B/ Amsterdam OHRA/1989/ 1/2-1/2 CBM/14})
9... exd5 10. O-O Re8) (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. e3 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 $1 10. b4 O-O
11. e3 a5 12. c5 Qc7 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 e5 $10 {Kindermann}) 9... O-O 10. b4
a5 11. c5 $6 (11. b5 Ne5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. c5 d6 $10) 11... Qd8 12. Rb1 axb4 13.
axb4 b6 14. Nxc6 dxc6 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Be2 bxc5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Be7 $17
{Hansen,C-Kindermann Dortmund 1988 45/42}) 7... d5 (7... O-O $5 8. Be2 b6 9.
O-O {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-De Firmian,N Moscow GMA op 1990}) 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5)
9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nh4 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ne4 15. Nf3
Bf6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rb1 Qd6 $10 18. Qd3 Rfd8 $11 19. b4 a5 20. b5 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. Qd1 Ne6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qd3 Rdc8 26. Bd2 Rc4 27. Rfd1
Qc5 28. Kh1 Rf8 29. f4 Bc3 30. Bc1 a4 31. b6 g6 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. Rf1 Qe7 34. Qd1
R8c6 35. Qf3 Bf6 36. Kh1 Qd6 37. Bd2 Qxa3 38. f5 $5 gxf5 $6 (38... exf5 $5 39.
Qxd5+ Kg7 $15) 39. Qg3+ Kf7 40. Qb8 Qe7 41. Bb4 $1 Qd7 $2 (41... Rxb4 $1 42.
Rxb4 Be5 $1 43. Qxe5 (43. Qa8 Qxb4 44. Qxb7+ Rc7 $1 45. Qb8 Qc4 46. Rg1 Rc6 47.
Qxe5 Rxb6 48. Qh8 $15) 43... Qxb4 44. Qh8 $15) 42. Qf8+ Kg6 43. g4 $1 f4 44.
exf4 Qd8 45. f5+ exf5 46. gxf5+ Kh5 47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Bd2+ Bg5 49. f6 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1975.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nc2 (6. e4) (6. g3)
6... Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. O-O (9. b3 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Qd2 a6 12. Ne3
Qa5 13. Bb2 Be6 14. O-O $14 {Portisch,L-Stein,L/Mar del Plata/1966/0,5 (55)
Inf 1/51/}) 9... Bd7 (9... Be6 10. b3 Rc8 (10... Qd7 11. Bb2 (11. Re1 Bh3 12.
Bb2 (12. Bh1 Ng4 13. Qd2 a6 14. f3 Nf6 15. Bb2 Rfc8 16. Ne3 Rab8 17. Ncd5 Nxd5
$10 {Lautier,J-Koch,J/Dortmund/1989/Inf 47/(62)/}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qf5 14.
Ne3 $1 Qh5 15. Rb1 $14 {Ek,H-Gaprindashvili,N/Goteborg/1968/0:1 (30) Inf 5/71/}
) (11. e4 Bh3 12. Qe2 Rfc8 13. Rd1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qe6 15. Rb1 a6 16. a4 Rab8 17.
Bb2 b6 18. f3 Ne8 19. Nd5 $14 {Davies,N-Tolnai,T/Budapest/1988/Inf 47/(62)/})
11... Bh3 12. Ne3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 e6 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Qc1 $14 {
(/\ Qa1) Mastrokoukos,G-Kotronias,V/Komotini/1992/Inf 55/(53)/}) 11. Rb1 Qd7
12. e4 Bh3 13. Bb2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rfd8 15. Qe2 e6 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rd2 Qc7 18.
Qd1 Ne8 19. Ne3 Qa5 20. Rc1 $14 {Gavrikov,V-Damljanovic,B/Bern/1988/}) (9...
Qa5 10. Nd5 (10. e4 $5) 10... Nxd5 11. cxd5 Ne5 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Bc3 Bf5 14. Ne3
Bd7 15. Qd2 Rfc8 16. Rac1 $14 {Keene,R-Stean,M/London/1973/1:0 (32) Inf 16/62/}
) 10. Bd2 (10. b3 a6 (10... Qc8 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. Rb1 Rd8 13. e4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e6
15. Re1 a6 16. Na4 $1 Rb8 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Qf3 Qe7 19. Ne3 $14 {Korchnoi,
V-Huebner,R/Merano(m/2)/1980/1:0 (39) Inf 30/87/}) 11. Bb2 Rb8 (11... Qa5 $5
12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Ne3 $1 $10 {Tal/}) 12. Nd5 Nxd5 (12... Ne8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. e4 b5 15. Nce3 $14 {Bozic,A-Pete,J/corr/1966/0,5 (29) Inf 2/36/}) 13. Bxg7
Ne3 14. Nxe3 Kxg7 15. Qc1 $1 Be6 16. Rd1 Qb6 17. h4 $5 $14 {Tal,M-Petursson,M/
Reykjavik/1987/1:0 (46) Inf 43/44/}) 10... Qc8 (10... Rc8 11. b3 Re8 12. Rc1 a6
13. h3 Ne5 14. Nd5 b5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nb4 $14 {Loginov,
V-Utasi,T/Budapest/1991/0,5 (44)/}) (10... a6 11. b3 Rb8 {-10...Rb8/}) (10...
Rb8 11. b3 a6 12. a4 Qb6 (12... Qc8 13. Re1 Bh3 14. Bh1 Qd8 15. Rc1 $14 {
Rogers,I-Wojtkiewicz,A/Novi Sad(ol)/1990/0,5 (31)/}) 13. Rb1 Rfc8 14. h3 Qd8
15. e4 Ne8 16. Na3 Nc7 17. Re1 $1 {/\ Bf1/} Ne6 18. Nd5 $14 {Psakhis,L-Gulko,B/
Moscow(ch)/1981/1:0 (38) Inf 31/74/}) 11. Rc1 (11. Re1 $5 Bh3 12. Bh1 $14)
11... Bh3 12. e4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6 14. Qe2 (14. a4 $6 Na5 $17) 14... b5 $1 15.
cxb5 (15. b3 $5) 15... axb5 16. Qxb5 (16. Nxb5 Rxa2 $15) (16. a3 $5) 16... Rb8
17. Qa4 Ne5 $1 {/\ Nd3/} (17... Rxb2 $6 18. Rb1 $14) 18. Ne1 Qb7 $1 (18... Rxb2
19. Rc2 $10) 19. b3 Nfd7 20. Qd4 (20. f3 $6 Ra8 21. Qb5 $8 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxa2
$17) 20... Nf3 21. Qe3 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Qxe4+ $15 24. Nf3 Ne5 25.
Rfc1 Rb5 26. Qe3 Qa8 27. a4 $2 (27. R1c2 {/\ Kg1/} Ra5 28. a4 $15) 27... Rb4
28. Kg1 Re4 $1 $17 (28... Nxf3+ 29. Qxf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Rfb8 31. Rcc3 R8b7 $15 {
/\ d5/}) 29. Qd2 Nxf3+ 30. Rxf3 Rxa4 $1 31. Rxf7 $1 (31. bxa4 $6 Qxf3 32. Ra1
h5 $17) 31... Rxf7 32. bxa4 Qxa4 33. Qd5 $1 (33. Rc8+ Rf8 $5 (33... Kg7 34.
Qc3+ $132) 34. Qd5+ Kg7 35. Rxf8 $6 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Kxf8 $17) 33... Kg7 34. Re1
Qa7 35. Re2 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Qf6 37. f4 Qf5 $5 (37... h5 $5 $17) 38. Qxf5 (38. Qd4+
$5 $17) 38... gxf5 39. Re6 $5 (39. Kf3 $5 Kf6 $17) 39... Kf8 40. Rh6 Kg7 (40...
Ke8 $5 {/\ Kd7/}) 41. Re6 Kf8 42. Rh6 Kg8 43. Re6 h5 44. Kf3 (44. Rh6 Rh7 $17)
44... Rh7 45. Rg6+ (45. h3 Kf7 46. Re1 Kf6 $17 {/\ Rh8/}) 45... Kf7 46. Rg5 Kf6
(46... e6 $5 $17 {/\ Rh8,Kf6/}) 47. Rg8 (47. h3 Rh8 $17) 47... h4 48. g4 (48.
h3 $2 hxg3 49. Rxg3 Rg7 $19) (48. Rf8+ $5) 48... fxg4+ 49. Kxg4 h3 $1 50. Rf8+
(50. f5 $5 {/\ Rg6/}) 50... Ke6 51. Ra8 (51. Rg8 $5) 51... Rg7+ $1 52. Kxh3 Kf5
53. Rf8+ Ke4 54. f5 $1 (54. Kh4 $2 d5 55. h3 d4 56. Kh5 d3 57. h4 d2 58. Rd8
Ke3 59. f5 Ke2 60. Kh6 Rg3 $19 {/\ Rd3/}) 54... d5 55. f6 exf6 56. Rxf6 $10 d4
57. Re6+ (57. Rd6 $1 d3 58. Kh4 Kf4 $5 (58... Ke3 59. h3 d2 60. Kh5 Ke2 61. h4
d1=Q 62. Rxd1 Kxd1 63. Kh6 Ra7 64. Kg6 Ke2 65. h5 Kf3 66. h6 Kg4 67. h7 Ra8 68.
Kg7 $10) 59. Rf6+ $1 (59. Kh5 $2 Rh7+ 60. Kg6 Rh3 $19) 59... Ke3 60. Re6+ Kf2
61. Rd6 Ke2 62. Re6+ Kd1 63. Rd6 d2 64. h3 Rc7 65. Kg5 Kc1 66. h4 d1=Q 67.
Rxd1+ Kxd1 68. h5 Ke2 69. h6 Kf3 70. Kg6 Kg4 71. h7 Rc8 72. Kg7 $10) (57. Kh4
d3 58. h3 $2 (58. Rd6 $1 $10 {-57.Rd6!/}) 58... Rd7 59. Rf1 d2 60. Rd1 Kf4 61.
Kh5 (61. Rf1+ Ke3 $19) 61... Kg3 62. Kg5 Rd5+ 63. Kf6 Kxh3 64. Ke6 Rd8 65. Ke5
Kg3 66. Ke4 Kf2 $19) 57... Kd5 58. Re1 $2 (58. Re8 $1 d3 (58... Rd7 59. Kg4 d3
60. Re1 d2 61. Rd1 Ke4 62. h4 Ke3 (62... Rg7+ 63. Kh5 Kf5 64. Rf1+ Ke4 65. Rd1
$10) 63. h5 Ke2 64. Rh1 d1=Q 65. Rxd1 Kxd1 66. h6 Ke2 67. Kg5 Kf3 68. Kg6 Kg4
69. h7 $10) 59. Rd8+ Ke4 60. Kh4 Kf4 $5 (60... Ke3 61. h3 d2 62. Kh5 Ke2 63. h4
d1=Q 64. Rxd1 Kxd1 65. Kh6 Ra7 66. h5 Ke2 67. Kg6 Kf3 68. h6 Kg4 69. h7 $10)
61. Rf8+ (61. Kh5 $2 Rh7+ 62. Kg6 Rh3 $19) 61... Ke3 62. Re8+ Kf2 63. Rd8 Ke2
64. Re8+ Kd1 65. Rd8 d2 66. h3 Rc7 67. Kg5 Kc1 68. h4 d1=Q 69. Rxd1+ Kxd1 70.
h5 Ke2 71. h6 Kf3 72. Kg6 Kg4 73. h7 $10) 58... d3 $19 (58... d3 59. Kh4 (59.
Re8 Rd7 60. Re1 d2 61. Rd1 Ke4 62. Kh4 (62. Kg4 Rg7+ 63. Kh4 Ke3 64. h3 Ke2 65.
Ra1 d1=Q 66. Rxd1 Kxd1 67. Kh5 Ke2 $19) 62... Rh7+ 63. Kg3 Ke3 64. h4 Rg7+ 65.
Kh3 Ke2 66. Rh1 d1=Q 67. Rxd1 Kxd1 68. h5 Ke2 69. Kh4 Kf3 70. h6 Ra7 71. Kg5
Ke4 72. Kg6 Ra6+ 73. Kg7 Kf5 74. h7 Ra7+ 75. Kg8 Kg6 76. h8=N+ Kf6 $19) 59...
Kd4 60. h3 d2 61. Ra1 Kd3 62. Kh5 Rc7 $1 (62... Ke2 $2 63. h4 d1=Q 64. Rxd1
Kxd1 65. Kh6 Ra7 66. h5 Ke2 67. Kg6 Kf3 68. h6 Kg4 69. h7 $10) 63. Rd1 (63. h4
Rc1 64. Ra8 Ke4 $19) 63... Ke2 64. Rg1 d1=Q 65. Rxd1 Kxd1 66. h4 Ke2 67. Kg6
Kf3 68. h5 Kg4 69. h6 Rc6+ 70. Kg7 Kg5 71. h7 Rc7+ 72. Kg8 Kg6 73. h8=N+ Kf6
$19) 0-1

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7
8. Qe2 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5) (8. a3 Bd6 9. b4) 8... Nbd7 9. Bd2 {/\10.Sd5} Bd6
10. cxd5 (10. e4 e5 $5 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 e5 (
13... Nf6 $11 {Dautov}) 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 $14)) 10... exd5 11. Ba6 Qc8 12.
Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Rac1 (13. Nb5 {Dautov} Be7 14. Rfc1 c6 15. Nc3 Ne4 (15... Bd6 16.
e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 $11) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ne1 Nf6 $11) 13... a6 $13
14. Rfd1 Rae8 15. Be1 Re6 16. Qc2 Rfe8 17. Qb3 {/\Na4,Bb4} c6 18. Ne2 $2 (18.
Ng5 $142 $1 R6e7 19. Ne2 Z0 20. Bb4 $13) (18. Na4 {Dautov} Ne4 19. Bb4 Bb8 {
/\Rh6,g5->}) 18... Ne4 $15 19. Nf4 $6 (19. Ng3 $15) 19... Rh6 $1 $17 (19...
Bxf4 {Dautov} 20. exf4 $132 {/\Ne5}) 20. Nd3 (20. h4 $5 $15 {Dautov} Ndf6 21.
Nd3 Ng4) 20... g5 $1 21. h3 (21. Nfe5 Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 g4 $1 $40 (
23... Rxe5 24. f3 $15 (24. f3 Nd6 25. Bg3 Ree6 $17 (25... Re8 26. e4 $44))) 24.
Bc3 {Dautov} (24. f3 gxf3 25. gxf3 Rg6+ 26. Kh1 Ng5 27. f4 Ne4 $17) 24... Qe7
$40) (21. g3 {Dautov} g4 (21... Rhe6 22. Qc2 Bb8) (21... Rf6 22. Nd2) 22. Nh4 (
22. Nd2 Ng5 $15) 22... Ng5 23. Qc2 Bf8 24. Qe2 Rxh4 $1 25. gxh4 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 (
26. Kg2 $2 Qc7 27. Nf4 Qxf4 $19) 26... Nxh2+ 27. Kg2 Nf3 $40) 21... f5 22. Nde5
(22. Nb4 {Dautov} Bxb4 (22... Bb8 $2 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. Qxd5+ Ree6 25. Qxf5 $16)
23. Bxb4 g4 24. hxg4 fxg4 25. Nd2 Ndf6 $40) 22... Bxe5 (22... g4 $142 $1 23.
hxg4 Nxe5 24. dxe5 fxg4 $17) 23. dxe5 Ndc5 $2 (23... Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f3
$15 (25. f3 {Dautov} Nd6 26. Bg3 Re8 27. Qd3 Nc4 28. Re1 Nxb2 29. Qxf5 Qf7 $1
$17)) (23... g4 $1 24. Nd4 Nxe5 (24... Rxe5 $17 {Dautov}) 25. Nxf5 Rh5 $17 (
25... Rf6 $17)) 24. Qc2 g4 25. Nd4 (25. hxg4 {Dautov} fxg4 26. Nh2 Qg7 $17)
25... Qf7 (25... gxh3 26. g3 $15) 26. b4 gxh3 (26... Ne6 $5 {Dautov} 27. Qxc6
gxh3 28. Qxd5 (28. Nxf5 Rg6 29. g3 Rf8 $19) 28... hxg2 29. Nxe6 Rhxe6 $40) 27.
g3 $15 (27. bxc5 $2 {Dautov} hxg2 28. f3 Rh1+ 29. Kxg2 Qh5 $19) 27... Ne6 (
27... h2+ $2 28. Kh1 Qh5 29. f3 Qh3 30. Bf2 $1 $16 (30. Qe2 {Dautov} Qxg3 31.
Qf1 $13)) 28. f3 Nxd4 (28... Qh5 29. Qe2 N4g5 30. f4 $1 $13 (30. g4 {Dautov}
fxg4 31. fxg4 Nxd4 32. exd4 Qf7 33. Bg3 $17) (30. Rd3 c5 $19)) 29. exd4 Qh5 (
29... Ng5 {Dautov} 30. Rd3 f4 $1 31. g4 Rg6 $17 {/\h5}) 30. Qe2 Kh8 (30... Ng5
{Dautov} 31. Rd3) 31. Kh2 Rg8 32. Qe3 $8 Ng5 (32... Nxg3 $142 $5 33. Bxg3 Rxg3
34. Kxg3 (34. e6 $2 Rxe6 35. Qxe6 Rg2+ 36. Kh1 Qxf3 $19) 34... Qg6+ 35. Kf2
Qg2+ 36. Ke1 h2 37. Qxh6 h1=Q+ 38. Qxh1 Qxh1+ 39. Ke2 $15 (39. Kf2 $15 {Dautov}
)) 33. Rd3 Rhg6 34. a4 Ne6 (34... b5 $5 {Dautov} 35. axb5 axb5 $15) 35. Qd2 (
35. Rxc6 $2 {Dautov} f4) 35... f4 $6 (35... Ng5 36. Qe3 $11 (36. Qf4 {Dautov}
Ne6 $11)) 36. g4 Qg5 37. Rxc6 h5 38. Qd1 hxg4 (38... Qh6 $142 {Dautov}) 39.
fxg4 $14 Rh6 40. Rxb6 Qg7 (40... Qxg4 {Dautov} 41. Qxg4 Rxg4 42. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 43.
Kxh3 Rg6 44. Kh2 $18) 41. Bd2 (41. Rxa6 Ng5 42. Rxh6+ Qxh6 $44 (42... Qxh6 {
Dautov} 43. b5 Qh7 44. Bc3 Qe4 45. Qf1 f3 46. Bd2 $18)) 41... Qh7 (41... Qxg4 {
Dautov} 42. Qxg4 Rxg4 43. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Rg6 45. Kh2 (45. Kh4 Kh7 46. Rxa6
$2 Rh6+ 47. Kg4 Rg6+ $11) 45... f3 46. Be3 $18) 42. Qf1 (42. Qe2 {Dautov} Qe4
43. Qxe4 dxe4 44. Rxe6 (44. Bxf4 $2 Rh4) (44. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 45. Kxh3 e3 $132)
44... Rxe6 45. Rxh3+ Kg7 46. Bxf4 (46. d5 $2 Rd8) 46... Rd8 47. Be3 $16) 42...
Rxg4 43. Rb8+ Rg8 44. Rxg8+ Qxg8 $6 (44... Kxg8 45. Bxf4 (45. b5 axb5 46. axb5
Qe4 47. Rxh3 (47. b6 $2 Rg6 48. Rxh3 Qxd4) 47... Rg6 $36) 45... Nxf4 (45... Qf5
{Dautov} 46. Rf3 Nxd4 $132) 46. Qxf4 Qxd3 47. Qxh6 Qxd4 $11) 45. b5 (45. Rf3 $1
) 45... axb5 46. axb5 Rh7 (46... Qg2+ {Dautov} 47. Qxg2 hxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Nc7 49.
Rb3 f3+ $1 {Kortschnoj} 50. Kg3 (50. Rxf3 Rg6+) 50... Rb6 51. Rxf3 Nxb5 52. Be3
Kg7 $16) 47. b6 Qg6 (47... Qg4 {Dautov} 48. Qf3) 48. Rc3 Qg8 49. Rf3 Qb8 (49...
Qg6 50. Bxf4 Nxd4 51. Rc3 $16) 50. Bxf4 Qxb6 51. Be3 Qd8 $4 (51... Kg8 $1 $14)
52. Rf6 $18 Qg8 53. Bh6 $1 Qe8 54. Rxe6 Qxe6 55. Qf8+ Qg8 56. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Wolff,P"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Adams,M Ambroz Kortschnoj Wahls} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 c4 (4...
cxd4 5. Nxd4 (5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.
Nxd4 Bd7 {10...a6 is more combative, and is currently the more feared line by
White players.} 11. c3 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Nb5 {This line has a reputation of
being slightly better for White.} Bxb5 14. Bxb5+ Ke7 15. g3 a5 $146 {I don't
think that this move will change this assessment of +/=.} 16. Qf3 Qb6 17. a4
Rhd8 18. Rd1 Bc5 19. Bd2 Rd5 20. Be1 Rad8 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. b4 axb4 23. cxb4
Bd4 24. Rc1 h5 25. Bc3 g5 26. Bxd4 Qxd4 {1/2-1/2, Ye Jiangchuan-Hug,W Biel izt
(3) 1993. It certainly seems that White could keep playing with 27.Rc7+.}) 5...
Nc6 6. Bb5 $5 {All the rage these days.} Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 (7... Bxc6 8. Bxc6+
bxc6 9. c4 Nf6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. e5 Ng4 12. Nf3 Bc5 $146 (12... h5 13. O-O Rb8
14. a3 Be7 15. b4 Rb7 16. Bf4 Nh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. c5 $16 {Cejtlin-Vaganian,
12/215 -- Check your ECO!}) 13. O-O O-O 14. h3 $16 {Kengis,E-Votava,J Prague 
(2) 1993}) 8. Bd3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. Nf3 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Rb8 $146 (
12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qh5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. O-O-O $16 {Adorjan-Webb, London 1975})
13. O-O Nd5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Qg4 g6 16. c4 f5 $2 17. Bxf5 $1 Nf6 (17... exf5 18.
Qd4 $16) (17... gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. cxd5 $18) 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Rxb2 20.
Bxe6 Bc5 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Ne5+ Kc8 23. Nd3 {1-0 Yudasin,L-Gulko,B Biel izt 
(11) 1993}) 5. g3 $5 {Adams is a marevellously talented player who maintains
his carousing lifestyle by a natrual ability to solve opening problems (with
White!) over the board. Hence the text, although 5.exd5 exd5 6.Be2 is still
doing well for White.} (5. exd5 {Wahls} exd5 6. b3 cxb3 7. Bb5+ $5 Bd7 (7...
Nc6 8. Ne5 bxc2 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. O-O Bd7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Re1 Be6 13. Ndf3 Nf6
14. Ng5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Rc8 17. Nxc6 Qf6 18. d5 Bc5 19. Qxc2 Bd4 20.
Ba3 Bxa1 21. Qa4 Qc3 22. Re3 Qxc6 23. dxc6 Rc7 24. Bd6 {1-O Pukshansky,
M-Bodishko,corr 1980 !!!!}) 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. axb3 Ngf6 (10... Nh6
11. Ba3 (11. Ra5 Nb6 12. Nf1 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Nf5 14. c4 f6 15. c5 Nc8 16. Ne3
Nxe3 17. fxe3 $13 {Beljavsky,A-Nikolic,Pr Belgrade 1991}) 11... Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2
Bxa3 13. Rxa3 a6 (13... O-O) 14. Ra5 Nf6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Rc5 {Tompa,J-Nikolic,
Pr Yugoslavija 1991} (16. f3 $1 Nf5 17. Kd3 Nd6 18. c3 $14)) 11. Nf1 (11. Ne5
Qe6 12. O-O Bd6 13. f4 O-O 14. c4 (14. Bb2 $5) 14... Bb4 $10 {Beljavsky,
A-Nikolic,Pr,Novi Sad 1990}) 11... Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Bb4 13. Bd2 (13. Ba3 $6 Bc3
14. Ra2 Ne4 15. Ne3 Ndf6 16. Rf1 b5 17. Kd3 b4 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 Nc3 $13)
13... Bxd2 14. N3xd2 Nf8 15. g3 Ne6 16. c3 O-O 17. Ne3 a6 18. Kd3 Rfd8 19. f4 {
Die weiße Zentrumsüberlegenheit,sowie die Bauernmobilität am Königsflügel und
der Schwachpunkt d5 sichern dem Weißen klaren Vorteil in Beljavski,A-Gulko,B
Reykjavik 1991}) (5. Qe2 $1 $16 {Kortschnoj}) (5. Qe2 {Ambroz} Be7 6. g3 Nc6 7.
c3 Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b5 10. a4 b4 $15 {Bode-Knaak, Lugano 1989}) 5... Nf6 (
5... Nc6 {Adams,M}) 6. e5 (6. exd5 {Adams,M} exd5 7. Bg2 $10) 6... Nfd7 7. a4
$5 (7. Bg2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nxc4 dxc4 10. Ng5 Nb6 11. Bxa8 Nxa8 12. Qf3 Qd5 $1
$17 {Adams}) 7... Nc6 8. Bg2 Be7 (8... Nb6 {Kortschnoj} 9. O-O Bd7 10. a5 Nc8
11. b3 c3 12. Nb1 Nxa5 13. Nxc3 Be7 $14) 9. O-O Nb6 (9... g5 {Ambroz} 10. c3 h5
11. b3 cxb3 (11... g4 12. Ne1 cxb3 13. Nxb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Bd2 Qc7 (
15... Nb6 16. c4 Bb4 17. Bxb4 Qxb4 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc2 Qc3 20. Ra3 Qb2 21.
Qd3 $16) 16. a5 $14) 12. Nxb3 Nb6 13. Nfd2 a5 14. Qe2 $14 {/\ c3-c4}) 10. Re1 (
10. b3 $5 {Ambroz}) 10... a5 $6 (10... Bd7 $142 {Adams}) (10... Bd7 {Kortschnoj
} 11. a5 (11. c3 {Adams,M} Na5 {/\ Bc6, Qd7}) 11... Nc8 12. b3 (12. a6 b5 {><a6
}) 12... cxb3 13. Nxb3 $14) (10... Na5 $5 {Ambroz} 11. Nf1 $1 {/\ Bd2, ><a5} (
11. b3 $143 Bd7 $1)) 11. b3 cxb3 12. c3 $1 $14 O-O (12... Nc4 {Ambroz} 13. Qxb3
Nxd2 14. Nxd2) 13. Qxb3 Bd7 14. Ba3 (14. Rb1 {Adams,M} Nc8 15. Qxb7 $6 Rb8 16.
Qa6 Rxb1 17. Nxb1 Nb6 $15) 14... Rb8 15. Rab1 Nc8 16. Bxe7 (16. Bf1 $5 {Adams,M
}) 16... N8xe7 17. Rb2 Na7 (17... b5 $2 {Adams,M} 18. axb5 Na7 19. b6 $16) 18.
Qa3 Bc6 (18... b5 {Ambroz} 19. Reb1 Bc6 20. Bf1) 19. Reb1 Qc7 20. Bf1 (20. Qc5
{Adams,M} Nac8 {/\ b6}) (20. c4 {Adams,M} dxc4 21. Nxc4 (21. Qc5 b6 22. Rxb6
Rxb6 23. Rxb6 c3) 21... Be4 $1 22. Rc1 b5) 20... Rfd8 21. Nb3 $2 (21. Bd3) (21.
h4) (21. Bd3 $5 {Ambroz} Ng6 22. h4 Qe7 $5 (22... Qd7 23. Nb3 $1) 23. Qa2 $14)
(21. h4 {Adams,M}) (21. Bd3 {Adams,M}) 21... b6 22. Nbd2 (22. Nxa5 bxa5 23.
Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rxb8+ Qxb8 25. Qxe7 Bxa4 26. Ng5 (26. Qa3 {Adams,M} Bd1) 26...
Be8 27. Bd3 g6 $17 {Adams}) 22... h6 23. h4 Ng6 (23... Be8 $142 {Adams,M}) 24.
Bd3 Nf8 25. Nf1 Be8 (25... Qd7 {Ambroz} 26. Rxb6 Rxb6 27. Rxb6 Bxa4 $2 28. Rd6)
26. Ne3 Qc6 27. Ra2 Rdc8 28. Rb3 Qc7 (28... b5 {Ambroz} 29. Qb2 $1 b4 30. cxb4
(30. c4 dxc4 31. Nxc4 Qc7 32. Ra1 $14) 30... Qc1+ 31. Kg2 axb4 32. Rxb4 Rxb4
33. Qxb4 $16) 29. Qb2 Rd8 (29... Nc6 $5 {Ambroz}) 30. Ng4 Nc8 31. Qd2 Ne7 32.
Nxh6+ $1 (32. h5 {Adams,M} Nf5) (32. Nf6+ {Adams,M} Kh8 (32... gxf6 33. exf6
$18) 33. Nxe8 Rxe8 $14) 32... gxh6 33. Qxh6 Nf5 34. Qg5+ (34. Bxf5 {Ambroz}
exf5 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qxf5 $13) 34... Kh8 35. g4 (35. Qf6+ {Ambroz} Kg8 (35...
Ng7 $2 36. h5 $1 Nh7 37. Bxh7 Kxh7 38. h6 $18)) 35... f6 $1 (35... Ng7 {Ambroz}
36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Ng5 $18 {/\ Nh7}) (35... Nh7 {Ambroz} 36. Qf4 $16) 36. exf6 (
36. Qxf6+ {Ambroz} Qg7 37. Bxf5 Qxf6 38. exf6 exf5 39. g5 $13) 36... Nh7 37.
Qd2 Bh5 $1 (37... Nxf6 {Ambroz} 38. gxf5 Qg7+ 39. Qg5 $16) (37... Nd6 $143 {
Ambroz} 38. Qh6 $1) 38. gxh5 Rg8+ 39. Kf1 (39. Kh1 {Ambroz} Qf7 $1 40. Qf4 Qxh5
$44) 39... Rbf8 (39... Nxf6 {Ambroz} 40. Bxf5 exf5 41. Qh6+ Nh7 42. Ne5 $18)
40. Ne5 Rxf6 41. Ng6+ Rgxg6 (41... Kg7 $142 {Adams}) (41... Kg7 {Ambroz} 42.
Rab2 $1 $18 (42. Ke2 $16 {Adams,M}) 42... Ng3+ 43. Ke1 Nxh5 44. Rxb6) 42. hxg6
Qh2 43. Bxf5 Rxf5 44. c4 $2 (44. Qh6 $1 $18 {Kortschnoj} Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qf3+ (
45... Qe4+ 46. Qe3 Qg4+ 47. f3) 46. Kd2 Qxf2+ 47. Kc1 Qe1+ (47... Qf1+ {
Kortschnoj} 48. Kb2 Rf2+ 49. Ka3 $18) 48. Kb2 Rf2+ 49. Ka3) (44. gxh7 {Ambroz}
Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qf3+ 46. Ke1 Qh1+ $10) (44. Qe3 {Ambroz} Nf6 45. Qxe6 (45. Qh6+
Kg8) 45... Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qf3+ 47. Ke1 Qh1+ (47... Ne4 $142 $5 48. Qe8+ $140 Kg7
49. Qd7+ Kxg6 50. Rxb6+ Kh5 51. Qh7+ Kg4 52. Rg6+ Kh3 53. Rg1 Qxc3+ $19) 48.
Ke2 Qf3+ $10) 44... Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qxh4 46. Rg3 (46. Qe3 {Adams,M} Nf6 $40) 46...
Ng5 (46... Nf6 {Kortschnoj} 47. Qe3 Ne4 48. Rf3 (48. Rh3 {Ambroz}) 48... Qh5
$13) 47. Qe3 Qh5+ (47... Kg7 $142 $44 {Adams}) (47... Kg7 $142 {Adams,M} 48.
Rxg5 $10) 48. Kf1 Kg7 (48... dxc4 {Ambroz} 49. Kg2 $16) 49. cxd5 (49. Kg2 {
Ambroz} Ne4) 49... Nf3 50. Rxf3 Rxf3 51. Qe5+ (51. Qxe6 {Kortschnoj} Rf5 (51...
Qh1+ {Ambroz} 52. Ke2 Rf6) 52. Qe7+ Kxg6 53. Qe8+ $16) 51... Qxe5 52. dxe5 exd5
53. Rb2 Rf5 $2 54. Rxb6 Rxe5 55. Rb5 Kxg6 56. Rxa5 Re4 (56... Kf7 {Adams,M} 57.
Ra8 Ke7 58. a5 Kd6 59. a6 Kc7 60. Rd8 Kb6 61. Rd6+ Ka7 62. f3 $18) 57. f3 Rb4 (
57... Re3 {Adams,M} 58. Kf2 d4 59. Ra8 (59. Rd5 Rd3 60. Ke2 Re3+ 61. Kd2 Rxf3
62. Rxd4 Kf5) 59... Ra3 60. a5 d3 61. a6 d2 62. Ke2 Rxf3 63. a7 $18) 58. Ra8
Kf5 59. a5 Rb7 (59... Ke5 {Ambroz} 60. a6 Kd4 61. a7 Ra4 62. f4) 60. Ke2 Kf4
61. a6 Rf7 62. Rb8 $18 Re7+ 63. Kf2 Ke5 64. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 {
Rare guest in tournament practice.} (7. dxc3 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Re1 (8. Nxe5 Nxe5
9. Bxe4 d6 10. f4 Ng4 11. f5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Re8 13. g4 d5 14. Bg5 c6 15. Kh1 Qd6
16. Qd4 Ne4 17. Rae1 c5 18. Qd1 Qc6 19. c4 Nxg5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. h4 Ne6 22.
fxe6 fxe6 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. g5 Bd7 25. d6 Qd8 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Be4 $18 {1-0 Glek,
I-Grabarczyk,M/Katowice op 1992 (39)}) 8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 d6 11.
Re1 Re8 {+/=/=}) 8. Nh4 {/\->>>} (8. Qd3 h6 9. c4 Be6 10. Nh4 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3
12. Bh1 Rae8 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bc3 g5 15. Nf5 Kh7 16. Rad1 Qe6 17. Ne3 Ne7 18. c5
dxc5 19. Nd5 Rc8 20. f4 gxf4 21. Nxf4 exf4 22. e5+ Ne4 23. Qxe4+ Ng6 24. Qxb7
Rg8 25. Qd5 fxg3 26. hxg3 Ne7 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. Rd7 Rg7 29. Be4+ Bf5 30. Bxf5+
Nxf5 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Re4 Nd4 33. Bxd4 cxd4 34. Rxd4 Kg6 35. Ra4 Rd8 36. Rxa7
Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rxc2 39. Rb7 Kf5 40. Rb5 h5 41. a4 Rc4 42. a5 Ra4 43.
Rc5 Ra2 44. b4 Ra4 45. Rxc7 Rxb4 46. Rh7 Rb3+ 47. Kg2 Ra3 48. Rxh5+ Kg6 49. g4
Rxa5 50. Kf3 {1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Sorokin,M/Clarin GP-f 1997}) (8. Ne1 Re8 9. c4
Be6 10. b3 Qc8 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 f6 14. Bh4 Nc5 15. f5 Bf7 16.
Nd3 Qd8 17. Qg4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rae1 Kh8 20. Re3 Qf8 21. Be1 Be8 22. Bc3
Re7 23. Rh3 Nd7 24. Rf4 h6 25. Qg3 Ne5 26. Rfh4 Rd8 27. Bd2 Nf7 28. Bf3 Bc6 29.
Bh5 Ng5 30. Bxg5 fxg5 31. Qxg5 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Bg6 Kg8 34. Qe3 Bc6 35.
Qe6+ Kh8 36. f6 Bd7 37. Qe7 Bxh3 38. fxg7+ Qxg7 39. Qxd8+ Qg8 40. Qf6+ Qg7 {
1/2-1/2 Lloyd,A-Sarfati,J/NZD-ch 1985}) 8... Be6 (8... Ne8 {/\g6,Ng7,f6,Be6})
9. f4 {/\f5,g4 ->K} exf4 (9... Bg4 10. Qe1 exf4 11. Bxf4 $14) 10. Bxf4 (10.
gxf4 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 $1 11. Qh5 f5 $17) 10... Ng4 {Ne5 [+]} 11. Nf5 Nge5 (11...
Bxf5 12. exf5 {+/=/+/- ^^,/^h1-a8}) 12. g4 f6 (12... g6 {Ftacnik} 13. Ne3 Qd7
14. g5 f6 15. Nd5 $36) 13. h3 Qd7 14. b3 Rae8 (14... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 d5
16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Be6 19. Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf7 $16) 15. Bg3 Nf7 {/\Ng5 קe4} 16. Qd2
Ng5 (16... Nce5 {Ftacnik} 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Rae1 Bf7 $2 {ףd7,פg5} (17... Ne5
$142 {= [+]}) 18. e5 $1 Bg6 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Nxh3+ 21.
Bxh3 fxe5 22. Qg5 $18) (18... fxe5 $4 {von Gleich} 19. Qxg5) 19. exd6 Nf7 (
19... Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 cxd6 22. Qd2 Nf7 23. Rd5 Nce5 24. c4 $16) (
19... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Re7 $18) 20. Bd5 cxd6 21. Nxd6 $1 Re7 (
21... Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Kh8 23. Be6 $18) 22. Nxf7 Bxf7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 (23... Nxe7 $2
{Ftacnik} 24. Bxf7+ {von Gleich} Kxf7 25. Qxd7) 24. Bd6 $1 $18 Qd8 25. Bxf8
Kxf8 (25... Bxd5 {Ftacnik} 26. Bc5 $18) 26. c4 {1-0 Glek,I-Rozentalis,E/Bonn
GSK 1994}) 7... Nxe4 (7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1 Re8 10. c4 Nb6 11. d3 Bg4 12.
h3 Bh5 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Bb2 e4 15. Rxe4 Rxe4 16. dxe4 Nxc4 17. Bc3 Na3 18. Qxd8+
Nxd8 19. Rc1 c5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Nh4 Ne6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Bf1 b5 24. f4 Nd4 25.
Bd3 b4 26. Bb2 Ndb5 27. c4 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. c5 Nb5 30. Bxb5 Rxb5 31. c6
Rb8 32. Kf2 {Podkriznik,G-Basagic,Z/Bled op18th 1997/1-0 (43)}) (7... d6 8. d3
h6 9. Rb1 b6 10. h3 Be6 11. c4 a6 12. Kh2 Rb8 13. Be3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. a3
Ne8 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Rozentalis,E/New York op 1997}) 8. Nxe5 (8. Qe1 Ng5 9.
Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 d6 11. Qb5 c6 12. Qd3 d5 13. h4 Ne4 14. Ba3 Re8 15. c4 Qa5
16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rab1 Nf6 18. Rb5 Qa6 19. Qb3 Be6 20. d3 Bd7 21. Rb4 Bc6 22.
Bb2 d4 23. Rxb7 $4 Qxb7 {0-1 Stoockalov,V-Himdan,M/Golden Cleopatra, Cairo EGY
1998}) 8... d5 $5 (8... Nxe5 $5 9. Bxe4 {[%cal Ge4h7]} d5 $1 (9... Re8) 10. Bg2
(10. Bxh7+ $6 Kxh7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Qxe5 Bh3 13. Rd1 (13. Re1 Re8 14. Qxe8+
Qxe8 15. Rxe8+ Rxe8 16. Ba3 Re2 $15) 13... Re8 $15 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge8e1]})
10... Re8 $11 (10... d4 $5)) 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Re1 Bf5 12. f3 Nd6
13. d3 Qg5 $5 {[%cal Yg5c1] provoking f3-f4.} (13... Nb5 $5 14. Bb2 Qf6) 14. f4
Qf6 15. Qd2 a5 (15... Rab8 16. Bc5 {[%cal Gc5a7,Gc5f2]}) (15... Nb5 $5 16. Bb2
Rab8) 16. c4 $1 $14 {[%csl Ya3,Rc6,Rd5,Yg2]} Bd7 {[%cal Gf6d4]} (16... dxc4 17.
Bxc6 Qd4+ 18. Qf2 $1 (18. Kg2 Be4+) 18... Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 $16 {
[%csl Ya3,Ra5,Yc6,Rc7][%cal Ge1e7]}) 17. cxd5 (17. Bxd6 $5 Qxd6 (17... cxd6 18.
cxd5 cxd5 19. d4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]} (19. c4 Qd4+ 20. Kh1)) 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8
(18... Rxe8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Qxa5) 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. d4 $14) 17... cxd5 18.
Bc5 $1 {[%cal Yc5a7,Yc5f2] taking under control /^a7-g1.Now White has slight,
but long-term advantage.} (18. Bxd5 $4 Qd4+) (18. Bxd6 {see 17.B:d6!?}) 18...
Nb7 19. Bf2 Bc6 20. Rab1 Rad8 21. c3 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} Qd6 22. f5 {[%cal Gg3g4]}
(22. Bd4 $5 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gd2f2]}) 22... f6 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25.
Qxe1 {Exchange of rooks doesn't relieve fate of Black.White's pair of bishops
dominate on the board.} Nc5 $1 {Otherwise White would play Qe3 and N on b7 is
out of play.} 26. Qe3 Nd7 27. g4 {[%cal Gf2g3]} (27. c4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3e6]}
dxc4 $140 $4 28. Qe8+ Nf8 29. Qxc6) 27... Qe5 $1 28. d4 $6 (28. Qd2 $1 {
[%cal Gf2g3] White should refrain from the exchange.Queen is very useful in
such kind of positions.Another drawback of 28.d4?! is weakening square"c4".})
28... Qxe3 29. Bxe3 Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rc4]} (29... Bb7 $5) 30. Bf4 {The idea of 28.
d4?!} a4 $1 {Black is trying to create a fortress.The win is matter of good
technics now.Thats why 28.Qd2! was stronger.} (30... Na4 $2 31. c4 Nb6 (31...
Nc3 32. Bxc7 $18) 32. c5 (32. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 33. Bxc7)) 31. Bxc7 Nc4 {The only
plan now is preparing break through on the king side by h2-h4 and g4-g5.First
of all White has to strenghten his king.Black in this time has to play h7-h6
in order to change as many pawns as possible.} 32. Kf2 Kf7 33. Bf4 {I think
White should leave his bishop on c7 as it can help attacking f6 pawn trom d8.}
h6 34. h4 Bb7 35. Bc1 Bc6 36. Kg3 Bb7 37. Kf4 Bc6 38. Bf3 Bb7 39. g5 hxg5+ 40.
hxg5 g6 $1 {This strong move which came probably as a surprise for White.Black
has exchanged all king side pawns and now White has to win on the one flank
that is much more complicate.} 41. Bd1 Bc6 42. Bc2 (42. fxg6+ Kxg6 43. Bc2+ Kg7
44. g6 Bd7 45. Bf5 $140 Be8 46. Be6 Bc6 {and I don't see how White can improve
his position.}) 42... fxg5+ 43. Kxg5 gxf5 44. Bxf5 Nd6 45. Bc2 Ke6 $1 (45...
Ne4+ $2 46. Bxe4 dxe4 47. Kf5 $1 (47. c4 Ke6 $1 48. Kf4 Bb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7a6]}
49. Ke3 $8 Kf5 $3 $11 {see 46.Kf4 Ne4}) 47... Bd5 48. a3 {and White wins as
following:Kf5-e5,d4-d5,Ke5-d4,c3-c4 then Kd4-c5-b4 and after Bf4 Black is in
zugzwang as B on a6 and K on d7(the only squares to prevent c4-c5-c6) don't
have any moves.}) 46. Kf4 {White should continue.Here are possible variations:}
(46. Kf4 Ne4 $1 (46... Bb5 {[%cal Gd6e4]} 47. Ba3 $1 (47. Bh7 Bc4 48. a3 Nb5)
47... Bc4 (47... Ne4 $142 48. Bb4 $16 {[%cal Gc2d1,Gd1g4,Ga2a3]}) (47... Nc4 $5
) 48. Bxd6 Kxd6 49. a3 Bb3 $2 (49... Bb5 $142 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Ge8][%cal Gf5f6,
Gf6f7,Yc2g6,Yg6e8,Gf4f5,Gf7f8] preventing White's plans.Now White has definite
problems to win as plan Kf4-a5 is impossible and another one with taking his
king across to f8 and then Bc2-g6-e8 suddenly leads to a draw after capture on
e8 and Ke6.The only plan can be Ke3,Bd3 and c3-c4.Then White plays Bc4-b5:a4
and Kc3 just in time.For instance:} 50. Ke3 $1 (50. Kf5 Bd7+ 51. Kf6 Bb5 52.
Kf7 Bd7 53. Kf8 Ke6 54. Bg6 Kd6 55. Be8 Bxe8 56. Kxe8 Ke6 57. Kf8 Kf6 ({but not
} 57... Kf5 58. Ke7 Ke4 59. Kd6 Kd3 60. Kxd5 Kxc3 61. Kc5 $1 Kb3 62. d5 Kxa3
63. d6 Kb2 64. d7 a3 65. d8=Q a2 66. Kb4 a1=Q 67. Qd2+ Kb1 68. Kb3 $18) 58. Kg8
Kg6 $11) 50... Bd7 51. Bd3 Be8 52. c4 dxc4 53. Bxc4 Bc6 54. Kd2 Be8 55. Kc3 Bc6
56. Kb4 Bd7 57. Bb5 Bf5 (57... Bxb5 58. Kxb5 Kd5 59. Kxa4 Kxd4 60. Kb5 $18) 58.
Bxa4 Kd5 59. Kc3 {and White wins.}) 50. Bd3 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6,Gf6f7,Gf7e8,
Ge8d8,Gd8c8,Gc8b7,Gb7b6,Gb6a5,Gd3b5,Yf4e3,Ye3d2,Yd3c2] and White wins taking
his king across to"a5"or to"d2".}) (46... Nb5 47. Bxa4 Nxd4 48. Bd1 $1 $16 (48.
Bxc6 $2 Nxc6 $11)) 47. c4 $1 {Only chance.} (47. Bxe4 $6 dxe4 48. c4 Bb7 $1 {
[%cal Gb7a6]} 49. Ke3 $1 {[%cal Ge3d2,Gd2c3,Gc3b4,Gb4c5]} (49. d5+ $2 Bxd5 $11
(49... Kd7 $2 50. Kxe4 $18)) 49... Kf5 $3 {[%cal Gb7a6] Golod,V} (49... Kd6 50.
Kd2 Bc8 {[%cal Gc8e6]} 51. Ba3+ $1 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) (49... Ba6 50. d5+ Ke5 51.
Bb2+ Kd6 52. Kd4 e3 (52... Kd7 53. Bc1 Kc7 54. Kc5 (54. a3 Kd7 55. Bf4 Bb7 56.
Kc5 Ba6 57. Kb4 $22) 54... Kd7 55. Bf4 Kc8 $1 (55... Bb7 56. a3 {[%cal Gc5b5]}
Ba6 57. Kb4 $22) (55... Ke7 56. Kc6 Bxc4 57. d6+ Ke6 58. d7 Bb5+ 59. Kxb5 Kxd7
{[%cal Ge4e3]} 60. Kb6 $16) 56. a3 Kd7 57. Kb4 $22) 53. c5+ (53. Bc3 e2 54. c5+
) 53... Kc7 $1 {[%cal Ga6b7,Gc7d7]} 54. Ke5 $5 (54. Kxe3 $2 Bb7 55. Kd4 Kd7 $11
{[%cal Gb7a8]}) (54. c6 $5 e2 55. Bc3 Kb6 {[%cal Ga6b5]} 56. Ke5 $8 a3 57. Be1
{[%cal Ge5d6,Ge1f2]} Bc4 58. Kd6 Bd3 (58... Bxa2 59. c7) 59. Bf2+ Kb5 60. Ke5
$1 {[%cal Gc6c7]} e1=Q+ $8 61. Bxe1 Be2 62. Bb4 $1 $18) 54... e2 55. Bc3 {
and Black doesn't have time for Kd7 and Bb7.} a3 56. Ba5+ Kc8 57. c6 $1 {
[%cal Gd5d6,Gd6d7]} Bb5 58. Kd4 Ba4 59. Kc5 Bc2 60. d6 Bf5 61. Kd4 {[%cal
Gd4e5,Ge5f6,Gf6e7]}) 50. Kd2 (50. d5 Bxd5 $1) 50... Kf4 $1 51. Kc3+ e3 $1 (
51... Kf3 $2 52. d5 {[%csl Gd4]} e3 53. Kd4 e2 54. Bd2 $18) 52. Kd3 Be4+ 53.
Ke2 Bf3+ 54. Kd3 $11) (47. Bb2 Bb5 $11) 47... Nc3 48. Bd2 $1 Ne2+ (48... Nxa2
49. Bf5+ Kf6 50. Bb1 {[%csl Ra2]}) 49. Ke3 Ng3 50. c5 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Alterman,B} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7.
Bh4 O-O 8. Rc1 (8. e3 {Alterman,B} Re8 9. Be2 Ne5 10. Qb3 Ba5 11. O-O Ng6 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qa3 c6 15. b4 Bc7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. b5 c5 18. b6 Qxb6
19. Rab1 Qd8 20. Qxc5 b6 21. Qd6 {Szabo,L-Smyslov,V/Budapest ct 1950/1/2-1/2 
(72)}) 8... Re8 (8... Ne5 {Alterman,B} 9. e3 Ng6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Be2 Re8 (
11... b6 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne5 15. Be2 a6 16. e4 Nc6 17. Nf5 d6
18. Ne3 Nd4 19. Nd5 Qe5 20. Nxc7 Qxe4 21. Bd3 Qh4 22. Re1 {1-0 Oll,L-Nilsson,N/
Copenhagen op (01) ,EXT 93op 1993 (39)}) 12. O-O c6 13. Qc2 Ba5 14. Rfd1 Bc7
15. g3 d6 16. b4 Bh3 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Ne5 19. Rfd1 Nxc4 20. b5 d5 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. Nxc6 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Qxc6 24. Nxd5 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Hausner
Ivan-Voloshin Leonid/Extra League 1995/96 (03) 1995 (34)}) 9. e3 Nxd4 $1 $146 {
White is late in development, so Black uses this.} (9... d6 {Alterman,B} 10.
Be2 Re4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bf3 Re7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Re8 16.
Nd4 Bb7 17. Nf3 Rab8 18. Rb3 Bxf3 {Antoniewski,R-Dervishi,E/EU-chJM U14
Szombathely (05) 1993/0-1 (45)}) (9... Bxc3+ {Alterman,B} 10. Rxc3 g5 11. Nxc6
bxc6 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Rc2 Qe7 14. Bd3 d6 15. O-O c5 16. Bxe4 Qxe4 17. Rc3 Rb8 {
1/2-1/2 Vokac,M-Plachetka,J/Frenstat CZE ch(15) 1982}) (9... d5 $6 {Alterman,B}
10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 Qb6 15. Qc2 Be6
16. Be2 $14) 10. Qxd4 c5 11. Qd1 (11. Qd3 g5 12. Bg3 d5) (11. Bxf6 $4 cxd4 12.
Bxd8 dxc3 13. bxc3 Ba3 $19) 11... g5 12. Bg3 d5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 $10 14. Qxd5 (14.
Qa4 Rd8 $1 (14... Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Bd7)) 14... Nxd5 15. Bb5 Rd8 16. h4 (16. Ke2
$10) 16... Bg4 $1 (16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ba3 18. Rd1 $10) (16... g4 17. Ke2) 17.
f3 (17. hxg5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc3+ 19. Kf1 Bb2) (17. Be2 Be6 $1 (17... Bxe2 18.
Kxe2 $14 (18. Kxe2 {Alterman,B} Bxc3 19. bxc3 $10)) 18. hxg5 hxg5 $132) 17...
Bd7 18. Bxd7 $6 {Too optimistic} (18. Bd3 $5 g4 (18... Nxe3 19. hxg5 hxg5 20.
Be5 $36) 19. e4 Nb6 $13) 18... Rxd7 19. hxg5 Bxc3+ (19... Nxe3 20. Bf2 Nd1 $5 {
proposed in post-mortem by 9 year old T.Radzhabov} 21. Rxd1 (21. Bxc5 Re8+ 22.
Kf1 Nxc3 23. Bxb4 Ne2 $19) 21... Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Re8+ 23. Be3 Rxe3+ 24. Kf2 Rxd1
25. Rxd1 Rxc3 26. Rd8+ (26. gxh6 Rc2+ 27. Kg3 Rxa2 $17) 26... Kg7 (26... Kh7
27. Rd7 hxg5 28. Rxf7+ Kg6 29. Rxb7 Rc2+ 30. Kg3 Rxa2 31. Rc7 $10) 27. gxh6+
Kxh6 28. Rd7 Rc2+ 29. Kg3 Rxa2 30. Rxb7 $10) (19... hxg5 {Alterman,B} 20. e4
Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 $16) 20. bxc3 Nxe3 (20... hxg5 {Alterman,B} 21. e4) 21. Bf2 (21.
gxh6 {Alterman,B} Re8 22. h7+ Kh8 23. Bf2 $15) 21... Nxg2+ (21... Re8 22. Bxe3
(22. gxh6 {Alterman,B} Nxg2+ 23. Kf1 Ne3+ 24. Bxe3 Rxe3 25. Re1 $10) 22...
Rxe3+ 23. Kf2 Re5 (23... Re6 24. Rxh6 $10) 24. gxh6 Rd2+ 25. Kg3 Rg5+ 26. Kf4
$10) 22. Kf1 Nf4 23. Rxh6 (23. gxh6 $142 {Alterman,B} Kh7 $10) 23... Rd3 (23...
Re8 $5 24. Rh4 (24. Rf6 Nd5 25. Rh6 Ne3+) 24... Ng6 25. Ra4 b6 26. Re1 $10) (
23... Rad8 24. Be3) 24. Bxc5 Rxf3+ 25. Kg1 Re8 (25... Ne6 26. Be7 Nxg5 27. Kg2
Rf5 28. Bf6 Nh7 29. Bd4 $44) (25... Rg3+ 26. Kf2 Rxg5 27. Bd4 Ng6 28. Rch1 Kf8
$44 (28... Kf8 {Alterman,B} 29. a4 $44)) 26. Bxa7 Nh3+ 27. Kh1 Nxg5 28. Rb1 (
28. Bd4 $142 Rh3+ 29. Rxh3 Nxh3 30. Rf1 (30. Kg2 $10 {Alterman,B}) 30... Re4
31. Kg2 (31. Rb1 Re7 32. Bf6 Re2 $10) 31... Ng5 $10) 28... Kg7 (28... Rxc3 $2 {
Alterman,B: is no good because of} 29. Rg1 $18) 29. Rh2 Kg6 30. Bd4 (30. Rxb7
$2 {Alterman,B: doesn't work because of} Re1+ 31. Bg1 Rg3 (31... Rxc3 32. a4
$10) 32. Rg2 Rh3+ (32... Rxc3 33. Rb6+ f6 34. Rf2 $10) 33. Rh2 Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2
Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Nxg1 $19) 30... f6 31. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e4 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8.
Nc3 e6 (8... c6 9. Be2 (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qb6 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. b3 (
13. d5 cxd5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Nf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. b3 O-O
19. bxc4 b4 20. c5 Qc7 21. Qc4 Bc3 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Nb3 Nd7 24. Rd1 $14 {
Kohlweyer,B-Mainka,G/Dortmund-B/1988/1-0 (61)}) 13... Bxh4 14. Nxh4 cxb3 15. d5
exd5 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Ncxb5 Bc6 20. Qxb3 Nf6 21. Nxf7
Rh7 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Qg3 Ne4 24. Qa3+ $36 {Knaak,R-Chekhov,V/Leipzig/1986/0.5 
(42)}) (9. d5 e6 10. Bf4 b4 11. dxe6 Qe7 12. Na4 {Krasenkov,M-Kharlov,A/
URS-ch58 (06)/1991/1-0 (12)}) 9... e6 10. O-O Nd7 (10... Nf6 11. Bg5 h6 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qa1 Nd7 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rd1 Nc5 18.
Nd4 Bd6 19. Nxb5 O-O 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Bxc4 Qb6 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. b4 Ne6 24. Qa5
$16 {Lputian,S-Semkov,S/Saint John op-2/1988/1-0 (42)}) 11. e5 Ne7 12. Bg5 Qb8
13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh4 c5 16. Ra1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19.
Nxb5 Nxe5 20. Qd1 Nd5 21. Nec3 Kd7 22. Bg3 Nd3 23. b3 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 $17 {
Gruenberg,HU-Deep Thought/Hannover (1)/1991/0-1 (47)}) (8... b4 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10.
Qxb4 Nb6 11. d5 e6 12. Qb5+ c6 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Be3 Nc8 15. Qxc4 Nd6 16. Qb3
Bxc6 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Qb6 Qxb6 19. Bxb6 Bb7 20. f3 f6 21. Nc4 Nc8 22. Bd4 Bb4
23. Nb6 Nxb6 24. Bxb6 $14 {Luyks,M-Pereira,A/Lisboa-ch (06)/1992/0.5 (43)}) 9.
Nxb5 (9. Bg5 f6 (9... Be7 10. Qa1 Nd7 11. Nxb5 Bxe4 12. Bf4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Bb4+
14. Ke2 e5 15. dxe5 Nc5 16. Qa8 Qxa8 17. Nxc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Kc6 19. Bg2 Ne7 20.
Ra1 Nd5 21. Be3 Nb3 22. Rd1 Rxa8 23. Rxd5 Ra2 24. f4 {Lazarev,V-Baburin,A/
Budapest Festival (7)/1991/0.5 (24)}) 10. Qa1 Nd7 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13.
Qxa8+ Kf7 14. Nd2 Ne7 15. Qxh8 Qa7 16. Be2 Qa1+ 17. Nd1 Nf8 18. e5 Qc1 19. O-O
Qxd2 20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bh5+ Neg6 22. Bxg6+ hxg6 23. Qh4 Be7 24. Qe4 $16 {
Gofstein,L-Donchenko,A/Belgorod GMA-qual/1989/1-0 (31)}) 9... Bxe4 10. Bxc4
Bb4+ (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Bb4+ (11... c6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Nc3 Qxd4 14. Qg3 Nd7
15. Rd1 Qe5 16. Bf4 Qa5 17. Bc7 Qa7 18. Ne4 Ngf6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 g6 21.
b4 Qa4 22. Re1 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. h4 {Lputian,S-Kaidanov,G/Irkutsk 36/458/
1983/1-0 (26)}) 12. Ke2 Ne7 13. Bf4 Ba5 14. Ra1 Bb6 15. Qb7 O-O 16. Bxc7 Bxc7
17. Qxc7 Nbc6 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 g5 20. g4 Kg7 21. Ke3 Ng6 22. Nc3 Nh4 23.
f3 Ng2+ 24. Kf2 $10 {Adler,J-Sulava,N/Budapest Spring op (3)/1990/0.5 (36)})
11. Ke2 $5 (11. Nc3 Nc6 12. O-O Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd4 14. Qb7 Bd6 15. Rd1 Nf5 16.
g4 Nh4 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bxh4 h5 20. Bg3 e5 21. gxh5 Rxh5 22. Ne4 g6
23. Nxd6 cxd6 {Krasenkov,M-Westerinen,H/Palma GMA-op (1)/1989/1-0 (24)}) 11...
Ne7 (11... Nc6 12. Bf4 Ba5 13. Qa4 $13) 12. Bf4 Ba5 13. Qa4 Nbc6 14. Nd2 (14.
Rd1 O-O $13) 14... Bd5 (14... Bxg2 15. Rg1 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bd5 17. Na7 $1 (17.
Nxc7+ Bxc7 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxc7 O-O $17) 17... Nge7 18. Bb5 $16) 15. Nb3 O-O
16. Nxa5 Nxa5 17. Bd3 (17. Bxd5 Nxd5) 17... c6 18. Nc7 Nb3 19. Rd1 c5 $1 20.
dxc5 (20. Nxd5 Nxd4+) 20... Nxc5 21. Qc2 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Felgaer, Ruben Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Qc2 $5 {Kortschnoj plays
this interesting move from time to time. It often requires from Black to
sacrifice even a second P to prevent White from finishing his development and
consolidating his [+] (as it happened in our game).} d6 $6 {Already this move
is inaccurate.} (6... Bg7 $142 7. e4 (7. Qxc5 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. Qc4 axb5 10.
Nxb5 Nbd7 11. e3 Bb7 12. Qc2 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Be2 Rfc8 15. Qb1 Nc5 16. O-O
Ba6 17. a4 Nxa4 18. Qd3 Nc7 19. Rxa4 Bxb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Qb3 Qa6 22. Bxb5
Qxb5 23. Qc2 {1/2,Sokolov,I-Khalifman,A/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 7... O-O (7...
axb5 8. Bxb5 O-O 9. O-O Ba6 10. Na3 Qb6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nc4 Nb4 13. Qe2 Qb5
14. a3 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bf4 Nc6 17. Bd6 Nh5 18. Rac1 Bh6 19. Rc3 Nd4 20.
Qd1 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Nf4 22. Kh1 $16 {Flear,G-Guidarelli,L/Bordeaux/2001/}) 8.
Nc3 Bb7 $5 9. a4 (9. Bf4 d6 10. Bc4 (10. a4 e6 $132) 10... axb5 11. Nxb5 Nbd7
12. O-O Nb6 13. Be2 $2 (13. Nd2 $142 $13) 13... Nxe4 $1 14. Qxe4 Ra4 15. Nfd4
Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Qf3 Nxd5 18. Bh6 Qa8 19. Qg3 Re8 $17 {Psakhis,L-Arbakov,
V/Irkutsk/1983/}) 9... e6 10. d6 axb5 11. Bxb5 Nc6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O Qb8
14. Be3 Qb4 15. Ne5 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxd7 Rfd8 18. Nxc5 Nxd6 19. Nd3 Qe4
{Bagirov,V-Glek,I/Tashkent/1984/} 20. Rfc1 Nf5 21. Nc5 Qb4 $11) 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Nc3 (8. a4 $5 O-O 9. Na3 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Bd3 axb5 12. axb5 Nbd7 13. O-O
Nh5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qc3+ e5 18. Nc4 $16 {Gutman,
L-Hertneck,G/Kirchheim act/1990/}) 8... O-O 9. a4 $1 {It's important to
reinforce the b5-outpost.} (9. Be2 $143 axb5 10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3
Nb6 13. Re1 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Qd7 15. Nc3 Rfb8 16. a4 {1/2,Sokolov,I-Georgiev,Kir/
Moscow olm/1994/} Ra6 $44) 9... axb5 (9... e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 (10... fxe6 11. Bg5
Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Bc4 $16 axb5 $6 14. Nxb5 Qc6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. e5 Qc6 17.
exf6 Rxf6 18. O-O Bb7 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Rxe6 Rxe6 21. Qxg6 Bc8 22. Bxh6 Ra7 23.
Ng5 {1-0,Zontakh,A-Pikula,D/Lazarevac/1999/}) 11. Be2 axb5 12. Bxb5 d5 13. O-O
$5 d4 14. Ne2 Na6 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Bd2 Qe8 17. e5 Ng4 18. Qc4 Nc7 19. Bxd7 Qxd7
20. Qxc5 Ne6 21. Qd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. b4 $16 {Dao Thien
Hai-Fogarasi,T/Budapest/1996/}) 10. Bxb5 Na6 11. O-O (11. h3 Nc7 12. Bc4 Ba6
13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. O-O Qa8 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. b3 e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19.
Rab1 Rc6 20. Rfd1 Bd4 21. Nf1 Bg7 22. Nb5 $1 Nxb5 23. axb5 Rcb6 24. b4 $16 {
Istratescu,A-Ermenkov,E/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 11... Nb4 12. Qe2 Ne8 (12... Ba6
13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Ra3 h6 15. Bf4 Kh7 16. Bxa6 (16. e5 $1 Bxb5 17. axb5 $16) 16...
Rxa6 17. Rd1 Qa8 18. e5 Nb6 19. exd6 exd6 20. Bxd6 Re8 21. Qb5 Nc2 22. Ra2 Nd4
$132 {Van Gisbergen,S-Erwich,F/NED-chT/2000/}) 13. h3 $146 {White denies
Black's Bc8 the g4-square.} ({But also strong was} 13. Bg5 Nc7 14. Bc4 Bg4 (
14... Ba6 15. Rac1 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Rb8 17. e5 $5 dxe5 18. Rfd1 Qd7 19. Qxc5 f6
20. Be3 Rfd8 21. a5 Nbxd5 22. a6 e6 23. a7 $16 {Hoffman,A-Giardelli,S/Pinamar/
2001/}) 15. Rfc1 h6 16. Bh4 Bh5 $5 17. Ra3 g5 18. Bg3 e6 19. dxe6 Nxe6 20. Nb5
Nd4 {Kopjonkin,G-Vajda,A/Erkelmem/1992/} 21. Nbxd4 $16) 13... Nc7 14. Bg5 $5 {
The Bb5 is important to plug the b-file and stop <<<=>.} h6 $1 (14... Nxb5 15.
axb5 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Bd7 17. Ra7 $16) 15. Bd2 Nc2 (15... Nxb5 16. Nxb5 $1 (16.
axb5 Bd7 $13) 16... Ba6 (16... Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bg7 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 $16)
17. Bc3 $14 {/+/-}) 16. Rac1 Nd4 (16... Nxb5 17. Nxb5 $16) 17. Nxd4 cxd4 $8 18.
Nb1 Nxb5 19. axb5 $14 {Although the Pb5 is vulnerable, it is a passed pawn and
controls c6.} Bd7 (19... f5 $5 {to get <=> was interesting.}) 20. Qd3 Qb6 21.
Na3 Rfb8 $2 {A serious tactical error, after which White consolidates his
extra P.} ({Necessary was} 21... Rab8 22. Rc6 $5 (22. Rc4 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Qxb5
24. b4 $14) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 $44) 22. Rc4 $1 $16 Qd8 (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Nxb5
Qxb5 24. Rc8+ $18) 23. Rb4 Rb6 (23... f5 $142 $16) 24. Nc2 Kh7 25. Nxd4 Bxd4
26. Qxd4 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Bxb5 {White has not only an extra P, but the ^- give
him good attacking chances. Kortschnoj will energetically decide the game in a
few moves.} 28. Qe3 $1 $18 (28. Rc1 Rc8 $16) 28... Qf8 (28... Bxf1 29. Qxh6+
Kg8 30. Bc3 f6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 (31... Kf8 $2 32. Bd2 $18) 32. Kxf1 $18) (28... g5
29. Rc1 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rg5,Rh6] ׻}) 29. Rc1 $40 Rb8 30. Rc7 Ba6 31. Ra7 Bc4
32. Qd4 Bb3 33. Bc3 {Only now, when White's R is active, the B occupies the
long /^. Black is more or less paralyzed.} Rc8 34. f4 $22 (34. e5 dxe5 (34...
Rc4 35. Qb6) 35. Qxe5 Rd8 36. Rxe7 Bxd5 37. b4 $18 {is already not enough for
White.}) 34... Bc2 35. e5 $1 Rd8 $6 (35... dxe5 36. Qxe5 Bb3 37. f5 $18 {->}) (
35... Bb3 36. f5 $1 gxf5 37. exd6 exd6 38. Qf6 Bxd5 39. Qxf5+ $18) 36. exd6 (
36. exd6 exd6 (36... Rxd6 37. Ra8 $1 $18) 37. Qf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 {Meines Erachtens kann Weiß
so nicht auf Vorteil hoffen. Er übt zwar starke Kontrolle über d5 aus, aber
das Feld d4 wird zur ewigen positionellen Schwäche. Ribli.} Bb4 {Ribli:
Schwarz muß so spielen, denn nach sofortigem 4...Bc5 verfügt Weiß über das
Scheinopfer 5.Nxe5.} (4... Bc5 {Ribli} 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8.
Qd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 $14 {Zwar sind seine Bauern schwach, aber der Weiße entfaltet
doch starken positionellen Druck.}) (4... Nd4 {Ribli}) (4... Be7 {Ribli} 5. d4
$14) 5. d3 d6 6. Be2 (6. g3 {Ribli} O-O (6... Bc5 7. Bg2 Nd4 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 9. h3
Be6 $11) 7. Bg2 a6 $11) 6... a6 {Ribli: Eine nützlicher Wartezug, der dem
schwarzen Läufer später a7 als Rückzugsfeld bietet.} (6... h6 $5) (6... Bg4 {
Ribli} 7. O-O h6 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Qd7 11. Bf3 O-O 12. g4 Bxc3
13. bxc3 Rfe8 14. Bg2 e4 15. Rb1 Rab8 16. d4 Na5 17. Qe2 Qc6 18. Rb4 d5 19. c5
b6 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Bd2 Qd7 22. h4 h5 23. g5 Ng4 24. f3 exf3 25. Qxf3 Rbd8 26.
g6 Nc4 {0-1 Hertneck,G-Kindermann,S/Garmisch 1994 (51)}) (6... O-O {Ribli} 7.
O-O (7. Bg5) 7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 (8... Ne7 9. c5 Ng6 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. Qc2 Bg4
12. Be3 Rfd8 13. d4 Re8 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nd7 16. c4 Nc5 17. Rab1 b6 18. Rb4
a6 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rb3 {1/2-1/2 Rohde,M-Tiviakov,S/New York PCA-op 1994 (28)}
) (8... b6 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Nc2 f5 11. exf5 Rxf5 12. Ne3 Rf8 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. f4
exf4 15. Bxf4 Nf6 16. Bf3 Bb7 17. Qd2 Nxd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Bg3
Nd8 {Lein,A-Baumgartner,H/WchS 1996/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 9. Ne1 a6 10. a4 Nd7 11. f4
exf4 12. Bxf4 Nc5 13. Nc2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne3 Bg6 16. d4 Ne6 17. Bg3 Qg5
18. Nd5 Ne7 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Bg4 Bf5 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bf3 c6 23. Qe2 Qd7 {
1/2-1/2 Ye Rongguang-Sokolov,I/Antwerpen op 1996 (28)}) 7. O-O Bc5 {Ribli:
Schwarz hat ein Tempo verloren (4...Bb4 / 7...Bc5), aber die starke Kontrolle
über das Feld d4 gibt ihm eine ausgeglichene Stellung.} 8. Be3 Nd4 (8... O-O {
Ribli} 9. d4 (9. Bxc5 dxc5 $15 {[%csl Yd4]}) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 $14 {Jetzt
verdient die weiße Stellung wegen des Raumvorteils leicht den Vorzug.}) 9. b4
Ba7 (9... Bb6 $5) (9... Bxb4 {Ribli} 10. Bxd4 (10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Nd5 Ba5 (11...
Bc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Nxe5 $14) 12. Bg5 $44 {[%cal Gg5d8]}) 10... exd4 11. Qa4+
Bd7 12. Qxb4 dxc3 13. Qxc3 $13) (9... Nxe2+ {Ribli} 10. Nxe2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 $14
{Weiß ist wegen des starken Bauernzentrums und der halboffenen f-Linie leicht
in Vorteil.}) 10. Nd5 Nxd5 (10... O-O {Ribli} 11. Bg5 $16) (10... c6 {Ribli}
11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Nxd4 exd4 (12... Bxd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. f4 $14) 13. Bd2 $14
{[%csl Ra7]}) 11. cxd5 {Ribli: Weiß verfügt über einen kleinen Raumvorteil und
die halboffene c-Linie.} O-O 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bf4 $14 (13. Bd2 {Ribli}) 13...
Bb6 {Ribli: Ein guter prophylaktischer Zug. Früher oder später muß Schwarz
seinen schwachen Bauern auf c7 decken.} 14. a4 a5 15. b5 {Jetzt ist der
Damenflügel blockiert und Weiß kann seine Bauernmehrheit am Königsflügel
mobilisieren.} Bd7 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bg3 {Weiß bereitet 18.f4 nebst 19.e5 oder
19.f5 und weiterem Raumgewinn vor.} (17. Rc4 $5 {/\Qa1,Rd4}) 17... f5 $11 18.
exf5 (18. f3 fxe4 19. fxe4 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Qg5 $11) (18. f4 $2 {Ribli} fxe4 19.
dxe4 d3+ $19 {[%cal Rb6g1]}) 18... Bxf5 19. Bf3 (19. Bg4 $6 {Ribli} Qd7 {
[%csl Rd5] Weiß muß Vorsicht walten lassen, denn sein Bauer d5 ist schwach.})
19... Re8 $15 20. Qc2 (20. Qd2 Bc5 $1 $15 (20... Qf6 {Ribli} 21. Rfe1 Qg6 {
[%cal Rg6d3]})) 20... Qg5 21. Be4 $2 (21. Kh1 $5 $15) 21... Bxe4 22. dxe4 h5
$17 23. Qd3 (23. f4 d3+ 24. Bf2 Qxf4 25. Qxd3 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qxe4 $17) (23. h4
Qxg3 24. fxg3 d3+ 25. Qf2 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rxe4 $17) (23. Kh1 h4 24. f4 Qe7 25.
Bf2 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27. Bxh4 d3 $17) 23... h4 24. f4 Qe7 25. Bf2 Qxe4 $17
26. Qh3 Qxf4 {Ribli: Schwarz hat zwei Mehrbauern, aber seine Königsstellung
ist ein wenig schwach.} (26... d3 {Ribli} 27. Bxb6 d2 (27... cxb6 $4 28. Rxc8
$18) 28. Rcd1 (28. Rc3 Qe1 29. Rd3 cxb6 $17) 28... cxb6 29. Rxd2 Qxa4 30. Qxh4
Qxb5 $15) 27. Kh1 (27. Bxh4 Qe3+ $19) 27... d3 $2 (27... Rf8 28. Bg1 Qe4 $19)
28. Bxh4 Qh6 (28... Qe4 $6 29. Rce1 Qxd5 30. Re7 Bd4 $8 (30... Rf8 $2 31. Bf6
$1 $18) (30... d2 $2 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Bf6+ Kf7 33. Bc3+ $18) (30... Qh5 31.
Bf6 Qxh3 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Rxc7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Rxb7+ Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kh8
37. Rg3+ $16) 31. Bf6 Bxf6 32. Rxf6 Rxe7 33. Qxc8+ Kh7 34. Qh3+ $11) (28... d2
$1 29. Rcd1 Qe3 30. Qg4 (30. Qd7 Rf8 31. Be7 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Ra8 $19) 30... Qe2
31. Qg6 Rf8 $19) (28... Qxa4 $19 {Ribli: Weiß hat zwei Minusbauern und 29.Qxd3
geht angesichts 29...Qxh4.}) 29. Qg4 d2 (29... Rb8 $17) (29... Be3 {Ribli} 30.
Rcd1 d2 (30... Rf8 31. Rf3 Rxf3 32. gxf3 Re8 33. Rxd3 Qf4 $15)) 30. Rcd1 Be3
31. Rf3 (31. Rf5 Qh7 32. Be7 Rxe7 33. Rh5 Qxh5 34. Qxh5 Bh6 $19) (31. Rf6 {
Ribli} Qh7 $15) 31... Rf8 $4 {Ribli: Ein schwerer Zeitnotfehler.} (31... Rb8
$142 32. Qd7 (32. Bf6 Qh7 33. Rh3 Bh6 $19) 32... Qxh4 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Rh3 Bh6
$1 35. Rxh4 Re1+ 36. Qf1 Rbe8 $1 $19) (31... Rb8 $15 {Ribli}) 32. Rh3 $4 (32.
Be7 $142 Bf4 (32... Rfe8 33. Rh3 Qf4 34. Qe6+ Qf7 35. Rh8+ $18) (32... Bb6 {
Ribli} 33. Rdf1 d1=Q (33... Rxf3 34. Qxc8+ Kh7 35. gxf3 $18) 34. Rxd1 $18) 33.
Rh3 Rce8 34. Rxh6 Bxh6 35. Qd7 Bg5 36. Qe6+ $18) 32... Rce8 33. Be7 Qf4 34.
Qe6+ Qf7 35. Rxe3 (35. Qxf7+ {Ribli} Rxf7 36. Rxe3 Rfxe7 $1 (36... Rexe7 $19)
37. Rxe7 Rxe7 $19) 35... Rxe7 $19 36. Qxf7+ Rfxf7 (36... Rfxf7 {Ribli} 37. Re6
Rxe6 38. dxe6 Rf2 39. Kg1 Re2 40. Kf1 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 dxe1=Q+ 42. Kxe1 Kf8 $19 {
Ribli: und das Bauernendspiel ist für Schwarz einfach gewonnen.}) 0-1

[Event "Merida m"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,Cu Tsesarsky} (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6
6. Qd1 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O Bg4 9. Nfd2 Bd7 10. Nb3 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Be3 a5
13. Nd4 (13. Nd2 {-> game Kortschnoj-Hernandez (7)}) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6
15. f3 Nd7 16. b3 Nc5 17. Rb1 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 e5 19. Qe3 Ne6 20. Bd3 Qg5 {
1/2-1/2 Panchenko,A-Sotnikov,I/RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 1... Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3
cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nb3 $5
{Hansen,Cu: One of Kortschnojs specialities. White has more space and so he
avoids to exchange pieces.} (10. Qd2 {Main line} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5
13. Rac1 Nd7 14. Be3 $1) 10... a5 (10... b6 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 11. Rc1 a5 12. Nd2
Bc8 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. f3 Nd7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 $132 {Vescovi,G-Nielsen,
PH/WchJM-U20 Buenos Aires 1992 (30)}) 11. Nd2 (11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. f3
Nd7 14. b3 Nc5 $11 {Panchenko,A-Sotnikov,I/RUS-ch Elista 1995}) 11... Nb4 (
11... Ne5 12. Nd5 (12. f3 Bc6 13. Rc1 Ned7 14. Nb3 a4 15. Nd4 Qa5 16. Qe1 Rfc8
17. Qf2 Nc5 18. Rc2 Nfd7 19. Rb1 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bf1 Rf8 22. Qh4 Rf7 23.
Nb5 Rc8 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Rcc1 Bd7 26. b4 axb3 27. axb3 Bf6 28. Qh6 Bg7 29. Qh4
Bf6 30. Qh6 {1/2-1/2 Nikolenko,O-Bojczuk,Z/Moscow5-B 1991}) 12... Nxd5 13. cxd5
Be8 14. a4 $14) (11... Ne8 $5 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 12. Nf3 (12. Rc1 Nd4 13. Nb3 Nxe2+
14. Qxe2 a4 15. Nd4 Nc7 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. h3 Rc8 18. Nf3 Bc6 19. c5 dxc5 20.
Bxc5 e6 21. Bd6 Qa7 22. Be5 Ne8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Ne5 Qa5 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. a3
Qe5 27. Qe3 Nd6 28. f4 Nc4 29. Qf2 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Nxa4 Rxa4 32. b3 Rxa3
33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. bxc4 Rc3 35. Rd4 h5 36. h4 Kf6 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. e5 f6 39.
exf6+ Kxf6 40. Re4 Kf5 41. Re5+ Kxf4 42. Rxe6 Rc2+ 43. Kg1 Rxc4 44. Rxg6 b5 45.
Rg5 b4 46. Rxh5 Kg3 47. Kf1 Rxh4 48. Rxh4 Kxh4 49. Ke2 {1/2-1/2 Cvetkovic,
S-Martinovic,S/JUG-chT Cetinje 1991}) 12... Nf6 13. h3 a4 14. a3 Qa5 (14... Be6
{Tsesarsky} 15. Ng5 Qa5 $10) 15. c5 Be6 16. cxd6 Rfd8 17. Bd2 exd6 (17... Bb3
18. Qe1 Qc5 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Bb5 $14) 18. Nd5 Qa7 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nb6 Bb3 21.
Qc1 Ra5 22. Nd2 d5 23. Nxb3 axb3 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Raxd5 26. Bc4 Nd4 27.
Bxd4 Rxd4 28. Bxb3 Qf4 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. Rad1 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Bxb2 {1/2-1/2
Cvetkovic,S-Jacimovic,D/JUG-sf Kladovo 1990}) (11... Bc8 $5 12. Rc1 (12. c5
dxc5 13. Bxc5 Be6 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Nd5 b5 17. Ncb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Qd6
19. Bxb5 Nb4 20. Bxa5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Qd2 Bc4 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rac1 Ra4
25. Qxd6 exd6 26. Bc7 Bxb2 27. Bxd6 {1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Vilela,J/Capablanca
mem-B 1991}) (12. f3 $5 {Tsesarsky}) 12... Nd7 {[%cal Gc6d4]} 13. Nb3 b6 14.
Nd4 (14. Qd2 {Tsesarsky}) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bh6 16. f4 (16. Rc2 {Tsesarsky}
Bb7 (16... e5 $6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Nc5 19. Rd2 Qg5 20. Rf3 Bb7 21. Rg3 Qe7
22. Rxd6 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nd5 $14) 17. f4 Nc5 $132) 16... Bb7 17. Be3 Nc5
18. b3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qd4 Bc6 21. f5 Bg7 (21... Bxe3+ {Tsesarsky} 22.
Qxe3 $44 {[%cal Gc1c3,Ge3h6,Yc3h3]}) 22. Qxb6 Qd7 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bg5 a4 25.
Qe3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra2 27. Rf2 Qe6 28. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V/Wijk
1990}) 12. f3 $14 {Simply and strong} (12. f4 Bc6 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. a3 Na6 15.
Bd3 Nac5 16. Bc2 a4 17. Qe1 Qa5 18. e5 dxe5 19. f5 Nf6 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 e4
22. Rh3 Nd3 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bd4 Rad8 26. Qe6+ {1-0 Gofshtein,
L-Smejkal,J/Prague 1993 (31)}) (12. a3 Na6 13. Rc1 Bc6 14. b3 Nd7 15. Qc2 Ndc5
16. Qb1 Nc7 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. Nf3 Ne6 21. c5 dxc5 22.
bxc5 Qc8 {Speelman,J-Adianto,U/London Lloyds 1994/0-1 (54)} (22... Qc8 {
Tsesarsky} 23. Bc4 Nd8 (23... Rd8 24. Bd5 Bc6 $10) 24. h3 Nc6 $10 {0-1
Speelman,J-Adianto,U/London Lloyds (09) ;EXP 43 1994 (54)})) 12... Na6 (12...
Bc6 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\Nf6-d7-c5}) 13. Kh1 (13. Qe1 $5 {[%cal Ge1f2] Tsesarsky})
13... Bc6 {Tsesarsky: After f2-f3 Bc6 is not effective} (13... Be6 {Tsesarsky})
14. Nb3 Nd7 (14... a4 $5 15. Nd4 a3 16. bxa3 Qa5 17. Ncb5 $14) 15. Nd4 {
[%csl Rb5] Hansen,Cu: Quite incredible. White has used four moves to get the N
back to the square where it came from - Nd4-b3-d2-b3-d4. He is now better
because black has used his extra tempi to weaken his own position - in
particular square b5} Ndc5 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Ndb5 {Tsesarsky: If you have space
advantage - don't change pieces!} Nac5 18. Rab1 $1 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b3,Gb3b4]}
Kh8 {Hansen,Cu: Blacks counterplay in this opening is often connected with
controlling the black squares - or some counterpush with pawns on the white
squares - b7-b5, d6-d5 or f7-f5. With the textmove black plans f7-f5. However
his centercontrol is not strong enough, and he lacks space to make his rooks
work properly.} 19. Bd1 {Hansen,Cu: In principal whites "bad bishop" - because
his centerpaws are on white. However after f7-f5 the diagonals a2-g8 or b1-h7
might open up a bright future for this B.} Qe8 (19... a4 20. b4 axb3 21. axb3
$14) 20. Bc2 f5 {Tsesarsky: Maybe better to stay passive and wait... for
Zeitnot (?)} 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Rbe1 {[%csl Rc5,Re6][%cal Gb5c7,Yc7e8,Yc7a8]}
Qf7 (22... f4 $2 23. Bxc5 {[%csl Re6]} Nxc5 24. Nc7 $16) 23. Nd5 Rab8 (23... f4
$2 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Qd3 Bf6 26. Rxe6 $18) (23... Rae8 $5) (23... a4 $5 {
Tsesarsky}) 24. Bb1 {Hansen,Cu: White rearly takes his time in this game.
First the mentioned N-manouvre. Now slowly brings this B into its decisive
position - and of course black helps a little...} Bxb5 $6 {Hansen,Cu: After
this whites earlier moves become even stronger and more sophisticated than
what was neccesary - the diagonal b1-h7 is opened.} (24... a4 {Tsesarsky}) 25.
cxb5 b6 26. a3 $1 $16 {[%cal Gb1a2,Ya2f7,Yb2b4]} f4 (26... Nb3 {Tsesarsky} 27.
Qf2 Nbd4 (27... Ned4 28. Nxe7 Rbe8 29. Nc6 $18) 28. Nxe7 $1 $18) 27. Bxc5 $6 (
27. Bg1 Be5 28. Ba2 Qg7 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nd7 31. Nxb6 Bc3 32. Qd1 Bxe1 33.
Rxe1 $16) 27... bxc5 28. Ba2 {[%cal Yd5c7]} Rb7 $2 (28... Nd4 29. Rxe7 Qh5 30.
Nxf4 (30. a4 Nf5 31. Rxg7 $44) 30... Qh6 31. g3 Nf5 32. Rxg7 Nxg7 $14) 29. Nc3
$18 Be5 30. Qd5 {[%cal Rd5e6,Rd5b7,Ya2c4,Ye6f7]} Nd8 31. Rxe5 {Tsesarsky:
Simple tactical solution.} dxe5 32. Qxd8 (32. Qxd8 Rxd8 33. Bxf7 Rd2 34. Rb1
$18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kortschnoj} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 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 (12. bxa5 $1 Rxa5 13.
Nb5 Qd7 14. Be3 Nd5 15. Bd2 Ra6 16. Qc2 Nb6 (16... Nd8 17. e4 Rc6 18. Qd1 Nb6
19. Be3 Nf7 20. d4 Ba2 21. Rb2 Bc4 22. Re1 Rd8 23. d5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rc4 25. Qb1
Nd6 26. Rb3 {Serper,G-Mainka,R/Vienna op (9)/1991/1-0 (44)}) 17. Be3 Bxa3 18.
Nxa3 Rxa3 19. Bxb6 cxb6 20. Rxb6 Rfa8 21. Rfb1 Ra2 22. Qd1 R8a7 23. Nd2 Qc7 24.
h3 R2a6 25. R6b2 Ra2 26. Rb6 {Csom,I-Mainka,R/Budapest Noviki-A (1)/1990/1-0 
(44)}) 12... Nd4 13. Ne1 $1 $146 (13. Nd2 Bd5 (13... Rb8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Nb3 a4
16. Na5 Nd6 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Nxa4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Ra8 20. Qd1 Nxb5 21. a4 Nd6 22.
Nxb7 Nxb7 23. Rxb7 Rfc8 24. Bb4 Bd8 25. a5 Bd5 26. Bxd5+ {Lima,D-Miralles,G/
Las Palmas/1989/1-0 (45)}) (13... c6 14. bxc6 bxc6 (14... Nxc6 15. Nc4 Nxc4 (
15... Ra6 16. Nxb6 Rxb6 17. Rxb6 Qxb6 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bb2 Qd7
21. f4 Bd5 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qc1 Bxg2 25. Qc5+ Qe7 26. Qf2+ {
Foisor,C-Luecke,N/Olot op (07)/1992/0.5 (50)}) 16. dxc4 Bxc4 17. Rxb7 Nd4 18.
e3 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Rc8 20. Nd5 Nc6 21. Rd7 Qxd7 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxd7 Nb4 24.
Bd2 Rcd8 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Be1 {Winants,L-Luecke,N/Nettetal (04)/1992/0.5 (50)})
15. e3 Nf5 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Na4 Rc8 18. Nc4 c5 19. Bd2 Nb4 20. axb4 cxb4 21.
Nab2 Nd6 22. Rfd1 Nb5 23. Ra1 f5 24. Be1 Bf6 25. Rdc1 e4 26. d4 {Sturua,
Z-Kakhiani,K/Tbilisi/1991/1-0 (33)}) (13... Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. e3 Be6 16.
exd4 Qxd4 17. Nde4 Rad8 18. b6 c6 19. Be3 Qxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22.
Nxc5 Rxc3 23. Nxe6 Re8 24. Nc7 Rd8 25. Rfd1 Rcd3 26. Rxd3 {Winants,L-Beikert,G/
French Tch/1992/1-0 (33)}) (13... Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. Qc2 a4 17.
Rfd1 Ra5 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. dxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Nxa4 Nd6 22. Nc3 Bxb5
23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rd1 Qg4 25. Bc3 Be7 26. a4 {Wedberg,T-Tiviakov,S/Haninge (09)
/1992/1-0 (37)}) 14. Nxd5 (14. e3 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne6 16. Nf3 Qd7 17. d4 exd4 18.
exd4 Kh8 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. d5 Nf8 21. Qd4 Rad8 22. Bb2 Nxd5 23. Rbd1 Nxc3 24.
Qxc3 Qxb5 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Rxe8 {Roos,C-Solozhenkin,E/Hyeres op/1992/0-1 (38)}
) 14... Nxd5 15. Bb2 (15. Bxd5+ Qxd5 16. a4 Bb4 17. Nb3 c6 18. e4 Qd7 19. Nxd4
exd4 20. Bd2 c5 21. Rc1 b6 22. f4 Rfe8 23. f5 Qf7 24. Bf4 Rac8 25. Qe2 Bc3 26.
g4 $17 {Ftacnik,L-Torre,E/Bacolod (8)/1991/1-0 (40)}) 15... a4 16. Bxd4 (16.
Ne4 Nxb5 17. Qc2 Bxa3 18. Qc4 c6 19. Nc3 Nbxc3 20. Bxc3 Rf7 21. Bd2 Qd6 22. f4
b5 23. fxe5 fxe5 24. Qa2 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 {Roesemann,R-Lingnau,C/
Dortmund op (6)/1991/0-1 (35)}) 16... exd4 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. Qc1 Bc5 19. Qc4
c6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ra1 Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Bb6 23. Qxd5+ cxd5 24. Ra2 Ba5 25. Kf1
Rab8 26. Rc1 {Sunye Neto,J-Hansen,LB/Novi Sad olm/1990/0.5 (35)}) (13. Nxd4
exd4 14. Na4 Bd5 (14... Ba2 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. Ra1 Bd5 17. Bxd5+ Qxd5 18. a4
Rad8 19. Qc2 Rfe8 20. Qa2 Bc5 21. Rd1 Kf7 22. Rd2 Ke6 23. Rc2 Qxa2 24. Raxa2
Kd5 25. Rc4 Re6 26. Kf1 {Foisor,C-Guzman Moneo,A/Zaragoza op/1992/1-0 (34)})
15. Bh3 Qe8 16. e4 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh5 19. Bg4 Qg6 20. Rbc1 Bd6 21.
Qd1 Qf7 22. Bc5 Rfd8 23. Re1 b6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Re3 f5 26. Bh5 {Contin,
D-Kharlov,A/Bern (2)/1992/0-1 (54)}) (13. Bb2 a4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne4 Ra5 16.
Nd2 Rxb5 17. Bxb7 Qd7 18. Ba1 Rxb1 19. Qxb1 Bxa3 20. Nf3 Rb8 21. Be4 c5 22. e3
Qc8 23. Nh4 Qd8 24. Qd1 g6 25. Qf3 f5 26. Bc6 {Blees,A-Yakovich,Y/Muenchen
op9293 (09)/1992/0.5 (63)}) 13... c6 (13... Bd5 $2 {Kortschnoj} 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bd2 a4 16. e3 Nb3 17. Rxb3 axb3 18. Qxb3 c6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. e4 $18) 14.
bxc6 Nxc6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxb7 (17. Qa4 $142 {Kortschnoj}) (17.
Rb5 $142 {Kortschnoj}) 17... a4 (17... Bxa3 18. Qa4 $14) (17... Bxa3 $5 $13 {
Kortschnoj}) 18. Rb5 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Nd4 (19... Bxa3 $2 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. Ra1 $16)
20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Qc2 (21. Qc1 Rfc8 $44) (21. Qa1 $1 {Kortschnoj}) 21... Kh8
22. Rb7 (22. Qa2 Qc3 23. Ra1 Rfb8 $44) 22... Bxa3 23. Ne3 Rfc8 24. Qa2 Bf8 25.
Nd5 Rab8 (25... Ra7 $1 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 26. Ne7 Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Rb3 28. e3 Qb4
29. Ra7 a3 30. Ra1 Rxd3 31. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj/Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1996.11.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 129]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4
e6 8. axb5 Nb6 {[%mdl 4] Ftacnik: Ein sehr populärer Zug in der modernen
Praxis, Schwarz will den Pc4 unterstützen.} (8... Bb4 9. Qc2 $14) 9. Be3 $5 {
[%mdl 32768]} (9. bxa6 Rxa6 10. Rxa6 Nxa6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 (13.
Na4 Qd5 14. Ne1 Qc6 $1 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. b3 cxb3 18. Qxb3 Bxf3 19.
Nxf3 Nb4 20. Ba3 Nd5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qa4+ Qd7 23. Qa8+ Qd8 24. Qc6+ Qd7 25.
Qa8+ {1/2-1/2 van Wely,L-Miles,A/ Matanzas 1995}) 13... O-O 14. Nd2 Qd7 15.
Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qc6 17. Qf3 Qxc4 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qf3 Rxb2 20. Ne4 Qd3 21.
h3 h6 22. Qg4 h5 23. Qf3 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 Sulava,N-Estrada Nieto,J/ Candas op 1996
(28)}) (9. Ng5 {Ftacnik} h6 10. Nge4 (10. Qh5 $2 g6 $17 (10... hxg5 $2 11. Qxh8
Qxd4 12. Be2 Qxe5 13. O-O $44 axb5 14. Rxa8 Nxa8 15. f4 $1 gxf4 16. Bxf4 Qc5+
17. Kh1 Nd7 18. Ne4 Qd4 19. Ng5 Nf6 20. Bf3 $1 Nb6 21. Bxc7 Qc5 22. Bxb6 Qxg5
23. Bd4 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Miles,A/ London PCA-Intel GP 1995 (40)}) 11. Qh3 $140
Qxd4 12. Nf3 Qd8 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rd1 N8d7 15. Ne4 Bxg5 16. Nfxg5 axb5 17. Nh7
$1 Rxh7 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. exf6 Nd5 $17) 10... Bb7 11. Qg4 axb5
12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxb5 Qd7 14. Nbc3 Nc6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Be2 Nc2+ 17. Kf1 Nd5
18. Bc1 Nxd4 19. Bxc4 Nb6 20. Ba2 Nf5 21. h4 Be7 22. Kg1 Qd4 $1 {0-1 Krasenkow,
M-Grabarczyk,M/ POL-ch 1996 (40)}) (9. Bg5 Be7 (9... Qd7 10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Rxa6
Nxa6 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3 Be7 16. b3 g4 17. Ne1 c5 18.
bxc4 cxd4 19. Nb5 h5 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Qc6 22. Qxd4 Rg8 23. Qf6 Nc8 24.
Bh4 Qxd6 25. c5 {1-0 Krallmann,M-Juergeleit,A/ NRW-II 9596/ 1996}) 10. Bxe7
Qxe7 11. bxa6 Rxa6 12. Rxa6 Bxa6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Nc6 15. Qb1 Rd8 16. Rd1
Bb7 17. Ne4 h6 $10 {Tukmakov,V-Miles,A/ Biel (rapid) 1995}) (9. Qc2 Bb7 $13 10.
Be2 Be7 11. O-O axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxb5 O-O 14. Rd1 Na6 15. Nc3 Nb4 16. Qb1
Qd7 17. Ne4 Qa4 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nexg5 Qc2 20. Qxc2 Nxc2 21. Rc1 Nb4 22. Nd2
Rd8 23. Nxc4 {Kramnik,V-Miles,A/ London PCA-Intel GP 1995/ 1/2-1/2 (66)}) (9.
Be2 Bb7 10. O-O (10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Rxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nd2 c5
(14... Qd7 $10 {Ftacnik}) 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4
Nb4 19. Bb6 Rc8 20. Be2 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. f4 Kf8 23. Ra1 Nd5 {Van Wely,
L-Miles,A/ London PCA-Intel GP 1995/ 0-1 (55)}) 10... axb5 (10... Be7 11. Be3
O-O 12. bxa6 Rxa6 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Ra3 16. Qb1 Nb4 17. Nb5 Ra2
18. Rfe1 Rxe2 19. Rxe2 Ba6 20. Rb2 Bxb5 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Ng5 Re8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8
24. Ne4 {Landa,K-Sulava,N/ Oberwart op 1996/ 1-0 (45)}) 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Nxb5
Be7 (12... Qd7 13. Na3 Bd5 14. Qc2 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Nc6 16. Rd1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxd4
18. Qe4 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qa4 20. Rd4 O-O 21. h3 Qa5 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,PH-Kumaran,
D/ Copenhagen KS 1996 (34)}) 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 O-O 15. Ba3 Nc6 16. Rc1 Nd5
17. g3 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Ncxe7 19. Ng5 Rb8 20. Qd3 Ng6 21. Rc5 {0-1 Rasmussen,
P-Pedersen,D/ DEN-ch qual 1996 (39)}) 9... Bb4 $6 (9... Bb7 $1 $11) (9... Be7
$2 10. Nd2 axb5 11. Rxa8 Nxa8 12. Nxb5 $16 {Chernin,A-Miles,A/ Biel (rapid)
1995}) 10. Nd2 axb5 $6 (10... Bxc3 {Ftacnik} 11. bxc3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Nxa8 13.
Nxc4 bxc4 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qxa8 $16) (10... Bb7 $5 {Ftacnik}) 11. Rxa8 Nxa8 12.
Qg4 Kf8 (12... O-O {Ftacnik} 13. Bh6 g6 14. Bxf8 $16) 13. Nxb5 Nb6 14. Nc3 {
Ftacnik: Die Schwäche von Pc4 ist unangenehmer als der exponierte Pd4.} Nc6 15.
Be2 $14 (15. Nxc4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nde7 $44 (16... f5 $1 {Ftacnik} 17. exf6 Nxf6))
15... h5 16. Qe4 (16. Qf4 $6 Nd5 $10) 16... Bb7 17. O-O g6 18. Bf3 (18. Rd1 Nd5
$10 19. Qc2 $2 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 $17) 18... Kg7 19. Qf4 Be7 (19... Na5 {Ftacnik
} 20. Nde4 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. e6 $40) 20. Rd1 Ba8 $4 (20... Nd5 $8 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qf3 Nb4 23. Nxc4 $4 (23. b3 Bc8 24. h3 $13) 23... Bc8 $17) 21. d5 $1
$16 {Ftacnik Important moment, white breaks through on the strongest square in
black's possesion! Ftacnik Ein wichtiger Moment, Weiss bricht auf dem
stärksten Feld von Schwarz durch!} g5 (21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Nxc4 $16 (
23. Nxc4 {Ftacnik} Nb4 24. e6 $40)) (21... exd5 {Ftacnik} 22. Bxb6 cxb6 23.
Bxd5 Rf8 24. Nxc4 $18) 22. Qg3 h4 23. Qg4 (23. Qh3 $142) 23... Nxe5 24. Bd4 Bf6
(24... f6 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. dxe6 $18) 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. dxe6 f5 (
26... Bxc3 $142 27. bxc3 (27. Ne4 Qe7 28. Nxg5 f5 29. Qxf5 Bf6 30. Nf7 Bxf3 31.
gxf3 Re8 32. Re1 Qxf7 $17) 27... Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Qf6 $14 (28... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 29.
Ne4 fxe6 30. Qg4 Kg6 31. Re1 e5 32. Nd2 Rf8 33. Nf3 Rf4 34. Rxe5 Rxg4 35. Rxe7
$16)) 27. Qxf5 Qf6 28. Qh3 (28. Qxf6+ {Ftacnik} Bxf6 (28... Kxf6 29. Bg4 $16)
29. h3 $16) 28... Bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 30. Qf5 Qf6 31. Qc5 $1 Kh6 (31... Rc8 {
Ftacnik} 32. Bxa8 Nxa8 33. Ne4 $18) 32. Qxc7 $18 {Ftacnik Despite exchange of
many pieces black's king remains dangerously exposed. Ftacnik Trotz des
Abtausches vieler Figuren bleibt der schwarze König gefährlich exponiert.} Nd5
(32... Qxe6 33. Ne4 Nd5 34. Qxc4 g4 (34... Rc8 35. Nxg5 Kxg5 36. Bxd5 $18) (
34... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 35. Nc5 $16) 35. Qc1+ $18) 33. Qxc4 Nf4 34. Ne4 Bxe4 35.
Qxe4 Re8 (35... Qxe6 36. Qxe6+ Nxe6 37. Rd6 Re8 38. Bg4 $18) (35... Nxe6 {
Ftacnik} 36. Rd6 Re8 (36... Qa1+ 37. Bd1) 37. h3 $18) 36. Bg4 Nxe6 37. Qc6 (37.
Rd6 Qa1+ 38. Bd1 Kg7 39. Rd7+) 37... Qg6 (37... Re7 38. Re1 $18) 38. Bf5 Qxf5 (
38... Qf7 {Ftacnik} 39. Re1 $18) 39. Qxe8 {Hecht [#]_|_ Kleinkunst: Pattwitz
wird mit Generalabtausch gekontert} g4 40. Re1 Ng5 41. Qh8+ Nh7 (41... Kg6 {
Ftacnik} 42. Qxh4 $18) 42. Qe5 Qg6 43. Qf4+ Kh5 44. h3 gxh3 45. Re5+ Ng5 46.
gxh3 Qf6 47. Qg4+ (47. Qxf6 $4 {-stalemate}) 47... Kg6 48. Rxg5+ Qxg5 49. f4 (
49. f4 {Ftacnik} Qxg4+ 50. hxg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Shirov Hecht} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bg2
Bg7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. h3 Qc8 11. g4 {Dieser Zug birgt Risiken, ist
aber sicher spielbar.} (11. Kh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Rd8 14. f4 Bxh3 15.
Rf2 Be6 16. e3 f5 {Das Opfer des Punktes e5 scheint mir unnötig.} (16... Bd5 $5
) 17. Bf3 Bd5 18. a4 Qe6 19. Qh1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd7 22. Bd2 Nf8 {
mit unklarer Lage (1-0 Goldin,A-Bologan,V/New York op 1993 (63)).}) 11... h5
12. f3 Nh7 (12... Nbd7 $11 {Shirov}) 13. gxh5 ({Besser gefällt mir} 13. Bf4 $5
{Scharfes, aber für Weiß nicht ungünstiges Spiel entsteht, wenn Schwarz sofort
die Initiative zu ergreifen versucht:} Nd7 (13... hxg4 14. hxg4 g5 15. Bh2 f6
16. Ng6 (16. Nd3 f5 17. Be5 fxg4 18. e4 $13) 16... Re8 17. Qd3 $13) 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. Qd2 $11 {führt zu einer ruhigeren, ausgeglichenen Stellung.}) 13...
gxh5 14. Kh2 Nd7 15. Nxd7 (15. f4 $1 $14 {Shirov} Nxe5 16. fxe5 f6 17. exf6
Nxf6 18. Bf4 $16) 15... Qxd7 16. Rg1 Kh8 17. e3 $6 {Diese plumpe Attacke gegen
den Bh5 auf Kosten des armen schwarzfeldrigen Läufers auf c1 ist mir
unverständlich.} (17. Bf4 {gefolgt von 18.Dd2 führt zu gleichem Spiel.}) 17...
Rg8 18. f4 (18. Bd2 $5) 18... Nf6 19. Qe1 (19. Bf3 {Shirov} Bh6 $1) (19. Ne2 {
Shirov} Bg4 $5 20. hxg4 (20. Qf1 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 Qf5 22. Bf3 Bh6 23. Bd2 Rxg1 24.
Rxg1 Rg8 $15) 20... Nxg4+ 21. Kg3 Bf6 $1 $40) 19... Bh6 20. Qh4 Rg7 21. Bd2 (
21. Ne2 {Shirov} Rag8 (21... Bf5 $5) 22. Bf3 Rxg1 23. Nxg1 Bf5 $1 24. Bxh5 Nxh5
25. Qxh5 Kg7 $1 $44) 21... Rag8 22. Ne2 Rh7 23. Bf1 (23. Bf3 Ng4+ (23... Bg4 $3
$17 {Shirov}) 24. Kh1 Bg7 25. Raf1 Bf6 26. Qe1 Bf5 {ist natürlich höchst
ungemütlich für Weiß.}) 23... Ne4 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Rd1 Bf5 (25... Bg4 $5 26.
Ba5 Bg7 27. Rc1 Bf6 28. Qe1 Bf5 $15) (25... Bg7 $5 $15) 26. Bg2 (26. Ng3 $5)
26... Qe6 27. Bxe4 $2 {Dazu hätte ich mich nicht ohne weiteres verstanden. Ich
sehe keine Einwendungen gegen} (27. Bc1 {gefolgt von Td1-g1.}) 27... Qxe4 28.
Rg1+ Rg7 29. Ng3 $6 {Danach geht Weiß ohne größeren Kampf unter. Mehr
Aussichten bot} (29. Qxh5 Qd3 (29... Qc2 30. Qxh6 Rxg1 31. Kxg1 Qxd2 32. Qg5+
Kf8 33. Qh6+ $11) 30. Be1 {bietet als einziges Möglichkeiten zum Widerstand:} (
30. Bc1 Rxg1 31. Kxg1 Qd1+ 32. Kf2 Bd3 $19) (30. Ng3 Bg4 31. Qxh6 (31. hxg4
Qxd2+ 32. Rg2 Qxe3 $19) 31... Bf3 $19) (30. Rxg7+ Bxg7 31. Bc3 (31. Bc1 Qc2 $19
) 31... Be4 {nebst Dd3xe3, und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 30... Bg6 {dürfte das
Stärkste sein:} (30... Qxe3 {scheitert an} 31. Ng3) (30... Bg4 31. Qxh6 Qxe2+
32. Rg2 Qxe1 33. Rxg4 (33. f5 f6 {bedeutet keine Verbesserung für Weiß.}) 33...
Rxg4 34. hxg4 Qe2+ 35. Kh1 Qxg4 36. Qxc6 Qh3+ 37. Kg1 Qxe3+ 38. Kg2 Qxd4 39.
Qc8+ Kg7 40. c6 {Der starke c-Bauer sollte dem Weißen das Remis verbürgen.}) (
30... Rxg1 31. Nxg1 Qxe3 32. Qxh6 ({Nach} 32. Qxf5 Qxe1 {kann Weiß seine
schwachen Bauern auf den schwarzen Feldern (d4, f4) nicht mehr ausreichend
verteidigen.}) 32... Qxe1 33. Qg5+ Bg6 34. Nf3 Qf2+ 35. Qg2 Qe3 36. Qg4 {
scheint mir auch nicht allzu gewinnträchtig für Schwarz zu sein.}) 31. Qf3 Qc2
32. b4 Bd3 33. Rg2 Be4 34. Rxg7+ Bxg7 35. Qf2 Qxa2 36. Nc3 Qxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Bc2 {
Schwarz hat vorzügliche Gewinnaussichten, zum Beispiel:} 38. Bh4 {Andernfalls
setzt Schwarz mit Lg7-f6 nebst e7-e6 und Lf6-d8 fort.} Kf8 39. Kg2 Ke8 {
und die Drohung a6-a5 b4xa5 b5-b4 (eventuell nach weiterer Vorbereitung mit
Ke8-d7, e7-e6 usw.) ist auf die Dauer kaum befriedigend zu parieren.}) 29...
Qc2 30. Rg2 (30. Qxh5 $1 {Shirov Kortschnoj} Qxd2+ 31. Rg2 Qxe3 32. Qxh6 Qf3 (
32... Qxd4 $4 33. Qxg7+) 33. Qh5 Be4 $1 34. Qxf3 Bxf3 35. Rg1 Kf8 $13) 30...
Be4 31. Nxe4 {Danach ist Weiß definitiv verloren, aber auch nach} (31. Rf2 Qb1
32. Re2 ({Nach} 32. Bc3 Kh7 {gibt es keine Verteidigung mehr gegen die Drohung
Tg7xg3.}) 32... Rg6 33. b4 Bg7 34. Re1 (34. Qxe7 Qd1 $19) 34... Qxa2 (34... Qc2
35. Nxe4 Qxe4 36. Qf2) 35. Nxe4 dxe4 36. Re2 Qb1 37. Be1 Qd3 38. Qxh5 Qd1 39.
h4 e6 {sind seine Tage gezählt.}) (31. Re2 Qd3 32. Rf2 Qb1 {kommt auf dasselbe
hinaus.}) 31... Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 dxe4 33. Qf2 Qxb2 34. Ba5 Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 {
[#] Hecht schlechter wL bei einem Minusbauern. Gewinnplan für Schwarz:
B-Durchbrauch e5 nachVorbereitung (Aktivierung des K nach f5 und des L nach h4)
} e6 36. Bd8 (36. Ke2 {Shirov} Kf8 37. Kd2 Ke8 $17) 36... Kg7 37. Ke2 Kg6 38.
Kd2 Kf5 39. Bc7 (39. Kc3 {Shirov} Bxf4 40. exf4 Kxf4 41. Kb4 e3 42. Ka5 Ke4 43.
Kb6 Kd5 $19) 39... Bg7 40. Kc3 Bf6 41. Kb4 ({Nach} 41. Kd2 Bh4 42. Ke2 (42. Kc2
Be1 43. Kd1 Bb4 $19) (42. Bd6 Bd8 $19) 42... Be7 (42... Bg3 {Hecht} 43. Kf1 f6
44. Ke2 e5 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Kd2 h4 47. Bd8 exd4 48. exd4 Ke6 49. Ke3 Kd5 50.
Ba5 Bh2 51. Bd8 Bg1+ 52. Ke2 Bxd4 53. Bxh4 Kxc5 $19) 43. Kd2 f6 44. Ke2 Bf8 45.
Kd2 e5 46. Bd6 Bg7 {dauert der Gewinnprozeß ein wenig länger, doch hat Weiß
mit einem Minusbauern und seinen weißfeldrigen Schwächen auf die Dauer
natürlich keine Rettungsaussichten.}) 41... Bh4 42. Ka5 Bf2 (42... Bf2 {Hecht}
43. Kxa6 (43. Kb6 Bxe3 44. Kxc6 Bd2 45. Kd7 e3 46. c6 e2 47. Be5 e1=Q 48. c7
Qc1 49. c8=Q Qxc8+ 50. Kxc8 Bxf4 $19) 43... Bxe3 44. Ba5 $132 {[%csl Rb5,Rc6,
Rd4,Rf4][%cal Gc5c8,Ga2a8,Rf7f1,Re4e1] [#] Hecht Gesucht wird ein
überzeugender Gewinn für Schwarz. Beispiele: (Variante B riecht nach Gewinn.
Bitte prüfen!)} (44. Kb7 {Shirov} Bd2 $19) 44... Bc1 $6 (44... e5 $6 45. d5
Bxc5 46. dxc6 Bd6 47. fxe5 Bxe5 48. c7 Bxc7 49. Bxc7 e3 50. Kxb5 Ke4 51. a4 e2
52. Bg3 f5 53. a5 f4 54. Bh4 f3 55. a6 Ke3 $14) (44... Bxd4 $5 45. Kb6 Kxf4 46.
Kxc6 e3 47. Kxb5 Ke4 48. c6 Be5 49. c7 (49. a4 f5 50. Be1 f4 51. a5 f3 52. a6
f2 $19) 49... Bxc7 50. Bxc7 f5 51. a4 f4 52. a5 f3 53. a6 f2 54. a7 f1=Q+ $19)
45. Kb6 e3 46. Be1 Bd2 47. Bg3 e2 48. Kxc6 e1=Q 49. Bxe1 Bxe1 50. Kxb5 Bg3 51.
a4 Bxf4 52. a5 Bb8 53. a6 $18 {verkehrte Welt}) 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Qb3
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Re8 12. a3 $5 {<-> d} (12. Bd3 c6 {
/\ Nd7-f8-e6} (12... Nc6 $5 13. O-O (13. Qxd5 Bxd4 $10) 13... Na5 14. Qc2 c5) (
12... c5 $5 13. dxc5 Nd7 {Kasparov-Beliavsky/Tbilisi URS-ch46/1-0/42/})) 12...
c6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O g6 15. Rfe1 (15. e4 c5 $1 16. exd5 cxd4 17. Ne4 Nc5 $1
18. Nxc5 Bxd5) 15... Nf8 16. Bb1 (16. e4 Ne6 17. e5 Bg7) 16... Ne6 17. Ba2 $1
Qc7 $1 {/\ 18... Rd8 (>< d5)} 18. Qa4 {/\ 19.e4 Rad8 20.ed cd 21.Bd5} Rad8 19.
b4 (19. e4 Qb8) 19... Qb8 20. Qc2 {/\ 21.b5} Qc7 $1 21. Bb3 Bg7 $6 (21... c5 $1
22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 cxb4) 22. Qa2 $1 {/\ e4, b5  >< d5} a6 (
22... c5 $2 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 cxd4 25. exd4 Nxd4 $1 26. Rxe8+ $1 Rxe8 27.
Nxd4 Bxd4 28. Qb1 Qf4 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qc2 {+/-/+-}) 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Na4 {
>< b6, /\ Nb2-d3} Qa7 $1 25. Nc3 (25. Nb2 c5 $1) 25... Qb8 26. Rb1 {/\ a4, b5}
Qd6 27. Rbd1 $6 (27. Na4 c5 $1 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. bxc5 Nxc5 30. Nxc5 Qxc5 31.
Ba4 Re7) (27. Red1 $1) 27... a5 $1 28. bxa5 (28. b5 c5 $1 29. dxc5 Qxc5 30.
Nxd5 a4 31. Bc4 Rc8 32. Bf1 Nc7 33. Nxc7 Rxc7 $44) 28... bxa5 {/\ Ba6, Rb8,
Reb8; Bf8} 29. e4 a4 {?!?} (29... dxe4 {>=} 30. Nxe4 (30. Rxe4 $6 c5 $1 31.
Bxe6 (31. d5 Bxc3 (31... Nd4 $1 $15) 32. dxe6 Qxd1+ 33. Re1 $1 (33. Bxd1 Rxd1+
34. Re1 Rxe1+ $1 35. Nxe1 Rxe6 $15) 33... Bxf3 $1 34. exf7+ Kg7 35. fxe8=Q Rxe8
36. Rxd1 Bxd1 37. f3 $1 (37. h3 $2 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Be5+ 39. g3 Bf3 $19) 37... Re1+
38. Kf2 Re2+ $10) 31... Bxe4 (31... fxe6 32. dxc5 Qxd1+ 33. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 34. Re1
Bxf3 35. Rxd1 Bxd1 36. Qd2 $1 Ba4 37. Qxa5 Rb8) (31... Rxe6 {>=} 32. Rxe6 fxe6
33. Re1 Kh7 34. Rxe6 Qf4) 32. Bxf7+ Kh7 33. Bxe8 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Rxe8 35. Ne4 Qf8
$1 (35... Qf4 $2 36. Qe2) 36. Kg2 cxd4 37. Rb1 $13) 30... Qf4 31. d5 $1 (31.
Re3 $6 c5 $1 (31... Nxd4 $2 32. Nxd4 Bxd4 33. g3 $1 Qf5 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Bxf7+
$1 Qxf7 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Rxe8+ Kg7 38. Qe2 $1) 32. g3 Qf5 $15) (31. Nc5 Nxc5
32. dxc5 Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Bc8 {^^ +/=/+/-}) 31... cxd5 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Nd4
$5 34. Nxd4 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. Nf6+ $10) 30. Bxa4 $1 (30. Nxa4 $2 dxe4 31.
Rxe4 c5 $1 32. d5 (32. Bxe6 fxe6) 32... Nd4) 30... dxe4 31. Nxe4 (31. Rxe4 $2
Nxd4 32. Nxd4 Bxd4) 31... Qf4 32. d5 $1 Nd4 $5 (32... Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5 34.
Nf6+ $1 (34. Bxe8 dxe4 35. Nd2 Bc3 $1 36. Re3 Bd4 $17) 34... Bxf6 35. Bxe8 Bc3
36. Re3 d4 37. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 (37... Qxf7 38. Rxe6 Be4 39. Ne5) 38. Qxe6 dxe3 39.
Qxg6+ Kf8 40. Qg8+ Ke7 41. Qe8+ Kf6 42. fxe3 $18) 33. Nxd4 Rxe4 34. Bxc6 $2 (
34. dxc6 $2 Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Qxd4 36. cxb7 Qxa4 $19) (34. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 35. Bxc6
Rb8 {+/-/+-}) 34... Bxd4 35. Bxb7 Rb8 (35... Rxe1+ $6 36. Rxe1 Rb8 37. g3 $1
Qf3 38. Qd2 $1 Bc5 39. Bc6 Bxa3 40. Qxh6) 36. Rxe4 (36. g3 $2 Qf3 $1 $19) 36...
Qxe4 37. Qb1 (37. Qb3 Qe2 38. Rf1 Qe7 $1 39. Qd3 (39. Rb1 Qe2 40. Qf3 $2 Rxb7
$1) 39... Bc5 40. Bc6 Rb2 41. Qf3 (41. a4 Rxf2 $1) 41... Bxa3 $44) 37... Qf4
38. d6 (38. Qc2 Be5 $1 (38... Rxb7 $2 39. Qc8+ $18) (38... Kg7 $2 39. Rb1 {
+/-/+-}) 39. g3 Qf3 40. Rd3 (40. Bc6 Rb2 41. d6 Qxa3 $1 42. Qe4 Qc5 $10) (40.
Re1 Qxa3 $1 41. Bc6 Qd6 {+/=/= vgl. Kortschnoj-Karpov(15)/WM Meran/1981/1/2/40/
}) 40... Qe4 41. Ba6 (41. Bc6 Qe1+ 42. Kg2 Rb1 $40) 41... Rb2 (41... Qe1+ 42.
Kg2 Rb1 43. Re3 $1) 42. Qd1 (42. Qc8+ $6 Kg7 43. Re3 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 (44. Bf1 Bd4
45. Rf3 Qe1) 44... Bd4 45. Re2 Rxe2 46. Bxe2 Qe1) 42... Re2 $1 43. f3 $1 (43.
Kf1 $2 Bd4 $3 (43... Ra2 44. Qf3 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Qe1 46. Re3 $16) 44. Rxd4 (44.
Re3 Rxf2+ 45. Kxf2 Bxe3+ 46. Kf1 Bc5 {=/+/-/+ >< K}) 44... Qf3 45. Qxe2 $2 (45.
Rf4 Rxf2+ 46. Ke1 Qh1+ 47. Kxf2 Qxd1 $17) 45... Qh1#) 43... Bd4+ $1 (43... Re1+
$2 44. Kg2 Re2+ 45. Kf1) 44. Kh1 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Re2+ 46. Kh3 Qf5+ 47. g4 Qe5 48.
f4 Re3+ (48... Qe4 $6 49. Rg3 Rf2 50. d6 $1) 49. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 50. Kg2 Qf2+ 51.
Kh1 Qxf4 $10) 38... Qxd6 $1 39. g3 Rxb7 $1 (39... Qc5 40. Qe4 (40. Rd2 $2 Rxb7
$1) (40. Rf1 $2 Qa7) 40... Bxf2+ 41. Kg2 $16) (39... Qd7 $2 40. Kg2 Rxb7 41.
Rxd4) 40. Qxb7 Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Qxd1 42. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Ba6 8.
g3 (8. e3 d6 9. Bd3 (9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O (11. b4 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8
13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. Rc1 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. O-O Nxg3 19.
hxg3 e4 $8 20. Bxe4 Bxc4 21. Qb2 b5 $10 {Lautier,J-Korchnoi,V/SUI-cht/1994/0:1/
39/}) 11... Rc8 12. b3 h6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Qb2 Bb7 15. Nd2 g5 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. f3
Nxg3 18. hxg3 f5 19. Rad1 Qg7 20. Rfe1 h5 21. Qa1 h4 22. Nf1 g4 {Arlandi,
E-Mantovani,R/ch-ITA Mantova (07) 1996/0-1 (47)}) 9... Nbd7 10. Ne2 (10. Nf3)
10... c5 11. Qb3 (11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Qb3 e5 15. Qa4 Bb7
16. Bf5 g5 17. Bg3 Rc7 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Nc3 a6 20. Rfe1 Re8 21. Qb3 Qf8 22.
dxe5 dxe5 23. Na4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nc3 Bc6 26. Nxb5 {1-0 Hoang Th
Trang-Kachiani_Gersinska Ketino/Olympiad (w) Yerevan (Armenia) (7) 1996 (43)})
(11. b4 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 e5 15. Rc1 (15. b5 Bb7 16. O-O e4
$5 17. Bb1 Qc7 18. Ba2 d5 19. Qa4 Qb8 (19... dxc4 $6 20. Bg3 Qd8 21. Qxa7 Bd5
22. Nc3 Ra8 23. Qc7 $16) 20. Bg3 Qa8 21. Nc3 (21. Rac1 $5 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Bd5 23.
Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Rc6 Ne7 25. Rfc1 $6 Nxc6 26. bxc6 Nf6 $17) 21... Rfe8 {1/2-1/2
Baburin,A-Rozentalis,E/Copenhagen op Chekhov 1996 (31)}) 15... e4 16. Bb1 $6 (
16. Bxe4 $5 g5 17. Bf3 d5 18. b5 Bb7 19. Bg3 Re8 20. Qb2 Ba8 21. h4 $14) 16...
d5 17. b5 $1 (17. cxd5 Rxc1+ 18. Nxc1 Qc8 $1 19. Ne2 Bc4 20. Qc2 Bd3 21. Qb3
Bc4 $10) 17... dxc4 (17... Bb7 18. O-O dxc4 19. Rxc4 Bd5 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 $15) 18.
Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 Bb7 20. O-O Qa8 {1-0 Vera,R-Izeta,F/Leon-B Tsesarsky 1996 
(38)} (20... e3 $2 21. fxe3 Qe7 22. Qb3 Re8 23. Bf2 Ne4 24. Ba2 $16)) (11. dxc5
Nxc5 12. Bc2 Rc8 13. Qd4 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. b3 b5 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. cxb5 Bxb5
$15 {Azmaiparashvili,Z-Korchnoi,V/Moscow PSA 25'/1995/0,5/62/}) 11... Qc8 12.
Rc1 Qb7 13. O-O cxd4 14. exd4 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Nc3 N7f6 18.
Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. d5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qe2
24. Qd4 Qe7 25. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi Ennio-Hellsten Johan/Olympiad Yerevan 
(Armenia) (2) 1996}) (8. Nf3 $5 c5 (8... d6 $5 9. e3 (9. e4 {- 64/(490)}) 9...
Nbd7 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O h6 (11... Rc8 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qe7
15. Rad1 Qe4 16. Qb3 Rfe8 17. Bf4 c4 18. Qa4 Nc5 19. Qxa7 Nd3 20. Qxb6 Nxd5 {
Bacrot,E-Kortchnoi,V/Cannes mT (01) 1996/0-1 (50)}) 12. Bh4 cxd4 (12... Rc8 $5
{/\ 13...cd4 14.ed4 b5} 13. d5 $5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 $14) 13. exd4 Rc8
14. b3 $6 (14. Qb4 $1 e5 15. Nd2 exd4 16. Qxd6 Nc5 17. Qxd8 Rcxd8 18. Bf5 $14)
14... b5 $1 $10 15. Nd2 Rc6 (15... bxc4 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 d5 18. Qb3 dxc4
19. Bxc4 Nb6 $10) 16. Qb2 bxc4 17. bxc4 (17. Nxc4 $2 d5 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5
Bxd3 20. exf6 g5 21. Rfd1 Bc2 22. Rd2 gxh4 23. Rc1 d4 $1 $17) (17. Bxc4 $5 Bxc4
18. Nxc4 $13) 17... Qc7 18. Rfc1 Rc8 (18... Rb8 $142) 19. Bf1 $1 e5 (19... d5
20. c5) 20. Re1 $1 Qb6 (20... Re8 $5) 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. c5 $1 $14 {1-0 Sokolov,
I-Kortchnoi,V/Antwerpen 64/490 1995 (43)}) 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Qa5
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. b4 cxb4 14. Qxf6 bxa3+ 15. Ke2 Qc5 16. Rhc1 Qe7 17. Qxe7 Nxe7
18. Rxa3 $16 {Hansen,L-Farago,I/Denmark/1990/1|0/31/}) 8... d5 $1 {Black has
to finish his development first,and will be logical to open position on the
centre.White's dreams about comfortable development ,like Catalon opening Bg2,
Nf3 ,0-0 -" Go to the window".} 9. b3 h6 (9... Ne4 10. Bxd8 Nxc3 11. Be7 Re8
12. Bb4 Ne4 13. Bg2 $14) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bg2 c5 $1 {Opened all lines and
diagonals} 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 (13. Bxd5 Nc6 (13... cxd4 $2 {would be great
except for} 14. Qf3 Qxf3 15. Nxf3 $18) 14. Rc1 (14. Qf3 Nxd4 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16.
Bxa8 Nc2+ 17. Kd2 Nxa1 $19) 14... Rad8 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. f3 Rfe8 {With
decisive attack for Black.}) 13... cxd4 14. Qf3 Nd7 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. Nf3 d3
17. exd3 Bxd3 18. Nd4 (18. Kd2 Be4 $17) 18... Rfc8 $17 {Resault of strong play
in the opening,Black has a pawn up in the endgame,but to win this position not
so easy.} 19. Kd2 Ba6 20. Rxc8+ (20. f3 $5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.
Ke3) 20... Rxc8 21. f3 Kf8 22. Bh3 Rc5 23. Re1 g6 (23... Bc8 24. Bf1 $17) 24.
Re5 Bc8 25. Bf1 Bd7 26. Bd3 Rc8 27. Re1 Ng8 $1 {Black need eliminating the
strong knight on d4.} 28. Ba6 Rc7 29. Bd3 Ne7 30. Re2 Nc6 31. Nxc6 (31. Nb5 Rc8
) 31... Bxc6 32. Re1 (32. Kc3 d4+ 33. Kxd4 Bxf3 $17) 32... Bb7 33. f4 d4 34.
Bc4 (34. Be4 Bxe4 35. Rxe4 Rc3 36. Rxd4 Rxb3 $19) 34... Bc6 35. f5 (35. Ba6 Bd5
) 35... gxf5 36. Re5 Be4 37. a4 (37. Bd3 Bxd3 38. Kxd3 Rc3+ 39. Kxd4 Rxb3 $19)
37... Rc5 $19 38. Rxc5 bxc5 39. a5 Ke7 40. a6 f6 41. Ke2 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +2-1"]
[Site "Ciocco"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Mednis,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 ({Partie zu Variante 6.e3:} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O {Adams,M-Seirawan,Y/ Wijk
aan Zee1991}) ({Partie zu Variante 6.e3:} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3
Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O {Ivanov,I-Dlugy,M/
US National Open 1989}) ({Partie zu Variante 6.g3:} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3
e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. d4 O-O {
Sirotanovic-Ruban/ Bela Crkva 1989}) 1... Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c5 {
[%mdl 5] Schwarz führt diesen befreienden Vorstoss bereits im 4.Zug aus, doch
das Damengambit ist eine sehr starke Eröffnung. Den Ausgleich hat Schwarz
damit noch lange nicht erreicht.} 5. cxd5 {Das ist ganz klar die kritische
Variante. Andere Fortsetzungen bereiten dem Nachziehenden wenig
Schwierigkeiten.} ({Weiss kann natürlich auch eine Symmetriesituation
anstreben, in der er am Zug ist, und} 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 {spielen. Doch das
bietet nicht so gute Aussichten auf Vorteil wie der Tausch auf d5.}) (5. Bg5
cxd4 6. Qxd4 (6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. Nd5 Be7) 6... Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qh4
dxc4 9. Rd1 $1 Bd7 10. e3 Be7 $11 {Pachman}) 5... Nxd5 {Schwarz verfügt über
drei Antworten. Jede von ihnen hat deutliche Schattenseiten.  Zur
Tarrasch-Verteidigung gelangen wir, wenn Schwarz mit dem Bauern wiedernimmt.
Damit willigt er in einen Einzelbauern auf d5 ein und hofft, dass sein
Einfluss im Zentrum dafür genügend Gegenchancen bietet. Nach 5...Nxd5 sprechen
wir von der "Halb-Tarrasch- oder Semi-Tarrasch-Verteidigung", weil Schwarz den
von Tarrasch geforderten frühen Gegenstoss c7-c5 ausführt, aber dann von der
Grundidee abweicht und den Einzelbauern vermeidet. Er nimmt dafür einen klaren
Nachteil in Kauf: Schwarz hat deutlich weniger Einfluss in der Mitte als in
der Tarrasch-Verteidigung. Schwarz ist nicht nur im Zentrum unterlegen, ihm
fehlt dafür auch ein Gegenwert. In letzter Zeit (1995) hat die
Halb-Tarrasch-Variante an Beliebtheit im internationalen Schachgeschehen
langsam aber sicher eingebüßt. Grossmeister wählen bei der Suche nach einer
soliden Methode im Abgelehnten Damengambit lieber die orthodoxen Varianten 
(ohne 3. oder 4...c5, mit 3...Nf3 und baldigem ...Be7) als die
Halb-Tarrasch-Spielweise. Die Orthodoxe Verteidigung gibt Schwarz mehr
Kontrolle im Zentrum und bietet nicht geringere Ausgleichs- oder Gewinnchancen
als Halb-Tarrasch.} ({Der Vollständigkeit halber erwähne ich, dass} 5... cxd4 {
"spielbar", aber mit Vorsicht zu genießen ist. Die Stellungen nach} 6. Qxd4
Nxd5 ({oder} 6... exd5 7. e4 $1) 7. e4 {sind schwierig zu behandeln, und es
gibt keinen besonderen Grund, warum Schwarz sie anstreben sollte.}) (5... exd5
{führt zur Tarrasch-Verteidigung.} 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5) 6.
e4 {Warum nicht? Schwarz hat dem Gegner erlaubt, kostenlos ein starkes
Bauernzentrum aufzubauen, und es gibt keinen theoretischen Grund, warum Weiss
diesen Weg nicht einschlagen sollte. Dennoch hat dieser dem Thema am ehesten
entsprechende Plan nie den Beliebtheitsgrad erreicht, den er verdient. Dafür
gibt es zwei Gründe, einen schachlichen und einen, der den "Spielprozess"
betrifft. Zum ersteren ist zu sagen, dass Weiss ausserordentlich genau und
kraftvoll agieren muss, wenn er den vereinzelten d-Bauern, der sich bald auf
d5 ergeben wird, zu einem Plusfaktor machen will. Offenbar wollen sich viele
Spieler nicht gern freiwillig einer solchen Herausfordrung stellen. Die beiden
vollgültigen Alternativen, die in der Spielpraxis häufiger vorkommen, sind:} (
6. e3 {mit der gebräuchlichen Folge} Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O {
Damit ist eine typische Stellung mit dem vereinzelten d-Bauer auf der 4.Reihe
und allen leichten Figuren noch auf dem Brett. Das erhöht die Elastizität des
weissen Spiels und vermindert das Risiko: anders als in der 6.e4-Variante
erhält Schwarz keine Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel. Der zuvor erwähnte Grund,
der mit dem "Spielprozess" zusammenhängt, betrifft die Zugreihenfolge. Was die
Varianten nach 6.e3 angeht, so ergeben sich 50% der Stellungen aus dem
Panow-Angriff gegen die Caro-Kann-Verteidigung (siehe oben Partie
Adams-Seirawan). Ausserdem kommt eine beträchtliche Anzahl über die Englische
Partie zustande, wenn Schwarz frühzeitig c7-c5 und Weiss e2-e3 gezogen haben 
(siehe oben Partie Ivanov-Dlugy).}) (6. g3 {wobei die thematische Stellung
nach den Zügen} Nc6 ({oder} 6... cxd4 7. Nxd5 exd5 $5 {Pachman}) 7. Bg2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O {entsteht. Weiss hat dann die Wahl, selbst gegen einen vereinzelten
d-Bauern zu spielen mittels} 9. Nxd5 exd5 {oder eine starke Mitte anzustreben,
indem er nun doch den Zentrumsvorstoss 9.e4 wagt. Auch diese beiden Pläne sind
Spielern von geschlossenen Systemen durchaus geläufig. Die nach 6.g3
angegebene Stellung der Hauptvariante ergibt sich meistens aus einer anderen
Zugfolge als der "offiziellen". Tatsächlich werden die Stellungen nach dem 8.
Zug und nach 9.Nxd5 exd5 üblicherweise erreicht, indem Weiss in der Englischen
Eröffnung frühzeitig g2-g3 zieht und erst später (d2) d3-d4. Ein
charakteristisches Beispiel ist die oben angegebene Partie Sirotanovic-Ruban.})
6... Nxc3 {Der einzig richtige Zug. Obgleich damit das weisse Zentrum durch
Überführung des Bauern b2 nach c3 gestärkt wird, sind die mit dem Tausch
verbundenen Pluspunkte wichtiger: Schwarz verliert keine Zeit mit einem
Rückzug, und der Abtausch der Leichtfiguren verringert die einengende Wirkung
des breiten weissen Bauernzentrums.} 7. bxc3 cxd4 {Wieder mit dem thematischen
Ziel, Leichtfiguren zu tauschen, hier die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer. Alles
andere ist deutlich schwächer, zum Beispiel:} (7... Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nd7
10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Rd1 a6 12. a4 b6 13. d5 {und Schwarz hat keinen Gegenwert für
den beträchtlichen Zentrumsvorteil des Weissen in Gligoric,S-Sanchez,L/
Saltsjobaden Interzonal 1952}) 8. cxd4 Bb4+ {An dieser Stelle hat Schwarz eine
echte Wahl.} ({Er kann zuerst} 8... Nc6 {spielen und nach} 9. Bc4 {das
taktische} b5 {[%csl Rb5,Re1][%cal Yd8a5] Vordringlich für Weiss ist, seinen
d-Bauern beweglich zu lassen. Deshalb ist} 10. Be2 $1 {richtig (und nicht die
Selbstverstellung 10.Bd3).} ({In der 9.WM-Partie in Reykjavik 1972 erreichte
Fischer gegen Spassky nach} 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 a6 13. a4 O-O {
leichten Ausgleich,denn} 14. axb5 {würde mit} Nxd4 {beantwortet werden.}) {
Ein ausgezeichnetes Vorbild ist folgende Partie:} 10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qa5 12. d5
$1 (12. Rb1 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 a6 $11 {Petrosian-Kortschnoj/ Candidates Ciocco (Rd
2) 1977}) 12... exd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. O-O Bxd2 15. Nxd2 O-O 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. Bf3
Nf5 18. Rc1 Nd6 19. Qd4 Qb6 (19... Qf6 $5) 20. Qf4 $1 {Weiss hat
beträchtlichen Raumvorteil, und sein d-Bauer ist weit gefährlicher als ein
möglicher Freibauer von Schwarz am Damenflügel in Jussupow,A-Ribli,Z/
Kandidatenturnier Montpellier 1985}) 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O {[%mdl 32] Die
Bauernformation im Zentrum ist geklärt und je zwei Leichtfiguren sind
abgetauscht. Was Sie nun sehen ist das, womit beide Seiten fertig werden
müssen: der Startpunkt der kritischen, wesentlichen Varianten des
Halb-Tarrasch-Komplexes. Betrachten wir die strategischen Themen für beide
Seiten. WEISS zielt darauf, den d-Bauern wirkungsvoll vorzurücken, zunächst
nach d5. Dort wird er sich im schwarzen Lager befinden und die Rolle eines
Freibauern bekleiden und - wie Weiss hofft - ein Ärgernis für Schwarz sein,
weil er nur drei Schritte vom Umwandlungsfeld entfernt ist und ausserdem die
Verbindung der schwarzen Streitkräfte stört. Hinter dem Rücken des d-Bauern
wird Weiss seine Türme auf den zentralen d- und e-Linien aufmarschieren lassen.
Er wird versuchen, mit Hilfe seines räumlichen Übergewichts einen
Königsangriff einzuleiten. Bei Schwarz fehlen am Königsflügel die leichten
Figuren als Helfer bei der Verteidigung, und deshalb sind die weissen
Aussichten, erfolgreich durchzudringen, günstig. SCHWARZ hat mit zwei Zielen
zu jonglieren: (1) den weissen d-Bauern als harmlos hinzustellen und seinen
König in ausreichender Sicherheit zu lassen; (2) seine Bauernmehrheit am
Damenflügel voranzubringen und einen verwendbaren Freibauern zu bilden.
Voraussichtlich wird dies nur im Endspiel möglich sein. Daher muss Schwarz
unbedingt das Mittelspiel unbeschadet überstehen. In einer praktischen Partie
ist die Lage für einen erfahrenen Weissspieler die weit angenehmere: eine
Ungenauigkeit, die er sich leistet, kann vielleicht bedeuten, dass sein
Vorteil sich verflüchtigen wird; ein Schnitzer von Schwarz wird
höchstwahrscheinlich seine Stellung ruinieren.} 11. Bc4 {Hier steht der Läufer
am besten.} ({Unangebracht bescheiden ist} 11. Be2 $143 {Der Läufer könnte
ausserdem später den Turm blockieren, der auf der e-Linie eingreifen soll.} b6
12. O-O Bb7 13. Qf4 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Qf6 $1 15. Qe3 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Rac8 17. Rad1 Na5
$1 18. Ne5 Rc7 19. f4 Qe7 $1 20. d5 $5 exd5 21. exd5 Qc5 $1 22. Kf2 Qxe3+ 23.
Kxe3 f6 24. Nf3 Rd6 $1 $15 {Quinteros-Pachman, Nathanya 1983}) 11... Nc6 {
Der Normalzug, der den Springer auf sein "bestes" Feld bringt und Druck auf
den d-Bauern ausübt. Ein Mangel ist jedoch, dass das unvermeidliche d4-d5 des
Gegners mit Zeitgewinn erfolgt wegen des Angriffs auf den Springer, und diese
Figur wird auch nicht oder nur wenig hilfreich sein bei der Verteidigung des
Königs.} (11... Nd7 12. O-O {Die Alternative} Nf6 {entspricht wohl eher den
Erfordernissen. Ein wichtiges Beispiel:} (12... b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. a4 Rc8 15.
Bd3 Nb8 (15... Nf6 16. a5) 16. a5 Nc6 17. axb6 {mit weisser Initiative am
Damenflügel in Petrosian,T-Tal,M/ URS 1972}) 13. Rfe1 b6 14. a4 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8
16. a5 Qc7 17. axb6 axb6 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Rb1 Qa8 {Der weisse Raumvorteil
besagt, dass Weiss ein wenig besser steht; aber der unverkennbare Druck des
Nachziehenden gegen e4 macht es Weiss schwer, seinen kleinen Vorteil
auszubauen in Jussupow,A-Eslon,J/ Mallorca 1981}) (11... b6 $1 12. O-O Ba6 $5 {
Es ist die Frage, ob Schwarz zu diesem Abtausch greifen muss, er bekommt mit
12...Bb7 ein zum Ausgleich ausreichendes Gegenspiel. (Pachman)} 13. Rac1 ({
gar nichts verspricht} 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Rac1 Rc8 {usw.}) 13... Bxc4 14. Rxc4
b5 $1 15. Rc5 a6 16. d5 Nd7 17. Rc6 exd5 18. Qxd5 $11 {Anikaev-Bronstein/
Minsk 1983}) 12. O-O b6 {Die Flankenentwicklung des Damenläufers hat sich am
besten bewährt. Zwei beachtliche Alternativen sind:} (12... Qd6 {Schwarz hofft,
den Druck gegen d4 mittels R d8 zu verstärken. Das macht Schwarz am
Königsflügel jedoch noch verwundbarer. Weiss erlangte mit dem energischen} 13.
Rad1 (13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. e5 Qe7 16. Qf4 Be8 17. h4 Rac8 $14 {
mit verteilten Chancen (Konikowski) in Petrosian-Kortschnoj/ Candidates Ciocco
(Rd 4) 1977}) 13... Rd8 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Ng5 $1 {
einen sehr starkem Angriff in Browne,W-Olafsson,H/ Reykjavik 1980}) (12... Ne7
{Schwarz dirigiert den Springer in Erwartung des kommenden d4-d5 um. Das
kostet jedoch Zeit und einen passiven Springer. Weiss nützte diese
Gegebenheiten mit Könnerschaft aus und erreichte wie folgt einen erfreulichen
Vorteil:} 13. a4 $1 b6 14. a5 Bb7 15. Bd3 bxa5 16. Rfb1 Rb8 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18.
Rab5 Ba8 19. d5 $1 $16 {Seirawan,Y-Kortschnoj,V/ Skelleftea 1989}) 13. Rfe1 {
Wie schon an anderer Stelle angedeutet, muss Weiss entschlossen auftreten und
das wirkungsvolle Vorgehen des d-Bauern mit seinen Angriffsplänen am
Königsflügel verbinden. Deshalb sind Pläne, die mit Zügen wie R fd1 oder R ac1
einhergehen, für Schwarz ungefährlich. Zum Beispiel:} (13. Rfd1 Na5 14. Bd3 Bb7
15. Qe3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qe7 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 $11 {mit
gleichem Spiel (die Partie endete hier remis), Zaitsev,A-Polugaevsky,L/ URS-ch
1968}) 13... Bb7 14. Rad1 {Weiss hat seine Streitkräfte sorgfältig für den
kommenden Vorstoss d4-d5 bereitgestellt. Schwarz kann ihn nicht vermeiden,
muss sich also darauf einstellen. Die zwei Hauptwege sind: (1) 14...Ne7 -
siehe Partieverlauf und (2) 14...R c8.} Ne7 {Mit der vernünftigen Idee, den
vorwärtsdrängenden d-Bauern zu blockieren. Doch Weiss wird, wenn er energisch
vorgeht, infolge seiner kraftvollen Entwicklung und des schwachen Punktes c6
die Führung behaupten.} (14... Rc8 {Schwarz bereitet einen Abzugsangriff auf
den Läufer vor und nimmt die c-Linie in Besitz. Führt Weiss seinen Plan aus
und zieht} 15. d5 {so muss Schwarz wieder eine grundsätzliche Entscheidung
treffen:} Na5 (15... exd5 16. Bxd5 Qc7 17. e5 $1 ({stark ist auch} 17. Qg5 $1
h6 18. Qg4 Rfd8 19. h3 Ne7 20. Nd4 {Swoboda-Plank/ Wien 1985}) 17... Ne7 {
Nun empfiehlt Tal} 18. Bb3 $1 ({anstelle des einfallslosen} 18. Bxb7 $6 Qxb7
$11 {mit Ausgleich, Nogueiras,J-Tal,M/ Brüssel 1988}) 18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 Kh8
20. Qd6 $36 {in jedem Fall mit starker Initiative des Anziehenden.} ({oder} 20.
Qd7)) 16. Bd3 Qd6 (16... exd5 17. e5 {führt zu einem tödlichen Angriff für
Weiss in Polugaevsky,L-Tal,M/ URS-ch Moscow 1969}) 17. dxe6 Qxe6 $6 ({Ein
geringeres Übel ist} 17... fxe6 {Weiss spielt danach auf die Schwäche e6 mit}
18. Bb5 $1 ({oder er greift an mittels} 18. e5 $1 Qe7 19. Ng5 {wie GM Juri
Dochoian angegeben hat.})) 18. Nd4 Qe5 19. Nf5 {[%cal Rf2f4,Ye4e5] Weiss hat
einen äusserst gefährlichen Angriff, den er mit f2-f4 und e4-e5 weiterführen
wird, Dochoian,J-Webb,S/ EU-Team Cup 1989}) 15. d5 $1 {Jetzt entsteht ein
starker Freibauer im Zentrum.} exd5 16. exd5 Nf5 {Bisher folgten beide Kämpen
der Vorgängerpartie Uhlmann-Kortschnoj, in der 17.Bd3?! geschah. Logisches
Nachdenken brachte jedoch Petrosian zu der Überzeugung, dass 17.Bd3 nicht nur
passiv, sondern auch unlogisch ist. Er wird sich gesagt haben: "Warum sollte
Weiss zwei seiner schweren Figuren von dem vorgerückten Freibauern
abschneiden?"} 17. Ne5 $1 {Weiss hat Türme, Dame, Läufer, Springer und den
d-Bauern harmonisch und zentral aufgestellt. Darum ist es vollständig richtig,
den Springer nach vorn zu bringen und damit /\ 18.d6 zu drohen. Wie es oft
geschieht, so fußt auch hier die logische Strategie des Weissen auf einer
glänzenden taktischen Pointe.} ({Nach} 17. Bd3 $6 Nd6 {stand Schwarz beinahe
ebenbürtig in Uhlmann,W-Kortschnoj,V/ Zagreb 1970}) ({Sofort} 17. d6 Bxf3 {
sagte Petrosian nicht zu.}) 17... Nd6 18. Nc6 $1 {Weiss führte den Angriff im
Zentrum sehr energisch. Die Partie geht jetzt in ein Endspiel mit
ausschließlich schweren Figuren über, in dem Weiss über einen starken
Freibauern auf c6 verfügen wird. (Suetin)} Bxc6 $2 {Der Tausch führt zu einer
unhaltbaren Lage. Schwarz musste eine der beiden Alternativen wählen:} ({
Ein unerfreuliches Mittelspiel nach} 18... Qf6 $142 19. Bb3) ({oder} 18... Qh4
$142 19. Bb3) (18... Nxc4 $143 {führt zu einem sehr schweren, wenn nicht gar
verlorenen Endspiel nach} 19. Nxd8 Nxd2 20. Nxb7 Rab8 21. Re7 ({möglich ist
auch} 21. Na5 bxa5 22. Rxd2 {Hier hat Weiss über 50% Gewinnchancen und Null
Verlustrisiko - eine Lage, in der sich der Turnierspieler immer sehr wohl
fühlt.}) 21... Ne4 22. d6 $18) 19. dxc6 Nxc4 20. Qf4 $1 ({Der Versuch einer
"brillianten" Schlusskombination mittels} 20. Qxd8 $2 Raxd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22.
c7 {würde nach} Rf8 $1 23. Rd1 b5 24. Rd8 Nb6 $19 {zu einer schmerzlichen
Niederlage führen.}) 20... Nd6 {Auf Kosten einiger Tempoverluste gelingt es
Schwarz, den raschen Vorstoss des c-Bauern auf die 7.Reihe zu verhindern.} (
20... Qf6 21. Qxc4 Rac8 22. c7) 21. Rxd6 Qc7 22. g3 {Deckt die Dame und gibt
zugleich dem König Luft.  Skizzieren wir kurz das Ergebnis des bisherigen
Kampfes: Weiss hat einen starken, weit vorgerückten Freibauern, seine Türme
beherrschen die Mittellinien und die Dame steht wirkungsvoll. Der einzige
Trumpf von Schwarz, die Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel, ist ziemlich
bedeutungslos, denn die schwarzen Schwerfiguren sind nicht in der Lage, die
Bildung eines Freibauern zu unterstützen, weil sie sich auf den gegnerischen
Freibauern und den Schutz des eigenen Königs konzentrieren müssen. Weiss
beherrscht das ganze Brett, und Petrosian ist der richtige Mann, die Arbeit
erfolgreich zu vollenden. Jeder seiner Züge vergrössert seinen Vorteil oder
fördert die Sicherheit seiner eigenen Stellung. Weiss braucht sich nicht zu
beeilen. Es kommt darauf an, ein mögliches Gegenspiel zu verhindern und in die
richtige Richtung zu marschieren.} h6 {Der Textzug bedeutet eine kaum
merkliche und doch ganz reale Schwächung der schwarzen Königsstellung, weil
der weisse g-Bauer nun als Rammbock dienen kann, um Linien zu öffnen. Schwarz
kommt jedoch ohne etwas Luft für seinen König nicht aus, er müsste sonst
unaufhörlich auf verschiedene Grundreihenmatts achten.} ({Ein Zug wie} 22...
Rad8 {trüge ebenfalls nicht zur Entlastung bei, weil nach dem Abtausch eines
Turmpaars der Freibauer eine noch gefährlichere Wirkung entfaltet, zumal dann,
wenn der König kein Luftloch hat. Zum Beispiel:} 23. Red1 Rxd6 $6 (23... Rde8
$142 24. Qf3 Rc8 25. Qf5) 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 (24... Qc8 25. c7 $18) 25. Rxd6 Rc8 26.
c7 $18 {und gewinnt}) 23. Qe5 $1 {Mit diesem und dem nächsten Zug
zentralisiert Weiss kraftvoll seine Dame.} Rac8 ({Falls} 23... Rae8 $2 {
so gewinnt Weiss leicht nach} 24. Qxe8 Rxe8 (24... Qxd6 25. Qd7 $18 {gewinnt
noch einfacher.}) 25. Rxe8+ Kh7 26. Red8 Qe7 27. Rd1 Qc7 28. R8d6 b5 29. Rc1 $1
{[%cal Rd6d7]} Qxd6 30. c7 $18) 24. Qd5 $1 Kh7 {Schwarz tritt auf der Stelle.}
(24... Rfd8 $4 {verliert sofort.} 25. Rd7 $1 $18) ({Oder} 24... Rcd8 25. Rd7
Qb8 26. Ree7 $18) 25. Re4 Kg8 26. Kg2 a6 27. h4 b5 28. g4 $1 {Ganz im Stil
Alekhines. Nachdem Weiss an einem Brettabschnitt die Vorherrschaft errang,
geht er am anderen zum Angriff über. Die weissen Schwerfiguren beherrschen die
Zentrallinien und der König steht nicht mehr auf der Grundreihe: damit sind
die Voraussetzungen für den erfolgreichen Angriff gegen den verwundbaren Punkt
h6 geschaffen.} Kh7 29. Re2 Kh8 30. g5 h5 {Schwarz muss den Königsflügel so
geschlossen wie möglich lassen.} ({Nach} 30... hxg5 $6 31. hxg5 {entscheidet
die offene h-Linie.}) 31. Rd2 $1 {Das dient nicht nur der totalen Herrschaft
über die d-Linie. Die Türme schützen sich jetzt gegenseitig, so dass die Dame
auf Beute ausgehen kann. Im Visier hat sie den h-Bauern. Schwarz soll zu g7-g6
provoziert werden - eine weitere Schwächung der Königsstellung. Weiss wird
dann beginnen, die neue Schwäche auszunützen. Unaufhaltsam zieht sich die
Schlinge um den schwarzen König zusammen.} Rfe8 {Verzweifelte Suche nach
Gegenspiel, doch Schwarz sollte besser abwarten.} (31... Qe7 $142 32. Qf3 (32.
Rd7 {führt zu nichts.} Qb4) 32... Kg8 33. Qd5 (33. Rd7 Qc5) 33... Kh8) 32. Qf3
g6 $2 ({Mehr Widerstand leistete} 32... Kg8 $142 $1 33. Qxh5 Re5 34. Qg4 Rc5
35. g6 fxg6 36. f3 Rf8 $16 (36... Rxc6 $4 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. Rxc6 Qxc6 39. Rd8+))
33. R2d5 $1 {Indem er die schräge Linie von c6 aus nach f3 und g2 unterbricht,
droht Weiss mittels 34.R d7 oder 34.Qf6+ sofort zu gewinnen. Daher muss der
schwarze Turm den f-Bauern decken.} Rf8 {Schwarz ist wie gelähmt. Das Finale
spielt Petrosian überaus exakt.} (33... Re7 34. Rd7 Rxd7 35. cxd7 Rd8 36. Qxf7
Qc6 (36... Rg8 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. d8=Q) 37. f3 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 Qc7+ 39. Kh3 Qc6 40.
Qe7 Qc7 41. Rd6 $18) 34. Rf6 $1 {Dieses Feld ist für den Turm noch besser
geeignet als für die Dame. Die Drohung 35.R d7 ist nun unparierbar.} Qe7 (34...
Rcd8 35. Rxd8 Qxd8 36. Rxf7 {ist ebenfalls ganz aussichtslos.}) 35. Rd7 Qe8 $2
(35... Qc5 {ist besser, ändert aber nichts am Ausgang der Partie:} 36. Rfxf7
Rxf7 37. Qxf7 Qxc6+ 38. f3 Qxd7 39. Qxd7 $18) 36. Rxg6 $1 {Mit einem
taktischen Witz zerstört Weiss den geschwächten Königsflügel.} Qe5 {In Zeitnot
lässt Kortschnoj ein einzügiges Matt zu, welches aber nicht mehr zu verhindern
war.} ({Oder} 36... fxg6 37. Qc3+ {nebst Matt auf g7.}) 37. Qxh5# 1-0

[Event "Kortschnoj 70"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chepukaitis, Genrikh"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2001.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 a6 (4... g6 {-mainline.}) 5. f4 $6 $11 {
Rare move. Seems, both sides wish to leave theoretical wellknown variations as
soon as possible.} ({More popular is} 5. a4 $5 {but in a dozen games played
this variaton we can't find grandmaster's names...} {Here there are two main
plans Black can choose: to develop Bf8 to g7 and delay e7-e6 advance or to
develop Bf8 to e7. I would prefer the first one, but second plan is also
reliable.} g6 (5... e6 6. Bd3 (6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. f4 Be7 8. f5 Bd7 9. Nf3 Bc6 $132
{0-1 Matikka,H-Tanner,H/FIN-chT 1987/EXT 97 (38)}) (6. Nf3 exd5 (6... Be7 7.
Be2 exd5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Meyer,I-Robert,J/GER 1998/EXT 2001 
(59)}) 7. exd5 Bg4 8. Be2 Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2
Lehner,E-Waldmann,I/Oberwart 1992/TD (49)}) (6. h3 Be7 7. Nge2 exd5 8. exd5
Nbd7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. Be2 Ne8 11. O-O $14 {0-1 Valles Moreno,I-Montalban,A/Los
Barrios 1995/EXT 98 (51)}) 6... Be7 7. f4 (7. Nge2 exd5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O $14
{1-0 Rogala,J-Prokopczuk,A/Rowy 2000/CBM 78 ext (47)}) 7... O-O 8. Nf3 exd5 9.
exd5 Nbd7 10. O-O Rb8 11. Kh1 $14 {1-0 Bletz,H-Ruehrig,V/Walldorf 1986/TD (55)}
) (5... e5 6. Be2 Be7 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Nd2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nbd7 10. a5 $14 {1-0
Knoppel,B-Thorn,C/Stockholm 1995/EXT 97 (18)}) 6. Be2 (6. Nf3 Nbd7 (6... Bg4 7.
Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. a5 $14 {1-0 Przedmojski,
R-Krynicki,H/Polanczyk POL 2000/The Week in Chess 316 (39)}) 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 11. Qd3 Ng4 12. Bg3 Nge5 13. Qe3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 $14 {
1-0 Berlusconi,C-Dronigi,P/Lombardia 1991/EXT 97 (49)}) (6. f4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O
8. Bd3 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. exd5 $14 {0-1 Van der Wees,A-De Vos,B/Rotterdam 1974/
EXT 2001 (32)}) 6... Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nf3 e5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nd2 Rb8 11. Nc4
Ne8 12. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Davydov,D-Kovalenko,V/WchT Silent 1994/EXT 97 (37)})
5... g6 $6 $14 {this is already novelty!} ({...but much better is immediate} 
5... e6 $1 6. Nf3 exd5 7. Nxd5 (7. exd5 b5 $1 $132) 7... Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Be7 9.
Bc4 O-O {We can compare this position with theoretical one with P placed on f2
instead of f4 - of course for White's favour.} 10. a4 (10. O-O Nc6 11. c3 Be6
12. Qd3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Bf6 $132 {[%csl Rc1]}) 10... Nc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Qd3 Nb4
13. Qb3 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kallai,G-Ristic,N/Eupen 1999/EXT 2000 
(29)}) 6. e5 $5 (6. a4 $14) 6... dxe5 ({In case of} 6... Nfd7 $5 {White keeps
+/= by} 7. Nf3 (7. Qe2 $6 {[%cal Ge5d6]} dxe5 8. fxe5 Nb6 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 9.
Be3 (9. Bf4 Nxd5 10. O-O-O e6 11. Qe4 Qb6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Qe4
Nc6 $15) 9... Nxd5 10. O-O-O e6 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Rxd5 Qa5 14. a3
Be6 15. Rd1 Bg7 $15) 7... Bg7 8. exd6 $1 (8. Qe2 O-O 9. e6 fxe6 10. Qxe6+ Kh8
11. Qe3 b5 $132) 8... exd6 9. Qe2+ $5 Qe7 (9... Kf8 10. Bd2 $14 {[%csl Rf8]
[%cal Ge1c1]}) 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. Bd2 Re8 12. O-O-O Kf8 13. Bd3 $14 {[%csl Rd6]
[%cal Gc3e4]}) (6... Ng8 $2 7. Nf3 $16) 7. fxe5 Ng4 8. Nf3 ({Worth of
attention as well} 8. e6 $1 {[%cal Gd1g4]} Ne5 9. Nf3 Bg7 (9... Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3
fxe6 11. dxe6 {[%cal Gf3b7]} Qd6 (11... Bxe6 12. Qxb7 $16) 12. Bc4 Nc6 13. Qf7+
Kd8 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 16. Kf1 Kc7 17. Re1 Qd4 18. Bd5 $14) 10. Nxe5
Bxe5 11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Qf3+ $14) 8... Bg7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qb4 {
[%cal Gb4f4]} (11... O-O 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 $16) 12. Bg3 ({Possible to play also
} 12. g3 {[%cal Gf1g2,Gf1h3]} g5 $5 13. a3 Qb6 14. Nxg5 Ndxe5 15. Nge4 $14 (15.
h3 Ng6 $1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gg7c3]} 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Qf2 $14)) 12... O-O 13. h3
Nh6 14. a3 Qa5 15. Bf4 (15. Bf2 $6 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gf1g2]} Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rd5]
[%cal Gd7b6]} 16. Qd2 (16. g4 $2 Nb6 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd5]}) 16... b5 $132) 15...
Nf5 16. Qd2 (16. Qe4 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 {-like in this game.}) 16...
Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc7 19. d6 exd6 20. Qxd6 Qa5 21. Qd5 $2 $11 ({
Much stronger is} 21. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1d5]} Bxe5 (21... Re8 22. Be2 Bxe5 (22...
Nxe5 23. Rd5 $18) 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. O-O Re6 25. Qd4 $16 {[%cal Ge2c4]}) 22.
Bxe5 Qxe5+ 23. Be2 Re8 24. O-O $14 {[%cal Ge2c4]}) 21... Qxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxe5 {
Now Black equalizes without difficulties...} 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb6 ({or} 24.
Rd1 b5 (24... Be6 $2 25. Nc7 Rac8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. c3 Rcd8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29.
Be2 $14) 25. Be2 Bb7 $11) 24... Rb8 25. Rd1 (25. Nxc8 $2 Rbxc8 26. c3 Rfe8 27.
Kf2 Rcd8 $15 {[%csl Rf2,Rh1][%cal Gd8d2]}) 25... Bf5 26. c4 Rfe8 27. Kf2 (27.
Kd2 Rbd8+ 28. Nd5 Be4 29. Kc3 Kf8 $15) 27... Re6 28. c5 (28. Nd5 Rc8 29. Rd4
Nc6 30. Rd2 $11) 28... Rbe8 $6 $14 (28... Bc2 29. Rd2 Bb3 30. Be2 Rbe8 $132)
29. Rd2 Rf6 30. Nd5 Rc6 31. b4 $6 $11 {Both sides play not precisely.} (31. Be2
$142 Be4 (31... Rxc5 $2 32. Nf6+ $18) 32. Rhd1 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Rf6+ 34. Kg3 $14)
31... Be4 32. Nc3 ({Interesting was} 32. b5 $5 axb5 33. Bxb5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rf6+
35. Kg3 Re7 36. Rhd1 Rfe6 37. a4 $132 {[%csl Ra4,Rb7,Rc5]}) 32... Rf6+ 33. Kg3
Bc6 34. Be2 (34. a4 Rfe6 35. Be2 Nc4 36. Bxc4 Re3+ 37. Kh2 Rxc3 38. Bd5 $11) (
34. Bd3 Nxd3 35. Rxd3 Rfe6 36. Rhd1 $11) 34... h5 $6 $14 (34... Rfe6 35. Rhd1
$132) 35. Rf1 $6 $11 (35. Rhd1 $142 Rfe6 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 $14) 35... Rxf1
36. Bxf1 Nc4 37. Re2 $4 {Terrible mistake in equal position.} ({Why not} 37.
Bxc4 Re3+ 38. Kf2 Rxc3 {[%csl Ra3,Rc4]} 39. Bd5 Rxa3 ({Or} 39... Bxd5 40. Rxd5
Rxa3 41. Rd7 a5 42. Rxb7 axb4 43. Rxb4 Rc3 $11) 40. Bxc6 bxc6 41. Rd6 Rb3 42.
Rxc6 Rxb4 43. Rxa6 Rc4 $11) 37... Rxe2 38. Bxe2 Nxa3 39. Bd3 Kg7 {[%cal Gg7f6]}
40. h4 (40. Kf2 h4 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) (40. Ne4 Nb5 41. Kf4 Nc7 42. Ke5 Nd5 43.
b5 axb5 44. Bxb5 f6+ 45. Kd6 Bxb5 46. Kxd5 Bc6+ 47. Kd4 Bxe4 48. Kxe4 Kf7 49.
Kd5 Ke7 $19) 40... Kf6 41. Kf4 (41. Kf2 Ke5 42. Ke3 (42. g3 Kd4 $19 {[%csl Rc3,
Rd3]}) 42... Bxg2 $19) 41... Bxg2 42. Ne4+ Ke7 43. Ke5 Nb5 44. Nf6 Nc7 45. Bc4
Bc6 46. Ng8+ Kf8 47. Nf6 Kg7 48. Bb3 Ne8 49. Nd5 f6+ 50. Ke6 g5 51. Ne7 Nc7+
52. Kd6 Nb5+ 53. Ke6 gxh4 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Kasparov"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Kasparov"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[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. Be3
$5 c4 9. Ne5 O-O 10. b3 cxb3 11. Qxb3 Qb6 $5 (11... Na5 12. Qa4 a6 13. Bd2 $1
Nc4 $1 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Qa5 bxc4 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Ba5 $1 Rd7 18. Nc3 Bb7 19.
Rab1 {= ?}) 12. Rc1 $1 (12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Rc1 Nb4 14. Nc3 Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16.
Nb5 Rfc8 $44) 12... Qxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 $1 14. Na3 (14. Nc3 Rd8 (14... Be6 $2 15.
Nb5 a6 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 $16) (14... Bf5 15. g4 $1 Bxg4 16.
Nxg4 Nxg4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. Kf2 Rfe8 21. Rc3 Re7 22.
e4 $16) (14... a6 15. Na4 $1 Bf5 16. Rc7 Bd6 17. Rxb7 Nc2 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Nb6
Nxe3 20. Nxc8 Bxc8 21. Rb6 $1 Nf5 22. e3 {/\ 23.Bh3 +/-}) 15. Nb5 (15. Na4 Bf5
$1) 15... a6 16. Rc7 Kf8 $1 17. Bd2 $1 Nc6 $1 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nc3 (19. Rxc6
$2 Bd7) 19... Bd7 20. Bf4 $1 Ne8 21. Rb7 Nd6 22. Rb6 (22. Bxd6 Bxd6 23. Rb6 Ke7
24. Rbxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Rb8) 22... Nb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 $10) 14... a6 $1 15. Bd2
Rb8 {/\ 16.... Bf5|^} 16. Bxb4 $1 Bxb4 17. Nd3 {/\ 18.Nc5} Bd6 $6 (17... Bxa3
$10 18. Rxa3 Bf5 19. b4 (19. Nc5 a5 $1 {/\ b6}) 19... Rbc8 20. Rac3 Rxc3 21.
Rxc3 Rc8 $1 (21... Bxd3 $6 22. exd3 Rb8 23. Rc7 $14) 22. Rxc8+ (22. Nc5 b6 23.
Na4 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 Be6 25. Na4 Nd7) 22... Bxc8 23. Nf4 Be6 $10) 18. Nc2 Bg4 $6 (
18... Be6 {>=} 19. Ne3 Rfc8 20. b4 $1) 19. Kf1 Bf5 $6 {Kasparovs Remisangebot
wurde abgelehnt.} (19... Rfc8 {>=} 20. Ne3 Be6) 20. Nc5 $36 Rfc8 (20... Bxc5
21. dxc5 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 $18) 21. Ne3 Be6 22. b4 Kf8 23. Rc2 Ke7 (23... b6 $2 24.
Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Bh3 $1 Kf7 27. Rxa6) 24. Ke1 h5 {/\ h5-h4; Ng4} (
24... b6 25. Nxa6 Rxc2 26. Nxc2 Ra8 27. b5 Bd7 28. Rb1) 25. Rb2 Rc7 $1 26. Nd3
$1 {/\ 27.b5 +- [#]} Ra8 $1 27. b5 $6 (27. Rba2 Rd8 $1 28. Ra5 $6 (28. b5 $145
axb5 29. Ra5 $14) 28... Rc3 $1 29. Nxd5+ $2 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxd3 $19) 27... a5
$145 $1 {[%mdl 32] Compare: the same strategical idea was used in
Kan-Makogonov/Sverdlovsk/1943.} 28. b6 Rc6 29. Rb5 (29. Ra4 $5 Ra6 30. Rb5
Raxb6 31. Raxa5 Ne4 $1 $10) 29... a4 30. Nxd5+ $6 (30. Nb4 Bxb4+ 31. Rxb4 a3
32. Rb3 a2 33. Rb2 Kd6 34. Rbxa2 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Rxb6 $10) (30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. dxc5
Nd7 32. Nxd5+ Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxc5 34. Bxb7 Rxb5 35. Bxa8 Nxb6 $10) 30... Nxd5
31. Bxd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxb6 33. Rxh5 Rb3 $1 $17 {>< Rh5} 34. Kd2 b5 35. h4 (35.
e4 $2 Rc8 36. e5 Bb4+ 37. Nxb4 Rxb4 38. Kd3 Rcc4 $19) 35... Rc8 36. g4 $2 $138
(36. Rg5 $1 g6 37. h5 $132) 36... a3 (36... Rc4) 37. f4 Rcc3 $6 (37... Rc4 {>=}
38. Rd5 $2 (38. Ke3 Rc2 39. Rh8 b4 40. Ra8 Rbc3 $19) (38. Rh8 b4 $1 $19) 38...
Ke6 39. e4 Rcc3 40. Nc5+ Bxc5 41. Rxc5 Rh3 $1 $40 {-+}) 38. Rd5 Ke6 39. Rh5 b4
$2 (39... Rxd3+ $1 40. exd3 Bxf4+ 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Bd6 43. Rh8 (43. Ke4 a2
$1) 43... Kd5 44. Ke3 Rg2 $1 $19) 40. Ra5 Rxd3+ (40... Rb2+ 41. Nxb2 axb2 42.
Rb1 Bxf4+ 43. e3 Bxe3+ 44. Ke2 Bc1 (44... Bxd4 45. Rxb2 Re3+ 46. Kd2 Rg3 47.
Rb1 Bc3+ 48. Kc2 Rxg4 49. h5) 45. Rb5 b3 46. h5 $10) 41. exd3 $10 {<=>} Bxf4+
42. Ke2 Rc3 (42... Rb2+ {/\ Bc3}) (42... Bc7 $2 43. Ra6+ Kd5 44. Rc1 $1 $40)
43. g5 $6 (43. Kf3 Bc1 (43... Rc1 44. R1xa3 $1) (43... Bd6 44. Ke4 b3 45. R5xa3
b2 $2 46. d5+ $1) 44. Ke4 Kd6 45. Ra6+ Kd7 (45... Kc7 46. d5 Kb7 47. d6 $1) 46.
d5 b3 47. Ra7+ Kd6 (47... Kc8 48. R7xa3) 48. Ra6+ $10) 43... Bc1 44. h5 b3 45.
R5xa3 Bxa3 46. Rxa3 b2 47. Ra6+ Kf5 48. Rb6 (48. Ra5+ Kf4 $1 49. Rb5 Rc2+)
48... Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Kxg5 50. d5 (50. Rb5+ f5 51. d5 Kxh5 52. d6 Rc5 53. Rxb2 Rd5
54. Rb6 g5 55. d4 Kg4 56. Rc6 $10 (56. Kd3 $2 Kf3) 56... Kg3 57. Rc5 $1) 50...
Kxh5 51. Kd4 (51. d6 $2 Rc6 $1) 51... g5 52. Rb8 $1 g4 53. d6 Rc6 $5 (53... Rc8
54. Rxb2 (54. Rxc8 $2 b1=Q 55. d7 Qb6+ 56. Kc3 Qa5+ 57. Kc4 Qa4+ $19) 54... g3
55. Ke3 $1 Kg4 56. Rb4+ Kh3 57. Rb5 Kh2 (57... Rd8 58. Kf3) 58. Rh5+ $10) 54.
Ke5 (54. Kd5 Rc8 55. Rxc8 $3 (55. Rxb2 $2 g3 56. d7 (56. Ke4 Kg4) 56... Rd8 57.
Kd6 f5 58. Ke7 Rxd7+ 59. Kxd7 f4 $19) 55... b1=Q 56. d7 Qb5+ $1 (56... Qxd3+
57. Kc6 Qc4+ 58. Kd6 $10) 57. Kd6 Qb6+ 58. Ke7 Qe6+ 59. Kd8 g3 (59... Qe5 60.
d4 $1 Qxd4 61. Ke7) 60. Kc7 Qe7 (60... g2 $2 61. Rh8+ {/\ 62.d8Q}) (60... Qe5+
61. Kc6 g2 62. d8=Q Qe6+ (62... g1=Q $4 63. Qh8+) 63. Kb7 g1=Q 64. Qh8+ Qh6 65.
Qe5+ Qgg5 66. Qe2+ $1 (66. Qh2+ $2 Kg6 67. Rg8+ (67. Rc6+ f6 $19) 67... Kh7 $19
) 66... Kh4 (66... Qg4 67. Rc5+) 67. Qh2+ Kg4 68. Qg2+ (68. Rc4+ Kf3) 68... Kh5
69. Qe2+ $10) 61. Re8 Qc5+ 62. Kb7 Qd5+ 63. Kc7 f5 64. d8=Q Qxd8+ 65. Kxd8 f4
66. Rg8 $1 (66. Rf8 $2 g2) 66... Kh4 67. Rf8 $1 Kg4 68. d4 f3 69. d5 f2 70. d6
$10) 54... Rc5+ 55. Kf6 $6 (55. Kd4 Rc8 $10) 55... g3 56. Rxb2 Rd5 57. Kxf7
Rxd6 58. Rd2 Kg4 59. d4 (59. Ke7 $2 Rd4 60. Ke6 Kf4) 59... Kf5 $1 (59... Kf4
60. Ke7 Rg6 61. Rg2 $1 Ke4 62. Kf7 Rg4 63. Kf6 $10) 60. Ke7 Rd5 61. Rd3 $1 (61.
Rg2 $2 Kf4 62. Rd2 Ke4 63. Rg2 Kf3 64. Rd2 g2 $19) 61... Kf4 62. Ke6 Rg5 63. d5
$2 (63. Rd1 Ke4 $5 (63... Rg6+ 64. Kf7 Rd6 65. Ke7 $10) (63... g2 64. Rg1 Ke4
65. d5 Rg6+ 66. Kf7 $10) 64. d5 Rg6+ (64... Re5+ 65. Kd6 g2 66. Re1+ Kd4 67.
Rd1+) 65. Ke7 $1 (65. Kf7 $2 Rd6 66. Rg1 Kf3 67. Rd1 g2 68. Ke7 Rxd5) 65... Ke5
66. d6 Rg7+ 67. Kf8 Rd7 68. Rd3 $1 Kf4 69. Rd4+ $10 Ke3 (69... Kf3 70. Rd3+ Kg4
71. Ke8 g2 72. Rd1) 70. Rg4 Kf3 71. Rg6 g2 72. Rf6+ Ke2 73. Rg6) 63... Rg6+ $1
(63... g2 64. Rd4+ $1 Ke3 65. Rd1 $10) 64. Ke7 g2 65. Rd1 Ke5 $1 $19 66. d6
Re6+ 67. Kd7 Rxd6+ 68. Rxd6 g1=Q 69. Re6+ Kf5 70. Rd6 Qa7+ 71. Kd8 Ke5 72. Rg6
Qa5+ 73. Kd7 Qa4+ 74. Ke7 Qh4+ 75. Kf8 Qd8+ 76. Kf7 Kf5 77. Rh6 Qd7+ 78. Kf8
Kg5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Nc5 $6 8.
Qe3 d5 9. Bg2 (9. Nc2 $5 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Bg2 Ne4 (11... dxc4 12. Qxc4
$14) 12. Qd3 $14) 9... dxc4 10. O-O (10. Nc2 $5 Nca6 $1 (10... Qa5 11. Bd2 $16)
(10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 $14) 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe4 O-O 13. Qxc4 Na5 14. Qe4 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Ba3 Re8 $14) 10... Ncd7 (10... O-O 11. Nc2 Bxc3 (11... Qa5 12.
Bd2 Bxc3 (12... Na4 13. Nxb4 Qxb4 14. Nd5 $16) 13. Bxc3 Qc7 14. Be5 Qb6 15. Na3
$16) 12. Qxc3 (12. Qxc5 Bf6 13. Qxc4 $14) (12. bxc3 $5) 12... Nc6 13. Qxc4 $16)
(10... Nca6 $142 11. Rd1 (11. Nc2 {->> 10.Nc2 Nca6 11.0-0}) 11... Qa5 12. Ndb5
O-O 13. Qe4 $14) 11. Nd5 (11. Nc2 Bc5 12. Qe4 O-O (12... Nb6 13. Qe5) 13. Qxc4
Qc7 $14) 11... Bc5 12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (12... Bxe3 $2 13. Ndc7+ Ke7 14. Nxd8 Kxd8
(14... Bxc1 15. Raxc1 $18) 15. Nxa8 $18) 13. Qxe6+ Be7 (13... Kf8 14. Be3 Na6 (
14... Nc6 15. Qf5+ Ke8 (15... Kg8 16. Ne7+ $1 Nxe7 17. Bd5+ Nxd5 18. Qxd5+ Kf8
19. Bxc5+ $18) 16. Qf4 $16) 15. Rad1 Qe8 16. Bxc5+ Ndxc5 17. Qd6+ Kf7 18. Rd4 (
18. Qf4+ Kg8 19. Qxc4 Be6 20. b4 $36) 18... Ne6 19. Rxc4 $40) 14. Bf3 $1 (14.
Rd1 Nc6 15. Bf4 Nde5) 14... Nf8 $2 (14... Rf8 15. Bf4 (15. Bg5 $5 Nc6 16. Nxe7
Nxe7 17. Rad1) 15... Nf6 (15... Nb6 $2 16. Bh5+ g6 17. Bxg6+ hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Rf7
19. Nc7+ $18) 16. Nxf6+ Rxf6 17. Qg8+ Rf8 18. Qxg7 $16) (14... Nf6 $1 15. Nxf6+
Kf8 $1 16. Qxc4 Bxf6 17. Bf4 $40) 15. Qe5 $1 (15. Bh5+ Ng6 16. Bxg6+ hxg6 17.
Qxg6+ Kf8 $132) 15... Ne6 (15... Ng6 $2 16. Qxg7 Rf8 (16... Nc6 17. Bf4 $18)
17. Qxh7 Qd6 18. Bh5 Qxd5 19. Bxg6+ Kd8 20. Bh6 $18) 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17. Bh6 $1
Kg8 $8 (17... Nc6 $2 18. Qf5+ $18) 18. Bg4 $1 (18. Bxg7 $4 Nc6 $1 19. Qf5 (19.
Nf6+ Kxg7 20. Ne8+ Kg8 $19) 19... Kxg7 20. Qf7+ Kh6 21. Ne3 Ng5 $19) 18... gxh6
19. Bxe6+ Bxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. Rac1 (21. Rad1 Nc6 22. Qxh6+ Kf7 23. Qf4+ Bf6
24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Rd7+ Ne7 26. Qxc4+ Qe6 $16) (21. Qe5 Kf7 22. Nc7 (22. Nxe7
Re8 23. Qf5+ Kxe7 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Qxb7 Nd7 26. Rad1 Re7 27. Qc6 $16) 22...
Qc8 (22... Nc6 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qg4+ Kf7 25. Qxc4+ Kg6 26. Qe4+ Kf7 27. Qe6+
Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Nxa8 Qxa8 31. Qxh6 $18) 23. Nxa8 Nc6 24. Qh5+
Kg7 25. Rac1 $16) 21... Nc6 22. Qxh6+ $2 (22. Rxc4 $1 Kg7 (22... Bg5 23. h4 $18
) (22... Qd6 23. Rf4+ Ke8 24. Rd1 $3 Nd8 (24... Qxe6 25. Nc7#) 25. Qxh6 $18 (
25. Nf6+ Kf8 26. Qxd6 $18)) 23. Nxe7 Nxe7 (23... Qxe7 24. Rxc6 $18) 24. Qe5+
Kg8 25. Rd4 Qe8 (25... Qf8 26. Rf4 $18) 26. Re4 $18) 22... Kf7 (22... Kg8 23.
Qe6+ Kg7 24. Rxc4 $40) 23. Qh5+ (23. Rfd1 $1 $16 Qd6 24. Qh5+ Kg7 (24... Qg6
25. Qf3+ Kg7 26. Rxc4 $18) 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Rxc4 $18) 23... Kg7
24. Qg4+ Bg5 25. Nf4 Ne5 $2 $138 (25... h5 $142 26. Ne6+ Kh6 27. Qxc4 Qg8 28.
f4 Bf6 29. f5 $36) 26. Ne6+ $2 $138 (26. Qxg5+ Qxg5 27. Ne6+ Kf6 28. Nxg5 Kxg5
29. f4+ Kg6 30. fxe5 $18) 26... Kf6 27. Qh3 Qd7 28. Nxg5 Kxg5 29. Qh4+ (29. f4+
Kg6 30. f5+ Kg7 31. f6+ (31. Qh4 Rhd8) 31... Kg6) 29... Kg6 30. Rfd1 Qc6 $6 (
30... Qc7 31. Rd5 Rae8 32. f4 Qb6+ 33. Kh1 $36) (30... Qe6 31. Qe4+ Kf6 32.
Qxb7 $14) 31. Qe7 $1 Nf7 $8 32. Rd4 Qf6 33. Qe4+ $6 (33. Rg4+ $142 Ng5 34. Qxb7
h5 35. Rgxc4 $16) 33... Kg7 34. Rcxc4 Rhd8 $1 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Qxb7 Qe6 (36...
Rd2 37. Rg4+ Kf8 38. Rf4 Qe7 39. Qc8+ Rd8 40. Qc3 $36) 37. Rc7 Qxa2 38. b3 Qb1+
(38... Rf8 $5) 39. Kg2 Qf5 $6 (39... Qg6 $142) 40. e4 Qg6 41. Re7 a6 42. Qc7 (
42. e5 $2 Kf8 43. e6 Ng5 $1 (43... Nd6 44. Qc7 Re8 $13) 44. Rd7 Nxe6 $17) 42...
Rd1 $4 (42... Rd3 43. Qc4) (42... Rd4 $1 43. Qc3 Qf6 $11 44. Re8 Ng5 $132 45.
e5 $2 Qf5 $19) 43. Qe5+ (43. Qe5+ Kh6 (43... Qf6 44. Rxf7+ Kxf7 45. Qh5+ $18)
44. Qf4+ Kg7 (44... Ng5 45. h4 $18) 45. Rxf7+ Qxf7 46. Qg4+ Qg6 47. Qxd1 Qxe4+
48. Qf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Wahls} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d6
8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 Nfe4 12. Qxg7 $3 {N} (12. b4 Bf6
13. Qe3 Bxa1 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Ng5 Bd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7
19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qe4 $18 {Andersson,U-Greenfeld,A/
Thessaloniki ol/1988/}) 12... Bf6 13. Qh6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 Be5 (14... Nxg5 15. Bxg5
f6 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Qg7#) (14... a6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 axb5 (16... Bxe4
17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bc6+ Ke7 19. Bg5+) (14... Bf6 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 16. Nxd6+ Ke7
17. Bxe4 Nxe4 (17... Rb8 18. Nf5+ exf5 19. Rxd8 $18) 18. Ba3 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 $18)
(14... Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Bxg2 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Ngxf7 (17. Nf5+ exf5 18. Rxd8 Raxd8
19. Kxg2) 17... Qf8 18. Bg5+ Kd7 19. Kxg2 $18) (14... Rg8 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 (15...
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18.
Qh4+ $1 Nf6 19. Ba3 $18) (14... Nc3 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. Ngxf7 Nxe2+ (16... Nxd1
17. Bg5+ Kd7 18. Nxd8 Bxg2 19. N6f7 $18) 17. Kf1 Bxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qf8 19. Bg5+
Kd7 20. Nb5+ Kc8 21. Qh5 $1 $18) (14... Qf6 15. Nxe4 (15. Qxf6 Bxf6 (15... Nxf6
16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 $16) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Nxe4 Rad8 19. Re1
Bd4 $14) 15... Qxh6 (15... Bxe4 $2 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Bg5 $18) 16. Nbxd6+ Ke7
17. Bxh6 Be5 $8 18. Nxb7 Nxb7 19. f4 Bb2 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6+
Kxf6 23. Bxb7 Rad8 24. Rd3 $16) 15. b4 $1 Qf6 (15... Nxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. bxc5
Bxg2 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxf6 $18) (15... f6 16. bxc5 fxg5 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 $18) (15... Nc3 16. Nxc3 (16. bxc5 $5 Nxd1 17. Bxb7 Nc3 (
17... bxc5 18. Bc6+ (18. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qe7 20. Bc6+ Kf8 21. Bh6+ Bg7
22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bxa8 $18) 18... Ke7 19. Ne4 {/\ Bg5+-}) 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19.
Bc6+ Ke7 20. Ne4 $18) 16... Bxg2 17. bxc5 Bxc3 18. cxd6 (18. Kxg2 bxc5 19. Ne4
$40) 18... Bc6 19. d7+ (19. Nxe6 Qd7 $1 $13 (19... Qf6 $6 20. d7+ Bxd7 21. Nc7+
Kd8 22. Bg5 $18)) 19... Bxd7 20. Ne4 $22 Be5 21. Bg5 $18) (15... Bf6 16. bxc5
Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxg5 Nxg5 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. c6 $16) (15... a6 16. bxc5
Nxc5 (16... axb5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 $18) 17. f4 $1 axb5 18. fxe5 Bxg2 19.
Qg7 Rf8 20. Nxh7 $18) (15... Rg8 16. bxc5 Rg6 (16... Nxc5 17. f4 Bxg2 18. fxe5
$40) 17. Qxh7 $1 (17. Nxe4 Rxh6 18. Bxh6 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 $13) 17... Nxg5 (
17... Rxg5 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 {/\ Qa8+-}) 18. Bxg5 Rxg5 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. c6
$40) 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 $1 (17. bxc5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 dxc5 19. Nf3 Bb8) 17...
Bxg2 (17... Ba1 18. Nxd6+ $1 (18. bxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 bxc5 20. Ba3 Bd4 $13)
18... Ke7 19. bxc5 Bxg2 20. Ba3 $1 $16) 18. fxe5 dxe5 (18... Bc6 19. Nxd6+ Kf8
20. exf6 Nd7 21. Ngxf7 {/\ Bh6+-}) 19. bxc5 Bc6 20. Nc7+ Kf8 (20... Ke7 21. Ba3
$1 $18) 21. Nxa8 Bxa8 22. Bb2 (22. cxb6 axb6 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25.
Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nxe5 $16) 22... Rg8 (22... Ng4 23. h3 h6 24. hxg4 hxg5 25. Rd8+
$18) (22... Kg7 23. Bxe5 Kg6 24. Rf1 $18) 23. Bxe5 Ke7 (23... Ne8 24. Rd8 Rxg5
25. Bd6+ Kg7 26. Rxa8 $18) 24. Rf1 Nd7 (24... Rg6 $5) 25. Nxf7 bxc5 26. Bd6+
Ke8 27. Bc7 Ke7 (27... Rg7 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Nc8+ Ke8 30. Nxa7 $18) (27... Rf8
28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 (29... Nxf8 30. Nb5 Kd7 (30... a6 31. Bd6+ Kd7 32.
Bxf8 axb5 33. cxb5 c4 34. Bb4 $18) 31. Bd6 Ng6 32. Bxc5 a6 33. Nd6 $16) 30. Nc8
a6 31. Nb6 $1 Nxb6 32. Bxb6 $18) 28. Rf4 Bc6 29. Kf2 Rg7 (29... Ba4 $5) 30. Ne5
Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Rg6 (31... Rf7 32. Bd6+ $18) 32. Rh4 h6 33. Bf4 Bb7 34. Ke3 Ba6
35. Bxh6 e5 36. Kd3 Rd6+ 37. Kc3 {Ftacnik,L} (37. Kc3 Rd4 38. Be3 Rxh4 39.
Bxc5+ Ke6 40. gxh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
(8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. e3 b6 11. Be2 Ba6 $10 {Stohl,I-Khalifman,A/Manila
izt/1990/}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. f4 {N} (10. Be3 Bb7 11. c5 Na5 12. Nxa5 bxa5
13. f3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Ba8 15. Ba6 Rc6 $13 {Hansen,L-Hansen,C/Vejstrup/1989/}) (10.
O-O $5 {Ribli}) 10... d6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. O-O Qc7 (13... Ba6 $5 14.
Nb5 (14. Nd2 d5 $5 15. exd5 (15. e5 d4) 15... exd5 16. Bxd5 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Bxd5 Bf6 18. Rb1 Ne7 19. Bf3 Bd4 $132) 16... Re8 {/\ Bd6<=>}) (14. Be2) 14...
d5 $1 15. e5 Nd7 16. Rf2 dxc4) 14. g4 (14. Rc1 Qb8) 14... Rfe8 (14... Na5 15.
Nxa5 (15. g5 Nxc4 16. gxf6 Nxe3 17. Qe2 Nxf1 18. fxe7 $13) 15... bxa5 16. b3 (
16. g5 Nd7 17. b3 Nc5 $132) 16... d5 $5 17. exd5 exd5 18. g5 (18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
Bxd5 Bc5 $1 $132) 18... Bc5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Kg2 Ne4 21. Nxd5 $14) 15. Rc1 (
15. g5 Nd7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. e5 dxe5 $1 18. Qxd7 Red8 19. Bxc6 Rxd7 20. Bxd7 Rd8
21. Rad1 Ba8 $1 {/\ Qb7-/+}) 15... Qb8 16. Rc2 $6 (16. Rf2 $5) 16... Na5 (16...
Ba6 $5 17. Nb5 (17. Nd2 d5 18. exd5 (18. e5 d4 19. exf6 dxe3) 18... exd5 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Bxa3 $40) (17. g5 Bxc4 $1 18. gxf6 Bxb3 (18... Bxf6 $2 19.
e5 $1 dxe5 20. Ne4 Bxb3 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Rg2+ $18) 19. fxe7 Bxc2 20. Qxc2
Nxe7 $13) 17... d5 $1 18. exd5 (18. e5 dxc4 19. exf6 Bxb5) 18... exd5 19. Bxd5
Red8 $40) (16... Ba6 $5 {Ribli}) 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. g5 (18. b3 a4 $1 19. g5 axb3
20. Rb2 Nd7 21. Qxb3 Bc6) 18... Nd7 19. b3 Ba8 (19... d5 20. exd5 (20. cxd5
exd5 21. Nxd5 (21. exd5 $2 Bd6 $1) 21... Rxc2 $1 (21... Bxa3 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23.
Qc2 $14) (21... Bxd5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxd5 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Bg4 $1) 22.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Qxc2 Qa8 $1 24. Rc1 g6 $13) 20... Bxa3 (20... exd5 21. Bxd5 $1
$16) 21. dxe6 (21. Nb5 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. d6 Red8) 21... Rxe6 22. Qxd7 Rc7
23. Qb5 (23. Qa4 Rxe3 24. Bxb7 Bc5 $1) 23... Rxe3 24. Nd5 a6 25. Qxa5 (25. Qb6
$2 Bc5 26. Qxc7 Qxc7 27. Nxc7 Rxf3+ $19) 25... Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rxb3 $10) 20. Qb1
Nb6 (20... Nc5 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Nd7 23. Be2 $14) (20... d5 $1 21. exd5 (21.
cxd5 exd5 22. Bg4 Rcd8) 21... Bxa3 $15) 21. Kg2 a4 (21... d5 22. cxd5 exd5 (
22... Bxa3 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Nb5) 23. e5 $5 Bxa3 (23... Bc5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25.
Ne2) 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Nxd5 $36) 22. Nxa4 (22. Bxb6 $6 axb3 23. Qxb3 Qxb6 $15)
22... Nxa4 23. bxa4 Qc7 (23... Bc6 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. a5 $14) 24. Rfc1 Rb8 $6 (
24... Bc6 25. c5 (25. Rb2 Qa5) 25... d5 26. e5 (26. Qb4 Rb8 27. Qd4 dxe4 28.
Bxe4 e5 29. fxe5 Bxg5 30. Bxg5 Rxe5 31. Bf4 Rxe4) (26. exd5 exd5 {/\ d4, xf4})
26... Bxa4 27. Rb2 {/\ Bd4}) 25. Rb2 Rxb2+ (25... Bc6 26. Rb4 $5) 26. Qxb2 Rb8
(26... Bc6 27. c5 (27. Qd4 a6) 27... Bxa4 28. cxd6 Qxd6 29. e5 Qd7 $10) 27. Qc3
$1 (27. Qd4 a6 {/\ Bc6<=>}) 27... Bc6 28. c5 (28. a5 Ba4 $132) 28... Bxa4 (
28... d5 29. exd5 exd5 30. h4 $14) (28... dxc5 29. Bxc5 Bxa4 (29... Bxc5 30.
Qxc5 Rc8 31. Kg3 Qb8 $14) 30. Qxg7+ (30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Qc7) 30... Kxg7 31. Bd4+
e5 32. Rxc7 exd4 33. Rxe7 Rd8 34. Rxa7 Bc2 35. Rc7 d3 36. Kf2 $16) 29. Qd4 Be8
$2 (29... Bd7 30. cxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxd6 Bxd6 32. Rd1 $18) (29... Bc6 30. cxd6 Bxd6
31. Qxa7 (31. Qc3 Rc8 $13) 31... Qxa7 32. Bxa7 Rc8 $1 33. Rc3 Bxf4 $14) (29...
Qd7 30. cxd6 Bxd6 31. Qxa7 Qxa7 32. Bxa7 Bxf4 (32... Bxa3 33. Rc3 Bb2 34. Rc4
Bb3 35. Rc7 $36) 33. Rc4 Bb3 (33... Rb2+ $5 34. Kh3 Bd7) 34. Rc3 Ra8 35. e5 Bd5
) 30. cxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxa7 Rb2+ (31... e5 32. f5 $1) (31... Kf8 32. Kg3 {/\ Bc5})
32. Kg3 Bf8 (32... Qxa3 33. Rc8 Kf8 34. Qd7 $18) (32... Bd7 33. Bc5 Qd2 34.
Qa8+ $18) (32... e5 33. Rc8 Kf8 34. f5 $1 (34. Bc5 $2 exf4+ 35. Kh3 Qe6+ 36.
Bg4 Rb3+ 37. Kh4 Qh6+) 34... Ra2 35. Bc5 $18) 33. Rc8 Bd7 34. e5 (34. e5 Qd3
35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Bc5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 $5 7. O-O O-O 8.
d5 $1 Bxd2 9. Qxd2 $6 (9. Nfxd2 $1 $14 {@}) 9... exd5 10. Nh4 Ne4 11. Qc2 Re8
12. Nc3 Nxc3 $2 (12... Nc6 $1 13. Nxd5 (13. cxd5 $2 Nd4 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. bxc3
Nxe2+ $17) 13... Nb4 (13... Nd4 $6 14. Qd3 Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nxg3
17. Qg4 (17. Qxe8+ Qxe8 18. hxg3 Qe2 19. b3 Re8 20. Nf5 $14) 17... Nxf1 $13)
14. Qd1 (14. Nxb4 cxb4 15. f3 (15. Nf5 Qg5 16. Ne3 Bc6 $13) 15... Nd6 16. e4
Qc7 $13 {P g5}) 14... Nxd5 15. cxd5 Qf6 16. Qd3 c4 (16... Nd6) (16... Qe5 $10)
17. Qxc4 Nd2 18. Qc7 $13) 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. cxd5 $14 (14. Bxd5 Na5 $10 {<-> c4})
14... Ne5 15. Rfe1 (15. Rae1 d6 16. f4 Nc4 17. e4 b5 18. a4 a6 $14 {<<|^}) (15.
Nf5 $5 d6 16. c4 {P a4-a5 []}) 15... d6 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e4 g5 (
18... Qf6 19. Qd2 $16) 19. e5 $6 (19. Qd2 $5 gxf4 20. gxf4 $14) (19. f5 $5 $14
{@}) 19... gxf4 20. gxf4 dxe5 21. fxe5 (21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. fxe5 Qg5 23. Qe4 Re8
24. Re1 Qd2 25. c4 b5 26. Qe3 (26. cxb5 Bxd5 $15) (26. Rb1 Qc3 $1 $15) 26...
Qxe3+ (26... Qxa2 27. Qxc5 Qxc4 $10) 27. Rxe3 bxc4 28. Kf2 Kf8 $10 {P d8})
21... Qg5 22. Qe4 Re6 $1 $10 23. Qe3 (23. h4 $5 Qh5 $1 (23... Qe7 $2 24. Rad1
Re8 25. Qf5 Rh6 (25... Rg6 26. e6 $16) 26. d6 Qxh4 27. Bxb7 $18) (23... Qh6 24.
Rf1 $16 {P f5}) 24. Re3 (24. Qe2 Rh6 $17) (24. Bf3 Qh6 $15 {P ae8}) 24... Rae8
25. Rae1 Rh6 $15) 23... Rg6 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. c4 $2 (25. Rad1 $1 Rd8 $1 (25...
Re8 $6 26. Re3 $1 Rgxe5 $2 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. d6 $18) (25... Ba6 26. d6 $16) 26.
Kf2 (26. Kh1 $2 Re8 $17 {P gxe5}) (26. c4 b5 27. Rb1 b4 $13 (27... Ba6 $5 28.
cxb5 $140 Bb7 $15)) 26... Rf5+ 27. Kg3 Rg5+ $10) 25... Re8 $15 26. Rad1 Bc8 (
26... Ba6 $5 27. Re4 (27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. dxe6 Kf8 $15) 27... Rgxe5
28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. d6 Re8 $15) 27. Rd3 (27. d6 Bd7 28. Rd5 Rg4 29. Re4 (29. Rc1
Be6 30. Kf2 $140 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 32. cxd5 Rxe5 33. Rd1 Kf8 $19) 29... Rxe4
30. Bxe4 f6 $17 (30... Be6 $17)) 27... Rgxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Ra3 (29. d6 Bd7
30. Ra3 Re6 $17) 29... Re7 30. d6 (30. Kf2 Bf5 $17) 30... Re1+ 31. Kf2 Rd1 32.
Bd5 (32. Rxa7 Be6 $1 $17) 32... Be6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Rxa7 Rxd6 35. Ke3 (35. a4
$1 Rd4 36. Rb7 Rxc4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 38. a5 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Ra2 40. a6 c4 41. Rc6 c3
42. Rxc3 Rxa6 $15) 35... Rd4 $17 36. Ra6 Rxc4 37. Rxb6 Kf7 38. Rb2 (38. Rc6 Kf6
39. a4 Ke5 $1 (39... Rxa4 40. Rxc5 Rh4 41. Rc2 g5 42. Kf3 $15) 40. a5 Kd5 41.
Rc7 Ra4 42. Rxg7 Rxa5) 38... g5 39. Kd3 Rh4 $6 (39... Rd4+ 40. Kc3 Ke7 41. Rg2
g4 $17 {P d6-d5}) (39... Ra4 40. Kc3 e5 41. Rg2 Kf6 42. Kb3 Rb4+ 43. Kc3 Rh4
$17) 40. Rc2 $15 Kf6 41. Rxc5 Rxh2 42. a4 (42. Ra5 $142) 42... Rh3+ 43. Ke2 $2
(43. Kc4 $1 g4 (43... Ra3 44. Kb4 Ra1 45. Rc8 $10) 44. Rc8 (44. Kb5 $2 g3 45.
Rc1 g2 46. Rg1 Rg3 47. a5 Kf5 48. a6 Kf4 49. a7 Ra3 50. Rxg2 Rxa7 51. Kc4 e5
$19) 44... g3 45. Rg8 Kf5 46. a5 Rh4+ $1 (46... Kf4 47. a6 $2 (47. Rf8+ Ke4 48.
Rg8 Kf3 49. Rf8+ Ke2 50. Rg8 Kf2 51. Rf8+ Kg1 52. a6 Rh7 53. Re8 $10) 47... Rh7
48. Kb5 e5 49. Kb6 e4 50. a7 Rxa7 51. Kxa7 e3 52. Rf8+ Ke4 53. Re8+ Kf3 54.
Rf8+ Kg2 55. Re8 Kf2 56. Rf8+ Ke1 57. Rg8 e2 $19) 47. Kb5 (47. Kd3 $2 Ra4 48.
Ke2 Kf4 $19) 47... Rg4 48. Rxg4 Kxg4 49. a6 g2 50. a7 g1=Q 51. a8=Q Qe3 $15)
43... e5 $19 44. Rc8 Ra3 45. Ra8 Kf5 46. a5 Kf4 47. a6 Ra2+ 48. Kd3 (48. Kd1 e4
49. a7 Ke3 50. Rg8 Rxa7 51. Rxg5 Ra1+ 52. Kc2 Kf3) (48. Ke1 g4 49. a7 Kg3 50.
Kf1 e4 51. Ke1 e3 52. Kf1 e2+ 53. Ke1 Kg2) 48... e4+ 49. Kd4 e3 50. Rf8+ Kg3
51. Kxe3 Rxa6 52. Rf3+ Kg4 53. Rf8 Ra2 54. Rg8 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nb3 Be6 13. Qd2 (13. Rc1) 13... Bb4
14. Rad1 Qc8 (14... Qd7 15. Nc5) 15. Qc1 (15. a3 Ne4 16. Qc1 (16. Bxe4 Bxc3 $10
) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Ne5 $10) 15... Bxc3 $1 16. Qxc3 Bh3 17. Rfe1 $6 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 Ne4 19. Qc1 (19. Qc2 Nb4 (19... Qf5 {P g3}) 20. Qxc8 Rexc8 {P c2}) 19...
Qf5 (19... Nb4 20. Rf1 $13) 20. Nd4 (20. Nc5 $2 d4 $19) 20... Nxd4 21. Rxd4 (
21. Bxd4 $6 Ng5 $40) 21... Rac8 22. Qd1 Nf6 23. Qd3 (23. Rd3 b6 $15) 23... Qxd3
24. Rxd3 (24. exd3 Rc2 25. Rb4 a5 $1 26. Rxb7 d4 $19) 24... Rc2 25. Rb3 (25.
Bxa7 Rxb2 26. Rb3 Rbxe2 $17) (25. Ra3 a6 26. Rb3 Re7) (25. Rb1 b6 (25... Rxe2
26. Rc3 {P f3}) 26. Kf1) 25... b6 26. h3 (26. Ra3 Re7) 26... Re4 27. Kf1 Ra4 (
27... d4 28. Rc1 Rc5 29. Bd2) 28. a3 (28. Ra1 Ne4 29. Ke1 d4 30. Kd1 (30. Bf4
Nc5 31. Rb5 d3) 30... Rac4 31. Bf4 Nxf2+ $19) 28... Ne4 29. Rb5 $1 (29. Rc1 $2
Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 Rc4 31. Be3 d4 32. Bf4 g5 33. f3 Nc5 34. Rb4 Rxb4 35. axb4 gxf4
36. bxc5 bxc5 37. gxf4 Kg7 $19) 29... d4 $6 (29... Nd6 $5 30. Rxd5 Nc4 31. Bd4
(31. Bc1 Nxb2 32. Bxb2 Rxb2 33. Ra1 b5 $17) (31. Rd4 Nxe3+ 32. fxe3 Rxd4 33.
exd4 Rxb2 34. Rd1 Rb3 35. d5 Kf8) 31... Nxb2 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Rd7 Kg6 $15) 30.
Rc1 $1 Rc5 (30... Rxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Rc4 32. Bf4 Rc2 (32... g5 $6 33. Bb8 $1) 33.
Bb8 (33. Rb4 Nc5 34. Rxd4 Rxb2 $15) 33... Nd2+ 34. Ke1 Nc4 35. Kd1 Rd2+ 36. Ke1
Rc2 $10) 31. Rcxc5 bxc5 $6 (31... Nxc5 32. Bf4 d3 (32... Rc4 33. Bb8 Nd7 $22
34. Bxa7 Rc7 35. Bxb6 Rb7) 33. exd3 Nxd3 34. Bb8 Nc5 {P d7=}) 32. Bf4 g5 (32...
a6 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. f3 Nf6 35. Rc8 Rc4 36. b4 Rc3 $14) (32... Rc4 33. f3 Nf6
34. b4 cxb4 35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. axb4 Nd5 37. Bd6 $14) 33. f3 gxf4 (33... Nf6 34.
Bd6 Nd7 35. Rb7 $1 (35. Bxc5 $2 f5) 35... Nf6 36. Bxc5) 34. fxe4 fxg3 (34...
Rc4 35. gxf4 $16) 35. Rxc5 Ra6 36. Kg2 $8 (36. Rd5 Rb6 37. b4 Ra6 38. Rxd4 (38.
Ra5 $2 Rxa5 39. bxa5 Kg7 40. Kg2 Kf6 41. Kxg3 Ke5 42. Kf3 a6 $19) 38... Rxa3
39. Rd3 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Rb1 $10) 36... Re6 (36... Rb6 37. b4 Ra6 38. Ra5 Rxa5 39.
bxa5 Kg7 40. Kxg3 Kf6 41. Kf4 Ke6 42. a6 $18) 37. e5 (37. Kf3 g2 38. Rc1 Rb6
$10) 37... f6 $1 (37... Rg6 38. Rd5 Rg5 39. b4 $16) 38. Kxg3 (38. exf6 Rxe2+
39. Kxg3 Kf7 $10) 38... fxe5 39. Rc8+ (39. Kg4 e4 40. Kf5 (40. Kf4 d3 41. exd3
(41. Ke3 Rd6 42. exd3 Rxd3+ 43. Kxe4 Rxh3 $10) 41... exd3 42. Rd5 Re2 43. b4 d2
) 40... Re8 41. Rc4 (41. Rd5 $2 d3 42. exd3 e3) 41... d3 42. exd3 exd3 43. Rd4
Re3 $10) 39... Kf7 40. Rc7+ Kf6 (40... Re7 $2 41. Rxe7+ Kxe7 42. Kf3 Kf6 43.
Ke4 Ke6 44. b4 (44. b3 $1 $18) 44... Kd6 45. a4 Ke6 46. b5 Kd6 47. a5 Kc5 48.
Kxe5 Kxb5 49. Kxd4 Kxa5 50. Kc5 $18) 41. Rxa7 (41. Kg4 e4 (41... Rb6 42. b4 Ra6
) 42. Kf4 (42. Rxa7 d3 $1) 42... d3 43. exd3 exd3 44. Rd7 Re2 45. Rxd3 Rxb2 46.
Rd6+ Kg7 47. Rd7+ Kg6 48. Rxa7 Kh5 $10) 41... Kf5 (41... e4 42. Kf4) 42. Rb7 (
42. Kf3 e4+ 43. Kg3 Rg6+ 44. Kf2 Rc6 $1 {P c2|^ =}) 42... Rc6 (42... Ke4 43.
Rb3 Ra6 $5 $13) 43. Rb5 $1 (43. Kf3 e4+ 44. Kf2 Rc2 $10) (43. Rb3 Rc2 44. Kf2
e4 $10) 43... Ke4 $8 (43... Rc2 44. Kf3 {P a4}) 44. a4 Rc4 $1 (44... Rc2 45. a5
$1 Rxe2 46. a6 Re1 $8 47. b4 (47. Ra5 Rg1+ 48. Kf2 Rg8 49. a7 Ra8 (49... Rf8+
50. Ke2 Ra8 51. b3 $1 $18) 50. Ke2 $1 Kf4 51. Kd3 Kf3 52. b4 e4+ 53. Kxd4 e3
54. Ra3 Kf2 55. Rxe3 Rd8+ 56. Kc5 Kxe3 57. b5 $18) 47... Rg1+ 48. Kf2 Rg8 49.
a7 Ra8 50. Rb7 Kd3 (50... d3 51. b5 Rf8+ 52. Kg3 d2 53. Rd7 $18) 51. b5 e4 52.
b6 e3+ 53. Kg2 e2 54. Re7 $18) 45. a5 (45. b3 Rc2 $10) 45... Ra4 46. Kg4 (46.
Kf2 Ra1 {P f4, e4=}) 46... Ra2 47. h4 Ra1 48. b4 (48. Kh5 Kf4 49. Kxh6 e4 50.
Rd5 (50. b4 d3 51. exd3 e3 52. Rb8 e2 53. Re8 e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Rxe1 55. h5 Rb1 56.
Kg7 Rxb4 57. h6 Rb7+ 58. Kg6 Ra7 $1 59. h7 Ra6+ $10) 50... d3 51. exd3 e3 52.
Rd4+ Kf3 53. Re4 e2 54. h5 e1=Q 55. Rxe1 Rxe1 56. Kg7 Rb1 57. h6 Rxb2 58. a6 (
58. h7 Rb7+ 59. Kg6 Rb8 $10) 58... Rg2+ $1 59. Kf7 (59. Kf8 Ra2 60. h7 Rxa6 $10
) 59... Rh2 60. a7 Ra2 $10) 48... Ra2 49. Kh5 (49. Rb6 Rxe2 50. a6 Ra2 51. b5
d3 52. Rd6 d2 53. a7 Rxa7 54. Rxd2 Rb7 55. Rb2 Kd3 $10) 49... Kf4 50. Kxh6 e4 (
50... Rxe2 51. a6 Ra2 52. Ra5 Rxa5 53. bxa5 d3 54. a7 d2 55. a8=Q d1=Q $14) 51.
h5 (51. Rd5 $5 d3 $1 52. exd3 e3 53. Rd4+ Kf3 54. h5 e2 55. Re4 Ra4 $1 56. Kg7
Rxb4 57. Re5 Rb1 58. h6 e1=Q 59. Rxe1 Rxe1 60. a6 Re7+ 61. Kg8 Ra7 $10) 51...
e3 $1 52. Rd5 Ke4 53. Rd8 Rxe2 54. b5 (54. Kg7 Rg2+ 55. Kh7 Rb2 $10) 54... Rb2
55. a6 (55. b6 e2 56. Kg7 Kf3) 55... Rxb5 56. a7 Ra5 57. a8=Q+ Rxa8 58. Rxa8 d3
59. Re8+ Kf4 60. Rxe3 $1 Kxe3 61. Kg7 d2 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd2
b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 $6 (9... Nc6) 10. cxd5 exd5 $2 (10... Bxd5 11. e4 (11. Nxd5
exd5 $14) 11... Bb7 12. Qe3 $14 c5 $140 $2 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Nb5 Qxc5+ 15. Qxc5
bxc5 16. Nc7 $18) 11. g4 $1 Bh4 (11... c5 12. h4 {/\ g5}) (11... g6 12. h4 Bg7
13. h5 g5 14. Bd3 {/\ Bc2,Qd3}) (11... Nd7 12. h4 Nc5 13. g5) 12. Rg1 Nd7 $6 (
12... Re8 $5) 13. g5 (13. Bd3 Re8 14. g5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Rg2 Nf6 $13)
13... hxg5 (13... Bxg5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bh3 {/\ 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Rxg5 +-}) 14.
Bd3 (14. Bh3 Re8 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Nxg5 Qf5 17. f4 Re7 $13) 14... Re8 (14...
Nf6 15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. Rxg5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rdg1 exd3 19. Rxg7+ Kh8 20.
Qxd3 (20. Qd1 d2+ 21. Kxd2 (21. Qxd2 Be4 {/\ Bg6}) 21... Qh4) 20... Qh4 21. Qf5
{/\ 22.Rh7+ Qxh7 23.Qf6+} Rg8 22. R7g4 Qh6 (22... Rxg4 23. Rxg4 Qh6 24. Qe5+ f6
25. Qg3 $18) 23. R1g3 Rg6 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. Rxg6 $18) 15. Qe2 $6 (15. Rg2 {
Kortschnoj} Nf6 (15... Nc5 16. Rdg1 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Qf6 18. Nxh4 gxh4 19. Rxg7+
Qxg7 20. Rxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qf5 {/\ Ne2-f4 +/-}) (15... Qf6 16. Nxh4 gxh4 17. Rdg1
Nf8 18. Rxg7+ Qxg7 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qe2 $16) 16. Nxh4 gxh4 17. Rdg1 g6 18. f3
$16 {>< g6,h4}) 15... Qf6 (15... Nf8 16. Nxh4 gxh4 17. Qh5 Re6 18. Rg4 g6 19.
Rdg1 Qf6 20. Nxd5 (20. Rf4 Qxf4 21. exf4 Re1+ $13) (20. Rxh4 {/\ Ne2 +/-})
20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rd8 22. Qh5 c5 $13) 16. Nxh4 gxh4 17. Qh5 Kf8 (17... Nf8
18. Rg4 Qxf2 19. Rdg1 Qxe3+ (19... g6 20. Bxg6 Qxg1+ 21. Rxg1 Nxg6 22. Qh6 {
/\ Ne2-f4 +-}) 20. Kc2 Ne6 (20... Qf2+ 21. Kb3 Qf6 22. Qxh4 Re6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6
24. Rxg7+ $18) 21. Rf1 $18) 18. Rg4 (18. Bf5 $6 Ke7) (18. Nxd5 Qh6 19. Qxh6 (
19. Qf5 Qe6) 19... gxh6 20. Nf4 Nf6 $10) 18... Qh6 (18... Qxf2 19. Rf1 Qxe3+
20. Kc2 f6 (20... Nf6 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 Nxg4 23. Rxf7+ Kd8 24. Rd7+ $18)
21. Bf5 Bc6 22. Bg6 (22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Bxd7 Re6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26.
Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qxa8 Qe2+) 22... Qh6 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 24. Qxh6 gxh6 25. Rg6 Kf7 26.
Rxh6 $18) 19. Qxh6 gxh6 20. Rxh4 Ke7 $2 (20... Nf6 21. Rxh6 Ng4 22. Rh7 Nxf2
23. Rf1 Nxd3+ 24. Kd2 Re7 25. Rg1 f6 26. Rh8+ Kf7 27. Rxa8 Bxa8 28. Kxd3 $14)
21. Rxh6 Rh8 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. Rh1 Rh4 24. Ne2 c5 25. Ng3 (25. f3 Nf8 {/\ Ne6})
25... Kf6 26. Nf5 Rh3 27. Nd6 Bc6 28. Kd2 (28. Bb5 Nb8 29. Bf1 Rh4) 28... Nf8
29. Nc8 (29. Bb5 Ke6 $2 (29... Ba8 $8) 30. Nxf7 $18) 29... cxd4 (29... a5 $142
30. Nxb6 cxd4 31. Rc1 (31. exd4 Ne6) 31... dxe3+ 32. Ke2 Bb7 33. Rc7 Ne6 34.
Rxb7 Nf4+ 35. Kf1 Rxh2 $10) 30. exd4 (30. Nxa7 dxe3+ 31. fxe3 Bb7 32. Rf1+ Ke7
33. Rf2 Ne6 34. Nb5 Ba6) 30... Ne6 31. Nxa7 Nxd4 32. Nxc6 Nxc6 33. Bf1 Rh4 34.
h3 Ne5 35. Bg2 d4 $6 (35... Ng6 $6 36. Rc1) (35... Ke6 $5) 36. Bd5 $2 (36. Rc1
Rf4 37. Ke2 d3+ 38. Ke3 $18) (36. b3 $142) 36... Kf5 (36... Ng6 $142 37. Rc1
Rxh3 38. Rc6+ Ke5 39. Bxf7 Nf4 40. Rxb6 Rh2) (36... Ke7) 37. a4 f6 $2 (37...
Rf4 38. Ke2 (38. Rf1 Rh4 39. Bg2 Ng6 40. Rc1 Nf4 41. Bf1 Nxh3 42. Rc6 Nxf2 43.
Rxb6 Ne4+ 44. Kc2 Rh2+ 45. Kd3 Nc5+ $10) (38. Rh2 d3 (38... Rh4 39. b4 $140 d3
40. Kc3 d2) 39. b3 Rd4 40. Bb7 Kf4 41. Rh1 Rd7 42. Bg2 $16) 38... d3+ 39. Ke3
Rxa4 40. f3 Rh4 41. Be4+ Ke6 42. Bxd3 Nxd3 43. Kxd3 f5 $10) 38. f3 $2 (38. b4
Rf4 (38... d3 39. Kc3 d2 40. Bb3 Nc6 41. b5 Nd4 42. Bd1 $18) 39. Rf1 Rh4 40.
Bg2 (40. a5 bxa5 41. bxa5 Rxh3 42. Ra1 Rh2 $10) 40... d3 (40... Ng6 41. Ra1 Nf4
42. Bf1 Nxh3 43. a5 bxa5 44. bxa5 Nxf2 45. a6 Ne4+ 46. Ke1 Rh8 47. a7 Ra8 48.
Bb5 $18) 41. Kc3 Rc4+ 42. Kb3 Rc2 43. Rd1 (43. a5 $2 bxa5 44. bxa5 Nc4) 43...
Rxf2 44. Rf1 Rxf1 45. Bxf1 Ke4 46. a5 $18) 38... Kf4 39. b4 Nxf3+ 40. Kd3 (40.
Bxf3 Kxf3 41. a5 bxa5 42. bxa5 Kg2 43. Ra1 Rxh3 44. a6 Rh8 45. a7 Ra8 46. Kd3
f5 47. Kxd4 f4 $10) 40... Ng5 $2 (40... Ne5+ 41. Kxd4 Kg5+ 42. Kc3 f5 $13 43.
Kb3 Rd4) 41. Kxd4 $2 (41. a5 $18 bxa5 42. bxa5 Ke5 43. Bb7 Rxh3+ (43... Kd6 44.
a6 Kc7 45. Ra1 Rxh3+ 46. Kc4 Rh8 47. Bg2) 44. Rxh3 Nxh3 45. a6 Nf4+ 46. Kc4 Ne6
47. a7 Nc7 48. Kc5 d3 49. Bf3 d2 50. Kc6 Na8 51. Kb7 Kd6 52. Kxa8 Kc7 53. Bg4
f5 54. Be2 Kc8 55. Bd1 Kc7 56. Bc2 $22 f4 57. Bd1 Kc8 58. Be2 Kc7 59. Bg4 {+-})
41... Kf5+ 42. Kc3 Ke5 43. Bg2 f5 44. Ra1 $6 (44. Rd1 Ne4+ 45. Kb3 Rh8 $13) (
44. Re1+ $1 Kd6 (44... Ne4+ 45. Kc4 {/\ Kb5}) 45. Rd1+ Kc7 46. Rd4 f4 47. Rc4+
Kb8 48. b5 $5 {Kortschnoj} Rh6 49. Rxf4 Nxh3 50. Rf5 Rg6 51. Be4 $16) 44... f4
45. a5 f3 46. Bf1 (46. Bxf3 Nxf3 47. a6 Nd4) 46... Ne4+ 47. Kd3 (47. Kc2 bxa5
48. bxa5 Ng3 49. Bb5 (49. a6 Nxf1 50. a7 Rh8 51. Rxf1 Ra8 52. Ra1 f2 $10) 49...
f2 50. a6 Rxh3 51. a7 Rh8 52. a8=Q Rxa8 53. Rxa8 f1=Q $10) 47... bxa5 48. bxa5
Ng3 49. a6 Rh8 $8 (49... Rd4+ $2 50. Ke3 Nxf1+ 51. Kf2 $18) (49... Nxf1 $2 50.
Ra5+ Kd6 (50... Kf4 51. Ra4+) 51. a7 $18) 50. Kc3 (50. a7 Ra8 $10 {/\ Nxf1}) (
50. Ke3 Nxf1+ 51. Rxf1 Rxh3 $10) (50. Kc4 Nxf1 51. Rxf1 Ke4 52. a7 Ke3 53. Ra1
f2 54. Kb5 Ke2 $10) 50... Nxf1 51. Rxf1 Ra8 52. Ra1 f2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 cxd4 8.
Rd1 Be7 9. exd4 O-O 10. a3 $1 $146 (10. Nc3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6) 10... Nd5 11. Nc3
Re8 (11... Na5 12. Ba2 Re8 (12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qe4 Bd7 15. Bf4 Qc8 16.
Ne5 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. c4 Bf6 19. Bd6 Re8 20. c5 Ne7 21. Bb1 g6 22. Qf3 Nd5
23. Be4 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Legky,N/FRA t-ch 1999 (48)}) 13. Qe4 $14) 12. Ba2 (12.
Qe4 Nf6 (12... Na5 13. Ba2 (13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qh5 Nb3) 13... Bxa3
14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb4 17. Ra4 (17. Ng5 Be6) 17... Rd8 18.
Ba2 (18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxb4 $16) 18... Nc6 19. Ng5 Rd7 (19... b5 20. Nxf7) (
19... Bg4 20. Nxf7) 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. d5 b5 22. dxc6 bxa4 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. c7)
13. Qc2 Nd5 14. Ba2 Bf6 15. Ne4 $14) 12... Bxa3 13. Nxd5 (13. Ng5 $5 Nxc3 (
13... h6 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Nxd5 (15. bxa3 Nxc3 16. Qf3+) 15... exd5 16. Qh5+) (
13... Be7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Be4 $18)
14. Qh5 Qxg5 (14... h6 15. Nxf7 (15. Qxf7+ Kh8 16. Qh5 Rf8) 15... Qe7 16. Nxh6+
gxh6 17. Bxh6 (17. Qg6+ Kh8) (17. Rd3 Ne2+ 18. Qxe2 Bd6) (17. bxc3 Bxc1 18.
Raxc1 Rf8) 17... Nxd1 18. Qg6+ Kh8 19. Bg5 $16) (14... Ne2+ 15. Qxe2 Be7 16.
Nxf7 Kxf7 17. d5) 15. Bxg5 Bxb2 16. Rd3 Bxa1 17. Rh3 h6 18. Bxh6 g6 19. Qh4
Nxd4 (19... Nxa2 20. Bg5) 20. Bg5 Nce2+ 21. Kf1 Nf5 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Kxe2 $13)
13... exd5 14. Qb5 Bd6 (14... Be7 15. Bxd5) 15. Bxd5 (15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bxd5 (16.
Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Be6) 16... Bg4) 15... h6 (15... Nb4 16. Bg5 (16. Bxb7 Rb8
17. Rxa7 Bd7 18. Qh5 Qb6 19. Ng5)) (15... a6 16. Qb3 (16. Qc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6
18. Bg5 Qb6) 16... Qc7 (16... Qf6 17. Bg5 Qf5 18. Re1 Bd7) 17. Ng5 $40 (17. Be3
)) 16. Ne5 $1 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qxc6 Bf5 $44) 16... Bxe5 (16... Nxe5 17. dxe5
Bg4 (17... Rxe5 18. Bf4) 18. Qxb7 (18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qc4+ $16) 18... Bxd1) 17.
dxe5 Qc7 18. Bf4 (18. f4 Bg4) 18... Be6 19. Bf3 a6 (19... Qb6 $5 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Rac1 Ra4 $132) 20. Qc5 Rac8 21. Rac1 (21. Rd6 Ne7 22. Qb4 Qc4) 21... Qe7 (
21... Qa5 22. Be3) 22. Be3 Bb3 $2 (22... Qxc5 23. Rxc5 $14) 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24.
Rd3 Ba4 (24... Be6 $142) 25. Bg4 Rd8 (25... Rce8 26. f4) 26. Rd6 Ra8 27. f4 Nd8
28. Rc8 $6 (28. Kf2 Bc6 $16) (28. Bb6 $1 Ne6 29. f5 Nf8 (29... Ng5 30. e6) 30.
e6 $18) 28... Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Ne6 30. f5 Nf8 31. Bd4 Rc7 (31... Bd7 32. Bxd7 (32.
Bxb7 Bxf5 33. Bxa6 Ng6 $132) (32. f6 gxf6 33. exf6 Re6) 32... Rxd7 33. Rxd7
Nxd7 {-game}) 32. Rd8 Bd7 33. Bxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Kf2 g6 36. g4 h5 37.
e6 fxe6 38. fxe6 Nb8 39. Kf3 (39. g5 Nc6 (39... Kf8 40. Bc5+ Ke8 41. Ke3) 40.
Bf6 (40. Bc5 b6 41. Bxb6 Kf8 42. Bc5+ Ke8 43. Ke3 Nd8)) 39... Nc6 40. Bf6 Kf8
41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Ke4 (42. Kf4 Nb4 (42... Na7 43. Kg5 Nb5 44. Kxh5 Nc7) 43. Ke4
) 42... Na7 43. Kd5 Ke8 44. Bd4 Nb5 (44... Nc8 45. Bc5 Kd8 46. Ke5 Ke8 47. Kf6
b6 48. Bf2 a5 49. Ke5 $18) 45. Bb6 Ke7 46. Ke5 Ke8 47. h3 $1 Ke7 48. h4 Ke8 49.
Kf6 Nd6 50. Kg6 Nc4 (50... Ke7 51. Bc5 Kxe6 52. Bxd6 Kxd6 53. Kxh5 Ke7 54. Kg6
Kf8 55. Kf6 a5 56. Ke5 Kg7 57. Kd5) 51. Bc5 $3 (51. Bd4 Ke7 52. Kxh5 Kxe6 53.
Kg6 Nd6 54. h5 Nf5 55. Bb6 Ne7+ 56. Kg7 Nf5+ 57. Kf8 Kf6 58. Bd8+ Ke6 59. Kg8
Kd7 60. Bg5 Ke6) 51... b6 (51... Nxb2 52. Kxh5 Nd3 (52... b6 53. Bd4 Nc4 54.
Kg6 Ke7 55. h5 Kxe6 56. h6 Nd6 57. h7 Nf7 58. Bxb6) 53. Bd6 b5 54. Kg5 (54. Kg6
b4 55. h5 b3 56. h6 b2 57. h7 Nf4+ 58. Kg7 Ng6) 54... b4 55. h5 $18) 52. Bd4
Ke7 53. Kxh5 Kxe6 54. Kg6 Nd6 55. Bxb6 (55. h5 Nf5 56. h6 Nxh6 57. Kxh6 Kd5 58.
Bxb6 Kc4 $11) 55... Nf5 56. h5 Ne7+ 57. Kg7 Nf5+ 58. Kg6 Nh4+ 59. Kg7 Nf5+ 60.
Kf8 Kf6 61. Bd8+ Ke6 62. Kg8 Nh6+ 63. Kg7 Nf7 64. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Candidates f Kortschnoj-Spassky +7-4=7"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1977.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 {Vermeidet b4-b5} 12. Be2 Nd7 ({
Mir scheint logisch zuerst die Dame auf d6 zu entwickeln, um das Feld e5 zu
kontrollieren und hauptsächlich der b4 - Bauer unter Beschuss zu nehmen.} 12...
Qd6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. O-O a5 15. a3 axb4 (15... Rfe8 $6 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Rb1 axb4
18. axb4 Ra7 $15) 16. axb4 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Ne1 Nb6 19. Nd3 Bc8 20. Nc5 Bf5
21. Ra1 Nc4 $15 {1/2-1/2 Titz,H-Donev,I/Zuerich op 1994/EXT 94op (49)}) 13. O-O
a5 14. b5 c5 $1 15. dxc5 (15. Re1 $5 c4 16. Nd2 $14 {/\ Bf3 nebst Nf1,Ng3,Ne2,
Nf4}) 15... Nxc5 {Leider wegen dem schwachen d5 - Bauer ist der Nachziehende
mit dem S auf c5 erzwungen zu nehmen. Jetzt haben wir am Brett dem meist
verbreiteten Mittelspiel Stellung - die Isolierte d5 Damenbauer. Als
Kompensation beherrscht der Nachziehende das Läuferpaar.} 16. Nd4 Qd6 17. Bg4 (
17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Na4 Be5 (18... g6 $6 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Nb3 Qb6 21. Nxc5 Qxb5
22. a4 Qb6 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Rc5 $16) 19. g3 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Qf6 $13 {[%cal
Ye5d4,Yf6f3]}) 17... Rfd8 18. Re1 Ne6 19. Bxe6 $5 fxe6 20. Nc6 $1 $14 Bxc6 (
20... Rd7 21. Na4 {[%cal Ya4b6]} (21. e4 Bg5 $1) 21... Rc7 22. Nxb6 Bxc6 23.
bxc6 Ra6 24. Nd7 Raxc6 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Rxc6 Qxc6 $13) 21. bxc6 Bxc3 (21...
Qb4 $5 22. a3 $1 Qxa3 23. c7 Rdc8 24. Nb5 $44) (21... Qxc6 22. Ne4 Qd7 23.
Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kh7 25. Qf4 $1 $14 {[%cal Yf4f6,Yf4c7,Yc1c7]}) 22. Rxc3
Rac8 23. Qc2 e5 (23... Qc7 $142 $5 24. Qg6 Rd6 25. Rec1 b5 $14) 24. c7 $1 Rd7
25. Rc1 d4 {[%csl Gc7,Gd4][%mdl 4096] Jeder Seite hat seinem Trumpf - der
Weiße seine starke c7- Freibauer und der Schwarze - der d4 Freibauer.} 26. Rc6
Qd5 27. Qb1 $1 (27. Rxb6 $2 Rdxc7 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 d3 30. Rb8+ Kh7 31.
Rc1 Qxa2 $17 {Weiß muss um Remis kämpfen.}) 27... d3 (27... dxe3 28. fxe3 $18)
28. Qxb6 d2 $2 {Wahrscheinlich entscheidende Fehler die, die Partie kostet.
Schwarz sollte nicht die 2 Reihe zumachen, sondern sofort auf a2 nehmen!} (
28... Qxa2 $142 29. Qb7 Rf8 {[%cal Ya2f2,Yf8f2] Jetzt sieht man warum ist es
wichtig die 2 Reihe offen zu bleiben. So kann man nach dem Turm Abzug auf f8
mit Tempo starke Drohungen gegen die weißen Monarchen stellen.} 30. h3 Qxf2+
31. Kh2 d2 32. Rd1 Qxe3 33. c8=Q Rxb7 34. Qxb7 Qf4+ {Dem Dauerschach ist
unvermeintlich.} 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ $11) 29. Rd1 Qxa2 (29... Qd3 30. Qb7
Rf8 31. c8=Q $18) {[%tqu "De","Was muss der Anziehende spielen?","","","h2h3",
"",8,"b6b7","",0]} 30. h3 $3 $18 {Ein ausgezeichneter Zug. Es ist
offensichtlich das die stärksten Drohungen beider Seiten (für Weiß Qb7 und für
Schwarz Qa4) in Verbindung mit dem Freibauern c7 und d2 stehen. Weiß hat
schwache erste Reihe und macht profilarktisch ein Fenster für seinen König.} (
30. Qb7 {Dieser logische Zug ist zu eilig, weil der Nachziehende mit seinem
nächste ausgezeichnete Zug genug Gegenspiel bekommt.} Qa4 $3 {[%cal Ya4c6,
Ya4d1]} (30... Qa1 $2 31. Qxc8+ Kh7 32. Rxh6+ $1 Kxh6 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Qe8+ Kh6
35. Qe6+ Kh7 36. Qh3+ Kg6 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Rxa1 $18) 31. Qxc8+ Kh7 32. h3 $3 (
32. Qg8+ Kxg8 33. c8=Q+ Kh7 34. Rc2 Qa1 $1 $19) 32... Qxc6 (32... Qxd1+ $2 33.
Kh2 $18) 33. Rxd2 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qxd2 35. Qb8 Rxc7 36. Qxc7 $11) 30... Qa4 {
[%cal Ya4c6,Ya4d1]} 31. Rxd2 $1 Rxd2 32. Qb7 (32. Qb8 $5 Rxb8 33. cxb8=Q+ Kh7
34. Rc8 $40 {[%cal Yc8h8]}) 32... Rdd8 33. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 34. Rc7 $1 {[%cal
Yc7g7] Die weißen Figuren sind sehr aktiv auf den 7 Reihe platziert. Außerdem
ist die Lage der weiße König besser, als seine schwarzen Kollegen. Der Rest
ist reine Technik Sache.} Qa1+ 35. Kh2 e4 36. Qxe4 Qf6 37. f4 Qf8 38. Ra7 Qc5
39. Qb7 Qc3 40. Qe7 Rf8 41. e4 Qd4 42. f5 h5 43. Rxa5 Qd2 44. Qe5 Qg5 45. Ra6
Rf7 46. Rg6 Qd8 47. f6 h4 48. fxg7 {Eine ausgezeichnete Partie zum Thema:
Freibauern!} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qb3 Kh8 $146 {
an attempt to improve blacks play from the 4th game of this match} (7... c6 {
was tried in 4th game of the match,which Dolmatov won.} 8. Rd1 Kh8 9. d5 (9.
Nc3 Qc7 10. d5 Na6 11. Nd4 e5 12. dxe6 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Nxc6 $18
{1-0 Fedder,S-Sorensen,I/Esbjerg 1972/MCD (27)}) 9... Qc7 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. Nc3
Na6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Rae8 14. Bf3 Nf6 15. Qa3 Qc8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6
18. e3 $11 {0-1 Korchnoi,V-Dolmatov,S/Las Vegas USA 1999 (58)}) 8. Rd1 Na6 9.
Qa3 Qe8 (9... c6 10. Nc3 {transforms to the first game where Kortschnoj won
from the opening.}) 10. d5 Ne4 (10... c6 $5 11. Be3 (11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nd4 Ne4)
11... Nc7 (11... Ne4 12. Bd4 $14) 12. Nc3 $14) 11. Nbd2 Nac5 12. Nxe4 fxe4 $2 {
It loses e4-pawn.After 12...Ne4 black has convenient position.} (12... Nxe4 13.
Nd4 (13. Be3 e5 14. Ne1 Nf6 $1 $132) 13... e5 14. Nb5 (14. dxe6 Bxe6 $11) 14...
Qf7 15. b4 a5 $132) 13. Ng5 e6 (13... Bf5 14. Be3 $16) 14. Be3 exd5 15. cxd5
Bf5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Qxc5 h6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxc7 Rf7 (20...
Qf5 21. Rf1 Rf7 (21... Bxb2 $140 $2 22. Rab1 Rf7 23. Qc2 $18) 22. Qc2 $16) 21.
Qc2 Re8 22. e3 $16 {[%csl Re4] /+- White has a pawn up and quite simple plan:
to double rooks on d-file at first,then to increase pressure on the main
weakness-pawn e4,and to enter rooks by d-file.} h5 23. Rd2 (23. h4 {was not
necessary.}) 23... h4 24. Rad1 hxg3 25. hxg3 Kh7 26. Rd6 Qe7 27. Rd7 $6 {
This transposition(white exchanges 2 rooks for queen and pawn) wins too,but,in
my opinion, white had better ways to convert his advantage to win.} (27. Qb3 {
[%cal Rg2e4]} Qf8 {[%csl Rf2]}) (27. Qa4 $142 Bxb2 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. Rxf7+ Qxf7
30. Bxe4 $18 {[%cal Rd1d7]} Re7 31. Bxg6+ $1 {[%csl Rb2,Re7]}) 27... Qxd7 28.
Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Bxe4 Re6 30. b4 (30. Bf5 {was not winning material because of:}
Rc6 31. Qe2 Rdc7 32. Be4 $18) 30... b6 $2 {[%tqu "En","How can white win
material now?","","","g1g2","",0,"e4f5","",5]} 31. Kg2 $2 (31. Bf5 $1 $18 {
After last move of black, it is working.Black doesn't have Rc6.}) 31... Rf6 32.
g4 Re7 33. g5 Rfe6 34. f3 Rd6 35. Kh3 Red7 36. Kg4 Re7 $4 {The final blunder
in hopeless position.} (36... Ba1 37. f4 Kg7 38. Bc6 Rd2 (38... Rc7 39. b5 $18
{[%cal Ge3e4,Ge4e5]}) 39. Qe4 Rc7 40. Qe6 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gc6e4]}) 37. Qh2+
1-0

[Event "SUI-GER m"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2002.09.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bc2 Be7 12. Re1 O-O {Another common possibility
is 12...Qd7, following by 13...Rd8.} 13. Nb3 ({The main alternative is} 13. Nf1
) 13... Ne6 (13... Ne4 {- Almasi,Z-Kortschnoj,V/Linz 1997/CBM 59/1-0 (33) 
[Mikhalevski,V]}) (13... Re8 {- Topalov,V-Sokolov,I/Antwerpen 1997/CBM 61/1/
2-1/2 (36) [Mikhalevski,V]}) 14. Nbd4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] After this move white
is already worse! The main and the right move is 14.Qd3.} (14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 (
15. Nfd4 Ncxd4 16. Nxd4 Qd7 (16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. Qg3 Qd7 19. dxc5 Bxc5
20. Bg5 Rfe8 21. Bf6 $14 {1-0 Chandler,M-Wedberg,T/Haninge 1988/CBM 08 (36)})
17. Bh6 Rfd8 18. Qg3 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Rac8 20. a4 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Ramesh,
R-Mikhalevski,V/Biel 2001/CBM 83 ext (20)}) 15... Re8 16. Rad1 (16. Qe3 Bf8 17.
Nfd4 Ncxd4 18. cxd4 Bb4 19. Qg3 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Bh5 21. Bf5 Ng7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Nc5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Garcia,G/Bogota 1992/EXT 97 (33)}) 16... Bf5 17. Qd2
Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qd7 19. Rd3 Rad8 20. h3 Bf8 21. Qd2 Ne7 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nfd4
Qc8 24. Qe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Unzicker,W/Bad Woerishofen 1991 (45)}) 14...
Ncxd4 15. cxd4 g6 $1 $146 {[%csl Rd4,Ge6][%mdl 8] A good prophylactic move,
which greatly restricts white's attacking possibilities on the kingside. On
top of that white has a serious problems with Pd4.} (15... c5 $6 16. Be3 (16.
dxc5 $142) 16... c4 17. b3 Rb8 18. Rb1 Qc7 $15 {0-1 Spencer,E-Silvanus/Bromley
1920/EXT 2002 (30)}) 16. Be3 $6 {This seemingly "natural" move helps black to
increase his advantage.} (16. Bh6 Re8 $1 (16... Bxf3 $6 17. Qxf3 (17. gxf3 $2
Re8 $17) 17... Nxd4 18. Qc3 Nxc2 19. e6 $1 Bf6 20. Qxc2 Re8 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22.
Rxe8 Qxe8 (22... Kxe8 23. Qc6+ Kf7 24. Rd1 $36) 23. Qxc7+ $13) 17. Be3 f5 $15
18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bf8 {[%cal Yd8h4] Black has an advantage, but less, than
after the move in the text.}) (16. Re3 $5 {Such an awkward move can be
considered, since white's position is inferior in any case.} Ng5 17. Rc3 $15)
16... f5 $1 $17 {[%mdl 32] Using his enormous experience, specifically in this
opening variation, Kortschnoj immediatly spots the weak link in white's plan.}
17. Qd3 $6 (17. Bb3 {[%csl Rd5]} f4 18. Bc1 c6 $17 {[%csl Rd4,Ge6][%cal Rg4f3]}
) (17. h3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 $17 (18. Qxf3 $6 f4 19. Qg4 Qc8 {[%csl Rd4]})) 17... f4
18. Bd2 {[%tqu "En","Find the best move for black.","","","c7c5","After this
move, white's position is collapsing.",8]} c5 $1 {After this move, white's
position is just collapsing.} 19. Bd1 (19. dxc5 Bf5 20. Qc3 b4 $19) 19... c4
20. Qc3 b4 21. Qc1 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxd4 {It's clear, that white has been
completely outplayed. It's curious, that this happened in the course of very
few moves.} 23. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Rc8 $19 {Preparing the advance of the "d"
pawn.} 25. e6 d4 {The rest of the game is an agony.} 26. Be5 Rf5 27. Qd2 (27.
Qh6 Bf6 $19) 27... d3 28. Rad1 c3 29. bxc3 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 bxc3 31. Qf4 c2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

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. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. exf6 ({Another line is} 12. Nb3 {
which is probably more promising for white, but Shirov prefers to play open
positions.}) 12... Nxf6 13. Nb3 (13. a4 b4 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bd6 16. h3 Qd7
17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne5 Qe7 $11 {1-0 Ricardi,P-Sorin,A/Villa Gesell 1996/CBM 52 
(34)}) (13. Ng5 {This move was popular in the past, but nowadays considered as
harmless for black. For instanse:} Bg4 14. f3 Bc8 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17.
Nb3 Rae8 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Bd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kotov,
A-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1952/MCD (43)}) 13... Bg4 14. Qd3 Qd7 {The most solid
continuation.} ({In the previous game between the same players Kortschnoj
continued with the hasty} 14... Ne4 {- see Shirov,A-Kortschnoj,V/Reykjavik
2003/CBM 94 [Kortschnoj]}) 15. a4 $146 {Logical move, putting pressure on
black's queenside pawns.} (15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 g6 18. Bh6 Rf7
19. Rae1 Ng4 20. Qh3 Bf6 21. Be3 c6 22. Bd1 {1/2-1/2 Rohde,M-Kortschnoj,V/
Beersheba 1987/CBM 05 (22)}) 15... bxa4 $6 {There was no reason to spoil the
pawnstructure right away.} ({Possible improvement is} 15... Bd6) 16. Nbd4 $1 (
16. Rxa4 $2 Bxf3 (16... Ne5 $4 17. Nxe5 Qxa4 18. Nd4 Qe8 19. Nxg4 $18) 17. Qxf3
Ne5 $17) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 a3 (17... c5 18. Bxa4 Qc7 19. Nf5 $14) 18. b4 Bh5
{[%cal Gh5g6]} 19. Qf5 $1 $14 Qxf5 (19... c5 20. bxc5 Bxc5 21. Qxd7 (21. Ne6 $2
Ne4 $1 22. Qe5 (22. Qxh5 Qxe6 $15) 22... Rxf2 23. Nxc5 (23. Bxe4 $2 Rxf1+ 24.
Kxf1 Qb5+ $19) 23... Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qf7+ 25. Qf4 Nxc5 $15) 21... Nxd7 22. Ne6
$14) 20. Nxf5 Rf7 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Rxa3 Be2 $1 {Transfering the bishop to
the queenside, where it will defend black's pawn weaknesses.} 23. Re1 Rae8 24.
Be3 Bb5 {[%cal Gf6g4]} 25. h3 Ne4 26. Rd1 c6 27. Kh2 {(!) This subtle move is
not particurlarly the best...} Nxf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({Possible was} 27... Kf7
{keeping slightly worse, but playable position.}) 28. Bxf2 Re2 {[%tqu "En",
"Please enter a move for white.","","","a3a2","Oops... Black is losing the
exchange and the game.",3,"a3a2","",0]} 29. Ra2 $1 $18 {Oops... Black is
losing the exchange and the game.} ({After} 29. Ra2 Bc4 30. Rb2 Rxf2 31. Bxh7+
Kxh7 32. Rxf2 {black could still force white to show some technique, but
dissappointed Kortschnoj decided to resign.}) 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht Chekhov} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Bd3 (6.
Ba4 {Chekhov} b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6) (6. Bxc6 {Chekhov} dxc6 7. Re1 (7. Qe2
Bf5 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nxe5 Qxd4 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nc3 f5 12. Bf4 O-O-O 13. Rad1 Qf6
14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Rd1 Kc8 $132 {Maljutin,
E-Rublevsky,S/Sochi/1990/1|0/52/}) 7... Nf6 8. Nxe5 Be7 9. Qe2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O
11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Qxe6 Qxd4 13. Be3 Qh4 14. h3 Bd6 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Qb3 b5 $10
{Velikhanli,F-Litinskaya,M/Manila/1992/0,5/61/}) 6... d5 7. Nxe5 (7. c4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 (8. Nxe5 {Chekhov} Bd6 9. Bxe4 Bxe5 10. cxd5 O-O 11. Nc3 Qd6 12. f4 Bf6
13. Kh1 Re8 14. Qd3 g6 $10 {Moroz,A-Buturin,V/Kiev/1986/0,5/41/}) 8... exd4 9.
cxd5 Nf6 10. Re1+ Be7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. a4 c6 13. Qxd4 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3
Be6 $15 {Marco,G-Gunsberg,I/Hastings 1895/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (7. dxe5 {Chekhov} Bg4
8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 Qd7 $10 {Johansson,
J-Ornstein,A/Borlange/1992/0|1/36/}) 7... Nxe5 (7... Nxd4 8. Re1 Be6 9. c3 Nc6
10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bd6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bd5
$10 {Paulsen,L-Morphy,P (2)/USA-ch 1857/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 8. dxe5 Bf5 $146 (8...
Be6 9. Nc3 $16 {Maroczy}) 9. Qe2 Qd7 10. Nd2 Nc5 (10... Nxd2 $5 {Chekhov} 11.
Bxd2 Bc5 $10) 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. Nb3 O-O-O (12... Nxb3 13. axb3 Bc5 $10) 13. Re1
h5 14. Nd4 Qg4 15. Qe3 Be7 16. h3 Qg6 17. b4 Ne6 18. c3 Kb8 (18... Nxd4 19.
Qxd4 Kb8 20. Be3 $16) 19. a4 Bg5 $2 (19... Rhe8 $142) 20. Qg3 $1 Nxd4 21. cxd4
(21. Bxg5 {Chekhov} Nc2 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qxg6 fxg6 $14) 21... Bxc1 22. Qxg6
fxg6 23. Raxc1 $16 {Hecht: beiderseitige B-Schwächen, starker w Freibauer,
Taktik} Rhf8 24. b5 Rf4 (24... axb5 {Chekhov} 25. axb5 Rf4 26. Red1 Kc8) 25.
bxa6 Rxd4 (25... bxa6 26. Rc6 (26. Red1 $5 Kb7 27. Rc5 c6 28. a5 $16) 26...
Rxd4 27. Rxa6 $16 (27. Rxg6 {Chekhov} Rxa4 {[%cal Yc7c2,Yd5d2]} 28. Rxg7 $16))
26. a7+ Ka8 $6 (26... Kxa7 27. Rxc7 Rxa4 (27... Rc4 {Hecht} 28. Rxg7 d4 29. Rb1
d3 30. Rbxb7+ Ka6 31. Rbd7 Rd4 32. Ra7+ Kb6 33. Rgb7+ Kc5 34. Rb1 $13) 28. Rb1
(28. Rxg7 $18 {Chekhov}) 28... Rb8 29. Rxg7 Re4 30. Rxg6 Re8 31. Rg7 Rb8 32.
Re7 $16) 27. Rxc7 Rc4 28. Rxg7 d4 29. e6 d3 30. Rd7 {Hecht: mit sKa7 ginge
jetzt Txd7 nebst Td4} Rcc8 (30... Rxd7 {Chekhov} 31. exd7 Rd4 32. Re8+ $18 (32.
Re8+ {Hecht} Kxa7 33. d8=Q $18)) 31. Rd1 Re8 32. e7 Kxa7 33. R1xd3 Ka6 34. Kh2
Rc6 35. Re3 b6 (35... Rcc8 {Hecht} 36. Re6+ Ka5 37. Rxg6 $18) (35... Rb6 {Hecht
}) (35... b5 {Hecht}) (35... b6 {Hecht} 36. Rd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bled ol (Men)"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.31"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Macieja,B"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{That was the first game in my life against the living legend of chess, so I
was very excited and decided to concentrate and prepare as much as it was only
possible.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 {My favourite line.} 5. dxc5
O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bg5 ({The other possibility is} 8. Bf4 Bb7 (8...
Nh5 9. Bg3 Be7 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 h6 12. Rd1 a6 13. Rd2 $1 $14 {Gershon -
Macieja, Bermuda 2003}) 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 Be7 11. Rd1 Rc8 {with good chances
for equalizing, as it was shown in my games against Alexander Rabinovich 
(European Championship, Saint Vincent 2000) and Mikhail Gurevich (European
Championship, Batumi 2002)}) 8... Bb7 9. e4 ({3 weeks after that game, my
opponent tried to play more positional} 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Be2 {but
failed to get any advantage after} a6 12. O-O d6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bg3 Nh5 $1
$11 {Korchnoi - Macieja, Curacao 2002}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. Rd1 {
preventing development of black's knight} ({After} 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 {
black doesn't have any problem.}) 11... Nh5 12. Bg3 {That move wa s prepared
home. White counts, that as a compensation for a pair of bishops he will open
"h" file and get some attacking chances.} ({More natural is} 12. Bxe7 {though
black easily holds the position} Qxe7 13. Be2 (13. Qd2 f5 $11 {Dao Thien Hai -
Macieja, World Championship under 20, Zagan 1997}) 13... Nf4 14. O-O d6 15.
Rfe1 Rd8 16. Bf1 Nc6 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. Re3 Nge5 $11 {Jacimovic - Macieja,
Olympiad, Elista 1998}) 12... a6 $1 $146 {A very important novelty.} ({After} 
12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nc6 14. e5 $1 {white gets a dangerous attack.}) 13. Be2
Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nc6 15. e5 $1 {The only chance to fight for an advantage.} (15.
O-O Rc8 {(with the idea Na5)} 16. b4 a5 $1 17. b5 Nb8 $15 {Sakalauskas -
Macieja, Polanica Zdroj 1997}) 15... Qc7 16. Nd5 {Looks natural, but in fact
leads only to an equal position.} ({I was more afraid of} 16. Qe4 $5 Na5 {
(17.Bd3 was threatening)} 17. Qg4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxe5 (18... Rfc8 {would be too
slow, because of} 19. Rxh6 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Ne4 $18) 19. Rxh6 {Black's
position looks dubious, but hopefully there is a defence:} ({I doubt if white
have enough compensation for a pawn after} 19. Rxd7 $6 Bxa3 $1 20. Rxh6 Bxb2
$15) 19... Qg5 $1 ({All other moves lead to clear advantage for white, for
instance:} 19... Bxa3 20. Rh1 g6 21. Qh4 Qg7 22. bxa3 Qxc3+ 23. Kf1 Qg7 24.
Rxd7 $16) 20. Qxg5 Bxg5 21. Rh5 Bf6 {Now the drawn result is obvious, for
instance:} 22. Rxd7 (22. Na4 g6 $11) 22... g6 23. Rh1 Rac8 24. Ra7 Nxc4 25.
Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxa6 Bxc3+ 27. bxc3 Rxc3 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kf1 $1 $11) 16... exd5
17. cxd5 Rfe8 $1 18. Rh5 $6 {Too aggressive and too optimistic.} ({Correct was
} 18. O-O {with equal position.}) 18... Bf8 $1 $15 {Now my opponent understood
that after playing all aggressive moves he had to start playing carefully to
equalize. After a long thought he played} 19. dxc6 {and ... offered me draw.} (
{I believe} 19. Kf1 $5 {was more precise.}) 19... Qxc6 {I was understanding
that my position was better, so I decided to keep playing.} 20. Qb3 {I think
the correct decision was to change queens.} b5 $1 {A very important move. Now
c4 square is under control and white gets into more serious troubles.} 21. Kf1
Rad8 22. Rh4 Qe6 $1 23. Qc2 $5 {Korchnoi understood very well, that every
ending would be worse for him and preferred to play with queens on a board.} d6
$1 ({It would be a very stupid idea to win a pawn} 23... Bxf3 $2 24. Bxf3 Qxe5
25. Bd5 {and white would get a nice compensation due to a very weak f7 pawn.})
24. exd6 ({A try to complicate the game after} 24. Ng5 {would fail after} Qg6
25. Qxg6 fxg6 26. Nf3 dxe5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nxe5 g5 {with clearly better
ending for black.}) 24... Rxd6 ({I decided to change a pair of rooks and made
white king's position less comfortable, though I must admit, that it was also
possible to play} 24... Bxd6 25. Rhd4 Rc8 26. Qd2 Bc5 27. Rd7 Bc6 28. Rd3 Be4
$17) 25. Rxd6 ({After that move Rh4 encountered unsolvable problems to come
back to the game.} 25. Rhd4 $142) 25... Qxd6 $1 $17 (25... Bxd6 26. Rd4) 26.
Kg1 (26. Rd4 $2 Bxf3 27. Rxd6 Bxe2+ 28. Kg1 Bxd6 29. Qc6 Re6 $19) 26... Qc5 $1
27. Qd2 (27. Qxc5 Bxc5 $17) 27... Qb6 28. Bf1 Bd6 29. Qd4 $1 Bc5 30. Qd2 Rd8
31. Qc2 Be7 (31... Qd6 {didn't work, because of} 32. Rf4) 32. Rf4 Bf6 $17 {
Black has a very pleasant endgame. Both bishops are monsters and additionally
white's rook cannot find any work. This is why Korchnoi decides to make the
game more sharp.} 33. a4 $6 (33. Rb4 $17) 33... bxa4 34. Qxa4 {I was short of
time in that moment and only in the last moment I managed to calculate all
lines and play the correct move.} (34. Rxa4 Bxb2 $19) 34... Qxb2 $1 35. Rb4 (
35. Bxa6 $4 Ra8 $19) 35... Bc6 $19 36. Qa5 ({When counting 34...Qxb2! I had
problems to see in the first moment that after} 36. Rxb2 Bxa4 37. Rb4 {I had}
Bb5 $1 38. Bxb5 Rb8 $19) 36... Qc3 37. Qb6 Rd1 {Korchnoi seemed to be very
upset in that moment, but he managed to find the last trick} 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39.
Rb1 $1 Qc2 $1 ({A big surprise! He was probably only counting for} 39... Rxb1
40. Qxb1+ g6 41. Bxa6 Bxf3 42. gxf3 Qxf3 43. Qb7 {with dead draw.}) 40. Rxd1
Qxd1 41. Qf4 {Eventually white got into time trouble either and the rest of
the game was played almost only with 30 seconds per move.} ({There was no
perpetual check after} 41. Qc8 Bb5 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ {because of} Bd8 $19)
41... Qa1 {A safe move, protecting both a6 pawn and Bf6.} 42. g4 ({The best
chance was to made me scared after} 42. Kh2 $1 {though the ending appearing
after} Qxf1 43. Qf5+ g6 44. Qxf6 Bd5 45. g4 a5 {would be anyway won for black.}
) 42... Bb5 43. Nd2 Bxf1 44. Nxf1 g6 $1 {Black doesn't need to hurry and can
safe his king's position first, before pushing a pawn.} 45. g3 a5 46. Kg2 a4
47. Ne3 Kg7 ({It was not too late to make an unforgivable mistake} 47... a3 $4
48. Nc2 Qc3 49. Nxa3 Qxa3 50. Qxf6 $11) 48. Qd6 Be5 (48... a3 $2 49. Nc2) 49.
Qd5 Qd4 {Black easily wins.} 50. Qa5 Bd6 51. g5 Qe4+ 52. Kh2 Qh4+ 53. Kg2 Qxg5
54. Qxa4 Bxg3 $1 55. fxg3 Qxe3 56. Qc4 h5 57. Qc2 Qd4 58. Qe2 h4 59. g4 Qf4 60.
Kh1 Kh6 ({White could have played one more move before resigning} 60... Kh6 61.
Qf2 $5 {hoping for} Qxf2 $4 (61... Kg5 $19) 62. g5+ $1 Kxg5 {stalemate!}) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[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 "Sankt Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Momot ShK Alexander"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c6 (6... Na6 {is the
main line these days, but the old-fashioned}) (6... c5 {is playable as well.})
7. f4 (7. Qd2 e5 8. Nf3 {is supposed to be slightly better for White.}) 7... d5
{This is a very rare continuation connected with a positional P sacrifice.} (
7... Qa5 {- Sorin-Zapata, Schahin Cury 1997 CBM 61}) (7... Na6 {transposes to
the main line of 6...Na6.}) 8. Bxf6 (8. e5 {is strongly met by the standard}
Ne4 $1 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qd2 c5 11. d5 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh4 Qb6 14. Bf2 Rd8
15. Qc2 f5 $13 {Hermesmann-Gutman, Hamburg 1999}) 8... exf6 $5 {[%mdl 8] This
positional P sacrifice is not so easy at all!} (8... Bxf6 {allows White to get
a big advantage in the [+] :} 9. e5 Bg7 10. Nf3 Bh6 11. g3 Bh3 12. Qb3 dxc4 13.
Qxb7 Bg2 14. Rg1 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qxd4 16. Ne2 Qe3 17. Rf1 Qb6 18. Qxa8 $16 {
Rogers-Arakhamia, Sydney 1991}) 9. exd5 cxd5 10. cxd5 (10. Nxd5 Nc6 $1 {
and >< d4 is not easy to defend.}) 10... Qd6 {White is a P up, but he has a
double P, and f4 is a real weakness. Black's ^^ has also some perspectives in
the long run.} 11. Qd2 {White has to keep >< f4.} (11. Nf3 Qxf4 12. Qc1 Bh6 13.
Qxf4 Bxf4 14. g3 Bd6 $13) 11... Nd7 (11... Re8 $5 12. Nf3 Bh6 {provoking g3.}
13. g3 Bh3 14. Kf2 Nd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Rhc1 Rac8) 12. Bf3 (12. Nf3 a6 13. O-O
Nb6 $44) 12... a6 (12... f5 $5 {deserves attention.} 13. Nge2 Nb6 14. O-O Bd7 {
with a successful blockade on d6.}) 13. Ne4 Qe7 (13... Qb6 {is strongly met by}
14. f5 $1) 14. Ne2 (14. d6 Qd8 {White cannot hold o^ for long.} 15. Ne2 (15. f5
Nb6) 15... Nb6 16. O-O f5 17. Nc5 Ra7 $1 (17... Qxd6 18. Nxb7 $14) (17... Rb8
18. Qb4 $14) 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qb5 Qxd6 $13) 14... f5 15. Nf2 (15. d6 Qd8 16. Nc5
Ra7 17. O-O Nb6 {- 14.d6}) 15... Qd6 $6 (15... Nf6 16. O-O (16. Nd3 Rd8) 16...
Rd8 $44) 16. Nd3 Nb6 (16... Nf6 17. Qb4 Qd8 18. Nc3 Re8+ 19. Ne5 Bf8 (19... Ne4
20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. O-O $14) 20. Qb3 $14 {and White has a very strong [+].}) 17.
Qb4 Qxb4+ (17... Qd8 18. Qb3 $14) 18. Nxb4 Rd8 19. O-O-O (19. Rc1 {looks more
to the point, the K belongs to f2.} Bf8 20. Nd3 Nxd5 21. Kf2 $14) (19. Kf2 Bf8
20. Nd3 Nxd5 21. Rac1 $14 {- 19.Rc1}) 19... a5 20. Nd3 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22.
Ne5 Rd8 {Black wants to put his B on the a8-h1 /^.} (22... Be6 23. Nc3 Rc8 24.
Kb1 Rd6 25. d5 $14) 23. Nc3 Bf8 {Black's ^^ is rather strong, so White's o^ on
d4 is not so dangerous.} 24. Kb1 b6 25. Rd2 (25. Nc4 Bb7 26. Rd2 {- 25.Rd2} (
26. Nxb6 Ra6 27. Nc4 Bxg2 $132)) 25... Bb7 26. Nc4 $2 {Now Black's ^^ becomes
very strong.} (26. d5 Rac8 27. Rhd1 f6 28. Nf3 Bb4 $132) (26. Rhd1 Rac8 27. d5
{- 26.d5}) 26... Rab8 (26... Bh6 $1 {was even better!} 27. Rf1 Ba6 28. b3 b5
$36) 27. d5 $6 (27. Rhd1 {was more persistant.}) 27... Bb4 28. Rhd1 b5 $1 {
White's knights lose their posts and have to go back.} 29. Ne3 Bc5 30. Nc2 b4
31. Na4 Ba7 32. b3 Rd6 33. a3 bxa3 34. Ka2 Rbd8 $36 {Now it is White who has
to fight for a draw.} 35. Nc3 Bc5 36. Nxa3 Bb4 37. Nab5 R6d7 38. Kb2 Ba6 39.
Na3 Bd6 40. g3 Rb8 41. Ka2 Bb4 42. Rc2 Rbd8 (42... Rc8 43. Na4) 43. Nc4 Bxc3
44. Rxc3 Rxd5 45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Ka3 Kf8 47. h4 h5 48. Nb6 Rd6 49. Na4 Bb5 50.
Nc5 Rd5 51. Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {King} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 Bb4 {
Kortschnoj has no chance to compete with Kasparov in the sharp theoretical
lines, since the level of their knowledge in the forced lines is simply too
great. This is the reason why he is trying something else.} (7... g5 8. e5 (8.
Bg3 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Nxe4 10. O-O Nxg3 11. fxg3 Bg7 12. Ne4 Qd8 13. Kh1 b6 14. Qe2
O-O 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Nxg5+ {1-0/Gruber,
S-Negyesy,G/Budapest/1931/}) 8... Nd5 9. Bg3 Bb4 (9... b5 10. a4 Bb4 11. Qc1
Qb6 12. Be2 g4 13. Nd2 Qxd4 14. axb5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3 16. Rb1 cxb5 17. Rxb5
Nc6 18. Bf4 Ba6 19. Rb1 Rd8 {0-1/Lundkvist,D-Thorhallsson,T/Gausdal PG (01)/
1991/}) 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Bxc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Kf1 Bb4 14. h4 g4 15. Nh2
h5 16. f3 Nd7 17. fxg4 {Verdier,P-Laclau,D/Montpellier-B/1989/0-1 (28)}) (7...
Be7 8. e5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxc4 Qb4 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Qd3 Bxf3
14. gxf3 O-O {0,5/Urban,K-Kuczynski,R/POL-ch (09)/1992/}) 8. Bxc4 Bxc3+ $6 (
8... g5 9. Bg3 Nxe4 10. O-O (10. Qb3 $13) 10... Nxc3 11. Qb3 $44) 9. bxc3 Qa5 {
This should have had been the point, both c3 and e4 pawns are vulnerable. King:
Only Kortschnoj.} (9... g5 10. Bg3 Nxe4 11. Be5 $13) 10. O-O $1 Nxe4 (10...
Qxc3 11. Rc1 $44) 11. Ne5 {Here it became clear, that White has stopped
counting pawns and fully concentrates himself on the unpleasant attack.} Nd7 (
11... Nxc3 12. Qh5 (12. Qf3 O-O (12... Rf8) 13. Be7) 12... Rf8 (12... Qc7 13.
Bd8 $1 $16) 13. Rfe1 $40) 12. Qg4 g5 (12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 (13... Nxc3 14.
Qxg7 Rf8 15. Rfc1 $16) (13... g5 14. Qxe4) 14. Rfe1 f5 15. Qg6+ Kf8 16. Rad1
$18) 13. Qxe4 Nxe5 (13... gxh4 14. Nxf7 $1 $18) 14. dxe5 gxh4 15. Rab1 {
White's compensation is all too obvious. Black lacks development, his B is
locked behind the pawn mass and the only piece in play is Q.} h3 (15... Qxc3
16. Rfd1 Rg8 17. Qxh4 Rg5 18. Rd4 $40) 16. Rfd1 Rg8 (16... hxg2 17. Rd3 Rg8 18.
Qh7 Rf8 19. Qg7 $16) 17. g3 Rg5 (17... Qxc3 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Qh7 Rf8 20. Qg7 $1
$18 (20. Qxh6 Qxe5 21. Rd8+ Kxd8 22. Qxf8+ Kc7 23. Qxf7+ Kb8 $13)) 18. f4 Rg8 (
18... Rg6 19. Bf1 $16) 19. Bf1 {King: Kasparov realises he doesn't need to
rush. Black's king cannot run very far.} Qxc3 20. Bxh3 f5 21. Qe2 (21. exf6
Qxf6 22. Rd6 $40) 21... Kf8 (21... Rg6 22. Qh5 Kf7 23. Bxf5 Qe3+ 24. Kf1 exf5
25. Rd6 $18) 22. Qh5 Qc5+ (22... Kg7 23. Rxb7+ $1 $18) 23. Kh1 Qe7 24. Rd6 Kg7
(24... Rh8 25. Rbd1 Rh7 26. Qg6 Qf7 27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Bxf5 $1 $18) 25. Bxf5 $1
Qf7 (25... exf5 26. Rg6+ Kf8 27. Qxh6+ $18) 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7 27. Bxe6+ $1 (27.
Bxe6+ $1 Bxe6 28. Rxb7+ Kf8 29. Rxe6) 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kasparov} Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1
dxe5 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Bb3 (9. Bf1 Bf5 10. c4 Nb4 11. Na3 Nd7 12. Ng4 Bxg4 13.
Qxg4 e5 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bd2 a5 16. Bc3 h5 17. Qd1 exd4 18. Bxd4 Nb6 19. Bxf6
Qxf6 20. c5 Qxb2 21. cxb6 Qxa3 22. Re3 Qb2 23. Re7 Rad8 {Handoko,E-Kupreichik,
V/Moscow olm (13) INA-BLR ;CBM 45 1994/1/2-1/2 (71)}) 9... a5 (9... Nd7 10. Nf3
b5 11. Bxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 a6 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Bg5 Rac8
17. c3 f5 18. Ned2 Rfe8 19. Bh4 h6 20. h3 g5 21. Bg3 Qc6 22. Nb3 Ba8 23. Re2 f4
24. Bh2 {Kosten,A-Pytel,K/Aix les Bains (04) ;TD 91\02 1991/1-0 (40)}) 10. c3 (
10. a4 Be6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Nd3 Nd7 13. Nd2 Rfe8 14. Ne4 h6 15. Qf3 Bf5 16. Bd2
Qb6 17. Bc2 Rad8 18. Re2 N7f6 $10 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20. b3 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxd3 22.
Qxd3 f5 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Qf3 Qe7 {Godena,M-Kveinys,A/EU-chT Debrecen (09)
LIT-ITA ;EU-chT 1992/0-1 (35)}) 10... Nd7 (10... Bf5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Ndf3 N7f6
13. a4 Qc7 14. Nc4 Rad8 15. Nce5 Nd7 16. Nd3 N7f6 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Bg5 Qb6 19.
c4 Nc7 20. Nc5 Na6 21. Nxa6 Qxa6 22. Bf4 c5 23. d5 Qb6 24. Be5 Bc8 25. Qc2 Nd7
26. Bg3 Nf6 27. Be5 Nd7 28. Bf4 Nb8 {1/2-1/2 Arnason,J-Knezevic,M/Grindavik 
(08) ;MCL 03 1984}) 11. Nf3 N7b6 12. a4 Qc7 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Nbd2 c5 15. h3 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 e6 17. c4 $2 {Kasparov war entsetzt:"Begräbt den Bb3 und macht den
Bg7 zum Riesen!"} Nb4 18. Bf4 Qc6 19. Qxc6 bxc6 20. dxc5 Nd7 21. Bd6 Nd3 22.
Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Re2 Rb8 24. Rb1 N7xc5 25. Bc2 Nxb2 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 c5 28.
Bc6 Bd4 29. Rc2 (29. Bb5 $2 Nxc4 $19) 29... Ke7 (29... Rb3 $142 {/\ e5,f5,g5|^}
) 30. Bb5 Nd3 31. Rd1 Nb4 32. Re2 f5 33. g4 Kd6 34. Kg2 e5 35. Kg3 Rf8 36. f3
Ke6 37. Kg2 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. h4 Rd8 40. Kh3 e4 41. fxe4 f4 42. Rg2 Ke5 43.
Rg5+ Kxe4 44. Rxc5 (44. Rxh5 Nd3 45. Rf1 Ke3 $13) 44... Nd3 45. Rxd3 Kxd3 46.
Rxh5 Ke4 47. Bc6+ Ke3 48. Rb5 Rg8 49. Rb3+ Kd2 50. Bd5 Rg7 51. Rf3 Be3 52. h5
Ke2 53. Kh4 Bf2+ 54. Kh3 (54. Rxf2+ $6 Kxf2 55. h6 Re7 $1 (55... Rg1 $4 56. h7
f3 57. Be6 $18) 56. Kg4 (56. Bg8 Re1 57. h7 Rh1+ 58. Kg4 Ke3 $19) 56... Ke3 $36
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida m"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht King Tyomkin,D} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qe2 Be7 (10... cxd4 $6 11.
O-O-O Be7 (11... Bc5 12. Qe5 Be7 13. Nxd4 Rc8 14. f4 O-O 15. Nf5 Qc7 16. Nxe7+
Qxe7 17. Rd2 $16 {Fischer-Saparu 1967}) 12. Rxd4 Qc7 $6 13. Qb5+ Qc6 14. Qxc6+
bxc6 15. Rc4 c5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rd1 $16 {Mikhalchishin-Chernin/Cienfuegos/
1981}) 11. O-O-O O-O 12. dxc5 (12. Rhe1 Rfd8 13. d5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5 (14. c4 $2
Bxg5+ 15. Nxg5 Qe7 $17) 14... Qxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxa2 $1 16. Bxd8 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8+
18. Ke3 Qxb2 $40 {Timman}) (12. Kb1 Qc7 $1 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. Nd7 Qe7 $1 (16... Qc6 $6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kf8 {Timman,
J-Kortchnoj,V/1989/1/2:1/2} 19. g3 $14) 17. Qb5 a6 $1 18. Nxf6+ (18. Qxb7 $4
Rdb8 $19) 18... Qxf6 19. Qb6 Qe7 $10) 12... Qa4 13. Kb1 Bxc5 (13... Rad8 14.
Ne5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. f3 Rd4 17. Rxd4 Qxd4 18. Nd3 Rd8 19. Re1 Qa4 20. f4
$14 {1-0/Dolmatov,S-Gurevich,/1992/ (73)}) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 {King: In order to
break down White's centre, Black played ...c5 at an early stage, and the
consequence was that White managed to inflict some structural damage. However,
so long as Black is careful, then there should no danger to his king, and,
actually, White's options are limited by the pawn on f6: the bishop is a
better minor piece than the knight.} 15. Rd3 $146 (15. Ne1 Rfd8 16. Nd3 Bf8 17.
f4 Rd5 18. Rhf1 Rad8 $10 {1/2-1/2 Leko, P.-Korchnoi, V./Vienna AUT /1996 (24)})
15... Rfd8 16. Rhd1 Rxd3 17. Rxd3 Qg4 {King: Good move. Kills any hopes of a
kingside attack, and puts some pressure on the kingside pawns. In order to
defend the g-pawn White must make a compromise.} 18. g3 {King: Simple enough,
but another pawn moves on to the same colour as the bishop, and the knight
loses stable support from the pawn.  It is still amazing that Kortschnoj,V
manages to grind out a win.} Bb6 19. Qd2 Qf5 20. a3 Rc8 21. Nd4 Qh3 22. f4 Rd8
23. c3 (23. Nf3 Qf1+ (23... Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qg2 25. Ka2 $10) 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25.
Nxe1 Rxd3 26. Nxd3 Bg1 $15) 23... h6 24. Qe2 $6 (24. Ka2 $10) 24... Bxd4 25.
Rxd4 Rxd4 26. cxd4 {[#]_|_ Hecht: Weiße Felderschwächen rund um den od4,
P-Hebel h4, Lavieren, fragliche Aktivierung des wK nach o^-Bildung} Qf5+ 27.
Kc1 Qd5 $15 {[%csl Gd4]} 28. Qf2 f5 29. Kc2 Qc4+ 30. Kd2 Qb3 31. Kc1 Qd3 32.
Qd2 Qe4 33. b3 Kg7 {[%csl Gh2,Gh4][%cal Gh6h4] After having his queen idealy
placed, black wants to create a second weakness.(h5-h4; h2).Therefore, he
brings his king closer to the "action".White, meanwhile, has nothing to do
against it.} 34. a4 Kg6 35. Qd1 Qe3+ 36. Kc2 h5 37. Qd3 Qf2+ 38. Qd2 Qg1 39.
Kb2 h4 40. gxh4 Kh5 41. d5 {The only chance to create some counterplay.} exd5
42. Qxd5 Qxh2+ 43. Ka3 Qxf4 44. Qxb7 (44. Qxf7+ $142 {Hecht} Kxh4 45. Qxb7)
44... Qd6+ 45. Ka2 Qd2+ 46. Ka3 Qc1+ 47. Kb4 (47. Ka2 $5 {Hecht}) 47... Qe1+
48. Kb5 (48. Ka3 $5 {Hecht}) 48... Qe6 49. b4 f4 $19 {Black is first!} 50. Qf3+
(50. Qxa7 f3 51. Qa8 Qe2+ 52. Kb6 f2 53. Qh8+ (53. Qd5+ Kg4 54. Qg2+ Kf4 55.
Qg5+ Kf3 56. Qh5+ Ke3 57. Qg5+ Kd3 58. Qf5+ Kd2 59. Qd5+ Ke1 $19) 53... Kg4 54.
Qg7+ Kh3 55. Qc3+ Kh2 56. Qc7+ Kg2 57. Qc6+ Qf3 58. Qc2 Kh1 $19) 50... Qg4 51.
Qd5+ Kxh4 52. Qh1+ Kg5 53. Qc1 Qd7+ (53... Qd7+ 54. Ka6 (54. Ka5 {Hecht} Qd8+
55. Kb5 Qb6+ 56. Kc4 Qc6+ $19) 54... Qxa4+ 55. Kb7 Qxb4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.11.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Tischbierek} d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bd3 e6 6. O-O Bg6 7.
Qc2 (7. Ne5 $5) 7... Be7 (7... dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 $10) 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Bxg6 (9.
e4 $5 dxe4 10. Nxe4) 9... hxg6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5 (11... Nxe4 $5 12. Qxe4
Qa5) 12. Neg5 Qf5 13. Qb3 (13. Qe2 $5 {Weiß behält Kontolle über das Feld d5,
da er auf b7-b5 mit b2-b3 reagieren kann.}) 13... b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15. Qxc4 Qb5
16. Qc2 O-O 17. Bd2 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Ne4 $6 Nb4 $17) 17... Rac8 (
17... a5 {kommt vielleicht in Betracht:} 18. Ne5 (18. a4 Qd5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20.
dxe5 Nd7 21. Nf3 Nc5 {führt zu einer für Schwarz zufriedenstellenden Stellung.}
) 18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 {mit schwer einzuschätzender Stellung.}) 18. b4 $1 {
Weiß verhindert 18...c5. Mit diesem Zug würde Schwarz zwar nicht seine
Bauernstruktur verbessern, aber seine Figuren würden große Aktivität erlangen;
Weiß muß seinen b-Bauern und den Springer auf g5 gedeckt halten. Passiver ist}
(18. Rac1 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 (19... Nxc5 20. b4 Nd3 21. Qxc8 Nxe1 22. Qc4 Nxf3+
23. Nxf3 {überläßt dem Weißen einigen Vorteil.}) (19... Bxc5 20. Bc3 {ist
nicht aussichtsreicher für Schwarz.}) 20. Qb1 Rd5 {mit der Absicht Sd7-c5-d3.})
18... Bd8 {Es ist nicht einfach, dem Schwarzen einen Plan zu empfehlen. Auf} (
18... Rfd8 {muß er mit} 19. Nxf7 {rechnen:} Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qxg6 Rf8 22.
Nxe6 Rf7 23. Ng5 Rcf8 24. Rac1 $16) (18... a5 19. a4 Qa6 20. bxa5 c5 {sieht
natürlicher aus als der Textzug; der Läufer steht auf b6 nicht sicher.
Andererseits erweist sich die Stellung des Nachziehenden als sehr fest, weil
er Halt auf den weißen Feldern hat; insbesondere ist der Punkt d5 dauerhaft in
seiner Hand.}) (18... Qd5 {kam ebenfalls in Betracht.}) 19. Rac1 Bb6 (19... a5
$2 20. a4 Qf5 21. b5 $16) 20. a4 Qd5 21. Qc4 {Der Zug dient dazu, 21...a5 zu
verhindern.} Rfd8 22. g3 (22. h4 Ng4 $13 {mit der Absicht Sd7-f6. Nach dem
Textzug droht 23.a5 Lc7 24.Dc6:. Der Nachteil des Zuges besteht darin, daß f3
ungedeckt bleibt. Es fällt aber nicht leicht, etwas Besseres zu finden.}) (22.
Rc2 Qf5 {ist nicht überzeugend.}) (22. h3 {nimmt dem Springer g5 ein Feld, das
eventuell nützlich für ihn sein kann.}) 22... Nb8 {Jetzt kann der Springer von
d7 weichen, weil Schwarz Druck gegen den Bauern auf d4 hat, so daß 23.Se5
keinen Erfolg verspricht.} (22... Nf8 $5 23. Be3 N8h7 24. Red1 (24. Nxh7 Qxf3)
(24. a5 Nxg5 25. Nxg5 Bxd4) 24... Nxg5 25. Nxg5 a5 {kam ebenfalls in Betracht.}
) 23. Be3 Ne8 {Der Springer strebt über d6 nach f5. Außerdem muß Weiß Obacht
geben, daß er nicht bei gelegentlichem f7-f6 einen Springer verliert. Diese
Partiephase ist voll schwieriger strategischer Entscheidungen für beide Seiten;
ich habe größte Mühe, den Wert der Züge einzuschätzen.} 24. Qc2 Bc7 (24... a5
$5) (24... Nd6 $5) 25. h4 Qf5 26. Qa2 Qd5 (26... Rd5 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 a6
29. Bf4 $16) 27. Qe2 Bd6 28. Ne5 $5 {Kortschnoj ist des Manövrierens müde und
opfert Material. Ein zaghafteres Gemüt wie ich hätte} (28. Bd2 {gezogen.})
28... f6 (28... Bxe5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxa7 $16) (28... Bxb4 29. Ngxf7 Bxe1 30.
Rxe1 $16) 29. Nxg6 $2 (29. Ngf7 {(R.Tischbierek, "Schach" 12/1995, S.32) war
die richtige Fortsetzung:} fxe5 30. Nxd8 exd4 (30... Rxd8 31. dxe5 Qxe5 32.
Bxa7 $16) (30... Bxb4 31. Red1 (31. Nb7 Bxe1 32. Rxe1 exd4 33. Bxd4 $13 {
Tischbierek}) 31... Qxd8 (31... Rxd8 32. dxe5 Qa5 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Bxa7 $16 {
Die Drohung 35.Dg4 ist äußerst lästig für Schwarz.}) 32. dxe5 Qe7 33. Qg4 $16)
31. Bxd4 Rxd8 32. Bxa7 (32. Red1 $5) (32. Rcd1 $5 {In allen Fällen erhält Weiß
starken Druck.})) 29... fxg5 30. hxg5 (30. Bxg5 Nf6 {führt zu Vorteil für
Schwarz.}) 30... Nd7 (30... Bxb4 $5 31. Rb1 (31. Qh5 Nf6) (31. Bd2 Bd6) 31...
Bd6) (30... Qf5 $5 31. Nh4 (31. Qh5 Nf6) 31... Qh3 $17) 31. Bf4 Nf8 32. Nxf8
Kxf8 33. Be5 Bxe5 (33... Bxb4 $5) 34. dxe5 $13 Qd3 (34... g6 35. Red1 Qb3 36.
Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Rxc6 $13) 35. Qh5 Ke7 36. Re3 Qd2 37. Rce1 Rd7 $2 (37... Rd3 $5)
(37... Rd5 $5) (37... Qxb4 {(R.Tischbierek). Alle diese Züge sehen mir recht
gewinnträchtig aus.}) 38. g6 Kd8 39. Qg4 Qd5 40. Rc1 Rcc7 41. Qf4 Qd4 (41... c5
$5) 42. Re4 Qd2 43. Qh4+ Kc8 44. Rcc4 (44. Rec4 $5) 44... Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qxa4 46.
Qg4 Re7 47. Rc5 Qb3 48. Rd4 Qb1 {Es muß das Ziel des Schwarzen sein, seinen
Springer zu aktivieren, aber dies ist nicht einfach zu erreichen:} (48... Red7
49. Rdc4 {ist nicht günstig für Schwarz.}) (48... Rcd7 {ist auch nicht
genügend zum Sieg:} 49. Rxc6+ Kb7 (49... Nc7 50. Rdd6 $16) 50. Rxe6 (50. Rxd7+
Rxd7 51. Qxe6 (51. Rxe6 Qd5+ 52. Qf3 Qxf3+ 53. Kxf3 Nc7 54. Rd6 (54. Rf6 gxf6
55. exf6 Rd6 56. f7 Rf6+ 57. Kg4 Ne6 58. Kh5 Rxf2 $19) 54... Rxd6 55. exd6 Nd5
{Mir scheint, daß Schwarz gute Gewinnaussichten besitzt.}) 51... Qxe6 52. Rxe6
Nc7 53. Rf6 (53. Rd6 Rxd6 54. exd6 Nd5 $19) 53... gxf6 54. exf6 Ne6 55. f4 Kc6
56. f5 Kd6 57. f7 Rd8 58. f6 Ng5 $19) 50... Qxe6 51. Qxe6 Rxe6 52. Rxd7+ Kb6 (
52... Kc6 53. Rxa7 Rxe5 54. f4 $10) 53. f4 Rxg6 54. Kf3 {läßt den Schwarzen
aber ohne Gewinnchancen.}) 49. Rd6 Qf5 50. Qc4 Qxg6 51. Qa6+ Rb7 52. Qxc6+ Nc7
{Leider ist die Aktivierung des Springers mit dem sofortigen Verlust dieser
Figur verbunden.} 53. Rd8+ Kxd8 54. Qxb7 Ke8 55. Qb8+ (55. Rxc7 Rxc7 56. Qxc7
Qe4+ 57. Kh2 Qh7+ 58. Kg1 Qb1+ 59. Kg2 Qe4+ 60. f3 Qe2+ 61. Kh3 Qxf3 62. Qxa7
Qh1+ $10) 55... Kf7 56. Rxc7 Qe4+ 57. f3 Qe2+ 58. Kh3 Qxf3 59. Rxe7+ Kxe7 60.
Qxa7+ Ke8 61. Qb8+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Ke8 63. Qc8+ Ke7 64. Qc4 Kd7 65. Qd4+ Ke8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O Ba6 8. Qc2
{N} (8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Qe2 (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13.
Rc1 Nc5 14. Bb1 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 dxc4 $17 {Osmanovic-Drasko/Sarajevo 1981}) 11...
Rc8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Nf1 Qe7 14. Ne3 Bd6 15. a3 Bb8 16. Rac1 Red8 17. Ne5 $14 {
Ivkov-Korchnoi /Belgrade 1964}) (8. a3 Bxd2 (8... Bd6 $5) 9. Nxd2 c5 10. dxc5
bxc5 11. b4 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. b5 Bb7 14. Qc2 h6 15. a4 $14 {Dreev,A-Piket,J
(03)/Monaco m ;CBM 53 1996}) 8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. a3 Bxd2 10. Bxd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4
e5 12. Nb3 Nc6 $10) 9... Bxc5 (9... bxc5 $6 10. e4 $36) 10. a3 (10. e4 Nc6 11.
a3 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10) 10... Nbd7 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2 Rc8 13.
Qb3 Bb7 $10 14. Rac1 Ne4 $1 15. cxd5 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Bxd5 17. Bc4 (17. Rxc8 $2
Qh4 18. Rxf8+ Nxf8 19. g3 Qh3 $17) 17... Qg5 $6 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qh4+ 19.
Kg1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qg4+ $10) 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. Nf3 (20. Nb3 {>=}
Be5 (20... Ne5 21. Rfd1 Nc4 22. Rxd5 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Nxb2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd7
$14) 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Rfd1 Nc4 23. Rxd5 Nxa3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. g3 $14 {/\Nd4})
20... a5 $10 21. bxa5 (21. Rcd1 axb4 22. Rxd5 bxa3 23. Rxd6 axb2 24. Rxd7 Rc1
25. Nd2 Rfc8 26. Rb7 g6 27. Rxb6 R8c2 $10) 21... bxa5 22. a4 $2 {><a4} (22. Nd4
$142) 22... f6 23. Nd4 Nb6 24. Bc3 Ba3 25. Rc2 Bc5 26. Bxa5 $2 {Danach landet
Weiß in einem unangenehmen Endspiel T+L gegen T+S.} (26. Rfc1 Bxd4 (26... Ba3
27. Rb1 Nxa4 28. Bxa5 $10) 27. Bxd4 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Nxa4 29. Rc7 $10) 26... Bxd4
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. exd4 Nxa4 $15 29. Rd1 (29. Bd2 {>=} Rc2 30. Be3 h5 $15) 29...
Nb2 30. Rb1 Rc2 31. Kf1 (31. g4 Nd3 32. f3 Nf4 $15) 31... h5 {Der weiße B ist
schlecht, Schwarz hat leichtes Spiel auf den weißen Feldern.} 32. Bc3 Nc4 33.
Bb4 Kf7 34. Ke1 Nb2 35. Kf1 Ke6 36. Re1+ Kf5 $17 {Während Weiß planlos hin und
her zieht, verbessert Schwarz konsequent seine Stellung.} 37. Re3 Rc4 38. Bf8 (
38. Rb3 Na4 39. Bf8 g6 40. Rb4 Rxb4 41. Bxb4 Ke4 42. Be7 f5 43. Bf6 Nc3 $17)
38... Rc1+ 39. Re1 Rc8 $1 40. Bd6 (40. Bxg7 Kg6 41. Re7 Rg8 $19) (40. Bc5 $1
Nd3 41. Ra1 Nxc5 42. dxc5 Rxc5 43. Ra2 $17 {/\Ke2 Der Übergang in dieses
Endspiel war wohl die beste Chance für Weiß.}) 40... Rc4 41. Re7 $2 (41. Bc5
$142) 41... g5 42. Bc5 Nd3 $19 43. Rd7 Nf4 44. f3 Rc1+ 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46. Kf1
Nxg2 47. Rxd5+ Kf4 48. Bd6+ Kxf3 49. Rf5+ Ke4 (49... Ke4 50. Rxf6 Ne3+ 51. Kg1
(51. Ke1 Kd3 $19) 51... Rc1+ 52. Kf2 Rf1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Astana m"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.01.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[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 (9... Nc5 $6 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. cxb3 $1 $14 {Ponomariov,
R-Kortschnoj,V/Donetsk 2001/CBM 81}) 10. c3 O-O (10... Nc5 {- Khalifman,
A-Kortschnoj,V/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58 [Mikhalevski,V]}) ({Another line is} 10... Qd7
{, which was played by Kortschnoj many times as well.}) 11. Nbd2 Bg4 {It looks
like this continuation is the most reliable way to equality.} (11... Qd7 {
- see the commented game Ivanchuk,V-Krasenkow,M/Lvov 2000/CBM 77 [Mikhalevski,
V]}) 12. Nxe4 (12. h3 Nxd2 13. hxg4 Nxf1 14. Kxf1 {1-0 Smagin,S-Kotliar,M/
Philadelphia 1989/EXT 97 (47) This exchange sacrifice can be considered, but
should not be sufficient for more, than equality.}) 12... dxe4 13. Qd5 (13. Bd5
Nxe5 14. Bxe4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qxd1 16. Bxd1 Bxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Geller,E-Kortschnoj,V/Curacao 1962/Candidates (20)}) 13... Qxd5 (13... exf3 14.
Qxc6 fxg2 15. Qxg2 Qd7 16. Bh6 $1 gxh6 17. f3 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Jussupow,A/
Minsk 1979/URS-ch (41)}) 14. Bxd5 exf3 15. Bxc6 fxg2 16. Rfc1 (16. Kxg2 Rad8
17. h3 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Rfd1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dvoirys,S-Wedberg,T/URS 1991/CBM 26 (49)}) 16... Rab8 17. a4 bxa4 $146
(17... b4 $6 18. Bxg2 b3 19. a5 Rb5 20. Ra4 $14 {1-0 Iordachescu,V-Glodeanu,I/
Mamaia 1999/EXT 2000 (34)}) 18. Rxa4 Be6 ({Equivalent is} 18... Be2) 19. b4 Bc4
20. Bxg2 f6 21. Ra5 (21. f4 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rbd8 $132) (21. Bf1 Bb5 $11) 21...
fxe5 22. Bd5+ (22. Rxe5 Bd6 $11) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rf6 {Both players are not
really care about the e5 pawn.} 24. Rxe5 Rg6+ 25. Kf1 Bd6 26. Ra5 $6 {A
strange decision. Now white is fighting for a draw.} (26. Rh5 $11) 26... Bxh2
$15 27. Rca1 Rg1+ 28. Ke2 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Be5 {Black is a pawn up, but his
chances for a win are very low, because of the forced simplification of
position.} 30. Rxa6 Bxc3 31. Rc6 Bxb4 32. Rxc7 {The position is theoretically
drawish, due to lack of material.} Rd8 33. Bc5 Ba5 34. Rb7 Bc3 35. Rb3 Bf6 36.
Rd3 {[%csl Gh1] In case of the exchange of rooks, the defensive task would be
even easier for white, just to give the bishop for black's "g" pawn.} Re8+ 37.
Re3 Rc8 38. Bd6 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Bg5 40. Re2 Rc6 41. Be5 h5 42. Rb2 Rc5 43. Rb8+
Kh7 44. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hector, Jonny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Bykhovsky,Av Ftacnik Baburin} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3
Nbd7 6. a3 $5 Be7 7. Qc2 (7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11.
Qxc3 $14) (7. Nf3 $14 {Bykhovsky,Av}) 7... e5 $1 {N/} (7... h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9.
Nf3 Re8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. O-O
Qb6 16. Rac1 Rec8 17. Ne5 c5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bb1 Bf6 21. Qc2
Bxb2 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Rcd1 {1-0 Rauzer,V-Rokhlin,Y/URS-ch06 Odessa sf2/1929/ 
(35)}) (7... O-O {Bykhovsky,Av} 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Rd1 Nf8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5
$14) 8. dxe5 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10) (8. cxd5 exd4 9. dxc6 dxc3 10.
cxd7+ Bxd7 11. Qxc3 Rc8 $44) 8... Nxe5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bb5+ Nc6
(11... Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nge2 $14 (13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Qe2 Rc5 15. Ne4 $16) (
13. O-O-O $6 {Ftacnik} Rc8 14. Rxd5 $2 Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Nd3+ 16. Kd2 Rxc2+ 17.
Kxc2 Nxf2 $19)) 12. Rd1 a6 13. Ba4 (13. Rxd5 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxc3+) 13... Bg4 14.
Nge2 Bxe2 (14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Bxe2 (15... O-O 16. f3 $14 (16. Bxc6 {Ftacnik}
bxc6 17. Qxc6 Qa5+ 18. Rd2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 $16)) 16. Qxg7 $16) 15. Nxe2 O-O 16.
O-O (16. Bxc6 {Ftacnik} Rc8 (16... bxc6 17. Qxc6 Qa5+ 18. Nc3 Rfc8 19. Qxd5
Bxc3+ 20. bxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Qd2 Qxa3 $15) 17. Rxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxh7+ Kxh7 19. Bxd5
Rc7 20. b3 $13) 16... Na5 (16... Rc8 $5 17. Qb1 Na5) (16... Rc8 $10 {Bykhovsky,
Av}) 17. Nf4 Rc8 18. Qe2 d4 {Baburin: Here this pawn advance is not an
agressive thrust, but an attempt to save the isolani, which however, failed in
the game} 19. Nh5 (19. exd4 $2 b5 20. Bc2 Qc7 21. Qd2 Qxc2 22. Qxa5 Qxb2 $10)
19... b5 20. Bc2 Re8 (20... Be5 {Ftacnik} 21. f4 $16) 21. Bf5 Rc5 (21... Rc7 $1
22. Qf3 (22. Bb1 g6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qd2 (24. Rxd4 $4 Qxd4) 24... Nc4 25.
Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Nxb2 27. Rd6 $14) 22... Nc4 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Rxd4 Nxb2 $10
) 22. Bxh7+ (22. Qd3 g6 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Bd7 $16) (22. Qf3 $5 {Bykhovsky,Av}
Nc4 23. b4 $16) 22... Kxh7 23. b4 Rc3 (23... Rxh5 $2 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. bxa5 $18
) 24. bxa5 Rxa3 (24... d3 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qb4 Qc7
29. Qd4 $16) (24... Be5 $5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qg4 g6 (25... d3 26. f4 Bf6 27. Qf5+
$16) 26. exd4 Bc7 27. Ng3 Rxa3 $132) 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Rxd4 Rxa5 {Baburin:
This position is very difficult for Black to save, as his king is very
vulnerable, while the passed pawns are not dangerous yet.} (26... Qxd4 $4 {
Ftacnik} 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. exd4 $18) 27. Qd2 $14 (27. Rfd1 $5 $14) 27... Ra3 28.
Qc1 (28. Rc1 $14) 28... Qe7 (28... Ra5 {Ftacnik} 29. Rfd1 $16) 29. Rfd1 Kg8 30.
Rd7 (30. Qc6 $6 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qxe3+ 32. Kf1 Qe2+ $10) (30. g3 $5) 30... Qb4 31.
Qc6 Qc3 (31... Qc4 32. Qxc4 bxc4 33. Rc7 Rc3 34. g3 $16) 32. Qd5 (32. Qf3 Qf6
$1 (32... Rf8 $2 33. Rxf7 Rxf7 34. Rd8+ $18) 33. Qxf6 gxf6 $14) 32... Rf8 (
32... Qf6 $5 33. g4 (33. Rd6 {Ftacnik} Qe5 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. R8d7
Kg6 $13) 33... Ra1 34. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 35. Kg2 $14) 33. g4 g6 $6 (33... b4 {Ftacnik}
34. Kg2 b3 35. Rd3 Qc2 36. Rd8 g6 37. Qe5 $1 $18) (33... Ra1 $1 $14 34. Rxa1 {
Bykhovsky,Av} Qxa1+ 35. Kg2 $16) 34. Kg2 b4 $6 (34... Ra1) 35. Rd4 b3 36. Rf4
$16 Ra5 (36... Qg7 {Ftacnik} 37. Rb4 $16) 37. Qe4 Re5 (37... Qg7 38. Rb7 (38.
Qc6 {Ftacnik} b2 39. Rb4 $16) (38. Qb7 Rb5 39. Qxa6 Rbb8 40. Rb7 $16) 38... Rb5
39. Rxb5 axb5 40. Qb4 b2 41. Qxb5 Rc8 42. Rb4 $16) (37... b2 38. Rfxf7 $1 Rxf7
39. Qe8+ $18) (37... Rb5 38. Rdxf7 Rxf7 39. Qe8+ $18) (37... Qe5 38. Qxe5 Rxe5
39. Rb7 $16) 38. Qf3 f5 (38... Re6 39. Rfxf7 Rfe8 40. Rh7 Qf6 41. Qb7 $18) 39.
Qb7 $18 Re6 (39... Rb5 40. Qxa6 $18) 40. Rc4 (40. Rc7 Qb2 41. Qd5 Qf6 (41...
Qe5 42. Qd7) 42. Qxb3 $18) 40... Qxc4 (40... Qe5 41. Rcc7 $18) (40... Qf6 41.
Rcc7 $18) 41. Rg7+ (41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bator, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qc7 (7...
O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. O-O b6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. cxd4 Bg4
14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Qa4 Ng6 16. Be2 Nh4 17. Rdc1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qf6 {
Lerner,K-Serper,G/Moscow Alekhine op/1992/0-1 (73)}) (7... Nbc6 8. Qc2 b6 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. Qd2 c4 13. Ba4 Rb8 14. Bd1 b5 15. Ne1 a5
16. Nc2 Qd6 17. f3 Qg6 {If black manages to prevent e3-e4 white will be in
trouble, as his bishops need breathing space.} 18. Re1 Bd3 19. Ra2 Rfe8 20. Rb2
f5 {Nadenau,O-Kahn,M/Baden Baden sen (06)/1993/0-1 (45)}) 8. cxd5 (8. Bd3 Nbc6
9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Ba2 e5 12. d5 Rd8 13. Ng5 Nf5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nxf7
Qxf7 16. dxc6 c4 17. e4 Nd6 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. f3 Bc6 20. Be3 {1-0 Milos,
G-Campos,J/Oviedo 25' (11)/1993/ (30)}) (8. Bb2 O-O 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11.
Qd3 Nd7 12. O-O Bb7 13. e4 e5 14. Rfe1 Ng6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. d5 Nf6 17. Bf1 Bxd5
18. exd5 e4 19. c4 exf3 20. g3 Rfe8 21. Qc3 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8
24. Qxf3 {Kortschnoj,V-Winants,L/Antwerpen op (03)/1994/1-0 (52)}) 8... exd5 9.
a4 Bf5 (9... O-O $5 10. Be2 Bf5) 10. Bb5+ Nd7 (10... Nbc6 11. dxc5 O-O 12. O-O
Rac8 13. Nd4 $14) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. O-O a6 (12... Qxc3 13. Ba3 Bc2 14. Qe2 $14)
13. Ba3 Qxc3 14. Nd4 {Black is under great danger of a quick loss. His king is
still in the center and white pieces are becoming very active.} axb5 (14... Bg6
15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qg4+ $16) 15. Nxb5 $1 (15. Bxe7 Qd3 16. Bd6 $16) 15... Bc2 (
15... Qc6 16. Nd6+ Kf8 (16... Kd8 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 $18) 17. Nxf5 $18) 16.
Nxc3 Bxd1 17. Rfxd1 f6 {The defender would be still alive if only bishop a3
could disappear from the board.} (17... Nb6 18. Rab1 Nxa4 (18... Nec8 19. Bc5
$18) 19. Nxa4 Rxa4 20. Rxb7 Nc6 21. Bd6 $16) 18. Rdb1 Rc8 (18... b6 19. Bxe7
Kxe7 20. Nxd5+ $18) 19. Nb5 (19. Nb5 Kf8 20. Nd6 Rc7 21. Nf5 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5
23. Rxb7 Nxf5 24. Rb8+ Kf7 25. Rxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.11.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Na6 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. Bxa6
bxa6 9. Qd3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 a5 11. Qc4 Qc8 {In der Partie Ivancuk,V-Smyslov,V,
Tallinn rapid 1996, geschah} (11... Rc8 {, und die schwarze Dame fand ein
gutes Feld auf b6. Mit dem Textzuge beabsichtigt Schwarz, seinen Turm auf der
b-Linie einzusetzen; aber Weiß kann diese Absicht verhindern. Deshalb gefällt
mir 11...Tc8 besser als 11...Dc8.}) 12. Rg1 (12. Bf4 $5 {sicherte dem Weißen
Vorteil.}) 12... Rb8 ({Auf} 12... h6 {kann Weiß wieder vorteilhaft} 13. Bf4 {
spielen.}) 13. Rg5 Rb4 14. Qe2 Rxd4 (14... Qc7 $5 15. Be3 h6 16. Rg2 g6 {
kam in Betracht.}) 15. Rxa5 Qc7 16. Be3 Qxa5 17. Bxd4 Be7 18. Qc4 O-O ({I} 
18... c5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qb5+ Qxb5 21. axb5 $16 {ist nicht empfehlenswert
für Schwarz.}) ({II} 18... Qc7 {war möglich;} 19. Nb5 Qa5+ 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Nd4
c5 22. Qb5+ Qxb5 (22... Nd7 23. Nc6 Bf6 24. Rd1 {ist nicht empfehlenswert für
Schwarz.}) 23. Nxb5 a6 {braucht der Nachziehende nicht zu fürchten, denn} 24.
Nc7+ {scheitert an} Kd7 25. Nxa6 Ra8) ({III} 18... O-O {Das Bauernopfer, das
Schwarz mit dem Textzug bringt, scheint mir auch korrekt zu sein, doch hätte
Schwarz energischer fortfahren müssen.}) 19. Qxc6 Rb8 $2 (19... Qh5 {war
richtig:} 20. O-O-O (20. Qc7 Qxf3 21. Rd1 Bb4 $17) (20. e5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5
22. Qxd5 Qxh2 23. Rd1 (23. O-O-O Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Rd8 25. Qe4 Qxe4+ 26. fxe4 Bc5
$19) (23. Ke2 Rd8 24. Qe4 Qh6 $40) 23... Rc8 {Die Königsstellung des Weißen
gibt zu Unbehagen Anlaß; Schwarz hat meines Erachtens mindestens gleiches
Spiel.}) 20... Qxf3 21. Qc7 Re8 (21... Bb4 $6 22. Na2) 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. hxg3 a5
{mit etwa gleichen Aussichten.}) 20. O-O-O {Jetzt hat Schwarz keine
Kompensation für den aufgegebenen Bauern. Ich sehe in den folgenden Zügen
keine Möglichkeit für ihn, sein Spiel wesentlich zu verbessern.} h6 (20... e5
21. Be3 h6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 {sieht auch nicht attraktiv für Schwarz aus.})
21. f4 Qb4 22. Rd2 a5 23. f3 Qb3 24. Be5 Rb4 25. Qc7 Bf8 {[#]} 26. Rd8 $4 {
Unverständlich. Nach} ({I} 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qd8 (27. Qxa5 $18) 27... Qc4 {
kann Schwarz noch Widerstand leisten;}) ({II} 26. Qxa5 $18 {war daher am
einfachsten.}) 26... Qxb2+ 27. Kd1 Qa1+ 28. Ke2 Rb2+ 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Bb4
(30... Qh1 $5 31. Qxa5 Qxf3 32. Qa8 Qg2+ 33. Kd3 Nd7 34. Bd6 Qh3+ {hätte dem
Schwarzen erlaubt, auf Gewinn zu spielen.}) 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Qxf6
Bxc3+ 34. Qxc3 Qxa4 35. Ke3 Kg8 36. Qf6 Qb3+ 37. Kf2 a4 38. Qxh6 Qb2+ 39. Ke3
a3 40. Qg5+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana m"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.01.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 {Quite
rare variation promising black good counterchances. It seems that Kortschnoi
wanted to drag his young opponent into unfamiliar territoty, but Sadvakasov
showed good understanding of sicilian defense and easily solved an opening
problems.} h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Be2 {White's plan is just too odd
to lead to advantage since white needs to push his pawns on the kingside to
cause black troubles, while white queen is just on their way.} (10. Qh3 Be7 (
10... b5 $6 11. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Be7 13. Bxb5 $1 Kd8 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.
Nd5+ Kd8 16. Nxc7 Kxc7 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Rd4 $14 {Milov,L-Ruck,R/Zalakaros 1993
}) 11. f4 b5 (11... Nc5 12. Bd3 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rhe1 O-O-O 15. Bf2 Kb8 16.
Kb1 Rc8 $132 {Inkiov,V-Tringov,G/Plovdiv 1982}) (11... Rg8 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 12.
f5 e5 13. Nb3 b5 14. a3 Bb7 15. Bd3 O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Kb8 17. Kb1 Rc8 $132 {
Georgiev,K-Schmidt,W/Warsaw 1987}) 12. a3 g6 $5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15.
Be2 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qg3 $44 {Inkiov,V-Szekely,P/Pernik 1981
}) 10... Be7 11. Rhe1 (11. Qe3 b5 12. a3 (12. Bxf6 $6 Nxf6 13. f4 b4 14. Nb1
Bb7 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Bd3 g6 $13 {Van Riemsdijk,H-Olafsson,H/Thessaloniki 1988})
12... Bb7 13. f4 Rc8 14. g4 Qb6 15. Qh3 Rxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 $13 {Tal,
M-Bogdanovic,R/Sarajevo 1966}) 11... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Gb7b5] Simple and strong.
Black just wants to push b5.} (11... g5 12. Bg3 Ne5 13. Qe3 b5 (13... Rg8 14.
Nf3 b5 15. Qd4 Nfd7 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. a3 Rb6 $13 {Brito,L-Sunye Neto,J/Hastings
1980}) 14. a3 Rb8 15. f3 (15. f4 gxf4 16. Bxf4 b4 17. axb4 Rxb4 18. Nb3 Qb6 19.
Qxb6 {1/2-1/2 Ivanovic,B-Bukic,E/Pula 1991/TD (19)}) 15... Nfd7 16. f4 gxf4 17.
Bxf4 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Rf1 Qb6 20. b3 Ng6 $13 {Tal,M-Platonov,I/Alma-Ata
1968}) 12. Qh3 b5 13. f4 b4 14. Nb1 Bb7 {There is no need to enter
complications after} (14... Nxe4 $5 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Bf3 (16. f5 $5) 16... d5
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Nf6 $13 {even though it seems that black keeps good
chances in this line too.}) 15. Nd2 Nc5 (15... g5 $2 16. Bxg5 $16 {[%cal Gh3h8]
}) 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13 {Black is ready for the actions
on the queenside.} 19. Bf3 O-O 20. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4a5,Gc4d6]} Ba8 {Trusting an
opponent! Not bad was} (20... Qg5+ $5 21. Kb1 Nf4 22. Qg3 Nxg2 (22... Qxg3 $2
23. hxg3 Nxg2 24. Re2 $18 {[%csl Rg2]}) 23. Rg1 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Bd5 $1 $15 {
and black is clearly better.}) 21. Qg3 Qc7 {[%cal Ga6a4,Gb4b3]} 22. Nd6 b3 $1
$36 {White is ready to play Nf5 so black has to act fast.} (22... a5 $2 23.
N4f5 $1 exf5 24. Nxf5 Ne6 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 $16) 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 $1 (23...
bxc2 $5 24. Rd2 (24. Nxc2 Bxd5 25. Qc3 Qb6 $36) 24... Bxd5 25. N4f5 (25. Rxc2
$2 Qa5 $17 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Gc5d3]}) 25... exf5 26. Nxf5 g6 27. Nxh6+ Kh7 28.
Ng4 f5 29. exf6 $5 (29. Nf6+ Rxf6 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Qxf6 Bxa2 32. Qxg6+ Qg7 33.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Kxc2 $13) 29... Qxg3 30. hxg3 Bxa2 31. Rh1+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ $11)
24. axb3 (24. N4f5 $2 exf5 25. Nxf5 Ne6 26. Nxh6+ Kh7 $19) 24... Nxb3+ 25. Nxb3
Rxb3 26. Re3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Qa5 28. c4 $8 Bxg2 29. Qd2 $1 Qa1+ (29... Qxd2+ $6
30. Kxd2 f5 (30... g5 31. Ra1 Ra8 32. b4 Kg7 33. b5 axb5 34. Rxa8 Bxa8 35. cxb5
h5 36. b6 h4 37. Ke3 $16) 31. exf6 Rxf6 32. Ra1 Rf2+ 33. Kc3 $14) 30. Kc2 Qa4+
31. b3 Qc6 {Black is just a pawn, but Kotschnoi finds chances to complicate
matters.} (31... Qa3 $5) 32. Qe3 $1 {[%csl Ge4]} (32. Rg1 Be4+ 33. Kb2 Bg6 $17)
32... f5 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Kb2 Bd5 $2 {Very unfortunate decision after which
white is out of danger due to the strong passer.} (34... a5 $17 {[%cal Ga5a4]})
35. Ne8 Qxe8 36. cxd5 Qd7 37. d6 $44 Rf5 38. Qb6 a5 39. Qc7 Rf2+ 40. Ka1 (40.
Ka3 $5 Qb5 41. Qc4 Qd7 42. Qa4 (42. Qc7 $11) 42... Qd8 43. Qc4 Qd7 $11) 40...
Rf7 41. Qxa5 Qc6 42. Kb2 Rf2+ 43. Rd2 (43. Ka3 $2 Qc2 44. d7 Qa2+ 45. Kb4 Rf4+
46. Kb5 Rf5+ 47. Kc4 Rxa5 48. d8=Q+ Kh7 $17) 43... Qxd6 44. Qa8+ Qf8 (44... Kh7
$2 45. Qe4+ Kg8 46. Rxf2 $18) 45. Qxf8+ Rxf8 46. b4 Rf3 $5 47. Kc2 Kf8 48. Rd7
Rh3 49. b5 Ke8 $8 {It wasn't too late to blunder.} (49... g5 $4 50. b6 Ke8 51.
b7 $18 {and white is winning.}) 50. Rxg7 Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Valle d'Aosta op 11th"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2003.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 {A surprise.This variation was
quitted some time ago since it was thought that it does not provide white with
advantage.} c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8. Bg2 Nce4 9. Bd2 $5 (9. O-O Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qc7 14. Qe2 {used to be popular.} Nd7 (
14... Bd6 15. Bf4 Ne8 {For some reason people stopped playing this after
Karpov's 15...Ne8.However I am more afraid of the other line which is simply
equal.} 16. Qe4 f6 17. Nd3 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Nd6 19. Qd4 e5 20. Nd5 $40) 15. Bf4
Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. Qe3 b6 21. c5 Bd7
$11) 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Rb8 $1 {The most accurate move.} 11. O-O b6 12. Nde4
Bb7 $146 (12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 {was already seen in Kortschnoj-Gelfand,
Tilburg(rapid) 1992.}) 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxb7 Bxc3 15. Be4 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Bd4
17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 $13 {This position should not be dangerous for black
however caution is required by both sides.} Rbc8 19. Qa4 Rc7 20. e3 Bc5 21.
Rbd1 d6 22. Kh1 $5 {The first interesting move in the game.} (22. Kg2 g6 23. h4
Kg7 24. Rh1 Rh8 25. Bf3 $13) 22... g6 23. Qb3 Kg7 24. f4 {The plan behind
whites 22nd.} a5 25. Rf3 {Do not hurry!} (25. g4 Rh8 (25... g5 26. Rf3 Rh8 27.
h3 Rh4 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. Rdf1 Rf8 30. Qb5 {can be dangerous for black.}) 26. g5
Qe7 $11) 25... Bb4 $1 26. g4 Rh8 27. a3 Qc3 28. Qxc3+ Bxc3 29. Bd3 Bb2 30. a4
d5 $5 {I thought I am doing fine in the coming complications.} (30... Ba3 31.
Kg2 (31. f5 $6 Bc5 32. Kg2 (32. f6+ Kf8 33. g5 Rh4) 32... g5 33. fxe6 fxe6 34.
Rdf1 Rh6 $11) 31... Bc5 $11) 31. cxd5 exd5 32. Kg2 Rc1 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34. f5 Re8
35. Kf2 gxf5 $6 (35... g5 36. f6+ Kg8 37. Rh3 Re6 38. Bf5 Rxf6 39. Rh5 d4 $1
40. Rxg5+ Kf8 41. Rh5 dxe3+ 42. Ke2 Rd6 $15 {was even better.}) 36. Bxf5 Rd8 (
36... Re7 37. Bd3 (37. h4 $6 {This is pretty dangerous.} b5 $1 38. axb5 a4 39.
Bc2 a3 40. Bb3 Rb7 $1 41. Bxd5 Rd7 42. Bc4 a2 43. Bxa2 Rd2+ 44. Ke1 Rxa2) 37...
f6 38. h4 Re5 39. Bf5 Bb2 40. Ke2 Bd4 41. Kd3 Bc5 42. e4 dxe4+ 43. Bxe4 Re8 $11
) 37. Bd3 Re8 38. h4 f6 39. Ke2 Re5 40. h5 d4 $1 $132 41. e4 Rc5 42. Rf1 Kf7
43. Ba6 Kg7 44. Kd3 Be3 45. Rb1 Rg5 $1 (45... Rc3+ $2 46. Ke2 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 Rf2+
48. Kg3 Ra2 49. Rxb6 Rxa4 50. e5 fxe5 51. g5 Kf8 52. Rb8+ (52. g6 Bh6 53. Kf3
Ra3+ $11) 52... Ke7 53. Rb7+ Kf8 54. g6 (54. Kg4 d3+ 55. Kf5 d2 56. Be2 Rf4+
57. Kg6 Rf2 58. Bd1 Rg2 59. h6 Bxg5 60. h7 Bd8+ 61. Kf5 Rh2 62. Kg6 Rg2+ $11)
54... Bh6 55. Kf3 $1 (55. Rh7 Bg7) 55... Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Re3+ 57. Kf5 d3 58. Bc4
$18) 46. e5 Rxe5 47. Rxb6 Bf2 48. Kc2 $4 {GM Kortschnoj immediately realised
that he blundered a rook with this and resigned.} (48. h6+ Kg6 $11 {is
immediately equal.}) (48. Kd2 Be3+ $1 (48... Be1+ $2 49. Kc2 Bc3 50. Rb7+ Kh6
51. Bd3 Re8 52. Rh7+ Kg5 53. Rg7+ Kf4 54. h6 $18) 49. Kd1 Rc5 50. Bd3 $11 {
Both sides can not improve their positions.} (50. Rb5 Re5) (50. Ke2 f5)) (48.
Kc2 $4 d3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.03.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. b3 (13. Nf1 d5 14. exd5
exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd5 16. Nf5 Bf6 {Kortschnoj=:K}) 13... Bf8 14. Bb2 (14. d5 {K})
14... g6 15. a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 (16... Bc6 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bf1 Bd7 19. Ba3 {K}) (
16... d5 17. axb5 $13 {Portisch=:P}) (16... bxa4 $6 17. Rxa4 d5 18. dxe5 $1 Nc5
19. Rd4 Nfd7 20. b4 $1 Ne6 21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nf4 23. Nc4 $1 $16 {P}) 17.
Qc2 (17. Rb1 Qb6 (17... Nh5 $5) 18. b4 Nh5 19. Nb3 Rad8 20. Bc1 Qc7 21. Bg5 Rb8
22. Qc2 $16 {Ljubojevic,L-Smejkal,J/Reggio/1985/}) 17... Rc8 18. dxe5 $2 {K} (
18. b4 {! /\ 19.de de 20.c4 K / ?! P} exd4 19. cxd4 c5 $1 20. axb5 c4 $17) (18.
Bf1 $5 {Portisch}) (18. Rad1 $5 Qb6 19. Qb1 Nh5 20. Bf1 $14 {Matanovic,A-Ivkov,
B/Belgrade m/1978/1-0/}) 18... dxe5 19. b4 (19. Ba3 Qb6 {/\ 20... c5 K}) (19.
c4 Bf8 $1 $15 {P}) 19... Bf8 $1 {P} 20. Red1 Qb6 21. Qb3 c5 $1 {P} 22. axb5 (
22. Ng5 Re7 $1 (22... c4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 $44) 23. axb5 axb5 24. bxc5
Nxc5 25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Bxb5 h6 $17 {P}) 22... axb5 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Qxb5 $6 {P
} (24. Rf1 Bc6 $17 {>< e4 P/ /\ Nh5 K}) 24... Bxf2+ 25. Kf1 Re7 (25... Qe3 26.
Nc4 Rxc4 27. Bc1 $1 {K/P}) 26. Qxb6 Bxb6 27. Ba6 $1 {P} Bxa6+ 28. Rxa6 Be3 $1 {
P} (28... Nh5 {K}) 29. Ke2 Bc5 30. g4 $6 {P} Rb8 31. Ra2 $2 {K} (31. Ba1 {K})
31... Nf8 32. c4 N6d7 33. Kf1 (33. g5 Ne6 34. h4 Nf4+ 35. Kf1 Nd3 36. Ba1 Rf8
$1 {37... f6 K}) 33... f6 34. Nb1 Nb6 $1 {K} 35. Nfd2 Rd7 36. Rc1 Ne6 37. Ba3
Rd3 (37... Rbd8 $5 {P}) 38. Rc3 Rbd8 39. Bxc5 Nxc5 40. Rxd3 Rxd3 41. Ra5 $1 {P}
(41. Ra3 Rd4 42. Rc3 Nc8 $1 {/\ Nd6 P}) 41... Nbd7 42. Ra3 (42. Kg2 Re3 43. Ra7
Nf8 44. Ra3 Nd3 45. c5 Re2+ 46. Kf3 Nf4 47. c6 N8e6 $19 {K}) 42... Rd4 43. Re3
(43. Ra7 Nb6 $1 (43... Nf8 44. Ra8 Nxe4 45. Nxe4 Rxe4 46. Nd2 $44 {c-o^}) 44.
Rc7 Nxc4 45. Nxc4 $1 (45. Rxc5 Nxd2+ 46. Nxd2 Rxd2 47. g5 fxg5 $1 $19) 45...
Rxc4 46. Na3 $1 Rc1+ $1 (46... Ra4 $2 47. Rxc5 Rxa3 48. Kg2 $10) 47. Kg2 Nd3
48. Rxc1 Nxc1 $16 {P}) 43... Nb6 44. Ke2 Nxc4 45. Nxc4 Rxc4 46. Nc3 Kg7 (46...
Kf7 $142 {P}) 47. Kf3 Ne6 48. h4 Nd4+ 49. Kf2 Rb4 50. Nd1 $6 {P} (50. Nd5 $1
Rb2+ 51. Kg3 {P}) 50... Ra4 51. Kg3 $2 {K} (51. Kg2 {/\ Nf2 K}) 51... h5 52.
Nf2 (52. gxh5 f5 $1 {K/P}) 52... Ra2 $1 {P} (52... hxg4 53. Kxg4 $1 {P} (53.
Nxg4 $2 Nf5+ $1 54. exf5 gxf5 $18)) 53. g5 $2 {K} (53. gxh5 f5 54. Kg2 {K})
53... fxg5 54. hxg5 h4+ 55. Kg2 Ne6 56. Kf3 Nxg5+ 57. Kg4 Nf7 $4 {K/ ? P} (
57... Kf6 $1 {K/P} 58. Nh3 (58. Nd3 h3 $19) 58... Rg2+ 59. Kxh4 Rh2 $19 {P}) (
57... Rxf2 58. Kxg5 h3 59. Rxh3 Rg2+ 60. Kh4 Re2 61. Kg5 Rxe4 62. Ra3 Rf4 $18 {
P}) 58. Rf3 g5 59. Kh5 Ra8 $2 {K/ ?? P} (59... Re2 $1 {K} 60. Rf5 (60. Nh3 Rg2
61. Nf2 Rg3 62. Rxg3 hxg3 63. Nh3 g2 64. Kg4 Kf6 65. Kf3 Nd6 $18) 60... Re3 $1
$18 {P}) 60. Rb3 $1 {P} Rh8+ 61. Kg4 Rh6 62. Nh3 $1 {K} Rf6 63. Rb8 $1 {K} Rd6
(63... Kg6 64. Rg8+ {P}) 64. Kh5 Rh6+ (64... Rg6 65. Rg8+ (65. Kg4 Nh6+ 66. Kh5
g4 67. Ng5 $1 $10 {P}) 65... Kxg8 66. Kxg6 $10 {P/K}) 65. Kg4 Rd6 66. Kh5 Kf6
67. Rb2 Kg7 68. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Astana m"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2003.01.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rad8 ({The mainlines are:} 11... Rfe8) (
11... Rac8) (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 {With interesting approximately equal
position.}) 12. Qd2 (12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Rad1 Nd7 (14... b5 15. Nd5
Bxd5 16. exd5 Rd7 17. a3 Rb8 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. Qg5 $132 {[%cal Ga7a5] 1/2-1/2
Nagel,H-Niedermayr,H/AUT 1992/EXT 97 (19)}) 15. Qd2 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Nd5
Rfe8 18. Re3 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 e6 20. Nc7 Re7 21. a4 {[%cal Gc7b5]} Nc5 22. Nb5 $11
{0-1 Westerinen,H-Velimirovic,D/Skopje 1971/EXT 2001 (45)}) (12. a3 Nxd4 13.
Bxd4 Bc6 14. Nd5 Rd7 15. Bc3 Qd8 16. Qf3 Ne8 17. Rad1 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Qa5 19. Qe3
Nf6 20. Nd5 Rc8 21. Rd4 (21. Nxf6+ exf6 $14) 21... Bxd5 22. exd5 Rc5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Matanovic,A-Cosulich,R/Madonna di Campiglio 1973/EXT 98 (30)}) (12. Nd5
e6 13. Bd2 Qa6 14. Nxf6+ (14. Nc7 Qb6 15. Ndb5 d5 {[%csl Rb5,Rc7][%cal Ga7a6]}
16. exd5 (16. Be3 Qa5 17. Bc5 Nxe4 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 $15 {[%csl Rb5,Rc7][%cal
Gf8c5]}) 16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 (17. Nxd5 Qxb5 18. Nc3 Qf5 $15) 17... exd5 18. a4
$13 (18. Bg5 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Maxion,D-Lehmann,H/Germany 1983/EXT 97-B (43)}))
14... Bxf6 15. Bc3 $11) 12... Nxd4 {Black simplifies position by NN and BB
exchange. Certain space advantage of White isn't important at all.} ({Black
has several ways to equalize the game:} 12... Rfe8 13. Rad1 a6 14. Nf3 Bc8 15.
Bh6 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $132 (16... dxe5 $6 17. Qe3 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 e6 19. Qe3 Kg7
20. Nb1 Rd4 21. Nd2 Red8 22. c3 Rd3 23. Qe2 Qc7 24. Bc2 R3d7 25. Nf3 Rxd1 26.
Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Koch,J-Ivkov,B/Dortmund 1989/CBM 13 (34)})) (
12... e6 13. Rad1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ Kg7
18. Nh5+ Kh6 19. Rxd2 Kxh5 20. f3 Rd7 21. Kf2 Kg5 22. h4+ Kf6 23. g4 h6 24. Kg3
g5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mitkov,N-Davies,N/Vrnjacka Banja 1991/CBM 23 (49)}) 13. Bxd4
Bc6 14. Rad1 Rfe8 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. Bxg7 ({Not} 16. Bxa7 $4 {in view of} b6 $19 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 16... Kxg7 17. Kh1 {[%cal Gf2f4] Preparing f2-f4.} ({After} 17. f4
Qc5 {Black changes QQ by force, so White wishes to avoid it.}) 17... Qc5 18.
Qe2 Nf6 19. Nd5 Nxe4 $5 {Definitely possibly.} ({Not badly is} 19... Bxd5 {too:
} 20. Bxd5 (20. exd5 a6 21. c3 b5 $11) 20... e6 21. Bb3 (21. Bxb7 Rb8 $15 {
[%csl Rb2]}) 21... b5 $11) 20. Qxe4 e6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gc6e4]} 21. Qe3 (21. c3
Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qf3 Re6 $11) 21... exd5 (21... Bxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 $11)
22. Qf4 Re6 23. Re3 Rf6 (23... Rde8 24. Rf3 f5 25. Rc3 $132) 24. Qh4 a5 (24...
d4 25. Rxd4 Rxf2 26. Qxf2 Qxd4 27. Qxf7+ Kh6 28. Re7 Rh8 29. c3 Qd2 30. Qf1 Qg5
$14) 25. Kg1 Qb6 ({Strong was} 25... a4 {completely neutralizing any White
initiative:} 26. Bxa4 Qc4 27. Qxc4 (27. Rd4 Qxa2 28. Bb3 Qxb2 $15) 27... dxc4
28. Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {with equal RR endgame.}) 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Rxd4 Rf5 $44 28.
f3 Kf6 29. Kf2 g5 30. Red3 {[%csl Rd5]} Ke6 31. a3 Re5 32. Rd2 b5 33. c3 h5 34.
g3 Rh8 35. h4 (35. f4 Rf5 36. Bc2 Rf6 $11) 35... gxh4 $1 ({Badly is} 35... f6
$2 36. f4 {[%csl Re5]} Rf8 $1 37. Bd1 gxf4 38. gxf4 Re4 (38... a4 39. Bf3 Rf5
40. Bg2 {[%cal Gg2h3]} Ke7 41. Rb4 $18 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg2h3]}) 39. Bxh5 Rh8
40. Bf3 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 $16) 36. Rxh4 {[%csl Rh5]} Rg5 37. Rd1 f6 {[%cal Gc6e8]}
(37... Rhg8 38. Re1+ Re5 (38... Kd7 39. Rg1 Re5 40. Bd1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf3f4]
} Ke7 41. f4 Re6 42. Bxh5 d4 43. cxd4 $16) 39. Reh1 Reg5 $11 {-like in this
game.}) 38. Rdh1 Rhg8 39. R1h3 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh3h5]} Be8 {[%cal Ge8h5]} 40.
Bd1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf3f4]} Ke7 41. f4 R5g7 42. Bxh5 Bd7 $1 $11 43. g4 Bxg4
44. Bxg4 Rxg4 45. Rxg4 Rxg4 46. Rh7+ Ke6 47. Kf3 Rg1 48. Rb7 Rf1+ 49. Ke3 Re1+
50. Kf3 Re4 51. Rxb5 a4 52. Rb4 Rc4 53. Kg4 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. Ne5 Bh5 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 e6 10. e4 {Kortschnoj strives to open the center immediatelly, but
his development edge is minimal.} Nc6 $1 11. exd5 (11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bg6
13. Bf4 Qb6 $15) 11... Nxe5 (11... Nxd4 $2 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bf4 $16) 12. dxe5
Qxe5+ 13. Be3 Bc5 (13... Nxd5 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qc6+ Kd8 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. O-O
$16) 14. Qa4+ (14. Qxb7 O-O 15. dxe6 fxe6 $17) (14. dxe6 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qxe3+
16. Ne2 Qxe6 17. Qxb7 O-O $17) 14... Kf8 (14... Kd8 15. dxe6 Bxe3 16. fxe3
Qxe3+ 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Qxe6 19. Rd1+ $13) 15. Qf4 $1 {This fine moves
helps to limit the danger in the shaky position.} Qxf4 16. Bxf4 exd5 (16...
Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rc1 Re8+ 19. Kf1 Be7 20. f3 $15) 17. O-O Re8 (17... Bg4
18. Rac1 $1 Be6 19. Na4 Bd4 20. Nc5 $17) (17... Rd8 18. Rac1 $1) 18. Rac1 Bd4
19. h3 Be5 (19... h6 $5 20. Bd6+ Kg8 21. Rfe1 $15) 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Na4 g5 (
21... Bg6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Nc5 Rh4 24. Nxb7 Rb4 25. Nc5 $11) 22. Nc5 Kg7 23.
Nxb7 {[%mdl 4096] Black king already sits in safety, white has managed to
restore material equality. The chances are shared by both players.} Be2 24.
Rfe1 Rhe8 25. Nc5 (25. Bb1 $5 Bc4 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. b3 Be2 $13) 25... Bxd3 26.
Rxe5 (26. Nxd3 Re2) 26... Rxe5 27. Nxd3 Re2 28. Kf1 Rd2 29. Rc3 Rd1+ $6 {
This sloppy move is a reason for all black's worries. White's activity on the
queenside will be more dangerous than the counterplay of the opponent on the
other side of the board.} (29... Ne4 30. Ra3 f5 31. Ke1 f4 32. f3 Rxg2 33. fxe4
dxe4 34. Nc5 e3 $13) 30. Ke2 Rg1 31. Ne1 (31. g3 Rh1 32. Ra3 Rxh3 33. Rxa6 Rh1
$14) 31... Nh5 (31... h5 32. Ra3 h4 33. Ra4 $1 Nh5 34. Nf3 Rb1 35. Nxg5 Rxb2+
36. Ke3 $16) 32. g3 Rh1 33. Ra3 Rxh3 34. Rxa6 Nf6 (34... Rh2 $5 35. Ra3 $1 (35.
Kf3 f5 36. Ra5 g4+ 37. Ke3 d4+ 38. Kxd4 Rxf2 $17) 35... f5 36. b4 $14) 35. a4
Ne4 36. Nf3 $1 Rh1 (36... g4 37. Nh4 $16) 37. a5 Ra1 (37... Rb1 38. Rb6 $16)
38. Nd4 {Lautier has to watch even for the mating threats of the opponent.} h5
(38... f6 39. Nf5+ Kf7 40. Ra7+ Ke6 41. g4 Ke5 42. f3 $18) 39. Nf5+ Kh7 40. f3
Nc5 (40... Nxg3+ 41. Nxg3 h4 42. Nf5 $18) 41. Rh6+ Kg8 42. Rxh5 Rxa5 43. Rxg5+
Kf8 (43... Kh8 44. Nd6 Ra2 45. Nxf7+ Kh7 46. Rxd5 Rxb2+ 47. Ke3 $18) 44. Rh5
Kg8 (44... f6 45. Ke3 $18) 45. b4 Ra2+ 46. Ke3 Ra3+ (46... Ne6 47. Ne7+ Kg7 48.
Rxd5 $18) 47. Kd4 Ne6+ (47... Nd7 48. f4 Rb3 49. Ne7+ Kf8 50. Nxd5 Rxg3 51. b5
$18) 48. Kxd5 Rxf3 49. b5 {The free b pawn is too dangerous, black's chances
to trade him for the knight and even win the last pawn on g3 are slim.} Rb3 (
49... Nc7+ 50. Kc6 (50. Kc4 Na8 $1) 50... Rc3+ (50... Nxb5 51. Kxb5 Rf1 52. Kc5
$18) 51. Kb6 Nd5+ 52. Kb7 $18) 50. Kd6 Rb1 (50... Rxb5 $2 51. Ne7+ $18) 51. Ke7
Nf8 (51... Rxb5 52. Nh6+ Kg7 53. Rxb5 Kxh6 54. Kxf7 $18) 52. Rg5+ Ng6+ (52...
Kh7 53. Kxf7 $18) 53. Kd7 Kf8 (53... Kh7 54. Nd6 f6 55. Rf5 Kg7 56. Ne8+ $18)
54. Nd6 Rb3 55. g4 Rb4 56. Rf5 Rxg4 57. b6 Rb4 58. b7 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Donev} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. g3 Bb4 (5... Bxf3 $5
6. exf3 d5 7. Bg2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 $10) 7... c6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. f4 g6
$10) 6. Bd2 Bxf3 (6... Nc6 {Donev} 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 d5 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Ne5
Nd5 11. Nxc4 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Be1 Rfd8 15. Ne3 Nde7 16. Bc3 Rab8
17. Qc2 Na7 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Qe4 Nd5 21. Be1 {Kortschnoj,
V-Adorjan,A/Linares ;MCL 01 1985/1-0 (49)}) (6... c5 {Donev} 7. dxc5 bxc5 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qc2 d6 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Rfd8 14. Rd2
Rd7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Ne1 Kf8 17. e3 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qc2 Ke7 20. a3 Ne5
21. f4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nc6 23. Nf3 g5 24. Qe4 Rc7 25. fxg5 hxg5 26. g4 a5 27. b3
Qg7 28. Rf2 f6 29. Rfd2 Rdd7 30. Rf2 Rc8 31. Rdf1 d5 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K-Psakhis,
L/URS-FL Tallinn ;MCL 06 1983}) 7. exf3 O-O (7... Nc6 8. a3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10.
d5 Na5 11. Be2 Nb7 $10 {Garcia Gonzales,G-Kortchnoi,V/Biel 1984} (11... Nb7 {
Donev} 12. O-O a5 13. Qc2 Bc5 14. Rfe1 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Qe7 16. Bf1 c6 17. dxc6 {
1/2-1/2 Garcia Gonzales,G-Kortschnoj,V/Biel ;MCL 02 1984})) 8. Bg2 Nc6 {N} (
8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. f4 c6 11. O-O Ne7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. c4 Rc8
15. Qa4 Qc7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. f5 Nxf5 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 Nf8 21. d5
cxd5 22. cxd5 e5 23. Bh3 {Garcia Gonzales,G-Georgiev,Ki/Thessaloniki olm (07) ;
BIG 80 1984/0-1 (58)}) 9. a3 Bxc3 $1 (9... Be7 10. Be3 d5 11. f4 $13) 10. Bxc3
d5 $10 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. f4 Rad8 13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Qxd7 Rxd7 15. b3 c6 (15...
Rfd8 $5) 16. Rhe1 (16. a4 Rfd8 17. Rd2 dxc4 18. bxc4 Nf5 19. Rhd1 Nd6 20. d5 (
20. Bf1 Nde4 $17) (20. Bxc6 Rc7 21. d5 Nxc4 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rc2 Na5 $17)
20... Nxc4 21. dxc6 (21. dxe6 Rxd2 22. Bxd2 fxe6 23. Bxc6 $2 Rc8 $19) 21...
Nxd2 22. cxd7 Nb3+ 23. Kb2 Nc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bc6 Kf8 $17) 16... dxc4 17.
bxc4 Rfd8 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rd7d4] /\Nf5} 18. Bh3 $8 (18. Rd2 Nf5 19. Red1 Nd6
$17) 18... Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. f3 Ne8 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rd4] ><c4,d4,/\Nd6,/
\Nc7-e6} 21. Kc2 Nc7 22. g4 $6 (22. Rd2 {>=} f6 (22... b5 23. Ba5 bxc4 24. Bxc7
Rxc7 25. Kc3 $10) (22... Ne6 23. Re5 g6 24. d5 cxd5 25. Rexd5 $10) 23. a4 Kf7
24. Rde2 $10) 22... f6 23. gxf5 {[%csl Rf3,Rf4,Rf5] ><f5,f4,f3} (23. Rd2 Kf7
24. Rde2 Re8 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 $15) 23... b5 $1 $15 24. Ba5 bxc4 25. a4 (25. Bxc7
Rxc7 26. Kc3 Rd5 27. Kxc4 Rxf5 28. Re4 Rb7 29. Rd2 Kf7 $15) 25... Rb8 $6 (25...
Rc8 $5 26. Bxc7 Rcxc7 27. Kc3 Rd5 28. Kxc4 Rxf5 $15) 26. Bxc7 Rxc7 {Hecht: TT
- TT Motive: zersplitterte weiße B-Stellung, schwarze Freibauern am K-Flügel}
27. Kc3 Rd8 (27... Rb3+ 28. Kxc4 Rxf3 29. Kc5 $1 Rxf4 30. Kd6 $132) 28. Kxc4
Rd5 29. Re8+ $1 (29. Rb1 Rxf5 30. Re4 Kf7 $15) 29... Kf7 30. Rb8 {/\Rdb1-b7}
Ra5 (30... Rxf5 31. Rdb1 Rxf4 32. R1b7 $13) 31. Ra1 $2 (31. Rdb1 Rd7 (31...
Rxa4+ 32. Kc5 Rd7 33. R1b4 $10) 32. R1b4 $1 $10 (32. R1b7 Rxa4+ 33. Kc5 Raxd4
34. Kxc6 R4d6+ 35. Kc5 {/\Rxa7} a6 $15 {/\g6})) 31... Rd7 $1 $17 32. Rc8 Rxf5
33. Rxc6 Rxf4 34. Rd1 Rxf3 35. Rd2 g5 36. d5 h5 37. a5 h4 38. a6 g4 $19 39. Rb2
Rf4+ 40. Kc5 Rf5 41. Rd2 (41. Rd6 Rxd6 (41... Re7 $19) 42. Kxd6 g3 43. hxg3
hxg3 44. Rg2 Rf3 45. Kc6 f5 46. d6 Rc3+ 47. Kb7 Ke6 48. Rd2 Kd7 $19) 41... g3
42. Rd6 Rxd6 (42... Rxd6 43. Kxd6 Rf2 $19 (43... Rf2 {Hecht} 44. Rd1 g2 45. Rg1
h3 46. Kc7 Rf1 $19)) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.11.27"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson Gershon,A} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4
cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 a5 9. Bd2 Nh6 $146 (9... Ne7 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Bd3 O-O 12.
Bxf5 exf5 13. Nfxd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 16. Be3 f6 $10 {1/2-1/2
Minasian,A-Lputian,S/Philadelphia World op ;EXT 94op 1994 (23)}) 10. Bd3 Bd7
11. Nxc7+ Qxc7 12. Nf3 Nf5 (12... Nc6 $2 13. b5 Na7 14. Nxd4 O-O (14... Qb6 15.
Be3 $16 {[%csl Ga7,Gd7][%cal Ga3a4]} Bxb5 $140 16. Rb1 $18) 15. a4 (15. O-O $2
Nxb5 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qc5+ $17) (15. Qe2 $5 {/\ 16.0-0.}) 15... f6 16.
exf6 Rxf6 17. O-O e5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. Bg5 (20. Ng5 $4 Ng4 $19)
20... Rff8 21. Qd2 $16) 13. b5 $1 {[%csl Gb8]} Qc5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. a4 f6 16.
O-O Ne3 17. Rfe1 (17. exf6 $5 Rxf6 (17... Nxf1 18. fxg7 Rf7 $8 (18... Kxg7 $2
19. Qe5+ Kg8 (19... Rf6 20. Qg5+ Kf7 (20... Rg6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Ne5 Be8 23.
Kxf1 $40) 21. Rxf1 $40) 20. Ng5 Rf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Rxf1 $18) 19. Rxf1 Rxg7
20. Ng5 $44 {[%csl Gh7][%cal Ge2h5]}) 18. Rfe1 Rxf4 $140 19. c3 $1 Rxf3 $8 20.
Qxf3 Nc4 21. Rf1 $1 dxc3+ 22. Kh1 Ne5 23. Qh5 Ng6 (23... g6 24. Qxe5 cxd2 25.
Qf6 d4 26. Rad1 $18 {/\ 27.Bg6 hg6 28.Qg6 Kh8 29.Rf7+-}) (23... Nxd3 $4 24.
Qf7+ Kh8 25. Qf8+) 24. Rac1 $16) 17... Nc4 18. Bc1 b6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Ne5 Be8
$2 (20... Nxe5 $142 21. Qxe5 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3]}) 21. Ng4 Rf8 22. Qxe6+ Bf7 23.
Nh6+ $1 (23. Qf5 $1 {Petursson was also very strong} Bg6 24. Qg5 Ra7 25. f5 Bf7
26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nxh7 $1 $18) 23... gxh6 24. Qxh6 Bg6 25. Bxg6 Ra7 (25... hxg6
26. Qxg6+ Kh8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Re6 $18) 26. Bd3 $18 Rg7 27. f5 Nd7 {The
knight's first move of the game!!} 28. Qe6+ Rgf7 29. Bh6 Rc8 30. f6 Nf8 31.
Qg4+ Kh8 32. Re7 Rc7 33. Qg7+ $1 {A nice finish of beautiful game! Black
resigned. The final would be:} (33. Qg7+ Rxg7 34. fxg7+ Kg8 35. gxf8=R#) 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Chekhov} e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 a6 {Das ist eine Lieblingsvariante von GM
Romanishin.} 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 Bb7 $6 (5... c5 $5) 6. Nc3 bxc4 (6... b4) (6... b4
7. Na4 d6 (7... Be7 {Chekhov} 8. d4 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Be3 (10. Nb2 Nbd7 11. Nd3
a5 12. Bb2 c5 13. e3 Qb6 $10 {Kasparov,G-Korchnoi,V/Brussels/1987/0,5/51/})
10... Nbd7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 d5 15. Qd3 a5 16. f3
$14 {Vaganian,R-Tolnai,T/Saint John/1988/1|0/47/}) 8. d4 Nbd7 9. a3 a5 10. O-O
Be7 11. Ne1 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qb8 13. Nd3 $14 {Krivonosov,O-Berzinsh,R/LAT-ch/1994/
CBM41/}) (6... Bb4 $6 {Chekhov} 7. Bb2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. cxb5 Bxc3
11. Qxc3 axb5 12. Rfc1 c5 13. d4 Qb6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qe3 $16 {Pigusov,
E-Hodgson,J/Sochi/1987/1|0/47/}) (6... c5 $5 {Chekhov} 7. cxb5 axb5 8. Nxb5 d5
9. O-O Nc6 10. d3 Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. d4 Qa5 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qb6 15. Nf3
Rfb8 $44 {Goldin,A-Lugovoi,A/RUS(ch)/1995/0,5/31/}) (6... c6 {Chekhov} 7. O-O
d5 8. d4 Nbd7 9. c5 b4 10. Na4 a5 11. a3 bxa3 12. Bxa3 Be7 13. Nd2 $14 {
Cvitan,O-Georgiev,Kir/Vrsac/1987/1|0/43/}) 7. bxc4 c5 8. Rb1 Bc6 9. O-O Be7 10.
Qc2 $1 (10. Re1 d6 11. e4 e5 12. d3 O-O 13. Re2 Bd7 14. Reb2 $14 {Dizdarevic,
E-Cebalo,M/Budva ch-YU/1986/INF42,08/} (14. Reb2 {Chekhov} Nc6 15. Nd2 Nd4 16.
Nf1 Bc6 17. Ne3 Qd7 18. Ned5 Bd8 19. Qf1 $36 {Dizdarevic,E-Cebalo,M/Budva/1986/
1|0/53/})) 10... O-O $6 (10... d6 $142 11. e4 e5 {Weiß hat eine aktive
Stellung, dennoch sollte Schwarz so fortsetzen.}) 11. e4 Ra7 12. d4 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 {Das ist ein grosser Erfolg fuer Weiss: Er konnte e4 durchsetzen, ohne
den g2-Läufer zu tauschen.} Ba8 14. Rd1 {Es droht 15.e5 und wenn 15...Ng4 16.
Bxa8 Rxa8 17.Qe4 mit Doppelangriff.} Ng4 (14... Nc6 $2 {Chekhov} 15. Nxc6 Bxc6
16. e5 Bxg2 17. exf6 $18) (14... Qc8 {Chekhov} 15. e5 Ne8 (15... Bxg2 16. exf6
$18) (15... Ng4 16. Qe2 $18) 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Ne4 $36) (14... Qc7 $5) 15. Qe2
$16 Ne5 16. f4 Nec6 17. Nb3 {Weiß hat großen Vorteil. In solchen Stellungen zu
tauschen, ist nicht zu empfehlen.} Bb4 18. Be3 {Eine weitere Feinheit, wenn 18.
..Bxc3 19.Bxa7 Nxa7 20.Qe3.} Rb7 (18... Bxc3 19. Bxa7 Nxa7 20. Qe3 $18) 19. Na4
Na5 20. Nac5 Rc7 21. Nd3 Nxb3 (21... Rxc4 22. Nxb4 Rxb4 23. Bc5) 22. axb3 Qe7 (
22... Be7 {Chekhov} 23. Bb6 $18) (22... Rb7 {Chekhov} 23. Nxb4 Rxb4 24. Bc5 $18
) 23. Qf2 f5 {Eventuell etwas besser war 23...a5 /\ Na6.} 24. Bb6 Rcc8 (24...
fxe4 {Chekhov} 25. Nxb4 $18) 25. c5 {25...a5 bietet noch kleine Chancen zum
Überleben, aber nach 26.Nxb4 axb4 27.c6 Rxc6 28.exf5 besitzt Weiß Vorteil.} Bc3
$4 (25... Ba3 {Chekhov} 26. Ra1 fxe4 27. Rxa3 exd3 28. Bxa8 $18) 26. Rbc1 {
Und Schwarz verliert eine Figur. Ribli} (26. Rbc1 {Chekhov} Bf6 27. e5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 (6. d5) (6.
Qc2) 6... Bg7 7. Qc2 (7. e3) 7... h6 (7... O-O {Dautov} 8. e4 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10.
Bg3 Nh5 11. O-O-O d6 12. Be2 f5 13. exf5 exf5 14. d5 $1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ng7 (
15... f4 $2 16. h4 g4 17. Ng5 $1 $40) 16. h4 g4 17. Nd4 $40 {Gurevich,
M-Chuchelov,V/Belgique 1993}) 8. Bh4 d6 9. e4 $5 {Dautov: Weiß versucht,
genauso wie in der Partie Gurevich-Chuchelov zu spielen. Hier ist aber dieser
agressive Plan nur ein Schlag ins Wasser, da Schwarz lang rochieren kann.} (9.
e3) (9. Rd1 $1 {Dautov} Nbd7 (9... O-O 10. d5 Qe7 11. e3 c6 $6 12. dxe6 Qxe6
13. Be2 Nbd7 14. O-O $14 {Gelfand-Chandler/Moscow GMA-qual f/1990}) 10. d5 e5
11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Qe7 13. Nd2 $14 {Kramnik-Balashov/Dortmund op-A/1992}) 9...
g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 $6 (11. O-O-O $5 $13) (11. O-O-O {Dautov} Nxg3 12. hxg3
g4 13. Nh2 (13. Nh4 Nc6 $15 {><d4}) 13... Qg5+ 14. Qd2 Nc6 15. Qxg5 hxg5 $15)
11... Nd7 12. Be2 g4 $1 (12... Nxg3 $5 {Dautov} 13. hxg3 g4 $15) 13. Nd2 (13.
Bh4 Bf6 (13... Qc8 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. Bg3 Nxe2 16. Nxe2 Ne5 $13) 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nd2 Nf4 $15 (15... Nf4 {Dautov} 16. O-O Ne5 $13)) (13. Nh4 $5) 13... Nxg3 14.
hxg3 h5 15. O-O-O Qf6 {[%cal Rf6b2] Die schwarzen Felder im weißen Lager sind
hoffnungslos schwach.} 16. Rdf1 (16. Nb5 Qxf2 17. Nxc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Qxe2 $17)
(16. Nb5 Qxf2 (16... O-O-O $1 {Dautov} 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Nc6+ Bxc6 19. dxc6
Qxf2 $15) 17. dxe6 $5 fxe6 18. Nxc7+ Ke7 19. Nxa8 Qxe2 20. Nc7 a6 $15) 16...
O-O-O $15 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Nb3 (18. f4 {Dautov} gxf3 $5 19. gxf3 h4 20. gxh4
Rxh4 21. Rxh4 Qxh4 $15) 18... Qg6 19. Nb5 a6 20. N5d4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Nb3
(22. Nc6+ Bxc6 23. dxc6 Rd4 24. f3 Rhd8 $17) 22... exd5 23. cxd5 (23. exd5 {
Dautov} Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 c6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. f3 Ba4 27. fxg4 Rhe8 28. Bd1 Re3
$19) 23... c6 (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Qf6) 24. d6 $5 (24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. f3 a5 $17
{/\b5,c4} (25... Ba4 $1 {Dautov /\b5,c4} 26. Ka2 (26. Bxa6 b5 $19) 26... b5 $1
27. Qxc5 Bxb3+ 28. Kxb3 Rd2 $19)) 24... Qxd6 (24... Rxd6 $5 {Dautov} 25. f4
gxf3 (25... c4 26. Bxc4 c5 27. Re1 Rd7 $15) (25... Rhd8 $6 26. e5 $44) 26. gxf3
Re8 $17 (26... Qxg3 $2 27. Rhg1 Qe5 28. f4 $16)) 25. f4 Bd4 {/\f6} (25... gxf3
26. gxf3 Qxg3 $2 27. Rfg1 Qe5 28. f4 Qf6 29. e5 Qh6 30. Rxh5 $18) 26. e5 Qe7
27. Qf5 (27. Rd1 f6 $17) 27... Bc8 28. Qe4 Qe6 29. Qc2 f6 (29... Be3 $5 {
Dautov /\Qf5} 30. Bd3 f6 31. Re1 Bf2 32. f5 Qd7 33. Rd1 Bxg3 $17) 30. Bc4 Qe7
31. Re1 fxe5 $2 (31... b5 $1 32. Bd3 c4 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. Bg6 Rhd8 $17) 32.
Nxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxe5 Qd6 34. Rhe1 Rd2 35. Qb3 b5 36. Be6 Rd3 37. Qc2 c4 38. Qf2
$6 (38. Bxc8 Rxc8 (38... Rd2 {Dautov} 39. Qe4 c3 40. Re2 Rd1+ 41. Ka2 cxb2 42.
Rxb2 Rxc8 $17) 39. Qf2 c5 40. Re6 $15) 38... Bb7 39. Bf5 Rd1+ 40. Ka2 Rd8 41.
Rxd1 Qxd1 42. Bc2 Qd6 (42... Qd2 {Dautov} 43. Qb6 Qd4 (43... Ka8 44. Rxh5 Rb8
45. Be4 c3 46. Rxb5 $3 $16) 44. Qxd4 Rxd4 $15) 43. Rxh5 a5 $1 44. Qc5 (44. Qb6
b4 45. axb4 {/\} (45. Bb1 $13 {Dautov /\} b3+ 46. Ka1 Qd1 47. Rh1 $1 $16) 45...
axb4 46. Rh7 b3+ 47. Bxb3 cxb3+ 48. Qxb3 Rd7 49. Rh8+ Kc7 $19) 44... Qxc5 45.
Rxc5 Kc7 (45... Rd5 $5) (45... Rd5 {Dautov} 46. Rxd5 cxd5 47. f5 Kc7 48. f6 (
48. Bd1 Kd6 49. Bxg4 Ke5 50. Bh3 d4 51. g4 Be4 $19) 48... Kd8 49. Bf5 Ke8 50.
Bxg4 Kf7 $17) 46. Kb1 $2 (46. Rg5 b4 (46... Rd2 {Dautov} 47. Kb1 b4 48. axb4
axb4 49. Kc1 Rxg2 50. Rxg4 $10) 47. axb4 axb4 48. Be4 Rd2 49. Kb1 Re2 $15)
46... Rd5 $1 $19 47. Rxd5 cxd5 48. f5 (48. Bf5 Bc8 $19) 48... Kd6 49. Bd1 d4
50. Bxg4 Be4+ 51. Kc1 Ke5 52. Bh5 Bxf5 53. Bf7 Be6 (53... Be6 {Dautov} 54. Bg6
b4 55. axb4 axb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[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. Bd2 Nbd7 10. g3 (10. h3 {könnte präziser sein, um die weissen Felder
am Königsflügel nicht zu schwächen.}) 10... Nb6 {Ein typisches Mannöver, wobei
Schwarz den Verlust zweier Tempis nicht befürchtet. Wichtiger ist ihm, dass
die Spannung im Zentrum aufgelöst wird.} 11. c5 Nbd7 12. Qc2 ({Um b6 zu
neutralisieren, muss die weisse Dame wieder ziehen. Auf} 12. Qa4 {würde
Schwarz den Vorstoss b4-b5 am besten mit} a6 13. b4 Rd8 {beantworten, und nach}
14. f4 {[%cal Re6e5] mittels} g5 $5 (14... Ne4 {[%csl Ge4] ist auch möglich,
aber der direkte Weg gefällt mir besser}) 15. Bg2 gxf4 16. exf4 g6 {[%csl Rd4]
[%cal Gf8g7,Gg7d4] mit Druck auf d4 reagieren.}) 12... e5 ({Natürlich nicht} 
12... b6 13. b4 a5 $2 {wegen} 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15. Na4) 13. b4 Be7 14. Bg2 Nf8 ({
Ich verbrauchte hier viel Zeit, da ich nicht bestimmen konnte, welche Felder
meine Leichtfiguren besetzen mussten. Klar ist, dass ein Springer nach e6
überführt werden soll, aber auch} 14... Nh7 15. O-O Ng5 {war eine denkwürdige
Option. Ich verwarf sie, weil ich befürchtete, dass Kortschnoj die
Dezentralisierung des Nf6 mittels e3-e4 mal bestrafen könnte.}) 15. b5 Ne6 16.
bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 O-O 18. O-O g5 $1 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ge5e4,Gg5g4,Ge6g5]} 19.
Rab1 ({Nach der Partie hielt Kortschnoj} 19. dxe5 {für die kritische
Fortsetzung. Ich hatte vor, diesen Zug mittels} Nd7 {zu bekämpfen, da die
beiden Möglichkeiten} (19... Nxc5 $6 20. exf6 Nxa4 21. fxe7 Qxe7 22. Nxa4) ({
und} 19... Qxe5 20. Qxc6 Rfc8 21. Nxd5 Rxc6 22. Nxe7+ Kh7 23. Nxc6 Qxc5 24.
Rfc1 {bloss zu Schwierigkeiten führen}) {Nach 19...Nd7 würde das Opfer} 20.
Bxd5 cxd5 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Bxe6 Nf3+ 22. Kg2 fxe6 23. Ne4) 21. Nxd5 Qd8 22.
Ba5 Qe8 23. c6 Ndc5 (23... Nb6 $5) 24. Qc4 Rc8 {nicht genug Kompensation
versprechen, sodass Weiss ein kompliziertes Mittelspiel mittels 20.f4 suchen
sollte.}) 19... Rfb8 20. Ne2 $2 ({Kortschnoj kann seinem Temperamenten keinen
Widerstand leisten und sehnt sich nach Kampf! Besser war es jedoch, sich mit
der ausgeglichenen Stellung zu begnügen, die nach} 20. Rxb8+ Rxb8 21. Rb1 Rxb1+
22. Nxb1 {entsteht.}) ({In der gemeinsamen Analyse schlug ich auch} 20. Rb3 {
[%cal Gf1b1] vor, aber Viktor Kortschnoj bedachte diesen Zug mit einer
wegwerfenden Handbewegung! Tortzdem scheint mir diese Idee Aufmerksamkeit zu
verdienen. Schwarz kann nämlich die Turmverdoppelung auf der offenen Linie
kaum dulden, aber nach} Rxb3 21. axb3 {[%cal Gb3b5] droht Weiss, die
gegnerische Bauernkette mittels b4-b5 zu unterminieren. Am besten würde dann
Schwarz mit} g4 {reagieren, was} 22. b4 {[%csl Rd4] wegen der Anfälligkeit des
Bauern d4 zeitweilig verhindert.}) 20... exd4 $2 ({Wenn ich gegen Viktor
Kortschnoj spiele, habe ich immer den Eindruck, dass seine Züge besonders
stark sind. Früher in dieser Partie hatte ich vor, Ne2 mit} 20... e4 $1 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Gg5g4,Ge6g5,Gg5f3] zu begegnen, aber hier hielt ich plötzlich
seine Offensive am Damenflügel für stärker als meine eigenen Handlungen auf
der anderen Seite. Indem ich meinem Gegner traute, entschied ich mich, seine
Aktivität durch Gegenspiel auf d4 zu vermindern. Aber in Tat und Wahrheit war
die Zeit schon gekommen, die Initiative zu ergreifen. Falls Weiss nun g4
mittels} 21. f3 {bekämpft, erhält Schwarz lästigen Druck auf den weissen
Feldern:} exf3 22. Bxf3 g4 23. Bg2 Ne4 $1 ({nicht} 23... Ng5 $2 24. Rxb8+ Rxb8
25. e4 $1 {[%cal Rd2f4]}) 24. Ba5 Qd7 25. Nc3 N6g5 {[%csl Re4,Rf3,Gg5] mit
Vorteil.}) 21. exd4 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Nd7 $2 ({Ein weiterer Blödsinn.} 22... Rb8 {
war normal, da} 23. Rxb8+ Qxb8 24. Qxc6 $2 {an} Qb2 {[%csl Rd2,Re2] scheitert.}
) 23. Bh3 $16 {[%csl Gd2,Gh3]} Rb8 24. Rxb8+ Nxb8 25. f4 $5 (25. Nc1 $16 {
[%cal Gc1d3]}) 25... gxf4 ({Ich betrachtete ebenfalls} 25... Nd7 26. Bxe6 fxe6
27. fxg5 e5 {, aber mein König hätte sich bald über Einsamkeit beschwert.}) 26.
Nxf4 ({Im Fall von} 26. Bxe6 fxe6 {konzentrierte ich mich auf die Folgen von
27.Bxf4 Qb7 28.Bxb8 Qxb8 29.Qxc6, was nach 29...Qb1+ 30. Kf2 Qf5+ usw. zum
Dauerschach führt. Kortschnoi analysierte am Brett nicht nur diese Variante
sondern auch} 27. Nxf4 Bf6 28. Nxe6 Qe7 29. Qb3 Qxe6 30. Qxb8+ Kf7 31. Qf4 (31.
Qxa7+ Kg6 32. Qa4 Qe4 {ist sehr gefährlich}) 31... Qe4 32. Qxe4 dxe4 {Seine
Schlussfolgerung lautete: "Dieses Endspiel sollte Remis sein, auch wenn die
Läufer das Brett verlassen". Ich werde mich jetzt nicht in die Geheimnisse
dieser Stellung versinken, aber diese Anekdote zeigt wohl, wie Kortschnoj
unglaubliche Rechenfähigkeit mit seinem Spielverständnis verbindet.}) 26...
Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Qb7 28. Bxb8 $2 ({Nach diesem Fehler ist die Welt wieder in
Ordnung für Schwarz. Nach} 28. Qb3 Qxb3 29. axb3 Na6 30. Kf2 {hätte ich einen
schwierigen Kampf vor mir gehabt, da das Läuferpaar in solchem Endspiel eine
starke Waffe bildet. Nicht einmal die Fortsetzung} Nb4 31. Ke3 Bf6 32. Bf5 g6
33. Bb1 Bd8 {funktionniert, wegen} 34. Bb8 a5 35. Ba7 {[%cal Ga7b6]}) 28...
Qxb8 29. Qxc6 Qb1+ (29... Bf6 30. Qxd5 Qb4 {war ebenfalls möglich, aber ich
hatte nicht vor, mit einem Bauern weniger nach} 31. c6 Qxd4+ 32. Qxd4 Bxd4+ {
weiterspielen zu müssen.}) 30. Bf1 Qe4 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qxf7 $5 ({Kortschnoj
findet immer versteckte Ressourcen, um den Kampf zu verlängern. Nach} 32. Bd3
Qxd3 33. Qxe7 Qxd4+ 34. Kg2 {wären} Qc3 ({und} 34... f6 {zum Ausgleich
ausreichend.})) 32... Qxd4+ $6 $138 ({Plötzlich verstand ich, dass mein König
in grösserer Gefahr war als seiner! Mit wenig Zeit auf der Uhr verwarf ich} 
32... Bf6 33. h4 {, ohne zu bemerken, dass} Qf3 34. Bg2 $4 {die Dame wegen}
Bxd4+ {verliert! Anstelle von 34.Bg2?? müsste Weiss das Dauerschach mittels 34.
Bd3+ erzwingen.}) 33. Kg2 Bxc5 $2 ({Es genügte immer noch} 33... Qd2+ 34. Kh3 (
34. Kf3 Qd1+) 34... Qh6+ 35. Kg4 Qg5+ 36. Kf3 Bxc5 37. Bd3+ Kh6 {, um die
Partie zu retten.}) 34. Kh3 Qe3 ({In diesem Augenblick verblieben uns je 2
Minuten.} 34... Qe4 35. Bg2 {war mir unangenehm, aber nach} Qe5 {gab es noch
nichts Tragisches.}) 35. Qxd5 g6 36. Bd3 Kh6 37. Be4 Qf2 $2 ({Das Schach auf
f1 erschien mir sehr stark, aber der Textzug verliert glatt! Nach} 37... Qg5
38. Qc4 {wäre meine Stellung weiterhin schwierig, aber trotzdem
verteidigungsfähig gewesen.}) ({Ebenfalls} 37... Qd4 {erwies sich als eine
bessere Verteidgung.}) 38. Qe6 Qf1+ 39. Kh4 {Es droht Matt, Schwarz kann
praktisch aufgeben. Obwohl Viktor nur noch eine Sekunde auf der Uhr hatte,
verzichtete ich auf 39...Qh3+...} Kg7 40. Qxg6+ Kf8 41. Qf5+ $2 ({Wenn
Kortschnoj der Tatsache bewusst gewesen wäre, dass er die Kontrolle schon
erreicht hatte, hätte er den sofortigen Tausch vielleicht vermieden.} 41. Qh6+
Ke7 42. Qg5+ Qf6 43. Qxf6+ Kxf6 44. g4 {hätte leicht gewonnen, wie die
kommende Endspielanalyse zeigen wird.}) 41... Qxf5 42. Bxf5 {Mein erster
Eindruck war, dass dieses Endspiel zu halten war, zumal ich mich an
vergleichbare Themen aus einer früheren Partie gegen Avrukh erinnerte. Leider
verwarf ich eine Rettungsmethode schnell, da ich mich von der schlechten
Stellung meines Königs beeinflussen liess. Etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit hätte
mich erlaubt, zu entdecken, dass der Bf5 ebenfalls ungünstig steht!} Bg1 ({
Die Alternative war leichter:} 42... Be7+ 43. Kg4 (43. Kh5 Bd6 {[%csl Rg3,Rh2]}
) ({oder} 43. Kh3 Kg7 44. g4 Kh6 {[%csl Rg5,Rh4] gestatten keine Fortschritte})
43... Bb4 $1 {[%cal Gb4e1]} ({Der Schlüsselzug! Der Läufer muss nach e1 kommen,
um die Bauern g3-h4 zu blockieren. Das Schach auf e7 ist notwendig, da 42...
Bb4? 43.g4 so wie in der Partie gewinnen würde. Unausreichend ist auch} 43...
Kg7 44. h3 $1 Bd6 (44... Kf6 45. Bc2 Bd6 46. Kh4 $18) 45. Bc2 (45. Kh4 $2 Kh6
$1 $11) 45... Bc7 46. Kf3 Ba5 (46... Kf6 47. h4 $1 Ba5 48. g4 $18) 47. g4 $1 {
und Schwarz kann 48.g5 und 48.h4 nur mit} Bd8 {gleichzeitig verhindern, wonach}
48. Kg3 Bc7+ 49. Kh4 {entscheidet.}) {Jetzt sichert} 44. h3 Be1 45. Kf4 Kg7 46.
g4 Bd2+ $11 {die Punkteteilung, da dem weissen König das Feld f5 verboten wird.
Dann wird einfach eine schwarzfeldrige Blockade organisiert.}) 43. Kh3 ({
Eine wichtige theoretische Stellung wird nach} 43. h3 Bf2 44. Kg4 Kg7 45. h4 (
45. Kf4 Be1 $1) 45... Kf6 46. Bc2 Be1 47. Kh3 Ke5 48. g4 Kf4 {erreicht, wobei
der Bauer g4 auch schon auf g5 stehen könnte. Der einzige Weg zum Sieg für
Weiss besteht in der Überführung des Königs vor die Bauern, wie in der Partie
geschehen wird. Im Fall der Stellung unmittelbar nach dem Damentausch befindet
sich zwar der König auf h4, aber dank Läufermannövern gelingt es dem
Nachziehenden, ihn zurückzustossen.}) 43... Kf7 $2 (43... Bf2 $2 44. g4 {und})
(43... Be3 $2 44. g4 Bf4 45. Kg2 Kg7 46. h4 Kf6 (46... Bd2 47. g5) 47. Kf3 Bd2
48. Bc2 {gefolgt von 49.g5 und 50.Kg4 ändern nichts,}) ({aber} 43... Bc5 $1 {
[%csl Rg3,Rh2][%cal Gc5d6,Gd6h2] hätte den halben Punkt gerettet. Ich
betrachtete zwar diesen Zug, übersah aber nach} 44. g4 ({für} 44. Kg4 Bb4 $1 {
, siehe 42...Be7, aber 44...Kg7 reicht ebenfalls aus.}) (44. Kg2 Kg7 45. h4 Kf6
46. g4 Ke5 47. Kg3 Bb4 $1 48. Bc2 Be1+ 49. Kh3 Kf4 $11) 44... Bd6 45. g5 {
den einfachen} Bf4 {Nach dem Textzug führt Weiss seinen König vor die Bauern.})
44. g4 Kf6 45. Kg3 Be3 46. Bc2 Bd2 47. Kh4 $1 {Weiss lässt Kh5, h4 und g5
folgen, wobei sein Vordringen leicht erfolgt. Ohne a-Bauern wäre das Ganze
natürlich Remis, da Schwarz seinen Läufer für die beiden Bauern ständig opfern
könnte.} 1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nc3 d6 7.
d5 $1 exd5 8. cxd5 (8. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 dxe5 (
11... Qxe5 12. Bg2 Bf5 13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rc3 $16) 12. Bg2 O-O 13.
O-O $16 {/\Rc1}) 8... Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bg2 a6 (10... O-O 11. O-O Bf5 $6 12.
Qb3 $16 e4 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. e3 c5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18.
Nxe4 $1 $18 {Magerramov-Ilic/Belgrade/1989/with a different move order}) 11.
O-O O-O 12. Rc1 {/\Bg5} (12. Qb3 $5) 12... h6 13. Qc2 Bd6 $2 (13... Rd8 $1 14.
Rfd1 Bd7 $14 (14... Bg4 15. Be3 $36)) 14. Nd1 $1 {/\Ne3} Bg4 15. e4 $16 (15.
Re1 Qd7 16. Ne3 Bh3 $14) 15... c6 (15... Bd7 16. Ne3 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nf5
Qe6 19. Rfd1 $16) 16. Ne3 (16. dxc6 $5 Rfc8 (16... Rac8 17. Qd3 Rfd8 18. cxb7
$16) 17. cxb7 (17. Qd3 Rxc6 $14) 17... Qxb7 18. Nc3 Bc5 $16) 16... cxd5 17.
Nxg4 Nxg4 18. exd5 Rae8 (18... Nf6 $5) 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Qb3 Qd7 $14 21. Re2 (
21. Bb4 Re7 22. Bh3 Qd8 $1 $10) 21... Re7 22. Ba5 (22. Rce1 Rfe8 23. Bc3 Qf5
$132) 22... Rfe8 23. Bc3 h5 (23... Qf5 $5 $10) 24. Qc4 Qf5 25. Rce1 Rc8 26. Qb3
Rce8 27. Bb4 Qd7 28. Bd2 $1 {/\Bg5} Bc5 $5 (28... Qf5 29. Qb6 $16) 29. Bg5 Qf5
30. h4 e4 (30... Ng4 $2 31. Be4 $1 $16) 31. Qc2 $22 (31. Qc3 $14) 31... Rc7 32.
Bxf6 Qxf6 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 $14 {^-} g6 35. Qd2 Re7 36. Rc4 Bd6 37. Kh2
Re8 $6 $138 (37... Rc7 $1 {Black should try to exchange rooks, White - Queens.}
) 38. f4 $5 Kg7 39. Bf3 Kg8 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Qc3 Re7 (41... Qxc3 42. Rxc3 Re7
$14) 42. Qc2 Re8 (42... Re1 $5 43. Be4 (43. Kf2 Ra1 44. a3 Ra2 $132) (43. Be2
$14) 43... Ra1 44. b3 $14) 43. a3 Kg8 44. Qb3 Re7 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Qb6 Rd7 47.
Be4 Be7 48. Qxf6+ Kxf6 49. Kf3 Bd6 50. Ke2 (50. b4 a5 $1 {White intensified
the pressure on Black's position, but this strong move is still enough for a
draw.} (50... Rc7 51. Rxc7 Bxc7 52. d6 $16) 51. bxa5 Rc7 $5 {Kortschnoj} (51...
Bxa3)) 50... Rc7 51. Rd8 Ke7 52. Ra8 Rd7 53. Kf3 f5 54. Bd3 Rd8 55. Ra7 Rd7 56.
b4 Bb8 57. Ra8 Rd8 (57... Rxd5 $2 58. Bxf5 $16) 58. Bc4 (58. a4 Bd6 $1 $10) (
58. b5 axb5 59. Bxb5 Rxd5 60. Be8 Kxe8 $1 (60... Bd6 61. Bxg6 Kf6 62. Bxh5 Rd3+
63. Kg2 Rxa3 $16) 61. Rxb8+ Rd8 $10 62. Rxb7 Rd3+) 58... Kd6 59. a4 Rc8 $5 60.
a5 $138 (60. b5 $10) (60. Ba2 $2 Rc3+ 61. Kf2 Bc7 {ץa2}) 60... Rxc4 61. Rxb8
Rxb4 62. Rg8 $10 (62. Rg8 Kxd5 63. Rxg6 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Rb5 65. Rg5 Ke4 66. Rxh5
Rb2+ (66... Rxa5 67. Rh7 b5 68. h5) 67. Kh3 Kf3 68. Rxf5 Rb1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Gulko Ribli} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7.
d3 Bxc3 8. bxc3 e4 9. Nd4 (9. Ng5 $5 {Ribli} exd3 10. exd3 b6 11. Bd5 Nxd5 12.
cxd5 h6 13. Nxf7 $36 {Christiansen,L-Kaidanov,G/USA-ch/1994/CBM44/INF62,35/})
9... d6 {Eine Neuerung} (9... Ne5 10. c5 (10. Bg5 $5 $14 {Serper}) 10... exd3
11. exd3 Rb8 $13 {Serper,G-Lobron,E/Moscow ol/1994/CBM45/INF63,29/}) (9... exd3
10. exd3 Nxd4 (10... h6 {Gulko} 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. cxd4 d6 $16 {
Pfleger-Kortschnoj/Hastings/1971/}) 11. cxd4 d5 {Gulko-Huebner (San Francisco
1995)} 12. Bg5 c6 $14 {Gulko,B-Huebner,R/San Francisco/1995/CBM46/INF63,30/})
10. Bg5 (10. Rb1 $5) (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg5 Bf5 $13) 10... exd3 11. exd3 (11.
Nxc6 dxe2 (11... bxc6 12. exd3 $14) 12. Qxe2 (12. Nxd8 {Ribli} exd1=Q 13. Rfxd1
Rxd8 14. c5 Rb8 $13) 12... bxc6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd3 Bd7 15. Be4 $44) 11...
Nxd4 12. cxd4 h6 13. Be3 Bg4 (13... Rb8 14. Qa4 (14. h3 {Gulko} Bf5) 14... a6
$13) 14. Qb3 (14. Qa4 $5 Bd7 15. Qa3 $14) 14... Rb8 $10 15. h3 Bf5 16. Rae1 (
16. a4 $5 {Ribli Weiss koennte mit dieser Zug das schwarze Gegenspiel am
Damenfluegel sehr stark beschraenken. Oder will Weiss absichtlich seinen
Gegner aktiv aufspielen lassen, um ihn zu Fehlern zu provozieren?}) (16. g4 {
Gulko} Bxg4 $1 17. hxg4 Nxg4 $40) 16... b5 $5 {Ein zweischneidiger Versuch,
die Stellung zu verschaerfen.} (16... Qc8 $5) (16... Qd7 {Ribli} 17. g4 Bg6 18.
g5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 $14) 17. cxb5 Bd7 $2 (17... a6 18. d5 {Ribli} (18. a4 axb5 19.
a5 Qc8 (19... Bd7 {Wie die Partie}) 20. Kh2 Qa6 21. Ra1 b4 22. Rfd1 Rec8 $13)
18... Rxb5 19. Qc4 Nd7 $13) 18. a4 a6 19. d5 {Weiss oeffnet die e3-a7
Diagonale fuer seinen Laeufer.} axb5 20. a5 Qc8 21. Kh2 Qa6 (21... Re5 {Ribli}
22. Bd4 $1 Rh5 23. h4 $16 {Der h5-Turm steht sehr komisch.} (23. h4 {Gulko}
Ng4+ 24. Kg1 Ne5 25. f4 $1 Ng6 26. Qd1 Bg4 27. Re8+ $1 Qxe8 28. Qxg4 $18)) 22.
Ra1 b4 23. Rfc1 Rec8 24. Rc4 (24. Bf1 {Gulko} Qa8 $1 25. a6 (25. Bg2 Qa6 $10)
25... Nxd5 $1 26. a7 Nxe3 $1 (26... Rb5 $2 27. Bg2 Be6 28. Qa4 c6 29. Qxb5 cxb5
30. Rxc8+ Bxc8 31. Bxd5 $18) 27. axb8=Q Nxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qxb8 $15) 24... c5 $2 {
Ribli: In einer etwas unbequemen Stellung verliert Schwarz die Geduld und
srtebt eine gewaltsame Loesung an, bei der er eine Qualitaet (vorlaeufig)
gewinnt, aber die Partie verliert.} (24... Rb5 25. Rxb4 Rxa5 $14 (25... Rxa5 {
Ribli} 26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27. Rb7 $14)) 25. dxc6 {Ribli: Natuerlich, sonst steht
der Nachziehende besser.} Be6 {[#]} 26. Bb6 $1 $16 {Eine sehr unangenehme
Ueberraschung.} Bxc4 (26... Nd5 {Gulko} 27. Rxb4 Nxb4 (27... Nf4 28. Qc3 Nxg2
29. c7 $1) 28. Qxb4 Qxd3 29. a6 $16) 27. dxc4 Rxb6 {Schwarz gibt die Qualitaet
zurueck, aber er wird keine Ruhe erhalten.} 28. axb6 Qxb6 (28... Qxa1 {Ribli}
29. b7 $1 Rf8 30. c7 $18) 29. Qe3 $1 $18 Qxe3 (29... Qb8 {Ribli} 30. Ra7 $18) (
29... Qc5 {Gulko} 30. Qxc5 dxc5 31. Ra5 $18) 30. fxe3 Rb8 $2 (30... Kf8 31. Ra4
Ng8 (31... Rb8 {Gulko} 32. c7 Rc8 33. Ra8) 32. Rxb4 Ne7 33. Rb6 Nf5 34. Bd5
Nxe3 35. Rb7 $18) (30... Ne8 {Ribli} 31. Ra7 Nc7 32. Rb7 $18) (30... b3 {Ribli}
31. Ra7 $18 (31. Rb1 {Gulko} Rb8 32. Rxb3 $1)) 31. c7 (31. c7 Rc8 32. Ra8 $18)
1-0

[Event "Horgen"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1995.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 (6... Qb6 7.
Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bd7 (9... Be7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. f4 Nc4 12. Nb5 Qc6 13.
Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Qd3 Qc6 15. N3d4 Qd7 16. O-O-O a6 17. Nc3 b5 18. a3 Bb7 $10 {
Lastin,A-Lukin,A RUS-ch Elista (06) 1995 1-0 52 - CBM 50}) 10. O-O (10. a4 Be7
11. a5 Qc7 12. a6 O-O 13. O-O Rfb8 $15 {1/2 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V Horgen CS (09)
1995 - CBM 50}) 10... Be7 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Qc7 13. Qd4 Bc6 14. a6 b6 15. Qe3
Ng6 16. Bg3 e5 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 $10 {Rublevsky,
S-Svidler,P Novosibirsk (07) 1995 1/2 25 - CBM 50}) 7. Bb3 (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O
e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. b3 d5 11. Bd3 d4 12. Na4 c5 13. Nb2 Bc6 14. Nc4 Qc7 15. f4
Nd7 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. a4 O-O $10 {Hernandez,Gi-Kortschnoj,V Moscow olm (09)
MEX-SUI 1994 0-1 72 - CBM 45}) (7. Be3 Ng4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Nxe3 10. fxe3 e6
11. Qf3 Qf6 12. Qxf6 gxf6 13. Rxf6 Bg7 14. Rf2 Rb8 15. Nd1 Ke7 $44 {
Landenbergue,C-Kortschnoj,V Bern Training (1) 1992 0-1 27}) 7... g6 8. h3 $146
(8. f3 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bg7 10. Bg5 Qa5 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O Be6 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 $10 {Renet,O-Kortschnoj,V SUI-chT (03) 1995 1/2 26 -
EXP 49}) 8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd3 b5 $1 12. a3 (12. Nxb5 $6
Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bxb5 14. Re1 e6 $15 {[%cal Gg7b2]}) 12... a5 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. Rfe1
a4 (14... b4 15. axb4 axb4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. Ra2 $14) 15. Ba2 b4
16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Bxf6 {Weiß hat keinen Vorteil aus der Eröffnung herausgeholt,
daher sucht er seine Chancen im Endspiel.} Bxf6 18. Nd5 Rxb2 19. Nxf6+ exf6 20.
Qxd6 Bb5 (20... Be6 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxa4 Rxc2 $10) 21. Qxd8
Rxd8 22. Reb1 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Bc6 24. f3 Kf8 (24... Rd2 25. Rb8+ Kg7 26. Rc8 Bd7
(26... Rxc2 27. Bd5 a3 28. Rc7 Bxd5 29. Rxc2 a2 30. Rc1 Bb3 31. Ra1 $10) 27.
Rc7 $10) 25. Rb6 Rc8 26. Ra6 Be8 27. Rxf6 (27. c4 $2 Ke7 $1 (27... Rb8 28. c5
Rb2 29. Bd5 $10) 28. Ra7+ (28. Kf2 Rb8 $19) 28... Kd6 29. c5+ (29. Ra5 Rc5 $17)
29... Kxc5 30. Bxf7 Bxf7 31. Rxf7 Ra8 $19) 27... Rxc2 28. Bd5 g5 29. Ra6 h5 30.
Ra7 h4 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. Kg1 Rb6 33. Kf2 f6 34. f4 $6 (34. Ke3 Rb2 35. Ra6 $10)
34... Rb2+ 35. Kf3 gxf4 36. Rh7 a3 37. Ra7 $6 (37. Rh8+ $1 Ke7 38. Rxh4 Bc6 (
38... a2 $2 39. Rh7+ Kd6 40. Ra7 $16) (38... Kd6 $2 39. Rxf4 $16) 39. Rh7+ (39.
Bxc6 a2 40. Rh7+ Kd6 41. Ra7 Kxc6 42. h4 $10) 39... Kd6 40. Ra7 Bxd5 41. exd5
$10) 37... Bh5+ 38. Kxf4 Rf2+ 39. Ke3 Rxg2 40. Kd4 Rg3 41. Rh7 Bg6 42. Rxh4 Kg7
43. Bc4 Rg5 44. Rf4 Ra5 45. Rf2 Ra4 46. Kc3 Bxe4 47. Kb3 Ra8 48. Ra2 Rh8 49.
Rxa3 Rxh3+ 50. Kb4 {Obwohl Short einen P eingebüßt hat, ist das Endspiel remis.
Schlimstenfalls muß er seinen B geben.} Rh4 51. Rg3+ Kh6 52. Kc3 f5 53. Rg8 f4
54. Rh8+ Kg5 55. Rxh4 $4 (55. Rg8+ {und Weiß sollte keine Angst vor dem
Endspiel KRB gegen KR haben.}) 55... Kxh4 56. Be2 Kg3 57. Kd2 Bf3 {Mit einigen
sehenswerten Manövern wird der weiße B immer wieder von seinen
Verteidigungsdiagonalen abgelenkt.} 58. Bc4 Bg4 59. Bd5 Bh3 60. Be4 Bg2 61. Bd3
f3 62. Ke3 f2 63. Bc4 Bd5 64. Bf1 Bc6 (64... Bc6 65. Bc4 (65. Kd2 Kh2 66. Ke3
Kg1 67. Bd3 Bg2 68. Bb5 Bf1 69. Bd7 Ba6 70. Bh3 Bc8 $19) 65... Kg2 66. Bd3 Kg1
67. Bc4 Bg2 68. Bb5 Bf1 69. Bd7 Ba6 70. Bh3 Bc8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Grischuk won many games recently in Advance variation,
but in this game he meets with one of the greatest expert of French defence.}
c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Be7 $146 {Quite rare move.
Much more popular than text} (8... Ne7 9. Nh4 h6 10. Ng2 Bd7 11. Ne3 O-O-O 12.
Qf3 Nf5 13. Be2 Be7 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qg2 g5 17. Qf1 Qc7 18. f4
gxf4 19. Qxf4 h5 $132 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Kuzmin,G/Nikolaev zt 1995 (46) or}) (8...
Bd7) 9. h4 Bd7 10. Bh3 f5 $146 {Black as usual made this typical move after} (
10... O-O-O 11. O-O f5 {for example} 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Re1 e5 14. Bxd7+ Rxd7
15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Qe2 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Rg7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sprinkhuizen,A-Hyldkrog,L/
cr 1989 (41)}) (10... h6 11. O-O g5 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Re1 Kb8 14. Rb1 Rh7 15.
Bg4 Rg7 16. Qe2 Ba4 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Ne3 Bd8 19. b4 f5 {0-1 Pirisi,G-Hausner,I/
Tatabanya 1984 (22)}) 11. exf6 ({In the case of} 11. Ng5 {Black has good reply}
Nh6 $5 {and doesn't work now} 12. Qh5+ $140 g6 $1 13. Qxh6 $2 Bf8 {[%csl Rh6]})
11... gxf6 12. O-O h5 {[%cal Gg8h6,Gh6g4] Preparing knight manoevre.} 13. Re1
Nh6 14. Nh2 O-O-O $1 {[%mdl 516] Kortschoj doesn;t care too much about h5
pawn- as a compensation Black will get open lines against white king.} 15. Qxh5
Rdg8 16. Qe2 (16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxh6 f5 18. Qf7 Bxh4 $40) 16... f5 $1 {[%csl
Re5][%cal Gf5f4,Re7h4]} (16... e5 {leads to white's favour after possible} 17.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nhf1 (18. dxe5 Rxg3+ 19. Kh1 Nf5 $1) 18... e4 $6 19. Ne3) 17.
Ndf3 Nb3 18. Bxh6 {Gives pawn back, but after} (18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Rbxc1 f4 $44 {
black's initative is too strong, for example} 20. g4 $140 Nf5 $1) 18... Rxh6
19. Rad1 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Rxh4 21. Bg2 {[%csl Rb3,Re5][%cal Gh2f3,Gf3e5]} Rh7 22.
Nf3 Na5 $1 {[%cal Ga5c6]} 23. Qd2 ({After} 23. Ne5 Be8 {[%cal Ge8h5] Black
doing well}) 23... Qd6 24. Ne5 Ba4 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. Qf4 Kc7 ({Worth considering
} 26... Bc2 $5 {with some chances for initiative.}) 27. Re2 $1 Nxe5 28. Qxe5
Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Kd6 (29... f4 30. Rxe6 fxg3 31. f4 $5) 30. Rbe1 Rh6 31. R5e2 f4 (
31... f4 32. gxf4 Rf8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8.
e4 b4 9. Na4 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ng5 $5 {This move is more or less a novelty.
Up to now white played here 11.Bg5, Bd2 or Be2.} h6 12. Ne4 Qa5 13. b3 N5b6 {
The well-known maneouvre - white knights controlling the square c5 must be
eliminated.} 14. Nac5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Nd7 {An alternative was} (15... Bxc5 $5 16.
Qg3 Bd4 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Nxb7 Qd5) 16. Qg3 Nxc5 17. Nd2 $6 {Too optimistic.
After} (17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Rg8 19. Bb2 {or Be3 white would have had full
compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 17... Qd8 $1 {The move hinders normal
development of white pieces - in case of a natural 18.Bb2 black would simplify
the position by} (17... Qd8 18. Bb2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Ne4+ {[%cal Re4d2,Re4g3]})
18. Nc4 Qd4 19. Bb2 Qe4+ 20. Qe3 {Or 20.Be2 0-0-0 21.f3 Nd3 22.Kf1 Qf5-/+} (20.
Be2 O-O-O 21. f3 Nd3+ 22. Kf1 Qd5 $17) 20... Qxe3+ 21. fxe3 a5 {In an
opening|s skirmish black won a pawn. But the position is still unclear - black
pawns on the queen side are blockaded, some pieces, like Bb7 and Nc5, are
misplaced. Obviously, black is going to play a5-a4. In order to prevent it
white had to continue now 22.Bd4 or 22.Nb6 with a position, still difficult
for an evaluation...} 22. Rc1 $2 (22. Bd4) (22. Nb6) 22... a4 23. Nb6 Ra7 24.
bxa4 {24.Bd4? ab-+} (24. Bd4 $2 axb3 $19) 24... Nxa4 25. Nxa4 Rxa4 26. Bc4 Ra5
27. Kf2 Ba6 28. Bb3 Bb5 {Certainly c6-c5 had to be considered. But I disliked
the following line:} (28... c5 29. a3 $1 Be7 30. axb4 cxb4 31. Rc7 Bd8 32. Ra7
O-O 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34. Bxa1 Bd3 35. Bd4 {- the white pieces look extremely
active!}) 29. Bd4 Be7 30. Rhd1 O-O 31. Bc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rfa8 33. Rd4 {White
forces his opponent to sacrifice an exchange, what turns out to be very strong.
It is true, after some indifferent move like 33.Kg3 black would continue Ba4,
still with good winning chances.} Rxa2+ 34. Bxa2 Rxa2+ 35. Kg3 Rb2 $17 36. Rc1
b3 37. Rb4 Rc2 38. Ra1 Bc4 39. h4 {Immediate 39.e4, in order to prevent a
set-up Bd5+c6-c5-c4-c3, was more stubborn.} c5 40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. e4 Kg6 42. Ra7
Rc3+ 43. Kh2 (43. Kf2 Bd3 44. Ke3 Bc2+ 45. Kd2 (45. Kf4 Kh5 46. Rg8 b2 $19)
45... Rg3 $19) 43... Bd3 44. h5+ Kxh5 45. Rxf7 Bxe4 46. Rxg7 c4 47. Rb4 Rc2 48.
Kh3 Bg6 $19 49. Rgb7 Kg5 50. Kg3 Be4 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Borgo, Giulio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 {Kortschnoj ist ein großer
Verfechter dieses Damenzuges. Da Schwarz nicht das normale 5...dxc4 spielt,
hat die entstehende Stellung mehr Ähnlichkeit mit Katalanisch als mit
Semi-Slawisch.} Nbd7 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Qxc4 e5 10. Bg5 {
Weiß tauscht einige Figuren ab, um ein Endspiel mit einem kleinen, aber
deutlichen Vorteil zu erhalten.} h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14.
Rfd1 Re8 15. e4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. f3 $14 {In dem Endspiel
hat Weiß einigen Vorteil, da er über Raumvorteil verfügt und seine Mehrheit im
Zentrum leichter in Bewegung bringen kann als der Schwarze am Damenflügel.
Zudem steht der Nc5 unglücklich.} Na4 {Schwarz gruppiert den Springer um, aber
auch auf b6 steht er nicht gut.} 19. b3 Nb6 20. Rac1 Bd7 21. a4 $5 {Es ist ser
verlockend, ...a7-a5 zu provozieren, da so der schwarze a-Bauer zu einem Ziel
werden kann nd Schwarz weitere Verrenkungen unternehmen muss. Nachteilig ist
aber, dass die Bauern a4 und b3 auf der Farbe des Bd7 festgelegt sind.} (21.
Kf2 Rad8 $5 {/\ ...Nc8-e7}) 21... a5 22. Rd2 Kf8 23. f4 f6 24. Kf2 Re7 25. Rc3
Nc8 {Wegen der Moglichkeit Rc5 mit Angriff auf den a-Bauern muss der schwarze
Springer eine komische Route nehmen. Dies gibt Weiß die Gelegenheit zu einem
Vorstoß im Zentrum.} (25... Rae8 26. Rc5) 26. Bf3 Na7 27. Re2 Rae8 $2 {Schwarz
sollte es dem Weiß nicht erlauben, mit Tempo den Läufer nach h5 zu bringen.} (
27... Rc8 $5 {bietet gute Gegenchancen.} 28. e5 fxe5 (28... c5 29. exf6 gxf6
30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Re3+ Kd6 32. Ne2 $16 {/\ Nc3-e4}) 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Re8
31. Re3 c5 $132) 28. Bh5 Rc8 29. e5 fxe5 (29... c5 30. Nf3 $1 $36 {/\ Nh4-g6} (
30. exf6 gxf6 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 $13) (30. e6 $2 cxd4)) 30. fxe5 Kg8 31. Rf3 Rf8 (
31... c5 32. e6 cxd4 (32... Be8 33. Nf5) 33. exd7 Rxd7 34. Bg4 $18) 32. Rxf8+
Kxf8 33. e6 {Hier überschritt Schwarz vermutlich die Zeit, denn seine Stellung
ist zwar schlecht, aber noch nicht aufgabereif.} (33. e6 Be8 ({Nach} 33... Bc8
34. Re5 b6 35. Bg6 {ist Schwarz zur Passivität verdammt und kann nur noch den
König zwische f8 und g8 pendeln, denn} c5 $6 36. Rf5+ Kg8 37. Rd5 {verliert
sofort.}) 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 (34... Kxe8 35. Nf5 Rc7 36. e7 $18) 35. Re5 b6 {
, und ich sehe noch keinen durchschlagenden Weg zum Gewinn.}) 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2001.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D54"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2001.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4128]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7.
Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 c5 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. O-O
Nf6 (13... c4 {-see detailed commented game 1-0 Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der
Sterren,P/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57[Tsesarsky,I] (41)}) 14. b3 (14. dxc5 bxc5
15. b3 Bb7 16. Ng3 g6 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. Qb2 h5 20. h3 Qd6 21. e4
dxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Gabriel,C/
Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66 (46)}) 14... Bb7 (14... Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 cxd4
17. exd4 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. Bb5 $14 (20. Ba6 $14)) 15. Ng3 g6
16. Re1 Rfc8 17. Qd2 h5 (17... a5 $132 {[%cal Ga5a4]}) 18. Ne2 Ne4 $6 $14 {
Inaccuracy! Position is equal} ({Possible was} 18... Rd8 $132 {[%cal Ga8c8]})
19. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 20. dxc5 $1 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Qxc5 {[%csl Gd4,Re4][%cal Gb7e4]
White N now has strong d4 square and is much better than black Bc8.} 22. Nf4 $5
{[%cal Gh2h4] Interesting, nonstandard idea in Kortschnoj's style.} ({Most of
chessplayers would play "automatically"} 22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4]})
22... Rc8 ({or} 22... h4 23. Qd7 Rb8 24. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rh4]}) 23. Rd1 Qc2 (
23... h4 $5 24. Qd7 Qc2 25. h3 $14) 24. h4 $5 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gg1h2,Gh2g3]}
Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Bc6 $6 $16 (25... Rc7 $142 26. Kh2 Kf8 27. Kg3 Ke7 28. Ne2 f6 29.
Kf4 $14 {[%cal Ge2d4]}) 26. Kh2 $6 $14 {[%cal Gh2g3] White K starts his long
way to the black camp.} (26. Rc2 $142 $1 $16) 26... Kf8 $6 $16 (26... Be8 $142
$14) 27. Rc2 $1 {[%cal Gc2c8] The RR pair exchange is in White's favour!} Ke7
28. Ne2 Kd6 29. Nd4 {[%csl Gd4] The N goes back to the strong square d4.} Bd7
30. Rxc8 Bxc8 31. Kg3 a5 (31... Ke5 32. Nc6+ Kd6 33. Nxa7 Bd7 34. Kf4 $1 $16)
32. Kf4 {[%csl Re4]} Bb7 {White has clear advantage, but how to increase it?} (
{Badly is} 32... f6 33. Nb5+ Ke6 34. Nc3 {[%csl Re4]} f5 35. Kg5 Kf7 36. Nd5
$18 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd5f4]}) 33. a3 Bd5 34. Kg5 Ke5 35. Kh6 $1 Kf6 36. Kh7 Bb7
37. Kg8 Ke7 38. Kg7 Bd5 {How can White increase pressure?} 39. f4 $1 exf3 $8 ({
Badly is} 39... Be6 40. Nxe6 $1 Kxe6 41. a4 Ke7 42. f5 gxf5 43. g3 Ke6 44. Kh6
$18 {[%csl Rh5]}) ({or} 39... Bb7 40. f5 gxf5 (40... Bd5 41. fxg6 $18) 41.
Nxf5+ Ke6 42. Ng3 Bd5 43. Nxh5 $18) 40. gxf3 Ba8 41. e4 Bb7 42. e5 $1 {[%csl
Re7]} Bd5 43. Kh6 $1 Bb7 44. Kg5 {White K returns.} Bd5 45. f4 Be4 46. f5 $1
gxf5 (46... Bxf5 47. Nxf5+ gxf5 48. Kxf5 b5 49. b4 a4 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. Ke4 f6
52. exf6 Kxf6 53. Kd5 $18) 47. Kf4 $1 {Pf5 will not run away.} Kd7 48. b4 axb4
49. axb4 Bd3 (49... Ke7 50. Nxf5+ Bxf5 51. Kxf5 b5 52. Kg5 $18) 50. Nxf5 Ke6
51. Ng7+ Kd5 52. Nxh5 Kc4 53. Kg5 $1 {[%cal Gh5f4]} Kxb4 54. Nf4 Be4 55. h5 (
55. Kf6 Kc5 56. Kxf7 Kd4 57. e6 Ke5 58. e7 Bc6 59. h5 Kxf4 60. h6 $18) 55... b5
56. e6 $1 fxe6 57. Ng6 Ka3 58. h6 b4 59. h7 b3 60. h8=Q b2 61. Qc3+ Ka2 62.
Qc4+ {Excellent endgame strategy!} 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Balinov, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. d4 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O {About this line - see
CBM88, annotations to Eljanov-Macieja.} Rd8 {Black prompts d4-d5 to win the c3
pawn.} (11... e6 {is more solid-see Eljanov-Macieja and Kortschnoj-Ruck in
this issue.}) 12. d5 Bxf3 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (12... Bxc3 13. Bxc3 (13. Rb1 {
Kortschnoj} Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qc7 16. Nc4 Nd7 {I think white doesn't
have enough compensation for the pawn.}) 13... Qxc3 14. Rc1 Qa3 15. Ne5 $1) 13.
Bxf3 Bxc3 {Having said "a", Black should say "b". Otherwise White will push
c3-c4 and obtain an advantage for nothing.} 14. Bxc3 Qxc3 15. Rb1 $5 {
Kortschnoj: 'But here the initiative of white is very strong.'} (15. Rc1 Qa5
16. e5 {is unclear in view of} Nc6 17. Re1 Nd4 {although in the following game
White won after a tough battle:} 18. Be4 Rac8 19. h4 Qxa2 20. h5 $44 Rxd5 $2
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Ra1 Qc4 23. Ra4 Ne2+ 24. Qxe2 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 Rxe5 26. Bxb7
Rxe2 27. Bxc8 $18 {1-0 Ikonnikov,V-Voekler,B/Katowice 1991/EXT 97 (39)}) 15...
b6 (15... Rd7 {Kortschnoj} 16. Qa4 $16) 16. e5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Na6 (16... Nc6
{is now met with} 17. d6 $1 Rac8 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. dxe7 $1 Re8 20. Qd7 $16) ({
An attempt to sac the exchange in another version:} 16... Nd7 17. d6 Qxe5 18.
Bxa8 Rxa8 {leads after} 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Re1 Qd8 21. Qf3 {[%cal Yb1d1,Gd1d8,
Ge1e8,Gf3f7,Gf3b7] to a clear positional advantage for White, due to his
powerful centralization.}) (16... Qxe5 {Kortschnoj} 17. d6 Rxd6 18. Qa4 {
white wins a piece and has a clear edge, although still needs to demonstrate
technical perfection.}) 17. d6 Qxe5 $6 {This move not just gives up the
exchange but enables White to keep his passed pawn.} ({The cool} 17... Rab8 {
was better, after which it is not easy for White to obtain an advantage.} 18.
Qe2 $5 (18. Qa4 Nb4 (18... Qa5 {Kortschnoj} 19. Qxa5 bxa5 20. dxe7 Re8 21. Rxb8
Nxb8 22. Rd1 Rxe7 23. Rd8+ $18) 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Qxa7 (20. a3 Nd3 21. Rb3 {
yields White nothing after} Qd2 $1 ({but not} 21... Qc2 $2 22. Bc6 Rxe7 23.
Rxb6 $3 $18)) 20... Qxe5 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qc7 Nc2 {with sufficient counterplay
for Black.}) 18... c4 (18... Nb4 $143 19. Rfd1 $1 exd6 20. Rb3 $1 (20. exd6
$143 Qc2) 20... Qxe5 21. Re3 Qf5 22. a3 {winning a piece and maintaining
initiative, even though Black obtains a sufficient material equivalent.} Nc2 (
22... Qc2 23. axb4 Qxe2 24. Bxe2 cxb4 25. Ba6 $1) 23. g4 Nxe3 24. gxf5 Nxd1 25.
Qxd1 $16) 19. dxe7 Re8 20. Rfc1 ({or} 20. Rbc1 Qd3) 20... Qd3 21. Rd1 Qxe2 22.
Bxe2 Rbc8 23. Rd4 Rxe7 {the main enemy has fallen!} 24. Bxc4 Nc5 $11) 18. Bxa8
Rxa8 19. Qf3 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'With the idea 19...Rd8 (or e8) 20.
Qb7!'} Rb8 20. d7 $16 {[%csl Gd7] This pawn can't be captured and becomes a
dominant factor of the position.} Qc7 (20... Rd8 21. Qb7 {[%cal Rb7a6,Rf1e1]}
Nb4 22. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 23. Qc8 Qb8 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Rc1 $18) (20... Nb4 21. Rfe1
Qg5 22. h4 $1 Qxh4 23. Rxb4 $1 cxb4 (23... Qxb4 24. Rxe7 $18) 24. Rc1 $18) 21.
Qe2 Nb4 {'?' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Missing the last chance:'} (21... c4 $142
{to quickly create counterplay.}) 22. Qxe7 Nc6 (22... Nd3 23. Rfd1 c4 24. Rbc1
$1 $18) 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24. Rfe1 Rd8 25. Rbd1 c4 26. h4 $6 (26. Re3 $1 {, with
the same plan as in the game (Rd5 and Rf3), was winning at once.}) 26... h5 $6
(26... c3 {was quite a hopeless "must":} 27. Re2 Qf4 28. Rd3 Qc4 29. Qe3 Qxh4
30. Rd6 Qc4 31. Rc2 $18 {[%csl Rc3]}) 27. Re3 b5 28. Rd5 {[%cal Re3f3] '+-!'
Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Threatening with Rf3.'} Qb8 29. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 {
Ribli.Auf den ersten Blick ein sonderbarer Zug. Weiss verzögert die Rochade
und verhindert die normale Entwicklung des Gegners. Z.B. folgt auf 7...b6?8.
Ne5 Nd5 9.Bxd5 exd5 10.Qxd5.} (7. d3 $5) 7... Rb8 8. d3 Bd6 {Ribli. Schwarz
muss die Drohung Bf4 verhindern.} 9. a4 b6 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 a6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12.
Bd2 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 (14. Qa3 b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Na5 Ba8 17. Rfc1 Bd6
18. b4 cxb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 $10 {Rukavina-Salov,Griechenland,1985.})
14... b5 (14... Qe7 15. Qa3 b5 16. Ba5 Bxa5 17. Nxa5 Bd5 18. axb5 axb5 19. e4
Ba8 20. Qc3 Rfc8 $10 {Nielsen,PH-Kiselev,S,Pinsk,1993,CBM38}) 15. axb5 axb5 16.
Na5 Bd5 17. Qc2 Ra8 18. b4 Bxa5 19. bxa5 {Das war in einer Partie Salov-Oll,
Wijk aan Zee,1993,CBM34,und jetzt 19...Ra6! 20.d4 c4 ist unklar.}) 10... a6 11.
O-O O-O (11... Bb7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. d4 Qe7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. e3 Rfd8
17. Qc4 Rbc8 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Be5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 $10 {Kortschnoj-Cifuentes,
Polanica Zdroj,1992,CBM31.}) 12. d4 Bb7 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. Qc2 {Ribli.Weiss kann
jetzt 14.Bg5 spielen, das fuehrt zur Partie Kortschnoj-Cifuentes.} Rfd8 $10 15.
e4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Be5 {Ribli.Schwarz hat vollen Ausgleich, auch Weiss hat
Schwaechen an seinen Damenfluegel.} 17. f3 {Ribli.Weiss befestigt seinen
Bauern und bereitet Be3 vor.} Nc5 18. Be3 Rbc8 19. Kh1 h6 20. Rac1 Qe8 21. Nde2
{Ribli.Weiss hat nichts besseres,alsVereinfachungen.} Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 b5 $15 23.
axb5 axb5 24. Qd2 (24. Bd4 $2 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 (25. Rxd4 e5 26. Rb4 Na6 27. Rxb5
$2 Qxb5 $19) 25... b4) 24... b4 25. Na2 b3 26. Nac3 Na4 27. Bd4 $1 $10 Bxd4 28.
Qxd4 (28. Nxd4 Rd8 $1) 28... Nxb2 29. Rb1 Nc4 30. Rxb3 e5 {Ribli.Schwarz hat
theoretischen Vorteil. Dem weissen Laeufer auf g2 fehlt die rechte Perspektive,
zudem hat Weiß einige Schwaechen am Koenigsfluegel. Dennoch ist das nicht
genug fuer Schwarz. Mit ein Paar guten Zuegen kann Weiss die Stellung halten.}
31. Qa7 $1 Bc6 32. Rb1 Bd7 33. Rd1 Be6 34. Bf1 Rd8 35. Ng1 Rxd1 36. Nxd1 Qd8
37. Ne3 Nxe3 {Ribli.Nach 38.Qxe3 ist die Stellung "totremis".} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Anand Ftacnik} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5
Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. h4 c5 (8... O-O $1 {Anand-Kortschnoj/Tilburg/1991/CBM26})
(8... O-O {Anand} 9. Qd2 e5 10. O-O-O e4 {Anand-Korchnoi a few rounds later})
9. Qd2 cxd4 (9... O-O {Ftacnik} 10. O-O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Bc4 h6 13. Be3
Ne5 14. Bb3 Ng4 15. Qe2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 a5 17. a4 Bd7 $10 {Chandler,M-Nogueiras,
J/Moscow GMA op/1990/}) 10. O-O-O e5 $6 (10... O-O) (10... O-O {Ftacnik}) 11.
Re1 O-O (11... Qb6 {Ftacnik} 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxd4 $16) 12. Nxe5 Re8 $2 (12...
Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Be6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxd4 Rad8 (15... Rfd8 {Anand} 16. Qe3 {
and white seems to keep his extra pawn}) 16. Qe3 Rfe8 $13 (16... Bxa2 {Ftacnik}
17. b3 $16)) 13. Nxf7 $1 $18 Rxe1+ (13... Kxf7 14. Bc4+ Kf8 (14... Kg6 15. Qd3+
Kh5 16. Bf7+) 15. Rxe8+ $1 (15. Qb4+ Be7 (15... Re7 16. Qd6 Ke8 (16... Qb6 17.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 18. Bxe7+ Ke8 19. Bc5+ $18) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 (17... Nxf6 18. Bf7+ $1
Kxf7 19. Qxd8 $18) 18. f4 {/\ 19.Qd5, 20.Qf7#} b6) 16. Bxe7+ Rxe7 17. Qd6 Ke8
18. h5 Ne5 19. Bb5+ Bd7 20. Rxe5 Bxb5 21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxb5 $16) 15... Qxe8
16. Re1 {/\ 17.Qb4+} Ne5 17. Bxf6 (17. Qb4+ {Ftacnik} Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19.
Rxe5+ Kf8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Re4 $18) 17... gxf6 18. Qh6+ Ke7 19. Qg7+ Kd6 20.
Qxf6+ Kc7 21. Rxe5 $18) 14. Qxe1 Kxf7 15. Bc4+ Kf8 16. Qe6 Bxg5+ (16... Ne5 17.
Qg8+ Ke7 18. Qxg7+ $18) 17. hxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 Ne5 (18... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 19.
Qg8+ Ke7 20. Re1+ Ne5 21. Qd5 $1 $18) 19. Qg8+ Ke7 20. Re1 $1 Bd7 (20... h6 {
Ftacnik} 21. Qd5 Kf6 22. Qd6+ $18) 21. Qxa8 Qd2 22. Rxe5+ Kf6 23. a3 Kxe5 24.
Qb8+ Kf5 (24... Ke4 {Ftacnik} 25. Qxb7+ $18) (24... Kf6 {Anand} 25. Qd8+) 25.
Qf8+ (25. Qf8+ Kg6 26. Qf7+ Kh6 27. Qxd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[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
Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Kf2 $146 {In fact this move is not a novelty. The idea
g2-g3+Kf2 had been played already by Ivanchuk and Karpov, so I simply try to
improve the move order.} Nbd7 11. g3 Qc7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Kg2 Qb6 $6 {The
move does not look too consequent, but black was afraid, that after any
developing move like Be7 or Bd6 e3-e4 would follow with an edge to white. Still
} (13... Nb6 {instead could be recommended. If then} 14. e4 $6 dxe4 15. fxe4
Qd7 $1 {and it would be black who would take over the initiative.}) 14. Bd3
Qxb3 15. axb3 a6 {Preparing by long castling to equalize the position.} 16. e4
$1 dxe4 ({Or} 16... c5 17. exd5 cxd4 18. Nb5 Rc8 19. Re1+ Kd8 20. Nxd4 Nxd5 21.
Be4 $14 {/+/-}) 17. fxe4 c5 18. e5 {The only way. White has to try to exploit
a vulnerable position of the black king in the centre.} cxd4 19. exf6 dxc3 20.
Re1+ $1 {Important intermediary check!} Kd8 21. Rd1 Kc8 {Frankly, during the
game I have thought black had unsurmontable difficulties. I saw the following
lines:} (21... gxf6 $2 22. Bb5 $18) (21... Rh5 22. Be2 c2 23. Rd3 Rc5 24. Bg4
Rc7 25. Bf4 $18) (21... c2 22. Bxc2 gxf6 23. Be4 Rc8 24. Bxb7 Rc2+ 25. Rd2
Rxd2+ 26. Bxd2 Nc5 27. Bc3 Be7 28. Bxa6 $16) (21... Rc8 22. Bg5 gxf6 23. Bf5
gxf5 24. Bxf6+ Be7 25. Bxh8 {+/- But Yugoslav analysts went on with the last
line:} cxb2 26. Rab1 Rc2+ 27. Kh3 f6 $1 28. Bg7 Kc7 29. Bh6 Bb4 (29... Ba3 30.
Rd2 Rc3) 30. Rf1 Bc3 {- in both cases it would be white who finds himself in a
dangerous situation!}) ({So, after the strongest} 21... Rc8 {white has had
modestly to continue} 22. Be4 (22. bxc3 $145 {maybe, is the better move order.}
) 22... gxf6 23. bxc3 $1 {with full compensation for the pawn. I would dare to
put at the end the sign +/=.}) 22. Ra4 gxf6 $6 {In a difficult position black
fails to exploit all defensive possibilities. It is true, most of moves would
not yield many chances to resist, say} (22... Nc5 $2 23. Rc4 b5 24. fxg7 $18) (
{or} 22... Nxf6 $6 23. Rc4+ Kd7 24. Be4+ Ke6 25. Bxb7 $16) ({but after} 22...
Ne5 $1 {- the only move! -} 23. fxg7 Bxg7 24. bxc3 Rd8 {white would have had
only a small advantage in form of two bishops ...}) 23. Rc4+ Kb8 {This move is
losing on the spot. More stubborn was} (23... Kd8 24. Be4 c2 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 27. Bxb7+ Kc7 28. Bxa6 Ne5 $16) 24. Be4 $18 Nb6 (24... Nc5 25. Be3
Rh5 26. Rd8+ Ka7 27. Rd7 $1 Rb8 28. b4 $18) 25. Rd8+ Ka7 26. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kalod, Radek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 a5 (7...
Qb6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 {with good compensation for
the pawn.}) 8. a4 $5 (8. O-O a4 9. Re1 a3 10. b3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. Bb1 Nb8
13. Nf1 {- white's prospects on the kingside should not be underestimated.})
8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Bb5 ({If} 10. Bb1 {then} b6 {followed by Ba6.}) ({
And after} 10. Be2 {black can force the endgame by 10...Qc7 and then Qc2.} Qc7)
10... Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nb1 Nb8 13. Re1 N8c6 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Bf4 Kh8 16. Qd2
f6 {The only way to undertake some activity, although rather risky.} 17. Rac1
$6 {After} (17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf1 $1 {and then Nb5 white would have a clear
advantage.}) 17... Rc8 18. Bf1 {Also at this moment taking on f6 would yield
better chances to white.} g5 $1 19. exf6 (19. Bg3 f5 $13) (19. Be3 g4 20. exf6
Bxf6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Bh6 Bg7 (23... Rf5 $5) 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25.
Qd4+ Qf6 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 $11) 19... gxf4 20. fxe7 Qxe7 21. Kh1 {More subtle was}
(21. Bb5 Qg7 22. Kh1 $1 Rg8 23. Rg1 {still with some advantage to white.})
21... Be8 22. Bb5 Bh5 23. Ne5 (23. Bxc6 Bxf3 $15) 23... Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Bg6 25.
Rce1 f3 {From a strategical point of view it is not a strong move. Better was
immediate} (25... Rf6 26. Rxd5 {does not work, due to} (26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5
Rc2 28. Qxa5 $2 (28. Rd7 Rxd2 29. Rxe7 Rxf2 $13) 28... b6 $1 29. Qxb6 (29. Qa6
$145 $1) 29... exd5 $19) 26... Rxc3 27. Rd7 Rc2 28. Qxc2 Nxc2) ({After} 25...
Rf6 {white had to continue} 26. Qe2 Qg7 27. Rxe6 Be4 28. Rxe4 dxe4 29. Qxe4 {
with a slight plus for white.}) 26. g3 Rf6 27. g4 $1 {Unexpected and strong.}
Qg7 28. g5 {But this move is too hasty. After 28.Rg1 white could gradually
surround the pawn f3.} (28. Rg1) 28... Bf5 $1 29. Rg1 (29. Bd7 $5 Rg8 30. Bxe6
{would lead quickly to a draw.}) 29... Rg6 30. Rg3 Rg8 31. Rxf3 Rxg5 32. Rg3
$15 Qh6 33. Ne2 $2 {This is a blunder.} ({After} 33. Re1 {black had to work
hard in order to prove his advantage.}) 33... Be4+ $1 $17 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Qe3
Qf6 36. Kg2 Qf5 37. Nc3 Nc2 38. Qxe4 Rxg3+ 39. hxg3 Qxe4+ 40. Nxe4 Nxd4 41. Bc4
Rc8 42. b3 b5 $1 $19 43. Bxb5 (43. axb5 a4 44. Nd6 a3 $19) 43... Nxb3 44. f4
Rc2+ 45. Kh3 Nd4 46. Bd7 Kg7 47. g4 Kf8 48. f5 exf5 49. gxf5 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 {After I lost a
game to Illescas earlier this year some people thought that this line is not
playable for White anymore. However I keep on playing it} Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
a5 9. b3 d5 $5 {N. A new approach to this position. Normally Black plays d6,
Nbd7 etc...} 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 {now Black's idea is clear, due to a
weakness on b3 White cannot clear the centre} 12. Rfd1 (12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. b4
Ne4 14. Qe1 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Bxa1 Qa8) 12... Qe7 13. Ne5 {I decided to
exchange a pair of Knights} (13. a4 Rfd8 14. Ba3 Ne4 15. Qb2) 13... Rfd8 (13...
Ne4 14. Qe1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qg5 16. Bf1 Qh5 (16... Qg6 17. Bd3) 17. f3 Ng5 18.
Qg3 {is in White's favor} (18. h4 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 dxc4 $44)) 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 (
14... Rxd7 15. Qe1 $14) 15. Rac1 {This allow Black to simplify the position.} (
15. a4 $5 Rac8 16. Rac1 (16. Ba3 $5)) 15... a4 $1 {This is the exact move
order. Bad is} (15... cxd4 16. exd4 a4 $2 17. c5 $1 bxc5 $140 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19.
Qd4) 16. bxa4 dxc4 (16... Rxa4 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bb5) 17. Bxc4 Ne5 18. Be2 {
definitely not} (18. Bf1 $4 Nf3+ $1 $19) 18... Qg5 $6 {This leads to a better
ending for White.} (18... cxd4 19. Bxd4 (19. exd4 Ng6 $44 {With the idea Nh4})
19... Nc6 20. Qb2 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 (22. exd4 Qd6) 22... Qxa3 23. Rd1
(23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Bd1 Qd5 25. Qxd5 Bxd5 26. Rb1 Ra6) 23... Bc6 $10) 19. e4 $1
Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxe4 21. Rcd1 Nc6 (21... cxd4 22. Bxd4 $16) 22. dxc5 Rxd2 (22...
bxc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. a5 $16) 23. Rxd2 bxc5 24. Bb5 {This
ending is definitely in White's favor because of a-passed pawns the fact that
they are doubled didn't bother me to much} Na5 25. Rd7 h5 (25... h6 $142 $14)
26. h4 (26. h3 $5) 26... Bd5 27. Rc7 Nc4 (27... Nb3 28. f3 $14 {Black are very
passive here and White are improving by putting their king on e3 followed by
g4 etc...}) 28. Bc1 {I could transfer to different color bishop ending
exploiting the weakness on the king side} (28. Bxc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc5 Rxa4 (29...
Bd5 30. a5 $14) 30. Rg5 g6 31. Rc5 Kf8 32. Bf6 Ke8 33. Rc7 e5 34. Re7+ Kf8 35.
Rd7 Ra8 36. Bxe5 $16) 28... Nd6 (28... Nb6 29. Rxc5 Nxa4 30. Rc7 $16) 29. Rxc5
Nf5 30. Bd2 {I'm not sure if it's the right move as White have other nice
options like} (30. Bd3 Nxh4 31. f3 (31. a5 Bxg2) 31... Ng6 32. a5 Bb7 33. Rxh5)
(30. Bc4 $5) 30... Nxh4 31. a5 f6 $2 (31... Nf5 32. a6 (32. Bf1 Nd6 33. f3 Nb7)
(32. Rc7 Nd4) 32... Nd4 (32... Nd6 33. Bd3 Ne4 34. Bxe4 Bxe4 35. Ra5 $16) 33.
Bf1 Nb3 34. Rc2 Nxd2 35. Rxd2 f6 36. Rc2 Ra7 $14) 32. Bf1 $18 Nf5 33. a6 Ra7
34. Ba5 Nd6 35. Bb6 Ra8 36. Rc7 Rc8 37. Rxc8+ Nxc8 38. Bc5 Kf7 39. a7 Ne7 40.
Be2 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5
8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Nxb5) 11... Nd5 12. O-O h6 (12...
Be7 {Lutz} 13. Re1 h6 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nc5 16. Rxd4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bb7 18.
Nfd2 O-O 19. Nc4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qd2 Nb4 23. Ne5 Nc6 $10 {
1/2-1/2 Comas Fabrego,L-Kortschnoj,V/Pamplona 9495 ;CBM 46 1995 (30)}) 13. a4
b4 14. Bc4 (14. a5 Bb7 15. Re1 Be7 16. Bc4 Nc5 17. Qxd4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd7 {
Bronstein,D-Dorfman,I,75,USSR-ch}) (14. Re1 Bb7 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. Qxd4 Nxe4 17.
Qxe4 Rc8 18. a5 Bc5 19. Bb3 Kf8 20. Bd2 g6 21. h4 Rc7 22. Qg4 Qa8 23. Bxd5 Bxd5
24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. Qxb4+ Kg7 26. Qf4 $16 {1-0 Bernal Caaman,J-San Segundo,P/
ESP-chT ;EXT 94ch 1994 (49)}) 14... Bb7 (14... N5b6 $5) 15. Qxd4 (15. a5 $5 Qb8
{Lutz} 16. Qxd4 Qa7 17. Qd3 $2 (17. Rd1 $5) 17... Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Qe2 Rd8
20. Bd3 Ne7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Rd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Larsen,S-Wilson,J/Hastings
Challengers 9596 (10) ;EXP 50 1995 (64)}) 15... Qb6 (15... Rc8 16. a5 Nc5 17.
Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 O-O 19. Bd2 $14) 16. Rd1 $1 (16. Qxb6 N5xb6 17. Bd3 Nc5 $10)
(16. Qd3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5) 16... Rc8 17. a5 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Nc5 (18... f6 19.
exf6 (19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 O-O 21. Bd2 $14) 19... gxf6 20. Bd2 f5 21. Ng3 Bg7
22. Bxd5 (22. Rh4 $13) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Nxf5 $44) 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20.
exd6 O-O (20... f6 $5 {Huzman,A} 21. Bd2 Kd7 22. Rc1 Bc6 $5 $13 (22... g5 $5))
21. Bd2 (21. Be3 Rfd8 22. Bxd5 (22. Rc1 $2 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Nb3 $1) 22... Bxd5 23.
Rxb4 Nb7 $1 (23... Rxd6 24. Rc1 Rdc6 25. Nd4 R6c7 26. Bf4 Rd7 27. Rb6 $16) 24.
Bf4 Nxd6 25. Rb6 Nc4 26. Rxa6 Nxb2 $10) 21... Rfd8 22. Rc1 (22. Ne5 Rxd6 23.
Bxb4 Rdd8 24. Bxc5 (24. Be1 f6 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Bxd3 e5 27. Rc4 Nf4 $10) 24...
Rxc5 25. b4 Rcc8 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxb5 $14) 22... Rxd6 23. Bxb4 Rdc6 (23... Nxb4
24. Rxd6 Ncd3 25. Rc3 Nxb2 26. Bd3 $3 $18 (26. Rb6 Nd5)) 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5
Rg6 (25... Ne6 $1 26. Rxc6 Bxc6 27. Rd1 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rc2 29. Ba3 Nf4 $14) 26.
Nh4 (26. Ne5 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 28. Kg1 Re8) 26... Bxd5 27. Nxg6 fxg6 28.
Bxc5 g5 29. h3 Bb3 30. Rc3 Ba4 31. b4 Bb5 32. Rc1 Kf7 33. Rd1 Re8 34. Rd6 (34.
Kh2 $14 {/\f3,Kg3,h4}) 34... Re6 35. Rb6 Rxb6 36. axb6 Bc6 37. g4 g6 38. Bd4
Ke6 39. Bg7 h5 40. Bh6 hxg4 41. hxg4 Bf3 42. Kh2 (42. Bxg5 Kd7 $10) 42... Kf6
43. Kg3 Bb7 44. Bf8 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2001.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 {Dieser Zug ist eigentlich eine Einladung zur
Katalanischen Verteidigung (3...d5).} c5 4. Nf3 {Die prinzipielle Fortsetzung
wäre 4.d5, aber hier müte Weiß neben 4...exd5 5.cxd5 d6 (Benoni Verteidigung)
auch mit 4...exd5 5.cxd5 b5!? rechnen.} cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 {Das ist eine (gute)
Möglichkeit für Schwarz. Die Alternativen sind - 5...Qa5+, 5...a6, 5...Bb4+, 5.
..Nc6, 5...Qb6.} 6. Nd2 (6. b3) (6. Qd3) 6... Nc6 7. Nb5 Qb8 (7... Qb6 $6 {
Die Dame steht unglücklich auf b6.} 8. Bg2 a6 (8... d5 $5) 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O
O-O 11. Na4 Qa5 12. c5 $16) 8. Bg2 a6 {Das ist eine logische Spielweise -
anschließend bekommt er durch b7 - b5 aktives Spiel am Damenflügel.} (8... Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Rd8 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 d6 $11) 9. Nc3 b5 10. O-O (10.
cxb5 $6 axb5 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 d5 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Nb3 O-O 15. O-O Rd8 16.
Be3 Bd7 17. Bc5 Bf6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Qb1 Na5 20. Nxa5 Rxc5 $15) 10... Be7 11. a3
{Das ist interessant - Kortschnoj war früher mit 11.e4 erfolgreich, jetzt aber
wählt er eine andere Fortsetzung.} (11. e4 O-O 12. b3 Bb7 13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Qe2
bxc4 15. bxc4 d6 16. f4 Ned7 17. Ba3 Qa7+ 18. Kh1 Nc5 19. Nb3 Rad8 20. Nxc5
dxc5 21. Rab1 Ba8 22. e5 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Kavalek,L/Ceska Trebova 1997/EXT 98
(38)}) (11. c5 $5 {Dieses Bauernopfer verschafft Weiß zwar positionellen Druck
am Damenflügel - die Frage ist aber, ob die Kompensation ausreichend ist oder
nicht.} Bxc5 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bb6 (13... Be7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 O-O 16.
Nc3 $14 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gc3d5]}) 14. Bf4 Bc7 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Rc1 $44 (16.
Nd6+ $6 Ke7 $17)) 11... O-O 12. Rb1 (12. b4 Bb7 13. Bb2 bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15.
Nb6 Ra7 16. Nca4 Rd8 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Rac1 Bb5 20. Nc8 Rxc8 21.
Bxe5 Qb7 22. Bd4 Raa8 23. Bf3 Ne4 {0-1 Rastenis,G-Gurevich,D/Chicago 1993/EXT
97 (37)}) 12... Rd8 {Schwarz möchte 13...bxc4 und 14...d5 ziehen, mit Vorteil
im Zentrum.} (12... bxc4 13. Nxc4 d5 14. Bf4 Qa7 $11 (14... e5 15. Nxd5 exf4
16. Nxf6+ (16. Na5 Nxa5 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17) 16... Bxf6 17. Bxc6
Bh3 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Bd5 Ra7 $13)) 13. e4 (13. b4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 $15) 13...
Bb7 (13... b4 14. axb4 Bxb4 $11) 14. Qe2 b4 15. axb4 Bxb4 $11 {Schwarz hat
eine bequeme Stellung. Weiß kontrolliert zwar mehr Raum, aber die Entwicklung
des Bc1 bereitet Probleme.} 16. Na4 {[%cal Ga4b6]} (16. Nb3 $11) 16... Qc7 17.
Nb3 Ne5 18. Bd2 (18. c5 d5 19. cxd6 Bxd6 20. Bg5 $11) 18... Bxd2 (18... a5 19.
Bxb4 (19. Rbc1 $11) 19... axb4 20. Nac5 d6 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. f4 Nc6 23. e5 $36)
19. Nxd2 d6 {Wir haben eine Igelstellung, in der Weiß - wie üblich - zwar über
Raumvorteil, Schwarz aber über eine elastische Stellung verfügt.} 20. b4 (20.
f4 Nc6 $11 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) 20... Rac8 21. Rfc1 Bc6 $5 {[%mdl 2048] Dieser
Läuferzug ist eine Provokation. In der Folge entwickelt sich ein scharfer
taktischer Kampf.} (21... Ned7) 22. b5 $13 (22. Nc3 $11) 22... Be8 23. f4 (23.
b6 Qc6) 23... Ned7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gd7b6]} 24. b6 {Der weiß Pb6 wirkt sehr stark,
aber Weiß hat auch seine Probleme: der Na4 hängt, und Schwarz hat Motive auf
der Diagonale a7 - g1.} (24. bxa6 Qa7+ 25. c5 Nb8 (25... Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Rxc5 27.
Rxc5 Bc6 $13) 26. e5 $13) 24... Qc6 25. e5 (25. b7 Rb8 26. e5 Qxa4 27. exf6
Nxf6 $15 {Der Pb7 ist in Wirklichkeit eine Schwäche. Schwarz hat daher einfach
einen Bauern mehr.}) 25... Qxa4 26. exf6 Nxf6 {Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern,
aber die Stellung ist noch nicht geklärt - Weiß verfügt über Initiative am
Damenflügel.} 27. Ra1 Qb4 28. Qe3 $6 {Weiß kümmert sich nicht um den Pa6 -
erst einmal verteidigt er seinen Pb6. Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser Zug zu
optimistisch.} (28. Rxa6 $5 Bc6 $13 (28... Bb5 29. Ra7 Qb2 (29... d5 30. b7 $16
) 30. Rb1 Bxc4 (30... Qd4+ 31. Qf2 Qxf2+ 32. Kxf2 $18) 31. Rxb2 Bxe2 32. b7 $16
{[%csl Gb7]}) (28... d5 $13)) 28... Ng4 29. Qd4 e5 $1 $36 {[%mdl 64] Mit
diesem Zug vertreibt Schwarz die gegnerische Dame von der wichtigen Diagonale
a7 - g1.} 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Qxg4 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Rxd2 33. Ra5 $2 (33. b7 Rcd8 $5 (
33... Rb8 34. Rxa6 Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Bc6+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kh3 Bxb7 {[%cal Rb7a6,Rb7c8,
Rc8h3]} 37. Rb1 h5 (37... Bg2+ $2 38. Kxg2 Rxb1 39. Ra8+ $18) 38. Qd7 Qc8 39.
Rd6 Qxd7+ 40. Rxd7 Bg2+ 41. Kxg2 Rxb1 $17) 36... Bxb7 37. Rb1 Qc7 (37... Qd5
38. cxd5 Bxa6+ 39. Kf2 Rxb1 40. Qa4 $18) 38. Rab6 h5 39. Qxh5 Qxc4+ $11 (39...
Bg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rxb6 41. Rxb6 Qxb6 42. Qxe5 $16)) 34. Rxa6 Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Bc6+ 36.
Rxc6 Qxc6+ 37. Qf3 e4 (37... Rd2+ $2 38. Kg1) 38. Qb3 Rb8 39. Rb1 e3+ 40. Kg1
Qf3 41. Rf1 Qxb7 42. Qxe3 $11) 33... Qf2 $17 34. Rg1 (34. Qf3 Qxb6 35. Rxe5
Rxg2 (35... Bc6 $2 36. Qxc6 $18) 36. Qxg2 Bc6 37. Rd5 $17) 34... Bd7 $1 35. Qe4
Qxb6 36. Rxe5 g6 37. Qe1 (37. Qf4 Rf2 38. Qh4 Rxg2 39. Rxg2 Bc6 40. Re1 Qb2 41.
Qh3 f5 $19 {[%csl Rg2,Rh1][%cal Rc6h1]}) 37... Qb2 $19 {[%cal Rb2h2] Schwarz
hat nicht nur einen Mehrbauern, sondern auch entscheidenden Druck auf der 2.
Reihe.} 38. Rd5 Re2 39. Qa5 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. c5 g5 14. cxd6 (14. a4
Rf6 $5 (14... dxc5 15. Bxc5 Rf6 {Here White is not forced to play 16.a5.} 16.
Nd3 Rg6 17. Bf2 $1 $14 {clearing the square for the N.}) 15. cxd6 (15. a5 {
Hazai} Rg6 (15... dxc5 16. Bxc5 Nd6 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nxd6 cxd6 19. Bb6 Qe8 20.
Rc1 $14) 16. cxd6 Nxd6 $1 {This is the main line nowadays. The main idea of
Black is to blockade the d6 square with the N defending the queenside.} (16...
cxd6 17. Nb5 a6 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. Qa4 $1 g4 20. Nc3 $16 {After exchanging the
queens in this Kings Indian main line the endgame usually favours for White.}))
15... Nxd6 16. Nd3 {comes into consideration with the threat of Rc1.} (16. Nb5
$14 {comes into consideration with the threat of Rc1.}) 16... Rg6 $13) 14...
cxd6 (14... Nxd6 {Hazai} 15. Nd3 {threatening Nc5} b6 16. a4 a5 17. b4 Bd7 18.
bxa5 Rxa5 19. Nb4 $14 {The fight is continuing on the queenside, which is not
very encouraging for Black, since he has to attack on the kingside.}) 15. Kh1
$5 $146 (15. a4 Ng6 16. a5 Bh6 17. b4 Kh7 18. Nb5 $13) (15. a4 $1 {Hazai 
would have transpose to the main lines with 14.a4 with an important difference:
White has avoided the Nd6 lines!}) 15... Ng6 16. Rc1 {This plan is dubious
here, even here 16.a4 was worthy of  consideration.} Bd7 {Black was afraid of
17.Nb5} (16... Bh6 $5) (16... Bh6 {Hazai} 17. Nb5 a6 18. Na7 Bd7 (18... Rxa7 $2
19. Bxa7 b6 20. Bxb6 $1 {explains the idea behind 15.Kh1}) 19. Qb3 Rb8 (19...
b5 20. a4) 20. Bb6 Qe7 21. Bc7 Nxc7 22. Rxc7) 17. a4 Bh6 {This move is
threatening with18... g4 19.fxg4 f3 making profit from the inferior position
of the R on c1.} 18. Nd3 (18. Bb5 {Hazai} g4 (18... Bc8 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. Nb5)
19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Bg1 {was more to the point. The exchange of the
light-squared bishops helps for White in most of the cases.}) 18... g4 $6 (
18... Nf6 $2 19. Nb5 $16) (18... Rf7 $5 19. Qb3 Rg7 20. Qxb7 g4 $40) 19. fxg4 (
19. Bg1 $2 {Hazai} g3 $17 {Black has a ferocious attack here.}) 19... f3 20.
gxf3 Bxc1 21. Qxc1 hxg4 (21... Kh7 $5 {Hazai}) 22. Qh6 (22. fxg4 Nf4 23. Nxf4
Rxf4 (23... exf4 24. Be1 Qg5 25. Bd2 $16) 24. Be3 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qh4 26. Qf2
Qh3 27. Qf3 $14) 22... Qf6 23. fxg4 Qg7 (23... Nf4 $2 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. Nxf4
exf4 26. Bh4 $16) 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Kg2 (25. h4 $2 {Hazai} Nxh4) 25... Rh8 26.
Be3 Nf6 27. h3 (27. Kg3 $142) 27... a6 {White has a slightly better position,
but a breakthrough is not easy.} 28. Kg3 (28. b3 {Hazai} Rac8 29. Bd2 {plan is
Nb2-c4}) 28... Rac8 29. Nf2 Rcf8 (29... b5 $5) 30. Rh1 Nf4 31. Bd1 Rh6 (31...
b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ne2 $14) 32. h4 Rg6 33. g5 N6h5+ 34. Kh2 Rh8 35. Bg4 (35.
Ng4 Nd3 36. Nh6 Nhf4 $13) 35... Bxg4 36. Nxg4 Kf7 (36... Nf6 $5 37. Kg3 (37.
gxf6+ $2 Kf7 38. Kg3 Rhg8 $17) (37. Nh6 Ng4+ $1 $19) 37... N6h5+ 38. Kf3 Rf8
39. Nh6 $14) 37. Rg1 (37. Rf1 $1 Rg7 38. Nh6+ Kg6 39. Bxf4 Nxf4 40. Kg3 $14)
37... Rg7 (37... Nf6 38. Kg3 $14 (38. Nh6+ $2 Rhxh6 39. gxh6 Ng4+ $17)) 38.
Nh6+ Kg6 39. Rf1 (39. Nf5 Rd7 40. Bxf4 Nxf4 41. Kg3 $14) 39... Rc8 40. Nf5 Rd7
41. Ng3 $4 (41. Bxf4 Nxf4 42. Kg3) 41... b5 42. axb5 axb5 $17 43. Bxf4 Nxf4 44.
Nf5 Rc5 (44... b4 $5 45. Nb5 Rc2+ 46. Kg3 Rxb2) 45. Kg3 b4 46. Nd1 Rc2 47. Kg4
Rg2+ 48. Kf3 Rd2 49. Kg4 Nh5 50. Nde3 Rxb2 51. Nc4 Rg2+ 52. Kf3 Rc2 53. Nfxd6
Rc3+ 54. Kg2 Kh7 $4 (54... Ra7 55. Nxe5+ Kh7 (55... Kg7 56. Ne8+ Kg8 57. Nf6+
Nxf6 58. gxf6 Ra2+ 59. Kg1 $10) 56. Rf7+ Rxf7 57. g6+ Kg7 58. gxf7 Nf4+ 59. Kf2
b3 60. Nd7 Ng6 61. h5 Rc7 62. Nf5+ Kxf7 63. hxg6+ Kxg6 64. Ne5+ Kf6 65. Nd3 $10
) (54... Nf4+ $1 55. Kh2 (55. Rxf4 exf4 56. Ne5+ Kh5 57. Nxd7 b3 58. Nf6+ Kxh4
59. e5 Rg3+ 60. Kf2 b2 $19) 55... Kh5 56. Nxe5 Rxd6 57. Rxf4 Ra6 58. g6 b3 $17)
55. Ra1 $1 $13 Nf4+ 56. Kf2 Rc7 57. Ne3 $1 (57. Nxe5 $2 Ra3 $19) 57... Ra3 58.
Rb1 Rc1 $2 (58... Rcc3 $1 59. Ndc4 Nh3+ 60. Ke2 Nf4+ $10) 59. Rxc1 Nd3+ 60. Kf3
Nxc1 61. Ndc4 $16 Rc3 (61... Rd3 62. Nxe5 $16) 62. d6 Nb3 (62... Rd3 63. Kg4 b3
64. Nd5 $18) 63. d7 Nd4+ 64. Kg4 Nc6 65. Kf5 b3 66. Kf6 Rxe3 (66... b2 67. g6+
Kh8 (67... Kg8 68. Nf5 $1 b1=Q 69. Nh6+ Kh8 70. g7+ $18) 68. Nxe5 $1 b1=Q 69.
Nf7+ Kg8 70. Nh6+ Kh8 71. g7+ $18) 67. Nxe3 $4 (67. g6+ Kh8 68. Nxe5 $1 Rg3 $8
69. Nxc6 Rf3+ 70. Kg5 Rd3 71. d8=Q+ Rxd8 72. Nxd8 Kg7 (72... b2 73. Kf6 b1=Q
74. Nf7+ Kg8 75. Nh6+ Kh8 76. g7+ $18) 73. h5 b2 74. h6+ $18) 67... b2 68. g6+
Kh8 69. g7+ (69. Kf7 Nd8+ 70. Kf8 Ne6+ 71. Ke7 b1=Q 72. Kxe6 Qa2+ 73. Ke7 Qa3+
74. Ke8 Qf8+ $1 $10) 69... Kh7 70. Nf5 b1=Q 71. g8=Q+ Kxg8 72. Ne7+ Kh7 73.
Nxc6 Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 (9. a3) 9... Re8 (9... Be7 {Malaniuk,V} 10. Re1 d6 11. b4 Nbd7 12.
Bb2 Rc8 $6 13. Nc3 Re8 14. Bf1 {N} (14. Nd2 {Malaniuk,V}) 14... Qc7 15. h3 (15.
Nd2 $5 {Malaniuk,V}) 15... Qb8 16. Re3 {/\ Qb3, Rd1, d5} Bf8 17. d5 $1 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Malaniuk,V-Tiviakov,S/Porto San Giorgio 61/589 1994 (48)}) 10. a3 (10.
c5 bxc5 (10... Bxf3 $5 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Qd1 (12. Be3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qd1
Nfg4 15. Bd4 bxc5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. a3 Ba5 18. Nxc5 Qh4 $10 {0-1
Ogaard-Adorjan /Gjovik 1983 (23)}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxh7+ Nxh7 14. Qxd4 bxc5 15.
Nxc5 Qb6 16. Be3 e5 17. Qc4 Rac8 $13 {Korchnoi,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber(rapid-9)
1993/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 11. a3 c4 12. Bxh7+ Nxh7 13. axb4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nc6 15. d5
Nxb4 16. dxe6 dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Ree,H-Langeweg,K/Nederland (ch) 35/(653) 1983}) (
10. Bg5 h6 (10... Be7 11. Rc1 d6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Nc3 (13. a3 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5
$10 {1/2-1/2 Polugaevsky-Larsen/Las Palmas - 17/597 1974 (39)}) 13... g6 14.
Bf1 d5 15. Bh6 $14 {Gligoric-Parma, Vinkovci 1970}) 11. Bh4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6
13. Bxf6 (13. Qe3 $5 $13 {Kotov}) 13... Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. d5 (15. Be4 f5
16. Bxc6 dxc6 17. Nc3 Rad8 $15 {Visier Segovia,F-Portisch,L/Las Palmas 13/617
1972/0-1 (53)}) 15... Ne5 16. Be2 Rac8 17. a3 Bf8 18. Rac1 $10 {Gligoric,
S-Kaplan,J/Lone Pine 27/600 1979/1-0 (62)}) (10. Bf4 Bf8 11. Rc1 d6 12. Re1
Nbd7 13. Nc3 a6 14. a3 h6 15. b4 a5 16. Bb1 axb4 17. axb4 e5 $132 {Gulko,
B-Matanovic,A/Biel izt (5) 1976/0-1 (46)}) 10... Bf8 (10... Be7 $6 11. b4 d6
12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Re1 Bf8 15. Bf1 Qc7 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. d5 $14 {
1-0 Torre-Wirthensohn/Dubai ol 1986 (32)}) 11. b4 $5 $146 (11. Bg5 $5 d6 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bh4 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe3 a6 18. b4
Rac8 19. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Kharitonov-Chernin/Lvov ch-SU -37/626 1984 (42)}) (11.
Re1 Bxf3 $1 {Azmaiparashvili} (11... d6 12. Nc3 Nbd7 13. d5 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
Be7 15. Rc1 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. d5 exd5 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs-Ribli /Hungary Ch
1977}) 13... e5 14. Bf1 g6 15. b4 Nh5 16. Qb3 Ng7 (16... h6 $142 {/\ f5}) 17.
Be3 Nf5 18. Bd2 Be7 19. Ne4 Nf6 20. a4 $36 {Azmaiparashvili-Lerner /Kujbyshev
1L 1986/1/2-1/2 (75)}) 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Be3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qd1 d5 $1 $10
16. c5 $2 d4 $1 17. Bxd4 $2 Nxd3 18. Rxe8 Nxe8 19. Qxd3 bxc5 $19) (11. Nc3 d5
$1 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. Re1 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff-Huss,
Beer-Sheva 1985}) 11... d6 (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Bb2 e5 14. dxe5 $14)
12. Re1 (12. Bb2) 12... Nbd7 13. Bb2 (13. Nc3 e5 (13... a6 14. Nd2 $6 d5 15. c5
bxc5 16. dxc5 e5 $36 {0-1 Barbero,G-Csom,I/Luzern tt WCh (3) 1985 (31)}) 14. d5
b5 $132) 13... Rc8 (13... a5 14. Nc3 $5 $14 (14. b5 Rc8 15. Rc1 d5 (15... Rc7
16. Bb1 Qa8 17. d5 $1 e5 18. Bf5 $14 {1-0 Azmaiparashvili-Kengis /Jurmala-mm
1983 (42)}) 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Bxd5 $10 {0-1
Perkins,A-Wells,P/Lloyds Bank 1992 (31)})) 14. Nc3 e5 (14... a6 $5 {/\Rc7,Qa8})
15. dxe5 $5 (15. d5 $5 g6 $14 (15... b5 16. Nxb5 $5 e4 17. Nxa7 $16)) 15...
dxe5 (15... Nxe5 16. Nd5 $1 $36 (16. Nxe5 dxe5 $13)) 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Qc7
(17... Rxc4 18. Bd3 Rc6 19. Bb5 $44 (19. Nxe5 Nxe5 (19... Rd6 20. Nxf7 Rxe1+
21. Qxe1 Kxf7 22. Bc4+) (19... Rce6 20. Bc4) 20. Bxe5 (20. Rxe5 Rd6) 20... Rce6
$15)) 18. Rc1 $2 (18. Bf5 $1 $16 g6 19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Qc2 {^^}) 18... Nxe4 19.
Rxe4 Qc6 $132 20. Re3 (20. Re2 $5) 20... f6 21. Rd3 $2 (21. Qb3 $142) 21... Nb8
22. Rd5 Qe6 $15 23. h3 Nc6 24. Qa4 $6 a5 $1 25. Rb5 e4 $6 (25... Na7 $142 26.
Rd5 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 Qxd5 28. Qxe8 Qxc4 29. Qd7 Qf7 $17) 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4
Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Qxc4 29. Be3 Re6 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 31. Bxb6 axb4 32. axb4 h6 (32...
Qxb4 33. Qxb4 Bxb4 34. f3 $10) (32... Bxb4 33. Be3 $1) 33. Be3 Kh7 34. g4 Be7
35. Qa5 Bxb4 36. Qa4 $1 Qc3 37. Qb5 $1 Bf8 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich/Bern m"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O
Be7 8. d4 O-O 9. e4 Nb6 10. dxc5 $5 Qxd1 $6 (10... Bxc5 $142 11. Qe2 e5 12. Rd1
Qf6 $1 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10 {Brunner}) 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12.
Bf4 $5 (12. e5 Bb4 $1 $10 (12... Nc4 13. Na4 $16)) 12... f6 13. Rac1 e5 14. Nb5
(14. Nd5 Bd4 (14... Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 exf4 16. gxf4 Bg4 $14) (14... exf4 {Ftacnik}
15. Rxc5 fxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Rc7 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rac8
21. Rxb7 Rc1+ 22. Kh2 Bc8 23. Ne6 Bxb7 24. Nxd8 Ng4+ 25. Kh3 Bc8 26. Ne6 h5 27.
Bf3 {1-0 Loginov,V-Magerramov,E/Pavlodar/1987/ (61)}) 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Rd2 Bxe3
17. fxe3 $5 Rad8 18. Nh4 (18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Rd5 {/\ Rb5=/+}) 18... Rd7 19. Nf5
Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rfd8 21. Rcc5 Kf8 $17 {Yermolinsky,A-Alburt,L/Philadelphia/1993/}
) 14... exf4 (14... Na4 15. b3 $16) (14... Bxf2+) 15. Rxc5 fxg3 16. hxg3 Bg4
17. Rd2 $146 (17. Rd6 Rad8 18. Nh2 $1 Bc8 $2 (18... Be2 $1 $10) 19. Nf1 $1 $14
Na4 $6 (19... a6) 20. Rc2 a6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Nc7 Nb4 23. Rc4 a5 24. Nd5 Be6 (
24... Nxb2 $5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Nxc8 Nxa2 $132) 25. b3 $16 {
1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Hellers,F/Philadelphia/1992/ (29)}) 17... Rad8 (17... Rfd8
18. Nd6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 (19... Nc8 20. e5 $1 Nxe5 21. Bd5+ $36 Kf8 22. Nxb7
Rd7) 20. Bd1 Nc8 21. Rcd5 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxd6 23. Rxd6 Kf8 24. f4 $36) 18. Nd6
$14 Bxf3 (18... Rd7 19. Nxb7 $16) 19. Bxf3 Rf7 $6 (19... Nc8 20. e5 Nxe5 (20...
fxe5 $2 21. Bd5+ Kh8 22. Nxb7 $16) 21. Bd5+ Kh8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24.
Bxb7 Rb8 (24... Rc1+ 25. Kg2 g6 26. b3 $16 {1-0 Sunye Neto,J-Bouaziz,S/Novi
Sad olm (09)/1990/ (44)}) 25. Bg2 $14) (19... Ne5 20. Bd1 Nc8 21. Rxe5 $1 Rxd6
(21... fxe5 22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ $18) 22. Bb3+ Kh8 23. Red5 $14) 20. Bg4 Re7 (
20... Rc7 $5) 21. f4 Kf8 (21... g6 22. Kf2) 22. a3 g6 23. Bh3 Rc7 (23... f5 $5
24. exf5 (24. e5 $14) 24... Red7 25. fxg6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. gxh7 Rh6 28.
Bf5 $14) 24. Rcc2 $1 (24. e5 Nxe5 25. Rxc7 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd2 27. Nxb7 Re8 $14)
24... a6 25. Kg2 Ke7 26. e5 $1 $16 fxe5 27. fxe5 {Black suffers, since Nd6
supported by the bishop is much too strong.} Na8 (27... Nd7 28. Nxb7 $1 $16) (
27... Na4 28. Rf2 Rf8 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Rf2+ Kg8 (30... Ke7 31. Rf7+ Kd8 32.
Rf8+ Ke7 33. Re8#) 31. Be6+) 28. Rf2 Nxe5 (28... Rf8 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Rf2+ Kg8
31. Be6+ $18) 29. Rxc7+ (29. Nc8+ $18) 29... Nxc7 30. Nc8+ $18 Rxc8 (30... Ke8
31. Re2 Rd5 32. Nb6 Rc5 33. b4 $18 (33. Nd7 $18)) 31. Bxc8 b6 32. Rd2 a5 33. b3
h5 (33... Ne6 34. Rd5 Ng4 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Rb5 $18) 34. Kf2 g5 (34... Ng4+ 35.
Bxg4 hxg4 36. Rd4 $18) 35. Ke3 a4 36. Ke4 Nf7 (36... Kf6 37. Rd6+ Ke7 38. Kxe5
$18) 37. Rd7+ Ke8 38. Rxc7 (38. Rxc7 Nd6+ 39. Kd5 axb3 40. Kxd6 b2 41. Be6 $18)
1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Shirov,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A day before this game I drew much better game against Illescas and being
still on fifty per cent I practically lost chances for a good place. Still I
felt like fighting until last pawn and with a certain luck it worked.} 1. c4 {
Ribli Kortschnoj Gelfand} e5 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d3 (4. d4 $5 e4 (4... exd4
{Ribli} 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nxd2 d5 9. Nh3 O-O 10. Nf4 dxc4
11. Nxc4 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 g5 13. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 14. Nd3 Be6 15. Rc1 $14 {
Ostenstadt,B-Westerinen,H/EU-chT Debrecen/1992/}) 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 $5 O-O 7.
e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Nf4 Qe8 11. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 12. f3 $14 {
Sunye,N-Milos,G/Rio de Janeiro/1985/INF41,21/}) (4. Nc3 $5 {Ribli}) 4... Bb4+
5. Nc3 {Ribli: Weiss hat keine Angst vor dem Doppelbauern auf der c-Linie.
Kortschnoj waehlt natuerlich wie immer die komplizierte Fortsetzung.} (5. Bd2 {
Kortschnoj} Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 d6 $10 (7... d6 {Ribli} 8. e3 c6 9. Nf3
Be6 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 $36 {Chernin,A-Shirov,A/Moscow PCA 25'/
1996/})) 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Nf3 c5 {I was not very familiar with the
opening and somewhere here I already started improvising. An interesting
move-in order to hinder white initiative on the queen side.  Dieser Zug hat
sowohl einen Vorteil als auch einen Nachteil. Schwarz wird den Punkt d4
kontrollieren, aber zugleich überläßt er Weiß den Punkt d5.} 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne1
{[#] Weiß will den Punkt d5 mit seinem Springer besetzen /\ Nc2,Ne3,Nd5. In
Frage kommt meiner Meinung nach 9.Rb1 /\ 10.Bg5 oder sofort 9.Bg5. Ich bin
nicht sicher, ob der Läufer auf c1 in dieser Stellung eine große Zukunft hat.}
(9. Nh4 {Kortschnoj} O-O 10. f4 e4 11. dxe4 fxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Qd5+ Kh8 14.
Qxe4 Qf6 $44) (9. Rb1 $5 {Ribli  >< b7}) (9. Bg5 $5 {Ribli}) 9... O-O 10. Nc2 {
Weiß setzt seinen Plan konsequent fort.} (10. Rb1 $5 {Ribli  Der Anziehende
könnte mit diesem Zug die schwarze Entwicklung erschweren.}) 10... Be6 11. Ne3
Qd7 (11... f4 {Kortschnoj} 12. Nd5 g5 13. e3 $14) (11... e4 {Kortschnoj} 12.
Nd5 Nxd5 (12... h6 $5) 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. dxe4 Bc4 15. Qc2 $14) 12. Nd5 Ne7 $5 {
The knight was annoying me.} 13. Qb3 $5 (13. Nxf6+ {Ribli} Rxf6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15.
Bg5 Rf7 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 $13) 13... Nexd5 {[#] Die schwarze Idee ist ganz klar,
er will einfach die Spielmöglichkeiten der weißen Läufer stark begrenzen und
dann beginnt er, den gegnerischen König anzugreifen.} 14. cxd5 Bf7 15. c4 Bh5 {
Although White has a nice setup in the centre and good prospects on the
queenside I was still quite optimistic about my attacking chances. Easier said
then properly done.  Der Damenflügel ist eingefroren und jetzt beginnt Shirov
zu spielen.} 16. f3 Rae8 $6 {Afterwards I felt unhappy about this move. Both  /
\ e4} (16... h6 $5 17. e4 fxe4 18. dxe4 g5 $132 {and}) (16... f4 $5 {deserved
serios attention.}) 17. e4 $5 {This doesn't look like a bad move but it allows
a sort of mess I needed. More precise would be} (17. Bh3 $1 {A sample
variation then would be} h6 18. e4 Bg6 19. Rb1 b6 20. Qb5 $1 {with a nice game
for White. Also interesting was}) (17. Rb1 $5) (17. Rb1 {Kortschnoj} b6 18. a4
f4 19. a5 $13) (17. Bh3 $5 {Kortschnoj Gelfand /\e2-e4}) 17... f4 $5 18. gxf4
exf4 19. d4 $5 {This came as a surprise. Normaleweise nimmt Kortschnoj, was
sein Gegner gibt.} (19. Bb2 {with the same idea but avoiding complications.
Black's answer then would be something like} Qc7 20. d4 Nd7 21. Bh3 {with
unclear play. Of course, my calculations were concentrated on the line}) (19.
Bxf4 Nxd5 $1 20. Bxd6 Nf4 {Shirov wollte höchstwahrscheinlich dieses
Qualitaetsopfer spielen.} 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 {and it's not easy to asess the arisen
position. My feeling is that Black's initiative compensates material losses.})
19... cxd4 20. Bb2 {[#] Weiß braucht noch den Zug Bxd4 und dann steht er gut,
aber jetzt ist noch Schwarz am Zug.} Nxe4 $5 {A normal and probably
objectively better continuation would be  [#] Jetzt kommt der schwarze Angriff
ins Rollen, der die schon etwas brüchige weiße Königsfestung -der g Bauer
fehlt- erstürmt.} (20... Qc7 21. Bxd4 Nd7 $13 {But I really wanted to win and
having taken Korchnoi's bad form into account I decided to gamble with the
piece sacrifice.}) (20... Qe7 {Kortschnoj} 21. Bxd4 b6 22. a4 Nd7 23. a5 Ne5
$44) 21. fxe4 Qg4 {[#]  /\ f3} 22. h3 $2 {Now White's position goes astray.
The best and in fact the only move would be} (22. Qh3 {Now my original
intention} f3 (22... Qg6 $6 {would simply fail to} 23. Kh1 Be2 (23... f3 24.
Bxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Qxe4 26. Raf1 {seems just losing for Black}) 24. Bxd4 Bxf1
25. Rxf1 Rxe4 26. Bxa7 {and White is better since his bishops are very
powerful. Probably the best idea is to go for an ending after}) 23. Qxg4 Bxg4
24. h3 (24. Bh1 {Kortschnoj} Rxe4 25. Rf2 d3 26. Rd1 $16 {/\h3}) 24... Bh5 25.
Bh1 Rxe4 26. Rf2 d3 27. Rd1 Rxc4 28. Rxd3 Rcf4 {with good drawing chances for
Black because of the bishop on h1.}) (22. Rae1 $5 {Kortschnoj} f3 23. Rxf3 Rxf3
24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Bxd4 $10) 22... Qg5 $1 (22... Qg6 $2 23. Kh2 {
would be a great relief for White.}) 23. Kh1 (23. Kh2 f3 24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3
Qd2+ 26. Kh1 Rxf3 27. Qxf3 Rf8 {would also have been in Black's favour but
maybe a better practical chance for White.}) 23... Qh4 $1 {/\ f3 ><h3} 24. Kg1
{Now} (24. Kh2 {seems too late in view of} f3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Rxf3 27.
Qxf3 Rf8 28. Qg4 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Qxg4+ 30. hxg4 Rxb2 {with the winning rook
ending.}) 24... Rf6 $3 {Of course I even didn't consider moves repetition with
24...Qg5 but it wasn't easy to find a winning idea. For example,  [#] Trotz
der Mehrfigur ist Weiß hilflos.} (24... Re5 $2 {was not possible because of}
25. Bxd4 Rg5 26. Bf2 $18) 25. Bxd4 Rg6 26. Kh1 $2 {The decisive mistake.
Trying to give up the piece with} (26. Bf2 $2 Qg5 27. Bg3 {would lose to} f3 {
but}) (26. Qd3 {could still offer resistance. The best way for Black then is}
Qg5 $1 (26... Rf8 $2 27. Rf3 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Rg3 29. Bf2 Qf6 30. Qd1 {is
absolutely unclear}) 27. Rf2 f3 {and the threat of 28...Qg3 makes Black's
advantage clear.}) 26... Rxg2 {[#] Ein eleganter Abshluss der Partie.} 27. Kxg2
Rxe4 {Now Black's attack crushes through.} 28. Bg1 {After} (28. Bf2 Re2 {
White has no way to parry 29...f3+ winning.}) 28... Re2+ 29. Kh1 Bg6 30. Bf2
Be4+ 0-1

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Mowsziszian,K} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7.
Bd2 O-O 8. d5 Nxc3 (8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6) (8... f5) 9. Bxc3 Bf6 10. Rc1 (10.
Nd4 c6 11. O-O cxd5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nb5 Nc6 15. Qxd5 $14 {
Andersson,U-Pomar Salamanca,A/Buenos Aires olm/1978}) 10... d6 (10... c6 11.
O-O cxd5 12. Ne1 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 b5 $2 14. cxd5 Qb6 15. Nd3 $16 {Epishin,
V-Timman,J/Madrid (04) ;CBM 47 1995}) 11. dxe6 (11. O-O $142 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 e5
13. Nd2 f5 14. f4 {-E18}) 11... fxe6 12. O-O Qe7 (12... Nd7 $6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14.
Bxb7 Bxc3 15. Bxa8 Bxb2 16. Rc2 Qxa8 17. Rxb2 Qc6 18. Rc2 Qe4 19. Rc3 Nc5 20.
f3 Qe5 21. Qd2 $14 {Stangl,M-Unzicker,W/Wildbad (10) 1990}) 13. Bxf6 (13. Nd4
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nd7 $10) 13... Rxf6 14. Qd3 {/\Ng5 /\Ng5,><b7,h7}
g6 $1 15. Nd4 (15. b4 Nd7 $10) (15. e4 $2 Nd7 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Rf8f1] ><d4,
<->f}) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd7 $10 17. Qe4 Raf8 18. Qb7 $6 (18. Nc6 Qf7 19. Qe3
a5 $10) 18... Ne5 19. h3 (19. Qxa7 $2 Ng4 20. Nf3 e5 21. h3 e4 22. hxg4 exf3+
23. exf3 Rxf3 24. Qb7 (24. Rc2 Qe4 $19) 24... Qe2 25. Qd5+ R8f7 26. Qd4 $2 Rd3
$19) (19. f3 $5 {Mowsziszian,K} a5 20. a3 {/\b4,c5}) 19... g5 20. f3 (20. Qxa7
$2 g4 21. hxg4 (21. h4 {Mowsziszian,K} Qf7 $17) 21... Nxg4 22. Nf3 e5 $17)
20... a5 21. a3 (21. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 22. Qxc6 h5 23. Qe4 $10) 21... h5 22. Nb5 $6
R6f7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 h4 25. c5 $2 (25. g4 Qf6 {/\Qf4-g3} 26. Qe4 d5 27.
cxd5 exd5 28. Qd4 c6 29. Nc3 $15 (29. Nc3 {Mowsziszian,K} Nc4 $17)) (25. gxh4
Rg7 $1 (25... gxh4 26. Kh2 Rg7 27. Rg1 $13) 26. Kh1 (26. Rg1 g4 $1 27. hxg4
Nxg4 $40) 26... g4 27. fxg4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qxh4 29. Kg2 Nxg4 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31.
Qe4+ Kh6 32. Qf4+ (32. Qxe6+ $2 Rg6 $19) 32... Kh7 (32... Kh5 33. Qf3 Kh6 34.
Qf4+ $10) 33. Qe4+ $10) 25... bxc5 26. bxc5 d5 $17 27. gxh4 (27. g4 Nc4 $17)
27... Rg7 $1 28. Kh1 g4 $1 29. Qxc7 $1 $8 (29. fxg4 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxh4 31.
Qa8+ Kh7 32. Qa3 Rxg4 $17) 29... Qxc7 30. Nxc7 Rxc7 31. hxg4 Rfc8 32. Rc3 $6 (
32. Kg2 Nc4 (32... Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Kf2 $17) 33. Kf2 Rxc5 34. Rc2 $17)
32... d4 (32... Rxc5 $2 33. Re3 d4 34. Re4 $15) 33. Rb3 (33. Rc2 Rxc5 34. Rxc5
Rxc5 35. Rd1 d3 36. exd3 Nxf3 $19) 33... Rxc5 34. Kg2 Rc2 35. Rf2 Rd2 $2 (35...
Ng6 $1 36. Kg3 e5 37. Rb5 R8c5 38. Rxc5 Rxc5 $17) 36. f4 $1 (36. Rb5 Ng6 37.
Kg3 Rcc2 38. h5 d3 39. hxg6 dxe2 40. Rb1 e1=Q 41. Rxe1 Rxf2 $19) 36... Nc4 (
36... Nxg4 $4 37. Rg3) 37. Kf3 $2 (37. Rd3 $1 Ne3+ 38. Kf3 Rxd3 39. exd3 Kf7
40. Ra2 $15) 37... Ra2 $19 38. Rd3 (38. Kg2 Nd2 39. e4 Nxb3 40. Rxa2 d3 $19)
38... Nd2+ 39. Kg2 Ne4 40. Rf1 Rc3 $1 41. Rc1 Rxe2+ 0-1

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nd5
(7. d3 $5) 7... Bc5 $5 8. d3 Nxd5 (8... h6 9. Rb1 a5 10. Nd2 Ba7 11. a3 d6 12.
b4 axb4 13. axb4 Nd4 14. e3 Ne6 15. Bb2 $14 {Gedevanishvili,D-Handoko,E/Sydney/
1991/CBM23/}) 9. cxd5 Nd4 10. Nd2 (10. Nxd4 Bxd4 (10... exd4) 11. e3 Bb6) 10...
d6 11. e3 Nf5 12. Nc4 (12. Ne4 Bb6 13. Nc3) 12... a5 $5 $146 {Kortschnoj
spielt diese Variante seit Jahrzenten mit beiden Farben gern. Er hat seine
Partien immer sehr gründlich analysiert und natürlich tritt er immer mit einer
neuen Idee hervor.} (12... Ne7 $6 13. Bd2 c6 14. b4 Bb6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. b5
$14 {Gheorghiu,F-Benko,P/Las Palmas/1972/}) 13. Bd2 a4 (13... b6 14. b3 Ba6 15.
a3) 14. b4 Bb6 (14... axb3 $6 15. axb3 $14 {/\ b4 Weiss besitzt eine starke
Initiative am Damenfluegel und das schwarze Gegenspiel am Koenigsfluegel kommt
verspaetet.} (15. axb3 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 b5 17. Na5 $14)) 15. Na5 $6 {Der
Anziehende will mit diesem Zug die schwarzen Moeglichkeiten am Damenfluegel
begrenzen.} (15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Qc2 $13) 15... Qd7 (15... Bxa5 $2 16. bxa5 $14 {
Weiss steht trotz seiner Doppelbauern auf der a-und d-Linie besser, weil er
das Laeuferpaar besitzt. Er kann bald die b-und c-Linie besetzen und die
schwarzen Damenfluegelbauern sind sehr leicht angreifbar.}) 16. Qc2 (16. Bh3 $2
Qb5) 16... h5 $1 {[#] Ein interessanter Versuch, die Stellung zu verschaerfen.}
17. Rac1 h4 18. Qc4 $2 {Ich verstehe nicht, welcher Plan hinter diesem Zug
steht. Weiss muß schon gut aufpassen.} (18. Nc4 $5 Ba7 19. Na5 Bb6 20. Nc4 $10)
(18. Bh3 Qb5) 18... Qe7 19. Qc2 {Weiss ist bereit zu remisieren, aber was sagt
Kortschnoj dazu?} hxg3 20. hxg3 g6 $1 {[#] Die Initiative ist wichtiger als
ein Bauer.} (20... Bd7 21. Nxb7 g6 22. Na5 $16) 21. Qxa4 (21. Nc4 Ba7 (21...
Kg7 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Bc3 Rh8 24. e4 $16) 22. Na3 (22. Qxa4 $2 Nxg3 $1) 22...
Bb6) 21... Kg7 22. Qc2 (22. Rc4 Rh8 23. Rfc1 Qg5 24. Qc2 Qh5 25. Kf1 $13) 22...
Rh8 23. Nc4 Qg5 24. Nxb6 {[#]} (24. Rfe1 Qh5 25. Bc3 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Rh5 27. Re2 (
27. Nxb6 Nxg3+ 28. fxg3 Rf5+ 29. Ke2 Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 Rf2 $19) (27. Qe2 Nxg3+ 28.
fxg3 Rf5+ 29. Bf3 Rxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Bh3+ $19) 27... Nh4 $1 28. gxh4 Bh3 29. Ke1
Bxg2 $17) 24... Qh5 $1 {[#] Jetzt kommt Schwarz mit vernichtendem Angriff.} 25.
Rfe1 (25. f4 {Ftacnik} Qh2+ 26. Kf2 Qxg3+ 27. Kg1 Qh2+ 28. Kf2 cxb6 $19) (25.
Rfd1 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Nxg3+ 27. fxg3 Bh3 28. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 29. Kf2 Qf5+ $19) 25...
Qh2+ 26. Kf1 {[#] Wie geht's weiter?} Nxg3+ $1 27. fxg3 Bh3 $1 {Die letzte
Verteidiger wird beseitigt, dem weissen Koenig ist nicht mehr zu helfen.} 28.
Bxh3 (28. Bc3 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Qxg2+ 30. Kd1 Bg4+ 31. Re2 Rh1+ (31... Rh2 $19) 32.
Be1 cxb6 $19) 28... Qxh3+ 29. Kf2 (29. Ke2 {Ftacnik} Qg4+ 30. Kf2 Rh2+ $19)
29... Qf5+ {Bravo Viktor!} (29... Qf5+ {Ftacnik} 30. Kg2 (30. Ke2 Rh2+ 31. Kd1
Qf3+) 30... Rh2+ 31. Kxh2 Qf2+ 32. Kh3 Rh8+ 33. Kg4 Qf5#) 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 {This move is one of Kortchnoi's
favorite continuations, however in Essen he suffered two difficult losses,
getting very dubious positions right after the opening.} 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3
7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 (11. Rb1 cxd4 12. cxd4
Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Nc6 14. Qf4 b6 15. Nf3 Ba6 16. Qd2 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Bxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qc4
$13 {Flores Alvarez,R-Gutierrez,J/Santiago 1957}) (11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qd4 Qe7 13.
f4 Nxc5 14. Ne2 b6 15. Ke3 Ba6 16. Qb4 Rc8 17. a4 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Nb7 $13 {
Mirschinka,D-Liebert,H/BL2-O 1996}) (11. f4 Nc6 12. dxc5 (12. Nf3 Qa5 13. f5 c4
14. Be2 exf5 15. Qg3 Be6 16. h4 g6 $15 {Hulters,J-Kieninger,G/Krefeld 1938})
12... Qa5 13. Ne2 d4 14. Rab1 dxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Qxc5 16. Ne4 Qa5+ 17. Ke3 b6 18.
Rhd1 $14 {Malmgren,S-Hjorth,S/SWE-ch 1971}) 11... c4 (11... Nc6 12. Rh3 Qa5 13.
Rg3 {[%csl Gg7]} g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Ke8 16. Qf6 Rf8 17. dxc5 d4 18. Ne2
$14 {Westerinen,H-Bajovic,M/Reykjavik op 1982}) 12. Bf1 {White's idea is to
bring the knight to f4 via e2 and the rook to g3 or f3 via h3 in order to
attack weak f7 and g7 pawns.} (12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rh3 (13. Qf4 Bd7 14. g4 Ke7 15.
Nf3 Be8 16. h5 Kd7 17. Qe3 $14 {Lanzani,M-Baccaro,F/Open 1998}) 13... b5 (13...
Rg8 14. Qf4 Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ne2 f5 17. g4 (17. Bxe8 $5) 17... Ne7 $132 {
Anand,V-Korchnoi,V/Cat. 19 1999}) (13... Ne7 14. h5 Nf5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Qf4 b5
17. g4 Ne7 18. Nh4 Kg8 19. Rg1 $40 {Vysochin,S-Moskalenko,V/Yalta op 1996}) 14.
Qf4 (14. Rf3 a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. Nh3 Ra6 (16... Ne7 17. Qf4 Be8 18. h5 b4 19.
axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 bxc3+ 21. Rxc3 Qxa8 22. Bg4 Kg8 $13 {Arnold,L-Almasi,I/
Budapest FS08 GM 1997}) 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Nh5 Rh7 19. Rh1 Nf5 20. Qf4 Be8 21.
Rfh3 b4 $132 {Hendriks,R-Visser,Y/VAM Hoogeveen op 1997}) (14. Rg3 Rg8 15. a3
Bd7 16. Nh3 a5 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Nh5 Nf5 19. Rh3 b4 $132 {Madl,I-Almasi,I/
Balatonbereny op 1996}) 14... Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ne2 (16. a3 a5 17. Ne2 Qe7 (
17... b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Bxf7 Rxa1 20. Bxe6+ Ke7 21. Rg3 Kxe6 $13 {Timmerman,
G-Visser,Y/Dieren op 1998}) 18. Rg3 Qb7 19. Qf3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8 bxc3+
22. Qxc3 Qxa8 23. Qa3+ {1/2-1/2 Berthelot,Y-Moracchini,F/ch-FRA (team) 1999})
16... a5 17. g4 $5 b4 18. Rah1 Ra7 19. g5 Ne7 20. Bg4 Qb6 $2 21. h5 $36 {
Kindermann,S-Reefschlaeger,H/Altenkirchen 1999}) 12... Nc6 13. Ne2 b5 14. Rh3
a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. Nf4 Rg8 $146 {This move doesn't solve black's opening
problems, but it's not so easy to come up with anything better:} (16... Ne7 17.
Nh5 Nf5 18. Qf4 Rg8 19. Rb1 Qe7 20. Be2 $16 {Golubev,M-Hess,C/Chemnitz 1998}) (
16... b4 $6 {was played by Korchnoi after a few days,but he found himself in
troubles even sooner!.} 17. Rf3 $1 bxc3+ 18. Kd1 $1 h5 (18... Nxd4 $2 19. Nh5
$1 Nxf3 20. Qxg7+ Ke7 21. Qf6+ $18) 19. Nxh5 Rg8 20. Ke1 $1 Qb6 21. Rd1 Ne7 22.
Qf4 Nf5 23. g4 Nh6 24. Nf6 $1 {and white got fantastic position (to say the
least) in Lutz-Korchnoi, Essen 2002 game.}) 17. Rf3 $1 {Forcing black king to
come to e7, because 17..Qc8 looks stupid.} Ke7 18. Nh5 b4 19. Qf4 {Keeping the
queenside closed.} bxc3+ 20. Ke1 Be8 21. Rxc3 ({Not so convincing is} 21. Rg3
$6 Qb6 22. Rd1 Qb2 23. Nxg7 Qxc2 24. Bxc4 $1 (24. Nf5+ $2 Qxf5 25. Qxf5 exf5
26. Rxg8 c2 27. Rc1 Nxd4 $17) 24... Qe4+ 25. Qxe4 dxe4 26. Nf5+ Kf8 27. Rxg8+
Kxg8 28. Nxh6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 c2 $13) 21... a4 ({It was necessary to play} 21...
Qb6 $1 22. Rd1 Qb2 23. Rg3 Qxc2 24. Nxg7 Rb8 $5 $132 {with serious
counterchances on the queenside}) 22. Rg3 $1 Qa5+ 23. c3 $16 Rb8 24. Be2 (24.
Nxg7 $6 Rxg7 25. Qf6+ Kd7 26. Qxg7 Nxd4 $40) 24... Rb3 25. Qd2 g6 26. Nf6 Rh8
27. Bd1 Rb7 (27... Qb5 $5 28. Bxb3 cxb3 29. h5 g5 30. f4 Na5 31. fxg5 Nc4 32.
Qf2 Nxa3 $132) 28. Bc2 Kd8 29. Rb1 Rxb1+ 30. Bxb1 Kc7 31. Bc2 Qb5 32. Rf3 $1 ({
Another promising possibility was} 32. Nxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qxh6 Qb2 34. Bxa4 Ra8 35.
Bd1 Rxa3 36. Qd2 $16) 32... Nd8 33. Qc1 h5 34. Kd2 Nb7 35. Qb1 Na5 36. Nxe8+ $1
{Giving up a beutifull knight on f6 for an ugly bishop!} Qxe8 37. Qb4 Nb3+ 38.
Ke3 Qd7 39. Qd6+ $1 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6,Rh5]} Qxd6 40. exd6+ Kxd6 41. Rxf7 {
The black knight is out of play and the kingside weaknesses are falling sooner
or later.} Ra8 42. Rg7 Rb8 43. Ra7 Rg8 44. g3 {Black is deprived of any
ocunterplay so there is no need to hurry.} Kc6 45. Rxa4 Na1 {[%csl Ra1]} 46.
Bd1 g5 47. hxg5 Rxg5 48. Ra6+ Kd7 49. Ra7+ Kd6 50. Rh7 e5 51. Rh6+ Kc7 52. Rxh5
{Gathering the harvest.} exd4+ 53. Kxd4 Nb3+ (53... Nc2+ 54. Kc5) 54. Ke3 Rg6
55. Rxd5 Re6+ 56. Kf4 Ra6 57. g4 Kc6 58. Bf3 Nc5 59. Rd4+ Kb5 60. Bd5 {Great
win by Leko!} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Qf4 $5 (10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Qe2 (11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Qe2 Nb8
13. c3 h5 14. Kb1 g6 15. Ne5 Rhg8 16. Nxf6 Qxf6 17. Be4 $14 {Klovans,J-Smit,J/
Schwaebisch Gmuend 1998}) 11... O-O-O 12. Ba6 Rhe8 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14. Rd2 h6
15. Rhd1 $14 {Shepenkov-Livshits,S/Baku 1966}) 10... Qe7 (10... Bxe4 11. Qxe4
O-O 12. h4 Be7 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Qf3 Qd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 $11 {Ribas,A-Paredes,A/
Merlo 1990}) 11. Bc4 (11. Bd3 O-O-O 12. Rhe1 Nf8 13. c3 Ng6 14. Qg3 Bh4 15. Qh3
Bf6 16. g3 $14 {Westman,J-Ek,H/Malmo 1966}) 11... O-O-O 12. Rhe1 Nf8 13. g3 ({
Some attention deserved} 13. a3 $5 {not letting black to activate his queen}
Ng6 14. Qe3 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. g3 Bf6 17. f4 Kb8 18. Kb1 $14) 13... Ng6 14.
Qe3 Kb8 15. h4 (15. a3 $5) 15... Qb4 16. Bb3 h6 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Gg6e7]} 17.
Qe2 Qa5 18. c3 (18. Nxf6 gxf6 19. c3 Qh5 20. Nd2 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 $14) 18... Qh5
19. Nfd2 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 h5 21. Rde1 {For some reason white refraines from
taking on f6 even though it promised him slightly better chances.} (21. Nxf6
gxf6 22. Ne4 (22. f4 $6 Ne7 {[%csl Rg3]}) 22... Bxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 24. Re3 Ne7
25. Bc4 $14 {[%cal Gc4f1,Gf1g2,Gc1c2]}) 21... Ne7 22. Nf3 Nf5 23. Nfg5 Nh6 24.
Nd2 Bd5 25. Nc4 Kc8 26. Ne3 {The position is equal and following manouvres
don't change this assesment untill white makes a series of inaccuracies
letting black to transpose to winning rooks endgame.} (26. Ne5 Bxb3 27. axb3
Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rd7 $11) 26... Bxb3 27. axb3 a5 28. Ne4 Kb7 29. Kc2 (29. Nxf6
gxf6 30. Ng2 Nf5 31. Kc2 c5 32. dxc5 bxc5 $14) 29... Be7 30. Ra1 Rhe8 31. Ree1
Nf5 32. Nc4 Bf6 33. Ra2 $6 Nd6 34. Nexd6+ cxd6 35. d5 $5 Re7 (35... exd5 $2 36.
Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Nxd6+ $18) 36. Rd1 $6 {More sense would make} (36. Raa1 exd5 37.
Rxe7+ Bxe7 38. Ne3 d4 39. Nd5 Bf8 40. cxd4 $11 {with equality.}) 36... exd5 37.
Rxd5 (37. Ne3 d4 38. cxd4 Re4 $15) 37... Kc6 38. Rd2 d5 39. Ne3 (39. Ra1 Red7
40. Ne3 d4 $15) 39... d4 $1 {Now black is in charge of the situation due to
awfull position of the rook on a2.} 40. cxd4 Rxd4 41. Rxd4 Bxd4 42. Nf5 Rd7 43.
Nxd4+ Rxd4 {[%csl Ra2]} 44. Ra1 Rd6 {[%cal Gd6f6]} 45. Rf1 (45. Re1 Rf6 46. Re2
Rf3 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb3,Rf2][%cal Gf7f4]}) 45... Re6 46. Kd2 Rd6+ 47. Kc2 Rg6 48.
Rd1 Re6 49. Rd2 (49. Kd2 $2 Rd6+ 50. Kc2 Rxd1 51. Kxd1 Kc5 52. Kc2 Kb4 53. f3
f5 54. f4 g6 $22 $19) 49... Re1 50. Kd3 Kc5 51. Kc2 g6 $22 52. f4 (52. Kd3 Rc1
$19 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gc5b4]}) 52... Re3 53. Rd7 f5 54. Rc7+ Kd5 55. Rc3 Rxc3+
$1 56. Kxc3 Ke4 57. Kc4 Kf3 58. Kb5 Kxg3 59. Kxb6 Kxh4 60. Kxa5 Kg4 61. b4 h4
62. b5 h3 63. b6 h2 (63... h2 64. b7 h1=Q 65. b8=Q Qa1+ 66. Kb6 Qxb2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qb3 {Um die
Hauptfortsetzungen zu vermeiden, ist Viktor Kortschnoj bereit, Zeit mit seiner
Dame zu verlieren!} c5 7. cxd5 ({Vernünftiger ist wohl} 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5 Qxd5
$11) 7... exd5 $5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. O-O (9. c6 bxc6 10. Nd4 Rb8 11. Qc2 Bb7 {/\c5
}) 9... Nxc5 10. Qd1 {Von 2 Mehrtempis ist hier aber nicht die Rede. Denn der
Nc5 steht nicht ideal, nimmt er ja nicht zur Kontrolle von d4 teil.} Bg4 $6 ({
Ich verbrauchte viel Zeit, um zu bestimmen, wie ich meine Figuren aufstellen
sollte, fand aber keinen Vorteil für Schwarz. Etwas enttäuscht spielte ich
dann diesen schablonenhaften Entwicklungszug, ohne mir wirklich zu realisieren,
dass Weiß dann die Initiative übernehmen kann. Richtig war also} 10... Nfe4 11.
Be3 Bf6 12. Bd4 Be6 $11 {[%csl Rc3]}) 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 a6 (12... Nce4 13.
Nb5 a6 14. Nbd4) 13. Ne5 Be6 14. Bd4 $14 Nfe4 $1 {Es gilt eben schon, um den
Ausgleich zu kämpfen. Dafür muss Schwarz seine Figuren etwas aktivieren.} 15.
Rc1 (15. Bxc5 Rxc5) 15... Qd6 16. Nd3 ({Falls} 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Nxe4 dxe4 (
17... Rxc1 18. Nxd6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxd6 20. Nc4 Bxg3 21. hxg3 dxc4 22. Bxb7 a5
$11) 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Rxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxe4 Bd4 21. Nd3 Bxa2 22. Bxb7 Rb8 {
wird Schwarz wohl die Partie trotz Minusbauern remisieren.}) 16... Nxc3 17.
Rxc3 ({Auf} 17. Bxc3 {wollte ich mit} b6 $13 {reagieren} ({, da} 17... d4 18.
Nxc5 dxc3 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. bxc3 $14 {vorteilhaft
für Weiß ist.})) 17... Ne4 18. Rb3 {Weiß möchte so viele Figuren behalten wie
möglich. Dieser Turm wird für die Belagerung des isolierten Bauern benützt.} b5
19. Nf4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gb3d3]} Rfd8 (19... Bg5 $2 20. Bxg7) 20. Rd3 Qc6 21.
h4 a5 ({Schwarz soll am Damenflügel Raum gewinnen.} 21... Bd6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23.
Bh3 {war weniger genau.}) 22. Kh2 b4 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Re3 Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 $6
{[%csl Rg8]} ({Es gab keinen Grund, diesen riskanten Zug zu wählen, zumal} 
25... Nxf6 26. Qd4 Qd6 27. Bh3 Re8 {[%cal Gc8c2,Ge6e5] für Schwarz völlig in
Ordnung ist.}) 26. Rd3 f5 27. f3 Nc5 28. Rd2 Qd6 29. e3 Rd7 30. Rc2 Rg7 31. f4
Rgc7 32. g4 {Kortschnoj macht natürlich dort auf, wo ich kritisch stehe. Zum
Glück hat auch er dort Schwächen.} fxg4 (32... Qe7 $2 33. gxf5 Qxh4+ 34. Bh3
$16) 33. Qxg4+ Rg7 34. Qh5 (34. Qd1 Qd8 $1 {[%csl Rh4]} 35. Kh3 (35. Qd4 Qxh4+
36. Kg1 Qg3 37. Rff2 Rgc7) 35... Nd7 $1 (35... Qf6 36. f5) 36. Rxc8 Qxc8 $13
37. f5 $140 Nf6 $36) 34... Kh8 35. Qe5 ({Ich hoffte auf die Fortsetzung} 35.
Rfc1 $2 Rcg8 36. Bf3 Nd3 37. Rc6 (37. Rd1 Nxf4) 37... Qe7 38. Rd1 Qf6 $1 $19)
35... Qd8 ({Mir gefiel das Enspiel nicht nach} 35... Qxe5 36. fxe5 Rgc7 (36...
Rg4 {(/\ Rc4)} 37. b3 $1 $16) (36... Rcc7 37. Rfc1 Na6 38. Rc6) 37. Rf6 $14) ({
und auch} 35... Qe7 36. Rg1 $36 {erweist sich als ungenau.}) 36. Rfc1 (36. h5
Qh4+ $1 (36... h6 37. Rg1 Rcc7 38. Bh3 $16) 37. Kg1 Rcc7 $13) ({und} 36. Rg1
Nd3 $1 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. Qf6 Qc2 $11 {stellen keine Schwierigkeiten.}) 36...
Qxh4+ 37. Kg1 Qg3 38. Re2 Rcc7 $138 39. Qf6 $6 ({Auf} 39. Qd6 {hatte ich den
Zug} Nb7 {vorbereitet, wobei Schwarz nach} 40. Qxc7 Rxc7 41. Rxc7 Nd6 {genug
Aktivität mit seinem Figurenduo entfaltet.}) 39... h5 $6 ({Mit hängendem
Blättchen führte ich diesen Zug aus, ohne natürlich alle Konsequenzen im
voraus gesehen zu haben. In der Tat ist es großes Glück, dass Schwarz dann
nicht verliert. Besser war aber auf jeden Fall} 39... Rcf7 40. Qd4 Nd7 {
, wonach Weiß noch etwas aufpassen müsste.}) 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. Qf8+ Kh7 42.
Qxc5 h4 {Weiß kann es nicht vermeiden, dass die Mehrfigur gerade vom Brett
verschwindet. Aber ganz fertig ist noch nicht.} 43. e4 (43. Qc2+ {war die
Alternative, aber Schwarz erreicht den Remishafen mittels} Kh6 ({oder} 43...
Kg8 44. Qc8+ Kh7 {- 43...Kh6}) 44. Qc8 Kh7 45. Qxe6 h3 46. Qxd5 hxg2 47. Qh5+
Kg8 48. b3 Kf8 {[%csl Rg1] , denn es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Weiß Fortschritte
erzielen kann.}) 43... h3 44. exd5 hxg2 $1 ({Verführerisch war} 44... Qd3 $2 {
, da Weiß die Ressource} 45. Qe3 $1 {zur Verfügung hat.} (45. Qc2 Qxc2 46. Rxc2
exd5 47. Kf1 hxg2+ 48. Rxg2 Rf7 $1 $11) {Nach} 45... Rxg2+ ({oder} 45... Qxe3+
46. Rxe3 Rxg2+ 47. Kh1 Kg7 48. dxe6 Kf8 49. f5 Rxb2 50. e7+ Ke8 51. f6 Rf2 52.
Re6 a4 53. Rd6 $18) 46. Kh1 Qd1+ (46... Qxe2 47. Qxh3+ Kg6 48. Qxg2+ Qxg2+ 49.
Kxg2 exd5 50. Kf3 $18) 47. Re1 Qg4 48. Qe4+ Kg7 49. dxe6 Qg3 50. Qe5+ Kg8 51.
Qg5+ Qxg5 52. fxg5 Kf8 53. e7+ Ke8 54. Rg1 $1 $18 {gibt es keine Hoffnung mehr.
}) 45. Qe3 ({Andere Möglichkeiten bringen auch nichts ein:} 45. dxe6 Qh4 46.
Rxg2 (46. Qf5+ $2 Kh8 $1 $19)) (45. Rxe6 Qh3 46. Qc2+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Kh7 48. Qc2+
Kg8 {mit Dauerschach in beiden Fällen, oder}) (45. Qc2+ $2 Kh8 $1 $19) 45...
Qxe3+ 46. Rxe3 exd5 47. Rh3+ Kg8 48. Rh2 Rc7 49. Rxg2+ Kf7 50. Kf2 b3 ({
Einfacher als} 50... a4 51. Ke3 b3 52. axb3 (52. a3 Kf6 53. Rd2 Rc2 $1 54. Rxc2
bxc2 55. Kd2 Kf5 56. Kxc2 (56. b4 $4 axb3 57. a4 d4 58. a5 d3 59. Kc1 Kxf4 60.
a6 Ke3 $19) 56... Kxf4 57. b4 axb3+ 58. Kxb3 Ke3 59. Kc2 $11) 52... axb3 53.
Rd2 Ke6 54. Rd3 $14) 51. axb3 Rb7 52. Rg3 Kf6 53. Rd3 Kf5 54. Ke3 (54. Kf3 d4
55. Ke2 Ke4) 54... Rb5 55. b4 Rxb4 56. Rxd5+ Ke6 57. Rd2 a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Pelletier} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7.
Re1 $5 {This move was introduced into grandmasters' practice by T. Petrosian
in his match with Portisch in 1974. Portisch answered with 7...Ne4, what, in
fact, would allow white to occupy the centre with his pawns, after 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
9.d3 Bb7 10.e4.} d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {An ambitious move.} (8... exd5 {leads to
approximate equality.}) 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 $14 Nc6 ({Pelletier:
Letztens am selben Ort spielte Kortschnoj gegen mich} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 {
, aber diesmal hat er die Variante richtig vorbereitet.}) 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5
Na5 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Qh5 Rad8 {'!?' Pelletier. With this solid move
black prepares to play f7-f6.} ({An immediate} 16... f6 {would fail due to} 17.
Be4) ({Pelletier: Diese Neuerung könnte stärker sein als} 16... Rae8 {, da nach
} 17. Re3 {alle Arten Tricks wegen der Turmstellung auf e8 möglich sind, z.B:}
g6 18. Qe2 f6 19. Nxg6 $1 {oder 17...f6 18.Nc4!}) 17. Re3 {'!?' Pelletier.
Doubling his rooks along the e-file, white at the same time has in mind an
aggressive idea - g3-g4+Rh3.} f6 ({Pelletier: Falls zuerst} 17... g6 18. Qh6 f6
19. Nd3 Nc4 {, dann kann Weiß} 20. Ree1 $5 $14 {ziehen.}) 18. Nd3 {A temporar
retreat. The knight is eventually moving via f4 to e6.} Nc4 ({Pelletier: Sieht
verlockend aus, aber nach der Partie untersuchten wir auch die Abwicklung ins
Endspiel mittels} 18... Qf7 19. Qxf7+ Rxf7 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Nf4 Nc4 22. Re8+
Rf8 {, die für Schwarz befriedigend aussieht.}) 19. Re4 {'!' Pelletier.
Pelletier: 'Mit dieser Antwort hatte Kortschnoj nicht gerechnet, da der Bauer
d5 anscheinend verloren geht. Nun versank er in tiefes Nachdenken.'} (19. Re2
Ba6 $1) 19... g6 {An attempt to turn over the tables.} ({After} 19... b5 20. a4
(20. Rae1 {Pelletier}) 20... a6 21. Rb1 {white still has some edge.}) 20. Qh6
$6 {Looks as the most active move, but, actually, a centralizing} (20. Qe2 {
After} Ne5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. c4 b5 23. Nxe5 bxc4 24. Nc6 {(or 24.Rd1) it would
be not easy to hold the black position. Coming back to the move 19...g6 - it
was dubious.}) ({Pelletier: Meinerseits unterschätzte ich den gegnerischen Zug,
wobei es sich herausstellt, dass die Dame auf h6 nicht so gut plaziert ist wie
auf h4.} 20. Qh4 {war also vorzuziehen und mit einem kleinen Vorteil verbunden.
}) 20... Ne5 {'[]' Pelletier.} (20... Bxd5 $4 21. Re7 $18 Qxe7 22. Bxd5+ Kh8
23. Bxc4 $16) 21. Nxe5 (21. Rae1 $4 Nf7 22. Qh3 Bxd5 $17) ({Pelletier: Auch im
Fall von} 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. c4 b5 {[%csl Rd5] erhält Schwarz Gegenspiel, z.B:}
23. Rae1 bxc4 (23... Qg7 {Pelletier} 24. Qc1 $5) 24. Nxe5 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7
26. Rxc4 Rfe8 {und die Partie sollte mit einem friedlichen Ergebnis enden.})
21... fxe5 22. Bg5 Rde8 23. c4 ({Or} 23. Rd1 Qf7 24. Re2 Ba6 {- black pieces
are very active.}) 23... b5 24. Rd1 {The black initiative should not be
overestimated. Even after} (24. cxb5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 {white would
have had full compensation for an exchange.}) ({Pelletier: Nach} 24. Rc1 $6
bxc4 25. Rexc4 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2] fällt bereits ein Bauer.}) 24... Qa5 {
'?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Richtig war stattdessen} 24... bxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6
26. Re4 c4 $132) 25. Re2 {'?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Ich hatte zwar
Angriffslust in dieser Stellung, aber aus irgendeinem Grund verpasste ich} 25.
Rh4 {, was die Rückkehr der schwarzen Dame nach c7 erzwingt:} Qc7 (25... Rf7 {
Pelletier} 26. Bf6 $1 {/\ Qxg6!}) 26. cxb5 {mit Vorteil, da} Rxf2 $2 27. Kxf2
Bf8 28. Qxh7+ Qxh7 29. Rxh7 Kxh7 30. d6 {für Schwarz unmöglich ist.}) 25... Qa4
{But now black threats become rather annoying.} 26. Rc1 bxc4 27. Be4 Qd7 $6 {
Black had to repel a threat Bg6 with the move Rf7!, with some advantage.} (
27... Rf7 $1) 28. Rd2 Ba6 29. Rc3 (29. Bg2 {Pelletier} c3 $1 30. Rxc3 c4 {
[%cal Gd6b4]}) 29... Rf7 30. Bg2 {Now white threatens with Bh3-e6. But the
bishop on e4 was located very well. Instead of his pseudoactive move he had to
keep low profile and to continue 30.Kg2 or 30.Be3.  Pelletier: 'Etwa hier
verstand ich, dass nicht Weiß sondern vielleicht Schwarz auf Vorteil spielen
konnte! Doch ich hoffte immer noch, dass mir der Textzug die Initiative
versprechen würde.'} (30. Ra3 c3 31. Rxc3 c4 $15) 30... Qf5 $1 $17 {'!'
Pelletier.} 31. Bh3 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Bb7 {'!' Pelletier.} 33. Qh4 (33. f3 Bf8 34.
Qh4 e4 35. Be6 exf3+ 36. Rxf3 (36. Kf2 Bxd5 37. Bxf7+ Bxf7 $17) 36... Rxe6 37.
Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Qxh7+ Ke8 $19) ({Pelletier: Der Bauer ist unantastbar} 33. Rxc4 {
Pelletier} Bxd5+ $1 34. Rxd5 Qb7 $19) 33... e4 34. Be3 ({Und wieder wegen} 34.
Rxc4 {Pelletier} e3 $1 35. Bxe3 Rxe3 $1 $19) 34... Qa1 {'!' Pelletier.} ({Nach
} 34... Be7 {Pelletier} 35. Qg4 $1 (35. Qh6 {Pelletier} Bf6 $1 36. Rxc4 Ba6)
35... Rd8 36. Qd1 {besitzt Weiß ausreichende Kompensation}) (34... Be5 $2 {
Pelletier} 35. Rxc4 Bf6 36. Qg4 Ba6 37. Rd1 $16) 35. Rcc2 {'!' Pelletier.} (35.
Rxc4 Ba6 $17) 35... c3 36. Re2 Bxd5 $4 {'!' Pelletier.  A blunder.} ({After} 
36... Qd1 37. Be6 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 (38. Bxf7+ $2 Bxf7 {followed by Bc4 white was
lost.}) 38... Qxd5 39. Rxc3 {where black would have technical difficulties to
prove his decisive advantage...} Qf5 40. Rd2 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Be7 42. Qh3 {[%cal
Gh3f1,Gf1d1] , und Weiß hat eine gute Blockade.}) 37. Rc1 $18 Qb2 ({Nichts
verspricht} 37... Qxc1 $2 {Pelletier} 38. Bxc1 e3+ 39. Kf1 $18) 38. Rxb2 cxb2
39. Rd1 $2 {'!' Pelletier. Presumably, my opponent had been programmed before
the game to struggle - strictly - for a draw.  Pelletier: In großer Zeitnot
gelang es mir, die beste Fortsetzung zu finden.} (39. Rb1 {would have won the
game:} Be5 (39... Rb8 $2 {Pelletier} 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Qd8+ $18) 40. Qg4 Bxa2
41. Qxe4 Bxb1 42. Qxb1 c4 {lässt Weiß kaum noch eine Hoffnung (Pelletier).} 43.
Bg4 c3 44. Bd1 {Not too complicated line to calculate!}) 39... Bxa2 40. Qg5 Bf8
{'?!' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Besser war} 40... Be5 41. Bxc5 b1=Q 42. Rxb1
Bxb1 43. Qe3 Bc2 44. Bxa7 Bd1 {[%csl Rg2] , da somit der weiße König in
Schwierigkeiten gerät.}) 41. Bxc5 e3 $6 ({Pelletier: Und immer noch konnte man
mittels} 41... b1=Q 42. Rxb1 Bxb1 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 (43... e3 44. Bc5 e2 45. Bb4
$11) 44. Qc5+ Ree7 $11 (44... Rfe7 {einen gewissen Druck behalten. Kortschnoj
opfert seinen e-Bauern, um seinem weißfeldrigen Läufer mehr Raum zu
verschaffen.})) 42. Bxe3 $14 b1=Q 43. Rxb1 Bxb1 44. Qb5 (44. Kg1 {Pelletier}
Bf5) 44... Be4+ 45. Kg1 Rd8 46. f4 {'!?' Pelletier.} Bf5 (46... Re7 {Pelletier}
47. Bc5) 47. g4 {'!?' Pelletier. Pelletier: 'Solche aggressive Verteidigung
hatte er nicht erwartet, aber es ist klar, dass Weiß am Königsflügel auch zum
Wort kommen darf.'} Bd7 {'?!' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Die letzte Möglichkeit,
auf Vorteil zu spielen, bestand in} 47... Be6 {, da} 48. f5 $2 gxf5 49. gxf5
Rd5 $1 {dann gewinnt.}) 48. Qb3 Bc6 49. Bf1 {'!?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Ich
riskierte} 49. Bxa7 Bd5 {lieber nicht, obwohl nach} 50. Qa4 {nichts Schlimmes
zu passieren scheint.}) 49... Bd5 50. Bc4 Bxc4 51. Qxc4 {Pelletier: 'Nach dem
Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer haben Luftzüge um den weißen König an Kraft
verloren.'} Rdd7 52. f5 Rc7 53. Qd5 Rcd7 54. Qc4 Rc7 55. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Rd8 12. Ng5 $2 {About this line - see
CBM89, annotations to Kortschnoj-Balinov, which saw} (12. d5) {The text move
is a very unfortunate attempt of improvement.} 12... Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qa6 $1 {
[%mdl 4] The right reaction.} (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qb6 15. Qf3 Qf6 (15... f6 $4
16. Ba5 $18) 16. Qh3 h6 17. Nf3 {leaves initiative with White.}) 14. Qxa6 (14.
Qf3 {can now be met with} f6 15. Nh3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rxd4) 14... Nxa6 {The
endgame is favourable for Black as the white pieces are not consolidated.} 15.
d5 (15. Rab1 cxd4 16. cxd4 b6 17. d5 e6 $17) 15... c4 $1 {A typical pawn
advance disconnecting the white c3 and d5 pawns and preparing ...Nc5.} (15...
e6 {was less solid but also good:} 16. Rab1 exd5 17. Rxb7 dxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19.
Bh6 $1 Bh8 $1 $17) 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Bxa7 (17. Rab1 b6 18. Rfc1 Nc5 $17) 17...
Bxc3 18. Rab1 Rd7 19. Be3 Bg7 $17 {[%csl Gc4]} 20. Rb5 {trying to prevent ...
Nc5 but the knight has another route.} (20. Rfc1 c3 21. f4 Rc4 $1 {[%cal Rh7h6]
} 22. e5 Nb4 23. Rxb4 Rxb4 24. Rxc3 Rxd5 25. Rc8+ Bf8 $19) 20... c3 21. f4 $6 (
{According to GM I.Smirin,} 21. Nf3 {was correct, although after} Rc4 22. e5
Nb4 23. e6 Rxd5 24. Rxb7 {I.Smirin} fxe6 {Black's position is certainly
preferable.}) 21... c2 22. Rc1 (22. e5 $142 Rc4 23. a3 $1 {preventing 23...Nb4}
Rc3 $17 {I.Smirin}) 22... Rc4 $1 {[%cal Ra6b4,Rh7h6]} 23. a3 (23. e5 Nb4 24.
Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Rxc2 Rxd5 26. Rc8+ Bf8 $19) 23... h6 24. Nf3 Rxe4 $19 {The rest
is a matter of technique.} 25. Kf2 Rc7 26. Bb6 Rc3 27. Rb2 Rxa3 28. Rbxc2 Nb4
29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Rd1 Nd3+ (30... Rd3 $19) 31. Kf1 Nxf4 32. Re8 f5 33. Bc7 Rd3
34. Rxd3 Nxd3 35. Rb8 Rb4 36. Re8 Bf6 37. Rd8 Nc5 (37... Rb2 $19) 38. d6 (38.
Be5 Bxe5 39. Nxe5 Kg7 40. d6 exd6 41. Rxd6 {doesn't help in view of} Rb1+ 42.
Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 Rf2+ $1 44. Kg1 Re2 45. Nxg6 Ne4 $19) 38... exd6 39. Rxd6 Bg7
40. h4 Ne4 41. Re6 Rb1+ 42. Ke2 Rb2+ 43. Kf1 g5 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Kg1 g4 46.
Nh4 g3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[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. Nc3 (9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Qc8 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qb7+ 14.
f3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. a3 Be7 17. e3 b5 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Karpov,An, Linares
1992 CBM 28 game 454.}) (9. Qc2 d6 $5 (9... c5 10. dxc5 (10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4
Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. Bg5 Qe5 $13 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Huebner,R, Wijk 1989 CBM
28 game 839.}) 10... Bxc5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rad1 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qb1 $10 {
Brenninkeijer,J-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992 CBM 28 game 840.}) (9... Be4 10. Qb2 h6
11. Bf4 Be7 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. d5 $14 {Salov,V-Timman,J, Linares 1992 CBM 28 game
503.}) 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bh3 Bf5 15. Bxf5
exf5 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 f4 19. Rac1 Nf6 $6 20. gxf4 $14 {Chernin,
A-Polugajevsky, Tastrup 1992 CBM 28 game 798.}) 9... d5 {9. - Re8 10.Rc1 h6 -
see Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V, Roguwbrune 1992 CBM 28 game 707 9. - h6 10.Qc2 Re8 -
see Polugajevsky,L-Anand,V, Roguebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 762.} (9... Ne4 10.
Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 {
15. - Bxd5!} 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bh3 $1 $14 {Van Wely,L-Kortschnoj,V, Wijk 1992
CBM 28 game 918.}) 10. Ne5 $5 {Epishin`s new move.} (10. Qc2 Na6 11. Rad1 h6
12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Bh3 Qe8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bf4 Rd8 $14 {Karpov,An-Salov,V,
Linares 1992 CBM 28 game 482.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nd3 Qe7 (11... Be7 12. Rc1 Ne4
13. Be3 Ndf6 $13 {Epishin,V-Huebner,R, Wijk 1992 CBM 28 game 847.}) 12. Na4 $1
(12. Nxb4 axb4 13. Na4 Rfb8 14. Nb2 c5 $10) 12... Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Rad8 14. c5 {
14.Rac1 dxc4!} b5 15. Nab2 $2 {15.Nc3 +/=} Ra8 16. Qf4 $6 (16. f4 Ne4 17. Qe3
Ra6 18. Ne5 $13 {(Epishin)}) 16... Nb8 17. Ne5 Ra6 18. Rfe1 Ne4 19. Ned3 f6 20.
e3 Re8 $15 21. a3 $6 {21.Qh4!} e5 22. Qg4 Re6 $1 23. Qd1 Qf7 24. Rc1 exd4 25.
exd4 Nc6 26. Nf4 R6e7 (26... Nxf2 $5 27. Kxf2 Rxe1 28. Bxd5 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 $15 {
(Epishin)}) 27. Qd3 $6 g5 $1 28. Qxb5 gxf4 29. Qxb7 Nxd4 30. Nd3 c6 31. Qb6 f3
32. Bf1 Rb7 33. Qa6 Reb8 $19 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Nf4 Ra7 36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. Bxc4+
Kh8 38. Rd1 Ne2+ 39. Nxe2 fxe2 40. Re1 Rd7 41. Rxe2 Rd4 42. Kg2 a4 43. Re3 axb3
44. Bxb3 Rd3 45. Bc2 $6 Rxe3 46. fxe3 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. h4 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 e5 $1 12. Qc2 (12. dxe5
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Bxe5 $15) 12... h6 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. O-O-O Qa5 {
The chess theory is often merciless, in the past the defenders tended to
achieve good results in a sharp fight. Polgar also fails to impressed with her
handling of the position.} (14... hxg5 $2 15. dxe5 (15. hxg5 Bxg5+ 16. Nxg5
Qxg5+ 17. Kb1 Re8 18. Qc4 $13) 15... g4 (15... Be7 16. hxg5 Bxg5+ 17. Nxg5
Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 g6 19. f4 $1 Qxf4 20. Bxg6+ Kg7 21. Rh7+ Kg8 22. Bxf7+ $18) 16.
exf6 gxf3 17. fxg7+ Kxg7 18. gxf3 $15) 15. Kb1 (15. Bf5 Qxa2 $15) 15... exd4
16. Bd2 (16. Bxf6 $2 Nxf6 17. Bd3 Be6 $19) (16. Bf5 Nb6 17. Bd3 Be6 $17) 16...
Qc5 17. Bf4 (17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb4 b6 19. Bc2 Bg4 $17) 17... a5 18. Rhe1 (18.
Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Bd6 Kxh7 $1 20. Bxc5 (20. Bxf8 $2 Bf5+ 21. Ka1 Rxf8 $19) 20...
Bf5+ 21. Ka1 Rfe8 (21... Bg4 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Rd3 $13) 22. Bxd4 Be7 $15) 18...
Ra6 19. Bd3 (19. Bf5 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxf5+ 22. Kd2 Bg4 $19) 19...
Qxc2+ 20. Bxc2 (20. Kxc2 Rc6+ 21. Kd2 Nc5 22. Bb5 Rb6 23. a4 Bf5 $19) 20... Nc5
21. Ne5 $5 {[%mdl 4096] White believes in the activity of the pieces, but
Kortschnoj will work his way to excellent prospects in the endgame.} (21. Nxd4
$5 Bxh4 22. g3 Bf6 23. Be5 $15) 21... Kg8 (21... Bxh4 $5 22. g3 Bf6 23. Rxd4
Ne6 24. Rde4 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Re6 $17) 22. Bg3 (22. Rxd4 Ne6 (22... Bxh4 23. Be3
$1 Bf6 24. Rd5 $11) 23. Rde4 Nxf4 24. Rxf4 Re8 $15) 22... Rd8 23. Nd3 (23. f4
b5 24. Bf2 Rad6 $17) 23... Rc6 24. Re2 (24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Bd3 Be6 $17) 24...
Bf5 25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Kc2 (27. Rd3 Rc5 28. Rc2 Rdc8 29. Rxc5 Rxc5
$17) 27... Rc5+ 28. Kd3 a4 29. Rde1 (29. Ree1 Rdc8 $17) 29... Kh7 30. Re8 (30.
Be5 Bxh4 31. g3 (31. Bxd4 $2 Bf6 32. Re4 Rcd5 $19) 31... Bg5 32. f4 f6 33. fxg5
(33. Bxd4 Rcd5 34. Re4 f5 $19) 33... hxg5 34. Bxd4 Rcd5 35. Re4 f5 $19) 30...
Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Rb5 32. Re2 (32. Kc2 d3+ 33. Kxd3 Rxb2 34. Rb8 b5 35. h5 a3 $19)
32... Kg6 $1 {It is crucial to improve the location of the king in order to
keep chances for the success alive.} 33. f3 (33. Rc2 Kf5 34. f3 Ke6 $17) 33...
Rc5 34. Bf2 (34. Rc2 Rxc2 35. Kxc2 Kf5 36. Kd3 Ke6 37. Ke4 g6 38. Bf2 Kd6 39.
Bxd4 Bxh4 $17) 34... Rc1 35. Re1 (35. Rd2 Rh1 36. g3 Rh2 37. Bg1 Rh3 38. Bf2
Be5 $1 $19) 35... Rxe1 36. Bxe1 {Hecht: 'L + MB'} Kf5 37. Bf2 (37. Bd2 Ke5 (
37... Bxh4 38. Kxd4 Bf6+ 39. Kc5 Bxb2 40. Kb6 h5 41. Kxb7 h4 42. Kb6 a3 43. Kc5
g5 $19) 38. g3 Kd5 $19) (37. h5 $5 {Hecht} Kg5 38. Ke4 Be7 (38... Kxh5 $140 $2
{Hecht} 39. Kf5 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Rg2g4]}) 39. b3 axb3 40. axb3 Kxh5 41. Kxd4
Kg6 42. Ke5 h5 $17) 37... Kf4 $1 38. b3 (38. Bxd4 Bxd4 39. Kxd4 Kg3 $19) 38...
axb3 39. axb3 h5 $1 {White pawn will remain fixed on the h4 and will become
grateful object of an attack.} 40. Ke2 Ke5 41. Kd3 Kd5 42. Be1 (42. f4 {Hecht}
g6 43. g3 Bg7 44. Bg1 f5 45. Bf2 Kc5 46. Be1 Bf6 47. Bd2 Bd8 48. Be1 Bb6 49.
Bd2 Kb5 50. Be1 Ba5 51. Bf2 Bc3 $19 {Nach dem Nehmen auf d4 ist das
Bauernendspiel um ein Tempo verloren. Und} 52. Bg1 Kb4 53. Kc2 b5 54. Bf2 d3+
55. Kxd3 Kxb3 {scheidet auch aus.}) 42... g6 43. Bf2 Be5 44. Be1 f5 45. Bf2 Kc5
46. Be1 Bh2 47. g3 (47. Bf2 {Hecht} Kb4 48. Kxd4 b5 49. Kd5 Kxb3 50. Ke6 Kc4
51. Kf6 b4 52. Be3 Kd3 53. Bc5 b3 54. Ba3 Kc2 55. Kxg6 Bd6 $19) 47... Bg1 48.
Ke2 Be3 49. Kd3 Kd5 50. Ke2 (50. f4 {Hecht} b5 51. b4 Bg1 $22) 50... f4 $1 51.
gxf4 Bxf4 52. Bf2 g5 {Hecht: 'mit Bildung eines entfernten Freibauern'} 53. Kd3
gxh4 54. Bxh4 Be5 55. Bf2 Bf6 56. Bg3 h4 57. Bh2 Be5 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 (6... Nxc3 7.
bxc3 g6 {is suggested by many theoreticians.}) 7. Bb5 {By this move order
White can avoiod some lines of the Panov Attack.} Nxc3 (7... a6 $6 {helps only
for White, since he is happy to exchange on c6.} 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O g6 10.
Qa4 Bb7 {If Black cannot play c6-c5 his light-squared B remains in ethernal
passivity.} 11. Re1 Bg7 12. d4 O-O 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Rxe7 $5 (14. Bg5 e6 15.
Rac1 Qb5 16. Qa3 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxg5 18. Nxc6 {and the B works again!} Rfe8 $11
{Balashov-Guliev, Moscow 1998}) 14... c5 15. dxc5 Bc6 16. Qc2 $16) (7... Nc7 $6
{leaves the [+] for nothing.} 8. Ba4 (8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. O-O e6 11.
Ne5 Nd5 12. d4 {White has a strong pressure on the dark squares, the
light-squared B is rather passive.} Be7 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. Qb3 O-O 15. Ne4 Be8 16.
Bb4 $14 {exchanging the vital e7 B, Delchev-Shirazi, Nice 2001.}) 8... Bg4 9.
h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. Ne5 Ne6 13. Qc4 Ned8 14. d4 e6 15. Bf4 $16 {
A.Sokolov-Loeffler, Basel 2001}) (7... e6 {- J.Polgar-Dreev, RUS-The World
rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 8. bxc3 Qd5 $5 {/\ Bg4 is an active option for Black.} (
8... a6 $6 {is again only a loss of time.} 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qa4 Qd5 11. O-O
Qb5 12. Qh4 e6 13. c4 Qb6 14. Qe4 Be7 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. d4 Bb7 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. c5
$16 {with a huge space advantage for White, Damaso-Peixoto, Loures 1998.}) (
8... e6 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 O-O 11. Re1 Bf6 12. Bd3 b6 {is a funny transposition
to D41 with good attacking chances for White on the >>.}) (8... g6 9. O-O Bg7
10. Re1 O-O 11. Ba3 Re8 (11... Bf6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. d4 Bf5 15. Ne5
Rfc8 16. Bc5 $14 {with a nasty pressure on the dark squares, Tkachiev-Van der
Werf, Wijk aan Zee 1995.}) 12. d4 Bd7 13. Bd3 $5 $14 (13. Bc4 $6 {runs into}
Na5 14. Bd5 Bf5 15. Be4 Bxe4 {The exchange of the light-squared B weakens ><
c4 and d5.} 16. Rxe4 Nc4 $15 {Pokorna-Kachiani, Warsaw 2001})) (8... Bd7 9. O-O
e6 10. d4 $14) (8... Bg4 9. h3 (9. Qe2 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qe4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 {1/2:1/2 Lalic-Hodgson, Aberdeen 1996}) 9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3
Rc8 11. O-O e6 12. d4 Be7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Rfe1 Bf6 $13 {Spanton-Ormsby, Port
Erin 2001}) 9. Qe2 (9. c4 Qe4+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 {The _|_ is nothing
special for White, he has some structural weaknesses.} Bg4 12. d4 O-O-O 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 14. Be3 g6 15. Rab1 Bg7 $11 {Pinski-Vanparys, Yerevan 1999}) 9... Bg4
(9... a6 $6 {is again feeble, this time in view of} 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. d4 Bg4 12.
Rb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 {White has an excellent ^^ and a lead of development.} b5 14.
Bd3 Qd5 15. a4 $16 {Arizmendi-Cid, Palencia 1999}) 10. Bc4 (10. c4 Qf5 11.
Bxc6+ bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 {and White's P structure is not
rosy either.} Rb8 15. d3 e5 16. Be3 c5 17. Kd2 Bd6 18. Rab1 Kd7 19. Rb3 {
1/2:1/2 Lalic-Rausis, Haarlem 1996}) (10. d4 e6 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 12. Rb1
$5 (12. Bf4 $6 Bd6 13. Bc4 Qa5 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Qe4 e5 $15 {Goodger-Marusenko,
York 2000})) 11. O-O Bd6 12. c4 Qh5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 O-O 16.
Be3 e5 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Rfb8 20. Rd7 Rb2 21. Rfd1 h5 22.
R1d2 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 a5 $11 {R.Sergejev-Pingitzer, Matinhos 1994}) 10... Bxf3 11.
Bxd5 {Simplifying the position.} (11. gxf3 $5 {leads to a complicated
middlegame.} Qf5 (11... Qg5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Bb5 Rc8) 12. d4 g6 13. O-O Bg7 $13)
11... Bxe2 12. Bxc6+ (12. Kxe2 $5 {at least leaves White with the ^^.} Rc8 (
12... e6 13. Be4 Rc8 $11) 13. Rb1 b6 $11) 12... bxc6 13. Kxe2 {This _|_ cannot
be significantly better for White.} e5 14. d3 (14. Rb1 Bd6 15. Rb7 {White is
not well-developed to exploit the temporary weakness of the 7-th rank.} O-O 16.
d3 Rfb8 $11) 14... Bc5 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Rb3 (16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Kc7 {
and the R _|_ is roughly equal.}) 16... Kc7 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Rb8 19. g4 (
19. Rhb1 Rxb3 20. axb3 Rb8 $11) 19... Rb6 20. Ke4 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-GER m"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2002.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.09.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 {In
dieser symmetrischen Stellung hat Weiß ein Tempo mehr. Schwarz ist in der Nähe
des Ausgleichs, aber er muss vorsichtig sein.} Be6 (7... Be7) 8. cxd5 {Diese
Fortsetzung ist weniger gefährlich für Schwarz. Die Alternativen 8.0-0 dxc4 9.
Be3, oder 8.Be3 kommen in Betracht.} (8. O-O $5) 8... Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 (9...
Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Be3 (11. Rb1 $5) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O
14. Bf3 Bd5 15. Re1 Re8 16. g3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 b6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Re5 Bf8 {
1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A-Bagaturov,G/Patras 2001/CBM 83 ext (29)}) 10. dxc5 (10.
Ne4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Nc5 Nf4 $1 (13... Bxc5 14. Qxc5 Qb6 15.
Qxb6 Nxb6 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17. Be3 {1-0 Kalevic,S-Urosevic,M/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM
81 ext (49)}) 14. Qxf4 Bxc5 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Re8 17. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 Bezold,
M-Hellsten,J/Bermuda 1997/CBM 58 (17)}) (10. Nxd5 Qxd5 (10... Bxd5 11. dxc5
Bxc5 12. Bg5 f6 $6 (12... Be7 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qa4+ Bc6 $11) 13. Qc2 Qb6 14.
Rad1 $1 {1-0 Prokopchuk,E-Brodsky,M/Perm 1997/CBM 58/[Ribli] (58)}) 11. Be3
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 O-O 15. Bf3 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Bd5 17.
Bxd5 Rxd5 18. Be3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 a6 20. Kf1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ {1/2-1/2 Tal,
M-Dorfman,T/Marseille 1989/EXT 98 (21)}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxd1 (11... Bxc5
12. Qc2 h6 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Qe4 O-O-O 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18.
cxd4 Kb8 19. Rfc1 Bd5 20. Rxc7 Bxe4 21. Rbc1 Bd5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rf8 24.
Re7 Rxd4 25. Rcc7 Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Drei,A-Pernigotti,C/Genoa 2001/EXT 2002 (45)})
12. Rxd1 Bxc5 13. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b7] Schwarz hat eine gesunde Bauernstruktur,
weil die weißen Bauern am Damenflügel schwach sind - aber Weiß hat aktives
Figurenspiel.} O-O (13... Bb6 $5) 14. Rxb7 Bxa2 $13 {Schwarz hat einen
entfernten Bauern auf a7, aber die weißen Figuren sind aktiv.} 15. Rb5 Be7 (
15... Bb6 16. c4 $14) 16. c4 {[%cal Rd1d2,Rd2a2] Droht 17.Rd2 - Schwarz muss
vorsichtig sein, sonst befindet sich sein Ba2 in großer Not.} Rfd8 $1 17. Rxd8+
Rxd8 18. Be3 a5 $1 {[%csl Ga5] Endlich Schwarz mobilisiert seinen Bauern.} 19.
Rb6 (19. Nd2 Bb4) 19... Rc8 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. c5 {[%csl Gc5]} Bd5 (21... a4 $5
$11) 22. Rb5 Nd7 $1 {[%mdl 256] Dieser Zug ist eigentlich ein Bauernopfer -
Schwarz verteidigt sich gut.} (22... Nc6 23. Nc4 $14) 23. Bg4 {[%cal Gg4c8]}
Rc7 24. Bxd7 (24. Bf4 Ra7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxa5 {Ähnliche Stellungen haben
wir nach der Partiefortsetzung 24.Bxd7.}) 24... Rxd7 25. Rxa5 {[%mdl 4096]} f6
$14 {[%cal Gg8f7] [#]In dieser Stellung hält das Läuferpaar den weißen
Mehrbauern im Zaum. Der weiße Mehrbauer auf der c-Linie ist nicht zu verwerten.
} 26. g3 Kf7 27. Kf1 g5 28. Ke2 Bc6 {Der c5P ist blockiert - 29.Ra6?? geht
nicht wegen 29...Bb5+.} (28... h5 $14) 29. Nb3 {[%cal Gb3d4]} Bd8 30. Ra3 Bb5+
31. Ke1 Be7 32. Nd4 Bc4 33. Ra5 (33. Ra4 $5 Bd5 $14) 33... Rc7 34. Nf5 (34. c6
$2 Bb4+ 35. Bd2 Bxa5 36. Bxa5 $17) 34... Bf8 35. h4 Be6 (35... h6 36. h5 $16)
36. Nd6+ Bxd6 37. cxd6 Rd7 38. Bc5 (38. hxg5 Rxd6 (38... fxg5 $14) 39. gxf6
Kxf6 $14 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber wegen des reduziertes Material kann
er seinen Materialvorteil nicht verwerten.}) 38... gxh4 39. gxh4 Rb7 {[%cal
Gb7b1] Es gibt ungleichfarbige Laufer auf dem Brett und das Material ist
reduziert - der weiße Mehrbauern hat keine Bedeutung.} 40. Kd2 Bd7 41. Ra3 Rb2+
42. Kc3 Rb1 43. Kc2 Re1 $1 (43... Rh1 $2 44. Re3 Be6 45. d7 Bxd7 46. Re7+ $18)
44. Rf3 {[%cal Gc5d4,Gd4f6]} (44. Ra7 Ke6 $11) 44... Re4 45. Kb2 Ke6 $11 (45...
Rxh4 $6 46. Re3) 46. Re3 (46. h5 Re5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 {Lutz follows Leko's play a few rounds
before.} (11. Rb1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Nc6 14. Qf4 b6 15. Nf3 Ba6 16. Qd2
Qxa2 17. Ra1 Bxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qc4 $13 {Flores Alvarez,R-Gutierrez,J/Santiago 1957
}) (11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qd4 Qe7 13. f4 Nxc5 14. Ne2 b6 15. Ke3 Ba6 16. Qb4 Rc8 17.
a4 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Nb7 $13 {Mirschinka,D-Liebert,H/BL2-O 1996}) (11. f4 Nc6 12.
dxc5 (12. Nf3 Qa5 13. f5 c4 14. Be2 exf5 15. Qg3 Be6 16. h4 g6 $15 {Hulters,
J-Kieninger,G/Krefeld 1938}) 12... Qa5 13. Ne2 d4 14. Rab1 dxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Qxc5
16. Ne4 Qa5+ 17. Ke3 b6 18. Rhd1 $14 {Malmgren,S-Hjorth,S/SWE-ch 1971}) 11...
Nc6 (11... c4 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rh3 (13. Qf4 Bd7 14. g4 Ke7 15. Nf3 Be8 16. h5
Kd7 17. Qe3 $14 {Lanzani,M-Baccaro,F/Open 1998}) 13... b5 (13... Rg8 14. Qf4
Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ne2 f5 17. g4 (17. Bxe8 $5) 17... Ne7 $132 {Anand,
V-Korchnoi,V/Cat. 19 1999}) (13... Ne7 14. h5 Nf5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Qf4 b5 17. g4
Ne7 18. Nh4 Kg8 19. Rg1 $40 {Vysochin,S-Moskalenko,V/Yalta op 1996}) 14. Qf4 (
14. Rf3 a5 15. a3 Bd7 16. Nh3 Ra6 (16... Ne7 17. Qf4 Be8 18. h5 b4 19. axb4
axb4 20. Rxa8 bxc3+ 21. Rxc3 Qxa8 22. Bg4 Kg8 $13 {Arnold,L-Almasi,I/Budapest
FS08 GM 1997}) 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Nh5 Rh7 19. Rh1 Nf5 20. Qf4 Be8 21. Rfh3 b4 $132
{Hendriks,R-Visser,Y/VAM Hoogeveen op 1997}) (14. Rg3 Rg8 15. a3 Bd7 16. Nh3 a5
17. Nf4 Ne7 18. Nh5 Nf5 19. Rh3 b4 $132 {Madl,I-Almasi,I/Balatonbereny op 1996}
) 14... Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ne2 (16. a3 a5 17. Ne2 Qe7 (17... b4 18. axb4 axb4
19. Bxf7 Rxa1 20. Bxe6+ Ke7 21. Rg3 Kxe6 $13 {Timmerman,G-Visser,Y/Dieren op
1998}) 18. Rg3 Qb7 19. Qf3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rxa8 bxc3+ 22. Qxc3 Qxa8 23.
Qa3+ {1/2-1/2 Berthelot,Y-Moracchini,F/ch-FRA (team) 1999}) 16... a5 17. g4 $5
b4 18. Rah1 Ra7 19. g5 Ne7 20. Bg4 Qb6 $2 21. h5 $36 {Kindermann,
S-Reefschlaeger,H/Altenkirchen 1999}) 12. Rh3 c4 (12... Qa5 13. Rg3 {[%csl Gg7]
} g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Ke8 16. Qf6 Rf8 17. dxc5 d4 18. Ne2 $14 {
Westerinen,H-Bajovic,M/Reykjavik op 1982}) 13. Bf1 b5 14. Ne2 a5 15. a3 Bd7 16.
Nf4 b4 $6 {An attempt to start an actions on the queenside right away. However
Lutz seems to be perfectly prepared for such course of actions.} (16... Rg8 17.
Rf3 Ke7 18. Nh5 b4 19. Qf4 bxc3+ 20. Ke1 Be8 21. Rxc3 $14 {Leko,P-Kortschnoj,V/
Essen 2002}) (16... Ne7 17. Nh5 Nf5 18. Qf4 Rg8 19. Rb1 Qe7 20. Be2 $16 {
Golubev,M-Hess,C/Chemnitz 1998}) 17. Rf3 $1 bxc3+ 18. Kd1 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf4e6,
Gf4g6] Now white is threatening both Ng6 and N:e6.} h5 ({Unfortunately for
black doesn't work} 18... Nxd4 $2 19. Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rd4]} Nxf3 (19... Nf5 20.
Rxf5 exf5 21. Qxg7+ Ke7 22. Qf6+ $18) 20. Qxg7+ Ke7 21. Qf6+ $1 $18 {and white
is winning.}) 19. Nxh5 ({If white plays} 19. Qg3 $6 {black has} Rh6 {defending
against both threats.}) 19... Rg8 20. Ke1 $1 {In order to defend the pawn on
d4 by Rd1.} Qb6 21. Rd1 Ne7 $2 {Passive defense doesn't help black, that's why}
(21... Qb2 $5 {leading to some complications was called for.} 22. Nf4 (22. Qg6
$6 Nd8 23. Qh7 Ba4 $1) 22... Ke8 {and the position is not perfectly clear yet}
23. Qh5 $140 (23. h5 Rb8 24. h6 Qxc2 25. Nh5 Rb1) 23... Rf8 24. Ng6 $2 fxg6 25.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qh8+ Kf7 27. Qxa8 Qxc2 $17) 22. Qf4 $1 {Now black is helpless
against white's threats.} Nf5 (22... Be8 23. Nf6 $1 Ng6 24. Nd7+ $1 $18 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 23. g4 Nh6 24. Nf6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rh6] Nice tactical blow deciding
the game in white's favour.} Ba4 (24... gxf6 25. Qxh6+ Ke8 26. Qxf6 Rf8 27. g5
$18) 25. Nxg8 Kxg8 26. Rxc3 Qb2 27. Kd2 Rb8 28. f3 $1 {Keeping in mind
variation which occured in the game.} Rb3 29. Qe3 Rxa3 30. Rxa3 Qxc2+ 31. Ke1
Qxd1+ 32. Kf2 Bc2 33. Rxa5 Bd3 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. c4 Bg4 {Ribli.Es ist interessant, dass Topalov mit Weiss gegen
Adams, Dortmund 1996 CBM54 nach 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.c4 Nd7 4.e4 Bxf3 verloren
hat. Vielleicht hat Topalov Lust, diese Variante mit Schwarz zu spielen.} 3. e4
$6 $146 {Ribli. Nach diesem Zug hat Weiss keine Chance, zu Eroeffnungsvorteil
zu kommen.} (3. Qb3 $5 Qc8 4. d4 {A 41 Ribli}) (3. e3 $5 {Ribli}) (3. d4 $5 {
A 41 Ribli}) 3... c5 $1 4. Nc3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nc6 6. d3 g6 $10 {[#] Ribli.Es ist
klar, dass Schwarz auf den schwarzen Felden spielen muss. Der Laeufer auf g7
kontrolliert den Schwachpunkt d4.} 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 e6 {Ribli.Das ist
elastischer als 8...Nf6.} 9. O-O Nge7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 Rb8 {Ribli. Meiner
Meinung nach ist 11...a6 besser. Rb8 sollte eventuell spaeter kommen.} 12. Qd2
Nd4 {Ribli.Schwarz muss diesen Zug machen, sonst kommt Weiss mit 13.Ne2 und 14.
d4.} 13. Kh1 Nec6 14. f4 f5 {[#] Ribli.Typischer Zug in solchen Stellungen.
Jetzt oder spaeter muss Schwarz den moeglichen Vorstoss f4-f5 verhindern.} 15.
Rae1 Qa5 (15... Qd7 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Nb5 $10 {Ribli.}) 16. Bg1 (
16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nb5 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nxb5 19. cxb5 Nd4 20. Bc3 {Ribli.}) 16...
Kh8 17. h3 a6 18. g4 {Ribli.Es waere besser, zuerst die Diagonale h1-a8 mit 18.
exf5 zu oeffnen und danach 19.g4 zu spielen.} Rbe8 19. Bh2 (19. exf5 {Ribli.})
19... Qd8 20. exf5 $1 gxf5 21. gxf5 (21. g5 {Ribli}) 21... Nxf5 $15 22. Ne4
Ncd4 (22... Qd7 {Ribli}) (22... Qh4 23. Ng5 $13 {Ribli}) 23. Qd1 Nh4 24. Rg1
Ndf5 25. Ng5 Bd4 {[#]} 26. Nxh7 $36 (26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 Bxg1 28. Bxg1 Rg8
$17 {Ribli.}) 26... Kxh7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 (27... Nh6 28. Be4+ N4f5 (28... Rf5 29.
Rg4 Bf6 30. Rxh4 Bxh4 31. Bxf5+ $18) 29. Bxf5+ Rxf5 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qxh6# {
Ribli.}) 28. Be4+ Bg7 (28... Bxg1 29. Rxg1+ Ng7 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Qxg7# {Ribli.}
) 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $1 (29... Nxg7 $2 30. Bh7+ Kh8 31. Qh6 {Und Schwarz ist
hilflos.Ribli.}) 30. Rg1+ Kf6 31. Bg3 Ng6 (31... Rh8 32. Bxh4+ Nxh4 33. Qg5+
Kf7 34. Qg7# {Ribli.}) 32. Be1 (32. Bxf5 exf5 33. Bh4+ Nxh4 34. Qh6+ Ke7 35.
Rg7+ Rf7 36. Qxh4+ Ke6 37. Qe1+ Kf6 38. Qc3+ Ke7 $19 {Ribli.}) 32... Ke7 $8 33.
Rxg6 Kd7 34. Qg4 Kc8 35. Rxe6 $4 {Ribli.Weiss ist in grosser Zeitnot. 35.h4
waere viel besser - wenn moeglich gefolgt von 36.h5.} Rxe6 $19 36. Bxf5 Rxf5
37. Qxf5 Qd7 {Ribli.Nach 38.Bc3 kommt 38...Re1,und nach 38.Qf8 kommt 38...Re8.}
0-1

[Event "Leningrad training m"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1970.07.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1970.07.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 (6... Nf6 {
La grande ligne}) 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O Nge7 9. e4 O-O (9... dxe4 {la saisie
erronée dans les bases} 10. Nxe4 Bf5 11. Nc3 Bd3 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bg5 a6 14. d5
Na5 15. Nd4 h6 16. Bxe7 Bxe7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf6 19. Nf5 Kh7 20. d6 Bxc3
21. bxc3 Qf6 22. Qd5 Nc6 23. Rae1 Rad8 24. d7 g6 25. Ne3 Nb8 26. Ng4 Qf5 27.
Qd2 h5 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Rf4 Qxg4 30. Rxg4 hxg4 31. Qf4 Nxd7 32. Qxc4 Nf6 33.
Qf4 Kg7 34. Re7 Rfe8 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. c4 b6 37. Qd4 Re6 38. a4 Rc6 39. f3 gxf3
40. g4 Kf8 41. h4 a5 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. Qe3+ Re6 44. Qa3+ Ke8 45. Kxf3 Re5 46. Qb2
Nd7 47. Qh2 Kf8 48. h5 Kg7 49. Qd2 Nf8 50. h6+ Kh7 51. Qf4) 10. exd5 Nxd5 11.
Qc2 {Bronstein: Strong and surprising} (11. Bg5 {Plus courant} Be7 {Krogius,
N-Shamkovich,L URS-ch27 Leningrad 1960 (14) 1/2-1/2}) (11. Nxd5) 11... Nde7 {
Bronstein: Here, I thought for a long time but even so I was unable to find a
good reply.} 12. d5 Bf5 13. Qd1 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Gd5]} Na5 14. Re1 a6 15. Nd4 Bd3
16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxe7 $1 Bxe7 18. Be4 $1 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Ge4]} Bf6
20. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf5g7,Gf5h6,Ge4g4,Gd5d6,Gf5e7]} Kh7 21. d6 $40 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Gf5e7,Gd1c2,Gc2h7,Ga1d1]} Bxc3 $6 {Libère une case de
développement pour la Q mais le Bf6 était un bon défenseur de l'aile-roi et la
position noire devient assez douteuse avec un N hors-jeu.} 22. bxc3 Qf6 23. Qd5
(23. Qh5 $5) 23... Nc6 24. Rae1 Rad8 25. d7 $5 g6 $2 $138 (25... Nb8 {[%cal
Gd8d7]}) (25... Qxc3 $13) 26. Ne3 Nb8 {Trop tard!} 27. Ng4 Qf5 28. Qd2 (28.
Qxc4 Rxd7 29. Rf4 $40) 28... h5 $2 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. Rf4 Qxg4 31. Rxg4 (31. Rxf7
$3 Rxf7 32. Re8+) 31... hxg4 32. Qf4 Nxd7 33. Qxc4 Nf6 34. Qf4 Kg7 35. Re7 Rfe8
36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. c4 b6 38. Qd4 Re6 39. a4 Rc6 40. f3 gxf3 41. g4 Kf8 42. h4 a5
43. Kf2 Ke7 44. Qe3+ Re6 45. Qa3+ Ke8 46. Kxf3 Re5 47. Qb2 Nd7 48. Qh2 $1 {
[%cal Gh4h5,Gh4h8]} Kf8 49. h5 Kg7 50. Qd2 Nf8 51. h6+ Kh7 52. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Qb3 {Einmal mehr wählt
Kortschnoj einen Aufbau mit dem frühen Damenausfall.} Nf6 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Qxc4
b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. e4 b4 9. Na4 Qa5 10. b3 c5 11. e5 (11. Be2 $5 Bb7 12. e5 Nd5
13. O-O Be7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. Bxb5 N5b6 $11 {0-1
Piket,J-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (40)}) (11. Bg5 Bb7 (11... cxd4
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Nb5 Nc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Rxc5 Qxc5
18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Nxb7 Qb6 20. e5 fxe5 21. Be2 Rac8 22. Qe4 Rc1+ 23. Bd1 Qd4 24.
Qxd4 exd4 25. Na5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Kharlov,A/Kemerovo 1995/CBM 50 (88)})
12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Be2 (13. d5 $6 O-O-O $1 14. Be2 f5 $36 {Kortschnoj,
V-Ivanchuk,V/Lvov 2000/[Lutz]}) 13... O-O-O 14. O-O Kb8 15. d5 Nb6 16. Nxb6
Qxb6 17. Rad1 Bh6 18. Qc4 Rd6 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd5 $1 Rhe8 21. Bd3 Rd8 22. Rd1
Red6 23. Be2 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qb7 25. Qh4 Bf8 26. Bc4 $13 {1-0 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/
Linares 1993 (45)}) 11... Nd5 12. Bd2 (12. Be2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Ba6 14. Bd2 Be7
15. a3 $6 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Qb5+ $1 17. Qc4 Qb8 $36 {0-1 Nikolic,P-Kramnik,V/Monte
Carlo 2000/CBM 76/[Lutz] (29)}) 12... Be7 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 $1 $146 {
Ftacnik: 'Both players are trying to keep up the high game, Kortschnoj is
principially fighting for the advantage despite modest location of the knight
on a4 and weak c3 square. '  Eine Verbesserung genüber 14.Qxd4. Der Springer
wirkt nach b5 und c6 und die Dame kann nach g3 schwenken. Im folgenden bediene
ich mich der Kommentare Vadim Zvjaginsevs in SCHACH 7/2002.} (14. Qxd4 O-O 15.
Bd3 Ba6 16. O-O Bxd3 17. Qxd3 N7b6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tregubov,P-Hauchard,A/France
2001/EXT 2002 (53)}) 14... Bb7 (14... Nxe5 15. Qe4 (15. Qg3 {Ftacnik} Bf6 16.
f4 (16. a3 {Ftacnik} O-O 17. Nc2 $11) 16... Qd8 17. Rxc8 $3 Rxc8 18. fxe5 Bh4
19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Nxe6+ (20. O-O {Ftacnik} Bxg3 21. Nxe6+ Ke7 22. Nxd8 Bxh2+ (
22... Rhxd8 {Ftacnik} 23. hxg3 Rc2 24. Rf2 $16) 23. Kxh2 Rhxd8 24. Bc4 $14)
20... fxe6 21. O-O+ Kg8 22. Qg4 Qe7 (22... Nc7 {Ftacnik} 23. Bc4 Qe7 24. Bxb4
h5 25. Qe4 Qg5 26. Rf4 $18) 23. g3 Rc2 24. Bh6 $16) 15... Bd6 16. f4 Ng4 17.
Bb5+ Ke7 18. Qe2 $16 {(Zvjaginsev) gibt Weiß sehr starken Angriff für den
Bauern.}) 15. Qg3 $6 {Verlockend, aber Schwarz hat eine starke Riposte.} (15.
Qb5 $1 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 {gibt Weiß laut Zvaginsev das etwas bessere Spiel, da
nach z.B.} a6 17. Bc6 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 {Weiß einen Springer auf c6 etablieren
kann.}) 15... O-O $1 {Schwarz bringt seinen König aus der Gefahrenzone. Das
Qualitätsopfer gibt ihm gutes Spiel.} 16. Bh6 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'It is
difficult to blame white for underestimating opponent's chances, but
Zvjagincev's compensation for the exchange will be more than sufficient.'} (16.
Bb5 $1 {Ftacnik} N7b6 (16... Rfc8 $2 {Ftacnik} 17. Bxd7 Rxc1+ 18. Bxc1 Qc7 19.
Bh6 $18) 17. Bh6 g6 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. O-O $18) 16... g6 17. Bxf8 (17. Bb5 Rfd8
18. O-O (18. Bc6 $14 {Ftacnik}) 18... Nb8 $1 $11 {Zvjaginsev}) 17... Bxf8 {
Als Ersatz für die Qualität hat Schwarz die Kontrolle über die schwarzen
Felder und aktive Leichtfiguren.} 18. Be2 $2 (18. Bb5 {war laut Zvjaginsev
erzwungen, um das Gleichgewicht zu halten. Er gibt die folgende Varianten an:}
Bh6 {'!' Ftacnik.} 19. O-O (19. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Nf4 (19... Bf4 {Ftacnik} 20. Qh4
Nxe5 21. Nc5 $14) 20. O-O Nxe5 $13) 19... Bf4 20. Qh4 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Nxe5 22.
Qe4 a6 23. Qxe5 axb5 24. Nc5 Rc8 25. Ndxe6 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qe5+ $11 {
mit Dauerschach.}) (18. Rc4 {Ftacnik} Nc3 (18... Bh6 {Ftacnik} 19. Qh3 Bf4 20.
Nxe6 Re8 21. Nxf4 Nxf4 22. Qxd7 Rxe5+ $13) 19. Nxc3 bxc3 20. Nc2 Qxa2 21. Qxc3
Qb1+ 22. Kd2 Rd8 23. Rd4 Nc5 $15) 18... Bh6 $17 19. Rc2 (19. O-O Bf4 20. Qh4
Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Nxe5 22. Qe4 {ist im Vergleich zur Variante nach 18.Bb5 nicht
mehr effektiv, da Schwarz einfach} Nd7 {spielen kann.}) 19... Nf4 20. O-O (20.
Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 21. O-O (21. Nc5 {Ftacnik} Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rc8 $19) 21...
Nxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qf5 $17) 20... Bxg2 {Kortschnoj hat einen
taktischen Gegenschlag vorbereitet, der leider einen kleinen Haken hat.} 21.
Qxg2 $5 {Ftacnik: 'Ingenious idea in the defense, white has decided to catch
black's queen on a5 in a very original way.'} (21. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Bxf1 22. Bxa8
Ba6 23. Kh1 Qd8 24. Be4 Nxe5 $19) (21. Rd1 {Ftacnik} Be4 22. Rc4 Nxe5 23. Rc5
Qd8 $17) 21... Nxg2 22. Nc6 {So war's geplant, die Dame ist wegen des Schachs
auf e7 auf dem offenen Brett gefangen. Aber Zvjaginsev hat weiter gerechnet.}
Ne3 $3 {Ftacnik: 'The refutation of the concept is equally fascinating, only
this move is disturbing white's idea.'} 23. fxe3 $6 (23. Nxa5 $142 Nxc2 24. Nc6
Bf4 25. Bd3 Na3 26. Re1 a5 $17 {Zvjaginsev}) 23... Bxe3+ 24. Kg2 (24. Rf2 Rc8
$1 25. Ne7+ Kg7 26. Nxc8 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Qxe5 $19 {Zvjaginsev}) 24... Qd5+ 25.
Bf3 Qd3 $19 {Die Dame ist entfleucht, damit ist die Partie besiegelt.} 26. Rb2
(26. Nxb4 Qb5 $19 {Zvjaginsev}) 26... Qb5 27. Re1 Bg5 28. Rd1 Nb6 29. Nd4 Qe8
30. Nxb6 axb6 31. Bxa8 Qxa8+ {Hätte Weiß noch seine Königsflügelbauern, wäre
die Sache noch nicht so schlimm. So aber steht natürlich glatt auf Verlust.}
32. Nf3 Bf4 33. Kf2 Qe4 34. Re2 Qf5 35. h4 h6 36. Rg1 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Ree1
Kf8 39. Nd4 Qh3 40. Rg2 Qh4+ 41. Ke2 Bxe5 42. Nf3 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7.
Nxf6+ gxf6 8. d4 Bg7 9. dxe5 O-O 10. e6 (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. e6 Re8 12. O-O Rxe6
(12... Bxe6 {Schussler} 13. Nd4 Qd6 {White is minimally better. Ochoa,
J-Chiburdanidze,M, Bilbao 1987.}) (12... c5 $5 13. Qb5 Bf8 14. Bf4 Bxe6 {
White is again very slightly better. But in Sax-Chandler,Hastings 1990/91 a
draw was agreed after 15.Rfe1.}) 13. Qd3 c5 14. Rd1 c6 15. c4 Qe7 16. Be3 Ba6
$10 {Filipovic,B-Velimirovic,D/Banja Luka/1981/}) 10... Re8 (10... Ne5 11. Bf4
(11. O-O c6 12. Bd3 Bxe6 13. Nd4 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Nf5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb6+ 17.
Kh1 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Rae8 19. Bf4 Re2 $17 {Renet,O-Tseitlin,Mi/Palma de Mallorca
GMA-op/1989/}) 11... c6 (11... Qd6 {Schussler} 12. O-O Qxe6 13. Rae1 c6 14. Bd3
{14.Ba4!?} Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Qf7 16. Bd6 Rd8 17. Qa3 Be6 18. Nd4 Re8 {Black was OK
in Hellers-Antunes, Novi Sad (ol) 1990.}) 12. Bd3 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bxe6 14. Nd4
Re8 15. O-O-O Qd7 16. h4 Rad8 17. h5 c5 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. h6 $14 {Psakhis,
L-Grosar/Portoroz-Ljubljana/1987/}) 11. O-O Bxe6 12. Qd3 (12. Bf4 Bg4 13. Qd3
Re4 $2 14. Bxc7 $1 Qxc7 15. Qxd5+ Re6 16. Qc4 Bxf3 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. gxf3 $16 {
Dvoiris,S-Morvay,M/Budapest op/1989/}) 12... Qd6 13. Be3 a6 (13... Nb4 14. Qc3
$1) 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bd4 (18. c3 Qe4
$10) 18... Qd6 (18... Qe2 19. Qc3 Qe7) 19. c3 a5 (19... c5 20. Be3 b5 21. Rd2
Rd7 22. Rfd1 Red8 23. Qf5 $14) (19... c6 $5) 20. h3 b6 21. Be3 c5 22. Rfe1 Re7
(22... d4 $2 23. cxd4 cxd4 24. Qc4+ Qe6 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxa2 27. Qxb6 f5
28. Qb5 Rf8 29. b3 $16) 23. Re2 Qe6 24. Qb5 (24. Red2 f5 $10) 24... Rd6 (24...
f5 25. Rde1 $1) 25. Red2 (25. Bxc5 Qxe2 26. Qxe2 Rxe2 27. Bxd6 Rxb2 28. Rxd5
Rxa2 29. Rb5 f5 $10) 25... Rd8 (25... f5 26. Qb3 d4 (26... Red7 27. Bf4) 27.
Qxe6+ Rexe6 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Re2 32. b3 Rxa2
33. Rd6 b5 34. Rd5 b4 35. Rxf5 $16) 26. b4 $1 axb4 (26... d4 27. bxc5 bxc5 28.
Qxc5 $16) 27. cxb4 d4 (27... cxb4 28. Qxb4 Rd6 29. Qb3 Red7 30. Bf4 $16) 28.
bxc5 bxc5 29. Qxc5 Rd5 (29... Red7 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Bxd4 Qxa2
33. Qc8+ Kf7 34. Qd7+ Kg6 35. Qg4+ Kf7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Qe8+ $18) 30. Qc4 Ra5 (
30... dxe3 31. Rxd5 exf2+ 32. Kxf2 Qe3+ 33. Kf1 $18) 31. Qxd4 (31. Qxe6+ Rxe6
32. Bxd4 Rea6 33. Bc3 Rxa2 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. R1d7+ Kg6 36. Rg8 $18) 31... Rxa2
32. Qd8+ Kf7 (32... Re8 33. Rxa2 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kf7 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. Rdd7 Bf8
37. Rxh7 $18) (32... Bf8 33. Rxa2 (33. Bh6 Rf7 (33... Re8 34. Rxa2 Rxd8 35.
Rxd8 $18) 34. Rd3 Qe7 35. Rg3+ Kh8 $16) 33... Qxa2 34. Bc5 $1 Rf7 35. Rd3 Qa1+
36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. Rg3+ Kh8 38. Bxf8 $18) 33. Rxa2 Qxa2 34. Bc5 Rb7 (34... Re6
35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. Qg3+ $18) (34... Re5 35. Qd7+ Kg8 36. Bd6 Re2 37. Rc1 $18) 35.
Re1 Kg6 36. Qd3+ f5 37. Qg3+ Kf7 38. Qf3 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 c5 12. Ned2 Be7 13. Re1 (13. Qe2 Qc7 (13... O-O
14. Rd1 a5 $1 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qc6 $1 18. b3 Qd5 19. Be1 $6
cxd4 $1 20. exd4 Rdc8 $1 21. Bd2 Ne4 22. Re1 Nd6 $1 23. Qf1 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Qh5
25. Ne5 $2 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Qh4 $1 27. f4 Bf6 28. g3 Bxe5 $1 29. dxe5 Qe7 30. Be3
Qd7 31. Be2 Qxa4 32. g4 b3 33. Kf2 Be4 34. Bd4 Rd8 35. Ke3 Bc2 36. Ra1 Qb4 {
0-1 Gruenfeld,E-Rubinstein,A/Meran 1924/EXT 99/[ChessBase] (36)}) 14. Rd1 O-O
15. Nc4 (15. a5 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Be4 17. b3 cxd4 18. exd4 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Nd5 20. Bd2
Nf8 $11 21. g3 Rac8 22. Rc1 Qb7 23. Be1 Qb5 24. Rdd1 Nc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Rxc3
Bb4 27. Re3 Bxa5 28. Qa2 Bb4 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Qa4 Ng6 31. Nfe5 Ne7 32. Nf3 Nd5
33. Rd3 Nc3 34. Qxb5 axb5 35. Rxa8 Rxa8 36. Ne3 f6 37. Nc2 Nd5 38. Nxb4 Nxb4
39. Rc3 Nd5 40. Rc2 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Rd1 42. Rc5 b4 43. Rc2 Rd3 44. Rb2 g5 45. h3
h5 46. Nd2 Rxd4 47. Nc4 Rd3 48. Na5 h4 49. Re2 Kf7 50. Re1 e5 51. Re4 Kg6 52.
Kh2 hxg3+ 53. fxg3 Rd2+ 54. Kg1 Kf5 55. Re1 Rd3 56. Kf2 Nc3 57. Rf1 Ke4 58. Kg2
Nd5 59. Rf2 Ne3+ 60. Kh2 f5 61. Rb2 Kf3 62. Nc6 Rd5 63. Nxb4 Rd1 64. Nc6 Nf1+ {
0-1 Jakobsen,O-Khenkin,I/Senden 2001/CBM 84 ext (64)}) 15... Be4 16. Bd2 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 cxd4 18. exd4 Nb6 19. Rdc1 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qb7 21. Rac1 Nd5 22. b3 Bf6
23. Qe4 Qb6 24. h3 Rfd8 25. Rc5 h6 26. R1c4 Rab8 27. Qg4 Kf8 28. Be3 Qb7 29.
Bd2 Qb6 30. Qh5 Kg8 31. h4 Qb7 32. Qg4 Kh8 33. Kh1 Qb6 34. Qh5 Kg8 35. Ne5 Bxe5
36. dxe5 Ne7 37. Be3 Ng6 38. Qg4 Kh8 39. h5 Nf8 40. Rc7 Qa5 41. R4c5 Qb6 {
1-0 Pinter,J-Luther,T/Recklinghausen 1998/CBM 67 (41)}) 13... O-O 14. e4 $5 {
Eine interessante Konzeption. Kortschnoj opfert seinen Pd4 und spielt danach
so weiter, als wäre nicht passiert.} cxd4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qb6
18. a5 Qa7 {Schwarz verteidigt seinen Bauern, aber das Problem ist, dass nicht
klar ist, wie sein Spiel sich weiterentwickelt, da er nun an die Verteidigung
der Bauern a6, b4 und d4 gebunden ist. Dagegen hat Weiß Angriffsideen am
Königsflügel.} 19. h4 Rfe8 20. h5 f5 $5 {Weiß entwickelt am Königsflügel Druck,
er hat Ideen wie Qe4-g4 oder h5-h6 nebst Bg5. Daher entschließt Vallejo sich,
radikal alle Gefahren für seinen König aus dem Weg zu räumen.} 21. exf6 Bxf6 {
Das Problem für Schwarz ist nun, dass sein e-Bauer rückständig ist und er
somit eine weitere Schwäche verteidigen muss.} 22. Qe4 Nf8 23. Qg4 e5 24. Bd2
Qb8 25. Bf5 Rc7 26. Ng5 Qd8 27. Ne4 Bc8 28. Nbc5 {Weiß verbessert schrittweise
die Stellung seiner Figuren. Von d3 greift der weiße Springer die Bauern b4
und e5 an.} Rc6 29. Nd3 h6 30. Bxb4 $16 {Weiß hat nun endlich seinen Bauern
zurückgewonnen, seine positionellen Vorteile bleiben.} Be7 31. Bxe7 Rxe7 32.
Ng3 Nf6 33. Qf3 Qe8 34. Nb4 Rc5 35. Ne4 Bxf5 $2 (35... Nxe4 36. Bxe4 $16) 36.
Nxc5 $18 Bg4 37. Qb3+ Kh8 38. Nd5 Nxd5 39. Qxd5 Bxh5 40. Rac1 Ng6 41. Nd3 Kh7
42. Qe4 Qd7 43. f3 Kh8 44. Rc5 Qd6 45. Rc8+ Kh7 46. g4 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was played in the last round, and in first 8 I lost 3 and drew 5.
Of course I felt myself obliged to try to win this game} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3.
Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bc4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Be7
10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 h6 $6 $146 (11... cxd4 $142 12. Qxd4 h6 {and it is very
difficult to avoid exchanges} 13. Bh4 Rd8) (11... Rd8 12. Re5 $36 {was played
in Morozevich-Korchnoi, 2001, and black couldn't be very happy with the
openning results}) 12. Bh4 Rd8 13. Qe2 (13. Re5 $5) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15.
Rad1 Kh8 (15... Rac8 $5 16. Bb3 (16. Nxe6 $6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh7
19. Rxd8 (19. Qxe7 $2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qa4 $1 $17) 19... Rxd8 20. Qxe7 Re8 21.
Bxf6 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Qf5 23. Rxg7+ Kh8 24. Rg6+ $11) 16... Qc5 $14) 16. Rd3 (16.
b4 Qc7 17. Bg3 (17. Nf5 $6 exf5 18. Qxe7 Ng4) 17... Qb6 18. Be5 Ba4 19. Rd3
Rac8 20. Rg3 $36) 16... Ng8 (16... Qc5 17. Rf3 Rac8 18. Bd3 $14) 17. Bg3 Rac8
18. Rf3 Bf6 19. Bd3 Qd5 $2 {a decisive mistake. During the game I thought that
black's position was already beyond repair, but Fritz7 found a chance to hang
on} (19... Ne7 20. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 21. Bh4 Kg7 22. Qf3 Ng8 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Re3 e5
25. Qe4 $18) (19... Bxd4 $1 20. cxd4 f6 $1 {Fritz7} 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qe2 Bc6 23.
Re3 Qd5 24. f3 Qxd4 25. Be5 Qb6 26. Bc4 $44) 20. Be4 Qxa2 21. Bb1 $1 Qd5 22.
Qd3 g6 23. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 24. Be5 Kg7 25. Qg3 Qc5 26. Re3 Bc6 $1 {the only move.
I had forseen this position when playing 20.Be4 and wasn't sure how to proceed,
but still went for it feeling that there should besomething} 27. Bxg6 $1 (27.
Nxe6+ $2 Kh7 28. Re1 Qe7 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) 27... fxg6 (27... Qe7 28. Bc2+ Kf8
29. Qf4 Nd5 30. Qxh6+ Ke8 31. Rg3 $18 {and black is completely helpless} Kd7
32. Nxe6 $1 Qxe6 33. Bf5 $1 Qxf5 34. Qd6+ Ke8 35. Rg8#) 28. Bxf6+ Kh7 (28...
Kxf6 29. Rxe6+ Kf7 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Rf6+) 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxe6 Qg5 31. Qxg5
hxg5 32. Re7+ Kh6 33. h3 Bd5 34. Nc2 $1 $18 {Here the ruler of the black
pieces said "You won" and stood up from the table. A second later I heard, not
for the first time in my life, the ominous words "But still he can't play
chess". And for all I know, he might be right.} 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Wedberg} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3
d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Be7
14. Nxd4 Qxd4 (14... Nxd4 {Wedberg} 15. axb5 (15. Ne4 O-O (15... Ne6 16. Be3
O-O 17. f4 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfb8 19. Rd7 Bf8 20. f5 $16 {1-0 Karpov,
An-Kortschnoj,V (18)/Wch30-Merano ;MAINB 1981 (41)}) 16. axb5 Nxb5 17. Be3 Qc8
18. Qc2 (18. Qd5 Rd8 19. Qc6 Qf5 20. f4 h5 21. h3 Rab8 22. Rfd1 $16 {Chandler,
M-Yusupov,A/Hastings-A1 ;TD 89\14 1989/1-0 (56)}) 18... Qe6 19. f4 f6 (19...
Rad8 20. Ra4 Rd7 21. Rfa1 Qd5 22. h3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Yusupov,A/
Hastings-A1 ;TD 89\14 1989 (36)}) 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. f5 Qe5 22. Bc5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Yusupov,A/Linares 1989 (32)}) 15... Nxb5 16. Qg4 (16. Qc2
O-O 17. Nf3 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxc7 Bb4 20. e6 fxe6 21. Qc6 Qd6 22. Qe4 Bc5
23. Be3 Bxe3 {1/2-1/2 Kindermann,S-Mikhalchishin,A/Dortmund op-A (09) 1993})
16... O-O 17. Nf3 Qc8 18. Qg3 Qe6 19. Ra4 f5 20. Bg5 Rfe8 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Ng5
Qd5 23. Nxh7 Qxe5 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. Ng5 $14 {Oll,L-Vucic,M/New York op (06) 1994/
1-0 (67)}) 15. axb5 {Until now this line was considered as equal but the way
Topalov won this game says that it is not so easy for Black to get back its
pawn.} Qxe5 16. bxa6 O-O {In this position White has many opportunities to
continue the game but nor 18.Nf3 neather 18.Qg4 does not give White any
advantage.} 17. Qa4 $1 (17. Nf3 Qb5 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Rxa4 Nc5 20. Ra5 (20. Rc4
{Wedberg} Rxa6 21. Nd4 Ra4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. b3 Nb6 24. Nb5 Nd5 25. Rd1 Rd8 26.
Ba3 Nf4 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Kf1 Ne6 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Sokolov,I/Leon (04) ;CBM
48 1995}) 20... Rxa6 $10 {Psakhis,L-Dolmatov,S/Frunze URS ch 1981.}) (17. Qg4
Qb5 18. Qc4 Rfb8 19. Ra2 Ra7 20. Rd1 Qxc4 21. Nxc4 Rba8 22. Be3 Rxa6 23. Rxa6 {
1/2-1/2 DeFirmian,N-Timman,J/Biel 1995.}) (17. Re1 {Wedberg} Qb5 18. Qa4 Qxa4
19. Rxa4 Nc5 20. Ra3 Ne6 21. Ra1 Ra7 22. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Popovic,P-Grivas,E/Dubai
olm (02) ;TD 86\02 1986}) 17... Nc5 (17... Rfb8 18. a7 (18. Nf3 Qb5 19. a7 Rb7
20. Qxb5 Rxb5 21. Be3 Bf6 22. Ra2 Kf8 23. Nd2 Bd4 24. Nc4 Rb7 25. Rfa1 Bxe3 26.
fxe3 $14 {Hjartarson,J-Smejkal,J/BL 8990 (1990) ;BL 1990/1/2-1/2 (53)}) 18...
Rb7 19. Nf3 Qd5 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Rad1 Qb3 22. Qxb3 Rxb3 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Nd4
Rb7 25. Nc6 $16 {Ehlvest J. - Marin M./Tallinn 1989.}) 18. Qc4 Rfb8 19. Ra5 Qd6
20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Qb4 22. Qxb4 Bxb4 23. Ra4 {Novelty.Nowdays it is not a
big deal when you shaw an improvement in the very deep ending. Rooks mission
on 'a4' is to attack the Black's bishop that creates a certain problems to
have the pawn back. Before was played 23.Ra2.} Rb6 24. a7 Bc5 25. Rd1 h6 $4 {
Kortschnoj is just waisting time after} (25... Rb7 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kf8
28. Rda1 Rxb2 {Black is equalizing the game.}) 26. b4 $1 $16 Rxb4 (26... Bxb4
27. Be3 c5 28. Rd7 (28. Bf4 {Wedberg} Rb7 29. Bb8 $16) 28... Bd2 29. Kf1 Bxe3
30. fxe3 $16) 27. Rxb4 Bxb4 28. Be3 $18 Kf8 (28... c5 29. Rd7 c4 30. Bb6 $18) (
28... Ba5 29. Rd7 {+-}) 29. Rb1 {After 29...c5 the simple but convincing 30.
Bc5 Bc5 31.Rb8 is winning.} 1-0

[Event "Rome"]
[Site "Rome"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Makropoulos, Georgios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1981.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Qe2 $5 e6 (
7... Nbd7 8. g3 Rc8 $6 (8... e6) 9. Bg2 a6 10. O-O Qc7 $6 (10... e6) 11. b3 e6
12. Nd5 $1 Qb8 (12... exd5 13. exd5+ Kd8 14. Bb2 $36) 13. Rd1 $1 g6 (13... exd5
14. exd5+ Kd8 15. Nc6+ Bxc6 16. dxc6 Nc5 17. b4 $16 {Kasparov}) 14. Bg5 $1 Bg7
15. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 16. Nxb6 $16 {Kasparov,G-Salov,V/WCup Barcelona/1989/1:0/29/})
8. g3 Nbd7 (8... Nc6 $5 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bg2 Be7 11. O-O Nd7 12. Re1 Bb7 13. e5
Bxg2 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Kxg2 O-O 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Bf4 Qc8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Bxe7
Rxe7 $10 {Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Groningen/1993/1/2-1/2/32/}) (8... g6 $6 9. Bg2 a6
10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rd1 $1 Qb8 12. a4 $1 Bg7 13. a5 O-O 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Nb3 $1
Ra7 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 $16 {Petrosian,T-Psakhis,L/Las Palmas izt/1:0/34/}) (
8... a6 9. Bg2 Qc7 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 (11. Kh1 Nbd7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. f4 Rfe8
14. Rae1 Nf8 15. g4 N6d7 16. g5 Rac8 17. b3 Qb8 18. Qf2 $14 {Smeikal,J-Csom,I/
Marseille/1986/1:0/34/}) 11... Nbd7 (11... O-O 12. Rac1 Re8 13. h3 Nbd7 14. g4
h6 15. f4 Nh7 16. b3 Rac8 17. Kh1 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Kudrin,S/New York/1991/1/2-1/
2/24/}) 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. b3 Qb8 14. Bd2 O-O 15. g4 $1 g6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Bh3 $1
{P e6} Ng7 18. f4 Rce8 19. Qf2 Qd8 20. Rcd1 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Csom,I/Roma/1981/1:
0/33/}) (8... Be7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd2 a6 12. a4 Ne5 13. b3 Nc6 14.
Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Rfd1 O-O $14 {Portisch,L-Georgiev,Ki/Thessaloniki
ol/1988/1/2-1/2/25/}) 9. Bg2 a6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. b3 b5 $2 (12... Be7
$14) 13. cxb5 $16 Qb6 (13... axb5 14. Ndxb5 $16 (14. Ncxb5 $16)) 14. Qd3 Ne5 (
14... Nc5 15. Na4 $1 $16) (14... axb5 15. Ndxb5 Nc5 16. Qe2 Ncxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4
18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxb5 20. Rfc1 $16) 15. Na4 $1 Qa7 (15... Nxd3 16. Nxb6
Rb8 17. bxa6 Bxa6 18. Ba5 $18) 16. b6 $1 Qa8 $2 (16... Nxd3 17. bxa7 Ra8 $16 (
17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nb6 $18) (17... Nxe4 18. Nb6 Rd8 19. a8=Q Rxa8 20.
Nxa8 Bxa8 21. Ba5 $18)) 17. Qe2 $18 Nxe4 (17... Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 (18... Nxe4
19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Be7 21. Rc7 $18) 19. Qxa6 Rd8 20. Be3 $18) 18. Rfc1 Nc5
(18... d5 19. f3 Nxd2 20. Qxe5 $18) (18... Nxd2 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qxd2 Be7 21.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Rc1 $18) (18... Nf6 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qa8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22.
Rc7 $18) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 (19... Nxb7 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. Qxa6 $18 {P c1}) 20. Nxc5
Rxc5 (20... dxc5 21. Qxe5 cxd4 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Rc1 $18) 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22.
Qxe5 cxd4 (22... cxd4 23. Qxd4 $18 {P c1}) 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
Ba7 9. h3 Be6 {This is a solid system, Black simply wants to exchange the
"Spanish" B.} 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 d5 (11... Re8 {is a good preparatory move for
d6-d5.} 12. Be3 Bxe3 (12... d5 {Yudasin-Adams, EU Cup final 14th Belgrade 1999
CBM 69}) (12... Bxb3 {Kaidanov-Malaniuk, WchT 4th Luzern 1997 CBM 62}) 13. Nxe3
d5 {Adams-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2000 CBM 075}) 12. exd5 (12. Qe2 Re8 (12... dxe4
13. dxe4 Bxb3 14. axb3 Qe7 {This P structure is good for Black, the weakness
of f5 is not a big deal.} 15. Ng3 Rad8 16. Nh4 Qd6 17. Nh5 (17. Nhf5 $1 Qe6 $13
(17... Qd3 {can be met by} 18. Nh5 $1 Nxh5 (18... Bxf2+ $2 19. Qxf2 Nxh5 20.
Bxh6 $40) 19. Qxh5 $36)) 17... Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Qf6 19. Nf5 Ne7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {
exchanging White's active knights.} 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rd2 23. Re2 Rfd8 {
Black has a strong pressure on the only opened d <->.} 24. Rae1 Qg5 $15 {
Yarulina-Yakovich, Serpukhov 2003}) 13. Ng3 Qd7 14. Nh2 {/\ Qf3, Nf5, Ng4} Rad8
15. Qf3 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd3 17. Bxe6 fxe6 {The doubled pawns control all the
vital central squares depriving the white knights from their strongholds.} 18.
Ngf1 Rd7 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Klinova-Koskela, Bled 2002}) 12...
Nxd5 13. N1h2 (13. Nxe5 $2 {is parried by} Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bxf2+ $1 15. Kh1 c6 $1
$13) (13. Ng3 Re8 14. Re4 $5 (14. Nxe5 $4 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 {is again punished by}
Bxf2+ $1 16. Kh2 Bxg3+ 17. Kxg3 Qd6 $19) 14... Qd6 $13 {looks more flexible.} (
14... f5 $6 {weakening >< e5 a bit.} 15. Re1 $1 {looks more harmoniously.} (15.
Re2 $143 Qf6 16. Nh5 (16. Qe1 $2 Bf7 $15 {and White cannot strengthen the
pressure on >< e5, Unzicker-Lukacs, Budapest 1993.}) 16... Qg6 17. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5
18. Nxe5 Qh7 19. d4 $44) 15... Qd6 (15... Qf6 $2 {loses the P after} 16. Nh5 $1
Qg6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 $16) 16. Qe2 Rad8 $13)) 13... Qd6 14. Ng4 Bxg4 (
14... f6 {runs into the typical central blow after} 15. d4 $1 Rad8 (15... e4
16. Rxe4 f5 {is answered by the typical exchange sacrifice} 17. Rxe6 $1 Qxe6
18. Ne3 Nce7 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bf4 $14) (15... exd4 $2 {loses material after}
16. c4 $1 $16) 16. dxe5 (16. c4 Nde7 17. c5 (17. d5 $2 Bxg4 18. hxg4 Nd4 $15)
17... Qd7 $13) 16... Nxe5 17. Ngxe5 fxe5 18. Qe2 $14 {targeting the isolani on
e5.}) 15. hxg4 {White has now the important ^^.} Rad8 16. g5 h5 (16... hxg5 17.
Bxg5 {This is the natural developing move.} (17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4
Qxd3 20. Qg4 $1 Rd6 $1 $13) 17... Nf6 18. Bc2 {Modest, but useful.} (18. Bh4
Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Bc4 Rdd8 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Rd2 23. Re2 Rxe2 24.
Bxe2 Ne4 $11) 18... Rd7 19. Qe2 $14) 17. Qe2 Rd7 (17... Rfe8 18. Qe4 g6 19. Bd2
Nde7 20. d4 {White has to open up the position for his ^^.} exd4 21. Rad1 $14)
18. Bd2 (18. Bc2 Re8 19. Qe4 $14) 18... Nde7 19. Bc2 $14 ({Forcing matters
leads nowhere after} 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxd3 $1 (20... Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxd3
22. Rxe7 Rxd2 23. Rf1 $16) 21. Rad1 (21. Be3 Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Qf5 23. Rae1 Qxe5
24. Rxe5 Ng6 25. R5e2 Rfd8 $11) 21... Ng6 22. Qa5 Bb6 23. Qa4 Qf5 $13) 19...
Ng6 20. Rad1 Qd5 21. a3 $5 {White bulids up his position slowly but surely.}
Re7 (21... Rfd8 22. Bc1 $14) 22. Bc1 Rfe8 (22... Rd8 23. Qe4) 23. Qe4 $1 Qd7 (
23... Qxe4 24. dxe4 $14 {where both black knights are out of play, and the
light-squared B becomes a super-power.}) 24. Bb3 Kf8 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 {
White exchanges the ^^, but changes the P structure to his favour.} Qd6 (26...
Qg4 $2 27. Qxg4 hxg4 28. Nh2 g3 29. Nf1 $16 {and the P will fall.}) 27. Kf2 $5
(27. Nh4 Nxh4 28. Qxh4 g6 29. g4 $16 {was the clear-cut way for the ->.}) 27...
Nd8 28. Ba2 {/\ b4 gaining space on the other flank, too.} Ne6 29. b4 c5 30.
Rh1 cxb4 31. cxb4 Rc7 32. Rd2 Rc3 {Black's counterplay on the c <-> is not
frightening.} 33. Rxh5 Rd8 34. Nh4 (34. Qxb7 {was also possible, for example:}
Rd7 (34... Rxa3 35. Nh4 Kg8 36. Nxg6 fxg6 37. Rh3 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Nxg5 39. Rh4
Qxd3 40. Qc6 Rf8+ 41. Kg3 Qxe3+ 42. Kh2) (34... Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Qxd3 36. Bxe6
fxe6 37. Rh7 Rd7 38. Qc8+) 35. Qa8+ Rd8 36. Qe4 Rxa3 37. Nh4 $1 $40) 34... Rxd3
$2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (34... Nxh4 35. Bxe6 (35. Qxh4 g6 36. Rh8+ Ke7) 35... Qxe6
36. Rxh4 Rxa3 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Rxd8 (38. Qxb7+ Qd7 39. Qxd7+ Rxd7) 38... Kxd8
39. Qxb7 Ra2 (39... Qf5+ 40. Qf3) 40. Rxa2 Qxa2+ 41. Kf3 Qe6 $14 {and there
are always practical chances in a Q _|_.}) 35. Nxg6+ $4 ({missing the win of a
piece after} 35. Rxd3 Qxd3 36. Qxd3 Rxd3 37. Bxe6 Nxh4 38. Bc4 $1 $18) 35...
fxg6 36. Rh8+ (36. Rxd3 Qxd3) 36... Ke7 37. Rxd3 (37. Re8+ Kxe8 38. Qxg6+ Kf8
39. Qf5+ Ke7 40. Rxd3 Rf8 41. Qxf8+ Nxf8 42. Rxd6 Kxd6 43. Kf3 Ng6 44. Kg4 Ne7
$11) 37... Qxd3 38. Qxd3 Rxd3 39. Bxe6 Kxe6 {The R _|_ is draw, as usual.} 40.
Rb8 Rxa3 41. Rxb7 Kf5 42. Rxg7 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
Bg5 b6 (8... h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. e4 a6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Be2 Rb8 13. Bg3 d6 14.
Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Qd3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Rd4 b4 20.
Rxb4 Rxb4 21. axb4 Bb7 22. Bf3 Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 f5 24. Qc3 Qf4 25. Nf6+ gxf6
26. Bxb7 $18 {Fiorito,F-Pina,V/Buenos Aires Konex/1991/}) (8... Be7 9. e3 (9.
Rd1 h6 10. Bh4 b6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Be2 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. O-O d6
16. Qe3 Nf6 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. Rd2 Na5 19. Ndb5 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Nxd6 Rc7
22. Rfd1 Bc6 23. h3 Rd7 24. e5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rc1 $10 {Yrjola,J-Franco,
Z/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 9... b6 (9... d6 10. Be2 a6 11. O-O h6 12. Bh4 Bd7 (
12... b6 13. Rfd1 Ra7 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. Rac1 Ne5 16. b3 Rd8 17. Qb1 Bd7 18. Ne4
Ng6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bh5 f5 21. Nc3 Bf6 22. Nxf5 Qc5 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Bxg6
fxg6 25. Ne4 Qh5 26. Nxf6 $40 {Lev,R-Ziska,B/Thessaloniki olm/1988/}) 13. Rfd1
Qc7 14. Nd5 exd5 15. cxd5 Rac8 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd4 Be4 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. Bd3
d5 20. Nf5 Qe5 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qxb7 Rc2 25.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxe4 $16 {Lev,R-Roach,P/Thessaloniki olm/1988/}) 10. Bd3 h6 11.
Bf4 Bb7 12. h3 Rc8 13. O-O Na5 14. Nd2 d5 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bf1
Qc6 18. Ndb1 Bf6 19. Qe2 Nb3 20. Ra2 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Qg4
Qf6 24. Rd7 Nc5 25. Rd1 e5 26. Bh2 $17 {Saeed,NM-Georghiou,A/Dubai olm/1986/})
9. Rd1 (9. e3 Bb7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rfd1 d6 13. Rac1 Rc7 14. h3 Rd7
15. b4 Qa8 16. Rd2 Rc8 17. Rcd1 Qb8 18. Qb3 Rdd8 {0,5/Pigott,J-Wells,P/British
Ch/1988/}) 9... Be7 (9... Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O Qc7 $1 13. Nb5 (
13. Rd2 a6 14. Rfd1 d6 15. b4 Nb8 16. Bf4 e5 17. Bg3 Nbd7 18. a4 Qb8 19. Qb1
Qa8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Rc3 22. Rc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Rc8 24. Qb3 Qb8 25. Nd2 Bg5
26. Nc4 $10 {Baburin,A-Horvath,T/SWZ-chI op/1992/}) 13... Qb8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Rxd7 Ne5 16. Rxb7 $8 Qxb7 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rxc8 20. b3 {
0,5/Horvath,Joz-Rechlis,G/Haifa/1989/}) 10. e3 Bb7 11. Be2 d6 (11... Rc8 12. e4
h6 13. Bf4 Na5 14. Ne5 d6 15. b4 Qc7 16. Nb5 Bxe4 17. Qb2 Qb8 18. bxa5 dxe5 19.
Bxe5 Qa8 20. Nd6 Rc5 21. f3 Bg6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nb5 Ne8 24. O-O Bf6 25. Bxf6
Nxf6 26. Rd6 $10 {Geisler,R-Vogel,J/Dieren op/1989/}) 12. Rd2 Qb8 13. O-O h6
14. Bh4 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Na5 $6 (15... a6) 16. b4 Nc6 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Ng5 $1 hxg5 (
18... Bxg5 19. Bxh5 Be7 20. Ne4 $16) 19. Bxh5 Ne5 (19... a5 20. b5 Ne5 21. Bxe5
dxe5 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd7 $18) 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd7 Bc6 23.
Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Bh5 $1 Bxd7 25. Qg6 Kg8 (25... Ke7 26. Ne4 Bc7 27. Qxg7+ Kd8 28.
Qf8+) 26. Qf7+ Kh8 (26... Kh7 27. Bg6+ Kh6 28. Be4 $18) 27. Bf3 Be7 (27... Bf6
28. Bxa8 $18) 28. Bxa8 Qe8 29. Qxe8+ Bxe8 30. Be4 a5 31. b5 Kg8 (31... Bxa3 32.
Na4 $18) 32. Na4 Bd8 33. g4 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Nb2 Kd6 36. Nd3 Bc7 37. a4 Bd8
38. Ke2 Bc7 39. Kd2 Bf7 40. h3 Be8 41. Kc3 Bf7 42. c5+ bxc5 43. Nb2 $1 c4 44.
Kxc4 Bd8 45. Nd3 Bb6 46. Ne1 Bd8 47. Nf3 Be8 48. Kb3 Bf7 49. Nd2 Kc5 50. Nc4
Bc7 51. Bc6 Bg6 52. e4 Bf7 53. f3 Bg6 54. Bd7 Bf7 55. Bc8 Bg8 56. Bb7 Bf7 57.
Ba6 Bg8 58. Bc8 Bf7 59. Bd7 Bd8 (59... Bg8 60. Be8 Bh7 61. Bf7 $18) 60. Nxe5
Bg8 61. Be8 Kd6 62. Nc4+ Ke7 63. Bc6 e5 64. Bd5 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Bg5 c5 {This move has been played a
few times by Vassily Smyslov. Main theoretical lines here are:} (5... Nbd7 $5)
({and} 5... h6 $5) 6. dxc5 {Another option was checked in the next game:} (6.
e3 $5 cxd4 7. exd4 Qa5 8. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nd2 b6 12.
Rb1 Qh5 13. Ne4 Ke7 14. Qa4 Qg6 15. Qc6 d5 16. Nd2 $14 {Bacrot,E-Smyslov,V/
Cannes,1996(1/2-1/2)(49)}) 6... dxc5 7. e3 h6 {Could be recommended also:} (
7... Nc6 $5 8. Nf3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Qa5 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13.
a3 Ne4 14. Bh4 f6 15. Rad1 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Ke7 $11 {Kahn,E-Sprotte,N/
Balatonbereny,1997(1-0)(26)}) 8. Bh4 Nc6 9. Nge2 $5 $146 {White's idea: in
case of an exchange on "c3" to take with the knight and avoid exchanging the
queens after Qa5.} (9. a3 $143 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 e5 11. Bd3 Qa5 12. Ne2 Be6 13.
Bxf6 {1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,A-Smyslov,V/Beer-Sheva,1990(13)}) 9... e5 {[%csl Rd5]
Ambivalent decision. From one side, Black opens the diagonal c8-h3 and solves
the problem of the development of his bishop. From another side, by this move
he weakens an irrevocable "d5" square.} ({Deserves attention:} 9... O-O $5) 10.
a3 Ba5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Bxf6 {A forced exchange. The deficiency of the ninth
move of White was that White has problems with development of his kingside.} (
12. f3 $143 Be6 13. b3 Rd8 $15) 12... Qxf6 13. Ng3 O-O 14. Be2 Qh4 15. O-O $14
{[%csl Ra5,Yc3,Yd1,Rd5,Rd6,Ye2,Yg3] White's advantage is clear thanks to the
control over the "d" file and better disposition of his pieces.} f5 {Black
fights for space. His idea is to play e4 in order to open the b8-h2 diagonal
for his bishop and ensure "e5" square for his knight.} 16. Nb5 $6 {Doubtful
plan. Krishnan Sasikiran wants to exchange black's light-square bishop and
take control over "d5" and "d7" points.} ({Looks good enough:} 16. Nd5 $5 {
with a stable advantage.} f4 $140 $2 17. Qg6 $40 {[%csl Gf1,Rg8][%cal Ge2d3]})
16... Qe7 17. Nd6 g6 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 $11 {White successfully completed his plan.
But it took lot of the time, and Black used it to consolidate his position.}
19. Rd5 Rcd8 20. Rfd1 e4 21. Bf1 Bc7 22. Ne2 Be5 23. Nc3 {Over several last
moves both sides regrouped their forces.} h5 $6 {Better for Black was to
prevent the white knight from coming to "d5":} (23... Qg7 $5 24. Rxc5 (24. Na4
$6 b6 {[%csl Ra4,Ge5,Gg7]}) 24... Bxc3 25. Rxd8 $5 (25. bxc3 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Qxc3
$11) 25... Rxd8 26. bxc3 Qe7 $13) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nd5 $14 Qd6 $6 {An
unsuccessful place for queen.} (25... Qf7 $142) 26. g3 $6 {Now White missed a
good chance to develop a strong initiative:} (26. f4 $1 Bg7 (26... exf3 $143
27. gxf3 f4 (27... Bg7 28. f4 $36) 28. exf4 Bg7 29. Qg2 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gf1d3,
Gd3g6,Gg2g6] +/=/+/-}) 27. Qa4 $14 {/\b4 Instead he weakened his kingside and
gave Black good chances for counterplay.}) 26... h4 27. Kg2 hxg3 28. hxg3 Kg7
$132 {Black prepares an attack against white's king. His plan is to play Rh8,
g5, Qh6 with mating ideas.} 29. Be2 Qe6 30. b4 Rh8 {[%csl Ge6,Rg2,Gh8][%cal
Gf5f4]} 31. Kg1 {A very optimistic move. It was a good time for White to think
about his king's safety:} (31. Nf4 $142 Qe7 32. b5 Nd8 33. Qd2 Bxf4 34. exf4
Ne6 35. Qb2+ Nd4 36. Rxd4 cxd4 37. Qxd4+ Kh7 38. Qxa7 Rd8 $11) 31... g5 $1 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Ge6h6,Gh6h1]} 32. Bf1 ({Another option was to immediately
evacuate the white king:} 32. Kf1 $5 cxb4 33. axb4 Qh6 34. Ke1 Qd6 35. c5 Rh1+
36. Bf1 Qe6 37. b5 $13) 32... cxb4 33. axb4 Bb8 $5 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Gc6e5,
Ge5f3] Black easily makes an unsteady position for White. Now the black knight
enters the game.} 34. Bg2 Ne5 35. Qc3 Kf7 36. Kf1 Rc8 $1 {Victor Kortschnoj in
a masterly fashion moved the weight of the fight from one part of the board to
another.} 37. c5 Rd8 ({After:} 37... b6 $5 38. Qb3 bxc5 39. bxc5 Rxc5 40. Qxb8
Rxd5 41. Qxa7+ Kg6 42. Ra1 (42. Rxd5 $143 Qxd5 43. Qb6+ Kh5 $40 {[%csl Gd5,Rf1]
}) 42... Qd7 43. Qxd7 Rxd7 $15 {Black keeps the advantage thanks white's bad
bishop. But he's working for more.}) 38. Qb3 a6 39. Ke1 Kf8 ({It was possible
for Black to immediately win material:} 39... Nd3+ 40. Rxd3 exd3 41. Qxd3 Be5 {
=/+/=}) 40. Rd4 $1 Nd3+ $140 41. Rxd3 exd3 42. Qxd3 Be5 {=/+/= In this ending,
the knight is strong, pawns and bishops of opposite colors gives White equal
chances. Impossibility of participation of the black rook in active operations
prevents black from playing for the win.} 43. Kf1 Qf7 44. Kg1 Bg7 45. e4 {
[%csl Rf8] Right decision - now the position of black's king is very unstable.}
fxe4 46. Bxe4 Rd7 47. Kg2 Qe6 48. Qf3+ Rf7 49. Qd3 Rd7 50. Qf3+ Rf7 51. Qd3 Rd7
{Both sides couldn't improve their positions, therefore, the game ended by
repetition of the moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 {Das ist die gewöhnliche Fortsetzung,
aber die Alternativen 4...Bc5, 4...Bb4 und 4...Nd4 sind auch möglich.} 5. cxd5
Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Rb1 {Eine seltene Zugfolge - gewöhnlich spielt man hier
zuerst 7.0-0.} f6 (7... Bg4 $5) 8. d3 Be6 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 {
Wir haben eigentlich eine Stellung, die mich an die Drachenvariante erinnert -
Weiß hat Aktivität am Damenflügel; Schwarz dagegen hat eine starke
Zentrumsstellung.} a5 (11... Nd4) 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 Bd5 $5 (13... Nd5 $2 {
Das ist ein bekannter Fehler, meist ohne das Zugpaar Rb1 / f6, aber das Motiv
ist gleich.} 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. e3 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5]} Nf5 (15... Ne6 16. e4 $18)
16. e4 $18) 14. Bh3 $146 {[%mdl 4] Mit diesem originellen Zug lässt Weiß die
große Diagonale mit dem Läufer und vermeidet die theoretische Hauptlinie.} (14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bb2 (15. Ne4 a4 16. e3 f5 17. exd4 fxe4 {[%cal Rd5c3,Rc3b1,Rc3d1]
} 18. Bb2 exd4 19. Bxe4 $5 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qe5 {[%cal Re5c3,
Re4d5,Rd5g8]} Bf6 (22... c2 23. Bd5+ $18) 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Bxb7 {1/2-1/2 Marin,
M-Cosma,I/Bucharest 1998/CBM 69/[Ribli] (40)}) 15... a4 $5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17.
Qc2 $5 Kh8 $5 18. Nc4 Re8 19. Rfe1 Bc5 20. Na5 Rxa5 21. Qxc5 Nc3 22. Bxb7 Re5
23. Qc4 Nxb1 24. Rxb1 Rxe2 25. Be4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Lima,D/Calvia ESP 2004/
(39)}) 14... Be6 (14... Bf7 15. e3 Ne6 16. Nde4 g6 $1 $132) 15. Bxe6+ {Statt
dieser Fortsetzung konnte Weiß mit 15.Bg2 die Züge wiederholen.} Nxe6 16. Qb3
Qd7 $11 {Die Stellung ist etwa gleich, die weißfarbigen Läufer sind schon
getauscht, so dass Weiß kein positionelles Druck auf der h1-a8-Diagonale hat.}
17. Nc4 Bc5 (17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rad8 $11) 18. Nxb6 cxb6 (18... Bxb6 19. a4 $11
) 19. a4 Rad8 (19... f5 $5 {Auf diese Weise könnte Schwarz das Springermanöver
20.Ne4 verhindern.}) 20. Ne4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gb3g8]} Kh8 (20... Qf7 $11) 21.
Qa2 Nd4 (21... f5 $5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Bd2 b6 24. Bc3 Nd4 $15) 22. Be3 Qd5 (
22... f5 23. Ng5 Rde8 $11) 23. Rb2 f5 {Endlich spielt Schwarz den Zug f6-f5,
aber das ist nicht der richtige Moment.} (23... Qxa2 24. Rxa2 f5 25. Nxc5 bxc5
26. b6 $11) 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Nxc5 bxc5 (25... Rxc5 26. f4 Rd8 27. fxe5 Rxe5
28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc2 $16 {[%csl Gc2,Gf1][%cal Rc2c8,Rc8h8]}) 26. b6 $1 $14 {
[%cal Yb2b5][%mdl 4096] Nach diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß Raum am Damenflügel und
später kann die weiße Idee Rb5 (wenn der d4N weg geht, oder nach Bxd4) sein.}
Ne6 (26... f4 27. Bxd4 cxd4 (27... Rxd4 28. Rb5 Rxa4 29. Rxc5 $16) 28. Rc1 $16)
27. f3 (27. f4 exf4 28. gxf4 $14) 27... Rc8 (27... f4 28. Bf2 $14) 28. Rc1 {
[%csl Yb5,Yc4][%cal Gc1c4,Gb2b5] Die weißen Türme haben gute potenzielle
Festpunkte auf b5 und auf c4.} Rd6 29. Rb5 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5]} Rdc6 30. Rc4 Kg8
31. Kf2 Kf7 32. f4 $1 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß Raum am Königsflügel.
Schwarz hat eine passive Verteidigungsstellung.} exf4 (32... Kf6 33. fxe5+ Kxe5
34. Rxa5 Rxb6 35. Bxc5 Nxc5 36. Raxc5+ Rxc5 37. Rxc5+ Ke6 38. a5 $16 (38. Rb5
Rxb5 39. axb5 Kd5 40. Kf3 Kc5 41. Kf4 g6 42. e4 (42. g4 fxg4 43. e4 h5 44. e5
Kd5 45. d4 b6 $11) 42... fxe4 43. dxe4 Kxb5 44. Ke5 Kc6 45. Ke6 b5 46. e5 b4
47. Kf7 b3 48. e6 b2 49. e7 b1=Q 50. e8=Q+ $16)) 33. gxf4 g6 34. Rxa5 Rxb6 35.
d4 Rd8 36. dxc5 $16 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber die Verwertung des
Materialsvorteil ist noch nicht leicht, weil die schwarze Stellung fest ist.}
Rb1 (36... Rc6 $142 37. Rb4 Rd7 38. Rab5 Rcc7 $16) 37. Rb5 Rdd1 (37... Rxb5 $2
38. axb5 $18) 38. Rcb4 Rxb4 39. Rxb4 Nd8 (39... Rd7 40. a5 $16) 40. Bd4 Ke6 41.
Rb6+ Nc6 42. Be3 Rh1 (42... Rd7 $142 $1) 43. Kg3 Re1 44. Kf3 Rh1 45. Kg3 Re1
46. Rb2 h6 47. h4 h5 (47... Ra1 48. Rxb7 Rxa4 49. Rb6 $16 (49. Rh7 h5 50. Rc7
$16)) 48. Kf2 Ra1 49. Rxb7 Rxa4 50. Rb6 Kd5 51. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1g1,Rg1g6,
Rd1d5] Der weiße Zielpunkt ist der g6P, aber 52.Rd1+ droht auch mit der
Eindringung auf der d-Linie.} Nd4 52. Rc1 {Droht jetzt 53.Bxd4 und 54.c6.} Kc6
53. Rg1 Kxc5 54. Rxg6 Ra2 55. Bxd4+ Kxd4 56. Re6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd4,Ge6,Rf5,Rh5]
[%cal Ge6e3,Ge6e8] Der schwarze König ist abgeschnitten von der e-Linie und
seine Bauern sind schwach.} Ra1 (56... Ra5 57. e3+ $18) 57. Re5 Rh1 58. e3+ Kd3
59. Rd5+ Kc4 60. Rxf5 Rxh4 61. Re5 {[%csl Ge3,Gf4] Mit zwei verbundenen Bauern
gewinnt Weiß das Endspiel leicht.} Kd3 62. f5 Rh2+ 63. Kf3 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2005.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wollishofen"]
[BlackTeam "Zuerich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 $6 {Typisch für den "späten" Kortschnoj: die Theoriepfade werden
möglichst früh verlassen, der Gegner wird zum selbständigen Denken gezwungen,
Viktor L'vovitsch baut auf seine unvergleichbar größere Erfahrung in
unterschiedlichsten Stellungstypen. Allerdings ist der Zug objektiv betrachtet
einfach nicht gut.} 9. Ne2 (9. Bd2 Ne4 $11) 9... cxd4 {Die Idee von 8...Qa5:
der Anziehende wird gezwungen, mit dem e-Bauern zurückzuschlagen, strukturelle
Schwächen bleiben dabei zurück. Allerdings erwacht auch der schwarzfeldrige
Läufer zum Leben, was sich im weiteren Verlauf als schwerwiegender erweisen
wird.} 10. exd4 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. f3 Re8 ({In der einzigen Vorgängerpartie I.
Sokolov - Inkiov wählte Schwarz} 12... h6 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Qd2 Qd8 15. Ng3 ({
genauer wäre sofortiges Nehmen gewesen:} 15. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Rxe2 17.
Qg5+ Kf8 18. Bxe2 $16) 15... Ne7 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Ng6 {und entkam nur
knapp und glücklich ins Remis.}) 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bd2 Nf8 15. Nf4 Ng6 16. Nh5 {
Von hier aus geht der Springer dem schwarzen Monarchen gehörig auf die Nerven.}
Qc7 17. Qc2 Rf8 $1 {Dieser zugegebenermaßen sehr seltsam wirkende Zug ist bei
näherem Hinsehen erzwungen, Weiß drohte nämlich, den f-Bauern bis nach f6
vorzustoßen. Auch die Engine hält den Turmzug nach einigem Überlegen für den
besten.} 18. Rae1 Na5 $6 (18... Bd7 {war vielleicht das geringste Übel, wobei
Schwarz nach} 19. f4 f5 20. Qa2 Nce7 21. c4 Bc6 22. c5 $16 {um seine Stellung
nicht zu beneiden wäre.}) 19. Bg5 $3 {Bereits der Gewinnzug! Das Läuferopfer
auf h6, gefolgt von Qc2-c1, scheitert am Vorgehen des f-Bauern, wodurch die
schwarze Dame das Feld g7 unter Kontrolle nimmt, aus dieser Überlegung war
irgendwann die gewinnbringende Idee geboren, den Läufer auf f6 zu opfern.
Schwarz ist machtlos gegen diese Absicht.} Nc4 (19... f6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bxg6
hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxf6 $18) 20. Bf6 $3 gxf6
21. Qc1 f5 22. Bxc4 $1 {Eine wichtige Feinheit.} dxc4 23. Nf6+ (23. Qh6 $4 f6
$19) 23... Kg7 24. Qg5 $1 {Diese Stellung entdeckte ich bereits bei 19.Bg5,
gegen diverse Mattdrohungen ist kein Kraut gewachsen.} Qc6 (24... h6 25. Nh5+
Kh7 26. Qf6 Rg8 27. Qg7+ $3 Rxg7 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Re8+ Nf8 30. Rxf8+ Rg8 31.
Rxg8# {war meine Wunschvariante :)}) 25. Nh5+ Kh8 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Re8 $3 $18 {
Die letzte Pointe!} Qxe8 28. Nf6 Qe3+ {Ohne den Zwischentausch auf c4 wäre die
Dame hier gedeckt!} 29. Qxe3 f4 30. Qe4 {Der Rest ist Agonie, vielleicht
meiner Zeitnot geschuldet.} Rd8 31. d5 Kg7 32. Qd4 Kh6 33. g4 a5 34. h4 Nxh4
35. Kf2 Ra6 36. Rh1 Kg6 37. Rxh4 {Kortschnoj gab mir die Hand, unterschrieb
und verließ wortlos den Spielsaal - ein Zeichen der Anerkennung, wie mir
später versichert wurde.} 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc7 (9... Qc8 {is another possible move, but since
the queen is heading to 'b7' anyway, there isn't much difference between the
two.}) 10. f3 ({Another way of playing this position is} 10. Rd1 {which, after}
a6 11. Nc3 Be7 12. f3 {leads to the game.}) 10... a6 11. Rd1 Ra7 {Protecting
from the Nb5-d6 threat, without removing the queen from the 'c' file yet.} 12.
Nc3 Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. Be3 d6 15. Rac1 Rc8 {Both side are developing their
pieces to optimal positions for now. In the next phse of the game white will
try to advance his queen side pawns, while trying no to allow black the
freeing d5 break.} 16. b4 Qb7 {This time black is more careful than in his
previous game.} ({where he played} 16... Nbd7 $2 {allowing} 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18.
cxd5 Nc5 (18... Qb7 {or any other retreat with a queen allows} 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8
20. Nc6 {and white wins}) 19. bxc5 dxc5 20. Nc6 {1-0 Ilincic,Z-Almasi,Z/
Jahorina 2003/CBM 94 ext (32) and white got a big advantage, which he
eventually converted.}) ({of course} 16... Qxc4 $4 {is a suicide:} 17. Nce2 $18
) 17. Qb3 Nbd7 {While white is enjoying a pleasant spatial advantage, black's
position remains very solid, without any real weaknesses, which promises a
long balanced struggle.} 18. Na4 {[%cal Ga4b6,Ge3b6]} Bf8 {While on his last
move white increased the pressure on b6, to add black some worries in the
future, black continues to consolidate his forces.} 19. Bf2 Qa8 {[%cal Ga7c7]}
20. Ne2 {[%csl Rb6]} Qb8 21. g4 {Without opening a second front, white will
find it virtually impossible to bring down black's defences.} Rac7 22. Bg3 Ne8
{The two 'half-weaknesses' (d6 and b6) are easily protected, while white's 'c'
pawn is put under pressure, and being more advanced than black pawns, it's
harded for white to have it protected.} 23. Nb2 Qa8 24. Rc3 $6 ({An immediate} 
24. a3 {is more reasonable. Next, white might consider Qe3, followed by Rc2
and Rdc1.}) 24... Qb7 25. a3 g6 {[%cal Gf8g7,Gg7b2]} 26. Rcc1 $2 (26. Nd3 $142
Bg7 27. Rcc1 {with an equality.}) 26... Bh6 $1 ({White has probably anticipated
} 26... Bg7 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. Rxd6 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Qd2 {
with white keeping a slight edge.}) 27. Rb1 {Now, the black has taken over the
'c' file, it's the right time for a more concrete play.} b5 $1 28. c5 dxc5 {
This is the point of black's last two moves. He's sacrificing an exchange for
a pawn, but build up a very frightening pawn chain on the queen side, while
his most advanced one - the protected 'c' passer is nicely supported by
black's dark bishop.} 29. Bxc7 c4 30. Qc3 Qxc7 $15 {Perhaps the position is
objectively equal, black's play is much easier.} 31. h3 Ne5 {provoking another
weakness in white's camp (f4), since white cannot tolerate black pieces
occupying such great spots.} 32. f4 Nc6 33. g5 Bf8 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Gf8b4,
Gc6b4,Ga6a5]} 34. Qe3 Ng7 (34... a5 {is too early in view of} 35. bxa5 Qxa5 36.
a4 $1 {ruining black's pawn chain.}) 35. Rf1 Nh5 $6 (35... e5 {was stronger,
not allowing white time to regroup} 36. Nd1 exf4 37. Qxf4 Qe7 {[%csl Rg5][%cal
Gg7e6]} 38. Qe3 Ne6 39. h4 Bg7) 36. Nd1 Rd8 37. Nf2 e5 38. f5 $2 {A positional
blunder.} ({Better was} 38. fxe5 Nxe5 (38... Qxe5 39. Ng4) 39. Rbd1 Re8 40. Nc3
f5 41. Nd5 Qc6 {with an unclear game, although I still prefer black.}) 38...
Nd4 $1 {Threatening both Nxe2 (followed by Nf4+) and gxf5 winning another pawn.
White is obliged to take on d4, thus creating black two connected passers.} 39.
Nxd4 exd4 40. Qf3 d3 {There is no force to stop those pawns now.} 41. e5 {
Trying to complicate the position.} ({A passibe defence doesn't help either:} 
41. Rfd1 Nf4+ 42. Kh1 gxf5 43. exf5 Ne2 44. Rd2 Qg3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf5]}) 41...
Qxe5 42. fxg6 hxg6 43. Ne4 Qd5 {The simples. now that all the weaknesses are
covered, white is left with no counterplay, and goes down quickly.} 44. h4 Bg7
45. Rbc1 d2 46. Rcd1 c3 47. Rf2 Qc4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schlosser,P"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 (9... Ng4 $6 {Obwohl dieser Ausfall keinen
vertrauenserweckenden Eindruck macht, hat Weiß dagegen seine Hausaufgaben noch
zu erledigen:} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bc5 d5 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. f3 Nf6 14. Na4 Qd6
15. Nb6 (15. c4 Rb8 16. Kb1 Ke7 17. Qe3 Qb4 $13 {Belotti,B-Borgo,G/Reggio
Emilia/1992/0-1 (56)}) 15... Rb8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Bxa6 Ra8 18. Bc4 Ke7 19.
Rhe1 (19. Bb3 Rhb8 $44 {Almasi,Z-Borgo,G/Mitropa Cup/1993/0-1 (34)}) 19... Qc5
20. Bb3 Rhb8 $44 {Santo Roman,M-Berthelot,Y/French Tch/1994/0-1 (35)}) 10. f3
b5 (10... Be7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Ne5 13. h4 b5 14. Bd3 Qb7 15. g5 hxg5 16. hxg5
Nh5 17. f4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 $16 {Arakhamia,K-Hort,V/Monaco Veterans-Women (05)/
1994/}) 11. Nxc6 (11. g4 Ne5 (11... Qa5 12. Kb1 b4 13. Nce2 d5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Nd4 Bb7 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 $14 {Shetty,R-Murugan,K/IND-ch (07)/0-1 (36)})
12. Bd3 (12. g5 $6 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Qc7 14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Qe1 Rc8 17.
Nc1 a5 $36 {Van Riemssijk,H-Lobron,E/Manila izt/1990/0,5 (59)}) 12... Qc7 13.
Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. exd5 (15. Bf4 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Amsterdam/1993/}) 15...
Nxd5 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Bd6 18. Be4 Nc4 19. Qe2 $13 {0,5/Oll,L-Lerner,K/
Podolsk/1993/}) (11. Kb1 Ne5 (11... Qc7 $2 12. Bxb5 $16 {Wenn der Zentralbauer
e4 durch f3 gestützt wird, ist der Tausch Q+B - Q+3P besonders effektiv.}) 12.
Bd3 (12. a3 {Belotti,B-Garbett,P/Novi Sad ol/1990/1-0 (33)} Qb8 $5 13. f4 (13.
g4 $140 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 $132) 13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 $13 {/\ 14...d5 xa3, 14.
..Qb7 xb2, e4}) (12. g4 b4 13. Nce2 Nc4 14. Qc1 d5 (14... e5 $5) 15. Ng3 Nxe3 (
15... Qc7) 16. Qxe3 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Qe1 Qb6 19. Bc4 O-O-O 20. Bxd5 $16 {
Malisauskas,V-Greenfeld,A/Oslo Royal GM/1992/1-0 (38)}) 12... Qc7 (12... b4 13.
Nce2 d5 {Anand,V}) 13. g4 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. Bf4 $13 {Anand,V-Kramnik,V/
Amsterdam/1993/0,5 (27)}) (11. Bd3 Ne5 (11... Qc7 $2 12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Ndxb5
Qb8 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Na5 17. b3 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Hellers,F/
Tilburg 20'/1993/1-0 (52) vgl. 11.Kb1 Qc7? 12.Bb5!}) 12. f4 $6 Nxd3+ 13. cxd3
Be7 14. Kb1 O-O $13 {Liss,E-Gruenfeld,Y/Biel op/1993/0-1 (38)}) 11... Bxc6 12.
Qf2 (12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Qf2 Nd7 (14... O-O $6 15. g4 (15. h4 {! +/-
Dolmatov,S}) 15... b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 d4 19. Bxd4 Bxh1 20. Rxh1
$44 {Dolmatov,S-Greenfeld,A/Pardubice/1993/}) 15. h4 Ne5 16. Bb6 Qb7 17. Bd4
Bf6 18. g4 O-O-O 19. a3 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Tukmakov,V/Groningen (2) PCA/1993/}) (
12. Ne2 Bb7 13. g4 d5 $6 14. e5 Nd7 15. Bd4 Qg5 16. Nf4 $1 $36 {Bologan,
V-Galliamova,A/Oakham (2)/1992/1-0 (23)}) 12... Qc7 13. Kb1 (13. Bd3 Be7 14.
Qg3 g6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Qf2 $14 {Smyslov,V-Botvinnik,M/Moscow (wm/4)/1957/0-1
(41)}) 13... Be7 14. g4 $2 (14. Bd3 {- 12.Kb1}) (14. Bd3 {Kortschnoj}) 14... b4
(14... d5 {Kortschnoj} 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bd4 $14) 15. Ne2 d5 16.
Bb6 (16. exd5 Nxd5 $15) (16. e5 Nd7 $17 {xe5}) 16... Qb7 (16... Qb8 $2 {
Kortschnoj} 17. Bc5 $16) 17. e5 Nxg4 $1 {Ein ebenso ungewöhnliches wie starkes
Scheinopfer} (17... Nd7 18. Bd4 $14) 18. Qd4 $8 (18. fxg4 d4 19. Bxd4 (19. Rg1
Qxb6 20. Nxd4 $2 Bc5 $19 {/^ a7-g1, xd4}) 19... Bxh1 $17) 18... Nxe5 19. Qxe5
Qxb6 $17 {[+], ^^} 20. Qxg7 Rf8 21. Nd4 Bd7 $6 (21... Bb7 22. Qxh6 O-O-O 23. f4
Qc7 {/\ 24...Bd6 xf4}) 22. Qxh6 O-O-O 23. f4 $15 {x Bd7} Rg8 24. Nf3 $1 Rg6 25.
Qh5 Rf6 26. Qh4 Kb7 (26... Qe3 {Kortschnoj} 27. Bxa6+ Kc7 $13) 27. Ne5 Qe3 28.
Bd3 Qxf4 29. Qh5 Rf5 $5 (29... Be8 30. Rhf1 $44 {xa6, f7}) 30. Bxf5 Qxe5 31.
Rhe1 Qd6 32. Be4 (32. Bd3 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 32... f5 33. Bxd5+ $2 (33. Bg2 $132
Rg8 $140 $2 34. Bxd5+ exd5 35. Qf7 Re8 36. Rxd5 Qc6 37. Rdd1 $18) (33. Bd3 $14
{Kortschnoj}) 33... exd5 34. Qf7 Bh4 35. Rxd5 Qc7 36. Red1 (36. Rg1 $15 {
Kortschnoj}) 36... Bc6 37. Qxf5 (37. Qxc7+ Kxc7 38. Rxd8 Bxd8 39. Rd4 a5 40. h4
Bf6 41. Rf4 Be4 42. h5 Kd6 $19) 37... Bxd5 38. Rxd5 Qc6 $1 $19 39. c4 (39. Rxd8
$2 Qh1+ 40. Rd1 Qxd1#) 39... Qxc4 40. Qf7+ Qc7 41. Qf3 Qc6 42. Qf7+ Kb6 43.
Rxd8 Qe4+ 44. Kc1 Bxd8 45. Qf2+ Kc6 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f5 d5 11. exd5 Bb4 $5 {A novelty. Black is ready to
sacrifice one-two pawns, but to be the first to create threats to the enemy's
king.} 12. Bd2 {Played the most timid, nonpretentious way - this is not how
novelties are to be refuted.} ({I think, if a refutation exists it should be} 
12. dxc6 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qa5 {and now 14.Bd2, 14.Bg5 or even 14.0-0-0.} {
By the way, after} 14. O-O-O {wrong is} Qxc3 15. Rd8+ $1 Ke7 16. Rd3 Qa1+ 17.
Kd2 e4 18. Qg3 {with winning attack.}) 12... O-O (12... Nxd5 13. O-O-O Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 O-O 15. Bxe5 Qg5+ 16. Rd2 Bxf5 17. Qg3 $14) 13. O-O-O (13. dxc6 e4 14. Qe3
Ng4 15. Qf4 e3 16. O-O-O Nf2 {unclear.}) 13... cxd5 14. Nxd5 e4 $1 {Very
important zwischenzug.} 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Qe3 (16. Qxe4 $2 Ba3 17. c3 Rb8 18.
bxa3 Bxf5 $19) 16... Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Rb8 18. Rd4 (18. Qd4 $5) 18... Qb6 19. b3
Bxf5 20. Bc4 Rbd8 21. Rhd1 Bg6 {Black is playing passively. Soon, as we will
see, most of the central squares will be captured by white.} ({Instead he
could continue} 21... Rfe8 22. Kb2 Kf8) ({or} 21... Rxd4 22. Qxd4 (22. Rxd4 Re8
$11) 22... Qh6+ 23. Kb2 Qxh2 24. Qxa7 h5 {with a double-edged position.}) 22.
Kb2 Bh5 {Black is speculating on the pin Qb6-Rd4-Qe3, trying to hamper white's
regrouping of pieces. Without a big success, however.} 23. R1d2 Rde8 24. h3 $1
Kh8 25. g4 $16 Bg6 26. Qf4 $6 (26. Qc3 {was stronger. And in case of} Rd8 {
to answer} 27. Rd7) 26... f5 {Without this move black hardly can get any
active play. But on the other hand, the move seriously weakens the black king
side location.} 27. Rd6 (27. Rd7 {would be wrong here:} fxg4 28. Qxg4 Qf6+ 29.
Kb1 ({or} 29. R7d4 e3 30. Rd1 Re4 31. Qd7 e2 $19) 29... Bf5 $19) 27... Qb8 28.
R2d5 fxg4 $2 {Bad move.} ({After} 28... e3 {black would have had about equal
chances. It might have happened, black was afraid of} 29. Qd4 {but} Re4 $1 {
would complicate the matters for white:} 30. Qc3 (30. Qd1 $2 Rxc4) 30... e2 31.
Rd7 Bf7 32. Bxe2 Rxe2 33. Rxf5 (33. gxf5 $5) 33... Qe8 34. Qc7 (34. Rxa7 Re7)
34... Bg6 $1 {black repels the assault.}) 29. Qxg4 Bf5 30. Qh4 Qc7 ({Coming to
this position, I was going to play} 30... Be6 31. Rh5 {or} Bf5 {In both cases
white stood better. For instance} (31... Qxd6 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 {Suddenly I saw}
33. Qh5 $1 {After} Qd4+ 34. Ka3 (34. c3 $4 Rf2+ 35. Ka3 Qd6+ 36. b4 Qa6+ $1 {
mating}) 34... Qd6+ 35. b4 Rf3+ 36. Bb3 {black has nothing to do, but to give
up the rook e8 (36...Kf8)}) ({Still, black could play 30...Be6, but then} 31...
Bg8 $5) 32. Rd5 {(33.Rxh7+ threatens)} Re5 33. Rd7 {and so on.}) 31. Bb5 {
White is going to win the pawn e4. The move is directed to deprive the pawn of
its natural defence.} Rc8 (31... Re7 32. Rc6 Qb7 33. Ba6 Qxc6 34. Qxe7 Qa8 35.
Bb7 Qb8 36. Rb5 $1 {winning.}) 32. c4 e3 {The last, desperate attempt - at the
moment the white pieces are awkwardly located.} 33. Qd4 e2 34. Qe3 $2 ({
The computer points out} 34. Re5 {winning the pawn.}) 34... Bxh3 $4 ({And the
same computer gives} 34... Be4 $1 {already with advantage to black! The point
is} 35. Qxe4 Rf2 36. Rd2 Qxd6 {and black is winning. Well, the move 34...Be4
has not been seen by both players...}) 35. Qxe2 {In spite of material
equilibrium, the black position is hardly possible to hold.} Qf7 36. Ka3 Rb8
37. Qe3 Bf5 38. Re5 Rb7 39. Bc6 Qc7 (39... Rb6 40. Re7 Qh5 41. Rxa7 $18) (39...
Rc7 40. Bd5 Qh5 41. Be6 g6 42. Qd4 Rg7 43. Rd8 $18) 40. Rxf5 $1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 {Gavrikov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 ({This reply is less
dangerous for Black than} 5. Bg5 {Gavrikov}) 5... c5 6. a3 {A rather harmless
continuation. More active, according to the modern theory, is 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4
Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Qc2 and then 0-0-0, developing white`s initiative.} Ba5 7. Bd2
O-O 8. e3 Bb7 {Played an adventurous way. The simple move 8...d5 would promise
convenient play to black.} 9. dxc5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 bxc5 11. f4 {Black has given
up his good piece - the white-squared bishop, but chances in the position are
still about equal.} Nc6 {'?!' Gavrikov. Gavrikov: 'This natural move is
probably an inaccuracy.'} ({Deserved serious attention} 11... d5 $1 {Gavrikov}
12. Bg2 Nbd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O (14. Bxd5 $6 Rb8 15. Qa2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Rxb2
$36) 14... d4 $1 (14... Rb8 15. Qc2 d4 16. Ne4 Bxd2 17. Nxd2) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16.
Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Bxe4 Rab8 {followed by Nf6 with comfortable position for Black.})
12. Bg2 Rb8 13. Qc2 Ne7 {Black is preparing d7-d5.} ({Instead he could play} 
13... Qb6 14. O-O-O (14. Na4 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qb3 16. Nxc5 (16. Qd1 $5 Qxc4 17.
Rc1) 16... Qxb2 17. Qxb2 Rxb2 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxc6 Nc5 {Black will soon
recapture the pawn with an active position.}) 14... Qa6 15. Na4 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2
Na5 $1 {still with about equal chances.}) 14. O-O-O $14 d5 {'?!' Gavrikov. The
most consequent.  Gavrikov: 'From a practical point of view this decision is
dubious because it requires precise defence.'} ({After} 14... Nf5 $6 15. Rhg1 {
white had a clear edge.}) (14... d6 {Gavrikov} 15. Nb5 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2 d5 17.
Nxa7 Qb6 18. Nb5 $13) (14... a6 $142 {Gavrikov}) 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 {
The move is more or less forced. But/and it is strong. It wins, almost wins!,
a pawn.} Bxd2+ ({Or} 16... Nfxd5 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Bxd5 Rb6 (18... c4 19. Bxc4
Rfc8 20. Rd4 Nf5 21. Rd3 (21. Rd5 $2 Qb6 22. Rxf5 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Qxb2+ 24. Kd1
Qb1+ 25. Ke2 Qxf5 $15) 21... Qb6 22. Rc3 Nd6 23. b3 {Black's initiative should
not be underestimated, but two extra pawns should say their word.}) 19. Qc4
Rfb8 20. Rd2 {black's compensation for the pawn is not sufficient.}) 17. Rxd2
Nexd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rhd1 Nxe3 {The arising endgame looks rather unpleasant
for black.} ({Instead after} 19... c4 20. Rxd5 Qb6 {or 20...Qh4 black could
get some initiative, which was not easy to neutralise.}) 20. Rxd8 Nxc2 21. Rxb8
Rxb8 22. Kxc2 {The white king side is crippled. But the activity of the white
pieces quite compensates these positional defects. It seems, black has to play
resourcefully in order to save the game.} Kf8 $1 {Excellent! Black does not
move his pawns. He will exploit the sixth rank for a counter-attack!} 23. Rd7
Rb6 $1 24. Rxa7 Rh6 ({Much worse was} 24... Rf6 {Then:} 25. a4 Rxf4 26. a5
Rxf2+ 27. Kc3 Rxh2 28. Rb7 (28. a6 Rh6) 28... Rh6 29. Rb6 Rh1 (29... Rh3+ 30.
Kc4 Rh4+ 31. Kxc5 Ra4 (31... Rh5+ 32. Kd6 $1) 32. Rb5 g5 33. b3 Ra3 (33... Ra2
34. Kb6 $18) 34. Kb4 Ra1 35. Rxg5 $18) 30. Rb3 Rh6 31. Ra3 Ra6 32. Kc4 Ke7 33.
Kxc5 Kd7 34. b4 Rc6+ 35. Kb5 Kc7 36. a6 Rb6+ 37. Ka5 Re6 38. b5 Kb8 39. Rc3 {
followed by b5-b6, winning.}) 25. b4 {Here a3-a4 would not work out well. So
this move is white's only chance to play for a win.} cxb4 26. axb4 Rxh2 $2 {
This move puts the black position into jeopardy.} ({Black should make a draw by
} 26... Ke8 $1 27. Kc3 Rf6 28. b5 Kd8 29. Ra4 ({Or} 29. Kb4 Rxf4+ 30. Ka5 Rxf2)
29... Kc7) 27. b5 Rxf2+ ({Or} 27... Rh6 28. Kc3 Ke8 29. Kb4 Rf6 30. Ka5 {
white wins.}) 28. Kc3 {The next long series of moves is forced.} Rf3+ 29. Kc4
Rxf4+ 30. Kc5 Rf5+ 31. Kc6 Rf6+ 32. Kc7 Ke7 {g7-g5 in order to put the king to
g7 and thus to support better his passed pawns was also a worth to consider.}
33. b6 Rf1 34. b7 Rc1+ 35. Kb6 Rb1+ 36. Kc6 Ke6 37. Ra5 Rxb7 38. Kxb7 {A rare
position. It was still not clear to both competitors of the game, whether
white should win or not.} f5 {The best. Analysing the position with a group of
Swiss players, I managed to refute the following set-up:} (38... g6 39. Kc6 h5
{White wins by} 40. Rg5 $1 Kf6 41. Rd5 h4 42. Kc5) 39. Kc6 g5 $2 (39... f4 $1 {
would secure the draw for black:} 40. Kc5 Ke5 41. Kc4+ Ke4 42. Kc3 Ke3 43. Re5+
Kf2 44. Rg5 f3 (44... Ke2 $2 45. Rg2+ Ke1 46. Kd3 $18) 45. Kd2 (45. Rxg7 Ke2
$11) 45... g6 46. Rg4 h5 47. Rxg6 h4 48. Rh6 Kg2 $1 49. Ke3 h3 50. Rg6+ Kf1 $11
) 40. Kc5 Ke5 41. Kc4+ Ke4 42. Kc3 h5 (42... Ke3 43. Kc2 g4 44. Kd1 g3 45. Ke1
{and black is lost.}) 43. Kd2 h4 44. Ke2 g4 45. Ra4+ $4 (45. Kf2 {would win in
a few moves:} f4 (45... Kf4 46. Ra8 Kg5 47. Rf8 Kf4 48. Rg8 Ke5 49. Rh8 h3 50.
Kg3 Kf6 51. Rg8 Kf7 52. Rg5 Kf6 53. Kf4 $18 {(Vaganian)}) 46. Rh5 h3 47. Kg1
Kf3 48. Kh2 Ke2 49. Rg5 f3 50. Kg3 $1 $18) 45... Ke5 46. Ke3 h3 47. Ra5+ Kf6
48. Kf4 Kg6 49. Rb5 Kh6 $11 {The only move, everything else was losing.} 50.
Rb6+ Kg7 51. Ra6 Kf7 {Since 52.Rh6 Kg7 53.Kg5 does not work out, due to f5-f4,
the black set-up is unbreakable. Draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[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. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 d4 {This is the key-idea in the 9.Nbd2-line.
Black is trying to simplify the position and thus to solve opening problems.
It's even more popular to advance the d-pawn without playing Be7.} 12. cxd4 ({
Two recent games featured} 12. Nb3 {which is another critical line in this
system.} d3 13. Nxc5 (13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bd4 Qd5 17. Re1
Nd8 $5 $146 {Grischuk,A-Sorokin,M, RUS-chT Sochi(7)/ CBM107 [Postny].}) 13...
dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19.
Rxc2 $14 {and White has a slight edge thanks to a better pawn structure. 1-0
Sutovsky,E-Sorokin,M, RUS-chT(6)/CBM107[Postny].}) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14.
Nf3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rd8 $5 {Current game is the first real test of the move in
the OTB game and I have to admit that Black has passed it.} ({A new idea} 15...
Nd7 {occuried in the game Jonkman,H-Mikhalevski,V, Canadian Open, Kapuskasing
2004/CBM101ext [Mikhalevski,V]}) ({While the main alternative} 15... O-O {
was tested on the very top level in the following game:} 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5
h6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Be4 Rad8 21. g3 Rfe8 22. Bc6 Re7 23. a4 Nd4
24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxb5 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Rb8 $1 {Black wins back a pawn and fully
equalizes.} 27. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund GER 2004/The Week in
Chess 508 (27).}) 16. Rxd8+ {This move is a novelty and probably not the best
one.} ({Earlier White played} 16. Nd4 Bg4 17. f3 {but after} Ne6 $1 {Black
doesn't seem to have any problems.} (17... Bd7 $6 18. Be3 g6 19. Rac1 Ne6 20.
Bb3 $14 {[%csl Rc7] 1-0 Agdestein,S-Fiedler,T/Hamburg GER 2002/The Week in
Chess 419 (46). (45)}) 18. Nxb5 ({or} 18. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bxe6 20. Be3 O-O
21. a4 Rb8 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Rxa6 g6 24. Ra7 (24. Bh6 Bd5 25. b3 Bb7 26. Ra2
Rxe5 $11) 24... Rxe5 25. Kf2 Rb5 26. Be2 Rb4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Sferle,M-Vosselman,J/
ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 94 (26)} 27. Rxc7 Bf6 $11) 18... Rxd1+ 19.
Bxd1 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 axb5 21. fxg4 Bd4 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Ke7 24. Bg5+ {1/2-1/2
Sabaev,S-Van Wieringen,C/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess (24)} Kd7 $5) 16...
Kxd8 17. Nd4 (17. Be3 $5 {developing the bishop and keeping all the options
open was a worthy alternative.}) 17... Bd7 18. Nf5 {White's idea is to
exchange one of the bishops and then to exploit weaknesses along the c-file
and the big a8-h1 diagonal.} Bxf5 19. Bxf5 g6 $1 {Now White has to decide what
to do with the bishop. Moving it away from the c8-h3 diagonal gives the
c8-square for the black king, while staying on this diagonal means weakening
of the d3-square.} 20. Bg4 h5 ({I believe that Black could also play} 20... Nd3
21. Bh6 Nxb2 22. Rb1 {and now} f5 $1 {Thanks to this move Black can play 20...
Nd3. Otherwise the king gets under attack.} (22... Nc4 $2 23. Rd1+ $18 Ke8 $140
24. Bd7+ Kd8 25. Bxb5+ $18) 23. Bf3 (23. exf6 $2 Bxf6 {is good for Black.})
23... Ba3 (23... Na4 24. Bb7 c5 25. Bxa6 Nc3 26. Rb2 b4 27. Rd2+ Kc7 28. Bc4
$14) 24. e6 Nc4 {with chances to hold the position.}) 21. Bf3 Kc8 $11 {[%cal
Gh8d8] Freeing the way for the rook.} (21... Nd3 22. a4 $1 (22. Bb7 Kd7 23. Be3
Rb8 24. Rd1 Rxb7 25. Rxd3+ Ke6 26. f4 c5 $15) 22... Kd7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Be2
Nxe5 25. Bxb5+ c6 $11) 22. Be3 Rd8 {[%cal Gc5d3]} ({In case of immediate} 22...
Nd3 {Black would have to deal with} 23. a4 Nxe5 24. Be2 {though even in this
case the position is close to equality.}) 23. Be2 Na4 ({And again White
prepares to meet} 23... Nd3 {with} 24. a4 $1) 24. g4 $5 {White finds an
interesting escape.} ({In case of} 24. Rb1 Ba3 $1 {looks strong.} 25. bxa3 $140
Nc3 26. Re1 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 (27. Rxe2 $4 Rd1+) 27... Nc3 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Gc7]})
24... hxg4 ({After} 24... h4 {White can protect the pawn since he has no
problem with the lasr rank anymore.} 25. Rb1) 25. Bxg4+ Kb8 26. Rc1 $1 {
[%cal Gb2b3] A beautiful tactical trick.} Nxb2 27. Ba7+ $1 Kb7 (27... Kxa7 28.
Rxc7+ Kb6 29. Rxe7 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6]}) 28. Bf3+ Kc8 {Black decides to repeat the
moves.} ({I believe he could try to look for chances after} 28... Kxa7 29.
Rxc7+ Kb6 30. Rxe7 Nc4 {, though} 31. e6 (31. Rxf7 Nxe5 32. Rf6+ Kc5 33. Bb7 (
33. Be4) 33... a5 34. f4 (34. Re6 Nd3 $1 {[%cal Gd3f4]}) 34... Rd1+ 35. Kg2
Rd2+ 36. Kg3 Nc4 37. Rxg6 Rxa2) 31... fxe6 32. Rxe6+ Rd6 33. Rxd6+ Nxd6 {
leads to a draw.}) 29. Bg4+ Kb7 30. Bf3+ Kc8 {An interesting game which sets a
problem for White.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1986.12.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj/Kasparov"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 {For this game I had prepared a
variation that would be little known to Kasparov.} c5 {A move brought into
practice by the Riga master Vitolins, which had been rarely employed in Soviet
events.} 5. g3 ({Subsequently the theoreticians came to the conclusion that
the strongest move is the immediate exchange on b4.} 5. Bxb4) 5... Qb6 6. Bg2 {
Kasparov thinks, this follow-up could have waited-NSH} ({He recommends} 6. Nc3
$5 $11 {instead.}) 6... Nc6 {Only a few moves have been made, and white is
already losing a pawn. The world champion has to think-how to give it up, such
that it looks like a sacrifice.} (6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. e3 $5 (8. Bc3 e5 9.
Nf5 Bxf2+ $6 10. Kf1 O-O 11. b4 $1 $13) 8... Bxd4 9. exd4 Qxd4 10. O-O $44) 7.
d5 {In the past Kasparov had sacrificed numerous pawns and won games this way.
But the situation on the board is somewhat different, non-standard, and it
will be harder for White to develop an initiative.} ({Giving up the pawn in
another way came into consideration:} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Qxb2 9. Nc3 O-O 10.
Na4 Qa3 11. Bc1 Qb4 12. Bd2 Qa3 {It is probable that White's initiative does
not compensate for the lost material. Even so it would be interesting to test
this in practice.}) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O ({How about the sacrifice of
a second pawn?} 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nbxd2 Qxb2 11. Nc4 Qc3+ 12. Nfd2 {It is
probable that White's intiative does not compensate for the lost material.
Even so it would be interesting to try it in practice.}) 9... Nde7 $1 ({
Kasparov gives} 9... Bxd2 $2 10. Nbxd2 $16 {If} Qxb2 $2 11. Nc4 {-NSH}) 10. e4
$146 {A novelty improvised over the board-NSH} ({Neither I nor my opponent
suspected that all this had already occurred before. That game went} 10. Be3 d5
$1 11. a3 d4 12. Bf4 Ba5 13. Nbd2 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 O-O 15. b4 {with some activity
for the sacrificed material. (Tukmakov-Salov 1984).}) 10... d6 $1 ({Kasparov
gives} 10... O-O 11. Be3 d5 12. exd5 Rd8 13. Ng5 $16) ({and} 10... Bxd2 11.
Nbxd2 $14) 11. Be3 {A trappy move.The threat is a2-a3 and b2-b4, winning the
bishop.However, it turns out to be a loss of tempo as soon the bishop has to
move to f4. After the immediate} (11. Bf4 Bg4 $1 12. Qxd6 {"White would have
regained the pawn with a roughly equal game. However, the world champion
probably thought that 'a roughly equal game' with White was insufficient for
him." Kasparov continues the line with} Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Bd1 $15) 11...
Qc7 $1 (11... Bg4 12. a3 Qa6 13. Qxd6 Rd8 14. Qf4 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. a3 Ba5
13. Bf4 $6 ({Kasparov gives} 13. e5 $5 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Bxc5 $44) 14. Nxe5
dxe5 15. b4 cxb4 16. axb4 Bb6 17. Nc3 $1 $44 O-O 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Bxb6 axb6 20.
Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Qd6 $13) ({In a later game White succeeded in improving on the
world champion's play.} 13. Nbd2 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Be6 15. Re1 a5 16. f4 f6 17.
Qh5+ Bf7 18. Qg4 O-O 19. h4 $16 {(Chiburdanidze-Chandler, Hanige 1988)}) 13...
Ne5 $1 $17 14. b4 $5 {Kasparov does not think it possible to play a position a
pawn down without initiative-you must aim for initiative at any price! And so
he gives up a second pawn, but that is not all. In this game he will have to
give up even more material...} cxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Qa4+ N7c6 17. Nd4 a5 $6 (
{Kasparov gives} 17... Bc5 $19 {leading to more exchanges and consolidating
Blak's material gains .}) 18. Nc3 $1 Bd7 $1 ({Not} 18... Bxc3 $2 19. Nb5 Qd8
20. Nxc3 O-O 21. Rfd1 $15 {-Kasparov}) 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nf5 O-O {After parrying
the serious and minor traps Black has completed his development, retaining a
solid position. White's pieces, especially his knights, are actively placed.
It's time for White to create threats to the opponent's king.} 21. Qd1 Bc5 22.
Rc1 $1 {Black intends to push his a-pawn.By staying a1 this rook would have
prevented the pawn from queening. But White, being two pawns down is obliged
to play actively.The White pieces must advance and create threats. It has to
be agreed that Kasparov has a wonderful feeling for attack!} a4 23. g4 ({After
} 23. Qh5 {Black has two good replies, 23...g6 and 23...f6, both of which
would have shown that the queen had joined the attack too early.} g6 (23... f6)
) 23... a3 24. g5 a2 {Black already needs to watch out for the threats to his
king.} 25. Qh5 ({After} 25. Nxg7 $2 {Black has only one, but a sufficient
reply.} Bg4 $1 (25... Kxg7 {gives White some practical chances, although they
also prove insufficient-NSH}) 26. Nf6+ Qxf6 27. gxf6 Bxd1 28. Rfxd1 Bd4 $19) (
25. Nh6+ {also does not work:} gxh6 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Qh5 Rg8 28. Qxh6 Rg7)
25... Bxf5 {Korchnoi thinks, this move is forced. However, Kasparov shows a
stronger alternative-NSH} (25... Nd3 $1 26. Nf6+ (26. Rc3 Nxf4 27. Nxf4 a1=Q
28. Rh3 h6 $19) 26... gxf6 27. Qh6 Bxf5 28. gxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Nxc1 30. Rxc1
Bg6 $19) 26. exf5 Bd4 $1 27. Bxe5 $138 {White must exchange one of the
defending knights as early as possible.} ({After} 27. Be4 $2 Re8 28. Bxe5 Rxe5
{is very strong.}) ({Kasparov shows,} 27. f6 $2 {will not work on account of}
Ng6 28. Be4 Re8 $19) ({Instead} 27. Ra1 $5 {deserves attention according to
him.}) 27... Nxe5 $138 28. Be4 Re8 {The only move. The e7 square needs to be
defended.} 29. Rc7 $1 {What else? There is a struggle in progress for the e7
square. However, it is not hard to imagine that in this struggle White is
doomed to fail.} ({If} 29. f6 $2 Ng6 30. Ne7+ Rxe7 $1 $19) 29... a1=Q 30. Rxa1
{White must remove his king from a possiible...Nf3+ as a preparation for his
sacrificial operations.} Rxa1+ 31. Kg2 $19 Ra2 $6 {A natural move in time
trouble.} (31... Re1 $1 {was more energetic, and if} 32. Bc2 Rc1 $1 {-when
this bishop is eliminated, White will not have any attack.} 33. f6 Rxc2 34.
Ne7+ (34. Rxc2 Ng6 35. Rd2 Re5 36. Rxd4 Rxd5) 34... Rxe7 35. fxe7 Qe8 36. Rxc2
Nc6 $19) ({Kasparov gives} 31... Ng6 32. fxg6 fxg6 {as winning. But it only
appears to draw.} 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Qxg6 Re2 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ {and White
has perpetual check-NSH}) 32. Re7 $1 {If there had been even five minutes each
on our clocks, the world champion-a rook and two pawns down would have had to
resign. But our flags were hanging, for the last eight moves we had less than
a minute left .Therefore he had the moral right to prolong resistance, and
even had some hope, although a faint one of saving the game. There are no
saving moves, and all that remains is to hope for a miracle, for the
psychological effect of some surprise. And the champion finds the most
surprising move in this position! White threatens both f5-f6 and also Nf6+
gxf6, g5-g6.} (32. f6 Ng6 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. Ne7+ Qxe7 $1 (34... Rxe7 {also
wins.} 35. fxe7 Rxf2+ 36. Kg3 Qa8 $1 37. Qg4 Qa3+ $19 {-Kasparov}) 35. Rxe7
gxh5 36. Rxe8+ Kh7 $19) ({If} 32. Ne7+ Rxe7 33. f6 Ng6 34. fxe7 (34. Rxe7 Nf4+
$19) (34. Bxg6 Rxf2+ 35. Kg3 Re3+ 36. Kxf2 hxg6 {followed by...Qxc7 wins.})
34... Rxf2+ 35. Kg3 Rg2+ $1 36. Bxg2 Nxe7 {and Black is three pawns up.}) 32...
Rxf2+ 33. Kg3 Rxe7 $4 {It is most difficult to win after this obvious move.It
has to be admitted that at the chess board 13th world champion is a subtle
psychologist.} (33... Ng6 $1 {a move planned long ago would have won without
difficulty.}) 34. f6 $1 Ng6 35. Nxe7+ Kf8 36. Qxh7 Bxf6 $2 {Black's nerves
fail him. Apparently my opponent had persuaded me that I was threatened with
dozens of mates.} (36... Nxe7 $2 37. Qh8+ {etc.} Ng8 38. Qxg7+ Ke8 39. Qxg8+
Kd7 40. Qxf7+ Kc8 41. Qxb7#) ({After} 36... gxf6 $1 37. Bxg6 (37. Nxg6+ fxg6
38. Bd5 Qe8 $19) 37... fxg6 $1 (37... fxg5 38. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 39. Ng6+ Ke8 40.
Qg8+ Kd7 41. Qxf7+ Kc8 42. Ne7+ Kb8 43. Kg4 $15 {K}) 38. Nxg6+ Ke8 39. Qg8+ Kd7
40. Qf7+ Kc8 41. Ne7+ Kb8 42. g6 f5 43. g7 (43. Nxf5 $4 Qg5+ $19 {-NSH}) 43...
f4+ 44. Kh3 Bxg7 $1 $19 {If} 45. Qxg7 Qd7+ {wins the knight with the attack
continuing-NSH}) 37. Nxg6+ fxg6 38. Kxf2 $2 {A bad move. White is again on the
verge of defeat. He is two pawns down and his king is under attack.} ({It was
correct first to exchange queens by} 38. Qh8+ Kf7 39. Qxd8 Bxd8 {and then only
take the rook.} 40. Bd5+ Kf8 41. Kxf2 $11) 38... Qb6+ $2 {Korchnoi does not
question this move.} ({Kasparov prefers} 38... Bd4+ $19) 39. Kg2 Qb2+ 40. Kh3 (
40. Kf3 {was correct.}) 40... Bxg5 $2 (40... Be5 $1 {would have won.} 41. Kg4 (
41. Qxg6 {is not possible on account of mate in three.} Qxh2+ 42. Kg4 Qg3+ 43.
Kh5 (43. Kf5 Qh3#) 43... Qh3#) 41... Qe2+ 42. Bf3 Qc2 $19) 41. Qxg6 Qf6 ({After
} 41... Bf6 {White would still have had to solve some problems. But not too
serious ones-the opposite colour bishops would gurantee a draw.}) 42. Qxf6+ {
This game, in my view a shameful one for both grandmasters, left its mark on
our chess relations. It is probable that the world champion convinced me of
his infallibility, his invincibility. After it I lost seven times to Kasparov,
without reply... (Kasparov's analysis of this game has been cited from Chess
Informant No.42 wherever necesssary-Nagesh Havanur)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2
Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 d5 (9... Qa5 {Ftacnik}) 10. e5 Nd7 11. h4 (11. Bxe7 Qxe7
12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Be2 Bd7 14. h4 Rac8 15. h5 h6 16. g4 f6 17. exf6 Qxf6 18. Rhf1
$14 {Oll,L-Tal,M Tallinn 1985 -Inf.39/239}) 11... Nb6 12. Bxe7 $146 (12. Qe3
Bd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. h5 Na5 15. Nb3 Nac4 16. Qd4 Rfc8 17. Kb1 a5 18. f5 a4 19.
f6 Qf8 20. Rh3 Nxb2 $17 {Kuijpers,F-Minev,N Halle 1967 -Inf.3/456 0-1 35}) (12.
Qe1 Bd7 13. g4 Rc8 14. Rh3 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. g5
Kh8 19. Rg3 Qc7 20. g6 hxg6 21. Rxg6 e5 $13 {Bivshev,V-Fabisovich,V URS 1972
-Inf.14/419 0-1 40}) 12... Qxe7 13. h5 Bd7 (13... h6 $5 14. g4 f6 $13) 14. Qe3
(14. h6 $5) (14. Rh3 {Ftacnik} f6 $132) (14. Qe1 {Ftacnik} Qc5 $132) 14... Na5
(14... f6 {Ftacnik} 15. h6 g6 (15... fxe5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. hxg7 $40) 16. exf6
Qxf6 17. g3 $14) 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. Rh3 Nbc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qe1 f5 (18... Qb4
19. Nb3 $6 (19. b3 a5 20. f5 $16) 19... a5 $13) 19. exf6 Qxf6 (19... Rxf6 $2
20. Nxd5 $18) 20. h6 g6 (20... gxh6 {Ftacnik} 21. f5 Rce8 (21... e5 22. Nxd5
Qf7 23. Rxh6 Qxd5 24. Qg3+ Kf7 25. Rxh7+ Ke8 26. Qg6+ Rf7 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. f6+
$18) 22. fxe6 Bxe6 23. Rf3 $14) 21. Rf3 Rce8 (21... b5 $5) 22. b3 Nb6 (22...
Nd6 {Ftacnik} 23. Re3 (23. g4 e5 $1 $132) 23... Nf5 (23... Qxf4 24. Nxe6 $14)
24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Rh3 $40 {/\ Ne2}) 23. g4 g5 (23... e5 {Ftacnik} 24. fxe5 Qxe5
25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qf2+ Kg8 27. Rf1 Qe7 28. Qf3 $16) 24. fxg5 Qxg5 25. Rxf8+
Kxf8 26. Nf3 Qxh6 27. Ne5 Qg7 28. Qe3 Ke7 $2 (28... Kg8 29. g5 $40 (29. g5 {
Ftacnik} Rf8 (29... Re7 30. g6 hxg6 31. Nxg6 $40) 30. Nxd7 Qxd7 31. Ne4 $16))
29. Qd4 Rf8 (29... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 30. Ne4 $1 Qf4 31. Qc5+ Kd8 32. Nd6 $18) 30.
a4 $1 (30. Nc6+ $6 Kf7 31. Rf1+ Kg8) 30... Rf6 (30... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 31. a5 Nc8
32. Qc5+ Ke8 (32... Nd6 33. Nc4 $1 $18) 33. Re1 (33. Qc7 Qd8 34. Qxb7 $18)
33... Qf2 34. Re3 $18) (30... Ke8 {Ftacnik} 31. Re1 $16) 31. a5 Nc8 32. Qb4+ (
32. Ne4 {Ftacnik} Rf4 $140 33. Nc6+ $6 Kf8 $1) 32... Kd8 33. Qxb7 $18 Qe7 34.
Ne4 $1 Rh6 35. g5 Rh2 36. Nc5 Rxc2 (36... Be8 37. Nxe6+ $1 (37. Nc6+ {Ftacnik}
Bxc6 38. Qxc6 Nd6 39. Re1 $18) 37... Qxe6 38. Rxd5+ $18) 37. Ncxd7 {Boensch}
1-0

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 $5 c4 (5... Qb6 6. dxc5 Qxb2 7.
Qb3 $1 Qxb3 (7... Qxa1 $2 8. Bb5+ {/\ Ne2,0-0,Na3 +-.}) 8. axb3 Ne7 9. Na3 Bd7
10. Nb5 $16 {Van Mil-Cifuentes, Dieren 1989}) 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nc6
(8... Nf6 9. Nd2 O-O 10. h3 $1 Re8 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nf4
Bxf4 15. Qxf4 Nxc3 16. Rfc1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 18. Nc4 $16 {1/2 : 1/2
Motwani-Kortschnoj, Manila ol 1992}) 9. Nd2 $5 (9. Nf3 Nge7 10. O-O Bf5 11. c4
Bb4 $13 {Rozentalis-Neverov, Uzhorod 1987}) 9... Be6 10. Qf3 $5 Nge7 11. Bf4
$10 (11. Ne2 Ng6 {/\Nh4, ףf3}) 11... Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Ng6 13. Qg3 O-O 14. h4 $1 (
14. Ne2 Nce7 $1 {/\ Nf5|^}) 14... Qf6 (14... Nce7 $2 15. h5 Nh8 16. h6 $1 $40
g6 $4 17. Qe5 $18) 15. Ne2 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. h5 (17. Qf3 $142 Qxf3 (17...
Qc2 18. Rc1 (18. h5 Nge7 19. Rc1 $14) 18... Qb2 19. h5 Nge7 (19... Rae8 $2 20.
Rb1 $18) 20. Qd3 $14) 18. Nxf3 Rfe8 19. Kd2 {/\h5+/= [+]}) 17... Nge7 18. Qf3
Rfe8 (18... Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nf5 20. Nf4 Rfe8+ 21. Kd2 Rad8 22. Rhe1 $14 {(),><d5}
) 19. O-O Qg5 20. Nf4 a5 $5 (20... Rad8 21. b4) (20... Nf5 $6 21. Nxd5 $1 Nh4
22. Qg3 $16) 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Nf1 Nf5 23. Rd3 $1 (23. Nh3 Qf6 24. g4 $2 Nfxd4
$1 25. Qxf6 Ne2+ $19 {_|_}) 23... Nh4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. fxg3 $1 Nf5 26. g4 Re4
$1 (26... Nfe7 27. Re1 Kf8 28. Rde3 $14 {<->e,><d5}) (26... Nh6 $6 27. Ne3 $16
{פh6,><d5}) 27. gxf5 (27. Nxd5 $2 Nfxd4 $1) (27. Rf3 Nfxd4 $1 28. cxd4 Nxd4
29. Kf2 $1 (29. Rf2 Rxf4 $19) 29... Nxf3 30. Kxf3 Rb4 31. Nd2 $13) 27... Rxf4
28. Ne3 f6 $2 $138 (28... g6 29. g3 Re4 30. Kg2 $1 Rd6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. fxg6
fxg6 $10) (28... b5 $5 29. g3 Re4 30. Kf2 b4 $1 {><d4} 31. cxb4 Nxb4 32. Rd2
Rde8 33. Ng2 Nc6 34. Ra4 $1 Rb8 35. Rd3 $10 {><b3,d4;><a5,d5}) 29. g3 Re4 30.
Kf2 Kf7 31. Kf3 {/\ 32.Nxd5} Ree8 32. Ng2 $1 $16 {><e6} b6 (32... g5 33. hxg6+
hxg6 34. fxg6+ Kxg6 35. Nf4+ {/\Rh1-h5->; ><d5}) (32... b5 $5) 33. Nf4 Rd7 34.
g4 h6 $2 $138 {><g6,><g7} 35. Re3 $1 Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 b5 (36... Ke7 $142 37. Kd3
Kd6 38. Re1 Nd8 39. c4 dxc4+ 40. bxc4 {/\d5,Ne6,Rb1,Kd4+- _|_}) 37. Ne6 Ra7 38.
Kd3 a4 39. bxa4 bxa4 40. Ra3 $1 Nb8 $8 41. c4 $5 dxc4+ 42. Kxc4 Nd7 43. Kb5 Ke7
44. Rxa4 Rb7+ (44... Rxa4 45. Kxa4 $18 {_|_}) 45. Kc6 Rb6+ 46. Kc7 (46. Kd5 $4
Rxe6) 46... Rb1 47. Ra6 $18 Rc1+ 48. Rc6 Rg1 49. Kc8 $6 {>=49.d5;49.Jf4.} Rb1
50. Kc7 Rb4 51. d5 Rxg4 (51... Nb8 52. d6+ Ke8 53. Nxg7+ (53. Rb6 $2 Rxb6 54.
Kxb6 Kd7 $1) 53... Kf7 54. Rb6 $1 $18) 52. d6+ Ke8 53. Kc8 {53...Ne5 54.Rc7}
1-0

[Event "Match Kortschnoj-Timman +1-1=4 KRO"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1982.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,Andrei"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1982.12.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[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 c6 8. e4 d5
9. e5 (9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Kg2
Nc6 15. Rhe1 {Karpov,An-Sokolov,A/Linares(m/10)/1987/1:0/63/}) 9... Ne4 10. Bd3
Nxc3 (10... Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 b5 14. c5 b4 15. Na4 Bxd3
16. Qxd3 Qb7 17. Nb2 Na6 18. Qd2 Nc7 19. Nd3 a5 20. a3 $14 {Haik,A-Cshom,I/
Biel/1986/1:0/49/}) 11. Bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Bxc5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2
O-O (14... dxc4 $5 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Rad1 Qb7 19. Ng5
$44 {Christiansen/}) 15. Rad1 $14 {Christiansen,L-Ligterink,H/Luzern ol/1982/1:
0/20/}) 13. Qe2 (13. O-O $5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. cxd5 Bxd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Kg2
g5 17. Bc4 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Rfe1 Bb7 20. h3 h5 21. g4 $16) 16. Nd2 Nc6 17.
Ne4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qg4 Kf8 20. Rac1 $16 {Ribli,Z-Timman,J/Tilburg/1984/
1:0/46/}) (13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxa6 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nxa6 16. Nd2 $14 {Timman/})
13... Bb7 14. O-O-O $6 (14. O-O $5 d4 $6 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nd7
18. h4 {/\Ne1-d3+/-/}) 14... d4 15. Be4 Nc6 (15... Qb6 $5 16. Ba5 Qa6 17. Kb2 {
Timman/} Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc6 19. Bd2 Qb6 $13) 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Qd3 Rb8 (17... a5
$6 18. a4 Rb8 {/\19.Kc2? Ne5 20.Ne5 Be4!-+/} 19. Rhe1 $14) 18. Kb2 h6 (18... a5
$6 19. Ka1 a4 (19... Nb4 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rb1 $14) 20. Rb1 $36)
19. Ka1 Bd8 20. Rb1 $6 (20. Rhe1 $5 O-O 21. Rc1 $1 Nb4 22. Bxb4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4
Qxb4 24. Nd2) 20... O-O 21. Rhe1 (21. g4 $5 {/\h4,g5|^/}) 21... Nb4 (21... Qa6
$5) 22. Bxb4 Bxe4 (22... Qxb4 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nd2 Ba5 25. Ne4 Qa3 26. Re2 Bc7
27. f4 a5 $132) 23. Rxe4 Qxb4 24. Kb2 Ba5 (24... f5 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Rf4 Rxf4
27. gxf4 Ba5 28. Rc1 $36 {Timman/}) 25. Ng1 (25. g4 $6 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 $17)
25... Rfc8 26. Ne2 Rc6 27. a3 $8 (27. f4 Ra6 $1) 27... Qb7 28. Kc2 Rb6 29. Rf4
$1 Ra6 (29... Bc3 30. Qe4 Qa6 (30... Rxb3 $5 31. Qxb7 R3xb7 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33.
Nxc3 dxc3 34. Kxc3 Rb1 35. Re4 g5 $15) 31. Nxc3 dxc3 32. Qd3 (32. a4 Rxb3 33.
Rxb3 Qxa4 $19) 32... Qxa3 33. Qxc3 $10) 30. Re4 (30. b4 $2 cxb4 31. Rxd4 (31.
Nxd4 Qc7 $17) 31... Rb6 $17 {Timman/}) 30... Bc3 $2 (30... Bc7 31. Ra1 Rb6 32.
Nc1 $1 $15) 31. Nxc3 dxc3 32. Re3 (32. Kxc3 Rxa3 33. Kc2 (33. Qc2 Qb4+ $19)
33... a5 $17) 32... Rxa3 $17 33. Qxc3 Rd8 (33... Ra2+ 34. Rb2 Rxb2+ 35. Kxb2
Qg2 36. Re2 Qxh2 37. Qa5 {Timman/}) (33... Qg2 $5 34. Re2 Qxh2 $17) 34. Ra1 $6
(34. Qe1 Qd7 $36 (34... a5 $5 35. Kb2 Qb4 36. Qxb4 axb4 37. Kc1 (37. Re2 Rd3
38. Kc2 Rc3+ $19) 37... Ra2 38. Rb2 Rxb2 39. Kxb2 Rd2+ $19)) 34... Rxa1 35.
Qxa1 Qd7 $19 36. Qe1 Qd4 $2 (36... a5 $22 37. Qe2 a4 38. Rd3 axb3+ 39. Kc3 (39.
Rxb3 Qa4 40. Kb2 Ra8 41. Kc2 Qa1 $19) 39... Qxd3+ 40. Qxd3 Rxd3+ 41. Kxd3 Kh7
42. f4 (42. Kc3 Kg6 43. Kxb3 Kf5 44. f4 f6 $1 45. exf6 gxf6 46. Kc3 (46. Ka4 e5
$19 {Timman/}) 46... Ke4 $19) 42... Kg6 43. g4 h5 44. h3 hxg4 45. hxg4 f6 46.
exf6 gxf6 47. Kc3 e5 48. fxe5 fxe5 49. Kxb3 e4 50. Kc3 Kg5 $19) 37. Rc3 $1 $10
(37. Qe2 $2 Qa1 $17) 37... a5 38. Qe2 a4 39. bxa4 $1 Ra8 40. Ra3 Rb8 41. Rb3 (
41. Ra2 Rb4 $19) 41... Ra8 42. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7.
Qf3 $5 {><d5, /\0-0-0} (7. Bd3 {Hansen,Cu} Nc6 8. Nge2 Bg4 (8... O-O 9. b3 a5
10. Be3 Nb4 11. d5 c6 $15 {Paulsen-Ruehrig BL 1981}) 9. Be3 (9. f3 Bh5 10. O-O
Bg6 11. b3 a5 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. d5 $14 {Rogers-Varga
Budapest 1991}) 9... Bh5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Bf6 12. Qc2 Bg6 $10 {
Niemzowitch-Kmoch Semmering 1926}) (7. Be3 {Hansen,Cu} Nc6 (7... O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6
9. Nge2 Nb4 10. a3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 d5 12. c5 Nc4 13. Bc1 c6 14. O-O b6 $15 {
Abendroth-Haakert BL 1981}) 8. Rc1 O-O 9. h4 Bf6 10. g4 Re8 11. Be2 Bxg4 12.
Bxg4 Nxc4 $17 {Suttles-Kortjnoj Sousse izt 1967}) (7. h3 {Hansen,Cu} Nc6 (7...
O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O N8d7 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. b3 Ng6 $132 {
Serper-Dreev USSR 1986 (inf. 41/(109))}) 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Bf4 (9. d5 Ne5 10. Nd4
Bd7 11. b3 O-O 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bb2 Re8 14. O-O Ng6 $132 {Jurasin-Fleck BL 1984}
) 9... O-O 10. Be2 Bf6 11. O-O Re8 $10 {Meyer-Fleck BL 1982}) (7. Nf3 {Hansen,
Cu} Bg4 8. Be2 Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. Be2 O-O 12. b3 Bf6 13. Bb2 Ng6
14. O-O Nd7 15. g3 $14 {Dvoiris-Kengis Barnaul 1988}) 7... Nc6 (7... N6d7 $5 {
Hansen,Cu} 8. Be3 Nf6 $13) 8. Be3 O-O (8... Be6 $5 9. d5 $140 Ne5 10. Qg3 Bf5
$13 11. Qxg7 $2 Bf6 {/\Nbxc4-/+}) 9. O-O-O f5 $6 (9... Be6 $142 10. c5 (10. d5
Ne5 $15) 10... Nd7 (10... dxc5 11. d5 $36)) (9... Bf6 {Hansen,Cu} 10. c5) 10.
g3 f4 $2 11. gxf4 Bf5 12. c5 $1 $16 Nd7 13. Bh3 $1 Kh8 14. d5 {()} Ncb8 (14...
Nb4 $2 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qe4 $18) (14... Na5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qe4 Qf8 17. b4
$18) 15. cxd6 cxd6 {/^d8-a5} 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Nge2 {/\Nd4-e6} Rf7 (17... Qa5
$6 18. Qe4 Rf7 19. Qe6 Kg8 $8 20. Nd4 {/\Nf5+-}) 18. Rhg1 (18. Nd4 $16 {
Hansen,Cu}) 18... Na6 19. Qh5 (19. Nd4 $5 Rc8 20. Ne6 Qe8 21. Kb1 Ne5 $5 22.
Qh3 Nc4 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qh6 $18) 19... Qe8 20. Nd4 {><e6} Rc8 21.
Kb1 Nac5 (21... Nf6 $5 {Hansen,Cu /\} 22. Qh3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Nxd5 $14) 22. Ne6
Nf6 23. Qh3 Nfe4 (23... Nxe6 $2 24. dxe6 Rf8 25. Rg5 {/\Rdg1+-}) 24. Bd4 Bf6
25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qe3 $1 Bxd4 (26... Nc5 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. f5 $18 (28. Rd4 $16
{Hansen,Cu})) 27. Qxd4 Nf6 28. Nxg7 $1 $18 (28. Rxg7 $2 {Hansen,Cu} Rxg7 29.
Qxf6 Qg6+ $17) (28. Rde1 {Hansen,Cu} Re7) (28. Rg3 $16 {Hansen,Cu}) 28... Qe4+
(28... Rxg7 29. Qxf6 Qf8 30. Qd4 $18) 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Ne6 Rf5 (30... Nxf2 31.
Rd4 $1 {פf2} Rg8 (31... Nh3 32. Rg3 Nf2 33. h3 $1 {/\Rf3+-}) 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8
33. Rc4 $18) 31. f3 Nf2 (31... Nf6 32. Rg5 $18) (31... Nc5 {Hansen,Cu} 32. Rg5
Rf7 33. f5 $18) 32. Rd2 Nh3 33. Rg4 h5 34. Rh4 Ng1 35. Ng5 Re8 (35... Kg7 36.
Rg2 $18) 36. Rxh5+ Kg8 37. Rg2 Re1+ 38. Kc2 Re2+ 39. Rxe2 Nxe2 40. Ne4 $1 Rxf4
(40... Rxh5 {Hansen,Cu} 41. Nf6+ Kf7 42. Nxh5 Kg6 43. Kd2 Ng1 44. Ng3 Nxf3+ 45.
Ke3 Nxh2 46. Ne4 $18) 41. Kd2 Nd4 (41... Ng1 {Hansen,Cu} 42. Rg5+ $18) 42. Ke3
Rf5 43. Kxd4 (43. Kxd4 Rxh5 44. Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-25"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1982.11.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1982.10.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {Kasparov starts off as if he wants to play the King's
Indian Defence.} 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 {Challenging White in the centre.} 5. d5
d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 {But now play transposes into the Modern Benoni, an
opening ideally suited to Kasparov's uncompromising style.} 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5
a6 {One of the sharpest variations in modern Chess: White has a mobile
majority of Pawns in the centre, but Black can generate tactical chances both
on the Queenside and the Kingside.} 10. a4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4
Ne5 {Nachdem sich beide Seiten folgerichtig aufgebaut haben, leitet Schwarz
den Nahkampf ein. Kasparovs Zug geriet nach dieser Partie etwas in Verruf. Auf
e5 steht der Springer zwar aktiv, bildet aber gleichzeitig ein lohnendes
Angriffsobjekt für den weißen f-Bauern.} ({Später sah man statt 13...Se5 häufig
} 13... Nb6 {mit der Idee} 14. Na3 Bd7 15. a5 Nc8 16. Nc4 Bb5 {usw.}) 14. Na3 {
In der Folge dreht sich der Kampf darum, ob es dem Weißen gelingt, mit f2-f4
den Ne5 zu vertreiben, um mit seinem eigenen Roß auf das Idealfeld c4
zurückzukehren.} Nh5 15. e4 ({Nach} 15. g4 $2 {(um anschließend den eingangs
erwähnten Plan zu verwirklichen)} Qh4 $1 {würde sich die weiße Königsfestung
plötzlich als ziemlich löchrig erweisen.}) 15... Rf8 {The Rook returns in
order to lend more punch to the ..f5 thrust. Bereitet den Vorstoß f7-f5 vor.} (
{Verlockend erscheint sofortiges} 15... f5 {, aber nach} 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. g4
Bxg4 18. hxg4 Qh4 19. gxh5 Rf8 20. h6 Bh8 {stoppt Weiß den gegnerischen
Angriff mit} 21. Nc4 $1 {Nach} Ng4 22. Qxg4 Qxg4 23. Nxd6 Be5 24. Nde4 {
erwiesen sich seine drei Leichtfiguren in der Partie Kovacevic-Nemet (Karlovac
1979) der gegnerischen Dame überlegen.}) 16. Kh2 {Weiß will endlich f2-f4
spielen.} (16. g4 Qh4 $1 {wäre in diesem Sinne wieder purer Leichtsinn.}) ({
safer was} 16. Qe2 {discouraging ...b5.}) 16... f5 17. f4 ({Not} 17. exf5 Bxf5
18. g4 $2 Bxg4 $1 19. hxg4 Qh4+ $19) {But now if Black's Knight retreats 18.
exf5 really is strong. However...} 17... b5 $1 {A magnificient conception,
whether or not it is completely sound. Black leaves his Knight to its fate for
seven moves and relies on diversionary tactics. Sieben Züge in Folge läßt
Kasparov nun seinen Ne5 einstehen. Diese Tatsache allein aber gereicht ihm
noch nicht zur Ehre, da er vorläufig nur der Theorie dieser damals recht
beliebten Variante mußte.} 18. axb5 (18. fxe5 $6 Nxg3 $1 19. Kxg3 Bxe5+ {
würde dem Nachziehenden prächtiges Spiel für das geopferte Material einräumen,
da 20.Bf4 an 20...Qg5+ scheitert, und Schwarz auf} 20. Kf2 {mit} Qh4+ 21. Kg1
Qg3 {nachsetzt.}) 18... axb5 19. Naxb5 ({If} 19. fxe5 {then} Bxe5 $1 {
threatening both 20... b4 and 20... Nxg3, would be very strong.}) 19... fxe4
20. Bxe4 $1 {Erst mit diesem starken Zug betritt Kortschnoj theoretisches
Neuland.} (20. Na7 e3 $1 21. Qe2 Nxg3 $1 22. Kxg3 g5 $1 {war als unklar aus
der Partie Alburt-H.Olafsson (Reykjavik 1982) bekannt.}) 20... Bd7 21. Qe2 $1 (
21. Nxd6 $6 {konnte Schwarz mit} Rb6 $3 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Nc4 Bxg3+ 24. Kg1 (
24. Kg2 $2 Bxh3+) 24... Bxh3 {mit mächtiger Attacke kontern}) ({während ihm} 
21. Na3 {die Möglichkeit} Qc8 22. Bg2 Bg4 $5 23. Qd2 Bf5 {eingeräumt hätte.})
21... Qb6 22. Na3 Rbe8 {Kasparov is a Pawn down and when he retreats his
attacked Knight on e5, then White can play the strong Nc4 and yet, it's
Korchnoi move! White has an extra piece but some of them are poorly placed, e.
g. the a3-Knight, while Black has many advantages on the King's wing. In fact,
Black has full compensation here.} 23. Bd2 $2 {Übersieht eine taktische
Wendung.} ({Nicht zu empfehlen war auch das Nehmen auf e5:} 23. fxe5 Bxe5 24.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Nc4 Bxg3+ 26. Kg1 Qd8 {mit schwarzem Angriff}) ({aber nach dem
richtigen} 23. Qg2 $1 {müßte der Ne5 früher oder später weichen, worauf Na3-c4
dem Weißen klaren Positionsvorteil verspricht. Kasparov selbst gab die
Stellung nach 23.Qg2! in seinen Analysen im Informator Nr. 34 als klar besser
für Weiß an.}) 23... Qxb2 $1 {Das wollte Kortschnoj vermutlich mit 24.Rfb1 und
Damenfang bestrafen und erkannte erst zu spät die hübsche Ausrede 24...Nf3+!}
24. fxe5 $2 {At last, White accepts the bait -- and his position rapidly
disintegrates. Unverhofft in Schwierigkeiten geraten, greift Kortschnoj
schließlich doch zu.} ({Organisierter Widerstand war jedoch nur noch mit} 24.
Ra2 $1 {zu leisten, um wenigstens die zweite Reihe in den Griff zu bekommen.
Der schwarze Vorteil steht allerdings auch dann nach} Qb4 $1 25. Rb1 Qd4 26.
Qg2 Nc4 {außer Frage.}) {Bei dem folgenden Handgemenge sitzt Schwarz am
längeren Hebel.} 24... Bxe5 25. Nc4 Nxg3 $1 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Qe1 {An
admission of defeat, but there was no adequate alternative.} Nxe4+ 28. Kg2 Qc2
29. Nxe5 Rf2+ $2 {Kasparov: "This spoils the game and makes the win uncertain.
I had prepared for 30... Kg1 but..." Danach kann Weiß noch einmal hoffen.} ({
Als entscheidend gibt Kasparov dagegen} 29... Nxd2 $1 30. Nxd7 Nf3+ 31. Qe2
Nh4+ $1 32. Kg1 Qxc3 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Nxf8 Qg3+ {an.}) 30. Qxf2 Nxf2 {White's
Queen sacrifice still keeps him fighting on.} 31. Ra2 Qf5 $1 32. Nxd7 Nd3 {
Kasparov: "After the game I devoted an enormous amount of time to analysing
this position. In severe time-trouble Korchnoi played poorly..."} (32... Nxh3
$145 $1) 33. Bh6 $2 {Macht deutlich, daß auch der schwarze König keineswegs
ungefährdet steht. Die drei verbleibenden weißen Figuren raffen sich
plötzlich zu prächtigem Zusammenspiel auf!} ({White should play} 33. Ra8+ Kg7
34. Ra7 $1 {as Korchnoi pointed out immediately after the game. This still
ought to hold the draw.}) 33... Qxd7 34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Rh8 $2 {Aber danach geht
es doch schnell zu Ende.} ({Verständlich allerdings, daß Kortschnoj angesichts
der haarsträubenden Verwicklungen in höllische Zeitnot geraten ist und} 35. Ne4
$1 {verpaßt. Danach scheint der schwarze Monarch in höchsten Nöten, aber} g5 $3
{löst den gordischen Knoten. Kasparovs tiefschürfende Informator-Analyse sieht
Schwarz dann nach} 36. Rf8+ $1 Ke7 37. Rh8 Nf4+ 38. Kf2 Nxh3+ 39. Kg3 Qf5 40.
Bf8+ Kd8 $1 41. Bxd6+ Kd7 42. Rxh7+ Qxh7 43. Nf6+ Kxd6 44. Nxh7 c4 $1 45. Kxh3
c3 46. Nxg5 c2 47. Ne4+ Ke7 $1 48. d6+ Kd8 {letztlich auch als Sieger!}) 35...
Kf6 $1 36. Kf3 Qxh3+ {White lost on time. A magnificent clash; exciting,
knife-edge Chess. White's 33rd move threw away a possible draw but, on the
whole, Kasparov fully deserved to win! The game was a portent of things to
come. In the Candidates' semi-final match between Kasparov and Korchnoi, which
took place the following year in London, Kasparov demolished his older
opponent by four wins to one, with six draws. nach Angaben von Kasparov in
Tischbierek "Sternstunden des Schachs, 30 x Olympia" Sportverlag 1993} 0-1

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
d5 {The most solid move in this position - white hardly can pretend for a
substantial advantage.} 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qa4 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Qc8 $1 {Not 13...Qe8 14.Qg4, where the white initiative can become very
dangerous.} 14. Rfd1 Qe6 15. Rd2 c5 16. e3 ({It seems, the most natural move
would be} 16. Rad1 {, but white has another plan in mind - first to put the
queen to f1!}) ({And after the immediate} 16. Qd1 {one has to reckon with} d4
17. Bxb7 dxc3 18. bxc3 Rab8 19. Bd5 Qxe5 20. c4 b5 $14) 16... Bc6 17. Qd1 Rfd8
18. Qf1 b5 ({If} 18... a5 {then} 19. a4 {looked unpleasant to me.}) 19. Ba5 Re8
20. Rad1 Bd8 ({Better was} 20... Qxe5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Bc3 (22. Rxd5 Qxb2 23.
R1d2 Qa3 24. Qxb5 a6) 22... Qe6 23. Rxd5 a6 {with only a slight edge to white.}
) 21. Bxd8 {From the first glance 21.Bc3 was bad because of b5-b4.} ({Still,
it was the best move in the position!:} 21. Bc3 b4 22. Rxd5 $1 {The best move
for black is} Be7 $1 {After} (22... bxc3 23. Rd6 Qxe5 24. Bxc6 c2 25. R6d5 $1
cxd1=Q 26. Qxd1 Qxb2 27. Bxe8 {white has clear positional advantage. In many
variations white threatens to sacrifice on f7. Say,} Bf6 28. Bxf7+ $5 (28. Bc6
Rc8 29. Rxc5 Qxa2 30. Bd5 Qa6 $2 (30... Rd8 $14) 31. Qa4) 28... Kxf7 29. Rd7+
Kg6 30. Qg4+ Kh6 31. Rd5 {with strongest attack.}) ({Instead of taking on c3
black has some other moves. After} 22... Qe7 23. Be1 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Rc8 25. Qc4
{white has an overwhelming position.}) 23. Be1 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxe5 25. Bxa8 Rxa8
26. Qb5 {with threats Bb4 or Qb7 white stood better.}) 21... Raxd8 22. f4 f6 {
Black decided to sacrifice an exchange. After the obvious move 22...g6 white
could gradually strengthen his pressure in the centre - Bf3, Qg2, preparing at
the same time an assault on the king's side.} 23. Bh3 {Taking on f6 was worth
of consideration.} Qf7 24. e6 Rxe6 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Rc1 $6 ({The only chance
to try to refute the sacrifice was} 26. f5 $5 {forcing practically after} Qxe3+
27. Qf2 {the exchange of queens and subsequently still having a slight
advantage in the endgame.}) 26... d4 $1 27. Rxc5 Qxe3+ 28. Qf2 Qe4 29. Rxc6
Qxc6 30. Rxd4 Re8 {Now, due to the weakened by the move f2-f4 position of the
white king, black stands a bit better. But white has enough resources to
defend himself successfully.} 31. Rd1 h5 32. Rf1 a6 33. Qf3 Qc5+ 34. Qf2 Re3
35. Rd1 Kh7 36. b3 Kh6 37. Kf1 Qc3 38. Qd2 h4 39. gxh4 Rf3+ 40. Kg2 Qxd2+ 41.
Rxd2 Rxf4 42. Rd8 Rxh4 43. Ra8 b4 44. Rxa6 Kg5 45. Rb6 Rd4 46. Kg3 f5 47. Rb5
g6 48. Rb6 Rg4+ 49. Kh3 Kh5 50. Rb8 Rg1 51. Rb5 {Microscopic plus of black is
not possible to convert into a win.} Kg5 $2 {In the heat of the battle black
overestimates his chances. 51...Ra1 was the right move.} 52. Rxb4 f4 53. Rb8
Kf5 54. a4 f3 55. Rf8+ Ke4 56. a5 Ke3 57. a6 f2 58. a7 Ra1 {Here I dared to
offer a draw to my partner, and he accepted it without much thinking. Instead
he could enjoy playing the rook endgame with an extra pawn, where black had to
find several exact moved, for not to lose the game.} (58... Ra1 {Continuation
could be:} 59. b4 Rxa7 60. Kg3 Rb7 61. Rf3+ (61. Rxf2 Rxb4 62. Rf3+ Ke2 63. Rf6
Rb1 {and black saves the game.}) 61... Ke4 62. Rxf2 Ke5 63. Rb2 ({Or} 63. Rf4
Rb5 64. Kg4 Ke6 {The Normal outcome of the game is a draw.})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Catalunya Ann 75th"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2004.12.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ribli} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c6 {Ribli: 'Dieser Zug
wurde seinerzeit von Paul Keres gespielt. Schwarz möchte im weiteren Verlauf
den Bauern c4 mit b7-b5 verteidigen und schließt die Diagonale des weißen
Läufers auf g2.'} 6. Ne5 b5 {Ribli: 'Diese Fortsetzung ist wirklich ein
seltener Gast in der Großmeisterpraxis - die Alternative 6...Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxd4 8.
Bxb4 Qxe5 9.Na3 führt zu kompliziertem Spiel, wonach Schwarz über bessere
Ausgleichschancen verfügt, als im Falle des Partiezuges.'} 7. Nxc6 {Strictly
speaking, this move contradicts to the spirit of the Catalan system, as we
understand it today. Instead white has to strengthen his pressure on the queen
side of black by 7.a4!} (7. a4 {Ribli} Nd5 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3 $36) 7... Qb6 {
I think, I have seen this position about 20 years ago in a blitzgame of Ulf
Andersson. White took on b8 - a long journey to exchange his piece for the not
yet developed knight. And Andersson, playing black easily took over the
initiative. That time I have come to the conclusion - white has no other
logical move here, but...} 8. Na5 $1 {I do not work much with a computer.
Afterwords the machine acknowledged it as a novelty and approved it.  Ribli:
'Mit diesem Zug paralysiert Weiß den schwarzen Damenflügel, da Schwarz nicht
Bb7 ziehen kann.'} Nd5 {This move does not pretend to refute the outrageous
jump of the knight.} ({The critical line is:} 8... Qxa5+ 9. Bd2 c3 10. Bxc3 ({
or} 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. c4 b4 12. cxd5 Bb7 13. Qc2 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. O-O Be7 16.
Rc1 $14) 10... b4 11. Bxa8 bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa6 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. a4 $14) 9. Bd2 Nc6
{The most solid move. Various attempts of black to gain material do not work:}
(9... Qxd4 $6 10. Nc3 {Ribli: 'Weiß hat seine Figuren ausgezeichnet entwickelt
und greift den Bauern auf b5 an.'} Qc5 11. b4 $1 Qd6 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. Qa4 $16)
(9... b4 $6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Ne3 Bc5 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Nxd5 Bxf1
15. Be3 Qc4 (15... Qd3 16. Qa4+ Nd7 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Bxf1 $18) 16. Qa4+ Nd7 17.
Nd2 $18) 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. e4 $1 {If black will manage to evacuate his king
from the centre the position may become unclear - so white has to act
energetically.} Nb4 {The best - the knight on d3 will pose certain problems to
white.} 12. O-O {Ribli: 'Weiß hat zwar einen Bauern weniger, aber verfügt über
ein starkes Zentrum und sein Bg2 ist potenziell sehr stark.'} Bb7 (12... Nd3 $4
13. e5 $18) 13. a4 Nd3 (13... a6 14. axb5 axb5 15. d5 (15. Rxa8+ {Ribli} Bxa8
16. b3 Nd3 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Bc3 $44 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 15... Qb6 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8
17. dxe6 fxe6 (17... Qxe6 18. Nc3 $16) 18. Be3 Qc6 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Qe5 $16) 14.
d5 $2 {Beginning of a wrong maneouvre.} (14. axb5 Qxb5 15. Ra5 $1 {(Moskalenko)
} Qb3 16. Bc3 a6 17. Nd2 $16) 14... Qb6 15. Be3 Bc5 16. a5 Qa6 $4 {Ribli:
'Schwarz möchte die Möglichkeit 17.a6 verhindern, aber dieser Damenzug gefällt
mir nicht, da die Dame sehr passiv auf a6 steht.'} (16... Qc7 17. a6 (17. dxe6
{Ribli} fxe6 18. a6 Bc8 (18... Bc6 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Qh5+ {[%cal Rh5c5,Rh5e8]})
19. e5 Rb8 20. Qh5+ g6 (20... Qf7 21. Bc6+ Kf8 22. Qh4 $44) 21. Qe2 Qxe5 $17)
17... Bc8 18. d6 (18. Bxc5 {Ribli} Qxc5 19. b3 $44) 18... Bxd6 $2 (18... Qb6
$17) 19. e5 $18) 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd4 $16 {Ribli: 'Die weiße Dame kommt stark
ins Spiel: Nc5 und Pg7 werden gleichzeitig angegriffen.'} Nb3 19. Qxg7 O-O-O
20. Ra3 {Black moved the king to the queen side, where he is still not
properly secured. The black knight on b3 is annoying, but white is ready to
sacrifice an exchange in order to get rid of it.} exd5 $6 {The best practical
chance was to play b5-b4, forcing an immediate R:b3.} 21. exd5 Rhe8 (21... b4
$2 22. Rxb3 cxb3 23. Qg4+ Kb8 24. Qxb4 $18) 22. Qxf7 Qg6 (22... b4 $2 23. Ra4
Qb5 24. d6 $18) 23. Qf4 Qd6 (23... Bxd5 24. Rxb3 cxb3 (24... Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rf8
$2 (25... cxb3 26. Rc1+ Kb7 27. Rc7+ Ka6 28. Nc3 $16) 26. Qc1 $18) 25. Rc1+ Kb7
26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Rd1 $18) 24. a6 $1 Ba8 25. Qf5+ Kb8 26. Nc3 $1 $18 Nd4 (26...
b4 27. Nb5 Qe5 (27... Nd4 28. Nxd4 bxa3 29. bxa3 Bxd5 30. Rb1+ Ka8 31. Nb5 $18)
28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. Ra4 $18) 27. Qg4 Qe5 28. Nxb5 $1 Ne2+ (28... Nxb5 29. Qxc4
Nxa3 (29... Rxd5 30. Re3 $18) 30. Qb4+ Kc8 31. Rc1+ Kd7 32. Bh3+ $18) 29. Kh1
Bxd5 30. Nc3 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Nd4 32. Raa1 h5 (32... Qc5 33. Rae1 Qc6+ 34. Re4
$18) 33. Qg6 Qc5 34. Rae1 1-0

[Event "Drammen Smartfish Masters"]
[Site "Drammen"]
[Date "2005.01.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 {Dieser - auf den
ersten Blick bescheidene - Zug ist besonders populär in der letzten Zeit -
Weiß bestimmt noch nicht sein Spielplan, denn er verhindert die Möglichkeit
Bf8-Bb4.} Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 $5 {Das ist Kortschnojs Lieblingsfortsetzung.
Nach dem Springerzug kann Schwarz nicht den Befreiungszug 8...d7-d5
durchführen, was im Falle von 8.Be2 möglich wäre.} b6 (8... Qc7 9. Bg5 b6 10.
Bd3 h6 $5 11. Bh4 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. O-O Ba6 14. Rc1 Nf4 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16.
cxb5 Qd6 17. Bb1 Qxd1 18. Rcxd1 d5 19. e5 g5 $1 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Ponomariov,R/
Donetsk 2001/CBM 81/[Kortschnoj] (66)}) (8... d6 9. Be2 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Qd3
Qb8 12. Rd1 Ne5 13. Qb1 Ng6 14. Bg3 Nh5 15. Qc1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 {1/2-1/2
Kortschnoj,V-Akesson,R/Antwerp op 1995/EXT 95op (51)}) 9. Bf4 (9. Be2 Bb7 10.
O-O d6 (10... Qc7 11. Bg5 Rad8 12. Qd2 d6 13. b4 Nb8 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8
16. h3 {1/2-1/2 Delchev,A-Graf,A/Batumi 2002/CBM 90/[Kostakiev,D] (66)}) 11.
Bf4 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ne5 (12... a6 13. Qd3 Ng4 14. Rfd1 Nge5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3
Bc5 17. Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Stohl,I/Tilburg rapid20 1993/CBM 39 (55)})
13. Nd2 a6 14. Re1 Rc7 15. Be3 Ned7 16. b4 Qa8 17. Na4 Rc6 18. Qb3 Bd8 19. f3
Rc8 20. Kh1 Bc7 {0-1 Cheparinov,I-Karjakin,S/Wijk aan Zee 2005/CBM 105(43)})
9... Bb7 10. Bd3 Nh5 (10... d6 11. O-O Ng4 12. Re1 Nge5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Bf1 {
1/2-1/2 Benkovic,P-Perunovic,M/Dimitrovgrad YUG 2003/}) 11. Be3 Qc7 {[%cal
Gh5f4] Schwarz spielt noch nicht d7-d6, weil er zuerst Nf4 ziehen möchte.} 12.
O-O (12. Nb5 $5 Qb8 13. O-O Nf4 14. Bc2) 12... Rac8 13. Re1 Nf4 14. Bc2 (14.
Bf1 Ng6 15. Rc1 Qb8 $11) 14... Ng6 15. Nb5 Qb8 16. b3 {Natürlich wäre 16.
Qxd7?? ganz schlecht wegen 16...Rfd8 mit Damenfang. Wir haben eigentlich eine
typische Igelstellung, in der Weiß mehr Raum kontrolliert, aber die schwarze
Stellung fest ist; desweiteren hat er keine Schwächen.} Rfd8 $11 {[%cal Gd7d5]
Schwarz mobilisiert seine Figuren und frueher, oder spaeter er moechte den Zug
d7-d5 durchfuehren.} 17. Qd2 Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 (19. Rad1 $5) 19... d6
20. Nd4 Ng6 21. Bg3 Bf6 $1 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Gf6e5,Ge5g3][%mdl 32] Schwarz
aktiviert den Läufer und bereitet den Zug 22...Be5 vor.} 22. Rad1 Be5 23. Qe3 (
23. f4 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 e5 25. Qf2 exf4 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Qc7 $11) 23... d5
$1 {[%mdl 256] Dieser Befreiungszug führt zu Vereinfachungen.} (23... Bxg3 24.
Qxg3 d5 $2 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. cxd5 exd5 27. e5 $16 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5]}) 24. exd5 (
24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. exd5 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 exd5 $11) 24... Bxg3 25. hxg3 (25. Qxg3
Qxg3 26. hxg3 exd5 $11) 25... exd5 26. Nf5 {Weiß hat ein wenig Aktivität, aber
Schwarz kann das Gleichgewicht halten.} (26. cxd5 Rxd5 $11) 26... dxc4 27. Qc3
f6 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Qxc4+ Bd5 30. Qb5 Bf7 31. Ne7+ Nxe7 32. Rxe7 Kf8 (32...
Re8 33. Rd7 $11 (33. Bxh7+ $4 {Mit diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß einen Bauern, aber
verliert die Partie.} Kxh7 34. Rxf7 Kg6 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Re8e1,Re1g1,Gb8h8,
Gh8h1]})) 33. Re3 Bg6 {Mit einfachen Zügen tauscht Schwarz die weißen Figuren.}
34. Qb4+ Qd6 35. Qxd6+ Rxd6 36. Bxg6 Rd1+ (36... hxg6 37. Kf1 $11) 37. Kh2 hxg6
38. g4 b5 39. b4 Kf7 40. f4 Rc1 41. Kg3 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {EndgameCD Hecht} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 d6
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Qc2 e6 11. b3 (11. dxe6 $5 Bxe6 12. b3 Rb8 (
12... Qd7 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Nce4 $14) 13. Bb2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Rad1 $14 {ECO}
) 11... exd5 12. cxd5 b5 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rae1 (14. e4 Bd7 (14... Ra7 15. Nd1
Nh5 16. Ne3 Rae7 17. a4 Bd4 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 Nb7 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Nd1 f5
22. Qd3 fxe4 23. Qxd4 $16 {Filip,M-Bilek,I/Lugano 1968}) 15. h3 Rc8 16. Kh2 h5
(16... Re5 $5 {/\ Rh5|^>>}) 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. Nd1 h4 19. g4 c4 20. b4 c3 $1 21.
Bxc3 Nc4 $44 {Shirov,A-Cseshkovsky,V/Moskva (GMA) 1989}) 14... Bd7 15. Nce4 $1
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nb7 (16... Bf5 $2 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 (17... Bxe4 18. Qb2 $16) 18. Qc3+
f6 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxa5 $16) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb2+ f6 19. f4 $14 Qe7 {
/\Bf5,><e3} 20. e3 Rac8 21. Nd2 c4 (21... Nd8 $5 22. e4 Nf7 (22... c4 $2 23.
bxc4 bxc4 24. Qc3 $16) 23. Re3 $14 {/\Rfe1,Nf3,e5}) 22. bxc4 Nc5 23. Qd4 bxc4
24. Nxc4 Bb5 25. Rf2 Nd3 (25... Ne6 26. dxe6 Rxc4 $1 (26... Bxc4 27. Rb2 Bxe6 (
27... Qxe6 28. Rb7+ Kg8 (28... Re7 29. Bh3 $18) 29. Qa7 $18) 28. Rb6 Rc2 29. a3
Ra2 30. Bc6 Rc8 31. Rxa6 $16) 27. Qd2 (27. Qb6 Qxe6 28. Rd2 $14) 27... Bc6 28.
Bh3 (28. Bf1 Rc5 29. Bxa6 Qxe6 30. Bf1 $14) 28... Be4 29. Qb2 $14) 26. Qxd3
Rxc4 27. Qd2 $16 Rec8 28. e4 (28. Qb2 Rc3 29. e4 Qa7 30. Kh1 Bd3 $44) (28. Bh3
$5 R8c5 29. Be6 Qc7 30. g4 Rc2 31. Qd4 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Rc2+ 33. Kg3 $16 {/\g5})
28... Qa7 $1 {/^a7-g1} 29. Kh1 Ba4 30. Bh3 (30. Rfe2 Rc2 31. Qb4 Rxe2 32. Rxe2
Rc1+ 33. Re1 Qe3 34. Rf1 Bb5 $19) (30. Qe3 $1 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 Bc2
33. Kg2 Re8 34. Rfe2 $16 (34. Kf3 $2 Bxe4+ 35. Rxe4 Rc3+)) 30... R8c7 31. Qe3
$2 (31. Rfe2 Rc2 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Rxe3 Rxa2 $10) 31... Rxe4 $1 32. Qxe4 Qxf2
33. Qe2 (33. Qe6 Bd1 $1 34. Bg2 Bg4 35. Qe4 Rc2 $15) 33... Qxe2 34. Rxe2 Bb5
$17 35. Re1 (35. Rf2 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Bc4 37. Be6 Ra1 $17) 35... Bc4 36. Kg1 Bxa2
37. Re6 Bxd5 38. Rxd6 Bc4 {/\Ra7} 39. Bf1 Bxf1 40. Kxf1 Ra7 $19 {Die Türme
gehören hinter die Freibauern (Tarrasch).} 41. Rd4 a5 42. Ra4 Kf7 43. Ke2 Ke6
44. Kd3 h5 45. h3 Kd5 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Kc5 48. Kc3 Kb5 49. Re4 {Nun soll
der Kc3 anstelle des R den schwarzen a-Freibauern blockieren. Jetzt mangelt es
aber den weissen Bauern an Schutz.} a4 50. Kb2 a3+ 51. Ka2 Ra4 52. Re6 Rxf4 53.
g5 fxg5 54. Re5+ (54. Rxg6 {Hecht} g4 55. Kxa3 Kc4 56. Kb2 Kd3 57. Kc1 Ke2 $19)
54... Kb4 55. Rxg5 Rf2+ 56. Kb1 Rf6 57. Rg4+ Kc3 58. Rg3+ (58. Ka2 {Hecht} Ra6
$19) 58... Kd2 59. Rxa3 g5 60. Rg3 Rb6+ 61. Ka2 Rg6 62. Rb3 g4 (62... g4 {
Endgame CD} 63. Rb2+ Ke3 64. Rb3+ Kf2 65. Rb2+ Kg1 66. Rb1+ Kh2 67. Rb2+ Kh3
68. Rb7 g3 69. Rh7+ Kg4 70. Rc7 g2 71. Rc1 Kh3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7.
Qb3 Nc6 {N} (7... c5 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Ba5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 {
Shabalov-Romanishin/Bad Godesberg/1994} Qe4 $5 (11... Qd5 12. Bc4 Qe4+ 13. Be3
O-O 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 $10 {Shabalov,A-Romanishin,O/Bad Godesberg/1994/}
) 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Qb1 (14. Be3 {Hansen,LB} Na5 15. Qb5 b6 $10 {
Onischuk,A-Short,N/Wijk aan Zee/1995/}) 14... b6 {Romanishin}) 9. Qxc3 Nbd7 10.
g3 Ne4 11. Qe3 b6 12. dxc5 Ndxc5 13. b4 Na4 14. Bh3 $1 Qd5 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. Nd2
f5 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. O-O O-O 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 $14 {
Bareev-Beliavsky/Linares/1994}) 8. Bd2 (8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Qd5 10. Qxd5 exd5 11.
Bf4 Bg4 $10) (8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd6 $10 {/\e5}) (8. a3 $5 {/\} Bd6 $2
9. e4 $1 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. cxd6 $18) 8... O-O 9. e3 Bd6 $6 (
9... a6 $1 10. Be2 (10. Ne5 $2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 $17) 10... Bd6
11. O-O e5 $10) 10. Nb5 $1 Ne4 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 12. Bd3 $14)
12. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 cxd6 (13... Qxf3 14. Nxc8 Qxh1 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Bc3 $14
) 14. Be2 Be6 15. Qd3 $14) 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Qg5 13. O-O $14 Qe7 (13... e5
14. dxe5 Qxe5 (14... Bh3 15. Be4 $16) 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 $14)
14. a3 (14. Rac1 $5 $14) 14... a6 $6 (14... e5 $2 15. d5 Nb8 16. Rac1 a6 (16...
f5 $2 17. Nxc7 $1 $18) 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qc2 $16) (14... Bd7 $14 {>=}) 15. Nxd6
cxd6 16. Qb6 $1 (16. d5 $5 Ne5 17. Be2 $14) 16... Bd7 $10 {Hansen,LB} 17. Rfc1
(17. Qxb7 $4 {Hansen,LB} Rfb8 18. Qc7 Ra7 $19) 17... Rfc8 18. Rc2 $1 {Hansen,LB
} Nd8 (18... Qd8 $2 19. Nc4 d5 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nb6 Rab8 22. Rac1 $16) 19.
Rac1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Bc6 (20... Rc8 $2 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Ne4 Nc6 23. Bxa6 f5 24.
Nc3 Nxd4 25. Bxb7 Bxb7 26. Qxd4 $16) 21. Bf1 $2 (21. e4 $1 Rc8 (21... d5 22. e5
$16) 22. h3 $16 {/\d5} (22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Bd7 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. Nc4 Bf5 $1
26. Bf1 Be4 $14)) 21... e5 $1 {<=> Hansen,LB} 22. Nb3 Ne6 $132 23. Rd2 Ng5 {
/\Nf3} 24. d5 Ba4 25. f3 (25. Na5 $2 Ne4 26. Rd3 $2 Bc2 $17) 25... Bxb3 26.
Qxb3 {/\h4} h5 27. h4 Nh7 28. Rc2 Nf6 $2 (28... e4 $1 29. f4 Nf6 30. Be2 Qd7
$10) (28... Qxh4 $6 {Hansen,LB} 29. Qxb7 $16) 29. e4 $14 Qd7 30. Qc3 Ne8 31.
Kh2 {! /\g3,Bh3 Hnsen,LB} (31. g3 $5 b5 32. Kf2 {/\} Qa7+ 33. Qe3 $16) 31... b5
{<=> g1-a7 Hansen,LB} 32. g3 Qa7 {/^g1-a7} 33. b4 (33. Bh3 $5 Rb8 34. Qc6 Kf8 (
34... Qe3 35. Kg2 {/\Bd7} Qd3 36. Qc3 Qxc3 37. Rxc3 $16) 35. Bd7 (35. Qd7 Qe3)
35... Rb6 36. Qc8 Rb8 $10) 33... Rb8 {/\Rb7-c7} 34. Qd2 Rb7 35. Rc8 Kf8 36. Qg5
Rc7 37. Qd8 (37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qxh5 Qc3 $13) 37... Rxc8 38. Qxc8 Qe3 $10 39.
Qxa6 Qxf3 40. Bg2 Qc3 (40... Qe2 41. a4) 41. Qxb5 Nf6 42. Qb8+ Ke7 43. Qb7+ Kf8
44. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 a5 $5 ({
Playing to win a pawn} 7... Qb6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3
Qb6 12. Qa4 {looks dangerous for black. Instead he tries to exploit rather
awkward location of the white knights, starting active play on the queen's
side.}) 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 c4 ({Another promising line would be} 9... a4 {
and then eventually} 10. Z0 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 {and so on,with the initiative
on the queen's side.}) 10. Bc2 b5 11. Nf1 Nb6 12. N3d2 (12. g4 {starting the
assault on the king's side looks more energetic. At that case the game would
have to take another course:} h5 13. h3 hxg4 14. hxg4 Kd7 15. N3h2 Kc7 16. f4
f6 $1 {with a double-edged position.}) 12... h5 13. f4 b4 14. Qf3 g6 15. g3 a4
16. a3 bxa3 17. bxa3 Na5 18. h3 Nb3 19. Ra2 Rb8 20. g4 hxg4 21. hxg4 Na8 22.
Nb1 (22. f5 {does not work out due to} gxf5 23. gxf5 Rg8+ 24. Kh1 ({Or} 24. Ng3
Bh4 25. Ndf1 Bxg3 26. Nxg3 Nxc1 27. Rxc1 Qg5 {winning.}) 24... Bxa3 $1 {
followed by Qh4+.}) 22... Nc7 23. Ng3 Nb5 24. Be3 ({Again} 24. f5 {is wrong
because of} gxf5 25. gxf5 Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Bh4 {with threats Rg8 and Qg5.}) 24...
Kd7 $2 {In fact, it is a blunder.} ({Black had to continue} 24... Bh4 $1 {
preventing f4-f5. After} 25. Re2 $1 Kd7 26. Rh2 {(threatening with Qh1!)} Bxg3
27. Qxg3 Kc6 {white would have had a slight edge.}) 25. f5 gxf5 26. gxf5 Bh4
27. f6 Rg8 $2 {Another bad move.} ({Black had to play} 27... Bxg3 28. Qxg3 Rg8
29. Bg5 {(by the way, this move I overlooked playing 24...Kd7)} Qa5 {Here
black had a threat Nxd4, and eventually Nxc3 Nxc3 Rxg5 Qxg5 Qxc3.} {after the
best} 30. Kf2 (30. Re3 Nc1 31. Ra1 (31. Rb2 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 31... Nb3) 30...
Kc7 {keeping all the options in hand.}) 28. Bf4 Kc6 {Here the black position
is already very difficult.} (28... Qa5 {would be met by the highly unpleasant}
29. Qh5 {But if black will not find a counter-play he will be simply
suffocated.}) 29. Kg2 Rh8 30. Rh1 Qg8 $2 {Perhaps, the decisive mistake.} ({
Much stronger was} 30... Bxg3 {in order to change a pair of rooks.}) 31. Rh3
Bd7 32. Be3 Kc7 33. Qf4 Bxg3 34. Rxg3 Qf8 35. Rg7 Kb6 36. Bd1 Ka6 37. Qg5 Be8
38. Bc2 Bc6 39. Bh7 Nc7 40. Qh5 Be8 41. Rb2 Nb5 42. Bh6 Nxa3 43. Rg5 Rxh7 44.
Bxf8 Rxh5 45. Rxh5 Nb5 46. Bd6 $2 {By excellent play white won an exchange.} ({
After} 46. Be7 {with the threat Rh8}) ({or} 46. Ra2 {white was easily winning.
But the move in the text gives to black some chances to survive.}) 46... Nxd6
47. exd6 Kb5 48. Rh8 Kc6 49. Ra2 Ra8 50. Na3 Kxd6 51. Kf3 Nc1 52. Rb2 Kc7 53.
Rg2 Rb8 54. Rgg8 Kd7 55. Rf8 Rd8 56. Ke3 $4 {Crucial loss of a tempo.} ({After
} 56. Nb5 Nd3 57. Nc7 $1 {white was still winning.}) 56... Nd3 57. Nb5 e5 $1 {
Now black makes a draw!} 58. Nd6 (58. Nc7 {was a bit stronger. But black was
already out of danger:} Kxc7 59. Rxe8 Rxe8 60. Rxe8 Kd6 61. Ra8 exd4+ 62. Kxd4
Nc5 $1) 58... exd4+ 59. Kxd4 Kxd6 60. Rxe8 Rxe8 61. Rxe8 Nf4 62. Re7 a3 63.
Rxf7 Ne6+ 64. Ke3 Ke5 65. Ra7 Kxf6 66. Rxa3 Ke5 67. Ra7 Ng5 68. Re7+ Ne6 69.
Rh7 Kd6 70. Rh5 Kc6 71. Rh1 Kd6 72. Re1 Ke5 73. Kf3+ Kf5 74. Rd1 Ke5 75. Re1+
Kf5 76. Rh1 d4 77. cxd4 Nxd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik, Piket, Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
Nbd7 $5 6. O-O (6. Nbd2) 6... Nb6 (6... Rb8 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 $1 e5 9. Nxc4 exd4
10. Qxd4 Bc5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Qf3 Qa8 15. Bf4 a6 16.
e4 Ra7 17. Nd5 b5 18. Na5 $16 {Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V (9)/London m/1983/}) 7.
Nbd2 c5 8. Nxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qxc4 Rc8 (10... b5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. dxc5
Bxc5 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Bg5 Rfd8 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Rac1
Rcd8 19. Qc6 (19. e4 $14 {Kasparov}) 19... Qa5 20. a3 b4 21. Bf4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2,
Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V (5)/London m/1983/}) (10... b5 {Ftacnik Kasparov,
G-Kortschnoj,V/London/1983/}) 11. Ne5 b5 {N} (11... cxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 13. Qd3
Qb6 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qe4 $16 {Vukic,M-Cvetkovic,S/Yugoslavia/1972/}) 12. Qd3
Bd6 (12... c4 13. Qc2 $14 (13. Qf3 $5 {Piket}) (13. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Bd6 14. e4
$14) (13. Qf3 $5 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qb7 Rc7 $2 16. Nxf7 $1 $18)) 13. Bg5 $1 c4
14. Qe3 $1 {X Ke8} (14. Qc2 $14) (14. Qf3 {Ftacnik} h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6) (14. Qd2
$5 {Ftacnik} Be7 $140 15. a4) 14... h6 (14... O-O 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6
17. g4 $1 $16) (14... Be7 15. d5 $1 {Kortschnoj} Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. Qxa7 Be6
(16... Bc5 17. Bxf6 $16) 17. Qb7 $1 $16) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 (16... Nxe3 17. Bxd8
Nxf1 18. Ba5 $1 $16 {Piket}) 17. Qxa7 $16 {Piket}) 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7
17. Rad1 h5 18. h4 Ke7 (18... Qc7 $5 {Ftacnik} 19. d5 Bc5 $14) 19. d5 $1 e5 $8
20. Kh2 $1 $16 {X Ke7} Bc5 (20... f5 $2 {Ftacnik} 21. Qg5+ Kf8 22. Bh3) 21. Qe4
Qd6 22. e3 Kf8 23. a4 $1 bxa4 (23... a6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 $16) 24. Qxc4 Rb8
25. Rc1 $1 Bb4 26. Qe4 Kg7 27. Rc6 $18 Qd8 28. Qf5 Bd6 29. Rfc1 Qe7 (29... Rxb2
30. Rc8 Qe7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Be4 $18 {Piket}) 30. Be4 Rxb2 31. g4 $1 $40 (31.
Rc8 {Ftacnik} Rb8 32. Rxb8 Bxb8 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8#) 31... Rb7
32. gxh5 Rd7 (32... Qd7 33. Rg1+ Kf8 34. Qxf6 $18) 33. Qg4+ $1 (33. Rg1+ Kf8)
33... Kh6 (33... Kf8 34. Rc8+ Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Qxd8 36. Rc8 $18 {Piket}) 34. Rg1
Qf8 35. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli Stohl} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6
7. O-O Be7 8. Rb1 (8. a3 {Stohl}) 8... g5 $5 (8... O-O {Stohl} 9. b4 $1 a6 10.
a4 Bf5 (10... Nxb4 11. Nxe5 a5 $5 $132 {Georgiev,Kir-Morozevic,A/Tilburg/1993/}
) 11. b5 axb5 12. axb5 $142 (12. Rxb5 $6 $13 {Serper,G-Kamsky,G/Dortmund/1993/}
) 12... Nd4 (12... Bxb1 $2 13. bxc6 $16) 13. d3 Bg4 $1 14. Re1 (14. Nxe5 $2 Na4
$1 $19) 14... Nxf3+ 15. exf3 Bf5 $132 {Hodgson,J-Romanishin,O/Groningen PCA/
1993/}) (8... f6 {Stohl} 9. b4 $5 (9. d3 Be6 10. a3 O-O {-8.a3} 11. b4 Nd4 12.
Ne1 $5 $146 Nd5 13. Bb2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 c6 15. a4 Qd7 16. e3 $1 Nf5 17. Nf3 Rfd8
18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bd5 21. Qc2 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Stohl,I/Tilburg/
1993/}) 9... Nxb4 10. d4 Nc6 $6 (10... exd4 $142 11. Nxd4 c5 $13) 11. dxe5 fxe5
12. Qb3 Bf5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Nd4 16. Qa3 $40 {Hodgson,
J-Polgar,Zsu/Groningen/1993/}) 9. d3 (9. d4 exd4 10. Nb5 Bf5 11. Ra1 d3 (11...
Bf6) 12. exd3 a6 13. Nc3 g4 14. Nh4 $1 $13) 9... h5 {!? Ribli} (9... f5 $5) (
9... g4 {Stohl} 10. Ne1 h5 11. Nc2 h4 12. b4 hxg3 13. fxg3 Nxb4 $2 14. Nxb4
Qd4+ 15. e3 Qxc3 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $36 {Hodgson,J-Bareev,E/Belgrade/1993/})
10. a3 (10. e3 $142 $5 {Stohl} g4 (10... h4 11. d4) 11. Ne1 h4 12. Nc2 $13 {<=>
}) 10... h4 11. b4 hxg3 12. hxg3 {?! Stohl} (12. fxg3 {Stohl} a6 $5 $36 {/\Bh3}
(12... g4 13. Ne1 Qd4+ $2 14. e3 Qxc3 15. Bb2 $18)) 12... a6 (12... Qd6 $5 13.
Nb5 Qh6 14. Nxc7+ Kf8 15. Nxa8 Nxa8 $146) 13. b5 $6 (13. Ne4 g4 14. Nfd2 f5 15.
Nc5 Qd6 $13) (13. Be3 $5 {Ribli}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 $2 (14. Nxe5 Qd6 15. f4 (
15. Nf3 {Ribli} Qh6 $36) 15... gxf4 16. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 17. Bxf4 Qc5 18. e3 Nf5
19. Ne4 Qxa3 20. g4 $16) 14... exd4 15. bxa6 {?! Stohl} (15. Ne4 {Stohl} f5 16.
Nd2 axb5 $17 (16... Qd6 $6 17. Nf3 g4 18. Nxd4 $1 $16)) 15... Rxa6 16. Nb5 Na4
$1 (16... c6 $2 {Stohl} 17. Nxd4 {/\Bb2}) 17. e3 c6 18. Nxd4 Nc3 19. Qc2 Nxb1
20. Qxb1 Qd6 (20... O-O 21. Qb3 Qb6 $15) 21. Qb3 $2 (21. Re1 Qh6 22. Nf3 Bxa3
23. Bxa3 Rxa3 24. Nxg5 $1 Qxg5 $140 25. Qb2) 21... Qh6 22. Re1 c5 23. Nf3 (23.
Nb5 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Rf6 25. Nc7+ Kf8 26. Nd5 Bh3 $19) 23... Bh3 24. Qxb7 (24. Ne5
{Ribli} Bxg2 25. Qxf7+ Kd8 26. Kxg2 Qh3+ 27. Kf3 Rf6+ $19) 24... Bxg2 25. Qc8+
(25. Kxg2 $2 {Stohl} Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Qh1#) 25... Bd8 26. Kxg2 Re6 $1 $19 27. Ng1 (
27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke2 Rxe3+ $19) 27... Qh1+ (27... Qh2+ $1 28. Kf1 Rf6) 28. Kf1
Rf6 29. e4 (29. Re2 {Stohl} Rh2 $19) 29... Rh2 30. Ke2 (30. Be3 {Stohl} Rfxf2+
$1 (30... Rg2 $19 {Ribli}) 31. Bxf2 Qg2+ 32. Ke2 Qxf2+ 33. Kd1 Qd2#) 30...
Rhxf2+ 31. Kd1 Rd6 32. Be3 Rxd3+ 33. Kc1 Rc3+ (33... Rxe3 $2 34. Qc6+ Kf8 35.
Qxc5+) 34. Kd1 Qh6 (34... Qh6 35. Bxf2 (35. Qb8 Rd3+ 36. Kc1 Qa6 37. Bxf2 Qc4+)
35... Qd6+ 36. Ke2 Qd3#) 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 (8... Nc6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nf3 Qa5 (11... Qf6 12. Bb5 $1 Nxc3
13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. a3 $1 g4 15. Be5 Ne4+ 16. axb4 Qf5 17. Bxh8 gxf3 18. Rg1 $16
{Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares/1990/ 1:0 (29) Inf 49/666;13...Qc6!?+/=/}) 12.
Nd2 Nxc3 (12... Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Be6 {Drasko,M-Maksimovic,B/JUG/1991/ 1:0 (36)
Inf 52/558/} 14. Bb5 $5 $16) 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rb1 (14. Rc1 Bb4 15. Bd3 O-O $13
) 14... Qxc5 $1 (14... a6 $6 15. Bd6 $16 {Glek,I-Yuferov,S/SSSR/1989/ 1:0 (48)
Inf 47/675/}) 15. Rb5 Qa3 16. Rb3 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qa5 {Spassky,B-Fisher,R/
Beograd(m/10)/1992/ 0,5 (68) Inf 55/548/} 18. Qxa5 $1 Nxa5 19. Rb5 Nc6 20. Rxd5
$10) (8... O-O $6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3
Nxc5 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. f3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Korchnoi,V/Tilburg/1989/
Inf 48/739/}) 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 $5 $146 (10... Qf6 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+
Nxd7 13. Nge2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. h4 g4 $13 {Goldin,A-Lautier,J/
Palma de Mallorca/1989/ Inf 48/739/}) 11. Nge2 Nc6 12. f3 Nxg3 (12... Nxc3 13.
Nxc3 (13. bxc3 $5 Bxc5 14. Qd2 {/\Nd4/}) 13... Bxc5 (13... Qxc5 $5) 14. Qd2 Be6
15. a3 {/\Nb5/}) 13. hxg3 Bxc5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Bb4 17. a3
Bxc3 (17... Rc8 18. Rc1 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 21. bxc3) 18. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 $14 Rc8 20. Kd2 Kf8 $1 21. Bd3 f6 22. Rab1 Rc7 23. Rb5 (23. a4
$5) 23... Ke7 24. g4 Bf7 25. a4 Kd6 26. Rhb1 Rb8 $1 (26... b6 27. a5 $16) 27.
a5 h5 28. gxh5 Bxh5 29. Rh1 Be8 30. Rbb1 Bc6 31. Rh6 Rf8 32. Rbh1 $6 (32. Bb5
$5) 32... Re7 33. Rh8 Rxh8 34. Rxh8 Rf7 35. Rg8 $6 (35. Rd8+ $5) 35... b6 $1
36. a6 (36. axb6 axb6 37. Bf5) 36... Rc7 (36... Kc7 {/\b5,Kb6/} 37. Bg6 Re7 (
37... Rd7 38. Bf5 Rd8 39. Rg7+) 38. Rf8 Re6 39. Bf5 Rd6 40. Rc8# {#}) 37. Rg6
Rf7 38. Rg8 Rc7 39. Rg6 Rf7 40. Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament-05"]
[Site "Curacao"]
[Date "1962.06.16"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1962.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "28"]
[EventCountry "AHO"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 (4... e6 5. Nc3 Bb4) 5. Nc3 d5 {
!? Gheorghiu} (5... Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Be3 $14) 6. Bg5 $5 (6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Ndb5 Nxc3 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nxc3 $14) 6... dxc4 (6... Ne4 $5 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 Nc6 $1 10. Qxe4 Bg7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 $44 {Taimanov}) 7. e3 Qa5 $6
(7... Bg7 $142 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 {Smyslov-Kortschnoi, 20th URS-ch 1952} (
9... Bd7 10. Qd2 $1 $14 {Portisch-Benko, Las Palmas 1973 - 13/70}) 10. a4 $1
Nbd7 11. Qe2 $14 {/+/- Flohr}) 8. Bxf6 $1 exf6 9. Bxc4 Bb4 (9... Bg7 $142 {
Horowitz}) 10. Rc1 a6 $6 (10... O-O $142 {Suetin}) 11. O-O Nd7 (11... O-O 12.
Nd5 $1 $16 {Horowitz}) 12. a3 (12. Nd5 $142 $5) 12... Be7 $6 (12... Bxc3 $142
13. Rxc3 Ne5 $1 {Suetin}) 13. b4 $1 Qe5 (13... Qxa3 14. Nd5 $1 {/\ Nc7; 15.Ra1
Qb2 16.Ra2 +-;}) (13... Qd8 14. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 15. Qb3+ Ke8 16. Ne6 Qb6 17. Nd5
$1 $18 {Teschner}) 14. f4 $1 Qb8 (14... Qxe3+ 15. Kh1 {/\ 16.Rf3, 16.Nd5, 16.
Re1 +- Suetin, Teschner, Horowitz}) 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Ke8 (16... Kg7
17. Ne6+ Kh6 18. Rf3 $18 {Horowitz}) 17. Nd5 Bd6 18. Ne6 b5 19. Ndc7+ Ke7 20.
Nd4 $1 Kf8 (20... Bxc7 21. Nc6+ $18) (20... Qxc7 21. Rxc7 Bxc7 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23.
Qc6 Ra7 24. Ne6+ $18 {Horowitz, Suetin}) 21. Nxa8 {[21...Qxa8 22.Qe6 Qb8 23.
Nc6 Qc7 24.Ne7 +-]} 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 (6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5
8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O $1 $44) 6... exd5 (6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Bg5 Nxd5 9.
Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nbc6 13. g3 b6 14. Bg2 Ba6 $6 (
14... Bb7) 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Ndb5 $14 {Bacrot,E (2725)-Lautier,J (2680)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005}) 7. Bg5 cxd4 (7... Nc6 8. dxc5 O-O (8... Be6 $2 9. e3 Qa5 10.
Bb5 $1 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Qxc5 13. Rac1 $16 {Ponomariov,R (2743)-San
Segundo Carrillo,P (2523)/Benidorm 2002}) (8... Qa5 9. e3 Qxc5 10. Rc1 (10. Bb5
O-O) 10... O-O 11. Qd2 $14) 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. Be2 Qxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13.
O-O Rac8 14. Qa4 Qb6 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,V (2570)
-Geller,E (2490)/Sochi 1986}) 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e3 h6 11. Bh4 O-O
12. Be2 Qa5 (12... Be6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rd2 $6 (15. a3 $1 {/\b4}
c5 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Bg3 $1 Bd6 (17... Rbc8 18. Be5 $14) 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. b4 $1
Qc7 20. Qd3 Rdd8 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne2 $14) 15... Rd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bf3 $2
c5 $1 $15 {Dautov,R (2636)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2674)/Essen 2002}) 13. O-O Ba6 $2 {
Der Abtausch der Läufer ist für Schwarz ungünstig, denn er verliert die
Möglichkeit, sein zentralstes Bauernduo mit c6-c5 aufzurichten. Für die
richtige Behandlung dieser Stellung möchte ich auf die Partie
Dautov-Kasimdzhanov verweisen.} (13... Be6 $1) 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. a3 Ne4 16.
Nxe4 {Auch mit 16.b4 könnte Weiß eine angenehme Stellung erreichen.} (16. b4
Nxc3 (16... Qb6 17. Na4 $14) 17. Qxc3 Qb6 18. Bxe7 Bxe2 19. Bc5 Qd8 20. Rd4 $14
) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxh4 18. Nd6 Re6 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 $14 {
Weiß steht minimal besser, da er nur einen anfälligen Bauern hat. Es ist
interessant zu sehen, wie unermüdlich Kortschnoj im weiteren Partieverlauf an
der Verbesserung seiner Stellung arbeitet.} Qb6 22. Qc2 a5 23. b3 Rb8 24. Rd3
Qa6 25. h3 Rb6 26. Rc3 Rb5 27. Rd1 Rg6 28. Rd4 Qb7 29. h4 h5 30. Qd1 Re6 31.
Qc2 g6 32. g3 Rb6 $2 {Schwarz darf das Feld c5 nicht aus den Augen verlieren.
Seine beste Aufstellung ist Qb6,Rb5,Re6. In dieser verharrend, sollte er
lediglich Wartezüge mit dem König ausführen.} (32... Qb6 33. Rd1 Kh7 34. Rdd3 (
34. Rc1 d4 $11) 34... Kg8 $14) 33. Rdd3 Kh7 (33... Rb5 34. Rc5 Rxc5 35. Qxc5
$14) 34. Rc5 Ra6 (34... Rb5 35. Rdc3 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 $16) 35. Qc3 $16 {Der weiße
Vorteil hat sich deutlich vergrößert.} Qb6 36. Rd4 Re7 {Auch der zweite Turm
verläßt seine aktive Stellung, um den wunden Bauern a5 ausreichend zu
verteidigen.} (36... Ra7 37. Rf4 Kg8 $2 38. Ra4 $1 Rb7 39. Raxa5 $18) 37. Rf4
$1 {Es ist immer gut, den gegnerischen König zu schwächen.} f5 (37... Qb7 38.
Rf6 $16) 38. Rd4 (38. Ra4 Rea7 $16) 38... Rb7 39. Rd3 Re7 40. Rd1 $1 {Der Turm
wandert auf die 1. Reihe, wo er effektiv eingesetzt werden kann, entweder auf
c1 (><c6) oder auf b1 (Vorstoß b3-b4).} Rb7 41. Rb1 Rb8 42. Kh2 Rb7 43. b4 $1
axb4 44. axb4 {Der Vorstoß b4-b5 ist nicht zu stoppen, wonach der Bauer d5
bald fallen wird.} Rg7 ({Zäher war} 44... Rd7 45. b5 cxb5 46. Rbxb5 Qd8 47. Rc6
Rxc6 48. Qxc6 $16) 45. b5 cxb5 46. Rbxb5 Qa7 $2 (46... Qf6 47. Qd2 $16) 47. Rc8
$18 d4 48. exd4 Ra3 49. Qb4 Qe7 50. Rbb8 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 c5 (11... f4 12. Bf2 h5 (12... g5 13. b4 (13.
c5 Ng6 14. a4 Rf7 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. a5 h5 17. Nb5 a6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Na4 $14 {
O'Kelly-Ghitescu Sandefjord 1975}) 13... Ng6 (13... h5 14. c5 Rf7 15. a4 Bf8
$13 {Obad-Nurkic Tuzla 1989}) 14. c5 Rf7 $13 {Alonso-Aldama Cuba ch 1989}) 13.
c5 g5 14. cxd6 (14. Rc1 Ng6 (14... Rf6 15. Nd3 Rg6 16. cxd6 cxd6 $15 {
Gachon-Lagunes French tch 1992}) 15. a4 (15. cxd6 cxd6 16. b4 $6 Bh6 17. Rc2
Rf7 $15 {Havenaar-Archer Guernsey Open 1988}) 15... Rf7 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nb5
$14 {Farago,I-Szekely HUN chT 1987}) (14. a4 Ng6 15. a5 Bh6 16. b4 Kh7 17. cxd6
cxd6 18. Nb5 g4 $13 {Kortjnoj-Kasparov Debrecen EU tch 1992}) 14... cxd6 15. a4
(15. Nb5 Rf7 $6 16. Nxa7 $16 {Ganesan-Koshy IND ch 1988}) 15... Ng6 16. Nb5 $14
{Shirov-Kasparov Manila OL 1992} (16. b4 Rf7 17. a5 Bf8 18. Nb5 $14 {
Mishra-Agarwal Calcutta 1992})) (11... Kh8 12. b4 f4 13. Bf2 h5 14. c5 Rf7 15.
Rc1 Ng8 $13 {Rasmussen,N-Sogaard Aarhus 1991}) 12. dxc6 (12. Rb1 $5 f4 13. Bd2
g5 14. Nd3 h5 15. Nf2 Nf6 16. h3 $13) 12... bxc6 13. Qd2 (13. c5 $2 d5 $17)
13... Be6 {פe1} 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. f4 $1 {/\Nf3-g5} exf4 (15... g5 16. fxe5 f4
17. exd6 fxe3 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Qd3 $14) 16. Bxf4 {/\c4-c5} fxe4 17. Nxe4 (17.
c5 Nd5 $15) 17... Qb6+ (17... Nf5 18. b3 $14) 18. Be3 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Qxb2 20.
Qxb2 Bxb2 21. Nxd6 a5 22. Bc5 Nf5 $6 (22... Nxd6 23. Rxd6 (23. Bxd6 Nf5 24. Bc5
a4 $132) 23... Bf7 $10) 23. Ne4 $1 h6 (23... Nf6 $5 24. Ng5 Bd7 $14) 24. Bf2 $1
{/\Nc5 + Bf3 ><c6} a4 (24... Nf6 25. Nc5 Bf7 26. g4 $16) 25. g4 Nfg7 26. Nd3
$14 {פg7,פe8} a3 27. Nxb2 axb2 28. Rb1 Rxa2 29. Bd4 h5 30. h3 Ra3 $2 $138 (
30... Ra1 31. Rxa1 bxa1=Q+ 32. Bxa1 hxg4 33. hxg4 $14) (30... Ra4 31. Nc5 Ra1
32. Rxa1 bxa1=Q+ 33. Bxa1 $14) 31. Rxb2 $16 Rxh3 32. Rb8 Rh2 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34.
Rxe8 Bf7 35. Re7 Kf8 36. Rc7 hxg4 37. Rxc6 Rh5 38. Bxg4 Re5 39. Nd2 {Hansen,Cu}
1-0

[Event "Interzonal-05"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1962.02.27"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1962.01.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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
d6 9. d4 {Yates,F; Alekhine,A} (9. h3) 9... Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 (10... d5 $142 {
Gligoric,S}) (10... Nxe4 $5 11. Bd5 Qd7 12. Bxe4 d5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. dxe5 $16
{Byrne,R}) 11. cxd4 Na5 (11... d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 Bb4 16. Qc2 Bxe1 17. Qxc6 Bb4 18. Bxd5 $16) 12. Bc2 Nc4 (12... c5 13. Nbd2
(13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nbd2 $14) 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Be3 d5 16. exd5 Nb4
$10 {Yates,F-Bogoljubow,E New York 1924}) 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 (14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15.
Qxd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 {Geller,E-Panno,O Amsterdam 1956}) 14... Na5 (14... Nb6 {
= Kortschnoj} 15. Nbd2 cxd4 (15... Nfd7 $142) 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 $1 Bg6 18. Nxd4
$36 {Pietzsch,W-Matanovic,A Habana 1962}) 15. d5 $1 (15. Bb2 Nc6 $1 16. d5 Nb4
$15 {Capablanca,J-Bogoljubow,E London 1922}) 15... Nd7 (15... Nxe4 16. Rxe4
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bf6 18. Nc3 b4 19. Bb2 bxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 $16) 16. Nbd2
Bf6 17. Rb1 c4 (17... Ne5 $142 {Kortschnoj} 18. h3 Nxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
b4 21. Bf4 Re8 (21... Nb7 22. Bd3) 22. Qg3 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 (23... dxe5 24.
Bd3) 24. f4 Re7 25. Rbd1 $36 {/\ e4-e5}) 18. h3 (18. b4 $2 c3 $1 19. bxa5 cxd2
20. Bxd2 Ne5 $44 {Kortschnoj,V}) 18... Bxf3 (18... Bh5 19. b4 $1 (19. g4 $1 Bg6
20. Nf1 {/\ Ng3}) 19... c3 (19... Nb7 $142 $132 {/\ a6-a5}) 20. bxa5 cxd2 21.
Bxd2 Ne5 22. g4 {Korchnoi,V}) 19. Nxf3 cxb3 (19... Re8 20. b4 Nb7 21. Nd4 $16)
(19... c3 $2 20. a3 $1 {>< c3}) 20. axb3 Qc7 21. Be3 (21. Bd2 $142 {Kortschnoj}
Bc3 $10) (21. Re2 $142 $1 {/\ Nd4 Kortschnoj} Bc3 $10) 21... Bc3 $1 22. Re2 b4
$132 23. Nd4 Rfe8 (23... g6 $142 {Kortschnoj} 24. Bd3 Nc5 25. Rc2 Nab7 26. Ne2
Bg7 $10) 24. Nf5 Nb7 25. Bd4 g6 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Rc1 $1 Rac8 (27... Bxd4 28.
Qxd4 f6 29. Qxb4) 28. Bd3 (28. Re3 $1 a5 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Qd4 $1 f6 31. Bb1
$18 {Kortschnoj}) 28... Qa5 (28... Qd8 29. Rec2) 29. Rec2 Ne5 30. Bf1 Nc5 31.
Bxc3 bxc3 32. Rxc3 Kg7 33. Ng4 Nxg4 34. Qxg4 Rb8 (34... Rxe4 $4 35. Qxc8) 35.
Rf3 Nxe4 36. Qf4 f5 (36... Rb7 $5) 37. Re3 Re5 38. Rc6 Rbe8 $5 (38... g5 39.
Qf3 Rbe8 40. Rxa6 Qxd5 41. b4 $10) 39. Rxd6 $1 Qa1 $2 (39... g5 $142 $1 {
Kortschnoj} 40. Rd7+ Kg6 41. Qf3 Qb6 $1 {/\ Nxf2!; Nf6!} 42. Bd3 $2 (42. g4 $2
Nxf2 43. Rxe5 Nxg4+) (42. Rxe4 $1 {>=} Rxe4 43. g4 Rf4 44. gxf5+ Kh6 45. Qg3
Re5 $10) (42. Qe2 $142 $1 Nxf2 (42... f4 43. Rxe4 Rxe4 44. Qc2 Kh6 45. Rc7 $1
$18) 43. Rxe5 $1 Ne4+ (43... Ng4+ 44. Re3 $1 Rxe3 45. Qxa6 Qxa6 46. Bxa6 Nf6 $1
47. Rd8 Rxb3 $10) (43... Nxh3+ $2 44. Kh2 Qg1+ 45. Kg3 $1 f4+ 46. Kf3 $1 Rxe5
47. Qxa6+ $1 $18) 44. Kh2 Rxe5 45. Qxa6 Qxa6 46. Bxa6 Nf6 $10) 42... Nxf2 43.
Rxe5 Nxd3+) 40. Rxa6 Qd4 41. Rd3 Qb2 42. d6 g5 43. Qe3 f4 44. Qa7+ (44. Qa7+
Kf8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Qb6 Ke7 47. Qxd8+ Kxd8 48. Ra8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Qe8 8. d5 (
8. Nd5 Nxd5 (8... Na6 $6 9. Nxf6+ Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 e4 13.
Ne1 Bf6 14. f3 e3 $2 15. Bxe3 Re7 16. Nc2 c5 17. Bh6 Rxe2 18. Rae1 $16 {
Barus,C-Nishimura,H,Jakarta zt 1993}) 9. cxd5 Qb5 10. Ng5 $5 {10.Ne1} Na6 (
10... Qb6 11. Be3 $14) (10... c6 11. e4 $1 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Qc4 13. Be3 $14 {
Linen Bueono-Georgadze,T, Malaga 1991}) (10... h6 11. a4 Qb6 12. Nf3 a5 13. Be3
Na6 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Ne1 Nb4 16. Nc2 {+/=/+/- Hansen,LB-Malaniuk,V,Espergarde
PC 1992.}) 11. e4 (11. a4 Qb6 12. e3 h6 13. Nh3 g5 $13) 11... c6 12. Re1 fxe4
13. dxc6 d5 14. cxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Qb8 17. Bf4 $13 {Peng
Zhaogin-Ioseliani,N,Shanghai ctw 1992}) 8... c6 (8... a5 $6 9. Be3 $1 h6 10.
Nb5 Qd8 11. Nfd4 Kh7 12. c5 $5 dxc5 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nc6 15. Bxc5 {
Pisulinski-Rublevskij,Russia 1992}) (8... Na6 9. Rb1 $1 (9. Nd4 Nc5 10. Nb3 $6
Nfe4 $1 {Rosenthal,D-Rostovtsev,Israel 1992}) 9... c5 (9... Bd7 10. b4 c6 11.
dxc6 bxc6 (11... Bxc6 $5 12. b5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc5 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Na4 $14 {
Hertneck,G-Lutz,C, Baden Baden 1992}) 12. b5 Nc5 13. Nd4 Nfe4 (13... cxb5 {
(Malaniuk,V)} 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. Ndxb5 {+/=/+/- Piket,J-Gurevich,M, Groningen
1992}) 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne6 $16) 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. b4 Bb7 12.
Nd4 Qc8 13. c5 $6 e5 14. Nb3 d5 15. Na5 Nc7 16. Qa4 Ne6 $13 {Schlosser,P-Lutz,
C, Graz zt 1993} 17. b5) 9. Rb1 $1 Na6 10. b4 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5+ Kh8
13. Bb2 $14 Nc7 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7 15. Qd2 Rf6 16. c5 Bd7 17. cxd6 exd6 18. Rfc1
Qd8 19. Nd4 $16 Rb8 20. b5 {20.h4} Ne6 21. Nxe6+ Bxe6 22. a4 Bf7 23. Qd4 b6 24.
Rc3 Rc8 25. Rbc1 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 h6 27. e3 g5 28. h3 $1 Kg6 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4
Kg7 31. f4 Qe7 32. f5 $18 h5 33. gxh5 Bxh5 34. Bd5 Bf7 35. e4 Bxd5 36. Qxd5 Qf7
37. Qd2 Qh5 38. Rg3 Kf8 39. Rxg5 Qh4 40. Qc1 Rh6 41. Qc8+ Ke7 42. Rg7+ Kf6 43.
Qc3# 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kortschnoj Shirov} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 (10. Nd3 $5) 10... f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2
h5 13. c5 g5 14. a4 Ng6 15. a5 Bh6 16. Nb5 $1 $146 (16. b4 Kh7 17. cxd6 cxd6
18. Nb5 g4 19. fxg4 hxg4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf6 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Kasparov,
G/Debrecen EU-chT/1992/}) (16. b4 $2 {Shirov Kortschnoj,V-Kasparov,G/Debrecen
EU-chT/1992/}) 16... a6 17. Na3 Kh8 18. Nc4 Rg8 19. Ra3 Nf6 20. cxd6 cxd6 21.
Nb6 (21. Qb3 {Shirov /\ Qb3+-} Qe7 (21... g4 {Kortschnoj} 22. Qb6 $16) 22. Qb4
$1 Bf8 (22... Rd8 {Kortschnoj} 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. h3 $16) 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Rc3 Bh6
25. Nd3 g4 26. Rfc1 $16) 21... Rb8 22. Rc3 (22. Nxc8 $5) (22. Qc2 $5 {
Kortschnoj}) 22... g4 $1 23. fxg4 (23. Kh1 {Shirov} g3 24. Bg1 gxh2 25. Bf2 $1
h4 26. Qc2 Nh5 $40) 23... Nxe4 $5 (23... Bxg4 $36) (23... hxg4 {Kortschnoj} 24.
Qc2 $13) 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. Bb6 Ne7 (26... h4 $5) 27. gxh5 $13 Nf6
28. b3 (28. Bf3 $5) (28. Bf3 {Shirov} Qf5 $1 {/\ e4}) 28... Nexd5 29. Bc4 Qc6
30. Rf2 Rc8 $2 (30... Rf8 {Shirov}) (30... Rf8 {Shirov} 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Qg4 (
32. Rc2 $2 Qb5 {/\ Ne3-+} (32... Qb5 {Kortschnoj} 33. Nf3 Qxb3 34. Rd2 Qxd1+
35. Rxd1 Nxb6 36. Rxd6 Bg7 37. axb6 $15)) 32... Nxb6 33. axb6 $15) 31. Bxd5
Nxd5 (31... Qxd5 {Shirov} 32. Rd2 $18) 32. Rc2 Nc3 33. Qg4 $1 Bf8 (33... Qe8 {
Kortschnoj} 34. Qh3 $16) 34. Nd3 Qe8 35. Nb4 $1 (35. Nxf4 exf4 36. Bd4+ Kh7 $13
) 35... d5 36. Nxd5 Bc5+ 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 (37... Nxd5 38. Bf8 $1 $18) 38. h6 Qf8
39. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. d3 f5 7. a3 Nf6 8.
Nf3 (8. e3 $5 {Ribli Sokolovs,A-Novikov,V/Vilnius zt/1993/CBM35/}) 8... d6 (
8... h6) (8... h6 $5 {Ribli}) 9. Bg5 (9. O-O $5 {Ribli Hickl,J-Klovans,J/
Berlin/1992/INF55(30)/}) 9... h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd2 $5 (11. Nd5) (11. O-O {
Ribli} O-O 12. Nd5 $5 {Ragozin,E-Cherniaev,A/Biel op/1992/EXP31/}) 11... O-O
12. O-O Bg7 $6 (12... Nd4 $1 {/\ Ne6}) 13. e3 $1 $14 (13. Nd5 $5 {Ribli}) 13...
Kh7 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 e4 $2 (15... Ne7 $14) 16. b5 $1 Na5 $6 (16... Bxc3 17.
bxc6 bxc6 18. dxe4 $16 (18. dxe4 {Ribli} Ra2 $2 19. Qb3 Rxd2 20. Qxc3 $16)) (
16... Ne7 $142 17. Qc2 exd3 18. Qxd3 $16) 17. Qc2 exd3 18. Qxd3 Be6 19. Nd5 Bf7
(19... c6 $1 20. Nf4 Bf7) 20. h4 (20. b6 $1 $16) 20... Kh8 (20... c6 $142) 21.
b6 $1 (21. h5 $6 {Ribli} g5 22. Qxf5 $2 c6 $1 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Nb6 Bxc4 25.
Qc2 Bxf1 $17) 21... c5 (21... Bxd5 22. bxc7 Qxc7 23. Bxd5 $18) (21... c6 22.
Nc7 Rb8 23. Rfc1 {/\ Qa3}) 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Rfd1 $18 Qd7 (23... Nc6 $2 {Ribli}
24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nf3 $16) 24. Bd5 (24. Nb3 $1 Bxc4 (24... Nxb3 25. Rxb3 $18 {
/\ Ra3-a7}) (24... Nxc4 25. Nxc5 Qe7 26. Nxb7 Nxb6 (26... Nb2 27. Rxb2 Bxb2 28.
Qb5) 27. Qxd6 Qxd6 28. Nxd6) 25. Nxc5 Bxd3 (25... Qe7 26. Qxd6) 26. Nxd7 Bxb1
27. Rxb1) 24... Rbd8 25. Bxf7 (25. Nb3 Nc6 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Na5 Qf3) 25...
Rxf7 26. Qd5 Nc6 27. Nb3 (27. Ne6 {Ribli} Ne7 28. Nxd8 Nxd5 29. Nxf7+ Qxf7 30.
cxd5 Qxd5 $17) 27... Qe7 $8 (27... Be5 28. Ne6 Re8 (28... Ne7 29. Nbxc5 $18)
29. Nexc5 $18) 28. Nc1 (28. Ne6 $5 {Ribli} Nb4 29. Nxd8 Nxd5 30. Nxf7+ Qxf7 31.
Rxd5 $14) 28... Rd7 29. Ne2 Qe4 $1 30. Nf4 Kh7 31. h5 (31. Qxe4 fxe4 32. Rd2 {
/\ Ra2}) 31... g5 32. Nfe6 $2 {פe6} Be5 33. Qxe4 fxe4 $10 34. Rd2 Rde7 (34...
Rf6 $2 {Ribli} 35. Nxc5 $18) 35. Ra2 Rf6 36. Ra7 Ref7 $1 (36... Rexe6 $2 37.
Nxe6 Rxe6 38. Rxb7+ $18) 37. Rxb7 $4 (37. Rf1 $2 Bxg3 $17 {->} (37... Bxg3 {
Ribli} 38. Rxb7 $13)) (37. Ra2 Re7 $10) 37... Rxe6 $1 $17 38. Ra7 Ref6 39. Ra2
(39. b7 {Ribli} Rxf2 $1) 39... Rf8 40. b7 R6f7 41. Ra8 Rb8 $1 (41... Nb4 $2 42.
Ne6 $18) 42. Rxb8 Nxb8 43. Nd5 Kg7 (43... g4 $5 {><h5}) 44. g4 $1 Kf8 45. Kf1
Ke8 46. Kg2 Kd7 47. Rb5 Rf8 48. Nb6+ Ke6 49. Nd5 (49. Nc8 $5 Rf7 $1 (49... Kd7
50. Nb6+ Kc6 51. Nd5 Nd7 52. Kg1 {/\} Rb8 53. Ne7+ Kc7 54. Nd5+ Kd8 {עd8}) 50.
Kg1 Kd7 $17) 49... Nc6 $1 50. Rb6 Kd7 51. Ra6 Rb8 52. Nb6+ Ke6 $1 53. Na4 (53.
Nd5 Nb4 (53... Ne7 $19) 54. Nxb4 cxb4 55. Rb6 Kd7 56. Rxb4 Kc6 $19) 53... Nb4
$1 54. Nxc5+ Ke7 55. Rb6 (55. Ra8 dxc5) 55... dxc5 56. Rxh6 Nd3 57. Rh7+ Kd6
0-1

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7.
Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 (12... Qa5 13.
O-O Bxc5 14. a3 Be7 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Be4 Rfd8 (16... f5 $6 17. axb4 Qc7 18. Rc1
Qb8 19. Bb1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Re1 Qd4 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. bxc5 $16 {^^;
Hansen,C-Gurevich,M/TÅstrup/1992/}) 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Nc3 Qc7 20.
Nxd5 exd5 21. Rc1 Qa5 22. Ra1 Qb5 23. Bd3 Qb6 $10 {Shneider,A-Maksimenko,A/
Kherson/1989/}) 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15. Nd2 O-O (15... Qc7 16. Ne4 (16.
Nc4 O-O-O $5 17. Qe2 Kb8 18. Bd2 Nb6 19. Na5 Qd7 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qd5 22.
Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxb4 {1/2;Staniszewski,P-Matlak,M/Bielsko Biala/1988/}) 16... Be7
17. Re1 Qxe5 18. Nc5 Qc7 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Qf3 Bf6 21. a3 O-O $1 22. Qe4 g6 23.
Bxh6 Bxb2 {1/2;Aleksandrov,A-Skudnov,S/Podolsk/1990/}) (15... Nc3 16. Qc2 Qd5
17. Nf3 Rd8 18. Ne1 Bd4 19. Bd2 Nb5 (19... Ne4 $6 20. Bxb4 Bxe5 21. Rd1 Bd4 22.
Qe2 a6 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. Qxa6 e5 25. Qa4+ Rd7 26. Rc1 $16 {Dautov,R-Dreev,A/
Tbilisi/1989/}) 20. Bxb4 Bxe5 (20... Bb6 $6 21. Qc4 Nd4 22. Qxd5 Rxd5 23. Bd6
Nf5 24. Bc4 Rd4 25. Bb5+ Kd8 26. Ba3 $16 {Polugaevsky,L-Mecking,H/Manila/1975/}
) 21. Rc1 (21. Bc4 Nd4 $5 22. Bxd5 Nxc2 23. Bxb7 Nxb4 $10 {Taylor,G-O`Donnell,
T/Windsor/1989/}) (21. Rd1 a6 22. Bxb5+ Qxb5 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Nd3 Qd5 25. f3
Bd4+ 26. Kh1 $16 {X Kd8;Giulian,P-Bryson,D/Edinburgh/1988/}) 21... a6 22. Qa4
Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 $10 {Mageramov,E-Bagirov,V/Baku/1976/ECO}) 16. Ne4 (16. Nc4
$6 Ne7 $1 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Nd5 19. Be4 $15 {1/2;Tukmakov,V-Ribli,Z/Reggio/
1987/}) 16... Bd4 (16... Be7 $6 17. Qg4 $16) 17. Nd6 Bc6 18. Qe2 $5 $146 (18.
Bh7+ Kxh7 19. Qxd4 f6 $1 20. Bd2 fxe5 21. Qe4+ Kg8 22. Qxe5 Qd7 23. Rfe1 Rad8
24. Ne4 Rf5 25. Qg3 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Bxb4 Kh7 $1 28. Qc3 Rg6 {1/2;
Tukmakov,V-Dreev,A/Odessa/1989/} 29. f3 Bxf3 $1 30. Qxf3 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Qxb4 $10)
18... f5 (18... Ne7 $6 19. Bxh6 $1 $16) 19. Rd1 Qe7 (19... Qb6 20. Bc4 $16 {
X e6}) (19... Qh4 $1 {Kortschnoj} 20. a3 a5 21. Bb5 $10) 20. Ba6 Bc5 21. Bd2 $1
Ba4 (21... Bxd6 22. exd6 Qd7 (22... Qxd6 $2 23. Bxb4 $1 $16) 23. Rac1 Rad8 24.
Qe5 $16) 22. b3 Bd7 23. Bb7 Rab8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qf3 $1 $16 Be6 $8 (25...
Qxe5 $2 26. Bf4 Qe6 (26... Qc3 27. Qxd5+ Kh7 28. Rac1 $18) 27. Re1 $18) 26.
Rac1 Bb6 (26... Bxd6 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. Bf4 $18) 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. fxe3 $1 a5 29.
Rd4 (29. Rd2 {Kortschnoj} Ra8 30. Rdc2 $16) 29... Kh7 30. h4 Ra8 31. Qf2 $5 (
31. Qg3 {/\Rd2-c2}) 31... Ra7 32. Qc2 g6 33. Qc5 Qg7 34. Rd3 Bg8 $6 (34... g5
35. hxg5 hxg5 36. Kf2 $1 $16 f4 $140 37. e4) (34... Re7 35. Qxa5 Qxe5 36. Qxb4
$16) 35. Nc8 $1 Ra8 36. Nb6 Rad8 37. Qxa5 Qxe5 38. Qxb4 Rfe8 $6 (38... f4 $142
39. Qd4 $1 (39. Nd7 Rxd7 40. Qxf8 Rf7 {/\f3;fe3<=>} (40... fxe3 {Kortschnoj}
41. Rc8 Rg7 42. Re8 $18)) 39... Qb8 (39... Qd6 40. Nc4 $1 {/\Ne5+-}) 40. Rdc3
$18) 39. a4 $18 d4 $6 40. exd4 Qe4 41. Rc7+ Kh8 42. Qc3 (42. Qd2 $1 {Kortschnoj
} Qxh4 43. Rh3 $18) 42... Bd5 43. Nxd5 Rxd5 44. Rc8 f4 45. Rf3 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5
47. Rh3+ Kg8 48. Qd3 $1 Kf7 (48... Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Rxc8 50. Qg6+ Kf8 51. Rh8+ Ke7
52. Rh7+ Kd8 53. Qf6+ Ke8 54. Qh8#) 49. Rxe8 1-0

[Event "URS Team Cup-03 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1961.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1961.12.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Trud"]
[BlackTeam "Spartak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 (4... Be7) (4... Bb4) 5. Nxe4 Be7 6.
Bxf6 gxf6 (6... Bxf6 {L'alternative} 7. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5]} O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9.
O-O-O) 7. Nf3 b6 (7... f5 $5 8. Nc3 a6 9. g3 Bf6 $132 {[%csl Gf6]}) 8. Bc4 (8.
Bd3) 8... Bb7 9. Qe2 {[%cal Ge1c1]} c6 {[%csl Rb7,Rb8,Gd5] Les Noirs peuvent
difficilement se passer de coup prophylactique mais c'est au détriment du
développement} 10. O-O-O (10. O-O Nd7 (10... Rg8 $5 $146 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gb7g2,Gg8g2] Curieusement ce coup naturel n'a jamais été tenté selon les bases}
) 11. Nh4 $14) 10... Qc7 11. Kb1 (11. Rhe1 {[%cal Ge1e8] La grande ligne} Nd7
12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Ba6 Rhg8 14. Bxb7+ Kxb7 15. g3 f5 16. Ned2 h5 17. Nc4 $14)
11... Nd7 12. Bb3 b5 $146 {[%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4] Un coup relativement
affaiblissant et un peu surprenant de la part d'un joueur aussi solide} (12...
O-O-O 13. c4 Rhg8 (13... Kb8 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Nd4
cxd5 18. Qf3 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Qe5 20. Rhd1 Rd6 {1/2-1/2 Jansa,V-Alster,L/Brno
1964/MCD}) 14. d5 exd5 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. Bc2 Rxd5 17. Rxd5 cxd5 18. Ng3 Kb8 19.
Bxh7 Rh8 20. Bc2 Bd6 21. Nf5 Be5 22. h4 Ne6 23. g3 Rc8 24. Rd1 Nc5 25. N3d4 a6
26. h5 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 {Steiner,L-Kolnhofer,J/Vienna 1935/HCL/1-0 (44)}) 13. Rhe1
$32 {[%csl Re7,Re8][%cal Ge1e8]} O-O-O 14. c4 $1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gd1c1,Gc1c8]
Réfutant la nouveauté b5} (14. d5 $5 exd5 (14... cxd5 15. Nc3 $44 {[%cal Gc3d5,
Ge2e7]}) 15. Neg5 fxg5 16. Qxe7 {[%csl Rf7]}) 14... bxc4 15. Bxc4 Rhg8 16. Rc1
$1 Kb8 (16... Rxg2 $2 17. Ng3 {[%csl Rg2]}) 17. g3 Qa5 18. Nfd2 f5 19. Nb3 $14
{[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb3a5,Gb3d4] Les Blancs ont un petit avantage d'espace mais
en contrepartie, la paire de B des Noirs donne un bon contre-jeu au Champion
du Monde} Qc7 20. Ned2 Nf6 {[%csl Gd5]} 21. Nf3 {[%csl Ge5]} Bd6 {[%csl Ge5]} (
21... h5) 22. Rc2 Qb6 23. Ne5 Rgf8 24. Bd3 Nd5 25. Nc4 $16 {[%cal Gc4d6,Gc4b6]}
Qc7 {[%cal Gd5b4]} 26. a3 Ne7 27. Rec1 $36 {[%csl Rc6]} Rd7 28. Nca5 $1 {
[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} (28. Nxd6 $5 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]}) 28... Ka8 $6 (28... Qb6 29. Qh5
(29. Nc4 Qc7) 29... Nd5 30. Qxh7) 29. Ka2 $6 (29. Nxb7 $1 Qxb7 30. Na5 Qb6 31.
Nxc6 Nxc6 32. Rxc6 $18) 29... Rb8 30. Qh5 $6 {[%csl Rf7,Rh5,Rh7] Comme souvent
"Victor le terrible" aime gagner du matériel mais la Q serait plus utile dans
l'attaque à l'aile-dame} Nd5 31. Nxc6 (31. Ba6 $1 Bxa6 32. Rxc6) 31... Bxc6 32.
Rxc6 Qb7 33. Qd1 {Reconnaissant que Qh5 était une perte de temps} Ne7 34. R6c4
(34. Ba6 $5 {[%csl Rb7]} Qxb3+ 35. Qxb3 Rxb3 36. Kxb3 Nxc6 37. Rxc6 $40 {
[%csl Ga6,Ra8,Gc6][%cal Gc6c8] Les Noirs sont proches du zugzwang}) 34... e5
35. Qc2 (35. dxe5 {[%csl Rf5,Rf7] Semblait plus simple} Bxe5 36. Rb4 Qd5 37.
Rxb8+ Kxb8 38. Qe2 Bf6 (38... Qxd3 39. Qxe5+) 39. Bc4 {[%csl Rf7]}) 35... e4
36. Bf1 h5 37. Nc5 Qd5 {Erreur de saisie?} (37... Bxc5) 38. b4 (38. Nxd7) 38...
f4 39. Nb3 f5 40. Rc3 Qb7 41. Bc4 fxg3 42. hxg3 Nd5 43. Na5 $1 Nxc3+ 44. Qxc3
Bxb4 45. axb4 Qxb4 46. Qxb4 Rxb4 47. Be6 Rd6 48. Nc6 Rb6 49. Bxf5 (49. d5 $1 {
[%cal Gd5c6,Gd5e6]}) 49... Ra6+ {[%cal Gf5e4,Ge4a8]} 50. Kb3 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Gb3]
[%cal Gb3a4,Ga4b5,Gb3b4,Gb4b5] Une belle manoeuvre des Blancs et la différence
d'activité des deux K sera le facteur déterminant dans la finale} Rb6+ 51. Ka4
Ra6+ 52. Na5 Rxd4+ 53. Kb5 Rb6+ 54. Kc5 Rdb4 55. Bd7 {[%csl Gb5]} Rb1 $1 {
L'échange d'une paire de R soulagerait la défense} 56. Rc3 Kb8 57. Bc6 Re1 58.
Nc4 Rbb1 59. Kd4 {[%csl Re4]} Rbd1+ 60. Ke5 {[%cal Gc6e4]} a5 $2 (60... Rc1 61.
Rb3+ Kc7 62. Bd5) 61. Rb3+ Kc7 62. Bxe4 $18 a4 63. Rb7+ Kd8 64. Nd6 a3 65. Ra7
Ra1 66. Ke6 Rxe4+ 67. Nxe4 a2 68. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Nc6 $6 (9... d6 $142) 10. Qe3 d6 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2
Rad8 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rcd1 Ba8 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Ba3 a6 18. Rd2
Nxd4 19. Rxd4 $2 (19. Qxd4 $14) 19... e5 20. Rd2 d5 $1 $17 {Uhlmann,W-Frommelt,
H/DDR-ch/1986/}) 9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 (10... a6 11. b3 Ne8 12. Qd2 d6 13. Ba3
Qd7 14. Qe3 Bf6 15. Rac1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Ne4 $16 {
Palmer,B-Keogh,E/Dublin zt/1993/}) (10... d6 11. b3 Qb8 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 $14)
12... d5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. cxd5 Nexd5 16. Nb5 $6 Ba6 17. Nxa7
Nc3 18. Rd2 Nxe2+ 19. Kh1 Ne4 20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. Nd4 Bd3 22. Nac6 Rbe8 23. Ne5
Nf6 24. Nxd3 Rd8 $15 {Dambrauskas,V-Vuckoivc,A/Budapest ExpIM/1993/}) 11. b3
Rd8 12. Qxb8 Raxb8 13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Ne5 d6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 a6 17. a4 Ne8
18. Rd3 Rb8 19. Rad1 g5 20. Be3 Kf8 21. f3 Rdc8 $10 {Anstad,T-Gipslis,A/
Gausdal International/1992/}) 9. Qf4 O-O (9... a6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 Rc8 12.
Bb2 Qc7 13. Qxc7 Rxc7 14. Nd5 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Rcc8 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Ne5 $16 {
Svirin,O-Korolev,A/Nab.Chelni/1988/}) (9... d5 $6 10. Rd1 $16) 10. e4 $5 $146 (
10. Rd1 Qb8 {-8.... 0-0}) 10... d6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 Nd7 13. Qe3 (13. Ba3 Nde5
$132) 13... Re8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Qe2 $14 {()} Bf8 16. h4 (16. Rd2 Nde5 17. Ne1
$14) 16... Nde5 17. Ng5 $5 (17. Nxe5 dxe5 $5 18. Na4 Bc5 $13) 17... f6 18. Nh3
Na7 19. a4 Qc7 (19... Bc6 $5 {/\b5<=>}) 20. Bc1 Nac6 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Rab1 (22.
Rac1 Nc5 $132) 22... Nb4 23. Qd2 (23. Nf4 Nc5 24. Bh3 Qf7 $13) 23... Nc5 24.
Kh2 (24. Ne2 $5 a5 25. Nc3 $14) 24... Rad8 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. g4 a5 27. f3 Bc6 {
/\Qc7,d5|^} 28. Kh1 Rd7 $13 29. Qf2 (29. g5 $5 $13 {/\Bh3}) 29... g6 30. Na2 (
30. Qg3 $142) 30... Nxa2 31. Qxa2 Ra7 32. Qc2 Rd7 33. Bf2 Rdd8 34. Bg3 Rd7 35.
Bh2 Rdd8 $10 36. Rb2 $6 (36. Nd3 d5 $36) (36. Bg3 $10) 36... Bg7 37. Qb1 f5 $15
38. Re2 fxe4 39. fxe4 Be5 40. Rf1 Qe7 41. g5 Rf8 42. Ref2 (42. Nd3 $2 Rxf1+ 43.
Bxf1 Nxe4 $17) 42... Qb7 43. Nd3 $5 (43. Re1 Rf7 $36) 43... Rxf2 (43... Bxh2
44. Rxf8+ Rxf8 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Nxc5 bxc5 47. Kxh2 $10 {/\} Bxa4 $2 48. Qf1+
$18) 44. Nxf2 Rf8 (44... Bd4 45. Ng4 $1 {/\Nh6} Bxe4 46. Nh6+ Kg7 (46... Kh8
47. Qa2 $1 $8 (47. Bxe4 Nxe4 $1 {/\Ng3#}) 47... Bxg2+ 48. Qxg2 $36) 47. Bxe4
Qxe4+ 48. Qxe4 Nxe4 49. Rf7+ Kh8 50. Re7 $40) 45. Bxe5 dxe5 46. Ng4 $8 Nxe4 (
46... Rxf1+ 47. Qxf1 Nxe4 48. Kh2 $1 $44 {/\Be4,Qf6->} (48. Bxe4 $6 Bxe4+ 49.
Kh2 Bf5 $17)) 47. Rxf8+ Kxf8 48. Qf1+ Ke8 49. Kh2 $132 Nc5 50. Nf6+ (50. Bxc6+
$5 Qxc6 51. Nxe5 Qc7 (51... Qd6 52. Qf7+ (52. Qf4 Nd7 $1 53. Nxg6 e5 $19) 52...
Kd8 53. Qg8+ Kc7 54. Qxh7+ Kc8 55. Qh8+ $14) 52. Qf6 Qe7 53. Qf3 (53. Qh8+ $6
Qf8 $15) 53... Qc7 $10) 50... Kd8 51. Bxc6 Qxc6 52. Nxh7 Qe4 53. Qf2 (53. Qf8+
Kc7 $36) 53... Qd4 (53... Qf4+ $2 54. Qxf4 exf4 55. Nf8 $16) 54. Qf8+ (54.
Qxd4+ exd4 55. Kg3 Ke7 $1 $19) 54... Kc7 55. Qf7+ Kc6 (55... Kb8 $5 $15) 56.
Qf3+ $1 e4 (56... Kc7 $142 57. Qf7+ Kb8) 57. Qf8 Qd2+ (57... Kb7 58. Qe7+ Ka6
59. Qf8 $10) 58. Kh3 Qd3+ 59. Kg2 $132 e3 60. Qc8+ $10 Kd6 61. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Zonal"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 (7...
Ne4) 8. cxd5 exd5 (8... Nxd5 9. Qc2 (9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 {/\e4}) 9... Nd7 10.
Nxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Nf6 12. Ne5 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd3 $14 {Karpov,An-Spassky,
B/URS/1975/}) 9. Ne5 (9. Qc2 Na6 (9... Qc8 10. Ne5 Na6 11. Bg5 $14 {Georgiev,
Ki-Vaiser,A/Szirak/1985/}) 10. Ne5 c5 11. Be3 Qc8 12. Rac1 Qe6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8
14. Qb1 {Portisch,L-Gligoric,S/Portoroz/1985/1/2-1/2/14/}) (9. Bf4 Na6 (9... c5
10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Ne5 Na6 12. Nc4 $1 Qd7 13. Na5 Rad8 14. Nxb7 Qxb7 15. Be5 c4
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Qxb2 18. Qa4 $16 {Tukmakov,V-Kochiyev,A/URS/1978/}) 10.
Rc1 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ne5 Nc7 13. Nc4 (13. Qa4 $5) 13... Rb8 14. Bxc7 Qxc7
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rbd8 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Qf3 Ng5 19. Qg2 Bf6 $10 {
Timoshenko,G-Psakhis,L/URS-ch/1981/}) 9... Qc8 (9... Na6 $1 10. Bf4 $5 (10. Bg5
Ne4 $1 $10) (10. Qa4 $5 c5 $5 11. Be3) 10... c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nc4 Qd7 13.
Na5 Rad8 14. Nxb7 Qxb7 15. Qb3 Qc6 16. Rfd1 c4 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Rd7 19. b3
$14 {Gheorghiu,F-Nun,Ji/Timisoara/1987/1-0/40/}) 10. Bg5 Qe6 11. Rc1 c5 $2 (
11... c6 $5 12. e4 $5 $36) 12. Nd3 $1 {/\Nf4} cxd4 13. Bxf6 (13. Nf4 Qe5 14.
Bxf6 (14. Ncxd5 $6 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxf4 16. Bxb7 Nxe2+ 17. Kh1 Qxe7 $10) 14...
Bxf6 15. Ncxd5 Nc6 16. Qa4 $14 Rac8 17. Bh3) 13... Bxf6 $2 (13... dxc3 $1 14.
Bxc3 $14 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 (14... cxb2 15. Rc7) 15. Rxc3 $14) 14... Rd8) 14. Nxd5
{/\Nf6;Nc7} Bxd5 (14... Bd8 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxb7 $18) 15. Nf4 Qd6 (15... Bxg2
$2 16. Nxe6 Bxf1 17. Nxf8 Bh3 18. Qd3 Kxf8 19. Qe4 $18) 16. Nxd5 Bg5 17. f4 Bd8
18. Nc3 $1 Na6 (18... Nc6 19. Nb5 $18) 19. Bxa8 Qb8 20. Nd5 Qxa8 21. Qxd4 Nc5
22. b4 Ne6 23. Qd3 Re8 24. e4 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2
d6 8. O-O Re8 9. a3 Qb6 (9... bxa3 10. Rxa3 Qc7 11. b3 a5 12. Nc3 Bd7 13. Qd2
Na6 $13 {Pushkov,N-Obukhov,A/Sochi/1993/} (13... Na6 {Dautov} 14. e4 Bc6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Nb5 Qe7 18. Kxg2 b6 19. Raa1 Qb7+ 20. Kg1 Red8 21. Rfd1
Nb4 $10 {->Pushkov-Obukhov/Sochi/1993})) (9... Nc6 10. d5 $5 (10. axb4 Nxb4 11.
Nc3 Bd7 $1 12. Qd2 a5 13. e4 e5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. b3 b5 $5 16. cxb5 Qb6 17. Rac1
(17. Bf1 $5 Bg4 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Re3 (19. Nh4 $2 Qd4 $1 $17) 19... Be6 $5 {
/\ Ng4;Bb3} 20. Na4 Qb7 $132) 17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Qxb5 20. Bf1
Qb6 21. dxe5 dxe5 22. Bc4 h6 23. Qb2 Nc6 24. Qe2 Rd8 $15 {Gligoric,S-Cebalo,M/
Jugoslavija/1987/}) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Ne1 (12. axb4 Nexd5 13. b5 Bg4
$13 {Magerramov,E-Dizdar,G/Baku/1988/}) 12... bxa3 13. Rxa3 b5 14. b4 a5 $1 15.
bxa5 b4 16. Ra4 Rxa5 17. Rxb4 Nexd5 18. Rb2 Bf5 $10 {Nikolic,P-Kortchnoi,V/
Zagreb izt/1987/}) 10. axb4 (10. Qb3 Nc6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Rc1 a5 13. c5 $1
dxc5 14. Rxc5 Nd7 15. Rc1 e5 $5 16. Nbd2 Nc6 17. dxe5 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 Ndxe5 19.
Nxe5 Rxe5 20. e3 Rb5 21. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 (21... Rxb3 22. Rxa5 $1 $18) 22. Bxc6
Rxb3 23. Bxa8 Bh3 $1 24. Bg2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxb2 26. Rxa5 g6 27. g4 $1 $16 {
Zueger,B-Gostisa,L/Mitropa Cup/1993/}) (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 Bd7
13. e4 e5 $2 14. c5 $1 Qc7 $8 (14... dxc5 $2 15. dxe5 $18) 15. cxd6 Qxd6 16.
dxe5 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 Ng4 (17... Rxe5 18. f4) 18. f4 Ne3 19. Rf2 Nxg2 20. Kxg2
Rec8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Rc5 23. d6 $18 {Teran,I-Adler,J/Antwerpen-Wch stud/
1992/}) 10... Qxb4 11. Na3 Na6 $6 $146 (11... Bd7 $5 12. Qd3 Bc6 13. Nc2 Qb6
14. Nd2 (14. b4 $1 {Dautov >=} Be4 15. Qb3 Bxc2 16. Qxc2 Nc6 17. c5 $14) 14...
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nc6 16. b4 e5 17. e3 exd4 18. exd4 a6 19. Rab1 Ne7 20. Rfe1 Qc7
$13 {Horvath,C-Obukhov,A/Kobanya op/1992/}) 12. Ne1 $1 Qb6 (12... Bd7 13. Nd3
Qb6 14. b4 $1 $16 {/\} (14. e3 $14 {Dautov /\} e5 15. c5 dxc5 16. Nc4) 14...
Nxb4 $2 (14... Qxd4 $2 15. Bxb7 $16) 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 Qa5 17. Nc2 $18) 13.
c5 $1 $16 Qd8 (13... dxc5 $2 14. Nc4 Qc7 (14... Qb5 15. Nd6 $18) (14... Qb4 15.
Ra4 Qb5 16. Nd6 $18) 15. Rxa6 $18) 14. cxd6 Qxd6 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Qb3 {/\ Ra6}
Nd5 (16... Rb8 {Dautov} 17. Nd3 Bd7 18. Rfc1 $16) 17. Nd3 Qd8 (17... Bd7 {
Dautov} 18. Rfc1 $16 {/\Na5}) 18. Rfc1 Re7 19. Qa3 $1 {X d6} Nac7 20. Nd6 a6
21. e4 Nb6 22. Ne5 Ne8 (22... f6 {Dautov} 23. Qc5 $1 (23. Nec4 Nxc4 24. Rxc4
Nb5 25. Nxb5 axb5 26. Qxa8 bxc4 27. d5 $14) (23. Nd3 Rd7 24. e5 Nb5 $132) 23...
Ne8 24. Nec4 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 b5 26. Nb6 (26. Na5 $16) 26... Rc7 27. Nxa8 Rxc5 28.
dxc5 Bb7 29. Nb6 $16) 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Qb4 $1 a5 (24... f6 {Dautov} 25. Nd3
Bd7 26. Nc5 Bc6 27. Qb3 Kf7 28. Bh3 $18) 25. Qc3 {X a5} f6 26. Nd3 Kh8 27. h4
$1 Nd7 (27... Bd7 {Dautov} 28. Rxa5 $18) (27... a4 {Dautov} 28. Nc5 $16) 28. e5
$1 fxe5 29. dxe5 $18 Ra7 30. Nf4 Nf8 (30... b6 31. Nxe6 $1 $18) (30... Ra6 {
Dautov} 31. Qxc8 Qxc8 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bxb7 Rca8 34. b4 a4 35. Nxe6 $18) 31.
Qc7 Ra6 $6 (31... Bd7 $142 32. Qxd8 Rxd8 33. Rc7 $18) (31... Qd4 {Dautov} 32.
Qxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8 $18) 32. Qxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 34. Bxb7 Rca8 35. Bxa6
Rxa6 36. Ra4 $1 {/\ b4} Rb6 37. Rxa5 Kg8 (37... Rxb2 38. Ra8 $18) 38. Ra8 Kf7
39. Ra7+ (39. Ra7+ {Dautov} Kg8 40. Nh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 50th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2007.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d4 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {I was slightly
surprised that such an inventive player chose a fashionable line, but it all
became clear slightly later.} 7. Qc2 Ra6 $5 $146 {Of course. This original way
of developing the rook has never been played before.} ({I was fairly well
prepared for} 7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5
Ba6 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 18. Ne5
Ra7 {and here I intended to play} 19. Nbd3 $1 ({Which is more constructive than
} 19. Bf3 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2743)-Topalov,V (2813)/Elista 2006/CBM 115/[Marin,M]
(75)}) 19... Nfd7 (19... Nbd7 20. Rfb1 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxd3 22. exd3 Nd5 23. Rb5
a4 24. Ra3 $14 {With four rooks on the board, the passed pawn is more of a
weakness, while White's advantage in space offers him better prospects of
centralising the king.}) 20. Rfb1 Nxe5 (20... Bxd3 21. Nxd3 $16 {פb8, Nd7})
21. Rxb5 Nxd3 22. exd3 a4 (22... Rd8 23. Ra4 $16 Rad7 $2 24. Raxa5 Rxd4 25. Ra8
$18) 23. Ra3 Nd7 24. Bc6 Nf6 25. Rb4 Rd8 26. Raxa4 Rxa4 27. Rxa4 $16 {
Gleizerov,E (2552)-Luther,T (2534)/Predeal Romanian team championship 2007 
(1-0, 53)}) 8. Na3 {I believe that I had managed to somewhat surprise my
experienced opponent.} ({I did not consider} 8. Bxb4 {too seriously and,
indeed, after} axb4 9. Qxc4 Rc6 10. Qxb4 Rc1+ 11. Kd2 Nc6 {Black has good
counterplay.} 12. Qa4 (12. Qb5 Rc5 $1 (12... Rxh1 13. Bxh1 e5 14. Nxe5 Qxd4+
15. Nd3 O-O {Kortschnoj}) 13. Qd3 (13. Qa4 b5) 13... Nb4 14. Qe3 Ng4 15. Qb3
Nc2 $17) 12... Rc5 13. Rd1 (13. Nc3 Ra5 14. Qc4 e5 $132) {and now Black can
force a draw by repetition if he wishes.} 13... Ra5 14. Qc4 Rc5 $11) 8... Bxa3
9. bxa3 b5 10. Rb1 ({The premature} 10. a4 {would absolve Black from his
worries regarding his queenside. After} b4 11. Qxc4 Bb7 12. O-O Bd5 $132 {
Black has good play on the light squares.}) 10... Bd7 (10... Qd5 11. O-O Bb7
12. Ne1 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Qxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxb5 Nc6 16. f3 Bg6 17. Bc3 $14 {
White has stabilised the position and retains the more flexible structure.
Besides, the enemy bishop risks remaining passive.}) 11. Ne5 ({Again, it is
too early for} 11. a4 b4 12. Qxc4 Bxa4 $13) 11... O-O (11... a4 {would
stabilise the queenside, but after} 12. Bb4 $16 {the black king would remain
in the centre for a long while.}) 12. a4 {But now, White has to play this move
already.} (12. O-O Nc6 (12... a4 $5)) 12... b4 13. Qxc4 Bxa4 14. a3 Nfd7 {
After this move, White will obtain a considerable advantage in space in the
centre.} (14... Rd6 $5) 15. axb4 $1 (15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. axb4 Bb5 17. Qc5 a4 $132
) 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc6 17. f3 $1 (17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qg4 Qd5 $1 $15 {[%csl
Ge5,Gh1]} (18... axb4 $2 19. Bh6 $16)) (17. e4 {[%cal Gb5f1]} Rb6) 17... axb4
18. Bxb4 Re8 19. Kf2 $14 {Black will retain some initiative for a while, but
it has a rather volatile character. In the long run, White's pair of bishops
and his advantage in space will become the telling factors.} Bd5 20. Qd3 Ra2
21. Ra1 Nc6 (21... Na6 22. Ba3 $16) 22. Bc3 Qa8 23. Rxa2 Qxa2 24. Ra1 Qb3 25.
Rb1 Qa3 26. Bf1 Rd8 27. Ra1 (27. Qe3 $5) 27... Qc5+ 28. Qe3 Qb5 29. g4 Bc4 30.
h4 h6 31. h5 Qb3 32. Rc1 Rd7 (32... Ne7 33. Ba5 $14) 33. Ba1 (33. Be1 Qa4 $5 (
33... Qxe3+ $2 34. Kxe3 $16 {[%csl Ga5]} Nxe5 $2 35. Bg3 $18)) 33... Qxe3+ 34.
Kxe3 Na5 35. Kf2 c6 36. Bb2 Bb5 37. Ra1 Nc4 38. Ra8+ $6 (38. Bc3 Rd8 39. Bg2
Nb6 40. f4 Na4 41. Ba5 Rd7 42. Rc1 Ra7 43. Bd2 Rd7 44. Be3 Rc7 45. Rd1 $16)
38... Kh7 39. Bc3 Rd1 40. Ra1 Rxa1 41. Bxa1 {recently, I had written an
article about Korchnoi's technique in positions where he has the pair of
bishops. I had hoped to prove that I had assimilated the material rather well,
but eventually got to know that he masters the cooperation between N + B
pretty well, too. The saving fortress he will build is well worth looking at.}
Nd2 42. Bg2 Bc4 43. Bc3 Nb3 44. f4 Bd5 45. e4 Bc4 46. Ke3 {[%csl Gd2,Gd3,Gd4,
Ge2,Rg2]} c5 47. Bf3 Kg8 48. Bd1 Kh7 49. Be1 g5 $1 ({Passive play would lead
to disaster:} 49... Kg8 $2 50. Bh4 Kf8 51. Bd8 Ke8 52. Bc7 Kf8 (52... Ke7 53.
Bd6+ Ke8 54. g5) 53. Bd6+ Kg8 54. f5 g6 55. Be7 Kg7 56. f6+ Kg8 57. Bd6 gxh5
58. gxh5 Kh8 59. Bf8 Kh7 60. Bc2 Nd4 61. Ba4 Nb3 62. Be8 $18) (49... Nd4 $5 50.
Bh4 Bb3 51. Bxb3 Nxb3 {is also correct, although it is not easy to calculate
whether the knight reaches a safe position in time.} 52. Kd3 Nd4 (52... g6 53.
Bf2 gxh5 54. gxh5 Kg7 55. Be3 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Gh6]}) 53. Bf2 Nf3 54. Ke2 Nh2 55.
g5 g6 $1 (55... hxg5 56. fxg5 Ng4 57. Bg3 $16) 56. hxg6+ Kxg6 57. Bg1 Ng4 58.
Kf3 Kh5 59. gxh6 Nxh6 60. Bxc5 Ng4 61. Kg3 f6 $11) 50. hxg6+ fxg6 51. Bh4 Kg7
52. Be7 Kf7 53. Bd6 Ke8 54. Kf2 Kf7 55. Ke3 Ke8 56. Kf2 Kf7 57. Ke3 Ke8 58. f5
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 a5 {
black is willing to give up a tempo for this restraining move. However,
practice shows that a tempo is more significant here.} 8. b3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10.
Bb2 O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Rfd1 ({Sokolov won a nice game against Macieja with} 
12. Qc2 {- you can find the game annotated as well in this magazine (CBM109).})
12... Ne4 $6 {this plan is inefficient here: black simply has no time to
develop initiative on the kingside} (12... Rfd8 {is more in the spirit of the
position} 13. b4 (13. Rac1 c5 14. a4 Rac8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. f3 e5 {
1/2-1/2 Georgiev,K-Hracek,Z/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 98 no vc (43)}) 13... axb4 14.
axb4 Qe8 15. Qc2 Rxa1 16. Bxa1 Ra8 17. Nd2 c5 18. Bc3 Qc8 19. Qb2 h6 {with a
slight edge for white. 1-0 Yakovich,Y-Makarov,M/Elista 2001/CBM 83/[Rabinovich,
Al] (53)}) 13. Qc2 f5 14. d5 {and there's the big difference between main
lines (without a5 and Qe7) and this position: Here white was able to play d5
opening the bishop before black placed his rook on the 6th rank, and he soon
finds himself in an inferior position.} e5 {having the center closed white can
start slowly preparing c5 or f4 or both.} 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Rxd2 Bc8 17. f3 {
no hurry. White has a spatial advantage and can slowly build up his play.} Qg5
(17... f4 18. Bd3 g6 19. exf4 Rxf4 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1+ 22. Bxa1 $16) 18.
Qc3 Nc5 (18... f4) 19. Re1 a4 $2 {a miscalculation.} ({better was} 19... Qg6
20. Bd1 Bd7 21. Bc2 $14) 20. b4 Nb3 21. f4 $1 {a strong intermediate move:
After this black's position is strategically lost!} ({after} 21. Rdd1 f4 {
black is fine.}) 21... Qe7 (21... exf4 {is, of course, a suicide.} 22. exf4 Qg6
(22... Qf6 23. Qh3 Qe7 24. Rd3 $18 {[%cal Gd3g3,Yd3e3]}) 23. Bh5 Qh6 24. Re7
$18) 22. Rdd1 e4 {now it's all plain and simple: black is a piece down in play
(Nb3 is a decoration), and white should open the position on the kingside, and
use his extra piece to win the game.} 23. Kh1 Rf6 24. Rg1 Qf7 (24... Rg6 25.
Bh5 Rh6 26. g4 $18) 25. g4 {what can be simpler than that.} fxg4 26. Bxg4 {
black's position is already critical, and nothig can be done.} Bxg4 27. Rxg4
Rg6 28. Rdg1 Re8 29. Qe1 $2 {too deep, and losing a big part of the advantage.}
(29. Rxg6 hxg6 30. Rg5 {followed by f5 would force an immediate resignation.})
29... Rxg4 30. Rxg4 g6 31. Rg5 Kf8 32. h4 h6 $2 {unnecessarily creating
another weakness.} (32... Ke7 $142 33. h5 Kd8 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Qe2 $16 {
[%cal Ge2g2]}) 33. Rg2 Ke7 34. Qg3 Rg8 35. Qg4 {the king wasn't able to escape
the kingside, black is in zugzwang!} g5 {desparation} (35... Kd8 36. f5 g5 37.
Qxe4) 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Igualada"]
[Site "Igualada"]
[Date "2005.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Qc2 {A rare move, and one that probably doesn't promise white opening
advantage.} (9. O-O {is the main move here} Na6 10. Re1 ({Gelfand, against
Beliavsky opted for} 10. Qb1 c5 11. e4 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Rd1
Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Lvov 2000/CBM 77 (36) with a good position
for black}) 10... d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Be3 Nc7 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Na4
Ne6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Anand,V-Gelfand,B/Shenyang 2000/CBM 79/
[Gershon] (40)}) 9... c5 10. d5 (10. dxc5 {is less logical} bxc5 11. O-O Nc6
12. Rad1 d6 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Bc1 a6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Rd2 h6 17. Qb1 {1/2-1/2
Polak,T-Laznicka,V/Olomouc 2003/CBM 95 ext}) 10... exd5 11. Ng5 Nc6 (11... h6
$143 {weakens the king too much.} 12. h4 ({worse is} 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nc6
14. Nf3 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bf6 16. Rc1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4) 12... Nc6 13. Nxd5) 12.
Nxd5 {This looks nice, but in fact doesn't give white any opening advantage.} (
12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Qd1 h6 {and black seizes the advantage.}) 12... g6 {Now Nd4
is a threat, so white has to retreat the knight.} 13. Nf3 {now black
simplifies the position to equality} Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 $1 15. Bxb4 cxb4 16. Qd2
Re8 17. O-O Bf6 18. Nd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rxe2 {the position is equal: white has
more space which is compensated by a somewhat troubled pawn on d5: it stays on
the color of the bishops, and this favors black.} 20. Qc4 Re8 ({after} 20...
Re5 {black was probably worried about} 21. f4 Re8 22. f5 {with dangerous
initiative}) 21. Qxb4 d6 22. Rac1 Qd7 23. h4 {Both players are true to their
styles: playing on in every position..} Re5 24. Qd4 Rc8 {looks that a draw
agreement is just around the corner....} 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qd2 Qe8 ({an
attempt to win a pawn with} 26... Qf5 27. Rc1 Bxd5 {is dangerous for black
mainly:} 28. f4 Re4 29. Kh2 {with white's advantage.} (29. Bxe4 Qxe4 30. Kh2
Be6)) 27. Rc1 Re2 28. Qc3 {It was time to repeat the position with Re5, but
black plays for a win and.... pays for it.} Rxa2 $4 (28... Re5 29. Qd2 $11) 29.
Qf6 $1 {White wins back the pawn, and now black rook is cut out of the game,
whereas white is about the invade along the 7th rank.} Rd2 (29... Qf8 30. Rc7
Bc8 31. Rc6 Bd7 32. Rxd6 Qe8 33. Bf1 $18 {[%cal Gf1b5]}) 30. Qxd6 Kg7 (30... a5
31. h5 $1 b5 ({after} 31... gxh5 {white can already take the 'b' pawn} 32. Qxb6
Bxd5 33. Qxa5 Qe2 34. Qd8+ Kg7 {and he now has the check on g5.} 35. Qg5+ $18)
32. h6 {and it's time to resign.}) 31. Qf4 Qe2 $2 {a blunder in a lost position
} 32. Rc7 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 (33. Bf1 {was even stronger:} Bxd5 34. h5 $1 h6 35. hxg6
Kxg6) 33... Bxd5 34. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.03.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Braun, Arik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Nd4 {Probably
the simplest way for Black to equalize in this line.} 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Rb1 (
15. O-O Bxa1 16. Qxa1 f6 {doesn't look dangerous for Black but may need
practical tests anyway.}) 15... Qxa2 (15... f5 16. Rb3 (16. O-O $1 Qxa2 (16...
fxe4 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Rf6 (19... Kf7 20. Bc4 $16) 20. Bc4 Qd6
21. Rfe1 Qf4 22. Rxe4 $16) 17. Qc1 $14 {A.Vikulov}) 16... Qc5 17. Bb4 Bxf2+ 18.
Kf1 Qd4 19. e5 $1 Qf4 20. Bxe7 Be3+ 21. Bf3 b6 $13 {1-0 Vikulov,A-Kozlov,V/
Russia 2000/Inf 78/[Vikulov,A] (40)}) 16. O-O (16. Bb4 $5 Bf6) 16... e5 17. Bh6
Qa3 {Thanks to the efforts of GM Loek Van Wely, this exchange sacrifice has
become popular in various lines of the Gruenfeld Defense. It is not easy for
White to fight against Black's a-pawn supported by his strong dark-squared
bishop.} 18. Rb3 Qd6 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Kh1 a5 21. Rd3 Bc5 {Of course, Black
doesn't allow Rxd4, which would give White a clear advantage.} 22. Qc1 b6 23.
Rc3 a4 24. Rc2 a3 25. Bc4 Bd7 26. f4 {White has no other active plan.} exf4 27.
Rxf4 Bd4 28. Rf3 Be8 29. Ba2 Be5 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8 b5 32. Rf1 b4 33. Bb3
Qe7 $2 {A blunder or wrong evaluation of the endgame arising?} (33... Qd7 {
was quite good for Black.}) 34. d6 Bxd6 35. Rxf7+ Qxf7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 {[%mdl
4096]} 37. e5 $2 {Without this pawn White has no winning chances. It was quite
possible to keep it, at the same time forcing Black's dark-squared bishop to
an unfavorable b2 square:} (37. Qc4+ Kf6 (37... Ke7 38. Qd4 $1 b3 39. e5 $1)
38. Qd4+ Be5 39. Qb6+ $1 Kf7 (39... Kg7 40. Qe6 Bc3 41. Qxe8 a2 42. Qe7+ Kh6
43. Qf8+ Kg5 44. Qc5+ Kh6 45. Qe3+ g5 46. Qb6+ {and the a2 pawn falls}) (39...
Ke7 40. Qxb4+ Bd6 41. Qd4 {[%cal Re4e5]}) 40. Qxb4 Bb2 41. Kg1 $18) 37... Bxe5
38. Qc4+ Ke7 $6 (38... Kf6 $1 39. Qxb4 Bb2 $11) 39. Qxb4+ Bd6 (39... Kf7 40.
Qxa3 Bg7 {needs a special investigation. Black's fortress may be unassailable.}
) 40. Qh4+ Ke6 41. Qe4+ {White doesn't take a risk playing for a win. The a3
pawn, supported by the d6 bishop, should save Black anyway:} (41. Qxh7 Bf7 42.
Qh8 a2 43. Qb2 Ke7 44. Kg1 Bd5 45. Qg7+ Ke6 46. Qxg6+ Ke5 47. Qg7+ Ke6 48. Qg8+
Ke5 $11) 41... Kf7 42. Qd5+ Ke7 43. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {For a player used with the
stable structures of the exchange variation, this unexpected capture with the
knight can come as a slightly unpleasant psychological surprise. Since in the
structure arising after the exchange on c3 White hardly has a better square
for the development of his king's knight than f3, play is likely to transpose
to the Semi-Tarrasch system.} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. a3 $5 {White intends to
deviate from the course of the game suggested by Black. His last move intends
to transpose to some kind of Petrosian variation of the Queen's Indian (4.Nc3
Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 followed by e4) if Black develops his queen's
side with ...b6 and ...Bb7. In that case, White would be in a better situation,
since he would spare the move Qc2, maintaining the possibility of developing
the queen later and to a more favourable square. (In the QI, the queen
frequently has to lose a tempo after, say, ...Qc7 or ...Rc8). However, Black
can make use of the time made available by delaying the development of his
bishop and, equally important, of the b6-square and the a5-d8 diagonal. We can
see that the game has an independent character compared to the known
variations.} (7. Nf3 {would most likely transpose to a genuine Semi-Tarrasch
after a further check on b4. It is worth noting that, even though the formal
purpose of the move a3 is the same as in the QI, namely to prevent ...Bb4, the
concrete circumstances are slightly different. In the QI, the bishop would pin
the c3-knight, increasing Black's influence over the e4-square, while in the
QG the check on b4 would just lead to simplifications, which generally suit
Black, who has willingly given up the control of the centre.}) 7... Qc7 $5 $146
{This novelty marks the start of a whole new plan, aimed to restrict White's
active possibilities.} ({White has generally managed to prove a stable
superiority after} 7... Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 $14 {when Black had problems
keeping the enemy centre under control, for instance} cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. Bb1
Qa5 11. Bd2 Qa6 12. Qc2 g6 13. h4 Rd8 14. Be3 Qa5 15. O-O cxd4 16. cxd4 Bf6 17.
Rd1 Bd7 18. Ba2 Ne7 19. Bd2 Qa6 20. Qc7 Ba4 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Qf4 Bg7 23. h5 Qd6
24. Qh4 Nc6 25. e5 Qd7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. d5 $1 $16 {with attack, 1-0
Aleksandrov,A (2635)-Lopez Martinez,J (2488)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (46)}) 10.
cxd4 Nc6 11. Bb2 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 $5 {White avoids the exchange of queens. The
loss of the right to castle hardly has any significance, since the centre is
under firm White control.} Rd8 13. h4 b6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Rh3 (15. Rd1 Bf8 16.
Rh3 Rac8 17. Kg1 Ne7 18. h5 h6 19. d5 exd5 20. e5 $44 {1-0 Bareev,E (2685)
-Hracek,Z (2530)/Pardubice 1994/CBM 042 (32)}) 15... Bc5 $2 (15... Rac8 16. Rg3
Bf8 $14) 16. d5 Ne7 (16... exd5 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Yf7,Yh7]}) 17.
Ng5 $36 Ng6 $2 18. Qh5 $18 {1-0 Babula,V (2530)-Hausner,I (2450)/Czechia 1995/
EXT 97 (33)}) 8. Nf3 Nd7 {For the moment, Black maintains the flexibility of
his position by refraining from defining the position of either of his bishops.
} 9. Bb2 {At this height of the game, this looks like the best way to prepare
the development of the other bishop to d3.} (9. Bd3 $2 {is bad in view of} cxd4
10. cxd4 $2 Qc3+ $19 {when too many white pieces would be hanging.}) ({The
more modest} 9. Be2 $6 {would leave White with problems maintaining the
flexibility of his centre after} Nf6 $1) ({However,} 9. Rb1 $5 {might be a
better way to prepare Bd3, since the rook stands well on b1 anyway, which can
hardly be said about the b2-bishop.}) 9... g6 $1 {This is the moment when the
multi-facet chess culture of Kortschnoj makes itself felt. Having played for
decades such openings like the QI and the Grünfeld, he can easily combine
their ideas even if the starting moves are characteristic for an entirely
different opening. One unwillingly remembers the first game of his candidate's
match against Kasparov, played more than 2 decades ago, where Kortschnoj
successfully employed the (then rare) plan based on ...g6 in the a3-QI. In our
concrete case, the absence of the plan Be3 followed by Qd2 and Bh6 makes the
development of the bishop to g7 most welcome.} 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2
({White's last chance of maintaining a (possibly symbolic) advantage consisted
of} 12. a4) 12... Nb6 $1 {[%csl Ya4,Rb2] After this precise move, the
drawbacks of the development of the bishop to b2 become obvious.} 13. Bc1 (13.
a4 Bd7 $1 {[%csl Ya4]}) 13... Na4 14. Bd2 Bd7 {Black has developed all his
minorpieces on active positions, while White has been forced to lose none less
than 2 tempi.} 15. Rfc1 Rac8 16. h4 Nb2 $11 {The exchanges induced by this
move promisse Black an easy play in an approximately equal position.} 17. Bb5
Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Qb6 19. a4 Rfd8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Be3 cxd4 22. Nxd4 e5 23. Qxb6 axb6
24. Ne6 Rd6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. a5 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 {I don't believe
this move is an improvement to the natural 6.e3, but now I have to prove my
point of view.} h6 7. Bh4 Be7 $6 {Wrong - the only attempt to refute 6.Nd2 is
to play} (7... Nc6 {Then:} {Finally} 8. a3 (8. e4 $2 Nxd4 9. e5 (9. f4) 9...
Nf5 {with a big advantage for Black.}) ({Or} 8. d5 Ne7 9. e4 Ng6 10. Bg3 exd5
11. cxd5 Qe7 {and Black has a good game.}) 8... Be7 9. e3 {Here the Nc6 is a
bit misplaced - White has a slight edge.}) 8. e4 $1 {Of course!} d6 ({There
were already games with} 8... Nxe4 9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. Bxd8 Nxd1 11. Bxc7 Nxb2 12.
a4 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rb1 Nc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 {White stands better.})
9. Bg3 O-O 10. f3 a6 {An English grandmaster would, perhaps, play here Nh5 and
then f7-f5, hoping to justify the location of the bishop on b7. What Black is
going to do now is much weaker.} 11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. a4 b4
15. Ne2 $6 {The character of the position is clearly to White's benefit. Still,
better not to throw away tempi. White soon comes with this knight to e3 -
playing four times with the knight, instead of Nd1-e3.} ({So, after} 15. Nd1 a5
16. Bb5 $1 {the white position would be overwhelming!}) 15... a5 16. Bf2 Ba6
17. Ng3 Bxf1 18. Ngxf1 Nbd7 19. Ne3 Nb6 20. O-O Re8 21. Rad1 {White is
obviously preparing a break-through e4-e5 in the centre. A solid positional
player would first put his bishop to g3 and the knight to f5 just to look -
can Black still breese or not, would force some weaknesses on the king side of
Black (g7-g6) and only then would start with a decisive assault...} Nfd7 22.
Kh1 Qc7 23. f4 Bf6 24. Ng4 Rac8 {Black is doing his best, activating in a
cramped space his pieces to the utmost. One day he will threaten, probably
with c5-c4...} 25. e5 {Starting without any hesitation, or any more
preliminaries. Namely, he made up his mind having played with the knight to g4.
Because now in many variations Black was ready to push c5-c4.} dxe5 26. Ne4 {
Or 26...d6 Qc6.} ({Well, in a similar position a standard move to be played is
} 26. f5 {or more ambitious:} Nxd5 ({Black can answer} 26... h5 {in order to
discharge a bit tension in centre and the king side.}) 27. Ne4 N7b6 {To
protect the knight d5 with the queen does not work - white takes on d5 when
the queen takes on d5 White plays with the rook to d1 and captures the knight
d7 - with advantage.} 28. Ngxf6+ (28. Bxc5 $2 Be7 {Black stands good.}) 28...
Nxf6 (28... gxf6 29. Bxc5 $16) 29. Nd6 c4 30. Nxe8 Nxe8 {The arising position,
I hope, is about equal...}) 26... exf4 {Black is playing only moves, fully
aware how dangerous his position is.} 27. d6 Qc6 28. Nexf6+ Nxf6 29. Nxf6+ gxf6
30. Qf5 {Or 30.Qd2 Re4} (30. Qd2 Re4) 30... Re5 31. Qxf6 ({After} 31. Qxf4 $1
Rg5 32. Bg3 {White would certainly keep his strong pawn d6.}) 31... Rg5 32. Bg3
$4 {Being worried about the future of his central pawn White commits a blunder.
} ({After} 32. Rg1 Nd5 33. Qxh6 Rg6 34. Qh5 Rxd6 {White has full compensation
for the pawn, but not more.}) 32... Nd5 33. Qxh6 Rg6 $19 34. Qh3 (34. Qh5 Ne3
$19) 34... fxg3 35. Rxd5 (35. Qf5 Nf6 $19) 35... Qxd5 36. Qxc8+ Kg7 37. Qf5 (
37. d7 Rh6 $19) 37... Qxf5 38. Rxf5 Rf6 39. Rf3 Rxf3 40. gxf3 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Karlsbad Czech Coal"]
[Site "Karlovy Vary"]
[Date "2007.09.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Movsesian,S"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.09.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 d5 10. g5 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nh5 12. Rg1 $5 {This is not a very usual
continuation here, but I wanted to surprise my experienced opponent.} ({
White's latest efforts are connected with} 12. O-O-O Bxg5 13. Kb1 $5 ({White
got nothing after} 13. exd5 exd5 14. Rg1 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nf6 16. Qg5 g6 $11 {
Inarkiev-Kharlov, Russia (tch) 2004}) 13... Kh8 (13... Bf6 $2 14. e5 Bg5 15. f4
Bh6 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Bf2 Qh3 18. Rdg1 f5 19. Bg3 Bd7 20. Nd1 $18 {Fressinet-A.
Sokolov, Bundesliga 06/07}) 14. Rg1 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qf6 16. exd5 Nf4 $13 {
Tkachiev-Bauer, Aix-les-Bains 2007}) 12... b6 $6 (12... dxe4 13. Qxe4 g6 $1 (
13... Bd7 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bb5 $14) 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. h4 (16. Bb5
Bc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne2 Rfd8 19. Bd4 Rd5 20. h4 Rad8 $13 {Movsesian-Jansa,
Czech (tch) 02/03}) 16... Bc6 17. Qg4 Rfd8 18. Be4 a6 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qe4 Qc7
$11 {Wang Hao-Timofeev, Taiyuan 2006}) 13. O-O-O Bc5 14. Qd2 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Bb7
16. exd5 exd5 17. f4 Qc7 18. Rd4 g6 19. Bg2 Ng7 20. Rxd5 $1 {The best piece to
take on d5.} (20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rfe8 $44) 20... Rae8 21. Re5 Nf5 22. Qe1
Rxe5 23. fxe5 Bxg2 24. Rxg2 Re8 25. Re2 Kg7 26. a3 $5 {White is not hurrying
to force things, I wanted to improve my king's position first.} Qc5 27. Re4 Re6
28. Kb1 a6 29. h4 b5 30. Na2 {Heading to d3.} Nd4 $4 31. Qf2 Nb3 32. Re3 $1 (
32. Re3 Nd4 (32... Na5 33. b4) 33. Rd3 Nb3 34. Qf6+ $1) 1-0

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Schlosser,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 b5 11. Bd3 Be7 (11... Qc7 12. Kb1 (12. h3 $6 Na5 13.
Qe2 Rc8 14. Bf2 Nc4 15. Be1 $15 {0,5/Degermann,L-Csom,I/Budapest ExpFS SepGM 
(04)/1993/}) (12. Rhe1 Na5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 b4 (14... Qxe5 $2 15. Nxe6 $40)
15. Ncb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 $4 Nb3+ {0-1/Kovalev,A-Sher,M/Ostrava/1993/}) 12... Na5
13. Qe1 Nc4 14. Bc1 b4 (14... Rc8 15. Ka1 Be7 16. g4 $13 {Fogarasi,T-Sher,M/
Ostrava/1993/0-1 (62)}) 15. Nce2 a5 $15 {Mokry,K-Ivanovic,B/Reggio Emilia/1984/
}) 12. Kb1 b4 $6 {Angst vor dem Läuferopfer auf b5? Das sollte allerdings nur
bei einem Bauern auf f3 statt f4 Sorgen bereiten:} (12... Qc7 $142 13. Bxb5
axb5 14. Ndxb5 Qb8 15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Na5 $132 {xe4}) 13.
Nce2 Qc7 14. h3 $6 {xe4} (14. Rhe1 {Huebner,R-Lutz,C/Muenchen/1994/} Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Qb7 (15... e5 16. Nf5 $14) 16. Bf2 $14) 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 (15. Nxd4 Qb7
$132 {xe4}) 15... e5 16. Bf2 (16. Be3 d5 $6 17. Ng3 $1 (17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4
dxe4 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. e6 O-O $10) 17... Bd6 (17... d4 18. Bf2 exf4 19. Ne2 Bc6
20. Bxd4 Nxe4 21. Qxf4 Qxf4 22. Nxf4 $36) 18. Rhf1 exf4 19. Bxf4 O-O 20. Bxh6
Bxg3 21. Bxg7 $40) 16... a5 (16... d5 17. fxe5 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Ng3 Be6
20. Nxe4 Qxe5 21. Rhe1 $36) 17. g4 Bc6 18. Ng3 g6 19. Be3 h5 20. fxe5 (20. g5
exf4 (20... Nd7 21. Rhg1 $5 exf4 (21... Nc5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. f5 {/\ 24.Bc4 |^}
) 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Qxf4 $13 O-O $2 24. Nxh5 gxh5 25. g6 fxg6 26. Qh6 Be8 27.
Bxe5 dxe5 28. Rxg6+ $18) 21. Bd4 $5 (21. Bxf4 Nd7 {<=> x e5}) 21... fxg3 22.
gxf6 Bf8 23. h4 Bh6 {/\ Bf4-e5 <=> x f6, e4}) 20... dxe5 21. gxh5 $2 {x e4, h3}
(21. g5 Nd7 22. Rhf1 $14 {x f7}) 21... Nxh5 22. Nxh5 Rxh5 23. Rhf1 Rh7 $1 (
23... Rxh3 $6 24. Qf2 Bh4 25. Qe2 $44) 24. Bg5 $6 {x Bd3} (24. Qg2 $13) 24...
Rd8 25. h4 Bxg5 (25... Bxe4 $4 26. Bb5+ Kf8 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. Qg5+ $18) 26.
Qxg5 (26. hxg5 Bxe4 $17) 26... Qe7 27. Qe3 Rd4 $17 28. c3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rd6 30.
Ka1 Rxh4 31. Rb1 Kf8 32. Bc4 Rf6 33. Rxf6 Qxf6 34. Qc5+ Kg7 35. Rb6 $6 (35. Rf1
Rf4 $19) (35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. exd5 $17) 35... Qf4 $19 36. Bxf7 Bxe4 (36... Rh1+
37. Kb2 (37. Rb1 Rxb1+ 38. Kxb1 Qxe4+ $19) 37... Rh2+ 38. Ka1 Bxe4 $19) 37. Kb2
Qxf7 38. Qxe5+ Kh6 39. Rb8 g5 40. Qd6+ Kh7 41. Rf8 Qb7+ 42. Ka3 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Greenfeld,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Qc2 Bg7 (6... Nxd5
$5 {Stohl} 7. Qxc5 Bb7 8. e4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qe3 O-O 11. Bd2 d5 12. exd5
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. bxa6 Nxa6 15. Bc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Nc5 17. Be2 Ne4 18. O-O
Rxa2 19. c4 $10 {1/2/Schmidt,Wl-Plachetka,J/Trnava A/1986/}) 7. e4 (7. Qxc5 {
Stohl} d6 8. Qd4 O-O 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Qb4 axb5 12. Bxb5 Nfxe4 13.
Nxe4 Ra4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15. O-O Qa5 16. Bc6 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bd3 18. Re1 Nxb2 $17 {
Sadler,M-Mestrovic,Z/Cannes op/1995/}) 7... O-O 8. Nc3 e6 {8. ...Bb7 or 8...
axb5 should be played} (8... Bb7 $142 $5 {Stohl} 9. Bf4 (9. a4 e6 10. d6 axb5
11. Bxb5 Nc6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. O-O Qb8 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Ne5 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4
17. Nxd7 Rfd8 18. Nxc5 Nxd6 19. Nd3 Qe4 20. Rfd1 Nc4 21. Qe2 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rxa4
23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Kf1 Red4 25. Ke2 Rb8 $15 {Bagirov-Glek/Tashkent 1L/1984/})
9... d6 10. Bc4 axb5 11. Nxb5 Nbd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. Be2 Nxe4 $1 14. Qxe4 Ra4 15.
Nfd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Qf3 Nxd5 18. Bh6 Qa8 19. Qg3 Re8 20. b3 Ba6 21.
Rfe1 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Qa6 $17 {Psakhis-Arbakov /Irkutsk otbor/1983/}) 9. dxe6 (9.
Bg5 {Stohl} h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 $1 $36 {[%cal Rf6e4] /\Ne4!}) (9. d6 Bb7 10. bxa6 (
10. Be3 {Stohl} axb5 11. Bxc5 Na6 $36 {[%csl Re1] @,עe1}) 10... Nxa6 {[%cal
Ya6b4] /\Nb4~/=}) 9... fxe6 10. e5 Nh5 (10... Ng4 $2 11. Qe4 $18) 11. Qe4 {
Exposes the Q. By attacking it later Black will destroy White's centre.} (11.
Be3 $142 {Stohl} Bb7 (11... Qb6 12. b4 $16) 12. Bxc5 $1 (12. Ne4 $14) 12...
Rxf3 (12... Rf7 13. Ne4) 13. gxf3 Bxf3 14. Rg1 Bxe5 15. Be2 $16) (11. Be2 $16)
11... Ra7 12. Be3 (12. Be2 $142 $16) 12... Bb7 13. Qc4 (13. Qg4 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Qc7 $36) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 (14. Bxc5 Rc7 15. gxf3 Bxe5 $17) 14... axb5 {
Stohl:Now Black has good compensation} 15. Qxc5 Rc7 16. Qxb5 Nc6 {[%csl Re1]
Stohl: Although White is now 2 pawns up and can win an exchange, he has no
secure place for his K and his Rooks have no scope. Black has a powerful
initiative.} 17. Bb6 Nxe5 18. Be2 (18. Bxc7 Nxf3+ 19. Kd1 Qxc7 $17) 18... Nxf3+
{I was left with 10 minutes for 23 moves so I considered settling for a draw
after} (18... Qg5 19. Bxc7 Nxf3+ 20. Kf1 Nd2+ 21. Ke1 Nf3+) 19. Bxf3 {
eventually I concluded that I can keep my initiative} Rxf3 20. Bxc7 (20. Qa5
Qh4 $1 21. Bxc7 Qxf2+ 22. Kd1 Qxb2 23. Qa8+ Rf8 $19) 20... Qxc7 21. Ne2 (21.
O-O Rh3 22. f4 Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Nxf4+) (21. O-O-O $142 $5) (21. O-O-O $5 Bxc3 (
21... Rxc3+ 22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kb1 Qa1+ 24. Kc2 Qxa2+ 25. Kd3 Qa3+ 26. Kc2 $10)
22. bxc3 Qxc3+ 23. Kb1 Rxf2 $17) 21... Rf5 22. Qb4 Nf4 {Stohl: Exchanging the
last defensive piece. White's Rooks can't help his K. Black's attack decides.}
23. Nxf4 Rxf4 24. Qb5 (24. Qd2 Re4+ (24... Qc6 $1 $19) 25. Kf1 Qc4+ $19) (24.
Qb3 Qe5+ 25. Kf1 Qf5 $17) 24... Rf5 25. Qb3 {25. . Qd2 Qe5+ Kf1 Qb2} (25. Qd3
Qe5+ 26. Kf1 Qxb2 $17) 25... Qe5+ 26. Kf1 {Here I was left with 3 minutes} (26.
Qe3 Qd5 {[%cal Rd5h1,Rf5e5] /\Qh1,Re5-+}) 26... Qc5 $138 27. f3 Qc6 28. Kg2 (
28. Ke2 Rb5 $19) 28... Rg5+ (28... Rb5 $19) 29. Kh3 (29. Kf1 Rb5 $19) 29... Qc5
{[%cal Rc5f5] /\Qf5} 30. Qb8+ (30. Qd3 Qf2 $19) 30... Bf8 31. Qf4 (31. b4 Rh5+
32. Kg4 Qf5+ $19) 31... Bd6 (31... Bd6 32. Qe4 $8 Qf2 {[%cal Rg5h5,Rf2g2] /
\Rh5,Qg2}) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 d5 7. Bg5 Ne4 {
Die Eröffnungsvariante gilt als ungefährlich für Schwarz. Eine gute
Alternative zum Textzug bietet 7...0-0.} (7... O-O 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 (9.
Nxd5 Bg7 $44) 9... Bg4 $44) 8. cxd5 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 O-O {Zu einem problemlosen
Ausgleich führte 10...Qb6, aber Morozevich sucht einen komplexen Kampf.} (9...
Qb6 $5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Nd7 14. Nf3 Nf6 15. Nc3
Rad8 16. Qc4 Rd7 17. Rfe1 Rfd8 $11) 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Bc4 Bh6 $6 {Dieser Zug
überzeugt mich nicht. M.E. sind die Fortsetzungen 11...Qb6 oder 11...a6
stärker.} (11... Qb6 12. Rd1 Qb4 13. Bb3 a5 14. Ba4 Nb6 15. a3 Qc4 16. Qe2 Bf5
17. Bb5 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Rad8 $15 {Ljubojevic,L-Kamsky,G/Monte Carlo 1996}) (
11... a6 12. a4 Qb6 13. Nf3 Qb4 14. Be2 Nb6 (14... Nf6 $5 15. O-O Rd8) 15. a5
Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 {Enevoldsen,J-Karaklajic,N/Beverwijk 1967} 17. Ne5 $14) 12.
f4 ({Weiß kann die entstandene Fesselung ruhig ignorieren:} 12. O-O $5 Nb6 13.
Bb3 e6 14. Nxf7 $1 Bxd2 15. Nxd8 Rxd8 16. dxe6 Kf8 17. Rad1 $14) 12... Nf6 13.
O-O a6 14. a4 Bf5 15. a5 Rc8 16. Bb3 (16. b3 $5 Ne8 17. Na4 $14) 16... Qd6 17.
Rfe1 (17. Na4 Rc7 18. Nb6 Nh5 $1 19. g3 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Nxg3 $17) 17... Qb4 {
Schwarz bekam eine typische Kompensation : die weißen Bauern a5, d4, d5 und f4
neigen zur Schwäche. Aber Kortschnoj ist in seinem Element - er hat mehr
Material!} 18. Ra3 Rc7 19. Ba2 $1 Qd6 $6 {Morozevich verliert nach und nach
den Faden. In Frage kam 19...b5, um den schwarzen Figuren mehr Raum zu
verschaffen.} (19... b5 20. axb6 Qxb6) 20. g3 Rfc8 21. Nf3 Bf8 (21... Bg7 22.
Ne5 $14) 22. Ne5 Kg7 23. Rb3 $1 $16 {Kortschnoj hat seinen Gegner nach und
nach strategisch überspielt, aber nun beginnen die taktischen Komplikationen.}
e6 $2 {Die Flucht nach vorne!} (23... Nxd5 $2 24. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 25. Rb6 $18) 24.
dxe6 Rd8 25. Nf3 $1 (25. exf7 Qxd4+ 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 $16 {/\Rd2}) 25... Qc6 26.
Qf2 Ng4 27. Qg2 Bc5 28. Rb6 $2 {Bisher hat sich Kortschnoj tapfer geschlagen,
aber jetzt unterläuft ihm ein Berechnungsfehler. Nach dem ruhigen Zug 28.Kh1!
hätte Schwarz nichts für das geopferte Material.} (28. Kh1 $1 Ba7 29. exf7 $18)
28... Bxb6 29. axb6 Qxb6 $1 30. e7 Rxd4 $1 (30... Re8 $2 31. Nd5 $16) 31. Kh1 {
Wahrscheinlich hat Weiß erst hier entdeckt, wie ungünstig für ihn die Folgen
von 31.Nxd4 sind.} (31. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf2+ 33. Qxf2 (33. Kg1 Nd3+ 34. Kh1
Nxe1 $19) 33... Qxf2 34. e8=Q Be6 $3 $19 {Es ist sehr leicht, diesen starken
Zug zu übersehen!}) 31... Re4 32. Rxe4 $2 {Dies sollte zum Verlust führen,
aber Weiß hatte bereits keine angenehme Wahl.} (32. e8=Q Rxe8 33. Rxe8 Nf2+ 34.
Kg1 Ne4+ 35. Kh1 Qe3 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Nxe4 Qxe4 $40) (32. Nxe4 Rxe7 33. Neg5
Rxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nd3+ 36. Kf1 Qe3 $17) 32... Nf2+ 33. Qxf2 Qxf2 34.
e8=Q Qxf3+ 35. Kg1 Bxe4 $2 {Offensichtlich in Zeitnot, übersieht Morozevich
die einfache Mattsezung 35...Bh3! Oder sah er nicht das kommende Dauerschach?}
(35... Bh3 $1 36. Qe5+ f6 37. Qxc7+ Kh6 $19) 36. Qe5+ (36. Qxe4 $2 Qxe4 37.
Nxe4 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rc2+ $17) 36... Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qe5+ Kf8 (38... Kd7 39.
Qd4+ $11) 39. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Nc6 16. Bb3 (16. d5 {is the main line.}) 16... Nxd4 {Highly unusual and
hardly recommendable.} (16... Na5 17. Nd5 (17. Bc2 Nc6 {has been tried a few
times.}) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5 exd4 19. Nxd4 Bf6 20. b3 Nc6 21. Bb2 Nb4 22. Rc1
Qb6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Berelovich,A-Obukhov,A/Azov 1993/CBM 37 ext (61)}) 17. Nxd4
exd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qd3 (19. Qxc5 dxc5 20. e5 Ne8 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. a4 Be6 23.
Rd1 Nc7 $15 {0-1 Estrada Nieto,J-Cladouras,P/Budapest 1998/CBM 63 ext (28)})
19... Rfe8 (19... Be6 20. Nf5 (20. Bd2 Qc6 21. Rac1 Qb7 22. Nf5 Rxc1 23. Nxe7+
Qxe7 24. Bxc1 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Lopez,R-Cladouras,P/
Budapest 1998/CBM 63 ext (31)}) 20... Bxf5 21. exf5 d5 22. Be3 Qd6 23. a4 Bd8
24. Bd4 $14 {1-0 Sherzer,A-Cladouras,P/Budapest 1998/CBM 63 ext (44)}) 20. Nf5
$1 Bxf5 21. exf5 d5 22. Be3 Qb4 23. a3 Qe4 {A strange choice by the great
endgame expert. The exchange of Q:s is not desirable for Black here since
White has all the chances in the following endgame. Better keep the Q:s and
play for a complex middle game.} 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25. a4 $14 {A pair of B:s in an
open position always yields a slight plus - given that everything else is
equal.} bxa4 26. Bxa4 Red8 27. Rac1 h6 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rb8 30. b3 Nd5 31.
Ba7 Ra8 32. Bd4 Bb4 33. Rc4 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yc4e4] The weak e4-P and the
lose Nd5 gives Black quite a headache here.} a5 34. Bc6 Rd8 35. g3 Bd2 36. Kf1
e3 37. Bxd5 $1 Rxd5 38. f6 $1 gxf6 39. fxe3 {[%csl Ra5,Rf6] Equal material but
clear advantage for White due to better P:s and a dominating B.} Rd6 40. Bc5
Rd5 41. Ke2 Kh7 42. Ba3 {Threatening Rd4.} Bb4 {The R-ending might be the best
chance - even though it´s slim here.} (42... f5 43. Rd4 Rxd4 44. exd4 Bc3 45.
Kd3 Be1 46. Bd6 $18) 43. Bxb4 axb4 44. Rxb4 h5 45. Rd4 Rg5 46. Kf3 Rb5 47. b4
f5 48. Ke2 Kg6 49. Kd3 Re5 50. h4 Kf6 51. Rf4 Kg6 52. Kd4 f6 53. Kc4 $1 Rxe3
54. b5 Rxg3 55. b6 Rg1 56. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 {Von meiner
Eröffnungswahl überrascht versuchte Kortschnoj, die bekannten Varianten früh
aus dem Weg zu gehen.} 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O (8. d5 {sollte die kritische
Fortsetzung sein.}) 8... Qc8 (8... d5 {scheint mir besser zu sein, aber
Kortschnoj wollte vermutlich die Bauernstruktur nicht so früh bestimmen.}) 9.
Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 {Weiss steht leicht besser, weil er den ersten
kleinen strategischen Kampf gewonnen hat, nämlich die Besetzung des Feldes e4.}
d6 12. Qd2 {[%csl Rh6] Verhindert die Rückkehr des Bf6 nach g7 mittels 12...g6.
} Nc6 13. Rfe1 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. h4 Rd8 16. Rac1 (16. Nh2 {mit der Idee Ng4
bringt wegen} h5 {nichts ein.}) (16. Kh2 {war aber vielleicht genauer.}) 16...
Ng6 17. Kh2 Qd7 18. Bh3 Qe7 19. Nd1 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Raxc8 21. Ne3 Qd7 22. Rc3 $6 (
{Den nützlichen Zug} 22. Kg2 {kommt Weiss nicht herum, daher war er hier
angebracht.}) 22... Ne7 23. Qe2 g6 24. h5 Kg7 25. Kg2 Bg5 26. Nxg5 hxg5 27. Rh1
Rh8 28. Rcc1 {Der Rc3 stand nun ganz dumm.} Rcf8 ({Im Falle von} 28... f5 29.
exf5 gxf5 {spielt Weiss} 30. h6+ $1 Kf6 31. h7 {[%csl Rf6]} Ng6 (31... g4 32.
f3) 32. Qh5 Rcf8 33. Qh6 {(/\ Rh5)} Qg7 34. Nxf5 Qxh6 35. Nxh6 Rxh7 36. Ng4+
Kg7 37. Rxh7+ Kxh7 38. Rh1+ Kg7 39. Rh5 $16 {[%csl Rg5]}) 29. hxg6 fxg6 30.
Rxh8 (30. b4 $5) 30... Rxh8 31. Qg4 Qxg4 32. Nxg4 {[%csl Rg5,Rg6]} a5 33. b3 {
[%cal Ga2a3,Gb3b4]} Ra8 {[%cal Ya8a1]} 34. Rd1 ({Weiss kann gegen die
schwachen Doppelbauern auf der g-Linie spielen, aber dieser Faktor ist
ungenügend, um den Gewinn zu versprechen. Er muss am Damenflügel zum Vorstoss
c5 kommen. Leider ist dies unmöglich, solange der schwarze Turm bereit ist,
ins weisse Lager durch die a-Linie einzudringen. Eine andere Idee kam mir vor:
meinen Turm nach e6 via f3 und f6 hineinzubringen. Ich schätzte ein, dass sich
Schwarz nicht erlauben konnte, die Türme zu tauschen.} 34. a3 {spielte ich
noch nicht wegen} c5 $5) 34... Ng8 35. Rd3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gd3f3]} Rf8 36. a3
Ra8 ({Das Bauernendspiel nach} 36... Nf6 37. Nxf6 Rxf6 38. Rf3 {ist verloren,
z.B:} g4 39. Rxf6 Kxf6 40. Kf1 Ke7 41. Ke2 Kf6 (41... Kd7 42. f4 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3
Ke7 (43... c6 44. Kg4 $18) 44. Kg4 Kf6 45. Kh4 $18) (41... Kf7 42. f4 gxf3+ 43.
Kxf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 $18) 42. Ke3 Kg5 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Kf6 45. Kd2 $18) 37. Rf3
Rf8 $2 ({Nach} 37... Ne7 $6 {gelingt es Weiss, seine Idee zu verwirklichen:}
38. Rf6 $1 {und 39.Re6!}) ({Aber der Turmtausch führt im folgenden
Springerendspiel zum Verlust. Daher war} 37... Rc8 {oder 37...Rd8 die richtige
Verteidigung. Ich sehe dann nicht, wie Weiss seine Druckstellung verstärken
kann.}) 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Ke3 Kf7 ({Nach} 40... Kd7 {ist sogar} 41.
f4 {möglich, man sehe} gxf4+ 42. gxf4 exf4+ 43. Kxf4 {und Kg5}) 41. b4 (41. f4
$2 gxf4+ 42. gxf4 Nf6 $11) 41... axb4 42. axb4 Ke7 43. c5 bxc5 (43... b5 44. c6
{und b5 wird abgeholt .}) 44. bxc5 Kd7 45. Kd3 {[%cal Gd3c4,Gc4b5]} ({Ich
suchte lange einen Gewinn mittels} 45. c6+ $2 Ke7 (45... Kc8 46. f4) 46. Kd3
Kd8 47. Kc4 Kc8 48. Kb5 Kb8 49. Ka6 {konnte aber die schwarze Festung nicht
zerstören, z.B:} Ka8 50. f3 Kb8 51. Nf2 Nh6 52. g4 Ka8 53. Nh3 Nf7 54. Nf2 Nh6
55. Nd3 Nf7 $11) 45... c6 {Sonst kommt der weisse König nach b5.} 46. Kc4 cxd5+
(46... Kc7 {sollte auch verlieren:} 47. cxd6+ Kxd6 48. dxc6 Ne7 49. c7 Nc8 50.
f3 {und Schwarz gerät in Zugzwang.}) 47. exd5 Kc7 48. f3 ({Nicht} 48. c6 Kb6 $1
(48... Ne7 $2 49. Nf6) 49. Kd3 Kc7) ({Aber leichter gewann} 48. Kb5 $1 Ne7 49.
Nf6 $18) 48... Kd7 (48... Ne7 49. Nxe5) 49. Nf2 Ne7 (49... dxc5 50. Kxc5 Nh6
51. g4) 50. g4 {[%csl Re7] Der schwarze Springer darf nicht aus dem Käfig
gestattet werden.} Nc8 51. Ne4 Kc7 52. Kb5 (52. Nxg5 dxc5 53. Kxc5 Nd6 54. Ne6+
$18) 52... dxc5 (52... Na7+ 53. Kb4 dxc5+ 54. Kxc5 Nc8 55. d6+ Kd7 56. Nf6+ Ke6
57. d7 Nd6 58. d8=N+ Ke7 59. Ne4 {ist ein möglicher Gewinn.}) 53. Kxc5 Kd7 54.
d6 Ke6 55. Kc6 (55. Nxg5+ Kd7 56. Ne4 $18) 55... Na7+ 56. Kb6 Nc8+ 57. Kc7 Nxd6
58. Nxd6 Kd5 59. Kd7 Kd4 60. Nf7 e4 61. fxe4 Kxe4 62. Ke6 Kf4 63. Nh6 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Mueller,Karsten} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Bd7 4. Ngf3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bc6 6. Bd3
Be7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 ({Sofortiges} 9. Ne5 $2 {(Mueller,Karsten)
wäre ein typischer Fehler:} Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. f3 Qxe5 $17) 9... O-O $6 {
A dubious continuation passing the initiative into white's hands getting
nothing in return.} (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 {Mueller,Karsten} c6 {ist eine
prinzipielle Alternative.}) 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qd5 (11... Nd7 12. Rd1 Qc8
13. c4 a5 14. Bc2 a4 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. h4 (16. Ne4 $14 {(Mueller,Karsten) 1-0
Kovacs,L-Merlini,D/corr 1998/MegaCorr2 (28)}) 16... Nf8 17. h5 $14 {Bashkov,
V-Bus,M/Polanica Zdroj 1995}) 12. f4 {'!?' Mueller,Karsten.} (12. f3 $6 Nd7 13.
f4 Nc5 {'=' Mueller,Karsten. Mueller,Karsten: '1-0 Fernandes,J-Cardoso,C/BRA
1999/EXT 2003 (49). (49)'} 14. Bc4 Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Be3 Rad8
$11 {Fernandes,J-Cardoso,C/BRA 1999}) 12... Nd7 (12... Ng4 13. Kh1 Nh6 14. Bd2
Rad8 15. Bc3 a6 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Ne4 $14 {Berndt,S-Bonacic,N/Germany 1990}) 13.
Rd1 Qa5 14. c3 Ba4 $6 {Another dubious decision after which white's attack on
the kingisde is too strong to handle.} 15. Re1 (15. b3 $5 Bxb3 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7
17. Rxd7 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Ba4 (18... Bd5) 19. Ne4 Bxd7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Ng5 Rfc8
22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 27. f5 $18)
15... Rfd8 16. Kh1 {The king has to come to h1 sooner or later in order not to
think about intermediate checks on c5 or b6 so white is improving positions of
his pieces before making decisive break.} Nf8 17. Be3 c5 18. Be4 Qc7 19. f5 $1
{Signal for attack.} (19. Qg4 $5 {(Mueller,Karsten) mit der Idee} Ng6 20. Bxg6
hxg6 21. f5 $36) 19... Bc6 $6 {'?' Mueller,Karsten. Mueller,Karsten: 'danach
ist die weiße Initiative am Königsflügel kaum noch zu stoppen.'} (19... Qxe5 {
Mueller,Karsten: 'war vonnöten, z.B.'} 20. Qg4 $1 {[%csl Ra4]} (20. Bxb7 $6 {
Mueller,Karsten} Rab8 21. Bf3 exf5 $132) 20... Qc7 {'+/=' Mueller,Karsten.} 21.
Bh6 g6 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxa4 $16) 20. Bxc6 bxc6 (
20... Qxc6 21. Qg4) 21. Qg4 $16 Nd7 {'?!' Mueller,Karsten.} (21... exf5 22.
Nxf5 Ng6 23. Nxe7+ (23. e6 $16 {Mueller,Karsten}) 23... Nxe7 (23... Qxe7 24.
Bg5 Nxe5 25. Bxe7 Nxg4 26. Bxd8 $18) 24. Bxc5 $16) 22. Bf4 (22. f6 {Mueller,
Karsten} Bf8 23. fxg7 Be7 24. Bg5 $18) 22... Kh8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6 Nb6 25.
Qg4 Nd5 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Bg3 Qc8 28. e6 g6 29. Be5+ Kg8 30. c4 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Atlas,V} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 {Dieser natürliche Springerzug ist eine der beiden
Hauptfortsetzungen. Meiner Meinung nach bietet 8...b6 Schwarz jedoch bessere
Ausgleichschancen, denn danach bleibt Schwarz die Möglichkeit offen, den
Springer über a6 zu entwickeln.} (8... b6 $142 $5 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Na6 11.
Nc3 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Nb4 {Das ist die Hauptidee des
Zuges 10...Na6 - der Springer gelangt a tempo nach d5.} 15. Qd2 (15. Qb3 Nd5
16. e3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Rc7 $11) 15... Nd5 16. Rac1 $11) 9. Rd1 b6 (9... Ne4 {
[%cal Gf7f5]}) 10. Bf4 Bb7 (10... Ba6 $6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nh5 13. Be3 f5
14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nc3 Qe8 16. Bd4 $14) 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4
14. gxf4 {Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar und Weiß einen Doppelbauern auf der
f-Linie. Dafür verfügt Weiß über Raumvorteil und positionellen Druck am
Damenflügel.} g6 {Dieser gegen f4-f5 gerichtete Sicherungszug wird selten
gespielt. Meiner Meinung nach bietet der Plan 14...Qc7 nebst 15...Rad8 Schwarz
gute Ausgleichschancen.} (14... Nf6 15. Ne5 (15. e3 Nd5 16. a3 Rc8 17. b4 Rc7
18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Rac1 Qa8 21. Ng5 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Sokolov,I/
Amsterdam 2001/CBM 83 ext (41)}) 15... Nd5 16. e3 Rc8 17. Rac1 f6 (17... Bd6
18. Qa4 Bb8 19. a3 Qe7 20. b4 f6 21. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Cifuentes Parada,R/
Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84 ext (21)}) 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Qa4 Bb8 20. Ne4 Qe8 21. Rc2
g5 22. Ng3 gxf4 23. Nxf4 Bxf4 24. exf4 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Sprenger,J-Sokolov,A/
Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (50)}) (14... Qc7 15. e3 Rad8 $5 {Schwarz bereitet c6-c5
vor. Stünde ein schwarzer Turm auf c8, so wäre dieser Plan schlecht, denn auf
c5 käme Nb5 und Bxb7, Nd6 mit Qualitätsgewinn.} (15... Rac8 16. Rac1 a6 17. a3
(17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Qe4 Ba8 20. Qb1 c5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. dxc5 bxc5 23.
Qe4 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Atlas,V/Panormo 2001/CBM 84 ext (46)}) 17... Rfd8 18. b4
Nf6 19. Qb1 Nd5 20. Ne4 h6 21. Ne5 Bf8 22. Rc2 Qe7 23. Rdc1 Qe8 24. Qb3 {
1-0 Loetscher,R-Atlas,V/Switzerland 2002/CBM ext 91 (65)}) 16. Rac1 (16. Rd2 {
1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Tukmakov,V/Basel 2001/CBM 80 ext (16)}) 16... Nf6 17. Ne5 c5
18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf6 21. dxc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxc5 23. b4 Qb5
24. Nd7 {1/2-1/2 Flumbort,A-Horvath,C/Budapest HUN 2003/ (24)}) 15. Rac1 (15.
Ne5 Qc8 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. e3 Nb4 19. Qb1 Qe8 20. a3 Nd5 {1/2-1/2
Bischoff,D-Olcayoz,A/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (38)}) (15. e3 Nf6 16. a3 Nd5 17.
Rac1 Rc8 18. Ne5 {Das ist eine Zugumstellung zur Variante 18.Ne5 - siehe unten.
}) 15... Rc8 16. e3 Nf6 17. a3 Nd5 18. b4 {[%csl Ga3,Gb4,Gd4,Gg2] Weiß hat
Initiative am Damenflügel - es ist nicht einfach für Schwarz - wenn es
überhaupt einen Weg gibt - den Ausgleichszug c6-c5 durchzusetzen.} (18. Ne5 Kg7
19. Qa4 a6 20. Qb3 Rc7 21. Na4 b5 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Rd2 a5 24. Qd1 Qe8 25. Rdc2
$16 {1-0 Wojtkiewicz,A-Wolff,P/New York 1994/CBM 40 ext (55)}) 18... a5 {
Schwarz möchte die Stellung für sein Läuferpaar öffnen - das ist eine
verständliche Idee. Der Nachteil des Textzugs zeigt sich jedoch in der
nachhaltigen Schwächung des Schlüsselfeldes c5.} (18... Rc7) 19. bxa5 bxa5 (
19... b5 20. Rb1 $1 Ba6 21. Nb6 Nxb6 22. axb6 Qxb6 23. Na4 Qa7 24. Nc5 $16) 20.
Qb3 $1 $14 (20. Ne4 Ba6 (20... c5 21. Qb2 Ba6 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Nxc5 (23. Rxd5
$6 exd5 24. Nf6+ Kh8 $15) 23... Rxc5 24. Ne5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $14) 21. Nc5 Bxc5
22. dxc5 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qc7 $11 {Anschließend kann Schwarz Rb8 ziehen.}) 20...
Ba6 21. Ne5 Qd6 22. Ra1 $1 {Es ist selten, dass ein solch passiver Zug
dermaßen stark ist. Es droht einfach Ne4 und Rdc1 mit deutlichem positionellen
Vorteil.} Rb8 (22... f6 $2 23. Nxc6 $1 Nxc3 (23... Rxc6 24. Nxd5 $18) 24. Qxc3
Kg7 25. Rdb1 $16) (22... Nxc3 23. Qxc3 c5 24. Qxa5 $16) (22... Qc7 23. Rdc1 $16
) 23. Qc2 Rfc8 24. Ne4 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ge4c5,Re4d6][%mdl 32] Atlas,V: 'White
has a stable advantage.'} Qc7 25. Rdc1 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Bb5 26. Nc5 Bxc5 (26...
a4 {(Atlas,V) was to be preferred.}) 27. Qxc5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc1c8]} a4 {
Schwarz unterbindet 28.a4.} (27... f6 28. Bh3 $1 $16) {[#]} 28. f5 $1 $16 {
Atlas,V: 'A very strong move, yielding White a very dangerous attack.' 
"Spielen an beiden Flügeln - das ist meine Lieblingsstrategie", sagte der
vierte Weltmeister der Welt, Aljechin. Mit dem Textzug wäre er sehr zufrieden.}
gxf5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Kh1 {[%cal Rc1g1,Rg1g8][%mdl 128]} f6 $2 (30... Kh8 $8
31. Qd6 (31. Rg1 Rf8 32. Rg5 $1 f6 33. Rxf5 Rbe8 (33... Qc8 34. Qe7 Rb7 (34...
Qxf5 35. Rg1 $18) (34... Qe8 35. Qxe8 Rbxe8 36. Nd7 Bd3 37. Rf4 Rf7 38. Ne5 $18
) 35. Qd6 $18) 34. Rg1 (34. Rf4 Rg8 35. Qd6 $1 (35. Rxf6 $2 Rxe5 36. dxe5 Qg7
$19) 35... Qxd6 36. Nf7+ Kg7 37. Nxd6 Re6 38. Rg4+ Kf8 39. Rxg8+ Kxg8 40. Rg1+
Kf8 41. Nb7 $16 {[%cal Gb7c5]}) 34... Qd8 (34... Qc8 $2 35. Qa7 $18) 35. Ng4
Rg8 $14) 31... Qxd6 32. Nxf7+ Kg7 33. Nxd6 Rf8 34. Nxb5 cxb5 35. Rc5 $16) ({
Leads to a spectacular mate final. More stubborn was} 30... Be2 {Atlas,V}) 31.
Rg1+ Kh8 32. Qd6 $3 $18 {[%csl Rc7,Gd6,Ge5,Gg1,Rh8][%cal Rd6f6,Rf6h8] Atlas,V:
'An impressive queen sacrifice wins immediately. Black resigned in view of
inevitable mate:'} (32. Qd6 Qxd6 (32... fxe5 {Atlas,V} 33. Qf6+) 33. Nf7#) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 cxd5 15. Bxb6
axb6 16. Nxd5 Be6 17. h4 Bxd5 $1 18. exd5 $6 {Kortschnoj is forever optimistic
and it is a bit unfair to criticize him for the ambitious continuation.
Objectively his move leads to problems and worse position.} (18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19.
exd5 e4 20. Nd4 f5 21. Ne6 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Bf1 Rec8 24. Rxb6 Rc2 $11)
18... e4 19. Nd2 (19. Nh2 f5 20. d6 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Qd5+ Kg7 $17) 19... f5
20. b4 (20. Bf1 Qxd5 21. Nc4 Qe6 22. Qd6 b5 23. Qxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nxa5 Rxa5 $17)
20... Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Qxd5 22. Rd1 (22. Re2 Nc6 $19) 22... Rad8 (22... Nc6 23.
Nxe4 Qxa2 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Qxa2+ Rxa2 26. Nxe8 Kxe8 27. b5 $11) 23. bxa5 Qd4 $1
{[%mdl 32] Smirin demonstrates the strength of the pin along the d file, white
is in trouble.} 24. Qc1 (24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. Kf1 bxa5 26. Ke2 Ra4 27. Ra1 b5 $17)
24... e3 $1 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Kh2 (26. Kf1 bxa5 27. Qc7 Rd3 28. Bxb7 Rxd2 29.
Rxd2 Qxd2 $19) 26... Re2 27. axb6 Qd5 (27... Qf2 28. Qc4+ Kf8 29. Rg1 Rexd2 $19
) 28. Ne4 (28. Rg1 Rxd2 29. Qc7 Rxa2 30. Kh1 Qd4 31. Qxb7 Rb2 $19) 28... Qxd1
29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf7 (30. Qb5 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd5 $19) 30... Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd5
{The last pin by the queen in this game, white has no reason to carry on.} 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 c5 7. d5 O-O 8. e4
$14 Re8 (8... exd5 9. cxd5 Nxe4 $2 10. Ngxe4 Re8 11. Bxa6 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxa6
13. Qa4 $18) 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxe2 12. Ngxe2 b5 13. O-O a6 14. a4
$1 Nbd7 $6 {14...ba 15.Sa4+=,14...Lc3!? 15.bc Sbd7+=} 15. axb5 Qb6 16. bxa6
Rxa6 (16... Ne5 $6 17. Qa4 c4+ 18. Kh1 Nd3 19. Qb5 $1 $16) 17. Rxa6 Qxa6 18.
Ng3 $6 (18. Bg5 $1 $16) 18... Ne5 19. Bg5 Nfd7 20. f4 Nc4 $1 (20... Nd3 21. Qg4
Nf8 22. Nh5 $36) 21. Qe2 f6 22. Bh4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qa4 $13 24. Rb1 Ncb6 $6 (
24... Ndb6 25. Bxf6 Nxd5 26. Bxg7 Nxf4 27. Qg4 Ne3 28. Qxf4 Qc2 29. Qxe3 Qxb1+
$10) 25. h3 g6 (25... Nxd5 $2 26. Qd2 $16) 26. Qg4 (26. Kh2 f5 $13) 26... Qc2
27. Rxb6 $2 (27. Ra1 Qxc3 28. Ra7 Re7 29. e5 $1 dxe5 30. Nf5 $36) 27... Nxb6
28. Bxf6 Kf7 (28... Rxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Qe6+ Qxe6 31. dxe6 Nd5 32. Bg5 Nxc3
$10) 29. Qh4 h6 $4 {29...Sd5 30.ed? Te1 31.Kh2 Df2-+,30.Dh7 Kf6 31.Sh5! gh 32.
e5 de 33.fe Te5 34.. Dc2+-,31...Ke6 32.ed Kd5 33.Df7 Te6 34.Sf6 Kc6 35.De6 Dc1
36.Kf2+-,29...Te4! 30.Se4 De4 31.Ld8 Sd5 32.Dh7 Kf8! 33.Lg5 Se3 34.Dh8 Kf7 35.
Dh7 Kf8=} 30. f5 $18 Rg8 31. Bd8 $1 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 g5 33. Qxh6 Rxd8 34. f6 Rg8
35. Qh7+ Kxf6 36. Qxg8 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3
Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2
Qd5+ 14. Kc3 O-O (14... b5 15. Rd1 Qc5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Qe4 (17. Nxf7 b4+ 18.
Kc2 Qf5+ 19. Kc1 Kxf7 $13) 17... O-O 18. Qxa8 (18. Kc2 Na6 19. Nd7 Nb4+ 20. Kb1
Qc7 $13) 18... Qxe5+ 19. Kc2 Qc7 {Levitt} 20. Qf3 Nc6 21. Kb1 $16 {Hübner, Inf.
54/363}) (14... Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O (15... O-O-O 16. Qe3 Kb8 {>= 16...Sc5 Milos,
Inf. 50/408} 17. Qg3+ Nc7 {17...Ka8 18.Dg7+/- Milos, Inf. 50/408} 18. Be2 b5
$13 {Milos-Godena, Novi Sad (ol) 1990, Inf. 50/408}) 16. Qe5 Nc5 17. Be2 f6 18.
Qe3 b5 {>= 18...Dg2 19.Thg1 De4 20.Dc5 De2 Sakaev, Inf. 54/362} 19. Rhd1 b4+
20. Kxb4 Rab8+ 21. Ka3 Qf5 22. Na5 $18 {Sakaev-Schwartzmann, Dortmund (Open)
1992, Inf. 54/362}) 15. Qe3 (15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne5 b4+ 17. Kc2 b3+ 18. Kc3 Na6
19. Qe3 Nc5 20. Bd3 Rab8 21. Nc4 $13 {Van Wely-Lelchuk, Helsinki 1992, CBM 32}
(21. Nc4 {Ftacnik} Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qc5 23. Qd6 Qf2 24. Rac1 {Van Wely,L-Lelchuk,
Z/Helsinki op (01)/1992/1-0 (41)})) 15... f6 (15... b5 16. axb5 (16. Be2 f6 (
16... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rhd1 Qe7 20. Kc2 a6 21. Qe5
Qb4 22. Qc3 Qc5 23. Qd4 Qf5+ 24. Be4 {Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind (08)/1995/
0.5 (37)}) 17. Nf3 (17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qa5+ 19. b4 Qc7 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21.
Rhd1 a5 $2 (21... a6 $5) 22. b5 cxb5 23. axb5 Na6 24. bxa6 {Cvitan,O-Hector,J/
Geneva op (08)/1995/1-0 (38)}) 17... Nd7 18. Rhd1 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qxb6
axb6 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nd4 $44 {Hertneck-Haba, Deutschland 1993,
Inf. 57/373} (23. Nd4 Re8 24. Bf3 {Hertneck,G-Haba,P/BRD/1993/1-0 (54)})) 16...
cxb5 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bf3 Rac8 20. Rxa7 b4+ 21. Kc2 Qb5 $10 {
Gel'fand-Hübner, München 1992, Inf. 54/363}) 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Be2
Ne5 $146 (18... Rab8 19. Bf3 Qd6 20. Kc2 $14 {Ward-Summerscale, BCF-ch/1994/ ;
TD 94/03}) (18... Qxg2 {Ftacnik} 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Rhg1 Qd5 21. Qxd5 cxd5 22.
Bxb5 $16) 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. Qd4 e5 $2 (20... Nb6 21. axb5 (21. a5 $6 c5) 21...
cxb5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5+ 23. Kb3 Nf4 $13) 21. Qxc4 $18 (21. Qxd5+ {Ftacnik} cxd5 22.
axb5 Rfc8 $132) 21... bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rf7 (22... Rab8 {Ftacnik} 23. b4 Rfc8 24.
Rhd1 $16) 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. b4 Rc7+ 25. Kb3 Rac8 26. a5 d4 (26... Rc2 {Ftacnik}
27. Rhg1 $16) 27. Nd2 Rc2 (27... f5 28. Nf3 $18) 28. Ne4 (28. Rhd1 {Ftacnik}
R8c3+ 29. Ka4 Rd3 30. Ne4 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rxg2 $13) 28... f5 (28... Rxg2 29. Rac1
$18 Rb8 {Ftacnik} 30. Rc7 Ra8 31. b5 $16) 29. Nd6 (29. Nc5 {Ftacnik} Rxg2 $13)
29... R8c3+ 30. Ka4 d3 (30... Rxg2 {Ftacnik} 31. Rhe1 e4 32. Nxf5 d3 33. Rxe4
$16) 31. Rhd1 d2 (31... e4 32. Nxf5 d2 33. Ra3 $18) (31... Rxg2 {Ftacnik} 32.
Nb5 (32. Nxf5 e4 33. Nd6 Re2 $132) 32... Rcc2 33. Nxa7 $5 (33. Rxd3 a6 34. Na3
$14) 33... e4 34. Nb5 $16) 32. Ra3 Rxa3+ (32... Rc6 {Ftacnik} 33. Nxf5 (33. Rd3
$6 e4 34. R3xd2 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 e3 36. Rd3 e2 37. Re3 Rxd6 38. Rxe2 $14)) 33.
Kxa3 e4 34. Kb3 1-0

[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1958.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {1) Kortschnoj and Lyublinskogo in the tournament bulletin no.11, p,4-5.}
e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Nf5 8. Bd3 h5 9.
Qh3 cxd4 10. Nf3 (10. Bxf5 exf5 11. Qg3 g6 12. cxd4 Nc6 $13) (10. Ne2 $5) (10.
cxd4 Qh4 11. Qxh4 (11. Bxf5 Qxd4 $1) 11... Nxh4 12. Bg5 Nf5 $10) (10. g4 Ne7 (
10... Qa5) 11. cxd4 Qc7 12. Ne2) 10... Qc7 $1 (10... dxc3 $6 11. g4 Ne7 12.
gxh5 Nbc6 (12... Bd7 13. Rg1 $16) 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. Bf4 $16 Ng6 $5 15. Bxg6 (15.
Bg3 $142) 15... fxg6 16. Rxg6 Qf7 $1 17. Qg3 Rf8 18. Rg4 (18. Rxg7 $2 Qxf4 19.
Qg6+ Kd8) 18... Bd7 19. Nh4 Nd4 $1 $17) (10... Nc6 $2 11. g4 Nfe7 12. gxh5) (
10... Qa5 $6 11. Rb1 $5 dxc3 (11... Qxc3+ 12. Bd2) 12. g4 Ne7 13. gxh5) 11. Rb1
dxc3 $1 (11... Nc6 12. g4 Nfe7 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qc3+ 15. Bd2 Qxd4 16. f4
$16 Ng6 17. c3 $1 Qc5 18. gxh5 $16 Ne7 $16) (11... Qxc3+ $2 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. g4
$16) 12. g4 Ne7 13. gxh5 Nbc6 14. Bf4 (14. Qg3 Rxh5 15. Qxg7 Nxe5 16. Ng5 Nxd3+
17. cxd3 Ng6 18. Qg8+ Nf8 19. f4 f6 {Kortschnoj}) (14. Kd1 $5) 14... Ng6 $1 {
[#]} (14... g6 $2 15. h6 Nf5 16. O-O Nce7 17. h7 Ng7 18. Ng5 $16) 15. Bg3 $1
Ngxe5 16. Nxe5 {"White incorrectly restricts his own possibilities. The
critical continuation was to move the king without exchanging knights -- 16
Kf1." Kortschnoj} (16. Kf1 $5 Bd7 (16... f6 17. Bb5 $13 Bd7 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 $1
19. Qxe6+ (19. Re1 O-O-O $1) 19... Qe7 $132) 17. Re1 (17. Bb5 Qa5 $5 (17... f6)
18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxb5+ 20. Ke1 $13) 17... f6 18. Bg6+ Kd8 $13) 16... Nxe5
17. Kf1 (17. Kd1 $2 Nxd3 $1 $17) 17... Bd7 (17... f6 $6 18. Rg1 $1) 18. Qh4 $2
{"This move, made with the aim of activating his queen, is a serious mistake,
which should have led to a difficult position for White." Kortschnoj} (18. Re1
$142 f6 19. Rg1 (19. Bg6+ Kd8 $36 20. Qh4 Kc8) 19... O-O-O 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21.
Rxg7 e4 $15 22. Be2 Rdg8 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. Rxg3 Be8 $1 25. Rxc3+ Kd8) (18. Rg1
$5) 18... f6 $2 (18... Nf3 $1 19. Qg4 $6 (19. Qb4 Qc6) 19... Nd2+ 20. Ke2 e5
21. Qxg7 O-O-O $17) 19. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 (19... fxe5 20. Bg6+ Kf8 21. Qb4+ Kg8 22.
Qxb7 $1 (22. Qe7 $2 Bb5+)) 20. Rxb7 Rb8 $1 $8 21. Rxb8+ Qxb8 22. Qg4 (22. Rg1
g5) 22... Kf8 23. Rg1 {[#]} g5 $1 {"The only defense, but a sufficient one.
Black returns the last of his extra pawns, but his king finds a safe refuge at
g7." Kortschnoj} (23... Rg8 24. h6 $16 g5 25. h4 Qf4 26. hxg5 Qxg4 27. Rxg4 e5
28. Rb4 $16) 24. hxg6 (24. h4 Qf4 $10) 24... Kg7 25. h4 a5 {"A useful
prophylactic move, preventing the possible intrusion of the white queen into
Black's position via b4. Now Black must be constantly on the watch to
safeguard his position against penetration by the white queen." Kortschnoj} 26.
Rg3 Qb1+ 27. Kg2 (27. Ke2 Bb5 $1) 27... Qb7 28. h5 d4+ (28... e5 $5) 29. Be4 (
29. f3 Qd5 30. Rh3 e5 31. Bf5 Bxf5 32. Qxf5 d3 $1) 29... Bc6 $2 $10 (29... Qb5
30. Rh3 Qg5 $17) 30. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 31. Kg1 Qd5 32. Qf4 Qe5 33. h6+ $2 (33. Qf3 $1
Qd5 34. Qf4 $10 (34. Qxd5)) 33... Rxh6 34. Qxh6+ Kxh6 35. g7 Qxg3+ {"By no
means faultless, but a very sharp game, and also interesting from the
theoretical point of view." Kortschnoj} 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8.
dxc5 (8. Qg4 $5 Kf8 9. Nf3 (9. dxc5 Nc6 10. O-O-O b6 11. Nf3 bxc5 12. Rh3 h5
13. Qf4 $36 {Kashdan,I-Rothman,A/New York 1946}) 9... cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5
Nxc5 11. O-O-O a6 12. Rh3 h6 13. Rg3 Rg8 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 Qb6 16. Rd2 Qc7
17. Qf4 Bd7 18. Ne2 $16 {Bogoljubow,E-Alekhine,A/POL 1942}) 10. Qxd4 Qb6 11.
Qd2 Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qa3 13. Nb5 Qxa2 14. Qb4+ Kg8 15. Nc3 a5 16. Qe7 Qxc2 17. Qe8+
$18 {Spielmann,R-Opocensky,K/Vienna 1923}) 8... Qc7 (8... Qa5 9. Qd2 h6 $4 10.
Nxd5+ {1-0 Velimirovic,D-Ristovic,N/Pozarevac 1995/CBM 49 ext (10)}) (8... Nxe5
9. Qd2 (9. Qe2 Nbc6 (9... Nec6 10. O-O-O Kf8 11. f4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. g4 h5
14. g5 g6 $15 {Gormally,D-Summerscale,A/York 2000}) 10. O-O-O Kf8 (10... Qa5
11. f4 d4 12. fxe5 dxc3 13. Qe3 Qxa2 14. Qg5+ Ke8 15. bxc3 Qa3+ 16. Kb1 Qxc3
17. Rh3 $44 {Hector,J-Gleizerov,E/Stockholm 2002}) 11. f4 (11. h5 h6 12. f4 Nd7
13. Nf3 Qa5 14. f5 Nxc5 15. Ne5 Qc7 $15 {Zdjelar,D-Kovacevic,B/Harkany 1998})
11... Nd7 12. Nf3 Nxc5 13. Kb1 b5 $6 (13... b6 14. f5 $5 exf5 (14... Qf6 $6 15.
g4 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf1h3,Gg4g5]}) 15. Rxd5 Qf6 16. Qd2 $36 {Minasian,A-Bagirov,R/
Batumi 2002/CBM 90}) 14. Qe3 Qb6 15. Rxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16 {Sakaev,K-Ulibin,M/
Dubai 2000}) 9... Nbc6 10. O-O-O Re8 11. h5 h6 12. f4 Nd7 13. Bb5 Nxc5 14. Qe3
d4 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qc4 Qb6 $17 {Hector,J-Gleizerov,E/Aaland-Stockholm 1997}) (
8... Nc6 $5 9. Bb5 Nxc5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qg4 Qb6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Nge2 Ne4 $13 {
Lupi,P-Mashal,R/San Bernardo 2002}) 9. f4 Qxc5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nf3 Nb6 12. a3
$5 {Thus far everything is theory. Somehow I have a feeling thatv after the
following game black won't hurry to enter this line again. Even though it
seems that if black played correctly on 17th move the position wouldn't be
perfectly clear.} (12. O-O-O Bd7 13. g4 $6 h6 14. g5 Rac8 15. h5 Na5 16. gxh6
gxh6 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 $14 {Fontaine,R-Schaefer,M/Senden 2001}) 12... a5 (
12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. h5 h6 15. Rh4 Qc5 16. O-O-O $16) 13. h5 h6 14.
O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 a4 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. f5 b5 18. Rh4 Qc5 19. Ne4 {
[%csl Gb4]} Qa7 20. Nd6 $16) 16. Rh3 Rac8 17. Nb5 $6 Rhd8 $2 {Decisive mistake.
It was necessary to play} (17... Nxe5 $8 {with defendable position for black}
18. Nxe5 (18. Na7 Nec4 19. Nxc8+ Rxc8 20. Qd3 (20. Qd4 $2 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 e5 $17)
20... e5 21. Nxe5 Bxh3 22. gxh3) 18... Bxb5 19. Rc3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 (20...
Bxc4 21. Rxc4 $18) 21. Rxc4 Rhd8 22. Rxc5 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxc5 $13) 18. Nd6 $18 {
Now it's all over.} Rb8 19. Rg3 Kf8 20. Qd3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd3h7]} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd3
$5 {Ein seltener Zug hier. Weiss bevorzugt normalerweise einen Aufbau mit Qb3.}
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. Bd2 (10. e4 {ist wegen} dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bb4+
13. Bd2 Qa5 {nicht empfehlenswert.}) 10... Qe7 ({Hier dachte ich lange nach,
da ich f4 nicht zulassen wollte. Aber die Befreiungsversuche im Zentrum
versprechen keinen Ausgleich:} 10... e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5
13. dxe5 Bxe5 (13... Nxe5 14. Bb5+ Nc6 15. Bc3 $14) 14. Bb4 $36) 12. Nb5 Be7 (
12... Bb8 13. Bb4 e4 14. Bc2 Qb6 15. Rc1) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bc3 $14) ({oder} 
10... c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bb5+ $14) ({Die Vorbereitung mittels} 
10... a6 {geht zu langsam wegen} 11. c5 Bc7 12. f4 {, und nach} Ba5 13. Rb1 $5
Bxc3 14. bxc3 {besitzt Weiss die Initiative.}) 11. c5 (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4
Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb4) (11. a3 $5 {/\ e4}) 11... Bc7 12. f4 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5g3]} 13.
O-O-O f5 14. b4 (14. g4 {lag im Zentrum meiner Sorgen, da mir der weisse
Raumgewinn am Königsflügel gar nicht gefiel. Nach} Nhf6 15. h3 $5 ({weniger
gut ist} 15. g5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 $1 (16... dxe4 17. Bc4 {[%csl Rd7,Ye6][%cal
Yc4e6] xNd7}) 17. Bc2 b6 18. b4 a5 $36 {[%csl Rc1] und Schwarz reisst den
Damenflügel zu seinen Günsten auf}) {muss Schwarz wieder am Damenflügel
handeln, wobei die Lage infolge von} 15... b6 16. b4 a5 17. b5 bxc5 18. bxc6
Nb8 19. Bb5 {unübersichtlich ist. Denn Weiss kann auch gelegentlich ein Wort
am Königsflügel sagen.}) 14... Nhf6 15. Kc2 Kf7 ({Am Damenflügel sofort zu
reagieren gefiel mir nicht:} 15... a5 $2 16. b5) (15... b5 16. a4 a5 17. bxa5)
({oder} 15... b6 16. Ba6) 16. Rb1 (16. b5 {erlaubt evt.} cxb5 $5 17. Nxb5 Rhc8)
16... b6 17. Ba6 Rab8 18. h3 ({Das thematische} 18. b5 {führt zu unklarem
Spiel nach} bxc5 19. bxc6 Nb6 (19... Rxb1 20. Kxb1 $5 Nb6 $13) 20. dxc5 (20.
Nb5 Nc4) 20... Qxc5 21. Qb5 Qe7 $13 {[%csl Rc2]}) 18... Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 {
[%csl Re3][%cal Gd7f6,Gf6d5] Eine ähnliche Struktur hatte ich schon in zwei
früheren Partien, daher segelte ich nicht in unbekannten Wässern.} 20. Qc4 Nf6
(20... b5 {wäre wünschenswert, aber leider kommt Weiss in Vorteil nach} 21. Qe2
Nf6 22. a4 Qd7 23. Rhc1 {[%cal Gc5c6] gefolgt von Kd1, dem Tausch auf b5 und
c6.}) 21. cxb6 $6 ({Nach dem richtigen} 21. b5 {zögerte ich zwischen 21...Nd5
22.bxc6 g5 und 21...} cxb5 22. Rxb5 Nd5 {Im Nachhinein sieht es aus, als wäre
die zweite Option die bessere, wobei die Stellung unklar bleibt.}) 21... axb6
$6 ({Ich befürchtete} 21... Rxb6 22. a4 Bd6 23. a5 Rbb8 24. Qxc6 Nd5 25. b5 {
, aber} Bb4 {[%csl Re3]} (25... g5 26. fxg5) (25... Nc7 26. Kd1 Nxa6 27. Qxa6)
26. Rb3 Bxd2 27. Kxd2 g5 28. fxg5 Qxg5 {gibt Schwarz gute Kompensation.}) 22.
a4 ({Falls} 22. Qxc6 {ist} b5 $5 23. Bxb5 Bxf4 {[%cal Gh8c8]} 24. Ba6 Bd6 25.
b5 Nd5 $44 {[%cal Gg6g5,Gf5f4] möglich}) 22... Bd6 23. Qxc6 Nd5 24. Qc4 (24. b5
Rhd8 {mit der Idee g5}) 24... g5 ({In Betracht kam auch} 24... b5 25. axb5 g5 {
[%csl Ra6,Gb6] , damit der Ba6 abgeschnitten wird, und die weissen bauern
einigermassen blockiert werden. Nach} 26. fxg5 Qxg5 27. Qe2 {wäre die Lage
unklar.}) 25. g3 (25. fxg5 Qxg5 26. Qe2 Ra8 27. b5 Ra7 $44) 25... gxf4 26. gxf4
g5 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Kb3 ({Nach} 28. Qe2 Rh4 (28... Ke7 $5) 29. Rbg1 Qh6 {
erhält Schwarz ebenfalls genügend Spiel}) 28... Rhg8 29. Rbe1 Ke7 $1 {Hier
steht der König am besten. Der Bd6 wird auch vorbeugend gedeckt, sodass Qc6
gefolgt von Bc4 nicht mit Tempo erfolgt.} 30. Qc1 ({Nach} 30. Qe2 {erhält
Schwarz mittels} Qh6 31. Reg1 Rxg1 32. Rxg1 Qxh3 {gutes Spiel.}) 30... Qh6 31.
Reg1 Rxg1 32. Qxg1 (32. Rxg1 f4 $36) 32... f4 33. Bc4 $6 ({Nach} 33. exf4 Bxf4
34. Be1 ({das Endspiel nach} 34. Bxf4 $6 Qxf4 35. Qg7+ Kd6 36. Qe5+ Qxe5 37.
dxe5+ Kxe5 $15 {[%cal Ge4e3] begünstigt den Nachziehenden}) 34... Rf8 {sieht
der weisse König nicht gut aus, aber dies war die besste Wahl.}) 33... fxe3 34.
Bc1 $6 (34. Bxd5 $2 exd2 35. Bxe4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c1] ist unmöglich, aber}) (34.
Be1 Rf8 {erlaubte noch Widerstand.}) 34... Rf8 35. Qg2 $6 (35. h4 Rf3 $17)
35... Rf3 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Qe2 Qh8 $5 (37... Qh4 {war auch gut genug, aber
der Textzug bereitet die Schlusskombination vor.}) 38. Bb2 Rf2 39. Qb5 Rxb2+ $1
40. Kxb2 Qxd4+ 41. Kb3 Be5 {Weiss hat kein Schach zur Verfügung, und neben den
Mattdrohungen beabsichtigt Schwarz den siegbringenden Damentausch 42...Qd3} 0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2003.03.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Zuerich"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. e4 ({Die andere gute Idee ist der zuvorige
Läuferabtausch vor dem Vorstoß e2-e4, auf diese Weise verhindert man die
Entstehung des "schlechten" Läufers g2. Z.B.,} 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13.
Nh4 Rac8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. e4 g6 16. Ng2 e5 17. Ne3 $14 {Piket,J-Agdestein,S/
Tilburg 1989}) 11... e5 12. Ne1 {Ein recht geradliniges Vorgehen -der Springer
macht sich auf den Weg nach e3.} Nc6 ({Oder} 12... a5 13. Nc2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nc6
15. Rac1 Nd7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. b3 Nf6 18. Rcd1 Rcd8 19. f3 Ba6 20. Nfe3 Qb8 21.
Bf1 h6 22. Rd2 Nh7 23. f4 $14 {Zhu Chen-Torre,E/Bad Homburg 1998}) 13. Nc2 a5 {
Eine plausible Fortsetzung, aber chancenreicher war die Öffnung des Zentrums
nach 13...exd4. Auf diese Weise konnte Schwarz die Langsamkeit meines
Springermanövers unter Beweis stellen.} (13... exd4 $1 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4
Qc5 16. Qd3 Rfe8 $132) 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 ({Jetzt wäre} 14... exd4 $6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4
16. Qxd4 Qc5 17. Nb3 $14 {nicht mehr gut für Schwarz}) 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. f3 Ba6
{Kortschnoi spielt logisch und stark, alle seine Figuren nehmen gute
Positionen ein. Es droht bereits d6-d5. Wie soll Weiß richtig vorgehen?} 17.
Qe3 $1 {Als erstes muß die Dame einen sicheren Platz auf f2 bekommen.} (17. Nf1
$2 {/\Nfe3} d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 $15) 17... h6 18. Qf2 Qa7 19. Bf1 $1 {Als
Nächstes wird das gegnerische Gegenspiel mit b6-b5 verhindert.} Rc8 20. b3 exd4
$2 {Eines der Hauptprobleme von Schwarz in dieser Variante ist Mangel an
aktivem Gegenspiel. Kortschnoi ist nicht bereit, ein langsames Spiel zu führen,
sucht nach Aktivität - und ruiniert schnell seine Stellung. Andererseits
beabsichtigt Weiß, nach Be2 (h3) den Nd2 über f1 nach e3 zu überführen, und es
läßt sich nicht leicht sagen, was Schwarz dagegen unternehmen könnte.} 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Rc6 23. Bd3 Qe7 24. Nf1 Qe5 25. Qf2 Rec8 26. Ne3 $16 {Das Ziel
ist erreicht, und der weiße Vorteil ist außer Frage.} b5 {Dieses Gegenspiel
war geplant, aber Schwarz wird sich nicht daran erfreuen können.} 27. Rc2 $1
bxc4 28. Bxc4 Bxc4 {Angesichts der Schwächen a5 und d6 ließ sich der
Materialverlust kaum vermeiden. Kortschnoi gibt sofort einen Bauer.} 29. Nxc4
Qb5 30. Rxd6 a4 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rd2 axb3 33. axb3 $18 Rc8 {Weiß steht besser
und hat dazu einen Bauern mehr, also sollte der Rest nur eine Frage der
Technik sein. Nicht in dieser Partie...} 34. Kg2 $6 ({Deutlich besser war die
Aktivierung} 34. Qa7 $1) 34... Ra8 35. Qd4 Ne8 36. Qd5 $2 {Das ist schon eine
ernste Unaufmerksamkeit.} ({Nach} 36. Qd7 $1 $18 {bliebe der schwarze Springer
passiv.}) 36... Nc7 37. Qxb5 Nxb5 38. Kf2 Ra1 {Plötzlich wurden die schwarzen
Figuren aktiv. Dennoch sollte Weiß gewinnen können, nicht zuletzt weil sein
König im Spiel ist.} 39. Rd8+ $2 $138 ({Richtig war die Königsannährung} 39.
Ke3 $1 Rb1 40. Na5 Ra1 (40... Rc1 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Rb8 $18) 41. Nc6 Rb1 42.
Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rd3 Nc3 44. Nxb4 Rxb3 45. Nd5 Nd1+ 46. Kd4 Rxd3+ 47. Kxd3 $18)
39... Kh7 40. Rb8 Nd4 41. Nd2 $8 (41. Rxb4 $2 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 Nxf3 $14) 41... Ra2
42. Ke3 Nc2+ 43. Ke2 (43. Kd3 $2 Ne1+ 44. Ke2 Nxf3 $11) 43... Rb2 (43... Nd4+
44. Kd3 $16) 44. Rd8 Na1 45. Rd3 f6 46. f4 $1 {Der richtige Plan, den ich
leider nicht zur Vollendung bringe. Die schwarzen Figuren haben sich auf dem
Damenflügel verlaufen, und Weiß sollte schnell einen Freibauern kreieren.} ({
Weiß kann die ungewöhliche Position des gegnerischen Springers nicht direkt
ausnutzen:} 46. Kd1 Kg6 47. Kc1 Rc2+ 48. Kb1 $2 Rc3 $11) 46... h5 47. Kd1 ({
Warum nicht 47.e5?} 47. e5 $1 fxe5 48. fxe5 Kg6 49. Rf3 Rc2 (49... Nc2 50. Rf4
$18) 50. e6 Rc7 51. Kd1 Re7 52. Rf8 Rxe6 53. Ra8 $18) 47... Kg6 48. h4 $2 {
Das endgültige Aus der Gewinnhoffnungen. Es war noch nicht zu spät für 48.e5!}
(48. e5 $1 fxe5 (48... Kf7 49. Kc1 Rc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc3 51. Rd7+ Ke8 52. e6 Nxb3
53. Ne4 $18) 49. Kc1 Ra2 (49... Rc2+ 50. Kb1 Rc3 51. Rd6+ $18) 50. Kb1 Ra7 51.
fxe5 $18) 48... Kf7 49. Rd7+ Ke8 50. Rxg7 Nxb3 51. Nc4 Rg2 $1 52. Ne3 Kf8 $1
53. Nxg2 (53. Rb7 Rd2+ 54. Ke1 Rd4 $11) 53... Kxg7 54. e5 Nd4 55. exf6+ Kxf6
56. Ne3 b3 57. Kc1 Ne2+ 58. Kb2 Nxg3 59. Kxb3 Ne2 60. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rome"]
[Site "Rome"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mariotti, Sergio"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1981.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. f4 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nf5 $6 (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f5 $5 (10. fxe5 dxe5 (10... Ng4 $5 11. exd6 Qxd6
$44 {Zaitsev,I}) 11. Bc4 O-O 12. h3 $1 Be6 $5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 $132 {Petrosian})
10... Qa5 11. Bc4 $1 Rb8 12. O-O-O O-O $13) 9... Bxf5 10. exf5 Nd4 $1 (10...
O-O $6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Bc4 exf4 13. Qxf4 Rac8 14. g4 Ne5 15. Bb3 Nexg4 16.
Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bd4 $44 {Kirpichnikov,V-Kirilov,V/Riga-ch/1965/1:0/
41/}) (10... Qa5 $6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O d5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Qg3 Bc5 15. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 16. Kh1 $10 {Beshukov,S-Neverov,V/St.Petersburg/1993/1/2-1/2/75/}) (10...
e4 $6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 d5 $44 {Chesnauskas-Valishev/URS/1974/}) 11. Bxd4
exd4 12. Nb5 (12. Ne4 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 d5 14. Qb3 O-O 15. O-O-O Ng4 $17) 12... Qa5+
13. c3 (13. Kd1 d5 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Bd3 Ne4 $5 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Kc1 Rfe8 18. Rd1
Rac8 19. Kb1 Bf6 $44 {Hamdouchi,H-Lepelletier,B/Cannes/1994/0:1/46/}) 13...
dxc3 14. Qxc3 (14. Nxc3 O-O $36) 14... Qxc3+ 15. Nxc3 (15. bxc3 $2 O-O 16. Kd2
(16. Bd3 Nd5 17. g3 a6 $19) 16... a6 17. Nd4 Ne4+ 18. Kc2 Rac8 $17) 15... O-O-O
$15 16. O-O-O (16. Bd3 $5 d5 17. Kf2 Rhe8 18. Kf3 $15) 16... d5 17. Kb1 (17.
Bd3 Bc5 18. Kc2 Ng4 $36) 17... Bc5 18. g3 Rhe8 19. Bb5 Re7 20. Rhe1 $6 (20. a3
$5) 20... Rxe1 21. Rxe1 a6 22. Bd3 Bb4 $1 $17 23. Rc1 (23. Re2 $5 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Kd7 $17) 23... Bxc3 $1 24. Rxc3+ Kd7 25. a4 (25. Kc1 Rc8 $5 $17) 25... Kd6 26.
Kc1 Re8 27. Kd2 (27. Rb3 Rc8+ 28. Kd2 Rc7 $17 {/\ Nd7}) 27... Nd7 28. b4 Nb8 (
28... f6 29. a5 $132 {/\ b5}) 29. b5 $1 (29. a5 Nc6 30. Rb3 (30. b5 $6 axb5 31.
Bxb5 {/\ a6} Re4 $1 32. a6 Rb4 33. Bxc6 (33. Rxc6+ bxc6 34. a7 Rb2+ $19) 33...
bxc6 34. Ra3 Rb8 35. a7 Ra8 36. Kc3 Kc5 $19) 30... Nd4 31. Rb2 Nf3+ 32. Kc3
Rc8+ (32... Re3 $5 $17) 33. Kb3 Nd4+ 34. Ka2 Rc3 $17) (29. Rb3 Nc6 30. Rb2 Nd4
$17) 29... a5 30. g4 $2 (30. b6 $5 Nc6 (30... Nd7 $2 31. Bb5 Re7 32. Bxd7 Rxd7
33. Rb3 $13 {/\ Rb5}) 31. Bb5 Re4 32. Rc1 $17) (30. f6 $1 g6 (30... gxf6 31.
Bxh7 Rh8 32. Bf5 Rxh2+ 33. Ke3 Nd7 (33... Ra2 $4 34. Rc8 $16) 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35.
b6 $132) 31. b6 $1 Nc6 32. g4 $132 {/\ g5, h4-h5}) 30... Nd7 $19 {>< a4} 31.
Bc2 h6 32. Rh3 f6 $1 33. Rb3 {/\ b6<=>} Nb6 $1 34. g5 (34. Bd3 $2 Nxa4 35. Ra3
Nc5 $19) 34... Nc4+ 35. Kd1 Rh8 36. Rh3 Kc5 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Rg3 Rc8 $1 39.
Bb3 (39. Rg7 Kb4 $19 {/\ Ne3}) 39... Kb4 40. Bxc4 (40. Ke2 Re8+ 41. Kf2 $8 Re4
$19) 40... dxc4 (40... dxc4 41. Rg7 Kxa4 42. Rxb7 Kb3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Postny} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3
d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 {Since the line for simplification} (9... Be7 10.
Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Nxe5 {yields
nothing special to white, black can with his quiet move direct the game into
the old but reliable branch of the open Spanish.}) 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 {
It is hard to believe - Shirov has never seen this position in his chess life!}
12. exf6 {To my mind, after 12.Nb3 white has more chances to get an advantage.}
({Another line is} 12. Nb3 {(Postny) which is probably more promising for
white, but Shirov prefers to play open positions.}) 12... Nxf6 13. Nb3 (13. a4
{Postny} b4 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bd6 16. h3 Qd7 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne5 Qe7 $11 {
1-0 Ricardi,P-Sorin,A/Villa Gesell 1996/CBM 52 (34)}) (13. Ng5 {(Postny) This
move was popular in the past, but nowadays considered as harmless for black.
For instanse:} Bg4 14. f3 Bc8 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. Nb3 Rae8 18. Ne6 Bxe6
19. Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rxe6 Bd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kotov,A-Averbakh,Y/Moscow 1952/MCD 
(43)}) 13... Bg4 14. Qd3 Ne4 $6 {The theory, the blind theory, considers this
move to be the best.} ({The great specialist of the open Spanish, doctor Euwe,
preferred here a modest} 14... Bh5) ({I once for a while played here a solid} 
14... Qd7) 15. Nbd2 $1 {Bravo Shirov! It is the refutation of the cheeky Ne4.
Well, many games had been played by} (15. Nbd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 {and then after}
Bd6 17. Nxb5 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Rf5 {black developed a (presumably)
irresistible attack.But now white obtains a better game.}) 15... Nf6 {The only
reply - after} (15... Bf5 16. Bb3 {black loses a pawn.}) 16. Ng5 {'?!' Postny.
Rather strait-forwarded, typical for Shirov's style. Postny: 'After 16.Nb3
white could repeat the position, but Shirov is certainly not the one who
avoids the fight.'} (16. a4 $5 {was a good alternative.}) 16... g6 {Or 16...h6
or 16...Ne5. If the knight's move works out, it would be the best. Say} (16...
Ne5 17. Qg3 Bd6 18. f4 Ng6 19. Ndf3 (19. Nxh7 $2 Kxh7 20. Qh4+ Bh5 21. g4 Kg8
$1 {Still, after 19.Ndf3 it would be not easy to find the next, satisfactory
move for black...})) 17. Ndf3 {17.Nxh7? meets a refutation - 17...Bf5.} Qd6 18.
h3 {'?!' Postny. Postny: 'Wasting time, since black was intending to play Bf5
anyway.'} ({Or} 18. Be3 Bf5 19. Qd2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Ng4 {with equality. (RR: -+)}
) (18. Re1 $142 {Postny}) 18... Bf5 19. Qe2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 Rae8 {Postny: 'It's
clear, that black's position is more harmonious, while white has problems with
the Ng5 which has no place to retreat.'} 21. Be3 Qd7 $1 {Important regrouping
of black pieces - the black bishop comes to d6, the queen - eventually to g7.}
22. b3 {White does not pay attention to black's intentions.} (22. Nd4 {was
correct, with equal play.}) 22... Bd6 {Now Ng5 is in danger - black threatens
to win it by h7-h6.} 23. c4 {'?!' Postny. Postny: 'This is another optimistic
decision from Shirov. White is trying to find the way to harass the opponent's
king, however black is better prepared to the battle in the centre. '} (23. Nd4
$15 {Postny}) 23... Nb4 24. Qd2 {The best. If} (24. Qc3 c5 25. cxb5 d4 26. Nxd4
cxd4 27. Bxd4 Qf5 {- white loses a piece.}) 24... dxc4 25. bxc4 bxc4 {'-+'
Postny. Postny: 'The white queen no longer attacks the Pg6 and white is
actually defenceless against the threat h7-h6 trapping the knight.'} 26. Qc3 h6
{Or} (26... Nbd5 27. Qxc4 Qb5 $15) 27. Qxc4+ Nbd5 {'?' Postny.} ({After simple
} 27... Kg7 $19 {[%csl Rg5] (Postny) white's knight is doomed and it does not
seems, that white can find any compensation after this.}) 28. Bd4 {'!' Postny.}
Qb5 $2 {Shirov pointed out the following:} (28... hxg5 $1 29. Bxf6 c6 30. Bxg5
Rxf3 31. gxf3 Qxh3 32. f4 (32. Qh4 Nf4 33. Qxh3 Nxh3+ 34. Kg2 Nxg5 $17) 32...
Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Kf7 $19) 29. Qc2 Nf4 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Ne4 {Postny: 'White has
managed to save his knight, but his position is still very suspicious, to say
the least...'} Rf7 {'?' Postny.} (31... Nxh3+ {Postny} 32. Kh1 (32. gxh3 Rxf3
33. Nxd6 Qg5+ 34. Kh2 cxd6 $19) 32... Rxf3 33. gxf3 Rxe4 $1 34. fxe4 (34. Qxe4
Nf4 $19 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Rb5h5]}) 34... Qh5 $19) 32. Rfe1 ({A bit more
accurate would be} 32. Nxd6 {Postny} cxd6 33. Rfe1 $11) 32... Ref8 {'?' Postny.
Postny: 'Black is continuing to collect his forces on the kingside, probably
overestimating his chances.'} (32... Nxh3+ {Postny} 33. gxh3 Rxf3 34. Nxd6 Qg5+
35. Kf1 Rxe1+ 36. Rxe1 cxd6 37. Re6 $11) 33. Nxd6 cxd6 34. Rad1 {'+/=' Postny.
Postny: 'Finally white has completed the development and black's pawn
weaknesses will become a factor now.'} Qh5 $2 {Time trouble Postny: 'This move
is probably connected with some miscalculations.'} (34... Qc5 $14) (34... Rf6
$14 {Postny}) 35. Rxd6 Nxh3+ 36. gxh3 Qxf3 37. Rxg6+ Rg7 38. Re7 $4 {Time
trouble Postny: 'Now it's Shirov's turn to spoil the advantage... The move in
the text looks like a time-trouble slip.'} (38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Re7+ Rf7 40.
Rxf7+ Qxf7 41. Qc3+ Kg8 (41... Kh7 42. Qd3+) (41... Kf8 42. Qc8+) 42. Qb3)
38... Qxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Rxg6+ 40. Qg2 Rxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 (11. Bg5 {Kortchnoi}) 11... Bxe3 (11...
Bf5 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Yf5e4]}) (11... Bg4 12. Bxb6 Qxb6 (12... axb6 $143) 13.
Bxc6 {[%csl Re7][%cal Ye1e7]} Nxc6 $8 14. Qxd5 $16) 12. Rxe3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 (
13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 $14) 14. Qd2 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Qb6 16. a4 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17.
Re1 Ng6 18. Qc3 Rab8 {'!'} 19. Rfe3 (19. Nc5 $2 Qxb2 20. Nd7 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 Rfe8
$1) 19... f6 20. Kh1 Rfd8 21. Re6 Qxf2 22. Rxc6 Ne5 23. Rc7 d4 24. Qa5 Rb5 25.
Qxb5 Qxe1+ 26. Kh2 Nf3+ 27. gxf3 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Qxf3+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qxc7
31. Nc5 Qe5 32. Qc4+ Qd5+ 33. Qxd5+ Rxd5 34. Nd3 g5 35. Kf3 f5 36. Ke2 Kf7 37.
Nb4 Rb5 38. a3 a5 39. Nd3 Ke6 40. a4 Rb8 41. Nc5+ Kd5 {0-1 Breder,D-Casper,T/
Germany 2002/EXT 2003 (41)}) 16... Rad8 $146 (16... Ne5 17. Re3 f6 18. Rae1
Rfd8 19. Nd4 a6 20. Bf1 N7c6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. a5 Qc5 23. b4 Qc7 24. c3 Rd7 25.
Rd1 Rad8 26. Qd4 Nc6 27. Qg4 Re7 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29. g3 Qe5 30. Bg2 g6 31. Qf4
Qxc3 32. Rxd5 Rf8 33. Rd7 Rf7 34. Bd5 {1-0 Emms,J-Casper,T/Germany 2002/EXT
2003 (34)}) 17. Re1 a6 18. Bd3 Ng6 (18... d4 {is bad in principle but slightly
embarrasses the Rf3, e.g.} 19. Rf4 f5 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Yf5e4]}) 19. Rfe3 Qc7 {
[%csl Gc7,Ge5][%cal Yg6e5,Ye5c4]} (19... d4 20. Re4 {is no problem for me.
Attacking the rook again by} f5 $2 21. Re6 {only weakens Black.}) 20. Bxg6 {
To avoid the irritation of Ng6-e5.} (20. R3e2 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4]}) 20... hxg6 21.
Nc5 (21. Nd4 $2 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Yc6d4]} Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxc2) (21. c3 Qb6 $1 22.
Nd4 Nxd4 23. cxd4 $11) 21... Na5 (21... d4 22. Re4 $1 (22. R3e2 $6 $132 d3 $1
$36 {[%csl Rc2,Re1,Re2][%cal Yc6d4,Yd4c2] I had seen})) 22. Qb4 b6 (22... Nc6)
23. Nxa6 Qxc2 (23... Qb7 24. Qb5 $16 {[%cal Ya6b4]}) 24. Rc3 $1 Qd2 (24... Qf5
25. Qxb6 $16 d4 $2 26. Rc5 $18) 25. Rc7 (25. Rcc1) 25... Qxb4 26. Nxb4 d4 27.
Nd3 Rc8 28. Ree7 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Ye7f7]} (28. Rec1 {probably leads to the
same thing.}) 28... Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Nb3 (29... Ra8 30. Nc1 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal
Yc1b3,Yc7c4,Yc7b7,Ra5b7,Ra5c6,Ra5c4,Ra5b2,Gb2b4]} Rd8 $140 31. b4 d3 32. Nxd3
Rxd3 33. bxa5 bxa5 34. Rc5 $16 {I am sure to win the a-pawn.}) 30. Rc6 (30. Rb7
Nc5) 30... Rb8 $1 31. Kf1 Nc5 {Here Viktor offered a draw, butI just wanted to
play on a little further without any risk.} (31... Kf8 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Kd1 Kd7
$6 34. Ne5+ $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ye5c6,Ye5d7]}) 32. Nxc5 bxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxb2 34.
Rc8+ (34. Rd5 Rb4 35. a5 {might at least have had the benefit of not allowing
him to equalise absolutely trivially with 37...d3!} Kf8 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Kd3 {
[%cal Yd5d4]} Ra4) 34... Kh7 35. Rd8 Rb4 36. a5 Ra4 37. Rd5 d3 $1 (37... Kg8
38. Ke2 Kf8 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Rb5 {and now I could decide whether my winning
chances were greater than zero.}) 38. Ke1 Ra2 39. Rxd3 Rxa5 40. g3 g5 41. Kf1
Kg6 42. Kg2 f6 43. Rd4 Ra3 44. h4 gxh4 45. Rg4+ Kf7 46. Rxh4 Ra2 47. Rb4 Kg6
48. Rg4+ Kf7 49. Rb4 Kg6 50. Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. e3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 c5
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rc1 Bb7 (13... dxc4 14.
bxc4 Bb7 $13) 14. Nf1 Bf8 15. Ng3 g6 (15... dxc4 16. bxc4 Na5 17. Ne5 $14) 16.
c5 $1 {White's best bet is to try for some queenside pawn majority.} a5 17. Bb5
Bh6 18. Rb1 Nd7 (18... bxc5 19. dxc5 Bg7 20. b4 Qc7 21. Ba4 $16) 19. Bc1 Bg7 (
19... Bxc1 20. Rxc1 bxc5 21. dxc5 Qe7 22. Nd4 e5 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. f4 Qf6 25.
fxe5 Nxe5 26. Qd2 $14) 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na7 22. Ba4 $1 (22. Bd3 e5 23. Ra1
Ra8 $11) 22... h6 (22... b5 23. Bb3 Nc6 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Qd2 $14) 23. Qd3 (23.
cxb6 $6 Nc6 $11) 23... bxc5 (23... Qc7 $2 24. cxb6 $18) 24. bxc5 Bc6 25. Bc2
Rb8 {Adams have managed to hold his own, but the knight on a7 remains an ugly
located piece.} (25... Qf6 26. Ne2 e5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 Qxe5 29. Bb2 $14)
26. Bf4 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Qa5 28. h4 (28. Qe3 $5 g5 29. Be5 $14) 28... Bb5 (28...
e5 29. Bd2 Qd8 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Nxe5 Rxe5 32. h5 Re6 33. Ne2 $16) 29. Qe3 Nf6
$2 {[%mdl 8192] Serious tactical mistake with great consequences, white's fine
retreat with a queen surpisingly multiplies dangerous threats.} (29... h5 30.
Ne2 Nc6 31. Nc3 Bc4 32. Ba4 $14) 30. Qc1 $1 (30. Bxh6 Ng4 31. Qd2 Qxd2 32. Bxd2
e5 33. dxe5 Nxe5 34. Nd4 $16) 30... Qc3 (30... h5 31. Ra1 Qd8 32. Rxa7 $18) (
30... Nc6 31. Bxh6 Rb8 32. h5 $40) 31. Rb3 Qc4 (31... Qa5 32. Ra3 $18) 32. Qb2
Ba4 (32... Bd7 33. Bd3 Qa4 34. Ra3 Qd1+ 35. Bf1 Ba4 36. Ra1 Qc2 37. Qxc2 Bxc2
38. Rxa7 $18) 33. Nd2 (33. Ne5 Qa6 34. Ra3 $18) 33... Bxb3 (33... Qa6 34. Ra3
Qb5 35. Qxb5 Nxb5 36. Rxa4 Nxd4 37. Rxd4 e5 38. Ba4 Re7 39. Bxe5 Rxe5 40. Kf1
$18) 34. Nxc4 dxc4 (34... Bxc4 35. Ba4 Rf8 36. Bd6 $18) 35. Bxb3 cxb3 36. Qxb3
{Black has lost a queen and a pawn and his poor knight still sits on a7, white
is winning.} Nd5 37. Qa4 Rd8 38. Bxh6 Bxh6 39. Qxa7 Bg7 40. c6 Rc8 41. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Rome"]
[Site "Rome"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zichichi, Alvise"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1981.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d3 g6 5. e4 d6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c5
9. Rb1 (9. a3 a6 10. Rb1 Nfd7 11. Bd2 $6 (11. Be3 $10) 11... b5 $1 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. a4 Nc6 $15 {Mariotti,S-Velimirovic,D/Praia de Rocha/1978/
0:1/19/}) (9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Rc8 $1 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Kh2 a6 13. Nh4 Nd4 14. f4
b5 $13 {Speelman,J-Browne,W/London/1980/0:1/39/}) (9. Nh4 Nc6 10. f4 a6 $5 (
10... e6 11. g4 Ne8 12. Nf3 f5 $13 {Debarnot,R-Popov,L/Amsterdam/1974/0:1/39)/}
) (10... Rb8 11. g4 a6 12. a4 Nd4 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bc6 15. Nxd4 $6 cxd4 16.
Na2 (16. Ne2 b5 $15) 16... Nc5 $1 $15 {Romanishin,O-Rodriguez,Am/Moscow/1985/1:
0/70/}) 11. a4 (11. f5 b5 $1 12. Bg5 Ne5 13. b3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rc1 e6 16.
Nf3 Qa5 $17 {Alburt,L-Speelman,J (04)/London m/}) (11. g4 {Cseshkovsky}) 11...
Rb8 12. Be3 e6 13. Bf2 Ne8 14. Nf3 Nd4 15. h3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 $15 {Lerner,
K-Cseshkovsky,V/URS-ch/1986/0:1/41/}) 9... Nc6 10. a3 Nd7 11. Qd2 $6 (11. Be3
$10) (11. Ne2 $10) (11. Bg5 $5 $10) 11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 $6 cxd4 13. Ne2 e5 $15
14. b4 (14. f4 $5 $15) 14... f5 15. Qa2 Kh8 16. Bd2 fxe4 17. Bxe4 $6 (17. dxe4
$15) 17... Bxe4 18. dxe4 Qe7 19. f3 $2 (19. Qc2 $1 $15 {/\ Qd3}) 19... Qe6 $1
$17 {>< c4} 20. b5 $2 (20. Rbc1 $6 b5 21. a4 a6 $19 {/\ Rac8}) (20. a4 $1 Rac8
21. Rbc1 Rc7 $5 (21... d3 22. Nc3 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nd5 Rfc8 $17) 22. Qb3
Rfc8 23. Rc2 Rxc4 24. Rfc1 b5 25. axb5 Nb6 $17 {/\ d5}) 20... Rac8 $19 21. Rbc1
Rc7 22. Bb4 Bh6 $1 23. Rcd1 (23. f4 Nc5 $19) 23... Be3+ 24. Kg2 Qxc4 25. Qxc4
Rxc4 26. Bxd6 Rf6 27. Be7 Rf7 28. Bd6 Rc2 29. Rfe1 Rf6 30. Be7 (30. Bb4 Nc5 31.
h4 (31. g4 Nxe4 32. fxe4 Rf2+ 33. Kg3 Rcxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 $19 {/\ Bf4}) (31. a4
Nxa4 32. Ra1 Nc5 $19) 31... h5 $1 $19 {(.)} (31... Nxe4 $2 32. fxe4 Rf2+ 33.
Kh3 Rcxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Bd6 $132)) 30... Re6 31. Bb4 Nc5 {(.)} 32. h4 Re8
$1 {/\ d3} (32... d3 $2 33. Bxc5 Rxe2+ 34. Rxe2 dxe2 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Bb4 $13)
33. Kh3 (33. Kf1 d3 $19) 33... Bf2 (33... Bf2 34. Rc1 Bxe1 35. Rxc2 d3 36. Rc1
Bxb4 37. axb4 Nb3 38. Rb1 dxe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
g6 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 $2 10. Nb5 $1 $16) 10. O-O (10. h4 Bg7 11. h5 g5 12.
Qc2 Qe7 (12... Nb6 $5 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. Rdg1 O-O-O 15. Ne5 Be6 $10) 13. O-O-O
Nf6 14. Kb1 Be6 15. Ne5 Ng4 (15... O-O-O 16. f4 $14) 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Rc1 O-O
(17... O-O-O 18. Na4 $36) 18. Ne2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rad8 20. g4 Rd6 21. Bc2 Rb8 22.
Qd3 b6 $1 $10 {Nikolic,P-Novikov,I/Bosna-Garant Donbass/1993/}) 10... Bg7 11.
b4 {[%cal Yb4b5] Once again exercises the logical contradiction, when minority
willingly attacks majority on the Qside.} Qd6 (11... O-O $2 12. b5 $16) (11...
a6) 12. Qb3 (12. b5 $6 c5 $1) 12... Nb6 (12... O-O 13. b5 Rd8 14. Rfc1 Nb8 15.
h3 Bf8 16. Rab1 Be6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Qe2 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Nd4 Nd7 21. Na4
Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Bg7 23. Qd2 Qa3 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qc2 g5 $15 {Cramling,P-Braga,
F/Manila olm (08.12.3)/1992/0-1 (34)}) 13. a4 Be6 14. Nd2 (14. a5 Nc4 $1) 14...
Nd7 (14... O-O 15. Rfc1 Nd7 16. Rab1 $6 {Serper,G-Sorokin,M/Herson/1991/} (16.
Ne2 $1) 16... a5 $1 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Qc2 b6 $13) 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfe8 (
16... b6 17. Nf4 a5 18. Qc3 Rfc8 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Nb3 Ra7 21. a5 c5 22. axb6
Qxb6 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 24. Bxg6 c4 25. Nd2 {Cramling,P-Spassky,B/Prague
Women-Veterans(04)/1995/0.5 (31)}) 17. Rab1 Rac8 18. a5 {[%csl Gc5,Rc6] Black
is left eith a choice, either he will leave c5 square as white s stronghold,
or he can suffer because of the vulnerability of the c6P.} (18. Nf4 Bg4 19. h3
g5 $132) 18... Bg4 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Qc2 f5 21. Nb3 b6 $1 (21... a6 22. Nc5 $14)
(21... Qxb4 22. Nc5 Qxa5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxb7 $40) 22. Ba6 Rb8 23. Bd3 Nf6
24. axb6 axb6 25. Ne2 Bd7 (25... Qxb4 $2 26. Nc5 Qa5 27. Ra1 Qb4 28. Rcb1 $16)
26. Nf4 g5 27. Ne2 Ng4 (27... Ne4 28. f3 Nf6 29. Qd2 Qe7 30. Ng3 $14) 28. Ng3
Rf8 29. Nf1 f4 {[%cal Yf7f2,Ye5h2,Rb4b5] Black needs a counterweight to his
structural problems on the Qside. The push b4-b5 is only a question of time.}
30. e4 f3 31. e5 Qxb4 32. g3 (32. Nc5 Qxd4 33. Nxd7 fxg2 34. Nxf8 (34. Kxg2 $2
Rxf2+) 34... gxf1=Q+ 35. Rxf1 (35. Bxf1 Rxf8 $19) 35... Qxe5 36. Bh7+ Kxf8 37.
Qf5+ Qxf5 38. Bxf5 Ne5 $17) 32... Qe7 33. h3 Nxe5 34. dxe5 c5 $6 (34... Bxe5 $1
) 35. Ne3 Be6 (35... Qxe5 36. Nxd5 $1) 36. Nf5 {White has to be active,
otherwise black pawn mass will become very dangerous.} Qd7 (36... Bxf5 37. Bxf5
Qxe5 38. Bg4 $14) 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Nxc5 (38. Nd2 Bxh3 39. Re1 Qe6 $1 40. Bf1
Bxf1 41. Nxf1 Qh3 42. Ne3 d4 $17) 38... bxc5 39. Qxc5 Bxh3 $2 (39... Rxb1 40.
Rxb1 Rc8 41. Qd4 Qf7 $13) 40. Rb6 $1 {[%cal Rb6g6] Defender will be losing
along the 6th rank.} Rbc8 (40... Rxb6 41. Qxb6 Kg8 42. Qxh6 $18) 41. Rg6+ Kh7
$2 (41... Kf7 42. Qe3 Rxc1+ 43. Qxc1 $16) 42. Rd6+ (42. Rd6+ Kg8 (42... Kh8 43.
Rxd7 Rxc5 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45. Rxc5 $18) 43. Qxd5+) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 $6 {A dubious move. The theoretically
approved 4...Bb4, 4...dc, 4...h6 were stronger.} 5. Nbd2 h6 {The
"Cambridge-Springs" way to develop the black pieces does not work here: after
5...Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.a3 black has no logical continuation any more.} 6. Bxf6 {
I reproach myself for this move. Obviously, my opponent had a dim impression
what to do after the natural 6.Bh4. But now I will force him by energetic, too
energetic, play to make the only moves. Wrong!} Qxf6 7. a3 {White enjoys a
great lead in development, so with all convenience he will undertake soon
activity in the centre.} Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 {The move looks rather
risky, but a strive for double-edged positions is typical for my young
opponent. It is true, after the solid 8...Qd8 I was going to get a firm grip
upon the black position by 9.c5 Be7 10.Bc4 or 9...e5 10.Qe2 Be7 11.0-0-0.} 10.
Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 b6 {It seems, this is the best move.} (12... c5 $2
13. d5 exd5 14. Nc3 {looked very bad.}) (12... Rd8 {was also worth of
consideration.}) 13. d5 {Not the most solid way to treat this position.} (13.
b4 Bb7 14. c5 {was the acknowledged and strong continuation.}) 13... cxd5 14.
cxd5 Bb7 {It is better than} (14... exd5 15. Nc3 {with many unpleasant threats,
due to the exposed location of the black queen and many other tactical targets
in the black position.}) 15. d6 Bd8 (15... Bf6 {was more circumspect, would
lead to about equal play, but my opponent does not want to lose his trumps -
two bishops. To refute 15...Bf6 is hardly possible, after} 16. Rc1 Bxb2 17. Rc7
Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxf3 {black has no worries.}) 16. Qa4 {The white position is a
bit over-extended. He needs urgent means to protect his far advanced pawn and
to push it ahead.} Ne5 $1 {The only move.} ({After} 16... Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6
18. Be4 {or Ne5 black's position is on the verge of collapse. But the move is
bound to an eventual queen sacrifice.}) 17. Nxe5 $2 {This is an act of
faint-heartedness. The black queen had to be taken:} (17. Nf6+ Bxf6 $1 18. Bh7+
$1 Kxh7 19. Qxf4 Nd3 20. Qd2 Nxe1 21. Rxe1 {In spite of material advantage to
win the game is not easy - black has active pieces, but still, it was black
who remained in defensive.}) 17... Qxe5 18. Qd7 Rb8 19. Nc3 {It seems white is
doing very well. After, say 19...Qf4 20.Be4 Bc8 21.Qa7 Qd6 .Nb5 Qf4 21.g3
white wins a rook...} Qa5 $1 {The only move, which saves the position. The
point of it is obvious: pawn a7 is protected!} 20. Be4 ({Or} 20. b4 Qg5 21. Be4
Bf6 $1 22. Rac1 Rfd8 23. Qc7 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qd2 {and black takes
over the initiative.}) 20... Bc8 21. Qc6 Bb7 22. Qc4 $4 {White does not want
to admit equality of chances on the board and suddenly slips into a
technically lost position.} Bf6 $1 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Re2 ({Or} 24. b4 b5 $1 25.
Qd3 (25. bxa5 bxc4 26. Rac1 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Rd8 {or 26...Rb3 in both cases with
an inferior endgame for white. Still, it was better than continuation in the
game.}) 25... Qa6 {with a clear edge to black.}) 24... Bxc3 $1 25. bxc3 Rd8 26.
Rd2 Rbd7 27. Qc6 Qa6 28. g3 Qc8 29. Qxc8 Rxc8 30. Rd3 Rc5 31. Rad1 f6 32. f4
Ra5 33. Rd4 Kf7 34. a4 Rc5 35. R4d3 e5 {The game is over. White is not able to
protect his innumerable pawn weaknesses.} 36. f5 Ra5 37. Ra1 e4 0-1

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 $5 (9... a6 10. e5 (10. Bg5 Be7 (10... Qb6 11. e5 (11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Be7 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 b4 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. a5 Qc6
18. Na4 Nd7 19. Rac1 Qe4 20. Rc4 Bd5 21. Bd3 Qxf3 22. Bg6+ hxg6 23. gxf3 Ne5
24. Rd1 Nxc4 $17 {Rakhmangulov,A-Moroz,A/Czestochowa op (04)/1992/0-1 (38)})
11... Nd5 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Bg5 Bf8 15. b3 h6 16. Bd2 cxb3 17. Qxb3
Be7 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Ng3 Rfc8 20. Rfb1 b4 21. a5 Qd8 22. Bc2 c5 23. Qd3 Nf8 24.
dxc5 Rxc5 25. Nh5 Nc3 $17 {Najdorf,M-Larsen,B/La Habana olm/1966/0-1 (40)}) 11.
e5 Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nfg5 g6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Ra3 h6 17. Nh3 Kg7
18. f4 N7b6 19. a5 c3 20. Nxc3 b4 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rd3 c5 23. Nf2 c4 24. Rh3
c3 $13 {Leitao,RD-Santos,CP/WchTJ-U26 Curitiba (POR-BRA)/1993/1-0 (37)}) (10.
Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bg5 (11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 N7b6 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Bg5 f6 15. exf6 gxf6
16. Bh6 Qc7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. Nd4 $44 {Deutsch,
L-Klinger,J/OST-chT9394 (05)/1994/0.5 (42)}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 Qb6 13. h3 O-O
14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. g4 f5 17. g5 Kf7 18. gxh6 gxh6 19. Bg3 Rg8 20. Kh2
Be7 21. Bf4 Rg6 22. Ng1 Bg5 23. Qd2 Ke7 24. Nf3 Rag8 $17 {Eidemuller,
M-Burmakin,V/Budapest Multicoop op (5)/1992/0-1 (36)}) 10... Nd5 11. Ne4 h6 12.
Ne1 (12. Bd2 Be7 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Nd7 15. Ne1 O-O 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. Ndc5 Bxc5
18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. Bd3 Qd4 $17 {Costello,
C-Summerscale,A/Dublin zt (02)/1993/0-1 (35)}) 12... Nd7 13. f4 O-O 14. Bg4 Qb6
15. Nf3 c5 16. a5 Bxa5 17. Nd6 Bb4 18. f5 cxd4 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. fxe6 d3 $17 {
Fabris,A-Medancic,R/Ticino op (03)/1994/0-1 (35)}) (9... h6 10. axb5 Bxc3 11.
bxc6 Bxc6 12. bxc3 Bxe4 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qa3 Nc6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17.
Bxc4 Qc6 18. Bb3 Nxc3 19. f3 $44 {Necada,M-Navratil,F/CZE-chT2 9495 (07)/1995/
0.5 (107)}) 10. e5 Nd5 11. axb5 cxb5 (11... Nxc3 $2 12. bxc3 Ba5 13. Bxc4 $16)
(11... Bxc3 $2 12. bxc6 $1 Bxc6 13. bxc3 $16) 12. Nxb5 a6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Nxd5
(14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne4 Nb4 17. Qb1 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 O-O $13) 14...
Bxd5 (14... exd5 15. Ng5 $40) 15. Rxa6 Nb6 (15... O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17. Ne4 $40)
16. Be3 (16. Ng5 h6 17. Ne4 Bb7 {xd4}) 16... Ra8 17. Rfa1 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Qb8 (
18... O-O 19. Ng5 g6 20. Ne4 $16) 19. Bd2 (19. Ng5 Qb7 {xg2}) 19... Bxd2 (19...
Be7 20. Ba5) 20. Qxd2 O-O {[%csl Rb2] Finally black brings his K into safety
and the weakness of b2P compensates for the missing P.} 21. Qb4 Nd7 22. Qa3 (
22. Qxb8 Rxb8 {xb2}) 22... Qb5 23. Nd2 Nb8 24. Ra4 Qb6 $1 25. Bxc4 (25. Qc3 Nc6
{xd4} (25... Bxg2 26. Rb4 Qc6 27. Rxc4 Qa8 $13) 26. Bxc4 Nxd4 $132) 25... Qxd4
26. Bd3 (26. Bxd5 Qxd2 27. Bc4 Nd7 $10) 26... Qxe5 $1 27. Bxh7+ {Not a typical
attacking sacrifice, white wins material instead.} Kxh7 28. Qxf8 Qg5 29. f3 (
29. g3 Qxd2 30. Rh4+ Kg6 31. Rg4+ Kh5 32. Qxf7+ Kxg4 33. h3+ Kg5 34. Qxg7+ Kf5
$19) 29... Qe3+ (29... Qxd2 30. Rh4+ Kg6 31. Rg4+ Kf6 32. Qxg7+ (32. Qd8+ Kf5
33. h4 Nc6 34. Rg5+ Kf4 35. Rg4+ $13) 32... Ke7 33. Qg5+ Qxg5 34. Rxg5 $14) 30.
Kf1 Qd3+ (30... Qd3+ 31. Ke1 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 (32. Kd1 Bb3+ 33. Nxb3 Qxb3+ 34. Kc1
Qxa4 35. Qxb8 Qc4+ $10)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 e5 {Very rare move
in this particular position. Usually black plays 6...c6 covering the d5 square
and preparing e6-e5 on the next move. Another popular plan connected with the
fianchetto of the dark-squared bishop by 6...g5 or 6...g6 followed by 7...Bg7.}
7. Nf3 ({More in principle would be} 7. Nd5 Qd8 8. Nf3 c6 9. Ne3 Qc7 10. O-O-O
$14 {1-0 Grigore,G-Osman,M/Bucharest 2002/CBM 89 ext (65)}) 7... c6 {The
position is now back to "normal" for this opening variation.} 8. Be2 ({More
ambitious is} 8. O-O-O Be7 9. Kb1 (9. h3 Nd7 10. Kb1 O-O 11. Qe3 Re8 12. d5 Bd8
13. Bc4 c5 14. Nh2 a6 15. Ng4 Qg6 16. Qf3 b5 17. Bf1 h5 18. Ne3 Nf6 19. g4 hxg4
20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Nxg4 Qxg4 22. Qe3 b4 23. Ne2 Qxe4 24. Qh3 Qh7 25. Qg2 Qg6 26.
Qh3 Qh7 27. Qg2 Qg6 28. Qh3 {1/2-1/2 Hall,J-Glek,I/Germany 1997/EXT 99 (28)})
9... a6 ({Possible is} 9... O-O 10. h3 Bd8 {as in the game Houska,M-Parker,J/
Hove 1997/EXT 99 (0-1,36)}) 10. Be2 b5 11. h4 Nd7 12. Qe3 Rb8 13. g4 Nb6 14. g5
Qf4 15. Qxf4 exf4 16. Rdg1 b4 17. Nd1 d5 18. e5 $13 {1-0 Hall,J-Van Wely,L/
Bundesliga 2000 (53)}) 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd1 $146 {Trying to find for
the knight better pastures.} (10. a4 $6 a5 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nd1 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5
$15 {0-1 Martinez Medina,E-Spassov,L/La Pobla de Lillet 1997/EXT 99 (41)}) (10.
Rad1 $5) 10... exd4 $1 11. Nxd4 Re8 12. f4 (12. Ne3 Bd8 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Yd8b6]}) (12. Re1 Bd8 $1 13. Bf1 Bb6 14. c3 Nd7 {In both cases black has a
nice game.}) 12... Bd8 $1 {Good manoeuvre. The black dark-squared bishop is
heading to b6, where it will put a pressure on white's position.} 13. Nf2 Bb6
14. c3 Nd7 15. Kh1 Nc5 16. Bf3 a5 {Black has certainly got more flexible
position, on the other hand white managed to defend his central outposts and
keeps some space. The chances are about equal.} 17. b3 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. g3
{Both sides has no clear plan and continuing with the manoeuvres.} Bc8 20. Kg2
h5 21. a3 {[%cal Yb3b4]} (21. Bxh5 $2 Nxe4) 21... g6 22. b4 {Driving out the
black knight from it's active position.} axb4 23. axb4 Ne6 24. Rfe1 (24. f5 $6
Ng5 {seems to be in black's favour.}) 24... Qg7 25. h4 Nf8 {The black knight
goes to f6, where it has better prospects.} 26. Nc2 Nh7 27. Ne3 Nf6 28. Nc4 Bc7
29. Qd4 d5 {After a long manoeuvering black carries out a breakthrow in the
centre, which leads to a simplification.} 30. exd5 (30. e5 $2 dxc4 31. exf6
Rxe1 32. Rxe1 (32. Qxd8+ Bxd8 33. fxg7 Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Kxg7 $17) 32... Rxd4 33.
fxg7 Rd8 $17) 30... Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Qxd4 33. cxd4 (33. Bxf7+ $2
Kxf7 34. cxd4 Rxd4 {is clearly in black's favour.}) 33... cxd5 34. Na5 (34. Re7
$2 Bxf4) ({More logical was} 34. Ne5) 34... Kf8 35. Nb3 Bf5 36. Ra1 b6 {
[%csl Rb3] Restricting the possibilities of Nb3.} 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Rc3 $6 {
This move appeares to be a loss of important tempo.} (38. Kf3 Bd6 39. Rxc8+
Bxc8 40. Nd3 Bf5 41. Nbc1 {reaching the same position as in the game with the
only difference, that the white king is on f3 instead of g2. The importance of
this difference will become clear in the game later...}) 38... Bd6 39. Rxc8+
Bxc8 40. Nd3 Bf5 41. Nbc1 Ke7 42. Kf3 Kd7 43. b5 (43. Ne5+ Kc7 44. Nxf7 Bxb4 {
with a big advantage.}) 43... Kc7 44. Ke3 {If white have had played 38.Kf3
instead of 38.Rc3 he could get this position with white's turn to move and
after Ne2 followed by Nc3 reach the equality. Now white is loses his Pb5.} Bd7
45. Ne5 Be8 46. Ne2 f6 47. Nf3 Bxb5 48. f5 $1 gxf5 {An important moment. Black
has several options, but it looks like white is still holding the balance.} (
48... g5 49. hxg5 fxg5 50. Nc3 (50. Nxg5 $2 Bxe2 51. Kxe2 Bxg3 {[%csl Gb6,Gh5]}
) 50... Bc4 51. Nxg5 Bxg3 52. f6 Kd7 53. Na4 $1 Bb3 54. Nxb6+ Kc7 55. f7 Bd6
56. Na8+ $1 Kb7 57. Ne6 Kxa8 58. f8=Q+ Bxf8 59. Nxf8 $11) (48... Be8 49. Nf4
Bxf4+ 50. gxf4 b5 51. Kd2 Kb6 52. Kc3 Ka5 53. Kb3 b4 54. Nd2 {and this endgame
is drawish.}) 49. Nf4 Bc4 ({After} 49... Bxf4+ 50. gxf4 {white is building a
fortress after transfer of his king to the queenside.}) 50. Nxh5 b5 51. Ng7 Ba3
$1 (51... b4 $2 52. Ne8+ {eliminating strong bishop.}) 52. h5 Bc1+ 53. Nd2 b4
54. h6 b3 {Both white's and black's pawns queens, and the resulting position,
surprisingly appeares to be equal.} 55. h7 b2 56. h8=Q b1=Q 57. Ne6+ Kb7 58.
Nc5+ (58. Qg7+ $6 Ka8 59. Qf8+ Qb8) 58... Ka7 59. Qxf6 (59. Qg7+ Ka8 {changes
nothing.}) 59... Bxd2+ ({After} 59... Bxd2+ 60. Kxd2 Qb2+ 61. Kd1 Qb1+ {
black gives a perpetual.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.07.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a4 h5 14. a5 Ng6 15. Nb5 Nf6
16. Nxa7 Bd7 (16... g4 17. Nxc8 g3 18. hxg3 fxg3 19. Bxg3 h4 20. Bh2 Nf4 $5 21.
Bxf4 exf4 22. Nd3 $5) 17. c5 g4 (17... Rxa7 18. c6 b6 (18... Ra8 19. cxb7 $1
Rb8 20. a6 g4 21. Qb3 $18) (18... bxc6 19. Bxa7 c5 20. Qc2 Qa8 21. Bxc5 dxc5
22. Qxc5 $16) 19. axb6 $3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 cxb6 21. cxd7 $16) 18. c6 (18. Kh1 g3
$1 19. Bg1 dxc5 $2 (19... gxh2 20. Bf2 h4 $1 21. c6 $8 bxc6 22. Nxc6 Qe8 $15)
20. Nb5 $1 Ne8 21. d6 c6 22. Nc7 $1 Nxc7 23. dxc7 Qxc7 24. Bc4+ Kh7 25. Bxc5
$16 {Finegold,B-Kreiman,B/USA-ch/1994/}) 18... g3 (18... bxc6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20.
dxc6 g3 21. hxg3 fxg3 22. Bxg3 h4 23. Bf2 Nh5 24. f4 Ng3 25. Bc4+ Kh7 26. f5
Nf4 27. Bxg3 hxg3 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Qh5+ {1-0/Ikonnikov,V-Ostrovsky,Y/Metz op 
(02)/1994/}) 19. hxg3 fxg3 20. Bxg3 Rxa7 (20... h4 21. Bf2 bxc6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6
23. dxc6 Nh5 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. f4 Ngxf4 26. Qg4 Bf6 27. Nf3 Qe7 {Siebrecht,
S-Loginov,V/Budapest FS FebGM (02)/1994/0-1 (35)}) 21. cxd7 h4 (21... Nxd7 22.
f4 $5 exf4 (22... Nxf4 23. Bxh5 Qg5 24. Bxf4) 23. Bf2 Ra8 24. Bxh5 Nde5 25.
Bxg6 $5 Nxg6 26. Qh5 Ne5 27. Ra3 $5 Qe8 $5 28. Qg5 Rf7 29. Bd4 Nc4 $1 30. Rh3
Qxe4 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Qxf4 Re8 $1 {Schmidt,Wl-Hernandez,Gi/Moscow olm/1994/0.
5 (50)}) 22. Bf2 Ra8 23. Nc2 Bh6 24. Ne3 Bf4 25. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5] The absence
on white square B comes rather handy, Nf5 is very strong for both defence and
attack.} Nh5 (25... Qxd7 26. Nxh4 Nxh4 27. Bxh4 Qh7 28. g3 $16) 26. Bb5 Ng3 27.
Qc2 Qg5 (27... Nxf1 28. Kxf1 $18 {/\Ra3}) 28. Rfd1 Rf7 (28... Nxf5 29. exf5 Ne7
(29... h3 30. g4 Nh4 31. Kh1 Nxf3 32. Be2 Nh4 (32... Qxg4 33. Rg1 $18) 33. Rd3
h2 34. Rh3 $18) 30. Bd3 Nxf5 (30... h3 31. g4) 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Qxf5 Rxf5 33.
Bxh4 Bg5 34. Bxg5 Rxg5 35. Rdc1 $18) 29. a6 h3 (29... bxa6 30. Rxa6 Raf8 (30...
Rxa6 31. Nh6+ $3 $18) 31. Qxc7 Nxf5 32. exf5 h3 33. g4 Nh4 34. Rxd6 Nxf3+ 35.
Kh1 Rg7 36. d8=Q $18) 30. Bxg3 Bxg3 31. axb7 Raf8 32. gxh3 $1 {[%cal Gc2g2]
White doesn t have to worry about black s threat since he has Qg2 at his
disposal.} Nf4 (32... Bf4+ 33. Qg2 $18) 33. Bf1 Rh7 (33... Bh4+ 34. Kh1 $18)
34. Ra8 Rxh3 35. Rxf8+ Kh7 (35... Kxf8 36. b8=Q+) 36. Rf7+ (36. Rf7+ Kg6 37.
Rg7+) 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7.
Nf3 $5 {Das ist ein interessanter Versuch.} (7. d4 {Kortschnoj} e5 8. Nf3 exd4)
7... e5 (7... c5 8. d4 $14 {Das ist ein Uebergang zu normaler alter
Hauptvariante.}) 8. Bd3 Bf5 $6 (8... Bd6 9. O-O Na6 (9... O-O 10. Be4 $1 Nc6
11. Qc2 (11. d4 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 11... Kh8 12. Rb1 Qe7 13. Re1 $14 {Weiss hat
eine starke Initiative (b-und e-Linie und starken e4 Laeufer).}) 10. Ba3 Bg4
11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Be4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rfe1 g6 $13 {Milos,
G-Tal,M/Buenos Aires Najdorf/1991/CBM24/INF51,(18)/}) 9. Bxf5 Qxf5 10. O-O Nd7
(10... e4 {Kortschnoj} 11. Re1 Be7 12. Qc2 $16) 11. d4 O-O-O {Was sonst ?} (
11... Bd6 12. c5 Be7 13. Re1 $16) (11... Be7 12. Re1 $16) 12. Be3 exd4 (12...
g5 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 13. cxd4 Nc5 14. Rb1 $1 {Weiss besitzt eine starke
Initiative (b-Linie).} Be7 15. Nd2 Ne4 $2 {Schwarz verliert nun einen Bauern
forciert, aber seine Lage ist ohnehin nicht rosig.} (15... Ne6 16. d5 Nc5 17.
Nb3 $16) 16. Rb5 $1 Qg6 (16... c5 17. Qb1 $18) 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qa4 $1 {
Droht /\ Re5.} (18. Re5 $2 {Kortschnoj} Qxe5 $10) 18... Qe6 19. Qxa7 (19. Re5 {
Kortschnoj} Qd6 20. c5 Qd7 21. Qxa7 $18) 19... Qa6 20. Qxa6 bxa6 21. Ra5 Kd7
22. g3 Bb4 $2 {Verliert noch einen Bauern und verkuerzt die Partie.} (22... Ra8
{Kortschnoj}) 23. Rxa6 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rb1 $1 Bc3 26. Rc1 Bb4 (26... Bb2
27. Rc2 Rxa2 28. Kg2 $1 $18 {/\ Bc1}) 27. Rc2 c6 28. Kf1 h6 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Bc1
Ra7 31. Kd3 Bd6 32. h3 h5 33. a3 Kf5 (33... Bxa3 34. Ra2 Bc5 35. Re2+ $18) 34.
c5 Bc7 35. Re2 Bd8 36. Re5+ Kg6 37. Re8 Rd7 38. Be3 Kf5 39. a4 Be7 40. a5 f6
41. Kc4 Ra7 42. Bf4 {Ribli} 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {Die Hauptidee des Textzugs ist, dass im Falle
von der Abtauschvariante (4.cxd4 exd5) Schwarz wahrscheinlich bessere Chancen
hat, wie nach 3...Nf6 4.cxd4 exd5, da in diesem Fall 5.Bg5 stark ist.} 4. Nf3
Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 (7. O-O dxc4) 7... c6 8. O-O Qa5 {[%cal Ga5a6,
Ga6d3] Das ist eine selten gespielte Fortsetzung und ich glaube, dass es nicht
die beste Möglichkeit für Schwarz ist. Die prinzipielle Antwort wäre 8...b6,
wonach Weiß immer mit dem Motiv Ba6 rechnen muss. Die Idee des Damezuges ist,
dass Schwarz Qa6 spielen kann.} (8... b6 $5 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11.
Bf4 Re8 $2 (11... c5 $1 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nb5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxb5 15. cxb5 Nd5
$13) 12. Rfd1 Nf8 13. a4 Bb4 14. e5 $14 N6d7 15. Bd2 Nb8 16. Qc2 $1 {1-0
Korchnoi,V-Petrosian,T/Moscow 20/540 1975/[Matanovic,A; Korchnoi,V] (74)}) 9...
a5 $5 (9... Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11. e4 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. dxc5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Rxc5
15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. cxb5 Rd5 17. Nd4 Ne5 $5 18. Qc3 Bc5 $1 19. Bb2 Rd6 20. Rd2 Qd7
21. Rad1 Qg4 22. h3 $1 Bxd4 23. hxg4 Bxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Nexg4 26. Bc6
$16 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Barua,D/Kolkata 84/405 2002/[Gleizerov,E] (51) [^^]}) 10.
b3 (10. e4 Ba6 11. b3 b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. e5 b4 14. Qc2 Rc8 15. exf6 Nxf6 16.
Ne5 Rxc3 17. Qb1 Nd7 {0-1 Gross,G-Vaganian,R/St Ingbert GER 2004/(31)}) 10...
Ba6 11. Bb2 b5 $5 (11... Qb8 12. a4 Rd8 13. e4 Ra7 14. Qe2 Bb4 15. exd5 Bxc3
16. dxc6 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nf8 18. Ne5 Ng6 19. f4 $44 {1-0 Gleizerov,E-Nadera,B/
Dubai UAE 2004/The Week in Chess 495 (48)}) 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ne4 14. a4
Rb8 15. Rdc1 Qb6 16. Bf1 Bxb5 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 Rxb5 19. Rc7 Rd8 {1/2-1/2
Romanishin,O-Bischoff,K/Essen 2001/CBM 83 (27)}) 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Qa6 10. b3 dxc4
11. bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Ne6 15. h3 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Nh6 17.
f5 Qxc4 18. Qc1 Rd8 19. f6 {.. 1-0 Mihajlovic,V-Tadic,B/Budva 2002/EXT 2003 
(32)}) 9... b6 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6d3]} (9... Qa6 10. b3 Rd8 11. Bf4 dxc4 12. bxc4
Nb6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. h4 Be8 15. Ne4 Nfd7 16. c5 Qxd3 17. Nxd3 Nd5 18. Bd6 Kf8 {
0-1 Balcerowski,W-Godes,D/Rowy 2000/CBM 78 ext (35)}) 10. cxd5 cxd5 (10... Ba6
11. Qc2 cxd5 12. a3 $14 {[%csl Ra5]}) (10... exd5 11. b3 $14) 11. a3 {12.b4
droht noch nicht, aber die schhwarze Dame steht ein wenig unglücklich auf a5.}
Qa6 12. Nb5 $1 $14 {[%csl Gb5] Bei symmetrischer Bauernstellung hat Weiß die
Initiative am Damenflügel. Sein b5N steht aktiv und paralysiert das schwarze
Figurenspiel und wegen der a6-Damestellung kann Schwarz den Springer nicht mit
a7-a6 verjagen..} Bb7 13. Bf4 Rac8 14. a4 {[%mdl 32] Weiß verstärkt den
b5-Springer.} Ne4 15. h4 {[%cal Gf3g5] Weiß sichert sein Königsflügel und im
Folgenden kann er Ng5 spielen.} Qa5 (15... h6 $142 $5) 16. Ng5 $1 Ndf6 (16...
Nxg5 17. hxg5 $14 {[%csl Gg5]} a6 $2 18. Nd6 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Gd6]}) 17. f3 a6 $8
{Nach diesem Zug verliert Schwarz eigentlich einen Bauern, aber das ist seine
einzige Gegenchance, denn sonst bekommt Weiß überlegenes Spiel.} (17... Nxg5
18. hxg5 Ne8 19. Kf2 $36 {[%cal Gd1h1,Gh1h7]}) 18. fxe4 dxe4 (18... axb5 19. e5
Ne4 20. Nxe4 (20. axb5 Qb4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxb5 $14) 20...
dxe4 21. Qxb5 Qxb5 22. axb5 $16) 19. Nxe4 $6 {Meiner Meinung nach ist dieser
Tausch ein wenig schablonenhaft.} (19. Bxe4 $1 Bxe4 (19... Nxe4 20. Bd2 $1 Bb4
(20... Nxd2 $4 21. Qxh7#) 21. Nd6 $18) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 (20... axb5 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6
22. Bd6 {[%cal Rd6f8,Gb2b4]} bxa4 (22... Rfd8 $2 23. axb5 $18 {[%csl Ra5][%cal
Ra1a5]}) 23. b4 Qa8 24. Bxf8 $16) 21. Na7 $16) 19... Bxe4 (19... Nxe4 $1 20.
Nc7 Qf5 $132) 20. Bxe4 axb5 (20... Nxe4 21. Na7 $16 Ra8 $2 22. Nc6 $18 {
[%cal Rc6a5,Rc6e7]}) 21. axb5 Qb4 22. Bc6 $16 {[%csl Gc6,Gf4] Weiß hat das
Läuferpaar und einen Bauern mehr.} Nh5 23. Bd2 Qd6 (23... Qxb2 $4 24. Bc3 Qb3
25. Rdb1 $18) 24. Kg2 f5 $1 {[%cal Gf5f4] Die schwarze Drohung ist 25...f4 und
im Falle von 26.g4 muss Weiß mit 26...f3+ rechnen.} 25. Qf3 g6 26. Ra7 {
[%csl Rd6,Re7][%cal Ra7d7,Rd7d6] Droht 27.Rd7 mit Figurengewinn.} Rcd8 27. e3
Bf6 28. Ra4 {[%cal Rd2b4,Rb4f8]} Be7 29. Ra7 {Mit dieser Zugwiederholung
gewinnt Weiß Bedenkzeit.} (29. Bb4 $5 Qc7 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Ra6 Qc7 32. Rc1 $16
) 29... Bf6 30. Be1 e5 31. Rd2 (31. e4 $5 $16) 31... exd4 (31... e4 32. Qe2 $16
) 32. exd4 f4 (32... Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34. Qb3+ Kh8 35. Bc3 $18) 33. g4 Ng3 {
[#]} 34. Ba8 $3 {[%cal Rf3b7,Ra7h7] Das ist nicht so typisch, dass der
katalanische Läufer eine ruhige Position auf der gegnerische Grundlinie findet.
Die weiße Drohung ist 35.Qb7 mit sofortigem Gewinn.} (34. Bxg3 fxg3 35. Qxg3
Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Bxd4 $132) (34. Bf2 Bxh4 35. d5 $16) 34... Rfe8 35. Bxg3 fxg3
36. g5 Re7 (36... Bg7 $2 37. Qf7+ $18) 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Bc6 {Der Mohr hat
seine Schuldigkeit getan, der Mohr kann gehen. Nach Vereinfachungen gewinnt
Weiß den zweiten Bauern auf g3.} Bf8 39. Qxg3 Qe6 (39... Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 $18)
40. Qf3 Bg7 41. Re2 Qd6 42. d5 {Es gibt ungleichfarbige Läufer auf dem Brett,
aber die Anwesenheit der schweren Kavallerie demonstriert, dass Schwarz keine
Remischancen hat.} Qb4 43. Qe4 $1 Qxe4+ 44. Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096]} Bxb2 45. Re7 $18
Ba3 46. Rb7 Bc5 47. Bd7 {[%cal Rd7e6,Re6g8]} Kh8 (47... Kh8 48. Be6 $22 Be3 49.
d6 $18) 48. Be6 Rf8 49. Rd7 {[%cal Gd5d6]} 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc4 dxc4 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Nb4 $146 {
Kortschnoj has an independent mind and finds a new idea in a well known
position. So far only solutions with Bf6 were always tried.} (13... Bf6 14. Rc1
(14. Qd2 Bd4 (14... Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxb2 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Qxb2 Qa5 18. Rac1 b5
19. Rfd1 a6 20. Rd6 {1-0 Lutz,R-Reeh,O/Bad Lauterberg 1981/ (47)}) 15. Nf4 Qb6
16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. e3 Nf5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qc3 Rac8 20. b3 Nd6 21. bxc4 Rxc4
22. Qb3 {1/2-1/2 Krogius,N-Balashov,Y/Sochi 1973/ (52)}) (14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.
Bxc6 (15. Qc1 Rac8 16. Qc3 Qe7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. a3 Rd7 19. Kf1 Rcd8 20. Ke1 f6
21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Qc2 Bd5 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 {1/2-1/2
Appel,R-Novik,M/Leningrad 1991/ (50)}) 15... bxc6 16. Qd4 Qe7 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18.
Bxc5 Rfd8 19. Bb4 Rd7 20. f3 f6 21. g4 h5 22. h3 Kf7 {1/2-1/2 Miles,
A-Petursson,M/Reykjavik 1980/ (120)}) 14... Bd4 (14... Bxb2 15. Rxc4 Ne7 16.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Be4 Rfd8 20. Qb1 Qe5 21. Rxb2 Rxc5 22.
Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bd3 {1-0 Tukmakov,V-Szitas,G/Aix les Bains 1991/ (31)}) 15. Bxd4
Bxd5 16. e4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxd4 18. Rxc4 Ne6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Bxb7 Rb8 21. Bg2 {
1-0 Botvinnik,M-Unzicker,W/Oberhausen 1961/ (59)}) (13... Rc8 14. Qd2 Bf6 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bf4 b5 19. Qe3 Qf6 20. Qc5 Bg4 21. Rac1
Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 23. Qxb5 Bxe2 24. Qe8+ {1-0 Espig,L-Gruenberg,H/Eilenburg
1984/ (24)}) 14. Nf4 (14. Nxb4 Bxb4 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Be4 Qa5 17. Bf4 Rbd8 18.
Qc2 Bd2 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Rd2 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Rxe2 24.
Rfe1 $14) 14... Bf5 (14... Qc7 15. Qb1 Bf6 16. Be4 h6 17. a3 Nc6 $13) 15. Rc1 (
15. Bxb7 $6 Rb8 16. Bf3 Nc2 $15) 15... Qc7 (15... Rc8 16. a3 Nc2 17. Bxa7 $16)
16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16... Qd8 17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18. Rxc4 $16) 17. Bxd5 Rad8 (17... Qa5
18. Bxc4 (18. Rxc4 Rad8) 18... Bh3 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Re1 Rfd8 $11) 18. Rxc4 Qa5
19. Rd4 Bh3 (19... Bf6 20. b4 Qc7 21. Rd2 Bc3 22. Bf4 Qc8 23. Bxb7 Rxd2 24.
Qxd2 Qxb7 25. Qxc3 Bh3 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27. exf3 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 $11) 20. Bg2 $6 {
The only critical moment of the battle, retreat of the bishop is too meek.
White can fight for an advantage with the more ambitious 20.Re1!?} (20. Re1 $5
Be6 21. Bxe6 (21. Bxb7 Bc5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bxc5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 f6 25. b4 Qxa2
$11) 21... fxe6 22. Qb1 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 e5 24. Bc3 Bb4 25. Qd1 Bxc3 26. Qb3+ $14)
20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qxa2 22. Qa1 Qb3 23. Rfd1 (23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxa7 Qxb2 25.
Bb6 Re8 $11) 23... a6 24. R1d3 Qb5 25. Qa2 Qc6+ (25... Bf6 $5 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 $15) 26. Kg1 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. exd4 Na5 12. Bc2 (12. d5 Nxb3 13.
dxe6 Nxc1 (13... Qb6 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15. axb3 Qxb3 $11 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. f3 Bc5+
$15) 14. exf7+ Kh8 15. Raxc1 Bd6 $13) 12... b5 13. Ne4 (13. a4 $1 {Huzman} b4
$6 14. Ne4 Bb7 15. Nc5 Bd5 16. Ne5 Ra7 $2 17. Bg5 $1 g6 $8 18. Qe1 $6 {1-0
Zvjaginsev,V-Magem Badals,J/Pamplona 1995/Inf 65/[Zvjaginsev,V] (28)} (18. Nxa6
$1)) 13... Bb7 14. Nc5 Bd5 (14... Bxf3 $5 {Huzman} 15. Qxf3 Qd5 $11) 15. Ne5
Nc6 (15... Nc4 {Huzman} 16. Ned3 $1 Qb6 (16... Nd7 17. b3 Ncb6 18. Be3 Bg5 19.
Nf4 (19. Nb4 $5) 19... Ra7 $1 20. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Volzhin,A/Koge 1997/
Inf 71/[Sokolov,I] (33)}) 17. Bg5 Rad8 18. Ne5 Qa7 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 Ba8 21.
Qe3 Rd6 22. Re1 g6 23. Bh6 Rfd8 24. Rac1 b4 25. Nxf7 $1 $40 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,
V-Magem Badals,J/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72/[Huzman] (38)}) 16. Bg5 ({The immediate
} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxc6 {would not work out, due
to} Rc8 {But after the text Bxf6 Bxf6 Nxe6 threatens in earnest.}) (16. Be3 {
Huzman} Qc7 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Rfc8 $15) 16... Rc8
(16... Nxe5 {had been played. After} 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bf6 {
the black position was hard to defend. The move in the text gives up a pawn.})
(16... Nxd4 $145 $1 17. Rxd4 Bxc5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qc2+ Kg8 20. Qxc5 {
+/- (old theory)} Ne4 $1 21. Bxd8 Nxc5 $11) ({Perhaps, a cold-blooded 16...
move was stronger - after} 16... Z0 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxe6 (18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19.
Nxe6 Qd5 20. Nf4 Qd6) 18... Bxe6 19. Nxc6 Qd6 20. Be4 Bd5 21. Ne5 Rfe8 {
white would have difficulties to convert his advantave into a full point.}) 17.
Nxc6 $2 {White had to grab the pawn.} ({After Huzman: It is interesting what
Black prepared after the obvious move} 17. Nxa6 {'!?' Huzman.} Nxe5 ({A tricky
move} 17... Qd6 {allegedly with the threat Nd4 does not work as well:} 18. a4
Nxd4 (18... bxa4 {is a lesser evil.}) 19. Rxd4 Qxa6 20. Bxh7+ (20. Ng4 $1 $40 {
Huzman}) 20... Kxh7 21. Rh4+ Kg8 22. Qd3 {and then eventually Qh3, winning.}) (
17... Qb6 {Huzman} 18. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 (18... gxf6 19. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 19. Nd7 $16)
(17... h6 {Huzman} 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 (18... Bxc6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nc5 $16) 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nb4 Rd6 21. Qxb5 Ba8 22. d5 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Qf6 $44) 18. dxe5 Nd7
19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Be4 {suggested by Hungarian players, black hardly has any
compensation for the lost pawn.}) 17... Rxc6 18. b4 (18. Qd3 $5 {Huzman} g6 (
18... Bc4 19. Qg3 $36) 19. b4 Bc4 20. Qh3 $13) 18... Bc4 19. Qf3 Nd5 (19... Qd5
{Huzman} 20. Qe3 $14) 20. Bxe7 {A standard way to play is 20.Qe4 g6 21.Bh6,
but it seems, that my opponent played this position the very first time in his
life.} (20. Qe4 {Huzman} g6 (20... f5 $5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qe1 Nf4 $132 {
[%cal Ye7g5]}) 21. Bh6 Re8 $11) 20... Qxe7 21. a3 Rd6 22. Ne4 Rd7 23. Nc5 Rd6
24. Ne4 Rd7 25. Nc5 {Obviously, my partner does not like his position any more
and wants to make a draw now by repetition of moves. Although in fact white
has a very slight edge...} Ra7 {It is a concession - the rook stands better in
the centre. But, well, regarding a psychology - since he does not like to play
this position - I have to go on!} 26. Nb3 {Prevents a6-a5. The move was not
expected by me, but it is not bad. The position is still about equal.} Qg5 {
To regroupe, to activate his pieces, threatening to exchange the queens! (If
that is really a threat)} 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Qh3 h6 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Nc5 Rd8 {
The first reminder on volnerability of the pawn d4: Nd5-f4 threatens to
eliminate it!} 31. Qg3 Ne7 32. Rd1 (32. Rf4 Nf5 33. Bxf5 exf5 34. Re1 {was a
reasonable alternative.} (34. Rd1 g5 $1 $17)) 32... Nf5 33. Qf4 Bd5 {After all,
black is playing for a win -} (33... Nd6 34. Qxf6 gxf6 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Rh4 {
would lead to a draw.}) 34. Re2 Nd6 35. Qg3 a5 36. h4 {Perhaps, 36.h3 was more
prudent.} axb4 37. axb4 Kf8 {A double-edged move. It was appreciated by
watching the game Hungarian players, but is is not yet the endgame...} 38. h5
Ra2 {There is a threat - Qg5!} 39. Bd3 Ra3 40. Re3 $2 {In a severe time
trouble white leaves his pawn unprotected.} ({After} 40. Qe5 Qh4 {black still
had rather marginal advantage.}) 40... Qxd4 $17 41. Rb1 Ra1 42. Ree1 Rxb1 43.
Rxb1 Ke7 44. Bf1 Ra8 45. Nd3 Ra3 46. Rc1 Bc4 47. Ne5 {White is forced to play
this nice way, because after} (47. Rd1 Bxd3 48. Bxd3 (48. Rxd3 Rxd3 49. Bxd3
Qxb4 50. Qxg7 Qd2 51. Bf1 (51. Qd4 Qd1+) 51... b4) 48... Qxb4 49. Qxg7 Rxd3 50.
Rxd3 Qb1+ {he is simply dead lost.}) 47... Rxg3 48. Nc6+ Kf6 49. Nxd4 Rg5 50.
Bxc4 bxc4 51. f3 Rxh5 52. Kf2 Rd5 53. Ke3 e5 54. Nc6 Ke6 55. g4 Rb5 $19 56. f4
f6 57. fxe5 fxe5 58. Rb1 Kd7 59. Na5 Kc7 60. Kd2 Rd5+ 61. Kc2 Kb6 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nevednichy, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. dxe5 {The other promising line is 10.d5 Ne7 11.h3 Nh6 12.g4,
with some advantage for white.} dxe5 11. Nd5 $146 ({According to previous
practice after} 11. Qxd8 Nxd8 12. Nd2 {white has a slight edge.}) 11... Nh6 {
With the threat to eliminate the knight f3 by g6-g5-g4 or Bg4.} 12. h3 Be6 {
During the game I have considered this move a big mistake and thought the best
would be 12...Nf7!, threatening to equalize chances by Nf7-g5. Hungarian
players suggested instead 12...g5 13.Bg3 f5, what also looks more promising
than the text-move. Still, one should not blame too hard this modest
developing move...} 13. Qb3 Qc8 14. O-O-O Kh8 {From now on black abstains from
active counterplay in the centre starting with f6-f5 and gradually slips down
into a hopeless position.} ({After} 14... f5 15. Be7 $1 Rf7 (15... Re8 16. Nf6+
) 16. Bc5 b6 17. Be3 Na5 {it would be not easy to evaluate the position.}) 15.
g4 {More careful would be 15.Kb1 or 15.Rhe1} Ng8 $6 ({Here} 15... f5 {looked
also very promising. Since Nd5 and Bh4 do not protect important squares in the
centre, white has problems to defend his stronghold - e4. Still, due to a
rather vulnerable location of the black king, chances were about equal:} 16.
gxf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 {(the best)} fxe4 (17... Bf7 {was too ambitious:} 18. Rhg1
Bh5 $2 (18... Bg6) 19. Rxg7 $1 {with advantage to white} Kxg7 20. Rg1+ Kh8 21.
Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Qc3 Qe6 23. Nf4 Qe8 (23... Qd6 $2 24. c5) 24. Nxh5 fxe4 25. Bxe4
Qxh5 26. Rg5 $18) 18. Bxe4 Bf5 (18... Nf5 19. Rhg1 Nd6 20. Bc2 {white stands
better.}) 19. Qd3 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qf5 {with about equal play.}) 16. Kb1 Nd8 17.
Bg3 Nf7 18. Qc3 c5 $6 {With his last moves white, obviously, was preparing a
push g4-g5. In order to hinder it black had to play now 18...Bh6 or 18...Re8.}
19. g5 $1 f5 $1 {The best answer.} 20. h4 {20.Ne5 Ng5 does not look convincing
at all.} f4 21. h5 $1 {After 21.Bh2 white pieces would need long time to
regroup in order come back into play...} gxh5 {The only move, of course.} 22.
Bh4 {Now white threatens with Nd5-f6, winning the pawn e5.} Bxd5 $2 {Giving up
this important bishop leads to a lost position.} ({More stubborn was} 22... Bg4
$1 {At that case} 23. Nf6 $6 {would be met by} Qc6) 23. cxd5 $16 Ne7 24. Nd2
Nd6 25. Bxh5 Ng6 26. Rc1 b6 27. Qf3 Re8 28. Bg4 Qb7 29. Bf5 $6 {It is a light
time-scramble. A plan - Qh3, f2-f3, Bf2 - looks self-evident and easily to be
found.} Kg8 30. Nc4 Rad8 31. Qh5 Qf7 32. Be6 $2 {To win an exchange is not
much in this position.} ({After} 32. Nxd6 Rxd6 33. f3 {and then Bf2, suggested
by Hungarien players, black's position was practically lost.}) 32... Rxe6 33.
dxe6 Qxe6 34. Nxd6 Rxd6 35. f3 Rd3 $2 {Black is in a big time trouble.} ({
He had to strengthen his presence on the d-file by} 35... Qd7 $1) 36. Bf2 Nf8
37. Rhd1 Qd7 ({However here} 37... Rxd1 {looked more promising for black -} 38.
Rxd1 Qc4 39. Be1 Qe2 40. Rc1 Qd3+ 41. Ka1 b5) 38. Qh1 Ne6 39. Qf1 c4 40. Rxd3
cxd3 41. Rd1 Nxg5 42. Qxd3 $18 Qxd3+ 43. Rxd3 Bf6 44. Kc2 Kf7 45. Ra3 Ke6 46.
Rxa7 Nxf3 47. Kd3 h5 48. Rh7 h4 49. a4 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2004.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 {One rather old line - a deviation from thee more applicable 8...Nbd7 or 8.
..cd 9.ed b6.} 9. Qe2 ({I had recently two games with} 9. a3 cxd4 10. Ne2 (10.
axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 e5 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Nd2 $14 {Lesiege-Kortschnoj/
Montreal 2004}) 10... Bd6 $11 {Aleksandrov-Kortschnoj/EU-chT 2003}) 9... Bc6
10. Rd1 Nbd7 ({The theory recommends} 10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 {, but I don't
trust this line.}) 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qc7 14. Bxc6 (14. e4 {
! is considered to be the strongest. But I believe after} Rae8 {black can hold
the position.}) 14... Qxc6 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bc7 $2 ({After} 16... cxb4 17. Nd4
{black has serious problems to protect his tactical targets, since normal
moves like} Qf6 {do not work due to} 18. Qb5 {winning a piece.}) ({Still, the
text is grave error. After} 16... Bb6 {white would have had only a marginal
edge.}) 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Rac1 $16 b6 19. Qc4 Rfe8 20. Rd5 $1 ({After} 20. Rd2 {
black could play} Nf8 $1 {because of the vulnerability of the first rank of
white's position.}) 20... Qe6 ({Here} 20... Nf8 {would be met by} 21. Rg5 Ne6
22. Qc3 $1 {winning.}) 21. Ng5 (21. Qc3 $1 {(to avoid a pin Qe6-Rd5-Qc4)} f6
22. Rcd1 {suggested by Hungarian players, was strong.}) ({also with a big
advantage for white.} 21. Kf1 $5) 21... Qg6 22. h4 h6 23. Nf3 Qe6 24. Rcd1 ({
Here} 24. Kf1 {is not convincing: black may regroup his pieces with} Bd6 {
with chances to survive.}) 24... Nf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxd8 (26. bxc5 Rxd5 27.
Qxd5 (27. Rxd5 Qa1+ 28. Qf1 Qxa3 29. c6 Qc3 30. Nd4 Be5 {and black is not in
danger anymore.}) 27... Rd8 28. Qb3 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 bxc5 $14) 26... Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. bxc5 Qd1+ ({After} 28... bxc5 29. g3 {white stands certainly
better. Black tries to complicate the matters.}) 29. Qf1 Qb3 30. Qc1 $2 (30. c6
{was not good because of several reasons. The simplest way for black was:} Qc3
31. Nd4 Be5 32. Nf5 Kh7 {- black wins a pawn back.}) ({But after} 30. cxb6 axb6
31. Qa1 {white would keep his extra-pawn, still with some winning chances.})
30... bxc5 31. Nd2 Qd3 32. g3 Ba5 33. Nc4 Bc3 $11 34. Qf1 Qc2 35. Qg2 Qd1+ 36.
Qf1 Qc2 37. Qg2 Qd1+ {The position is equal - white can't make progress.} 38.
Kh2 $4 {In severe time trouble white commits a blunder.} Qd3 $19 39. Qa8+ Kh7
0-1

[Event "Vera m g/1h+25s"]
[Site "Vera"]
[Date "2004.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2004.07.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Ne4 {A rare
continuation, which should not be sufficient for equality.} ({The main line
goes with} 6... Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5) 7. Nd2 {More aggressive move is 7.Qf3.} (7. Qf3
Ng5 8. Qh5 (8. Qg3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd3 f5 11. Bxg5 Bxg5 12. h4 Bh6 13. f4
$14 {1-0 Nisipeanu,L-Kazhgaleyev,M/France 2000/EXT 2001 (45)}) 8... Ne6 9. Bd3
g6 10. Qe2 Bg7 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 f6 13. f5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 Qe8 15. Qc4 fxe5 16.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 17. Qxe6+ dxe6 18. Nd2 $14 {1-0 Macieja,B-Gabriel,C/Germany 2002/
EXT 2003 (71)}) 7... Nxd2 {In my opinion, after the exchange of knights it
will be easier for white to emphasize the defects in black's pawnstructure.} (
7... Nc5 $142 {--> 1/2-1/2 Sedlak,N-Radulski,J/Stara Pazova 2001/CBM 82 
[Postny,E] (28)}) 8. Bxd2 d5 (8... Qh4 9. Bd3 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 d6 12.
Re1 g6 13. Re4 Qd8 14. Bh6 Re8 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qe2 Bb7 18. Re1
$16 {1/2-1/2 Zubarev,A-Ovsejevitsch,S/Ordzhonikidze 2001/CBM 86 (47)}) (8...
Be7 9. Qg4 g6 10. Bh6 Rb8 11. O-O-O d5 12. Qg3 Be6 13. h4 Rb4 14. Qc3 c5 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Minasian,A-Kaidanov,G/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (49)}) 9. Bd3 Qh4 (9... Be6
10. O-O Qd7 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 $14 {1-0 Zelcic,R-Baumegger,S/Portoroz 1998/
EXT 99 (54)}) 10. O-O Bc5 11. c4 $1 $146 {White is putting immediate pressure
on black's queenside pawns. Other moves, that appeared in practice promise
white less, than the move in the text.} O-O (11... dxc4 $2 12. Qa4 $16) 12. Rc1
{[%cal Gc1c7]} Bd4 13. Bc3 {Exchanging black's active bishop.} Bxc3 (13... Bb6
14. b4 $16 {[%csl Rb6]}) 14. Rxc3 Be6 15. f4 {White has stable advantage due
to black's queenside weaknesses.} ({Dubious is} 15. cxd5 $6 Bxd5 {[%csl Gd5]})
15... Rad8 16. c5 $1 {This is the most practical decision. Closing the centre,
white prevents black's possible counterplay through the "d" file.} Rb8 17. Qd2
f6 $6 {This move can be considered as a blunder, on the other hand, it's very
hard to suggest any reasonable plan for black.} 18. f5 {Black can not allow
white to build the pawn chain f5-e6, so the following piece sacrifice is
practically forced.} Qd4+ 19. Rf2 fxe5 20. fxe6 e4 21. Ba6 $1 {The best place
for the bishop.} Qe5 (21... Qxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 24. Ke3 Kf8 (
24... Rxa2 25. Bb7 $18) 25. Ra3 $18 {[%cal Ga6c8]}) 22. Rb3 Rbe8 23. Qc3 Qxe6
24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qd4 Qf5 {Black's compensation for the piece is clearly
insufficient, but it's not so easy for white to convert his advantage into a
full point.} 26. Rg3 Rf6 27. h3 h6 28. b4 Qf4 29. Rc3 Qg5 30. Be2 Kh7 31. a4 ({
More precisely was} 31. g3 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yg1g2]}) 31... Qh4 32. Rc1 Rg6 33. Qf2
$2 {Did white just blunder the "h" pawn?} ({Simple and good was} 33. Bg4 $18)
33... Qxh3 {Now black has already three pawns for the piece, so the position
becomes unclear.} 34. Bf1 Rg5 35. b5 $6 {White got carried away a little bit.}
(35. Qd4 $6 Qg3 $132 {[%cal Gg5h5]}) (35. Qd2 $5) 35... Qa3 36. Rd1 Qxa4 37.
Qd4 Qc2 $5 {Kortschnoj decided to keep the queens on the board. It's very hard
to evaluate the arised position, but it should be approximately equal...} ({
The endgame after} 37... cxb5 38. Qxa4 bxa4 {should end in a draw.}) 38. bxc6
Rf5 {Threatening 39...e3.} 39. Ra1 a5 40. Bb5 Qb3 41. Be2 a4 $6 {There was no
reason to give this pawn so fast.} (41... Qg3 $1 42. Rf1 Rg5 43. Rf2 Qb3 $132 {
[%csl Ga5][%cal Ga5a4]}) 42. Rxa4 Qb1+ 43. Qd1 Qb2 44. Ra1 $2 ({Much stronger
was} 44. Rd4 Rg5 45. Qd2 $16) 44... Qc3 {Now black is capturing a pawn, and it
will be again three pawns for the piece.} 45. Bg4 Qxc5+ 46. Kh1 Rg5 47. Rc1 Qe3
{White did not manage to block black's central pawns, however, white is hoping
to organize an attack against the black king, after all, he has an extra piece!
} 48. Bh3 d4 ({Comes to consideration} 48... Rh5 $5) 49. Qf1 h5 $4 {The final
slip in the time-trouble.} (49... d3 $2 50. Re1 Qd4 51. Qf4 $16) (49... Qg3 $1
50. Qf7 Qe5 51. Rf1 Rh5 52. Rf5 Rxh3+ 53. gxh3 Qg3 $11) 50. Re1 {That's it.
Black is losing the most important Pe4 and the game.} Qd2 51. Bf5+ Kh6 52. Rxe4
d3 53. Re6+ g6 54. Bxd3 Qb4 55. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[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
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc3 O-O (14... b5 15. Rd1 Qc5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Qe4 (17. Nxf7 b4+ 18. Kc2 Qf5+
19. Kc1 Kxf7 $13) 17... O-O 18. Qxa8 (18. Kc2 Na6 19. Nd7 Nb4+ $13) 18... Qxe5+
19. Kc2 Qc7 {Levitt} (19... Na6 {Hertneck} 20. Qf3 Nb4+ 21. Kb1 $16) 20. Qf3
Nc6 21. Kb1 $16) 15. Qe3 (15. Rd1 Qa5+) (15. Nxc4 b5 16. Ne5 (16. Ne3 Qc5+ 17.
Kb3 Nd7 $17) 16... Na6 (16... a5 {/\ Na6-/+}) 17. axb5 Nc5 18. Nxc6 Qb3+ 19.
Kd4 Rfd8+ 20. Nxd8 Rxd8+ 21. Kxc5 Rd5+ $2 (21... Rc8+ $10) 22. Kc6 $18) 15...
b5 16. Be2 (16. axb5 cxb5 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bf3 Rac8 {/\ b4} (19...
b4+ 20. Kxc4 Rac8+ 21. Kb3 $16) 20. Rxa7 b4+ 21. Kc2 (21. Kxb4 $2 Qd6+ $1 {
Hertneck} 22. Ka4 (22. Kc3 Rb8 $40) 22... Rb8 23. Qc3 Rb3 24. Qxc4 Rfb8 $40)
21... Qb5 (21... Qd6 22. g3 b3+ $6 23. Kc3 Rb8 24. Ra4 $16) (21... Qd8 22. Rd1
Qf6 23. Qd4 $16) 22. Rd1 c3 (22... g6 23. Rdd7 b3+ 24. Kc3 Rb8 25. Rdb7 $18) (
22... b3+ 23. Kb1 (23. Kc3 $2 Rb8) 23... g6 {/\ 24... Qf5 25.Be4 Qe5} 24. g4 {
>< f5} Qb8 {/\ 25... Qh2, 25... c3} 25. Ra4 Qxh2 $5 {Gelfand,B-Huebner,R/
Munich (04) ;CBM 30 1992/1/2-1/2 (58)} (25... Qb5 26. Ra7 Qb8 $10)) 23. b3 Rcd8
24. Be2 Qb8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bd3 Qxh2 27. Qf2 f5 28. Qe2 e5 29. Qf2 e4 30.
Bc4+ Kh8 31. Bd5 Qe5 32. Qc5 h6 33. Re7 Qxd5 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Rb8
Rd4 {0-1 Ward,C-Wagner,C/Paris-London (07) ;EXP 45 1994}) 16... f6 (16... Nd7
$1 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Rhd1 Qe7 20. Kc2 a6 21. Qe5 Qb4 {1/2-1/2
Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco blind (08) ;EXP 46 1995 (37)}) 17. axb5 (17. Nxc4 bxc4
18. Bxc4 Qa5+ 19. b4 Qc7 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Rhd1 a5 22. b5 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Hector,
J/Geneve op (08) ;EXP 46 1995 (38)}) (17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Rhd1 Nb6 19. axb5 cxb5
20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Bf3 {Hertneck,G-Haba,
P/BL 9293 (1993) ;BL 90 1993/1-0 (54)}) 17... Qxe5+ 18. Qxe5 fxe5 19. Rhf1 (19.
b6 $5 Nd7 20. bxa7 Rf7 21. Ra5 Nb6 22. Rha1 Nc8 23. Bxc4 Kf8 24. Bxe6 Rfxa7 25.
Rf1+ Ke7 26. Rxe5 Kd6 $14) 19... Rxf1 20. Rxf1 Nd7 21. bxc6 Nf6 22. Kxc4 (22.
Ra1 $5) 22... Rc8 23. Kb5 Rb8+ $1 $10 24. Ka5 Rxb2 25. Rc1 Ra2+ 26. Kb5 Rb2+
27. Ka6 Ne8 28. Bg4 Nc7+ 29. Kxa7 Kf7 (29... Rxg2 $2 30. Kb7 $16) 30. Rd1 Kf6
31. Rd7 Nd5 32. Rxd5 (32. c7 Rc2 (32... Nxc7 33. Rxc7 Rxg2 $10) 33. Kb7 Rb2+
$10) 32... exd5 33. c7 Rc2 34. Kb6 Kg5 35. Bd7 {/\ 36.Bc6+-} Rxc7 36. Kxc7 Kf4
37. Kd6 d4 38. g3+ (38. Kd5 d3 39. Ba4 Ke3 40. Kxe5 Kf2 41. g4 Kg2 $10) 38...
Kf3 39. Kxe5 Kg2 40. Kf4 Kxh2 41. g4 d3 42. Bc6 Kg1 43. Ke3 Kh2 44. g5 Kg3 45.
Bf3 h5 46. g6 h4 47. Be4 h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 {Greenfeld ist selbst mit
diesem Zug in CBM 51 vertreten; Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/EUCup f Ljubljana (02)} 6.
Bg5 Bg7 7. Qc2 h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. e3 (9. Rd1 $1 {(Dautov), aber der Textzug ist
ebenfalls solide.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Rfe1 a6
14. e4 Nh5 15. Be2 {Will 15...Nf4 provozieren.} e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd5 Bf8
18. Nd2 c6 19. Bxh5 $5 (19. Ne3 $10) 19... cxd5 $8 20. exd5 (20. Bf3 d4 $15)
20... gxh5 21. Re3 (21. Qf5 $5 Nc5 22. Qxh5 Nd3 $2 (22... Bg7 $13) 23. Ne4 Nxe1
24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Bg5 $18) 21... Bxd5 22. Rg3+ Bg7 (22... Kh8 $13) 23. Qf5 Nf8 {
Gibt die Figur zurück.} (23... Be6 24. Qxh5 $13 {Weiß hat beachtliche
Angriffschancen.}) 24. Qxc8 $10 (24. Rxg7+ $2 Kxg7 25. Qf6+ (25. Bf6+ Kg8 26.
Qxh5 Nh7 $19) 25... Kg8 26. cxd5 Qc2 $19) 24... Rexc8 (24... Raxc8 $2 25. cxd5
Ng6 26. d6 $16) 25. Bf6 (25. cxd5 Ng6 $17) 25... Ng6 26. Bxg7 h4 27. Rb3 Bxg2 (
27... Bc6 $5 {Fritz}) 28. Kxg2 (28. Bxh6 $13) 28... Kxg7 29. Rxb6 Rd8 {[%cal
Rd8d1]} 30. c5 Rd5 31. c6 Rad8 32. c7 Rc8 33. Rc6 e4 34. b4 f5 35. Rg1 Ne5 36.
Kh3+ $2 $19 (36. Rc2 $15) 36... Kf7 37. Rc2 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 (38. Kxh4 Rxd2 39.
Rxd2 Nf3+ $19) 38... h3+ 39. Kh1 Rd7 40. Rg3 (40. Rgc1 Nd3 41. Nc4 Nxc1 42.
Ne5+ Ke7 43. Nxd7 Kxd7 44. Rxc1 Rxc7 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7 46. Kg1 Kc6 47. a4 Kd5 48.
Kf1 Kc4 49. b5 axb5 50. axb5 Kxb5 $19) 40... Rdxc7 41. Rxc7+ Rxc7 42. Rxh3 Rc2
0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.07.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lesiege, Alexandre"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd7 9. a3 cxd4 (9... Bxc3 $5 10. bxc3 Qa5) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3
$1 (12. Qb3 $6 Rc8 13. Be2 Qxc3 $15) 12... e5 (12... Qxc3 {13.Ba3 or 13.Rb1
with good compensation for the pawn.}) 13. Qc2 $14 Re8 14. Nd2 $1 Nc6 15. Ba3 (
15. b5 Nd8 16. c4 Ne6 $11) 15... Rad8 (15... b5 $5) 16. c4 (16. b5 Ne7 17. Bxe7
$6 Rxe7 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Rfa1 Bxb5 $11) 16... Be6 17. Ne4 (17. b5 $5 Qd7 18.
bxc6 Qxd3 19. Qxd3 Rxd3 20. Nf3 $14) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 h6 19. b5 Na5 20. Bb4
$1 (20. c5 Nb3 21. Rad1 Qa5 22. Bb2 Qxb5 $15) 20... Nxc4 21. Rxa7 Bd5 22. h3 (
22. Ba5 $6 Bxe4 23. Bxc7 Bxc2 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 Be4 26. Rc7 Nb6 $15) 22...
Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd7 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. Raa1 {25.Ra2!? Nb6 26.Rac2,25.Bc5!?} (25. Ra2
$5 Nb6 26. Rac2) (25. Bc5 $5) 25... Nb6 26. Rc5 $16 {Black solved most of his
problems, but white still has an edge due to the awkward location of the black
pieces. Especially lonesome is the knight b6.} Rc7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Ra7 Rb8
29. Ba5 h5 30. h4 $2 (30. Kh2 g6 31. g4 $1 hxg4 32. hxg4 Kf8 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. g5
Kf8 35. Qf3 Qd8 36. Rxb7 Qxg5+ 37. Kf1 Rxb7 38. Qxb7 Na4 39. Qe4 Nc5 40. Bb4
$18) 30... g6 31. Kh2 f5 $1 {The only chance to survive.} 32. Bxb6 Qxb6 33.
Qd5+ Kh7 34. Ra4 Qf6 35. g3 Qe7 36. b6 Rd8 37. Qc4 Qd7 38. Ra5 Rc8 39. Rd5 Qe6
40. Qb5 Rc6 41. Rxe5 Qa2 {Black still has to defend carefully, but soon the
white king also becomes vulnerable.} 42. Kg2 Rc2 43. Qf1 Qb2 44. Re7+ Kh6 45.
Rxb7 Rc1 46. Qd3 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vera m g/1h+25s"]
[Site "Vera"]
[Date "2004.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.07.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. b3 {In this line white tries to play flexible and keeps the knight
on b1 for a while, with an option to develop it on c3 or d2, according to
future circumstances.} ({Other main theoretical continuations are:} 9. Nc3) (9.
Nd2) 9... Qe6 10. Bb2 Bb4+ (10... a5 11. Qc2 {--> 1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons,F-Leko,
P/Linares 2004/CBM 100 [Postny,E] (25)}) 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O-O a5 (12... Qe7
13. Ne4 {--> 1-0 Motylev,A-Sermek,D/Dubai 2001/CBM 83 [Postny,E] (74)}) (12...
d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Nf3 Qh6+ 15. Qe3 Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 Re8 17. e4 $14 {1-0
Kasparov,G-Piket,J/Dortmund 1992/CBM 29 (40)}) 13. a3 $5 $146 {Usually this
move is not recommended in this kind of position, since it weakens white's
pawnstructure on the queenside, but in this concrete case it might work...
Still, this move does not seems to me as the best one.} (13. Ne4 d5 (13... Re8
$5) 14. exd6 Qh6+ 15. Qe3 Qxe3+ 16. fxe3 Bg4 17. Rd4 f5 18. c5 Nd5 19. a3 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Dworakowska,J-Jaracz,B/Brzeg Dolny 2000/CBM 77 ext (57)}) 13... Bxd2+
14. Rxd2 a4 15. b4 Ba6 {[%csl Rc4]} 16. Rd4 Rae8 17. Qc2 $1 {Ignoring the
threat to Pe5.} ({After} 17. Qg4 f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 {black is fine.}) 17... d6 $1
({After} 17... Qxe5 18. Bd3 {white has a dangerous initiative.}) 18. c5 (18.
Bd3 $6 Qh6+ $15) 18... Bxf1 19. cxb6 Bb5 $6 {Of course, it looks dangerous to
take the Pg2, but it was definitely more principled, since after the move in
the text white is better.} (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 (20. Rh4 Qg6 $11) 20... Qh6+ 21.
f4 dxe5 22. Rd2 Bd5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. fxe5 cxb6 $13) 20. exd6 cxd6 ({After} 
20... cxb6 $6 21. d7 Rd8 22. Rhd1 {[%csl Gd7] the Pd7 is very strong.}) 21.
Rhd1 d5 22. Rh4 Qg6 $2 {This is a big mistake. The exchange of queens is
clearly in white's favour, since his king is not particularly safe. Moreover,
in the forthcoming endgame white's passed pawn on b6 will become a dominant
factor in the position.} ({Possible was} 22... h6 23. Bd4 $14) 23. Qxg6 hxg6
24. Rh3 f5 {Another dubious move, but the endgame is very tough for black
anyway.} (24... Re2 25. Bd4 {followed by 26.Rd2.}) 25. Rg3 Re6 26. f4 Rb8 27.
Bd4 Kf7 28. Re3 Re4 29. Rxe4 fxe4 ({After} 29... dxe4 30. Kd2 {black will not
survive as well. White's possible plan is: to put the king on e3, and then Rg1
and g2-g4 opening the files for the rook.}) 30. Re1 {[%csl Rg6,Rg7][%cal Ge1e3,
Ge3g3]} g5 {Desperation...} 31. fxg5 Kg6 32. Be3 Ba6 33. Kb2 Kh5 34. Rc1 Bb5
35. Kc3 Ba6 36. Rc2 $1 {Transfering the rook to the "f" file.} Kg6 37. Rf2 Bb5
38. h4 {[%cal Gg2g4,Gh4h5] Black resigned, since his position is hopeless and
without any counterplay.} 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hebert, Jean"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. e3 Bb4+ {This move is hardly to be recommended,
4...Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 or c5 is an approved continuation.} 5. Bd2 Be7 {Exchange of
pieces on d2 would lead to some white`s advantage in development.} 6. Nc3 Bb7
7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4+ {After 9.b4!? white has had an advantage as
well.} c6 10. Ne5 ({During the game I was more afraid of} 10. g4 {, but now at
the close look variations like} Nxg4 11. Rg1 Qd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Rxg7 Qxh3 14.
Ne5 (14. Ke2 Bc8) 14... Qh1+ 15. Bf1 Ba6 {do not look too convincing for white.
}) 10... O-O 11. b4 Bd6 {Black has in mind a counter-action. The first threat
is Qe7, attacking e5 and b4.} 12. f4 b5 $1 13. Qb3 a5 14. bxa5 (14. Ne2 Na6 $1
15. bxa5 b4 {would move eventually to the moves transposition.}) 14... b4 15.
Ne2 ({Or} 15. Na4 Qxa5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Na6 {- black has a good game.})
15... Na6 16. Rc1 $2 {After this, rather naive move the white king will be
never let in peace.} ({The right move was, of course,} 16. O-O {Then} c5 17.
dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qxb4 Qe7 {leads to a position, where the activity of the black
pieces compensates his material losses.}) 16... c5 $1 17. Bxa6 Bxa6 18. Nc6 (
18. dxc5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Ne4 {- black has a winning attack.}) 18... Qd7 19. dxc5
Bxe2 {The only move - it prevents an intention of white to consolidate his
position by Nc6-d4!} 20. Kxe2 (20. cxd6 Qg4 $1) 20... Bxf4 21. Qxb4 $6 {
More solid was to come back with the knight into the centre in order to
organize a defence of the white king.} Qxc6 22. Qxf4 {After 22.ef Rfe8 or
d5-d4-both are very strong.} d4 $19 23. exd4 (23. Qf3 {was more stubborn.})
23... Qxg2+ 24. Kd3 Qg6+ 25. Kc4 Ne4 (25... Nd5 {was also tempting. At the
board I saw} 26. Qd6 {as a refuting move, but} Qg2 $1 {was still winning!}) 26.
Bb4 ({The last attempt to complicate the matters was} 26. d5 $5 {Black at that
case had to act energetically:} Nxc5 $1 27. Kxc5 Qd3 {, creating then a mating
net around the too much advanced white monarch.}) 26... Qa6+ 27. Kb3 Qd3+ 28.
Kb2 Rfb8 29. Rhd1 (29. a3 Qxd4+ 30. Kc2 (30. Kb3 Nxc5+ 31. Rxc5 Qxf4) 30...
Rxb4 31. axb4 Qc3+ 32. Kd1 Rd8+ {and so on.}) 29... Rxb4+ 30. Ka1 Qe2 31. Rb1
Nc3 {Bad move - 31...Qa2+ was more convincing. Anyway, white resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Nb3 b6 {It seems like 9...Be7 and 9...Na5 lead to no advantage of white;
9...b6 is definitely possible (the idea is to prevent a4-a5 of white, but I
doubt white needs it here), but it's too slow;} (9... Na5 $1 10. Nxa5 (10. Nd4
$5 Be7 (10... Nc6 $5) 11. O-O O-O 12. g4 Nc6 13. g5 Ne8 14. f4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4
Bc6 16. Be3 e5 17. Qd2 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nc7 19. Nd5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Solak,D-Antic,D/
Sabac 1998/CBM 65 (53)}) 10... Qxa5 11. O-O Bc6 12. Re1 Be7 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4
$6 (14. a5 $5 {Kharitonov} b5 (14... Rc8 {Kharitonov} 15. Be3) (14... O-O {
Kharitonov} 15. Na4) 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. b3 $14) 14... h6 15. Qe2 O-O (15... Nh7
$6 {Kharitonov} 16. Nd5 $1 {Moiseev/}) 16. g5 $6 (16. h3 $5 {Kharitonov}) (16.
Kh1 $5 $15 {Kharitonov}) 16... hxg5 17. Bxg5 Nh7 18. Bxe7 (18. Bd2 {Kharitonov}
Bf6) 18... Qxe7 19. Rad1 e5 $1 {<->f4,d4/} 20. Rd3 Rfd8 21. Red1 b5 $1 $15 {
0-1 Enevoldsen,J-Moisieev,O/Amsterdam 1967/MCL/[Kharitonov] (40)}) (9... Be7
10. O-O (10. a5 $5) 10... O-O 11. g4 (11. f4 b5 12. axb5 Qb6+ 13. Rf2 axb5 14.
Rxa8 Rxa8 15. e5 Ne8 16. Qf3 Rd8 17. Be3 Qb8 18. Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tringov,
G-Polugaevsky,L/La Valetta 1980/EXT 2000 (28)}) 11... h6 12. Kh1 d5 $1 13. exd5
exd5 14. h3 Be6 15. Be3 Re8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4
Bd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5+ $44 {1/2-1/2 Shchekachev,A-Kharitonov,A/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 
(27)}) 10. O-O Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. g4 Be8 {the idea is to clear d7 for Nf6, but
black's setup is very passive;} (12... Qc7 13. g5 Ne8 14. Be3 $14) 13. g5 Nd7
14. Qg4 Nc5 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Rac1 d5 (16... Nxa4 17. f5 $1 $16 {[%cal Gf5f6]})
17. exd5 exd5 18. Nd4 Nxa4 {Korchnoi accepts all sacrifices as he always does;}
19. f5 Bc5 (19... Nxc3 20. bxc3 Na2 21. Rce1 Nxc3 22. f6 $40) 20. f6 g6 21. Qh4
$18 {White's attack is decisive now;} h5 22. gxh6 $2 (22. Bf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3h5]
This move would kill black on a spot;} Nxc3 23. bxc3 Na2 24. Bxh5 gxh5 (24...
Nxc1 25. Bg4 $18) (24... Bb5 25. Rf3 Nxc1 26. Bg4 $18) 25. Qxh5 $18) 22... Kh7
23. Bf2 Nxc3 {korchnoi smartly trades both knights of white;} 24. bxc3 Bxd4 25.
Qxd4 Nc6 26. Qxb6 d4 {Black just messes the game in bad position;} 27. Qc5 Rg8
28. cxd4 Rc8 29. d5 Ne5 30. Qd4 (30. Qe7 Nc4 31. Rfd1 Nd6 32. Qxd8 Rxd8 33. c4
$18) 30... Nc4 31. Rce1 $2 {Wrong rook!} (31. Rfe1 Nd6 32. c4) 31... Nd6 32.
Bg3 Rxc2 33. Re7 (33. Qe5 $142 $18) 33... Nf5 34. Qe4 Nxe7 35. fxe7 Qb6+ 36.
Bf2 Qb2 37. d6 Rd2 38. Qf4 $16 a5 39. Be4 f5 $2 (39... Qb4 40. Bg3 f5 41. Bf3
Qc5+ 42. Kh1 {still very messy here, but the game is more likely balanced here;
}) 40. Be3 $1 $18 {Korchnoi just blundered this move;} Rxd6 41. Qxd6 fxe4 42.
Rf8 $2 {missing a killer move;} (42. Qd5 $18 {[%cal Gf1f7] Black is defendless
here;}) 42... Qe2 43. Qf4 Qf3 44. Qxf3 exf3 45. Kf2 (45. h4 a4 46. Rxf3 a3 47.
Rf2 $18) 45... a4 46. Kxf3 (46. h4 $1 {to prevent g5 move of black;}) 46... g5
$1 {at this point of the game Korchnoi had 5 min left oh his clocks, I had
less than 2;} 47. Bc5 Bc6+ 48. Ke3 Rg6 49. Rc8 Bb5 50. Rb8 Bd7 51. Rd8 Bb5 52.
Bd4 $2 {1-move blunder, but black misses it too;} Rg8 (52... Re6+ {[%cal Ge6e7]
}) 53. Ke4 Bc6+ 54. Ke5 Bb5 55. Kf6 a3 56. Rxg8 $2 {This one misses a win,
white still has good winnning chances in the other lines;} Kxg8 57. Kg6 (57.
Kxg5 Kh7 58. Bg7 a2 59. Kf5 Bd7+ 60. Ke4 Bc6+ 61. Kd3 Kg6 62. Kc2 Be8 63. Kb2
$1 Bf7 64. Ka3 Kh7 65. Kb4 {and to d8 then with an easy win;} Kg6 66. Kc5 Be8
67. Kb6 Ba4 68. Kc7 Kf7 69. Kd8 Bb5 70. e8=Q+ Bxe8 71. Bd4 Kg6 $11) (57. Ke6 a2
58. Kd6 Kh7 59. Bg7 Kg8 60. Kc7 Kf7 61. Kd8 g4 62. Bd4 Kg6 {and black holds;})
(57. h7+ Kxh7 58. Kf7) 57... Bd3+ 58. Kxg5 Kf7 59. Kf4 Bh7 60. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 (6... a5 $5) (6... c4
$5) 7. Bd3 (7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nh6 11. h3 Be7 12. Bd3 $5
Rc8 13. Nbd2 Nb8 14. Qe2 a6 15. Nb1 Nc6 16. O-O O-O 17. Nc3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4
19. Ne4 $40 {[%cal Ge4f6] 1-0 Timman,J-Hansen,C/Malmo Sigeman & Co 2003/CBM 95
(41)}) 7... Bd7 8. Bc2 a5 9. O-O Be7 (9... Rc8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxh6 (11. b4
Bxf2+ $5 12. Rxf2 Ng4 13. Qd2 axb4 14. axb4 Qxf2+ 15. Qxf2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Nxb4
$13) 11... gxh6 12. b4 Bf8 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Ra2 Ne7 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Rb2 Qc7
17. h4 Nc6 18. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Grosar,A-Ganaus,H/AUT t-ch 0203 2002 (45)}) 10. b3
(10. Re1 Nf5 (10... cxd4 $5 11. cxd4 Nf5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 $13) 11.
Bxf5 exf5 12. c4 Be6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 (15. dxc5 $5 Qxc5 16.
Be3 Qc4 17. Nd2 $14) 15... Rxd5 16. dxc5 Rxd1 17. cxb6 Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 Bc5 (
18... Nxe5 $5 19. Bd2 Nc4 20. Bc3) 19. Nf3 Bxb6 20. Bf4 h6 $11 {0-1 Sirotine,
K-Gutkis,V/RUS-sf Krasnodar 2002 (28)}) (10. Ra2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nf5 12. Be3 Nxe3
13. fxe3 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nc3 O-O 16. h4 (16. Na4 $5) 16... Ne7 17. Ra1
Rad8 18. Qe2 g6 19. Bd3 Qd6 $11 {1-0 Averjanov,A-Semenenko,A/UKR-ch Alushta
2002 (38)}) 10... cxd4 $1 $146 (10... f5 $2 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bg7 15. Qg4 Bf8 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. c4 d4 18. Nd2 $16 {1/2-1/2
Markgraf,A-Schenk,A/GER-chJM Pinneberg 1996 (32)}) 11. cxd4 ({It is not easy
to assess positions arising after} 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. cxd4 Rc8 {[%cal Gf7f6]})
11... Nf5 12. Bxf5 (12. Bb2 Rc8 $11) 12... exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Ne2 {[%cal
Gc1g5]} (14. Na4 $5 {[%cal Gc1e3]}) 14... h6 $1 15. h4 g6 $5 (15... O-O 16. Qd3
Rfc8 17. Ng3 {[%csl Rf5]}) 16. g3 Qd8 $5 {[%cal Gg6g5]} (16... Rc8 $5 {[%cal
Gc6a7,Ga7b5]}) 17. Kg2 (17. Qd2 Rc8) 17... g5 $1 {Black achieved everything he
wanted from the opening and all his pieces have occupied ideal positions in
this variation and Kortchnoi start to play actively on the king side..} 18.
hxg5 (18. Rh1 Rg8) 18... hxg5 19. Rh1 Rg8 $1 {The fight has taken a favourable
turn for Black.} 20. Qd3 Kd7 (20... Rc8 $5 $36 {[%cal Gd8d7]}) 21. Bd2 (21. Qb5
$5 Kc8 22. Bd2 $132) 21... Qb6 $1 22. Kf1 f4 (22... Rh8 $5 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24.
Kg2 g4 25. Ng5 Rh5 $5 $15) (22... g4 $5 23. Nh4 Qa6 $1 {[%csl Ga6]}) 23. gxf4
gxf4 24. Rh5 (24. Nxf4 $5 Rg7 $5 $44 {[%cal Ga8g8]}) 24... Qa6 $5 (24... Bg4 $5
25. Rh2 Qa6 $1) 25. Qxa6 bxa6 {[%cal Ga8b8]} (25... Rxa6 $5 26. Rh7 Bg4 27.
Neg1 Rb6 $15) 26. Rh7 Rab8 27. b4 $6 ({The lesser evil for White was} 27. Nxf4
$5 Rxb3 28. Nxe6 fxe6 (28... Kxe6 29. Rc1 $5) 29. Be3 a4 $13) 27... Bg4 $1 {
[%csl Rb4,Rd4] Now there is no doubt of Black's advantage - all his pieces
stand better, while White does not have any compensation for his pawn
weaknesses.} 28. Neg1 (28. Nfg1 f3) 28... Bf5 $1 29. Rxf7 Ke6 30. Rxe7+ (30.
Rxf5 Kxf5 31. Rc1 Rgc8 $19) 30... Kxe7 31. Ke2 (31. Rc1 Bd3+) 31... Bg4 $1 $19
{Black has great advantage and rest is simple.} 32. Kf1 axb4 33. axb4 Nxb4 34.
Bxf4 (34. Ra4 Nc2 35. Rxa6 Rb1+ 36. Be1 Rc8 $19) 34... Nc2 35. Rc1 Rb2 {
[%csl Ga6][%cal Ra6a1]} 36. Bg5+ Ke6 (36... Kd7 $5) 37. Bd2 Rf8 (37... Bf5 {
[%cal Rf5d3]} 38. Ng5+ Kd7 $19) 38. Ng5+ Kf5 39. f3 Nxd4 $5 (39... Kg6 $5 {
[%cal Gc2d4]}) 40. fxg4+ (40. Nh7 $8 Rfb8 41. fxg4+ (41. Bc3 Nxf3 42. Bxb2 Rxb2
$19) 41... Kg6 42. Bc3 Rb1 $19) 40... Kxg4+ 41. Ke1 Rxd2 $1 42. Nh7 (42. Kxd2
Nb3+ 43. Kd1 Nxc1) 42... Rg2 0-1

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 {Plötzlich kehrt Kortschnoj zu
seiner Lieblingsfortsetzung zurück. Diese ist weniger als üblich analysiert
worden, auch das ist etwas wert.} O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 {Der Zug 8.
c4xd5 kann als eine rein positionelle Fortsetzung betrachtet werden, die ein
Manövergefecht einleitet (Karpov-Beliavski Moskau 1981), während 8.Dc2 der
Partie mehr taktischen Charakter verleiht.} Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2
e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 {Alles schon dagewesen in Baguio 1978.} Qd8 {Der Rückzug
13...Db6 gibt Schwarz nicht so viele Möglichkeiten zum Gegenspiel.} 14. Be2 {
Weiß droht nun mit 15.ed4: ed4: 16.Le3 den Bd4 zu gewinnen.} (14. exd4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 Bc5 17. Be3 dxe3 $5 18. Rxd8 exf2+ 19. Kd1 Rxd8+ 20. Kc1 Be3+
21. Kb1 Rd7 {Mit guter Kompensation.}) (14. exd4 exd4 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Nxd4 Nxd4
17. Rxd4 (17. Bxd4 {Scheint besser zu sein.}) 17... Bc5 18. Rd3 $2 Bf5) 14...
a5 {Gellers Idee, um die Kontrolle über das Feld d4 durch Angriff auf den Sb3
mittels a5-a4 zu behaupten.} 15. exd4 (15. O-O a4 16. Nc1 Be6 {Faragó-Geller,
Novi Sad 1979, Schwarz hatte keine Probleme .}) (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. O-O a4 17.
Nc5 Qa5 18. N3xa4 Be7 19. b4 Qc7 {Schwarz gewann den Bauern bald zurück 
(Kortschnoj-Hûebner Meran (6) 1980/81).}) 15... a4 $5 {Dieser Bauer wird
geopfert, um das Zusammenspiel der weißen Figuren zu stören.} 16. Nxa4 {
Portischs Verbesserung von Gellers Analyse, der nur die Fortsetzung 16.de5: s.
Var. angab.} (16. dxe5 axb3 17. Rxd8 (17. Qxb3 $2 Nd7 {Mit Figurengewinn.})
17... bxc2 {Mit gutem Spiel für Schwarz.}) 16... Nxd4 {Erzwungen, denn nach 16.
..Ta4: s. Var. steht Weiß klar besser.} (16... Rxa4 17. d5 $1 Nb8 (17... Na5
18. d6 Bxd6 19. Nc5) 18. d6 Bxd6 19. c5) 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. b3 {Kämpft um die
Initiative.} (18. Nc3 Qa5 {Greift den Sc3 und den Lg5 gleichzeitig an.} 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b4 Qe5 21. Nd5 Bf5 {Gefolgt von 22...d4-d3, jetzt gewinnt
Schwarz Material.}) (18. O-O Qa5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b3 Bd7 {Schwarz hat keine
Probleme.}) 18... Qa5+ 19. Qd2 (19. Bd2 $5 Bf5 $1 20. Qb2 Qe5 21. Bb4 Bxb4+ 22.
axb4 Rfe8 23. Rxd4 Bc2 $1 {Portisch-Beljawski, Moskau 1981, Schwarz hat die
besseren Aussichten. Auf 19.Dd2 wollte Beljawski 19...Df5 spielen...}) 19...
Bxa3 {Aber dies war der Zug den Portisch fürchtete.} 20. Qxa5 (20. Bxf6 Bb4 $1)
20... Rxa5 21. Bxf6 Bb4+ {Dieser Zwischenzug ist sehr wichtig: Schwarz
verlangsamt die Koordination der weißen Figuren am Königsflügel.} 22. Kf1 gxf6
23. Rxd4 Re5 $1 24. g4 b5 $1 25. cxb5 Bb7 26. f3 (26. Rg1 $2 Rfe8) 26... Rfe8
27. Bd1 Rxb5 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kf2 Ba5 30. Rf1 Re7 31. h3 h6 32. Bc2 Rc7 33. Rc4
Rxc4 34. bxc4 Rb4 35. c5 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Nd7 (
7... Bd7 $6 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. c4 Bg7 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Rb1 Qxb3 12. Rxb3 $14 {
Nikcevic,N-Mohandessi,S/EUCup Balatonbereny/1994/CBM43/}) 8. d4 Bg7 9. a4 O-O
10. O-O Qc7 (10... b6 $5 11. Ba3 Bb7 12. Re1 Nf6 $13 {Kortchnoj,V-Gavrikov,V/
Horgen/1994/CBM43/INF61,39/}) 11. e4 Rd8 12. Qe2 $1 {Das ist eine Neuerung.} (
12. Ba3 Nf6 13. Qe1 b6 14. Rd1 a6 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. e5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nd5 $13 {
Kortschnoj,V-Sax,G/Wijk/1992/CBM28/INF53,(53)/}) 12... Nf8 (12... a6 13. Bc4
cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Rxd4 17. Bb2 $44) 13. Be3 Bg4 14. Rfd1
Ne6 15. e5 a6 16. Bc4 (16. Bd3 $2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Nxd4 $17) 16...
cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nf8 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. f4 $36 {Weiss hat fuer den
Doppelbauern eine starke Initiative (b-Linie und aktive Laeufer).} e6 21. d5 $1
b5 $2 (21... exd5 $5 22. Bxd5 $1 $14 (22. Bb6 $6 Qc6 23. Bxd8 dxc4 $44 {
Schwarz hat gute Kompensation fuer die Qualitaet.})) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxb5
exd5 (23... Rxb5 24. d6 $1 $18) 24. Rbxd5 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Qe7 26. Qc4 Ne6 27. Ra1
$1 {Der Turm gehoert einer offenen Linie.} Bf8 28. Ra7 Qe8 29. h3 $1 {Weiss
hat Zeit fuer alles.} Qc8 30. Qa2 Qe8 31. Kg2 Qc8 32. Ra6 Qc3 (32... Nd8 33. e6
fxe6 34. Rxe6 $18) 33. Bxe6 Rb2 34. Bxf7+ {Die naechsten Zuege sind erzwungen.}
Kg7 (34... Kh8 35. Qe6 Qxe3 36. Qf6+ Bg7 37. Ra8+ $18) 35. Qe6 Qxe3 36. Qf6+
Kh6 37. Qg5+ Kg7 38. Rxg6+ {Ein eleganter Abschluss der Partie.} Kxf7 (38...
hxg6 39. Qxg6+ Kh8 40. Qg8#) 39. Qf5+ Ke7 40. Re6+ {Weiss wird in einigen
Zuegen Matt geben. Ribli} 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. e3 {Harmlos}
Nbd7 8. Nxc4 Bb4 9. Be2 Nb6 10. Qb3 a5 11. Ne5 Qd5 $1 12. Qxd5 exd5 $15 13. g4
$6 (13. Bd2 $5) 13... Bc2 14. Bd2 O-O 15. f3 Rfd8 (15... Ne8 $5 {Mit der
Absicht 16...Sd6.}) 16. Bd1 Bxd1 17. Kxd1 Nfd7 (17... Nc4 $5 18. Nxc4 dxc4 $13)
(17... Ne8 18. b3 Nd6 19. Nd3 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 {Diese Stellung ist nicht
voreilhaft für Schwarz (a5).}) 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. b3 c5 (19... Re8 20. Na2 Bxd2
21. Kxd2 $10 {Weiß beabsichtigt Sa2-c1-d3.}) 20. Ke2 c4 21. Rhb1 Re8 $2 (21...
cxb3 22. Nb5 (22. Rxb3 Nc4 23. Be1 (23. Bc1 Re8 $36) 23... Re8 24. Nb5 Rde7 25.
Bf2 Bd2 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 Rxe4+ 28. Kd3 Be3 29. Kxc4 (29. Bxe3 Rxe3+ 30.
Kxc4 Rc8+ $19) 29... Bxf2 30. Rf3 Re2 $17) 22... Bxd2 23. Kxd2 Nc4+ 24. Kd3 b2
25. Ra2 Rc8 26. Na3 Re7 27. e4 dxe4+ 28. fxe4 Nxa3 29. Rxa3 Rc1 30. Rxb2 Rd1+
31. Ke3 Re1+ 32. Kf3 R7xe4 33. Rxb7 h5 34. gxh5 Rxd4 35. Rb5 $10) 22. Nd1 (22.
Nb5 $6 Rde7) 22... Rde7 $2 (22... Bxd2 23. Kxd2 cxb3 24. Rxb3 Nc4+ 25. Kd3 $16)
23. Bxb4 $18 axb4 24. a5 c3 25. Kd3 Nc4 {Zieht der Springer auf ein anderes
Feld, so folgt 26.Ta4+-; 25...Tc8 26.Kc2 hilft auch nichts.} 26. bxc4 dxc4+ 27.
Kc2 1-0

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 2] Psakhis} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 {
White's main idea is to get some space on the queenside, carrying out b2-b4.}
Nh6 {In opposite, black attacks with all the forces white's centre.} 7. b4 cxd4
8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 {Another theoretical line is} (9. Be3) 9... a5 $5 {[%mdl 4]
The most principal continuation, but, quite a rare one. More popular
continuations are:} (9... Bd7 {1-0 Timman,J-Hansen,C/Malmo 2003/CBM 95/
[Psakhis] (41)}) (9... Be7 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Khalifman,A/Linares 2000/CBM 76/
[Psakhis] (20)}) 10. b5 a4 $1 {[%mdl 4] That was black's main idea behind his
previous move. Now black prevents from white to protect his a4 pawn, and
prepares the a5 square for his pieces.} 11. Ra2 $5 {defending the dark-squared
bishop, thus, forcing black to define the position of queenside knight. It is
very responsible decision, as white risks to play without queenside rook quite
a long time... White tried the following possibilities as well:} (11. g4 Nfe7
12. Nc3 Nb8 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Ng6 15. Rc1 Be7 16. Nxa4 Qa5 17. Nc5 O-O 18.
Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qd3 $14 {0-1 Sveshnikov,E-Bareev,E/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext (48)})
(11. Bc3 Nce7 12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Qd3 Ng6 15. Bd2 Be7 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Be2
Rfc8 18. h4 Qd8 19. h5 $14 {1-0 Cherniaev,A-Pushkov,N/Sochi 1993/CBM 38 (55)})
11... Nce7 ({Of course not} 11... Na5 $2 12. Qxa4 $16 {1-0 Sandipan,C-Wewers,R/
Senden 2002/CBM 90 ext (42)}) 12. Nc3 $146 {New move, according to my database.
In the preceding game white continued} (12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 Bd7 14. Nc3 Qa5 15.
Bd3 Nc8 16. O-O Nb6 17. Ra1 Rc8 $13 {1-0 Real de Azua,E-Della Morte,P/
Esperanza 2002/EXT 2003 (46)}) 12... Qa5 {defending the a4 pawn, and pinning
white's queenside knight.} 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. O-O Nc8 $1 {[%mdl 4] Very strong
move. Black improves the position of his knight, transfering it to b6.} 15. Qe2
(15. Qb1 {Psakhis} Nb6 16. Rc1 Rc8 $13) 15... Nb6 {Psakhis: 'White got nothing
from the opening: Black's pieces are well-developed and co-ordinated.'} 16. Rc1
Be7 ({Interesting alternative was} 16... Rc8 17. g4 (17. Ba1 $6 Be7 18. g4 Nh6
19. Ne1 Bg5 20. Rcc2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 (21. Ne4 Be7 $1 $17) 21... Rxc4 22. Ne4 Be7
$1 $17) 17... Nh6 18. Nd2 $13) 17. g4 {driving away the black's kingside
knight from an excelent position.} (17. Raa1 $5 {Psakhis} Rc8 18. Rc2 O-O 19.
Rac1 Rc7 $13) 17... Nh6 18. Ne1 {intending to transfer the knight to g2.} Bg5 (
18... Rc8 {comes to consideration.}) 19. Rc2 Rc8 20. Ng2 {preparing to carry
out f2-f4.} (20. Bc1 $5 {Psakhis} Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Nxg4 $5 22. Qxg4 Rxc3 23. Qxg7
Rf8 $13) 20... O-O ({Deserved attention} 20... Nc4 21. Ne4 (21. Bc1 Bxc1 22.
Rxc1 Nxe5 $15) 21... Be7 (21... dxe4 22. Bxc4 O-O 23. Bc3 $14) 22. Bc1 (22.
Bxc4 dxc4 23. Rxc4 O-O) 22... Bxb5 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Nd2 $44 {[%cal Yg2e3]})
21. f4 Be7 22. Ne3 $13 {White has succeeded to consolidate his pieces, and now
he is ready to play aggressively with g4-g5. The position is very complicated,
but my feeling is that the chances of the opponents are approximately equal.}
Kh8 $1 {Good prophylactic move. Also, black liberates the g8 square for his
knight. Other continuations are worse:} (22... Nc4 23. Ncxd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 $16)
(22... f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 (23... gxf6 24. Nexd5 $16) 24. g5 Bxd4 25. gxh6 Bxc3
26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Qd2 Rfc8 (27... d4 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxd4 $18) 28. Nd1 $18)
23. Ba1 {connecting the rooks through the second rank.} ({Now} 23. g5 {doesn't
promise white anything good:} Nf5 $1 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Nexd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxc2
27. Qxc2 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Bxb5 $17) 23... Nc4 (23... Rc7 $5 {deserves attention.})
24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Be4 $1 ({Worse is} 25. Bxc4 Nxg4 $132) 25... f5 $6 {
sacrificing the pawn.} ({Maybe black shouldn't allow white to capture the
material.} 25... b6 $5) 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Ba6 {seems ugly, but the bishop on a6
protects an important pawn b5 and covers c8 square.} ({But probably stronger
was simple} 27. Bc6 Bxc6 28. bxc6 fxg4 (28... Qa6 29. g5 Nf7 30. d5 $36) 29.
Qxc4 Nf5 (29... Rxf4 30. c7 Rc8 31. Qxa4 Qb6 32. Rab2 $18) 30. Rc1 $1 Nxd4 31.
Nxa4 Nf3+ 32. Kh1 Nd2 33. Bc3 $1 Nxc4 34. Bxa5 Rxf4 (34... Nxa5 35. c7 Rbc8 36.
Nb6 $18) 35. Bb4 $16 {/+-}) 27... fxg4 28. Qxc4 Rxf4 29. Rf2 {Finally, white's
rooks are in the game!} Rf5 30. d5 $1 {White had to "relive" his dark-squared
bishop.} Qb6 {Now black is going to counterattack.} (30... Rxe5 31. Rae2 $36)
31. Nxa4 Qe3 32. Rae2 $1 ({Worse is} 32. Bd4 Qe1+ 33. Qf1 Qa5 34. Nc3 Bh4 $132)
32... exd5 $1 {[%mdl 512] Black finds tactical resource!} (32... Qxa3 33. Bb2
$16) 33. Qc7 $1 {winning a rook, but the game isn't over...} ({White gets
nothing after} 33. Rxe3 dxc4 34. Rxf5 Nxf5 35. Re4 Bxb5 36. Bxb5 Rxb5 37. Rxc4
Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Kg8 $11) 33... Qxa3 34. Qxb8+ $16 {[%mdl 1024] Here I was sure,
that I'm going to win quite easily... But I was in serious time trouble, as
well as the position isn't as simple as it looks. Almost all the white pieces
are misplaced on the "a" file.} Ng8 35. Rxf5 $4 {Terrible move, which adds to
the attack black's light-squared bishop. The only reason for such a bad move
is time trouble.} ({White doesn't achieve an advantage after} 35. Bb2 Qxa4 36.
e6 Bxe6 37. Rxf5 Qd1+ 38. Rf1 Bc5+ 39. Ref2 Bxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qd2+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+
42. Rf2 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kf1 Qb1+ 45. Bc1 Qxc1+ 46. Kg2 Bf5 $1 47. Rxf5
Qc2+ 48. Rf2 Qe4+ $11) ({Right was} 35. Bc3 $1 Qxa4 36. e6 $1 Rxf2 37. Rxf2
Bxe6 38. Qe5 Qd1+ (38... Bf6 39. Rxf6 $1 $18) 39. Kg2 d4 40. Bxd4 (40. Qxd4 $4
Bd5+ $19) 40... Bf6 41. Qxe6 Bxd4 42. Qe2 $16) 35... Bxf5 $40 {Now,
objectively, black's attack is very dangerous and white's position is very
vulnerable, due to very passive pieces.} 36. Bb2 $2 {It is already the
decisive mistake.} (36. Re1 Bc5+ $1 (36... g3 $1 37. e6 Bd6 38. Bxg7+ Kxg7 39.
Qa7+ Kh6 40. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 41. Rxe3 gxh2+ 42. Kh1 Nf6 43. e7 Be4+ 44. Rxe4 dxe4
$15) 37. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 38. Kf1 Bd3+ 39. Kg2 Qb4 $3 $19) ({More resistant was} 36.
Bc3 $1 Qxa4 37. Qc7 $1 {covering the c5 square.} d4 $1 $40 {and, probably,
black will win.}) 36... Qxa4 $19 {Funny position - white is an exchange up,
but his position is absolutely hopeless... He cannot neutralize black's
activity.} 37. b6 Bc5+ 38. Kg2 Qxa6 39. Rf2 Be4+ 40. Kg3 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 {In der letzten Zeit ist sehr populaer.}
g6 (4... e4 $5 5. Ng5 Qe7 6. d3 exd3 7. Qxd3 Ne5 8. Qc2 d6 9. e3 g6 10. Be2 Bg7
11. O-O O-O $10 {Gavrikov,V-Hertneck,G/Bundesliga/9495/}) 5. g3 d5 $6 {Schwarz
sollte ruhiger bleiben.} (5... Bg7 $5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. e4 d6 9. d3 Bg4
10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nd4 12. Bg2 c6 $10 {Bezold,M-Almasi,Z/Altensteig/1994/
CBM43/}) 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nde7 (7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bg7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O Be6
11. Rb1 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Tukmakov,V/Groningen PCA/1993/CBM39/INF59,33/}) 8. b4
Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. d3 a6 11. O-O {Wir haben mit Zugumstellung die A29 Variante
erreicht.} b6 (11... h6 12. Rc1 (12. e3 $5 {/\ Qc2,Rfd1 +/= Raikovic}) 12...
Bg4 13. Ne4 b6 14. Rc2 Qd7 15. Qa1 f6 16. Rfc1 $14 {Sisniega-Urday/Matanzas/
1992/INF54,34/}) 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qc2 Qd7 (13... Nd4 $2 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Ne6
$16) 14. e3 Rad8 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Ne2 Qa8 {Droht 17...Nb4} 17. e4 Rd7 18. Qb3
h6 19. a4 $1 Kh7 20. b5 Nd4 (20... axb5 21. axb5 Na5 22. Qb4 f6 23. Bh3 $18)
21. Nfxd4 exd4 22. Bh3 f5 {Seiner positionellen Ueberlegenheit konnte Weiss
mit einem gefaelligen taktischen Schlaeg verleihen.} 23. Nxd4 $1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4
Rxd4 25. Rxc7 Qd8 26. Rxb7 fxe4 27. Qe6 Re8 28. Rc1 {Ribli} (28. Rc1 exd3 29.
Rcc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} 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 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rd1 (13.
Bg5 $5 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 13... Qc7 14. Be3 (14. Ng5 $6 Bf5 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Rd2
$6 Ne5 $1 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Qe3 $1 Rac8 $1 20. Nf3 e5 $6 21. Bxe5
Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc5 24. Nf3 {Morovic Fernandez,I-Gulko,B/New York
op/1988/0-1 (60)}) 14... Nc6 15. Rd2 (15. a4 b4 $1 (15... Na5 16. Qb4 Bc2 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Rf1 Nc6 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qc4 {Farago,I-Mikhalchishin,A/Portoroz
Vidmar/1993/0.5 (20)}) 16. Nd4 Be5 $5 17. h3 e6 $5 18. Nxc6 (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19.
f4 Rae8 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bh6 Nd4 22. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Qe3 Qxb2 24. Rc1 {Farago,
I-Horvath,J/Zalakaros op (08)/1994/0-1 (43)}) 18... Qxc6 19. Bf1 Bd5 20. Qxb4
Rfb8 21. Qa5 Rxb2 22. Ra3 $1 h5 $1 23. Qe1 $5 Rb3 24. Rxb3 {Farago,
I-Mikhalchishin,A/Slovenija/1993/0.5 (40)}) (15. a4 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 15... e6
16. Ng5 (16. a4 b4 $1) 16... Bd5 17. Qc2 Rad8 (17... Nb4 18. Qb1 Rad8 19. a3
Nc6 20. Qc2) 18. Bf3 Nb4 19. Qd1 (19. Qb1 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 Nd5 $17)
19... Bxf3 (19... Bxa2 {Kortschnoj} 20. b3 a5 $17) 20. Qxf3 (20. Nxf3 Bxb2 $1
$17) 20... Nd5 21. Rad1 (21. Rc2 h6 22. Ne4 f5 $17) 21... Nxe3 22. Qxe3 (22.
Rxd8 Nxd1 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Qxd1 Bxc5 $17) 22... Bxb2 $1 23. Qh3 (23. Ne4 {
Kortschnoj} Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Bg7 25. Nd6 $146) 23... h5 24. Nxe6 (24. Rxd8 Rxd8
25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qb3 Qxg5 27. Qxb2 Qxc5 $19) 24... Rxd2 $1 25. Rxd2 Qe5 (
25... Qe5 26. Qe3 fxe6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 (4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7.
Bxe6 fxe6 8. Be3 (8. Nh3 Bd6 9. Ke2 Ke7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. c3 g5 13.
Nf2 Rhg8 14. g4 (14. h4 $5 $36) 14... Nd8 $1 15. a4 Nf7 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 Nh7
18. Nd3 Nf8 19. Na5 b6 20. Nb3 Ng6 $132 {Alterman,B-Akopian,V,Beersheba
1992-CBM 30}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nd2 Bc5 $6 (9... Bd6 $14) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nc4 Ncd7
12. Nh3 Ne8 13. O-O-O Ke7 14. Rd2 b5 15. Rhd1 bxc4 16. Rxd7+ Kf6 17. Nf2 $18 {
Spassky,B-Rivas Pastor,M,Salamanca 1991-CBM 23}) 4... c6 5. c4 Qb6 6. Nc3 Be7
7. Qe2 {N} (7. Nge2 $5 O-O 8. Ng3 cxd5 (8... a5 9. Na4 Qa7 10. Qb3 $1 $16 {
/\Be3}) 9. Na4 $1 Qc7 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Be2 Bd8 14. O-O
Qa5 15. Kh1 $14 {(),->>>,Kasparov,G-Wahls,M,Baden-Baden simul 1992-CBM 28})
7... Nbd7 (7... O-O 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qd2 {(),/\g4,Ne2-g3->>>}) 8. Be3 Nc5 (8... c5
$6 9. g4 $36) 9. Qd2 O-O (9... Qa5 {/\Nb3} 10. Rb1 $1 $16) (9... Qc7 $5 10. b4
Na6 11. a3 {()}) 10. Na4 $14 Qa6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. b3 (12. Bd3 cxd5 13. cxd5 c4
$132) 12... Ne8 13. Ne2 (13. Rc1 $5 Nd6 14. Ne2 {/\Nc3} (14. Bxc5 $2 Nxe4 $17)
14... cxd5 15. cxd5 b6 16. Nc3 $36) 13... cxd5 $5 14. cxd5 b5 $132 15. Ng3 (15.
a4 Bd7 16. Nc3 c4 $13) (15. Rc1 $142 c4 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc3 (17. Ng3 Qa3 $1
$36) 17... Nd6 18. Be2 Bd7 $13) 15... c4 16. Be2 Qa3 (16... cxb3 $142 $5 17.
Qb2 (17. O-O bxa2 18. Qxa2 Qb7 19. Rfb1 Bd7 $15) (17. a4 Bd7 18. O-O (18. Qb2
$2 Qa5+ 19. Bd2 Bb4 $19) 18... Qb7 $15) 17... Ba3 $5 (17... Qa5+ 18. Kf2 $16) (
17... bxa2 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Rxa2 $16) 18. Qxb3 Nd6
19. O-O Bd7 $13) 17. O-O Bc5 18. Kh1 (18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 c3 20. Qc2 Rb8 $15
) 18... Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Nd6 20. f4 (20. Qc3 $6 f6 {/\b4,c3}) 20... Qb2 $8 (20...
exf4 $2 21. Qxf4 $16 {/\e5[+]}) 21. bxc4 (21. Qc5 Rd8 $13 {/\Qd4,ef4,Qe5} (
21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe2 23. Rfe1 $146)) 21... bxc4 22. Rab1 (22. Qc5 Nxe4 23.
Nxe4 Qxe2 24. Rfe1 Qb2 $1 $13) 22... Qd4 $8 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. e5 d3 $8 25. exd6
(25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. exd6 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Ba6 28. Ne4 Bc4 $10) 25... dxe2 26. Rfe1
$14 {_|_} Rd8 (26... Bg4 27. h3 $16) 27. Rxe2 Ba6 28. Re7 c3 (28... Rxd6 $2 29.
Rxa7 $1 $16 {/\Nf5}) 29. Rc1 Rxd6 (29... Rac8 30. Rxa7 Rxd6 31. Nf5 $18) 30.
Rxc3 Rxd5 31. h3 {/\Rcc7,Ra7} h5 32. Rcc7 h4 33. Ne4 Rf5 34. Nd6 Rxf4 35. Nxf7
Rc8 $8 36. Rxa7 $6 (36. Rxc8+ Bxc8 37. Nd6 Bf5 38. Rxa7 Bd3 $14) 36... Bf1 $1
$10 37. Ng5 Bxg2+ 38. Kh2 (38. Kxg2 Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc1+ $10) 38... Bb7 $1 39.
Rxg7+ (39. Raxb7 Rc2+ 40. Kg1 Rc1+ $10) 39... Kxg7 (39... Kh8 $5 $10) 40. Ne6+
Kf6 41. Nxf4 Rc2+ 42. Kg1 Bc6 {עg1,Ph3} 43. Ra5 Rc4 44. Ne2 (44. Nd5+ Bxd5 45.
Rxd5 Rc1+ $10) (44. Nd3 Rc3 45. Nf2 Rg3+ $10) 44... Bf3 (44... Bf3 45. Kf2 Bxe2
46. Kxe2 Rc3 $10 {[Stohl]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e3 f5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 (10. b3 $5 {Dieser Zug gefaellt mir besser.} g5 11. f4 {
Typisch} gxf4 12. exf4 Ng4 13. h3 Nh6 14. Be3 Nd4 15. Qd2 Nf7 16. Bf2 Nxe2+ 17.
Nxe2 $14 {Weiss hat Raumvorteil und droht (/\) d4. Winants,L-Nijboer,F/Tilburg/
1992/CBM32}) 10... Ne7 $5 (10... h6 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 g5 13. f4 Ne7 14. b5
Ng6 15. Bd2 Kh7 16. Qc2 Qe7 17. Rbe1 $14 {Drasko,M-Marjanovic,S/JUG-ch Tivat/
1994/CBM43/}) 11. e4 (11. f4 c6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Be6 14. Qc2 Bf7 $13 {
Schwarz hat genuegend Gegenspiel im Zentrum. Contin,D-Nikolic,Pr/Oviedo 25'/
1993/EXP38/}) 11... c6 12. b4 axb4 13. axb4 Be6 14. exf5 (14. b5 fxe4 15. Nxe4
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 d5 (16... Qd7 $5) 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Bg2 $13) 14... Nxf5 15. Bg5
$5 (15. b5 Qd7 $10) 15... Qc7 16. Bxf6 {Gulko gibt den Laeufer und er will in
den weissen Feldern spielen.} Bxf6 17. b5 h5 18. Qb3 h4 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qb6 (
20. Qb7 $5) 20... Rac8 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rb6 hxg3 23. hxg3 Bd7 24. Ra1 (24.
Rfb1 Rfc8 25. Rb7 Kf8 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 $10) 24... Kg7 25. Raa6 Ne7 26. Ne4 Nc8 27.
Rb8 Be7 28. N2c3 Bf5 (28... d5 $2 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Nxd5 Rc1+ 31. Bf1 Bh3 32.
Ne3 $18) 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Ra5 Ra7 31. Rxa7 Nxa7 32. Rxd8 (32. Rb7 Rd7 $10) 32...
Bxd8 33. g4 Bxg4 34. Nxd6 Be7 {Schwarz hat sich gut verteidigt.  Ribli} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 {Modern line,
using by Peter Svidler with success.} ({Other theoretical continuations:} 6...
Bg7) (6... Nc6) 7. e4 {This move was introduced by Boris Gelfand few years ago.
White is intending to harass black's Nf6 with e4-e5.} (7. d4 {--> 1/2-1/2
Popov,V-Petrosian,T/Moscow 2004/CBM 100 [Postny,E] (81)}) (7. g3 {--> 1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Svidler,P/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 [Mikhalevski,V] (38)}) 7... b5 (
7... Bc6 8. d3 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. h3 b5 11. Qb3 Nbd7 12. Be3 e6 13. a4 $14 {
1-0 Smirin,I-Mikhalevski,V/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 [Mikhalevski,V] (37)}) 8.
Qe2 c5 (8... Nc6 $6 {--> 1-0 Krasenkow,M-Mikhalevski,V/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM
78 [Mikhalevski,V] (16)}) (8... b4 {--> 1/2-1/2 Tsesarsky,I-Kantsler,B/Rishon
Le Ziyyon 2000/CBM 76 [Tsesarsky] (28)}) (8... Bc8 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 e6 11. d4
Be7 12. h4 h6 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. g3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc3 16. b3 Na4 17. b4 Nxc5 18.
bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Conquest,S-Rowson,J/Torshavn 2000/CBM 78 ext (18)}) 9. e5 Nh5 10.
Qe3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Looks like a serious improvement of white's play.} (10.
Ne4 Nc6 (10... Bf5 11. d3 Nc6 12. h3 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Nxc5 Bh6 15. Rc1 Nf4
16. Qd1 Rc8 17. a3 Rxc5 18. axb4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 $18 {1-0 Tolstikh,N-Groszpeter,
A/Pardubice 2001/CBM 83 ext (26)}) 11. Nxc5 Bf5 12. d3 e6 13. Ne4 Bb4+ 14. Bd2
Nf4 15. Qe3 Nd5 16. Qh6 Bf8 17. Nd6+ Qxd6 18. exd6 Bxh6 19. Bxh6 f6 $15 {
1-0 Gelfand,B-Svidler,P/Haifa 2000/CBM 74 ext (55)}) 10... Bc6 11. Be2 (11.
Qxc5 $2 Nf4 12. Qe3 Bh6 $17) 11... Qb6 $6 ({Better was} 11... Ng7 12. Qxc5 Ne6
13. Qe3 h5 {[%cal Gf8h6] with reasonable compensation for the pawn.}) 12. d4 $1
{Black has already serious problems.} cxd4 (12... e6 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5
15. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Gc3e4]}) 13. Nxd4 {White is better developed, while black's
Nh5 is very bad.} Bxg2 $2 {This is losing by force.} (13... Bh6 14. Qxh6 Qxd4
15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Qg7 Rf8 17. Bh6 Nd7 18. e6 $1 $18) (13... Ng7 14. Nxc6 Qxe3
15. Bxe3 Nxc6 16. Nxb5 $1 axb5 17. Bxb5 Rc8 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Ke2 $18 {[%cal
Rh1d1]}) ({The least of the evils for black was} 13... Bb7 $5) 14. Rg1 Bb7 15.
Bxh5 gxh5 16. e6 $18 fxe6 {It's easy to criticize this move, which loses a
rook, but black's position is lost anyway.} (16... Qd6 17. Ne4 Qd5 18. exf7+
Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Ke8 20. Nde6 $18) (16... f6 17. Qe2 $1 Qxd4 18. Qxh5+ Kd8 19. Be3
Qe5 20. O-O-O+ Kc7 21. Qe8 $18) (16... Nc6 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Ke8 19.
Qxh5+ $18) 17. Qe5 {[%csl Rh8] White is winning the whole rook without any
serious compensation.} Nd7 18. Qxh8 O-O-O 19. Be3 Qd6 20. O-O-O {Black could
resign already, but continued for few more moves, hoping for some chances in
time-trouble... After all, in rapid chess anything can happen!} b4 21. Ndb5
Qxh2 22. Na7+ Kb8 23. Qd4 bxc3 24. Bf4+ Qxf4+ 25. Qxf4+ Kxa7 26. Rxd7 cxb2+ 27.
Kxb2 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O $5 $146 {Das ist ein selten ausprobierter Zug, mir scheint er aber
durchaus vernünftig. Schwarz sichert zunächst seinen König und wird später
aktiv.Ribli.} 9. e3 Re8 10. Be2 d6 (10... Ne5 $5) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bf3 Bd7 13.
c5 $1 $14 d5 (13... dxc5 14. Qa4 Re6 15. O-O $44 {Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern,
aber in "Wirklichkeit" hat er einen Bauern weniger, da sein Trippelbauer keine
Rolle spielt.Ribli.}) 14. O-O Bf5 15. c4 g5 {Dieser Zug schwächt die schwarze
Königsstellung, andererseits muß er diese unangenehme Feßlung aufheben.
Aufgrund des Zuges g7-g5 hat Schwarz immer Probleme mit seinem König.Ribli.}
16. Bg3 Re6 17. cxd5 cxd5 (17... Nxd5 18. Qd4) 18. h3 Qd7 19. Qd4 Rae8 $6 (
19... Be4) (19... c6) 20. c6 {Durch dieses Bauernopfer bekommt Weiß starke
Initiative. Die ganze Partie hindurch hat der Nachziehende Probleme auf den
schwarzen Feldern.Ribli.} Rxc6 21. Rac1 $1 (21. Qxa7 Rc4) 21... a6 22. Rxc6
Qxc6 23. Bxc7 Be4 (23... Qxc7 24. Qxf6 {Das wäre eine Katastrophe für Schwarz,
es hängt alles.Ribli.}) 24. Bh2 (24. Bg3 $5) 24... Nd7 25. Rd1 Nb6 26. Bg3 Bxf3
27. gxf3 $16 {Weiß steht in dieser Stellung klar besser, da der schwarze
Springer keinen guten Stützpunkt findet und die schwarze Königsstellung
"krank" ist. Weiß hat einen Doppelbauern auf der f-Linie, aber das ist kein
Nachteil, weil er immer f3-f4 ziehen kann.Ribli.} Re6 28. Rb1 a5 29. Kh2 a4 30.
f4 gxf4 31. Bxf4 Rg6 32. Bg3 Kh7 33. Rb4 Qf6 34. Qd3 Qc6 35. h4 Kg8 36. Qd4 h5
37. Qe5 Nd7 38. Qxh5 Qc2 39. Qxd5 $6 (39. Rb7 Nf8 (39... Qc6 40. Be5 $1 (40.
Rc7 $6 Qe6 41. Rc8+ Nf8 42. Be5 Rh6 43. Qg5+ Rg6 (43... Qg6 $2 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8
45. Qd8#) 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 45. Qd8+ Qe8) 40... Nxe5 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Qh8#) 40.
Qf3 Rg7 41. Be5 Rh7 42. Rb4 $18) 39... Nf6 40. Qf3 (40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qxa4 Qe2
$44) 40... Qxa2 41. h5 Rh6 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Bh4 (43. Be5 Rxh5+ 44. Qxh5 Qxf2+
45. Kh3 Qf1+ $11) (43. Rb5 $5) 43... Qe6 44. Qg3+ (44. Bxf6+ Rxf6 (44... Qxf6
45. Qxf6+ (45. Qg3+ Qg6 $1) 45... Rxf6 $14) 45. Qg3+ Kh7 46. Qg8+ (46. Rg8
Rxf2+) (46. f4 $5 Qa2+ (46... Qf5 47. Qg8+ Kh6 48. Qh8+ Qh7 49. Qxf6+ $18) 47.
Kh3 Qe6+ 48. Kh4) 46... Kh6 47. Qh8+ Kg5 48. Qg7+ Kxh5 49. Rh8+ Rh6 50. Rxh6+
Qxh6 51. Qxf7+) 44... Ng4+ $11 {Weiß hat noch Materialvorteil, aber sein Känig
ist auch schwach, so muß er sich mit der Punkteteilung zufrieden geben. Ribli.}
(44... Kh7 $2 45. Bxf6 Rxh5+ 46. Bh4) 45. Kg1 (45. Kh3 Rg6 $1 46. hxg6 (46. Kg2
Nxe3+) (46. Rb6 Nxf2+ $1 47. Kh2 Rxg3 48. Rxe6 Rh3+) 46... Nxe3+ 47. Kh2 Nf1+
$19) 45... Kh7 46. Rb4 Ne5 47. Rb8 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Belozerov, Andrei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 (4... Be7) 5. Qc2 Bxc3 {Schwarz
tauscht aus freien Stücken den Läufer gegen den Springer ab, aber die weiße
Dame steht nun exponiert auf c3. Die andere Möglichkeit 5...0-0 führt zu
komplitzierterem Spiel.} (5... O-O 6. Nd5) 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 (7. Be2) 7... d5
8. d4 {Das ist eine bei Weißspielern beliebte Variante.} (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3
Nb6 $11) 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O {Weiß besitzt zwar das Läuferpaar
- aber Schwarz hat Eröffnungsvorteil, weil Weiß schon dreimal die Dame gezogen
hat. Und die steht auf d4 eher etwas exponiert.} (10... c5 11. Qh4 dxc4 12.
Bxc4 O-O 13. Bd2 Be6 14. Bc3 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 Ne4 $11 {0-1 Pomes,J-Epishin,V/
Terrassa (3) 1991/CBM 24/[Ribli] (32)}) 11. c5 {Mit dieser Fortsetzung
verhindert Weiß den Zug c7-c5.} (11. Be2 c5 12. Qh4 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. f3
Qe6 15. O-O Rfd8 (15... Bb3 16. e4 h6 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Bc3 Nd7 19. Qg3 f6 20.
Rae1 Rac8 21. f4 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Pena,E/Mamaia 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) 16. e4 Nd7 $5
{[/\17...Bc4]} 17. Be3 Bc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rad1 f6 $1 {[/\20...Ne5<=>]} 20.
Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A-Gurevich,M/Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 73/[Gurevich,M] (20)
}) (11. cxd5 Rd8 12. Be2 Rxd5 13. Qh4 Bf5 14. O-O Rad8 15. f3 Bd3 16. Bxd3 Rxd3
{1/2-1/2 Biehler,T-Arnold,L/Germany 1990/GER-chT2 (39)}) 11... b6 $5 {Schwarz
möchte die Stellung sprengen.} (11... Ne4 12. b4 Qh4 13. Ra2 Qg5 14. f3 Nf6 15.
Rf2 c6 16. Bd3 Re8 17. O-O Qe5 18. Qh4 Be6 19. Bb2 Qxe3 20. Rd1 h6 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. f4 Kg7 {0-1 Belozerov,A-Rublevsky,S/Smolensk RUS 2000/The Week in
Chess 286 (38)}) 12. b4 (12. cxb6 axb6 $15) 12... bxc5 13. bxc5 (13. Qxc5 Qxc5
14. bxc5 Rb8 $15) 13... Qe6 {Mit diesem Zug bereitet Schwarz den Zug 14...Ba6
vor.} (13... Rb8 $11 {[%cal Gb8b1]}) 14. Bd3 Ba6 $1 {[%mdl 32] Schwarz möchte
den weißfeldrigen Läufer abtauschen.} 15. Bc2 (15. O-O Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rab8 $15)
15... Ng4 {[%csl Re1][%cal Gg4e5,Ge5c4,Ga6f1]} 16. f3 (16. Bb2 f6) 16... Ne5
$15 {[%cal Ge5c4]} 17. Bb2 f6 {Schwarz verteidigt den Ne5 und schränkt
gleichzeitig den Wirkungsradius des Bb2 ein.} (17... Rfe8 18. f4 $2 Nd3+ 19.
Bxd3 Qxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Rxe3+ $17) 18. Kf2 Rab8 {[%cal Gb8b1]} 19. Bc3 (19. Rab1
Rfe8 20. Rhe1 Nc4 $15) 19... Bc4 20. Rab1 Qa6 {[%csl Yd3][%cal Ga6f1,Ga6a3]}
21. a4 c6 {Schwarz befestigt den Pd5.} 22. Rhd1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Bd3 $1 {Endlich
gelingt es Schwarz, den Läufer abzutauschen. Nach dem Tausch werden die weißen
Felder in der Stellung des Anziehenden schwach.} 24. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 25. Kg3 (25.
Kg1 Ne5 $15) 25... Ne5 26. e4 Rd8 27. exd5 cxd5 {[%cal Ge5c6]} (27... Rxd5 28.
Rb8+ Kf7 29. Qe4 $11) 28. Re1 Qc8 $5 (28... Nc6 $6 29. Qg4 Qc8 30. Qxc8 Rxc8
31. Re6 $132) 29. Qe3 Nc6 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Rd5d4,Rd4c3,Rd4e3] Der Springer
steht ausgezeichnet auf c6 - er blockiert den Pc5 und verteidigt das
potentielle Eindringungsfeld e7.} 30. Bd4 Kf7 31. Rd1 Qc7+ 32. Kh3 (32. Qf4 Qa5
$15) (32. f4 g5 $36) (32. Kf2 $2 Qxh2 $17) 32... Qd7+ 33. Kg3 Qf5 {[%csl Gf5]
Die schwarze Dame steht sehr aktiv auf f5.} 34. Rd2 Rb8 {[%cal Gb8b1]} 35. Kf2
(35. Rb2 Qg6+ 36. Kf2 (36. Kh3 Qh5+ 37. Kg3 g5 $19 {[%cal Rh5h4,Rh4g3,Rh4d4]})
36... Rxb2+ 37. Bxb2 Qc2+ {[%cal Rc2b2,Rc2f2]} 38. Qe2 Qxc5+ $17) 35... Rb4 {
[%csl Ra4][%cal Gb4d4,Rb4a4]} 36. a5 Qe6 (36... Nxa5 37. Re2 Qd7 $17) 37. Qf4 (
37. Qxe6+ Kxe6 $17) 37... Qe7 38. Re2 (38. Qg4 g6 $17) 38... Qd7 39. Rd2 Nxa5
$17 {Schwarz hat schon einen Mehrbauern und noch dazu Positionsvorteil, weil
sein Springer aktiver steht als der weiße Läufer.} 40. Qe3 Nc6 {[%csl Gc6]} 41.
Bb2 Qe7 42. Qc3 (42. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $17) 42... Rc4 {[%csl Rc5]} 43. Qd3 Qxc5+ 44.
Kg3 h6 $6 (44... d4 $19) 45. Qxd5+ Qxd5 46. Rxd5 Ke6 {[%mdl 4096] Mit dem
entfernten Freibauern auf der a-Linie hat Schwarz gute Gewinnchancen. Ich
möchte anmerken, dass der Bb2 unter anderem wegen der Bauernkette f6-g7 eine
passive Rolle spielt.} 47. Rb5 Rb4 48. Rc5 (48. Rxb4 Nxb4 $19) 48... Kd6 49.
Rc2 Rb3 50. Kf4 a5 {Der a-Bauer muss die Partie entscheiden.} 51. Rd2+ Ke6 (
51... Kc5 52. Kf5) 52. Re2+ Kf7 53. Ke4 a4 54. Kd5 Ne7+ (54... Nb4+ 55. Kc4 $17
) 55. Kc4 Nf5 56. Kc5 h5 {Schwarz mobilisiert seinen Bauern am Königsflügel
und möchte die Stellung des Nf5 festigen.} 57. Kc4 (57. g4 hxg4 58. fxg4 Ne3
59. h3 Nd1 $19 {[%cal Rb3h3,Rb3b2]}) 57... h4 {[%csl Gf5]} 58. h3 g5 {Weiß hat
kein Gegenspiel, er kann nur zusehen, wie Schwarz seine Stellung Schritt für
Schritt verbessert.} 59. Ba1 Ra3 60. Bd4 (60. Re1 Ne3+ $19) (60. Bb2 Ra2 $19 {
[%cal Ga2e2]}) 60... Nxd4 $1 {Theoretisch gibt es in Turmendspielen immer
Remischancen für den Verteidiger, aber hier gewinnt Schwarz leicht.} 61. Kxd4
Kg6 62. Kc4 Rb3 63. Ra2 Kf5 {[%cal Gf5f4,Gf4g3]} 64. Rxa4 Rb2 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Rb2g2] Die Stellung ist materiell ausgeglichen, aber nun verliert Weiß seinen
Schlüsselbauern Pg2.} 65. Ra5+ Kf4 66. Ra6 f5 67. Kd5 Rxg2 $19 {Mit Merhbauer
sowie aktivem König und Turm steht Schwarz auf Gewinn.} 68. Ke6 Re2+ (68... Rg3
69. Ra5 Kxf3 70. Kxf5 Kg2 $19) 69. Kf6 g4 70. fxg4 fxg4 71. hxg4 (71. Ra4+ Re4
72. Rxe4+ Kxe4 73. hxg4 h3 $19) 71... Kxg4 {Gewöhnlich kann man im
Turmendspiel mit einem h-Bauern nicht gewinnen, aber hier steht der weiße
König zu weit ab vom Hauptkriegsschauplatz.} 72. Ra4+ Kg3 73. Kf5 (73. Kg5 h3
74. Rg4+ Kf2 75. Rf4+ Kg1 $19) 73... h3 74. Ra3+ Kg2 75. Kf4 h2 76. Rg3+ Kf1
0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Bg4 $4 $146 {Quite an amazing mistake,
coming from one of the greatest experts on the Open Ruy. Viktor's enthusiasm
at finding new ideas over the board sometimes backfires.} 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5
$1 {[%csl Ra8,Rc6,Re4,Rf7][%cal Rd5a8,Rd5e4,Rb3f7] Effectively ends the game.
The rest is already a matter of technique, although my opponent's pugnacity
allows the game to drag on for another fifty moves.} Qxd5 (13... O-O $2 14.
Qxe4 $18) (13... exf3 $2 14. Qxf7+ Kd8 {with two ways for White to cash in:}
15. Qxg7 (15. e6 Qe8 16. Qxe8+ Kxe8 (16... Rxe8 17. Bd5) 17. Bd5 Rd8 18. Bxc6+
Kf8 19. Bd7 $18) 15... Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. Qf6+ Kc8 (17... Qe7 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7
19. exd6+ cxd6 20. Bd5 $18) 18. exd6 fxg2 19. dxc7 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qxc7 21. Be6+
$18) 14. Bxd5 O-O-O 15. Bxc6 exf3 16. gxf3 Bd7 $8 17. Be4 Be6 18. a4 {To add
to Black's misfortunes, his queenside is a ready-made target.} f5 19. Bc6 (19.
exf6 $5 {This was possibly stronger.} gxf6 20. axb5 Bh3 21. Bf4 $1 {The move I
missed, and mentioned to me by Viktor during dinner !} Bd6 (21... Rdg8+ 22. Bg3
Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Bc5 (23... axb5 $2 24. Bc6 $18) 24. Rxa6 (24. bxa6 Ba7 $16) 24...
Bb6 25. Bxh7 $18) 22. Bg3 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 $16 {White's advantage is overwhelming.
}) 19... b4 $8 20. cxb4 Bxb4 21. f4 Bb3 (21... Bd5 $142 $1 {was a grittier
defence, as Black improves his defensive chances by trading pieces. The reason
is clear: the exposure of his king is more serious a handicap than his
material disadvantage.} 22. Rfc1 a5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rc4 (24. Bb6 $2 c5) 24...
Rhd8 25. Rac1 Rd1+ (25... R8d7 26. Kg2 Kb7 27. Bc5 $1 $16) 26. Kg2 Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 Rd5 {>< c5} 28. Kf3 Kd7 29. h4 $16 {h5, Rg1}) 22. Rfc1 Bd2 (22... Rd3 23.
Bg2 $18 {/\ Bf1, /\ Rc6}) 23. Bxd2 Rxd2 24. Rc3 Rxb2 25. Rac1 {White now
crashes through to the seventh rank.} Be6 (25... Rd8 $2 {fails to the tactical}
26. Rxb3 $1 Rxb3 27. e6 $18) 26. Bg2 Rb4 27. Rxc7+ (27. Rc6 $142 Re8 28. Rxa6
Re7 29. a5 $18 {was more precise, as it keeps Black bottled up.}) 27... Kb8 28.
Re7 Rc8 29. Re1 Bb3 30. a5 $1 {keeping this pawn is of course essential.} (30.
Rxg7 Bxa4 $16 {<=> o^a}) 30... Ba4 31. Rxg7 Rc7 32. Rg8+ Rc8 33. Rg7 $138 {
I was reluctant to change pieces, as I intended to harass the hapless Black
king. Still, 33.Rc8 was simpler.} (33. Rxc8+ $142 Kxc8 34. e6 Be8 35. Bf1 (35.
e7 Kd7) 35... Rxf4 (35... Kb7 36. e7 Rxf4 37. Rd1 Rg4+ 38. Bg2+ Kc7 39. Rd8 Rg8
(39... Bc6 40. f3 $18) 40. h4 $18) 36. Bxa6+ Kc7 37. Bd3 $18 (37. Bf1 $2 Rg4+))
33... Rc7 34. Rg8+ Rc8 35. Rg5 Rxf4 36. e6 Re8 37. Rg7 Rg4 $8 38. Rxg4 fxg4 39.
Bd5 (39. Bf1 $6 Bb5 40. Bxb5 axb5 41. Re5 Kc7 42. Rxb5 Rxe6 43. Rg5 Re1+ 44.
Kg2 Ra1 $14) (39. h3 $1 {was the cleanest, with a forced win} h5 (39... gxh3
40. Bxh3 Kc7 41. f4 Kd6 42. f5 $18) 40. Rb1+ {/\ Rb6} Bb5 41. Bc6 Rxe6 42. Bxb5
axb5 43. Rxb5+ Kc7 44. Rxh5 $18) 39... Kc7 40. Re4 Bd1 41. Bc4 Bf3 42. Re3 Bc6
(42... Bb7 $142) 43. Kf1 Bb7 44. Rb3 $1 $18 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Gb3b6]} Bf3 45.
Ke1 h5 46. Kd2 Kd6 47. Rb6+ Kc5 48. Kc3 Bc6 49. Rxa6 Rf8 50. e7 $1 Rf3+ 51. Kd2
Ba4 52. Be2 Rxf2 53. Ra8 Rxh2 54. Rc8+ Kd6 55. e8=Q Bxe8 56. Rxe8 g3 57. a6 Rh1
58. a7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Jacoby,G"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2050]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Bg2 a6 7.
Qxc4 c5 8. dxc5 (8. O-O b5 9. Qb3 Bb7 10. a4 Bd5 11. Qd1 $14) 8... Bxc5 9. O-O
(9. Qd3 b5 $1 10. Ne5 Ra7 11. Nc6 Qb6 12. Nxa7 Bxf2+ 13. Kf1 Qxa7 14. Qf3 Bb6
15. Qa8 Qc7 16. Qc6 Qxc6 17. Bxc6 O-O 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. Bf3 Nxf3 20. exf3 Bd7 21.
Nc3 b4 22. Ne2 Bb5 23. Re1 Rc8 24. a4 bxa3 25. Nc3 axb2 26. Bxb2 $10) 9... b5
10. Qh4 $2 {Hier steht die Dame im Abseits.} Bb7 11. Nc3 (11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Nb3
Rc8 13. Qd4 O-O 14. Bd2 Nc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba5 Re8 18. Rfd1
Bd5 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nd5 21. Nd3 Bb6 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Rac1 Kf8 24. b3
Red8 25. Kf3 Ke7 26. g4 h6 27. h4 a5 28. Rg1 Nd5 29. a3 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31.
Rgd1 Nb6 32. Rh1 a4 33. bxa4 bxa4 {1/2-1/2 Keres,P-Kortschnoj,V/Curacao ct 1962
}) 11... Rc8 (11... b4 12. Na4 Be7 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. b3 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Bilek,
I-Jakobsen,O/Naleczow 1979}) 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Rd3 O-O
16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd3 19. Nxd3 Bd4 20. Nb1 e5 $1 {Schwarz
hat die aktiveren Figuren. Der schwarze Turm wird auf der siebten Reihe
eindringen (Rc8-c2) und Material gewinnen.} 21. Nd2 (21. e3 Bxe3 $1 22. fxe3
Rc2+ 23. Nf2 Qxe3 24. Rf1 Ne4 $19) 21... Rc2 22. Qh3 Qb7+ 23. Kg1 e4 24. Nb4
Rxb2 25. Nb3 e3 26. f3 Bb6 27. Rc1 Qd7 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 29. Kf1 a5 30. Rd1 Nf6 31.
Rd6 Bc7 32. Rc6 Bxg3 33. hxg3 axb4 34. Rc5 Rxa2 35. Rxb5 Rb2 36. Nd4 (36. Rxb4
Nh5 $1 37. g4 (37. Kg2 Rxe2+ 38. Kh3 Rb2 $19) 37... Ng3+ 38. Kg1 Nxe2+ 39. Kf1
Nc3 $19) 36... g6 37. g4 Kg7 38. Kg2 Rd2 39. Rxb4 Nd5 40. Rc4 Nf4+ 41. Kh2 (41.
Kg3 Rxd4 42. Rxd4 Nxe2+ 43. Kg2 Nxd4 $19) 41... Kh7 42. Nf5 $5 gxf5 $2 (42...
Rxe2+ 43. Kg3 g5 $2 {Dies ist ein Fehler. Springerzüge ergeben eine klar
gewonnene Stellung für Schwarz.} (43... Ne6 $19) (43... Nd5 $19) (43... Ng2 $1
44. Nd4 Rd2 45. Rc7 e2 $19) 44. Rxf4 $1 (44. Z0 Rg2#) 44... gxf4+ 45. Kxf4 $11
{Mit Gewinn des schwarzen e-Bauern und Remis-Chancen für Weiß.  Diese Variante
hatte Kortschnoj gesehen. Deshalb zog er nicht 42...Rxe2+.}) 43. Rxf4 Rxe2+ 44.
Kg3 Re1 45. Rxf5 Rg1+ 46. Kh2 e2 47. Kxg1 e1=Q+ 48. Kg2 Kg6 49. Rh5 Qe2+ 50.
Kg3 Qf1 51. Kf4 Qe1 52. Rd5 $11 {Der Endspielkünstler Salov hat eine
phantastische Rettung der Partie gefunden. Mit Turm gegen Dame hat er eine
uneinnehmbare Verteidigungsstellung aufgebaut. Der weiße Turm hindert den
schwarzen König die fünfte Reihe zu betreten.  Schwarz versucht noch weitere
30 Züge erfolglos die weiße Blockade zu brechen.} Qc1+ 53. Kg3 Qc7+ 54. Kg2 Qf4
55. Rh5 Kf6 56. Rd5 Ke6 57. Rh5 Qd2+ 58. Kg3 f6 59. Rf5 Qc1 60. Rh5 Qg1+ 61.
Kf4 Qe1 62. Rb5 Qc1+ 63. Kg3 Qg1+ 64. Kf4 Qh2+ 65. Ke3 Kf7 66. Rh5 Qg1+ 67. Kf4
Kg6 68. Rd5 Qh2+ 69. Ke3 Kf7 70. Rh5 Qg1+ 71. Kf4 Ke6 72. Rb5 Qh2+ 73. Ke3 Kd6
74. Rf5 Qb2 75. Rh5 Ke6 76. Kf4 Qc3 77. Kg3 Qc7+ 78. Kg2 Qf7 79. Rb5 Qe8 80.
Rf5 Qg6 81. Rb5 {Dieses Remis bereitet Salov den alleinigen Turniersieg.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. a4 b4 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nb1 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Nbd2 Bb7 16. Nc4 Bd5 17. O-O Ne4 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Bd3 f5 20. Qe2 a5 21. Nce5
Bd6 22. Bc4 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qc7 25. Rac1 Rfd8 26. b3 $6 (26. h3 Nc5
27. Rfd1 $15) 26... Nc3 $17 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Yc3d1]} 27. Qf3 Rd5 28. g4 {
White is trying to get some counterplay} Rf8 29. Kh1 f4 30. e4 Rd4 31. Rfe1 e5
32. g5 Re8 33. Qg2 g6 34. f3 Re6 35. h4 Rc6 36. Qg4 Rdxc4 $1 37. bxc4 Qc8 $1
38. Qxc8+ Rxc8 39. Kg2 Kf7 $19 {[%csl Gc3] White cannot use his rooks. He has
been strategically outplayed. Black is winning} 40. Rc2 Rxc4 41. Rec1 Ke6 42.
h5 Kd6 43. h6 Kc6 44. Kf1 Rc5 45. Ra1 Nxe4 46. Rxc5+ Nxc5 47. Ke2 Nb3 48. Rb1
Nd4+ 49. Kd3 Kd5 50. Rc1 Nxf3 51. Rc7 e4+ 52. Ke2 Nxg5 53. Ra7 {White has
managed to activate his R and even though black has strong passed pawns in the
center he now has to play very accurate because the R is much  stronger in
this kind of endgame than the N.} Kd4 54. Rxa5 f3+ 55. Ke1 Ne6 $2 (55... Nf7 $1
56. Rb5 (56. Ra7 Nxh6 57. Rxh7 b3 58. a5 e3 59. a6 Nf5 $19 {/\60. - Sg3/60. -
f2+}) 56... Kc4 57. Rb7 Nxh6 58. a5 e3 59. a6 Nf5 60. Rf7 b3 $1 $19) 56. Ra7
Nc5 57. Rxh7 Nd3+ 58. Kd1 e3 $4 (58... b3 $1 59. a5 (59. Re7 {[]} Ke3 60. h7 f2
61. Rf7 Nf4 62. Rxf4 Kxf4 (62... b2 63. Kc2 Kxf4 64. h8=Q b1=Q+ 65. Kxb1 f1=Q+
66. Ka2 {Also here black is better but still has to prove the win}) 63. Ke2 b2
64. h8=Q f1=Q+ 65. Kxf1 b1=Q+ 66. Ke2 {Black is of course better but it is not
clear to me whether he can win}) 59... e3 60. Rd7+ Kc3 61. Rc7+ Kb2 62. Re7 Ka2
$19) 59. Re7 $1 $18 {Suddenly it is white who is winning} f2 60. Ke2 Nf4+ 61.
Kf1 Nh5 62. Rf7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Godena, Michele"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Nd7 6. Bd3 (6. Nxb7 $5 Qb6 7.
Nc5 Nxc5 8. dxc5 Qxc5 9. c3 Rd8 10. Qa4 Qb6 11. Nf3 e6 $11) 6... Nxc5 $5 {
Kortchnoi is known for his fighting spirit so he chooses variation where are
more possibilities to get lively game.After} (6... Bxd3 7. Nxd3 e6 8. Nf3 Ngf6
9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {as occured in
game Kengis Edvins-Grigore George/It, Cologne (Germany) 1993 (41) black
does'nt have any problems to equalize,but his chances to win the game are slim.
}) 7. Bxf5 e6 8. Bh3 Nd7 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. g3 Ngf6 (10... Qb6 $6 11. Bg2 Ngf6 12.
O-O O-O-O 13. c4 Bc7 14. Qe2 $14) 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5
Nxc5 15. Be3 Rac8 16. Rad1 $14 {Both sides has finished the development of the
pieces and we can make some conclusions about opening results;white has a
bishops pair,three pawns against two on the queenside.All this makes his
chances in the forthcoming strugle preferable.} Rfe8 17. c3 a6 18. Rd4 b5 19.
Red1 Rcd8 20. Bg5 (20. Bg2 $5 Be7 (20... e5 $5 21. R4d2 Nfe4 22. Rc2 f5 23. Ng5
Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Be7 25. Bxe7 $14) 21. Bf4 Qb6 22. Ne5 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 $14) 20...
Be7 21. Rxd8 {White very clearly shows his intensions to make a draw,that is
the reason why he decides to change all major pieces.After this he looses an
advantage and even finds himself on defensive side.Deserved attension} (21. Bf4
Qb6 22. Bg2 Nd5 23. Bg5 $5 $14) 21... Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Bg2
h6 25. Bc1 Bd6 26. Nd3 Ncd7 27. Bd2 $6 (27. Bf4 e5 28. Be3 e4 29. Nf4 $14)
27... Nb6 28. a3 $6 {White playes this part of the game too passively,but
still the position remains balanced.} Qc4 29. Nc1 Nfd5 30. Bf1 Qa4 31. Nd3 Qb3
32. Bc1 a5 33. Nf4 Bxf4 34. gxf4 Nc4 35. f5 e5 (35... exf5 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37.
Qxf7 Nf6 38. Qe6 Qc2 39. Be3 $14) 36. Qd3 Nf4 37. Bxf4 exf4 38. f6 Nxb2 (38...
gxf6 $5) 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. fxg7 Kxg7 41. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Yudasin,L} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Bf4 {
Das ist eine wirklich seltene Variante. Meiner Meinung nach bietet diese
Fortsetzung keinen Vorteil für Weiß, aber Kortschnoj war einmal mit diesem Zug
gegen Timman erfolgreich, Hilversum 1982 m/3.Ribli.} d5 7. cxd5 (7. Ndb5 e5 8.
cxd5 exf4 9. dxc6 bxc6 {Führt zu einer Hauptvariante.Ribli.} (9... bxc6 {
Yudasin,L} 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Rd1+ Bd7 12. Nd6 $13 (12. Nd4 $14))) 7... Nxd5 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 {Ich möchte anmerken, daß dieselbe Stellung, jedoch mit einem
Mehrtempo für Weiß, aus folgender Variante hervorgeht A31: 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.
Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd2 e6. In der Partie
Horvath,Jo-Nemeth,Z/HUN-chT/1997/ war 9.Qa4 Bb410.e4 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Ne7 12.Bf4
o-o 13.Rd1 Qb6 14.Bd6 vorteilhaft für Weiß.Ribli.} Ba6 $146 {Wenn man nur die
Bauernstruktur beachtet, hat Weiß eine überlegene Stellung, denn Pc6 ist immer
schwach. Aber Schwarz bekommt Initiative und die offene b-Linie für seine
Schwäche, sein Springer auf d5 ist ebenfalls stark.Ribli.} (9... Nxc3 $2 10.
Bxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 f6 12. g3 Rb8 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. O-O Bb4 15. Bxb4 Rxb4 16. Rd6
Ke7 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. b3 $14 {Atalik,S-Friedman/Philadelphia World op/1995/}) (
9... Bb4 10. Nxd5 (10. Rc1 $5) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 cxd5 12. e3 O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6
14. O-O Ba6 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Timman,J/Hilversum KRO m/1982/}) 10. Qa4 (10. g3
Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Bf6) (10. e4 {Yudasin,L} Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Nb4 12. Qe2 Be7)
10... Qb6 11. Nxd5 (11. Rc1 {Yudasin,L in english} Rc8 {transposes into the
game}) 11... exd5 12. Rc1 (12. Bc3 {Yudasin,L} Bc5 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 O-O 15.
g3 $11) 12... Rc8 (12... Bc5 $2 {Yudasin,L} 13. Rxc5) 13. g3 (13. Bc3 {Yudasin,
L} Bc5) (13. Ba5 {Yudasin,L} Qb5) 13... Be7 (13... Bc5 $2 14. Rxc5 Qxc5 15.
Qxa6) 14. Bh3 Bb5 (14... f5 {Yudasin,L} 15. Bxf5 O-O 16. Be6+ Kh8 17. Be3 $16)
15. Qg4 (15. Qf4 {Yudasin,L} Rd8 {and castle on the next move}) 15... O-O {
Wenn wir die Bauerninseln zählen, dann steht Weiß besser, in dieser konkreten
Stellung ist die schwarze Aktivität jedoch so stark, daß er keineswegs
schlechter steht.Ribli.} 16. Bc3 $5 (16. O-O d4 {Und Schwarz hat unangenehmen
Druck.Ribli.}) (16. Qxc8 $2 {Yudasin,L} Rxc8 17. Bxc8 Qd4 $17) 16... g6 (16...
f6 {Yudasin,L} 17. Qe6+ (17. O-O {with Rfe1 and e3+/=}) 17... Kh8 18. Qxe7 Rce8
$13) 17. O-O c5 18. Qf4 Rce8 (18... d4 $2 {Yudasin,L} 19. Bxd4 $1) 19. a4 (19.
Rfe1 {Yudasin,L} d4 20. Bd2 Bd6 $15) 19... Bxe2 (19... Ba6 $5 20. Bd7 (20. b4
$1 Bxe2 (20... cxb4 21. Bd4 $44) 21. Rfe1 d4 (21... Bc4 $2 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23.
bxc5 $40) 22. Rxe2 dxc3 23. bxc5 Bxc5 (23... Qxc5 24. Qf3 $11) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8
25. Rxc3 $11) 20... Rd8 (20... d4 $1 {Yudasin,L} 21. Bxe8 dxc3 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23.
axb5 cxb2 24. Rc2 Bf6 25. Rb1 Rb8 $17) 21. Qe5 d4 (21... d4 22. Qxe7 dxc3 $15))
20. Qe5 d4 21. Qxe2 Bf6 {Die Partiefortsetzung garantiert Schwarz den halben
Punkt, aber vielleicht wäre es interessant, die Alternative zu prüfen.Ribli.} (
21... dxc3 22. Rxc3 (22. Bd7 cxb2 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Qxe7 c4) 22... Bf6 23. Re3
Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Bxb2) 22. Qc4 dxc3 23. bxc3 $11 {Weiß hat einen mikroskopisch
kleinen Vorteil, aber in Wijk aan Zee kann man derartige Stellungen nicht
gewinnen.Ribli.} Re7 24. Rb1 Qa5 25. Rfc1 Rfe8 26. Rb5 Qd8 27. Rxc5 Qd2 {
Weiß hat einen Mehrbauern, kann ihn aber kaum halten.Ribli.} 28. Rf1 Kg7 29. a5
Re5 30. Rc6 R8e7 {Ich kann mir wirklich nicht vorstellen, wie Weiß hier
vorankommen soll.Ribli.} (30... Rxa5 $2 {Yudasin,L} 31. Rxf6 Kxf6 32. Qc6+ Re6
(32... Ke7 $2 33. Qc7+) 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Qc7 $16) 31. Qa6 (31. a6 {Yudasin,L}
h5) 31... Bg5 32. f4 {Das führt zum sofortigen Remisschluß.Ribli.} (32. Bg2 {
Yudasin,L} Rf5 {with Re2}) 32... Re2 33. fxg5 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+
36. Kh1 Qe4+ {Und remis durch Dauerschach.Ribli.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 (8... Na6 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nxc5 (
12... exd5 13. b4 $16) 13. Ke3 exd5 14. Rc1 b6 $14) 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 (
10... Qxc5 11. Nf3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Ne5 (12... O-O 13. O-O-O Rd8 14. Bd3 h6 15.
cxd5 Qxc2+ 16. Bxc2 exd5 17. Nb3 Kf8 18. Rd2 Be6 19. f4 Rac8 20. Kb1 Ne7 21.
Nd4 Bd7 22. Rhd1 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Obukhov,A-Balashov,Y/Kurgan (06) ,CBM 43 1994})
13. Rc1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16. O-O Bd7 17. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,
P-Kholmov,R/Moscow-12 1995}) 11. Qxd2 dxc4 (11... Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 d4 $14) (11...
Qxc5 $5 12. b4 Qe7 $1 13. Nf3 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 $44 {|^} 15. Qe4 $6
Qf6) 13... O-O 14. b5 Qf6 (14... Nb8 15. cxd5 Rd8 16. Qc3 $1 exd5 17. Bd3 $14)
15. Rd1 (15. Rc1 {>=}) 15... Ne7 (15... Ne5 {>=} 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 $10) 16. c5 $1
a6 17. a4 axb5 18. axb5 Ra1 19. Rc1 $6 (19. Be2) 19... Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Bd7 (
20... e5 $5 21. Qb2 Ng6 22. Be2 d4 23. exd4 e4 $5 $132 (23... Nf4 $5)) 21. Bd3
e5 22. Be2 Rc8 23. O-O Ng6 {/\ Qe7} 24. Qa3 $1 d4 (24... Qe7 25. Rc1 b6 26. Qa7
$1 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. b6 $16) 25. Qa7 $1 dxe3 26. c6 $1 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,
M-Portisch,L/Reggio Emilia 49/667 1989 (56)}) 12. Bxc4 (12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1
b5 14. cxb6 Bb7 15. Nf3 Ke7 16. Nd2 Rhc8 17. Be2 axb6 18. O-O {1/2-1/2 Dao
Thien Hai-Loginov,V/Budapest FS FebGM (12) ,CBM 40 1994 (26)}) 12... Qxc5 13.
Rc1 Qg5 14. f4 Qh4+ 15. Qf2 (15. g3 Qe7) 15... Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Bd7 17. Nf3 Rc8
18. b4 $1 {This important move has given better prospects for White. 18.Rhd1
Na5! is not enough for an advantage.} Ke7 (18... Ne7 $14) 19. Be2 f6 (19...
Rhd8 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 Nb8 $14) 20. g4 $5 (20. Rhd1) 20... h6 $6 (20... Nb8 $1
21. g5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. gxf6+ gxf6 24. Rg1 Kf8 $1 {with only slightly
better prospects for White.}) 21. h4 a6 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 b5 (23... e5 24.
Nh4 Rhd8 25. Ng6+ Kf7 26. Bh5 $40) 24. Nh4 $1 Ke8 25. Nf5 Rxh1 $8 26. Nd6+ Kf8
27. Rxh1 Rc7 28. Ne4 (28. gxf6 $5 gxf6 29. Rh7 Kg8 30. Bd3 (30. Rf7 $1 Nd8 31.
Re7 Nc6 32. Ne8 Nxe7 33. Nxc7 Bc8 34. e4 $16) 30... f5 31. Rf7 Ra7 $1 $10)
28... fxg5 29. Nxg5 e5 30. Rh8+ Ke7 31. Rg8 exf4 32. exf4 Nd4 33. Rxg7+ Kf8 34.
Rf7+ Ke8 35. Bh5 $14 Kd8 36. Ne4 Rc4 37. Nc5 Bc8 38. Bg6 a5 $1 39. f5 axb4 (
39... Nxf5 40. Bxf5 Bxf5 (40... Rf4+ 41. Ke3 Rxf5 42. Nb7+ Bxb7 43. Rxf5 $18)
41. Nb7+ $18) 40. axb4 Rxb4 41. f6 Ne6 42. Nd3 Rc4 (42... Ra4 $1 43. Re7 Ra6 (
43... Ng5 $1 44. Re8+ Kc7 45. Re5 Ne6 46. Bf5 Kd6 47. f7 Ke7 $10) 44. Re8+ Kc7
45. f7 Bd7 46. Be4 $18) 43. Re7 Nf4 $2 (43... Nc7 $2 44. Re8+ $1 Nxe8 45. f7
$18) (43... Ng5 44. Re8+ Kc7 45. Re5 Ne6 46. Rxb5) 44. Ne5 Be6 45. Re8+ Kc7 46.
Nxc4 Bxc4 47. Bf5 Kd6 48. Bg4 Ng6 (48... b4 $18) 49. Bh5 Bf7 50. Re4 b4 (50...
Kd5 51. Ke3 $18) 51. Ke1 $1 Kd7 52. Kd2 Kd6 53. Kc1 Kd5 54. Re1 Kd6 55. Bxg6
Bxg6 56. Re7 Bf5 57. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Huzman} d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e4 b5 5. a4 c6 6. b3 Nf6 (6... Bb7) (
6... cxb3 7. axb5 Nf6) (6... Bb4+ {Huzman} 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nf6 (8... cxb3
$5 9. axb5 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 cxb5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxb5 a5 14. O-O a4 $13 {
0-1 Mainka,G-Loeffler,S/BL 1994 (35)}) 9. e5 Ne4 (9... Nd5 10. bxc4 bxc4 11.
Bxc4 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rc1 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 $14 {1-0 Davies Nigel R-Hartman
Christer/It (open), Osterskars (Sweden) 1995 (27)}) 10. Qc2 (10. Qe3 Qa5+ 11.
Nfd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 (12. Nxd2 cxb3 13. Qe4 $13) 12... Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 $2 (13.
Kxd2 cxb3 14. axb5 Bb7 15. Nc3 $10 (15. Nc3 Ke7 $13)) 13... c3 14. Ne4 b4 15.
a5 (15. Nd6+ Ke7 $13) 15... Ba6 16. Ra4 (16. Nc5 Bb5 $1 {/\ ..Nd7} 17. Bxb5
$140 cxb5 {xa4}) 16... Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Na6 18. Ke2 Ke7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Rab8
21. Rd1 Rb5 22. Rd4 Rd8 $1 $19 {0-1 Arkell,K-Kumaran,D/BCF-ch 1993 (32)}) 10...
Qa5+ 11. Kd1 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. bxc4 bxc4 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Nxc4 Qd5 16. Bd3
Na6 17. Rb1 c5 18. Nce5 Nb4 19. Rxb4 cxb4 20. Ng5 Qxd4 $17 {Wirthensohn-Muller,
Hamburg 1991}) 7. e5 (7. bxc4 {Huzman} bxc4 (7... Nxe4 8. cxb5) 8. e5 Ne4 9.
Bxc4 Bb4+ $11 {-see game}) 7... Ne4 8. bxc4 (8. Qc2 Bb4+ 9. Kd1 f5 10. exf6
Nxf6 11. bxc4 O-O $44) 8... Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 bxc4 (9... bxa4 10. Qxa4 a5 11. Bd3
Nc3 12. Qc2 $16) (9... Bc3 $2 {Huzman} 10. Rb1 (10. Qc2 $5 Bxa1 11. Nxe4 Qa5+
12. Bd2 Qxa4 13. Nd6+ Kd7 14. Qe4 $44) 10... b4 11. Qc2 $16) 10. Bxc4 Ba6 (
10... O-O 11. O-O Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Ba6 14. Rfc1 $16) 11. Bxa6 $5 (
11. O-O Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bxc4 13. Bxb4 Bxf1 14. Qxf1 $36) (11. Qc2 {Huzman} Nxd2 (
11... Bxc4 12. Qxc4 c5 13. dxc5 (13. O-O Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Qxd4 16.
Qb5+ Nd7)) 12. Bxd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qa5+ 14. Ke3 $5 (14. Qc3 Qxc3+ 15. Kxc3 Bxc4
16. Kxc4 Nd7 17. Rhb1 (17. a5 Rb8 18. Rhb1 Ke7 $11)) 14... Nd7 15. Rhc1) 11...
Nxa6 12. O-O (12. Qe2 {Huzman} Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Bxd2+ (13... Qa5 14. O-O O-O 15.
Rfc1 Rac8 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Rc5 $14) 14. Qxd2 Rb8 $11) (12. Qc2 {Huzman} Qd5
13. O-O Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Bxd2 $11) 12... Nxd2 13. Bxd2 O-O (13... Bxd2 14. Qxd2
O-O 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Rc4 $14) 14. Rc1 (14. Bg5 $5) (14. Be3 $5) 14... Qd5 15.
Bxb4 (15. Be3 $14) 15... Nxb4 16. Rc5 Qe4 17. Qd2 (17. Qb1 $5 {Huzman} Qxb1 18.
Rxb1 a5 (18... Rab8 19. Kf1 $14) 19. Kf1 Rfd8 20. Ke2 Kf8 $14 {/=}) 17... a5
18. Qe3 (18. Re1 Qd3 $13) 18... Qf5 19. Rd1 (19. Nd2 Nd5 (19... Rfd8 {Huzman}
20. Nb3 Rab8 $1 {[%csl Rb3] and because of unprotected position of Nb3 black
have good counterplay} (20... Rd5)) 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 Nb4 $11) 19... Rfd8
20. h3 h6 21. Ne1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7.
a3 Be7 8. g3 {Ein solider Zug, der weniger gespielt wird als 8.d5 (>100
Partien) und 8.Nf4 (<100 Partien). Ich glaube jedoch, daß nur 8.d5! wirklich
geeignet ist, Eröffnungsvorteil zu realisieren.} (8. d5 {Kortschnoj} exd5 9.
cxd5 Re8 10. d6 Bf8 11. g3 Re6 $44) 8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Nxc3 11. bxc3
Nc6 $1 12. O-O Na5 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Rb1 Rc8 (14... Qc7 15. c4 Rad8 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh6 Rfe8 18. d5 Bf8 19. Qh4 Be7 20. Qh6 Bf8 21. Qh4 {1/2-1/2 Kristensen,
B-Dzindzichashvili,R/Saint John op-2 1988/CBM 06}) (14... Bc6 $2 {Kortschnoj}
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qa4 $14) 15. Re1 b6 (15... Rxc3 16. d5 $36) 16. d5 Bc5 $5 ({
Gegen} 16... exd5 {spricht eigentlich auch nichts.} 17. Nxd5 (17. Bxd5 Bf5)
17... Be6 $13) 17. Qh5 Nc4 (17... exd5 18. Bxd5 $13) (17... Qf6 $5 {Kortschnoj}
) 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 {[%cal Rf8f2]} 20. Bf4 Bxf2+ $5 (20... Nxa3 21.
Be4 h6 22. Qg6 Rxf4 $13) (20... e5 {Kortschnoj} 21. Be4 g6 22. Bxg6 Qd7 23.
Rbd1 (23. Rxe5 $2 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxf2+ 25. Kg2 Qc6+ $19) 23... hxg6 24. Qxg6+
Qg7 25. Qe6+ Qf7 26. Qg4+ $11) 21. Kxf2 Rc5 22. Qg4 (22. Qh3 e5 23. Be4 g6) (
22. Qe2 {Kortschnoj} e5 23. Rbd1 Qf6 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Bxc4 exf4 $44) (22. Qd1 {
Kortschnoj} Qxd1 23. Rbxd1 g5 $11) 22... e5 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Rbd1 Qc8 25. Qxc8
Rcxc8 26. Rd7 $1 exf4 27. gxf4 (27. Ree7 $11 {Kortschnoj}) 27... Rxf4+ {
Die Wogen haben sich geglättet; Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr und spielt auf
Gewinn, aber die Chancen dafür sind nicht sehr hoch.} 28. Kg1 Nxa3 29. Ree7 Rg4
30. h3 Rg5 31. Kh2 Nb5 $2 (31... h5 $15) 32. c4 h6 $5 (32... Na3 33. Bb7 Rf8
34. Rf7 Re8 35. Rde7 Rd8 36. Bd5 a5 37. h4 Rg4 38. Kh3 Rg1 39. Bg2 Rg8 40. Bd5
{hat höchstens Weiß Gewinnchancen.}) 33. h4 $1 (33. cxb5 $2 Rc2 $17) 33... Rg4
34. Bh3 Rcxc4 (34... Rgxc4 35. Rxg7 Rc2+ 36. Bg2 Rf2 (36... R8c7 $11 {
Kortschnoj}) 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Kg3 Rf5 $13) 35. Bxg4 Rxg4 {Eine interessante
Materialkonstellation; wer steht eigentlich besser und warum?} 36. Kh3 Rg1 37.
h5 Rh1+ $6 $138 (37... Rg5 38. Kh4 Kh7 39. Re8 Rg1 40. Rdd8 g5+ 41. hxg6+ (41.
Kh3 $6 Rh1+ 42. Kg4 Rh4+ 43. Kf3 (43. Kf5 Nd4+ 44. Kf6 Rf4+ 45. Ke5 Nc6+ $19)
43... Rxh5) 41... Rxg6 $11) 38. Kg4 Rg1+ 39. Kf4 Rg5 $2 {Erst dieser Zug gibt
Weiß reelle Gewinnchancen.} (39... Rf1+ $142 {Kortschnoj}) 40. Re5 $1 Rxe5 41.
Kxe5 Kh7 $2 {Kortschnoj: The last in a serie of bad time-trouble-moves.41...a5
was much better. Schwarz hat für diesen Zug noch Zeit und sollte ihn erst
spielen, wenn Weiß Kf5 gespielt hat.} (41... Nc3 $6 42. Rxa7 $1 Kh7 43. Ra3 {
Weiß sollte gewinnen. Er hat noch einen Bauern, aber es gibt auch das Motiv
des Springerfangs, falls dieser nicht zu seinem König zurück kann.}) (41... a5
$1 42. Rb7 $1 (42. Kf5 Kh7 43. Ke6 a4 44. Kf7 a3 45. Kf8 Kh8 46. Rxg7 a2 47.
Rg1 Nc3 48. Kf7 b5 $11 49. Kg6 $2 Kg8 $1 50. Kxh6+ Kf7 51. Rf1+ Ke6 52. Kg7 (
52. Kg6 b4 53. h6 b3 54. h7 b2 $19) 52... Kd5 53. h6 Nb1 $19) 42... Na3 $1 43.
Kd4 b5 44. Ra7 a4 45. Rb7 b4 46. Kd3 b3 47. Rb4 Kh7 48. Kc3 Nb1+ 49. Kb2 Nd2
50. Rxa4 Nf3 51. Kxb3 Ne5 52. Ra7 Ng4 53. Kc4 Nf6 54. Ra5 g5 $11) (41... a5
$142 {Kortschnoj}) 42. Ke6 $18 Nc3 43. Kf7 Ne4 (43... a5 44. Kf8 Kh8 45. Rxg7
Nd5 46. Rg4 b5 47. Kf7 $18) 44. Kf8 Kh8 45. Rxg7 Ng5 (45... Nf6 46. Rg6 $18)
46. Rxa7 b5 (46... Ne6+ {Kortschnoj} 47. Kf7 Nf4 48. Ra4 Nxh5 49. Rh4 $18) 47.
Ra6 (47. Ra6 Kh7 48. Rb6 Nh3 49. Kf7 Ng5+ 50. Kf6 Ne4+ 51. Ke6 Kg7 52. Rxb5 Kh7
53. Rb7+ Kg8 54. Rb4 Ng5+ 55. Kf6 Kh7 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. Kg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O
d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Nc6 {Psakhis: Very rare move.In my
database I found just one game with this move in old Russian tournament. I
guess,that normal Knaak: Stattdessen gibt es mit 11...Qe7, 11...Re8 und 11...
Nbd7 gleich drei altbewährte Alternativen. Kortschnojs Neuerung ist sicher
nicht besser. Der Nc6 verhindert zunächst a3-a4, aber er kann seinen Platz auf
c6 nicht ewig behaupten.} (11... Nbd7 {Psakhis} 12. a4 Qe7 13. Ba3 Rfd8 14. b5
Bxa3 (14... a5 $5) 15. bxa6 $1 Bxa6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Rxa3 c6 18. Ra2 Rda8 19.
Rc1 h6 20. Rac2 $14 {1-0 Yusupov,A-Benjamin,J/Donner mem-A 1994 (41)}) ({or} 
11... Qe7 $5 {Psakhis} 12. b5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Nbd7 14. Bb2 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Qc3 Ba6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Dautov,R/Nussloch 1996 (33) are
stronger.}) 12. Bb2 (12. Nxd5 $4 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxh2+ $19) 12... Re8 {N/} (12...
Qd7 {Psakhis} 13. Kh1 Ne7 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ng4 16. Nd1 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6
18. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Yurkov,V-Goldin,A/Moscow 1966 (40)}) 13. Rfc1 Rb8 14. Qa4 (14.
b5 $5 {Psakhis}) 14... Ne7 {[#]} (14... Ra8 $142) (14... b5 $143 {Psakhis} 15.
Qb3 $16) 15. b5 (15. Bxa6 $6 Ra8 16. b5 c6 17. Qb3 Bxa6 18. bxa6 Rxa6 $11 (
18... Rxa6 {Psakhis} 19. a4 Qd7 $11)) 15... axb5 (15... a5 {Psakhis} 16. Qb3 $5
(16. Ne5) 16... Ng6 17. a4 $14) 16. Nxb5 Ng6 (16... Ra8 $5 {Psakhis} 17. Qc2 $1
(17. Qb3 Ba6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11) 17... c6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. a4 $14) 17. Nxd6
cxd6 {Gerade in dieser nimzoindischen Variante wird so manchmal gespielt, aber
ich glaube, es ist einfach schlecht. Einem Vorteil (Beherrschung von
Zentrumsfeldern) stehen zwei Nachteile gegenüber (geschwächte Bauern,
unbewegliche Bauern).} (17... Qxd6 $14) (17... Qxd6 {Psakhis} 18. Qb4 $5 $14)
18. Rc2 $16 Ne4 19. Bb5 Rf8 20. Rac1 Bc8 (20... Nh4 {Psakhis} 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22.
f3 Nf6 23. Qa7 (23. Rc7 $5 Qg5 $140 24. R1c3) 23... Qh6 24. Rc3 $16) 21. Qb3
Be6 22. a4 {Kantsler could be satisfied with results of opening. He took full
control on c line, has advantage of two bishops and easy game on the queens
side.} Qf6 23. Ba3 Ne7 24. Ne1 (24. Be2 $5 {Psakhis}) 24... Bf5 25. Bd3 h5 26.
f3 (26. Qb4 $5 {Psakhis}) 26... Ng5 27. Rc3 (27. Rc7 $5 {Psakhis} Bxd3 $140 28.
Nxd3 Ne6 29. Rd7) 27... Qe6 28. Bb5 Rfd8 (28... Rfc8 {Psakhis} 29. Ba6 Rxc3 (
29... Re8 30. Qb4) 30. Rxc3 Qd7 31. Qb4 $18) 29. Qb2 h4 30. Qf2 Qf6 (30... h3
$5 {Psakhis}) 31. h3 Ng6 32. Kh2 Bd7 (32... Bxh3 {Psakhis} 33. gxh3 Ne4 34. Qa2
Nxc3 35. Rxc3 $18) 33. Bxd7 Ne4 {a Decisive mistake, which Kortchnoi could
make just in terrible time troubles. After stabborn} (33... Rxd7 {Psakhis} 34.
Rc8+ Rd8 $5 (34... Rxc8 35. Rxc8+ Rd8 36. Rc6) 35. Rxb8 $140 Rxb8 36. Rc6 Ne4
37. Qe2 Ne7 38. Rc7 Ng3 39. Qb5 Nef5 $132 {it will be still not easy at all
for white to win a game.}) 34. Qb2 Nxc3 35. Bc6 Qg5 36. Qxc3 Qg3+ 37. Kg1 Rdc8
1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Wenn Schwarz Grünfeldindisch spielen will, hat
er keine Alternative, denn nach 3...Bg7 kann Weiß 4.e4 spielen, und Grünfeld
ist nicht mehr möglich.Ribli.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qa4+ {Das ist die Zugfolge der
sogenannten "Anti-Grünfeld"-Variante. Weiß hofft, daß er mit seinem
Damenschach die normale schwarze Entwicklung stören kann.Ribli.} Bd7 {
Heutzutage ist nur dieser Zug in Mode.Ribli.} (5... Nc6 6. Ne5 Ndb4 7. a3 Bg7
8. axb4 Bxe5 9. b5 Nb8 10. e3 O-O 11. d4 Bg7 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O c6 {Das ist
eine andere Hauptvariante. Meiner Meinung nach hat Schwarz keinen vollen
Ausgleich.Ribli.}) 6. Qc2 (6. Qh4 $5) 6... Nb4 $5 (6... Nb6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 (8.
Bf4 {Führt zu ähnlichen Stellungen wie in der Grünfeldindischen Verteidigung.
Ribli.})) 7. Qb3 N8c6 (7... c5 8. e3 $6 (8. a3 Be6 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 (10. Qd1
N4c6 11. e3 (11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bg7 13. Be3 O-O 14. g3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc6 $1)
11... Bg7 12. d4 (12. d3 $5) 12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bg4 $36) 10... Be6 $11 {
Ksieski,Z-Khenkin,I/Moscow II/1990/}) (8. Ne4 Qa5 $5 (8... N8a6 9. e3 Qa5 10.
Ne5 Be6 11. Bc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 e6 13. O-O Be7 14. b3 Nd5 15. Bb2 $14 {[%cal
Rb2h8] Piket,J-Kouatly,B/Cannnes/1990/})) 8... Be6 9. Qa4+ N8c6 10. d4 Bf5 11.
Bb5 Nc2+) 8. a3 Be6 9. Qd1 $146 (9. Qa4 Nd5 10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. dxc3 Qd5 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. Qxc6+ bxc6 14. Be3 Bb3 $1 $11 {Benjamin,J-Lputian,S/Moscow-A/1987/
Obwohl Schwarz den Doppelbauern c7-c6 hat, paralysiert sein Bb3 die weiße
Initiative, und die Stellung befindet sich in dynamischem Gleichgewicht.Ribli.}
) 9... Nd5 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg7 12. d4 {[%csl Yd4,Ye4] Endlich hat Weiß
ein starkes Zentrum, aber bis jetzt hat er ein paar Tempi mit seiner Dame
verloren, und seine Figuren sind noch nicht so gut entwickelt.Ribli.} Na5 {
[%cal Ga5c4,Ga5b3] Ein typischer Zug in solchen Stellungen. Schwarz droht
c7-c5 gegen das weiße Zentrum zu spielen. Von a5 kontrolliert er auch die
Punkte c4 und b3, weil Weiss schon a2-a3 gespielt hat.Ribli.} 13. Rb1 O-O 14.
Be2 c5 15. O-O Rc8 (15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba2 17. Rb2) (15... Qc7 {[%cal Gc7f4]
Dieser Zug läßt Weiß nicht zu Bf4 kommen.Ribli.} 16. d5) 16. d5 Bg4 17. Qc2 (
17. c4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxc4 19. Rxb7 $13) 17... e5 18. c4 b6 {[%cal Ya5b7,Yb7d6]
Schwarz muß diesen Zug ausführen, sonst steht sein Springer sinnlos auf a5.
Das mögliche Springermanöver Na5-b7-d6 ist auch typisch für solche Stellungen.
Ribli.} 19. Ng5 Bxe2 (19... Bd7 $5) 20. Qxe2 h6 {Es ist besser für Schwarz,
diesen Zug sofort zu spielen. Weiß kann nicht 21.Nf3 spielen, weil der Vorstoß
f2-f4 unmöglich wird.} (20... Qd7 21. f4 h6 22. Nf3) 21. Nh3 Qd7 22. f4 exf4 (
22... Qa4 23. f5 Qxc4 24. Qg4 g5 (24... gxf5 25. Rxf5 Qc2 (25... Kh7 26. Bxh6
$1 Bxh6 27. Ng5+ Bxg5 28. Rxg5 $18) 26. Bxh6 Qxb1+ 27. Rf1 $18) 25. f6 $18) 23.
Bxf4 Rce8 24. Qc2 Re7 (24... f5 $5 $13 {Ich glaube, daß dieser direkte Zug
Schwarz mehr Gegenchancen bietet.Ribli.}) 25. Nf2 f5 26. Bd2 Nb7 (26... Bd4 $5
27. Bxh6 Rfe8 $44 {[%csl Re4]}) 27. Rbe1 Rfe8 $6 (27... Nd6 $5 $13) 28. Bc3
Bxc3 29. Qxc3 fxe4 30. Qf6 $44 {[%cal Rf6g6]} e3 (30... Qd6 31. Nxe4 (31. Ng4
$1 Qxf6 (31... Kh7 32. Qxd6 (32. Qc3 $1 $40 {[%csl Rf6]}) 32... Nxd6 33. Nf6+
Kg7 34. Nxe8+ Rxe8 $44 {Es ist wahr, daß Schwarz eine Qualität verloren hat,
aber sein Springer steht besonders gut, und die weißen Türme haben keine
gefährliche Aktivität.Ribli.}) 32. Nxf6+ $16) 31... Rxe4 32. Qf7+ Kh8 33. Qxe8+
$2 (33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Qxb7 $11) 33... Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kg7 $17) 31. Nh3 Qd6 32.
Qh4 Kg7 $2 (32... g5 $8 {Dieser Zug ist zwar nicht schön, da er die
Königsstellung schwächt, aber er nimmt dem weißen Springer das Feld f4.Ribli.}
33. Qg4 (33. Qh5 Nd8) 33... Re4 34. Qf5 Qe7 (34... Nd8 $5) 35. d6 Qxd6 (35...
Nxd6 36. Qg6+ $40) (35... Qe6 36. d7) 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Qxb7 $16) 33. Nf4 Nd8
34. Rf3 $40 {Trotz seines Minusbauern besitzt Weiß gefährliche Initiative. Der
schwarze Freibauer ist gut blockiert.Ribli.} Re4 35. Qg3 Kh7 {[#]} (35... Nf7
36. Nh5+ Kh8 37. Rxf7 Qxg3 38. Nxg3 $18) 36. Nh5 $1 {Mit dieser kleinen
Kombination gewinnt Weiß eine Qualität, und der schwarze e-Bauer ist nicht zu
halten.Ribli.} Qxg3 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. hxg3 Nb7 39. Nxe8+ Rxe8 40. Rfxe3 Rxe3 41.
Rxe3 Kf7 $5 (41... Nd6 $6 42. Re7+ Kf6 (42... Kf8 43. Rxa7 (43. Re6)) 43. Re6+
$18) 42. a4 {Da Schwarz einen Springer hat, könnte er in späteren Varianten
eventuell Nd6-Nxc4-Nxa3 spielen. Dieser Zug ist daher immer nützlich für Weiß.
Ribli.} Nd6 43. Kf2 Nxc4 44. Re4 {In solchen Endspielen (Turm gegen Springer)
reicht gewöhnlich ein starker Freibauer - in unsere Partie der Pd5 - zum
Gewinn. Ich möchte darauf hinweisen, daß der schwarze König wegen des
dominierenden Turmes auf der e-Linie beschränkte Aktivität besitzt.Ribli.} Nd6
45. Re6 Ne8 46. Kf3 {Mit aktivem König und Turm gewinnt Weiß.Ribli.} Nf6 47.
Re5 Ne8 (47... Nd7 48. Re1 Kf6 (48... Nf6 49. d6 $18) 49. Re6+ Kf5 (49... Kf7
50. Kf4 Nf6 51. Ke5) 50. g4+ Kg5 51. Re7 Nf6 52. d6 $18) 48. Kf4 g5+ (48... Nd6
49. Re6) 49. Kf3 $5 (49. Ke4 Nd6+) 49... Nd6 50. Re6 Nc4 (50... Ne8 51. Ke4)
51. Ke4 Nd2+ 52. Ke5 $18 Nc4+ 53. Kf5 Na5 54. d6 Nc6 55. Rxh6 {Und in dieser
hoffnungslosen Stellung gab Schwarz auf.Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 O-O 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O-O h6 $5 {This waiting move seems to
be stronger than immidiate 11...e:d4 that gave white better chanses in both
previous games played in this variation:} (11... exd4 $6 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Rxd4
Nf6 (13... Re8 14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Bb3 Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Kf8 18. Nd3 $14 {
Brodsky,M-Doroshkievich,V/Rostov op 1993/1-0 (100)}) 14. Bc4 a6 15. Re1 b5 16.
Bd5 Rb8 17. Bc6 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Re7 $14 {Morovic Fernandez,I-Nogueiras,J/
Capablanca mem-A 1996 (63)}) 12. Re1 ({Nothing promises also} 12. Qe3 exd4 13.
Rxd4 Nc5 14. Bc4 Be6 15. g4 $6 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Rfe8 17. Qxc5 Qxf3 $15 {and black
even stands slighlty better;Gligoric,S-Porath,Y/Amsterdam izt 1964 (19)}) 12...
exd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nb6 $1 {Not permitting white to develop the bishop
to c4 from where it could cause black certain inconviniance.For example:} (
14... Nf6 15. Bc4 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rd8 $1 16. Nf3 Kf8 {[%csl Re7]} 17. Re3 Bf5
18. Rhe1 $14) 15. Nb5 $5 {Taking the bishop is the only chanse to fight for
the advantage,but it's almost impossible to convert the minimal advantage into
somehing more serious against such an expert of the endgame as Victor
Kortscnoi.} (15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Nb3 Be6 (16... Nd5 17. Be4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Kf8 19. Rd1
$14) 17. Nc5 Bd5 18. Re7 Bxg2 (18... Kf8 19. Rxc7 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Ne4
Bxa2 22. Nd6 $14) 19. Rg1 Bc6 20. Ne6 $5 fxe6 21. Rgxg7+ Kh8 $1 $11) 15... c6
16. Nd6 Rd8 17. Bd3 Kf8 (17... Rxd6 $4 18. Re8#) 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Bf5 $6 ({
Deserved attention} 19. Re4 $5 Re8 20. Rhe1 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Re8 22. Rg4 $5 (22.
Kd2 Rxe4 23. Bxe4) 22... Nd7 $5 23. Ra4 a6 24. Rd4 Ne5 25. Be2 $14 {and white
still can fight for the advantage.}) 19... Rb8 {Intending to exchange the
rooks over the e-file.} 20. g3 Re8 21. c3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24.
Kc2 Nc4 $1 $11 {After bringing the knight to d6 and putting the pawns on c5
and g5 the position will become absolutely balanced and even the symbolic
advantage that white keeps now will disappear.} 25. Bd3 (25. b4 Nd6 26. Bd3 b6
$11 {[%cal Gc6c5,Gg7g5]}) 25... Nd6 26. Kd2 c5 27. b4 (27. h5 Ke7 28. Ke3 Kf6
29. Kf4 b6 $11) 27... b6 28. Ke3 g5 {The very last touch-now white king
doesn't have the slightest chanse to penitrate and the draw is not far away.}
29. bxc5 bxc5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. f4 (31. Kf3 Ke7 32. Kg4 f6 $11) 31... gxf4+ 32.
Kxf4 f6 33. Bc2 Ke7 34. Ba4 Kd8 35. g4 Kc7 36. Ke3 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Knaak} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 c5 6. a3 Ba5 7. Rb1 Na6
8. Ng3 {Fashionable move, but I suspect, that "old' 8.Bd2 is stronger.} Bb7 (
8... O-O 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 d5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Qe2 Nc7 14.
Ne4 Nfe8 15. Bb2 f5 16. c4 $36 {1-0 Nenashev,A-Mozalev,S/St.Petersburg
Chigorin 1996 (32)}) 9. Bd3 {Pawn sacrifice, with unclear consequences.
Deserves attention modest} (9. f3 $5) 9... Bxc3+ (9... h5 $5 10. d5 $5 exd5 11.
Nf5 Qb8 12. cxd5 g6 13. Ng3 Nxd5 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qe5 16. f4 Qe7 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Vaiser,A-Serper,G/Novosibirsk 1993 (66)}) 10. bxc3 Bxg2 {Also very
interesting will be to check 10... h5!?} 11. Rg1 Bb7 12. e4 d6 13. Nh5 (13. Bf4
$5) 13... Nxh5 (13... Nxe4 $4 {Lose by force after} 14. Nxg7+ Kd7 (14... Ke7
15. Qf3 f5 16. Bg5+ $1 Nxg5 17. Qxb7+ $18) 15. Bxe4 $1 (15. Qf3) 15... Bxe4 16.
Qa4+ Kc7 (16... Ke7 17. Qxa6 Bxb1 18. Bg5+ f6 19. Qb7+ Qd7 20. Bxf6+ $18) 17.
Qxa6 Bxb1 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Rg7+ Qd7 20. Rxd7+ Kxd7 21. Qb7+ $18) 14. Qxh5 Qf6
15. Rg3 $6 {This slow move gives Timman the chance to close the position.
Stronger was a break in the centre.} (15. e5 $5 dxe5 16. dxe5 g6 (16... Qe7 17.
Rxg7) (16... Qf3 17. Qxf3 Bxf3 18. Rxg7 Rd8 19. Bc2) 17. exf6 gxh5 18. Bh6 {
with good compensation for a pawn.}) 15... e5 16. d5 (16. dxe5 $6 dxe5 17. Rg5
$6 O-O-O $1 $19) 16... h6 17. a4 $1 g6 18. Qd1 Bc8 (18... Nb8 19. a5 Nd7 20.
Bc2 $5 $44) 19. a5 Qd8 (19... Rb8 $5 $15) 20. Kf1 Nb8 $6 {Why not simple 20...
ba ?!} (20... bxa5 $142) 21. Qa4+ Qd7 22. Qa2 bxa5 23. Qxa5 Qd8 24. Qa4+ Kf8
25. Kg1 Kg7 26. f4 $1 a5 (26... Qf6 27. f5 $5 (27. fxe5 Qxe5 28. Bd2 a5 29. Rf1
$36) 27... a5 28. Bd2 Bd7 29. Qb3 a4 30. Qb7 Ra6 31. Rf1 $40) 27. fxe5 dxe5 28.
Be3 Nd7 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Rgf3 Rf8 (30... f6 $5) 31. R1f2 Ra6 32. Bc2 Qd6 33. Qa1
a4 $5 (33... f6 34. Ba4 Qc7 35. Bb5 Rd6 36. Ra2) 34. Bxa4 Nb6 $4 $138 (34... f5
$5 35. exf5 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 (36. Qd1 Nf6 37. Bc2 Rxf3 38. Qxf3 Bg4 39. Qg3 Ra1+
40. Kg2 Bh5 $13) 36... gxf5 37. Qd1 Nf6 $132) 35. Rf6 $1 Rxa4 (35... Qe7 36.
Qc1 $1 Nxa4 37. Bxh6+ Kg8 38. Bxf8 Qxf8 (38... Kxf8 {Knaak} 39. Qh6+ Kg8 40.
Rxf7 Qxf7 41. Rxf7 Kxf7 42. Qh7+ Ke8 43. Qh8+ Kd7 44. Qxe5 $18) 39. Rxa6 Bxa6
40. Qa3 (40. Ra2 $18) 40... Qe8 41. Ra2 $18) (35... Qxf6 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Qf1+
Kg7 38. Bb5 $18 (38. Bb5 {Knaak} Ra2 39. Bxc5 $18)) 36. Bxh6+ $1 (36. Bxh6+ Kg8
37. Qb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Ehrat Memorial (SUI-GER m)"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.08.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Nc3 {The alternative is 5.g3.
In the catalan set-up it would be wise to postpone development of knight b1:
with a point to develop it eventually to d2.} Be7 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3
(8. Qb3 {Lutz} Nbd7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Nef6 13. O-O
O-O 14. Rac1 $44 {Kortschnoj,V-Anand,V/Tilburg 1991/CBM 26/[Hansen,Cu] (111)})
8... Ba6 {Using an awkward location of white queen, black gains several tempi.
An open question, however, how conveniently bishop a6 is located?} (8... b4 {
Lutz} 9. Na4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Qa5 11. Nc5 Bxc5 12. Qxc5 Qxc5 13. dxc5 Ne4 14. Be3
Nd7 15. Rc1 e5 16. g3 f5 17. Bg2 Bb5 18. Nh4 g6 19. g4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Browne,
W-Henley,R/Berkeley 1984/MCD (62)}) (8... O-O {Lutz} 9. Qc2 b4 10. Na4 Ba6 11.
Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Qa5 14. Nd4 b3+ 15. Qd2 Qxc5 16. Nxb3 Qb6 17.
Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 c5 $11 {0-1 Portisch,L-Jussupow,A/Toluca 1982/IZT (52)}) 9.
Qc2 Qa5 10. Bxf6 {It is a pity to give up the bishop. Another line, albeit
more complicated, looks more promising for white:} (10. e3 b4 (10... Nbd7 11.
Be2 b4 12. Qa4 $14) 11. Bxf6 bxc3 (11... Bxf6 12. Qa4 $14) 12. b4 Qxb4 13. Rb1
Qa5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Be5 {(what is,frankly,much more difficult to evaluate)})
10... Bxf6 (10... gxf6 $5 {Lutz}) 11. e3 Nd7 12. Bd3 c5 $1 {Certainly, not
Lutz: 'Christian Gabriel wählt seinem Stil gemäß eine sehr maximalistische
Fortsetzung. Allerdings bleibt sein König in der Mitte. Ich habe das Gefühl,
dass der schwarze Plan zu optimistisch ist.'} (12... b4 13. Ne4 b3+ $2 14. Qd2
$16) 13. O-O c4 $2 {After} (13... cxd4 14. exd4 b4 15. Ne4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O {
black would have had no problems.}) (13... Rc8 {Lutz} 14. d5 $1 (14. a4 $6 b4
15. Bxa6 (15. Nb5 cxd4) 15... Qxa6 16. Ne4 Be7) 14... Bxc3 15. dxe6 fxe6 16.
bxc3 Nf6 17. Ng5 $36) 14. Be4 Rc8 15. a4 $1 b4 16. Nb5 Qb6 (16... b3 {was
worth a consideration:} 17. Qc1 {would enable black soon to castle} ({After} 
17. Qb1 {pawn c4 would not hang}) (17. Qc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Bxb5 19. axb5 Rc7 20.
Ra5 O-O 21. Rfa1 {white wins a pawn, but black, having a strong passed pawn b3
will, for sure, have counterplay.})) (16... Bxb5 {Lutz} 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. Rxa7
g6 19. Rfa1 $36 {/\} O-O 20. R1a5 Qb6 21. Qa4 $16) 17. Nd2 $1 $16 {'+/-' Lutz.}
c3 ({Or} 17... Bxb5 18. axb5 Qxb5 19. Rxa7 g6 20. Bb7 $1 {winning a pawn.}) 18.
bxc3 bxc3 19. Nf3 Be7 (19... e5 20. Bf5 {is annoying}) (19... g6 20. Rfb1 {
and black loses pawn c3}) 20. Rfb1 Nf6 21. a5 {'+-' Lutz.} Qxb5 (21... Qd8 22.
Nxa7 Nxe4 23. Nxc8 $18) (21... Qb8 22. Bd3 Nd5 23. Nxc3 $16) 22. Rxb5 Bxb5 23.
Bb7 $1 Rc7 24. a6 O-O 25. Qb3 {In order to deprive black of counterplay white
needs to win pawn c3.} Bd3 26. Rc1 Nd5 27. Ne5 Be2 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Rxc3 Rxc3
30. Qxc3 Bxa6 31. Qa5 {Black resigned. A bit too early. It is true, after 31...
Bb7 32.f4 he loses pawn a7. Still, white has had to demostrate some technic...}
1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Petursson} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2
f5 8. d5 Bf6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nxe4 $6 $146 {As usually Kortschnoj tries new ways
in the opening. I think that 10.Nxe4 is an unsuccesfull experiment.} (10. O-O {
and 10.Rd1 played many times before}) 10... fxe4 11. Qxe4 Bxb2 $6 (11... exd5
$1 12. Qxe7+ (12. Qf4 Na6 $1 (12... dxc4 13. Qxc7 d5 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Bc3 {
[%csl Yd4]} d4 16. Bb4+ {Black doesn't have good place for K}) 13. Nd4 O-O (
13... g5 14. Qe3) 14. Nf5 Qc5 $15 (14... Qe6 15. Nd4 Qe7 $11)) 12... Kxe7 13.
cxd5 (13. Bg5 dxc4) 13... Bxd5 $15) 12. Rb1 Bf6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 $6 (13... O-O $2
14. Bb4) (13... Na6 $142 $5 14. Nb3 O-O $15) 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qg4 d6 16. c5 $1
O-O (16... dxc5 $6 17. d6 cxd6 18. Bg5 Qf7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qe6+ Kf8 21. Qxd6+
Kf7 22. O-O h6 (22... Re8 23. Qxc5) 23. f4 $5 (23. Be3 Qe4 24. Rb3 $44 {
[%cal Gf2f3]}) 23... e4 (23... hxg5 24. fxg5+ Ke8 25. Rbd1 $18) 24. f5 hxg5 25.
Qg6+ Kg8 26. f6 Qf7 (26... Na6 27. fxg7 Rh7 28. Rf8+ $2 Rxf8 29. Qxh7+ (29.
gxf8=R+ Kxf8 30. Rf1+ Rf7 31. Qh6+ Kg8 $11) 29... Kxh7 30. gxf8=Q $18) 27. Qxe4
gxf6 28. Qxa8 Kg7 $14 (28... Qe7 $5)) 17. c6 (17. cxd6 $5 cxd6 18. O-O Na6 19.
a4 $13 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 17... Bc8 18. Qa4 a5 $15 {[%cal Gb8a6,Ga6c5]} 19. O-O
Na6 20. Qa3 e4 21. Qe3 Bf5 22. Bc3 Rae8 23. Rbd1 Qf7 24. Qd4 Nc5 25. Qc4 (25.
f4 e3 (25... exf3 26. exf3 Re2 27. Rf2 Rfe8 28. Rxe2 Rxe2 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30.
Bxe1 Qf6 $11) 26. h3 (26. Rf3 $2 Re4 {[%csl Rd4]}) (26. Bf3 Re7 $1 $15 {
[%cal Ge7g7,Gf8e8,Gf5e4]} (26... Be4 $6 27. Bh5 Bg6 28. Bxg6 Qxg6 (28... hxg6
$5) 29. f5 $132)) 26... Be4 $15) 25... Qh5 {[%cal Gf5h3]} 26. Bd4 Bh3 27. f4
exf3 28. exf3 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Re7 30. Rd2 Rfe8 31. Rff2 Qg5 32. Bc3 $2 {[%cal
Ge7e3] white missed control on <->e} (32. Rde2 $142 h6 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge7e2]}
33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Rb2 {[%cal Rd4c5]} Qf5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. g4 $132) 32... h6
33. Qd4 (33. Bd4 $142 {with idea to have possibility to change Nc5}) 33... Qg6
$17 34. h4 $2 {[%csl Rg3]} Re3 35. h5 {White destroyed his position in few
moves} (35. Ba1 Nd3 $19) (35. Rd1 {Petursson} Nd3 (35... Ne4 $2 36. Qxe3 Qxg3+
37. Kf1 $18) 36. h5 Qh7 37. Rff1 Re2+ 38. Kh1 Ne5 $15) 35... Qg5 $19 {[%cal
Gc5e4] The white's position is unprotected Suddenly White has no defence
against a very strong threat. It is very important to protect the rook on e3
with the queen!} 36. Rd1 (36. Rc2 Ne4 (36... Rd3 $19) 37. fxe4 Rxg3+ 38. Kf1
Rg1+ 39. Ke2 Qg4+ 40. Kd3 Rg3+ 41. Kd2 Rxe4 $19) 36... Ne4 (36... Ne4 37. fxe4
Rxg3+ 38. Kf1 Rg1+ 39. Ke2 Qg4+ {]}) 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.02.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Likavsky,T"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 {White has won some space, but Black
can evolve counterplay - that's the French Defence.} 5. Nce2 {[%cal Gc2c3]
Intending to keep the pawn chain, though slowing down the development. This
move is having a revival it seems.} (5. f4 {is main line.}) 5... c5 6. c3 cxd4
{Black wants to start to undermine the opponent's centre with f6, but he can
not to do it immediately due Nf4.} ({The normal} 6... Nc6 {allows White to
build up the pawn chain on the kingside too; e.g.:} 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nf3 f6 9. g3
$5 Be7 10. Bh3 {[%cal Gh3e6]}) ({Therefore a more sophisticated try is} 6...
Qb6 {if we want to compare the example here above.} 7. f4 Be7 8. Nf3 f6 9. g3
$6 (9. f5 $5) 9... O-O {[%csl Rd4,Re5,Rf2,Rf3][%cal Gf6e5,Gc5d4] and} 10. Bh3 {
[%cal Gh3e6,Yb6e6] makes no sense.}) (6... f6 $2 7. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4e6,Gd1h5]})
7. cxd4 f6 8. exf6 {To give the centre back is safe and not bad at least at
this moment.} ({After} 8. Nf4 {can Black solve his problems with} Bb4+ 9. Bd2
Bxd2+ ({or} 9... Qb6) 10. Qxd2 Qe7) ({And after} 8. f4 {(in the spirit of the
White's plan, but it looks risky to me). The White Lady could find herself in
Black's preparation because she had already played 8.f4...} fxe5 (8... Be7) 9.
fxe5 Bb4+ (9... Qh4+ $5) 10. Kf2 O-O+ 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. a3 Ndxe5 (12... Qh4+ $1
13. Kg1 Rxf3 14. gxf3 Ndxe5 15. Ng3 Nxd4 16. axb4 Nexf3+ 17. Kg2 e5 $40 {
1/2 Nikel,B (2289)-Siewert,W (2278)/Chessfriend.com 2005/Corr 2008 (49)}) 13.
axb4 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Rxf3 16. Ng3 Nxd4 17. Bg2 Rf7 $44 {1-0 Polgar,
J (2658)-Hernandez,G (2560)/Merida 2000/CBM 078 (32)} (17... Ne2+ $5)) 8...
Nxf6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Nc3 {[%csl Re5] There is a hole on e5. However, Black
should be more or less ok, if this N moves up and then down...} Bd6 11. Bd3 O-O
12. O-O Qe8 {Of course, Black has many moves here... and the choice of Mr
Korchnoi would not surprise anybody from his fan club and never ever me. I
like his aggressive style. And the flank operation is logical with the closed
centre. (Black only can decide to open it with e6-e5, but will not want in the
chosen setup.)} ({Another setup - to rid of the weak e-pawn and move} 12... e5
$5 {is possible naturally, though it' just play for draw. And White is a bit
better.} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 13. Re1 Qh5 14. Be2 (14. h3 {
is more common.}) 14... Qg6 15. Ng5 $6 {This looks like a waste of time.} (15.
a3) 15... h6 $1 16. Bd3 Qe8 $6 ({Why not} 16... Qh5 $1 17. Qxh5 (17. Bh7+ Kh8
18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. Bg6 hxg5 20. Bxh5 Nxd4 {is pretty ok for Black.}) 17... Nxh5
18. Nxe6 Re8 19. Bg6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6 Bxe6 21. Bxh5 Nxd4 $11) 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. h3 {
[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh6g5] Interesting, we have the same position as after 14.h3,
but with the pawn on h6. Anyway I hardly can extrapolate that this was the
idea of one of the players...} Bd7 19. a3 {White has the better pawn stucture,
so Black has to act...} g5 $5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg5g4] You can shout: "wow!",
but it is not so criminal (maybe just a little). Remember, the centre is
closed...} 20. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Gb5d6,Yb5d4] Ouch, Judit found an exact sequence
to solve her problems with chances to claim an advantage.} (20. Qc2 Kg7 21. Nb5
(21. Ne5 $2 Nxd4) {allows} 21... g4 $13) 20... Bb8 (20... g4 $143 21. Nxd6 gxf3
22. Bc2 {[%cal Gd1d3]} (22. Be3 $5 {[%cal Yd1h5,Rf3g2] and the white K is not
in real trouble yet.})) 21. Qc2 $1 {Avoiding Q exchange} Kg7 22. Ne5 $1 {
No more g5-g4.} Nxe5 23. dxe5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Bxb5 25. Qb3 $6 (25. a4 $142 $1 $16
{[%cal Ya1a3]} Bd7 (25... Bc6 26. Bd3 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yc2h7]}) (25... Ba6 26.
Bf3 $1 Rxf3 27. gxf3 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rg7][%cal Ga1a3]}) 26. Bd3 {[%cal Yc2h7]} (
26. Bf3 $5 Rxf3 $5 27. gxf3 Qxh3 28. Ra3 {[%csl Ra8,Rb8,Rg7]})) 25... dxe4 $2 (
{Black coud play the very strong move} 25... a6 $142 $1 {[%cal Ga6b5,Yb8a7]}
26. a4 {[%csl Rb4]} Bc4 $1 27. Qxb7+ Qf7 {[%cal Gf7f2]} 28. Qxf7+ Rxf7 29. Bf3
Ba7 30. Be3 Rb8 $44) (25... Bc4 $143 26. Qxb7+ Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Bf3 a5
29. Bd2 $14) 26. Qxb5 Qf7 27. Be3 a6 28. Qb4 Bxe5 29. Qxe4 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rg7]}
Bf6 30. Rad1 Rad8 31. Bc5 $1 Rfe8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 (32... Bxd8 33. Bd4+ Bf6 34.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 35. Re3 {[%csl Rf6]}) 33. Qxe6 {Winning the e6P and making the
transition to an endgame.} Qxe6 34. Rxe6 $16 {White is a pawn up, however she
still has a long way to go before signing the score sheets. It would be good
to exchange the rooks for her. Black should try to exchange the pawns on the
queenside and possibly the bishops (under reasonable circumstances).} Rd5 (
34... Bxb2 $5 {[%csl Ra3,Ra8][%cal Ra3a8] with the drawish idea White K, Pa3,
B /Black B} 35. Re7+ Kg6 36. Rxb7 {[%cal Gb7b2,Gb7b6,Yb6a6,Yb6h6]} Rd1+ 37. Kh2
Be5+ $1 {tempo} 38. g3 Rd5 39. Rb6+ Kf5 40. Rc6 (40. Be3 Rd6) (40. Bf8 Rd2)
40... h5 {and Black has improved the material structure on the board. The
question is if his pawns are not too weak now...} 41. Kg2 g4 (41... a5 42. Be3
Bd6 (42... g4 $2 43. Rh6) 43. a4 g4 44. hxg4+ (44. Bb6 $5) 44... hxg4 45. Rc4
Rd3 46. Bb6 Rd5) 42. hxg4+ hxg4 43. a4 a5 (43... Bf6 $5 44. Be3 Ra5 45. Rc4 Bg5
46. Bc5) 44. Be3 Bf6 45. Rc4 Bg5 46. Bb6 Bh6 {White is again still very far
from the victory.}) 35. b4 $1 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 h5 37. g4 $1 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Yc5e3,
Ye3g5]} hxg4 38. hxg4 Rd3 39. a4 Kf7 40. Rb6 {It's always right to drag the
opponents piece to a passive positon.} Rd7 41. Kg2 Bd8 42. Rh6 Kg7 43. Re6 Kf7
44. Re5 Bf6 45. Re3 Bd8 46. a5 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7,Yc5] Black can not exchange
the queenside pawns and the white B has a strong outpost now.} Rd5 47. Kf3 $1
Bf6 48. Ke4 $1 {[%csl Ye4] K belongs in the centre!} Ke6 49. Rh3 Rd7 50. Rh1
Kf7 51. Rh7+ Bg7 52. Rh3 Ke6 53. Rd3 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd3d7,Yd3d6]} Rxd3 $8 (53...
Rc7 54. Rd6+ Kf7 55. Kf5) 54. Kxd3 Kd5 55. Be7 Bh6 56. f3 Ke6 57. Bc5 Bg7 58.
Be3 Bf6 59. Kc4 Kd6 60. f4 gxf4 61. Bxf4+ Ke6 62. g5 {Please imagine this
position without the b-pawns. Black could draw by taking on g5. Look the line
34...Bxb2.} Bd8 63. Be3 Bc7 64. g6 Kf6 65. Kd5 Bg3 66. Bc5 {[%cal Gg6g7,Gd5e6,
Ge6d7,Gd7c8]} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Khalifman: The game between the oldest and the youngest participants (age
difference-45 years) was highly expected. I don't want to explain once more
what the name Kortschnoj means in our city and young sociable Peter who had
already proved his chess strength first of all winning 2 Russian Championship
titles has also enough fans in St-Petersburg. After 6 rounds both were at 50%
- just 1 point behind the leader so both had some expectations.Tournament
fortune was, however, completely different.} 1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Be3 Qe7 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6
11. Bd2 c6 12. d5 $1 $14 (12. h3 {Huzman} Nh6 13. b4 f5 $132) 12... f5 (12...
c5 $6 13. Nb5 Nb6 14. b4 a6 15. bxc5 $16) 13. Ng5 $1 $146 {Khalifman: Bad
surprise for Black! Korchnoj just didn't remember his own game. As a matter of
fact, the text move is an important improvement which pushes Black directly on
the ropes.After the game Svidler was shocked. He told me later: "Look what's
going on: in 1984 Kortschnoj played quite well, now he plays even better, so
what will happen in 2010 ?"} (13. exf5 $5 gxf5 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15. f3 Nh6 16. Bd3
c5 17. Rae1 Z0 18. f4 e4 19. Ncxe4 $40 {Kortschnoj-Mestel/Beersheva/1984 /})
13... Ndf6 $6 (13... Nc5 $6 14. b4 Nxe4 (14... Na6 15. a3 $16 (15. dxc6 bxc6
16. b5 $16 {Khalifman})) 15. Ngxe4 fxe4 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qxe4) (13... Nb6 $1
$14) 14. f3 Nh6 15. c5 $1 cxd5 (15... dxc5 16. dxc6 b6 (16... bxc6 17. Na4 Nd7
$6 (17... Rd8 {Huzman} 18. Be3 $16) 18. Ne6 $16) 17. Nd5 Qd6 (17... Nxd5 18.
exd5 $14) 18. Rad1 $14) 16. Nxd5 (16. exd5 $5 {Huzman} dxc5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18.
Rfe1 $44) 16... Nxd5 17. Bc4 $16 (17. exd5 {Huzman} dxc5 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Rfe1
$36) 17... f4 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 19. h4 (19. c6 {Huzman} bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rb8 21. h4
Ng8 $17 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 19... dxc5 20. Rac1 Ng8 21. Qxc5 h6 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23.
Nf7+ (23. Ne6 {Huzman} Nxd5 24. exd5 (24. Nxf8 Ne7 25. Rc7 Bxf8 {[%cal Ge7c6]})
24... Bxe6 25. dxe6 Rfe8 26. Rc7 Rxe6 27. Rxb7 Rb6 28. Rxb6 axb6 29. a3 e4 30.
fxe4 g5 $11) 23... Kg8 (23... Kh7 24. Bb4 Re8 (24... Nxd5 25. Bxf8 Ne3 26. Rc7
Bxf8 27. Rfc1 $18) 25. Nd6 Rd8 (25... Nxd5 26. Nxe8 Nxb4 27. Rc7 Kg8 28. Rxg7+
Kf8 29. Nc7 $18) 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Nxc8 Nxc8 28. Ba5 $16) 24. Bb3 $1 (24. Nxh6+
Kh7 25. Ng4 $1 (25. Nf7 Nxd5 26. Ng5+ Kg8 27. exd5 Rd8 28. Rc5 b6 29. Rc6 Rxd5
30. Bc3 Bf5 31. Ne4 Rc8 $11) 25... Rd8 26. Rc7 Nxd5 27. exd5 Kg8 $1 (27... Bxg4
$2 28. fxg4 Rxd5 29. Bc3 b5 30. g3 $1 $16) 28. Bc3 Rxd5 29. Re1 Bxg4 30. fxg4
b5 $14) 24... Rxf7 25. Rc7 Bf6 (25... Bf8 26. Bb4 Kg7 27. Rfc1 a5 28. Bd6 $18)
(25... Kf8 {Huzman} 26. Bb4 Bf6 27. Rfc1 a5 28. Ba3 $16) 26. Bb4 Kg7 27. Rfc1
a5 28. Ba3 $1 (28. Bd6 $2 Ra6) 28... b5 29. Bc5 (29. Bxf7 $2 {Huzman} b4 30.
Bd5 Rb8) 29... Ba6 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. h5 $1 (31. h5 gxh5 32. Bxe7 Bxe7 33. R1c6
Kf8 34. Rxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1989.03.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Ne7 9. a4 {'?!' Bulletin. Bulletin: 'N; sieht wie ein Stümperzug aus, aber
Kortschnoj verbindet mit ihm interessante Ideen.'} a5 10. Ne1 Nd7 11. Be3 f5
12. f3 Nc5 13. Nd3 b6 14. b4 Nxd3 {'!?' Bulletin.} (14... axb4 $6 15. Nxb4 Bd7
{>= 15...Ra5} 16. a5 bxa5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nd3 $16) 15. Qxd3 axb4 16. Nb5 Kh8
{'!' Bulletin. Bulletin: '/\ Ne7-g8-f6'} 17. Qb3 Ng8 18. Qxb4 Nf6 (18... Bh6 $5
19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Qd2 Ng8 21. a5 bxa5 22. Rxa5 Bd7 {=/=/+}) 19. exf5 gxf5 20.
Bg5 (20. a5 $2 bxa5 21. Rxa5 c5 $1 $19) 20... h6 21. Bh4 Bd7 22. Ra3 Qb8 {
'!?' Bulletin.} 23. Bf2 Rg8 24. Rb1 {Bulletin: '/\ Nxc7'} Nh5 25. Kh1 (25. a5
$5 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 bxa5 27. Rxa5 Nf4 28. Bf1 e4 29. Qxb8 Rgxb8 30. Rxb8+ Rxb8 31.
fxe4 fxe4 32. Be3 Nd3 33. Bxd3 exd3 34. Ra3 Rb4 35. Rxd3 Rxc4 $10) 25... Qd8
26. a5 Bxb5 27. Qxb5 bxa5 28. g3 (28. Rxa5 $2 Rb8 29. Qxb8 Qxb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8
31. Rb5 Ra8 $15) 28... f4 {'!' Bulletin.} 29. g4 e4 {'!' Bulletin.} 30. fxe4 {
'?' Bulletin.} (30. gxh5 $1 e3 31. Bg1 Qg5 32. Bd3 Qxh5 33. Rf1 $13) 30... Nf6
31. Bh4 Qe7 32. Bf3 Qe5 33. Re1 Nh7 34. Qd7 Bf6 35. Bxf6+ Nxf6 36. Qf5 Qxf5 37.
exf5 Nxg4 38. Bxg4 Rxg4 39. Rh3 Kg7 40. Re7+ Kf6 41. Re6+ Kxf5 42. Rhxh6 Rf8
43. Rh5+ Rg5 44. Rxg5+ Kxg5 45. c5 a4 46. cxd6 cxd6 47. Rxd6 Ra8 48. Re6 a3 49.
Re1 Kf5 50. h4 f3 51. d6 a2 52. Ra1 Kf4 {Bulletin: '/\ Kf4-g3, Ra8-b8-b1#'} 53.
Kh2 f2 {'!' Bulletin.} 54. d7 Kf3 55. Rc1 a1=Q 56. Rxa1 Rxa1 57. d8=Q Rh1+ 58.
Kxh1 f1=Q+ 59. Kh2 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. g3
$5 {N/ Another novelty from Great Victor. Real value of this idea will be
clear in future, but in this game it works great. N/ Anothe} O-O (8... Qf6 9.
Bf4 (9. f4 $5) 9... Nc6 (9... g5 10. Be3 Qf3 11. Rg1) 10. Bg2 Nxd4 $140 11.
Qxd4 (11. Bxe4 Nxe2 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qxb4 Nxc3 14. Qxb7 Rc8) 11... Qxd4 12.
Nxd4 Nxc3 13. Nc2 Nxa2+ 14. Ke2 Bxc5 15. Rxa2 $14) 9. Bg2 b6 10. O-O Bxc3 (
10... Nxc3 $5 11. bxc3 (11. Nxc3 $2 bxc5) 11... Ba5 12. c4 Ba6 $13) 11. Nxc3
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba6 13. Re1 bxc5 (13... Bc4 $5) 14. dxc5 {[%cal Yc1e3,Ye3d4,
Yc1f4,Yf4d6] Of course, white,s pawn stracture is not perfect, but past pawn
and strong bishop on c1 will be enough compensation for it.} Qa5 15. Be3 (15.
Bxd5 $2 exd5 16. Qxd5 Bb5 $1 17. Qxa8 Bc6 $19) 15... Nc6 {Deserves attention} (
15... Nd7 16. Bd4 Nxc5 17. Qg4 g6 18. Qh4 Nd7 $5 (18... f6 19. Bxf6 $16) 19.
Qe7 (19. Qh6 e5 20. Bxe5 (20. Rxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 f6) 20... Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Qxc3
22. Rae1 Bc4 $15) 19... Qd8 (19... e5 20. Rxe5 $1 $18) 20. Rxe6 $1 Bc4 $14) 16.
Qg4 Bc4 (16... Ne5 $5 17. Qb4 Nc6 $5 $13) 17. Bd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rab8 19. Qf4
Rb2 20. a3 g6 $2 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6] Weakened black squares on king side without
spesial reasons. Stronger is} (20... h6 $5) (20... Qd2 21. Re3) 21. h4 $1 Qd2
22. Qf6 Rfb8 23. c6 $1 {[%cal Rc6c8] Pawn moves- bad mark for Black!} Re8 (
23... Qa5 24. Rxe6 $1 (24. h5 Qd8 25. Qe5 Rc8 26. Rab1 Rb6 $1) 24... fxe6 25.
Bh3 Re8 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kg7 28. Qe7+ Kh6 29. c7 Ba6 30. Re1 $18) 24.
c7 $1 Qa5 (24... Rc2 $5 25. Rad1 Qa5 (25... Qc3 26. Re3) 26. h5 (26. Rxe6 fxe6
27. c8=Q Rxc8 28. Qxe6+ Kg7 29. Qxc8 Qxa3 30. Qd7+ (30. Bxd5 $5) 30... Kf8 31.
Qxh7) 26... Qxc7 27. h6 Kf8 28. Re3 $1 (28. Re5 $5 Qd6 (28... Re2 29. Rxe2 Bxe2
30. Re1 $16)) 28... Be2 29. Bxd5 Bxd1 30. Bxe6 Re2 31. Qg7+ Ke7 32. Bxf7+ Rxe3
33. Bxe8+ Kd8 34. Qxc7+ Kxc7 35. fxe3 $18) 25. h5 $1 Qxc7 26. h6 Kf8 27. Re3
Re2 (27... Be2 28. Bh3 $1 (28. Bxd5 $5) 28... Qc6 29. Re1 $18) 28. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Ehrat Memorial (SUI-GER m)"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.08.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 {Lutz} d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 b4
(7... Bb7 {Lutz: führt ebenfalls ohne Problem zum Ausgleich.}) 8. Ne4 Nxe4 9.
Qxe4 Bb7 10. e3 Nd7 11. Bc4 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qd3 c5
{'=' Lutz. Lutz: 'Schwarz hat seine Figuren harmonisch aufgebaut. '} 16. e4
cxd4 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Qxd4 Bc5 19. Qd3 Nb6 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bg5 Rf8 22. Bf1
f6 23. Bd2 Rfd8 {Lutz: 'Die weiße Stellung beginnt, verdächtig zu riechen.'}
24. b3 g5 25. h3 h5 26. Rxc5 {'!?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Dieses Qualitätsopfer war
sicherlich nicht nach Kortschnojs Geschmack. Dass er nicht verliert, ist der
mangelhaften Technik des Nachziehenden zu verdanken.'} Rxc5 27. Bxb4 Rc7 {
'-/+' Lutz.} 28. Ba5 e5 29. a4 Rcd7 30. Be2 Kg7 31. Kh2 Kg6 32. Ng1 Ra8 33. Bb5
Rdd8 34. Bc4 Rd4 35. Bxb6 axb6 36. Ne2 Rd2 37. f3 Rc2 38. Ng3 Rd8 39. Nf1 Rb2
40. Rc1 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Kg3 gxf3 43. gxf3 Bc8 44. Ne3 Rh8 45. Rc2 Rxc2 46.
Nxc2 Rd8 47. Ne3 Bb7 48. Bd5 Ba6 49. b4 Bd3 50. b5 Kg5 51. Bc4 f5 52. exf5 Bxf5
53. Nd5 Rd6 54. Kf2 Bc8 55. Ke3 Bb7 56. f4+ exf4+ 57. Nxf4 Kf6 58. Nd3 Ke7 59.
Ne5 Rh6 60. Bg8 Rh3+ 61. Kd2 Rg3 62. Bh7 Bd5 63. Bc2 Kd6 64. Nd3 Be4 65. Kc3
Bxd3 66. Bxd3 Kc5 67. a5 bxa5 68. Kc2 {A interesting position. One needs to
know that black has to be very careful about pushing his a5-P. Even without
whites b-P the position would often be draw with the black P on a4. However
only if two conditions are fulfilled. Whites bishop must control the /^ g8-a2,
and whites K must not be placed on the c-<-> being cut of by a black R placed
on the b-<->. The king should be on the b or a-<->} Kd4 (68... a4 $1 {Still
this is the easiest way to win!} 69. Bf5 (69. b6 Kxb6 70. Bc4 Rg4 71. Bf7 Rb4
$1) (69. Kc3 a3 $19 {[%cal Ra3a2]}) 69... Rb3 $1 {This is the point. Now the
win is simple} (69... Kxb5 70. Be6 $11 {This is a theoretical draw. If black P
was on a5 it would be a win.}) 70. Bd7 Rb4 71. Kc3 a3 $19) (68... Rg4 {[%cal
Rg4b4,Yb4b1,Yb8b1]} 69. Kb2) (68... Rh3 69. Bf1 $8 (69. Bf5 $2 Rh2+ 70. Kb1
Kxb5 71. Be6 {is a win, though finding the right way at the board without
having studied the position at home is almost impossible} Kb4 72. Bf7 Ka3 73.
Be6 Rb2+ 74. Kc1 (74. Ka1 $2 Re2 75. Bf5 Re1+ 76. Bb1 Kb4 77. Kb2 a4 $1 {
only good because Bb1 is not in the right /^} 78. Ba2 a3+ {[%csl Ra2]} 79. Kc2
Kc5 80. Bg8 Re8 81. Bf7 Rb8) 74... Rb4 {with the idea 75..Ka4 76.Ld7+ Kb3} 75.
Kc2 Rb6 76. Bf7 Ka4 {Black has managed to cut whites K off. Now he only needs
to get his own K out.} 77. Kc3 {black needed to get whites K to this square
which is much worse for whites K than c2} (77. Be8+ Kb4 78. Bf7 Kc5 $19) 77...
Rb4 {[%cal Ra4b5]} 78. Be8+ Ka3 79. Bf7 Rb7 80. Be6 Rc7+ $19) (69. Be2 $2 Rh2)
(69. Kc3 a4 $1 {This is only good because white is pinned and does not have
time for Kc2, Bg6, Kb2 and Bf7} 70. Kc2 a3 71. Bg6 Rh2+ 72. Kb1 a2+ {White did
not get his B into the diagonal g8-a2 in time} 73. Ka1 Kb4 $19) 69... Rh2+ (
69... Rf3 70. Bd3) 70. Kb3 Rf2) 69. Bf5 Kc5 (69... Kc4 {In my opinion this
would have been a more straighforward way - but that is just a matter of taste}
70. Bd7 (70. b6 Rg2+ 71. Kb1 Kc3 $19) 70... Rg2+ 71. Kb1 Re2 $1 {It is now
very difficult for whites B to get back into the important /^ g8-a2} 72. Kc1 (
72. b6 Kb3 73. Kc1 Kc3 74. Kb1 Rb2+ $19) (72. Bc6 {see 72.Kc1} Kc3 73. Ka1 (73.
Bd7 Rb2+) 73... Kb3 74. Bd5+ Ka3 $19) (72. Ka1 Kb3 $19) 72... Kc3 73. Kb1 Rb2+
(73... Kb3 74. Kc1 a4 75. b6 a3 76. b7 Kc3 77. Kb1 Rb2+ 78. Ka1 Rxb7 79. Be6
$11) 74. Ka1 Kb3 75. Be8 Ka3 76. Bc6 Rb4 77. Be8 Re4 78. Bg6 Re1+ 79. Bb1 Re2
80. Bd3 Rd2 81. Bb1 Rd5 $19) 70. Bd7 Rg7 (70... Kc4 71. Kb2 $1) (70... a4 71.
Kb2 Kb4 72. Be6 $11) (70... Kb4 71. b6 Rg2+ 72. Kd3) 71. Bc6 Kb4 72. Kb2 Rg6
73. Kc2 Rf6 74. Bd7 Rf2+ (74... Kc4 75. Kb2) 75. Kd3 (75. Kb1 Kc3 $19 {[%cal
Yf2b2]}) 75... Rb2 $2 (75... Kc5 {[%cal Ra5a2]} 76. Kc3 a4 77. b6 a3 $19) 76.
Be8 a4 $2 (76... Kc5 77. Kc3 Re2 78. Bc6 (78. Bh5 Rh2 79. Be8 a4 $19) 78... a4
$19 {[%cal Ra4a1]}) 77. b6 Ka3 {Lutz: '(...)'} (77... Ka3 78. Bf7 Rxb6 79. Kc2
{With a theoretical draw}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Petursson} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 c4 $5 {Die Kortchnoi
Spezialvariante! Die Idee ist einfach: Schwarz bekommt mehr Raum am
Damenflügel und gleichzeitig engt er den Bf1 ein. Das kostet natürlich Zeit
und die Spannung im Zentrum ist aufgehoben. (der d4 Bauer ist nicht mehr
angegriffen). Der weiße Plan ist hier, die Spitze der schwarzen Bauernkette
durch b3 zu untergraben oder Druck (nachdem Abtausch ed5) gegen den d5 Bauern
zu organisieren.} 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bb4 7. c3 Ba5 8. Qc2 Nge7 9. b3 cxb3 10.
axb3 O-O 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. e5 Bd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. h5 Nf4 16. g3 $2 (
16. Bxh7+ $142 Kh8 17. Nb1 $1 (17. Bb2 $2 Ne2+ 18. Kh2 Ncxd4) (17. Rae1 $2 Nxd4
18. Nxd4 Qg5) 17... Nxh5 (17... Nxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Rxc2 20. Bxc2 $16)
(17... Bb6 18. Qd2 Nh3+ 19. gxh3 Kxh7 20. Qf4 $16) 18. g3 (18. Bc1 $1 $13 {
Petursson}) 18... Bb6 (18... g6 $2 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Ng7 21. Ng5 $18) 19.
Bg6 $1 fxg6 20. Qxg6 $16 {Weiß gewinnt die geopferte Figur mit Zinsen zurück.})
16... Nxd4 $1 {[%cal Yc8c3,Ya5c3]} (16... Nh3+ $5 {Petursson with the same
idea, also came into consideration:} 17. Kg2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxc3 19. Ra2 Bxd4
20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qd3 Qb6 22. Kxh3 Bb5 $19) 17. Nxd4 Bxc3 $17 {[%cal Yc3a1,
Yc3d4]} 18. N4f3 (18. gxf4 {Petursson} Bxa1 19. Bxh7+ (19. Rxa1 Rxc2 20. Bxc2
Qh4 $19) 19... Kh8 20. Qd3 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Kxh7 $19) 18... Bxa1 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20.
Qd1 Nh3+ 21. Kg2 Kxh7 $19 22. Qxa1 Ng5 {Black is winning, as White has nothing
to show for the exchange and a pawn. Die taktische Operation, mit 16...Nd4!
begonnen, ist schließlich mit schwarzem Materialvorteil beendet. Der Rest ist
reine Technik, in der mein Mannschaftkollege (SG Zürich) keine blöse zeigte.}
23. Bc1 Bb5 24. Re1 d4 $1 {Räumt das Feld d5 für die Dame.} 25. Nxd4 Qd5+ 26.
Kh2 Red8 27. Bb2 Kg8 28. Qd1 f5 29. exf6 e5 30. Qg4 (30. Nxb5 Qxd2 31. Qxd2
Rxd2 $19) 30... exd4 $19 31. h6 gxh6 32. Re7 Rd7 33. Rg7+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "World-ch28 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-5=21"]
[Site "Baguio City"]
[Date "1978.08.24"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1978.07.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nb3 Qxe2+ 10. Nxe2 Nxb3 (10... Na4 11. Nbd4 O-O-O 12. b3 Nc5
13. f3 Ne7 14. Bb2 Nc6 15. O-O-O Rg8 16. Kb1 {Gipslis,A-Furman,S USSR-ch37
Moscow 1969 1/4-1/4}) 11. axb3 Bc5 12. Bd2 $1 (12. Nc3 $1) 12... Ne7 13. Nf4
$14 {(Mednis 81) "Karpov has prepared this move with several leading experts,
so I cannot bring myself to put a question mark." (Larsen 78)} (13. Bc3 O-O 14.
O-O Nc6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Kf1 d4 17. Be1 {Matanovic,A-Ivkov,B Madonna di
Campiglio 1973 1/4-1/4}) 13... O-O 14. O-O $6 (14. Nd3 $142 $1 Bb6 15. Bb4 $1
Rfe8 16. Bxe7 Rxe7+ 17. Kd2 $36 {(Filip 78, Mednis 81)}) 14... Rfd8 15. Nd3 Bb6
$10 {(Filip 78)} 16. c3 {"White forestalls the advance of the d-pawn, which he
could now meet by 17 c4; however, it is hard to discern any advantage for him.
The active placement of Black's pieces renders the weakness of this d-pawn
insignificant." (Tal 78)} f6 (16... d4 17. c4) 17. Rfd1 Kf7 18. Kf1 Nf5 $6 (
18... Nc6 $5 $10 {(Tal 78, Keene 78, Mednis 81)}) (18... Rd7 $5 {(Tal 78,
Filip 78)}) 19. Be1 $1 Ne7 20. Nb4 $1 Rd7 21. Rd3 Rad8 22. Rad1 $14 {(Filip 78)
} Ke6 23. Bd2 $1 {"White's pieces unhurriedly take up good positions. Karpov's
plans include an exchange of bishops, since the resulting endgame holds out
some prospects for him." (Tal 78)} (23. f3 Nc6 $10 {(Filip 78)}) (23. f4 $5 Nf5
24. Nc2 $14 {(Filip 78)}) 23... Nc6 {"At this stage I thought Black had
comfortable equality, but my optimism was dispelled by Karpov's next few moves.
By impressively accurate play he main- tained his grip and lured Black's rook
to the horribly passive square QN3." >>} 24. Nxc6 {>>(Keene 78)} (24. Nc2 Ne5
25. Rh3 h6 26. Be3 $14 {(Filip 78)}) 24... bxc6 25. b4 $1 Kf7 (25... c5 $142 $5
{(Tal 78)}) 26. Be3 $1 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Rb8 28. Re2 Rb5 29. Ra1 Rdb7 30. Rd2 Ke6
31. Ra6 {"Before putting his rook on the second rank, White wins a very
important tempo against the possible ... c6-c5." (Tal 78)} R5b6 32. Ra2 Kd6 33.
Ke2 Re7+ 34. Kd3 a6 $6 {"Being short of time, Black commits one of the most
typical time pressure [mistakes]: making unnecessary pawn moves. On a6 the
pawn is at least as vulnerable as on a7 and it reduces the rook on b6 to
passive defense." (EM 81)} 35. Rd1 $6 {"Karpov tried to blitz an opponent in
time trouble, which probably brought on this oversight." (Tal 78)} (35. Re2
$142 $1 {"... swapping Black's active rook and leaving him with the miserable
beast on QN3." (Keene 78)} Rxe2 36. Kxe2 c5 (36... d4 37. Ra5 $1) 37. bxc5+
Kxc5 38. Kd3 $16 {(Mednis 81)}) (35. g3 $142 {(Keene 78)}) 35... Kc7 36. Raa1
$6 (36. Rda1 $142 Kb7 37. Ra4 $1 {(Keene 78, Mednis 81)}) 36... Kd8 37. f3 (37.
Re1 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 a5 $10 {(Filip 78)}) (37. b3 $1 Re5 38. f4 Re4 39. g3 $14 {
(Tal 78, Filip 78)}) 37... Re5 $1 38. Kd4 Kc7 $1 $10 (38... Re2 39. Re1 Rxg2
40. Kc5 {"... too dangerous." (Larsen 78)}) 39. Re1 Kd6 $10 {(Mednis 81)} 40.
f4 (40. h4 $142 {(Larsen 78)}) 40... Rxe1 41. Rxe1 a5 $1 42. bxa5 Rxb2 (42...
Rxb2 43. Ra1 c5+ 44. Ke3 (44. Kd3 Rb7 45. a6 Ra7 46. c4 d4 47. Ra5 Kc6 48. g3
Kb6 $10 {Keene}) 44... Kc7 45. a6 Kb8 46. Ra5 Rxg2 47. Rxc5 Rxh2 48. Rxd5 Rg2
49. Kf3 Rg1 50. Kf2 Rg4 51. Kf3 $10 {Tal}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4
c6 8. Nf3 (8. Qd2 {- Bosboom-Reinderman, Rotterdam 2000 CBM 77.}) 8... Nc7 (
8... b5 $5 {Kortschnoj} 9. cxb5 cxb5 10. Bxb5 Rb8 $44) 9. Bh4 {'+/=!'
Kortschnoj.} d5 (9... b5 {- Kaidanov-Fedorowicz, USA-ch 1999 CBM 68.}) (9...
Ne6 {Kortschnoj} 10. g3) 10. e5 Ne4 11. O-O {This is an important novelty,
after which Black has problems to find the real antidote.} (11. Nxe4 {- Wang
Lei-Ye Jiangchuan, Sufe Cup 2000 CBM 75.}) 11... Ne6 (11... Bf5 {The B has no
safe place here.} 12. Nxe4 dxe4 (12... Bxe4 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. g4 Bc8 {and the B
has to retreat!} 15. f5 $40) 13. Ne1 $14 {/\ Nc2 and >< e4 is vulnerable.}) (
11... Bg4 {Black wants to get rid of his passive B and blockade the position
by f5.} 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 exf6 {/\ f5} 16. f5 $1
$14) 12. g3 f6 (12... f5 {is met by the same plan as in the game continuation.}
13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb3 {Black is unable to hold the [+].} Nxc3 (14... Nc7 15.
Rac1 $16) 15. bxc3 {/\ c4 attacking the [+].} b6 16. c4 Bb7 (16... Ba6 17. Qa3
$16) 17. cxd5 $1 (17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. d6+ Nxb3 20. dxe7 Nxa1 21.
exf8=Q+ Bxf8 22. Rxa1 Rd8 $14 {and Black's ^^ and the possibility of creating
a remote o^ on the << gives him chances for a survival.}) 17... Bxd5 18. Bc4
Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qd7 20. d5 $16 {and White's central pawns are extremely strong.})
(12... b6 13. Qa4 $14) 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb3 g5 $2 {As a matter of fact this
is the typical plan in this line. However here White is prepared against any
aggression, and Black has to play cautiously.} (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 b6 16. c4
Bb7 {comes into consideration blockading the position instead of blowing it up.
}) (14... fxe5 {Kortschnoj} 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ng5 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Qb6 18. Bc4 $16
) 15. fxg5 {The opening of the position helps for the better developed party
says the general rule.} fxg5 (15... fxe5 16. Nxd5 $16) 16. Nxe4 gxh4 (16...
dxe4 17. Nxg5 Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Qxe5 19. Bc4 $18) (16... Rxf3 {Kortschnoj} 17. Bxf3
$1 Nxd4 (17... dxe4 18. Bg4 Qxd4+ 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. Rac1 $16) 18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19.
Nf6+ Kh8 (19... exf6 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21. exf6 Bh6 22. Bxg5 Bxg5 23. f7 $18) 20.
Nxd5 $16) 17. Nc3 $16 hxg3 18. hxg3 {Black's problems of development didn't
disappear, his >> became weak, meanwhile White is ready for an ->.} Nc7 19. Bd3
{'+/-' Kortschnoj.} Bh6 {This runs only into the attacking R on the h <->.} (
19... Bh3 {is strongly met by} 20. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 (20... Kxh7 21. Ng5+ $18) 21.
Qc2 $1 {'+/-' Kortschnoj.} Bxf1 22. Qh2 $1 Rxf3 23. Be4+ Kg8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25.
Bxf3 Ba6 26. Be2 $1 Bxe2 27. Nxe2 Ne8 28. Nf4 Qb6 29. Rf1 Qxd4+ 30. Kh2 $18 {
with mating threats.}) (19... Bf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 {simply loses a P after} 21.
Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxa7 Rxb2 23. Rab1 $16) (19... Bg4 {Kortschnoj} 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.
Qc2+ Rf5 (21... Bf5 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. g4 Qf8 25. Nf3 $18) (21...
Kh6 22. Kg2 $40) 22. Nh2 $16) (19... Qd7 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 20. Kg2 Bf5 (20...
Qd7 21. Rh1 $18) 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rh1 Bg7 {This is a sad retreat.} (22... Bf8
23. Qc2 e6 24. Rxh7 Kxh7 25. g4 Qd7 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Nh4 $18) 23. Qc2 Qd7 24.
g4 $18 {and the game is over. Korchnoi's playing strength is still formidable!}
(24. Rxh7 $18 {Kortschnoj}) 24... Rf7 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh4 Ne6 27. Ng5 Nxg5
28. Qxg5 Rc8 29. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3
Nbd7 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] '?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Kortschnoj is
courageous as ever, but the problem is not in the temporary loss of the pawn.
White pieces will lose coordination and he will have to strive for
compensation.' Ein interessantes Bauernopfer, das ungefähr gleiches Spiel
verspricht.} (9. e3 {0-1 Adianto,U-Shabalov,A/New York 1994/CBM 40 ext (24)}) (
9. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Dolmatov,S/Sverdlovsk 1984/MCL (21)}) 9... b4 10.
Bxf6 (10. Ne2 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qc2 Nd6 13. Qxc6 Bb7 14. Qa4 Nc4
(14... O-O 15. Qxb4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rab8 17. Qa3 $13) 15. Ne5 Ncxe5 16. dxe5 O-O
$15) 10... Nxf6 (10... Bxf6 {Ftacnik} 11. Qxb4 Rb8 12. Qa4 Rxb2 13. e5 $14) 11.
Na4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 (12. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Nf6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxc6 Qc7 15. Bb5 O-O (
15... Nd7 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Qd2 Bd6 18. Rc4 $14) 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. O-O Rab8 $15)
12... Nf6 (12... Qd5 $5 {Ftacnik} 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. O-O O-O $15) 13. O-O {
Die weiße Kompensation stützt sich auf die Schwächen in der schwarzen Struktur
und den leichten Entwicklungsvorsprung.} O-O (13... Qd5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 14. Rac1
{Ftacnik: 'The control of the squares c5,e5 is suffiecient , but black has two
bishops and no weaknesses (except for c6 pawn).'} a5 (14... Qd5 {Ftacnik} 15.
Bc4 Qh5 16. Rfe1 Rd8 $15) 15. Rfd1 (15. Rxc6 Bb7) 15... Bd6 (15... Bb7 {Ftacnik
} 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Nc5 $15) 16. Ne5 (16. Rxc6 Bb7) 16... Nd5 $5 (16... Bb7 17.
Nxc6 (17. Nxc6 {Ftacnik} Qc7 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Bc4 Rac8 20. Qe3 Qa7 $15)) 17. Qc2
g6 18. Qxc6 Ra7 19. Nc5 {Ftacnik: 'The knight on a4 was not very well located,
finally white can claim that his pieces are working together again.'} (19. Be4
{Ftacnik} Rc7 20. Qa8 (20. Qb5 $2 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Bd7 $19) 20... Nf4 21. Kh1 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Ne2 23. Re1 (23. Nc6 Qh4 $19) 23... Nxd4 $17) 19... Rc7 20. Qb5 (20.
Qa8 {Ftacnik} Nf4 21. Qe4 Qg5 $15) 20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qg5 22. Be4 $2 {'?!'
Ftacnik. Kortschnoj bricht plötzlich zusammen.} (22. Re1 $5 $11 {sollte zu
ausgeglichenem Spiel führen, z.B.:} Nf4 (22... Bb7 23. h4) 23. g3) (22. Qxa5 {
Ftacnik} Bb7 $1 (22... Qxe5 23. Rc2 $14) 23. h4 (23. Rc2 Ra8 24. Qb5 Nc3 $1 25.
f4 Qh5 $17) 23... Qxh4 24. Nxb7 Rxb7 25. Rc4 Qh5 $11) 22... Bb7 23. g3 $2 (23.
Bf3 $2 Nc3) (23. Qxa5 {Ftacnik} Qxe5 24. Bxd5 (24. Nxb7 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxe4 26.
Qc5 Nf4 27. Qc6 Qxc6 28. Rxc6 Ra8 $17) 24... Bxd5 25. Qxb4 Rfc8 26. Qa3 Bxg2
27. Kxg2 Rxc5 $15) 23... Qxe5 {Auf einmal hängen die weißen Figuren in der
Luft.} 24. Re1 {Ftacnik: 'White has lost the string of the fight and Kramnik
not only won the pawn, but managed to improve all his pieces. '} (24. Nxb7 Qxe4
25. Nc5 Qe5 $17) (24. Bxd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd5 25. Qxa5 Rfc8 26. Qxb4 Qd6 $19) 24...
Rfc8 25. Bxg6 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (25. Qxa5 {Ftacnik} f5 26. Bd3 (26. Bg2 Rxc5 $19)
26... Rxc5 27. Rxe5 Rxa5 $19) (25. Nd3 {Ftacnik} Rxc1 26. Nxc1 (26. Nxe5 Rxe1+
27. Kg2 Ne3+ 28. fxe3 (28. Kf3 Bxe4+ 29. Kxe4 Nc4+ $19) 28... Bxe4+ 29. Kh3
Rxe3 $19) 26... Bc6 $17) 25... Qxb2 $17 (25... Qd4 {Ftacnik} 26. Nb3 Qxb2 27.
Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Be4 $13) 26. Bd3 $6 (26. Rb1 $142) 26... Nc3 $19 {Ftacnik:
'White must be in dire straits, since now the communication between his forces
is to great deal disabled.'} 27. Bxh7+ (27. Qb6 Rxc5 28. Qxb7 Ne2+ 29. Rxe2
Rxc1+ $19) 27... Kh8 28. Qd3 (28. Qf1 Rxc5 29. Rc2 Qa3 $19) 28... Ne2+ {
Schwarz kann sich den Gewinn bereits aussuchen.} (28... Rxc5 29. Rc2 Qa3 $19)
29. Qxe2 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Kxh7 31. Rec2 Bd5 (31... Bd5 32. h4 a4 {/\ .. b4-b3})
0-1

[Event "Ehrat Memorial (SUI-GER m)"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1999.08.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1999.08.13"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. Nf3 {Horn,Pe} d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. e3 e5 5. c5 $5 d3 {This move is a bit
too optimistic - black is pushing his pawns too far, without an appropriate
support of his pieces. Correct was 5...a5, exploiting premature white's
activity on the queen side. Horn,Pe: 'Kortschnoj nimmt solche
Herausforderungen gerne an. Solange er den Pd3 behauptet, kommt der weiße
Königsflügel schwer ins Spiel.'} ({In den letzten Partien wurde hier} 5... a5 {
Horn,Pe gespielt.} 6. Bc4 (6. exd4 e4 $15) (6. Qb3 axb4 7. Bc4 Nh6 8. O-O Bxc5
9. exd4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Bb2 Qd6 12. d4 $13 {Ilinsky-Lev/Gausdal/1991}) (
6. Bb5+ $5 {Gabriel}) 6... Nh6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 dxe3 9. Bxe3 Nf5 10. b5 e4 11.
Ne1 Nd7 $13 {Namgilov,S-Dao Thien Hai/Budapest 1996}) 6. Qb3 {6.Bb2!? had been
played before, the move which would prevent the white phalange on the queen
side to get destroyed.} (6. Bb2 {Horn,Pe} Be6 (6... e4) 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Nc3 {
Bernstein,S-Moskowitz,J/New York 1941/1-0(29)} {und nun hätte} a5 $5 {zu
einigen weißen Problemen geführt.}) 6... e4 7. Nd4 a5 8. Nc3 (8. Ne6 {Horn,Pe:
führt letztlich nur zum Tausch.} Qe7 9. Nxf8 Kxf8) (8. f3 $5 {Horn,Pe
Tischbierek}) 8... f5 9. Ne6 {The move looks rather strange and was strongly
critisized by journalists.Instead 9.g4!? was recommended: Horn,Pe: 'Damit
erreicht Weiß wenig; wenn er nichts besseres hatte, ist die Eröffnung nicht zu
empfehlen. Er tauscht sein bestes Tier Nd4 gegen den unentwickelten Bf8 
(zugegeben: der spielt auch auf seinem Ausgangsfeld eine höchst aktive Rolle
gegen die weiße Bauernkette am Damenflügel). '} (9. g4 axb4 10. Qxb4 (10. Nd5 {
Horn,Pe} fxg4 {als besser befanden.}) 10... Nf6 11. Nxf5 (11. gxf5 Na6 12. Qc4
Nxc5 13. a4 Qe7 14. Ba3 g6 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. f3 $1 ({less convincing:} 16. Bg2
Rh4 17. Ndb5 b6 {...}) 16... exf3 17. Nxf3 Bf5 18. Bxc5 (18. Nd4 $5) 18... Qxc5
19. Bxd3 {- white won a pawn.}) 11... Na6 12. Qc4 Bxf5 13. gxf5 Nxc5 14. a4 Qd7
15. Ba3 Qxf5 16. Bxc5 (16. Bg2 Qe6 $11) 16... Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. Bg2 b5 $1
19. Nxb5 Kd7 20. Nc3 Rhe8 21. Rb1 Ra5 22. O-O Bd6 23. f3 {Due to a weakness of
pawn d3 white has slight advantage.}) 9... Qe7 ({Nicht so gut wäre es, den
anderen B zu geben:} 9... Bxe6 {Horn,Pe} 10. Qxe6+ Ne7) 10. Nxf8 $2 {An
interposing check 10.Qa4+! would lead to a clear white edge!} (10. Qa4+ {
The only reply is} Kf7 {Then white, comperatively to the game, is a tempo up.
The variation would go as follows:} (10... c6 $2 11. Nd5) (10... Bd7 11. Nxc7+
Kd8 12. b5 {'<=>' Horn,Pe.}) 11. Nxf8 Kxf8 12. Ba3 (12. b5 {Horn,Pe}) 12... Nf6
13. f3 Kf7 14. fxe4 fxe4 15. g3 Qe5 16. b5 Re8 17. Bg2 Kg8 18. O-O Bf5 19. Qc4+
Kh8 20. Rxf5 $1 Qxf5 21. Rf1 {After queen's retreat white takes on e4+/-})
10... Kxf8 $15 11. b5 $6 {11.Qa4 was more subtle. Still, after 11...Na6! 12.
Qa5 c6! black would take over an initiative} Be6 {Horn,Pe: ', denn nun geht
sie doch nach a4:'} 12. Qa4 Nd7 $17 13. Ba3 Nxc5 14. Qd4 b6 15. Na4 $6 (15. Nd5
Qd6 16. Nxb6 Qxd4 17. exd4 cxb6 18. dxc5 bxc5 {white recaptures a pawn, but
with nondeveloped king side has a bad game.}) ({More interesting is} 15. g4 {
after} Rd8 16. Qe5 Qd6 17. Qxd6+ cxd6 18. Bg2 Nf6 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. O-O (20. f3
{Horn,Pe}) 20... Ke7 21. f3 {white is a pawn down, but has some counterplay...}
) 15... Kf7 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bxc5 Qg5 18. g4 {Despair Horn,Pe: 'Ein
verzweifelter Versuch, dem weißen Königsflügel Leben einzuhauchen; er kommt
aber zu spät. '} (18. Qe5 {Horn,Pe} Rc8) 18... Qxg4 $19 19. Qe5 Rc8 20. h3 Qg5
21. Bd4 Nf6 22. Qh2 Rhd8 23. Rg1 Qh4 24. Rc1 Ne8 25. Rc5 g6 26. a4 Rd5 27. Rc6
(27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Qe5 Be6 29. Qh8 c6 30. b6 Nf6 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Qxh7+ Qg7
33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. f3 Rb8 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. Bg2 Bd5 $19) 27... Qd8 {27...Bd7
was more exact (28.Ra6 Bb5!)} (27... Bd7 $1 $19 {Horn,Pe Tischbierek/Gabriel}
28. Ra6 $140 $2 Bxb5 29. axb5 Rxb5) 28. Bc3 Nd6 {Intermediate Bd7 was stronger.
} 29. h4 $2 {More stubborn was} (29. Qf4 Bd7 30. Qh6 Qg8 31. Ra6 Rc5 32. f3 (
32. Rxa5 Qh8 $1) 32... Ke8 33. fxe4 Rxc3 34. dxc3 d2+ 35. Kxd2 Qa2+ 36. Kd1 (
36. Kc1 Nxe4 37. Rg2 Qa1+ 38. Kc2 Qxf1 39. Raxg6 hxg6 40. Qxg6+ Kd8 41. Qg8+
Be8 42. Qd5+ Nd6 {there are no checks anymore}) 36... Nxe4 37. Rg2 Qb1+ 38. Ke2
Rd8 39. c4 Bc8 $19) ({Ein letzter Versuch war} 29. Qf4 {Horn,Pe}) 29... Bd7 30.
h5 g5 31. h6 Bxc6 32. Qh5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Ivanchuk,V"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8256]} 1. d4 {Lutz} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6.
Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. e4 b4 9. Na4 Qa5 10. b3 c5 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
d5 $6 {This is not the best move, white opens the position with two bishop for
black.  Lutz: 'Wie bereits in den Anmerkungen zu Vauli,A-Korotylev,A angegeben
ist, sollte Weiß hier besser 13.Be2 spielen. Nach dem Textzug gerät Weiß in
Schwierigkeiten.'} (13. Be2 O-O-O 14. O-O Kb8 15. d5 Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Rad1
Bh6 18. Qc4 Rd6 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd5 $1 Rhe8 21. Bd3 Rd8 22. Rd1 Red6 23. Be2
Bxd5 24. exd5 Qb7 25. Qh4 Bf8 26. Bc4 $13 {1-0 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Linares 1993
(45)}) 13... O-O-O $1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6]} 14. Be2 f5 {'N' Lutz.} ({Also possible
is} 14... Nb6 15. Nxb6+ Qxb6 16. O-O f5 $36 (16... Rg8 {Lutz} 17. g3 $6 f5 18.
Rfd1 fxe4 19. Qxe4 exd5 20. Qxh7 Bg7 21. Rac1 Kb8 $17 {0-1 Vaulin,A-Korotylev,
A/Moscow 1999/CBM 70/[Lutz] (32)})) 15. exf5 ({Much better was} 15. dxe6 Nb6 $1
16. Nxb6+ Qxb6 17. Qc4 fxe4 18. Ng5 {with a very unclear position.}) 15... Nb6
16. Nxb6+ Qxb6 17. O-O $6 {'?' Lutz.} ({After} 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne5 $1 (18. d6
Rxd6 (18... Bg7 $6 19. O-O-O $1) 19. Qc4 Bg7 20. Rc1 Bc3+ 21. Rxc3 bxc3 22.
Qxc3 Qb4 $17) (18. O-O {Lutz}) 18... Rxd5 19. Nc4 {white 's position is still
playable}) 17... Rxd5 18. Qe3 Rxf5 {'-/+' Lutz. Lutz: 'Abgesehen von seinem
Mehrbauern hat Schwarz auch noch Druck gegen den weißen Königsflügel.'} 19. Ne5
$2 {It's difficult to find a move.} (19. g3 Qc6 $1) (19. Ne1 Bg7 20. Rd1 Rg8
$40) (19. a3 $5 {Lutz}) 19... Rg8 20. g3 {'?' Lutz. Lutz: 'Führt zu einer
tödlichen Schwächung der Diagonalen h1-a8, wie gleich deutlich wird.'} (20. Nf3
$17 {Lutz}) 20... Bg7 {Now there is no defence against the threat 21...Be5 and
22...Qc6.  Lutz: '... und Kortschnoj verlor die Lust am Weiterspielen.
Verständlich, wenn man die Varianten sieht:'} (20... Bg7 21. f4 (21. Nc4 {Lutz}
Qc6 22. f3 Bd4 $19) 21... Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qc6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 {This line is quite
harmless if Black plays correctly; however, like in other rare lines, not
everybody remembers what the correct reaction is.} e6 6. Qa3 {'!?' Kortschnoj.
Preventing Black's castling; however, the position of the white queen is not
very good here.} c6 {Manoeuvres like Nb8-c6-e7 justify White's play.} (6... Bf8
$6 {Kortschnoj} 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Qb3 $14) 7. Nf3 a5 $1 {8...dxc4 is now
threatened.  Kortschnoj: 'Black creats a serious threat: dxc4, Bxc4 b5, Be2,
b4.'} 8. b3 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bb1 b6 12. Qa4 O-O 13. a3
Bb7 14. Qb3 Na6 15. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Hansen,C/Roma 1988}) (8. c5 Nbd7 {
[%csl Ra3][%cal Ye6e5]} 9. b4 {[%cal Rb4b5]} (9. Be2 {Kortschnoj} O-O 10. O-O
e5 11. b4 $13) 9... b5 $5) 8... Na6 {[%cal Ya6b4,Yc6c5]} (8... Ne4 $5 {
Kortschnoj}) 9. Be2 (9. Bd2 $5 Nb4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Be2 b6 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4
c5 13. O-O $5) 12. Na4 Na6 13. c5 bxc5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Rxc5 Qe7 (15... a4 $1
$13 {to destroy White's queenside pawns}) 16. Qa4 (16. Bb4 $5) 16... Ne4 17.
Rxa5 Rxa5 18. Qxa5 Qb7 19. Bb4 Re8 20. a3 Bd7 21. Qa6 Qxa6 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bd3
Bf8 {Krizsany,L-Wapner,J/Budapest FS03 IM-A 1994/1-0 (55)}) 9... Ne4 10. Na4 $5
{The b6 square is weakened so this knight is not placed badly here.} (10. Qb2
Nac5 $1 (10... Nxc3 {Kortschnoj} 11. Qxc3 Nc5 $11)) 10... Nb4 11. Qb2 {[%cal
Ra2a3]} c5 $5 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Yb4c6,Rc6d4]} 12. O-O {White should urgently
complete his development, otherwise he will be in trouble:} (12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ (14. Qe2 Nc2+ $1 15. Qxc2 Bxb5 16. Nxc5 $2 Rc8) 14... Qxd7
15. Qe2 Qc6 $1 16. Bb2 (16. O-O b5 $17) (16. a3 cxd4 $1 17. axb4 dxe3 $1 $17)
16... c4 $17 {[%cal Rb7b5,Rb4d3]}) 12... O-O 13. Rd1 cxd4 {Black doesn't want
to allow his opponent to properly rearrange his pieces, e.g.} (13... b6 14. a3
Nc6 15. Qc2 {[%cal Yc1b2]}) 14. exd4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Bd7 {'!?' Kortschnoj.} 16.
Nc3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Ba4 $1 18. Rd2 $8 {Kortschnoj: 'The only move.'} (18. Rf1 {
(Kortschnoj) loses to} Nc2) 18... Qc7 19. Ba3 {Kortschnoj: 'It is more or less
forced.'} (19. a3 Nd5 20. Qb2 Ne7 {[%csl Rc4,Rd4][%cal Ye7f5,Yf5d6] Kortschnoj:
'- black certainly stands better.'} (20... Nf4 $143 21. Bf1 Rfd8 22. g3) (20...
Nb6 {Kortschnoj})) (19. Bb2 Rfc8 $1 20. Qa3 (20. a3 Nd5) 20... Be8) 19... b5 {
Black sacrifices a pawn but a pair of bishops and weakness of the white d4
pawn will guarantee him a good compensation in the endgame.} 20. Bxb4 axb4 21.
Qxb4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Bxc4 Rfd8 {Kortschnoj: 'Black has full
compensation for a pawn.'} 24. Re1 Ra5 $6 {Black wrongly thought he could
reach the draw in many ways.} (24... Bc6 $1 {was correct} 25. Ne5 Bd5 {
Kortschnoj: 'Here'} 26. Bxd5 {Kortschnoj: 'does not work due to'} (26. Bb3 {
does not work due to} Bxb3 27. axb3 Bxe5 {(Kortschnoj)}) 26... Rxd5 $11 {
[%csl Ra2,Rd4]}) 25. Bb3 $1 Bc6 {'?!' Kortschnoj. Alas, with his pawn on b3
White obtains some winning chances:  Kortschnoj: 'Here exchange on b3 would
lead to rather fast equalizing of chances.'} (25... Bxb3 26. axb3 Rb5 27. Rd3
Rb4 28. Kf1 Rdb8 29. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Yf1e2,Ye2c2]}) 26. Red1 {'!' Kortschnoj.}
Bh6 27. Re2 Bg7 $6 {White hardly has any winning chances after} (27... Bxf3 28.
gxf3 Bf4 29. Re4 Bd6) 28. Ne5 {As a result of Black's inaccurate play, the
white knight has occupied an important central square.} Ba4 {Admitting his
mistake.} 29. f4 Bxb3 30. axb3 Rb5 31. Rd3 f6 {'?!' Kortschnoj. As Kortschnoj:
'A dubious move.'} (31... Bxe5 32. fxe5 $1 {is now clearly unfavourable for
Black, he decides on the text move, which closes down his bishop and weakens
his king.}) ({After} 31... g5 {Kortschnoj} 32. g3 gxf4 33. gxf4 Rbd5 {black
would soon recapture a pawn with any problem.}) 32. Nc6 Rd6 33. d5 $1 {'?!'
Kortschnoj. White gives back his weak pawn but now his knight will be stronger
than the black bishop. Kortschnoj: 'Too optimistic.'} (33. Rc3 {Kortschnoj} Rb6
({Or} 33... f5 34. Ne5) 34. d5 {would render more practical chances to win the
game.}) 33... exd5 34. Nd4 $6 {Too passive.} (34. Re8+ Kf7 35. Rc8 $16 {
[%csl Rf7,Rg7] was correct, with an unpleasant attack.} (35. Rc8 {Kortschnoj}
f5 (35... Rb6 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. Ne7 f5 {Well, after 37...f5 black is not in
danger...} (37... d4 38. f5)) 36. Rc7+ Kf8 37. b4 {with an idea Ra3.})) 34...
Rb8 {[%cal Yf6f5] The black king is now safe.} 35. f5 {This is a temporary
measure as the bishop comes out via f8.} Rdb6 36. Re6 (36. Rg3 Bf8 $1 37. fxg6
Bc5) 36... Bf8 37. Kf1 Bc5 38. Rxb6 Rxb6 39. Ne6 Bd6 40. Rxd5 gxf5 41. h3 Kf7
42. Nd4 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stean, Michael F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1975.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 a6 6. Be2 cxd4 (6... c4 $14)
7. Nb3 (7. O-O Bd6 (7... Nf6 8. Re1 Be7 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. N2b3 O-O 11. Bf4 $14 (
11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Ne4 $10 {Geller,E-Dolmatov,S/URS(ch)/1980/})) 8.
Nb3 (8. Re1 Ne7 9. Nxd4 Qc7 10. N2f3 Nbc6 11. Be3 O-O 12. h3 Nf5 $1 (12... Bd7
13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. c4 a5 16. a3 Be6 $1 $10 {Nunn,J-Vaganian,R/Baden/
1980/1:0 (29) Inf 30/216/}) 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Qxd5 Bxc2 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. Qc4
Bf5 17. Qb3 Be6 $10 {Geller,E-Forintos,G/Moscow/1975/0,5 (22)/}) 8... Ne7 (8...
Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nge7 10. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 (10... Nxc6 11. Bg5 $1 $14) 11. c4 O-O 12.
Bd3 $14 {Chiburdanidze,M-Levitina,I/Volgograd(m/4)/1984/1:0 (30) Inf 38/394/})
9. Nbxd4 (9. Bg5 Nbc6 10. Bh4 $5 Qb6 (10... Bg4 $5 {Beliavsky/}) 11. Bg3 Bxg3
12. hxg3 O-O 13. Nfxd4 $14 {Beliavsky,A-Eingorn,V/Moscow(GMA)/1990/1:0 (27)
Inf 49/323/}) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 (10. c3 Nbc6 11. Bd3 $1 h6 $6 12. Bc2 Re8 13.
Qd3 Ng6 14. Be3 $14 {Rodriguez,Am-Dokhoian,Y/Sochi/1988/0,5 (30) Inf 46/361/})
10... Qc7 11. Bh4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Nf4 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. c3 Re8 15. Re1 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1
Bd7 17. Qd2 Na5 {Beliavsky,A-Vaganian,R/Moscow/1975/0:1 (74) Inf 20/228/} 18.
Ne2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bb5 20. Qc2 $14 {Vaganian/}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bg5 $6 (
9. Nbxd4 $14) 9... h6 10. Bh4 g5 $1 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Nfxd4 (12. Nbxd4 O-O $13 {
/\ Ne4/}) 12... Ne4 13. c3 O-O $13 14. Qd3 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Re8 17.
h3 $6 {/\ Bg4 ><f5/} (17. Nf3 $5 Nf6 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Nd4 $14) 17... Nf6 18.
Rfe1 $6 (18. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Bxc3 (19... Bc7 20. Bf3 Qd6 21. g3 $13) 20.
bxc3 (20. Bf3 Bxb2 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qf6 $17) 20... Rxe2 21. c4 Rxa2 22.
cxd5 $44) (18. Nf3 $5 Bc7 19. Nbd4 $13) 18... Bc7 19. Nf5 (19. Bf3 $6 Rxe1+ 20.
Rxe1 Qd6 $17 21. Nf5 $140 $2 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Re8+ $19)
19... Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qd6 21. g3 $8 Re5 $17 {[+]/} 22. Qb1 (22. Qd3 $6 Rae8 $36 {
/\ Re3!/}) 22... Ne4 $1 (22... Rae8 $6 23. Bf3 $13) (22... Re3 $6 23. Bf1 $1 (
23. fxe3 $2 Qxg3+ 24. Kf1 Qxh3+ (24... Ne4 $19) 25. Kf2 Bg3+ $19) 23... Rae8 $6
(23... Rxg3+ 24. fxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Bg2 Qh2+ $10) 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Rd3 $1 $14) 23.
Qd3 (23. Bf3 $2 Nxf2 $1 24. Kxf2 (24. Rxe5 Nxh3+ 25. Kg2 Qxe5 $19) 24... Rxe1
25. Rxe1 (25. Kxe1 Qxg3+ 26. Ke2 Re8+ $19) 25... Qxg3+ 26. Ke2 Re8+ $19) 23...
Rae8 24. Bg4 (24. Bf3 $2 Nxf2 $1 25. Rxe5 (25. Kxf2 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qxg3+ $19)
25... Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Qxe5 $19) (24. Nd4 $5 Nxf2 $6 (24... Nxc3 $2 25. Qxc3 Re3
26. Rd3 $18) 25. Kxf2 Re3 26. Qxe3 Rxe3 27. Kxe3 Qxg3+ 28. Kd2 $13) 24... Qb6
$1 (24... Nxf2 $2 25. Rxe5 $1 (25. Kxf2 $6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Bxg3+
28. Kxg3 Rxe1 $15) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxe8+ Kg7 27. Rxd3 $16) 25. Rf1 (25. Qd4 $2
Qf6 $1 {/\ Bb6 ><f2/} 26. Qe3 Nxg3 $19) 25... a5 $1 {/\ a4 ><b2/} 26. Rb1 Qg6
$1 27. Kg2 h5 28. Bf3 g4 29. hxg4 (29. Bd1 $2 gxh3+ 30. Kxh3 $2 Ng5+ $19) 29...
hxg4 30. Bd1 $2 (30. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 $1 (30... Qxe4+ 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Nd4 {
/\ Nc2-e3/} e3 33. fxe3 Rxe3 34. Nf5 $15) 31. Qe3 Bd8 $1 $17 {/\ Bg5,e3/} (
31... Bb6 $6 32. Nd4 $13)) 30... Rh5 $1 $19 {-><->h/} 31. Bc2 Qh6 32. Rh1 Rxh1
(32... Rxh1 33. Rxh1 Qxh1+ $1 34. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 35. Kg2 Nxd3 36. Bxd3 Re3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7.
Bg5 Ba6 $5 8. Qf3 $5 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'It is not exactly a novelty,
but a new move. I have met it first time a couple of years ago in a training
game against J.Piket.'} (8. e3 $5 {It's main line.See comments to Gabriel,
C-Wells,P/Pulvermuehle,2000/CBM 75(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)(22)}) ({Besides,white
has three options:} 8. Nf3) (8. Rc1) ({and} 8. f3 $6 {See comments to Golod,
V-Dgebuadze,A/ Hoogeveen,1998/CBM 68 (1-0)(Golod,V)(52)}) 8... Nc6 9. e3 Na5 $5
$146 {Interesting novelty of Viktor Kortschnoj.} ({Three times was checked in
the previous games:} 9... h6 $5 {See comments to Golod,V-Polgar,J/ISR,2000/CBM
77(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V) (19)}) 10. Rc1 $140 c5 11. d5 {Apparently,this
obligatory move. Differently,after:11...cxd4 12.exd4 Rc8 black has a strong
pressure on pawn"c4".} ({Leads to bad position for white:} 11. b4 $2 cxb4 12.
axb4 Nxc4 $1 13. Bxc4 (13. Rxc4 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Rc8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6
17. Be2 Rc1+ 18. Bd1 Rb1 $17 {[%csl Rb4]}) 13... Rc8 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6
gxf6 16. Bxa6 Rxc1+ $17) 11... exd5 12. Bxf6 $1 {Kortschnoj: 'This is an exact
order of moves! After'} ({Black equalizes easily after:} 12. cxd5 $6 Bxf1 13.
Kxf1 {Kortschnoj: 'black could play'} (13. Bxf6 $2 Bxg2 $17) 13... Ne4 $1 {
[%csl Rf1,Rf3,Rg5][%cal Ge4d2,Ge4g5] '!?' Kortschnoj.} 14. Qxe4 (14. Bxd8 Nd2+
15. Ke2 Nxf3 {Kortschnoj: 'with an about equal endgame.'} 16. Nxf3 Raxd8 17. b4
Nb7 $11) 14... Qxg5 15. Nf3 Qf6 16. Rc3 $11 (16. Qe5 $6 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Rfe8 18.
Nf3 (18. Nxd7 $4 Rad8 19. b4 Nb3 20. Rc3 Nd2+ 21. Ke2 Ne4 $19) 18... Re4 $36))
12... Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. cxd5 {[%mdl 16]} Bxf1 15. Kxf1 {Now Alexander
Beliavsky has a small positional advantage in the endgame. '+/=' Kortschnoj.}
Rfe8 16. Ne2 {[%csl Rd5,Ye2][%cal Ye2f4,Yf4d5]} ({In my opinion slight worse
is:} 16. Nf3 Re4 17. Ke2 (17. Nd2 Re5 18. e4 f5 $1 19. f4 Ree8 $13) 17... Rae8
$11) 16... Re5 17. Nf4 Nb3 $1 18. Rc3 $140 {Kortschnoj: 'It was more important
to protect the d-pawn. Now black will manage to solve his problems.'} ({
Possibly it would be a little better:} 18. Rc2) ({or} 18. Rd1) 18... c4 {
[%csl Yb3,Rc4]} 19. g4 {()} ({Impossibly:} 19. Rxc4 $4 {because of:} Nd2+)
19... b5 20. Kg2 (20. Nh5 {Kortschnoj} f5 21. h3 Kh8 22. Nf6 Kg7 23. g5 Nd2+
24. Kg2 Ne4 {- black is doing very well.}) 20... f5 21. h3 ({Can be
recommended:} 21. g5 $5 {+/=/=}) (21. g5 {Kortschnoj was more promising. After
several passive moves of white black seize some initiative.}) 21... Nc5 22. Rd1
$6 ({It deserves attention:} 22. Kf3) 22... fxg4 23. hxg4 f5 $1 {Make made the
game equal.} 24. gxf5 Rxf5 {'=/+' Kortschnoj.} 25. Rh1 {A little optimistic.
More safely would be:} (25. f3 $5 $11) 25... Raf8 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2,Yf4][%cal
Gc5d3]} 26. Rc2 Nd3 $1 {[%csl Rd5,Yf4][%cal Gd3f4] Black wants to exchange the
strong white's knight.} (26... a5 {Kortschnoj was suggested by Beliavsky as an
improvement...}) 27. Nxd3 cxd3 28. Rd2 $8 Rg5+ $1 ({Badly right away:} 28...
Rxd5 $2 {in view of:} 29. Rhd1 Rg5+ 30. Kf1 Rgf5 31. f4 $14) 29. Kf1 $8 ({
Loses immediately:} 29. Kh2 $4 Rf6 $19 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gf6h6] (mate in next
move)}) ({and also} 29. Kh3 $4 Rf6 30. Kh4 Rg2 $1 {and mate in 2 moves:} 31.
Kh3 (31. Kh5 Kg7 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gf6h6]} 32. Rxd3 Rh6#) 31... Rg7 {[%csl Rh3]
[%cal Gf6h6]} 32. Rxd3 Rh6#) 29... Rc8 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gc8c1]} ({Leads to
draw:} 29... Rxd5 30. e4 Rd4 31. Rh3 Rxe4 32. Rhxd3 $11 {[%csl Rd7]}) 30. Rd1
$1 ({After:} 30. f4 $4 {black has a forced transition to winning pawns endgame:
} Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rxh1 32. fxg5 Rh2+ 33. Ke1 Rxd2 34. Kxd2 Kg7 35. Kxd3 Kg6 36. e4
Kxg5 37. Ke3 Kf6 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd5,Re4,Gh7]}) 30... Rxd5 $6 (30... Rc2 $142 31.
Rh3 $140 Rf5 32. f4 Rxd5 33. e4 Rd4 34. Rdxd3 Rxe4 35. Rxd7 Rxf4+ 36. Kg1 $15 {
with good odds for draw.}) 31. Rh3 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ge3e4]} d2 ({Also equality
after:} 31... Rc4 32. e4 $1 Rxe4 33. Rhxd3 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Re7 35. Rd5 a6 36. Rd6
$11 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5]}) 32. Ke2 Rc2 33. Rf3 $1 {After this move Kortschnojl is
agreed for draw, because of next variants: Kortschnoj: 'Here black played'} (
33. Rf3 $1 {[%csl Gd1,Rg8][%cal Gd1g1]} Kg7 $5 {Kortschnoj: 'and draw was
agreed.'} (33... Kh8 34. b3 $44 {[%csl Rd2,Rh8]}) (33... h5 34. Rg1+ Kh7 35.
Rf7+ Kh6 36. Rf6+ Kh7 37. Rf7+ Kh8 38. Rf8+ $11) (33... Rd6 {Kortschnoj}) 34.
e4 (34. Rg1+ $2 Kh6 35. Rh1+ Kg6 36. Rg1+ Rg5 {=/+/-/+}) 34... Rd6 (34... Re5
35. Kd3 $1 Rc4 (35... Rxb2 $4 36. Kc3 Ra2 37. Kb3 $18 {[%csl Ra2]}) 36. Rf4 {
[%csl Rd2,Rg7][%cal Gd1g1]} d5 37. f3 $11) 35. Rd3 $1 Rxd3 36. Kxd3 Rc6 {
[%cal Gc6d6]} (36... Rxb2 $4 37. Kc3 Ra2 38. Kb3 {[%csl Ra2]}) 37. Ke3 $1 Rc2 (
37... Rd6 $6 38. e5 Re6 (38... Rd5 $2 39. Ke4 Rc5 40. Rxd2 $16) 39. f4 d6 40.
Ke4 $14) 38. Kd3 Rc6 39. Ke3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Qb6 $6 {Theoretical continuation is 8...b6 followed by 9...La6 with equal
chances.} 9. Rd1 Qxb3 10. axb3 b6 11. e4 $1 $14 Bb7 (11... dxe4 12. Ne5 Bb7 13.
Nxe4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. b4 $16) 12. e5 (12.
Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. exd5 cxd5 15. h3 (15. cxd5 Bc5 16. Ne4 Bxd5 17. Nxc5
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 bxc5 19. Bf4 $14) 15... Nxe5 16. cxd5 Bc5 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
fxe6 19. Ne4 $14) 12... Ne8 13. Bg5 Bxg5 (13... f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh6 Rf7
16. Bh3 $16) 14. Nxg5 h6 15. Nh3 Nc7 16. Nf4 a5 17. h4 Ba6 {In a similar
position albeit with queens at the board T. Petrosian played Na6 against me.
It is true, at this position after 17...Na6 18.cd cd 19.Nb5 would turn out to
be very unpleasant for black.} 18. Rac1 Rac8 $6 {Much stronger would be 18...
Rfc8! - the bishop a6 needs a protection!} 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Rd2 $16 Nb5 (20...
Rfd8 21. Rdc2 Ne8 22. Bf1 $16) 21. Bf1 g5 (21... Nxc3 22. Bxa6 $18) 22. Bxb5 (
22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nh3 Nxc3 $11 24. Bxa6 $4 Ne2+) 22... Bxb5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24.
Nh3 g4 25. Nf4 Rc6 26. Kg2 Rfc8 27. Rh1 Rxc3 (27... Ba6 28. Rh4 b5 29. Rxg4+
Kf8 30. b4 $1 axb4 31. Na2 b3 32. Nb4 Rc2 33. Rd1 Bb7 34. Nxc2 bxc2 35. Rc1 b4
36. b3 $18) 28. bxc3 Rxc3 29. Rh4 Bc6 $6 (29... Rxb3 30. Rxg4+ Kf8 31. Rc2 Bc4
32. Rc1 a4 33. Rh1 a3 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Rgg8 $18) 30. Ne2 Rxb3 31. Rc2 Nb8 32.
Rxg4+ Kf8 33. Rh4 Rb4 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Rxb8 Rc4 36. Rxc4 dxc4+ 37. d5 exd5 38.
Nd4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Austria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2
Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Qf6 10. a3 Bxc3 {N/ It looks, that after this move it is easy to
get advantage for White than after stubborn} (10... Ba5 {For example:} 11. b4 (
11. g3 O-O $146 (11... Qf3 12. Rg1 Nc6 13. b4 Bc7 14. Bg2 Qf6 15. f4 O-O 16.
Rf1 Ne7 17. Rc1 Bd7 18. Rf2 Qh6 19. Kf1 Kh8 20. Kg1 f5 21. b5 {Knaak,R-van der
Wiel,J/Palma de Mallorca (GMA) 1989} Ng8 $1 $13 {/\Nf6-e4}) 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O
g6 (13... Bxc3 $5 14. Qxc3 Bd7 15. b4 Rfc8 {/\ Ne7, b6}) 14. Rad1 a6 15. f4 Bd8
16. b4 Qg7 17. Kh1 b6 18. Na4 $1 (18. g4 $2 bxc5 19. dxc5 Kh8 20. f5 $6 (20.
Ng1 $5) 20... gxf5 21. gxf5 Bg5 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Graz 1996 (36)})
18... bxc5 19. Nxc5 $16) 11... Bd8 (11... Bc7 $2 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Nxc7+ Qxc7 14.
Nc3 $16) 12. g3 (12. Ng1 $6 O-O 13. Nf3 b6 $1 14. Be2 bxc5 15. dxc5 (15. bxc5
Nc6 16. Rb1 a6 $1 {Sokolov,I} (16... Ba5 $6 17. O-O $14) 17. O-O g5 $5 $132 {
/\ 18...g4, 18...Qg7} (17... Bc7)) 15... Nc6 (15... Be7 16. O-O Rd8 17. Rac1
Bb7 18. Na4 $1 d4 19. b5 $36 {<<}) 16. O-O Bc7 17. b5 $6 Ne5 18. Nd4 {/\ f4} (
18. Nxe5 $2 Bxe5 19. Rac1 Bf4 $17) (18. Rab1 Rb8 {/\ Ba5}) 18... Nd7 $1 {
0-1 Sokolov,I-Van der Wiel,J/NLD-ch Amsterdam 1996 (26)}) (12. Qe3 O-O 13. g3
b6 14. Bg2 bxc5 15. dxc5 Ba6 16. O-O Bc4 17. Rfd1 Nc6 18. f4 Rb8 19. Rab1 g5
20. b5 gxf4 21. Nxf4 Qe5 22. Qd2 Ba5 $17 {Giddins-Van Der Wiel /Memorial
Donner (open) Amsterdam 1995}) 12... Qf3 13. Rg1 Qf6 14. Qe3 O-O 15. g4 g6 16.
g5 Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Vaiser,A-Van der Wiel,J/Brussels zt 1993}) 11. Nxc3 $14 O-O 12.
Bb5 $1 b6 (12... Bd7 13. Bxd7 (13. Be2 $5) 13... Nxd7 14. b4 $14) 13. cxb6 {
Aslo very promising looks} (13. b4 $5 $36 {with strong preasure on the queen
side.}) 13... axb6 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. O-O g6 (15... Rc8 $5) 16. Rfe1 {Maybe
white's advantage is not so great, but it is vey little pleasure to play this
position with black pieces.} Kg7 17. Re3 Qf4 18. Ne2 $1 Qf6 19. Bxd7 (19. Rf3
$5 Qe7 20. Rh3 $40) 19... Nxd7 20. Rc7 Qd8 21. Rec3 {[%cal Gc1c8]} Nf6 22. Nf4
$16 {[%cal Rf4e6]} Re8 23. Nd3 {[%csl Ge5]} (23. R3c6 e5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Nd3
Re6 $5) 23... Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Rc6 {[%csl Rb6]} Qb7 {Too passive.Better
chances for successfull defence gives active} (25... Ne4 $5 26. Qf4 Ra4) 26.
Qc2 Ne8 27. h4 $1 {[%cal Rh4h5]} h5 28. Ne5 Rd8 29. a4 Rb8 {Stanec has just to
wait and Kortchnoi slowly but surely improves his position.} (29... Ra8 30. b3
b5 31. axb5 Qxb5 $140 32. Rxe6 $1) 30. Rc3 Ra8 31. Rc6 Rb8 32. g3 Qe7 33. Kg2
Qb7 34. b3 Qe7 35. b4 $1 Rb7 (35... Qxb4 36. Rxe6 $1 {[%cal Re6g6]} Kf8 (36...
Nf6 $2 37. Rxf6 $18) 37. Nxf7 $1 Ng7 38. Rf6 $18) 36. b5 Nd6 37. a5 $1 bxa5 38.
b6 Qd8 (38... Nb5 39. Qc5 Qxc5 40. dxc5 a4 (40... Kf6 41. f4 Kf5 42. Rc8) (
40... Rb8 41. Nd7 Rb7 42. Rc8 $1 Rxd7 43. c6 $18) 41. Rc8 a3 42. Ra8 $18) 39.
Qc5 Nc4 (39... Ne4 40. Qxa5) (39... Nf5 40. Rc7 $18) 40. Rc7 Qb8 41. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d5 Bb4 8. O-O
$5 {Romanishin allows to his partner, for sake of the dynamics, to destroy the
white pawn structure. Some other, cautious people prefer 8.Bd2.} Bxc3 9. bxc3
Na6 10. Nh4 Rb8 11. e4 d6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 Nd7 14. f4 {It is a novelty. In
a similar position against Markowsky Romanishin continued Nf3.} Nac5 15. Bf2
Ba6 16. Nf3 {Played without hesitation. Some other, less resolute people would
first protect pawn c4 by Bf1.} e5 {A manoeuvre Nf3-d4-c6 looked pretty
unpleasant for black...} 17. f5 $5 {Very interesting! In a closed position the
loss of a pawn on the queen side is not too painful, but the white pieces,
concentrated on the king side, will soon ominously develop its activity!} Bxc4
18. Re3 $1 {An important move. The black knight must not be ever allowed to d3.
} b5 19. g4 f6 {Had black to play this move? It seems, without f7-f6 the task
of white would be easier-he would play g4-g5, f5-f6 (second pawn sacrifice-who
cares!?), then Nf3-h4-f5, whether pawn on g6, or not, with fast devastating
assault!} 20. h4 Rc8 {Black is going to challenge white in the centre. Another
line would be something like a7-a5+b5-b4, trying to get counter play on the
queen side.} 21. Ne1 c6 22. dxc6 Rxc6 23. Nc2 {Immediate 23.Rg3 was a good
alternative.} Rc7 24. Rg3 ({Certainly not} 24. Qxd6 Nb6 {and black stands
clearly better.}) 24... Nb6 25. g5 (25. Nb4 a5 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 e4 {
and another double-edged position would arise.}) 25... fxg5 $2 {I qualify this
move as a suicide attempt! Actually, black built up his position for to be
able to push d6-d5,and he had to do it now! Then white was to be at the
crossroads.} (25... d5 {The only way to cause some problems to black would be}
26. Bxc5 $1 ({Bad was, for example} 26. gxf6 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Qh5 $6 Nd5
{with advantage to black}) (26. exd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5+ Bxd5 28. gxf6 Ne4 29. Rd3
Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Qxf6 31. Rxd5 Qxh4+ {and white is in trouble.}) 26... Rxc5 27.
Qh5 {(and we have to pay a credit to Romanishin - he was going to play exactly
this way!). Now} Kh8 28. Ne3 (28. Rd1 {may lead to transposition of moves.})
28... Qe7 29. Rd1 d4 30. cxd4 exd4 31. Rxd4 (31. Ng4 Be2 32. Bf3 Bxf3 33. Rxf3
Nd7 {and black successfully defend his position} 34. g6 h6 35. Rg3 Ne5 36. Nxh6
$6 gxh6 37. g7+ Kg8 38. Qxh6 Nf7) 31... Nd7 $11 {Making a long speech short:
after 25...d5 chances were about equal.}) 26. hxg5 d5 27. Bxc5 $1 ({The
immediate} 27. Qh5 {looked also strong, but after} Nxe4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rh3
g6 {black would not resign at once...}) 27... Rxc5 28. Qh5 Nd7 29. f6 $2 {
An awful move, made in severe time-trouble. After 28.Ne3 black even had no
time for d5-d4 - white could simply take on c4 and then f5-f6 was winning. And
after 28...Nf8 white had a choice - to take on d5 or to play Ng4 with a
victorous attack..} (29. Ne3) 29... d4 30. fxg7 (30. Rh3 Nf8 31. fxg7 (31. g6
gxf6 {and black is not in danger.}) 31... Kxg7 32. g6 Rc7) 30... Bf7 31. Qh3 {
This looks like resignation!} ({Instead white had} 31. g6 Bxg6 32. Rxg6 hxg6
33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rf1+ Nf6 35. Rxf6+ Qxf6 36. Qxe8+ Kxe8 37. g8=Q+ {where a
draw was the most probable result.}) 31... Rxc3 32. Rxc3 dxc3 33. Qxc3 Qxg5 34.
Ne3 Nf6 35. Rf1 {White is losing one pawn after another.} (35. Qd3 Bg6 36. Nd5
{was more stubborn.}) 35... Nxe4 36. Qa3 Ng3 37. Rf2 Qxg7 38. Qxa7 Rf8 39. Qb6
Qg5 40. Qa7 Be6 41. Nd5 $1 {This strong move was made after about 20 minutes
of thinking. A new time scramble is approaching.} Rxf2 42. Kxf2 Nh5 43. Qb8+
Kg7 44. Qxb5 Nf6 ({After} 44... Nf4 45. Qb7+ Kh6 46. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 47. Kg1 {
black could not take on a2 because of Qa6+. But} Qd2 {was strong enough,
winning pawn e2.}) 45. Qb7+ Kh6 46. Nxf6 $2 {The last blunder.} (46. Qc6 $2 {
was not possible due to} Qxg2+ 47. Kxg2 Bxd5+) ({but after} 46. Qb6 {white
would still have drawing chances.} Qd2+ $145 47. Kg1 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Ng4+ 49. Kg3
Qe1+ 50. Kh3 Kg5 51. Qd8+ Nf6+ 52. Kh2 Qh4+ 53. Kg1 Qd4+ 54. Kh2 Bxd5 $19)
46... Qxf6+ 47. Qf3 Qxf3+ 48. Kxf3 Bd5+ {He overlooked this check.} 49. Kg3
Bxa2 50. Be4 Bf7 51. Kg4 Bg6 52. Bb7 Kg7 53. Kg5 h6+ 54. Kg4 Kf6 55. Bc8 Bf5+
0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 12]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 (5... Nxd5 {
Das ist die "Halb-Tarrasch"- oder "Semi-Tarrasch"-Verteidigung. In der
normalen Tarrasch-Verteidigung nimmt Schwarz mit dem Bauern auf d5. Ribli.}) (
5... exd5 6. Bg5 $14) 6. Qxd4 (6. Qa4+ $5 Bd7 7. Qxd4 exd5 8. Nxd5 (8. Bg5)
8... Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Bc5 10. Qh4 Na6 $44 {Schwarz ist als Kompensation für den
Bauern gut entwickelt.}) (6. Nxd4 Nxd5 $11) 6... Nxd5 7. e4 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nc6 {
[%cal Rf8b4,Rb4e1]} 9. a3 $5 (9. Bb5 Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 11. a4 Qc5 12. Qd3 Qd6 13.
Qe2 Qc7 14. e5 Bc5 15. Rd1 a6 16. Bd3 h6 17. Bf4 Nb4 18. Be4 Bc6 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V-Adams,M/Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (48)}) 9... Bd7 (9... Qa5 $2 10. b4 Qd8 (
10... Nxb4 $4 11. Bd2 $18) 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Rd1 $16) 10. Be2 Rc8 (10... Qf6 $2
11. e5 (11. Qxf6 $6 gxf6 $11) 11... Qg6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rd1 $16) 11. O-O Na5
12. Qd3 $1 (12. Qe3 Bc5 13. Qf4 Nb3 14. Qg3 Nxc1 15. Raxc1 O-O 16. Ne5 f6 17.
Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Bc4 e5 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Linares 1997/CBM
57 (32)}) (12. Qe5 Nb3 13. Rb1 Qf6 (13... Qc7 14. Qxc7 Rxc7 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Ne5
Ba4 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Nc4 e5 19. Be3 b5 20. Nd2 a6 21. Nxb3 Bxb3 22. Rbc1 {
1-0 Winter,A-Wolf,S/BLW-9293 1993/EXT 97-B (30)}) 14. Qg3 Qg6 (14... Nxc1 15.
Rbxc1 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Qxb2 17. Qb8+ Ke7 18. Re1 (18. Rd1 Qxe2 19. Qd6+ Kf6 $11)
18... g6 19. e5 Qb6 $13 {Und Schwarz plant Bg7.}) 15. Qf4 Bc5 16. Be3 Qf6 17.
Qg3 Qg6 18. Qf4 Qf6 19. Qg3 Qg6 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Moskalenko,V/Alushta
1993/CBM 36 (44)}) 12... Ba4 {[%csl Yb3] Es scheint, Schwarz bekäme
ausgezeichnetes Gegenspiel, denn der Punkt b3 ist schwach. Aber Weiß hat
großen Entwicklungsvorsprung.} (12... Be7 13. b4 $1 (13. Rd1 Ba4 $11) 13... Nc6
(13... Nc4 14. Qd4 {[%csl Rc4,Gd4][%cal Rd4g7]} Nb6 15. Bb2 $14) 14. Bb2 $14)
13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Be3 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Ge2,Ge3,Re8]} Nb3 (14... a6 15. Rac1 $14
(15. Bb6 Nb3 16. Rad1 (16. Bxd8 Nxa1 17. Rxa1 Kxd8 18. Ne5 Ke7 $11) 16... Rc8))
15. Bd1 $1 {[%cal Gd1a4]} b5 $6 {Schwarz möchte die Blindpartie Kramnik - Van
Wely, Monaco 1998 verbessern, aber ohne Erfolg. Meines Erachtens ist die ganze
Variante vorteilhaft für Weiß.} (15... a6 16. Bxb3 Bxb3 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Bb6
Ra8 19. Nd4 Ba4 20. Rc4 Bd7 21. Rd1 O-O 22. e5 Bb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Re4 Be7
25. Rd7 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rb7,Gd7,Re7]} Rfc8 26. g3 Bf8 27. Rxb7 {1-0 Kramnik,
V-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (46)}) 16. Bxb3 $1 $16 {Das ist eine
einfache und starke Entscheidung. Weiß gibt das Läuferpaar auf, aber erlangt
überzeugende Initiative am Damenflügel.} Bxb3 17. Rfc1 {[%csl Rb3,Gc1][%cal
Rc1c7] Der schwarze Läufer b3 ist in schwerer Not. Dank seines Zuges 15...b5
hat Schwarz für ihn keine Rückzugsmöglichkeit in der Diagonalen a4-e8.} e5 {
Schwarz möchte seinen Läufer b3 befreien.} (17... a6 18. Bb6 Ra8 19. Nd2 {
[%csl Rb3]} Bc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Rxc4 $18 {[%csl Re8] Weiß hat nur einen
Bauern mehr, aber seine Aktivität am Damenflügel entscheidet die Partie.}) (
17... a5 18. Nd2 {[%cal Rd2b3]} a4 19. Nxb3 axb3 20. Rc3 $18 {[%csl Rb3,Rb5]})
18. Nxe5 a6 19. Nc6 $18 {[%csl Gc6] Und die schwarze Stellung ist hoffnungslos,
so daß Kortschnoj aufgab. Ich glaube, das war die kürzeste Verlustpartie
seiner Karriere.} (19. Nc6 Rd6 20. Nd4 Bc4 (20... Be6 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Rc8+
Kd7 23. Rac1 $18) 21. b3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Jacoby,G"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 48]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. Bb2 Bxf3 4. gxf3 Nf6 5. e3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7.
Bg2 e6 8. d3 g6 $1 {Nachdem nach dem Tausch der schwarzfeldrige Läufer auf dem
Brett verblieben ist, stellt Schwarz seine Bauern auf weiße Felder. Die
Kontrolle über das Feld f5 blockt die weißen f-Doppelbauern.  Außerdem wird
der Läufertausch vorbereitet.} 9. c4 $2 (9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Ne5 $6 Qc7
$15) 9... Bg7 10. Nc3 $2 (10. cxd5 Nb4 $15 (10... exd5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Rc1 $13)) 10... O-O 11. O-O d4 $1 {Jetzt zeigt sich die Schwäche des
mit dem 9.Zug eingeleiteten weißen Planes. 12.ed4 verbietet sich wegen der
schwachen f-Bauern.} 12. Na4 $6 (12. Ne2 Ng4 13. e4 (13. Bxc6 $4 Qh4 $19) 13...
f5 14. e5 Rc8 $15 {[%cal Rh7h6,Rg6g5]}) 12... Qd6 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rf4][%cal
Rd6f4]} 13. Rb1 Rac8 14. Bc1 b6 (14... Nh5 $6 15. Bf3 $1) 15. a3 (15. e4 Nh5
16. e5 Qe7 17. Bf3 Qh4 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Qf3 f6 (19... Ne7) 20. exf6 Rxf6 $17)
15... dxe3 16. fxe3 Rfd8 17. Nb2 e5 $1 {Weiß hat den Eröffnungskampf
vollständig verloren.} 18. Kh1 (18. fxe5 Nxe5 $17 {[%csl Rd3]} 19. Be4 Nxe4 20.
dxe4 Qc6) (18. f5 gxf5 (18... e4 19. dxe4 Ne5) 19. Rxf5 e4 $17) 18... exf4 19.
exf4 $17 {[%csl Rd3,Yd4,Rf4]} (19. Rxf4 {[%csl Rd3]} Ne5 $17 (19... h5 $17))
19... Nd4 20. Na4 Nf5 21. Rb2 Nh5 (21... Qxd3 $2 22. Rd2 Qe3 23. Rxd8+ $18) 22.
Rc2 Bh6 {[%csl Rd3,Rf4] Weiß geht an seinen Bauernschwächen zugrunde.} 23. Bh3
(23. Nc3 Bxf4 24. Ne4 Qe5 25. Bh3 Nd4 $17) (23. Bh3 Nxf4 24. Bg4 Nxd3 25. Bxf5
gxf5 $17) 23... Qxd3 24. Qxd3 (24. Rd2 Qxh3 $1 (24... Qe4+ 25. Bg2 Qe7) 25.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ Bf8 27. Kg1 Ne3 28. Bxe3 Qxe3+ $19) 24... Rxd3 25. Bxf5
gxf5 26. Nc3 Nf6 27. Bb2 Kf8 28. Kg2 Re8 29. Bc1 Bg7 30. Rf3 Red8 31. b4 Rxf3
32. Kxf3 Rd3+ 33. Kg2 Ne4 $1 34. Nd5 (34. Nb5 Rd7) 34... Bd4 35. Nc7 h5 36. Nb5
h4 $1 37. Nxd4 (37. Nxa7 h3+ 38. Kf1 Rd1+ 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. Kf3 (40. Kd3 Nf2+ $19
) 40... Rf1+ 41. Ke2 Rf2+ 42. Kd3 Rg2 $1 (42... Rxc2 43. Kxc2 Bg1 $19) 43. Nc6
Nf2+ 44. Ke2 Ng4+ 45. Kd3 Nxh2 $19) 37... cxd4 38. Bb2 $2 $138 (38. c5 $142)
38... h3+ 39. Kf1 Rf3+ 40. Ke2 (40. Ke1 d3 $19) (40. Kg1 Rb3 $19 {/\d4-d3})
40... Re3+ 41. Kf1 d3 42. Rc1 Re2 {/\Ne4-g3+} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Kortschnoj} d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e3 (3. e4 {Kortschnoj}) (3. c4 {Kortschnoj}
) 3... Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Nc3 e5 6. Be2 Be7 (6... e4 $2 {Kortschnoj} 7. Nd2 Bf5
(7... Bxe2 8. Kxe2 Qe7 9. Qc2 Nb6 10. b3 $16) 8. g4 Bg6 9. g5 $16) 7. e4 c6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a3 Re8 $2 (10... b5 {Kortschnoj} 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Rc8
$14) 11. d5 $5 cxd5 (11... c5 {Kortschnoj} 12. b4 $14) 12. cxd5 Rc8 ({After} 
12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rc8 {White has an advantage.}) 13. Nd2 $1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $16
{In this type of pawn formation it's beneficial for White to exchange the
light-squared bishop, while Black would like to have the dark-squared bishops
swapped off. Here White enjoys more space and the better bishop. Notice that
Black lacks any counterplay, as it's hard for him to manage ...f7-f5.} Qc7 15.
Rfc1 Qb8 16. a4 {[%csl Rb6]} Rc7 17. a5 h6 18. g3 $1 {A great prophylactic
move - White is obviously watching Black's intentions!} Nh7 19. h4 $1 {[%csl
Gg5] White prevents ...Bg5, thus leaving Black with a bad bishop.} Nhf6 20. Kg2
Rec8 21. Ra4 Nc5 22. Rc4 Ncd7 23. Rb4 (23. Na4 {Kortschnoj} Rxc4 24. Rxc4 $14)
23... Nc5 24. Ra1 Rf8 25. Rc4 Rfc8 26. Ra3 h5 27. f3 g6 28. b4 Ncd7 29. b5 Rxc4
(29... Kg7 $5 {Kortschnoj} 30. Rxc7 (30. Rb3 $5) 30... Rxc7 31. bxa6 bxa6 32.
Qxa6 Qb2 33. Rb3 Qc2 34. Ncb1 Nc5 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. Qd3 $14 (36. Qb7 $2 Qd1 $17
)) 30. Nxc4 axb5 (30... Nc5 {Kortschnoj} 31. Nb6 Rc7 32. Bxc5 Rxc5 33. bxa6
bxa6 34. Qxa6 Qc7 35. Ne2 $16) 31. Nxb5 Kg7 32. Na7 Rc7 (32... Re8 {Kortschnoj}
33. Rb3 Qc7 34. Rb4 $16) 33. Qa2 (33. a6 $5 {Kortschnoj} bxa6 34. Nc6 Qe8 35.
Rxa6 $16) 33... Qf8 (33... Kh7 {Kortschnoj} 34. a6 $16) 34. Nb6 Nxb6 (34... Qb8
{Kortschnoj} 35. Nb5 $18) 35. axb6 Rd7 36. Nc6 $3 {The struggle on the
queenside is coming to an end. For Black that was a hopeless fight, since he
was suffocating on that wing.} Ne8 ({Black cannot afford to take the knight:} 
36... bxc6 37. dxc6 d5 38. Ra8 Rd8 39. b7 Bd6 (39... d4 {Kortschnoj} 40. c7 $18
) 40. Bb6 $18) 37. Ra7 {The only way for Black to meet the threat of 38 Na5 is
to play 37...Nf6, but then after 38 Ra8 Ne8 39 Rc8 or 38...Bd8 39 Bg5 Black is
absolutely paralysed. So, he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Flamenco Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Marbella"]
[Date "1999.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1999.10.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O dxc4 {
There are three possible plans in this position, one is that chosen by
Kortschnoi where black takes on c4 and tries to push e5, another possible plan
is to put the B on e7 and play against the isolated pawn.Also deserves of a
serious attention is the plan where black postpones any kind of action in the
center.} (6... Bd6) 7. Bxc4 a6 (7... Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 c5 11.
Qe2 a6 12. a4 $6 (12. dxc5 {I prefer this move over the text, since then in
the arising position of an isolated pawn white has a badly misplaced bishop.})
12... cxd4 13. exd4 (13. Nxd4 Ne5 $15) 13... Bb4 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Rfd1 Bxc3 16.
Bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Nf8 18. Qe5 Ng6 19. Qg3 Nde7 20. Qh3 Qd6 21. Re1 Nd5 22. Ng5
h6 23. Ne4 Qe7 $15 {0-1 Cosma,I-Brodsky,M/ROM-chT 1994/EXT 97 (37)}) 8. Qe2 (8.
b3 Nbd7 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Ke7 13. Rac1
Rac8 14. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Ribli,Z/Szeged 1997/CBM 62 (14)}) 9. Bb2 Be7 10.
Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 c5 12. a4 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bd3 h6 16. Nc4
Bd5 17. Nfe5 Qb7 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. e4 Bc6 21. Qg4+ Kh7 22. Bc2
Rg8 23. Qf4 Rg6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rd1 e5 26. Qh4 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Prakash,G-Short,
N/Calcutta 1998/CBM 62 ext (31)}) (8. a4 c5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O
12. Qe2 Nb4 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. Ndf3 Ne4 17. Nd3 Nxd3
18. Rxd3 Nd6 $17 {0-1 Sasata,R-Tukmakov,V/Winnipeg 1994/EXT 98 (40)}) 8... Nbd7
(8... c5 9. Rd1 (9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Bd3 Ba3
14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Nd4 g6 18. Qb2 e5 19. Ne2 b5 20.
Na5 Ba8 21. b4 Nb6 22. a3 h5 23. Nc3 h4 24. h3 Nfd5 25. Rfe1 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Rc8
27. Qa1 Qg5 $15 {0-1 Chiburdanidze,M-Akopian,V/Las Vegas USA 1999 (46)}) 9...
Nbd7 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. exd4 b5 12. Bb3 b4 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Bc4 $1
Qxa4 16. b3 Qa5 17. Nxf7 Bd5 18. Nxh8 Bd6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Onischuk,A/
Budapest 1993/CBM 37 ext (29)}) 9. a4 Bd6 {Of course, black cannot choose
another setup anymore, after putting his knight on d7} 10. Nc3 O-O 11. e4 e5
12. Bg5 exd4 ({another possibility would've been :} 12... Qe8 {which is
handing white too much of freedom in the center.} 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. f4 Qc5+ (15... Qd4+ $6 16. Kh1 Nxe4 $2 17. Rad1 $18) 16. Kh1 $18 {[%cal
Ge4e5,Ge5e6,Gc4d3]}) 13. Nxd4 Qe8 14. Rfe1 Qe5 (14... Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qe5+ 16.
f4 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qc5 18. e5 $40) 15. Nf3 Qa5 16. Bxf6 $1 {Giving black a tough
choice between a pawn down, and a passive, strategically lost position.} Nxf6
17. e5 Rae8 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 (18. Qxf3 Bxe5) 18... Rae8 19. f4 $16 {
Black has to move his pieces now, after which white's initiative wil become
very dangerous.}) 18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. exd6 Bb7 20. dxc7 Rc8 21. Re7 $2 (21. Qd6 $1
Ne8 (21... Qg5 22. Bf1 {[%csl Gb6]}) (21... Qc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Re7 Ne8 24.
Bd5 $1 $18) (21... b5 22. axb5 Qxc7 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. bxa6 Rxc4 25. axb7 Rb4
26. Re7 $18) 22. Rxe8 $1 Rcxe8 (22... Rfxe8 23. Bd5 Qc5 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. Bxb7
Rxc7 26. Bxa6 $18) 23. Bd5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gb2b4] The queen got caught!!!!}) (21.
Qg3 $2 Qc5 22. Ba2 Qxc7 $11) 21... b5 $8 {[%csl Ga1] The drawback of white's
last move is the unprotected rook on a1} 22. Bd5 Nxd5 (22... Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7
24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qxb5 $16) 23. Nxd5 bxa4 24. Rd1 {Even after
the mistake white has a strong domination, and it takes all Victor Lvovich's
skills to save the game.} h6 25. Qc3 $1 Qb5 (25... Qxc3 26. Nxc3 {[%cal Gc3a4]}
Bc6 27. Rd6 Bb5 28. Nd5 $18) 26. Ne3 (26. Re5 Bxd5 $8 27. Rexd5 Qb6 28. Rd7 $16
) 26... a5 27. Rd5 $5 Qb3 (27... Bxd5 $4 28. Nf5 $18) (27... Qb4 28. Qxb4 axb4
29. Rb5 Bc6 30. Rxb4 $18) 28. Qxb3 axb3 29. Rb5 (29. Rxa5 Ra8 30. Nc4 Bd5 31.
Rd7 $1) 29... Bc6 30. Rxa5 $2 {Giving black unnecessery counterchances} (30.
Rxb3 $142 {[%csl Yd6][%cal Gb3c3,Ge3c4,Gc4d6,Ge3f5,Gf5d6]} Rfe8 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8
32. Rb8 $18) 30... Ra8 31. Nc4 Bb5 $1 {This is probably what white had missed}
32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Na3 Kf8 34. Re5 Bd7 {The position is, of course, still
winning, but there are technical difficulties, due to the far advanced black
'b' pawn} 35. h4 Be6 36. f4 Ke7 37. Nb5 $2 (37. f5 Kd6 38. fxe6 Kxe5 39. exf7
Kd6 (39... Ke6 40. Nb5 {[%cal Gb5a7]} Kd7 {-see 39...Kd6}) 40. Nb5+ Kd7 41. Kf2
$1 Rf8 42. Ke3 {[%cal Ge3b3,Gb3c4,Yb2b7] and black is helpless against white's
simple threat} Rxf7 43. c8=Q+ Kxc8 44. Nd6+ $18) 37... Kd7 38. Rc5 Ke7 {
[%cal Ge6d7]} 39. f5 $2 {the final mistake} (39. Kf2 $142 Ra2 (39... Bd7 40.
Re5+) 40. c8=Q Rxb2+ 41. Kf3 Bxc8 42. Rxc8 Rc2 43. Rb8 $18) 39... Bd7 40. Nd4 (
40. Nc3) 40... Kd6 $1 {Black finds a way to transform the position into a
drawn rook ending.} 41. Nxb3 Rc8 42. Kf2 Ba4 $1 43. Rc3 Bxb3 44. Rxb3 Rxc7 {
[%csl Gf5,Gh4][%cal Gd6e5]} 45. Re3 Rc4 46. g3 Rc2+ $1 47. Re2 Rc5 $1 48. g4 {
[%csl Ge2,Gg4,Gh4]} Rb5 49. Kf3 Rb3+ 50. Kf4 Rb4+ {White's R is too passive
and the pawns are too weak for white to make any progress.} 51. Kf3 Rb3+ 52.
Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates f Karpov-Kortschnoj +3-2=19"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1974.10.23"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1974.09.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 (4... e6 $142) 5. cxd5 $5 cxd5 6. Qb3
$14 {Barcza} Qc8 (6... Qd7 7. d3 (7. Ne5 $5 Qc7 8. Nc3 e6 9. d3 $36) 7... Nc6
8. O-O e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. e4 $5 (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Ng4 $5 13.
Bf4 d4 $132) 11... Bg4 (11... dxe4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ne5 $146)
12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rfd8 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 $16 {Dizdar,
G-Miladinovic,I,Belgrade GMA op 1988}) (6... Qb6 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 (8...
e6 9. Nd4 $14) (8... Bd7 $5 {><b5}) 9. d3 e6 10. Nb5 Ra5 $5 11. Nbd4 (11. Nfd4
Bg6 12. f4 $14) 11... Bg6 12. Bd2 Ra4 13. Nb5 Bb4 14. b3 Bxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Ra5 16.
a4 Kd7 17. Rhc1 Rc8 18. Rc2 Ne8 19. Rac1 f6 20. Nfd4 $14 {Ninov,K-Hulak,K,
Sarajevo 1988}) 7. Nc3 e6 8. d3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rac1 Bg6 $5 (
11... Qd7 12. Ne5 (12. e4 $5 $36) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Ng4 14. Bd4 Bd6 15. Nb5
Bb8 16. e4 a6 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Nc3 dxe4 19. dxe4 $16 {Kirov,N-Agzamov,G,Potsdam
1985}) (11... Nd7 12. Nb5 Nc5 13. Qd1 Qd7 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bg4 16. h3 e5
17. hxg4 exf4 18. gxf4 Qxg4 19. e3 $14 {Petrosian,A-Meduna,E,Lvov 1981}) 12.
Ne5 Nd7 $8 (12... Nxe5 $2 13. Nxd5 $1 $18) 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h4 $1 (14. e4 Nc5
15. Qd1 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qd7 $10 {Botvinnik}) 14... Nc5 15. Qd1 Qd8
(15... Qd7 16. d4 Na6 17. e4 dxe4 18. d5 $1 $36) 16. d4 Nd7 17. e4 Nb6 (17...
dxe4 $6 18. d5 $16) 18. e5 {()->>>} (18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Re1 Qd7
21. Kh2 Rfe8 22. Qb3 $14 {Dzindzichashvili,R-Brunner,L,Luzern WchT 1989}) 18...
Rc8 19. Bh3 a6 20. Kg2 Nc4 (20... g5 $2 21. hxg5 Bxg5 22. Qh5 $1 Bxf4 23. gxf4
Nxd4 24. Rh1 $40) 21. b3 Na3 $6 (21... Nb6 $142 $16) 22. Na4 $1 Nb4 23. Qd2 b5
(23... Qa5 $5 {/\Nc6}) 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. dxc5 $2 (25. Rxc5 $1 {/\} Rxc5 $2 26.
Qxb4 $18) 25... Nc6 26. Rfe1 d4 $132 27. Bg4 Qa5 28. Qxa5 (28. Qe2 $5 $14)
28... Nxa5 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Bf3 (30. Be2 $5 {/\Bd3} Nxe5 31. Bxb5 axb5 32. Rxe5
$36) 30... d3 31. Re3 Nc2 $1 $10 32. Rxd3 Nxe5 33. Rd6 Rxc5 (33... Nxf3 $6 34.
Rxc2 $16) 34. Be4 Rfc8 35. Rd1 (35. Bf4 $142 $146) 35... Nc6 36. Bg5 a5 37. Rd7
N6b4 38. Rb7 Nd5 $15 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Be7 R5c7 41. Rxc7 Rxc7 42. Bd8 Rd7 43.
Bxa5 d4 {/\b4,d3} 44. a4 $1 bxa4 45. bxa4 Ra7 46. Bb6 $10 Rxa4 47. Kf1 {
/\Ke2-d3=} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ciocaltea, Victor"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3
e6 9. Re1 b6 $1 10. e5 $1 Nd7 11. d4 f6 $1 (11... Qc7 12. Nf1 c4 (12... Ba6 13.
Bf4 Rac8 14. Ne3 Qb7 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Ng4 cxd4 17. cxd4 f6 18. exf6 Nxf6 19.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bh3 Nd8 21. Ne5 Bg7 22. Re3 Nf7 23. Nxf7 Qxf7 24. Rae1 $14 {
Stein,L-Zhukhovitsky,S/URS-ch/1969/1-0 (52)}) 13. Bf4 b5 14. Ne3 b4 15. Nxd5
exd5 16. e6 Qb6 17. exd7 Bxd7 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Be5 a5 21. Qd2 Bxe5
22. Rxe5 Rab8 23. Qh6 f6 24. Re2 $13 {Lelonek,C-Hoffmann,U/Porz-op28 (5)/1992/
1-0 (31)}) 12. exf6 (12. Bh3 fxe5 13. Bxe6+ Kh8 14. Bxd5 Bb7 15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16.
Be4 Qf6 17. Nxe5 Qxf2+ 18. Kh1 Bxe5 19. Bg2 Qf5 20. Nc4 Rad8 21. Qe2 Bg7 22.
Bf4 Qd3 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Rad1 $14 {Kremenietsky,A-Ivanov,Sp/USSR/1983/1-0 (41)
}) 12... Qxf6 13. Nf1 $2 (13. Qe2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nb3 Ba6 16. Qe3 Ne4 17.
Nbd2 Nc5 18. Nb3 Ne4 19. Nbd2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 e5 21. Ng5 Rad8 22. f4 e4 23. Nh3
Rfe8 24. Nf2 $17 {Nezhmetdinov,R-Kortschnoj,V/URS-ch/1954/0-1 (28)
Nezhmetdinov,R-Kortschnoj,V/URS-ch/1954/0-1 (28)}) 13... cxd4 14. Bg5 Qf7 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Qxd4 (17... Bxd4 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Qf7 20.
Bh6 Re8 21. Bxd5 $1 Rb8 22. Qd4 $1 Bb7 $1 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. Rae1
$40 {[%cal Re1e6,Rd4g7] /\26.Te6 De6 27.Dg7#}) 18. Rxe6 Bb7 19. Re7 (19. Rd6
Nc5 $1 20. Qxd4 (20. Bxd5+ $6 Bxd5+ 21. Rxd5 Rxf1+ $19) 20... Bxd4 21. Bxd5+
Bxd5+ 22. Rxd5 Bxb2 $17) 19... Rf7 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Ne3 Nc5 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23.
Bxd5+ Bxd5+ 24. Nxd5 Bxb2 25. Rf1+ Kg8 26. Re1 $1 Rb8 $2 (26... Rf8 $1 27. Re7
(27. Bh6 Bg7) 27... Rf5) 27. Re7 $2 (27. Re2 $1 Ba3 (27... Bg7 28. Re7 $1 Rd8
$2 29. Rxg7+ $18) (27... Bd4 28. Ne7+ Kf7 29. Nc6 $16) 28. Re7 $1) 27... Rd8 $1
(27... Rb7 28. Rxb7 Nxb7 29. Ne7+ Kf7 30. Nc8) 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Bxf6 Rd7 30.
Re2 Kf7 31. Bg5 Nd3 32. Kg2 b5 33. Kf1 a5 34. Rc2 Nb4 35. Rc5 Rd5 36. Rxd5 Nxd5
37. Bd2 Nb4 $1 $17 38. Ke2 Ke6 39. a3 Nc6 40. Kd3 Kd5 41. h3 b4 42. axb4 Nxb4+
43. Kc3 Ke4 44. Kc4 Kf3 45. Bf4 Kg2 46. h4 h5 47. Bc7 Nc2 $1 (47... Nc6 $2 48.
Kd5 $1 Ne7+ 49. Ke6 Nf5 50. Kf6 a4 51. Kxg6 Nxg3 52. Be5 Kh3 53. Kg5 $10) 48.
Bxa5 (48. Kd5 a4 49. Ke6 a3 50. Be5 $1 a2 51. Kf6 Kh3 52. Kxg6 Kg4 $19) 48...
Kxg3 (48... Ne3+ $1 49. Kd3 Nf5) 49. Kd3 Na3 50. Bd8 Nb5 51. Be7 Na7 52. Ke4
Nc8 53. Bc5 (53. Bg5 Nd6+ 54. Kd5 Nf5 55. Ke6 Nxh4 56. Kf6 Kg4 $19 57. Bc1 Nf3
$1 58. Kxg6 h4 59. Ba3 Ne5+ $1 {[%cal Yh4h3] /\60... h3}) 53... Kxh4 54. Kf3
Kg5 55. Kg3 Kf6 56. Bd4+ Kf5 57. Bc5 Ke5 58. Kh4 Kf4 59. Kh3 g5 60. Kg2 g4 61.
Kf2 h4 62. Kg2 h3+ 63. Kh2 Kf3 64. Kg1 g3 65. Kh1 Ke2 66. Kg1 h2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.06"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3
a6 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. O-O-O O-O 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Rh3 {
Finkel,A: '>< c3'} (13. h5 {Finkel,A} b4 14. Ne2 (14. Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 {
Nunn,J-Lputian,S/Manila ol/1992/} (15... f6 $1 $36)) 14... a5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16.
Qe3 Qb6 {Smirin,A-Lputian,S/Rostov/1993/}) 13... b4 (13... Qb6 {Finkel,A} 14.
h5 Ra7 15. Rg3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Nb8 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. Ne2 b4 20. Nd4
Bd7 $10 {Tischbierek,R-Zysk,R/BL9293/}) (13... Bb7 $5 {Finkel,A} 14. h5 b4 15.
Na4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. b3 Bc6 18. Nb2 Rfc8 $1 $10 {Tischbierek,R-Knaak,R/
BL9293/}) 14. Na4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 (15... f6 $6 $146 {Finkel,A} 16. Qxb4 $1
fxe5 17. Qd6 $1 Qf6 18. f5 $3 Qh6+ 19. Kb1 Rxf5 20. Rf3 $1 Rxf3 21. gxf3 $16 {
Kasparov,G-Short,N/Amsterdam VSB 1994}) (15... Qa5 {Finkel,A} 16. b3 Bb7 17. c3
$1 (17. Kb1 Bc6 18. c3 $14) 17... Rfc8 18. Kb2 bxc3+ 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 $14
{Nijboer,F-Luther,T/Leuwaarden/1992/}) 16. Bb5 {'!?' Finkel,A.} (16. c4 $5 {
Finkel,A} bxc3 17. Rxc3 Qxh4 18. g3 Qd8 19. Kb1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Rh1 $13 {
Nijboer,F-Korchnoi,V/Sonsbeek SNS 1999}) (16. b3 $6 {Finkel,A} Ba6 17. Kb1 Bxf1
18. Rxf1 Qc7 19. h5 Ra6 20. Re3 Rc6 21. Rf2 f6 22. Ree2 h6 $15 {Kulish,
I-Matveeva,S/Rostov on Don-W 1995}) 16... Rb8 (16... Qc7 {Finkel,A} 17. Kb1 Rb8
18. c4 Nb6 19. c5 Nxa4 20. Bxa4 Ba6 21. Rc1 Rfc8 $132 {De la Riva,O-Comas
Fabrego,L/Barcelona op 1996}) 17. Bd3 (17. Be2 {Finkel,A} Bb7 18. Kb1 Bc6 19.
Nc5 Bb5 20. Bd3 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Qd7 22. Qf2 $13 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Glek,I/Open
1999}) 17... Bb7 {'?!' Finkel,A.} (17... Qc7 18. Re1 (18. h5 {Finkel,A} Bb7 19.
g4 Rfc8 20. Rh2 Qc6 21. b3 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Qxa6 23. f5 Qc6 24. Qf4 Qc7 $13 {
Fogarasi,T-Luther,T/Kecskemet 1993}) 18... Qc6 19. b3 Ba6 $14 {
Arahamia-Matveeva,1995} (19... Ba6 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Rg3 Rbc8 22. f5 Qc6 23.
Re2 Kh8 $13 {Arakhamia,K-Matveeva,S/Kishinev izt-W 1995})) (17... Nb6 $5 18.
Nc5 Nd7) 18. f5 {'!' Finkel,A.} Qc7 (18... Bc6 19. Nc5 Nxc5 (19... Qb6 20. f6
$1 (20. Nb3 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxe5 $11) 20... Qxc5 21. Qg4 g6 22. Qg5 Rfc8 23. h5
$18) 20. Qxc5 Qb6 $14) 19. Re1 exf5 (19... Bc6 20. Nc5 $14 (20. f6 Bxa4 21. Qg4
g6 22. Qg5 Nc5 $13)) ({Black doesn't have a time to create the counterplay on
the queenside.} 19... Qc6 $6 {Finkel,A} 20. Rg3 Qxa4 $6 21. Qg4 $1 (21. f6 $2
g6 22. Qf4 Kh8 23. Qh6 Rg8 24. h5 Nf8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Rh1 Qd7 $19) 21... g6
22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bxg6 Kh8 24. Be8 $3 $18 {[%csl Gg7]}) 20. Bxf5 Bc6 21. Nc5
Nxc5 22. Qxc5 Rfe8 23. Rhe3 ({Of course not} 23. e6 $2 {Finkel,A} Qf4+ 24. Kb1
Qxf5 25. Qxc6 Rxe6 $19) 23... Qb6 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 $14 25. e6 {'+/=' Finkel,A.} (
25. Kd2 d4 $11) 25... g6 ({Deserved attention} 25... f6 $5 {(Finkel,A) with
good chances to defend the arising endgame.}) 26. exf7+ Kxf7 27. Be6+ Kg7 28.
Bg4 Rbb8 29. Kd2 (29. Re6 Bd7 30. Re7+ Kf6 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 $11) 29... Re4 $1 ({
Also after} 29... Rxe3 {Finkel,A} 30. Rxe3 Rf8 31. Re7+ Kh6 32. Bf3 Rf4 33. h5
$14 {black's life is not easy.}) 30. Bf3 Rxe3 (30... Rxh4 31. Re7+ Kh6 32. Ra7
$16 (32. Rc7 {Finkel,A} Re8 $5 (32... Bb5 33. Ree7 Kg5 $1 34. Re5+ (34. Rxh7
Rxh7 35. Rxh7 d4 36. Re7 Rf8 $1 $11) 34... Kf4 35. Rxd5 Kg3 36. Rg5+ Kf2 37. c3
$14) 33. Rxe8 (33. Rxc6 $4 Rd4+ 34. Kc1 Rxe1+ 35. Bd1 Rdxd1#) 33... Bxe8 34.
Rc5 a4 35. Bxd5 $14) (32. R1e6 $6 Rb7 $1 33. Rxb7 Bxb7 34. Rb6 Bc8 35. Rb5 a4
$11)) 31. Rxe3 Kf6 32. Bg4 (32. Kd3 $5 Rc8 $1 $13 (32... Bb5+ 33. Kd4 Rc8 34.
Bd1 Rc4+ 35. Kxd5 Rxh4 36. Kc5 $14)) 32... Re8 33. Rf3+ (33. Rxe8 {Finkel,A}
Bxe8 34. Ke3 Ke5 35. c3 bxc3 36. bxc3 h6 $11) 33... Ke7 (33... Ke5 {Finkel,A}
34. Rf7 h6 35. Bf3 a4 36. a3 $14) 34. Rf4 Kd6 35. Bf3 Re7 36. Rf6+ Re6 $4 {
A blunder. Black was going to play 36...Kc5 and considered the position about
equal. Still, due to activity of the white rook white had an edge. White's
plan would be-to place his pawn to g5, bishop to d3, rook to h8, and finally
to play h4-h5. In order to hinder that plan, black had to play d5-d4, thus
activating his bishop...} (36... Kc5 {Finkel,A} 37. g4 Bb5 38. g5 $14) 37. Rf7
{'+/-!' Finkel,A.} Re7 $2 {'?!' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'As it oftenly happens one
mistake drags the other:the arising endgame is absolutely hopless so it was
nessasary to play 37...h5!?' This move, practically, is losing on the spot.} ({
More stubborn was} 37... h5 {White's attempt to win a pawn right away by} 38.
g4 {would fail due to} Be8) (37... h6 $6 {Finkel,A} 38. Bg4 $1 Re4 39. Rf6+ Ke5
40. Rxg6 Be8 41. Re6+ Kf4 42. Bh3 $16) 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Ke3 Ba4 40. c3 bxc3
41. bxc3 Kd6 42. Kd4 $18 Bc6 43. g3 {Finkel,A: 'Sooner or later black bishop
will have to move from c6 and then c4 will decide th game.'} h6 (43... a4 {
Finkel,A} 44. a3) 44. Bg2 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Bf3 {'(.)' Finkel,A.} Bb7 47. c4
Bc8 48. Bxd5 Bg4 49. c5+ Kc7 50. Ke5 Be2 51. Kf5 g4 52. Kf4 Kd7 53. a3 Bd1 54.
Be4 Kc7 55. Bf5 Kc6 56. Bxg4 Ba4 57. Ke5 Kxc5 58. Be6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 O-O (8... h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qd2 $14 {Die eingeschobenen Züge h4 und h6
begünstigen Weiß, denn im Falle der kurzen schwarzen Rochade gibt es mit
g2-g4-g5 einen klaren und starken Plan.}) 9. Qe2 (9. Qd2 e5 10. Bxf6 (10. O-O-O
$6 e4 $1 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Be2 (13. Kb1 $6 c5 $15 14. Bc4 Qd6 15.
Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qc3 Rac8 17. Qb3 Nd5 $36 {Anand,V-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg 1991/1/
2-1/2 (63)}) (13. f3 $6 c5 14. fxe4 cxd4 15. Bd3 (15. Qxd4 Qa5 $1 $17) 15...
Bxa2 16. Nf3 Rc8 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qg5 Nc5 $17 {Grabarczyk,B-Schmidt,W/POL-chT 
(Lubniewice) 1993/0-1 (53)}) 13... c5 14. dxc5 Qc7 15. Qc3 Rac8 16. c6 bxc6 17.
Ba6 Nd5 18. Qd4 Rb8 $36 {Labunsky,D-Pushkov,N/Vladivostok 1994 (49)}) (10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Qxd8 (11. Nxe5 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Bxe5 $10) 11... Nxf3+ $10) 10... Qxf6
11. O-O-O exd4 (11... e4 12. Ng5 $16 {>< Pe4}) 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Rxd4 {Weiß
hat nur einen winzigen Vorteil, aber die einzigen Partien mit diesem Endspiel
endeten beide 1-0.} Re8 $5 (13... Nf6 14. Bc4 $14 a6 15. Re1 b5 (15... b6 16.
Re7 $16) 16. Bd5 Rb8 (16... Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Be6 18. Rc5 {>< Pc7}) 17. Bc6 Bb7 18.
Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Re7 $16 {Morovic Fernandez,I-Nogueiras,J/Capablanca mem-A 1996/
1-0 (64)}) 14. Bc4 Nb6 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Bb3 Rxe1+ 17. Nxe1 Kf8 18. Nd3 Re8 19.
Kd2 $14 {Brodskij,M-Doroshkievich,V/Rostov op 1993 (100)}) (9. Bd3 c5) 9... c5
$5 10. Qe3 (10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg5 12. hxg5 Qxg5 $17) 10... Qa5+ 11. c3 cxd4
12. Nxd4 Qe5 {Showing the intentions to make a draw,otherwise such a great
fighter as Kortschnoi would chose} (12... Bxd4 $5 13. Qxd4 f6 14. Be3 Rd8 15.
O-O-O $5 Qxa2 16. Bc4 Qa1+ 17. Kc2 Qa4+ 18. Kb1 Qc6 {with complicated position.
}) 13. O-O-O Qxe3+ 14. Bxe3 a6 $5 {Very important move aiming to prevent g5.}
15. g4 $5 (15. g3 $1 Ne5 (15... Rd8 16. Bg2 h6 17. Nb3 Rb8 18. Rd3 $14) 16. Be2
(16. Bg5 Ng4 $5 17. Rd2 (17. Bxf6 $2 Nxf2 $1 $17) 17... Bxd4 18. cxd4 (18. Rxd4
$2 Nxf2 19. Rh2 e5 $1 $17) 18... Bd7 19. Bh3 Rac8+ 20. Kb1 $14) 16... b5 17.
Bg5 $1 $14) 15... Bd8 16. g5 ({Too optimistic would be} 16. f4 $6 Nf6 17. Be2
e5 18. Nf5 (18. fxe5 Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Bxg4 20. Rde1 Bc7 $15) 18... exf4 19. Bxf4
h5 $1 $15 {with better chanses for black.}) 16... Bc7 17. Be2 $14 (17. Bg2 $5)
17... Re8 18. h5 Nf8 19. Nb3 (19. Rd2 $5 e5 20. Nb3 Ne6 21. h6 $5 Bd8 $1 22.
hxg7 Bxg5 23. Bd3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 $14) 19... e5 20. Nc5 b6 21. Bf3 Rb8 22. Ne4
Bb7 23. h6 Red8 $1 {White pieces are more active and his chanses are slightly
better,but it's extremly difficult to win this endgame against a player of
Kortshnoi's calibre.} 24. Kc2 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Ne6 26. a4 Bc6 27. b3 Rd8 28. Rh1 (
28. Rxd8+ $6 Bxd8 29. hxg7 Kxg7 30. Kd3 Kg6 $15 {[%cal Gh7h6,Gf7f5]}) 28... a5
29. Rh3 $1 {The only possibility to get rid of unpleasent pin.} Nf4 30. Rg3 Bd7
31. Bg4 Bc6 32. Bf3 Bd7 33. hxg7 {Deciding to keep on fighting.} Bf5 $1 $11 34.
Kb2 Kxg7 35. Rg1 Nd5 36. Bc1 Nf4 37. Be3 Nd5 38. Bd2 Nf4 39. Kc2 h6 $1 {
Not falling into a trap:} (39... Rd3 40. Be3 Bxe4 $6 41. Bxe4 Rxc3+ 42. Kxc3
Ne2+ 43. Kd2 Nxg1 44. Bg2 e4 $8 45. Bxe4 Nh3 46. Kd3 $16 {[%csl Rb6][%cal
Gd3b5]}) 40. gxh6+ Kxh6 41. Be3 Bg6 42. Kb2 Kg7 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. Bh5 $1 {
Despite of the fact that the material on the board is limited white finds
probably the last wining attempt!} Re8 45. Bxg6 fxg6 46. f3 $14 Rd8 {[%cal
Gd8d3]} 47. Kc2 Be5 48. Rg5 Re8 49. Rg2 Kf7 50. Kd3 Rc8 51. Rg5 $5 Bc7 52. Kd4
Rh8 53. Kd5 Rh3 54. Rg4 Ke7 55. Nd2 Rh5+ $1 56. Kd4 (56. Kc6 Rc5+ 57. Kb7 Rxc3
58. Ne4 Rc1 59. Rxg6 Bd8 $11) 56... Kf6 57. Ne4+ Kg7 58. Rg5 Rxg5 59. Nxg5 Kf6
60. Ne4+ Kf5 61. b4 g5 62. b5 g4 63. fxg4+ Kxg4 64. c4 f3 65. c5 bxc5+ 66. Kxc5
Kf5 67. Kd5 Kf4 68. Nf2 Bb6 69. Nd1 f2 70. Nxf2 Bxf2 71. Kc6 Ke5 72. b6 Bxb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sliwa, Bogdan Stanislaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C58"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2
Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 (10. Bf4) (10. c3) (10. O-O $6 O-O 11. Nfd2 Bg4 12. Qe1
Qd7 13. Nb3 Bf3 $1 14. Bf4 Qg4 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Nxc5 Nf4 17. Nxe4 Qh3 $3 {
0-1 Field-Tenner/USA 1934}) (10. Nfd2 O-O 11. Nb3 Bg4 (11... Bd6 12. Nc3 Re8
13. h3 Bb4 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Be3 Nh7 18. Rad1 Qh4 19.
f4 Bxh3 20. Rd6 Bg4 21. Qf2 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rac8 23. Na5 Re6 24. c5 Nf6 25. Rb1
Nd5 26. c4 Nc3 27. Rb3 Nd1+ 28. Kg3 h5 29. f5 Nxe3 30. fxe6 Nf5+ 31. Kf4 {
1-0 Chigorin,M-Teichmann,R/Nürnberg 1896}) 12. Qf1 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 $6 c6 $1 14. h3
Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Bd2 e3 $1 18. fxe3 (18. Bxe3 Bxc2) 18... Bxc3
19. bxc3 (19. Bxc3 Ne4 $19) 19... Bxc2 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. h4 c5 22. Nf3 Ng3 23.
Qg2 Nxh1 24. Qxh1 Be4 {0-1 Luckis,M-Keres,P/Buenos Aires (Círculo) 1939}) 10...
O-O 11. Nh2 e3 (11... Nh7 12. Nd2 $6 (12. Be3 Bd6 13. Nc3 $16) 12... f5 13. Nb3
Bd6 14. O-O Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 f4 $1 16. Qxe4 Ng5 17. Qd4 (17. Qd3 Bf5 18. Qd4)
17... Nf3+ 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Rh1 Bxh3 20. Bd2 Rf6 {0-1 De Riviere,A-Morphy,P/
Paris 1863}) (11... c6 $1 12. dxc6 e3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Ne4 $15) (11...
Re8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Qd6 14. Nc3 a6 15. O-O-O Bd7 $13 {Kortschnoj,
V-Geller,E/URS-ch20 Moscow 1952}) 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Ne4 14. Nf1 (14. O-O
Ng3 15. Qd3 $10) 14... Qh4+ (14... Qf6 $1 {Sokolov-Margordoyev/USR/1959}) 15.
g3 Qf6 16. c3 Bf5 17. Qf3 Ng5 (17... Rfe8 $1 {[%cal Ya8d8] /\Tad8}) (17... c6
18. Nbd2 $2 Nc5 19. g4 Qh4+ 20. Qg3 Bxg4 $3 $19) 18. Qf4 Qg6 $2 (18... Nxh3 19.
Rxh3 (19. Qxc7 Bd3 $19) (19. Qd4 Qg6 $19) 19... Bxh3 20. Qxf6 gxf6 $17) 19.
Nbd2 Nxh3 20. Qxc7 Bg4 21. Rxh3 $1 Bxh3 22. O-O-O Bxf1 $2 (22... Bg4 23. Re1
Rab8 $1) 23. Rxf1 Qd3 24. e4 Rac8 25. Qf4 b5 26. Kd1 $1 f5 27. e5 bxc4 28. d6
Qd5 29. Qd4 $1 $18 Qe6 30. Re1 Rf7 31. b3 cxb3 32. axb3 a5 33. c4 Rd7 34. Re3
Rb7 35. Qd5 Qxd5 36. cxd5 Rc5 37. e6 Rb8 38. Re5 g6 39. e7 Kf7 40. d7 Rxd5 41.
e8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Stahlberg, Gideon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 (6... Nxc5 7. Nf3
Nc6 8. Be3 (8. Be2 Qb6 $10 {Schallop-Tarrasch/Breslau/1889/}) (8. a3 $5 {
Spielmann} a5 9. Be3) 8... Be7 9. Be2 (9. f5 $6 Qa5 10. fxe6 Bxe6 $17) 9... O-O
10. O-O {+/=/=}) (6... Bxc5 {Maroczy} 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3 Nc6 $1 9. a3 f5 10. Qh3
a6 11. g4 Nd4 12. Nge2 $2 $17 {Schallopp-Maroczy/Nürnberg/1896/0-1/34/}) 7. Nf3
Bxc5 8. Bd3 a6 (8... O-O $2 9. Bxh7+ $5 (9. h4 {Steinitz-Golmayo/Havanna/1888/}
) 9... Kxh7 10. Ng5+ Kg6 11. Qd3+ f5 12. Qg3 $1 {/\ 13.Qh4} Qe8 13. Nxe6+ Kf7
14. Nc7 Qd8 15. Nxa8 $16 {Vukovic}) (8... f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bd2
Bd7 (11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10 {Keres}) 12. O-O-O Kh8 13. Ne5 $5 (13. Rde1 b5
$15 {Tringov-Fuchs/Sofia/1958/}) 13... Nd4 14. Qf1 b5 $13) (8... Nb4 $5 9. a3
$6 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 f6 $1) 9. Qe2 Nd4 (9... Nb4 10. Bd2 b5 11. Nd1 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3
Qb6 13. b4 $1 {Steinitz-Sellman/Baltimore/1885/ Steinitz-Sellman/Baltimore/
1885/}) (9... Qc7 10. Bd2 b5 11. a3 Rb8 12. Nd1 Nb6 13. b4 Be7 14. O-O {
Boleslavsky-Pachmann/Stockholm izt/1948/} Nc4 $1 $15) (9... b5 10. Nd1 {
/\ 11.Be3, 11.Nf2 +/- Sokolsky-Novikov/Belorussland ch/1954/}) (9... Qe7 $5 {
Keres}) 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Be3 Bxe3 (11... Bxc3+) 12. Qxe3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14.
Ne2 $1 Bd7 15. Nd4 $16 Nc8 16. Kd2 Ne7 17. c3 Nc6 18. Nf3 $1 Rc8 19. Rhf1 Ke7
20. Rae1 g6 21. Rf2 Rc7 22. Ke3 b5 {[%cal Yb5b4] /\b4} 23. Rc2 Rb8 24. Rec1 Na5
(24... b4 25. c4 dxc4 26. Rxc4 Rbc8 27. Be4 Kd8 28. Nd4 $18 {Kortschnoj,V} Nxe5
$1 $13 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Ng4+ 31. Kf3 Kxc7 32. Kxg4 e5+) 25. Nd4 (25. b4
Nc6 26. Nd2 a5 27. Nb3 axb4 28. cxb4 Rcc8 29. a3 Ra8 30. Bxb5 Rxa3 31. Rc3 d4+
32. Nxd4 Nxd4 $1 $19) 25... Nc6 26. g3 $2 Rbc8 (26... Nxd4 $1 27. Kxd4 Rbc8)
27. Nf3 Na5 28. Ng5 Rh8 29. Nf3 Rhc8 $6 (29... Rb8) 30. b4 $1 Nc4+ $6 (30...
Nc6 31. Nd2 Nd8 32. Nb3 Nb7 33. Nd4 {[%csl Rc3] ><c3}) 31. Bxc4 Rxc4 32. Nd2
R4c7 (32... d4+ 33. Kd3 Rxc3+ 34. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 35. Rxc3 dxc3 36. Kxc3 Bc6 37. Nb3
$18) 33. Nb3 f6 34. Nc5 a5 $2 (34... Rxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 $13 {/+/-}) 35. exf6+
Kxf6 36. Kd4 $18 Ra8 37. Re1 Kf7 38. a3 Bc8 39. Rce2 Rc6 40. g4 Rc7 41. g5 Bd7
42. h4 Ke7 43. Kd3 axb4 44. axb4 Ra3 45. h5 Kf7 (45... Rxc5 $5 46. bxc5 b4) 46.
Rh2 gxh5 47. Rxh5 Kg8 48. f5 $1 Rxc5 (48... exf5 49. Re7) 49. bxc5 b4 50. fxe6
Be8 51. Rh2 bxc3 52. Kd4 Bg6 53. e7 Ra8 54. Kxc3 Be4 55. Rf2 $1 1-0

[Event "Flamenco Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Marbella"]
[Date "1999.11.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1999.10.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 $5
{Besides this move black has several options:} (7... Qe7 $5 {See comments to
Van Wely,L-Van der Wiel, J/Rotterdam,1998/CBM 66(1-0)   (Golod,V)(24)}) (7...
Nc6 $5) (7... h6) (7... Re8 $5) ({and} 7... b6) 8. e3 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 ({Other
alternatives are:} 9... Ba6) ({and} 9... c5) 10. f3 c5 11. Ne2 ({In my opinion
slightly worse is:} 11. dxc5 {See comments to Lev,R-Wells,P/Herzliya, 1998/CBM
68(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(28)}) 11... Rc8 ({Also} 11... h6) ({and} 11... cxd4 {
repeatedly was checked in the previous games.}) 12. b4 $6 {[%mdl 4] Besides
white has few options:} (12. O-O) (12. Qd2 {See comments to Toth,C-Razuvaev,Y/
Dortmund,1992/CBM 29(0-1)(Dautov)(30)}) (12. Qb3 {See comments to Adianto,
U-Karpov,A/ Jakarta,1997/CBM 63(1-0)(Ftacnik)(61)}) 12... h6 {Is the best move!
} ({Senselessly:} 12... Ba6 {because of:} 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b5 Bb7 15. O-O $14
{Sokolov,I-Van der Wiel,J/NLD-ch,1995(1-0) (32)}) (12... cxd4 $6 13. exd4 Ba6
14. Qb3 d5 15. c5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. O-O exd4 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Qxd4 {
+/=/= Ivanov,S-Kveinys,A/Augustow,1996(0-1) (37)}) 13. Bh4 $140 d5 ({Again
dubious:} 13... cxd4 14. exd4 Ba6 15. Qb3 d5 16. c5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 e5 18. O-O
exd4 19. cxb6 Ne5 20. Qxd4 Nc6 21. Qd2 Qxb6+ 22. Kh1 $14 {Kharlov,A-Eismont,O/
Kazan,1995(1-0)(35)}) 14. bxc5 $146 ({Dubious:} 14. dxc5 $6 {in view of:} bxc5
15. b5 $140 Ne4 $1 (15... Nb6 $6 16. O-O Ne4 17. Qe1 g5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bg3
Nxg3 20. Nxg3 d4 21. Nf5 $14 {Stohl,I-Polak,T/Zlin,1995(1/2-1/2)(43)}) 16. Bxd8
Nxc3 17. Ba5 (17. Be7 $143 Rfe8 18. Bd6 $6 (18. Nxc3 $142) 18... dxc4 19. Bxc4
Nb6 20. Bd3 Nca4 $15 {Wang Lei-Peptan,C/Erevan,1996(0-1)(57)}) 17... Ne5 18.
Bxc3 (18. Kd2 $6 Na4 19. Rhb1 Nb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Nc1 (21. Kc3 $142 $15)
21... Rfd8 $17 {Skomorokhin,R-Almasi,Z/HUN-chT,1995 (0-1)(73)}) 18... Nxd3+ 19.
Kd2 dxc4 20. Kc2 e5 {=/=/+ Kelecevic,N-Ekstroem,R/SWZ-chT,1995 (1-0)(79)}) ({
After:} 14. cxd5 {black equalizes:} Nxd5 15. Bxd8 Nxc3 16. Bh4 cxd4 (16... Nxe2
17. Kxe2 cxd4 18. exd4 Nf6 19. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Alterman,B-Huzman,A/Dresden,1998 
(19)}) 17. exd4 Nf6 18. Rc1 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Kf8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22.
Ke3 $11 {Atalik,S-Wells,P/Szeged,1997(1/2-1/2)(30)}) 14... bxc5 15. cxd5 {
Is the obligatory move.Differently after:} (15. O-O $6 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Ba6 17.
Qxa7 (17. Rfc1 $143 e5 (17... Nc5 $5) 18. Bxf6 (18. Qxa7 $4 Ra8 {[%csl Ra7]}
19. Bxf6 gxf6 $19) 18... exd4 19. Bxd8 Rfxd8 $15) 17... Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 {
black has a positional advantage.}) 15... Nxd5 {[%csl Rc3,Rh4]} ({Badly:} 15...
c4 {because of:} 16. Bc2 Nxd5 (16... exd5 17. Rb1 $14) 17. Bxd8 Nxc3 18. Nxc3
Rfxd8 19. Rb1 $14) 16. Bxd8 $8 (16. Bh7+ {is refuted by:} Kh8 (16... Kxh7 $4
17. Qd3+ {[%csl Rd8,Rh7]}) 17. Bxd8 Nxc3 18. Nxc3 Rfxd8 $17 {[%csl Rc3,Rh7]
[%cal Gc5d4]}) 16... Nxc3 17. Bh4 ({Also equality after:} 17. Ba5 Nxe2 18. Kxe2
cxd4 19. exd4 Nf6) ({Dubious:} 17. Be7 {in view of:} Rfe8 18. Bd6 cxd4 19. Nxd4
(19. exd4 $2 e5 $1 $17 {[%csl Re1]}) 19... Nc5 {=/=/+}) 17... cxd4 18. exd4 ({
Much worse is:} 18. Nxd4 Ne5 $36) 18... Na4 ({Can be recommended:} 18... Nb6)
19. Rb1 Ndb6 20. Kd2 $5 $11 {/\Rhc1} Bd5 21. Rhc1 Nc4+ ({A little worse is:} 
21... Bc4 22. Rc2 Bxd3 23. Kxd3 Rxc2 24. Kxc2 Nd5 (24... Rc8+ $143 25. Kb3 {
[%csl Ra4]}) 25. Rb7 Rc8+ 26. Kd3 Rc7 $11) 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 (23...
Nb6 $2 24. Be7 Rfe8 25. Bc5 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rb6]}) (23... Nxc3 24. Rxc3 Bd5 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bf5 8.
Nbc3 e6 9. a3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ng3 (13. Re1 Na5 (
13... h5 14. Ng3 Bg4 15. f3 h4 16. fxg4 hxg3 17. h3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 19.
Qxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxe6+ Kb8 21. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Sorin,A-Gomez Baillo,J/Villa Martelli
1998/EXT 99 (52)}) 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 h5 16. Rc1 Nbc4 17. Bxc4 Nxc4 18. Qb3
Nxe3 19. fxe3 Be6 $1 20. Qb5 Bh6 21. Qxd7+ Rxd7 $17 {0-1 Epishin,V-Kortschnoj,
V/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 59/(65)}) (13. Na4 h5 14. Rc1 h4 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5
Kb8 17. Bc2 $2 Ne7 18. Nf4 Rhg8 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Qf3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 $13 {
0-1 Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoj,V/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext/ (43)}) (13. Rc1 h5 14. Ng3
Bg6 15. Qf3 Be7 16. Nge4 Bf5 17. h3 h4 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. d5 Ne5 20. Qe2 Nxd5 21.
Rxd5 exd5 22. Nxd5 c6 23. Bxa7 $40 {1-0 Adianto,U-Ibragimov,I/Biel 1997/CBM 60
ext (32)}) 13... Nxd4 (13... Bg6 14. Qf3 (14. Nge4 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Nc3
Qf5 17. Rc1 Bh5 18. Bc2 Qg4 19. Qxg4+ Bxg4 20. f3 Be6 21. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 Hoang
Thang Trang-Nguyen Thi Tuong Van/Calicut IND 1998 (47)}) (14. Qe2 Kb8 15. Rfd1
Ne7 16. Nge4 Ned5 17. Nc5 Qe8 18. Rac1 Bh5 19. f3 Rg8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Re1 Bd6 23. Nd3 Qe6 24. Kh1 Rde8 25. Qd2 Bxf3 $1 $19 {0-1 Mohr,
S-Huebner,R/SUI 1996/CBM 55 ext (26)}) 14... Be7 15. Rac1) 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15.
Nb5 (15. Nxf5 exf5 (15... Qe5 $2 16. Re1 $1 Rxd1 17. Raxd1 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 exf5
19. Re8+ Kd7 20. Rb8 Bg7 (20... Kc6 21. Bd1 $1 $16) 21. Rxb7 Re8 22. Kf1 $16)
16. Qxd4 Rxd4 17. Be6+ Kb8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bd6 20. Bxf5 Be5 $1 $132)
15... Qxd1 (15... Qd3 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Be6+ (17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18. Nb5 $14) 17...
Kb8 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 $16) 16. Rfxd1 Bc5 17. Nxf5 exf5 (
17... Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 exf5 19. Nxa7+ Kb8 20. Nb5 $14) 18. Rdc1 (18. Nxa7+ Kb8
19. Nb5 c6 20. Nc3 Bd4 $1 $132) (18. Be6+ Kb8 19. b4 Be7 20. Bxf5 c6 21. Nc3 (
21. Nd4 c5 $132) 21... Bd6 $1 $132 {[%cal Yd6e5]}) 18... Bd6 19. Be6+ Kb8 20.
Nxd6 (20. Bxf5 $6 Be5 21. Rc2 $2 (21. Nc3 Nc4 $17) 21... Rd5 $1 $19) 20... Rxd6
21. Bxf5 Rd5 22. Be6 (22. g4 h5 $132) 22... Rd2 23. b4 (23. b3) 23... Rhd8 24.
h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 {This line had always a bit dubious
reputation, but it is not so easy for White as well.} 5. Nxf6+ exf6 (5... gxf6
{leads to more sharp positions.}) 6. Bc4 (6. c3 $142 {/\ Bd3 Qc2 Ne2}) 6... Nd7
(6... Qd6 $142 7. c3 Be6) (6... Qe7+ $142 7. Qe2 Be6 {were better.}) 7. Bf4 {
White wants to gain control over the important /^ h2-g8 preventing Black from
Bd6.} (7. Ne2 Bd6 (7... Nb6 $6 8. Bb3 Bd6 {puts the black pieces to vulnerable
places after} 9. c4 $1 Bc7 (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 $16) 10. Bf4 {The exchange of
the dark-squared B is good for White.} O-O (10... Bxf4 11. Nxf4 O-O 12. O-O $16
{/\ c5} Be6 13. d5 $16) 11. Bxc7 Qxc7 12. c5 Nd7 13. O-O b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15.
Re1 Bb7 16. Ng3 Rfe8 $2 17. Bxf7+ $1 $18 {Spassky-Pfleger, Munich 1979}) 8. O-O
(8. Bf4 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 $6 (9... O-O {-8.0-0 0-0 9.Bf4 Nb6 10.Bb3}) 10. a4 O-O
11. O-O Bg4 12. f3 $14 {White has a virtual P majority similar to the Ruy
Lopez Exchange Variation, but he hasn't given up the ^^.}) 8... O-O 9. Bf4 Nb6
10. Bb3 $1 (10. Bd3 Be6 11. c3 Nd5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rfe1 g6 15.
Rad1 $14 {Karpov-Korchnoi, Baguio City 1978}) 10... Bg4 11. f3 Be6 (11... Bxf4
12. Nxf4 Bf5 13. c3 Qc7 14. Nd3 Rad8 15. Re1 g6 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Qd2 $16 {
Liberzon-Korchnoi, Lone Pine op 1979}) 12. Bxe6 (12. Re1 Re8) 12... fxe6 {
White transformes the advantage of virtual P majority to a backward P on e6.}
13. c3 Re8 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 Nd7 17. Rfe1 b6 18. Rad1 Nf8 19.
Ne4 Qc7 20. c4 $14 {Shirazi-Peters, Lone Pine 1981}) 7... Nb6 8. Bb3 Nd5 9. Bd2
(9. Bg3 {was also logical to keep the important /^.} Be7 10. Ne2 (10. Nf3 f5)
10... O-O 11. O-O Be6 (11... f5 12. Nf4 $14)) 9... Be7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O f5 {
Black has some chances for a >> |^ with his f P.} 12. Ng3 $6 {The N is
completely misplaced here.} (12. Nf4 Nxf4 (12... Be6 $2 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4
$16) 13. Bxf4 Bf6 14. c3 Be6 15. Re1 Re8 $14) 12... Be6 13. Re1 Bf6 14. c3 g6
15. Qf3 $6 {This is the beginning of a dubious plan.} (15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 Nb6
$13) 15... a5 $1 {/\ a4} 16. a4 Bg7 17. Rad1 $2 {[#]} Ne3 $1 {After this nice
tactical blow based on the undefended B on b3 Black gets the advantage.} 18.
Bxe6 (18. Bxe3 Bxb3 19. Ra1 Bd5 $17 {with a dominating ^^.}) 18... Nxd1 19. Bb3
Nxb2 20. Rb1 Nxa4 21. Bxa4 b5 22. Bc2 Qf6 $17 {The White pieces lack harmony,
while Black's \<< Ps are pretty dangerous.} 23. Ne2 a4 24. Nc1 Rfe8 25. Nd3 Qe6
26. Nf4 Qd6 (26... Qa2 27. Qd3) 27. h4 a3 28. Bb3 b4 $1 29. Ba2 (29. cxb4 $2 a2
30. Ra1 Qxd4 $19) 29... bxc3 30. Bxc3 Rab8 31. Rd1 Qe7 32. Qxc6 (32. g3 Qe4) (
32. h5 g5 33. Nd3 Qe2) 32... Rbc8 33. Qf3 Qxh4 34. g3 Qg4 35. Qxg4 fxg4 36. Rd3
Bf8 37. d5 Bd6 38. Kf1 Re4 39. Ne2 h5 40. Nc1 $2 (40. Nd4 $2 Rxc3 $1 $19) (40.
Ke1 {was the last chance to fight back.} Rce8 (40... Rxc3 41. Rxc3 Bb4 42. Kd1
Bxc3 43. Nxc3 Rb4) 41. Rd2 f5 42. Kd1 h4 $1 (42... f4 $2 43. gxf4 Bxf4 44. Nxf4
Rxf4 45. d6+) 43. gxh4 f4 44. Bb1 Rc4 45. Bxg6 Rxe2 46. Rxe2 Rxc3 $17) 40...
Bb4 $1 {Now the game is over.} 41. Ne2 Rxe2 42. Kxe2 Rxc3 $19 43. Rxc3 Bxc3 44.
d6 Kg7 45. Kd3 Bb4 46. d7 Be7 47. Ke4 Kf6 48. Bb3 Bd8 49. Kf4 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Candidates f Karpov-Kortschnoj +3-2=19"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1974.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1974.09.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. O-O-O Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. h5 Nxh5
15. g4 Nf6 16. Nde2 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 (17... Bh8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Kb1 (19. Qe3
Rc5 20. Nd4 Be6 21. Kb1 b5 22. Nxe6+ fxe6 $18 {Kruppa,Y-Golubaev/USSR/1984/})
19... Rb4 (19... Be6 20. Nf4 g5 21. Nxe6+ fxe6 22. Ne2 Qe5 23. c3 Bg7 24. Nc1
h6 25. Nd3 Qb5 26. Rhe1 $14 {Chudinovskih,A-Yakmimainen/URS/1977/}) (19... Bg7
20. Nd5 Qa6 21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Rxh7 Be6 23. Nf4 Qb5 24. Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Qh6+ Ke8
26. Qxg6+ $18 {Cuijpers,F-Kaspret,G/WchJ Dortmund/1980/}) 20. g5 Nh5 21. Nc1
Be6 22. Nb3 Qe5 23. Rxh5 Bxb3 24. Rxh7 Bxa2+ 25. Kc1 Bg7 26. Rdh1 $13 {
Almrot-Gernud/corr SVE-ch/1974/}) (17... Rfc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20.
Rd5 (20. Rd3 Be6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Ng3 Qe5 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Qxh5 Qg7 25. f4 d5
26. Rhd1 $13 {Zambon-Wagman,S/Italia/1974/}) 20... Qd8 21. e5 dxe5 22. Rd2 Qe8
23. Nd5 Be6 24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. g5 fxg5 26. Qxh7+ $40 {Prandstetter,
E-Spiridonov,N/Agard/1976/}) 18. Qxh6 Rfc8 19. Rd3 (19. g5 Nh5 20. Rxh5 gxh5
21. Nd5 Rxc2+ 22. Kb1 Qd8 23. Nef4 Qf8 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Nd5 Rxb2+ 26. Kxb2
$16 {Dobsa,S-Reinhardt,E/corr/1982/}) (19. Rd5 R8c5 (19... Qd8 20. e5 dxe5 21.
Rd2 Qc7 22. Nd5 Rxc2+ 23. Kb1 Rxd2 24. Nxc7 Rxe2 25. Nd5 Re8 26. Nc3 $13 {
Omelchenko,L-Mikhailov,A/corr-9 Wch/1977/}) (19... Qc7 20. Kb1 Kh8 {1-0/
Skjoldager-Dalhoff/corr/1975/}) 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd5 Rxd5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23.
Rh3 Qxa2 24. b3 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qf1 26. Rg3 $13 {Ipek,Y-Eskelinen/Groningen
EU-chJ/1982/}) 19... R4c5 20. g5 Rxg5 21. Rd5 Rxd5 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Nef4 Bc6
24. e5 $1 $18 Bxd5 25. exf6 exf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ (27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Nxd5+
Qxd5 29. Re1+) 1-0

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 13380]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 $5 c5 $5 ({
Other lines are:} 5... d6 $5 {See comments to Short,N-Karpov,A/Dortmund,1997
(cbm60),(Tsesarsky),1-0 (44)}) (5... d5 $5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Nge2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nd7 11. f4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qh3 13. Bf1 Qh5 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. O-O
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bh3 17. f5 $14 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Koeln GER 1998 (43)}) (5...
Nc6 $6 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e5 9. d5 Nb8 10. c5 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12.
Bd2 $14 {1-0 Estrada,W-Recalde,E/Asuncion 1960/MCL 07 (43)}) 6. a3 $6 ({
White has several options:} 6. dxc5 $6) (6. d5 $6) (6. e5 $5 {(is the main
line)}) (6. Nf3) (6. Be3 $6) 6... Qa5 $1 ({Dubious:} 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bd3 $5 (8. f4 $143 e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 b6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nf3 h6 13. Bh4
Qc7 14. Bd3 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Bf2 Nf4 17. g3 Ng6 18. O-O Nf6 {1/2-1/2
Menyhart,T-Tengely,S/Debrecen 1995/EXT 95ch (18)}) 8... e5 9. d5 Qa5 10. Ne2 a6
11. Rb1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lagunow,A-Breyther,R/BL2-N 1994/BL2 (37)}) 7. e5 $2 $146 {
(this move is bad because of 7...cxd4)} (7. dxc5 $2 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Qxe4
$2 (9. Bd3 $15) 9... Qxc3+ 10. Kd1 Qxa1 $19 {1-0 Clarke,T-Nicholson,J/IRL-ch
1994/EXT 97 (34)}) (7. Nf3 $2 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bb2 $6 (9. Bd3 f5 $15) 9...
f5 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 $17 {1/2-1/2 Haffner,E-Kaster,M/Kettig 1994/GER
09 (45)}) ({Can be recommended:} 7. axb4 $5 Qxa1 8. bxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 b6 10. e5
$44 {1-0 Menyhart,T-Egri,L/Debrecen 1995/EXT 95op (33)}) 7... cxd4 $17 8. exf6
(8. axb4 Qxa1 9. exf6 dxc3 {See the game after: 9...Qxa1}) 8... dxc3 9. axb4 (
9. b3 $5 gxf6 10. Ra2 Be7 11. Bd3 f5 12. Bh6 Rd8 $17) 9... Qxa1 10. bxc3 ({
Possibly:} 10. fxg7 Kxg7 (10... Re8 $143 11. bxc3 $15) 11. Qxc3+ f6 $17) (10.
Bd3 $2 cxb2 11. Qxb2 (11. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 12. fxg7+ Kxg7 $19) 11... Qxb2 12. Bxb2
g6 {-/+/-+}) 10... e5 $6 (10... gxf6 $5 11. Bd3 f5 12. Nf3 a5 $1 $17 {[%csl
Ga8]}) 11. Nf3 $6 ({Better:} 11. Bd3 g6 (11... e4 $6 12. Bxe4 Re8 13. Ne2 g6
$15) 12. Nf3 Qa6 $5 {-/+/=/+}) 11... d5 $5 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gc8f5]} 12. cxd5 $6
(12. fxg7 $5 Rd8 $1 (12... Re8 $6 13. cxd5 Bf5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Nh4 $1 $13) (
12... Kxg7 $2 13. cxd5 Bf5 14. Qd2 $36) 13. cxd5 Bf5 14. Qd2 Rxd5 $1 15. Qxd5
Qxc1+ 16. Qd1 (16. Ke2 Nc6 $36 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) 16... Qxc3+ 17. Qd2 Qa1+ 18. Qd1
Qxd1+ 19. Kxd1 f6 $17) 12... Bf5 13. Qd2 (13. Qb2 $143 Qxb2 14. Bxb2 gxf6 $17)
13... Rc8 $1 {[%csl Rc3]} 14. c4 Nd7 $17 {[%csl Rc4,Rd5,Rf6][%cal Gd7f6,Gb6c4,
Gb6d5,Yd7b6]} 15. Be2 (15. fxg7 $2 Nb6 16. c5 (16. Qb2 Qxb2 17. Bxb2 Nxc4 18.
Bxc4 Rxc4 $19) 16... Nxd5 $1 $19) 15... Nxf6 16. O-O {/\Bb2} Ne4 17. Qe3 Qc3
18. Bd3 Bg6 $5 {/\Nd6} ({Good enough:} 18... Nd6 $5 19. Bxf5 Qxe3 20. fxe3 $142
Nxf5 21. e4 (21. Nxe5 $6 f6 $1 22. Rxf5 (22. Nd3 Rxc4 $1 23. Rxf5 Rc3 $19)
22... fxe5 $17) 21... Nd4 $5 $17 (21... Nd6 22. c5 Nxe4 23. Nxe5 a5 $17)) 19.
Nh4 $5 {[%csl Rg6]} Nd6 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. c5 Nf5 22. Bxf5 (22. Qd2 $143 Qxd2
23. Bxd2 a5 $17) 22... Qxe3 23. Bxc8 $6 (23. fxe3 gxf5 24. Rxf5 a5 25. Ba3 axb4
26. Bxb4 Ra4 $19) (23. Bxe3 $5 gxf5 24. f4 e4 $17) 23... Qb3 {[%csl Rb4,Rd5]}
24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. c6 (25. Bc6 $143 Qxb4 26. Be3 f5 27. f3 Kf7 $19) 25... Qxd5
26. Be3 {[%csl Ra7]} (26. c7 $143 Qxb7 27. cxb8=Q+ Qxb8 28. Bd2 $19 {_|_})
26... a6 27. Bxa6 $6 ({Slightly better:} 27. Bc5 $5) (27. h3 $5) 27... Qxc6 28.
b5 Qc4 {[%csl Ra6,Gc4]} 29. Rc1 Qe2 {[%csl Ra6,Ge2]} 30. h3 f5 $1 $19 {Black
has strong pawn chain in the king side} 31. Ra1 {[%cal Gb5b6]} (31. Kh2 f4 32.
Ba7 Rd8 $19) 31... Ra8 32. Bb6 Qb2 33. Ra4 f4 34. f3 g5 $1 {(/\g4;עg1)} 35.
Kh2 g4 $1 36. hxg4 (36. fxg4 f3) 36... Kf7 {[%cal Ga8h8]} 37. Re4 Qa1 $1 {
[%csl Yg1,Yh1,Rh2][%cal Ga8h8,Ga1h1]} 0-1

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Nd7 16. g4 (16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bd7 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20.
Rc1 Rxc1 21. Kxc1 f5 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Sosonko,G/Tilburg 1981/MCD-r8}) 16...
Rc6 {16...f5} (16... Rcb8 17. Nc3 Bxc3+ 18. Rxc3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc2 b4
21. Kc1 Ra3 22. Bd4 f6 23. Kb1 Kf7 24. f4 Kf8 25. Rhc1 Ra5 26. Rc8+ Rxc8 27.
Rxc8+ Kg7 28. Rc7 {1-0 Ribshtein,N-Bar,A/ISR-ch U18 1997/EXP 58}) 17. h4 {
17.Sc3!?+/=} Kf8 (17... h6 18. Nc3 f5 19. Nd5 Kf7 20. exf5 gxf5 21. g5 hxg5 22.
hxg5 Nf8 23. f4 Ke8 24. Bf3 Rb8 25. Nb4 Rc7 26. Bb6 Rd7 27. Rce1 Bf7 28. Nd5 e6
29. Nc7+ Ke7 30. Nd5+ Ke8 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. gxf6 {Soffer,R-Almasi,I/Budapest
FS06 GM 1993/EXT 93/1-0 (47)}) (17... Nc5 18. Nc3 b5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rcc8
21. b4 Nd7 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Nf6 26. Bxb5 Nxd5
27. Bd2 Nc3 28. Bc4 d5 29. Bb3 e6 30. a4 Ne2+ 31. Kb1 f5 32. a5 Be5 33. Be3 d4
34. Bxe6+ Kg7 35. Bd2 fxg4 36. fxg4 Kf6 37. Bc4 Nc3+ 38. Kc2 {1-0 Kalod,
R-Papadopoulou,T/EUCup Gr4 1995/EXP 50}) 18. h5 Rac8 19. hxg6 (19. g5 gxh5 $1 (
19... b5 20. cxb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 axb5 23. h6 (23. Bxb5 gxh5 $13)
23... Bxh6 24. Bxb5 $16) 20. f4 (20. Rxh5 b5 $15) 20... b5 21. Nc3 bxc4 22. b4
f5 $15) 19... hxg6 20. g5 Nc5 21. Nc3 (21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. f4 Rd6+ 23. Kc2 Bd4
24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Bd3 Rcd8 $11) 21... b5 22. Nd5 $6 (22. cxb5 $1 axb5 (22...
Nxb3+ 23. axb3 Bxc3+ (23... Rxc3 24. bxa6 $16) 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Rh8+ Kg7 26.
Bd4+ f6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. bxa6 $16) 23. Nxb5 Ra6 24. Rc2 Nxe4+ 25. fxe4 Rxc2+
26. Kxc2 Rxa2+ 27. Kd3 d5 $1 28. Nd4 dxe4+ 29. Kxe4 Bxb3 30. Rc1 Bxd4 31. Rc8+
Kg7 32. Bxd4+ f6 $14) 22... bxc4 23. Bxc4 a5 24. Bb5 Bxd5 25. exd5 R6c7 26. Bc6
Kg8 $1 $11 27. Rc4 e6 28. Rhc1 Rd8 29. R1c2 exd5 30. Bxd5 Re7 31. Bd4 Rde8 32.
Bxg7 Re2+ 33. Kc3 R8e3+ 34. Kb2 Kxg7 35. Rd4 Nd3+ (35... Nd3+ 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37.
Rxe2 Rxd5 38. f4 Rd4 39. Rf2 f6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates f Karpov-Kortschnoj +3-2=19"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1974.10.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1974.09.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Nbd4 O-O 12. Qa4 Bh5 (12... Qd7) (12... Nxd4
$6 13. Nxd4 Ng6 14. f4 a6 15. Bd3 $16 {(Botvinnik 74) Matanovic-Portisch 1959})
13. Re1 (13. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Qxc6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rc8 $15 {
(Richmond 80)}) (13. Bg5 Qc7 14. h3 a6 15. Bd3 h6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nh4 Bc5 18.
Ndf5 b5 19. Qb3 Rfd8 {Raitza-Uhlmann DDR-ch 1978}) 13... Qc7 $1 14. h3 Bg6 (
14... a6 15. Bd3 $1) 15. Bg5 a6 16. Bf1 (16. Bxe7 Nxe7 $1) 16... h6 17. Bxe7
Nxe7 $1 (17... Bxe7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Nxc6 $16 {(Botvinnik 74)})
18. Rad1 $14 {"By keeping a firm blockade on Q4 White maintains the better
position." (Gligoric 75)} Nc6 19. Bd3 Bh5 $1 (19... Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc5 21. Qg4
$14 {(Gligoric 75)}) 20. g4 $5 Bg6 21. Qc2 $1 (21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Ne6 Qf7 23.
Nxf8 Qxf3 24. Nxg6 Qxh3 $17 {(Botvinnik 74, Gligoric 75)}) (21. Nf5 Bxf5 22.
Bxf5 Bf4 {(Gligoric 75)}) 21... Bxd3 22. Qxd3 {True, the exchange of minor
pieces is to White's advantage, but White's K-side weaknesses compensate Black.
Botvinnik thinks chances at this point are equal.} Rad8 23. Re2 (23. Nxc6 bxc6
$1 24. Qxa6 Ra8 25. Qd3 Rxa2 {(Botvinnik 74)}) 23... Rfe8 {"Korchnoi was once
again in time trouble and although he thought for 15 minutes here, he failed
to find the best move." (Botvinnik 78)} (23... Bf4 $143 24. Rde1 Rd6 25. Re8
$40 {(Gligoric 75)}) (23... Bc5 $142 $1 24. Nf5 (24. Nxc6 bxc6) 24... g6 $1 25.
Nxh6+ Kg7 {(Botvinnik 74)}) 24. Nf5 {"Karpov, on the other hand, had as usual
a good deal of time in reserve, but after spending only 10 minutes over [this
move], he for some reason failed to exploit his opponent's mistake." 
(Botninnik 78)} (24. Rxe8+ $5 Rxe8 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qxa6 f5 $36 {(Gligoric 75)
}) 24... Rxe2 25. Qxe2 Bf4 26. Re1 g6 (26... Kf8 $5) 27. Ne7+ $1 Nxe7 28. Qxe7
Qb6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Rd1 Bd6 (30... Rd6 $6 31. Rd4 Re6 32. Qb4 g5 33. Rxd5) 31.
Qe2 {"It is curious that, although White has not manoeuvred as well as
possible, after the series of minor piece exchanges he nevertheless has a
clear advantage." (Botvinnik 78)} Bc7 32. Rd3 Qe6 33. Qd1 Bb6 $14 {(Botvinnik
74)} (33... b5 $142 $1 $10 {(Botvinnik 74)}) 34. Rd2 (34. c4 Qf6) 34... Qe4 35.
b3 Rd6 {"Alas, in time trouble Korchnoi loses his composure. ... Now White
carries out the planned advance [c3-c4] under favorable conditions." 
(Botvinnik 78)} (35... Rc8 $2 36. Re2 Qf4 37. Qxd5 Rxc3 38. Qxb7 {(Gligoric 75)
}) (35... Ba5 $2 36. Rd4 Qe7 37. b4 {(Gligoric 75)}) (35... g5 36. Re2 (36. c4
h5 $1 37. gxh5 g4 38. hxg4 Qxg4+ $17) 36... Qf4 37. Re5 d4 38. Qd3 {(Gligoric
75)}) (35... h5 $142 $1 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. c4 Rd6 38. Rxd5 Rg6+ $44 {(Botvinnik
74)}) (35... Bc5 $1 36. c4 d4 $10 {(Botvinnik 74)}) 36. c4 h5 (36... d4 37. b4)
37. Rxd5 (37. g5 $142 $1 d4 38. b4 Bd8 $10 {(Gligoric 75)} 39. c5 Rd5 40. Rxd4
Rxd4 41. Qxd4+ Qxd4 42. Nxd4 Bxg5 43. c6 bxc6 44. Nxc6 Bf4 45. a4 Bc7 (45...
Kf6 46. a5 Ke6 47. b5 Kd6 48. Nd8 $18) 46. a5 Kf6 47. b5 axb5 48. a6 Bb6 49. a7
Bxa7 50. Nxa7 b4 51. Nb5 $14 {(Botvinnik 74) Botvinnik considered this
position, despite White's material advantage, to be for Black a technical draw.
}) 37... Rxd5 38. Qxd5 Qxd5 39. cxd5 hxg4 40. hxg4 Kf6 {"Black's superior king
position assures him of a draw." (Botvinnik 78)} 41. Kf1 Ke7 42. Nd2 Bc7 43.
Ne4 (43. Nc4 b5) 43... f5 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Nc5 Kd6 46. Nxb7+ Kxd5 47. b4 Kc4
48. Nc5 Bb6 49. Nxa6 Kb5 50. Nc5 Kxb4 51. Nb3 Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson. Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6.
Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 h5 10. Be2 (10. Bg5 $5 {is suggested by
the theoreticians here.} a6 {Kortschnoj} (10... Qb6 11. Qb3 $14) 11. Be2 b5 12.
O-O $13) 10... h4 {Now White has to lose some tempi with his N.} 11. Nf1 Nh7 {
/\ f7-f5} 12. Be3 a6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nd2 (14. h3 $6 {is slow here because of} f5
15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Nd2 Ng6 18. Be3 Re8 19. Nc4 b6 {/\ Ra7 bringing
the R on the seventh rank.} 20. Qd2 Ra7 21. Kf1 Rae7 22. Bh6 {(L.Spasov--Belov,
Moscow 1985)} Bd4 $1 $17 {and there is no connection between the two white Rs.}
) (14. g4 $6 {is an overoptimistic try without finishing the development.} f5
15. gxf5 gxf5 16. exf5 (16. Nd2 $6 f4 17. Bf2 Ne5 $17 {with an ideally placed
blockading N on e5.}) (16. Rg1 f4 $15 {Danailov-Marin, Zaragoza 1992}) 16...
Ne5 17. Rg1 (17. f4 $6 Nf7 18. Qc2 Nh6 19. Bd3 Bxf5 20. a5 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nf5
$17) 17... Kh8 18. f4 Nf7 19. Bd3 Nh6 20. Rg6 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 {This
blockading N on f5 is the soul of the position.} 22. Qc2 Rf6 (22... Qa5 $5 23.
O-O-O b5 $40) 23. Rxf6 Qxf6 24. Qe4 Qf7 25. O-O-O Re8 26. Qf3 b5 $15 {
Thorsteins-Benjamin, Reykjavik 1990}) 14... f5 $1 15. exf5 {Kortschnoj: 15.g3!?
} (15. f4 $6 {weakens >< e4.} Re8 $1 16. O-O Bd4 $17) (15. O-O {allows Black
to get the space advantage on the >>.} f4 16. Bf2 Ne5 17. a5 Rf7 $15) 15...
gxf5 16. f4 {White has problems on the e <->.} Ndf6 {Kortschnoj: 16...h3 17.
0-0 hg 18.Tf2+/=,16...Te8!? /\ 17.Kf2 Ld4} (16... h3 17. O-O hxg2 18. Rf2 Re8
19. Nc4 Nb6 20. Qd2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nf6 22. h3 Ne4 $13 {Cebalo-Mortensen,
Leningrad 1984}) (16... Qe7 17. Bf2 Re8 18. Nf3 h3 $1 19. gxh3 Ndf6 $1 20. Rg1
Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 $17 {Av.Bykhovsky-Gleizerov, SU 1986}) 17. h3 (17. Nc4 {
allows the agressive} Ng4 18. Bg1 h3 19. g3 b6 $132 {/\ Ra7}) 17... Qe7 18. Kf2
(18. Nc4 {was an intersting alternative.}) 18... Re8 {'=' Kortschnoj.} (18...
Bd7 $5 19. a5 (19. Nc4 b5) 19... Rae8 20. Nc4 Bb5 $13) 19. Nc4 Rb8 (19... Bd7
20. a5 $1 (20. Qd2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nb6 b4 $1) 20... Bb5 21.
Qd2) 20. a5 b5 (20... Bd7 21. Re1 Bb5 22. Kf1) 21. axb6 Nd7 {This is not so
agressive here.} (21... Rxb6 $1 {looks very promising for Black:} 22. Nxb6 (22.
Re1 Rxb2) (22. Qd2 Rb4) (22. Ra2 $1 {Kortschnoj} Rb4 23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Nxe4 Qxe4
25. b3 $1 Bc3 26. Bd2 $14) 22... Qxe3+ 23. Kf1 Qxf4+ 24. Bf3 Ne4 $44) 22. Re1
Nxb6 23. Kf1 {'!' Kortschnoj.} (23. Ra2 {Kortschnoj} Bd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Qxd4
Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Nf6 $40) 23... Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxb2 25. Qd3 $1 {
'©' Kortschnoj.} Nf6 $2 {'-/+' Petursson.} (25... Bd7 $2 26. Bxc5) (25... Kh8
$2 26. Bxc5) (25... Qf6 $5 {was the last chance to try.} 26. Nd1 $1 {Kortschnoj
} (26. Na4 $6 Rb4 {/\Bd7}) 26... Rb3 (26... Rxg2 27. Kxg2 Qxa1 28. Bd4 Rxe1 29.
Bxa1 Bxa1 30. Ne3 $14) (26... Rb4 27. Ra2 $44) 27. Qxb3 Qxa1 28. Bxc5 Rxe1+ 29.
Kxe1 dxc5 30. d6+ Kh8 31. Qb8 $11) 26. Na4 Rb8 {[#] '?!' Kortschnoj. '?'
Petursson.} (26... Rb4 27. Bxc5 $1 (27. Nxc5 $2 {Petursson} dxc5 28. d6+ Be6
29. dxe7 Bxc4 $19) (27. Bd2 Ne4 28. Bxb4 cxb4 29. Rab1 Qa7 $19)) (26... Ne4 $1
{Kortschnoj} 27. Nxb2 Bxb2 $44) 27. Nxc5 $1 $16 {Now suddenly White takes up
the initiative, and his pieces dominate the board! '!' Kortschnoj. '!'
Petursson.} Ne4 (27... dxc5 $4 28. d6+ $18) (27... Kh8 28. Nxa6 $1 (28. Bd4 Ne4
)) 28. Rac1 Bf6 29. Ne6 {After putting the N on e6 Black's position is devided
in two separate parts.  '+/-' Kortschnoj.} Kh8 30. Qd1 Qf7 31. Bd4 Ng3+ 32. Kg1
Bd7 33. Re3 Rbc8 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (33... Ne4 $142 {Kortschnoj}) 34. Ng5 {
'+-!' Kortschnoj.} Qg7 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 {[#]} 36. Rxg3 $1 $18 {The finish is also
pretty. '!' Petursson.} hxg3 37. Qh5+ Kg8 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qxd7 {'+-'
Petursson.} Kg8 40. Qh7+ Kf8 41. Qd7 Kg8 42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. Ne6+ Rxe6 44. dxe6
Rxc4 45. e7+ $1 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Chabanon, Jean Luc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 $5 {Indem Weiß diesen
Zug bereits jetzt spielt, kann er einige weniger erfolgversprechende Varianten
vermeiden.} Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 (7... Nc6 {wird seit Fischer-Reshevsky m 1961
empfohlen. Es gibt kaum Erfahrungen mit diesem Zug.} 8. Bd3 Na5 $1 9. Nd2 c5
10. O-O b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f3 Re8 $11 13. Re1 Be6 14. Ra2 Rc8 15. Nf1 cxd4
16. cxd4 h5 17. h3 h4 18. Rf2 Qd7 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bb3 21. Qd2 Bc4 22. Bc2
Nb3 23. Bxb3 Bxb3 24. e5 Nd5 25. Qg5 Qe7 26. Qg4 Rc6 27. Bg5 Qxa3 28. Qd7 {
1-0 Reshevsky,S-Fischer,R/New York/Los Angeles m 1961}) (7... c5 {ist der
Versuch in die bekannten Varianten von E59 überzugehn.} 8. Bb2 $1 Nc6 9. Bd3
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Rc1 $1 {Diesen Zug hat Weiß nicht wenn statt Bb2 der Zug
0-0 erfolgt wäre.}) 8. a4 Re8 9. Bb2 b6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 {Letztlich will Schwarz
doch c5 spielen - irgendwie unlogisch.} 11. Qc2 (11. Bd3 Ba6 $11) 11... Bb7 (
11... Ba6 $6 12. c4) 12. Bd3 c5 13. e4 $5 {Das Bauernopfer sollte direkt zum
Remis führen.} (13. c4 Qh5 14. dxc5 Nbd7 15. cxb6 axb6 $44) (13. Ne5 Qxg2 14.
Rf1) 13... Nxe4 14. c4 Qf5 15. O-O Na6 16. Ba3 Nb4 $2 (16... Qf4 $1 17. Bc1 (
17. Rae1 Nf6 $19) 17... Qf5 18. Ba3 $11 (18. Bd2 $2 cxd4 $1 {[%cal Ya6c5]} 19.
Nxd4 Qg6 20. f3 Nac5 21. fxe4 Rad8 $19)) 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. Rfe1 $16 b3 19. Qb1
Rec8 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 b2 22. Ra2 Rxc4 23. Rxb2 Rac8 24. Re1 Qxb1 25.
Rbxb1 Rxa4 26. Kf1 h6 27. Ra1 Rcc4 28. h3 b5 29. Ke2 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Rac4 31. Ne5
R2c3+ 32. Nd3 f5 33. Rec1 Rxc1 34. Nxc1 b4 35. Nd3 b3 36. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O O-O {In this position white was usually putting the
knight one e5 and only after that was starting to think!Kortchnoi tries
different plan,which however proves to be insufficient to get opening
advantage.} 11. Nh4 $5 (11. Ne5 Nbd7 (11... Na6 $5 12. Bf4 c5 13. Rc1 Re8 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nf3 Rc8 16. Nb5 $14 {Naumkin,I-Szekely,P/Catania op 1994}) 12.
Rc1 Re8 13. Nb5 c5 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bf8 $132 {Maric,
A-Chiburdanidze,M/FIDE Candidates W 1997}) (11. Rc1 Na6 12. Ne5 (12. Bg5 c5 13.
Qc2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. e3 Rfd8 17. Ne2 Nb4 $13 {Granda Zuniga,
J-Vaganian,R/Wijk 1989}) 12... c5 (12... Re8 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e3
c5 16. Nd3 cxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 $13 {Gyimesi,Z-Farago,I/HUN-ch 1999}) 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. e3 Nc7 16. Ng4 Ne4 $11 {Epishin,V-Dautov,R/Brno Morava-A
1991}) 11... g6 $1 {[%csl Gf5] Black is not afraid to weaken his kingside.He
oftenly plays g6 later in this kind of position,and white can't take an
advantage of this early advance.} 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bxe7 (13. Nxe4 $6 dxe4 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 {[%csl Rh4]} 15. Rc1 Bd5 $5 16. Rc3 c6 $5 $13 {[%cal Gb8d7,Gf7f5]})
13... Qxe7 14. Rc1 Na6 15. Qd3 (15. Nf3 $5 Rad8 16. e3 c5 17. Ne5 Nc7 18. Qc2
f6 19. Nd3 Ne6 $132) 15... c5 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Qe3 f5 18. Qh6 $6 {Dubious
decision,letting black to sieze the initiative.} (18. Ne5) 18... Rd6 19. dxc5 (
19. Nb5 $6 Re6 20. Nxa7 g5 {[%csl Rh6]} 21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Ne5 Rh6 23. Qf3 Nd2 $15
) 19... bxc5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 (20... dxe4 $5 21. Ng5 Rfd8) 21. Ng5 Qg7 $6 22.
Qxg7+ (22. Qh4 h6 23. Nh3 g5 24. Qh5 Rdf6 $5 $15 {[%csl Rh3,Rh5]}) 22... Kxg7
23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. f3 h6 (24... exf3 $6 25. Bxf3 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5][%cal Gf3b7]} h6
26. Nh3 g5 27. Nf2 $14 {[%cal Gf2d3]}) 25. Nh3 e3 26. Nf4 Bc6 27. Kf1 {
Threatening Nd3} (27. Nd3 $6 Bb5 28. Nxc5 $2 Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Bxe2 30. Re1 d4 $1
31. Rxe2 d3 $19 {[%cal Gd3d1]}) 27... Bb5 $8 (27... d4 $6 28. Nd3 Rd5 (28...
Bb5 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Rxc5 d3 31. exd3 Bxd3+ 32. Ke1 $16) 29. f4 {[%cal Gg2c6]}
R5d6 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 d3 $1 32. Rxd3 $1 Rxd3 33. Bxc6 $1 $14 {[%csl Re3]
[%cal Gf1g2,Gg2f3]}) 28. a4 (28. Nd3 c4 (28... Bxd3 29. Rxd3 d4 30. f4 Nb4 31.
Rdd1 d3 32. exd3 Nxd3 33. Rc2 $13) 29. Nb2 cxb3 (29... Nb4 $5) 30. axb3 Nb4 31.
Rc7+ R8d7 32. Rxd7+ Rxd7 33. Rc1 $11) 28... Be8 29. Nd3 c4 30. bxc4 Bxa4 31.
Re1 dxc4 32. Ne5 $5 ({Deserved attention} 32. Rxc4 $5 Bb5 33. Rc3 {[%csl Ra6]
and black knight on a6 is out of play:} Bxd3 34. exd3 Rxd3 35. Rxe3 $11) 32...
Bb5 33. Nxc4 Re6 34. Bh3 Re7 35. Rc3 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc3e3] Now the game is
drawn by force.} Rc7 36. Rec1 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Rd1+ 39. Kg2 Rd2 40.
Kf1 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Rd2 42. Kf1 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 {The other alterative is 12.Rh3
keeping an option to develop the knight on e2 or h3.} (12. Rh3 c4 13. Be2 (13.
Bf1 $5 {[%cal Gg1e2]} Bd7 14. Ne2 b5 15. a3 a5 16. Nf4 Ne7 17. Nh5 Nf5 18. Qf4
$16 {Golubev,M-Hess,C/Chemnitz op 1998}) 13... b5 14. a3 Bd7 15. Rf3 a5 16. Nh3
Ne7 17. Qf4 Be8 18. h5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 bxc3+ $13 {Arnold,L-Almasi,I/
Budapest FS08 GM 1997}) 12... c4 $5 {The plans of both sides are perfectly
clear:white intends to create something on the kingside,while black is playing
on the queenside,trying to brea white's position with b4.} 13. Be2 b5 14. a3
Bd7 (14... a5 15. Qf4 (15. h5 Rb8 16. Rhb1 Qe7 17. Qf4 (17. Qh4 $5 Ba6 18. g4
Qxh4 19. Nxh4 Rb6 20. f4 Ne7 21. Rf1 $14 {[%cal Gf4f5] Hegedus,I-Bock,J/
Budapest FS07 Elo 1998}) 17... b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. cxb4 Rxb4 20. Qe3 Ke8 21.
Qc3 Rxb1 $11 {Cvicela,A-Sladecek,J/SVK-chT2 1995}) 15... Qe7 (15... Rb8 16.
Rhb1 Qe7 17. g4 Bd7 18. g5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. cxb4 Rxb4 21. c3 $14 {Heissler,
J-Reefschlaeger,H/BL9596}) 16. h5 Ra7 17. g4 b4 18. Qe3 bxa3 19. Ra2 a4 20.
Rha1 Bd7 $132 {Polgar,J-Lautier,J/Madrid 1993}) 15. Qf4 $5 (15. h5 a5 16. Qf4
b4 17. g4 bxc3+ 18. Ke3 Be8 19. Rag1 Ke7 20. g5 $13 {Horvath,A-Almasi,I/
Budapest FS12 GM 1997}) 15... Ke7 $5 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge7c7]} 16. h5 (16. Qg3 Rg8
17. h5 Be8 18. Rh4 a5 19. Rg4 Kf8 20. Nh4 $14 {[%cal Gf2f5]}) 16... Be8 17. Nh4
(17. Rh4 $5) 17... a5 18. Qg3 Rg8 19. Qe3 Bd7 20. f4 b4 21. Rhb1 $5 ({Better
was} 21. axb4 axb4 22. cxb4 Nxb4 23. Qc3 Nc6 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Ra1 Qb7 26. Qa3+
Qb4+ 27. Qxb4+ Nxb4 28. c3 $14 {with slightly better prospects in the endgame.}
) 21... bxc3+ 22. Qxc3 Qc7 23. g4 Rgb8 24. f5 $5 {Interesting decision:white
sacrifices a pawn,but significiently improves position of the pieces.} Qa7 {
[%csl Rd4]} 25. f6+ (25. Ke3 Nxe5 $17) (25. Nf3 exf5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 $17) 25...
gxf6 26. exf6+ Kxf6 27. Rf1+ Ke7 28. Rf4 {[%cal Ga1f1,Gh4f3,Gg4g5]} a4 29. Bxc4
$2 ({After} 29. Raf1 $5 Be8 30. Nf3 Qa5 31. Qxa5 Rxa5 32. g5 hxg5 33. Nxg5 $132
{white has more than sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 29... dxc4 30. d5
{[%cal Gc3f6,Ga1e1]} Qa5 $6 (30... exd5 $4 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. Re1+ Be6 33. Rxe6+
fxe6 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Rf7+ $18) ({Very serious attention deserved} 30... e5 $5
31. Re1 Be6 $1 32. dxe6 (32. Nf5+ $2 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Nxd4 $19)
32... exf4 33. Nf5+ Kd8 34. Qf6+ Kc8 35. exf7 Qd7+ 36. Kc1 Kb7 $15 {with
extremly complicated position,in which black is a rook up.}) 31. dxc6 Bxc6 32.
Qxa5 Rxa5 33. Re1 Bd5 34. Kc3 $5 {Now the position is equal and the draw
agreement is not far away.} (34. Nf5+ Kf6 35. Ne3+ Kg7 36. Nxc4 $11) 34... Kf8
35. Ref1 Rb7 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Ne5 Bg2 38. Re1 (38. Nxc4 $6 Rc5 39. Re1 Bd5 40.
Kd3 Rbc7 $15) 38... Rc7 39. Kb4 Ra8 40. Rxc4 Rb8+ 41. Kc3 (41. Kxa4 $4 Ra7#)
41... Rxc4+ 42. Nxc4 Kg7 43. Ne3 Bc6 44. Rf1 Rb5 45. Rf4 Re5 46. Kd3 Ra5 47.
Kd2 (47. c4 Kf8 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Rf2 Re5 $132) 47... Rc5 48. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 {Dieser Zug wurde zuerst von Großmeister
Romanishin gespielt. Schwarz bereitet aktives Spiel am Damenfluegel mit b7-b5
vor.} 4. Nc3 (4. Bg2 b5 5. b3) 4... d5 {Nach diesem Zug entsteht eine für das
Damengambit typische Stellung.} 5. cxd5 {Dieser Zug ist praktisch erzwungen,
denn der Springer steht unglücklich auf c3 und Weiß muss immer mit dxc4, oder
d4 rechnen. Ich möchte anmerken, dass der Springer in katalanischen Stellungen
auf c3 gewöhnlich nicht so gut steht.} (5. Bg2 d4 $15 (5... dxc4 6. Ne5 Qd4 $13
)) (5. d4 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Ra7 $17) 5... exd5 6. Bg2 Be7 (6... c6) (6...
Bd6) (6... d4 $2 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Nxd4 $18) 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 {Weiß muss jetzt so
spielen, sonst ist immer mit d5-d4 zu rechnen.} c6 $11 {Es ist wahr, dass das
frühe a6 sich nicht als besonders nuetzlich erweist, dennoch hat Schwarz eine
bequeme Stellung: Der Bc8 ist nicht eingeschlossen - wie es sonst in
katalanischen Stellungen üblich ist - und der Bg2 hat keine große Zukunft
wegen der Bauernkette b7-c6-d5.} 9. Ne5 (9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 (10. Qb3 Re8 11.
Rfe1 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nfd7 16. e4 Nxe5 17. dxe5
d4 18. Bc1 c5 19. Ne2 Bc4 20. Nf4 Rf8 21. b3 Bb5 22. a4 Bc6 23. Nd3 c4 {
0-1 Novik,M-Lugovoi,A/St Petersburg 1992/CBM 28 ext (56)}) 10... Re8 11. Rad1
Nf8 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Be6 16. d5 cxd5 17. Bxd5
Bxe5 18. Bxe6 Qf6 19. Bxe5 Qxe6 20. Bd6 Qxa2 {1/2-1/2 Pigusov,E-Aseev,K/
Kemerovo 1995/CBM 50 (20)}) 9... Nbd7 (9... a5 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qd2
Bd6 13. Rad1 Bf5 14. h3 Bg6 15. e3 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Nc7 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. e4 dxe4
19. Nxe4 Bb4 20. Bc3 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Qd6 22. Qc2 Rxe4 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,
L-Rogozenko,D/Koszalin 1998/CBM 65 ext (22)}) 10. f4 (10. Bf4 $11) 10... Bb4 $5
$146 {[%csl Ye4] Schwarz spielt gegen das Feld e4.} (10... Ne8 {[%csl Ye4]
[%cal Ge8d6,Gd6e4,Gf7f6,Gf6e5] Schwarz bereitet das Springermanöver Nd6-e4 vor
und kann anschließend den weißen Ne5 mit f7-f6 verjagen.} 11. Be3 Nd6 12. Kh1
Nf6 13. Bg1 Bf5 14. h3 Nfe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Kg2 Bd6 18. Rf3 Qe7
19. Nd3 Rae8 20. Qc2 Bb8 21. Rd1 f6 {0-1 Pribyl,J-Eingorn,V/Schwaebisch Gmuend
1998/CBM 62 ext (32)}) 11. Qb3 (11. Bd2 $11) 11... a5 (11... Qb6 12. e3 $11 (
12. Na4 Qb5 (12... Qa5) (12... Qxd4+ 13. Be3 $18 {[%csl Rd4]}) 13. Nc3 Bxc3 (
13... Qb6 $11) 14. bxc3 Qxe2 15. Ba3 $44)) 12. a3 Bxc3 {Wenn Schwarz schon 10..
.Bb4 spielt, muss er so fortsetzen.} (12... Bd6) (12... Be7) 13. bxc3 a4 {
Ein Zug, der Raum gewinnt - sonst kann Weiß a3-a4 spielen, mit der Idee Ba3.}
14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b8]} (15. c4 dxc4 16. Rd1) 15... Ne8 {[%csl Yc4,
Ye4][%cal Ge8d6] Schwarz hat einen klaren Plan: 16...Nd6 mit der taktischen
Drohung Bf5, oder dem Positionellen Nbc4.} 16. c4 $8 {Sonst gerät Weiß in eine
passive Stellung ohne Gegenspiel.} dxc4 17. Rd1 Nd6 18. Bd2 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
Ein unglaublicher Fehler! Mit dem Läuferzug möchte Weiß 19.Bb4 vorbereiten,
aber dafür bleibt ihm keine Zeit.} (18. e4 $44 f5 (18... f6 19. f5 $13) 19. d5
$13) 18... Bf5 {[%cal Rf5b1]} 19. e4 Nxe4 $1 {Weiß gibt auf- er hat schon zwei
Bauern weniger und eine verlorene Stellung.} (19... Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Qxd4+ 21. Kf1
Bxe4 $19) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.13"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 {Das ist eine englische Spezialität. Früher wurde sie von Miles und
Speelman angewendet, heutzutage spielt Short 1...b6. Ein großer Vorteil - oder
Nachteil ? - der Variante ist, daß Schwarz die theoretischen Hauptvarianten
vermeiden kann. Ribli.} 2. Nc3 ({Nach meiner Meinung ist die kritische Variante
} 2. d4 e6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3) 2... e6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 {Das ist eine
interessante Mischung aus Damenfianchetto und Holländischer Verteidigung.} (
4... Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 $5 (5... Nf6 {normal}) (5... Ne7 $6 6. Qc2 c5 7. Nb5 $1 d6
8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. Qb2 Nbc6 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 a6 14.
Nc3 Nd4 15. Bb2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. exf3 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 {1-0 Van Wely,
L-Piket,J/Fontys 1997 (24)}) 6. bxc3 (6. dxc3 $5 $14) 6... Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4
$6 {Dieser Zug schwächt den Damenflügel.} Nbc6 9. d3 Na5 10. e4 f5 $1 (10... d5
11. cxd5 exd5 12. e5 $14) 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Bf4 Ne7 (12... d6 {Mit folgendem
e6-e5.Ribli.}) 13. Be3 Ng6 {Pigusov,E-Ehlvest,J/Novosibirsk 1993/0-1 (40)}) (
4... g5 5. h3 Bg7 6. d3 h6 7. Bg2 f5 8. e4 Ne7 9. exf5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxf5 11.
Nh4 Bxg2 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Nxg2 Qf6 14. O-O Nc6 15. d4 Re8 16. Ne3 Kg7 {=/+
Karlsson,L-Miles,A/Metz 1983}) 5. Bg2 Nf6 {Schwarz verstärkt seine Kontrolle
über das Feld e4, und früher oder später folgt Bxc3.} 6. O-O (6. b3 Be7 (6...
Bb4 $5) 7. Bb2 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. d4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qd2 Bf6
13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 {1/2-1/2 Nizard,R-Droulers,D/Paris-ch 1992 
(27)}) (6. d3 Be7 7. e4 fxe4 8. Ng5 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxe4 e5 11. Nd5 Nd4 12.
h4 Bc5 13. b4 Bxd5 14. exd5 Bxb4 15. Qd3 h6 16. Ne4 Bc5 17. Bb2 {1/2-1/2
Pribyl,J-Scerbin,D/Decin op 1996}) 6... Bb4 $5 (6... Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Re1 Qe8
9. Bf4 d6 10. e4 fxe4 11. dxe4 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nb5 Bd8 14. Ng5 e5 15. Bh3
Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Nc5 17. Bf5 {1-0 Hansen,T-Ryan,E/EU-chJM U16 1995 (32)}) (6... c5
7. d3 Be7 8. e4 O-O 9. exf5 exf5 10. d4 Ne4 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 c4 13. Nd2 {
1/2-1/2 Mellegers,J-Plasman,H/Dieren op 1997 (49)}) 7. Qb3 (7. d3 O-O 8. Bd2
Qe7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 d6 11. b4 Nbd7 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qf7
15. Nc6 Ra8 16. a4 Qe8 17. b5 Nc5 18. Qc2 a5 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. d4 Ne4 21. f3
Ng5 22. h4 Nf7 23. f4 Nd8 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. e4 {1-0 Schimmer,K-Knispel Roth,M/
Muenster op 1996 (40)}) 7... Bxc3 8. Qxc3 {Weiß hat das Läuferpaar, aber
Schwarz verfügt über eine solide Stellung.} O-O $11 9. b4 (9. b3 $5 d6 10. Bb2
e5 11. d3 Nbd7 $11 {Weiß besitzt das Läuferpaar, aber sein Bb2 ist durch die
Bauernkette Pd6-Pe5 in seinem Bewegungsspielraum eingeschränkt.}) 9... a5 $1 {
Schwarz kommt sofort zu Gegenangriff.} 10. b5 $6 {Weiß gewinnt zwar Raum,
kompromittiert aber seine Bauernstellung am Damenflügel und gibt die Kontrolle
über das Feld-c5 auf.} (10. a3 $5 Qe7 (10... Ne4 $6 11. Qb2)) 10... Qe7 11. a4
d6 {Schwarz möchte 12...e5 spielen und sich ein starkes Zentrum aufbauen.} 12.
d4 {Dieser Zug verhindert 12...e5, gibt aber die Kontrolle über e4 auf.} (12.
d3 e5) 12... Nbd7 13. Ba3 {Die Opposition der schwarzen Dame und des Ba3 ist
nicht gefährlich für Schwarz, weil c4-c5 nicht spielbar ist.} (13. Bb2 $5)
13... Ne4 $1 14. Qc2 e5 $15 15. dxe5 {Weiß öffnet die Stellung für sein
Läuferpaar, aber Schwarz kommt zu gutem Figurenspiel am Königsflügel.} (15. d5
Rae8 $15 {Schwarz hat freie Hand am Königsflügel, und das Läuferpaar zählt
nicht in geschlossenen Stellungen.}) 15... Nxe5 16. Nd4 $6 (16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17.
Bb2 Qe6 $15 {Die weißen Bauern am Damenflügel sind immer schwach. Schwarz
kontrolliert die wichtigsten Punkte.}) 16... Qf7 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rf7c4,Gf7h5]}
17. Rac1 (17. f3 Nc5 $15) 17... Rae8 {Weiß hat nichts am Damenflügel. Schwarz
kann alle sechs Figuren in sein Spiel am Königsflügel einbeziehen.} 18. e3 (18.
Rfd1 $5) 18... Qh5 {[%csl Gh5]} 19. Qd1 Qf7 {Natürlich ist es vorteilhaft für
Schwarz, die Damen auf dem Brett zu halten.} (19... Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 g5 $11) 20.
Qc2 {Weiß wäre mit der Zugwiederholung zufrieden, weil er schlechter steht.}
Ba8 {Natürlich spielt Schwarz auf Gewinn. Er hat noch keinen konkreten
Angriffsplan und hält die Stellung zunächst unverändert.} 21. Ne2 $2 {Weiß
möchte 22.Nf4 spielen, aber Schwarz ist schneller. Der große Nachteil der
Partiefortsetzung ist, daß Weiß - nach folgendem 21...Qh5 - wegen 21.Ne2 nicht
22.Qd1 mit Angebot des Damentauschs ziehen kann.} (21. f3 Nc5 $15) 21... Qh5
$17 22. f3 $6 (22. Nf4 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 (23. Kh1 $4 Qxh2#) 23... Qxf3 24. Nd5 (24.
Qe2 Nd2 (24... Ng5 $17) (24... Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Ng5 26. Rfd1 $15) 25. Qxf3 Nxf3+
26. Kg2 Nd2+ $17 {[%cal Ra8g2,Rd2f1]}) 24... Ng5 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rg5h3]} 25.
h4 Ne6 $15) 22... Ng5 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Re5f3,Rg5f3,Rh5f3,Ra8f3]} 23. f4 (23.
Nf4 Ngxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Nxf3+ $19) (23. Nd4 Ngxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 $17
{[%csl Rg1]}) 23... Bxg2 $19 24. fxe5 (24. Kxg2 Ng4 $19 {[%cal Rg4e3,Re3f1,
Re3c2,Re3g2,Rh5h2]}) 24... Bxf1 25. Nf4 (25. Rxf1 Nf3+ $19) 25... Nh3+ {
Und Weiß gab in verlorener Stellung auf. Eine von Kortschnoj sehr schlecht
geführte Partie. Wir sollten aber nicht vergessen, daß dies die vierte
Schnellpartie dieses Minimatches - nach zwei Partien mit normaler Bedenkzeit -
war.Ribli.} (25... Nh3+ 26. Kxf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Qxe3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Flamenco Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Marbella"]
[Date "1999.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1999.10.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 ({Usually
black choose in this position} 6... Nxd7 {but I afraid that after} 7. Ne2 Ngf6
8. O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be3 {white chances are slightly better,
for example} Nce4 12. Bd4 Bc5 13. c3 Re8 14. Qc2 Bxd4 15. Nexd4 Qd7 16. Rad1 g6
17. Qc1 Kg7 18. Nc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zapata,A-Psakhis,L/Wch Las Vegas 1999 (40)})
7. Qe2+ $5 ({Black hasn,t any troubles after} 7. Ne2 c4 $1 8. O-O Bd6 9. b3
cxb3 10. axb3 Ne7 11. c4 O-O 12. Nf3 Nbc6 13. Nc3 Bb4 14. Qd3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3
Rfe8 16. b4 dxc4 17. b5 Nd8 18. Qxc4 Qd5 19. Qa4 Ne6 20. Re1 Ng6 21. Be3 a6 {
Zapata,A-Psakhis,L/Wch Las Vegas 25' 1999/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 7... Be7 8. dxc5 Nf6
9. Ngf3 $146 ({White can try to keep pawn c5, but without big success-} 9. Nb3
O-O 10. Be3 Na6 11. Nf3 Rfe8 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxc5 Qc6 15. Qd3
Qxc5 16. Rfe1 Re4 17. Nd2 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Xie,J-Kortchnoi,V/
Wenzhou m 1995 (25)}) 9... O-O 10. Nb3 Re8 11. O-O Na6 12. c6 $5 (12. Ne5 Qc7
13. c6 bxc6 14. Qxa6 Qxe5 15. Qxc6 Rac8 $36) 12... Qxc6 13. Nfd4 Qc7 14. Qf3
Bd6 {[%cal Gd6e5,Gf6e4]} 15. h3 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. c3 Nc5 $11 {It is easy to
see, that Black equlaized game- his pieces are active and white can,t organize
real preasure on isolated pawn.} 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Be3 Qb6 20. Nb3 Qb5 21. Qd1
Ne4 22. a4 Qd7 23. Nc5 Qc6 24. Nd3 Bc7 25. Kg1 Rad8 26. Qb3 g5 $6 {Agressive,
ambitious, but surely not the best move- too many weaknesses black gets on the
king side.} (26... a6 $142 27. Rad1 b5 28. axb5 axb5 $11) 27. Rfe1 Qd6 28. f4
$1 Ng3 (28... b6 $142 $5) 29. Bc5 Qg6 (29... Qa6 $5) 30. Qxb7 Qxd3 31. Qxc7
Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Qxe2 33. fxg5 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ga1f1]} a6 (33... Qxb2 34. Rf1
) 34. Rf1 Qe6 35. Rf6 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qe5+ 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxa6 $18 {[%csl Ga4,
Gb2,Gc3,Gc5]} Rc8 39. b4 Rxg5 40. a5 f5 41. Re6 f4 42. a6 Kf7 43. Re7+ Kf6 44.
a7 d4 45. Rc7 (45. cxd4 $2 Rgxc5) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 5120]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7.
Bd3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Bb2 c5 10. Qe2 a6 $2 {A very rare move ( according to my
database has been played only twice before this game.) The idea of this move
is to prevent white from swapping the light colored bishops.However,black
loses a tempo and somewhat weakens his Q side.} (10... cxd4 11. exd4 Rc8 12.
Rfe1 (12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Nf8 14. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Notkin,M-Sakaev,K/Vrnjacka
Banja 1996/EXT 2000 (14)}) 12... Re8 13. Ne5 Nf8 14. Rac1 Ng6 15. g3 Bb4 16. a3
Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Rc7 18. c5 Ne4 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. b4 e5 21. dxe5 bxc5 22. bxc5
Rxc5 23. Bd4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 $14 {0-1 Siegel,N-Goldin,A/Philadelphia 1998/EXT 99
(29)}) (10... Rc8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Re8 (12... Qc7 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Bf5
Qb8 15. Ne5 Qa8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20.
Qg4 Bf8 21. Qxd7 $18 {1-0 Yakovich,Y-Vshivkov,K/Omsk/Perm 1998/EXT 2000 (46)})
13. Ba6 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Bc5 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nde2 Rc7 18. Qb5 Rd7 19.
Rac1 h6 20. Na4 Bf8 21. Nf4 Rd6 22. Rc2 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Rcd2 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Merino Garcia,R-Batsanin,D/Murek 1998/CBM 65 ext (83)}) (10... Ne4 $5
11. Rfd1 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Ba3 (13... Rc8 14. Rac1 Bd6 (14... Re8 15.
Bd2 Bf6 16. Bf4 g6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bg5 19. Rc2 Bh6 20. c5 f6 21. Bg3 e5
22. Bb5 Re6 23. b4 Qe7 24. dxe5 bxc5 25. bxc5 Rxc5 26. Bd7 $16 {1-0 Tulchinsky,
M-Akhmedzhanov,M/Orel 1997/EXT 99 (31)}) 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Be7 18.
Ne5 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Qe3 Rfd8 21. Bb1 Nf6 22. c5 bxc5 23. dxc5 Bc6 24. b4
$16 {1-0 Alterman,V-Kraidman,Y/ISR-ch 1986/CBM 01 (39)}) 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. Bf4 h6
16. Rab1 Qe7 17. Bg3 dxc4 18. bxc4 Bd6 19. a4 Bxg3 20. hxg3 Rfd8 21. a5 Qd6 22.
axb6 axb6 23. Qe3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lugovoi,A-Burmakin,V/Novgorod 1995/EXT 2000 (31)
}) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rfd1 Re8 (12... Rc8 13. Bf5 {[%cal Gf5c8] with an
unpleasant pin}) 13. Bf5 b5 {[%cal Gc5c4]} (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Rac1
Qe7 $14 {[%cal Gc5a3]}) 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qe1 {[%csl Rd5,Ge2][%cal Gc3e2,Ge2f4]
Freeing a square for the knight.} ({An attempt to exploit the pin on the 'd'
file by:} 15. e4 $5 {fails to} g6 (15... Bf8 16. e5 b4 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. bxa4
Qa5 19. e6 fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Ng5 Bc8 $8 22. Bxf6 {[%cal Ge2h5]} Bxe6 23.
Nxe6 Qb6 24. Re1 gxf6 25. Qg4 $16) (15... Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bd6 18.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qd3+ $16) 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 $2 17. exd5 Bf8 (17... gxf5
18. Qe5 f6 19. Qxf5 $44) (17... Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Gc5]}) 18.
Qc2 gxf5 19. Qxf5 Bc8 20. Qh5 {[%cal Gf3g5]} Ne4 21. Re1 $44) 17. exd5 gxf5 18.
Qe5 {[%cal Gd5d6]} Nce4 19. Qxf5 Qd7 $19) 15... Qb6 16. Rac1 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18.
Bd4 $1 g6 {[%csl Gc8]} (18... Nfe4 19. Nf4 Rad8 20. Ne5 Qh6 21. f3 Nc3 22. Bxc3
bxc3 23. Qxc3 $16) 19. Bb1 (19. Bh3 Nfe4 $132) 19... Rac8 (19... Rad8 {[%csl
Gd5]} 20. Nf4 $16 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf3e5,Ge5d3]}) 20. Nf4 Qa6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22.
Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc3 24. Qf1 Qxf1+ 25. Kxf1 $16 {Now it's a matter of
technique, although not simple at all.However, Victor Lvovich is one of the
best in business..} a4 (25... h5 $142) 26. bxa4 Nxa4 27. g4 $1 {Preventing
black from playing h5} Kg7 28. Kg2 Red8 {Black correctly assesses that he will
have better chances without the rooks} 29. Rcd1 Bf6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Bxd8
32. Bc2 Nc3 33. Bb3 Be7 34. Ne5 f6 35. Nc6 Bd6 36. h3 {White's plan consists
of the following steps: 1.make the K side pawn unreachable for black (he
already achieved the best setup for that) 2.bring the king to the Q side
keeping an eye on black's counterchances 3.win the b4 pawn. Black on his turn
tries to bring his king as well, but....} Kf8 37. Kf1 Bc5 38. Ke1 Ke8 39. Be6
$1 {"Where do you think you are going?"} Ne4 40. h4 Nc3 (40... Bd6 41. f3 Nc3
42. Kd2 $18) 41. Kd2 Ne4+ 42. Ke2 Bd6 43. f3 Nc5 44. Bc4 Nd7 (44... Na4 $142
45. Kd2 Kd7 46. Nd4 {[%cal Gc4b5]} Nc3 47. Bg8 h6 48. Bf7 g5 49. h5 $18 {
[%csl Rb4,Rf6,Rh6]}) 45. Bb5 $22 {[%cal Gb5e8]} Kf8 (45... Bc5 46. Nb8) 46.
Nxb4 Bxb4 47. Bxd7 Ke7 {Although opposite colored bishop endings are known fir
their drawinsh tendencies this isn't the case here.While the bishop and the
king are drawn to the Q side to stop the pawn white will have enough time to
take the weak h pawn and win the game.} 48. Bc8 h6 49. a4 Kd6 50. Kd3 Ke5 (
50... Kc5 51. Ke4 Bd2 52. Bd7 Kb4 53. Be8 g5 54. h5 $18 {[%cal Ge4g6]}) 51. Bd7
g5 52. h5 Ba5 53. Bc8 Bb6 54. Bf5 Ba5 55. Kc4 Bd2 56. Kc5 Bxe3+ 57. Kc6 {
[%cal Ga4a6,Gc6b7]} Bd2 58. Kd7 {[%cal Gd7e8,Ge8g6]} Kf4 59. Ke6 Kxf3 60. Kf7 {
the pawns are unstoppable} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 {'!' Bulletin.} dxc4 11. e5 Qd8 12. Bxc4 b6 13. Ne4 {
'!' Bulletin.} Bb7 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rfd1 Nf8 16. a3 Be7 17. h4 {'!' Bulletin.}
Rc8 18. Nh2 Rc7 19. Ng4 Rd7 (19... Bxh4 $2 20. Nd6 Ree7 21. g3 Bg5 22. f4 $18)
20. Nef6+ {'!?' Bulletin.} gxf6 21. Nxh6+ {'?' Bulletin. Bulletin: 'Thomas
Ernst in 'Sonntagszeitung Zürich'.'} (21. Rd3 $1 {Thomas Ernst publizierte in
der Sonntagszeitung Zürich die folgende Analyse.} fxe5 (21... Ng6 22. Nxh6+ Kg7
23. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 24. Bxe6+ Kxe6 25. Qg4+ Kd5 26. Qxg6 Bf8 27. Re1 $18) (21...
Kg7 22. Qd2 Nh7 23. Nxh6 $1 Rf8 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Rg8+ Rxg8 26. Nxf7+ Kg7 27.
Bxe6 $18) (21... Rxd4 22. Rad1 fxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxg4 (23... c5 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25.
Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Nxf7 $18) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Be2 Rg6 27. Qb8 $18) (
21... f5 22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Ng6 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bxe6 $18)
22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Ng6 25. Qh7+ Kf6 (25... Kf8 26. Bxe6 Bf6
27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qf7+ Kd6 29. dxe5+ $18) 26. Rf3+ Nf4 27. Qh6+ Kf5 28. Bd3+ e4
29. Rxf4#) 21... Kg7 22. Qh5 Ng6 23. Nxf7 Nf4 {'!' Bulletin.} (23... Kxf7 24.
Qh7+ Kf8 25. Bxe6 $18) 24. Qh6+ Kxf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Rd3 fxe5 27. Qh6+ Kf7 28.
Bxe6+ {Bulletin: '28.Qh7+= Dauerschach'} Nxe6 29. Rf3+ Bf6 30. dxe5 Rh8 31.
Rxf6+ Kg8 32. Qg6+ Rg7 33. Qf5 Nd4 34. Rd1 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Bg5 c6 (6... Nc6) (
{The standard} 6... c5 {Hazai leads to the real theoretical fight.}) 7. Qd2
Nbd7 (7... a6 8. a4 a5 {Hazai: Black has gained some control over the dark
squares on the <<, but has lost some tempi, so White insert pressure in the
centre after} 9. f4 $16) 8. Nh3 $6 {In a Benoni setup with c5-d5 the correct
reply on Nbd7 is usually Nh3-f2. Here the structure is more flexible, so it is
not clear, whether this N is well-posted here or not.} (8. O-O-O $142 {Hazai:
leads to a sharp position with opposite castled Kings.} a6 9. e5 $16) 8... a6 {
/\ b7-b5} 9. d5 $146 {This intersting move is a bit against the principles.} (
9. Bh6 {Hazai} b5 (9... e5 $5 {comes into consideration immediately attacking
the centre. ''Thanks'' to Nh3 White cannot react with the usual Nge2 keeping
the tension.}) 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Nf2 e5 12. Be2 (12. O-O-O Qe7 $6 {This is too
passive.} (12... Qb6 $5 {is more to the point, because Black has to create
counterchances on the <<, and in the [+].}) 13. g4 Bb7 14. dxe5 Nxe5 (14...
dxe5 $4 15. g5) 15. g5 Nh5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. f5 $1 {
Now White's -> cannot be stopped.} f6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 $18 fxg5 22. Rd7+
Rf7 23. Rhd1 Nf6 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. fxg6+ Kxg6 26. Rd6 {1-0 Vaganian-Jackelen,
BL 1995}) 12... bxc4 (12... Qb6 13. Rd1 Bb7 (13... bxc4 14. Bxc4) 14. O-O Rad8
15. b3 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Nf8 17. d5 $14 {and the N on f8 is misplaced, Genov-V.
Spasov, Bulgaria (ch) 1994.}) 13. Bxc4 Qb6 {(I.Sokolov-Piket, Manila (ol) 1992)
} 14. dxe5 $1 Nxe5 15. Be2 {/\ f4} d5 16. f4 Neg4 17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4
19. h3 $14) (9. Nf2 {Hazai} b5 (9... e5 $5) 10. Rc1 Bb7 (10... bxc4 11. Bxc4 d5
12. Bb3 $14) 11. b3 $1 Qa5 (11... Rc8 12. Be2 Ne8 13. O-O Nc7 14. Rfd1 Ne6 15.
Be3 b4 16. Na4 a5 17. c5 $16 {Lautier-Heime, Berlin op 1997}) 12. Be2 bxc4 13.
bxc4 Rfb8 14. O-O Bc8 15. f4 c5 16. d5 Rb4 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Qg3 h6 19. Bh4 Rab8
20. Kh1 Nf8 21. e5 N6h7 22. e6 $16 {Yusupov-Piket, Hamburg 1991}) 9... cxd5 10.
cxd5 Nb6 $5 (10... b5 $13) (10... Ne5 $1 {Hazai} 11. Nf2 Re8 12. Be2 Bd7 13.
O-O Rc8 $13) 11. Nf2 e6 12. dxe6 {This move creates a weak d P, but Black can
activate his pieces.} (12. Be2 exd5 13. exd5 Qe8 14. O-O Nbxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Rfe1 Be6 17. Bc4 $44) 12... Bxe6 13. Rd1 (13. Be2 {Hazai accomplishing the
development was worthy of attention.}) 13... Qe8 $1 {The weak pawn on d6 is
usually not defended directly, but some counterplay has to be found.} 14. Be3 (
14. Be2 {Hazai} Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. b3 Be6 17. O-O $14) 14... Na4 (14... Nc4
{Hazai} 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. b3 Be6 17. O-O $14) 15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. b3 Qa3 17. Be2
Rfc8 (17... a5 18. O-O a4 19. Bc4 $8 axb3 20. Bxe6 bxa2 21. Bxa2 Qxa2 22. Qxd6
$14) (17... Rac8 $5) 18. O-O Nd7 {Hazai: The d6 P is still weak, but Black has
a pressure on the <<.} 19. f4 Bc3 20. Qxd6 Bb4 (20... Qxa2 21. Bg4 $40) 21. Qd4
Bc3 $2 (21... Bc5 22. Qd2 Bb4 23. Qd3 Qxa2 24. Bg4 $36) (21... Qxa2 $142 $1 22.
Qxb4 Qxe2 $14) 22. Qd3 Qxa2 23. Bg4 $1 $16 {Hazai: Now the black pieces are
far from the >>, and White begins his -> against the undefended K.} Bxg4 (23...
Nf8 24. Bxe6 fxe6 (24... Nxe6 25. f5 $16) 25. Ng4 $40) 24. Nxg4 Nf6 25. Nh6+
Kg7 $1 26. e5 Ng8 {[#]} (26... Kxh6 27. f5+ g5 (27... Kg7 28. exf6+ Bxf6 29.
fxg6 hxg6 30. Rxf6 $18) 28. Bxg5+ Kxg5 29. Qe3+ Kh5 30. Rf4 $18) 27. Nxf7 $18 {
Hazai: Completely crushing Black's defence!} Bb4 (27... Kxf7 28. Qd7+ Ne7 29.
f5 $16) 28. f5 Rc3 29. f6+ Kf8 30. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 h6 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 {After this game the variation needs to be rebuild!It's
difficult to point out where black made the mistake,but I guess he did it
somewhere,because otherwise I don't know how to explai the fact that the game
lasted only 19 moves!} (9... Qxf6 10. Qd2 c5 (10... O-O $5 11. O-O-O e5 12.
dxe5 (12. Qe3 exd4 13. Rxd4 Nb6 14. Qe5 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,
I-Miles,A/Capablanca Elite 1997}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bc4 Qf6 15. Qd4
$11 {1/2-1/2 Har-Zvi,R-Soffer,R/ISR-chT ASA Tel-Aviv-Hapoel P.T 1998}) 11.
O-O-O O-O 12. Bb5 $5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd4 14. Rxd4 Nf6 15. Ne5 a6 16. Be2 b5 17.
Bf3 $14 {Arancibia,E-Dumas Aviles,A/Esucomex op 1998}) 10. Qd2 b6 (10... Qd5 $6
11. c4 Qe4+ 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 $1 Qh7 15. f3 $16 {Kling,
T-Saraiva,T/Elista olw 1998}) 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 ({Deserved
attention} 13... Qd5 $5 14. c4 Qd6 15. Rhe1 Rfd8 16. g4 Nd7 17. g5 $36 {
,but also in this case white's initiative is very dangerous.}) 14. dxc5 Qc7 $6
{Thi move is probably a decisive mistake,because afterwards black hardly could
improve his game.Better was} (14... bxc5 15. Rhe1 Nd5 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd5b4,
Gd8h4]}) 15. Rhe1 $16 Bxg2 (15... bxc5 16. g4 Rfd8 17. g5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 $40 {
[%cal Ge1g1]}) 16. Re2 $1 {[%cal Gd1g1] Very strong move,probably missed by
black.From now on white's attack is unstopable.} Kh8 17. Rg1 Bd5 18. Qf4 {
[%csl Rc7][%cal Ge5g6] Threatening to win the queen} Qxc5 19. Re3 $1 {[%csl
Rh8][%cal Gg1g7,Ge3g3] Black is helpless against numerous threats and he finds
nothing btter than to resign!} (19. Re3 Rac8 20. Reg3 $1 (20. Rxg7 $5 Qxe3+ 21.
fxe3 Kxg7 22. e4 Bb7 23. Nf3 $36) 20... Nh5 21. Qxh6+ $3 gxh6 22. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8
23. Nxf7#) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 {In dieser Nebenvariante möchte der Schwarze seinen Läufer
gegen den Springer tauschen. Verständlicherweise möchte Torre gegen den
routinierten Kortschnoj Hauptvarianten vermeiden. Ribli.} 3. Nd5 {Andere Züge
- 4.Nf3, 4.Qc2, 4.Qb3, 4.g3 - sind weniger überzeugend.} Ba5 (3... a5) (3...
Be7) 4. b4 {[%csl Ra5]} c6 5. bxa5 cxd5 6. cxd5 Qxa5 7. e4 {Weiß besitzt das
Läuferpaar und verfügt über Raumvorteil im Zentrum, aber Schwarz hat keine
besonderen Probleme.} d6 (7... Nf6 8. Bd3 $5 Na6 9. f3 d6 (9... Nc5 10. Bc2 d6
11. Ne2 (11. Bb2 $5) 11... Bd7 12. Kf2 O-O 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Rfc8 15. Be3
Ba4 16. Bxa4 Nxa4 17. Re1 Nc3 18. Qb3 {+/= Franco,Z-Estevez,G/Capablanca mem-B
1991}) 10. Bb2 $1 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. a4 O-O (12... b5 $5) 13. Ne2 Rac8 (13...
b5 $5) 14. Bc3 Qa6 15. d4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 Ne8 18. g4 $1 $14 Nc7 19.
g5 b5 20. Nf4 $1 $36 {1-0 Lautier,J-Kotronias,V/Chalkidiki 1992 (38)}) 8. Qb3
$5 $146 {Ein augezeichneter Spieler wie Kortschnoj kann die
Theorieverbesserung am Brett finden. Nach dem Textzug kann Weiß mit folgendem
Bc1-a3 den Bauern d6 angreifen.} (8. Ne2 Nd7 (8... f5 9. Nc3 Nf6 (9... fxe4 10.
Qh5+ $1 g6 11. Qh4 $14) 10. Bb5+ (10. Qb3 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Qb5+ Qxb5 13.
Nxb5 Ke7 14. f4 b6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. d6+ Kf7 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Bc4+ Kg6 19.
exf5+ Bxf5 20. O-O Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Gamundi,A-De la Villa Garcia,J/Mondariz op
1996 (31)}) 10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 12. exf5 Nb6 13. Rb1 $1 O-O 14. Rb5 Qa6
15. O-O (15. a4 Rac8 16. Qb3 $14) 15... Rac8 16. a4 Nfd7 17. Qb3 {Horvath,
G-Sherzer,A/Brno-B 1993/1-0 (67)}) 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12.
Rb1 Nc5 13. O-O Nf6 14. d4 Ncd7 15. Nb5 O-O 16. Nxd6 Qxa2 17. Bb2 Ne8 18. Nf5
exd4 19. Bxd4 {Rechmann,P-Szypulski,A/BL2-W 1991/1-0 (49)}) 8... Nd7 9. Ba3 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Ra3d6]} Ngf6 10. f3 (10. Bxd6 $6 Nxe4 {[%cal Ra5d2,Re4d6]} 11.
Bb4 Qb6 $15 {[%cal Rb6f2]}) 10... Nc5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 (11... Ke7 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13.
a4 $14 {[%csl Re7]}) 12. Bxc5 dxc5 (12... Bxb5 13. Bxd6 $16) 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.
Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qc6 {[%csl Gc6,Re8]} Rb2 $44 {[%csl Ga5,Gb2,Re1][%cal Ra5d2]} 16.
Rd1 Kd8 $5 {Der schwarze König entfesselt sich auf der Diagonalen a4-e8.} (
16... Rxa2 17. Ne2 $13) 17. d6 Re8 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ge8e6]} (17... Rxa2 18.
Qa8+ $18) 18. Nh3 {[%cal Gh3g5,Gg5f7]} h6 {So schränkt Schwarz den weißen
Springer in seiner Beweglichkeit ein.} 19. O-O {Schwarz muß vorsichtig sein.
Sein König steht in der Mitte, während Weiß (noch) einen Mehrbauern besitzt
und mit 20.Rb1 zu Angriff zu kommen droht.} Qb6 $8 20. Qa8+ (20. Qd5 Re6) (20.
Qxb6+ axb6 $15) 20... Qb8 21. Qxb8+ Rxb8 (21... Nxb8 22. Rb1 $14) 22. Rb1 Rxb1
23. Rxb1 Re6 {[%csl Rd6,Ge6] Weiß muß seinen Mehrbauern zurückgeben, wonach
die Stellung beiden Kontrahenten etwa gleiche Chancen bieten sollte.} 24. Kf2
Rxd6 $11 25. Ke2 Kc7 26. Nf2 {Endlich kommt der weiße Springer ins Spiel. In
dieser fast symmetrischen Stellung findet sich im schwarzen Lager eine kleine
strukturelle Schwäche, der isolierte Bauer auf c5.} Ra6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Ra6a2]
} 27. Rb2 Rb6 28. Nd1 (28. Rxb6 axb6 $11) 28... Kc6 29. Kd3 {Weiß bereitet 30.
Kc2 vor, um seinem Springer das Manöver Nd1-e3-d5 oder Nd1-e3-f5 zu
ermöglichen.} Rxb2 $6 {Es wäre meines Erachtens besser, mit diesem Tausch zu
warten.} 30. Nxb2 Nb6 31. Kc3 Kb5 32. d3 f6 (32... Na4+ 33. Nxa4 (33. Kb3 Nxb2
34. Kxb2 c4) 33... Kxa4 34. Kc4 Ka3 35. Kxc5 Kxa2 36. f4 Kb3 $5 (36... exf4 37.
d4 g5 38. d5 g4 39. Kd4 $18) (36... f6 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. d4 exd4 39. Kxd4 a5
40. e5 a4 41. e6 a3 42. e7 $18) 37. fxe5 a5 38. d4 a4 39. d5 a3 40. e6 fxe6 41.
dxe6 a2 42. e7 a1=Q 43. e8=Q $14) 33. Kb3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]} a6 34. g3 $1 {
Weiß plant f3-f4 mit aktivem Spiel am Königsflügel.} Kc6 35. Nd1 (35. Nc4 Nxc4
36. Kxc4 Kd6 $11 {Wegen des isolierten Bauern c5 steht Weiß nur theoretisch
besser, denn er hat keine Möglichkeiten ins schwarze Lager einzudringen; der
schwarze König pendelt zwischen c6 und d6.}) 35... Nc8 36. Ne3 {[%csl Ge3]
[%cal Ge3f5,Ge3c4,Ge3d5] Der weiße Springer kontrolliert von seinem prächtigen
Feld e3 alle wichtigen Punkte.} Nd6 (36... Ne7 {[%cal Ge7d5,Ge7f5]} 37. Nc4 $14
{[%csl Gc4]}) 37. Ka4 {[%cal Ra4a5]} Kb6 38. f4 $1 {Weiß verfügt über einen
kleinen, aber dauerhaften Vorteil. Er hat die Wahl zwischen 39.f5 oder 39.fxe5.
} exf4 {Zwar wird jetzt die weiße Bauernmasse sehr gefährlich, verzichtet
Schwarz jedoch auf diesen Tausch, so entstünde nach weißem fxe5 ein unangenehm
schwacher zweiter isolierter Bauer auf e5.} 39. gxf4 Nb5 40. Nd5+ {[%csl Ga4,
Rc5,Gd5]} Kb7 41. Kb3 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb3c4] Der König strebt nach c4.} Nd4+
42. Kc4 {[%csl Gc4,Rc5,Gd5]} Kc6 (42... Ne6 $2 43. f5 $16) 43. Ne7+ Kd6 44. Ng6
{[%csl Gg6] Der Springer legt den schwarzen Königsflügel fest.} Nf3 {[%cal
Gf3h2]} 45. h3 h5 (45... Kc6 46. Ne7+ Kb6 (46... Kd6 47. Nf5+ $16 {[%cal Rf5g7,
Rf5d6]}) 47. Nf5 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Rf5g7]}) 46. h4 $1 {Ein sehr
starker Zug. Weiß legt den Bauern auf h5 fest, um früher oder später mit der
Drohung f4-f5 nebst Ng6-f4xh5 aufzuwarten.} Nd2+ 47. Kc3 Nf3 {[%cal Gf3h4]
Schwarz kann nur abwarten.} 48. f5 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gg6f4,Gf4h5,Gh5g7]} Kc6 49.
Nf4 Nxh4 50. Nxh5 {[%csl Rg7,Rh4,Gh5]} g6 51. fxg6 Nxg6 52. Nxf6 $16 {Weiß
besitzt einen Mehrbauern, aber wegen des reduzierten Materials ist die
Verwertung noch nicht so leicht.} Ne5 53. Nd5 Nf3 54. Ne3 {Der Springer macht
sich auf den Weg zum Damenflügel.} Nd4 55. Nc4 Kb5 56. Na3+ Kc6 57. Kd2 {
Weiß hat noch keinen konkreten Gewinnplan. Die Phase des Lavierens dauert noch
an.} Kd6 58. Nc4+ Kc6 59. Na5+ Kb5 60. Nb3 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rb3d4]} Ne6 {
Natürlich darf Schwarz nicht die Springer tauschen.} 61. Kc3 Nd8 62. a4+ $1 {
Sehr präzise gespielt.} Kc6 (62... Kxa4 $6 63. Kc4 {[%csl Ra4,Gb3,Gc4,Rc5,Gd3,
Rd8,Ge4]} Ne6 (63... Nb7 64. Nxc5+ $18) 64. Nxc5+ $18) 63. Kc4 {[%csl Rc5]} Nb7
{[%cal Gb7d6]} (63... Ne6 64. d4 (64. e5 $22 $18) 64... cxd4 65. Nxd4+ Nxd4 66.
Kxd4 {[%csl Ge4]} Kd6 67. a5 $18 {[%csl Ga5,Ge4]}) 64. e5 {Weiß verhindert 64..
.Nd6 und kommt mit dem Freibauern voran.} a5 (64... Kb6 65. Kd5 $18) 65. d4
cxd4 66. Nxd4+ Kb6 67. Ne6 $18 {[%csl Rb7] Der schwarze Springer kann sich
nicht bewegen.} Kc6 68. Kd4 Kb6 (68... Kd7 69. Kd5 $18) 69. Kd5 {[%csl Rb7,Gd5,
Ge6]} Ka7 70. Nc5 {und Schwarz gab auf. Eine gute Endspielleistung Kortschnojs.
} (70. Nc5 Nd8 (70... Nxc5 71. Kxc5 $18) 71. e6 $18 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Re6e7,
Re7e8]}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Qxb6 {One of the three main
continuations in this variation.} (12. O-O-O) (12. Nb5 $5) 12... Nxb6 13. a4 $5
a5 (13... Ke7 14. a5 Nd7 15. Kd2 g5 16. g3 gxf4 17. gxf4 f6 18. Rg1 $11 (18.
exf6+ Nxf6 19. Bd3 (19. Rg1 Bd7 $14) 19... Bd7 20. Ne2 Rhg8 21. Rhg1 Kd6 22. c3
{1/2-1/2 Short,N-Timman,J/Novgorod 1995/CBM 48}) 18... fxe5 19. Bh3 $6 (19. Re1
$5 $11) 19... exf4 20. Rae1 Nf8 $6 $11 {Kasparov,G-Bareev,E/Novgorod 1997/1-0 
(73)}) (13... Bd7 $6 {Georgiev,Ki} 14. a5 $14 Nc8 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Nb5 $6 Bxb5
17. Bxb5+ Kd8 18. a6 $6 b6 $15 {Betko,L-Lembak,J/SVK-chT 1994/0-1 (65)}) 14.
Kd2 {More ambitious is} (14. Nb5 Ke7 15. b3 f6 $1 (15... Bd7 16. Kd2 {/\ Re1,
Nd4+/-}) 16. exf6+ (16. Kd2 fxe5 17. fxe5 Bd7 {><e5}) 16... gxf6 17. Kd2 Bd7
18. Re1 $1 $14 {with certain opening advantage;Georgiev,K-Gurevich,M/Manila 
(izt) 1990 (40)}) 14... Bd7 15. b3 ({Of course not} 15. Nb5 Bxb5 $1 16. Bxb5+
Ke7 17. b3 Rac8 $11 {and black has no opening problems.}) 15... Ke7 16. Re1 (
16. Bd3 $5 Rag8 (16... h5 $5) 17. g4 h5 18. h3 g6 19. Ne2 g5 $5 (19... hxg4 20.
hxg4 g5 21. Rxh8 $1 (21. f5 $6 f6 22. exf6+ Kxf6 23. fxe6 Bxe6 24. Raf1+ Ke5
25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Bf5 Rf8 $11) 21... Rxh8 22. fxg5 Rg8 23. g6 Be8 $5 {[%csl
Re5]} 24. Nd4 $1 Nd7 25. Nf3 fxg6 26. Rh1 Rf8 27. Ke3 $14) 20. f5 f6 $5 21.
exf6+ Kxf6 22. fxe6 (22. Ng3 hxg4 $1 23. hxg4 e5 $132) 22... Kxe6 (22... Bxe6
$6 23. Rhf1+ Ke5 24. Rae1 Kd6 25. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Re6][%cal Gf1f6]}) 23. Ng3
hxg4 24. hxg4 Kd6 25. Bf5 $14) 16... Rag8 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 17. h4 h6 18. Bd3 $6 {
Giving black the possibility to transfer g5 and to equalize.Deserved attention}
(18. g4 $5 g5 $6 (18... h5 $1 19. g5 $5 (19. gxh5 Rxh5 20. Be2 Rh7 21. h5 (21.
Bf3 Rgh8 22. h5 Bc6 23. Ne2 Nd7 24. Ng3 Nc5 $13) 21... d4 $1 22. Ne4 Nd5 $132)
19... g6 20. Rb1 Bc6 21. Ne2 Rb8 22. Nd4 Rhc8 23. Rh3 $14 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gh3b3]})
19. fxg5 hxg5 20. h5 Rh6 21. Bd3 Bc6 (21... f6 22. exf6+ Kxf6 23. Rhf1+ Kg7 24.
Re5 Kh8 25. Rf7 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rd7,Re6][%cal Gc3e2,Ge2d4,Gd4e6]}) 22. Ne2 Nd7
23. Nd4 $14) 18... g5 $1 $11 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. g3 (20. Rxh8 Rxh8 21. fxg5 Rh5
$1 $11) 20... Bc6 {Bringing the knight into the game.} 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Ne2
Nd7 23. Nd4 Rh3 $1 {Afer this move the draw is inevitable:white has to
exchange the remaining pieces and neither side can make a progress.} 24. Rg1
gxf4 25. gxf4 Rh4 26. Ke3 Rh3+ 27. Kf2 (27. Nf3 $4 d4+ $19) 27... Nc5 28. Rg3
Rxg3 29. Kxg3 Nxd3 30. cxd3 f6 31. Kf3 fxe5 32. fxe5 Bd7 33. Ke3 Kf7 34. Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.07"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Giorgadze, Giorgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 $5 {In my opinion it is the only way to
refute (at least to try it!) a premature move of the bishop.} Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5
6. e3 Nc6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Nge7 9. Ne2 (9. Rb1 $5) (9. dxc5 $5) 9... c4 (
9... Bf5 $2 10. Bxf5 Nxf5 11. dxc5 $16) 10. Bc2 Bf5 11. a4 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 13.
O-O Qd7 14. Rb1 $6 (14. Ng3 Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Na5 16. Rae1 Nb3 17. e4 $13) 14...
Bxc2 15. Qxc2 Ng6 (15... Na5 $1 16. Rb5 b6 $2 (16... a6 $1 17. Rxa5 $6 (17. Rb4
$13) 17... b6 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. e4 Qe6 $15) 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Nf4 $18) 16. Ng3
b6 (16... Na5 17. Rb5 b6 (17... a6 18. Rxa5 b6 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. e4 Qa5 21. f4
{- white has good attacking chances.}) 18. Qf5 $14) 17. Rbe1 $1 $14 Na5 18. f4
Nb3 $2 {Black had to play 18...f6. Now white has a devastating attack.} 19. f5
Nf8 20. f6 g6 21. Bxf8 $6 (21. e4 Ne6 22. Qf2 Qxa4 23. Be7 {was strong enough..
.}) 21... Kxf8 22. Qf2 $6 (22. e4 $1 {was much stronger.}) 22... Qg4 23. e4 Qg5
$8 (23... dxe4 24. Qe3 Qh4 25. Rf4 Qh6 26. Nxe4 Re6 27. Qf2 g5 28. Rg4 Rae8 29.
Qg3 Qxf6 30. Rxg5 Qh8 31. Rf1 {or 31.d5 - white is winning.}) 24. Re3 a6 25. e5
b5 26. Rfe1 $2 (26. Rd1 {was necessary.}) 26... b4 $1 27. cxb4 Qh4 $4 (27...
Nxd4 28. Qd2 Qf4 $1 (28... Qh4 29. Ne2 Nxe2+ 30. R1xe2 $1 {/\ Rh3}) 29. Rf1 Nb3
30. Rxf4 Nxd2 31. Rd4 Ne4 32. Nxe4 Rxe5 $11) 28. Ne2 $1 $16 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rab8
30. Rh3 Kg8 31. Nf4 Nxd4 32. Nxd5 Nc6 33. Nc7 Rxe5 34. Nxa6 Rb6 $2 {More
stubborn was 34...Rbe8.} 35. b5 $18 Rxe1 36. Kxe1 Na5 37. Kd2 Rxf6 38. Kc3 Rf2
39. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Anic, Darko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Lutz Petursson} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6
7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 (9... dxc4 {Lutz} 10. Bxc4 Bg7 11. e4 e5) 10. e4
(10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 $14) 10... dxc4 $6 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qe7 (11... Qf4
$142 $1 $11) 12. c5 O-O 13. Re1 $14) 11. e5 {Um dies zu vermeiden, spielt
Schwarz in der Regel 9...d:c4.} Qe7 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qe2 (14. Bd3 {
Lutz} b6 15. Qe2 a5 16. Rac1 Bb7 17. Be4 Rab8 18. h4 Rdc8 19. g3 Ba8 20. Rcd1
Rd8 21. Qe3 Rbc8 22. Qf4 b5 23. Qe3 Nb6 24. h5 g5 25. Rc1 Bb7 {1/2-1/2
Beliavsky,A-Ehlvest,J/Novosibirsk 1995}) 14... Nb6 {Schwarz öffnet die
Stellung, obwohl er unterentwickelt ist. Schwarz sollte sich ähnlich zu
Beliavsky,A-Ehlvest,J aufbauen.} (14... a5 $5 {Lutz} 15. Rad1 b6 $14) 15. Bb3
c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne4 Qb4 $6 (17... Qe7 $5) 18. Nd6 a5 $2 (18... Nd7 $142 $1
19. Rac1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxd6 (20... Qxd6 $2 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Rxc8 $1 $18)
21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rxc8 Qxe1+ $1 23. Qxe1 Rxc8 24. g3 $13) 19. Rad1 a4 20. Rd4
$16 Qc5 21. Bc2 a3 22. Red1 {/\ Ne4} Rf8 23. b4 Qc7 24. h4 Bd7 25. b5 Nd5 26.
Qd3 {/\ h5} h5 $2 (26... Qa5 $142 27. h5 Nb4 28. Rxb4 Qxb4 29. hxg6 $40) 27.
Bb3 Nb6 {White has built up an overwhelming position, but here he does not
play the very strongest move.} 28. Ng5 (28. Nxf7 $1 {Petursson} Rxf7 29. Qxg6
Rxf3 30. gxf3 Be8 31. Qxe6+ Bf7 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Qxf7+ Kh7 35.
Qf5+ Kh6 36. Bf7 $18) 28... Bxe5 (28... Be8 $16 {Petursson}) 29. Ndxf7 $18 (29.
Ngxf7 $1 {Petursson} Bxd4 (29... Rxf7 30. Qxg6+ Rg7 31. Bxe6+ Bxe6 32. Qxe6+
Kh8 33. Qxe5 $18) 30. Qxg6+ Bg7 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Bc2 Qxc2 33. Qxc2 Bxh6 34. Qc7
$18) 29... Rxf7 30. Rxd7 $6 {30.Dg6 Tg7 31.Le6 Le6 32.De6 +-} (30. Nxf7 $6 {
Petursson} Kxf7 31. Rxd7+ Nxd7 32. Qxd7+ Qxd7 33. Rxd7+ Kf6 34. Rxb7 Rb8 $1 $16
) (30. Qxg6+ $1 {Petursson} Rg7 31. Bxe6+ Bxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34.
Ne6 Qc2 35. Nxg7 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 Qxa2 37. Qg5 $18) 30... Rxd7 31. Bxe6+ (31.
Qxg6+ {Petursson Also winning easily} Rg7 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 (32... Kf8 33. Nh7+
Rxh7 34. Qg8+ Ke7 35. Qxh7+ Bg7 36. Qxg7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Ke7 38. Qf7#) 33. Qh6+
Rh7 34. Nxh7 Qxh7 35. Qxb6 $18) 31... Kg7 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Qxd7+ Nxd7 34.
Rxd7+ Kg8 $16 35. Nf3 $1 Bg7 36. b6 Rc8 37. Rc7 Re8 (37... Rb8 38. Kf1 $16) 38.
Rxb7 Re2 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. b7 Rb2 41. g3 Bf6 42. Ra8 Rxb7 43. Rxa3 Rb2 44. Ra6
Kg7 45. Kf1 Bd8 46. Ne5 $1 (46. Ne5 Bb6 (46... Bf6 47. f4 $18) 47. Nd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bf5 8.
Nbc3 e6 9. a3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Be3 h5 $5 (11... f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Ng3
$14) 12. Qc1 f6 13. Rd1 Qf7 14. exf6 gxf6 15. d5 (15. Nf4 $5) (15. Ba2 $5)
15... exd5 16. Nf4 Kb8 17. Ncxd5 (17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Bxd5 Qe8 $11) (17. a4 $5)
17... Bd6 18. Ba2 Qg7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Bxe6 Qe7 $2 (21... Ne5 $1
22. h3 (22. Bf4 Qg6 23. Qc3 Nd3 $11) 22... Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Rdg8 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25.
g3 (25. Rg1 $11) 25... Bxg3 26. Bh6 Qg6 27. Qe3 Qf5 $19) 22. Bd5 Ne5 23. h3 c6
24. Be4 (24. Bxb6 cxd5 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd5 Ng6 $1 $15) 24... Bc5 25. Qc3 $14
{White stands slightly better. Black is going to simplify the position, but in
the arising endgame black will also have some problems.} Ka7 26. b3 h4 27. a4 {
A threat a4-a5 is annoying. Black is forced to take on e3} Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Qc5
29. Qxc5 {29.Df4 to remind to black about his pawn weaknesses was stronger.}
bxc5 30. f4 {Now and then white tries to prove a superiority of his bishop
against black knight.} Nf7 31. Bg6 Nd6 32. Rac1 $6 {Stronger was 32.Td2!
forcing black to move the knight to c8.} Rhg8 33. Bh5 ({And here} 33. Bh7 Rh8
34. Bb1 {was better - still with some edge to white.}) 33... Ne4 34. Bf7 Rxd1+
35. Rxd1 Rg7 36. Be6 Re7 37. Bc4 (37. f5 $5) 37... Kb6 38. f5 (38. Rd8 Ka5 39.
Rh8 Nd2 40. Rxh4 Nxc4 41. bxc4 Kxa4 $15) 38... Ka5 $2 {A careless move.} (38...
Kc7 {was correct.}) 39. Re1 Re8 40. Bd3 $2 {Mutual time trouble.} ({After} 40.
g4 hxg3 41. h4 {white was winning.}) 40... Nd6 41. Re6 Rd8 42. Rxf6 Kb4 $132
43. Re6 Kxb3 44. f6 c4 $15 45. Bg6 c3 46. a5 $2 {Practically a losing move.} ({
After} 46. f7 Nxf7 47. Bxf7 c2 48. Rxc6+ Kb2 49. Rc7 c1=Q+ 50. Rxc1 Kxc1 51.
Bh5 Kb2 52. Bf3 Rd7 ({A position after} 52... b6 53. Bc6 {is a dead draw.}) 53.
g3 Rg7 54. Bg4 Kb3 55. a5 {black would save the game.}) 46... c5 47. g4 hxg3
48. h4 c4 49. Re2 ({Or} 49. h5 c2 50. Re1 (50. Re3+ c3 51. Re1 Nf7 $1 $19)
50... Nf7 $1 $19) 49... Rf8 50. Re6 Nb5 51. Rb6 Kb4 52. h5 Kxa5 53. Rxb7 Nd4
54. h6 (54. Rc7 Rxf6 55. Rxc4 Ne2+ 56. Kg2 Rf2+ $19) (54. f7 c2 55. Bxc2 Nxc2
56. h6 c3 57. h7 (57. Re7 Nd4 $19) (57. Kg2 Ne3+ 58. Kxg3 Nf5+ 59. Kf4 Nxh6 $19
) 57... Ne3 $19) 54... Nf3+ 55. Kf1 g2+ 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivanov, Mikhail M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 {Kozul}
(14. b4 Nf6 15. c5 Rf7 16. a4 Bf8 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Nd3 Rg7 19. Kh1 $2 {
0-1 Miles,A-Ree,H/Amsterdam 1982/MCL 07 (43)} (19. Nc5 $142)) 14... Nxc5 (14...
dxc5 15. Nd3 b6 16. b4 $16) 15. b4 Na6 (15... Nd7 16. Nb5 $16) 16. Nb5 (16. Nd3
h5 17. Nb5 Bd7 18. a4 Bh6 19. Rc3 b6 20. Be1 Rf7 21. Nf2 Nh4 22. Nxd6 cxd6 23.
Bxa6 Qe8 24. Qe2 g4 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Kasparov,G/Ciudad de Linares XIV 1997/CBM
57 (51)}) 16... Bd7 17. Nxa7 (17. Qa4 h5 (17... g4 18. fxg4 (18. Qa5 $2 g3 19.
hxg3 fxg3 20. Bxg3 Qg5 $19) 18... f3 19. gxf3 (19. Bxf3 $2 Qe8 $19) 19... Nf4
20. Qd1 Nxb4 (20... h5 $1 21. Kh1 (21. Nc3 hxg4 22. fxg4 Qg5 $17 {->}) (21. Be3
hxg4 22. fxg4 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qh4 $17) 21... hxg4 22. Nc3 $1 (22.
fxg4 Nxe2 23. Qxe2 Qg5 24. Rc3 $8 Bxg4 $17) 22... Nxe2 (22... Bh6 23. Rb1 Nxe2
24. Nxe2 gxf3 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Ng3 {/\ Rb3~~ פa6}) 23. Qxe2 gxf3 24. Qd2 $5
Qf6 25. Nd1 (25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Nd1 Bh6 27. Ne3 Qf4 $17) 25... Qg6 $1 (25... Bh6
26. Be3 {/\ Nf2~/= <->g}) 26. Rg1 (26. Qd3 Rf4 $17 {><e4}) 26... Qxe4 27. Ne3
Qxb4 $5 (27... Rf6 $2 28. Rc4 Qh7 29. Rh4 Rh6 30. Nf5 $1 Rxh4 31. Rxg7+ $18) (
27... Qh7 $6 28. Rg3 e4 $8 29. N1c2 $1 {/\ Nd4-e6} Kf7 30. Ng4 $1 {/\ Bd4~/=
פa6}) 28. Qxb4 Nxb4 29. Rxc7 Rf7 30. Rxb7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Fedorowicz,J/
Wijk aan Zee 1991 (40)}) (20... Bh6 21. Rb1 $1 $13) 21. Nc3 a5 22. Kh1 {
1-0 Kozul,Z-Cvitan,O/JUG-Cup Pula 1990/TD 90\01 (38)} (22. Kh1 {Huzman} Na6 23.
Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Ng2 Ra8 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Bd4 $16 {+/- Kozul,Z-Cvitan,O/
Jugoslavija 1990})) (17... Rf7 18. Qa5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Nb8 20. Rc3 {/\ Nd3,
Rfc1~/=}) 18. h3 Bf6 19. Qa5 g4 20. fxg4 hxg4 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Rf7 23.
Nf3 Rh7 24. Rc3 {1-0 Chernuschevich,A-Oral,T/WchJM-U16 Bratislava 1993/TD
93\05 (68)}) 17... h5 (17... Nxb4 $2 18. Qb3 Na6 (18... Qb8 {Huzman} 19. Qxb4
Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 21. Kh1 $16) 19. Qxb7 $16) (17... g4 18. fxg4 f3 19. Nxf3 (
19. gxf3 $5) 19... Bxg4 (19... Nf4 $2 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. h3 $16) 20.
Bxa6 bxa6 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. Bg3 $14) (17... Qb8 18. Nb5 (18. Bb5 {Huzman} Bxb5 (
18... Rd8 19. Bxd7 (19. Qa4 $5 Nc5 20. bxc5 Rxa7 21. Qb3 Bxb5 22. Qxb5 Rxa2 23.
cxd6 $44) 19... Rxd7 20. Qa4 Rf7 21. Nb5 $14) 19. Nxb5 Nxb4 20. Rxc7 (20. Nxc7
$5 Nxa2 21. Rc4 $44) 20... Ra5 21. a4 (21. Rd7 $5) 21... Rxb5 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7
23. axb5 $16) 18... Nxb4 19. Nxc7 Rxa2 20. Bb5 $1 $44) 18. a3 g4 {It's
non-prepared advance,which gives the white opportunity to get a decisive
initiative at the queen's side.} (18... Rf7 $142 $13) 19. fxg4 f3 20. Bxf3 hxg4
21. Bxg4 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Rxa7 23. Rc3 Ra8 24. Rg3 Nf4 25. Nc2 Qe7 26. Ne3 Rf8 27.
Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Rg5 (28. Nf5 {Huzman} Rxf5 29. exf5 Qxf5) 28... c6 (28... c5 $142
29. Rf3 Nc7 30. bxc5 dxc5 31. Nf5 Ne8 32. Rfg3 $18) 29. Nf5 Rxf5 30. Rxf5 cxd5
(30... Nc7 {Huzman} 31. Qg4 Qe7 32. g3 $18) 31. R2xf4 exf4 32. Qxd5+ Kh7 33.
Rxf4 Qe7 (33... Nc7 {Huzman} 34. Qf7 Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Nb5 36. a4 Nc3 37. a5 $16)
34. Rf7 Qh4 35. g3 Qd8 (35... Qh6 {Huzman} 36. Rf4 Qg6 37. Rh4+ Bh6 38. Qxb7+
$18) 36. Qxb7 Qg5 37. Rf4 Qe5 38. Qf7 Qd4+ 39. Kg2 Qb2+ 40. Kh3 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.05.05"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D95"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rishon Le Zion Kasparov"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 {It looks like a concession;
however, Black plans to push White's Bc4 and Qb3 back.} 6. Bxc4 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 (
7... a6 {is another plan, e.g.} 8. a4 (8. O-O b5 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Nfd7 11.
Rd1 Bb7 12. e4 Qc8 13. Nd5 Re8 14. Bg5 Nxc5 15. Qc2 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Na4 17. Qxc8
Rxc8 18. Bxe7 Nc6 19. Bd6 Bxb2 $17 {-/+ Krizsany,L-Steingrimsson,H/Kecskemet
1991}) 8... c5 9. d5 Qa5 10. Bd2 b5 $5 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. Bxa5 bxc4 13. Qxc4
Rxa5 14. O-O $6 (14. Qc3 Ra8 15. Qxc5 Na6 16. Qxe7 Nxd5 $44) 14... Na6 15. Rfd1
Nb4 $44 16. d6 Be6 17. Qh4 exd6 18. Rxd6 h6 19. Rb6 g5 20. Qg3 Ne4 21. Qc7 Nd5
22. Qb7 Nxb6 23. Qxb6 Rfa8 24. Qc6 Bf5 25. Qd5 Bg6 26. Ne5 c4 27. Nxg6 Rxd5 28.
Ne7+ Kf8 29. Nxd5 Bxb2 {0-1 Banhazi,I-Zezulkin,J/Budapest Spring op 1991}) 8.
d5 {Now the position of Qb3 and Bc4 proves quite unfortunate.} (8. dxc5 {
is completely harmless especially as the bishop is still on c1. Black easily
recaptures the c5 pawn although not all the ways are equally good:} Qa5 {
probably the simplest} (8... Nfd7 $2 9. Ne4 Nxc5 10. Nxc5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12.
Bb4 Qc7 13. Ng5 Qe5 14. Nxf7 Qxb2 {1-0 Yewdokimov,O-Haas,C/Bern op 1992}) (8...
Nbd7 9. Qa3 Qc7 10. c6 (10. b4 $5 b6) 10... Ne5 $1 11. Be2 (11. Nxe5 Qxe5 $44)
11... Nxc6 12. O-O Rd8 13. h3 e5 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bd2 Qe7 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Qb3 e4
18. Ne1 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Lindenmaier,R-Namyslo,H/GER-ch Sued Mengen 1994 (48)}) 9.
Qb5 Qc7 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 Rd8 12. e4 e6 13. Bc4 (13. Bb3 $5 Na6 14. Bg5 $13
) 13... Bd7 14. Qb4 Nc6 15. Qa3 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19.
Be2 Qxe4 20. f3 Qe5 21. Qb4 Rac8 22. Rc1 b6 {Larusdottir,A-Dongart,D/Politiken
Cup 1999/0-1 (84)}) 8... Nbd7 9. e4 Nb6 10. Be2 (10. Be3 $5 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 b6
$13) 10... e6 11. d6 $6 {This is White's only chance to justify his strategy;
however, the d6 pawn can become weak rather than strong.} (11. dxe6 Bxe6 12.
Qc2 $11) 11... e5 $1 {[%csl Rd6]} 12. Qd1 Bg4 13. Be3 {White doesn't take the
possibility to swap the d6 pawn and/or the "bad" e2 bishop.} (13. Nxe5 Bxe2 14.
Qxe2 Nxe4 $1 (14... Qxd6 $11) 15. Nxe4 Bxe5 {doesn't end his troubles, e.g.}
16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. O-O-O $6 Bxb2+ $1 19. Kxb2 f5 $17) 13... Bxf3 14.
gxf3 ({After} 14. Bxf3 Nc4 ({or} 14... Rc8 15. Qd3 Qd7 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Qb5 Qc6
$1) 15. Bxc5 Nxb2 16. Qe2 Qa5 17. Qxb2 Qxc5 {White is likely to end up a pawn
down. However, after the text move his pawn structure is seriously compromised
and his king has no safe haven.}) 14... Nh5 $5 {Black sacrifices a pawn for
the initiative.} (14... Rc8 {enabled White to support his d6 pawn by means of}
15. f4 $5 $13) 15. Qd2 $6 (15. Bxc5 {was probably better. Of course, Black has
a good compensation for the pawn after, say,} Qf6 {[%cal Yh5f4]}) 15... Nf4 $1
16. Bxf4 (16. O-O-O Ne6 $1 {[%cal Ye6d4]}) 16... exf4 17. Qxf4 Re8 {[%csl Rd4,
Re5,Rf4,Gg7][%cal Gg7c3] The g7 bishop is now very strong and the dark squares
are defenseless.} 18. O-O-O Be5 19. Qe3 Qf6 20. Qxc5 (20. Kb1 $5 $17) 20... Na4
$1 (20... Rac8 21. Qb4 {or}) (20... Rec8 21. Qb4 {were not quite clear.}) 21.
Nxa4 {White decides to give up his queen for a rook and a knight; however, his
poor pawn structure doesn't allow him to organize any kind of fortress.} ({
After} 21. Qa3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Re6 $1 {activating the rook} (22... Bxc3 23. d7
Red8 {[%csl Ra8,Rd8] is more passive}) 23. d7 Rc6 {White can hardly
successfully defend his king, e.g.} 24. c4 Ra6 25. Qb3 Rb6) 21... Rec8 22. Kb1
Rxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxd6 24. Nd3 Rc8 25. h3 Bf4 26. Rhe1 h5 27. Nb4 Kg7 28. Nd5 Qe5
29. Bd3 Bh6 30. Bf1 b5 31. a3 a6 32. Nb4 Qf6 33. Rd3 Qb6 {[%csl Rf2]} 34. Red1
Qxf2 35. Nxa6 Qc2+ 36. Ka2 Bc1 37. Rxc1 Qxc1 38. Be2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 12. Bd4 Qd6 {After the game
Arlandi-Konopka (see CBM71) it became clear that this and not} (12... e5 {or})
(12... c5) {is the best option for Black in the present position.} 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. f4 {If White refrains from this move, Black obtains good counterplay
on the dark squares, in the meantime destroying the white pawn centre by means
of ...c7-c6 or ...e7-e6, e.g.} (14. Qd2 Qf6 15. O-O-O c6 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Rxd4
cxd5 18. Nxd5 Rac8+ 19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rhd1 Nxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. d6
e6 24. f4 Nc4 25. Rd4 Nb6 26. Bf3 Rd7 27. Rb4 Kf6 28. a4 Rc5 {Mchedlishvili,
M-Ftacnik,L/Eu Team Ch 1999/0-1 (45)}) 14... Qf6 (14... e5 {is possible, too:}
15. fxe5 $6 (15. f5 $5) 15... Qxe5 16. f4 $6 Qxf4 17. Qd4+ f6 18. Qc5 {
(winning a piece but Black obtains a strong attack against the weak white king
as - unlike in the line 14...Qxf4? 15.Qd4+ f6 16.Qc5 - the e-file is open)} c6
$1 19. Qxa5 cxd5 20. exd5 Rac8 21. Qb5 Rfe8 22. Kd1 Re3 23. Kc2 a6 24. Qa5
Rxe2+ 25. Kb3 Rxb2+ {0-1 Johannessen,L-Rytshagov,M/Troll Masters 2000}) 15. Qd2
c6 {An attempt to avoid a draw after} (15... Nac4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qe2 Nb6 18.
Qe3 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Qe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Shirov,A/FIDE WCh
KO g/25+10 1999}) 16. dxc6 {No doubt, Kasparov had analysed all the
consequences of the more principal} (16. e5 {Black has apparently no problems
after} Qh4) 16... Rfd8 $1 {Black doesn't just recapture the pawn but continues
his attack of the b2 and f4 pawns. This is more active than} (16... Nxc6 {
after which the white queen would be quite safe on e3.}) 17. Qe3 (17. Nd5 Nxd5
(17... Qxc6 $2 18. Qxa5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Rxd5 20. Qa3) 18. cxb7 {was losing
because of} Nxf4 $3 19. bxa8=Q (19. Qxa5 Qxb2 $19) 19... Rxd2 {and now:} 20.
Kxd2 (20. Bf3 Ng2+ 21. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 22. Kd3 (22. Kd1 Nc4 $19) 22... Nf4+ 23. Ke3
e5 $19) (20. Bg4 Ng2+ 21. Kxd2 Qxb2+ $19) 20... Qxb2+ 21. Ke3 Qxe2+ 22. Kxf4 (
22. Kd4 Qd3+ 23. Kc5 Qc4#) 22... Qxf2+ 23. Kg4 (23. Ke5 Qf6+ 24. Kd5 Qd6#)
23... h5+ 24. Kh3 Qf3+ 25. Kh4 Qg4#) 17... Nac4 18. Qc5 (18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qe2
(19. Qc5 Nxb2) 19... Qxc6 {[%cal Rd8d2] is hopeless for White, e.g.} 20. Rd1
Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Rd8 {[%cal Rd8d2]}) 18... Rac8 {Black contents himself with a
pleasant endgame. He had a sharper but also promising option:} (18... Nxb2 $5
19. cxb7 (19. c7 Rd7 $1) 19... Rab8) 19. c7 Rd7 20. Bxc4 Rcxc7 21. Qg5 Rxc4 {
Black's problem is the abundance of attractive lines. It isn't easy to pick
out the best one.} ({After} 21... Qxg5 22. fxg5 Nxc4 23. Nd5 $1 (23. Nb5 Rc5
24. Nxa7 Nxb2 $19) 23... Rc6 24. b3 $1 (24. Rb1 Nxb2) 24... Nb2 $5 (24... Nd6
25. f3) 25. O-O (25. Ke2 e6 26. Nb4 Rcd6) 25... e6 26. Nf6 Rd2 27. Rfc1 {
White is still alive.}) ({Not so clear was also} 21... Nxc4 22. Qxf6+ exf6 23.
Nd5 {e.g.} Rc6 24. b3 Nd6 25. f3 f5 26. e5 Nb5 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Ne3) 22. Qxf6+
Kxf6 23. Rc1 Rcd4 {Black controls the d-file; besides, his king is active and
the whie monarch is rather unsafe.} 24. b3 {White tries to cut off the black
knight; otherwise it will become very active, e.g.} (24. Rc2 Nc4 25. b3 (25. f3
Ne3) 25... Na3) ({or} 24. f3 Nc4 (24... Rd3 25. Rf1) 25. Nd5+ (25. Ne2 Rd2)
25... Kg7 26. b3 Nb2) {However, now the black rook enters the white camp along
the 3rd rank.} 24... Rd3 25. Ke2 {It is not easy to find a useful move for
White but it doesn't look wise to remove his king from the central e1 square.}
(25. Rg1 $5 Rf3 26. Ne2) 25... Rd2+ 26. Kf3 (26. Ke1 $5 Rb2) 26... R7d3+ 27.
Kg2 e6 {The black knight is ready to enter the game while the white pieces are
tied up.} 28. Rhe1 (28. Rhd1 $4 Rxc3) 28... Ke7 {Preparing 29...Nd7 but
allowing White to get rid of his weak f4 pawn.} (28... Nd7 29. Red1 $1) (28...
a6 {is interesting but White isn't apparently in a zugzwang:} 29. Rcd1 Rxd1 30.
Nxd1 Rd2 31. Nc3 Rc2 32. Re3 Nd7 {[%cal Yd7b8,Yb8c6,Yc6b4]} 33. Kf1 {[%cal
Yf1d1]}) 29. f5 (29. Kf1 Rf3 30. Re2 Rd7 {[%csl Rf4]}) (29. Rcd1 $5) 29... Nd7
30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Kf1 Ne5 32. Re2 {White has managed to consolidate his
position; however, the holes on the dark squares don't enable him to equalize.}
g5 33. Na4 (33. Rc2 $5) 33... Rd1+ 34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 Rd7 {[%cal Ye5d3,
Yd3f4,Ye7f6,Yf6e5] Black is preparing to rearrange his pieces in the best way.}
36. Ke2 (36. Nc5 {didn't help in view of} Rc7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. b4 b6 39. Rd1+
Ke7 40. Nb3 Rc2+ 41. Rd2 Rc3 {and White is helpless}) 36... Nd3 37. Rc3 Nf4+
38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Nc5 {White has no moves!} (39. Nb2 Rd2) 39... Rc7 40. h4 $6 {
After the exchange of this pawn (and the h7 pawn becoming passed) any knight
endgame will be definitely lost for White.} (40. Na4 {was probably better
although the knight endgame after} Rxc3+ 41. Nxc3 Ke5 42. Ke3 {looks also
difficult for White:} g4 43. f3 h5 {etc.}) 40... e5 41. hxg5+ Kxg5 42. Rc4 b5 {
Black decides it will be easier to promote the h-pawn with the help of his
rook.} (42... b6 $5) 43. Rc1 b4 44. Rc4 a5 45. Na4 {The knight has to go away
from the main battle field.} Rf7 {Now after} (45... Rxc4 46. bxc4 {White
obtains counterplay thanks to his passed c4 pawn.}) 46. Ke3 (46. Kg3 h5 47. Nc5
h4+ 48. Kh2 Kg4 $19) 46... Ng2+ 47. Ke2 Nf4+ 48. Ke3 h5 49. Rc5 Ng2+ 50. Ke2 h4
$1 {Well-judged! With his a4 knight out of play, White is not able to stop
this pawn.} 51. Rxe5+ Kg4 52. Re8 (52. Rxa5 h3 53. f3+ Kh4 54. Kf2 (54. Ra8 h2
55. Kf2 Kh3 $19) 54... Nf4 55. Ra8 Rh7 56. Kg1 Rg7+ 57. Kh1 Nd3) (52. f3+ Rxf3
{(the simplest)} 53. Rg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxf3 Ne1+ 55. Kf2 Nd3+ 56. Kf3 Ne5+ ({
better than} 56... Nc1) 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Nc5 h3+ 59. Kh2 Kh4 $19 {/\Ng4+,Kg3})
52... Nf4+ 53. Ke3 h3 54. f3+ Kh4 (54... Kh4 55. Rh8+ Nh5 56. Kf2 Rg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 {This looks stronger than} (11...
Ne5 {, after which the black knight disturbs his other pieces. The simplest
way to refute it is probably} 12. Qb3 {, e.g.} c6 (12... Qc8 13. h4 h5 14.
O-O-O c6 15. Kb1 Ned7 16. d6 Qe8 17. Rhg1 Kh7 18. f4 Rd8 19. e5 {1-0 Boensch,
U-Gyorkos,L/Szekszard op 1989 (27)}) 13. f4 Ned7 14. Rd1 (14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1
e6 16. h4 Qe7 17. h5 Rab8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Qc2 $16 {Hausrath,D-Mohandesi,S/
Interteam ch, BEL 1996/1-0 (54)}) 14... Qc7 15. O-O Rfd8 16. a4 Nf6 17. a5 Nbd7
18. dxc6 bxc6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Rxd5 $18 {Dao Thien Hai-Zaw Oo/
Yangon zt 1998/1-0 (46)}) {This is one of the rare occasions when a knight is
better placed at the edge of the board than in the centre!} 12. Bd4 c5 $5 (
12... e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Bb5 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Ba6 Bf8 (16... Qf6 $5) 17.
Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rd1 Rd4 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. b3 $14 {Soppe,
G-Malisauskas,V/Erevan olm 1996/1-0 (74)}) 13. Bxg7 (13. Bxc5 Nac4 14. Bxc4
Nxc4 15. Qe2 Nxb2 16. Qxb2 Qc7 17. Bb4 (17. Qa3 Rfc8) 17... a5 $17 {Atalik})
13... Kxg7 14. Qc2 e5 {Black closes down the position. Now White castles to
the q-side and mutual pawn attacks start. However, the poor position of the
black a5 knight enables White to come first. Korchnoi nicely underlines the
drawbacks of Black's plan.} 15. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye3g4]} Nd7 16. Qc3 $1 $146 {
An interesting novelty. White has two ideas: 17.f4 and 17.Bb5} (16. Ne3 c4 $1
17. h4 b5 18. h5 Nb7 19. O-O-O Nd6 20. Rdg1 g5 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Kb1 f6 $13 {
Sokolov,I-Atalik,S/New York 1997/1/2-1/2(42)}) 16... a6 $6 (16... f6 17. Bb5 {
to exchange the "bad" bishop} b6 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. h4 {But after the text move
Whie starts a strong attack.}) 17. f4 f6 18. f5 $1 g5 (18... gxf5 19. Ne3 $5
fxe4 20. Bg4 b6 21. Be6 $44) 19. h4 h6 20. Ne3 {Black now has to do something
as otherwise after 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.Ng4 he will have serious problems.} Qb6 {
[%cal Yb6b4]} 21. a3 c4 {[%cal Yb6d4]} 22. Rd1 Nc5 {[#]} 23. Qb4 $1 Qb5 24. f3
{White's plan now is: to remove his king th g2 and eventually capture the c4
pawn. Meanwhile the black pieces are completely motionless due to their
awkward positions.} Rac8 25. Kf2 b6 26. Kg2 {/\27.Rc1} g4 {despair} 27. Nxg4
Ncb3 28. Rhg1 Qxb4 29. axb4 Nb7 {With an extra pawn and attack along the
g-file White confidently brings home his advantage.} 30. Kf2 Kh7 31. Ne3 Nd6
32. Rg6 h5 33. Nf1 Nd4 34. Ng3 c3 35. bxc3 Rxc3 36. Bd3 a5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38.
Nxh5 Ne8 39. d6 Rf7 40. d7 Rxd7 41. Bb5 Rc2+ 42. Kf1 Rf7 43. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Kortschnoj-B"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2001.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 {Dieser Zug wird relativ selten
gespielt - die Alternativen sind 4...d5 und 4...Bb4.} 5. Nh4 $6 {Dieser Zug
wirkt unnatürlich auf mich. Weiß möchte die Springer auf dem Brett halten und
nach 6.e3 den gegnerischen Springer verjagen. Das natürliche 5.Bg2 ist meines
Erachtens die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß.} d5 $5 {Es ist bemerkenswert, dass
dieser natürliche Bauernzug nicht nur noch nie gespielt, sondern seinerzeit
von Kortschnoj selbst empfohlen wurde (s. die Monographie A 29 (1993)).} (5...
c6 6. e3 Ne6 7. Bg2 (7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 d5 $15 9. c5 b6 10. b4 a5 11. Na4 Nd7
$1 12. b5 Bb7 13. Ba3 bxc5 14. dxc5 Ndxc5 15. Rc1 $2 (15. Nxc5 $5) 15... Nxa4
16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Qe8 $1 $19 {0-1 Gulko,B-Hansen,C/Esbjerg
2000/CBM 78/[Ribli] (26)}) 7... g6 (7... Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 d5
11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Qa5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Nf5 {1-0 Liberzon,V-Tatai,S/
Beersheba 1976/MCL (22)}) 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. O-O Bg7 12.
Be3 O-O 13. Qb3 Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nf3 Bc6 17. Ne5 Qb6 18. Qxb6
axb6 19. a3 Ne4 20. Nxc6 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A-Svidler,P/Haifa 2000/CBM 74 ext (20)
}) (5... g5 $2 6. Nf3 Nxf3+ 7. exf3 Bc5 8. Qe2 Qe7 $2 (8... d6 $13) 9. d3 Rg8
10. h4 h6 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Rxg5 13. Nd5 Qd6 14. Rh8+ Ng8 15. f4 Rg6 16.
fxe5 $18 {Botterill,G-Botto/England 1977/Inf 24 (16)}) 6. e3 $6 {Dieser Zug
bedeutet eine Schwächung der weißen Felder.} (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Be6 $11) 6...
Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung erreicht - er kann mit 8...
Be7 (mit Tempogewinn dank der schlechten Stellung des Nh4) die Entwicklung des
Königsflügels beenden. Weiß hingegen muss immer auch mit Ndb4 rechnen.} 8. d3
Be7 $15 9. Nf3 (9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Bg2 Bb4+ $15) 9... O-O {Schwarz hat
Entwicklungsvorsprung und eine gesunde Stellung. Weiß steht schon jetzt vor
Problemen - es ist nicht leicht, den Bf1 zu entwickeln.} 10. Bg2 (10. a3 $15) (
10. Be2 Bh3 $15) 10... Ndb4 {[%csl Rd3]} 11. Ke2 {[%csl Re2] Man muss hier
darauf hinweisen, dass es sich hier um eine Schnellschachpartie handelt. Unter
normalen Bedingungen hätte Kortschnoj natürlich eine andere Variante gewählt.
Der König steht schlecht in der Mitte.} (11. d4 exd4 12. exd4 Nxd4 $1 $17)
11... Be6 {Durch natürliche Züge verschafft sich Schwarz eine gute
Angriffsstellung - anschließend kann er Qd7 und f7-f5 ziehen.} 12. Ne1 {
Weiß bereitet 13.a3 vor und verteidigt den Pd3.} (12. a3 Bb3 $5 (12... Nd5 $15)
13. Qd2 (13. Qxb3 $2 Qxd3+ 14. Ke1 Nc2+ $19) 13... Nc2 14. Rb1 f5 $36) 12...
Qd7 13. a3 {Dieser Bauernzug ist jetzt besser - Schwarz kann nun nicht 13...
Bb3 ziehen.} Nd5 14. Qc2 Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d2][%mdl 2048]} 15. Bd2 Kh8 (15... f5
$15) 16. Nxd5 (16. Rd1 f5 $15) 16... Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Nf3 f5 19. Qc4 (19.
Bc3 e4 20. Ne1 Rd7 $15) 19... Qd7 {Natürlich muss Schwarz angesichts des Ke2
die Damen auf dem Brett halten.} 20. Rhd1 b5 $1 21. Qc2 (21. Qxb5 e4 $19 {
Und wenn der Nf3 sein Feld verlässt, gewinnt Schwarz die Dame mit 22...Nd4+.})
21... f4 $40 22. Rac1 $2 (22. gxf4 exf4 $40) 22... fxg3 {[%mdl 128]} 23. fxg3 (
23. Qxc6 Qxd3+ 24. Ke1 g2 $19) 23... e4 $1 {Mit diesem Bauernopfer schließt
Schwarz die Diagonale a8-h1. Nun kann Weiß den Nf3 nicht mehr mit Qxc6
verteidigen.} 24. dxe4 Qg4 25. Rf1 Rxf3 $1 $19 26. Rxf3 Ne5 27. Rcf1 Nxf3 (
27... Nxf3 28. Rxf3 Rf8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Kortschnoj-B"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2001.04.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.04.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. h4 c5 10. Bd3 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 c4 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rh3 Rg8 {[%mdl 8] Ein
neuer Plan. Der Nachziehende ist bemüht, die schwachen Felder f7 und g7 zu
verteidigen.} 14. Rf3 (14. Qf4 $5 {/\Bh5}) 14... Ke7 $5 15. Nh3 (15. Qh5 Qe8 (
15... Rf8 16. Rg3 Rg8 17. Rf3 Rf8 $11) 16. Kc1 Nd8 17. a4 (17. Nh3 Qa4 18. Nf4
Qa3+ 19. Kd2 Qb2 $17) 17... a5 18. g4 Bd7) 15... Qa5 16. Qf4 Rf8 (16... Nd8 17.
g4 $1 (17. Rg3 $6 Bd7 $132) 17... Bd7 18. g5 Rh8 (18... hxg5 19. hxg5 Rh8 20.
g6 $1) 19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. Rg3 $36) 17. Rg3 Rg8 18. Bh5 Nd8 19. Re1 $5 {Der Turm
a1 soll den Angriff auf f7 bzw. g7 unterstützen.} b5 (19... Bd7 {/\Be8} 20.
Rxg7 $3 (20. Ree3 Be8 $132) 20... Rxg7 21. Qf6+ Kf8 22. Qxh6 Kg8 23. Re3 Qxa2
24. Ng5 Ba4 25. Bd1 Rg6 (25... Nc6 26. Nh7 $1 $18) 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Nxf7 Rg7 (
27... Nxf7 28. Qxg6 $16) (27... Bxc2 28. Bxc2 Rg7 29. Qh8+ Rg8 30. Qh6+ $16)
28. Qh8+ Rg8 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Nd6 {/\Qh7} Be8 31. Bh5 Bxh5 32. Qxh5 Rf8 33. Rf3
$1 $18) 20. a3 $6 (20. Ree3 $1 g6 (20... Bd7 $2 21. Rxg7 $3 Rxg7 22. Qf6+ Kf8
23. Qxh6 Kg8 24. Ng5 Qxa2 25. Nh7 $1 $18) (20... b4 $2 21. Bxf7 $3 Nxf7 22.
Ref3 $40 Nd8 23. Rxg7+ $18) 21. Qxh6 Qxa2 22. Qh7 $16) 20... Qxa3 $6 (20... Bd7
{/\Be8} 21. Rxg7 $6 (21. Ree3 Qxa3 $17) (21. Ra1 $15) 21... Rxg7 22. Qf6+ Kf8
23. Qxh6 Qxa3 24. Ng5 {/\Nh7} Kg8 $1 25. Re3 {/\Nh7} b4 $1 26. Nh7 (26. Rg3
bxc3+ 27. Rxc3 (27. Ke2 Qc1 $19) 27... Qb4 $19) 26... Qxc3+ $1 {In diesem Zug
steckt die Pointe des schwarzen Gegenangriffs.} 27. Rxc3 bxc3+ 28. Kxc3 Rxh7
$19) 21. Rxg7 Rxg7 22. Qf6+ Kd7 23. Qxg7 b4 24. Re3 $2 (24. cxb4 Qb2 $5 (24...
Qxb4+ 25. Ke2 Qc3 (25... c3 26. Ke3 $36) 26. Bxf7 Qxc2+ 27. Kf1 $16) 25. Qxh6 (
25. Bxf7 Qxb4+ 26. Ke2 Qe7 $17) 25... c3+ (25... Qxd4+ 26. Ke2 Qxe5+ 27. Kf1
Qf5 28. Nf4 $14) 26. Kd1 Qxb4 27. Qf4 Ba6 $132) 24... b3 $1 $17 25. Re1 (25.
cxb3 cxb3 $16) 25... Rb8 26. Nf4 Qa2 27. Bxf7 (27. Bg6 Kc6 $1) 27... Qxc2+ 28.
Ke3 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ribli} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 {Speelman}
Nxd4 {Dieser Zug wurde von Sax für diesen Wettkampf vorbereitet.} (6... Be7 {
vgl. 9. Matchpartie}) (6... Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4 (8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. e3
b6 11. Be2 Ba6 $10 {Stohl.I-Khalifman.A/Manila izt/1990/}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 b6
10. f4 (10. O-O Bb7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. Nb5 $1 {Andersson,
U-Polugaevsky,L/Manila izt/1990/1-0/43/}) 10... d6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Be3 Rc8 13.
O-O {Kortschnoj,V-Lautier,J/Manila izt/1990/1-0/34/}) 7. Qxd4 b6 8. Qf4 $1 (8.
Bf4 $2 {vgl. 1. Matchpartie}) 8... Bb7 (8... Bc5 $5 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 e5 11. Qg3
O-O 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Qd3 Rb8 14. O-O-O $13) (8... Ba6 $5 9. e4 Rc8 10. e5 Ng8
11. b3 $1 Ne7 12. Bb2 Ng6 13. Qg3 Qh4 14. Qxh4 Nxh4 15. O-O-O $13) 9. e4 d6 10.
Bd3 (10. Qg3 $1) 10... Be7 11. Qg3 $1 (11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qg3 Ne5 14.
Be2 Rc8 15. b3 Bf6 $10 {vgl. 3.Matchpartie}) 11... O-O 12. Bh6 Ne8 13. Bd2 $16
{>< Ne8} Rc8 14. O-O Bf6 15. Rac1 g6 16. b3 a6 17. Qe3 $6 (17. Rfd1 $142 Bg7
18. Bg5) 17... Bg7 18. Na4 Rc6 19. Be2 (19. Bb4 Nf6 20. e5 Ng4 21. Qg3 Nxe5 (
21... h5 22. Bxd6 (22. Be4 $5) 22... Rxd6 23. exd6 a5 $13) 22. Be4 d5 23. Bxf8
Qxf8 24. cxd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxa3 $13) 19... Nf6 20. Rfd1 (20. Bf3 $5 {/\ 21.e5}
Nd7 21. e5 d5 22. Bb4 Re8 23. Bd6 Qh4 (23... f6) (23... Qa8)) 20... Nd7 21. Bc3
Qe7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nb2 Rd8 24. Rc2 Rcc8 25. Rcd2 Nf6 26. f3 Rb8 27. a4 Qc7
28. Nd3 Ne8 29. Nf2 {Weiß hat großen Raumvorteil, er muß allerdings vor Beginn
des Schlussangriffs seine Figuren umgruppieren. Subtiler war hier 29.Bf1} Qc5
30. Qc3+ e5 31. Kf1 b5 $2 (31... a5 $1 {Hiernach wäre es nicht leicht,den
Stellungsvorteil in einen Gewinn umzusetzen.}) (31... Nc7 $2 32. b4 Qc6 33. c5)
(31... Rdc8 $5) (31... Rdc8 $5 {Ribli}) 32. b4 $18 Qc7 33. axb5 axb5 34. c5 Kg8
(34... dxc5 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Qxe5+ $18) (34... Ba8 $1 35. Rd3 {
/\ 36.Qd2}) (34... Ba6 {Ribli} 35. Qa1 $1 $18) 35. Bxb5 dxc5 36. Qxc5 $2 (36.
Rxd8 $142 Rxd8 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 38. Qxe5 Nc7 39. Qxc5 Ne6 40. Qc3 Qb8 41. Ng4 $18)
36... Rxd2 37. Rxd2 Qxc5 38. bxc5 Nc7 39. Bc4 Ba6 40. Bxa6 Nxa6 41. Nd3 Rd8 (
41... Rb3 42. c6 f6 (42... Rc3 43. Nxe5 f6 44. Rd8+ Kg7 45. Rd7+ Kg8 46. Ra7
$18) 43. Nc5 $18) 42. Ke2 Kf8 43. Rb2 Ke8 44. Ke3 Rc8 45. Ra2 {2.23/2.19} (45.
Ra2 Rc6 46. Nxe5 Rxc5 47. Kd4 f6 48. Nxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Na4
cxd4 9. exd4 (9. a3 $5 Be7 10. exd4) 9... Be7 (9... Re8 $5 {[%cal Gb4f8]}) 10.
Re1 Re8 11. a3 d6 12. b4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Bf8 14. Bf1 ({White has also tried to
re-centralise his knight immediately with} 14. Nc3 {the most direct attempt to
'refute' which led to a lesson which has remained quite vivid for some years:}
a5 $6 (14... a6 $5 {is a more thematic 'hedgehog' move. Korchnoi has
previously tried}) 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4 e5 17. d5 b5 $5 18. Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ra5]
A rude awakening. Far from white's centre collapsing, his knight is able to
embark on an instructive manouevre.} (18. cxb5 Nb6 $132 {[%csl Rd5]}) (18. Nxb5
$6 e4 {the analysis often used to stop here in the 'pre-Fritz' era!} 19. Ng5 $1
exd3 20. Rxe8 Qxe8 (20... Nxe8 $2 21. Qh5 $40) 21. Bxf6 $1 (21. Nc7 Qc8 22.
Nxa8 Qxc4 $15) 21... gxf6 $1 (21... Nxf6 22. Nc7 Qe5 23. Nf3 $14 Qc3 $6 24.
Nxa8 Bxa8 25. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Ra8,Rf8] The rook and pawns will dominate black's
poor minor pieces in the ending.}) 22. Nxh7 Kxh7 23. Qxd3+ Kg8 24. Nc7 Qe7 25.
Nxa8 Bxa8 {with a very unusual material balance R+3 v.BBN, which should of
course normally favour the pieces. Here however, white has some 'muddying'
positional compensation too.}) 18... bxc4 19. Nxc4 Nb6 20. Na5 $5 ({The more
conservative} 20. Ne3 $5 $14 {merited consideration since black is lacking in
space. Although a5 is clearly the more desirable square positionally, the
tactics on which black is now able to embark should not have had such a
clearly negative outcome!}) 20... Bxd5 21. Bb5 Re6 22. Nxd5 Nfxd5 23. Bc6 Nf4
$2 (23... Nxb4 24. Bxa8 Qxa8 25. Bc3 {A.Martin} Rg6 $5 26. g3 N4d5 27. Bd2 $14)
24. g3 Rg6 25. Bc1 $1 (25. Bxa8 $6 Qxa8 26. f3 Nbd5 $132) 25... Rc8 26. Be4
Nh3+ (26... Rg5 27. h4 $18) 27. Kg2 {and white wins sufficient material to
decide. A.Martin - P.Wells, British (ch)}) 14... g6 $6 (14... Rc8 15. Nc3 Qc7
16. Nd2 Qb8 17. Qb3 $6 (17. Nb3 d5 18. c5 e5 $13) 17... d5 18. Rad1 Qf4 19. c5
e5 20. Ne2 Qh6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Nf3 Ree8 25. Ned4
Ne4 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Yc8c3,Ye4c3]} 26. Qb2 Qf6 27. Bb5 Red8 28. Re3 g5 $1 {
[%cal Gg7b2,Yg5g4]} 29. Rb3 Bg7 30. Rbd3 Rc7 31. a4 Rdc8 32. h3 h5 33. Ne1 g4
34. hxg4 hxg4 35. f3 Nc3 36. fxg4 Nxd1 37. Rxd1 Rc1 $1 {[%csl Rd4] 0-1
Wirthensohn,H-Spassky,B/Zuerich 1984/MCD (37)}) 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Rb1 $1 a6 17.
Nd2 $1 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Yd2b3,Ya3a4,Ya4a5][%mdl 32]} d5 $6 {It would be only a
slight exagerration to say that the evaluation of this variation stands or
falls entirely around black's ability to play a successful ...d5 break. In the
Spassky game above, we saw just that. Here white's pieces are much better
placed to meet the challenge. The problem though is that white also has a plan,
and if black simply tries to slowly improve his pieces he risks getting
squashed eg} (17... Qc7) ({or perhaps better still the equally standard
'hedgehog manouevre'} 17... Rc8 {[%cal Yc8c7,Yd8a8] followed by ...Rc7 and ...
Qa8/b8.} 18. Nb3 $14 (18. a4 $5 d5 (18... Rc7 19. Nb3 Qa8 20. a5 $14) 19. c5 a5
(19... e5 $132)) 18... e5 19. d5 {[%csl Ra5,Rb7][%cal Gb6b5,Yb3a5]}) 18. c5
bxc5 (18... e5 {The alternative central break} 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Na4 Nfd7 21.
cxb6 Nxb6 22. Nc5 {[%csl Yc5] also leaves white with the better pieces.}) 19.
bxc5 Qc7 20. Na2 $1 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ya2b4,Yc5c6]} Bc6 $6 {This also looks
wrong. OK the bishop on b7 is no great piece, but by securing its exchange on
b5 black creates a pawn weakness which is far easier to exploit.} (20... a5 $6
21. Nc3 {[%cal Gb5d6,Gc3b5]}) (20... Nh5 21. Nb4 a5 22. Nd3 Rab8 $14) 21. Nb4
Bb5 22. Bxb5 axb5 {[%csl Rb5] Black's pawn on b5 is desparately weak.
Meanwhile white's passed c-pawn has a bright future, and his bishop on b2,
while its role is passive, it is also vital, something which cannot be said of
its counterpart on g7.} 23. Qe2 Bh6 24. Rbd1 Reb8 25. Nb1 $1 {[%csl Rb5][%cal
Yb1c3]} Nh5 26. Nc3 Ra5 $6 (26... Nf4 27. Qf3 $16) 27. Ncxd5 $1 {The decisive
breakthrough in which all white's strong points - e-file, passed c-pawn,
opening of the long diagonal for his bishop and a superb knight on d5 are
emphasised. Black meanwhile succumbs to a rather embarrassing family fork.}
exd5 28. Nxd5 Qd8 (28... Qb7 $2 29. c6 $18) 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nc6 Nf4 31. Qg4
Qc7 32. Nxa5 1-0

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Shaked, Tal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 (4. d5 {Dies wäre die
prinzipielle Fortsetzung. Ribli.} exd5 (4... b5 {Das ist das sogenannte
Blumenfeld-Gambit. Schwarz opfert einen Bauern - nach 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 -, um
sich mit 6...d5 ein starkes Zentrum aufzubauen.}) 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 {
Das ist eine Grundstellung der Benoni-Verteidigung. Weiß verfügt über
Zentrumsübergewicht, aber die unsymmetrische Stellung bietet auch dem
Schwarzen Chancen.}) 4... cxd4 {Schwarz hat viele Alternativen: 4...Bb4, 4...
a6, 4...Nc6, 4...d5, 4...Qb6.} 5. Nxd4 Qc7 {Befragt sofort den weißen Bauern
c4. Schwarz plant ohnehin eine Igelstellung mit ...a6, ...d6 aufzubauen, in
der die Dame auf c7 gut steht.} 6. b3 (6. Nd2) (6. Nc3 $5 a6 (6... Qxc4 7. e4
$44)) (6. Qd3) 6... Bb4+ {!? Kortschnoj} (6... d5 $11 {Kortschnoj}) 7. Bd2 Bc5
{Es scheint, Schwarz habe mit 6...Bb4 / 7...Bc5 ein Tempo verloren, aber der
weiße Läufer steht auf d2 schlechter als auf c1.} 8. e3 (8. Bc3 Ne4 9. Bg2 Nxc3
10. Nxc3 Qe5 (10... Nc6 11. e3 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rad1 a6 15. Nc2
Be7 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Ne4 d6 {1/2-1/2 Andrade,L-Glavina,P/3rd It,
Loures POR 1997 (36)}) (10... Qa5 $11 {Kortschnoj}) 11. e3 Nc6 12. Nde2 O-O 13.
O-O Be7 (13... a6 14. a3 Be7 15. b4 Qc7 16. Qb3 a5 17. c5 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1
19. Rxa1 b6 $10 {= Karpov,A-Mascarinas,R/Thessaloniki (ol) 1988}) 14. Nd4 Bc5
15. Nce2 a6 16. a3 Qc7 17. b4 Be7 18. c5 a5 {Karpov,A-Van Wely,L/Amber Rapid,
Monte Carlo MON 1998/1-0 (133)}) (8. Nb5 $2 Qc6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Rg1 Ne4 11. e3
Bb4+ 12. Ke2 Na6 13. Bg2 d5 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. N1c3 e5 {0-1 Lindinger,M-Kuehn,P/
Hamburg-chJ 1994}) 8... b6 {!? Kortschnoj} (8... O-O 9. Bg2 d5 10. cxd5 Bxd4 (
10... Nxd5 11. O-O Rd8 12. Nb5 Qe7 13. Qe2 e5 14. N1c3 Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Be6 16.
Rfd1 Nc6 17. Be1 f5 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qf7 20. Qc4 Bd6 21. Rac1 e4 22. Bc3
h6 23. Bb2 Kh8 {Salgado Allaria,C-Spassov,L/Sitges op 1993/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 11.
exd4 Nxd5 12. O-O b6 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Nc3 Ba6 17.
Re1 Rbe8 18. Qh5 Re6 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Re1 Rf5 21. Qd1 Qf7 22. Qd2 Rf3 23. Re3
Qf5 24. Kg2 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 h6 $11 {Line Flear,G-Motwani,P/Hastings 1996}) (8...
d5) (8... a6 $5) (8... Nc6 9. Nb5 Qd8 10. Bg2 d5 $11) 9. Nb5 (9. Bg2 Bb7 10.
O-O $11) 9... Qb7 {!=/+ Kortschnoj} (9... Qc6 $6 {Kortschnoj} 10. Rg1 Bb7 11.
Bc3 a6 12. Bg2 $14) 10. Rg1 $13 {Der Turm steht auf g1 unnatürlich, denn Weiß
kann nicht mehr rochieren. Weiß dürfte jetzt keinen Eröffnungsvorteil mehr
haben, aber der routinierte Kortschnoj findet sich in dieser orginellen
Stellung besser zurecht als sein junger Gegner.} a6 (10... d5 11. Bg2 Bd7 $11 {
Schwarz plant 12...Bc6.}) 11. Bg2 Nc6 (11... d5 12. N5c3 {[%csl Yd5][%cal
Gg2a8]} O-O {Die schwarze Stellung ist O.K., während Weiß Entwicklungsprobleme
hat.}) 12. Nd4 d5 (12... Bxd4 13. exd4 d5 14. Bg5 Ne4 $13 {Weiß hat das
Läuferpaar, das jedoch gegen die feste schwarze Stellung ohne große Bedeutung
ist.}) 13. Bc3 Bd7 (13... Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 $14 {[%csl Yd5,Gg2][%cal
Gg2a8]}) 14. Nd2 (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18.
Qxd5 exd5 $11 {und Schwarz kann seinen schwachen Bauern mit ...d5-d4 tauschen.}
) 14... Nxd4 (14... Bxd4 15. exd4 O-O $5 $11) (14... O-O 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxf6
gxf6 $11) (14... O-O-O $5 15. Rc1 Kb8) (14... b5 $5 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 15. exd4
(15. Bxd4 $6 Bxd4 16. exd4 Bc6 $15) 15... Be7 (15... Bd6 $1 $15 {Kortschnoj})
16. g4 $5 {Weiß muß so spielen, um seinem Turm auf g1 Leben einzuhauchen.} Bc6
(16... h6 17. h4 g6 $5) 17. g5 Nd7 (17... Ne4 $5 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 18. Qg4 O-O
(18... dxc4 19. bxc4 Bxg2 (19... b5 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 20. Rxg2 $13) (18...
O-O-O $5) 19. h4 Rfe8 {King: Perhaps a bit too fancy, or perhaps he is showing
just a little too much respect. I think this was the moment to break open the
position:} (19... dxc4 20. bxc4 (20. Nxc4 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 b5 22. Ne3 Nb6 23. h5
Rac8 $17) 20... Bxg2 21. Rxg2 $13 {[%csl Re1]} (21. Rxg2 {King} b5 {King:
followed by ...Nb6. I find it hard to believe that White is going to generate
a serious attack.})) (19... Rae8 $5 20. h5 f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44 {
[%cal Ge8e1]}) 20. h5 f5 {?Kortschnoj King: In football they say, 'Never pass
the ball in front of your own goal', and this is the equivalent in chess. You
have to have a good reason to open up a file in front of your own king; but
Black doesn't.} (20... b5 $15) (20... e5 $5 $40) ({King: By this stage,
curling up with} 20... Nf8 {King suggests itself.}) 21. gxf6 Bxf6 $2 {[%csl
Rd7]} (21... Nxf6 $5 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44 {[%cal Ge8e1]}) 22. O-O-O {=Kortschnoj}
Rac8 (22... dxc4 $11 {Kortschnoj}) 23. Kb1 b5 (23... dxc4 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Ne4
$40 {[%csl Gc3,Ge4,Gg1,Gg4,Rg8] und Schwarz muß immer mit dem Bauernvorstoß
d4-d5 rechnen.}) (23... e5 $2 24. cxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5+ Qxd5 26. Ne4 $16 {
[%csl Gc3,Gd1,Rd5,Ge4,Rf6,Gg1,Gg4,Rg8]}) 24. cxd5 exd5 (24... Bxd5 25. Ne4 $40
(25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Ne4 $40)) 25. Nf1 $1 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Rd7] +/-Kortschnoj
Der Springer strebt auf das starke Feld e3. Die schwarzen Figuren, besonders
der Springer auf d7 und der Läufer auf c6, stehen schlecht.} Nf8 26. Ne3 {
[%csl Ge3]} Kh8 (26... Rxe3 {Kortschnoj} 27. fxe3 Bd7 28. Qf4 Rxc3 29. Qxf6 $1
$18) 27. Bb2 Ne6 $6 {Auch e6 ist kein gutes Feld für den Springer.} (27... Bd7
28. Bxd5 $16 (28. Qg3 Be6 $11)) (27... Rcd8 $5) 28. Qf5 $16 {[%csl Gf5][%cal
Rh5h6] King: It's remarkable how Kortschnoj has managed to arrive at a
sensible position after his unorthodox start. More than that, it is a very
strong position. Black's d-pawn is weak, and his king in trouble.  Jetzt hängt
der Bauer auf d5 und es droht der tödliche Hebel h5-h6.} Qb6 29. h6 {[%csl Rh8]
Der schwarze König auf h8 ist leicht angreifbar.} Nxd4 30. hxg7+ Bxg7 {[#]} 31.
Rxd4 $1 $18 {Nach dieser hübschen kleinen Kombination muß Schwarz aufgeben,
denn nach 31...Bxd4 wird er Matt.} (31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Qf6+ $3 Bxf6 33. Bxf6+
Kg8 34. Bxd5+ Kf8 35. Rg8#) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich m rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Uhlmann sticks to the move that he made in the first game.} e5 2. Nc3
Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 {Once again it's four knights. But this time Korchnoi
instead of going for Bb4, converts the position into a Reversed Sicilian.} d5
5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nde7 $5 (6... Nb6 {is considered to be the main move.}) 7.
O-O g6 8. b4 a6 (8... Nxb4 9. Nxe5 $16) 9. Rb1 Bg7 10. a4 O-O 11. d3 (11. b5
axb5 12. axb5 Nd4 $11) 11... Nd4 12. Nd2 $1 {White prevents the exchange of
knights and aims to push back the knight with e3.} c6 {Blunting the g2 bishop.}
13. e3 Ne6 14. Qe2 (14. Nc4 {was more active and better as} Nd5 {can be met
with} 15. Bb2 $1 Nxb4 $6 16. Ba3 $1 $14) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 {Black has
equalised out of the opening.} 16. f4 $5 {An overambitious move. On first
sight it seems illogical that White can launch an attack on Black without
being fully developed. Yet there are some threats of breaking the kingside
pawn structure with f4-f5 and Black has to react accurately.} (16. Bb2 {
was better.}) 16... exf4 17. gxf4 Re8 {White's central constellation of pawns
can be a strength if set into motion but currently they seem more like a
weakness.} 18. Nb3 (18. f5 Nd4 $17) 18... Qd6 19. Qf3 Qxb4 20. f5 (20. Qxd5
Qxa4 $15) 20... gxf5 {Breaking up the kingside pawn structure gives White
definite counter chances.} (20... Nd8 $1 {was better and after} 21. fxg6 hxg6
22. Qxd5 Bf5 $15 {Black stands better.}) 21. Qxf5 Nd8 22. Qxd5 Qxa4 23. Nc5 {
Suddenly the White pieces look quite active and the black ones look pushed
back and clumsily placed.} Qc2 24. Rb6 {The rook also joins in the party} Be6 (
24... Bh3 $5 {was an amazing tactical possibility.} 25. Bxh3 Re5 26. Qd7 Qxc5 {
When Black regains his piece but White keeps an edge after} 27. Rd6 $14) 25.
Qh5 Bg4 $2 {A tactical error which goes unpunished.} 26. Qg5 (26. Qxg4 $1 Qxc5
27. Bb2 $1 {There is absolutely no way for Black to defend himself in this
position.} Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Re5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. Qd7 $18 {with a winning
advantage.}) 26... Re5 27. Qxg4 Qxc5 28. Rb4 (28. Bb2 Qxb6 29. Bxe5 Qxe3+ $19 {
would be just losing for White.}) 28... Rg5 29. Qf4 Rg6 {Black is a pawn up
and to some extent he has fortified his position.} 30. Re4 Qb5 31. Ba3 Rf6 32.
Qh4 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Ne6 34. d4 Qb1 (34... Qb3 $1 {Not only attacking the a3
bishop but also threatening to trap the rook on e4 with the move f5.} 35. Bd6
f5 $19 {traps the rook.}) 35. Rg4 Kh8 36. d5 Nf8 37. Be7 $2 {This is the final
error of the game. After this Korchnoi is able to finish off his opponent
easily.} (37. Qh5 $13) 37... Ng6 $1 38. Rxg6 (38. Qg5 h6 $19) 38... Qxg6+ 39.
Bg2 Rc8 40. Qh3 Rc1+ 41. Kf2 Qc2+ 42. Kf3 Qd1+ 43. Kf4 Rc4+ 44. e4 Qxd5 (44...
Qxd5 {It could have been possible to prolong the game here with} 45. Qc8+ Rxc8
46. exd5 {But to win this position should not be a difficult task for Korchnoi.
}) 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Kortschnoj KO"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2001.04.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.04.29"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 {This continuation
used to be popular about 60 years ago,but now it's considered absolutely
harmless and frankly speaking not without a reason!} Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Qd3 {
Probably the best move in the position;others promise white even less:} (8. Nf3
Qe7 9. Qd2 Nb6 (9... Nc6 10. Nb5 Nb6 11. c3 a6 12. Na3 Bd7 13. Nc2 O-O-O 14.
Bd3 h6 $15 {Csapkovics-Noble,A/St.Ingbert op 1987 (44)}) 10. g4 Bd7 11. Bd3 Nc6
12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Kb1 Kb8 14. Rh5 Nb4 $15 {Steiner,B-Seitz,H/Mittelfranken
1985}) (8. Rh5 $5 Qe7 9. Qg4 f5 10. Qh3 Nf8 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. g4 fxg4 13. Qxg4
Nc6 14. Rg5 Rg8 15. Nge2 $44 {Velimirovic,D-Kovacevic,V/JUG-chT 1989 (28)})
8... Nc6 $6 (8... h5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. g4 g6 11. gxh5 gxh5 12. Qe3 Nb6 13. O-O-O
Bd7 14. Be2 Nc6 15. Qf4 $1 O-O-O 16. Rdg1 $1 $14 {Hector,J-Brynell,S/Excelsior
Cup 1999. An active position of the pieces and weakness of h-pawn fully
compensate white for the lack of pawn.}) (8... g6 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qe3 Nc6 (10...
a6 11. O-O-O c5 (11... Nc6 12. Rh6 Nb6 13. Qg5 Bd7 14. Qf6 O-O-O 15. Ng5 Qxf6
16. exf6 Be8 17. Rxh7 Rxh7 18. Nxh7 $13 {Nataf,I-Kovacevic,V/Solin 1997}) 12.
dxc5 Qxc5 13. Nd4 Nc6 14. f4 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 b5 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Rh3 Nb6 18. Nd1
Rc8 $15 {Nataf,I-Thorhallsson,T/Mermaid Beach Club 1999}) 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Ng5
(12. Rh6 $5 Bd7 13. Qg5 Qxg5+ 14. Nxg5 Ke7 15. Nxh7 Rac8 16. f4 $14 {Hector,
J-Brynell,S/Malmo 1993}) 12... Bd7 13. Nxh7 O-O-O 14. Be2 Be8 15. a3 Kb8 16.
Bb5 $14 {Hector,J-Fries Nielsen,J/Stavanger op 1991 (40)}) 9. Nf3 Qg6 (9... Qg4
$2 10. Nb5 $1 Kd8 11. Rxh7 Rxh7 12. Qxh7 $16) 10. Qxg6 fxg6 11. Nb5 Ke7 ({
Black can't keep the pawn by} 11... Kd8 {because of} 12. Ng5 $16 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Gg5f7] and white threatens too many things for black to defend.}) 12.
Nxc7 Rb8 13. Nb5 $14 {Better pawn structure and much better bishop promise
white steady advantage.} Nb6 14. c3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Na5 16. b3 $1 {[%csl Gc4]
Black knights are awkwardly placed on b6 and e5 and there is no reason to let
them ''join the party''!} Bxb5 $6 17. Bxb5 h6 $6 {It seems that black stands
not so badly: he intends to play g5 and weakness of white pawn on c3 gives him
an opportunity to gain an important tempo after 18.Nh4,but he misses very
simple,but crucial thing...} 18. Nh4 $1 Rhc8 19. Rh3 g5 {Going right into trap,
but black is lost in any case.} (19... a6 20. Nxg6+ Kf7 21. Rf3+ $1 (21. Bd3
Rxc3 22. Rf3+ Kg8 23. Ne7+ Kh8) 21... Kxg6 22. Bd3+ Kg5 23. Rg3+ $1 Kf4 (23...
Kh5 24. Ke2 Rxc3 25. Rh1#) 24. Kd2 $1 g5 25. Rf3+ Kg4 26. Rf6 $1 $18 {[%cal
Gd3e2,Ga1h1]}) 20. Ng6+ Kf7 21. Rf3+ $1 $18 Kxg6 (21... Kg8 22. Ne7+ $18) 22.
Bd3+ Kh5 23. Rh3+ Kg4 24. f3+ Kf4 25. Kf2 $1 g4 26. g3+ (26. g3+ Kg5 27. f4#)
1-0

[Event "Zuerich m rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Uhlmann's main weapon} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 {The Four Knight's
Variation of the English is a classical opening which has a rich history
behind it. Both the players are of course very well versed with the strategic
plans in this position.} 4. g3 Bb4 (4... Nd4 {was a move founded by Korchnoi.}
5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4 (6. Nd3 Nf3#) 6... d6 7. Nd3 Bf5 $44 {with excellent
compensation.}) 5. Bg2 (5. Nd5 {is another possibility.}) 5... O-O 6. O-O Re8 (
6... e4 7. Ne1 {is Uhlmann's pet weapon in the English.} Bxc3 8. dxc3 h6 9. Nc2
Re8 10. Ne3 $13 {With a complex game.}) 7. d3 h6 {Preventing Bg5.} 8. Bd2 a5 9.
e4 $6 {This weakens the dark squares in the center and Korchnoi makes
excellent use of the d4 square.} (9. a3 {could have been better.} Bxc3 10. Bxc3
a4 $11) 9... d6 10. Nd5 $6 (10. h3 {Preventing Bg4 was better because the
knight on f3 is extremely necessary to defend the weak d4 square.}) 10... Bxd2
11. Qxd2 Bg4 $1 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $17 {It usually
happens in chess that the superior player ends up with a better minor piece.
In this position you can see that Black has a beautiful knight on d4 as
opposed to the passive light squared bishop. This would have been a
technically winning position for a young Korchnoi. But at the age of 84 things
are not so simple any more.} 15. Bg2 Qg5 $1 16. Qd1 (16. Qxg5 hxg5 {would have
left White without any counterplay.}) 16... c6 17. Kh2 {Defending the g3 pawn
in order to go for counterplay with f4.} f5 $6 {With this move Korchnoi opens
up the diagonal for the g2-bishop. This was not the best decision. Korchnoi
could have just played on the queenside without touching his pawns on the
kingside. For.eg} (17... Qe7 18. f4 a4 19. Rf2 Reb8 {Angling for b5 without
touching the kingside pawns.} 20. Qg4 b5 21. Raf1 bxc4 22. dxc4 Ra7 23. fxe5
dxe5 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 $19) 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4 {
White has gained a lot of counterplay. His g2-bishop is now active and the
knight on d4 is not so stable any more.} Qc5 21. Qg4 Ne6 22. Re4 Ng5 23. Rxe8+
Rxe8 24. Rf1 Qe5 25. h4 Ne6 26. Rf2 Qd4 $2 ({A better line of play could be} 
26... h5 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Rxf5 Nc5 29. d4 Nd3 30. Rxh5 a4 $11) 27. Qf5 Kh8 28.
Be4 (28. Re2 $1 {could have led to a winning endgame after} Qf6 29. Qxf6 gxf6
30. Bh3 Nc7 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Bc8 b5 33. Bd7 Ng7 34. Bxc6 $18) 28... g6 {
The only defence.} 29. Qf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxf6 d5 $2 (30... Nc5 {Black could have
posed more difficulties with} 31. Rxg6 Nxe4 32. dxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxh6+ Kg8 34.
Rxd6 Re2+ 35. Kh3 Rxb2 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. h5 Rxa2 38. g4 $16 {This seems like a
winning endgame for White, but as with all rook endgames this one is also not
so simple.}) 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. Bxd5 {White is simply a pawn up and confidently
went on to convert this endgame.} Nc5 33. d4 Rd8 34. dxc5 Rxd5 35. Rxg6 h5 36.
Rb6 Rxc5 37. Rxb7 Rd5 38. Kg2 Kg8 39. Kf3 Rd3+ 40. Kf4 a4 41. Rb5 a3 42. bxa3
Rxa3 43. Rxh5 Rxa2 44. Re5 Kg7 45. Kg5 Ra7 46. h5 Kh7 47. g4 Kg7 48. Re4 Rb7
49. h6+ Kg8 50. Kh5 Rb8 51. g5 Kh8 52. g6 Kg8 53. Re6 Ra8 54. Kg5 Rb8 55. Re7
Ra8 56. h7+ Kh8 57. Kh6 Ra6 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ye, Rongguang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 (6... g6 7.
d4 Bg7 8. d6 exd6 9. Bf4 $14) 7. Be2 (7. Qa4 g6 (7... Rb8 8. Bxd7+ Bxd7 (8...
Qxd7 9. Qxd7+ Bxd7 10. d4 b5 11. a3 Bc8 12. Bf4 Ra8 13. Be5 Bb7 14. Bxf6 exf6
15. Nge2 $14 {Magem Badals,J-Adams,M/Dos Hermanas 1993/1/2-1/2 (72)}) 9. Qf4 $1
g6 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. d4 Bf5 13. Qh4 Nxd5 14. Bh6 $14 {
Morguljev-Shakarov/USSR/1980}) 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2 Bg7 9. O-O $14) 8... Bg7 9. O-O
O-O 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 (10... Qxd7 11. Qxd7 Bxd7 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. d4 Rad8 14. Bg5
Bf5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne5 $14 {Tringov-Pfleger, Moskau 1977}) 11. Qb3 b5 12. d4
Qb8 13. Re1 (13. a3 $142) 13... b4 14. Ne4 Qb5 $1 15. Nc5 (15. Nxf6+ $142 Bxf6
16. Bg5 $1) 15... a5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Be3 $6 (17. a4 bxa3 18. Qxb5 Bxb5 19. Rxa3
Nxd5 20. Bd2 a4 $15) 17... a4 18. Qd1 Nxd5 $17 19. Qf3 Rd8 20. Rac1 Qb8 21. Bd2
Qa8 22. Qh3 Bb5 23. Re4 Nf6 $1 24. Rh4 Qd5 25. Bh6 (25. Bxb4 g5 $19) 25... Bxh6
26. Rxh6 Qxd4 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Rd2 $19 {0-1 Maus,S-Mueller,K/Hamburg SKA
1991 (33)}) (7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Qb3 Qg4 $132) (7. Ba4 b5 8. Bc2 Nb6 $10) 7... Nb6
{[%csl Rc4,Gc5,Gc6,Yd5,Rd6,Re4,Ge5,Ge6]} 8. Nf3 (8. Bf3 Nbxd5 9. d4 (9. Nxd5
Nxd5 10. Ne2 e6 11. O-O b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Qb3 Be7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nxd5 Bxd5
16. Bxd5 exd5 17. d4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vaulin,A-Stummer,A/Kecskemet 1993 (25)}) 9...
e6 10. Nge2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hadraba,
V-Novotny,J/CZE-chT2 1995/EXT 95ch (20)}) 8... Nbxd5 9. O-O e6 10. d4 Bb4 $6 (
10... Be7 11. Ne5 (11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rc1 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7
16. Bc4 Bb7 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Qe5 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2 Dieter,J-Schneider/
Ladenburg HT 1992/GER 04}) 11... O-O 12. Bf3 (12. Bd3 Qd6 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. a4 b6
15. Bg5 Bb7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rc1 $13 {1-0 Pribyl,J-Neckar,L/CSR-ch Brno 1975/
MCD-ch (44)}) 12... Bd7 13. Nxd7 (13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Re1 $14 {
1-0 Rasik,V-Kozak,M/tt-CZE95/6 Litomerice-Ostrava 1995 (45)}) 13... Qxd7 14.
Qb3 h6 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rad1 b5 17. Ne2 Rc4 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 R8c6 20. Rxc4
Rxc4 21. Rc1 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,V-Hort,V/Rovinj/Zagreb 1970/MCD-r7}) 11.
Qb3 {[%cal Gb3d5,Gc3d5,Gc1g5,Gg5f6,Gb3b4]} O-O 12. Bg5 {/\Nd5} Qa5 $6 (12...
Be7 $142) 13. Rfc1 h6 14. Bd2 Bd7 $6 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd6 (15... Ba3 $4 16.
c4 $18) 16. c4 Qc7 17. Rab1 $14) 15. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 (15... Bxd2 16. Rc5 b5 17.
Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qd3 Bf4 19. Qe4 Bd6 20. Rh5 $18) 16. Rc5 $1 Bxd2 (16... Qa4 17.
Rxd5 (17. Qxa4 Bxa4 18. Rc4 Bb5 19. Rxb4 Bxe2 20. Rxb7 Rfb8) 17... Bxd2 18.
Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nxd2 Qxd4 20. Nf3 $16) 17. Rxa5 Bxa5 18. Ne5 Bc8 19. Bf3 Rd8 20.
Rc1 Bb6 21. Nxf7 $1 $18 (21. Bxd5 $2 Bxd4 22. Bxb7 Bxb7 23. Qxb7 Bxe5 $14)
21... Kxf7 22. Bxd5 Bxd4 23. Rxc8 $1 Raxc8 (23... exd5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Qxd5+
$18) 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. g3 (26. Qxb7 $4 Rc1#) 26... b6 27. Qd5
Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Bc5 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. d4 Nbd7 6. b3 (6. Be2 Bd6 7.
O-O Ne4 $5 8. Nd2 (8. Nxe4 {Dorfman,I} dxe4 9. Nd2 f5 10. c5 Bc7 11. b4 Nf6 $11
) 8... f5 9. Ndxe4 fxe4 10. f4 O-O 11. c5 Bc7 12. b4 a6 13. a4 g5 $13 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,M-Dorfman,I/Moskva (GMA) 1990 (41)}) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Ne4 $5
{Schwarz nutzt aus, daß Weiß nicht Qc2 gespielt hat, um in einen Stonewall
überzulenken. Weniger verpflichtend sind Aufbauten mit ...b6.} 9. Qc2 f5 10. a4
Rf6 $5 {Schwarz wirft seine Figuren auf den Königsflügel. Das Problem ist
jedoch, daß Ra8 und Bc8 nicht mitspielen.} (10... Qe7 11. a5 $5) (10... a5 11.
Ba3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 b6 13. Rc1 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Qxc6 exf3 16.
Qxd5+ Kh8 17. Qxa8 fxe2 18. Re1 Qe7 $13) 13... Bb7 {führt zu einer normalen
Stonewall-Stellung. Weiß darf sich einen leichten Vorteil ausrechnen, da er
die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer tauschen konnte. Allerdings ist der Einschub von
a2-a4 und ...a7-a5 eher hindelich für ihn, da er Schwierigkeiten hat, b4
durchzusetzen.}) 11. Ba3 Bb8 12. Rad1 Rh6 13. g3 Qe8 14. Kg2 a5 15. Rc1 {
Mit der Idee, zweimal auf d5 zuschlagen, da der Bc8 durchhängt.} Ndf6 16. Ne5
g5 {Plant ...g4, um das Feld e4 für den Springer zu sichern.} 17. h3 (17. f3 $2
Qh5) 17... Bc7 18. f3 Nxc3 (18... Qh5 19. Rh1) 19. Qxc3 Nd7 20. Rh1 Nxe5 21.
dxe5 Bd7 22. Kf2 Bb6 23. Bd6 Qf7 24. Rcg1 Kh8 25. c5 $16 {Weiß hat klaren
Vorteil, da er über zwei Ideen verfügt (b3-b4 und g3-g4), während Schwarz nur
abwarten kann.} Bd8 26. Qd4 Be7 27. Bd3 Re8 28. Ke2 Bd8 29. g4 Rh4 30. Bxf5 $1
Qg7 (30... exf5 31. e6+ $18) 31. Bd3 Qh6 32. Rg3 Rg8 33. b4 Be8 34. b5 Bg6 35.
e4 Qg7 36. bxc6 bxc6 37. Rb1 Qh6 38. exd5 Bxd3+ 39. Qxd3 cxd5 40. c6 Rxh3 41.
Rxh3 Qxh3 42. Rb8 Qh2+ 43. Kd1 Qf4 44. c7 Bxc7 45. Rxg8+ Kxg8 46. Bxc7 Qxa4+
47. Ke2 Qa2+ 48. Ke1 Qa1+ 49. Kf2 Qb2+ 50. Qe2 Qc3 51. Bd6 Kg7 52. Qb5 Qd2+ 53.
Kg3 Qf4+ 54. Kg2 Qd2+ 55. Kh3 Qf4 56. Qb7+ Qf7 57. Qxf7+ Kxf7 {[#] Hecht wK+L
vs 3 weit voneinander entfernte einzelne Freibauern. Tempofrage, Quadratregel;
passiver sK!} 58. Kg3 Kg6 59. Bc5 a4 60. Kf2 h6 (60... h5 {Hecht} 61. gxh5+
Kxh5 62. Kg3 Kg6 (62... Kh6 63. Kg4 Kg6 64. Bb4 d4 65. f4 d3 (65... gxf4 66.
Kxf4 d3 67. Ke3 Kf5 68. Bc3 $18) 66. fxg5 a3 67. Kf3 a2 68. Bc3 d2 69. Ke2 $18)
63. Kg4 Kh6 64. Be3 a3 65. Bxg5+ Kg6 66. Bc1 a2 67. Bb2) 61. Ke3 h5 62. Kd3 h4
63. Kc3 a3 (63... h3 {Hecht} 64. Bg1 a3 (64... d4+ 65. Kxd4 a3 66. Kc3 $18) 65.
Kb3 d4 66. Kxa3 d3 67. Kb3 $18) 64. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nb3 Nce4 11. Be3 {Rather rare and quite harmless
move, ussualy white played} (11. Nfd4 {[%cal Gd4f5]}) 11... O-O 12. Nbd4 {N/} (
12. c3 Re8 13. Bd4 Bd6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. h3 a6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nbd4 Ne4 18. Qb3
Rad8 19. Rad1 Bc5 20. Re2 Ba7 21. Rde1 Rf8 22. Qd1 Bb8 23. Qb3 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Nokso Koivisto,A-Tuominen,R/Turku 1998 (84)}) (12. Bd4 Qc7 13. c3 b5 14. Bxf6
Nxf6 15. Nbd4 b4 (15... a6 $5) 16. cxb4 Bxb4 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Nec6
$36 {1-0 Sulskis,S-Kaminski,M/Cappelle le Grande op 1998 (56)}) (12. Qd3 Re8 (
12... Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bd4 Bd6 15. c3 Re8 16. Re1 a6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. g3
Re4 $11 {0-1 Marinkovic,I-Vaganian,R/BL 1991 (57)}) 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. c3 a6 15.
Nbd4 Bc5 16. h3 Rad8 17. Rfe1 Nh5 18. Qc2 g6 19. Qc1 Bd6 20. Ne2 Rd7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Kortchnoi,V/Monaco 1992 (71)}) 12... Ng4 13. Nf5 (13. Bf4 Bc5)
13... Bf6 ({I am not sure that black could get real problems after} 13... Nxe3
14. Nxe3 Nf6 15. Qd4 (15. Qd3 Bc5) 15... Qa5 {but Kortchnoi avoids unnecessary
simplications.}) 14. Bd4 g6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. N5d4 Qb6 $11 17. Rb1 Rfe8 18. c3
Rad8 19. h3 Ngf6 {[%csl Gb6,Ge4,Ge8] Black pieces are active, white can,t
organised real preasure on the isolated pawn, game is compleatly equal.} 20.
Qb3 Qc7 21. Rbd1 a6 22. Ne1 g5 $6 {It is very difficult to try to comment this
move from pure chess point of view. I am sure that Kortchnoi undersood that
this move just can,t be good, but with normal continuation black chances for
win are minimal and he hopes to start complications, but ....} 23. Nd3 g4 24.
h4 $1 Kh8 (24... g3 25. fxg3 Qxg3 26. Nf5 {[%csl Gf5]}) 25. Qc2 {[%cal Gc2c1,
Gc1f4]} Nh5 26. Qc1 {[%cal Rc1h6]} Qd6 (26... Qe7 $5 27. g3 (27. Qh6 Qxh4 28.
Nf4 Re5 (28... Qf6 $5)) 27... Qd6 {[%cal Rh5g3]}) 27. Rde1 Rg8 (27... g3 28. f3
$1) 28. Qe3 Qf6 29. g3 $16 Rde8 30. Nb3 Nexg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Final mistake,
after} (30... Qd6 $5 {white advantage is obvious, but move in the game lose
immediately.}) 31. Qxe8 $1 Rxe8 (31... Nxf1 32. Qe5 $1 {Maybe Kortchnoi missed
this move ?} Qxe5 33. Nxe5 $18) 32. Rxe8+ Kg7 33. fxg3 Qd6 34. Ne5 f6 35. Nd4
$1 $18 Qb6 36. Nxg4 Qxb2 37. Rfe1 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {McShane} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 $5 {Aronian} Bg7 (
5... e5 6. dxe5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Ne3 8. fxe3 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 (9. Kf2 $6) 9... Qh4+ 10.
g3 Qxa4 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Qc3 $16) 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 (7. Nf3) 7... O-O (7... Nc6
8. Bb5 O-O 9. Ne2 $14) (7... e5 $5) 8. Nf3 Nxa4 (8... Bg4 9. Nc5 Bxf3 (9... Nc6
10. Nxb7 Qb8 (10... Qc8 11. Ba6) 11. Ba6 $13) 10. gxf3 Nc6 11. d5 (11. Nxb7 Qc8
$44) 11... Ne5 12. Rc1 $14) 9. Qxa4 c5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Rd2 $1 Bd7 $14 12. Qa3
cxd4 (12... Qb4 13. Qxb4 cxb4 14. h3 Nc6 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. Ke2 $16) 13. Nxd4 Qc7
(13... Rc8 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. O-O $14) 14. Be2 (14. Qxe7 {McShane}
Qc1+ 15. Rd1 Qxb2 {can only help Black.}) 14... e5 $5 (14... Nc6 {McShane:
seems more patient but White maintains a small edge due to the queenside
pressure.} 15. Nb5 {Kortschnoj} Qc8 16. O-O a6 17. Nc3 $16) (14... a6 15. Qxe7
$1 (15. O-O Nc6 16. Rc1 Rac8 $14) 15... Re8 16. Qa3 Rxe4 17. O-O $14) 15. Rc2
$6 (15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 a6 (16... Nc6 $2 17. Rc2 {/\ B:c6+/-}) 17. O-O Nc6
18. Bc4 $5 {/\ Bc4-d5, f2-f4} (18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. f3 Rfd8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19.
Bd5 Bf8 20. Qa4 Nb4 $11) 15... Qd8 (15... Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bb5 $16) 16.
Nb5 Nc6 17. Nd6 Qb8 (17... b6 18. Bc4) 18. Bc4 {McShane: Black's position is
unenterprising. White has played the opening daringly with his interesting
play earlier on and by sustaining his initiative by not castling, and his work
is paying off. All White's pieces are better placed than their Black
counterparts and it is hard to find a really convincing idea for Black. What
he tries does not work, but what else?} Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. O-O (20. f4 Be6
21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. O-O (22. e5 Rxf4 23. Qb3 Kh8 $1 24. Rc8+ (24. Qxe6 Qg8) 24...
Qxc8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44) 22... Rd8 23. e5 Bf8 24. Qb3 Bxd6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26.
exd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Rxd6 28. Re1 $14) 20... Be6 $2 (20... Be5 $1 21. Nxf7 Rxf7
22. f4 (22. Qe7 Be8 $17) 22... Bg7 $8 (22... Bc7 23. Qe7 $18) (22... Bd6 23.
Qb3 Be8 (23... Qe8 {McShane} 24. e5 {McShane: followed by e6 is probably why
Sutovskij rejected 20...Be5.}) 24. e5 Bc7 25. f5 g5 26. Bxf7+ Bxf7 27. e6 Be8
28. f6 $18) 23. Qb3 (23. Bxf7+ $6 {Hug} Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Ke7 (24... Kf8 25. Rcf2
$36) 25. f5 $36) (23. f5 $5 {Hug} gxf5 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qb3+ $40) 23... Qe8 (
23... Be8 24. e5 $40 {/\ f4-f5}) 24. Qxb7 (24. e5 Bf5) (24. f5 gxf5 25. exf5
Bh6) 24... Rd8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rc7 $13 Bh6 $5 27. g3 Qe6 28. Qxa7 Qxe4 (
28... Bb5 $5) 29. Rxd7 Qe3+ $11) 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rfc1 $1 Be5 $4 (22... Bh6
23. Re1 $1 (23. Rc8 Bxc1 24. Rxb8 Raxb8 25. g3 $1 {/\ e4-e5+/-} Kg7 26. Qb3 $16
) 23... Rd8 24. e5 Bf8 25. Qb3 Bxd6 (25... Kg7 26. Rec1) 26. exd6 $1 Rxd6 (
26... Qxd6 27. Rxe6 Qd5 28. Re8+ $18) 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8
30. Qxd4 $18) 23. Rc7 Bxd6 (23... Rd8 24. Qh3 $18) (23... Qd8 {McShane} 24. Qh3
{McShane: is not even worth mentioning.}) 24. Qxd6 Rf7 {McShane: The end
position does not look completely disastrous for Black after 24...Qe8, but
White will soon pick off the loose d4 pawn and the two pawn advantage will be
decisive.} 25. Qxe6 (25. Qxe6 Qe8 26. Rc8) 1-0

[Event "Kortschnoj 70"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 {It's
main line.} (7. Bf4 $5 {See comments to Ostenstad,B-Hansen,S/Munkebo,1998/CBM
67(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(26)}) 7... b6 8. Bg5 Bb7 9. e3 $5 {Other options are:9.e4;
9.Rd1 and 9.0-0-0.} Nc6 ({It deserves attention:} 9... h6 $5 {See comments to
Shipov,S-Ivanchuk,V/Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72 (0-1)(Golod,V)(31)}) ({and} 9... Be7
{See comments to Onischuk,A-Marin,M/Koszalin,1999/CBM 73(1-0)(Golod,V)(48)})
10. Rd1 ({Also possibly:} 10. Bd3) ({and} 10. Be2) 10... Be7 11. Be2 ({In my
opinion a slightly better is:} 11. Bd3) 11... Ne8 $146 ({Was checked in the
previous games:} 11... Rc8 $5 12. O-O Na5 {[%csl Rc4]} 13. Ne5 (13. Rd4 $6 h6
14. Bf4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nxf4 17. Rxf4 Nc6 18. Rg4 f5 19. Rg2 a6 (
19... Ne5 20. Qa4 f4 21. exf4 Rxf4 22. Qxa7 $13 {Karason,A-Olafsson,H/
Kopavogur,1994 (0-1)(43)}) 20. Qa4 Nb8 21. Kh1 Bf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bode,U-Tatai,S/
Forli 1990/EXT 97 (38)}) 13... d5 $5 {See comments to Nikitin,A-Ripperger,R/St.
Ingbert,1994/CBM 44(1-0) (Nikitin)(36)} (13... d6 $143 14. b4 Qe8 15. bxa5 dxe5
16. axb6 axb6 17. Qb3 {+/=/= Forintos,G-Flesch,J/HUN-ch,1964(0-1) (41)}) (13...
Qc7 $2 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxd7 $16 Bxc3)) ({and} 11... d6 $5 12. Rd2 Qb8 13. O-O
h6 14. Bh4 Rd8 15. Rfd1 Na5 $6 (15... a6 $5) 16. b4 $14 {See comments to
Kortschnoj,V-Tiviakov,S/Tilburg,1992/CBM 32(1-0)(Ftacnik,L)(64)}) 12. Bf4 {
[%csl Gf4] /^b8-h2 White it is not necessary to change pieces,because of white
has advantage in spase.} Rc8 13. O-O {+/=/=} a6 {[%csl Ya6][%cal Ya6b5]} 14.
Qb1 {It is necessary to accept the preventive mayors before progress"b4".} d6
15. b4 Qc7 16. c5 $5 {[%csl Rc7,Gf4] This move corresponds to spirit of a
position.} bxc5 ({Probably,it was worse is:} 16... Ne5 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxe5
$1 (18. Rxd6 $143 Bxf3 19. Rd4 $13) 18... Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 (19... Qxc3 $4 20.
Nd7 $18 {[%csl Rf8]}) 20. Na4 $14 {[%csl Rb6]}) 17. bxc5 Nd8 $1 {[%csl Rc5]
[%cal Gc7c5] Black's Q should leave from a /^ b8-h2.} (17... Rd8 $143 18. Bd3
h6 19. Ne4 $36) 18. Ne4 ({Leads to equality:} 18. cxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20.
Rc1 Qa5 {and so on.}) 18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qxc5 20. Bxa6 Rb8 $5 ({It deserves
attention:} 20... d5 $5 21. Qd3 Ra8 22. a4 Nc7 (22... Nd6 $5) 23. Rc1 $140 Nxa6
24. Rxc5 Nxc5 {[%csl Ra4,Rd3]} 25. Qb5 Rxa4 26. Nd4 {+/=/=}) 21. a4 ({A little
bit better is:} 21. Ra1) 21... Rb4 {[%csl Ra4,Re4]} 22. Rd4 ({Loses right away:
} 22. Qd3 $4 {in view of:} e5 {[%csl Rd3,Rf3,Rf4][%cal Ge5e4]} 23. Rc1 Qa5)
22... d5 23. Qd3 Nc6 {Black's knight with tempo enters to game.} 24. Rxb4 Nxb4
25. Qe2 (25. Qb5 $144 Nxa6 26. Qxa6 $11) 25... Nd6 ({Can be recommended:} 25...
Nxa6 $5 26. Qxa6 Nd6 $11) 26. Bb5 Ne4 $6 {From my point of view it's not the
best decision.} ({Again is better:} 26... Nxb5 $5) 27. Be5 Bd6 28. Bd4 $14 Qc7
29. Qb2 {[%csl Gb2,Gd4,Rg7] /^a1-h8} f6 30. Rc1 Qb7 ({After:} 30... Qe7 31. Nd2
{[%csl Ga4,Gb5,Gd4] white also has a positional advantage.}) 31. Nd2 Bxh2+ $4
$138 {[%mdl 8192] The not compelled and inexplicable tactical miscalculation.}
32. Kxh2 Nxf2 33. Qxb4 Nd3 34. Qxf8+ $1 {This exactest and graceful decision.}
(34. Qc3 $143 Nxc1 35. Qxc1 Rc8 $18) 34... Kxf8 35. Bxd3 $18 {The position
white is absolutely won.The rest not require the comments.} e5 36. Bc5+ Kg8 37.
Bb5 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5,Gc5]} Qb8 38. Kg1 h5 39. Nf1 {[%csl Yf1]} h4 40. Rd1 Qa8 41.
Bb6 {[%cal Ga4a5]} g5 42. a5 {[%csl Yb5,Yb6][%cal Ga5a6,Ga6a7]} g4 43. a6 d4
44. exd4 h3 45. Ne3 {[%csl Ye3][%cal Ye3g2]} Qe4 46. dxe5 {[%csl Yb6][%cal
Yb6e3]} f5 47. a7 f4 48. Bc4+ {[%csl Ga7,Ye4][%cal Gc4d5,Ga7a8]} Kg7 49. Bd5
h2+ 50. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Kortschnoj 70"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.03.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Qe7+ {This rare
move Kortchnoi plays time to time.} 7. Be2 ({Looks very safe for White-} 7. Qe2
Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 cxd4 9. Nb3 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Nf6 11. Nfxd4 O-O 12. Bf4 a6 13. c3 Nxd4
14. Nxd4 Bc5 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Bf3 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. f3 Nf6 19. Kf2 $14 {
1-0 Leontiev,G-Sleptsov,Y/UKR-ch Sevastopol 2000 (47)}) 7... cxd4 (7... Nf6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. c3 Be6 13. Nbd4 Rad8 14. Qa4
Bd7 15. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk-Kortchnoi,V/Manila izt 1990 (15)}) 8. O-O Qc7 9.
Nb3 Nf6 $5 {Better than} (9... Bd6 $2 10. Nbxd4 a6 11. c4 $1 Nf6 12. Bg5 $1 {
with white's advantage -} Ne4 13. cxd5 Nxd4 (13... Nxg5 14. dxc6 $18) 14. Qxd4
Nxg5 15. Qxg7 $1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Rf8 17. Rac1 $18 {1-0 Tal,M-Zaitsev,I/Moscow
1969 (23)}) 10. Nbxd4 a6 11. c4 $1 $146 {Strong novelty in well known position.
Rublevsky wants to open game in moment when Black still didn't finish
development.} (11. Re1 Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16.
Nxf3 Rfe8 17. c3 Rad8 18. Re3 {1/2-1/2 Peregudov,N-Balashov,Y/Tomsk op 1997 
(18)}) 11... Be7 (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bd6 $11) 12... Bc5 13. Qh4 $14)
12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nb5 ({After} 13. Nxc6 $5 bxc6 (13... Qxc6 14. Ne5 Qd6 15.
Qa4+ $36) 14. Qc2 $14 {white's maybe small, but stable advantage is obvious.})
13... axb5 14. Qxd5 b4 {[%csl Ra2,Rb2,Gb4]} ({Worth considering} 14... Be6 15.
Qxb5 Ra5 16. Qd3 O-O {with good compensation for a pawn.}) 15. Qe4 Ra5 (15...
O-O 16. Ng5 $14) ({Kortchnoi could equalize chances after} 15... Qa5 $5 {
[%cal Gc8f5]} 16. Bd3 Be6 17. Re1 Qh5 $11) 16. Bf4 $36 Qd7 17. Bd3 (17. Rfe1
Qf5 18. Qxf5 Bxf5 19. Bc4 $14) 17... Qg4 (17... Qe6 18. Rfe1 $1 Rxa2 $140 19.
Rxa2 Qxa2 20. Nd4 $1 $18) 18. h3 (18. Bc7 $14) 18... Qh5 19. Rfe1 Bf5 20. Qe3
Bxd3 21. Qxd3 O-O (21... Rd5 22. Qe4 Rd7 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 {[%csl Gd1,Ge4]
}) 22. Qd7 Qf5 23. Qxb7 (23. Qxf5 Rxf5 $11) 23... Qxf4 24. Qxc6 Bf6 {[%csl Gf6]
Black got some compensation for a pawn, thanks to strong bishop, but I am not
sure, that it's enough for full equalization.} 25. Re8 $5 (25. Re4 Qb8 $44)
25... g6 26. Re4 Qf5 27. Rxb4 Rc8 28. Qb7 (28. Qd6 $142 Rd5 29. Qg3 $16) 28...
Rac5 29. Re4 (29. Rd1 $142) 29... Rb5 30. Qa6 Rxb2 31. Rae1 Rcc2 {[%csl Gb2,
Gc2]} 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qd6 Kh6 (33... Qc5 $5 {with possible continuation} 34.
Qxc5 Rxc5 35. R1e2 Ra5 $1 $11 {could lead to a draw}) 34. Nh2 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
Terrible blunder!} ({After correct} 34. R1e4 {[%cal Re4h4]} Qc5 $8 {will be
only move for Black} (34... Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rxf2 36. Qf8+ Kh5 37. R4e5 $18) 35.
Qxc5 Rxc5 36. Re2 Ra5 37. Rxb2 Bxb2 38. Re2 Rxa2 39. Kh2 f6 40. g3 Ra3 $11)
34... Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kortschnoj surprises Timman with a sacrifice that is also an opening novelty.
The move might be a bit dubious in analysis, but for one game it works just
fine.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d5
8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nf1 (13. Nb3 {
This solid approach gives White a slight plus - without complications.} Ne6 (
13... Re8 14. h3 Nxb3 15. axb3 (15. Qd3 g6 (15... Bf5 $5) 16. Bxb3 Be6 17. Rd1
Qd7 18. Bxd5 Rad8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Huebner,R/EUCup (Honved-Bayern) [1] 1991 
(38)}) 15... Bh5 16. b4 Qd7 17. Bb3 $14 {Kortschnoj}) (13... Qd7 14. Nxc5 Bxc5
15. h3 Be6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Be7 18. Be3 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rc1 $14 {
1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Haba,P/Debrecen 1988 (40)}) (13... Ne4 14. Bf4 (14. Bxe4 $2 dxe4
15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rxe4 Rd1+ 17. Ne1 Bf5 18. Re3 Bg5 19. Re2 Bd3 $17) 14... Re8
(14... f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qd3 $16 {Aljechin-Nimzowitsch, Petersburg 1914.})
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rad8 19. Ree1 g5 20. Bg3
$16 {Kuczynski,R-Marin,M/Budapest zt-B 1993/1/2-1/2 (51)}) 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bh6 (
15. Nfd4 Ncxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. Qg3 Qd7 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Bg5 Rfe8
21. Bf6 Rac8 22. Bb3 Bf5 23. Rad1 $14 {Chandler,M-Wedberg,T/Haninge 1988/1-0 
(35)}) 15... Re8 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Qd2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Qd7 19. h4 Red8 20. h5 $16
{1-0 Emms,J-Rutherford,L/Hastings Masters 1995 (26)}) 13... d4 $5 {The
thematic push in the open spanish. But the move has not been played much in
this exact position. The current game is, to my knowledge, the fist time its
been played by anyone but myself.} (13... Re8 {Is more solid}) 14. h3 (14. cxd4
$2 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxd4 16. Qd1 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Qd3 $15) 14... Bh5 (14... Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 d3 16. Bb1 Qd7 17. b4 $16) 15. Ng3 (15. g4 d3 16. gxh5 dxc2 17. Qxc2 f6
18. e6 (18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Rd1 Qe8 20. Ng5 Qxh5 $17 {Mortensen,E-Wedberg,T/
Torshavn Nordic-ch 1987/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 18... Qd5 19. Qe2 Qxh5 $13 {Jansa,
V-Wedberg,T/Gijon/1988}) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 d3 17. b4 $1 (17. Qxc6 dxc2 18.
Qf3 (18. Nf5 $6 Nd3 19. Re2 Bg5 20. f4 (20. Ne3 Nxe5 21. Qe4 Re8 22. Qxc2 Nd3
23. Bd2 Nf4 24. Ree1 Qd3 $17 {Sanz-Wedberg/Gijon/1988}) 20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4
Bxf4 22. Rxc2 Qd3 $17 {Brynell,S-Wedberg,T/Swe team cup/1988}) 18... Nd3 19.
Re2 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Rxc2 Nxe5 22. Qe4 Rae8 23. Re2 Re6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vehi
Bach,V-Wedberg,T/Biel op 1990 (27)}) (17. Bb3 Na5 18. Rd1 Naxb3 19. axb3 Nxb3
20. Rxd3 Qc8 $13) (17. Bb1 $2 d2 18. Bxd2 Qxd2 19. Rd1 Qxb2 20. Qxc6 Qxc3 21.
Qxc7 Bd8 22. Qd6 Bg5 $15) 17... dxc2 18. bxc5 Qd7 (18... Qe8 19. Nf5 $40) 19.
Nf5 Nxe5 $5 $146 {A surprising novelty. Kortschnoj gives a piece for unclear
compensation.} (19... Kh8 $6 20. Qg4 g6 21. Nxe7 Qxg4 22. hxg4 Nxe7 23. Bg5 Nd5
24. Rac1 $14 {Rodriguez,A-Wedberg,T/New York Open/1988}) (19... Qe6 $5 {
This could well be the best move in the position.} 20. Qg4 (20. Qxc6 Qxf5 21.
Qxc7 Qe6 $1 $15) 20... Qg6 (20... g6 $5) 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Nxe7+ Nxe7 23. Bg5
Nd5 $13) 20. Rxe5 Qd1+ 21. Kh2 Bf6 22. Re3 Rad8 {If Black would get b4 in,
things would look rather rosy.} (22... b4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nd5 $16) (22... Rae8
23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27. Qf5 $16) 23. a3 a5
24. Qe4 (24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nc6 Rde8 26. Nxa5 Be5+ 27. g3 f5 28. Kg2 f4 29. gxf4
Re6 $1 $40 {This was Kortschnojs suggestion after the game.} 30. Qe4 Rg6+ 31.
Qxg6 hxg6 32. Rxe5 Rxf4 $15) 24... h5 25. Nd4 $2 (25. Ne7+ $1 Kh8 (25... Bxe7
26. Qxe7 Qf1 27. Re2 Rd1 28. Rxc2 $16) 26. Nc6 Rd5 27. Nxa5 Rxc5 28. Nb3 Rxc3
29. Rxc3 Bxc3 30. Ra2 $18) 25... Rxd4 $1 26. cxd4 Bxd4 27. Ra2 Qxc1 $1 28. Rxc2
(28. Qxd4 Qb1 29. Ra1 c1=Q 30. Rxb1 Qxb1 31. Qe5 $11) 28... Qb1 29. Ree2 (29.
Qxd4 Qxc2 $15) 29... Bf6 30. Rcd2 (30. c6 $1 {Timman}) 30... Qc1 31. Qe3 b4 32.
axb4 axb4 33. Rd5 Qc4 34. Qd3 Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Rb8 36. Rb3 Rb5 37. c6 Rb6 38. Re4
Bc3 39. Rc4 Kf8 40. Rb1 Ke7 41. f4 Ke6 42. Rd1 f5 43. g4 g6 44. Kg3 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Rf6 14. b4 a6 (14... Rh6
15. c5 Nf6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nb5 $16) 15. c5 Rh6 16. Na4 {With this move the
white prevent movement Nd7 to f6 and that's why Ra8 and Bc8 are also out of
the game.} (16. cxd6 $6 cxd6 17. g4 $6 fxg3 18. hxg3 Ng6 (18... Qe8 $5 19. g4
Ng6 20. Nd3 Nf4 21. Nxf4 exf4 $17) 19. Ng2 Nf4 $3 $17 {0-1 Speelman,J-Uhlmann,
W/White Knights 1984 (37)}) (16. c6 $5 bxc6 17. dxc6 Nf6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Qb3
g4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Nf3 Bf6 22. Be6 Nxf2 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Rxf2 Qg4 $132 {
0-1 Breahna,R-Olimid,S/ROM-chT 1993 (51)}) (16. Nd3 Qe8 17. Be1 Qh5 18. h3 Nxc5
19. bxc5 Bxh3 20. Rf2 Bd7 21. Rf1 Bf6 22. Bd2 Qh2+ 23. Kf2 Qg3+ 24. Kg1 Rh2 25.
Rf2 Qh4 {0-1 Ramos,V-Bologan,V/Las Palmas Pirez 1993}) 16... Qe8 17. Kh1 Qh5
18. Bg1 Qh4 {[%cal Yd7f6,Yf6h5,Yh5g3]} 19. Nd3 $1 b5 (19... Nf6 20. Qe1 Nh5 21.
Qxh4 gxh4 22. Nf2 $1 (22. Bf2 Ng3+ 23. hxg3 (23. Bxg3 hxg3 24. h3 $14) 23...
hxg3+ 24. Kg1 gxf2+ 25. Nxf2 $14) 22... Bd7 (22... Ng3+ 23. hxg3 hxg3+ 24. Nh3
$18) 23. cxd6 cxd6 24. Nb6 $18) 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Qe1 (21. Rc7 $5 b5 22. Nc3
Bf8 {[%cal Yd7f6,Yf6h5,Yh5g3]} 23. Qe1 $14) 21... Qh5 22. Nf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2g4]}
b5 23. Nc3 (23. Nb2 $5 Nf6 24. Rc7) 23... Nf6 24. a4 bxa4 25. Bd1 (25. Nxa4 Qe8
(25... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Yh5e8]}) 26. Nb6 Nh5 27. Nh3 Bxh3 28. gxh3 Rb8 (28... Ng3+
29. hxg3 Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxg3+ 31. Kh1 (31. Qxg3 fxg3 32. Nxa8 Qxa8 33. Ra1 Ng6
$36)) 29. Kg2 Nf6 $40 {[%cal Ye8h5]}) 25... Qe8 {[%cal Yf6h5,Yh5g3]} (25... a3
26. Na4 Qe8 27. Ng4 Nxg4 28. fxg4 $36 {[%cal Ga4b6] <<}) 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. fxg4
Bd7 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. Nxa4 Bb5 30. Rf3 {Black's attack on the king`s side
stopped now and they should start regrouping their pieces to defence
weaknesses on the queen`s side.} Ng6 31. Rc3 Nh4 32. Nb6 Rf6 33. Rac1 Rf8 34.
Bf2 (34. Nc8 $5 Rxc8 (34... Qd8 35. Na7 $36) 35. Rxc8 Qxc8 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 $44 {
[%cal Yc8c1]}) 34... Bf6 35. Qd2 $6 (35. Nc8 Rxc8 36. Rxc8 Qxc8 37. Rxc8 Rxc8
38. Qd2) 35... Bd8 36. Rc8 (36. Nc8 Qg6 {[%cal Yg6e4,Yg6d6]}) 36... Rxc8 37.
Nxc8 Qd7 {[%cal Yd7g4,Yf4f3]} 38. Kg1 h6 39. h3 (39. Na7 f3 $40 40. Bxh4 $140
gxh4 $19 {[%cal Yd8g5,Yg5c1]}) 39... f3 40. g3 Ng6 {[%cal Yh6h5]} 41. Na7 $6 (
41. Qe3 h5 42. gxh5 (42. Bxf3 h4 $44) 42... Qxh3 43. Bxf3 g4 (43... Nf4 44.
gxf4 exf4 45. Qc3 Bf6 46. e5 $1 Bxe5 47. Qc2 Qxf3 48. Qg6+ Bg7 (48... Kh8 49.
Qh6+ Kg8 50. Ne7+ Kf7 51. Qe6+ Kg7 52. Qg6+ Kh8 53. Qh6#) 49. h6 Qg4+ 50. Kh2
$18) (43... Nh4 44. Bh1 Qg4 (44... g4 45. gxh4 Rf3 46. Bg2 Rxe3 47. Bxh3 Rxh3
48. Nxd6 $18) 45. Rc3 (45. Nxd6 Nf3+ 46. Bxf3 Rxf3 47. Qe1 $5 (47. Nf5 Rxe3 48.
Nh6+ Kh7 49. Nxg4 Rxe4 $132) 47... Bb6 $140 48. Rc5) 45... Qd1+ 46. Kh2 Qf1 47.
Rc2 g4 48. gxh4 Rf3 49. Bg2 $1 g3+ 50. Bxg3 Rxe3 51. Bxf1 Bxf1 52. Nxd6 $18)
44. Qh6 (44. Be2 Qxh5 45. Bxb5 Bg5) (44. Bg2 Qxh5 $132 {[%cal Yd8g5]}) 44...
Nh4 (44... gxf3 45. Qxg6+ Kh8 46. Qh6+ Kg8 47. Qe6+ $18) 45. Qe6+ (45. gxh4
Qxf3 $132) 45... Kh8 46. Qh6+ $11) 41... h5 42. Nxb5 axb5 43. Qc3 (43. gxh5
Qxh3 44. Bxf3 Rxf3 45. hxg6 Bb6 $1 $19) 43... hxg4 44. hxg4 (44. Qc6 Qh7 45.
hxg4 Qh3 46. Bxf3 Rxf3 47. Qe8+ (47. Qxd6 Rxg3+ 48. Bxg3 Qxg3+ 49. Kh1 Qh3+ 50.
Kg1 Qxg4+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 47... Nf8 48. Qxd8 Rxg3+ 49. Bxg3 Qxg3+ 50. Kh1
Qh3+ 51. Kg1 Qe3+ $19) 44... Qxg4 45. Qc8 $8 Qxc8 46. Rxc8 g4 $17 47. Rc6 (47.
Rb8 Bg5 48. Rxb5 Rc8 49. Kf1 Rc1 50. Ke1 Rc4 $17) 47... Be7 {[%cal Yf8a8,Ya8a1]
} 48. Bb6 Ra8 49. Ba5 Nh8 $1 {[%cal Yh8f7,Yf7d6,Ye7d8,Yf7d8]} 50. Bc2 Nf7 51.
Bd3 Bd8 $1 52. Bxd8 Rxd8 53. Ra6 (53. Bxb5 Rb8 54. Ba6 Rxb4 $19 {[%cal Yb4e4]})
53... Rc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8c1,Yf7g5,Yg5h3,Yg5e4]} 54. Bxb5 Rc1+ 55. Kf2 Ng5 56. Bd3
Rd1 $19 57. Rxd6 Nf7 58. Rg6+ Kh7 59. Rf6 Kg7 60. Rxf7+ Kxf7 61. Ba6 Rd2+ 62.
Ke3 Rb2 63. b5 Re2+ 64. Kd3 Re1 65. b6 Rb1 66. Ke3 Rb2 67. Bc8 f2 68. Ba6 Rxb6
69. Be2 Rf6 70. Bf1 Ke7 71. Ke2 Kd6 72. Kd3 Kc5 73. Ke3 Rf3+ 74. Ke2 Kd4 75. d6
Rf6 76. d7 Rd6 77. Kxf2 Rxd7 78. Be2 Rg7 79. Bd1 Kxe4 80. Ke2 Rf7 81. Ba4 Kd4
82. Bc6 e4 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 {Psakhis: 'Old love of Victor Kortchnoi.'} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6
5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Bd7 9. Bh3 ({In a recent game Grishuk
played against me} 9. h4 {followed by Bh3 what, in my opinion, looks more
reasonable.}) 9... Be7 {In fact, it is all theory - dozens of games started
from this position. Psakhis: 'Quite rare move.'} (9... Ne7 $5 {or}) (9... h6 $5
{are more common choice.}) 10. Rb1 {It does not look to be played on time.
Castling and then Ne1 looked more solid.} h5 {'!?' Psakhis.} 11. O-O (11. Nf1
$2 Bxa3) (11. Bg2 h4 12. h3 hxg3 13. fxg3 Nh6 14. g4 O-O-O 15. Nf1 Nb3 16. Bf4
f6 $13 {Etchegaray,P-Apicella,M/FRA-ch Nantes 1993/1-0 (71)}) 11... Bb5 $5 {
'N!?' Psakhis. In anticipation of coming Ne1 black is ready to answer Nb3!
Psakhis: 'Novelty in well known position. Black wants to stop b2-b3 and
preparing a typical manouevre Qc6 and Ba4.'} (11... g5 $5 12. Ne1 O-O-O 13. Bg2
Nh6 14. Qe2 Ba4 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nd3 g4 17. Re1 Kb8 $132 {0-1 Stilling,W-Van
Manen,G/corr 1990 (30)}) 12. a4 {Psakhis: 'Stops black's plan , but a4 pawn
became real target .'} Bc6 {But now after 13.Ne1 Nb3 14.Nb3 Bxa4 white will
lose a pawn!} 13. Re1 {It seems white is going to play Nf1 and then Bg5 giving
up pawn a4, but getting a strong attacking position on the right side of the
board. Because of that black begins a preemptive action.} g5 $5 14. Bf1 {
Everything is forced.} (14. g4 $2 {does not work due to} Nh6) 14... g4 15. Nh4
Bxh4 16. gxh4 Ne7 {There is a strong threat: Ne7-f5-h4. In order to stop it
white has to give up some material. And a lot!} 17. b4 ({Worth considering} 17.
Be2 $5 Nf5 $140 18. Nf1 Nxh4 19. Bg5 {[%csl Gg5] with compensation for the pawn
}) 17... cxb3 18. Bd3 (18. Nxb3 $2 Bxa4 19. Nxa5 Bxd1 20. Rxb6 axb6 21. Nxb7
Bf3 $19) 18... Ng6 ({I am not sure that after} 18... Bxa4 19. Ba3 Nec6 $5 {
[%cal Gb6d8] White have any compensation for material deficit.}) 19. Bxg6 fxg6
20. Nxb3 $1 {'!?' Psakhis. And here-there was no other move! But that weas
also taken into account by black! Psakhis: 'Beggining of interesting
combination.'} (20. Ba3 Bxa4 $17) 20... Bxa4 21. Qd3 {'!' Psakhis.} (21. Nxa5
Bxd1 22. Rxb6 axb6 23. Nxb7 Bf3 $19) 21... Bxb3 {But here there were already
other even more sharp possibilities. In full awareness black is going to give
up back a won piece in order to reduce tension of the position. Black could
play instead Psakhis: 'Most natural, but not the strongest move. After'} (21...
Nxb3 22. Qxg6+ Kd7 23. Qf7+ (23. Qg7+ Kc6 24. Qe7 Qd8 $1 {White needs good
advice, for example} 25. Qxe6+ Kc7 26. Ba3 Qd7 27. Bd6+ Kc8 28. Qxd5 Nd2 $19)
23... Kc6 (23... Kc8 $19) 24. Qxe6+ Kb5 25. Qxd5+ Ka6 {and having good nerves
one might say white's attack does not look destructive any more!}) 22. Qxg6+
Kd7 23. Qf7+ Kc8 {And now 23...Kc6 was also playable but as I have told I
would be now satisfied with a positional advantage.} 24. Ba3 {'!' Psakhis.} Qc6
(24... Rd8 25. Be7 $1) 25. Bb4 Bc2 $2 {'?!' Psakhis. Coming to this position I
was going to play here with the knight to c4 thus getting a clear positional
edge. All of a sudden I changed my mind having overestimated a strength of
black position with bishops of different colour. Psakhis: 'Both players were
already in severe time trouble which can explain possible mistakes. Black
could win quite easy in this moment - '} (25... Nc4 $1 26. Rxb3 Nd2 27. Rbb1
Qe8 28. Qg7 Qg8 29. Qe7 Rh7 $19) 26. Rb2 Bf5 27. Bxa5 b6 28. Bb4 Rh7 {Psakhis:
'It is not easy to evaulate this position.Black has better pawn structure, but
his king is not secure enough.'} (28... a5 29. Bf8 $5 Rh7 $140 30. Bg7) 29.
Qg8+ Kb7 30. Qg5 Rc8 $6 {Black is on the wrong track. He had to activate his
queen - Qc4-d3 in order, finally, to force white to exchange the queens. In
any case to weaken black king's protection is dubious.} (30... a5 31. Bc5 $1)
31. Ra1 {'<=>' Psakhis.} Qc4 32. Rba2 a5 $4 {Anything, but not this move!} (
32... Ra8 $5 {[%cal Ga7a5]}) 33. Bxa5 {'!' Psakhis.} bxa5 $6 {It would be more
prudent to make a draw by playing} (33... Ra8 34. Rb2 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Qxc3 36.
Rab5 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Be4+ 38. Kg3 Qg1+ 39. Kf4 Rf7+ ({Let's point out that
inclusion of moves} 39... Rf7+ 40. Qf6 {still does not yield black chances to
win.})) 34. Rxa5 {The piece sacrifice is sufficient for white to make a draw.
But in a time trouble to defend black's position is quite a task. The end of
the game is spoiled by an eternal time trouble - a novelty introduced into the
chess life by Mr. Ilumshinov. Scoresheets of the game participants bear traces
of the time scramble as well.} Rhc7 35. R1a4 Qxc3 36. Rb5+ Kc6 37. Rc5+ Qxc5
38. dxc5 Kb5 39. Ra1 Rxc5 40. Qd2 Kc6 41. Kg2 Rb8 42. Qa2 Be4+ 43. Kg1 Rcb5 44.
Rc1+ Kd7 45. Qa3 R5b6 46. h3 gxh3 47. Kh2 Bf5 48. Qg3 Rb2 49. Qg7+ Ke8 50. Qg8+
Kd7 51. Qf7+ Kd8 52. Qg8+ Kd7 53. Qf7+ Kd8 54. Qf8+ Kd7 55. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4
Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. e4 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This active
approach is dubious, since black can try to win the d4 pawn.' Dieses
Bauernopfer ist von zweifelhafter Qualität. Üblich ist} (10. h3 {oder}) (10.
Rd1) 10... Nb6 11. Bb3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxd4 13. Rd1 ({Schon gespielt wurde} 13.
a5 {Nach} Nbd7 14. Ra4 Qd6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Bh4 Bc5 {
hatte Weiß keine nennenswerte Kompensation für den geopferten Bauern: 0-1
Uchitel,S-Kirusha,A/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (61). (61)}) 13... Qe5 14. Bf4 (
14. Bc2 {Ftacnik} O-O 15. Bf4 Qh5 16. Qxh5 Nxh5 17. Bc7 Nc4 $15) 14... Qh5 15.
Qd3 (15. Qxh5 {Ftacnik} Nxh5 16. Bc7 Nd7 $15) 15... Nbd7 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'The defense is very compact, Gelfand entertains only small chances for the
real compensation.'  Nach der Partie gefiel Kortchnoj dieser Zug nicht mehr
recht. Er schlägt statt dessen ("New in Chess" 6/2001, S. 39)} (15... e5 {
vor. Indessen hat Weiß meines Erachtens nach} 16. Be3 (16. Qg3 {(Kortchnoj,
"New in Chess" 6/2001, S. 39)} exf4 17. Qxg7 {kann auch mit} Ke7 {an Stelle
von 17...Dg6 (Kortchnoj) widerlegt werden.}) 16... Nbd7 17. a5 O-O 18. f3 {
durchaus ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern, weil die Dame des Schwarzen
nur unter den größten Schwierigkeiten ins Spiel zurückfindet.}) (15... O-O {
Ftacnik} 16. Bc2 e5 17. Bg3 Nbd7 $15) 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Qd4 (17. Qg3 {Ftacnik}
Ng6 18. Bc7 Rc8 $19) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 {Meines Erachtens bietet das
Wiederschlagen mit der Dame etwas bessere Aussichten auf Widerstand.} ({Nach} 
18. Qxc3 {gibt Kortchnoi folgendes Abspiel:} Ng6 19. Bd6 Ne4 (19... O-O-O {
kommt in Betracht und wurde vielleicht von Gelfand befürchtet.}) 20. Qxg7 Nxd6
(20... Qf5 21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 {ist stärker als die von
Kortchnoj vorgeschlagene Fortsetzung.}) (20... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22.
Qxb7 Rd8 23. Qxc6+ Kf7 24. Qc7+ Kf6 25. Be5+ Nxe5 26. Rxd8 Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Qe2
28. h3 (28. Rxh8 {Ftacnik} Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Nf3+ 30. gxf3 Nh3+ 31. Kh1 Qxf3#) 28...
Ng3+ 29. Kh2 Qf2 $19) 21. Rxd6 ({Die Variante} 21. Bxe6 Qe5 22. Bxf7+ Nxf7 23.
Re1 O-O-O 24. Rxe5 Nfxe5 {, die Kortchnoj ebenfalls angibt, ist für Weiß
sicher nicht zuträglich.}) 21... Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. f4 (23. Rad1 {ist viel
stärker und genügt beinahe zum Ausgleich; es droht 24.Le6:.} Ng4) 23... Nd7 24.
f5 Nc5 25. Bc4 Ke7 {"Weiß kämpft ums Überleben."}) 18... Ng6 19. Bd6 Qa5 {
Nach Kortchnoj der einzige Zug, aber vielleicht war} (19... Qg4 20. Qc5 (20.
Qxg4 {Ftacnik} Nxg4 21. a5 Nf6 $19) (20. f4 {Ftacnik} Nh4 21. Qf2 Ne4 $19)
20... Nh4 21. Bg3 Nf5 {auch spielbar; es droht 22...Sd7.}) 20. Bc5 {"Das
Beste" (Korchnoj).} (20. Bb4 {ist unbefriedigend für Weiß:} Qe5 21. Qc4 Nd5 {
(Kortchnoj, loc. cit.)}) (20. Ba3 Rd8 21. Qc4 (21. Qe3 {wird, wie Korchnoj
angibt, mit} Qb6 22. Qg3 Qxb3 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. Qb8+ Kd7 25. Qd6+ Kc8 $19 {
widerlegt.}) 21... Nd5 22. Rab1 {erhält nach Kortchnoj die Spannung aufrecht,
doch dürfte Weiß nach} Rd7 {kaum ausreichende Kompensation für die beiden
geopferten Bauern finden können.}) 20... b6 21. Bb4 (21. Ba3 $5 {wurde von
Gelfand nach der Partie als Verbesserung vorgeschlagen, und Kortchnoj stimmt
dem bei:} Qe5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. a5 Ng6 (23... c5 $2 {ist wie Kortchnoj angibt,
schlecht; nach} 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bxc5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Kd7 {kämpft Schwarz ums
Remis.}) ({"Nach} 23... b5 {"hat Weiß viele Arten, seine Initiative zu
entwickeln, indem er mit} 24. a6 {oder} (24. c4 {beginnt." (Kortchnoj, "New in
Chess" 6/2001, S. 39. Ich muß gestehen, daß mir die Möglichkeiten des Weißen
nicht so rosig erscheinen, zum Beispiel} Nxc4 (24... bxc4 25. Ba4 Nfd7 26. f4
Nd3 {kommt auch in Betracht.}) 25. Bxc4 bxc4 {gefogt von Sf6-d5; oder nach 24.
a6}) 24... Nd5 {usw. Ich halte 23...b5 für die stärkste Fortsetzung in diesem
Abspiel.}) 24. Bc2 (24. Bd6 Ne4 25. Bb4 (25. axb6 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27. Rxc6
axb6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. g3 {gibt dem Weißen noch die Möglichkeit,
weiterzukämpfen.}) 25... c5 26. axb6 cxb4 27. Ba4+ Ke7 28. Bc6 Nxc3 29. Rd7+
Kf6 30. Bxa8 b3 {"mit Vorteil für Schwarz": Kortchnoj, "New in Chess" 6/2001,
S. 39.}) ({Nun scheitert} 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bb4 {an} Rxa1 26. Rxa1 c5 {, weil
der Turm auf h8 gedeckt ist (Kortchnoj).}) 24... c5 25. axb6 axb6 26. Bxg6 hxg6
27. Bxc5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Kd7 29. Bxb6 {führt nach Kortchnoj zum Ausgleich, aber
er scheint mir allzu fixiert auf die Idee, c6-c5 zu spielen; 24...ba5: und 24..
.b5 verdienen Untersuchung.}) 21... Qe5 22. Qxe5 (22. Qc4 {Ftacnik} c5 23. Qb5+
Ke7 $19) 22... Nxe5 23. Bd6 (23. a5 c5 {ist nun hoffnungslos für Weiß.} 24.
axb6 cxb4 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. bxa7 Ke7 $19) 23... Ned7 24. a5 Ne4 {Dies ist eine
sichere Fortsetzung; Schwarz erhält ein Endspiel mit einem gesunden Mehrbauern,
doch ist nicht klar, ob es als sicher gewonnen einzuschätzen ist. Mit} (24...
b5 $5 {war es möglich, nach mehr zu streben.} 25. c4 Ne4 26. cxb5 cxb5 27. Bb4)
25. axb6 Nxd6 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Kortschnoj is avoiding the dangers of
fighting against bishops pair and prefers to give back one of the pawns.'} (
25... Nxb6 {Ftacnik} 26. Be5 f6 27. Bd4 c5 28. Bc2 cxd4 29. Bxe4 Rc8 30. cxd4
$15) 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27. Rxc6 axb6 {Diese Stellung ist viel besser für Schwarz
als die oben unter 21.Lb4 zu a) 24.Ld6, 1. Klammer angegebene; der Springer
des Schwarzen steht hier auf d7, dort auf g6.} 28. Rb1 Rhc8 29. Ba4 Nc5 30. Bb5
(30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bc2 Nd7 32. Rb3 {war vielleicht zäher.} Nf6 $17) 30... Rxc6
31. Bxc6 Ra2 (31... Ra3 {war laut Korchnoj genauer.}) 32. h4 Kd8 (32... Kd6 {
ist ungenau; Weiß antwortet} 33. Be8) 33. Rd1+ Kc7 34. Be8 f6 35. Bb5 Ra3 36.
c4 e5 37. Kf1 Ra2 38. Rd5 $6 (38. f3 {war richtig, um e5-e4 zu verhindern 
(Korchnoj, "New in Chess" 6/2001, S.40.).}) 38... e4 39. h5 h6 40. Kg1 (40. g3
{war laut Kortchnoj zäher, um den König im Zentrum zu halten.}) 40... Ra3 {
Schwarz strebt den Turmtausch an; danach kann er seinen König entscheidend
aktivieren.} 41. Kh2 ({Auf} 41. Rd1 {folgt} Nd3 {und der König des Schwarzen
findet den Weg ins Zentrum.}) 41... Rd3 42. Rf5 Kd6 43. Rf4 Ke5 44. Rg4 Ne6 45.
Bc6 Ng5 46. f4+ Kf5 47. Rh4 Ne6 48. g4+ Kxf4 49. g5+ Kxg5 50. Rxe4 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 {Auf diese Weise kann Weiß die Varianten mit ...Bb4, die nach z.
B. 2.Nc3 möglich wären, vermeiden. Ribli.} c6 {Es ist eine 2.c3-Variante der
Sizilianischen Verteidigung mit vertauschten Farben entstanden.} 3. d4 exd4 (
3... Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 {Diese Stellung ist typisch für die
Bogo-Indische Verteidigung. Nach dem Läufertausch besitzt der Weiße
Raumvorteil, aber die schwarze Stellung ist gut verteidigungsfähig.}) 4. Qxd4
Nf6 5. Nc3 $5 $146 (5. Bg2) 5... d5 6. Nf3 Be7 (6... c5 7. Qe5+ $14) 7. cxd5
cxd5 (7... Nxd5 $2 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Qxg7 $16) 8. Bg2 {Die weiße Dame steht
unglücklich auf d4 und kann mit Tempogewinn (...Nc6) vertrieben werden.
Trotzdem glaube ich, daß der strukturelle Nachteil des isolierten schwarzen
Damenbauern auf d5 schwerer wiegt.} Nc6 9. Qa4 O-O (9... Qb6 $5 {Diese
Fortsetzung wirkt auf den ersten Blick etwas sonderbar, aber wegen der
Schwäche des Bauern b2 kann Weiß nicht (wie in der Partie) 10.Be3 spielen.})
10. Be3 (10. O-O $142 $1 {Kortschnoj}) 10... Ng4 11. Bd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 $14 {
Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar und entfaltet leichte Aktivität. Der isolierte
Damenbauer auf d5 stellt allerdings eine dauerhafte Schwäche adr.} (12. Qxd4 {
Da erscheint mir die Partiefortsetzung viel besser, denn für gewöhnlich muß
man mit dem Springer blockieren.} Be6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Qf4 Rac8 15. Nd4 Rc4 16.
Rad1 Bf6 $15) 12... Bc5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qd1 Qf6 (14... Qb6 15. Nxd5 Qh6 16. Nf3
Bb5 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Qf5 {Das schwarze Gegenspiel bietet keinen vollwertigen
Ersatz für den geopferten Bauern.} Qe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Nc3 Bc6 21. Rac1 {
1-0 Drasko,M-Djukic,Z/Cetinje tch 1993 (32)}) 15. e3 Qh6 {[%csl Ye3,Gh6][%cal
Rh6h2,Yh6e3]} 16. Nf3 $8 {Kortschnoj} (16. h3 $2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qxe3+ $19 {
[%csl Rd4][%cal Re3g1]}) 16... Rad8 (16... Be6 17. Nb5 Rac8 18. Nbd4 Bb6 19.
Qd2 Rc4 20. b3 Rc5 21. Rac1 Qf6 {1/2-1/2 Egeli,P-Klovans,J/Arnold Cup 1995}) (
16... Nxf2 $5 17. Rxf2 Qxe3 (17... Bxe3 18. Nxd5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 $14) 18. Qf1
Qxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf3d4] Weiß hat zwei
Springer gegen Turm und zwei Bauern.}) 17. Re1 {Jetzt geht das Opfer auf f2
nicht mehr.} Be6 (17... Bc6 {Kortschnoj} 18. h3 d4 19. exd4 Nf6 20. Qc1 $14)
18. Qd3 a6 19. Rad1 b5 $6 {Es gibt keinen Anhaltspunkt für mögliches schwarzes
Spiel am Damenflügel.} (19... Nf6 $5) (19... Rfe8) 20. h3 Nf6 21. g4 {[%csl
Rf6,Rh6][%cal Rg4g5] +/= Kortschnoj} Nd7 {?! Kortschnoj} (21... Ne4 22. Nxe4
dxe4 23. Qxe4 f5 (23... Bxa2 24. Qc2 Bb4 25. b3 Bxe1 26. Rxe1 Bxb3 27. Qxb3 $14
{Die beiden entfernten Freibauern am Damenflügel sind noch nicht so gefährlich.
Hingegen verfügt der Weiße über ein sehr starkes Springerfeld auf d4.}) 24.
gxf5 (24. Qe5 Bb4 $13) 24... Bxf5 25. Qh4 $14) (21... Qg6 {Kortschnoj} 22. Ne5
$5 (22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Nd4 $14) 22... Qxd3 23. Nxd3 Bb6 (23... Bd6 24. Ne2 $14)
24. Nf4 d4 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. exd4 Bxd4 27. Rxe6 b4 28. Nd5 $14) 22. Nxd5 Nb6 {
[%cal Rd8d1]} 23. g5 $1 {Sonst wäre die Fesselung in der d-Linie für Weiß sehr
unangenehm, aber nach dem Textzug ist der Damentausch erzwungen und Weiß kann
seinen Mehrbauern halten.} Qg6 (23... Qh5 24. Nf4 Rxd3 25. Nxh5 (25. Rxd3 {
Kortschnoj} Bc4 26. Rdd1 Qxf3 27. Bxf3 Bb4 28. b3 $16) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxa2
27. Ra1 Bd5 28. Rxa6 $14) 24. Qxg6 hxg6 25. Nc7 {[%csl Gc7][%cal Rc7a6]} (25.
Nc3 {Kortschnoj} Bb4 $44) 25... Rxd1 {?! Kortschnoj} (25... Bc8 $142 26. Rc1
Bd6 27. Re2 $14) 26. Rxd1 Bxa2 27. Nxa6 {[%cal Ra6c5] Weiß besitzt einen
Mehrbauern, aber die Mehrheit am Königsflügel ist schwierig zu verwerten. Ein
Plus des Schwarzen ist das Läuferpaar.} Be7 28. h4 f6 29. Nc7 $16 {[%csl Rb5]
[%cal Rc7b5]} Bc4 30. Nd4 {[%csl Gc7,Gd4,Gg2] Die weißen Springer
kontrollieren das gesamte Brett und es droht 31.b3, während der Bauer auf g5
nicht so schwach ist.} fxg5 31. hxg5 b4 (31... Bxg5 32. Nde6 {[%cal Re6f8,
Re6g5]} (32. b3 Bf7 33. Ncxb5 $16) 32... Bxe6 33. Nxe6 Rf5 34. Bh3 Re5 35. f4
Rxe3 36. Nxg5 $18) 32. Rc1 {Es droht 33.Rxc4 nebst 34.Bd5+.} Bf7 (32... Rc8 {
Kortschnoj} 33. Nd5 $16) 33. f4 $16 {Die weißen Figuren dominieren das Brett,
das schwarze Läuferpaar steht hingegen sehr passiv.} Rc8 34. Rc6 {[%csl Rb6,
Gc6,Gc7,Gd4,Gg2]} Kh7 (34... Na4 35. Nd5 Re8 36. Rc8 (36. Rc7 $16) 36... Kf8
37. Nxe7 Kxe7 38. Rc7+ Kf8 39. Bc6 $18 {[%cal Rc6a4,Rc6e8]}) 35. Bh3 {[%cal
Rh3c8]} Rb8 36. Be6 Bxe6 (36... Kg8 37. b3 $18) 37. Rxe6 Bf8 38. b3 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rb6,Gc7,Gd4,Ge6] Vermeidet die eizige aktive Möglichkeit 38...Na4.
Schwarz befindet sich eigentlich bereits im Zugzwang.} Nd7 39. Rc6 Nc5 40. Nce6
{Schwarz gab in verlorener Stellung auf.} (40. Nce6 Nxe6 41. Nxe6 Re8 42. e4
Kg8 43. Kf2 $18 {und das Endspiel ist für Schwarz hoffnungslos.}) 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 {A rare system but deeply
analysed by Korchnoi.} Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 e5 (8... Nc6) (8... f5)
9. d5 c6 10. Qb3 $146 {[%cal Yb3b7,Yb3g8,Ya1d1,Ya2a5] White intends to press
on the q-side but first he develops his queen. The immediate} (10. a4 {yielded
Black counterplay after} cxd5 11. exd5 e4 $5 12. Bd4 (12. a5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Nxd5) 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc5 Ne5 15. a5 Re8 $1 16. Qd4 (16. axb6 $4
axb6) 16... Nbd7 17. Nxe4 Nf6 18. Nf3 (18. Nc3 Bf5) 18... Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Nxe4
20. fxe4 Qh4 21. Ra4 Bh3 {the white king is trapped in the centre} 22. Rg1 Rac8
$44 {1-0 Moskalenko,V-Pirrot,D/St.Ingbert op 1989 (32)}) 10... cxd5 11. exd5 e4
{Black must exploit White's delay in development, even at a price of material
concessions, otherwise he will be worse.} 12. Rd1 Na6 13. Nxe4 $6 {I don't
think it was wise to grab this pawn, losing time and opening the e-file for
the black rook.} (13. Nb5 Bd7 14. Nxa7 Na4) (13. a4 $5 {deserved serious
attention} Qe7 $1 {protecting the e4 pawn and planning 14...Qb4} (13... Qd6 14.
a5 Nd7 (14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qxd5 17. Bh6 f6 18. Bc4 $18) 15.
Nxe4 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Kf1 $16 Bxb2 $140 18. Rb1 Ba3 19. Rb3 Nc2 20. Bh6
Re8 21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bb1 $18) (13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 (14. bxc3) 14... Nxa4 15.
Qd4 Qa5+ 16. Bd2 $18) (13... Bd7 14. a5 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 (15. bxc3 Ba4) 15... Na4
16. Qd2 $16) 14. a5 (14. d6 Qe6) 14... Nd7 15. d6 Qe5 16. Rd5 Qe6 17. Nh3 $1
Nac5 18. Qc4 {and White seems to have better prospects.}) 13... Bd7 14. Nc3 (
14. Bg5 f6) (14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5 Re8 16. Nc3 Qh4 $44) 14... Rc8 {So, at a
price of a pawn Black has completed his development. Now 15...Bxc3+ 16.bxc3
Ba4 is threatened.} 15. Qa3 Na4 $6 {But this operation is dubious. I would
prefer} (15... Qh4 $1 16. Nf3 (16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Nf3 Qc4) 16... Qb4 17. Qxb4
Nxb4 18. O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 N4xd5 {and Black is OK}) 16. Nxa4 Qa5+ 17. Rd2 (17.
Kf1 $1 Qxa4 18. Qxa4 Bxa4 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bxa7 Rc2 21. a4 {and it is not easy
for Black to prove that his compensation is sufficient for two (not one!)
pawns, e.g.} Nc5 (21... Nb4 22. Nf3 Rc3 23. Bc4 Bxa4 24. bxa4 Rxc4 25. Bb6 $16)
22. Bc4 (22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nf3 Rc3 {and Black's compensation should be
sufficient for surviving, e.g.} 24. Nd2 Bf5 25. g4 Bc2 26. Rc1 Bh6) 22... Rc8
23. Bxc5 (23. Nf3 Bxa4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. bxa4 R5xc4 26. d6 Rc1 27. Ke2 R1c2+
$11) 23... Rxc5 24. d6 $18) {After the text move Black forces a draw.} 17...
Rc1+ 18. Bd1 Nb4 $1 19. Nc3 Qxa3 20. bxa3 Bxc3 21. axb4 Ba4 22. Ke2 Bb5+ (22...
Bxd2 $2 23. Bxa4) 23. Ke1 (23. Rd3 $2 Ra1) 23... Ba4 24. Ke2 Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 {[%csl Ra6]} (12... Nd7) (
{und} 12... Nc6 {sind die üblichen Fortsetzungen hier. Die Absicht Kortschnojs
ist klar: er möchte Rc8 und Nb4 ziehen, ohne dass ein lästiger d4-d5
Durchbruch erfolgt, wie es im Fall von 12...Nc6 geschehen kann. Trotzdem halte
ich den Textzug für zweifelhaft, da der Springer oft abseits stehen kann.}) 13.
Ne5 $6 ({Nach diesem ungenauen Zug erhält Schwarz die Möglichkeit, 12...Na6 zu
rechtfertigen, indem er den Vorstoss e5 vorbereitet. Die Alternativen} 13. h4
Rc8 14. a3) ({und} 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. a3 {stellen klare Verbesserungen dar.})
13... Rc8 14. a3 Bd6 $1 15. Bf4 ({Falls} 15. Qg4 $6 {kann Schwarz einfach} Bxe5
16. dxe5 {[%cal Ya6c5]} Kh8 $15 ({oder} 16... Qd4 $5 {ziehen})) 15... Qe7 $1 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5] Nun wurde mir klar, dass Schwarz f6 gefolgt von
e5 beabsichtigt. Somit würde er das Feld c5 für seinen Na6 befreien und
kräftiges Figurenspiel erhalten. Den folgenden Zug spielte ich nach langem
Nachdenken ungern.} 16. Qb3 (16. Qa4 f6 $1 17. Nd3 e5 {xc5}) (16. Nd3 Bxa3) ({
Die Folgen von} 16. d5 {zog ich lange in Betracht, bis ich merkte, dass
Schwarz zu 16...g5 oder 16...f6 nicht gezwungen ist, sondern einfach} Rfd8 $1 {
antworten kann.}) 16... Rc7 ({Auch gut war} 16... Kh8 17. Nd3 Rfd8 $11) 17. Bf1
(17. Bh3 {ist unnütz, da nach} Rfc8 {das Opfer auf f7 nicht gut funktionniert:}
18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. e5 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Bd5 $15) 17... Rfc8 $6 ({Zwar steht Schwarz
nach dem Textzug nicht schlecht, aber wozu diese Komplikationen? Der Na6 steht
ungeschickt, sodass} 17... Nb8 {auf jeden Fall angebracht ist. Nach} 18. Nd3
Nc6 $1 {[%csl Rd4] würde Schwarz eine leichte Initiative behaupten.}) 18. Qa4
Nb8 19. Qxa7 g5 $1 ({Stärker als} 19... f6 20. Nd3 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Be3 Nd7
23. Qa4 $14) 20. Be3 Bxe4 $2 ({Viktor Kortschnoj verrechnete sich hier; er
übersah nämlich, dass das Feld d6 nach dem Abtausch auf e5 für meine Dame frei
wird. Sonst hätte sicher} 20... f6 $1 {vorgezogen. Am besten sollte Weiss dann
eine Figur opfern, da die Stellung, die nach 21.Nd3 erscheint, unangenehm ist:}
21. Ng4 (21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Qa4 Bxe4 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc8c1] und die weissen
Figuren wirken unharmonisch.}) ({möglich ist vielleicht} 21. Qxb6 fxe5 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Qxd6 Rc6 $1 (23... Nc6 24. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rg8]}) 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. dxe5
Nd7 {, obwohl Schwarz die leicht besseren Perspektiven behalten sollte.}) 21...
h5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxb6 {Diese Stellung kann als unklar bezeichnet werden.
Weiss besitzt drei Bauern für die geopferte Figur, und der schwarze König ist
etwas exponierter als sein Widerpart auf g1.}) 21. Qxb6 {(/\ Bxg5)} Bxe5 22.
dxe5 {Etwas Seltsames passierte nun: als Kortschnoj den Haken 23.Qd6 erkannte,
verbrauchte er all seine restlichen 20 Minuten, bis ihm nur noch 20 Sekunden
auf der Uhr blieben! Dazu kann seine Stellung auch als hoffnungslos bezeichnet
werden. In der Sicherheit, dass mein Gegner es physisch zur Kontrolle des 40.
Zuges schaffen würde, fing ich an, meinen Vorteil zu ruinieren.} Bf3 $138 (
22... Nd7 23. Qd6) 23. Qd6 h6 24. Rac1 $6 {Mein Freibauer steht auf der
a-Linie, also warum der Textzug?} (24. Rec1 $18) (24. a4 $18 {[%cal Ga4a8]})
24... Nc6 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Bg2 $2 (26. Rc3 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gc1c8] hätte die
Sache immer noch leicht erledigt.}) 26... Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Ree8 28. Rc5 (28. f4 {
gab noch einige Gewinnchancen.}) 28... Ne7 29. Rec1 Ra8 30. R1c3 Nd5 31. Rb3
Nxe3+ $138 {Nach Ausführung dieses Zuges stellte Kortschnoj fest, dass er die
Zeit überschritten hatte.} ({Nach} 31... Nxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Re7 {[%cal Ge7a7,Ga8a3]
müsste sich Schwarz sehr anstrengen, um dieses Endspiel zu verlieren...}) 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7.
f4 O-O 8. Qd2 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nb6 (10... a6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 b5 $2
13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Qh5 $1 Nd8 18. Nh7+
Kg8 19. Rd3 $1 Qe7 20. Rh3 f6 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. exf6 {1-0/Chandler,M-Agnost/
London/1989/}) 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bxh7+ $5 (13. Kb1 Rac8 (13... Rfc8
14. Nb5 $1 $16 {Sax,G-Kortchnoi,V/Rotterdam EU-Cupf/1988/}) (13... a6 14. Bxh7+
Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qh4 $5 Rec8 19. Qh8+ $6 Ke7 20.
Qxg7 Kd8 21. Qxf7 Qe7 $13 {Sieiro Gonzales-Paneque/Cuba-ch/1989/}) 14. Bxh7+
Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qh5 Ke7 19. Nxf7 Na5 $1 $8 20.
Nd6 $13 {0,5/Sax,G-Timman/Rotterdam/1989/}) (13. Kb1 {Kortschnoj had been
played in Sax-Kortchnoi and Sax-Timman (1989).}) 13... Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15.
Qd3 Rfe8 (15... Rfc8 $5 {Kortschnoj is the alternative.}) 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Rhe1
(17. Qh4 $5 Rec8 18. Rd3 $40) (17. Qh5 Ke7 (17... Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Ke7 19. Qxf7+
Kd8 20. Rhe1 $36) 18. Nxf7 Na5 $13 (18... Qe3+ 19. Kb1 Qxf4 $2 20. Rhf1 $18)) (
17. Qh8+ {Kortschnoj} Ke7 18. Qxg7 Qe3+ 19. Kb1 Qxf4 20. Rhf1 Rg8 {and black
wins.}) 17... Qb4 $1 18. Qh8+ (18. Nce4 dxe4 19. Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 Kd8 $17) (
18. Qh4 $5) 18... Ke7 19. Qh4 Kd8 $1 $8 (19... f6 20. a3 $1 Qa5 21. exf6+ gxf6
22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. f5 $16) (19... Rh8 {Kortschnoj} 20. Nh7+ f6 21. exf6+ Kf7 22.
fxg7 Rxh7 23. Qxh7 Rg8 24. Qh5+ Kxg7 {is stronger. Because of two threats Nc4
or Qf4 white has to be satisfied with a perpetual check.}) 20. Nxe6+ Kc8 21. a3
(21. Nxg7 $2 Nc4 $1 22. Na4 $8 Qxa4 23. Nxe8 Bxe8 $19) 21... Qe7 22. Ng5 (22.
Qxe7 Nxe7 23. Nxg7 Rg8 24. Nh5 (24. e6 fxe6 25. Nxe6 Rxg2) 24... Rxg2 $15)
22... f6 $1 (22... Be6 23. g4 g6 24. Qg3 $146) 23. e6 $6 (23. exf6 Qxf6 24.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 a5 $5 (26... Kc7 27. f5 Rd8 28. Qf4+ $1 (28.
Ne6+ Qxe6 29. Qxd8+ (29. fxe6 Rxd5 $13) 29... Nxd8 30. fxe6 Nxe6 $14) 28... Kb6
29. Qe3+) (26... Bd7 {Kortschnoj} 27. Qh8+ Kc7 28. Qxa8 Qxf4+ 29. Rd2 Qxg5 30.
Qf8 {and white has a slight edge.}) 27. f5 Kc7 $13) 23... fxg5 24. exd7+ Qxd7
25. Qxg5 (25. Rxe8+ {Kortschnoj was more exact.} Qxe8 26. Qxg5 {White would
win the pawn d5 with equal play.}) 25... Rxe1 26. Rxe1 a6 27. f5 (27. Rd1 Ne7
28. Re1 Ng8 29. Rd1 Nf6) (27. Rd1 {Kortschnoj and white still has had about
equal chances.}) 27... Kb8 28. Re6 Ka7 29. Rg6 Re8 $1 30. Rxg7 Re1+ 31. Nd1 (
31. Kd2 Qe8 32. b3 d4 $19) 31... Qe8 32. f6 (32. Rg8 Qe4 $40) 32... Qe4 33. Qd2
Nc4 34. Qf2+ Ne3 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Qc1 (9. Nc3 Ne4 (9... O-O 10. Qc2 $6 (10. Rc1 $5) 10... Ne4 11. Ne2 Bb7 12.
Ne5 Na6 13. a3 Bxe5 $1 14. dxe5 Nac5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nf4 Nxd3 17. Nxd3 Ng5
$15 {[%cal Gg5e6,Yc6c5] 0-1 Efimov,I-Lautier,J/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (42)}) (
9... Bb7 $6 {Tyomkin,D} 10. cxd5 {and pawn f5 becomes unprotected after exd5.
In other cases white is just much better.}) 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. cxd5
exd5 (12... Nxc3 $5 {Tyomkin,D} 13. Rxc3 cxd5 14. Qc2 Na6 (14... Nd7 15. Rc7 $1
Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Bc8 17. Bb5 Qd8 18. Qc6 Nxe5 19. Qxa8 Bd7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Ba6
$1 $16 {[%cal Gf1c1,Yb2a3]}) 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxa6 $14 {but all this is about
equality.}) 13. Ne2 Bxe5 {Otherwise black has difficulties with development of
Nb8.} 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 c5 16. Ng3 Rad8 (16... Nxg3 {Tyomkin,D} 17. hxg3 {
[%cal Gd1c2,Yg3g4]} Qe6 18. Be2 $14 {[%cal Gg3g4] and white breaks f5 point by
g4- white has two g-pawns, so he can do it even twice.}) 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bb5
{[%cal Gd1g4] 1-0 Tkachiev,V-Tregubov,P/Cap d'Agde 2000/CBM 80_02/[Tyomkin,D] 
(34) Pawn structure is amazing now: black has the center, but d4 is under
white's control. From the other hand, white intends to play f5, first
decreazing black's pressure on e5.}) 9... Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12.
Bxd6 $146 (12. Qb2 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,
A-Grischuk,A/Tomsk RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 342 (15)}) 12... Qxd6 13. Nc3 a6
14. Qb2 $1 {[%cal Gb3b4] Intending to gain space on the queenside by b4 and a4
then- black's a6-a5 would weaken b5 spot;} O-O 15. b4 Rac8 16. a4 Ne4 17. Ne2
Qe7 (17... Rc7 $5 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. b5 {with the
same ideas like in the game;}) 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. b5 $1 {[%mdl 32] After b4-b5
black light-square bishop is passive forever;} a5 20. Qa3 $14 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1
Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Nxc8 23. Qc3 {The endgame without queens would be very pleasant
for white as well, but Kortschnoj decides to leave more forces on the board;} (
23. Qxe7 Nxe7 24. Nf4 Nf8 25. g4 (25. Ne5 $5) 25... fxg4 26. Ne5 Nc8 $16 {
[%cal Gc8d6]}) 23... Qd6 24. Nf4 Ne7 25. h4 Nf8 26. h5 {[%mdl 32] Strategy of
Kortschnoj is clear - to gain space over the kingside and then to break thru
there; Black can't do much to prevent it;} Bc8 27. Ne5 Bd7 28. f3 (28. h6 $5)
28... Be8 29. g4 g5 (29... fxg4 30. fxg4 Nd7 31. Kg2 {and so on;}) 30. Ne2 Nd7
31. Kg2 h6 (31... fxg4 32. fxg4 Nxe5 33. dxe5 Qb8 {- semilar to the game;}) 32.
Ng3 fxg4 33. fxg4 Nxe5 34. dxe5 Qc5 35. Qd2 Qc7 36. Qb2 Kg7 {36...Qc5 was more
active, but in general it leads to the same;} (36... Qc5 37. Kf2 Bf7 38. Ne2 {
[%cal Ge2d4]}) 37. Ne2 Kg8 38. Kf2 Bf7 39. Qd4 Kg7 (39... Qc5 40. Qxc5 bxc5 41.
b6 Nc6 42. Bb5 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5][%cal Ge2c1,Yc1b3,Yc1d3]}) 40. Qc3 Qb8 {
The endgame after 40.Qxc3 is lost for black:} (40... Qxc3 41. Nxc3 Be8 42. e4 {
[%cal Gf2e3,Ge3d4]} dxe4 43. Nxe4 Nd5 44. Nd6 {White's target here is the pawn
b6-the plan is following: to attack the pawn b6 with the knight and than to
trade white bishop on black knight by Be4 or Bc4;} Kf8 45. Kf3 {[%cal Gd6c4,
Yf3e4,Gd3e4]} (45. Be4 Nc3 {-that's why white needs his king on f3- to protect
the bishop e4 in that line after Nc4;}) 45... Ke7 46. Nc4 Bd7 47. Be4 Be8 48.
Bxd5 exd5 49. Nxb6 Ke6 50. Nc8 Kxe5 51. Ne7 d4 52. Ng8 $18 {[%cal Gg8h6]}) 41.
Nd4 Qd8 42. Ke2 Bg8 43. Bb1 Kh8 44. Qa3 Nc8 45. Bg6 Kg7 46. Bb1 Kh8 47. Qc1 $1
{[%cal Gc1c6,Gc1f1] Finally Kortschnoj finds out the way to get in- black can
not control at the same time all entries over c' and f' files;} Ne7 $2 {
Black couldn't hold the defense anyhow, but there was more resistant way:} (
47... Na7 48. Qf1 $18 {[%cal Gd4c6,Gf1f6]} Qe7 49. Nc6 Qg7 50. Qf6 $18) 48. Qf1
Nc8 49. Nc6 {[%cal Gf1f6,Gf6f8]} (49. Nc6 Qd7 50. Qf8 $1 $18 {[%csl Yc8,Yh6]})
1-0

[Event "Leningrad                              "]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dymov, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Nagesh Havanur"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1945.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 {Refreshing play without preconceptions.} (
4. g3 {followed by Bg2 is the Main Line}) 4... Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. O-O-O d6 (6...
d5 {leads to a Stonewall like position. Curiously, it has not made its
appearance in practice.}) 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e4 $1 fxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Bd7 13. Ng5 $2 {Played with boyish impetuosity. But this
move threatening Nxh7 could have waited.} (13. Kb1 {moving the king to safer
quarters is a bit slow.}) (13. Bd3 {developing the last minor piece is better.}
) 13... h6 14. Nf3 Rf7 $2 {Concerned with White's forthcoming attack Black
reinforces the second rank only to find later that it was not required.} ({
Instead he could have seized the initiative on the quenside with} 14... b5 $1
15. Kb1 ({or} 15. cxb5 Qe8 $17) 15... Qe8 $17) 15. Bd3 Be8 {With this move and
the next Black attempts to keep an eye on g6 that may be targeted by White. So
he skips the option of opening a front on the queenside with...Rb8 and...b5.
In the end the delay proves fatal.} 16. Rhe1 ({The advance,} 16. g4 $6 {
would be premature on account of} Bc6 $1 17. d5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 (18... exd5
{gives White respite with} 19. Bg6) 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Nh4 Bxh1 21. Rxh1 Rf7 $15
) 16... Rf8 {This move, a part of Black's plan leaves the queen unguarded.} 17.
Re2 $2 {This idea of doubling up rooks on the e-file is a bit slow.} ({This
time} 17. g4 $1 $14 {would have given hm the initiative.}) 17... Bf7 18. Rde1 {
still on the wrong track} ({Here} 18. g4 $1 $16 {is even stronger than before.}
) 18... Qd7 19. g4 {Now this move needs a bit of preparation.} (19. Kb1 {
first keeping off any possible pin on the c-file was necessary.}) 19... Qd8 $2
{Black hopes to prevent the advance, g5-g6 with the "threat" of exchange of
queens. However, it's insufficient and should lose.} ({Instead he should have
played} 19... Qc6 $1 {targeting both the c4 pawn and the knight on f3,
although even here White has some advantage after} 20. Qg3 b5 21. Rc2 bxc4 22.
Bxc4 Ne4 23. Qg2 $14) 20. g5 Nd7 ({After} 20... Nh5 {Komodo suggests the subtle
} 21. Re3 $1 ({However, I think, young Viktor would have played for direct
attack with} 21. Qe4 g6 22. Rg1 Qe8 23. gxh6 $18) 21... Kh8 (21... hxg5 {
there follows} 22. Nxg5) 22. Kb1 Qe8 23. Qe4 $18) 21. Rg1 h5 22. Qg3 $4 {
During the game young Viktor thought he should avoid the exchange of queens
following g5-g6. Later he found he was wrong.} ({After the game he saw} 22. g6
$1 {won on the spot. If} Qxh4 ({or} 22... Be8 23. Qxh5 $18) 23. gxf7+ Rxf7 24.
Nxh4 $18) 22... g6 23. Nh4 Kh7 (23... Qe8 {is met by} 24. f4 {followed by f5
with a winning kingside attack.}) ({After} 23... Kg7 {Korchnoi gives} 24. Nxg6
$1 {There follows} (24. Bxg6 {leads to the same result.}) 24... Bxg6 25. Bxg6
Kxg6 26. Rxe6+ Kg7 27. Qd3 $18) 24. Qf3 {This move threatening both 25.Qxh5
and 25.Qxb7 is not bad.} ({But} 24. Bxg6+ $1 {would have won immediately after}
Bxg6 25. Nxg6 Kxg6 26. Rxe6+ Kg7 27. Qd3 $18) 24... Kg7 {opting for the lesser
evil and hoping that White's capture of the pawn would open a line against the
king} 25. Qxb7 d5 ({Black cannot open a route for the queen with} 25... c5 26.
Nxg6 $1 Bxg6 27. Bxg6 Kxg6 28. Rxe6+ Kg7 29. Qe4 $18) ({The plausible} 25...
Rb8 {is met by} 26. Qe4 Qe8 27. f4 Rb6 28. Rge1 {with the threat of f4-f5 wins}
) 26. cxd5 exd5 27. Qc6 Rb8 28. Qc2 {Again this is not bad in itself.} ({
Otherwise there is a win with} 28. Nf5+ $1 Kh8 (28... gxf5 29. Qh6+ Kg8 30. g6)
(28... Kh7 29. Re7) 29. Nh6 $18) 28... Rb6 29. f4 Nb8 30. Kb1 Na6 31. a3 Qd6
32. f5 $1 Qxa3 33. f6+ Kg8 34. Bxg6 Rxb2+ $1 {An imaginative move that
deserved a better fate.} (34... Qa2+ $2 35. Kxa2 Nb4+ 36. Kb1 Nxc2 37. Kxc2 $18
) 35. Qxb2 Bxg6+ 36. Nxg6 Qd3+ 37. Qc2 $1 {courting danger} ({The prosaic} 37.
Ka1 Qxg6 38. Qb7 $18 {also wins.}) 37... Rb8+ 38. Kc1 Qa3+ ({If} 38... Qxd4 39.
Rg3 Qa1+ 40. Kd2 Qd4+ 41. Rd3 $18) 39. Kd2 Rb2 {The last fling.} 40. Re8+ $1
Kf7 41. Re7+ {The final phase of the game is well-played by both sides.} 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 (3. Bb2 $6 f6 $1 $15 {Petrosian-Fisher/Buenos Aires/
1971/0-1/}) 3... Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. c4 {according to Viktor my fith move is
astrategic error.} dxc4 {"You played like Kramnik" Viktor told me after the
game., ererring to an encounter iun Vienna, incidentally also won by black.
There was something about the way he said it, which made me think, that it was
not intended as acompliment. "You played a match for the World Championship,
so you should understand the postion better."} (5... Nc6 $142 {Kortschnoj}) (
5... Be7 $142 {Kortschnoj}) 6. bxc4 (6. Bxc4 $14 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9.
f4 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 {1-0 Smyslov,V-Huguet,B/Las Palmas
1972/MCD-r7 (24)}) 6... Be7 (6... Nc6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b6 10. a3
Bb7 11. Ng5 {0-1 Kortschnoj,V-Kramnik,V/Vienna Millenium 1996/CBM 55/
[Kortschnoj] (42)} (11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 $14)) 7. Be2 (7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ng5 g6 14. f4 Na5 15.
Nb5 Qb8 16. f5 {1-0 Tal,M-Kapengut,A/URS-chT Moscow 1972/MCD-ch (47)}) 7... O-O
$6 8. Qc2 $1 (8. O-O Nc6 9. d3 b6 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13.
Nf1 Ng4 14. Bc3 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ng3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rdb1 Qg5 19.
Qc3 Ng4 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Pyda,Z/Copenhagen PC 1996/CBM 54}) 8... Nc6 9. a3
Re8 {A loss of tempo, but} (9... b6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Bxf6 hxg5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
h4 {looked quite annoying to me.}) 10. O-O b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3
Qd7 $1 {From here the queen will hold up the f5 push and support a b5 break.}
14. f4 Red8 15. d3 (15. Rad1 $2 Nd4 $1 $17 16. exd4 cxd4) 15... a6 $2 {An
elementaryBLUNDER..} 16. Rad1 $2 (16. Na4 $142 {white wins a pawn.} Qc7 17.
Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rab1 $16) 16... Rab8 17. Nf2 Ba8 18. Nce4 Ne8 $1 19. d4 (19. Z0
f5 20. Z0 Bf6) 19... cxd4 20. exd4 Rbc8 21. d5 $6 {White shoukd be more
circumspect here. It was still possible to maintain the tension with} (21. Bc3)
(21. c5 {though} Qa7 {black stands well}) 21... Na5 (21... exd5 $2 22. Bg4) 22.
d6 $2 {It was objectively better to capture on e6} (22. dxe6 {although black
certainly retains the advantage.} Qxe6) 22... Bf8 $1 (22... Nxd6 23. Qc3 $1 {
looked too exciting to me} f6 24. Rxd6 Bxd6 25. Nxf6+ {witha huge attack.}) 23.
Bd4 Nxc4 $1 24. Bxc4 b5 25. Nc5 Qc6 26. Ng4 $6 (26. Nfe4 {was the last chance,
when black does not appear to have anything better than} bxc4 27. d7 Rxd7 28.
Nxd7 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Nxf8 Kxf8 {although white is still struggling e.g.}
31. Bc3 Bd3 32. Rf2 Nc7 $17) 26... Rxd6 27. Ne5 Rxd4 $3 28. Bxe6 (28. Nxe6 Rxc4
29. Qf2 Bc5 30. Nd4 Rd8 $19) 28... Bxc5 (28... Qxe6 29. Nxe6 Rxc2 30. Nxd4
Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 {Appeared less convincing to e.}) 29. Bxf7+ Kf8 30. Kh1 Qe4 31.
Qxe4 {The last real trick was} (31. Qa2 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Rd8 33. Ng6+ Qxg6 34.
Rxd8 Bxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Qb1+ {mating}) 31... Bxe4 32. Be6 Rcd8 33. f5 Nf6 (33...
Rxd1 $4 34. Ng6#) 34. Rc1 Bb6 35. Ng6+ Ke8 36. Rfe1 Ba5 37. Rg1 Rd2 38. Ne5 Bb6
{And Victor decided that enough was enough.} 0-1

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wach, Markus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Nf3
b6 9. Qh5 $5 {White explores yet another way to fight for the initiative.
Recent practice also saw:} (9. Bd2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O h6 12. Nh4 Rc8 13.
Rac1 Nb8 14. f4 g6 15. Qh3 Nbc6 16. Be3 Na5 $132 {0-1 Weidenbach Tim-Naumkin
Igor/It open 1991 (39)}) (9. h4 Ba6 10. h5 h6 11. Nh4 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 cxd4 13.
Rh3 Qc7 14. Rf3 Nd7 15. Bf4 dxc3 16. Re1 Rg8 17. Ree3 Qc4+ 18. Kg1 Ke8 $17 {
0-1 Borkowski,F-Naumkin,I/Moscow4 1991 (39)}) 9... h6 ({Could Black continue} 
9... Ba6 {? An immediate} 10. Ng5 Ng6 11. Qf3 Qd7 {allows Black to consolidate
the position.}) 10. a4 Qc7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bd3 Nbc6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Re1 Be8
15. Qh4 Kg8 16. c4 Nb4 17. cxd5 Nexd5 18. Be4 Rb8 19. Ra3 Nc6 20. h3 Nce7 21.
Nd2 Rb4 22. c4 Ng6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Ne4 Ne7 25. Nd6 Kh7 26. Bd2 Rb2 27. Bc3
Rb8 28. Nxe8 $6 Rhxe8 29. Qe4 Red8 30. Qc2 Nc6 31. Raa1 Qf7 $1 32. Rad1 Qf4 33.
Bd2 Qh4 34. Be3 Nd4 35. Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Qxd4 $17 37. Re4 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Rb2
39. Qc3 Ra2 $6 {After Black has outplayed his opponent, he does not find the
best way to realize his advantage.} (39... Qa2 $142 $1 {[%csl Rf2,Rg2][%cal
Gb2f2,Ga2f2]} 40. Rg4 Rxf2 41. Qe3 (41. Qd3 Qc2) 41... Qe2 42. Qxc5 Qe1 $19)
40. Qe3 Qb1 41. Rf4 $1 Rxa4 42. Qxc5 Qb7 (42... Ra1 43. Rf7 $1) 43. Qf8 {
This move allows White to win a Queen, yet not the game.} ({He should have
played} 43. Qd6 $1 {instead:} Ra6 44. Qd8 Qb6 45. Qe8 Qc6 46. Qe7 $18) 43...
Qc7 (43... Qb2 44. Qe8 Qxe5 {-game}) 44. Qe8 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf4f8,Gf8h8,
Ge8h8]} Qxe5 45. g3 Qxf4 $8 46. gxf4 Rxc4 47. Kg3 Rc5 $1 {Black succeeds in
building a fortress, which cannot be destroyed. The text is pprobably the only
way to a draw.} (47... a5 $2 48. Qb5 $1 (48. Qxe6 Rc5 $11 {/\ Rf5-h5-f5}) 48...
Rd4 49. Qxa5 Rd5 50. Qe1 Rf5 51. Qxe6 Rh5 52. Kf3 (52. Kg4 Rb5 53. Qe5 Rxe5 54.
fxe5 Kg8 55. f4 Kf7 56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Ke4 g5 58. fxg5 (58. f5+ Ke7 $11) 58...
hxg5 59. Kd4 Ke7 60. Kd5 Kd7 61. e6+ Ke7 62. Ke5 Kd8 63. Kd6 Ke8 64. e7 g4 65.
hxg4 g5 66. Ke6 $11) 52... Rf5 53. Ke4 Rh5 54. Kd4 (54. Qe5 Rxh3 55. f5 Rh4+
56. f4 g5 57. Qe7 Rxf4+ 58. Ke5 Rf2 59. Qf7 Re2+ 60. Kd6 Rf2 61. Ke7 Rb2 62.
Qg6+ Kh8 63. Qa6 Rf2 64. Qc8+ Kh7 65. Kf7 $18) 54... Rf5 55. Qe5 Rxe5 (55...
Rh5 56. Kd5 Rxh3 57. Ke6 (57. f5 Rh5) 57... Rh5) 56. fxe5 $18) 48. Qe7 Rf5 49.
Qxa7 e5 50. fxe5 Rxe5 51. f4 Rf5 52. Qd7 Rh5 53. Kf3 Rf5 54. Ke4 Rh5 55. Qe6
Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Danchevski, Orce"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Bd3 Qb6 {A
theoretical move here is 7...Na6. With his move black forces the opponent to
put his knight f3 to c4: the matters do not change much - white retains his
opening advantage.} (7... Na6) 8. Nd2 e6 9. Nc4 Qd8 10. Ne3 $1 {My opponent is
skillful in prophylactic - 10.0-0?! Ng4 would lead to unclear complications.} (
10. O-O Ng4) 10... exd5 11. exd5 Na6 {It was tempting to sacrifice an exchange.
} (11... Re8 12. O-O Rxe3 13. Bxe3 Ng4 {, but after} 14. Bf2 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 {
black had no compensation for it.}) 12. O-O Re8 13. Kh1 $6 {Too much of
prophilactics is also not good - after 13.Qf3 and then f4-f5 white had a clear
edge.} Bd7 14. Qf3 Nb4 $6 {Being scared of concentration of white pieces
against the black king, black makes up his mind to eliminate some of them.} ({
Meanwhile, to carry out a standard plan -} 14... Nc7 15. f5 (15. a4 a6 16. a5
Nb5) 15... b5 {would be sufficient for to maintain an approximate equilibrium.}
) 15. Bd2 (15. f5 $5) 15... Nxd3 16. cxd3 Bf5 {A desperate attempt to prevent
an assault along the f file. Still, it does not yield equality to black.} 17.
Nxf5 gxf5 18. h3 Qd7 19. Nd1 (19. Rg1 {was simple and strong. Now if} h5 {then}
({Or} 19... b5 20. g4 b4 21. gxf5 $1 {- black position is lost!}) 20. Be1 Qe7
21. Bf2 {followed by Rbe1 and Bh4.}) 19... b5 20. Bc3 $2 {White loses two
tempi and soon finds himself in a difficult position.} ({After} 20. Ne3 c4 21.
dxc4 ({But if} 21. g4 $1 {then black was forced to give up an exchange} fxg4
22. hxg4 Rxe3 23. Bxe3 Qxg4 (23... Nxg4 24. f5) 24. Bd4 {in both cases with
advantage to white.}) 21... Ne4 {black would obtain good counterplay.}) 20...
b4 21. Bd2 Qb5 22. Rc1 (22. g4 c4) 22... Kh8 23. g4 (23. Rc4 $5) 23... fxg4 {
Black is going to sacrifice a piece what looks very promising, but in fact
does not bring too much benefit to him. Another line would be more beneficial:}
(23... Qa6 $5 24. gxf5 Qxa2 25. Ne3 Rxe3 26. Bxe3 Qxd5) 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. Qxg4
Qxd3 26. Rf2 $1 {Excellent! Not} (26. Qg2 $2 Re2 27. Rf2 Qxd2) (26. Rg1 $6 Rg8
{with many threats.}) 26... Qxd5+ 27. Qf3 Qxf3+ ({After} 27... Qxa2 {what I
was planning} 28. f5 {black would have problems to bring his queen back into
play.}) 28. Rxf3 Re2 29. Rd3 Rg8 {I was very proud of this move, but blunt Bd4
was hardly worse. The point of the move - 30.Rd6 Bd4 and white has to take on
d4.} 30. Ne3 (30. Rxd6 Bd4) (30. Be3 $5) 30... Bxb2 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Bxe1 {
Black has already 4 pawns for a piece, but white has considerably activated
his pieces. It is black now who has to hold the position.} Re8 33. Bf2 $2 ({
After} 33. Bd2 $1 {I dare to say black's position was lost.}) 33... Bd4 34. Kg2
d5 35. Kf3 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 $2 {Losing move.} ({After} 36. Bxe3 $1 {with a threat
Rd2-c2:c5 black still had to demonstrate a great know-how in order to save the
game} d4 37. Bf2) 36... Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 $19 a5 $6 {The move is based on some
miscalculation. It was not necessary to be Capablanca in order to realize
without any calculation that a move with a king into the centre - Kg7, can not
be bad in any case.} 38. Kd3 c4+ {Playing 37...a5 I was going to continue here
38...d4.} (38... d4 {And then I noticed a maneouvre Bf2-h4 e7 (which, by the
way, with the king on g7 could be prevented by f7-f6).} 39. Bh4 {[%cal Yh4e7,
Ye7c5]}) 39. Kd4 b3 40. axb3 cxb3 41. Kc3 (41. Kxd5 h5 42. Kc4 (42. Bd4+ Kh7
43. Ke4 a4 44. Bb2 Kg6 45. Bc1 f5+ 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Kg2 Ke6 48. Kh3 Kd5 49. Kh4
Kc4 50. Kxh5 Kb4 $19) 42... a4 $1 $19) 41... a4 $4 ({After} 41... Kg7 42. Kxb3
Kg6 {black was winning easily...}) 42. Bd4+ Kg8 43. Kb4 {But now it is white
who is making a draw easily!} h5 44. Kxa4 h4 45. Kxb3 h3 46. Bg1 Kg7 47. Kc3
Kg6 48. Kd4 Kf5 49. Bh2 Kg4 50. f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Chatalbashev, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. f3 {V.Kortschnoj likes this move in
various opening variations...} (5. Nc3 {leads to various theoretical positions.
}) ({Flexible also} 5. Bd3 e6 6. Ne2 (6. Nc3 {[%cal Gg1f3]}) 6... Ne7 7. O-O
O-O 8. Nbc3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nd7 11. f4 (11. f3 {-position from our game!
}) 11... f5 12. exf5 Nxf5 $132 {0-1 Grobelny,A-Matlak,M/Zakopane 2000/CBM 78
ext (29)}) 5... e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 a6 8. a4 Ne7 {Here N doesn't obstruct P
f7-f5 promotion.} (8... Nf6 {-mainline}) 9. Bd3 ({On Ne7 stromg is} 9. h4 {
but not here, after f2-f3(?!)}) 9... Nd7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. O-O f5 $1 $132 {
Black had fulfilled his opening idea and equalized.} 12. Nf4 Ne5 13. Be2 Kh8
14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Qxb6 16. Kh1 fxe4 17. fxe4 {[%csl Re7]} Ng8 $1 18. Qc2 Nf6
19. Be3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} Qb7 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21. Bxd3 Qe7 $6 $14 {Allows to White
to get an advantage by elegant break.} (21... Ng4 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. Bf4 Qe7
$132 {[%csl Ge5]}) 22. Bg5 $1 h6 (22... Bb7 23. Rf3 Rf7 24. Raf1 Raf8 25. Qa4
$14) 23. e5 $1 {Good break! White gets rid from weak e5 square and passive Pe4
and opens space for his pieces.} dxe5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 Qxf6 26. Rf1 (26.
Bxg6 $144 $14) (26. Ne4 $143 $6 Qb6 27. Nxc5 Rb8 28. Bxg6 Qxb2 29. Qxb2 Rxb2
$132) 26... Bf5 $2 $16 {Positional mistake.} (26... Qd6 $142 27. Bxg6 $14) 27.
Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rxf5 Qg6 29. h4 $5 {Threatening Rf5-f8+. This move creates weak
black squares near the white K and requires White precise game.} (29. Rf8+ $4
Rxf8 30. Qxg6 Rf1#) ({In my opinion, in spirit of position is} 29. g3 $1 {
and White leaves with advantage without black squares weakening!}) 29... e4 {
Black decided to sacrifice P in order to open diagonal for his Bg7.} ({On} 
29... Qg3 {goes} 30. Qe4 $1 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf5f3] Threatening Rf2-f3} Rf8 $8
31. Rxf8+ Bxf8 32. Ne2 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qb4 34. Qxe5+ (34. Qxb4 $2 cxb4 $132) 34...
Bg7 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. g3 Qxb2 37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. d6 Bf6 39. Kh3 $16 {[%csl Gd6]
[%cal Ge2f4]}) 30. Qxe4 Rg8 31. Rf4 Qh5 ({In the endgame after} 31... Qxe4 {
White has good chances to win:} 32. Nxe4 Rd8 (32... Bxb2 33. Nxc5 $16) 33. Rf5
c4 34. Nd2 Bxb2 35. Nxc4 $16) 32. Qf3 Qe5 33. Re4 Qb8 34. Qe2 ({Or} 34. Qf2 $1
$16 {[%csl Gf4,Gg3,Gh4]}) 34... Rf8 35. Re6 $2 {White ignores black squares
weakness, probably in time pressure.} (35. Re3 {Would keep an advantage.} Bd4
36. Re6 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd5d6]} Qf4 (36... Qg3 37. Rxh6+ Kg7 38. Rh5 {[%cal
Ge2e7]} (38. Qe7+ $2 Kxh6 39. Qxf8+ Bg7 40. Qe7 Be5 $8 41. Qg5+ $8 Qxg5 42.
hxg5+ Kxg5 $44) 38... Qg6 39. g4 (39. Rg5 $4 Qxg5 40. hxg5 Rh8+ $19)) 37. Qe4
$1 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qg1+ 39. Kh3 Qh1+ 40. Kg4 $16) 35... Qg3 36. Re4 $4 $19 {
Decisive mistake.} ({Equal position would be after} 36. Re3 Qxh4+ 37. Rh3 $11)
36... Rf2 37. Re8+ Bf8 38. Rxf8+ $8 Rxf8 39. Qxa6 (39. Kg1 Qxh4 $19) 39...
Qxh4+ 40. Kg1 Re8 41. Ne2 $8 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qh4+ (42... Rxe2 $19) 43. Kg1 Qe1+
44. Kh2 Rxe2 45. Qxh6+ Kg8 46. d6 Qd2 47. Qg6+ Kf8 48. Qf5+ Kg7 49. Qg4+ Kf6
0-1

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qa4 c5 13. Nh4 Qc7 14. Red1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 Ne4 16. Be1 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Ndc5 18. Qa3 f5 19. f3 Ng5 20. Rad1 Rad8 21.
h4 Nf7 22. Qe3 Ne5 23. b3 {It's curious, but I think it is this move which is
the root of White's problems. First of all, the move is unnecessary, and
second, Black is able to grab the initiative.} (23. Nf4 {would have prevented
Black's plan, e.g.} Rfe8 24. b3 Nc6 25. R4d2 {and now ...e5 would allow the
knight in on d5, which isn't fatal, but it's not desirable either.}) 23... Nc6
24. R4d2 e5 $1 {Preventing the knight arriving on f4.} 25. Bf2 Rf6 26. Qc3 f4
$1 {Preventing the knight arriving on e3.} 27. gxf4 exf4 28. h5 Re8 29. Bh4 Rf5
30. Rxd6 Rxe2 31. Bf2 Rg5 {Looks good, but isn't. Better to keep hold of the
f-pawn. I imagine we are entering zeitnot.} (31... Rxa2 {immediately is
stronger:} 32. Bxc5 $2 (32. h6 $5) 32... bxc5 33. Rd7 Qe5) 32. Kf1 Rxa2 33.
Nxf4 h6 $2 (33... Ne5 $5) 34. Bh4 $2 (34. Bxc5 {wins material:} bxc5 (34...
Rxc5 35. Ne6 Rxh5 36. Rd8+ Nxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ g6 39. Nf8+ Kg7 40.
Qxg6+ Kh8 41. Ne6+ Qxd8 42. Qg7#) 35. Ne6 Rgg2 36. R1d2 Rgxd2 37. Rxd2 Qe7 38.
Rxa2 Qxe6 39. Rg2 $18) 34... Rf5 35. Bg3 Ne5 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Qe3 Qf7 38. R8d5
Rxh5 39. Nxh5 Qxh5 40. R1d2 Qh1+ $2 {This isn't fatal but it doesn't help.} (
40... Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Nxf3 {is the most clear-cut way of playing the attack.
Black has two pawns for the exchange, some checks and the pawn on b3 in the
bag. Should be winning:} 42. Rd5 (42. Rf2 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Ng5 $40) 42... Qh1+ 43.
Kf2 Ng5 $40 {for example.}) 41. Ke2 Ra1 $4 ({Black's best was to play} 41...
Rxd2+ 42. Rxd2 Nf7 {and with a pawn for the exchange, and White's king exposed,
Black still has drawing chances.}) 42. Qxe5 {White is a rook up and has a
winning position, though if I were Black I might have punted a few more moves
before throwing it in.} 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Meulders} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 c4 {Das ist eine
Lieblingsvariante von Kortschnoj.} 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bb4 8. Ne5 $5 {Eine neue
und sehr interessante Fortsetzung.} (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (9... Qxd7 10.
Ne5 $36) 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 O-O 13. c4 a6 14. Qb1 Nc6 15. cxd5
Nb4 16. d6 Nf6 17. Ne4 Ne8 18. Nfg5 g6 19. Qc1 Nxd6 20. Qc5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 a5
22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Qxa5 Qxd4 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Raa1 Nd3 26. Qg5 Qxf2+ $19 {Van der
Wiel,J-Kortschnoj,V/Amsterdam OHRA 1988}) (8. Ba3 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Bxa3 10. Rxa3 Be6
$13) 8... Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bc3 11. Ra4 Bd7 12. Nxd7 Nbxd7 13. Nb1 {
Der lästige Läufer muß vertrieben werden.} Ba5 14. Bd2 Bc7 {Meulders: Es
gereicht Kortschnoj zur Ehre, daß er den Kampf fortsetzen will.} (14... Bxd2 {
Meulders} 15. Nxd2 Qc7 16. Nf3) 15. Nc3 Re8 16. Qf3 $14 {Die weißen Figuren
stehen harmonischer als die schwarzen, das reicht aus für leichten Vorteil.} h6
17. Raa1 (17. Nxd5 $5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb6 19. Qxd8 Rexd8 20. Rb4 a5 21. Rb5 $16 (
21. Rb5 {Meulders} Rxd4 22. Bxa5 $16)) 17... Nb6 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. g3 a6 20. Re3
Qc6 21. Rfe1 Bd6 22. Nd1 Rxe3 23. Nxe3 Re8 24. c4 Ne4 {Meulders: Zu ungestüm} (
24... dxc4 25. Qxc6 bxc6 26. bxc4 $16) (24... Bf8 {Meulders}) 25. Bxe4 dxe4 $6
(25... Rxe4 $142 26. Nxd5 (26. cxd5 Qe8 $14) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Nxd5 28. Qxd5
Qxd5 29. cxd5 $14) 26. Qg4 $1 $16 Bf8 27. Nf5 {[%cal Re1e4,Rf5h6,Rd2h6] Nach
diesem Zug gewinnt Weiß zumindest einen Bauern. Der Springer auf f5 steht sehr
aggressiv, räumt die e- Linie für den Re1 und die Diagonale c1-h6 für den Bd2.
Weiß hat starken Angriff am Königsflügel.} Kh7 28. d5 Qg6 29. Rxe4 {Der Rest
ist Sache der Technik. GM Svidler realisiert den weißen Vorteil musterhaft.}
Qxg4 30. Rxg4 Re2 31. Rd4 Bc5 32. Kf1 $1 {Dieser wichtige Zwischenzug
eliminiert das schwarze Gegenspiel.} Re5 33. Rf4 g5 34. Rf3 Kg6 35. g4 h5 36.
gxh5+ $18 Kxh5 37. Bc3 {Gewinnt auch noch die Qualität.} Kg4 {Meulders: Falls
der Turm zieht, folgt Ng7+ oder Ng3+.} 38. Kg2 Re2 (38... Nd7 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40.
Ne3+ $1 $18) 39. h3+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O Na6 12. Qd2 (12. e3 Qe7 (12... Re8 13.
Qd2 cxd4 14. exd4 Nc7 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. h4 Bc6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh3 Kg7 19. Rac1
Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8 Bxe8 22. Qe3 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Burnett,R/North Bay/
1998/ (48)}) 13. Qc2 Nc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rac1 Ne6 17. Ne1 {
1/2-1/2 Ivkov,B-Jelen,I/Borovo/1981/ (17)}) (12. Rb1 Qe7 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Qa4
Nc7 15. Rfd1 Rd6 16. b4 c4 17. Qc2 b5 18. Re1 Re8 {0-1 Beckmann,K-Aseev,K/
Muenster/1990/ (34)}) 12... Qe7 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 (14. Rfd1 Nc7 15. Ne2 Ne6
16. b4 g6 17. Rab1 cxd4 18. Nfxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. Rbc1 Rc4 21. Ne2 {
1/2-1/2 Bezold,M-Fedorowicz,J/New York/1995/ (21)}) 14... Nc7 15. h4 h5 (15...
Ne6 16. Rad1) 16. Kh2 g6 17. Ng1 $5 Ne6 18. f4 {Kortschnoj plays very
orignally, his aim was to win control of the e5 square.} Ng7 (18... cxd4 $5 19.
exd4 Qd6 20. Nf3 a6 $13) 19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Ne5 Bg7 21. Qd3 a6 22. Na4 Qc7 (22...
c4 23. Qc3 Qc7 24. b3 f6 25. Nf3 Nd6 $13) 23. Rac1 c4 24. Qe2 Bf8 25. Nc3 b5 (
25... Kg7 26. Qc2 b5 27. Bh3 $13) 26. Bf3 Rd6 27. Qc2 Ng7 (27... Qe7 28. b3 Bg7
29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. d5 Re8 $15) 28. b3 $1 {White can make progress
only if he breaks black's pawn structure in the center and the queenside.} Qe7
29. bxc4 (29. Qg2 $5 Rad8 (29... cxb3 30. Bxd5 b2 31. Rc2 Bxd5 (31... Rxd5 32.
Nxd5 Qd8 33. Nf6+ Qxf6 34. Qxb7 $18) 32. Nxd5 Qd8 33. Nc6 $16) 30. bxc4 bxc4
31. Nxc4 dxc4 32. Bxb7 $16) 29... dxc4 (29... bxc4 30. Rb1 Rc8 31. Qg2 $16) 30.
d5 Nf5 (30... Rc8 31. e4 Rdd8 32. a4 b4 33. Ne2 c3 34. Nd4 $14) 31. e4 Nd4 32.
Qf2 Nb3 (32... Nxf3+ $1 33. Qxf3 Rc8 34. a4 Qe8 35. axb5 axb5 36. Rb1 Rb6 $13)
33. Rcd1 Bg7 34. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 (34... Rxc6 35. dxc6 Bxc6 36. e5 Bxf3 37. Qxf3 $14
) 35. e5 {Small combination is helping white to advance his central pawns.} Bb7
(35... Rdd8 36. dxc6 Rac8 (36... Qxa3 $2 37. c7 $18) 37. a4 $14) 36. exd6 Qxd6
37. Ne4 Qxa3 38. d6 Nc5 (38... Bxe4 39. Rxe4 Rd8 40. d7 Bf6 41. Re8+ Kg7 42.
Qb6 $1 c3 43. Rxd8 Qb2+ 44. Kh3 c2 45. Rf1 Bxd8 46. Qxd8 $18) (38... Rd8 39. d7
(39. Qb6 Rd7 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41. Bxb7 Nd4 $17) 39... Nd4 $2 (39... Qa5 40. Ng5
$16) 40. Rxd4 Bxd4 41. Qxd4 Qxf3 42. Nf6+ $18) 39. Qxc5 Qxf3 (39... Qxc5 40.
Nxc5 Bxf3 41. d7 Bf6 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Rxa8 Bxa8 44. d8=Q Bxd8 45. Rxd8 $18) 40.
Qe3 $1 Qxe3 (40... Bxe4 41. Qxe4 Qf2+ 42. Qg2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2 $18) 41. Rxe3 Bxe4
42. Rxe4 Bf6 (42... Kf8 43. d7 Bf6 44. Rd6 Be7 45. Rc6 $18) 43. d7 $1 {White d
pawn is so strong, that black will not be able to create any counterplay with
his three queenside pawns.} Kg7 (43... Kf8 44. Rd6 Kg7 45. Rxf6 Kxf6 46. Re8
$18) 44. Re8 Rd8 (44... Bd8 45. Rd5 c3 46. Rc5 b4 47. Rc8 $18) 45. Rd6 c3 46.
Rxf6 Rxd7 (46... Kxf6 47. Rxd8 Ke7 48. Rc8 Kxd7 49. Rxc3 $18) 47. Rxa6 b4 (
47... Rc7 48. Re1 b4 49. Rb6 Rc4 50. Kg2 c2 51. Rc1 Kf8 52. Kf2 $18) 48. Rc6
Rd2+ 49. Kh3 Rb2 (49... c2 50. Rb8 $18) 50. Rec8 Rd2 51. Rc4 Rb2 52. R8c7 Kf6
53. g4 hxg4+ (53... Ke6 54. gxh5 gxh5 55. R7c5 $18) 54. Kxg4 Rb1 55. R7c6+ Kg7
56. Rb6 (56. Rb6 Rc1 57. Kf3 c2 58. Ke2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. g3 (5. c5 {Kortschnoj})
(5. Ne5 {Kortschnoj}) (5. a4 {Kortschnoj}) (5. Qb3 {Kortschnoj}) 5... dxc4 (
5... b5 {Kortschnoj} 6. c5 g6 $14 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Be6 {0-1
Kortschnoj,V-Shirov,A/Groningen 1996/CBM 57 (42)}) 6. a4 (6. Ne5 $5 {Kortschnoj
} b5 7. Bg2 $44) 6... g6 {Mit diesem Abspiel wurde bisher wenig Erfahrung
gesammelt. Für den Textzug habe ich kein Vorbild gefunden. Er gefällt mir gut:
Schwarz erhält Druck gegen den Punkt d4.} 7. Bg2 (7. Ne5 $5 Bg7 (7... c5 8.
dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 $14) 8. Nxc4 Be6 $11) 7... Bg7 8. a5 (8. Ne5 Ng4 $15) 8...
O-O 9. O-O (9. Qa4 $6 {Kortschnoj} c5 (9... Be6 $5) 10. dxc5 Nc6 $11) 9... Nd5
10. Ne4 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht sonderlich. In Betracht kommen:} (10.
e4 Nxc3 (10... Nb4 11. Qa4 (11. Ra4 Nd3 12. Rxc4 Nxc1 13. Qxc1 Qxa5 $17) 11...
Nd3 12. Qxc4 Nxc1 13. Rfxc1 $14) 11. bxc3 c5 12. Be3 $13) (10. Qa4 b5 (10...
Nxc3 {Kortschnoj} 11. bxc3 c5 $11) 11. axb6 Nxb6 12. Qc2) 10... Bf5 11. Nfd2 (
11. Nc5 Nd7 12. Nxb7 Qb8 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bxb2 {ist uerfreulich für Weiß.}
) (11. Ned2 c3 {ist ebenfalls ungünstig.}) 11... Bxe4 (11... Bxd4 {ist nicht
ohne weiteres von der Hand zu weisen, aber auch der Textzug ist nicht schlecht.
}) (11... Bxd4 {Kortschnoj} 12. Nxc4 {with good compensation}) 12. Nxe4 Nd7 13.
f4 $6 {Weiß will e7-e5 verhindern, aber der Zug schafft böse Felderschwächen.
Ich würde} (13. Nc3 {versuchen.}) (13. Qc2 $5 {Kortschnoj} Bxd4 14. Qxc4 $44)
13... Rc8 (13... e6 $5 {kam in Betracht:} 14. Nd6 c3 {usw.}) 14. Nc3 (14. Ra4
$5 {Kortschnoj}) 14... Nb4 15. Ra4 (15. Kh1 $1 {Kortschnoj}) 15... b5 16. axb6
(16. Rxb4 Qxa5 $19) 16... Qxb6 17. Be3 $6 {Weiß läßt seinen b-Bauern ohne
Deckung.} (17. Kh1 {war zäher.} Rfd8 {Kortschnoj} 18. e3 (18. e4 $2 e5 19. dxe5
(19. fxe5 Nxe5 $19) 19... Nc5 $19) 18... e5 19. Qe2 exd4 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Qxc4
$15) 17... Nf6 18. Kh1 Nbd5 19. Bc1 Ng4 20. Nxd5 (20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. e4 (21.
Nxd5 {Kortschnoj} Qb7 (21... Qe6 $17) 22. e4 f5 $17) 21... Nf6 22. e5 Nd7 (
22... Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rf2 {scheint mir nicht so überzeugend zu sein.})
23. f5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 e6 25. Rf4 f6 {ist hoffnungslos für Weiß.}) 20... cxd5 21.
e4 Nf6 22. exd5 $6 (22. e5 Ne4 23. f5 {war einen Versuch wert.}) 22... Qb5 $19
(22... Rfd8 $1 {Kortschnoj}) 23. f5 (23. Bd2 $1 {Kortschnoj} Qxb2 (23... Nxd5
$4 24. Ra5 $18) (23... Rfd8 24. Rb4 Qd7 25. Qe2 $15) 24. Bb4 Rfe8 25. Bc5 $15)
23... Nxd5 24. Bd2 e6 25. Ra5 Qxb2 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. f6 Bh8 28. Bc1 Qb6 29. Qa4
Rc6 30. Ba3 Rxf6 31. Rd1 Qe6 32. Bxf8 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kg2 Rf2+ 35. Kh3
Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 {A well-known
theoretical line is 6...c5 7.d5 e6, with inclusion of moves h7-h6 Bg5-h4, or
not. But young people, almost without thinking, put their knight onto the edge
of the board, having not a slightest doubt about strength of this move...} 7.
Nf3 {Another, and rather sharp, line is} (7. f4 c6 8. Nf3 b5 {where white also
has somewhat better chances.}) 7... e5 8. O-O {This is a theoretical position
which occures more often with transposition of moves after 6.Nf3 e5 7.0-0 Na6
8.Bg5.} c6 ({It is known} 8... Qe8 {is not good due to} 9. c5 exd4 10. Bxf6
Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bd8 12. Bxa6 {and so on with a clear advantage to white.}) ({
Less investigated is} 8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 gxh4 {although
I think - white stands a bit better.}) 9. Qd2 Bg4 {My young partner is
certainly not acquainted with an old theory of the King's Indian. There were
games played the following way:} (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. f3 $2 (11. Bf3 $1)
11... Nfxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. fxe4 Bxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Qxg5 {with some black's
advantage.}) 10. Rad1 {More exact would be to put the other rook to d1} Qc7 11.
h3 Be6 ({Or} 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 exd4 13. Qxd4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 $1 {white wins a
pawn.}) 12. a3 Rfe8 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. b4 Rac8 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Qe3 $6
{Black was threatening to take on c3 and then on e4. White had to protect the
e-pawn by Bd3.} Nh5 $1 {In view of a threat Nf4 the queen on e3 is located
wrong.} 18. Qd2 {So well - to lose one or two tempi in a good position does
not cost much.} Nf4 $2 {But black had to return back to f6.} 19. Bb5 $1 {
It is, in fact, a decisive move. White starts a final assault onto a cramped
black position.} Qc7 {Perhaps the best.} (19... Rxc3 {would cost an exchange
after} 20. Bxd7 {Let's not forget that from d7 the bishop has protected the
"vulnerable" pawn h3 (in case of 20...Rxf3).}) 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qxf4 $1 Nb8 ({
It turns out that} 21... Bxc3 {does not work - after} 22. Rxc3 Qxc3 23. Bxd7
Qxa3 $2 24. Ng5 {white would win on the spot.}) 22. Ng5 Re7 {More stubborn was
22...Rf8.} 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Nb5 $1 {Leads to a gain of the second pawn.} Rxc1
({Or} 24... Rce8 25. Nxd6 Be5 26. Nxe8 Bxf4 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxd7 Nxd7 29. Nf3
Bxc1 30. Rxc1 Rxe4 31. Rc7) 25. Rxc1 Be5 (25... h6 26. Rc7) (25... Qxb5 26.
Rc8+ Bf8 27. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Qh8#) 26. Qh4 h5 27.
Rc7 Qe8 28. Ne6 Rxc7 (28... Rd7 29. f4 $1) 29. Nbxc7 Qd7 30. Qd8+ Qxd8 31. Nxd8
Bb2 32. a4 Bc3 33. Nxb7 Bxb4 34. Nb5 {The second pawn is falling-the game is
over. But young players are not accustomed to pay tribute to old grandmasters
technic.} a6 35. N5xd6 Nd7 36. Nc4 Kf8 37. Kf1 Nf6 38. f3 Ke7 39. Nba5 Bxa5 40.
Nxa5 Nd7 41. Nc4 Nc5 42. a5 f5 43. e5 Nd3 44. h4 f4 45. Ke2 Nb4 46. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4
O-O 8. Nf3 Qc7 $1 {It is stronger than 8...d6 played in the game 2. Ribli:
'Das ist die Neuerung von Schwarz. In der 2. Wettkampfpartie spielte der junge
ukrainische GM 8...d6 und verlor nach 117 (!) Zügen. Die Idee des Zuges ist,
dass Schwarz nicht d7-d6 zieht, sondern nach Möglichkeit gleich den für diese
Stellung typischen Ausgleichszug d7-d5 durchsetzen will.'} 9. Bg5 b6 10. Bd3 {
According to the entourage of Ponomariov 10.Bh4 was more dangerous for black.
Ribli: 'Wir haben eine Igelstellung erreicht - Weiß hat ein starkes Zentrum
mit den Bauern auf c4 und e4, die schwarze Stellung hingegen ist etwas passiv,
aber elastisch.'} h6 $5 {An interesting idea. Normally people play Bb7 and
then d7-d6 and Nc6-e5.} 11. Bh4 Nh5 {Ribli: 'Mit diesem Zug tauscht Schwarz
die schwarzfeldrigen Läufer und verringert so den positionellen Druck von Weiß.
'} 12. Bxe7 (12. Bg3 {Ribli} Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bb7 $11) 12... Nxe7 13. O-O {
13.Nb5 was worth to interpose} (13. Nb5 {Ribli} Qb8 14. e5 Bb7 $13) 13... Ba6 {
Ribli: 'Schwarz strebt vollwertiges Spiel an, er ist mit seiner etwas passiven
Stellung offensichtlich nicht zufrieden.'} (13... Bb7 {Ribli}) 14. Rc1 Nf4 15.
Nb5 {'!?' Ribli. Ribli: 'Nur auf diesem Wege darf sich Weiß Hoffnungen auf
aktives Spiel machen. - Man muß hier anmerken, dass dies die letzte Partie in
diesen Match war. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt führte Ponomariov 4:3, Kortschnoj musste
als um jeden Preis gewinnen.'} (15. b3 d5 (15... Qd6 $5 16. Bc2 Qxa3 17. Qd2
Qb4 $13) (15... Rad8 $11 {Ribli}) (15... Rfd8 $11) 16. exd5 Rfd8 $13) 15...
Bxb5 (15... Qb8 {Ribli} 16. e5 $36) 16. cxb5 {'~~' Ribli. Ribli: 'Die weiße
Bauernstruktur ist aufgrund des Doppelbauern auf der b-Linie geschwächt, doch
der Pb5 verschafft Weiß dauerhaften Raumvorteil am Damenflügel.'} Qd6 (16...
Qb7 {Ribli} 17. Qd2 (17. g3 $14) 17... Nxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 17. Bb1 Qxd1 18.
Rcxd1 (18. Rfxd1 $4 {Ribli} Ne2+ $19) 18... d5 {The arising position is
approximately equal.} (18... Rfd8 {was also playable.}) (18... Rfd8 {Ribli} 19.
g3 Nfg6 20. e5 $14) 19. e5 g5 $1 {Thus white's e-pawn will become a
long-lasting problem of white's position.  Ribli: 'Ein tiefer,
großmeisterlicher Zug - Schwarz verteidigt sich schon im vorhinein gegen die
positionelle Drohung g3-f4.'} (19... Rfc8 {Ribli} 20. g3 Nfg6 21. Rc1 Nf8 22.
Nd4 Nd7 23. f4 Kf8 24. b4 $14 {[%csl Rd7]}) 20. Rfe1 Rac8 21. h4 {21.Nd4} g4 (
21... gxh4 $5 {Ribli} 22. Nxh4 Rc5 $13) 22. Nh2 {Ribli: 'Kortschnoj versucht,
Komplikationen am Königsflügel zu schaffen.'} (22. Nd4 {Ribli}) 22... h5 23. f3
{In order to carry out his plan without obstacles white had to play g2-g3
first.} g3 ({Black could play now} 23... gxf3 24. Nxf3 Nfg6 (24... Neg6 25. g3
$18 {[%csl Rf4]}) 25. g3 (25. Kf2 {Ribli} f6 $13) 25... Rc4 {with about equal
chances but he prefers to deviate from the main line of the white's plan.}) 24.
Nf1 Neg6 25. Rd4 (25. Nxg3 Nxh4 26. Kf2 (26. Rd2 Nfxg2 27. Rxg2 Nxf3+ 28. Kf2
Nxe1 29. Kxe1 Rc1+ $19) 26... Nhxg2 (26... f6 {Ribli} 27. exf6 Rxf6 $36) 27.
Rg1 h4 28. Ne2 (28. Nh5) 28... Nxe2 29. Rxg2+ Ng3 30. Rd4 Rc4 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32.
Rh2 Nf5 33. Bxf5 exf5 {white advantage is hardly possible to convert into a win
}) 25... Rc4 {'?' Ribli.} (25... Rc1 $142 $1 {Ribli} 26. Rxc1 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nxd4
28. Nxg3 Nxb5 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Ne2 $14) 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Bxg6 {The only move.
Otherwise after 27.Re4 Rc8 and then c4-c3 it is black who stands better.} fxg6
28. Nxg3 {'+/=' Ribli. Ribli: 'Nach einer Reihe von Vereinfachungen hat Weiß
einen Bauern gewonnen, in der Folge bekommt Schwarz jedoch Aktivität. '} (28.
Re4 g5 $1 29. Nxg3 (29. hxg5 h4 $44) 29... gxh4 30. Ne2 Nxe2+ 31. Rxe2 h3 $11)
28... Nd3 {Ribli: 'Der lebendige Nd3 ist der Stolz der schwarzen Stellung.'}
29. Re2 Rd8 (29... Kf7 $5 30. Ne4 Ke7 $11) 30. Ne4 {'!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß
gibt den Mehrbauern zurück, um seinen Springer zu aktivieren.'} Nxe5 (30... Kf8
$2 31. f4 $1 $16) 31. Ng5 Rd5 32. a4 Kg7 33. Nxe6+ Kf6 34. Ng5 (34. Nf4 $6 {
Ribli} Rd4 $11) 34... Kf5 35. Ne4 {Ribli: 'Weiß hat wieder einen Bauern mehr,
doch die Verwertung des Materialvorteils ist keineswegs leicht, da die
schwarzen Figuren aktiv stehen.'} Rd3 36. Nc3 (36. Kh2 {Ribli}) 36... Rd4 37.
Ne4 Rd3 38. Kh2 {Ribli: 'Natürlich gibt sich Weiß nicht mit Zugwiederholung
zufrieden, er nutzte die Gelgenheit vielmher, um in der Zeitnotphase etwas
Luft zu gewinnen.'} Rb3 39. Nd6+ Kf6 40. Ne8+ Kf5 41. Nd6+ Kf6 42. Kg3 Rb4 (
42... Rd3) 43. Re4 $1 Ke6 $1 {The only move:} (43... Rxb2 44. Rxe5) (43... Rxa4
44. b3 $16) 44. Nc8 Kf6 $1 45. Nxa7 Rxa4 (45... Rxb2 $2 46. Nc6 Nd3 47. Rxc4
Ne1 48. Re4 Rxg2+ 49. Kh3 Rg1 50. a5 bxa5 51. b6 Nxf3 52. Rf4+ Kg7 53. b7 g5
54. Rxf3 g4+ 55. Kh2 $18) 46. Nc6 Nd3 47. Ne7 Nxb2 48. Nd5+ Kf7 $4 {After} (
48... Kf5 49. Nxb6 Rb4 {black would still hold the game.}) 49. Re7+ Kf8 50. Rb7
$18 Nd1 51. Rxb6 c3 52. Rc6 Ra5 53. b6 Rb5 54. Rc7 Rxd5 (54... Ke8 55. Nf6+ Kd8
(55... Kf8 56. b7 c2 57. b8=Q+ Rxb8 58. Nd7+ Ke8 59. Nxb8 $18) 56. Rd7+ Kc8 57.
Rxd1 $18) 55. b7 Rb5 56. Rc8+ Kf7 (56... Ke7 57. b8=Q Rxb8 58. Rxb8 c2 59. Rc8
Ne3 60. Kf2 Kd7 61. Kxe3 Kxc8 62. Kd2 $18) 57. b8=Q Rxb8 58. Rxb8 c2 59. Rc8
Ne3 60. Kf2 Nf5 61. g3 Nd4 62. g4 Ke6 63. Ke3 Kd5 64. Rc3 g5 65. hxg5 hxg4 66.
fxg4 1-0

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Casagrande, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Be7 8.
Nf3 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 e5 (11... O-O 12. Qc2 (12. e4 $14)
12... e5 13. Qe4 $1 Re8 14. a4 a5 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. Rb3 (16. Bd3 g6 17. Nxe5
Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. Rb6 Rc5 21. Rc1 $14) 16... Nf6 $2 (16...
exd4 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. cxd4 $16) 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Nxe5 $18 {1/2-1/2 Ullrich,
M-Allietta,E/PF-op Bellheim 1994 (29)}) 12. e4 (12. a4 O-O 13. Qb3 e4 14. Nd2
Nb6 15. Be2 Be6 16. c4 $14 {1-0 Yermolinsky,A-Zisman,B/New York op 1994 (39)})
12... O-O 13. Re1 (13. Qc2 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Rae1 a6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5
Qxe5 18. f4 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Rae8 20. e5 g6 21. f5 Rxe5 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bxg6
Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qe7 (24... Re7 25. Bxh7+ Rxh7 26. Qg6+ Rg7 27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Rf5
$18) 25. Bd3 $2 (25. Qb3+ Kh8 26. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7 (26... Qg7 27. Qc2 c5 28. Bg6
$18) 27. Rf7+ Kh8 28. Rxe7 $18) 25... c5 $1 $132 {1-0 Vaysman,A-Opravil,K/
Pardubice op 1992 (50)}) 13... exd4 (13... Rd8 14. Qb3 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb6 16.
Bf1 Bg4 17. Ne5 (17. Rad1 Rd7 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rad8 20. d5 (20. Qe3 Qb4 21.
a3 Qa4 $17) 20... cxd5 21. Bb5 Rd6 22. exd5 Qf8 $15) 17... Be6 18. Qe3 (18. Qc3
) 18... f6 19. Nf3 Qb4 20. a4 Nc4 21. Qc1 Na5 22. Rb1 Qd6 23. Qc3 b6 24. Re3
Rac8 25. Rbe1 Qf8 26. h3 Rd7 27. Ba6 Rcd8 $132 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Schweber,S/
Stockholm izt 1962 (41)}) 14. cxd4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bg4 16. h3 (16. Qd3 Bxf3 17.
Qxf3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rfe8 19. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lasker,E-Mason,J/ 1899 (47)}) 16...
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Rad8 18. Rad1 $14 Rd7 $6 (18... Qb4 19. a3 Qa5 $14) 19. Qc3 $1
$16 Rfd8 20. a4 Na8 (20... Nc8 21. e5 $16) 21. f4 $1 (21. d5 cxd5 22. Rxd5 Nc7
23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. e5 $14) 21... Nc7 (21... Qh4 22. Rf1 (22. f5 $1 Rxd4 23. g3
Qxh3 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Qf2 Qxb3 28. Qxa7 $44) 22...
Nc7 $14) (21... Qf6 22. e5 Qxf4 23. e6 $1 $18) 22. f5 a5 (22... Qf6 23. Bc2 $1
{[%cal Ge4e5]} (23. e5 Qxf5) 23... Rxd4 24. e5 $1 Qh4 25. g3 Qxh3 26. Rxd4 Rxd4
27. Qxd4 Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 Qf3+ 29. Qf2 $18) 23. Qg3 Kh8 (23... Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4
25. f6 $1 $18) 24. e5 Nd5 (24... Rxd4 25. Rxd4 (25. f6 Qf8 26. e6 Nxe6 $17)
25... Rxd4 26. f6 Qf8 27. Qc3 $1 (27. e6 $2 Nxe6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. fxg7+ Qxg7
30. Qb8+ Qg8 31. Qe5+ Qg7 32. Qxa5 Rf4 33. Rxe6 Qd4+ 34. Kh2 Rf8 $11) 27... Rb4
(27... Rd7 28. Qxa5 Nd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Rc1 $16) 28. fxg7+ Qxg7 29. Rd1 Nd5
30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Rxd5 $16) 25. Re4 g6 $6 (25... Qf8 26. Rf1 $16) 26. Rf1 (26.
f6 $2 Nxf6) 26... gxf5 27. Rxf5 Rg8 (27... b6 28. Rh5 (28. Rh4 f6 29. Bxd5 Rxd5
30. exf6 $18) 28... f6 29. Rxh7+ Qxh7 30. Rh4 Rg8 31. Rxh7+ Rxh7 32. Qf3 $18)
28. Qf2 $1 (28. Qf3 $143 Rg7 29. Rf6 $5 $16 (29. e6 $6 fxe6 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31.
Rf8+ Rg8 32. Rf7 Qd8 (32... Qg5 33. Rxe6 $18) 33. Rxb7 Rf5 34. Qe3 $14) (29.
Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rf6 Rd8 31. Ref4 Qb4 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Qxd4+ $15) (29. Qf2
$16)) 28... Rg7 29. Rh4 Ne3 $6 (29... b6 30. Rfh5 $16) 30. Rxf7 $1 $18 (30.
Rfh5 Rxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Nxg2 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Bxf7+ Kf8 34. Rg4 Qxf7 35. Rxf7+
Kxf7 36. Kxg2 $16) 30... Rxf7 31. Bxf7 Qa3 $2 (31... Qxf7 32. Rf4 Qe7 33. Qxe3
$18) 1-0

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nb3 Ne4 (13... Re8) (
13... Qd7) (13... Ne6) 14. Bf4 f6 (14... Re8 {Mikhalevski,V} 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16.
Rxe4 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rad8 19. Ree1 g5 20. Bg3 $16 {Kuczynski,
R-Marin,M/Budapest zt-B 1993/1/2-1/2 (51)} h5 21. e6) (14... f5 {Mikhalevski,V}
15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qd3 Ne4 $2 (16... Qd7) 17. Bxc7 $1 Qd7 18. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 $18 {Alekhin,A-Nimzowitsch,A Peterburg 1914}) 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qd3 Qd7
17. Ne5 $5 (17. Ng5 h6 (17... g6 $2 18. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Re3 $1
Bd6 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Rg3 $13 {1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,A-Milos,G/Bogota Lat Cup
Final 1991 (43)} (22. h3 $1 Ne5 23. Qh6+ Nh7 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25. Qh3 $18)) 18.
Nh7 Rf7 19. h3 $2 (19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. Be3 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23.
Qxf5 Rxf5 $14) 19... Nh5 20. Qg6 (20. Bh2 Bf5 21. Qe2 Bd6 $1 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23.
Bxf5 Qxf5 $19) 20... Nxf4 21. Qxg4 Qxg4 22. hxg4 g6 23. g3 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Rxf2+
25. Kxh3 Kxh7 $17 {1/2-1/2 Large,P-Flear,G/BCF-ch Eastbourne 1990 (40)}) 17...
Nxe5 18. Bxe5 g6 19. Qd4 c6 20. f3 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qb6 Qd7 23. a4 Rfc8
24. Qf2 (24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nd4 Rc8 $14) (24. Qd4 c5 $13) 24...
Rf8 25. Qd4 Qc8 26. Bg3 c5 27. Qe3 (27. Qd2 $5 bxa4 (27... Rf7 28. Bh4 bxa4 29.
Rxe7 $5 (29. Rxa4 $14) 29... Rxe7 30. Bxf6 Rf7 31. Rxa4 Rxf6 32. Qxd5+ Kg7 33.
Nxc5 Qc6 $13) 28. Rxe7 axb3 29. Be5 Qf5 30. Re1 $40) 27... Rf7 $2 (27... bxa4
28. Rxa4 Rf7 $14) 28. axb5 {[%csl Rc5]} d4 (28... c4 29. Nd4 $16) 29. Qe6 $1
axb5 30. Ra7 $1 $18 dxc3 31. bxc3 c4 32. Nd4 Nd5 33. Rea1 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8.
Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Nbd7 12. h3 Nb6 (12... Qa5 $5 13. Re1
Rfb8 $44) 13. Re1 Qd7 (13... Nfd7 14. Qc2 Nc4 15. a4 Qa5 16. Nb5 Qb4 17. Ra2
Nce5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Re2 Rfc8 20. f4 Bg7 21. e5 $16 {Kiss,P-Krutti,V/
Zalakaros op 1992/EXT 92op/1-0 (55)}) 14. Qc2 (14. a4 Ra6 (14... Rfb8 15. Qc2 (
15. Ra2 Ne8 16. e5 Nc7 17. Bf4 Na6 18. b3 Nb4 19. Rae2 Qb7 $132 {Wessman,
R-Ernst,T/Avesta/1993/0,5/31/}) 15... Ne8 16. b3 {1/2-1/2 Marin,M-Komljenovic,
D/Barcelona op9394 1993/EXT 93op} (16. b3 Nc7 17. Bb2 Na6 18. Qe2 c4 19. a5 Nc8
20. bxc4 $16 {1-0 Marin,M-Biriescu,I/ROM-chT 1993/EXT 97 (40)})) 15. Qb3 Rfa8
16. a5 Qd8 17. e5 dxe5 18. axb6 Rxa1 19. Nxe5 Rb8 20. d6 e6 21. Nxf7 Qxb6 22.
Nh6+ Kf8 23. Qxe6 Qb7+ $17 {0-1 Gurevich,D-Greenfeld,A/Beer Sheva 1982/MCD-r8 
(46)}) (14. e5 $6 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. Nc6 e6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qb7 $36) (
14. Re2 Na4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Bf4 Nb6 $146 {Amidzic,
O-Kalegin,E/Moscow/1991/0|1/26/}) 14... e6 $6 {Es erscheint durchaus unlogisch
daß Schwarz, der den Druck am Damenflügel erhöhen sollte, nicht nur seinen Pd6
schwächt aber Weiß auch die halboffene d-Linie schenkt.} (14... Qb7 15. Bg5 (
15. Rb1 Nfd7 16. Bf4 (16. b3 $5) (16. Bg5 $5) 16... Nc4 17. Qe2 (17. Nd2 $5 Qb4
18. Nxc4 Qxc4 19. Bd2 Ne5 20. Re3 $132) 17... Qb4 18. Rec1 Rfb8 19. Nd1 Nde5
20. Bxe5 (20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. b3 Qb5 $1 $36) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. a3 (22.
b3 Ra3 23. Rc2 Rba8 $36) 22... Qb5 $1 (22... Qb3 23. Ne3 $14) 23. Qf3 (23. Qxb5
Rxb5 24. Kf1 Rab8 25. Rc2 Rb3 $15) 23... Bd4 24. b4 (24. Ne3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qb3
26. Qe2 Qa2 $1 $36) 24... Qa4 25. Rb3 (25. bxc5 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Bxc5 $15) 25...
cxb4 26. Rcb1 Bc5 27. Nc3 $6 (27. axb4 $5 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Bxb4 29. Qb3 Bc5 30.
Qxa4 Rxa4 31. Kf3 Ra3+ 32. Ne3 $10) 27... Qxa3 $1 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. Qd3 (29.
Rc1 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Ra2 $36) 29... Rba8 30. Rc1 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 bxc3 32. Qxc3 Ra2
$17 {0-1 Goldin,A-Fominyh,A/RUS-ch 1995/CBM 50/[Chekhov] (48)}) 15... h6 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qb3 (17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Re2 Qb4 19. a3 Qc4 $44 {Naumkin,I-Salov,V/
URS/1983/0,5/58/}) 17... Rfb8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 e6 20. Rad1 exd5 {1/2-1/2
Gligoric,S-Benko,P/Lone Pine 1975/MCD-op}) 15. dxe6 $1 {Selbstverständlich.}
fxe6 16. Bg5 Nh5 17. Rad1 Rf7 18. Nh2 $1 {Entkraftet den Doppelangriff auf Nf3/
Pf2 entlang der f-Linie mittels Raf8 und sucht sich auf g4 ein zu nisten.} d5
$6 ({Statt dieses scharfen Aufmarsch kommt} 18... Qc6 {mit "Röntgenangriff"
auf Kg2 und Ausweichung vom Rd1 sehr in Betracht.}) 19. Ng4 d4 20. b3 $1 Qc6
21. Ne2 e5 22. Nc1 $1 c4 23. bxc4 Qxc4 24. Qb3 $1 Rb7 25. Re2 Qxb3 26. axb3 Nd7
27. Rc2 Nhf6 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 $6 (28... Bxf6 {erscheint das kleinere Übel. Jetzt
bekommt Weiß auch noch guten Springer gegen schlechten Laüfer.}) 29. Nxf6+ Bxf6
30. Rc5 $6 $138 ({Chancenreicher erscheint mir} 30. f4 $5 {z.B.} Ra1 {/\...
Rxb3.} 31. Rf1 Re7 32. f5 gxf5 33. Rxf5 Kg7 34. Nd3 $16) 30... Bg7 31. Kf1 Re8
32. Ke2 Bf8 33. Rd5 Bg7 34. Ra5 Rc8 35. Ra2 Bh6 36. Nd3 Rxb3 $138 {... (61)} (
36... Rxb3 37. Nxe5 Re8 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Nxd3 Rxe4+ 40. Kf3 $11) 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Epishin} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3
cxd4 8. exd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Be7 (9... Na5 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Qe2 Nc6 13.
Rad1 Nb4 14. Bb3 Nbd5 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Ne5 Bd7 19.
Qg4 Be8 20. Re3 Nc6 21. Rg3 Qf6 22. Qh5 Kh8 23. Rf3 Qe7 24. Re3 {1/2-1/2
Yermolinsky,A-Ehlvest,J/New York PCA-op 1994/EXP 41}) 10. Re1 (10. Bf4 O-O 11.
Rc1 Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a3 b5 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. b4 Ne7
18. Bb3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Ng6 20. Bg5 Bg4 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ng5 h6 23. Ne4 Qd4 24.
h3 Bc8 25. Qc7 Ne5 26. Qd6 Qb2 27. Nd2 Nd7 28. Re7 Nf6 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qd8+
Kh7 31. Bxf7 Bf5 32. g4 Bc2 33. Qc8 Bd3 34. Nf3 Be4 35. g5 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Bxf3
37. g6+ {1-0 Romanishin,O-Mirzoev,A/MK Cafe op 1997/EXP 59}) 10... O-O 11. a3 (
11. Bg5 b5 (11... Na5 12. Bc2 b5 13. d5 h6 14. Qd3 hxg5 15. Nxg5 g6 16. Nxe6
Bxe6 17. Rxe6 Nc4 18. Rae1 Bb4 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. Qg3 Ra7 {0-1 Ortega,L-Magem
Badals,J/Ubeda op 1996/EXP 51}) 12. Qd2 Na5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Ne5 Nd5
16. Bh6 Nb4 17. Qd2 Nxc2 18. Qxc2 Re8 19. Rad1 b4 20. Ne4 Rc8 21. Qd3 Bd5 22.
b3 Nb7 23. Rc1 Nd6 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 {Sliwa,B-Filip,M/Varna olm 1962/
MCD-ol/1/2-1/2 (40)}) 11... Qa5 {[%cal Yf8d8,Yc8d7,Yd7e8]} (11... b5 12. d5
exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Bb7 15. Qh5 $16) 12. Bd2 (12. d5 exd5 (12... Rd8
$140 13. Bd2) 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Bf6 $11) (12. Bg5 Rd8 {
[%cal Yc6d4]}) 12... Qh5 13. Bg5 h6 (13... Rd8 14. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} Ne5 $140
$2 15. dxe5 $18) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rc1 Qa5 (16... Rd8 17. d5 $5 (
17. Ba4 $1 {Epishin} Bd7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qg6 20. Bc2 Qf6 21. Qd3 g6 22.
Qe3 Kg7 23. Be4 $14) 17... Ne5 (17... exd5 $140 18. Ng3 Qg4 19. Rxc6 $16) 18.
Nd4 Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 exd5 20. Nc3 $14) 17. Rc3 {[%cal Gc3d3,Gd4d5]} (17. d5 exd5
18. Qxd5 Qb6 $15) 17... Rd8 18. Rd3 Bd7 19. Bc2 $6 (19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5 Bf5
$11) 19... Be8 20. b4 Qb6 {[%cal Ya6a5]} 21. d5 exd5 22. Rxd5 a5 $1 (22... Rac8
23. Nc3 $1 Bf6 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Nd5 $14) (22... Rxd5 {Epishin} 23. Qxd5 Rd8
24. Qf5 g6 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Nh5+ Kg8 27. Qf4 Qb5 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nxe8+ Rxe8
30. Bb3 Rf8 31. Bc4 Qb6 32. Rd1 $14) 23. Qd3 {[%cal Ge4f6,Gd3h7]} g6 24. Bb3 (
24. bxa5 Nxa5 $15) 24... axb4 (24... Rxd5 25. Bxd5 (25. Qxd5 {Epishin} Rd8 26.
Nf6+ Kf8 (26... Kh8 27. Rxe7 Nxe7 28. Qe5 Nc6 29. Qf4 $18) 27. Qc4 $1 $16)
25... axb4 26. Nd6 $1 Kf8 27. Qd2 $1 $40) 25. Nd6 Kg7 (25... bxa3 {[%cal Yc6b4]
} 26. Nxe8 (26. Rb5 Rxd6 27. Qxd6 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Bxd6 $17) 26... Nb4 27. Qc3 $1
(27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Nc7 Rc8 30. Rxe7 Rd3 $19) 27... Rxe8 28. Rd7
$44) 26. Nxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qc4 {[%cal Gd5b5]} Qa6 $8 $32 (27... Bf6 28. Rxe8 Rxe8
29. Rd7 $40) 28. Rb5 Rf8 29. axb4 Rac8 30. Qf1 {[%cal Ge1a1]} Bf6 (30... Bxb4
31. Ra1 Ba3 32. Bc4 $11) 31. Bc4 Qa7 32. Bd5 Rc7 33. g3 Nd4 $11 34. Nxd4 Bxd4
35. Kg2 Rd8 36. Rc1 Rcd7 37. Bf3 b6 38. Rc2 Qa4 39. Qc4 Qa1 40. Rd5 Rxd5 41.
Bxd5 Rd7 42. Rd2 Bf6 43. Qb5 Qa7 44. Rc2 Rd6 45. h4 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2
(7. Be3 {Huzman} Bf5 8. Ne2 e6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 Nac4 12. Qc1 Be7
13. O-O O-O 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Rd1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 c6 17. Nce4 Nd5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19.
Rac1 Rc7 20. Bb1 b6 21. Qg4 Bf5 $11 {Notkin -Yakovich,Elista1997}) 7... Bf5 8.
Nbc3 e6 9. a3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O (10... Be7 11. Be3 Na5 12. Ba2 Nac4 13. Ng3 Bg6
$14 {1-0 Granda Zuniga,J-Kortschnoj,V/Hoogovens 1997/CBM 57 (61) [Alterman]})
11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Na4 $146 (13. Ng3 $14 Bg6 14. Qe2 (14. Nce4 {
[%cal Ye4c5] Huzman} Be7 15. Rc1) 14... Kb8 15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. Nge4 Ned5 17. Nc5
Qe8 18. Rac1 Bh5 19. f3 Rg8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 Bd6 23. Nd3 Qe6
24. Kh1 Rde8 25. Qd2 (25. Nc5 $142 $11) 25... Bxf3 $19 26. gxf3 Qh3 {0-1 Mohr,
S-Huebner,R/SUI-chT 1996/EXP 55} 27. Qf2 Bxh2 28. Qf1 Qh5) (13. Re1 Na5 14. Bf4
$2 (14. Ng3 $14) (14. Bc2 $14) 14... e5 $1 {0-1 Epishin,V-Kortschnoj,V/St.
Petersburg 1997/CBM 59 (65)}) 13... h5 14. Rc1 h4 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 (16.
dxc5 $2 {Huzman} Qg7 $17) 16... Kb8 17. Bc2 $2 (17. Nf4 Nxd4 (17... Ne7 $6 18.
Qf3 (18. Rxf5 exf5 19. Ne6 $44) 18... c6 (18... Nbd5 $2 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5
exd5 21. Bf4 $18) 19. Rxf5 $1 $44) 18. Bxe6 $14) 17... Ne7 18. Nf4 Rhg8 19.
Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Qf3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 (21. Rfc1 {Huzman} c6) 21... exd5 $13 22. Rfc1
c6 23. b4 Ka8 (23... Rde8 {Huzman} 24. b5 $16) 24. a4 $2 (24. b5 $142 $1 cxb5
25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Rc8+ Rxc8 27. Qxd5 Nxe3 28. fxe3 a6 $13) 24... h3 25. g3 (25.
Qxh3 Rh8 $40 (25... Rh8 {Huzman} 26. Qf3 Rdg8 $40)) 25... Qe6 (25... Nh4 $5 26.
Qh5 $1 (26. Qxf6 Qh7 27. Z0 Qe4 $19) 26... Qg4 (26... Rh8 27. Qe2 Z0 28. gxh4)
27. Qxg4 Rxg4 28. f4 $1 $13 {[]}) 26. Kf1 (26. b5 $2 Nh4 27. Qf4 (27. Qd1 Qe4
$19) 27... Rg4 28. Qc7 Rc8 29. Z0 Qe4 $19) 26... Nd6 27. b5 $2 (27. Bf4 Nc4 (
27... Ne4 28. R5c2 Qf5 $14) 28. Z0 Rde8) 27... Ne4 28. R5c2 (28. bxc6 {Huzman}
Nxc5 29. c7 Qa6+ 30. Kg1 (30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Rxc5 Qxa4 $19) 30... Rc8 31. Rxc5
Qxa4 $17) 28... c5 29. dxc5 $6 (29. Rxc5 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Rc8 $1 (30... d4 31. Bf4
Qd5 32. Qxd5 Rxd5 33. c6 $44) 31. Z0 Rge8 32. Z0 Qe4 $14) 29... d4 $19 30. Rc4
(30. Bf4 Qd5 31. Kg1 (31. Qd3 Nd2+ $1 $19 (31... Nd2+ $1 $19 {Huzman} 32. Rxd2
(32. Qxd2 Qg2+ (32... d3 33. f3 Qxf3+ 34. Qf2 Qh1+ 35. Qg1 Qxg1+ 36. Kxg1 dxc2
37. Rxc2 $132 {[%cal Yc5c6]}) 33. Ke2 (33. Ke1 Rge8+ $19) 33... Rge8+ 34. Kd3
Qe4+ 35. Kc4 d3+ 36. Kb3 dxc2 37. Qxc2 Rd3+ 38. Ka2 Qd5+ $19) 32... Qh1+ 33.
Ke2 Rge8+)) 31... d3 32. Rb2 Nxg3 $1 33. Qxd5 Ne2+ $19) (30. Bd2 Qd5 31. Kg1 d3
32. Rb2 Nxg3 33. Qxd5 Ne2+ 34. Kh1 Rxd5 35. Rd1 Rxc5 $19) 30... f5 31. Bf4 d3
32. c6 (32. Rb4 {Huzman} Qd5 $1 33. Kg1 Nxg3 34. Qxd5 Ne2+ 35. Kh1 Rxd5 $19) (
32. Qd1 {Huzman} d2 33. R1c2 Rge8 $1 $19) 32... bxc6 (32... d2 $2 33. cxb7+
Kxb7 34. Rc7+ Ka8 35. Rd1 Qd5 36. Qe3 $16) 33. Rxc6 Qd5 34. Kg1 (34. Qe3 Nxg3+
35. fxg3 $8 Qg2+ 36. Ke1 d2+ 37. Qxd2 Rge8+ 38. Qe3 Qh1+ $19) 34... d2 35. Rd1
Rge8 36. Be3 (36. Rxd2 Nc3 $1 $19 (36... Nxd2 $2 37. Rc8+ Kb7 38. Rb8+ Rxb8 39.
Qxd5+ $18)) (36. Rc2 Nc3 $1 37. Rcxd2 Nxd1 $19) (36. Bxd2 {Huzman} Nxd2 37.
Rc8+ Kb7 38. Qxd5+ Rxd5 39. Rxe8 Nf3+ $19) 36... f4 $1 37. Rxd2 (37. Bxf4 {
Huzman} Nc3 $19 (37... Nd6 $5 $19)) 37... Nxd2 38. Rc8+ Kb7 39. Qxd5+ Rxd5 40.
Rxe8 Nf3+ 41. Kf1 Nxh2+ 42. Ke2 fxe3 43. Rh8 Ng4 $1 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7.
Bc4 Nf6 {One of the best moves in this position.} 8. O-O a6 {The position
resembles the queen´s gambit accepted, where Nc3 is not the most exact move.}
9. a3 (9. Qe2 {Interesting is} cxd4 (9... b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. d5 {
with an edge to white.}) 10. Rd1 Na5 $5 {After} 11. Rxd4 Qc7 {it becomes
obvious,that some white pieces are misplaced.}) 9... b5 10. Ba2 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qc7
12. h3 $1 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. b4 Bd6 14. Bb2 Ne5 $1 {with an advantage for
black. The last move had not been played in the game Marshall-Wolf, 1906(!).} (
{After} 14... O-O 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. Bb1 Ba8 17. Ne4 {white got a winning
position.})) 12... Be7 $2 (12... Rd8 $1 $15) (12... b4 $5) 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4
Bd6 15. Bb2 Rc8 $6 (15... O-O 16. Rac1 Qe7 $11) 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Bb1 $14 Ne7
18. Ng5 (18. Nd2 $14) 18... Rc4 $5 19. Bd3 h6 20. Nf3 (20. Bxc4 hxg5 21. Bd3
Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Rxh3 $44) (20. Nxe6 $1 {Tsesarsky} fxe6 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qxc4
Ned5 (22... e5 23. Rfd1 $16) 23. Na4 $1 O-O 24. Nc5 Bxc5 25. bxc5 Bc8 (25...
Bc6 26. Qxa6 $16) 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. c6 Qb2 28. Qc5 $16) 20... Rc8 21. Nd2 Qa8
22. f3 Nf5 23. Nce4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 O-O 25. Nxd6 Nxd6 26. Qf2 Rfd8 27. e4 $14 {
In anticipation of approaching time trouble white offered a draw, what without
a hesitation was accepted.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch19 Quarterfinal"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1950.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khavsky, A."]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[Annotator "Nagesh Havanur"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1950.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Results: 1.-2.Batuev nad Resko 9,5/14 3..Cherepkov 9,0/14 4,Kortschnoh
8,5/14.} c5 2. f4 {Khavsky wants to avoid the book and go for an attack. Today
this move is seen as the commencement of the Grand Prix Attack.} ({Otherwise} 
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 {was more often seen in those days.})
2... Nf6 $5 {Inviting e4-e5 advance. A provocative move typical of Korchnoi} ({
After} 2... d6 {White plays} 3. Bc4 {followed by Nc3, Nf3 0-0 and d3. In
general he has better development and greater chances of initiative on the
kingside.}) (2... d5 {is the thematic counterthrust in the centre after
white's flank attack with f4.}) (2... Nc6 {is as good, developng a piece and
exerting pressure on d4.}) 3. Nc3 e6 4. e5 {This move allows Black to have a
fine pawn centre.} (4. Nf3 {would at least enable White to complete
development and castle soon.}) 4... Nd5 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. Qf3 $2 {White thinks,
Black would be weakened on a2-g8 diagonal if he advances the pawn to d4.
However, it's shown insufficent.} ({He should have played} 6. d4 d6 7. Nf3) ({
or} 6. Nf3 Nc6 (6... d6 7. d4 {transposes to the previous line.}) 7. d4) 6...
d4 {Both sides have advanced pawns on adjacent diagonals. But Black's pawn on
d4 hurts more as it impedes White's development.} 7. Bc4 Be7 8. f5 {White is
depending on pawn moves at the cost of development.} (8. Qe4 {would at least
have vacated f3 for the knight.}) 8... Nc6 9. Qe4 O-O 10. Nf3 ({If} 10. f6 $2
Bxf6 11. exf6 $4 Re8 $19 {-Chekhover}) 10... d5 11. exd6 (11. Qxd5 Bxf5 12.
Qxd8 Bxd8 $15 {followed by ...Re8 was the lesser evil, although Black is ahead
in development and has the initiative.}) 11... Bxd6 12. O-O Qf6 {This move is
not bad.} ({But Black had to eliminate or neutralise the bishop on c4 first.} 
12... Na5 13. d3 ({or} 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 Rb8 $17) 13... Nxc4 14. dxc4 Re8 $17)
13. g4 {an ambitious advance that meets a rebuff} ({After} 13. Qh4 Qxh4 14.
Nxh4 Re8 $17 {the downside of White's opening play is obvious.}) 13... Bd7 14.
Qe2 Rae8 15. Qg2 Ne5 {preparing the move ...d4-d3.} ({But he could have played
it right away with decisive effect.} 15... d3 $1 16. Bxd3 Nd4 $19) 16. Bd5 ({
not} 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. d3 Bc6 18. Qf2 b5 $1 19. Bb3 c4 20. dxc4 Qe4 $19) 16...
d3 $1 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. g5 Qd8 19. f6 c4 {thematic, but a little slow} ({After
} 19... Re2 $1 20. Rf2 Rfe8 $19 {Black has a decisive attack.}) 20. g6 Bc5+ {
This move is not bad and indeed, leads to a dramatic climax.} ({There was a
far from obvious win with} 20... gxf6 $1 21. gxf7+ Kh8 22. b4 Rxf7 $1 23. Bb2
Rg7 $19) 21. Kh1 hxg6 22. Qxg6 {It appears that Black is lost. Now comes the
move that turns tables.} Qxf6 $3 23. Rxf6 Re1+ 24. Kg2 Rg1+ 25. Kf3 Rf1+ 26.
Kg2 Rxf6 27. Qe4 $4 {This allows mate.} ({The lesser evil was} 27. Qxf6 gxf6
28. cxd3 cxd3 29. b4 Bd4 30. Rb1 Be6 $17) 27... Re8 28. cxd3 cxd3 29. Qxd3 Re1
30. Kg3 Bf2+ 31. Kg2 Rg1# 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.11.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 $6 {
After this move,white has a very small advantage in the endgame.} (7. Qb3 $5 {
-is the main line.See comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM65(0-1);
[Golod,V];(32)}) 7... exf5 8. Bf4 $5 ({Other alternatives are:} 8. Bd2 $5) ({
and} 8. a3 $5 {-also see comments to Dreev,A-Bareev,E/Elista,1998/CBM65(0-1);
[Golod,V];(32)}) 8... Be6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] is the best move.} ({Worse is:} 
8... c6 {[%csl Rd6] (weakness:d6)} 9. a3 Be7 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Nb6 12. Nc4
O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. Na5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Jacimovic,D-Cao Sang/Erevan 1996/EXT 97 
(58)}) ({Senseless:} 8... Nd5 {because of:} 9. Bd2 $14) 9. a3 $5 (9. Bxc7 $2 {
this move is refuted by:} Nd5 $1 (9... Nc6 $2 {[%cal Gf6d5]} 10. Bf4 Ne4 11.
Bd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 {+/=/+/-}) 10. Bxb8 $8 Rxb8 $1 (10... Nxc3 $2 11. a3 Ba5 12.
Bd6 $16) 11. Rc1 (11. a3 $5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc3 {=/=/+}) 11... Rc8 12. Kd2 $2 (
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxc3 {=/=/+}) 12... O-O $1 13. e3 $140 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rxc3
$1 15. Rxc3 Rc8 16. Bc4 Rxc4 17. Rhc1 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxa2 $17) 9... Bd6 $1 ({
Badly:} 9... Ba5 {in view of:} 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 {and white has a positional
advantage in the endgame.}) 10. Bxd6 cxd6 {+/=/=} 11. e3 ({Senseless:} 11. Nb5
{because of:} Kd7 12. Rc1 Nc6 $11 {[%cal Gh8c8]}) 11... Nbd7 $5 {Black's plan:
Ke7,Rac8,Nb6(><d5;c4)} 12. Rc1 ({Dubious:} 12. Nb5 Ke7 $140 13. Nc7 Rac8 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bd3 $11) 12... Ke7 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Ke2 $5 {White's plan:Nd2,Rc2,
Rac1} Nb6 15. Nd2 a6 $5 {(><b5;/\Rc7,Rac8,Nbd5)} ({Now badly:} 15... Rc7 {
in view of:} 16. Nb5 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gc1c7]} Rc8 $14) 16. Rc2
Rc7 17. Rhc1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gc3d5]} Rhc8 18. h3 $5 {/\f3;g4or e4} h5 $5 {
[%cal Yh5g4]} ({Worse is:} 18... Kd8 {(/\Nbd5 or Nc4)} 19. f3 h5 20. e4 fxe4
21. fxe4 {+/=/=}) 19. h4 (19. f3 $142 $5 Nfd5 ({Loses:} 19... Nc4 $2 {because
of:} 20. Nd1 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rc7]} b5 21. b3 $18) (19... d5 $6 20. Nb3 Nbd7 (
20... Nfd7 $143 21. Na5 $1 {+/=/+/-}) 21. Na5 $14) 20. Nxd5+ Nxd5 21. Rxc7+
Rxc7 22. Rxc7+ Nxc7 23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 {+/=/=}) 19... Kd8 $5 {[%cal Yd8c7,
Gb6d5,Gb6c4]} 20. Kf3 $5 {with the idea after 20...Nc4? 21.Nxc4 Bxc4 22.Bxf5+-}
g6 {[%cal Yg6f5]} 21. Kg3 Kd7 $11 ({Is the better move,than:} 21... Nbd5 22.
Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Kxc7 {+/=/=_|_}) 22. Ne2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2
24. Bxc2 {[%mdl 4096]} Ke7 $5 {קf7 and /\Bd7-c6(diagonal a8-h1)} 25. Nf4 Bd7
26. f3 Bc6 27. Kf2 ({Dubious:} 27. e4 {in view of:} fxe4 28. fxe4 Na4 $1 {
and already black has a slight advantage in the endgame.}) 27... Nfd5 28. Nxd5+
Bxd5 {/\Nc4} 29. e4 fxe4 30. fxe4 Be6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 31. Ke3 (31. d5 $2 Bg4 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gb6d7,Gd7e5]} 32. Nf3 Nd7 33. Ke3 Ne5 $1 $15) 31... Nc4+ 32.
Nxc4 Bxc4 33. Kf4 ({Can be recommended:} 33. b3 Be6 34. b4 {[%csl Ra6,Rb7]})
33... a5 $1 $11 34. Kg5 b6 35. g3 Ke6 36. Kh6 Ke7 37. Kg7 Be6 ({Badly:} 37...
Ke6 38. Kf8 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf8e8,Ge8d8,Gd8c7]} b5 (38... Kd7 $2 39. b3 $18 {
[%csl Rf7]}) 39. Ke8 a4 40. Kd8 f6 41. Kc7 {+/=/+/-}) 38. b3 b5 $1 {[%cal
Gb5b4] (/\b4;><c4 for bishop)} 39. b4 $8 axb4 40. axb4 Bc4 41. Bd1 Bd3 42. Bf3
Bc4 43. Bg2 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "233"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3
{The only way to continue a fight. 8.Be2 d5 would lead to simplification and a
quick draw.} d6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bf4 Rc8 (11... Ne5 {was worth a
consideration:} 12. Nd2 Ned7 13. Re1 Nc5 14. Bf1 d5 15. e5 Nfe4 $13) 12. Re1 a6
13. Bf1 Qc7 14. b4 Rfd8 ({If} 14... Ne5 15. Nd2 b5 $2 {then after} 16. Bxe5
dxe5 17. c5 {white has an edge. In one of his games Robert Fischer in a
similar position has applied an interesting plan: Kh8, Rg8 and then g7-g5 with
an initiative on the king side...}) 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. Nd2 Qb8 17. h3 Bc6 18. Qe2
$14 Ng6 19. Bg3 Qb7 20. Nb3 h6 21. Rb1 $1 {planning a3-a4-a5 or c4-c5} Bf8 22.
f3 Re8 23. Bf2 Qb8 (23... d5 {does not work properly:} 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qxa6
dxe4 26. fxe4 Nxe4 (26... Qxa6 27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. b5 $16) 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxb7
Bxb7 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bxb6 $16) 24. Qe3 Nd7 25. Red1 Bb7 {Bad move.} (25...
Nge5 {was also not satisfactory due to} 26. f4 Ng6 27. a4 d5 28. cxd5 exd5 29.
e5 Bxb4 30. Nxd5 $16) ({The best in order to maintain tension in the position
was} 25... Be7 $1) 26. Na4 $1 $16 Nge5 (26... d5 27. Nxb6 Nxb6 28. Qxb6 dxe4 (
28... dxc4 $2 29. Na5 c3 30. Rbc1 $18) 29. Na5 Ba8 30. Qxb8 Rxb8 31. fxe4 Bxe4
32. Rbc1 {and then c5 +/-}) 27. Nxb6 Nxb6 28. Qxb6 Nxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. Na5
Rc7 31. b5 $1 $18 Ba8 (31... axb5 32. Rxb5 Ree7 33. Nc6 $18) 32. Qxb8 $4 (32.
Qxa6 Rc2 33. b6 d5 34. b7 Bc5 (34... Rxf2 35. Kxf2 Bc5+ 36. Ke2 Qg3 (36... Qf4
37. Rb3 $18) 37. bxa8=Q $18) 35. Bxc5 Qg3 36. Qf1 $18) 32... Rxb8 33. b6 Rd7
34. b7 {34.Ba6!?} Bxb7 35. Rb3 Kh7 36. e5 $2 (36. Rdb1 Bxe4 37. Rxb8 Bxb1 38.
Rxb1 $16) (36. Rd2 $1 {and then Rdb2.}) 36... Bxf3 $1 37. Rxf3 d5 38. Nc6 Rc8
39. Nd4 Rb7 $44 40. Kf1 Kg8 41. Nb3 Rc2 42. Bd4 Rbc7 (42... Bxa3 $2 {was bad
because of} 43. Na5) ({but} 42... Ra2 $5 43. Nc5 Bxc5 44. Bxc5 Rbb2 $13 {
was an alternative.}) 43. a4 Bb4 44. Bb6 R7c4 45. Rf2 R2c3 46. Rb1 Be7 47. a5
f6 48. exf6 Bxf6 49. Rf3 Rc2 (49... Rxf3+ $5) 50. Rd1 Rb2 51. Nc5 $1 $16 e5 (
51... Rxb6 52. axb6 Rxc5 53. Rb1 Rc8 54. b7 Rb8 55. Ra3 $18) 52. Nxa6 (52. Nd7
$5) 52... e4 53. Rf2 Rxf2+ 54. Bxf2 d4 55. Be1 d3 56. Nb4 Rc5 57. g4 $2 (57. a6
$2 Rf5+ 58. Kg1 Bd4+ 59. Kh2 Rf1 60. Nc6 Bb6 61. a7 Bxa7 62. Nxa7 Rxe1 63. Rxe1
d2 $17) (57. Nxd3 $1 exd3 58. Rxd3 $16) 57... Rxa5 58. Nxd3 Ra3 $1 (58... Ra2
$2 59. Nf4 $18) 59. Nf2 Bh4 60. Nxe4 Bxe1 61. Rxe1 Rxh3 {From now on white has
a slight advantage, which is highly problematic to transform into a win.} 62.
Kg2 Rd3 63. Rh1 Kh7 64. Ng5+ Kg6 65. Nf3 Ra3 66. Rd1 Ra7 67. Rd6+ Kh7 68. Kg3
Rb7 69. Nd4 Ra7 70. Kf4 Ra4 71. Rd7 Kg6 72. Kg3 Kf6 73. Nf3 Ra6 74. Rb7 g5 {
Black could continue 74...Rc6, but transition into another set-up is also not
bad for black.} 75. Rb5 Kg6 76. Kf2 Rf6 77. Ke3 Rf4 78. Rb6+ Kh7 79. Ne5 Kg7
80. Rd6 Ra4 81. Rg6+ Kh7 82. Rc6 Kg7 $4 (82... Rf4 83. Rc7+ Kg8 84. Ra7 (84.
Rc4 Rxc4 85. Nxc4 Kg7 86. Kf3 Kg6 87. Ne5+ Kg7 $11) 84... h5 85. gxh5 Rh4 86.
Nd7 Kg7 $11) 83. Nc4 $1 $18 Ra7 84. Nd6 Ra3+ 85. Kd2 Ra2+ 86. Ke3 Ra3+ 87. Ke4
Ra4+ 88. Ke5 Ra5+ (88... Rxg4 89. Nf5+ Kh8 90. Kf6 Ra4 91. Rc8+ Kh7 92. Rc7+
Kh8 93. Ne7 Ra6+ 94. Nc6 Ra8 95. Kg6 Rg8+ 96. Kxh6 Re8 97. Ne7 $18) 89. Ke6 Kh7
90. Kf6 Ra7 91. Nf5 Rb7 92. Ra6 Rc7 93. Ke5 Rc5+ 94. Kd4 Rb5 95. Rxh6+ Kg8 96.
Rc6 Ra5 97. Ke4 Kf7 98. Nd4 Kg7 99. Rd6 Ra4 100. Ke5 Kf7 101. Rd5 Kg6 102. Rb5
Rc4 103. Rb6+ Kf7 104. Rd6 Ra4 105. Nf5 Ra5+ 106. Rd5 Ra7 107. Nd6+ Kg6 108.
Ne4 Ra4 109. Rc5 Ra6 110. Kd4 Ra4+ 111. Kd3 Ra3+ 112. Kd2 Ra2+ 113. Kc3 Ra3+
114. Kb4 Rf3 115. Rxg5+ Kh6 116. Rf5 Re3 117. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Nc6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. Bd3 ({Few years ago Kortchnoi continue} 10. Nc3 {nad after}
Na5 11. Na4 Qc6 12. Nc5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. O-O Qd5 15. Qe2 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Be7
17. Rac1 O-O 18. Ne4 Nf5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kortchnoi,V-Iruzubieta,J/Oviedo 1992 (31)
got less than nothing}) 10... Na5 11. O-O (11. Nbd2 Nc4 12. Qb3 Nxb2 13. Qxb2
Bb5 14. Bxb5+ Qxb5 15. Rc1 Rxc1+ 16. Qxc1 Kd7 17. Nb3 b6 18. Qd1 Be7 $15 {
0-1 Predojevic,B-Harikrishna,P/Wch B12 Marina d'Or 1998 (33)}) 11... Nc4 12.
Bxc4 Rxc4 13. Nc3 Qa6 $146 {New and maybe not very strong move, Black
equalized easily after} (13... Be7 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. Na4 (15. Nb3 Bb5 $5 16. Nxb5
(16. Re1 Bc4 17. Nc5 Nf5 18. Qa4+ Rc6 $13)) 15... Qb5 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7
18. Qb3 Qb5 19. Rac1 Kd7 $11 {Chorfi,K-Low,P/Novi Sad olm 1990/0-1 (48)}) 14.
Rc1 Be7 15. Nd2 Rc8 ({It will be interesting to see white's reaction in the
case of brave} 15... Rxd4 $5 {It is not so easy to find refutation, for example
} 16. Ne2 (16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. Bxd4 Nf5 $1 $17) 16... Rg4 17. h3 Rh4 18. g3 $5 Ba4
(18... Rxh3 $2 19. Nf4 {[%csl Rh3]}) 19. Qe1 Bb5 $1 {and Black doing well.})
16. Nb3 b6 $6 ({Again} 16... O-O 17. Nc5 Qc6 18. Qd3 (18. b5 Qc7) 18... b6 $11
{looks reasonable for Black}) 17. b5 $1 Bxb5 $6 ({After correct} 17... Qb7 18.
a4 Nf5 {White could pretend just for small advantage}) 18. Nxb5 Rxc1 19. Nd6+
$1 Bxd6 20. Qxc1 Bb8 (20... Bf8 21. Qc6+ Kd8 22. Rc1 $18) 21. Qc6+ Ke7 22. Rc1
{[%csl Ra6,Re7][%cal Gc1c8]} Rd8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Final mistake in already very
dangerous position.} ({Only chance to continue resistanse Kotsur could get
after} 22... Nf5 23. a4 $1 {[%cal Rb2a3]} f6 $8 {for example} 24. Ba3+ (24. Nc5
$2 Qc8) 24... Kf7 25. Qd7+ (25. g4 Ne7 26. Qd7 Re8 27. Rc6 $1 (27. exf6 $2 gxf6
(27... Qe2 28. Bxe7 Qxg4+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Ke1 Qxb3 31. Bd8+ $18) 28. Rc6 Qe2
$1) 27... Qxa4 28. Qxe6+ Kg6 (28... Kf8 29. Bxe7+ Rxe7 30. Rc8+ Re8 31. exf6
gxf6 32. Qxf6+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35. Qd6+ Kg7) 29. exf6 Bxh2+ (
29... Qxc6 30. f7+ Qxe6 31. fxe8=Q+ Kf6 32. Bxe7+ Qxe7 33. Qxb8 Qe1+ 34. Kg2
Qe4+ 35. Kh3 $18 {[%cal Gb8g3]}) 30. Kxh2 Qxc6 31. f7+ Qxe6 32. fxe8=Q+ Qf7 33.
Qxf7+ Kxf7) 25... Kg6 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Qxe6 Qxa4 28. Rc6 Bd6 29. g4 Qxc6 30.
gxf5+ Kg7 31. Bxd6 {[%cal Rd6f8]} Rg8 $1 32. Kh1 $16) 23. a4 $1 f6 24. Ba3+ Kf7
25. Nc5 Qc8 26. Nb7 $1 {Final blow!} 1-0

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} 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 Nc5 $5 {'?!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: '9...Be7'} 10.
Nc3 Nxb3 11. cxb3 $1 Be7 12. Rc1 Qd7 (12... O-O $5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Rxc6 Rxa2
15. Qb1 Ra8 16. Rfc1 Rc8 17. Qc2 $14) 13. h3 $1 (13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Nf4 O-O 15.
Bc5 Rfd8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qd4 Bg4 18. Ne1 (18. Nd2 c5 $1 19. Rxc5 Rxc5 20.
Qxc5 g5 21. h3 gxf4 22. hxg4 Ng6 $132) 18... c5 $3 19. Rxc5 Nf5 20. Qc3 d4 $132
{Smagin-Mikhalchishin, Moscow 1989}) 13... O-O (13... Nd8 $5 {/\c5} 14. Ne2 Nb7
15. Nf4 c5 16. Nh5 O-O 17. Qd2 Kh8 18. Bg5 d4 19. Qf4 $40) 14. Ne2 {'+/-'
Kortschnoj.} f6 $6 $146 {Kortschnoj: 'A novelty. More stubborn already applied
several times is 14...Rfc8'} (14... Rfc8 15. Nf4 a5 16. a3 Nd8 17. Nd3 Bf5 18.
Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Ne6 20. Nd4 $14 {Groszpeter-Brunner, Biel 1990}) 15. exf6
Rxf6 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (15... Bxf6 $142 16. Ned4 (16. Qc2 {Kortschnoj Still it
had to be played:} d4 (16... Nb4 17. Qd2 $1) 17. Qxc6 dxe3 18. fxe3 Bxb2 19.
Qxd7 Bxd7 20. Rxc7 {with two bishops black has some practical chances to save
the game.}) 16... Bxd4 (16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rae8 18. Re1 $16) 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18.
Bxd4 $14) 16. Ned4 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'After this strong move it
becomes clear that black is totally outplayed and will be not able to hold the
game too long.'} Nxd4 $8 (16... Bf7 $2 17. Rxc6 $1 $18) (16... Bxh3 $6 17. Rxc6
Qg4 18. Nh4 Qxh4 19. Rxf6 Bxf6 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. gxh3 $18) 17. Bxd4 {Kortschnoj:
'Of course not'} (17. Nxd4 $4 {Kortschnoj} Bxh3 $1) 17... Rf5 18. Ne5 Qc8 {
Kortschnoj: 'Black makes the only moves not to lose at once...'} 19. Nc6 $16
Bd6 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. Bxd6 cxd6 $6 {Kortschnoj: 'Since superiority of white is
based on domination along the c-file black clears it off. But now white gets
an excellent square for his pieces-d4!  '} (21... Qxd6 22. Nd4 Rf4 $1 (22...
Re5 23. Rc6 Qd7 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bf7 26. Qe5 Re8 27. Rxc7 $16) 23. Nxe6 (
23. Rc6 $140 $6 Rxd4 $1 24. Rxd6 Rxd1 25. Rxe6 Rd2 26. Rc1 Ra7 27. Re8+ Kf7 28.
Rc8 Rxb2 29. R8xc7+ Rxc7 30. Rxc7+ Kf6 31. Rc6+ Ke5 32. Rxa6 d4 $13) (23. Qd2
$5 Bd7 24. b4) 23... Qxe6 24. Rxc7 $16) 22. Nd4 Re5 23. Rc3 b4 {'?!'
Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'It is hard to find good moves in a bad position.
Still, it was better not to create new pawn weaknesses, but to play with the
rook a8-to c8 or e8.'} 24. Rg3 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Unexpected turn
of the game - white begins an assault on the king side!'} a5 25. Kh2 {
Kortschnoj: 'Very important preparatory move - after'} (25. f4 $6 Re4 26. f5 (
26. Nf5 $6 g6 27. Ne3 d4 28. Nc2 Qa7 $132) 26... Qa7 $1 {Kortschnoj: 'black
gets some counterplay.'}) 25... Bf7 26. Nf3 Rf5 27. Qd4 $1 {'+-!' Kortschnoj.}
g6 (27... Bg6 {Kortschnoj} 28. Nh4 {winning at least a pawn.}) 28. Qd2 Re8 29.
Nd4 Rfe5 30. f4 Re4 31. f5 $40 Kh8 32. Qh6 $1 $18 Qe7 (32... Rxd4 33. fxg6 Bxg6
34. Rf8+ Rxf8 35. Qxf8#) 33. Nf3 (33. fxg6 Bxg6 34. Rxg6 Rxd4 $1 (34... Rh4 $2
35. Re1 $3 $18) 35. Rgf6 Rg8 36. Rf7 Rh4 $1 $16) (33. f6 $5 Qf8 34. Qd2) 33...
Qf8 34. Qg5 (34. Ng5 $5 Qxh6 35. Nxf7+ Kg7 36. Nxh6 Kxh6 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Rf6
Rg8 39. Rxd6 Re2 40. Rxd5 Rxb2 41. Rxa5 $18) (34. Ng5 {Kortschnoj was also
strong but white prefers to finish the the with mating attack.}) 34... Qg7 35.
f6 Qf8 36. Rc1 h6 37. Qd2 g5 (37... Re2 38. Qd4 R2e4 39. Qb6 Rf4 40. Qxa5 Rxf6
41. Qxb4 $18) 38. Rc7 Re2 (38... Rf4 39. h4 $1 gxh4 40. Rg7 Rxf6 41. Rcxf7 $1)
39. Qc1 R2e6 $138 40. h4 Rxf6 {Kortschnoj: '40...gh 41.Rg7 Rf6 42.Rcf7'} 41.
hxg5 Rg6 42. Qf4 Be6 43. Nh4 $1 Rg7 44. Qd4 Kh7 (44... Kg8 45. gxh6 Rxg3 46.
h7#) 45. Qd3+ (45. Qd3+ Kg8 46. gxh6 Rxg3 47. Qh7#) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {King} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Ba4 {A funny move.
White usually waits for a6 before moving the B. One reason could be that White
wants to avoid the exchange of B:s after Na5. Still after the more common} (6.
O-O {noone has tried} Na5) 6... Be7 (6... g6 7. O-O (7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1 O-O 9.
Ng3 Qe8 10. Bc2 Kh8 11. Bd2 Ng8 12. h4 h5 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. Nf1 Bh6 15. N1h2
Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Bd7 17. O-O-O $13 {1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Collas,D/Corsica 1997/
EXT 99 (45)}) 7... Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Qe8 11. Bb3 Nh5 12. Na3 Kh7
13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 $14 {1-0 Spangenberg,H-Valerga,
D/Pena City 1996/CBM 55 ext (41)}) 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Rb8 (8... h6 $5 {/\Nh7, f5}
) 9. Re1 b5 10. Bc2 b4 {Black softens White on c3, this is important in some
situations, but the cost in moves is quite high.} 11. Nbd2 bxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13.
Bb3 $1 (13. exd5 Nxd5 $132 {[%csl Rc3]}) 13... dxe4 (13... Be6 14. Ba4 $14 {
[%csl Re5]}) 14. dxe4 Bc5 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. Bg5 $14 Be6 (16... Rfd8) (16... Rfd8
{King and only then ...h6. Black looks fine.}) 17. Qe2 h6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18...
Qxf6 19. Ba4 Ne7 20. Ncxe5 $16) 19. Nh4 $16 Kh7 20. Qf3 Rg8 21. Nf5 Qf8 {
Compare this position with the game Milos - Salov, same tournament.} 22. Rad1
Ne7 23. Nce3 $1 Nxf5 24. Nxf5 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rxb3 26. Rd7 {'+/-' King.} Rb2 27.
Re2 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 $18 {Black´s extra P is of little importance. White´s N and
R secures a winning advantage.} Bd6 29. Qe3 Rg5 30. Nxd6 cxd6 31. Qxa7 Kg6 32.
g3 f5 33. h4 Rh5 34. Qb7 Kg7 35. Qc7 $1 Qe8 (35... fxe4 36. Rd8 $18) 36. Re7
Qg8 37. Qxd6 fxe4 38. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 {Ein
weiterer Versuch, die 6...Nbd7- Verteidigung zu bekämpfen. Weiß schaut weit
voraus und verhindert die später mögliche Fesselung durch Bc8-g4.} c5 8. dxc5 (
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Be2 {bringt dem Weißen nichts wegen} (10. Bd3
Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. e4 Be6 $11 {
Hansen,C-Zvjaginsev,V/Essen 2000}) (10. dxc5 Nxc5 {-s.Partie.}) 10... c4 $1 11.
O-O b5 {, und Schwarz behauptet seine Damenflügelüberlegenheit:} 12. Qc2 Bb7
13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nf3 Nb6 $11 {Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco 2000}) 8...
Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {Mit der Idee, 11...Ne6 und 12..Bb4+ folgen zu
lassen.} (10... Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 $14 {führt zu einem leichten weißen
Endspielvorteil.}) 11. Be5 $1 (11. Be2 Ne6 12. Be5 Bb4+ 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3
b6 $11) 11... Ne4 12. a3 ({Nach} 12. Bd3 $6 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Bd7 $36 {Postniy,
E-Golod,V/Tel Aviv 1999 bekommt Weiß bereits Probleme wegen der unsicheren
Lage seines Königs.}) 12... Bh4 $1 {Brilliant gespielt. Vaganian nuzt seinen
Entwicklungsvorteil um den weißen Königsflügel anzugreifen.} 13. Nxh4 (13. g3
Bf6 14. Bg2 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 $36) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Nd3 b6 $36 {/\Ba6})
13... Qxh4 14. g3 ({Mit} 14. Qf3 {bringt sich Weiß in Gefahr:} Re8 $1 ({
Weniger klar ist das spektakuläre} 14... Bg4 $5 {wegen} 15. Qf4) 15. g3 (15.
Bd4 $2 Nxf2 $19) 15... Qe7 16. Bd4 Ng5 $36 {, und Schwarz entwickelt eine
gefährliche Initiative.}) 14... Qg5 15. Bd4 (15. Qxd5 $2 Bd7 {/\Bc6} 16. Rc1 (
16. Qxd7 Qxe5 $36) 16... Qf5 $36) 15... Qf5 16. Qe2 (16. Rh2 $6 {
Selbstverständlich hat Weiß keine Lust, ohne Rochade zu spielen:} Qg6 17. Bd3
Bf5 $11) 16... Bd7 {/\Bb5 Gegen die Drohung Bb5 hat Weiß nichts Besseres als
den Übergang in ein ausgeglichenes Endspiel.} 17. h4 {/\Bh3} (17. Bg2 $6 Bb5 $1
18. g4 Qd7 $36) 17... Bb5 18. g4 (18. Bh3 $6 Qxh3 19. Rxh3 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 Rfc8
$36) 18... Bxe2 19. gxf5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 f6 $11 21. Rd1 Rfd8 {/\Nd6} 22. Rg1 Kf7
23. Rg4 b6 24. f3 Nd6 25. Rf4 Rac8 26. Bc3 Nc4 27. Rd3 Ne5 28. Rd1 Nc4 29. Rd3
Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Efimov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. f3 {A ploy often used by players who employ the Saemisch
Variation against the King's Indian as after 3...g6, White would play 4.c4!} d5
4. e5 (4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Bg5 $5 exf3 6. Nxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Kh1 Nb4
10. Ne5 O-O $5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ne4 g6 15. Nxg6
fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Bg7 17. Ng5 Rf6 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qg6 Kg8 $10 {Ward,C-Hodgson,J/
BCF-ch Dundee/1993/}) 4... Ng8 (4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 $1 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bb5 e6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 $2 14.
O-O g6 15. Qd2 $16 {Gelfand,B-Adams,M Wijk aan Zee 1994.}) 5. c4 {The most
ambitious and dangerous for black reply.} (5. c3 c5 6. f4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nh6 $1 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Nf3 e6 11. a3 Bd7 $13 {Gofshtein,L-Beim,V/Tel Aviv/
1992/}) (5. Be3 e6 6. f4 Nh6 7. Nd2 Nf5 8. Bf2 h5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Ne2 g6 11. c3
b6 12. O-O Qd7 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Bc2 Kf8 $13 {Ionescu,C-Varga,Z/zt 1.4 2000})
5... dxc4 (5... e6 6. Nc3 (6. cxd5 exd5 $5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Ne7 $13) 6... dxc4
7. Be3 (7. Bxc4 c5 $1) 7... Nd7 8. Qa4 (8. f4 Nb6 9. Bxc4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11.
Qxc4 Bc6 12. Nf3 Ne7 $17) 8... Ne7 9. Bxc4 Nf5 10. Bf2 c6 $1 $132 {Van der
Sterren,P-Speelman,J/Moscow olm 1994}) (5... c6 6. Nc3 h5 $6 (6... Be6 $6 7. c5
g6 8. b4 Nd7 9. Nge2 Qc7 10. Nf4 $16 {Ward,C-Trygstad,K/Politiken Cup 1999}) (
6... e6 $5) 7. Bd3 g6 $6 8. Nge2 Nh6 9. Bg5 Nf5 10. Qb3 $16 {Yevseev,
D-Vorotnikov,V/RUS-ch KO 1999} (10. cxd5 $5 cxd5 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Bxf5 Bxf5 13.
Qxb7 Rc8 14. Rc1 $16)) 6. Bxc4 e6 (6... Nc6 7. Ne2 e6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Be3 Nf5
10. Bf2 Be7 11. Nbc3 O-O 12. a3 Kh8 13. Qd3 $14 {Andrianov,N-Beim,V/Rishon le
Zion 1993}) 7. f4 (7. Ne2 Ne7 8. Be3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nd7 11. Bb5 Nc6
12. Nbc3 Ndxe5 13. Kc2 Bd7 $13 {Dreev,A-Kotsur,P/Open 1999}) 7... Nd7 (7... Ne7
8. Nf3 Nbc6 9. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Beim,V/Herzliya 1993}) 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Bb3
Bd7 10. f5 $5 Bb4+ $6 {Probably black had to take the pawn although even in
this case his position wouldn't be very promising.} (10... exf5 11. Ng5 Nh6 12.
Qh5 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 O-O 14. O-O $36 {[%csl Rh6]}) 11. Nc3 Ne7 (11... exf5 12.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qb3+ Be6 14. Qxb4 h6 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qa5 $14) 12. fxe6 Bxe6 (
12... fxe6 13. Ng5 Nbd5 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Qf3 Ne2+ 16. Qxe2 $16) 13. O-O Bxb3 (
13... O-O 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qb3 Ned5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. a3 $16) 14. Qxb3 Bxc3 (
14... Ned5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. a3 Ba5 17. Qxb7 $16) 15. bxc3 Qd5 16. Ba3 h6 {
[%csl Gg5]} ({Deserved attention} 16... Nc6 17. Ng5 (17. Bc5 Na5) 17... Nd8 18.
Bc5 Nc4 $16) 17. e6 f6 (17... fxe6 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Ne5 Qxb3 20. axb3 Rhg8 21.
Rf7+ Kd6 22. c4 c5 23. Nd3 $16) (17... Qxb3 18. axb3 fxe6 19. Rae1 Nc6 20.
Rxe6+ Kd7 21. Rg6 $16 {[%cal Gc3c4,Gd4d5]}) 18. Nh4 (18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rae1
Qxb3 20. axb3 g5 $14) 18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Nbc8 20. Nf5 Nxf5 $6 {After this
move black can hardly hope to survive.} (20... Rg8 21. c4) 21. Rxf5 b6 $6 22.
Rd5 $1 $18 Nd6 $8 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Rxd6 Ke7 25. Rd7+ Kxe6 26. Rxg7 a5 27. Re1+
Kf5 (27... Kd5 28. Rd7+ Kc6 29. Rf7 Raf8 30. Re6+ Kb5 31. Rexf6 $18) 28. Rge7
Rac8 29. Rf1+ Kg6 (29... Kg5 30. Re3 f5 31. Rg3+ Kf6 32. Rgf3 $18) 30. Re6 Rhf8
31. c4 b5 32. c5 $1 Rcd8 33. Rd1 Rd5 34. Rb6 Re8 35. Rxb5 Re2 36. Rd3 Rf5 37.
Rf3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Tyomkin,D} f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. d4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
c6 8. Qb3 Kh8 9. Rd1 Na6 (9... Qe8 {Tyomkin,D} 10. d5 Na6 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. Qa3
Bd7 13. Rac1 a5 14. Be3 Nce4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Ng5 $14 {0-1 Preuschoff,
M-Kalinichev,S/BL2N 1993 (42)}) 10. Qa3 $146 {White has applied a new
treatment in a rather well-known position. He is going to start an assault on
the queen side by b2-b4-b5. Tyomkin,D: 'This moves looks very logical - white
intends to gain the space on the queenside by b2-b4 and then b4-b5. Bc1 will
be developed on-b2. In other games white tried with d4-d5, but it was helping
black to insert Na6 to the game (Na6-c5-e4). Now black has to move the knight
to-c7, preparing the standard e7-e5. The only question - if this new setup
gives white an advantage after black move e7-e5.'} Qe8 (10... Ne4 {was
interesting here:} 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxc5 $14 {, at least
solving a problem of a solitary standing knight a6.}) 11. b4 Nc7 ({Or} 11...
Be6 12. b5 cxb5 13. cxb5 Nc7 14. Ng5 $16) 12. Bb2 {Tyomkin,D: 'The same
question is underway: "Is standard e7-e5 good for black?" Dolmatov didn't see
a danger after 12...e5 and played it.'} (12. Rb1 $5 {was an alternative. Then
after} e5 {but} 13. b5 $1 ({white had to continue not} 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qa5 {
, due to the following line:} Qe7 15. Nxe5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. f4 exf3 18.
Nxf3 Qxe2 $13) 13... e4 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxd6 exf3 16. Bxf3 {followed by
taking on c6 with advantage.}) 12... e5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] '?' Tyomkin,D. A
dubious move. 12...Be6 or 12...d5 had to be preferred.} (12... Be6 {Tyomkin,D}
13. d5 (13. Nd2 Qf7) 13... cxd5 14. Nd4 (14. Ng5 dxc4 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa7 h6
$15) 14... Bg8 (14... dxc4 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa7) 15. cxd5 f4 $1 $132 (15...
Ncxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxf5 Rxf5 18. e4 $14)) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qa5 {[%mdl
2048] '!' Tyomkin,D. Tyomkin,D: 'That is the point! White uses backwardness of
black in development and begins to press on weaknesses. '} Na6 (14... Qe7 15.
Nxe5 b6 $2 (15... Ne4 16. f4 $16) 16. Nxc6 $18) 15. b5 b6 {'?' Tyomkin,D. The
best.} (15... cxb5 16. cxb5 Nc5 17. b6 Nfd7 (17... Ncd7 18. Nb5) 18. Ba3) (
15... Nb8 $142 {Tyomkin,D} 16. b6 Na6 17. Qxe5 $16 Ne4 $140 18. Qxe8 Rxe8 19.
Nxe4 $1 Bxb2 20. Nd6 $16) 16. Qa3 Nc5 (16... e4 $5 17. bxa6 exf3 18. Bxf3 {
'+/-' Tyomkin,D.} Be6 19. Qa4 Rc8 20. Rd6 $6 (20. Rd2 $14) 20... Ne4 $13) 17.
bxc6 e4 18. Nd4 Qf7 (18... f4 19. gxf4 g5 20. fxg5 $2 ({Stronger is} 20. Nd5
Nxd5 (20... gxf4 21. Nxf4) 21. cxd5 gxf4 22. Kh1 Qh5 23. Rg1 $1 {and white
will repel black's assault (23...Qd5 24.Nb5!+-)}) 20... Ng4 {and white would
have serious problems.}) 19. Rac1 Be6 (19... g5 $5 {/\ f4}) (19... f4 {Tyomkin,
D} 20. gxf4 Nh5 21. e3 Nd3 22. Nxe4 $18) 20. Ncb5 a6 21. Nd6 Qc7 $2 {More
stubborn was 21...Qe7.} 22. Nb7 $1 (22. Nb7 Rae8 (22... Bf7 {Tyomkin,D} 23.
Nxc5 bxc5 24. Qxc5 {with two pawns up and completely winning position.}) 23.
Nxc5 bxc5 24. Qxc5 f4 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Bxf6 Rexf6 $8 27. Bxe4 fxg3 28. fxg3
$16) 1-0

[Event "World-ch28 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-5=21"]
[Site "Baguio City"]
[Date "1978.08.26"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1978.07.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. d5 b5 7. dxe6 fxe6 8. cxb5
a6 {Schwarz versucht Linien am Damenflügel zu öffnen und mit Tempo seine
Figuren zu entwickeln.} 9. Nge2 d5 10. O-O e5 {Mittels eines Bauernopfers hat
der Nachziehende das weiße Zentrum vernichtet und selber mit seinen Bauern die
Zentralfelder besetzt. Trotzdem ist die weiße Stellung besser, und wie wir
später sehen, wird der Anziehende erfolgreich das schwarze Zentrum untergraben.
} 11. a3 (11. e4 c4 12. Bc2 d4 $17) 11... axb5 {Mittels der Öffnung der
a-Linie verteidigt Schwarz indirekt seinen Läufer.} 12. Bxb5 Bxc3 ({auf} 12...
Be6 {ist unangenehm:} 13. Na4 Ba5 14. Nxc5 $16) (12... Qb6 $6 13. Bd3 (13. Nxd5
$2 Qxb5 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qd5+ Kh8 16. Qxa8 Bb7 17. Qa7 Ba5 $1 18. a4 Qc6 19.
f3 Bb6 $19) 13... c4 14. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 15. Bxc4 $18) (12... c4 $6 13. e4 $1 $16)
({Schwarz sollte den Bb4 nicht tauschen und mittels:} 12... Bb7 $142 $5 {
die Spannung im Zentrum aufrechterhalten.}) 13. bxc3 $1 Ba6 ({Wahrscheinlich
besser ist} 13... Bb7 $5) ({Leider} 13... c4 {ist nicht gut wegen} 14. a4 Ba6
15. Ba3 Rf7 16. f4 $1 Ng4 17. Qd2 $16) 14. Rb1 (14. c4 d4 15. f4 d3 16. Ng3
exf4 17. Rxf4 $16) 14... Qd6 (14... Nbd7 15. e4 Bxb5 16. Rxb5 $18) 15. c4 d4
16. Ng3 (16. f4 d3 (16... Bb7 $5) (16... Nc6) 17. Ng3 exf4 18. Rxf4 $16) 16...
Nc6 17. a4 (17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Bxc6 Qxf5 19. Bxa8 Qxb1 20. exd4 cxd4 $13 (20...
Rxa8 $2 21. dxe5 $16)) 17... Na5 {Wahrscheinlich sollte Schwarz seinen Läufer
nach b7 und den Springer nach e7 stellen, um Figurenspiel im Zentrum und am
Königsflügel zu bekommen.} 18. Qd3 Qe6 19. exd4 cxd4 ({Ohne Perspektive war} 
19... exd4 {weil der Anziehende mittels} 20. Ba3 {den c-Bauern unter Druck
setzt und mit Rae1 die offene e-Linie besetzt.}) 20. c5 $1 $16 {Nach diesem
starken Zug kann man sagen, dass der strategische Kampf von Weiß gewonnen
wurde.} Rfc8 (20... Bxb5 21. axb5 Qd5 22. Ba3 e4 23. Qc2 $16) 21. f4 $1 {
Rechtzeitiger Schlag im Zentrum.} ({Falls der Anziehende seinen c-Bauern
mittels} 21. Ba3 {verteidigt, bekommt Schwarz aktives Gegenspiel:} Nd5 22. Rbe1
Nf4 23. Qe4 Nc4 24. Bb4 Nd5 $132) (21. Ne4 $6 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bb7 $36) 21... Rxc5
22. Bxa6 $6 {Hier konnte Weiß seinen Vorteil vergrößern:} (22. fxe5 $142 $1
Rxe5 23. Bxa6 $1 (23. Qxd4 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. axb5 Nb3 26. Qe3 Qxe3+ 27.
Bxe3 Rb8 28. b6 Nd5 {[%cal Yd5b6,Yd5e3]} 29. Rb1 Nxe3 30. Rxb3 Nc4 $11) 23...
Rxa6 (23... Qxa6 24. Rb8+ $1 Re8 25. Qxa6 Rxa6 26. Rxf6 $1 $18) 24. Rb8+ Kf7
25. Ba3 $18 {[%cal Yb8f8] Weiß hat entscheidenden Angriff.}) 22... Qxa6 23.
Qxa6 Rxa6 24. Ba3 {Trotz des Abtauschs der Damen hat Weiß noch Chancen auf
Angriff gegen den schwarzen Monarchen. Die Stellung ist voller taktischer
Ressourcen, und viele Züge des Nachziehende werden "einzige" sein.} Rd5 25. Nf5
Kf7 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rb5 {Weiß hoffte auf den Turmtausch 27...Rxb5 28.axb5,
bei dem der weiße Freibauer mit Tempo auf die b-Linie geht. So wird der Bauer,
unterstützt von den weißen Figuren, sehr gefährlich. Karpov tauscht auf b5
selbstverständlich nicht, sondern findet ein sehr starke Antwort.} ({
Wahrscheinlich besser wäre:} 27. Nxd4 Nc4 28. Rb7+ Kg8 (28... Ke8 29. Bb4 {
/\Nf5}) 29. Be7 $16) 27... Nc4 $1 28. Rb7+ (28. Nd6+ Rxd6 29. Bxd6 (29. Rxe5
Nxa3 $17) 29... Rxb5 30. axb5 Nxd6 $17) 28... Ke6 29. Nxd4+ (29. Bf8 $142 $1
$18) 29... Kd5 30. Nf3 {Weiß möchte 2 Leichtfiguren für einen Turm tauschen,
aber als Zinsen hofft er alle schwarzen Bauern zu vernichten. Praktisch muss
der Nachziehende einverstanden sein mit diesem Angebot, weil er einfach keine
Wahl hat.} (30. Nb5 $5 Nxa3 (30... Rxa4 31. Rxg7 Nxa3 32. Nc3+ $18) 31. Nxa3
Rxa4 32. Rxg7 $16 {[%cal Ya4a3,Yf1f6]}) 30... Nxa3 31. Nxe5 Kxe5 32. Re7+ $1 {
Ein feiner Zug. So wird der Kontakt zwischen dem König und dem Nf6
unterbrochen, nach dem der R auf g7 geschlagen hat. Der schwarze R kann nicht
den Bauern auf a4 nehmen, weil der Springer auf f6 dann ungedeckt ist.} Kd4 33.
Rxg7 Nc4 34. Rf4+ Ne4 $1 (34... Kd3 35. Rf7 {so wird Schwarz den h-Bauern
verlieren.}) 35. Rd7+ Ke3 36. Rf3+ Ke2 37. Rxh7 Ncd2 38. Ra3 Rc6 39. Ra1 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Im Zeitnot macht der Anziehende einen groben Fehler. Schade, er
hat in der ganzen Partie Vorteil gehabt und einige Male den Gewinn verpasst.} (
39. g3 $142) 39... Nf3+ {In einem Gespräch hat mir Kortschnoj (wir spielen
zusammen für die SG Zürich) erzählt, dass er in den letzten Partien des
Matches (Baguio 1978) sich nicht konzentrieren konnte - Karpovs Psychologe hat
ihn negativ beeinflußt!?!} (39... Nf3+ 40. gxf3 (40. Kh1 Nf2#) 40... Rg6+ 41.
Kh1 Nf2#) 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qd1 (7. Qb3
Nc6 (7... c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Be2 cxd4 11. exd4 Qe4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 O-O 14. Be3 Na5 15. Qb5 b6 16. Nd2 $6 Qg6 17. Qd3 $6 Bb7 18. Qxg6 hxg6 {
0-1 Onischuk,A-Short,N/Wijk 1995/CBM 45 (66) [Hansen,LB]}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. e3 Rd8
10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. g4 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bxb3 14. exf6 Be6 {Ivanchuk,
V-Anand,V/Monaco blind 1996/EXP 52/1/2-1/2 (76)}) (7. Qxf5 exf5 8. Bd2 (8. a3
Be7 9. b4 c6 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Na4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Arlandi,
E-Romanishin,O/Torino op 1998/EXP 64 (32)}) 8... c6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nb6 11.
O-O O-O 12. Na4 Bd6 13. Nc5 Nbd5 {1/2-1/2 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Jussupow,A/EU-chTM
1997/EXP 57 (21)}) 7... c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Ne4 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Bd3 $1 {
An important novelty, discovered by Chandler.} (11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13.
Be2 (13. Qc2 $2 Rc8 {0-1 Timman,J-Short,N/Horgen 1995/CBM 50 (31) [Dautov]})
13... Nxd2 14. Qxd2 O-O 15. O-O {Touzane,O-Lepelletier,B/Toulouse 1996/EXP 57/
0-1 (52)}) (11. Be2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 $10 {Dautov}) (11. Qc2 {
Dautov} Nxd2 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. Kxd2 Be6 14. a3 Ba5 $10 {/\0-0-0}) 11... Nxc3 (
11... Nxf2 12. Bxf5 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 exf5 (13... Bxc3 {Hansen,LB} 14. Bxc3 exf5
15. d5 Nb8 16. O-O $1 $36 {Chandler} (16. Bxg7 Rg8 $13)) 14. d5 Nd8 (14... Nb8
15. Nb5) (14... Na5 15. a3) (14... Bxc3 15. Bxc3) 15. Nb5 Bxd2+ 16. Rxd2 O-O
17. O-O {1-0 Schandorff,L-Parker,J/Copenhagen KS 1996/CBM 55 (66) [Hansen,LB]
Black has a very bad piece coordination. The o^ is very strong.}) (11... Bxc3
$5 {Hansen,LB} 12. bxc3 $5 (12. Bxc3 Qd5 13. O-O $14) 12... Nxf2 13. Bxf5 Nxd1
14. Kxd1 exf5 15. Re1+ Kd8 16. c4 $13) 12. Bxc3 Qa5 (12... Bxc3+ {Kanstler} 13.
bxc3 Qa5 14. Qc2 $14) 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 h6 {+/= Kanstler 1996} 15. Bh7+ Kh8
16. Be4 $36 Bd7 17. Qb3 $1 {/\ B:c6} Bxc3 $8 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qa3
$1 Kg8 (20... Na5 21. Ne5 Bc6 22. Bd3 $36 Bd5 $2 23. Rfc1 {/\ c4}) 21. c4 $1
Na5 22. Rfc1 {/\ Ne5} Nxc4 $5 (22... Bc6 $2 23. d5) (22... Rfc8 23. Ne5 Bc6 (
23... Nc6 24. Bxc6) 24. Bc2 {/\ Qd3->}) 23. Qxa7 Qa5 24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Nd6
26. Qxd7 Nxe4 $132 27. Rc8 $1 g5 (27... Qxa2 $2 28. Rxf8+ Kh7 29. Qb5 $1 Qxf2+
30. Kh1 Qe3 31. Qb1 $1 $18) (27... Rxc8 28. Qxc8+ Kh7 29. Qc2 $16) 28. Rxf8+
Kxf8 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qb7 $1 Nd6 (30... Nc3 $4 31. Ne5 $18) 31. Qb1 Nb5 32. h3
Nc3 33. Qb2 (33. Qe1) 33... Nd1 (33... Nxa2 $2 34. d5+ Nc3 35. d6 $18) 34. Qa1
Nc3 35. Qe1 Qa3 36. Qe5+ Kg8 (36... Kg6 37. Qe3) 37. Qe3 Qb2 38. h4 $1 Ne2+ $6
$138 (38... Nxa2 $1 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Qxg5+ Kf8 $16) 39. Kh2 g4 40. Ne5 Nxd4
41. Nxg4 Nf5 42. Nxh6+ Nxh6 43. Qxh6 Qxf2 (43... Qxa2 44. Qg5+ Kf8 (44... Kh7
45. Qf6) 45. f4 {/\ h4-h5-h6+-}) 44. a4 Qd4 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. a5 f6 47. Qg3 Kh6
48. a6 $18 e5 49. Qf3 Kg6 50. h5+ Kh6 51. Kh3 Kg5 52. g4 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kostakiev,D Hecht} Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 {Dieser Zug scheint
mir am besten zu sein. Seine Alternativen 4.d4 und 4.e3 werden selten gespielt.
Ribli.} d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 {Wir haben eigentlich die Drachenvariante,
aber mit vertauschten Farben. Weiß sucht normalerweise seine Chancen am
Damenflügel, während Schwarz starkes Übergewicht im Zentrum hat.} 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 f5 (8... Be6 9. b4 (9. d3 $5) 9... a5 10. b5 Nd4 11. Rb1 (11. Nxd4 exd4 12.
Na4 Bd5 13. Nxb6 cxb6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Qa4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 Bc5 18. e3
Rad8 {0-1 Penzold,A-Hector,J/BL2-N9798 LAS-LSV 1998 (38)}) 11... a4 (11... f6
12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Na4 $1 Bd5 14. Nxb6 cxb6 15. e4 $1 dxe3 16. dxe3 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 $14 {Petursson,M-Motwani,P/Hafnarfirdi 1992/1-0 (49)}) 12.
Nxe5 f6 13. Nd3 Ra7 14. Nf4 Bf7 15. e3 Nb3 16. d4 {1-0 Yakovich,Y-Hector,J/
Koge op 1997 (40)}) (8... a5 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4 O-O
13. Rac1 Re8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Qb5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Qxe5 Bf6 18. Qxc7 Bxd4
19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Kxg2 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rxe3 22. Kf2 Re5 23. Rc7 $16 {Hjartarson,
J-Thorfinnsson,B/ISL-ch 1997/1/2-1/2 (60)}) 9. d3 Bf6 10. e4 $5 {Weiß
mobilisiert zunächst seine Reserven im Zentrum und spielt später Be3.} (10. Be3
) (10. Bd2 Be6 11. b4 g5 $6 {Dieser direkte Zug ist verfrüht.} 12. b5 Na5 13.
e4 $1) 10... O-O 11. b4 a6 $5 (11... Kh8 {Schwarz vermeidet Unannehmlichkeiten
in der Diagonalen a2-g8.} 12. Bb2 Be6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1
16. Raxd1 Nc4 17. Bc1 Rad8 18. Rfe1 a6 19. Bf1 Nd6 20. Kg2 h6 21. Bb2 g6 22.
Rc1 Ra8 23. a4 Rae8 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Ne7 26. Rxc7 Nxb5 27. Rc5 {1-0
Olafsson,F-Donner,J/Bled 1961 (29)}) (11... Be6 12. Be3 Kh8 13. Rc1 Rf7 14.
exf5 Bxf5 15. Ne4 $14 {Ditt,E-Ehrler/BL8182/1-0 (70)}) (11... Nd4 $5) 12. Be3 (
12. Bb2 Kh8 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ne4 $14 {[%csl Gb2,Rb6,Yd3,Ye5,Rf6,Gg2] Beide
Spieler haben Bauernschwächen (d3 und e5), aber dank seiner Läufer in den
langen Diagonalen ist das weiße Figurenspiel besser.}) 12... Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]}
13. Rc1 Kh8 (13... c6 $5 $13) 14. Ne2 $5 $14 {Naürlich muß Weiß den
gefährlichen schwarzen Springer bekämpfen.} fxe4 (14... Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 c6 16.
Qc2 {[%csl Rf6]}) 15. dxe4 Bg4 $6 (15... Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bd7 $5 (16... Bh3 $14)
17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Bg5 $5) 16. Bxd4 $1 {Dieser für Schwarz unerwartete
Tausch bringt den Weißen in Vorteil.} exd4 17. e5 $1 Bxf3 (17... Bg5 18. Nxg5
Qxg5 (18... d3 {[%cal Rd3e2,Re2d1,Re2f1]} 19. f3 Qxg5 (19... dxe2 20. Qxe2 Qxg5
21. fxg4 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8]}) 20. Qxd3 $16) 19. f4 Qh5 20. Re1 $14 {
[%csl Gd4]}) (17... d3 $2 18. exf6 dxe2 19. fxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qxe2 Qf6 {[%csl Rf3]
[%cal Rf8f3,Rg4e2]} 21. Rxc7+ $18 {[%cal Rc7h7]}) 18. Bxf3 {[%csl Gf3][%cal
Gf3a8]} Bg5 (18... Bxe5 19. Bxb7 Ra7 20. Be4 $16 {[%csl Ge4] Weiß hat die viel
bessere Bauernstruktur und sein Läufer kontrolliert die wichtigsten weißen
Felder.}) 19. Bxb7 d3 (19... Rb8 20. Be4 $5 (20. f4 d3 21. Bxa6 dxe2 22. Qxe2
Bh6 $13 {Für die geopferte Figur hat Weiß drei Bauern und die Initiative, aber
vielleicht kann die feste schwarze Stellung dem trotzen.}) 20... Bxc1 21. Nxc1
$16 {Weiß hat nur einen Bauern für die Qualität, aber der Plan Nc1-d3 und
Qd1-h5 bietet mehr als ausreichende Kompensation.}) (19... Ra7 20. Be4 Bxc1 21.
Nxc1 $16) (19... Bxc1 20. Bxa8 Bxa3 21. Be4 Qe7 22. Bxh7 $1 Qxe5 (22... Kxh7
23. Qd3+ {[%cal Rd3h7,Rd3a3]}) 23. Bc2 Bxb4 24. Nf4 {[%csl Yg6][%cal Rf4g6,
Rg6e5,Rg6h8,Rg6f8]}) 20. Nf4 $1 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Rb8 22. Bxa6 $5 (22. Be4 Rxf4 23.
Qxd3 Qg5+ $132) 22... Rxf4 23. Qxd3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 {Schwarz hat einen
Bauern weniger, aber die Aktivität seiner Figuren schafft der weißen
Königsstellung Probleme.} 25. Rc5 $1 $16 (25. Bb7 $5 {Wegen der Schwäche der
Grundreihe ist der Läufer tabu.} Rh4 26. Qg3 $16) 25... Qe7 26. Rh5 $5 {
[%csl Rh8][%cal Rd3h7,Rh5h7] Weiß provoziert die Schwächung der schwarzen
Königsstellung.} h6 27. Rf5 Rd8 $6 (27... Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Rf8 29. Qd3 $16) 28.
Qe3 $1 (28. Rxf4 $6 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 Qd6 {[%cal Rd6d3,Rd6f4]} 30. Rf3 Qc6 {
[%cal Gc6h1]}) 28... Re4 29. Qf3 Nc4 (29... Nd5 30. Bb7 $18 {[%cal Rb7e4]}) 30.
Rf7 Qe6 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. Qxf8+ Qg8 {Schwarz muß die Damen tauschen.} (32...
Kh7 $6 33. Bc8 Qe8 34. Bf5+ g6 35. Qxe8 Rxe8 36. Rc1 gxf5 37. Rxc4 $16) 33.
Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Ra1 $1 {[%csl Ga1,Ga3][%cal Ra3a4,Ra4a5,Ra5a6,Ra6a7,Ra7a8]
Durch die Unterstützung der Turmes wird der entfernte weiße a-Freibauer sehr
gefährlich.} Kf8 35. Bb7 Rf4 36. a4 Nd6 (36... Rxf2 37. a5 Rb2 38. a6 Rxb4 39.
a7 Nb6 40. Ra6 $18 {[%cal Ra6b6] und der a-Bauer kann nicht aufgehalten werden.
}) 37. a5 $1 Rxb4 (37... Nxb7 38. a6 {[%csl Ga6,Rb7][%cal Ra6a7,Ra7a8,Ra6b7]}
Ke7 39. a7 $18 (39. axb7 $2 Rxb4 $11)) 38. a6 Rxb7 $8 (38... Nxb7 39. a7 $18 {
[%cal Ra7a8]}) 39. axb7 Nxb7 40. Ra7 Nc5 41. Rxc7 {Mit der Mehrqualität steht
Weiß praktisch auf Gewinn. Allenfalls das reduzierte Material bietet dem
Schwarzen kleine Rettungschancen, aber auf Großmeisterniveau sollte Weiß den
Vorteil leicht verwerten.} Ne6 42. Ra7 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4]} 43. Kg1 {Natürlich muß
der weiße König ins Geschehen eingreifen.} Kg8 44. Kf1 Kh7 45. Ke1 Kg6 46. Kd2
{Der schwarze Springer steht stark, kann aber nicht die Annäherung des weißen
Königs verhindern.} Nd5 47. Ke2 Nf6 48. Kf3 Nh5 49. Kg4 Nf6+ 50. Kf4 Nh5+ 51.
Ke5 {[%csl Ge5]} Nf6 52. Ra6 Kf7 {[#] Hecht: Die technischen Schwierigkeiten
beim Gewinn dieses Endspiels Turm vs Springer mögen erheblich sein. Sie sind
es nicht, wenn durch Hergabe der Qualität in ein Bauernendspiel abgewickelt
wird. Bei den Endspielen Turm gegen Leichtfigur sind diese Übergänge eine
wichtige Angriffswaffe für die materiell überlegene Partei!} (52... Kg5 53. f4+
Kg4 54. Ra7 Nh5 55. f5 $18 {und Weiß droht 56.Rxg7 nebst 57.f6 zu spielen.})
53. Rxf6+ $1 $18 {So gewinnt Weiß am einfachsten.} gxf6+ 54. Kf5 {Schwarz gab
auf, denn das Bauernendspiel ist klar verloren.} (54. Kf5 h5 (54... Kg7 55. Ke6
Kg6 56. f4 h5 (56... f5 {Hecht} 57. Ke5 Kg7 58. Kxf5 Kf7 59. h4 Kg7 60. Ke6 $18
) 57. h4 $18) 55. h4 Kg7 56. Ke6 Kg6 57. f4 Kg7 (57... f5 58. Ke5 $22 $18) 58.
f5 $22 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Lukacs} Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 {Lukacs: This cautios setup cannot be
enough for an advantage. On the other hand with passive play avoiding any risk
the draw is also not that easy to make.} e6 4. g3 $6 (4. Bg5) (4. Bf4) 4... Nc6
5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O {Lukacs: White is playing the Schlechter line of the Slav
with a tempo plus. Usually  playing a Black setup with White doesn't give any
advantage because of the passivity.} Be7 7. a3 $6 {Lukacs: This is again a bit
passive move preparing dxc5 and b2-b4.} (7. Bg5) (7. Be3) (7. dxc5 {Lukacs}
Bxc5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nbd2 {/\ e4 is the typical reaction in the
Schlechter.}) 7... O-O (7... b6 $5 {Lukacs /\} 8. dxc5 bxc5 {Lukacs: with a
strong [+] for Black was a serious alternative avoiding simplifications.}) 8.
dxc5 (8. b4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Ne4 $15) 8... Bxc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 {Lukacs: The B
on b2 remains very passive during the whole game, White has no time for the
freeing move c3-c4.} (10. Nbd2 {Lukacs /\ c4} e5 11. b5 e4 12. bxc6 exf3 13.
Nxf3 (13. cxb7 fxe2 14. Qxe2 Bxb7 15. Bb2 {- 10.Bb2}) 13... bxc6 {and the B is
at least not so passive as in the game.} 14. Bf4 Re8 $15 {with a pressure on
the central squares.}) (10. c4 {Lukacs leads to problems of development after}
dxc4 11. Qc2 e5 12. Qxc4 e4 $36) 10... e5 $1 $15 {Lukacs: Black grabs
immediately the |^ in the [+].} 11. b5 (11. c4 e4 12. Ng5 e3 13. cxd5 (13. f4
dxc4 $17) 13... exf2+ 14. Kh1 Ne7 $15) 11... e4 {Lukacs: When your piece is
attacked, attack your opponent's piece!} (11... Na5 12. Nxe5 Re8 $5 $44 (12...
Qe8 13. c4 dxc4 14. a4 Bf5 $15)) 12. bxc6 (12. Nd4 {Lukacs} Ne5 {>< c4}) 12...
exf3 13. cxb7 (13. Bxf3 $5 bxc6 14. c4 $15 Ba6 $1 {Lukacs otherwise the B
remains in entombment.} (14... dxc4 15. Bxc6 Bh3 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxf6 gxf6
18. Rc1 {and White can still hold the game.}) 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nc3 Re8 $17)
13... fxe2 14. Qxe2 (14. bxa8=Q Bxf2+ $1 (14... exd1=Q {Lukacs} 15. Rxd1 {
fails to} Bxf2+ $1 16. Kxf2 Qb6+ $17) 15. Kh1 exd1=Q 16. Rxd1 Qb6 17. Z0 Ba6
$17) 14... Bxb7 15. Nd2 (15. c4 $142 $5 Re8 16. Qd1 $1 (16. Qd3 Ba6 $17) 16...
Rb8 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nd2 $15) 15... Re8 16. Qd3 Ne4 $1 $17 17. a4 (17. Nxe4
dxe4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rfd1 {is not a very promising _|_ for White, for
example:} (19. Rad1 e3 20. Bxb7 e2 $17) 19... Ba6 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxe4 Rd2
$17) (17. Nb3 {Lukacs is met by} Nxf2 $1 18. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qb6+) 17...
Qf6 (17... a5 $5 {Lukacs /\ Ba6}) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc2 (19. Qe2 $6 {Lukacs}
Ba6 $1 20. c4 Qe6 {>< c4}) 19... Rac8 (19... Rad8) 20. a5 (20. c4 {Lukacs} Qe6)
20... Bc5 21. Rfe1 ({Lukacs: More persistant was to play for simplifications
after} 21. Ba3 {Lukacs} Ba6 22. Rfe1 Bd3 23. Qd2 Bxa3 24. Rxa3) 21... h5 (21...
h6) 22. c4 (22. Ra4 $2 e3 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Qf1#) (22. Ba3 {
Lukacs is already late:} e3 23. Bxc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rxc5 $17) 22... Qg6 {
Lukacs: the strong central e4 P secures Black the active play, while White's c
o^ is only an additional target, not a threat.} 23. Kh1 Bb4 24. Re3 Qe6 25. Qd1
Bc5 26. Rb3 Ba8 27. Qxh5 Bxf2 {Lukacs: Now the strong e P becomes a monster!}
28. Qe2 e3 {Lukacs: This advanced o^ cuts the white camp into two parts.} 29.
Bxa8 Rxa8 30. Kg2 Rab8 $2 (30... Rad8 31. Z0 Rd2 $19) 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Bc3
Qe4+ 33. Qf3 Qc2 (33... Qxc4 34. Rc1 Qe6 $17) 34. Bd4 Be1+ 35. Kh3 Bc3 36. Bxc3
Qxc3 37. Rf1 $2 (37. Rd1 $142 Re8 {Lukacs}) 37... Qxc4 38. Re1 Qe6+ 39. Qg4 f5
40. Qf3 $138 (40. Qf3 f4+ 41. Kg2 (41. Qg4 Qh6+ 42. Qh4 Qxh4+ 43. Kxh4 f3 44.
Rxe3 f2 45. Rf3 Rf8 $19) 41... Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Rf2 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. gxf4 Qh3 45.
Qe4+ Kh6 $19) 0-1

[Event "Sonsbeek SNS"]
[Site "Arnhem"]
[Date "1999.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxf3 (9... Nc6 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Be2 c6 $6 (12...
Nec4 13. Bc1 e6 14. dxe6 Qxd1+ 15. Bxd1 fxe6 16. Bb3 Kf7 $11) 13. Qb3 $1 cxd5
14. Rd1 $1 Nc6 (14... Rc8 $1 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qc7 17. Bxa7 Qc2 $132 {
Ftacnik}) 15. exd5 Na5 16. Qb4 Nc8 17. O-O Nd6 18. Nb5 $1 b6 19. Nxd6 exd6 20.
Ba6 $1 Re8 21. Qa3 $16 {1-0 Bagirov,V-Minzer,C/Linares 1997 (40)}) 10. Bxf3 c5
(10... Nc6 11. d5 {-9...Nc6}) 11. d5 Nc4 12. Bc1 Nd7 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe6 fxe6
14. Qb3 Ne5 15. Qxe6+ Kh8 16. Be2 Nd3+) 13. O-O a6 14. Bg4 {White has
prevented ...e7-e5 and has a small plus thanks to his pawn centre and pair of
bishops. He must now develop his pieces and then prepare f2-f4 and e4-e5.
However, Black manages to create a strong outpost on d3.} b5 15. Qe2 Ndb6 16.
Rb1 Ne5 17. Bh3 c4 18. b3 $1 Nd3 19. Bd2 (19. bxc4 Nxc1 20. Rfxc1 Nxc4) 19...
Qc7 20. g3 Nd7 {To support his knight, Black should rather do something with
the white pawn centre:} (20... Rfe8 {[%cal Ye7e6]} 21. f4 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 e6 $132)
{However, Black prefers another plan: Nb6-d7-c5 and ...e7-e5.} 21. Qe3 {
[%cal Yc3e2,Ye2d4,Yd4c6]} Rad8 22. Ne2 {This is too slow.} (22. f4 $5) 22...
N7c5 23. Nd4 Rd6 {[%cal Ye7e6]} 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Bc3 (25. Nc6 c3) 25... Rfd8
26. Ne2 {Whie doesn't find another medicine against the 26...e6 threat but now
he remains with a bad h3 bishop and can't successfully fight against the c4
pawn supported by two formidable knights.} Bxc3 27. Nxc3 e5 $1 28. f4 Qa5 29.
fxe5 Nxe5 30. Qd4 Ncd3 31. Rb7 Qc5 32. Ne2 Re8 33. Bg2 Qxd4+ 34. Nxd4 Rc8 35.
Bh3 Rf8 $2 {Friso Nijboer was probably in a time-trouble already. Otherwise it
is unclear why he didn't dare to play} (35... Rc5 $17 {and} 36. Ne6 {doesn't
work in view of} (36. Nc6 c3) 36... fxe6 37. Bxe6+ Rxe6 38. dxe6 (38. Rb8+ Kg7
39. dxe6 Rc7) 38... Rc8) {Now, with the black rook out of play, the situation
changes dramatically.} 36. Rc7 Rb6 37. Nc6 c3 $2 {Probably a blunder.} (37...
Nxc6 38. Rxc6 Rxc6 (38... Rb2 39. Rxa6 (39. Rxc4 Rxa2 $15) 39... c3 40. Ra3 $14
) 39. dxc6 c3 40. c7 c2 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Bxc8 c1=Q 43. Rxc1 Nxc1 44. a3 a5 45.
Kf2 $14) (37... Kg7 38. Nxe5 Nxe5 39. Re7 Nd3 40. e5 (40. Be6 c3 41. Rexf7+
Rxf7 42. Rxf7+ Kh6 43. Rc7 c2 $1 $19) 40... c3 41. Rc7 (41. e6 c2) 41... Nxe5
42. Rxc3 $11) 38. Ne7+ Kg7 39. Rxc3 Rb2 $2 40. d6 Rd8 41. d7 $1 Rxa2 $2 (41...
Kf8 42. Nc6 Nxc6 43. Rxc6 Ne5 44. Rxa6 $18) 42. Rxd3 Nxd3 43. Nc6 Rxd7 44. Bxd7
Re2 45. Rd1 Nc5 46. e5 a5 47. Rd5 Rc2 48. Nxa5 Nxd7 49. Rxd7 Rc5 50. Nb7 Rxe5
51. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hodgson, Julian M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Nf3 f5 {Diese Variante führt zu
kompliziertem Spiel, bei dem die Remiswarscheinlichkeit gering ist. Schwarz
spielt agressiv, in einigen Varianten gibt er die positionellen Prinzipen auf.
Er strebt nach aktivem Spiel am Königsflügel.Ribli.} 5. d4 e4 6. Ng5 (6. d5 Ne5
7. Nd4 h5 8. f3 h4 9. Bg2 h3 10. Bf1 Nf6 11. Qc2 Qe7 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4
fxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7 15. Nf3 O-O-O 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bd2 Qf6 18. Qe3 b6 19. b4 c6
20. Qa3 $16 {Lautier,J-Short,N/Dortmund 1995/}) 6... h6 (6... Be7 7. h4 Bf6 8.
Be3 Nh6) 7. Nh3 g5 {Schwarz schwächt seine Bauernstellung, aber er läßt nicht
zu, daß Weiss Nf4 spielt. Ribli.} 8. f3 exf3 9. exf3 Bg7 10. d5 (10. Be3 $5 Qe7
$2 (10... f4 11. gxf4 Bxh3 (11... gxf4 12. Nxf4 Qh4+ 13. Ke2) 12. Bxh3 gxf4 13.
Bxf4 $2 (13. Bf2 $16) 13... Qh4+) 11. Nd5) 10... Qe7+ 11. Kf2 Ne5 (11... Bxc3
$5 12. bxc3 Ne5 13. f4 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 $13) 12. f4 Ng4+ 13. Kg2 Bd7 (13... Bxc3
14. bxc3 Qe4+ 15. Qf3 (15. Kg1 Ne3 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qe2 Nxf1 $13)) 14. Qe2 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Qxe2+ 16. Bxe2 gxf4 17. Nxf4 O-O-O $6 (17... N8f6 $5) 18. Ng6 {
Weiß hat die Doppelbauern c3-c4, aber das Spiel findet am Königsflügel statt,
und die weißen Bauernschwächen haben jetzt keine Bedeutung. Wichtiger ist, daß
Schwarz zwei schwache Bauer auf f5 und h6 hat.Weiss besitzt auch das
Läuferpaar, und Raumvorteil, so daß seine Chancen besser sind. Ribli.} Rh7 19.
Rf1 Re8 $6 (19... Ne7 $5) 20. Bd3 Ne7 (20... Rf7 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. Bf4 Rg8 23.
Rae1 $14) 21. Re1 Nxg6 (21... h5 22. Bg5 $2 Nxg6 23. Rxe8+ (23. Bxf5 $2 Rxe1
24. Rxe1 Bxf5 $4 (24... N4e5 $19) 25. Re8+ Kd7 26. Rd8#) 23... Bxe8 24. Bxf5+
Kb8 $19) (21... Rg7) 22. Rxe8+ Bxe8 23. Bxf5+ Bd7 24. Bxg6 Re7 25. Bd3 Re1 26.
Rb1 {Weiss hat einen Mehrbauern, aber was wichtiger ist, er kann sich
Freibauern am Königsflügel schaffen. Zusammen mit seinem Läuferpaar
entscheidet das die Partie. Ribli.} Ne5 27. Bd2 Rxb1 28. Bxb1 {[#] Hecht
starkes Läuferpaar in Verbindung mit einem h-Freibauern Technik + Taktik} h5 (
28... Nxc4 29. Bxh6 $18) 29. Bf4 $16 Nxc4 30. Bg6 Bg4 {Das Problem des
Schwarzen ist, daß er kein Gegenspiel hat. Im folgenden schafft Weiß sich
einen Freibauern auf der h-Linie, gewinnt eine Figure und mit guter Technik
auch die Partie. Ribli.} 31. h3 Bd1 32. g4 $1 hxg4 33. h4 $1 $18 Nb6 (33...
Bf3+ 34. Kg3 Bxd5 35. h5 Bg8 36. h6 $18) 34. h5 Nd7 (34... Nxd5 35. Bg5 g3 36.
h6 $18) 35. Bf5 Kd8 36. h6 Nf8 (36... Nf6 37. Bg5 Ke7 38. h7 $18) 37. Kg3 Bf3
38. c4 b6 (38... Be2 39. c5 dxc5 40. d6 cxd6 (40... c6 $2 41. d7 $18) 41. Bxd6
Ke8 $5) 39. Kf2 a6 40. h7 Nxh7 41. Bxh7 {Weiss hat eine Mehrfigur. Er muß nur
einen gesunden Bauern halten und gewinnt leicht. Ribli,} b5 42. Bd3 Kc8 43. Ke3
Kb7 44. Kd4 Kb6 45. Bg3 Bg2 46. Kc3 Bf3 (46... Kc5 47. Bf2#) 47. Bf2+ Kb7 48.
Kb4 c6 49. dxc6+ Bxc6 50. a4 {Ribli} (50. a4 {Hecht} bxa4 51. Bf5 Bf3 52. Kxa4
Kc6 53. Ka5 d5 54. c5 d4 55. Bxd4 g3 56. Kxa6 g2 57. Bg1 Bd5 58. Ka5 {[%csl
Rg2][%cal Ga5c3,Gc3d4,Gf5e4]} Bf3 59. Kb4 Bd5 60. Kc3 Bf3 61. Kd4 Kc7 62. Be4
$18) 1-0

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. Bd3 {[%mdl 4] White first turns from the mainline theoretical
variation.} (9. exd5 $142 {It's main line.}) 9... d4 $5 {rare move.} ({More
popular is:} 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 {for example:} Bd7
13. Be3 $132 {1-0 Fischer,R-Bolbochan,J/Mar del Plata 1959/ (50) and various
other games.}) 10. Ne2 e5 $132 {simply and good move. Black opens Bc8 and
places PP on the black squares in view of factor of black-squares B exchange.}
(10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. f4 Rac8 15. Ng3 $132 {
1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Khmelnitsky,I/USA-ch Modesto 1995/CBM 51_08/ (62)}) (10...
O-O 11. f4 e5 (11... Nd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. b4 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 e5 15. b5 Ne7 16.
fxe5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Luo Wei-Baltag,I/Artek UKR 1999 (51)}) 12. O-O Ng4 $132) 11.
O-O O-O 12. h3 Re8 $146 (12... Nh5 $4 13. Nxd4 {[%csl Rh5]
Bojkovic-Paaasikangas/Subotica,1991(1-0) (31)}) 13. Ng3 ({Unpleasant for Black
seems} 13. Bg5 {[%cal Gg5d8] but after} h6 14. Bh4 {and then} g5 $1 15. Bg3 Nh5
$1 16. Bh2 Nf4 $11 {Black has good position.}) 13... Nd7 {Preventing the next
move.} (13... Be6 $5 {/\Nd7}) 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nde5 {[%csl Ge5]} 16. Qh5 f6
{[%csl Ge5] e5 important blockade square possession makes position of black at
least equal.} 17. b4 Be6 18. b5 {makes weaknesses on the queenside.} Bf7 19.
Qe2 Na5 20. Nf5 Bg6 ({or} 20... Be6 $5 $132) 21. Nh4 Rc8 (21... Bf7 22. Nf5 Bg6
$11) 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 (22... fxe5 $6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 $14 {[%csl Rg6,Rg7]}) 23. Nf3
$6 $15 (23. Nxg6 hxg6 $11) 23... Re7 24. Rae1 Rc3 {[%csl Ra3]} 25. e5 {White
had to play actively!} (25. Qf2 $143 Nc4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Nxd4 Nxa3 28. Rd1 (
28. Ra1 Rd7 $17 (28... Bxe4 29. Rfe1 $16)) 28... a5 29. bxa6 bxa6 $15) 25...
Bxd3 26. cxd3 Nb3 $1 (26... Rxa3 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 b6 29. Qa2+ Kh8 30. exf6
gxf6 $44) 27. Qa2 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga2g8]} Kh8 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Nh4 Qe8 $6
$132 {Dropping all advantage.} ({Strong was} 29... Rxd3 $1 30. Nf5 Rxe1 31.
Rxe1 Qg8 $1 $15) 30. Qf2 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rc1 33. Kf2 Rxe1 34. Kxe1
a5 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. Ke2 (36. Nf5 a5 $11) 36... a5 37. Nf5 a4 {[%csl Ra3]} 38.
Kf3 Nd2+ 39. Kf4 Nb1 40. Ke4 (40. Nxd4 Nxa3 $11) 40... Nxa3 41. Kxd4 Kg8 42.
Ne3 Nb5+ 43. Kc4 Nc7 $1 {[%cal Gc7e6,Ge6f4]} 44. Kb4 Ne6 45. Nc2 (45. Nd5 Kf7
46. Kxa4 Nc5+ $11 {[%csl Rd3]}) 45... Kf7 46. Ne1 Kg6 47. Kxa4 Kf5 48. Kb5 Kf4
49. Kc6 (49. Kc4 Kg3 50. Kd5 Ng7 $11) 49... Kg3 50. Kd5 Ng7 51. Kd6 (51. Ke4
Kf2 $11 {[%csl Rg2]}) 51... Kf2 52. Ke7 {Makes draw by force.} Kxe1 53. Kxf6
Ne8+ 54. Kf7 Nc7 55. g4 Kf2 56. Kg7 Kg3 57. Kxh7 Kxh3 58. g5 Ne6 59. g6 Kg4 60.
d4 Kf5 61. Kh6 (61. d5 Nf8+ $11) 61... Ke4 62. g7 Nxg7 63. Kxg7 Kxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 cxd4 8.
Rd1 Be7 9. exd4 Na5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Ne5 Bc6 $1 (11... Nc6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qf3
Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Be3 Bg5 19. Bc4
Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 21. Qf2 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Kortschnoj,V/Las Vegas 1999/CBM
72/[Huzman] (41)}) 12. Nc3 (12. Bd2 a6 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Nc3
Qxd4 16. Bh6 Qg4 17. Qxg4 Nxg4 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bd4 c5 20. Be3 Rb8 21. Rd2 Nxe3
22. fxe3 Rg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Rojo,G-Ivanov,J/Portugal 2000}) 12... O-O 13. Bd3 (
13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxc6 (14. Be3 Rc8 $11) 14... bxc6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Rac1 Qa5
$11) 13... Rc8 14. Bg5 Bd5 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. Bb1 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 (16... Qxd5 17.
Nxc6 bxc6 (17... Rxc6 $2 18. Bxf6 Rxc1 (18... Bxf6 19. Be4 Rxc1 20. Bxd5 Rxd1+
21. Qxd1 exd5 22. Kf1 $16) 19. Bxe7 Rfc8 20. h3 $14) 18. Bf4 Qxa2 19. Ra1 Qb3
20. Rxa7 Nd5 $14 {/=}) 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 $11) 16... g6 17. Qd3 Nd7 (
17... Nh5 18. Bh6 Re8) 18. Bh6 Ncxe5 (18... Re8 19. Nxd5 (19. Qg3 Bf6 20. Bf4)
19... exd5 20. Nf3) 19. dxe5 Bg5 $1 20. Bxf8 (20. Bxg5 $2 Qxg5 $17) 20... Bxc1
21. Bd6 (21. Rxc1 Qxf8 (21... Qg5 22. Qf1 Nxf8 23. f4 $14) 22. Qe3 (22. Qd4 Qc5
$11) 22... Qb4 $132) 21... Bxb2 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Nxe5 $15 24. Be4 (24.
Qb3 $5 Nc4 (24... Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Be4 $15 {/=}) 25. Bg3 Qb6 26. Be4 Qxb3
27. axb3 Na5 28. b4 Nc6 29. b5 Nd4 30. Bxb7 Rc5 31. Ba6 $11 Nxb5 $140 32. Rb1
$18) 24... Nc4 25. g3 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rc7 (27... b6 28. Rd7 $11) {
[%tqu "En","How White can force Rook exchange ?","","","d6d8","",10]} 28. Rd8+
Kg7 29. Rb8 b6 30. Rb7 $1 $15 Rxb7 31. Bxb7 b5 32. Ba6 b4 33. Kf1 f5 34. f4 Kf6
35. Ke2 Bd4 36. h3 Ke6 37. Bc4+ Ke7 38. Ba6 Kd6 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 h5 41. Kf3
Ke6 42. Bd3 Kf7 43. Bc4+ Kf6 44. Ba6 Bc3 45. gxh5 gxh5 46. Kg3 Be1+ 47. Kh3 Kf5
48. Be2 h4 49. Bd3+ Kxf4 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 $5 {Najdorf ca.1940} 6. Qc2
(6. Ne5) (6. O-O) 6... c5 $1 7. O-O (7. Qxc4) 7... Bc6 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 9. Bg5 Rc8
(9... cxd4 {>=}) 10. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 $6 (10... Qxf6 $6 11. Nc3 cxd4 (11... Nb6 12.
Qd3 Rd8 13. Ne4 (13. Rfd1 $5)) 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. e3
e5 (15... c5 16. Qb5+) 16. Qe4) (10... gxf6 $1 $44 {>< f7,f6; ^^}) 11. dxc5
Bxf3 (11... Qd5 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Nd4 (13. Rc1 Bd7 $1) 13... Bxc5 14. Nxc6 Rxc6
(14... bxc6 15. Nd2 $16) 15. Nc3 $16) 12. Bxf3 Bxc5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Nc3 $1
Qxb5 $8 (14... O-O $6 15. Qxb7 $1 Qxb7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Ba6 Rxb2 $2 18. Na4 Rc2
19. Bd3) 15. Nxb5 Ke7 16. b4 $3 (16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Rac1 Bxf2+ $10) (16. Rac1 Nd5
$1 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rfd1 Ke6 $10) 16... Bxb4 17. Nxa7 Rc7 $2 (17... Ra8 $8 18.
Nb5 (18. Rfb1 $5 Rxa7 19. Rxb4 Rb8 20. a4 $16) 18... Rhb8 19. Rfb1 Ba5 20. Rb3
$1 $16) 18. Rfc1 $1 Rd7 19. Rab1 Bd2 20. Rc2 $18 Rhd8 21. Bxb7 Kf8 22. Nc6 Rc7
$1 (22... Re8 23. Ne5 Rdd8 24. Rc7 $18) 23. Rbb2 $1 Rd6 $1 $8 (23... Rdd7 24.
Ne5 $1 Re7 25. Bc6 $1 Ba5 26. Rb5 $1 Ra7 27. Rb8+ Ne8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8+
Kxe8 30. Rc8+ Bd8 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $18) 24. a4 $1 Be1 25. Rb1 (25. a5 Ng4 26. a6
$1 Bxf2+ 27. Kg2 $18) 25... Nd5 $1 26. Ba8 Rc8 27. Bb7 Rc7 28. Rc4 $1 Ne7 29.
Ne5 $1 Ba5 30. Rb5 (30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. a5 $1 Bxa5 32. Nc4 Bc7 33. Nxd6 Bxd6 $18)
30... Ng6 31. Nc6 $1 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Be1 33. a5 Ne7 34. a6 Nxc6 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36.
Bxc6 Ra1 {>< Be1} 37. Rb8+ Ke7 38. Rb7+ Kd6 (38... Kf6 39. a7 {/\ 40.Rd7}) 39.
Bb5 Bc3 40. Rxf7 Bf6 41. Rd7+ Kc5 42. Bd3 h6 43. Rb7 Ra3 44. a7 Kd5 45. f3 Kd6
46. Rb6+ (46. Rb6+ Kc5 47. Ra6) 1-0

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bg2 Be4 8.
Qb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 $5 {N} (10... d6 11. Rfd1 (11. Qe3 Nbd7 12.
Bh3 h6 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. f3 $14 {McMahon,D-Wells,P/Dublin Telecom/
1991/}) 11... Qe7 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 h6 15. b3 Rac8 16. Bh3 $14
{Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia top-16/1991/}) 11. Rfd1 h6 (11... Bxf3 $2
12. Qxf3 Nxd4 13. Qxa8 Qxa8 14. Bxa8 Rxa8 15. Bg5 $16) 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Ne5 (13.
Bc3 d5 14. b3 Ne7 $132) (13. b4 $140 $5 d5 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f3 Bh7 16. Rac1 $14)
13... Bxg2 (13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2 15. exf6 Bc6 16. fxg7 $16) 14. Kxg2 Ne7
15. Qf3 d6 16. Ng4 $6 (16. Nc6 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qd7 $10) (16. Nd3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5
$10) 16... Nh7 $1 (16... Nf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bc3 $36) 17. Qd3 (17. e4 f5 (
17... h5 18. Ne3 Ng5 19. Qxh5 (19. Qf4 $2 Ng6 $19) 19... Nxe4 20. Be1 d5 $36)
18. exf5 exf5 19. Ne3 Ng5 20. Qh5 Rf8 $40) 17... f5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. f3 (19. f4
$6 Nf6 {xe4}) 19... Rf8 20. Nc2 Nf6 21. Rf1 Rf7 22. Rad1 Raf8 23. Na3 (23. e4
fxe4 24. fxe4 d5 (24... Ng4 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Rf1 Rxf1 27. Qxf1 Qa4 28. Na3 $13
) 25. cxd5 exd5 26. e5 (26. exd5 Qxd5+ 27. Kg1 Nc6 $17) 26... Ne4 $17) 23...
Ng6 (23... a6 24. Nb1 Ng6 25. Nc3 e5 26. d5 $13) 24. Nb5 (24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4
e5 26. d5 Qg4 27. Rde1 Nd7 $17) 24... e5 $1 25. Nc3 (25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Qc2 d5
27. Nd4 $1 Nxc4 28. Nxf5 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 c5 $15) 25... exd4 $6 (25... Re8 $1 26.
d5 (26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Qd4 c5 28. Qf2 Nxc4 $17) 26... e4 27. Qd4 Qe7 $17) 26.
Qxd4 c5 27. Qf2 Qc6 28. Kg1 a6 29. a4 Rd7 30. Qe3 d5 (30... Ne5 31. b3 Re8 32.
Qf4 $132) (30... Re8 31. Qd3 Ne5 32. Qxf5 Nxc4 33. Bxh6 $13) 31. cxd5 Nxd5 32.
Nxd5 Rxd5 (32... Qxd5 33. Bc3 Qxd1 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kf2 $16) 33.
Bc3 Rfd8 (33... Re8 34. Qxe8+ Qxe8 35. Rxd5 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qxe2+ 37. Rf2 Qe6 38.
Rfd2 $14) 34. Rxd5 Qxd5 (34... Rxd5 35. b4 c4 36. Bb2 $14) 35. b4 Rf8 $6 $138 (
35... cxb4 36. Bxb4 Qd4 37. Qxd4 Rxd4 38. Rb1 Nf8 $14) 36. bxc5 bxc5 (36...
Qxc5 37. Qxc5 bxc5 38. Rb1 $16) 37. Rb1 f4 38. Qd2 Qe6 (38... Qc6 39. a5 $16)
39. Rb7 (39. a5 fxg3 40. hxg3 Nf4 $1 41. Rb6 Nxe2+ 42. Kf2 Qc4 $132) 39... Rf7
40. Rxf7 Qxf7 41. Kf2 (41. Qd6 Qc4 42. Qxg6 Qxc3 43. Qxa6 fxg3 44. hxg3 c4 45.
Qe6+ Kf8 46. a5 Qxa5 47. Qxc4 $16) 41... Qc4 (41... fxg3+ 42. hxg3 Nf8 43. a5
$16) 42. Qb2 Qf7 43. Qb6 (43. a5 $5 $16) 43... Qc4 $8 (43... Qe7 44. Bd2 $16)
44. Bb2 (44. Qxg6 fxg3+ 45. hxg3 Qxc3 46. Qxa6 c4 47. a5 Qd4+ 48. Kf1 c3 49.
Qe6+ Kf8 50. a6 Qc5 51. a7 Qxa7 52. Qc8+ Kf7 53. Qxc3 $16) 44... Nf8 45. Qb7 (
45. a5 Ne6 46. Be5 fxg3+ 47. hxg3 Nd4 $10) 45... fxg3+ 46. hxg3 Ne6 47. Be5 (
47. Qe7 Nd4 $13) 47... Qxa4 $1 48. f4 (48. Qe7 Qc6 49. f4 c4 50. e3 (50. f5
Qc5+ $1) 50... Qd5 $132) 48... Qe8 49. Qxa6 (49. f5 Qf8 50. e4 Ng5 $132) 49...
Qg6 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qd7 h5 $1 (51... Qg4 52. Bxg7 Qxg7 53. Qxe6 $18) 52. e4
Qg4 53. f5 (53. Qe7 Nd4 54. Bxd4 cxd4 $10) 53... Nd4 54. Bxd4 cxd4 55. Qxd4 h4
56. gxh4 Qxh4+ 57. Ke2 (57. Ke3 Qe1+ 58. Kd3 Qd1+ 59. Kc4 Qa4+ 60. Kd5 Qd7+ 61.
Ke5 Qe7+ 62. Kf4 Qh4+ $10) 57... Qg3 58. Qc5 Qh3 59. Qe5 Qb3 60. Qd4 Qg3 61.
Qd5 (61. Kd2 Qf3 62. Kc2 $14 {Korchnoi,V}) 61... Qc3 62. Qd3 (62. Qe6 Qg3 63.
e5 Qg4+ 64. Kd3 Qd1+ 65. Kc4 Qa4+ 66. Kc5 Qa5+ 67. Kd6 Qb6+ 68. Ke7 Qc7+ 69.
Kf8 Qb8+ 70. Kf7 Qb7+ 71. Qe7 Qd5+ 72. Qe6 Qb7+ $10) 62... Qe5 63. Kf3 g6 $1
64. Qd7+ Qg7 65. Qe6 (65. Qxg7+ Kxg7 66. Kf4 gxf5 67. Kxf5 Kf7 $10) 65... gxf5
66. Qxf5+ (66. exf5 Qc3+ $10) 66... Kg8 67. Kf4 Qf8 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7.
Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 (11... c5 {Kortschnoj}
12. O-O Bc6 13. Qd1) 12. O-O Be7 (12... Re8 13. Rad1 g6) 13. Rfd1 (13. e3) (13.
b4 $6 b5 14. Qb3 a5 $36) (13. e4 {Kortschnoj} dxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. d5 Nf6 $10)
13... f5 14. e3 Bd6 15. Ne2 (15. b4 b5 16. Qb3 Nb6 {/\ Nc4} (16... a5 17. e4 $1
$36)) 15... Qe7 (15... g5 16. Nc1 $1 f4 17. exf4 gxf4 18. Nd3 $14) 16. Nf4 a5
17. Nd3 b5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Re1 Kh8 20. Rac1 Nb6 (20... Rae8 $6 21. Nc5 $16) 21.
Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 $1 g5 23. Qe2 $1 Rg8 24. Kf2 (24. Qh5 Raf8 25. Nf3 $1 g4 26.
Nfe5 $16) (24. Qh5 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 24... Raf8 25. Nf3 (25. Qh5 Bxe5 26. fxe5
Bc8 {/\ f4<=>}) 25... h6 26. Nfe5 Kh7 27. Kg1 $6 (27. Rh1 $5 {/\ h3, Bf3-h5}) (
27. Qh5) (27. Rh1 {Kortschnoj} Rg7 28. h3 $14) 27... Qe8 28. Qc2 $6 Kh8 29. Nf2
Rg7 30. Re2 Bc8 31. Rce1 Rfg8 32. Nxc4 $2 (32. Nfd3 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 32...
bxc4 $1 33. Qxa4 Rb7 34. Nd1 h5 35. Kf2 $6 (35. Kf1 {/\ Rf2}) (35. fxg5 h4 (
35... Rxg5 36. Bxd5 $1) 36. gxh4 Rh7 37. Nf2 Bd7 $40) 35... Bd7 36. Qc2 Qg6 37.
Kf1 (37. Rg1 h4 $1 $40) 37... h4 38. Rf2 g4 39. Kg1 $2 (39. gxh4 Be7 40. Rd2
Bxh4 41. Ree2 g3 42. h3 $13) 39... Rgb8 $2 (39... h3 $1 40. Bf1 Rgb8 $17) 40.
Qe2 $2 (40. gxh4 $1 Be7 41. Rd2 Bxh4 42. Rf1) (40. gxh4 $13 {Kortschnoj}) 40...
h3 $1 41. Bf1 Bc7 (41... Rb3 $1) 42. b4 $1 (42. Qc2 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 42...
cxb3 43. Nb2 Bd6 44. a4 Qe6 (44... Ba3 45. Ra1 Qd6 46. a5 Ra7 47. a6 Bc8 $17)
45. Rd1 Ra7 (45... c5 $17 {Kortschnoj}) 46. Rd3 Kh7 (46... c5 $1 {Kortschnoj})
47. Qd1 c5 48. Rxb3 Rxb3 $2 (48... c4 $1 $17) (48... c4 {Kortschnoj} 49. Rxb8
Bxb8 $15) 49. Qxb3 c4 50. Qb6 Ra8 51. e4 $3 fxe4 (51... Rb8 52. exd5 Qe3 53.
Qxd6 Rxb2 54. Qxd7+ Kh8 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qg5+ $18) (51... dxe4 52. Nxc4 Be7 53.
a5 $16) (51... c3 52. exf5 $1) 52. f5 Qe7 53. Nd1 Rb8 54. Qa5 Bc6 55. f6 Qe6 (
55... Bb4 56. Qxd5 $1 (56. fxe7 Bxa5 57. Rf8 Re8 $17) 56... Bxd5 57. fxe7 Bxe7
58. Nc3 $1) 56. Ne3 Rb3 (56... Kg6 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 57. Qa7+ Bb7 (57... Bd7
58. Nxd5 e3 59. Nxe3 $1 Rxe3 60. d5 $1 Qe8 61. f7 $18) 58. a5 (58. Be2 $1 Rb1+
(58... Kg6 {Kortschnoj} 59. Bxg4 Rb1+ 60. Rf1 Rxf1+ 61. Kxf1 Qxf6+ 62. Bf5+ Kg5
63. Qxb7 Qxd4 64. Bg4 $1 $18) 59. Rf1 Rxf1+ 60. Kxf1 Qxf6+ 61. Kg1) 58... Bf8
$1 59. Rf4 $6 (59. Be2 $1) (59. a6 $5 Qxa6 60. Qb8 Qd6 (60... Bh6 61. Qc7+) (
60... Bc8 61. Qc7+ Kg8 62. Nf5 Qxf6 63. Qxc8 Rf3 64. Be2 $18) 61. Qe8 Rxe3 62.
Qf7+ Kh6 (62... Kh8 63. Rf5) 63. Rf5 Rxg3+ 64. Kh1 $18) (59. Be2 $18 {
Kortschnoj}) 59... Bh6 60. f7 Bxf4 61. f8=Q $2 (61. f8=N+ Kh6 62. gxf4 (62.
Nxe6 Bxe3+ 63. Kh1 Rb1 $19) 62... Qf7 (62... Qc8 {Kortschnoj} 63. Qc5 Qxc5 64.
Nxg4+ Kh5 65. Nf6+ Kh6 66. Ng4+ $10) 63. Qb8 $1 (63. Nxg4+ $6 Kh5) 63... Kg7 (
63... Rxe3 64. Qd6+ Kg7 65. Ne6+) 64. Qe5+ Kxf8 65. Nf5 $132) 61... Bxe3+ 62.
Kh1 Bh6 63. Qf2 Bg7 64. a6 Rf3 $1 65. Qe1 (65. Qxf3 exf3 66. axb7 Qe1 $19)
65... Bxa6 66. Be2 Rf7 67. Qc5 c3 68. Qcxc3 Bxe2 69. Qxe2 Qf6 70. Qc1 Bh6 71.
Qb1 Qf5 72. Kg1 Rc7 0-1

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a4 Ng6 14. a5 Rf7 15. c5
Nxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. a6 bxa6 (18... b6 19. d6 Rd7 (19... Rf8 20.
Qd5 Rb8 21. Nb5 c6 22. Qxc6 Bd7 23. Qd5 $16) 20. Qd5 c6 (20... Rb8 21. dxc7
Rxd5 22. cxb8=Q $18) 21. Qxc6 Rb8 22. Nb5 $16) 19. Nd3 Bf8 20. Na4 Rb8 21. Rf2
{N} (21. b3 $1 $16 {Kozul,Z-Popovic,P/Novi Sad/1992/ ->Inf 43/649}) (21. Naxc5
$6 c6 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Rg7 $13) 21... Bd6 22. Naxc5 Qe7 23. b4 Rg7 (23...
Rxb4 24. Nxb4 Bxc5 25. d6 cxd6 26. Bxf7 Qxf7 (26... Bxb4 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Rc2
$16) 27. Nxa6 $16) 24. Bxa6 Rxb4 (24... Bxa6 25. Nxa6 $16) 25. Nb3 $1 (25. Nxb4
$6 Bxc5 26. d6 Qd8 $17) (25. Bxc8 Bxc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 $17) 25... Rb8 $8 (25...
Bxa6 26. Nxb4 Bxb4 27. Rxa6 $16) 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxa7 Rcg8 28. Rfa2 (28. Qa1
Nf8 29. Na5 g4 $132) 28... Nf8 29. Ra8 (29. Nf2 h5 30. h3 Nd7 $13) 29... g4 30.
Nd2 (30. fxg4 Rxg4 31. Ne1 Bc5+ $132) 30... h5 (30... Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Be3 32. fxg4
Bxd2 33. Rxd2 Rxg4 34. Ne1 $16) 31. Kh1 h4 $2 (31... Nd7 $14) 32. fxg4 Rxg4 33.
Nf3 h3 34. gxh3 R4g6 35. Qf1 Qh7 (35... Bc5 36. Nf2 (36. Ndxe5 $2 Qxe5 37. Rxf8
Qxe4) (36. Nxc5 Qxc5 37. Re8 $2 Qe3 38. Rxe5 Qxf3+ $1 $19) 36... Nd7 37. Ng4
$16) 36. Re8 Qf7 (36... Nd7 37. Rxg8+ Qxg8 38. h4 $16) 37. Rxe5 $1 Nd7 (37...
Bxe5 38. Ndxe5 Qg7 39. Nxg6+ Qxg6 40. Qa1+ Kh7 41. Qe5 $18) 38. Rf5 Qh7 39.
Nxf4 Rh6 40. Qa1+ {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch20 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1952.11.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Konstantinopolsky, Alexander Markovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1952.11.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nfd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 f5 12. c4 Nb4 13. Bb1 (13. Bf1) 13... cxd4 14.
a3 (14. Nxd4) 14... dxe3 $15 15. axb4 exd2 16. Qxd2 Nb6 {[#]} 17. cxd5 (17. c5
Nc4 18. Qc2 Bxb2 19. Ra2 Bg7 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 e6 $15) 17...
f4 $17 18. Bh4 gxh4 19. Nxh4 {[#]} Nxd5 (19... Rf7 $17) 20. Ng6 $2 (20. Qc2 Rf6
21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. Be4 e6 23. Rad1 Qd6 24. Ng6 Bd7 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Rxg6
27. Rxd6 Rxd6 $15) 20... Rf7 $19 21. Ra5 e6 22. h4 b6 23. Ra3 Bb7 (23... Qf6
$19) 24. Rxe6 {[#]} f3 $2 (24... Qd7 25. Qe1 Bxb2 26. Ba2 Kg7 (26... Bxa3 27.
Qe5 Bb2 (27... Rg7 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Bxd5 $18) 28. Qxb2 Rg7 29. Qe5 Kh7 30. Bb1
Kg8 31. Ba2 $11) 27. Rb3 Bf6 $19) 25. Rxf3 Qd7 (25... Rxf3 26. gxf3 Kf7 27. Re1
$11) 26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Rd6 $16 Re8 28. Ba2 {[#]} Kh7 (28... Qf5 29. Nf4 Qxf4
30. Qxf4 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Be5 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ Kh8 34. Qxe5+ Rxe5 35. Rxb7
Nxb4 36. Bf7 $18) 29. h5 $18 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[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 (3... Bb4+) 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3
g6 $5 8. Bb5+ (8. Nxd5 Qxd5 (8... exd5) 9. Qc2 Qd8 $2 (9... Nd7 10. Qxc7 Rc8
11. Qg3 Bd6 12. Qg5 e5 $44) 10. e4 Bg7 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Bc4 $16 {Timman-Short/
1982/1-0/}) 8... c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. e4 (10. Nxd5 cxd5 $10 {Tarjan-Adorjan/1983/}
) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 c5 $1 (11... O-O {Ftacnik-Adorjan/1983/1-0/}) 12. Bg5 (
12. Be3 O-O 13. O-O $10) 12... Qd6 (12... Qc7) 13. e5 (13. O-O) 13... Qd7 14.
dxc5 $6 (14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Qe3 $13 (17. Be4 $13)) 14...
O-O $1 (14... bxc5 $2 15. Bb5 Bc6 16. a4 $16) 15. cxb6 axb6 16. O-O Qc7 (16...
Nc6 17. Be4 Qc7 18. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 19. exf6 Qf4 20. Qb1 $1) 17. Bb5 $1 (17. Re1
Nd7 $1 (17... Qxc3 18. Be7 Re8 19. Bb4) (17... Nc6 18. Be4 Ra5 19. Bf6) 18. Be7
Bxf3 $1 (18... Nxe5 19. Bxf8 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxf8) 19. gxf3 (19. Qxf3 $2 Nxe5
20. Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 19... Bxe5 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 {=/+/-/+}) 17... Bxe5
(17... Nc6 18. Qd6 (18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Bf6 Bb5 $1) 18... Bxe5 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20.
Rfd1 {=/=/+}) 18. Bh6 Bg7 $6 (18... Rd8 19. Nxe5 Rxd1 20. Raxd1 f6 (20... Nc6
21. Ng4 Rd8 $1 (21... Qe7 $4 22. Nf6+ Kh8) 22. Nf6+ Kh8 {=/+/-/+}) (20... Bc6
21. a4 f6 {=/+/-/+}) 21. Nd7 $1 (21. Bc4 $2 fxe5 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bg5 Kg7 24.
Rd8 h6 $1 25. Rg8+ Kh7 26. Bf6 Nc6 $19) 21... Nxd7 22. Rxd7 Qc5 23. Rg7+ $1 Kh8
24. Rxb7 Qxb5 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Bxf6) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Kg8 (20... f6 {
>< sP}) 21. Ng5 $2 (21. Ne5 {/\ 22.Ng4, 22.Nc4} Rd8 22. Qh4 $1 Rd5 23. Ng4 Rxb5
24. Rad1 $1 (24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ (25. Nxh7+ Kg7) 25... Ke7 26. Ng8+ Kd7 27.
Rad1+ Bd5 28. Qf8 Kc6 $1 29. Qe8+ Qd7 $19) 24... Rd5 $1 (24... Nc6 $2 25. Rd7
$1) (24... Na6 $2 25. Rd7 $1) (24... Bd5 25. c4 Qxc4 26. Rxd5 $1 (26. Qd8+ Kg7
27. Qf6+ $10) 26... exd5 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qf6+ Kf8 29. Re1 Qe4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31.
Rxe4+ dxe4 32. h4 $36) 25. c4 $1 Rd6 $1 (25... Rxd1 $2 26. Rxd1 Nc6 27. Rd7 $1
Rxa3 (27... Rd8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Qxh7+ (29. Ne8+ $2 Kf8 30. Nxc7 Rxd7) 29...
Kxf6 30. Qxf7+ Kg5 31. h4+ $18) 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Qxh7+ Kxf6 30. Qh8+ {/\ 31.
Rc7 +-}) 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Qf4 Rc6 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Ng8+ Ke8 30. Nf6+ $10) 21...
h6 $1 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Na6 (23... Nd7 $6 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qe3) 24. Qe3 $6
(24. Bxa6 Rxa6 25. Qe3 (25. Qb4 Rc8 26. Rfc1 {-/+/=/+}) 25... Rfa8 $1 26. Qxh6
Rxa3 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28. h4 Qxc3 29. h5 Ra1 30. hxg6 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qd3+ 32. Kg1
Qxg6 {-/+/-+}) 24... Qc5 $1 (24... h5 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Rfb1 Rfa8 27. Rb3) 25.
Qxc5 (25. Qe2 Nc7) 25... Nxc5 26. Rfb1 Rfd8 27. Rb4 Rd6 28. Bf1 Kf8 29. a4 $6 (
29. Rab1 {>=} Rxa3 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 31. Rxb6 Rxc3) 29... Ra5 $1 {>< a4} 30. g3 Ke7
31. Kg2 f5 32. Bb5 Rd2 $6 {>= Ke7-c7} 33. Rd4 $2 (33. Bc6 $1 Nd3 (33... Kd6 $2
34. Rxb6 Kc7 35. Rb5) 34. Rxb6 (34. Rd4 $2 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rd2 36. Bb5 Ne5 $1)
34... Nxf2 35. Rb5 $1 $132) (33. Rf1 $2 Kd6 $1) 33... Rxd4 34. cxd4 Nxa4 $1 35.
Rxa4 Rxb5 36. Ra7+ Kd6 (36... Kf6 $6 37. h4 Rd5 38. Rb7) 37. Rh7 h5 38. Rg7 Rd5
39. Rxg6 b5 $19 40. Kf3 b4 41. Ke3 b3 42. Kd2 Rxd4+ 43. Kc3 b2 $1 44. Kxb2 Rd2+
45. Kc3 Rxf2 46. h4 f4 47. Rg5 Rf3+ 48. Kd4 Rxg3 49. Rxh5 Re3 50. Rh6 Ke7 51.
h5 e5+ 52. Kd5 f3 0-1

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[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. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Bb5+ $6 {>=Bd3} c6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O (11. Qh6 $6 Nd7 {/\12.Qg7
Rf8 13.Qxh7 f5 14.Ng3 c5!|^}) 11... Nd7 12. Rhe1 O-O-O 13. c4 Kb8 14. Nc3 Nf8
$1 15. Kb1 Ng6 16. g3 f5 (16... Bb4 $6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 c5 19. Be4 Bxe4+
20. Rxe4 cxd4 21. Rexd4 $14) 17. Qe3 $1 c5 $2 (17... a6 $6 18. c5 $1 $16) (
17... Rhe8 18. Ne5 (18. Bc2 $5) 18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bc5 20. Qe2 Bd4 21. Kc2 $13
) 18. d5 $1 $16 Rhe8 (18... exd5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxf5 Bxf3 (20... Bb7 $2 21.
Bxg6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 hxg6 23. Nb5 $18) 21. Qxf3 $16) 19. Bc2 (19. Ng5 $1 $16 {
Kortschnoj; /\} f4 20. gxf4 Nxf4 21. Nxf7 Ng2 22. Qxe6 Nxe1 23. Nxd8 Nxd3 24.
Nxb7 Nf4 25. Qe4 $18) (19. Nb5 $5 Qc8 20. Ne5 Bf6 $1 $8 (20... exd5 21. Nxg6
hxg6 22. Qf4+ Ka8 23. Nc7+ $18) 21. Nxf7 $1 exd5 22. Qxe8 $1 Rxe8 23. Nfd6 Rxe1
24. Rxe1 Qf8 (24... Qd7 25. Bxf5 $16) (24... Qd8 25. Re8 a6 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.
Nxb7 Kxb7 28. Nd6+ Kc7 29. Nxf5 Ne5 30. Be2 $16) 25. Re8+ Qxe8 26. Nxe8 Bh8 27.
Bxf5 dxc4 $14) 19... a6 20. Ba4 (20. Ng5 $1 $16) 20... Rf8 $13 21. Rd3 $5 (21.
Ng5 f4 $1) (21. Qd3 Rd6 (21... Bc8 $5) 22. Bb3 Rfd8 $15) 21... b5 $1 22. cxb5
$8 (22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Qb6 24. Rb3 exd5 $17) (22. Bb3 b4 23. Na4 Rfe8 $17 {
פa4}) 22... exd5 23. bxa6 d4 24. Qe2 (24. a7+ Ka8 25. Nb5 Qa5 26. Qd2 Qxa4 27.
Nc7+ Kxa7 28. Ra3 Qxa3 29. bxa3 Kb6 $1 $17) (24. Qc1 $2 dxc3 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $1
26. axb7 Qd3+ $19) 24... Bxf3 (24... Bxa6 $6 25. Nb5 $36) 25. Qxf3 $138 dxc3
$138 26. Rxc3 Ka7 27. Qxf5 (27. Rb3 $5 Rb8 28. Qxf5 $13) 27... Rd4 $1 28. Bb5
Bd6 $1 29. a4 Ne7 30. Qxh7 Nd5 31. Rd3 Be5 (31... Nb4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Qe4 $13
) 32. Rxd4 Bxd4 33. Qf5 Rd8 34. Re8 $1 Rxe8 35. Bxe8 Nf6 36. Bb5 Qe7 37. Qc8 $4
(37. Ka2 $1 $14) 37... Qe1+ $4 (37... Nd5 $1 38. Ka2 (38. Bc6 Qe1+ 39. Ka2 Nb4+
40. Kb3 Qd1+ 41. Ka3 (41. Kc4 Qd3#) 41... Bxb2+ 42. Kxb2 Qc2+ 43. Ka3 Qa2#)
38... Bxf2 $19) 38. Ka2 Qe6+ 39. Qxe6 fxe6 40. f3 Bg1 41. h3 Nh5 42. g4 Nf4 43.
h4 Be3 (43... Be3 44. Kb3 $1 (44. h5 Nh3 $1 {/\Ng1=/+}) 44... Ng6 45. h5 Ne5
46. Kc3 Kb6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nbd7 5. Nc3 a6 6. e4 (6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc6
Ra7 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 e6 10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bf4 c5 12. e3 cxd4 13. exd4 Bd5 14.
Qc3 Nf6 15. a3 Ne4 16. Qd3 Qa5+ 17. Nd2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Qg3 Qxd2+ 20.
Kxd2 Ne4+ {Fedorovsky,M-Vaulin,A/Komercni Banka op 1997/EXP 59/0-1 (56)}) 6...
b5 7. Nxb5 Nxe4 (7... Bb7 8. Nc3 Nxe4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12.
O-O c6 13. Re1 Nb6 14. Qa5 Nxc4 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 {1/2-1/2 Arkell,K-Speelman,J/
Dublin zt 1993/EXP 34}) 8. Bxc4 (8. Bf4 Nd6 (8... e5 9. Nxe5 axb5 10. Qxa8 Bb4+
11. Ke2) 9. Nxd6+ exd6 (9... cxd6 10. Bxc4 $32) 10. Bxc4 $14) 8... e6 9. Nc3 (
9. Bf4 Nd6 10. Nxd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 cxd6 $11) 9... Nd6 10. Bb3 (10. Bd3 Be7 11.
Ne5 O-O 12. Nc6 Qe8 13. Qc2 $14) 10... Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Nc6 Qe8 13. Nxe7+
Qxe7 14. O-O Bb7 (14... c5 15. d5 e5 16. Re1 $16) 15. Qa5 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} Nb6
$1 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Ye7d7,Yd6b5]} 16. Qc5 Rfc8 17. Bg5 (17. Re1 Qh4 $132 {
[%cal Yd6f5,Yh4g4]}) (17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qe5 20. Rd1 Re8 $15)
17... Qd7 18. Rfe1 {[%cal Gd4d5]} Nb5 $1 19. Rad1 Qc6 20. f3 (20. Qxc6 Bxc6 21.
Ne4 Bd5 $11 (21... a5 $5)) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 a5 $1 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4][%cal
Ya5a4,Yc6c5,Yb7d5,Yb6c4]} 22. a3 a4 23. Bc2 {[%cal Gc2e4]} (23. Ba2 $5 Qxc5 24.
dxc5 Nd5 25. Rd3 Bc6 $11 {[%cal Yc8b8,Yb8b2]}) 23... Qxc5 24. dxc5 Nc4 25. Rd4
Bd5 (25... Nxa3 26. Bxa4 $11) 26. Bd3 Na5 27. Rxa4 Nb3 $11 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. c4
Bc6 (29... Nxc5 30. Be2 Bc6 31. Be7 $11) 30. Bc2 Nxc5 31. Be7 Nd7 32. Bb4 g6
33. Kf2 Ba4 34. Bxa4 Rxa4 35. Rd1 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O O-O (7...
Nc6 8. dxc5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nd2 Na5 11. Nde4 Be7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Nd6+
Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Bc6 15. e4 O-O-O 16. b4 cxb3 17. axb3 Ne8 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Rxa5
Nxd6 20. exd6 Bf3 21. Rd3 Bc6 22. Rxa7 Kb8 23. Ra1 b6 24. f3 {1/2-1/2
Romanishin,O-Tal,M/Sochi 1984}) 8. dxc5 Qa5 $6 {N} (8... Nc6 {>=} 9. Qa4 Qa5
10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. Ne5 (11. Be3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Bd4 Bd7 $132) 11... Bxc5
12. Rd1 h6 $10 {Renet,O-Sharif,Meh/Marseille 1986}) 9. Qd4 $1 Nc6 (9... Qxc5
10. Qxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxc4 $14) (9... Bxc5 10. Qxc4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 $14)
10. Qxc4 e5 $2 (10... Bxc5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Rfd1 $14) (10... Qxc5 {>=} 11. Qxc5
Bxc5 12. Bf4 (12. Bg5 Bd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Rac1 $14 {/\Nc5}) 12...
Bd7 (12... Nh5 13. Rfd1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 $14 {@}) 13. Ne5 Rac8 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1
$2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ $17) (14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Rac1 $14) 14...
Rfd8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rc1 $14) 11. Ne4 $1 Nxe4
12. Qxe4 $16 Bxc5 (12... Qxc5 $2 13. a3 Ba5 14. b4 Qc3 15. Bd2 $18) 13. Ng5 g6
14. Qh4 h5 15. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 16. Ne4 $18 f5 (16... Rb8 17. Bh6 $18) 17. Bd2 Qd8
(17... Qb6 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bb4 $18) 18. Bg5 Qd4 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Be7 Qd4 21.
Qxd4 exd4 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 b5 8. Bd3
cxd4 9. a4 bxa4 10. e5 Nd5 11. Qxa4+ (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxa4+ Nd7
14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Rb8 16. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Zakharevich,I-Sherbakov,R/RUS-Cup9
1997}) 11... Bd7 12. Qxd4 Nb4 (12... Nc6 13. Qg4 Ncb4 14. Be4 Bb5 15. Rd1 h5
16. Qg5 Qxg5 17. Bxg5 Be7 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bc6 20. Rd4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Nd5
22. Rea4 Bxg5 23. Nxg5 Nxc3 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 O-O $11 {Shulman,Y-Mirkovic,
S/Novak Nikolic mem 1st 1998/1/2-1/2 (76)}) 13. Bg5 (13. Be4 Bc6 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8
15. Nc3 Be7 16. Be3 Ke8 17. Rfc1 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 N8c6 19. Rc4 Rd8 20. Nd6+ Kf8
21. Bd2 $18 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Tkachiev,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 (32)}) 13... Be7 (
13... N8c6 $5 14. Qh4 (14. Qe3 Be7 {-game.}) 14... Be7 $11 {[%cal Yh7h6]}) 14.
Bxe7 (14. Qxb4 Bxb4 15. Bxd8 Kxd8 16. Rc1 Ke7 $11) 14... Qxe7 15. Be4 N8c6 16.
Qe3 O-O 17. Nbd2 Rab8 18. Nb3 (18. Nc4 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Be8 $11) 18... Rfd8 19.
Nc5 a5 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. h3 h6 $11 22. Rxd8 (22. Rac1 Na2 23. Rxd8 (23. Ra1
Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxb2) 23... Qxd8 24. Rc2 $11) 22... Qxd8 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. Nb3 Ne7
(24... Nd5 $5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Nxa5 d4 27. Qd2 Nxa5 28. Rxa5 Bc6 $44) 25. Nxa5
Nbd5 $11 26. Qd4 Qxb2 27. Qxb2 Rxb2 28. Nc4 Rb8 29. Nd6 Nc3 30. Bd3 Ba4 31. Ra3
Rb3 32. Rxb3 Bxb3 33. Nd4 Ba4 34. f4 Ncd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 h5 12. O-O Nh7 13. Qd2 h4 14. Nh1 f5 15.
Nf2 a6 16. a4 b6 17. f4 (17. Kh1 $5 Ra7 (17... Re8 18. Rab1 $14 {/\b2-b4}) 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nh3 Ng6 20. Nf4 $14 {/\Ne6 |^}) 17... Nf7 18. Bd3 Nf6 19. Kh1 Re8
20. Rae1 Ra7 $11 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Nh3 Ng4 23. Ng5 $2 (23. Bg1 $142 Rae7 24.
Bc4 $11) 23... Nxg5 24. fxg5 Rae7 25. Bf4 Bd4 (25... Ne5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 (26...
Bxe5 27. Qf2 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxg5 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32.
h3 $15) 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Qf4 Qe7 29. Qxh4 Re3 $44) 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. h3 Be3 $2
(27... Ne5 $142 28. Re1 Qf7 (28... Nxd3 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Ne2 Nxf4 31. Nxd4 Nh5
32. Ne6 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 $44) 29. Be2 $11) 28. Qe2 $1 $16 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Qd8 (29...
Qf7 30. Qd2 Ne3 31. Ne4 $1 $16) (29... Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Ne5 31. Rxh4 Nf7 (31...
Ng6 32. Rh6 Kg7 33. Bh5 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Nf4 35. Bf3 $16) 32. g6 Ne5 33. Rh7 Nxg6
34. Ra7 $16) 30. Qd2 Ne3 31. Rxh4 Qxg5 32. Qf2 Re7 33. Kh2 $2 (33. Rf4 $142 $1
Rg7 34. g4 Qe7 (34... Nxg4 35. hxg4 Rh7+ 36. Kg1 Qh6 37. Kf1 $18) 35. Be4 $1
$16) 33... Rg7 34. g3 Re7 $2 (34... Rh7 $142 $11) 35. Rf4 Qh6 $6 (35... Qh5
$142) 36. Kg1 Re5 $6 37. Rh4 $1 Qg5 38. Qf4 $16 Qxf4 39. gxf4 Re7 40. Rh6 c4 (
40... Rd7 41. Kf2 $18) 41. Be2 Bb7 (41... Nxd5 42. Bxc4 Kg7 43. Nxd5 Re1+ 44.
Kf2 Rc1 45. Rxd6 Rxc4 46. Nxb6 $18) (41... Rd7 42. Kf2 Nc2 43. Bxc4 $16) 42.
Rxd6 b5 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Kf2 Nc2 45. axb5 axb5 46. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +3-1"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1974.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B39"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 {
Petrosian-Korchnoi, Curacao (ct) 1962}) 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Qxg4
Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Qd2 d6 11. Be2 Qa5 (11... Bd7 $142 $1) 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. O-O
Nc5 14. Bh6 $1 $14 O-O (14... Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Nxe4 16. Qd4 Qe5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18.
Re3 Nd6 19. Bg7 $16) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. b3 $1 {[/\ 17.Qb2! e5 18.b4 Qb6 19.Nd5
+-]} Bc6 17. Rfe1 Ne6 (17... Rad8 $142) (17... Nxe4 $4 18. Nxe4 $18) 18. Bg4
Rad8 $16 (18... Qg5 $142 19. Qxg5 Nxg5 20. h4 h5 21. Bxh5 Rh8 22. hxg5 Rxh5 23.
f4 e5 24. g3 Rah8 $13) 19. Re3 Nf4 (19... Qg5 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Qd4+ {/\ Qxa7})
20. g3 h5 21. Qb2 hxg4 22. Nd5+ e5 23. gxf4 Rde8 (23... Bxd5 24. exd5 (24. cxd5
f6 25. Rg3 Qb4 $13) 24... f6 25. Rg3 exf4 26. Rxg4 Rde8 27. Rxf4 Re5 $44) 24.
Rg3 Bd7 25. Rd1 f6 26. fxe5 Rxe5 (26... fxe5 27. Ne3 Rf6 28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. Rxg4
Rh8 $44) 27. Nc3 Qc5 28. Qd2 f5 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Bc6 $2 (30... Be6 $1 $44
) 31. f3 $1 $16 (31. f4 Ree8 32. exf5 gxf5 $13) 31... Kh6 $4 (31... g5 $142)
32. f4 $1 $18 Ree8 33. exf5 Bf3 34. Rxg6+ Kh7 35. Rg5 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rh1 37. Rh5+
Kg7 38. Nd5 Ra1 39. f6+ Kg6 40. Rg5+ Kf7 41. Rg7+ Ke6 42. Re7+ Kf5 43. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "Santa Fe"]
[Site "Santa Fe"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 a6 7. Be2 Qb6 $5 (
7... d6) (7... b5 $1) 8. Nb3 (8. Be3 $2 Qxb2) (8. Nxc6 bxc6 {/\ d5/} 9. e5 Ne7
$132) 8... d6 9. Bf3 Nf6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. O-O Bd7 (12... O-O 13.
Rad1 (13. a4 $1 $14) 13... b5 $1 14. Qf2 Bb7 15. Rd2 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3
Rab8 $10 {Gligoric,S-Najdorf,M/Dallas/1957/0,5/21/}) (12... b5 $5) 13. Rad1 (
13. a4 $1 $14) 13... O-O 14. Kh1 Rad8 (14... b5 $1 $10) 15. Qf2 $1 Qb8 16. Bb6
$14 {()/} Rc8 17. a3 (17. a4 $1 {/\ a5 >< b6/}) 17... Be8 $1 18. Qg3 $6 (18.
Rd2 Nd7 19. Na4 $1 $14) 18... Nd7 19. Be3 (19. Na4 $5) 19... Bf6 $1 {/\ 20...
Bc3/} 20. Rd3 (20. Nd4 $1 $10) 20... b5 21. Rfd1 (21. Nd4 $5) 21... b4 $1 $15 {
|^ <</} 22. Ne2 $1 (22. Na4 $2 Qb5 $1 $17) (22. axb4 $2 Nxb4 23. R3d2 (23. Rxd6
$2 Nxc2 $19) (23. e5 $5 dxe5 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxc2 26. Ne4 Bd8 $17) 23...
Nxc2 $1 $17) 22... Bxb2 23. a4 (23. Rxd6 bxa3 $1 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 a2 {
/\ Qb3!/} 26. Rd1 Nb4 $17) 23... Nb6 24. Bxb6 (24. Rxd6 Nxa4 $17) 24... Qxb6
25. Rxd6 Qc7 26. e5 Ne7 27. Be4 $8 Bxa4 (27... Nf5 28. Qd3 $1) 28. Qd3 (28.
Rxa6 $2 Bb5) 28... Nf5 $1 (28... g6 29. Rxa6 $10) 29. Ned4 $1 (29. Rxa6 $2 Rfd8
30. Rd6 Nxd6 31. Bxh7+ Kf8 $17) 29... Bxd4 (29... Nxd6 $2 30. Bxh7+ Kh8 31. Qh3
$18) (29... Bxb3 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. cxb3 $10) 30. Nxd4 g6 31. Bxf5 (31. Rxa6 $2
Nxd4 32. Qxd4 (32. Rxa4 Rfd8 $17) 32... Bxc2 33. Rc6 Qxc6 $1 34. Bxc6 Bxd1 $19)
31... exf5 32. Qxa6 Bxc2 33. Rc1 (33. Rc6 Bxd1 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 $15) 33... Bd3 $1
34. Rxc7 Bxa6 (34... Rxc7 $6 35. Qa1 Rfc8 36. Nb3 $14) 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. h4 (
36. Rxa6 $4 Rc1#) 36... Bb7 (36... Bd3 $2 37. Nc6) 37. h5 $1 (37. Rb6 Rc4 $17)
37... Rb8 (37... Rc4 $5 38. h6 Kf8 $15) 38. h6 (38. Rb6 $2 Bxg2+ $19) 38... Kf8
39. Kh2 Be4 (39... Bxg2 40. Kxg2 b3 41. Nxb3 Rxb3 42. Rd8+ Ke7 43. Rh8 $10) 40.
Nb3 Bc2 (40... Rc8 $142 $1 41. Rd4 Rc2 $36) 41. Nc5 $10 Rc8 (41... Rb5 42. Nd7+
Ke7 43. Nf6 b3 44. Ng8+ (44. Nd5+ $2 Rxd5 $1 45. Rxd5 b2 $19) 44... Ke8 $8 45.
Nf6+ Ke7 46. Ng8+ $10) (41... Ke7 $2 42. Rd7+ Ke8 43. e6 $1 fxe6 44. Rxh7 $36)
42. Nd7+ Ke7 43. Nf6 Rb8 (43... b3 $2 44. Rd7+ Ke6 $8 45. Rd6+ $10) 44. Rd7+
Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +3-1"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1974.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D79"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
$1 $14 Bf5 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Bf4 $1 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 $10 {Botvinnik-Smyslov, Moscow
1957}) 10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 $14 Qa5 $16 (12... f6 $142 $1) 13. Rc1
Qb4 14. e3 Rac8 (14... f6 15. f3 Nd6 16. g4 Bc8 17. b3 $16) 15. f3 Nd6 16. a3 (
16. g4 $142 Be6 17. Rf2 $16) 16... Qa5 17. Rc5 $2 $10 (17. g4 $142 Bd3 (17...
Be6 18. Nc5 $16) 18. Rf2 Ba6 19. Nc5) 17... Qd8 18. Kh1 Re8 $1 19. Re1 Bd7 (
19... e5 $142 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. e4 Qe7 $1 $10) 20. Rc1 Nc4 (20...
e5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 $14) 21. e4 e6 (21... e5 $1 22. Bxe5 (22. dxe5 g5 23. Be3 Nxe3
24. Rxe3 Bxe5 25. Rd3 Qe7 $13) 22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 $10) 22. b3 $1 (22. e5
c5 $1 23. Nxc5 Nxb2 $10) 22... Nxa3 $2 $16 (22... e5 $142 $1 23. bxc4 exf4 24.
Nc5 (24. gxf4 Bh6 $13) 24... fxg3 25. hxg3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Be6 $10) 23. e5 Rb8
24. Ra1 Nb5 25. Qd2 Bf8 26. Nc5 $1 Bc8 (26... Bxc5 27. dxc5 $18) 27. Ra4 Qb6
28. b4 Nc7 29. Rea1 a5 $6 (29... a6 $142 $1 $16) 30. bxa5 Qb2 31. Qxb2 (31. Qd1
$13) 31... Rxb2 32. Bc1 Rc2 33. Ba3 Na6 $2 (33... Bxc5 $142 $1 34. Bxc5 Ba6 $1
$16) 34. Bf1 Bxc5 35. Bxc5 Kg7 36. Bd6 Rd8 37. R4a2 Rxa2 38. Rxa2 Rd7 39. Rb2
Ra7 $138 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9495 5th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. b3 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. e4 c5 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Qxe4 Qc7 15. Bf4 $14) 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bf4 Re8 (14... a6 15. Qb2 $1 dxc4 16.
d5) (14... dxc4 15. d5 $1 Re8 (15... Nh5 16. Be3 cxb3 17. axb3 g6 18. Rxa7 $16)
16. bxc4 $16) 15. dxc5 $1 (15. Nb5) 15... dxc4 $6 (15... Bxc5 16. Nd4 Ba8 $1
$14) 16. b4 $1 bxc5 (16... a5 17. a3 axb4 18. axb4 bxc5 19. b5 $16) 17. b5 Qa5
(17... a6 $6 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Ne5 $1 $16 {xBa6}) 18. a4 h6 (18... a6 19. Nd2
Bxg2 20. Nxc4 Qb4 21. Na2 Be4 22. Nxb4 Bxc2 23. Nxc2 $16) 19. Rab1 $6 (19. Nd2
$1 Bxg2 20. Nxc4 Qb4 21. Na2 Be4 22. Nxb4 Bxc2 23. Nxc2 $16) 19... g5 $1 20.
Nxg5 (20. Bxg5 $2 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 hxg5 $17) (20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Bc1 Bf8) (20. Bc1 $5
Qc7 21. Bb2) 20... Bxg2 (20... hxg5 21. Bxb7 gxf4 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Nd5 $16)
21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Kxg2 (22. Rxd7 $6 Bf3 $1 23. Re1 Be4 $5 24. Rxe4 Nxd7 $13)
22... Nf8 (22... Kg7 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Nf6) 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Qb6 25.
Qxc4 Kg7 26. Rb3 (26. Rh5 $5 Qg6 27. Bxh6+ Kh8 28. Rh3 Nh7 $13) 26... Ng6 27.
Rd7 Rcd8 (27... Red8 28. Be5+ $1 Nxe5 (28... Kf8 29. Rf3+ Ke8 30. Qf7+ Kxd7 31.
Rd3+ Qd6 32. Rxd6+ $18) 29. Rxe7+ Kf6 30. Rxe5 Kxe5 31. Qf4+ $18) 28. a5 $1 (
28. Bc7 $2 Qb7+) 28... Qf6 (28... Qxa5 $2 29. Bc7) (28... Nxf4+ 29. Qxf4 Qxa5
30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Re3 $1 Bf6 32. Qg6 $18) 29. Rxa7 Rd4 30. Qc1 (30. Qxc5 Rxf4 $1
31. gxf4 Nxf4+ 32. Kg3 Qg6+ 33. Kxf4 Qf7+ 34. Kg3 Qxb3+ (34... Bxc5 35. Rxf7+
Kxf7 36. b6 $16) 35. Kg2 $13) 30... Nxf4+ 31. gxf4 Rxf4 32. Qb2 c4 $1 33. Rg3+
Kf7 34. Qc2 $6 (34. Qxf6+ Kxf6 35. Rc7 Rf5 $10) 34... Qf5 35. Qxf5+ Rxf5 36. b6
(36. Rb7 Kf6 37. Rb6+ Ke5 38. Re3+ Kd4 $36) 36... Kf6 $1 37. a6 Bc5 38. Rh7 $1
Rxf2+ 39. Kh3 Bxb6 (39... Ree2 40. Rxh6+ Kf5 (40... Kf7 41. Rc6) 41. Rh5+ Kf4
42. Rg4+ $16) 40. Rxh6+ Kf5 41. Rh5+ (41. Rxb6 $4 Rh8+ $19) 41... Ke4 42. Rh4+
Kf5 43. Rh5+ Ke4 44. Rh4+ Rf4 (44... Kd5 45. Rg5+ Kd6 46. Rxc4) 45. Rxf4+ Kxf4
46. Rg4+ Kf3 47. Rxc4 Bf2 (47... Rh8+ 48. Rh4) 48. Rc3+ Be3 49. Rc4 Re6 50. Ra4
Rh6+ 51. Rh4 Rxa6 52. Ra4 Rd6 (52... Rxa4 $10) 53. Rb4 Rd2 (53... Bd4 54. Rxd4
$1 Rxd4 $10) 54. Rb3 Ra2 55. Rc3 Ra8 56. Rc4 Bd2 57. Ra4 $1 Rf8 58. Rh4 Rb8 59.
Rc4 Rb3 60. Ra4 Bf4 61. Ra2 Rc3 62. Rb2 Ra3 63. Rc2 Rd3 64. Rb2 Be5 65. Ra2 Bd6
66. Rb2 Ra3 67. Rb1 Ra2 68. Rf1+ Ke4 69. Kg4 Rg2+ 70. Kh5 Bxh2 (70... Rxh2+ 71.
Kg6) 71. Rf6 Bf4 72. Rg6 Ra2 73. Rg4 Kf5 74. Rg5+ Ke4 75. Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. d5 $5 (5. g3) (5. Nh4 Bd7 6. e4 e5
7. Nf3 Nc6 (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 $14) 8. d5 Ne7
9. c5 $1 Bg7 10. Qb3 Qb8 11. cxd6 cxd6 12. Bb5 O-O 13. a4 Bg4 14. Nd2 Nh5 15.
a5 Bc8 16. Nc4 f5 17. Qb4 Rd8 18. f3 f4 $2 19. b3 Bf8 20. Ba3 g5 21. Qxd6 $1
$18 {Psakhis,L-Wolff,P New York Reshevsky 1992}) 5... Bg7 6. Nd4 Bd7 7. e4 c6 (
7... Na6 8. Nb3 e5 9. Be2 b6 10. g4 $1 h5 $6 11. g5 Nh7 12. Rg1 f6 $2 13. gxf6
Nxf6 (13... Qxf6 14. Rxg6 $1) 14. Rxg6 Kf7 15. Rg3 $16 {Kortschnoi,V-Mestel,A
Beersheba 1988}) 8. Be2 Na6 9. O-O Nc5 10. Bf3 O-O (10... e5 11. dxe6 Nxe6 12.
Be3 $14) 11. Nb3 $1 (11. b4 Na6 12. dxc6 (12. a3 Rc8 $132) 12... bxc6 13. e5
dxe5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rc8 16. b5 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Nb4 $10) 11... Nxb3 12.
axb3 a6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Re1 $14 Rfe8 (14... c5 $2 15. Bf4 {/\e5}) 15. Rc1 Rad8
(15... e6 $6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 (16... fxe6 17. Na4 b5 $2 18. Nb6 Rab8 19. e5 dxe5
20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. cxb5 $16) 17. Bf4 Rad8 18. c5 Bf8 19. Re3 $1 $16) 16. Bf4
cxd5 (16... Bc8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd7 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Qxd7 Bxd7 21. Ra1
$16) 17. exd5 $1 (17. cxd5 Qb6 18. Be3 (18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Rc8 $10) 18... Qb4
19. Ra1 Rc8 $10) 17... Qa5 18. Bd2 Qb6 (18... Bc8 $2 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Be3 Qa5
21. Ra1 Qb4 22. Ra4 $18) (18... Qc7 $142) 19. Be3 Qb4 $4 (19... Qc7 20. h3 $14
{/\Qd2,Bd4}) 20. Ra1 $18 {/\Na4,Bd2} e6 (20... b5 $142 21. Bb6 Rb8 (21... bxc4
22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxe7 $18) 22. Na2 Qxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Rxb6 24. Qe3 Rbb8 25. c5
dxc5 26. Qxc5 $18) 21. Na4 Qxe1+ (21... Qa5 22. Nb6 Qb4 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Ra4
$18) 22. Qxe1 exd5 23. Qd1 dxc4 24. bxc4 b5 25. Nc3 b4 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5
Bxb2 28. Rxa6 Be6 29. Ra7 Bc3 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. c5 b3 32. Qxb3 dxc5 33. g3 Bd4
34. Qb7 Rf6 35. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 Be7 (5... Nbd7 {
Kortschnoj} 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Ba6 10.
a4 $5 {Kortschnoj} (10. Nd2 Rc8 (10... b5 $13 {Kortschnoj}) 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Ndxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf6 $10) 10... dxc4 (10... Rc8 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. e4 dxe4 13.
Ndxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. a5 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Huebner,R/Tilburg/1985/}) 11.
bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nd2 Ba6 (12... Bd5 $2 13. e4 $18) 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 $14 Nb8
15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Qb1 (16. Qb3 $5 Nc6 17. Nf3 Na5 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. Ne5 $1 Nxb2 (
19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxd3 21. exd3 $14) 20. Qb3 Qe8 21. Qxb2 $14) 16... Bxb5 (
16... Nc6 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Rd1 $14) 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. Rxa7 Qxe2 $2 (18... Nbd7
19. e3 $14) 19. Bc1 $1 Nc6 (19... Bd6 20. Bf3 $18) (19... Nbd7 20. Bf3 Rxc1 21.
Bxe2 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 $16) 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rxe7 Rfc8 $16 22. Ra7 h5 23. Nb3 (23.
Ra3 $6 Ng4 $40) 23... h4 $2 (23... Rc2 $5 24. Ba3 (24. Bf4 $2 Rb2) (24. d5 $2
Nxd5 25. Nd4 $2 Qxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Rxc1+ $19) (24. Bd2 Ne4 $1 {~/= Kortschnoj} (
24... Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Qxd2 26. Qxb6 $16) 25. Qd1 (25. Ra8 $2 Nxd2) 25... Qxd1 26.
Rxd1 Rb2 27. Ra3 Rcc2 $44) 24... h4 25. Qd1 Qe4 $14) 24. Bf4 Nd5 25. Re1 $16
Qg4 26. Qd1 (26. Bd2 $5 Nc3 27. Qd3) 26... Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Rc3 $16 28. Rb1 Rd3
29. Ra2 Rcc3 30. Rab2 h3 31. Kf1 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Rf3 33. Ke1 $18 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 c4 7. Bg2 Bb4 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Bd2 $5 (9. a3 Ba5 10. e4) (9. Ne5) 9... O-O 10. a3 (10. b3 Qa5 11. Qe1
cxb3 12. axb3 Qd8 13. Na4 a5 $13) 10... Ba5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Bf5 13. Rfd1
$146 (13. e3 $6 Bd3 $11) (13. Rfc1 $14) 13... b6 14. e3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. h3
(16. Ne2 Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Bg4 $11) 16... Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Be4 18. Bb4 $5 $14 Nxb4 19.
Qxb4 (19. axb4 Nc6 20. b5 Na5 $11) 19... Qxb4 20. axb4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22.
Ra1 Rc7 $6 (22... Nc6 $5 23. b5 (23. Rc1 Ne7 $11) (23. Ne5 Nxb4 24. Rxa7 f6 25.
Ra4 $1 $14) 23... Na5 24. Ne5 f6 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Nc6 Nxc6 27. bxc6 a5 28. d5
Kf7 29. Rb1 Ke7 30. Rxb6 Kd6 31. Ra6 Kxd5 32. Rxa5+ Kxc6 33. Ra4 $14) 23. Ne1
Bxg2 24. Kxg2 g5 (24... f6 $5 {/\ Kf7}) 25. b5 f6 26. Nd3 Kf7 27. Ra6 (27. Kf3
$5) 27... Ke6 28. Nb4 h5 29. g4 $2 (29. Kf3 $14) 29... h4 $6 (29... hxg4 30.
hxg4 Rc4 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. bxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxa7 Rc2 $11) 30. Kf3 Kd6 $2 (30... Rc4
31. Nd3 Rc3 32. Ke2 Rb3 $14) 31. Ke2 Rc4 32. Nd3 Nc8 $2 {32...Tc2 33.Kd1 Tc3
34.Kd2 Tb3+/=} (32... Rc2+ 33. Kd1 Rc3 34. Kd2 Rb3 $14) 33. Kd2 Kc7 (33... Ke6
$142 {/\ Nd6}) 34. Ra1 $1 $16 Kb7 35. Rb1 Kc7 36. Nb4 Kd6 37. Kd3 Rc7 38. f3
Ne7 39. e4 Ke6 40. Re1 $1 $18 dxe4+ 41. fxe4 Ng6 42. Nd5 Nf4+ 43. Nxf4+ gxf4
44. Rf1 Rc8 45. Rxf4 Rc1 46. d5+ Ke7 47. g5 $1 fxg5 48. Rf5 Kd6 49. Rxg5 Kc5
50. Rg7 Rh1 51. Rc7+ Kxb5 52. Kd4 Rxh3 53. d6 Rh1 54. Ke5 h3 55. Rc2 Rd1 56.
Ke6 Ka4 57. e5 b5 58. Kd7 b4 59. e6 b3 60. Rh2 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Nd2 Bb7 (9... Ba6 10. e4 Rc8 11. Bb2 dxe4 12. Ncxe4 b5 13. c5 Nxe4 14.
Nxe4 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qd2 Rc7 17. Qa5 Qc8 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Bf1 Qb7 20.
Rd2 Rb8 21. Rad1 Qc8 22. d5 Rxd5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bg2 b4 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rd4
$40 {Speelman,J-Lein/Hastings/1981/}) 10. e4 Bb4 $5 $146 (10... Rc8 11. Re1 Nb8
12. e5 Ne8 13. Qg4 Na6 14. Nf3 Nb4 15. Rd1 Nc2 16. Rb1 Na3 {0,5/Gelfand,
B-Gurevich,M/Manila izt/1990/}) 11. Bb2 c5 12. exd5 cxd4 (12... exd5 13. a3
cxd4 14. axb4 dxc3 15. Bxc3 $14) 13. Nb5 exd5 (13... e5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qxg4
Bxd2 16. fxe5 Be3+ 17. Kh1 Nxe5 18. Qe2 $16) 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 (15...
Bxd5 $2 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 Rc8 18. Bxf6 $18) 16. Nf5 N7f6 (16... Qg5 17.
Nxg7 Bxd2 18. h4 Qh6 19. Nxe8 Rxe8 20. Qg4+ $18) 17. Nxg7 $5 (17. Nc4 Bc3 $5 (
17... Bf8 18. Bxf6) 18. Nfd6 Bxb2 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. Nxb2 Qxb7 $13) 17... Kxg7
18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qg4+ Kh6 $8 (19... Kf8 20. Qxb4+ Kg8 21. f3 $16) 20. Qf4+ Kg7
(20... Qg5 21. Qxb4 $16) 21. Qg4+ $1 (21. Qxf6+ $2 Kf8 22. Qh6+ Ke7 23. Qh4+
Kd7 $19) 21... Kh6 22. Qf4+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[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. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O
Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Ba2 e5 12. h3 b6 $1 {Kortschnoj:
novelty} (12... Bf5 13. d5 Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. c4 $14 {ECO}) (12... e4 13. Nh2
(13. Nd2 Bf5 $10) 13... Bf5 (13... b6 14. c4 Rd8 15. d5 $14 (15. Bb2 $14)) 14.
Ng4 Nxg4 15. hxg4 Bg6 16. a4 Rad8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Ba3 b6 19. Bc4 Na5 20. Ba6
f6 21. Rad1 Bf7 22. Bb5 Rf8 23. f4 exf3 24. Rxf3 Bg6 25. e4 $16 {
Knaak-Georgiev,Kir/DDR-Bulgaria/1986}) 13. Qc2 $6 (13. d5 e4 14. dxc6 (14. Nh2
Ne5 15. c4 Ne8 $5 (15... Ba6 16. Qa4) (15... Nd3 {Kortschnoj} 16. Bd2 Qe5 17.
Qc2 Qg5 18. Kh1 Bf5 $13) 16. Bb2 Qe7 (16... Nd3 $5 17. Bc3 Nd6) 17. Qe2 Nd6 $15
) 14... exf3 15. Qxf3 Ba6 (15... Qe5 $5 {Kortschnojj} 16. e4 $1 Qxe4 17. Qxe4
Nxe4 18. Re1 Nxc3 19. Bc4 a6 20. a4 $44) 16. c4 {Kortschnoj} (16. Re1 {
Kortschnoj} Bb5 17. e4 Bxc6 18. Bg5 $5) (16. Rd1 Bb5 $10) 16... Rac8 17. Bb2
Qxc6 18. Qg3 $14 (18. Qxc6 Rxc6 19. Rfd1 $14)) 13... e4 14. Ng5 (14. Nd2 Ba6
15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Rac8 $17) 14... Ba6 15. Rd1 (
15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Rae8 18. Qf3 (18. Qc2 Qh2 19. Bd5 Ne7 20.
Bf3 Ng6 $17) 18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Na5 20. Bd2 Nc4 21. Bb4 a5 22. Bxc4 axb4 $17)
15... Rae8 $1 (15... Bd3 16. Rxd3 exd3 17. Qxd3 h6 18. Nf3 $44) 16. f3 (16. d5
Na5 $17) 16... Bd3 17. Qf2 (17. Rxd3 $5 exd3 18. Qxd3 Qg3 (18... Qe7 {/\h6} 19.
h4 (19. Bd5 Na5 $17 {/\h6}) (19. f4 h6 20. Nf3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qe4 $17) 19... h6
20. Nh3 $44) (18... Na5 $17 {Kortschnoj}) 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Qe1+ 21. Kh2
Rd8 $15) 17... h6 $17 (17... c4 $5) 18. fxe4 hxg5 (18... Nxe4 $5 19. Bxf7+ (19.
Nxe4 Bxe4 $17) (19. Qb2 Nxg5 20. Rxd3 Qg3 21. Kf1 Re6 $17) 19... Rxf7 20. Qxf7+
Qxf7 21. Nxf7 c4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. Bd2 Rb5 25. Be1 Rb2 $17) 19.
Rxd3 Nxe4 20. Qf3 (20. Qf5 c4 $1 21. Bxc4 Nd6 22. Qd5 Ne7 $19) 20... Na5 {/\c4}
21. c4 b5 $1 22. cxb5 c4 23. Rd1 Nb3 24. Bxb3 cxb3 25. Rb1 (25. a4 Qc2 26. Ba3
b2 27. Rab1 Nc3 28. Bxf8 Nxb1 $17) 25... Nc3 26. Rxb3 Nxd1 27. Qxd1 Re4 (27...
Qc4 {Kortschnoj} 28. Rb4 Qa2 29. Qd2 Qd5 $15) 28. Bd2 Rfe8 29. a4 (29. Qc1 $142
$1 $10 {Kortschnoj}) 29... Qd7 30. a5 g4 $1 31. hxg4 (31. h4 g3 $17) 31... Rxg4
32. b6 (32. Qf3 Rg6 33. b6 axb6 34. axb6 Rf6 35. Qg3 Qd5 36. Rb2 Rg6 $17) 32...
axb6 33. Rxb6 (33. axb6 Qd5 34. Qxg4 Qxb3 35. Qd7 Rb8 $17) 33... Qf5 34. a6 Qe4
35. Qf1 Ra8 {/\Rg6} 36. Rb7 $2 (36. Kh2 $1 {Kortschnoj} Rg6 37. Rxg6 Qxg6 $15)
36... Rxa6 37. Qxf7+ Kh7 (37... Kh7 38. Qf1 Ra1) 0-1

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ioseliani, Nana"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3
Bb7 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. a5 Be7 12. e4 $5 $146 (12. Nc4) (12. Rd1) 12...
cxd4 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Qd3 (15. Neg5 Nc5 16. Bc2 h6 17. Ne4 d3 18.
Bxd3 Nf4 $17) 15... Rc8 16. Qxd4 (16. Neg5 $5 g6 17. Ne4 $44 (17. Qxd4 $2 Rxc1
$19)) 16... Nc5 17. Nxc5 (17. Bc2 Nc3 $5 18. Nxc3 (18. bxc3 Nxe4 $15) 18...
Qxd4 19. Nxd4 bxc3 20. bxc3 Ne4 $44) 17... Rxc5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bg5 f6 $2 (
19... Qc7 $142 20. Qh5 (20. Qh4 h6 $11) 20... Kg8 $1 $11) 20. Bd2 $1 (20. Bh4
$6 g5 21. Nd4 Bc8 22. Bg3 f5 23. Qh5 f4 $17) 20... fxe5 21. Nxe5 Nc7 $8 {
[%csl Rd2]} (21... Nf6 22. Qxe6 $16) 22. Nc4 $4 (22. Bf4 $142 Qd4 23. Bg3 Qxg4
24. Nxg4 $16) 22... Rxc4 $17 23. Qxc4 (23. Bxc4 Qxd2 24. Rad1 Qf4 $17) 23...
Bd5 $1 24. Qd3 Bxb3 25. Qxb3 Qxd2 26. Rad1 (26. Qc4 $5) 26... Qe2 27. Qg3 Nd5
28. Rde1 (28. Rfe1 Qc2 {/\Bc5}) 28... Nf4 $1 $19 29. Qxf4 Qxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rxf4
31. Rxe6 Bc5 32. Rxa6 Rxf2+ 33. Ke1 h5 34. Rc6 Rf5 35. Kd2 Bg1 36. a6 Rf2+ 37.
Kd3 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. c5 Ng6 14. a4 (14. cxd6 Nxd6
15. Nd3 Rf6 16. Rc1 h5 17. Nc5 Nf8 18. Nb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5 Rg6 20. Qe1 g4 21. Bh4
Bf6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Nd3 Rg7 24. Qa5 Qd6 25. Qb4 Ng6 26. Qxd6 cxd6 27. Kf2 Nh4
28. Rg1 g3+ {Ivanchuk,V-Van Wely,L/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57/1-0 (49)}) 14...
Rf7 15. Nd3 (15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Nb5 a6 17. Na3 Nf6 18. Nc4 g4 19. Nd3 g3 20.
hxg3 Nh5 21. gxf4 Ngxf4 22. Qe1 Qg5 23. Nxf4 Nxf4 24. g4 Rf6 25. Nb6 Rh6 26.
Bg3 Rh3 27. Bh2 Qh6 28. Rf2 Bf6 29. Bf1 Rb8 30. Rc1 Bh4 31. Bxf4 Bxf2+ 32. Kxf2
Rxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Qxf4+ 34. Kg2 Bxg4 35. Rc3 Rf8 36. Rg3 Kh8 37. Kg1 h5 38. Bg2 h4
39. Rxg4 Qxg4 40. Qe3 Kh7 41. Kh2 Rf4 42. Nc4 Qg6 43. a5 Rg4 44. Bh3 Rxe4 45.
Bf5 Qxf5 46. Nxd6 Rxe3 47. Nxf5 Rd3 {0-1 Sunthornpongsathorn,V-Williams,L/
Erevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2}) (15. a5 Bf8 16. b4 Rg7 17. Rc1 h5 18. Nd3 g4 19.
Kh1 Qg5 20. g3 Nf6 21. Qd2 gxf3 22. Bxf3 Bh3 23. Rg1 Ng4 24. Ne2 Be7 25. gxf4
Nxf4 26. Nexf4 exf4 27. Be1 Rf8 28. Nf2 Nxf2+ 29. Bxf2 Qh6 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31.
Rg1+ Kh7 32. Qd3 Rg8 33. e5+ Kh8 34. Qe4 dxe5 35. Qxe5+ Bf6 36. Qxh5 Qxh5 37.
Bxh5 Rxg1+ 38. Kxg1 Bc3 39. c6 bxc6 40. dxc6 Bxb4 41. a6 f3 42. Bxf3 {1-0
Kelly,B-Williams,L/Hastings Challengers 1995/EXP 50}) 15... Bf8 16. a5 Rg7 17.
a6 $5 $146 bxa6 $6 (17... b6 18. Nb4 $5 (18. cxb6 cxb6 19. Nb4 Nf6 20. Nc6 Qe8
21. Nb5 g4 $13) 18... dxc5 19. Nc6 Qf6 20. Nb5 Nd6 21. Nbxa7 $14) 18. Nb4 Nf6
19. Nc6 Qd7 (19... Qe8 $5 20. Bxa6 dxc5 (20... g4 $6 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. fxg4
Nxg4 23. Nxa7 $16) 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Nxa7 Qb7 23. Nc6 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 g4 25. Kh1
$14) 20. Nxa7 dxc5 21. Nxc8 $6 (21. Bxa6 $142 $1 Bxa6 (21... Rxa7 22. Bxc8 Rxa1
23. Bxd7 Rxd1 24. Be6+ $16) 22. Rxa6 c6 23. Rxc6 Nxd5 24. Qxd5+ Qxd5 25. exd5
Rgxa7 26. Bxc5 $16) 21... Qxc8 22. Rc1 $14 h5 $2 (22... Rb8 $5) (22... Bd6 $5)
23. Na4 $16 g4 24. Nxc5 g3 (24... Bxc5 25. Rxc5 h4 26. Rc6 $1 $16) 25. Be1
gxh2+ (25... Nh4 26. hxg3 fxg3 (26... Bxc5+ 27. Rxc5 fxg3 28. d6 $18) 27. Ne6
$18) 26. Kxh2 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Ne8 28. Rh1 Qd8 29. Kg1 Qg5 30. Rh2 Rb8 31. b4 Rb6
32. Ra5 h4 33. Bxa6 Nd6 34. Bf1 $18 Rb8 35. Qc2 Qe7 36. Qc6 Rh7 37. Ra7 Qd8 38.
b5 Rb6 39. Ra8 Rb8 40. Rxb8 Qxb8 41. Bf2 Kf8 42. Rh1 Ke7 43. Bc5 Nf8 44. Bd3
Rh6 45. Bf2 Ng6 46. Kh2 Kd8 47. b6 (47. Ra1 $142 $1 Ne7 48. Qc3 Ng6 49. b6 cxb6
50. Qc6 $18) 47... Ne7 48. Qc3 (48. Qc3 Nf7 49. bxc7+ Qxc7 50. Qa3 $18) 1-0

[Event "ZSK International-07 Erevan"]
[Site "Erevan (Armenia)"]
[Date "1965.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Schmid, Lothar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E64"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1965.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. a4 O-O
9. O-O e6 10. Ne1 (10. h3 $5) (10. Nd2) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Nc2 b6 13.
Re1 (13. e4 $6 Ba6 14. Re1 Nd7 15. f4 c4 {/\Nc5-d3/}) 13... Rb8 14. h3 Nd7 (
14... a6 15. Bd2 b5 16. b4 $14) 15. Bd2 Qe7 16. Rb1 Ne5 17. b4 Bd7 (17... Nc4
18. bxc5 dxc5 19. e4 $14) 18. Ne3 cxb4 (18... f5 $5 19. f4 Ng4 $1) 19. Rxb4 Na6
20. Rb1 Nc5 21. f4 Ng4 $1 22. Nxg4 (22. hxg4 $6 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Qxe3+ $19) (22.
Nf1 Ne3 $1) 22... Bxg4 23. Kh2 Bd7 24. e4 Rbc8 25. Nb5 a6 $6 (25... Bxb5 26.
axb5 h5 $13) 26. Na7 Rc7 27. Nc6 Bxc6 28. dxc6 Rxc6 29. Be3 Qe6 $6 (29... Nxe4
$2 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Bd2 $18) (29... Rcc8 30. Rxb6 Nxe4 31. Bg1 f5 32. Rxa6 $14
) 30. e5 dxe5 (30... Rcc8 31. Rxb6 $16) 31. Bxc6 Qxc6 32. a5 $1 exf4 (32...
bxa5 33. Rc1 $18) 33. Bxf4 Rxe1 (33... bxa5 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Rb8 $18) 34.
Qxe1 Nd3 $2 (34... bxa5 35. Rb8+ Bf8 36. Qc3 $1) (34... b5 35. Rc1 Bf8 36. h4
$16) 35. Rxb6 $1 Qc2+ 36. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bangladesh"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e3 exd5 7. cxd5 Nbd7 8. Bb5
(8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Nge2 Nxd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12. Bc2 O-O $10) 8... Qa5 (
8... h6 $5 9. Bh4 Qa5 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Nge2 Ne5 12. O-O c4 13. a3 Bc5 14. Ne4
Bf5 15. N2c3 Rc8 {Remis/Graf-Levitt/BL 8889}) (8... Bxc3+ $5 9. bxc3 a6 10.
Bxd7+ Bxd7 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 $10) 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Nge2
f6 (10... Ne5 11. O-O Qa6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 O-O 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. f4 Nc4 16.
Rfe1 Rae8 17. e4 f6 18. Bh4 Nb6 19. b3 c4 20. b4 Na4 $10 {
Ioseliani-Chiburdanidze/Tilburg ctW/1994}) 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne4 Qd8
$1 (13... Qc7 $6 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. a3 Ba5 17. b4 cxb4 18. Qa4 Bb6
19. Qxb4 $16) 14. Bxe5 fxe5 15. N2g3 Ba5 16. f4 (16. Qh5 Qe7 $1 (16... g6 17.
Qh6 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 $1 Rxf4 20. Qxf4 Bc7 21. Rf1 Bd7 22. Qf6 Re8 23.
Qc3 $18)) (16. a3 $5 {/\Rb1,b4}) 16... exf4 17. exf4 (17. Rxf4 Rxf4 18. exf4
Qe7 19. Qh5 Bd7 $10) 17... Qe7 18. Qh5 g6 (18... Bd7 $6 19. f5 $36 {/\Ng5-e6})
19. Qg5 Qg7 (19... Qxg5 $2 20. fxg5 Bc7 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Rae1 $16) 20. f5 (20.
Nxd6 Bd8 21. Qe5 Bf6 22. Qe2 Bxb2 23. Rab1 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 b6 $13) 20... Qd4+ 21.
Kh1 Bxf5 (21... Bd8 $2 22. f6 Qxb2 23. Rab1 Qd4 24. Rb3 $16 {/\Qh6}) 22. Rxf5 (
22. Nxf5 $6 Qxe4 23. Nxd6 Qe2) 22... Rxf5 23. Nxf5 Qxe4 24. Nxd6 (24. Nh6+ $6
Kg7 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Rxf8 Kxf8 27. Qf6+ Ke8 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Qxh7+ Qe7 (29...
Kc8 $5) 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 $15) 24... Qd4 25. Nf5 (25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $10)
25... Bd8 (25... Qxb2 $5 {/\} 26. Rf1 Bd2 $1 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Nf5+ Kh8 $17) 26.
Nh6+ (26. Nxd4 Bxg5 27. Ne6 Be7 28. Rd1 Bd6 $10) 26... Kg7 27. Nf5+ (27. Nf5+
Kg8 $10 (27... Kh8 $2 28. Qh6 Qf6 29. Re1 Bb6 30. Re7 $18)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 21-19"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1984.06.25"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.06.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6 (5... e6 $142 6. c4 dxc4 7.
dxc4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Nbd7) 6. c4 e6 7. Be3 (7. Nd4 $5 Bh7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nc3 Be7
10. e4 $36) 7... Be7 (7... Nbd7 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Nc3 $5 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nd4 Bh7
11. Bf4 Qb6 $13) 9... Bc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qa3 Qe7 12. cxd5 $1 exd5 13. e4
dxe4 14. Nd4 Bg4 15. dxe4 Ne6 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 {Kengis,E-Gausel,E,Gausdal 1991}
17. Nb3 $1 $36 {[+]}) (7... dxc4 $14) 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Nc3 O-O $6 (9... Nbd7 $142
10. Rac1 dxc4 11. Qxc4 O-O $132) 10. Rac1 {/\Nd4,cd5+-} Bh7 11. cxd5 $1 exd5
12. Ne5 (12. Bd4 $1 Nbd7 13. Bh3 Qb8 14. e4 dxe4 15. dxe4 Bd6 16. Rfe1 Re8 17.
Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxa7 Rxb2
23. Qa8+ Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Nxe8 25. Bd7 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 12... Bd6 $1 {/\Bc7} 13.
Bd4 Bc7 14. e4 $36 dxe4 15. dxe4 Na6 16. Nc4 (16. Rfd1 c5 17. Nd5 $1 {/\} Nxd5
18. exd5 cxd4 19. d6 $18 {Kortschnoj}) 16... Nd7 17. a4 Nac5 18. Qa3 Ne6 (18...
Nd3 19. Rcd1 N3e5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. f4 $36) 19. Be3 Nb6 (19... Ne5 $5 $14) 20.
Nd5 $1 Nxc4 (20... cxd5 21. exd5 $16 {/\d6}) 21. Rxc4 Qd8 22. Nxc7 Qxc7 23. b4
Qe7 24. Qc3 Rfd8 25. f4 f6 (25... f5 26. e5 Bg6 27. b5 $16) 26. b5 $16 cxb5 27.
axb5 Rd7 28. Rc8+ Rxc8 (28... Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8 30. Rd1 $16) 29. Qxc8+ Nf8 30.
Qc4+ Qe6 (30... Kh8 31. Bxa7 $18) 31. Qxe6+ Nxe6 32. Bxa7 Nd4 (32... b6 $5 33.
Ra1 $18) 33. Bh3 Ne2+ $6 (33... f5 $142 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35. e5 $5 $18) 34. Kf2
Rd2 35. Ke3 $18 Rb2 36. Be6+ Kh8 37. Rd1 (37. Rf2 Nc3 38. Rxb2 Nd1+ 39. Kd4 $18
) 37... g5 38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Bc5 gxf4+ 40. gxf4 Bg6 $22 (40... Rxb5 41. Bf8+) (
40... Bg6 41. Bf8+ Kh7 42. Rd7+ Kh8 43. Bg7+) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 (5... Bc5 $5 6. Bg2 O-O 7.
d3 h6 8. a3 a5 9. Bd2 d6 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,An Tilburg 1991 CBM/26}) 6.
Nh4 (6. Nxb4 Nxb4 7. Nd4 c5 8. Nb5 O-O 9. Bg2 Qe7 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nc7 Rb8 12.
Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Nd4 14. e3 Nf5 15. d3 exd3 16. Qxd3 d6 $13 {Steingerimsson,
H-Gronn,A Gausdal International 1991 CBM/25}) 6... d6 (6... Bc5 7. Bg2 d6 8.
O-O Be6 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Bxe4 Bxc4 11. Qa4 d5 12. d3 dxe4 13. Qxc4 Qd4 14. Qb5
Qb4 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. dxe4 O-O-O 17. Nf3 Rhe8 18. e5 $14 {Cvetkovic-Dorfman
Jugoslavia 1991 52/42}) 7. Nxb4 Nxb4 8. d4 $6 (8. a3 $1 Nc6 9. d3 O-O 10. Bg2
Re8 11. O-O h6 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Be3 a5 14. Qc2 $14 {Saidy-Browne San Antonio
1972}) 8... exd3 9. exd3 O-O 10. Be2 Bh3 $15 11. Be3 c5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Qd2 Na5
14. Qc2 Rb8 15. d4 (15. O-O-O b5 $36) 15... cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rc8 17. O-O-O Be6 18.
Nf5 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Bc3 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Ne4 $17 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 Qc7+
24. Kd1 (24. Kb1 Nd2+ 25. Ka2 Qc4+ $19) 24... Qc6 25. Bxg7 (25. f3 Qa4+ $19)
25... Kxg7 26. f3 Rc8 (26... Rc8 27. Qxe4 (27. fxe4 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kf3
Qxh1+ $19) 27... Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Rc2+ 29. Kd3 Qd2# $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[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. g4 Nd7 (9... Bxg4 $5 10. Nxc6 (10. fxg4) 10... bxc6 11. fxg4 Nxg4 12.
Bd4 e5 13. Bf2 Bh6 14. Qe2 f5 15. Bg3 Rb8 16. Nd1 Rxb2 17. Bh3 (17. Nxb2 Qa5+
18. Kd1 Ne3+ 19. Kc1 Nc4+ 20. Kb1 Na3#) 17... Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Ne3+ 19. Nxe3 Bxe3
20. Qc4+ d5 21. Qd3 fxe4+ {0-1 Noskov,A-Losev,D Moskow op Russian W 1991}) (
9... Be6 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O $5) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Nb5
Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Kb1 Rfc8 17. Rc1 $10 {Dolmatov,S-Alterman,B
Beer Sheva 1991 1/2 31 -Inf.53/205}) 10. h4 Nb6 $5 $146 (10... Nde5 11. Be2
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. f4 Nc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h5 Bd7 16. O-O-O Qa5 17. e5 $16
{Littlewood,J-Miles,A England 1973}) 11. h5 (11. O-O-O $5) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4
Bxd4 13. Qxd4 g5 $1 14. O-O-O (14. h6 f6 15. Bc4+ Kh8 (15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4+ Kh8
17. O-O-O $14) 16. Bb3 $14) 14... f6 15. h6 Kh8 16. e5 $5 fxe5 17. Qe3 Be6 $1 (
17... Rg8 18. Ne4 $40) 18. Qxg5 Rg8 19. Qe3 Qf8 20. Bd3 Qf7 21. Be4 Rac8 22. b3
(22. Bxb7 $2 Rb8 23. Be4 Nc4 $17) 22... Qf6 23. Rh5 Rc7 24. Kb1 Rgc8 25. Ne2
Rc5 (25... d5 $2 26. Bf5 $16) 26. Bd3 {/\ Qe4} Bf7 27. Rf5 Qe6 28. Nd4 Qg6 (
28... exd4 $2 29. Qxd4+ Re5 30. f4 $18) 29. Ne2 (29. Rg5 exd4 $19) 29... Nd5
30. Qd2 Qe6 31. c4 $2 (31. Rg5 $5) 31... Nf6 32. Ng3 Bg6 33. Re1 (33. Rg5)
33... b5 $1 $17 34. g5 Nd7 35. f4 bxc4 36. bxc4 Rxc4 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Rfxe5
dxe5 $19 39. Rf1 Rd4 40. Rf3 Qb6+ 41. Ka1 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 Bxd3 43. g6 (43. Qxd3
Rc1+) 43... Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. d5 f5 11. Nd2 (11. Ne1 Nf6 12. f3 h6 13. Bd2 g5 14. Nd3 Qg6
15. Nf2 f4 16. b4 h5 17. c5 dxc5 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. bxc5 g4 20. Kh1 Nh7 21. d6
c6 22. Qa4 Bd7 23. Rab1 g3 24. Nd3 Qf6 25. h3 Qh4 {0-1 Nikolic,G-Antic,D/
JUG-chT 1995/EXP 48}) 11... h6 12. Bh4 g5 (12... Nf6 13. f3 g5 14. Bf2 f4 15.
g4 fxg3 16. hxg3 Qg6 17. g4 h5 18. Kg2 Bd7 19. a3 Rad8 20. b4 Kf7 21. c5 Nb8
22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Bxa7 Ke7 24. Rc1 Rh8 {0-1 Fyllingen,R-Chekhov,V/Gausdal Int
1991/CBM 25 (40)}) 13. Bg3 Nf6 (13... h5 14. exf5 Bxf5 (14... Nf6 15. h4) 15.
Nde4 Qg6 16. h3 Bxe4 17. hxg4 h4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. f3 Qd4+ 20. Bf2 $14) 14. f3
f4 15. Bf2 Qg6 (15... h5 16. b4 $1 g4 (16... Nxb4 17. c5 $44) 17. c5 Qg6 18.
Bh4 $16) 16. Kh1 $1 g4 17. fxg4 Nxg4 18. Bg1 Rf7 19. Nf3 (19. b4 $5 Nxb4 20. c5
$44) 19... Bf6 20. Re1 $1 Rg7 21. Bf1 Nc5 22. b4 (22. h3 Ne3 23. Bxe3 fxe3 24.
Rxe3 a5 $1 $44) 22... Nd7 23. c5 (23. h3 $142 Ne3 24. Bxe3 fxe3 25. Rxe3 Be7 {
/\ Nd7-f6-h5<=>}) 23... Bd8 $1 {/\ Nd7-f6-h5-g3} (23... Be7 24. Nb5) 24. h3 Ne3
$8 (24... Ngf6 $2 25. Nh4 {/\ 26.Nf5}) (24... h5 $2 25. Rc1) (24... Ndf6 25.
hxg4 Bxg4 26. Bh2 $1 Nh5 27. Qd3 Ng3+ 28. Bxg3 fxg3 29. Ng1 $1 $18) 25. Bxe3
fxe3 26. c6 (26. Rxe3 Nf6 27. Rc1 Nh5 28. Rc2 $13) 26... Nf6 27. cxb7 $2 (27.
Rxe3 Nh5 28. Rc1 bxc6 29. dxc6 Be6 (29... Nf4 $2 30. Nxe5) 30. Rc2 Kh8 $1 $13 (
30... Nf4 $6 31. Nd5 Nxd5 32. exd5 Bf5 33. Rc4 $1 $16)) 27... Bxb7 28. Rxe3 Nh5
29. Ne2 (29. b5 $142 $5) 29... c6 $1 30. g4 (30. dxc6 Bxc6 31. Qc2 Bb7 {
/\ 32... Bb6}) 30... cxd5 $1 (30... Nf4 31. Nxf4 exf4 32. Re2) (30... Nf6 31.
dxc6 Bxc6 32. Qxd6 Bxe4 33. Bg2) 31. gxh5 Qxh5 32. Nfg1 {/\ Re3-g3} (32. Nh2
Qh4 $3 (32... Bh4 $2 33. Ng4 d4 34. Rg3 $1 Bxe4+ 35. Bg2 $18) 33. Qb3 $1 (33.
Qe1 d4 34. Rg3 (34. Qxh4 Bxh4 35. Rb3 Bxe4+ 36. Nf3 Kh8 $1 37. Kh2 (37. Bg2
Rag8 38. Nxh4 (38. Rg1 Bf2) 38... Rxg2 $1 39. Nxg2 Rxg2 40. Rc1 Rxe2+ $19)
37... Bf2 $1 (37... Rf8 38. Bg2 Rfg8 39. Bh1 $1 Bf2 40. Rf1) 38. Bg2 (38. Nd2
Bd5) 38... Rag8 39. Bh1 d3 40. Nc3 Bb7 $19) 34... Qxe4+ 35. Nf3 (35. Bg2 Qxg2+
$1 36. Rxg2 Rxg2) 35... Bh4 $1 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $19) (33. exd5 Bb6 34. Rf3 Kh8 $1
35. Qe1 Rag8 $1 36. Qxh4 Rg1+) 33... Kh8 $1 (33... Bb6 34. Rg3 Qxe4+ 35. Bg2
Qxe2 36. Bxd5+ $18) 34. Rg3 Qxe4+ 35. Qf3 d4 $5 36. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 37. Bg2 d5 $44)
32... Bh4 $1 $19 (32... d4 $2 33. Rg3 Bxe4+ 34. Bg2 $18) 33. Nf3 $2 (33. Bg2
Qg5 $19) (33. exd5 Rf8 $40) 33... Bf2 34. Qb3 Kh8 $1 35. exd5 Bxe3 36. Qxe3
Bxd5 37. Neg1 Rag8 38. Kh2 e4 39. Rd1 exf3 40. Rxd5 Qxd5 41. Qxh6+ Rh7 42. Qf6+
Rgg7 43. Nxf3 Qxa2+ 44. Kh1 Qf7 45. Qc3 Qf5 46. Kh2 Qf4+ 47. Kh1 Qg4 48. Qc6
Rxh3+ 49. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 50. Nh2 Qe6 51. Nf3 Qg4 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[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 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 a6 $6 {Kasparov} (5... O-O $1 {
normal}) 6. g3 $1 $14 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O e5 9. b3 (9. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 10. b3
$14) 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rc1 c5 $6 (12... Ne5 $5 13. Rc2 $1
(13. h3 c5 14. Nde2 b5 $13) 13... c5 (13... b5 $5) 14. Nde2 b5 15. cxb5 axb5
16. Rd2 $14) 13. Nde2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Qxd6 b4 16. Na4 Nxe4 17. Qd3 (17.
Bxe4 $1 Rxe4 18. Nxc5 Rxe3 (18... Re7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 $16) (18... Re8 19.
Rfd1 Bf8 20. Qd4 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 $16) 19. fxe3 Qe8 20. Qf4 $16) 17... Qe7 18. Nf4
(18. Rfd1 $2 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Ne5 $17) (18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Nxc5 Nxc5
21. Rxc5 Ba6 $44) 18... Bb7 19. Nd5 Qe5 $4 (19... Bxd5 $142 20. Qxd5 Nc3 21.
Nxc3 bxc3 $13) 20. Rfd1 Rbd8 $2 (20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Ndf6 23.
Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxc5 $16) 21. Qxe4 $18 Qxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Ndb6 Bd4 24. Nxd7
Rxe3 25. fxe3 Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Ba6+ 27. Rc4 Bd4 28. Ndxc5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch30 Final"]
[Site "Erevan (Armenia)"]
[Date "1962.11.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Alexander N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1962.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 (7. Qc2) (
7. Rc1) 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 (9... a6 $5 10. a4 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Bb3 Bd7 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Re1 Qd6
$10 {Seirawan,Y-Timman,J/London/1984/}) 10. exd4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nfd5 (11... Bd7 $5
12. Qd3 Nfd5 (12... Nbd5 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Qh3 Bd5 16. Nxd5 Nbxd5 (
16... Nfxd5 $5 17. Bc1 $14) 17. f4 $1 $16 {Botvinnik,M-Vidmar,M/Nottingham/
1936/}) 13. Be3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba4 15. c4 Bxb3 16. axb3 a6 17. Rfd1 $14 {
Polugaevsky}) 12. Bxe7 (12. Qd2 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 Bd7 14. Bc2 Nf6 15. Qd3 g6 $10)
12... Qxe7 13. Re1 (13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qb3 Be6 $10) (13. Ne5 $5)
13... Rd8 14. Rc1 Nf6 (14... Nxc3 15. bxc3 $14) 15. Qe2 Qb4 16. Ne4 Nbd5 17.
Nc5 $6 (17. Rc4 $5 Qb6 18. Ne5 $14) 17... Qa5 $2 (17... b6 $1 18. Nd3 (18. Rc4
Qb5 (18... Qa5 $4 19. Ra4 $18) 19. Ba4 Qa5 20. Bc6 bxc5 21. Ra4 (21. Bxa8 Ba6)
21... Qc7 22. Bxa8 Nb6 $19) 18... Qd6 $10) 18. Ne5 Qb6 19. Qf3 Rf8 $5 20. g4 (
20. Bxd5 $5 exd5 21. Re2 Qd6 $14) 20... Qd8 21. g5 Ne8 22. h4 f6 $2 (22... Nd6
$1 23. Bxd5 (23. Bc2 $5) 23... exd5 24. Qxd5 Nf5 25. Qe4 (25. Qxd8 Rxd8 26. Nf3
b6 $44) 25... Qxd4 $13) 23. g6 $1 h6 (23... fxe5 24. gxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qxf8 Qxh4
26. Bc2+ $18) (23... hxg6 24. Nxg6 Rf7 25. Qh5 $18) 24. Nf7 Rxf7 (24... Qb6 25.
Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 $18) 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Qe4+
Kf7 29. Bxd5+ (29. Bxd5+ Kf8 30. Qe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Franco} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4
Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. h4 Bg4
14. h5 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. d6 b6 18. Qd5+ Kg7 19. Qxe5+ Qf6 20.
Qh2 (20. Qxf6+ $2 {Franco} Rxf6 $132) 20... h5 21. Qg3 Rae8 $5 $146 (21... Nc4
$2 22. Rc1 $1 Ne5 23. Rxh5 $16) (21... Nc6 22. Rd1 Kh6 23. Rd5 Nb4 (23... Rae8
24. f4 Qa1+ 25. Rd1 Qf6 26. Rd5 Qa1+ 27. Rd1 Qf6 28. f3 Nd4 29. f5 $36 {
Gelfand,B-Stohl,I/Tilburg/1992/}) 24. Re5 $1 Nc2+ 25. Kf1 Nd4 26. f4 Nxe2 27.
Kxe2 Rad8 28. Qg4 {Chernin,A-Stohl,I/Pardubice/1993/} Qxd6 $1 29. Rexh5+ Kg7
30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Kf3 $5 (31. Qf3 Rxf4 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34. R1h7+ Kf6
35. Rf7+ Ke5 $13) 31... Qd3+ 32. Kg2 Qxe4+ 33. Kg3 Qf5 $1 34. Qh4 Rd3+ 35. f3
Rxf3+ $1 36. Kxf3 Qd3+ $10) 22. Rd1 $2 (22. Rxh5 Qc3+ 23. Kf1 Rxe4 24. d7 $5 (
24. Rg5 Rxe2 25. Rxg6+ Kf7 $17) 24... Rxe2 (24... Rd4 25. Qe5+ $18) (24... Re7
25. Rd5 Rxe2 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27. Qc7+ $16) (24... Qc2 25. Re1 $5 $16) 25. d8=Q
Rxf2+ (25... Qc4 26. Rh7+ Kxh7 27. Qdh4+ $18) (25... Rxd8 26. Qc7+ $18) 26.
Kxf2 (26. Kg1 $1 $18) 26... Qc2+ 27. Ke1 Qxb1+ 28. Qd1 $18) (22. d7 $5) 22...
Re5 $1 23. Kf1 Nc6 24. Rd5 Rxd5 25. exd5 Nd4 26. Rxh5 Nf5 $1 (26... Nxe2 27.
Kxe2 Re8+ 28. Kf1 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Re1 30. Qh2 $1 gxh5 31. d7 Qf6 32. Qc7 Qg6+ 33.
Qg3 $18) 27. Qg4 Qxd6 28. Rg5 Nh6 $2 (28... Rh8 $1 29. f4 Qf6 $17) (28... Rh8
$1 {Franco 29...Rh1 30.Kg2 Qh2}) 29. Qa4 Qf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 31. Bd3 Nf5 $2 (
31... Rf6 32. Re5 Nf7 $17) (31... Rf6 $1 $15 {Franco}) 32. Rg4 $1 Rxg4 (32...
Rxf3 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34. Rxd4 $18) 33. fxg4 Nd6 34. g5 (34. f4 $1 b5 35. Kf2 a5
36. Ke3 $14) (34. f4 $1 $36 {Franco}) 34... c4 35. Bc2 Nb5 $1 36. f4 Nd4 37. d6
Kf7 38. d7 Ke7 39. Bxg6 Kxd7 40. Kf2 c3 41. Ke3 c2 42. Kd2 c1=Q+ 43. Kxc1 Ne2+
44. Kd2 Nxf4 45. Bf5+ Ke7 46. Kc3 Ne6 47. g6 (47. Bxe6 Kxe6 48. Kc4 Kf5 49. Kb5
Kxg5 50. Ka6 Kf5 51. Kxa7 b5 52. Ka6 b4 53. Kb5 Ke6 54. Kxb4 Kd7 $10) 47... Kf6
48. Bxe6 Kxe6 49. Kc4 Kf6 50. Kb5 Kxg6 51. a4 (51. Ka6 Kf5 (51... Kf7 {Franco}
52. Kxa7 b5 53. Ka6 b4 54. Ka5 Ke7 55. Kxb4 Kd8 $10) 52. Kxa7 b5 53. a3 Ke6 54.
Kb6 Kd7 55. Kxb5 Kc7) 51... Kf6 52. Ka6 Ke7 53. Kxa7 Kd7 (53... Kd7 54. Kxb6
Kc8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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 Qb6 $6 (11... Re6 {Chandler,M}) 12. Bg2 Bxd6
(12... Qxd6 $2 13. Qxd6 Bxd6 14. Nb5 $18) 13. Be3 Qa6 (13... Qxe3 14. fxe3 Be5
15. O-O) (13... Qc7 $145 14. O-O Be5 15. Nb5 Qd8 16. Nd6 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 14.
O-O Be5 15. Nf4 {/\ Ncd5 |^} d5 $1 (15... d6 16. Nfd5 {/\ Nc7} (16. Ncd5 {
Chandler,M})) 16. Ncxd5 Nc6 17. Nxf6+ (17. Nd3 $5 Bg4 $1 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.
Qxg4 Qxd3 20. Rfd1 Qb3 21. Bd5 Qxb2 22. Rab1 Qxa3 23. Rxb7 Ne5 $1 24. Qf5 $13 {
Kortschnoj}) 17... Bxf6 18. Nd5 Be5 19. Qh5 $3 {|^>>} Qa4 {/\ Qg4} (19... Qc4
20. Rac1 Qg4 21. Qxg4 Bxg4 22. b4 $14 {_|_}) (19... Be6 $5) 20. Bf4 $1 Bd7 (
20... Bxf4 $145 21. gxf4 $1 {Chandler}) 21. b3 $1 Qa5 (21... Qxb3 22. Rab1 Qxa3
23. Rxb7 Rad8 (23... Qd6 24. Rd1) 24. Bg5 (24. Be4 $145 g6 25. Qh4) 24... f6
25. Rxd7 $18) (21... Qa6 $5) 22. b4 Qa4 23. Rad1 $16 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Rad8 25. Rd3
Kh8 26. Nc7 $1 Re7 (26... Rf8 27. Rfd1 (27. Be4 $145 g6 28. Qh6 {/\ f5,Nd5})
27... Bc8 28. Bxc6 $18) 27. Qc5 $1 Re2 (27... b6 28. Bxc6 {Chandler,M}) 28.
Rxd7 (28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Qf8#) 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Nb5 Nxd4 8. Nxd4
cxd4 9. Bb5+ (9. Nf3 Ne7 10. Nxd4 Nc6 $132) 9... Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 11. Nf3
Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qb6 13. O-O (13. O-O-O Ne7 14. Nxd4 Nc6 $10) 13... Ne7 14. Nxd4
Rhc8 (14... Nc6 $2 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c4 $16) 15. c3 h6 16. Kh1 $6 (16. Rad1 Nc6
17. Qe2 Ke7 18. Rd3 $10) 16... Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rae1 Qc4 19. Kg1 a5 20.
Re3 $10 Ke7 21. Rf3 $2 (21. Qc2 $5 d4 $6 22. Rg3 g6 23. Qe4 $40) 21... Kf8 22.
Rf4 Qb3 23. Qe2 Ra6 24. Rd1 $15 Rac6 25. Rfd4 Qa2 26. R1d2 Rc4 27. Rxc4 Rxc4
28. f3 Kg8 (28... b5 29. Qd1 Rc7 $15) 29. Qd1 Rc6 30. h3 Qc4 (30... b5) 31. Qe2
Qb3 (31... Qxe2 $32 32. Rxe2 g5 33. Kf2 Kg7 $15) 32. Qe3 b6 33. Kh2 Rc4 34. Qf2
Qb5 35. Kg1 Kf8 36. Kh1 Ke8 37. Qg3 g5 38. Qf2 Kd7 39. Qe3 Kc6 40. Qd3 Rf4 41.
Qb1 (41. Qxb5+ Kxb5 $17) 41... Qc5 (41... h5 $17 {/\g4}) 42. Qd1 {/\b4} Kb7 43.
Re2 h5 44. Rd2 Qc7 (44... g4 $5 45. fxg4 hxg4 46. Rd4 Rf5) 45. Qe1 Rf5 46. Re2
Qc4 47. Kg1 Kc6 (47... g4 48. fxg4 hxg4 49. Rf2 (49. h4 $2 g3 50. Re3 Qxh4 $17)
49... Qc5 50. b4 $10) 48. Rd2 Qf4 49. Re2 h4 50. Re3 Qc4 51. Qd2 Kb7 52. Qe1
Qc7 53. Kh1 Qc4 54. Kg1 Kc7 55. Qd2 Kd7 56. Qe1 Ke7 57. Qd2 Kf8 58. Qe1 Qf4 59.
Qd2 $2 Kg8 $2 (59... Rxe5 $19) 60. Qe1 Kg7 61. Qd2 $2 b5 $2 (61... Rxe5 $19)
62. Qe1 Qc4 63. Qd2 Kg6 64. Kf2 Rf4 65. Rd3 Qe4 66. Rd4 $2 (66. Re3 $32 Qf5 67.
Kg1 Rc4 $15) 66... Qxe5 (66... Qf5 67. Qe2 $10) 67. Rxf4 gxf4 68. Qd3+ Kf6 69.
Qxb5 d4 $17 70. Qb6 (70. Qxe5+ $2 Kxe5 71. c4 a4 $19) 70... Qe3+ (70... dxc3
71. Qd8+ Kf5 72. bxc3 Qxc3 $17) 71. Kf1 d3 72. Qd8+ Kf5 73. Qxh4 Qc1+ (73... d2
$1 74. Qh5+ Kf6 75. Qh4+ Ke5 76. Qg5+ f5 77. Qg7+ Kd5 78. Qd7+ Kc4 79. Qa4+ Kd3
80. Qd1 Qb6 $17) 74. Kf2 Qxb2+ 75. Kg1 Qb6+ 76. Kh2 Qe3 77. Qh5+ Kf6 78. h4 Ke7
79. Qxa5 d2 80. Qc7+ Kf6 81. Qd8+ Ke5 82. Qa5+ Kd6 83. c4 Qd4 $2 (83... Ke7 84.
Qc7+ Kf6 85. Qd8+ Ke5 $17) 84. Qd8+ Kc5 $4 (84... Ke5 85. Qg5+ Kd6 $10) 85.
Qc7# 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. b3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc7 11. e4 a6 12. Bb2 Qb7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Rc8 (
14... Nbd7 $5 15. f4 Rfe8 $10) 15. f4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rac1 Qb7 {Pb5} 18.
a4 Nd7 19. Kh3 Nc5 (19... Bf8 $10) 20. b4 Nb3 $1 (20... Nd7 $5 $132) 21. Rcd1
Qc7 $6 (21... Qc6 $5 22. Nd5 exd5 (22... Bf8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 $13) 23. exd5 Qd7+ (
23... Qxc4 24. Qxe7 Qc2 $15) 24. Kg2 Bf8 $17) 22. Na2 $1 Qc6 (22... Qxc4 23.
Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Rd3 $18) (22... b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. a5 $5 (24. Qxb5 Qc2 $44)
24... Qc2 25. Rd3 $16) 23. f5 e5 $2 (23... Qxa4 $8 24. fxe6 Qxa2 25. exf7+ Kxf7
26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Re2 Qa4 $13 28. Rf2 Qd7+ 29. Kg2 Qe6) 24. Nc3 Qxc4 25. Qg4 $44
f6 26. Nd5 Bd8 27. Re3 Qc2 28. Bc3 Rc6 $2 (28... Ra7 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 $16)
29. Qh5 $18 Kf8 30. Red3 Rac8 (30... h6 31. Ne3 Qa2 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 $18)
31. Ne3 Qa2 32. Qxh7 Rxc3 33. Qh8+ Kf7 (33... Ke7 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Nd5+ Kd7
36. Nxc3) 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Qxd8 Qe2 (35... Rxe3 36. Rxd6) 36. Qd7+ Kg8 (36...
Kf8 $32 37. Qxd6+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kh7 39. Qe8 Nd4 40. Ng4 Qxd1 41. Qh5+ Kg8 42.
Nxf6+ gxf6 43. Qxd1 $18) 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Rxd6 Rc8 39. Qg6+ Kh8 40. Rd7 Rg8 41.
Ng4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8.
Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 $5 (9... Nc6) (9... f6 $14) 10. Qd2 (10. Qd4 Nc6 11. Qxc5
Nxc5 12. O-O-O $10) 10... Nb6 11. Nb5 (11. Qd4 $5) 11... Nc6 12. c3 f6 $1 13.
exf6 Rxf6 14. Bd3 (14. O-O-O $2 Nc4 $1) 14... Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Nbd4 Bd7
17. b3 (17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Rf7 19. Qe2 Raf8 (19... Qxe2+ $6 20. Kxe2 Rf4 21.
Rae1 Raf8 22. Kd2 $14) 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21. O-O-O Rf2 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 17... Qa6
18. O-O-O $2 (18. g3 Be8 19. O-O-O Bg6 $10) 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. cxd4 Rxf4
$1 20. Qxf4 $140 $2 Qxa2 21. Rdf1 Bb5 $19 {Kortschnoj}) 19... Raf8 20. g3 $6 (
20. Ne2 $1 e5 $5 21. Qxd5+ Be6 $17 {~/=}) 20... e5 $1 21. Ne2 $6 (21. Nf3 exf4
$17) 21... d4 $1 22. cxd4 (22. c4 Bg4 $1) 22... Bg4 23. Rde1 (23. Rhe1 exf4 24.
gxf4 Re6 $19) 23... Rc6+ 24. Kb2 Rfc8 25. Nc1 Bf5 26. Qb4 (26. Ka1 Rc2 27. Qb4
exd4 28. Qa4 (28. Qxd4 Qa3 $1 $19) 28... d3 $1 29. Qxa6 (29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Rxc8
Qf6+ $19) 29... bxa6 30. Rd1 d2 31. Ne2 Bg4 $19 {Kortschnoj}) 26... Rb6 27. Qe7
Qa5 $1 28. a4 Qxa4 {P c2+, xd4+ -+} 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Klinger, Josef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 Ne4 8. Bd2
f5 9. d5 Bf6 10. Rc1 Na6 11. Ne1 Nac5 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 (14.
Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nd3 a5 16. b5 exd5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Nxe4 fxe4 20.
Qc2 $10 {Plachetka,J-Prandstetter,E/CSSR/1986/}) 14... fxe4 15. Ng2 Bg5 16. Qd4
Qe7 17. Rcd1 exd5 18. cxd5 c5 19. dxc6 dxc6 20. h4 Bf6 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Bxf6
Rxf6 23. Ne3 Raf8 24. Rd2 (24. Rd4 $5 c5 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Rd2 $14) 24... Bc8
25. Rd4 Be6 26. Qc2 (26. Qxc6 $2 Bh3 27. Qxe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Bxf1 29. Nxf1 Rxf2
$17) 26... Qf7 27. Rxe4 Bh3 (27... Rxf2 28. Rf4 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Qe7 30. Rxf8+
Qxf8 31. Qxc6 Bxa2 $14) 28. f3 (28. Rd1 Rxf2 $17) 28... Bxf1 29. Nxf1 Re8 $17
30. Nd2 Rd8 $6 (30... Rxe4 31. Nxe4 Re6 32. Ng5 Qg6 33. Qc4 Re7 $17) (30... h6
$5 $17) 31. Kg2 h6 32. Nc4 Re6 33. Ne5 Qf5 34. g4 Qf6 35. f4 Rf8 (35... Rf8 $10
36. g5 (36. e3 $2 Qxh4) (36. h5 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Qxf4 38. Qe4 Qf1+ 39. Kg3 $10) (
36. Nd7 $2 Qg6 37. f5 Rxf5 $17) 36... hxg5 37. hxg5 Qf5 38. Qd3 Rxe5 39. Rxe5
$10) 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hug, Werner"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d3 (4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nge2 d4 7. Ne4
Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9. d3 Nf6 $10 {Spassky,B-Kortschnoj,V/Belgrade m/1968/}) 4...
Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 d4 7. Ne4 Nf6 8. Ne2 (8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nxc5
$2 Qa5+ $19) 8... Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bd6 10. O-O (10. Bf4 $32 $10) 10... Bg4 11. Bg2
Qd7 12. f3 Bf5 13. g4 Be6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 h5 16. Qd2 O-O-O (16... hxg4
17. fxg4 Bxg4 18. Rae1+ Be6 19. Bg3 $44) 17. a3 f6 (17... hxg4 18. fxg4 Bxg4
19. b4 $132) 18. h3 (18. b4 c4 $17) 18... hxg4 19. fxg4 Bd5 20. Rae1 Rde8 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qd5+ 25. Kf2 Kd7 26. b3 $6 (26.
h4 $5 $15) 26... g5 27. Bg3 b5 28. Qe2 a5 29. Qf3 $2 (29. h4 $32 gxh4 30. Bxh4
$15) 29... Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3 a4 31. bxa4 (31. Ke4 $2 b4 $19) 31... bxa4 32. Ke4 $2
(32. Be1 Nb4 $19) (32. Ke2 $32 Na7 33. h4 gxh4 34. Bxh4 Ke6 35. g5 $15) 32...
Nb4 $1 $19 33. h4 (33. Bf2 Nxc2 34. Kd5 Nxa3 35. Kxc5 Nc2 36. Kc4 Ke6 $19)
33... gxh4 34. Bxh4 Ke6 35. g5 Nxc2 (35... fxg5 36. Bxg5 Nxc2 37. Bc1) 36. gxf6
Nxa3 37. f7 Kxf7 38. Kd5 Nc2 39. Kc4 Ne3+ 40. Kxc5 a3 0-1

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Serper,G"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 $5 e6
8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 $5 $146 (10... Bd7) 11. Bf4 Nb4 12. Ne5 a6 13.
Be2 Nbd5 (13... Bd7 $5 14. Bf3 Bc6 $14) 14. Bg3 Nxc3 $1 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Qd3
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qc7 (17... Bd7 $5 18. a4 Rc8 19. a5 Bd6 20. Bf3 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Bc6
$14) 18. a4 $1 Bd7 (18... b6 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Reb1 $14) 19. a5
Rfd8 20. Qe3 {/\ Nc4-b6+/-} Bb5 $1 21. c4 (21. Bxb5 $2 axb5 {xa5}) 21... Be8
22. c5 Bf6 23. f4 $1 $14 {()} Bc6 24. Qc3 Bd5 $6 (24... Bxe5 25. fxe5 Qe7 $14)
25. Rab1 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rd7 27. Bd3 $2 (27. Rb6 $1 {/\ Rd6+/-} Bc6 28. Bf3 $1
Rad8 $2 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Re4 $18 {x c6,a6}) 27... Qd8 $1 28. Bc2 {/\ Ba4} (28.
Rb6 Bc6 {xd4}) 28... Bc6 29. Rbd1 Qg5 30. Rf1 f6 $1 31. Bb3 Re8 $8 (31... Bd5
$2 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. c6 $1 $18) 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Rde1 Rde7 34. Rf4 Kg7 35. Bd1
$138 Kh8 $8 36. Ref1 e5 $1 37. Rxf6 exd4 38. Qxd4 Qe5 $4 (38... Qe3+ 39. Qxe3
Rxe3 $10) 39. Qd6 $1 $18 Qxd6 (39... Rd7 $2 40. Rf8+ Kg7 41. Rxe8 $18) 40. cxd6
Re6 41. Bg4 $1 Rxf6 42. Rxf6 Rd8 (42... Kg7 43. Rf4 Rd8 44. d7 $1 $18) 43. d7
$1 Kg7 (43... Bxd7 44. Rd6) 44. Rf2 Bd5 (44... Kg6 45. Be6 $1 {/\ Rf7}) 45. Kh2
h5 46. Bf5 Bc6 (46... Kf6 47. g4 $18) 47. Be6 Kg6 48. g4 hxg4 49. Kg3 $1 (49.
Bxg4 $4 Bxd7 50. Rd2 Rh8+ $10) 49... Bxd7 50. Rd2 Bxe6 51. Rxd8 Kf5 52. Rd4 Ke5
53. Rxg4 $1 Bxg4 54. Kxg4 Kd6 55. Kf4 b5 56. axb6 a5 57. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qd2) (10. Na4 d6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12.
Bxb7 Ra7 13. Qxd2 Rxb7 14. e4 $14) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ra7 $1 {N} (11... f5 12.
d5 Na6 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Nd4 Bf6 15. Nb5 d6 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. e4 f4
19. gxf4 e5 20. f5 Bg5 21. Rd3 Bf4 22. Qe2 Rf6 23. Na3 g6 24. fxg6 hxg6 $44 {
Piket-Savon/Palma-GMA op/1989}) (11... d6 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bxg5
Qxg5 15. Bg2 Qe7 16. Rab1 e5 17. Rfd1 Re8 18. e4 Nd7 19. Rd2 Nf6 20. f3 Raa8
21. Qa4 g6 22. Qc6 Rad8 23. Rbd1 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 $10 {Piket-Larsen/
Roquebrune 30'/1992}) 12. e4 d6 13. Rfe1 Nd7 $10 14. Rad1 Qe8 (14... a4 $5) 15.
h4 (15. a4 $142 $1) 15... a4 $1 {/\Ra5,Ba6} 16. Qd3 (16. h5 $6 h6 {/\Ra5,><h5})
16... Ra5 17. e5 $5 dxe5 (17... Ba6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 d5 20. Qc2 Bxc4 21.
Bh3 $44 {/\Kg2,Rh1->}) (17... Bxf3 $6 18. Bxf3 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nc5 20. Qe3 Qc8
21. h5 Qa6 22. Rd4 $14) 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. Bxe5 Qd7
(21... Qc6+ 22. d5 Qb7 $10) 22. Bf4 (22. d5 $6 f6 23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 Bd6 $15 {
/\f5}) 22... Bd6 23. Be3 (23. Bxd6 Qxd6 (23... cxd6 24. Rb1 $10) 24. Qf3 $10
Qa3 25. Rd2 $1) 23... Qc6+ 24. d5 Qa8 25. h5 f5 (25... e5 26. Qf5 $1 {/\h6} Qc8
27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. Rb1 f5 29. Rb5 Kf7 30. c5 bxc5 31. Bxc5 $10) 26. h6 (26. c5
$1 bxc5 27. Qc4 exd5 28. Qxd5+ Qxd5+ 29. Rxd5 $10) 26... g6 27. c5 bxc5 28. Qc4
exd5 29. Qxd5+ (29. Rxd5 $2 f4 $1 {/\Rf5} 30. Kh2 fxe3 31. Rxd6+ Kh8 $19) 29...
Qxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Ra8 $1 31. c4 Kf7 32. Bxc5 Ra5 33. Bd4 Rxd5 34. cxd5 {><h6} Ke8
35. Kf3 Kd7 (35... Bf8 36. Be3 Kd7 37. Bf4 $10) 36. Bg7 $2 (36. Ke2 Bf8 37. Bg7
Bc5 38. Be5 c6 39. dxc6+ Kxc6 40. f3 Kd5 41. Bg7 Kc4 42. Kd2 Kb4 43. Kc2 $10) (
36. Be3 Be5 37. Bc5 Bd6 (37... Bf6 38. Kf4 $10) 38. Be3 Bf8 39. Bf4 c6 40.
dxc6+ Kxc6 41. Ke2 $10) 36... Be7 37. Kf4 (37. Ke3 Bc5+ 38. Ke2 Kd6 $19) (37.
Be5 Bg5 38. Bf4 Bxf4 39. Kxf4 Kd6 40. Kg5 Kxd5 41. Kf6 c5 42. Kg7 Ke6 43. Kxh7
Kf7 $19) 37... Bc5 $2 (37... Kd6 $1 38. Be5+ Kxd5 39. Bxc7 Bf8 40. Kg5 Ke4 {
/\Be7} 41. Kf6 $8 Bxh6 42. Kf7 f4 $1 (42... Kf3 43. Kg8 Kxf2 44. Kxh7 $10) 43.
Kg8 (43. gxf4 Bxf4 $19) 43... f3 $1 {/\Be3} 44. g4 (44. Bb6 Bd2 45. Kxh7 Kd3
46. Kxg6 Ke2 47. g4 Be1 48. g5 Bxf2 49. Bxf2 Kxf2 50. Kh7 Ke2 51. g6 f2 52. g7
f1=Q 53. g8=Q Qh3+ 54. Kg7 Qg4+ 55. Kh7 Qxg8+ 56. Kxg8 Kd2 $19) 44... Bd2 45.
Kxh7 Be1 46. Kxg6 Bxf2 47. g5 Bd4 $19) 38. f3 Kd6 39. Bf8+ $1 $10 Kxd5 40. Bxc5
Kxc5 41. Ke5 a3 42. g4 f4 43. Kf6 Kd6 (43... Kd6 44. Kg7 Ke7 45. Kxh7 Kf7 46.
Kh8 c5 47. h7 c4 48. g5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Qb8 12. O-O-O Bc5 $6 {N} (12... Bd6 13. g3
Be5 14. Bd3 Qb7 15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 {Kramnik-Lutz/Dortmund/
1993} 18. Bd4 $1 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21. Bf6 $1 d5 22. Rd4 $16 {
Kramnik}) 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. g3 {+/- Kramnik} O-O 15. f4 d6 16. Bg2 (16. Bd3 $5
Nf6 17. Rhg1 $40) 16... Nf6 17. Rd3 Rc8 (17... Rd8 $2 18. Rhd1 Ne8 19. e5 Bxg2
20. Qxg2 Qb3 21. exd6 Qxc4 22. d7 Nc7 23. Qc6 Nd5 24. b3 Qxb3 25. Nxd5 $18) 18.
Rhd1 Ne8 19. g4 $40 {+/=/+/-} Qb7 20. g5 Rab8 (20... Qa6 21. Rh3 Qxc4 $4 22.
Bf1 $18) 21. Rh3 Rd8 (21... Qa6 22. Bf1 $1 (22. e5 $2 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 dxe5 24.
Qe4 f5 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Qxe5 Qxc4 27. Rg3 $13) 22... g6 23. f5 $16) 22. Qe2 (
22. Bf1 $5 {/\Bd3,Qe2->}) (22. Qf2 $5) 22... g6 23. Rd2 Qe7 24. Qf2 (24. Qg4 $1
{/\f5} f6 (24... h5 25. gxh6 Nf6 26. Qg5 $16) (24... f5 25. exf5 $5 gxf5 26.
Qe2 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 $16 {/\Rh6}) (24... e5 25. f5 $16) 25. gxf6 Nxf6 (25... Qxf6
$2 26. e5 $18) 26. Qg5 {/\e5} e5 27. f5 $16) (24. e5 $6 Bxg2 25. Qxg2 dxe5 26.
Rxd8 Rxd8 27. fxe5 Rd4 $132) 24... Rb7 25. Bf3 (25. Qh4 f6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27.
Qxf6 Nxf6 28. Rhd3 Ne8 29. Bh3 Kf7 30. e5 Rbd7 $10) 25... e5 $1 26. Qh4 f6 27.
gxf6 Nxf6 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Rbd7 $14 (30... Kh8 $5 31. Ne4
Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Rbd7 33. f6 Qe6 $13 {><f6}) 31. Ne4 (31. Rg3+ $5 Kh8 32. Rdg2 (
32. Rg6 Rf8) (32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Qxe4 Rg8 $1 (33... Qf6 $6 34. Rdg2 $16) 34.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rg2+ Kh8 36. h4 Rd8 $14) 32... d5 33. cxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxe7 Nxe7
35. Re3 (35. f6 Ng6 36. Ne4 $2 Nf4) 35... Nxf5 36. Rxe5 Nd4 37. Kb1 $14) 31...
Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qf6 33. Rg3+ Rg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Kb1 Rf8 36. Rf2 a5 37. Ka2 a4
38. Rf1 Kh8 39. Ka1 Rb8 40. Rg1 Qh6 41. Qc2 (41. Rg2 Qc1+ 42. Ka2 Qd1 $10)
41... Qf6 42. Qe4 Qh6 43. Qc2 Qf6 44. Rg2 Rf8 45. Rf2 Qh4 46. Rd2 Qe7 47. Qe4
Qg5 48. Rxd6 Qxf5 $10 49. Qd5 (49. Qxf5 Rxf5 50. Rd5 Kg7 51. Rxc5 Kf6 52. Kb1
Rf2 $15) 49... e4 50. Re6 Qf1+ 51. Ka2 Qd3 52. Qe5+ (52. Qxd3 exd3 53. Rd6 Rf4
54. Rxd3 Rxc4 $10) 52... Kg8 53. Qg5+ Kh8 54. Qe5+ Kg8 55. Qg3+ Kh8 $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
cxd4 (8. Nxd4 $5 Bd7 $1 9. Bf3 Qa5 $13) 8... Be7 9. Nc3 Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd8 (10...
Qb8 $2 11. g3 $1 Nd5 12. Bc4 a6 13. Bxd5 axb5 14. Bf4 $16) 11. Bf4 Nd5 (11...
O-O 12. Bc7 Qd5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 $14) 12. Bg3 O-O (12... a6 $5 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. a4 b4 $132) 13. Bc4 a6 14. Bxd5 axb5 (14... exd5 15. Nc7
Rb8 16. Ne5 $14) 15. Be4 $5 (15. Bb3 Na5 {/\ Bd7-c6} (15... Bd6)) 15... Ra6 $6
(15... b4) (15... Ra5) 16. Qe2 $1 (16. Bd3 Ra5 $1 $10) 16... f5 (16... Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Qc2 $14) 17. Bd3 $6 (17. Bxc6 $142 bxc6
18. Bf4 $14) 17... Ra5 $6 (17... f4 $2 18. Qe4 fxg3 19. Qxh7+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ $18)
(17... Nb4 $5 18. Bxb5 f4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 $5 (20... bxa6 21. Rac1
$13) 21. Rac1 Nc7 $13) 18. Rfd1 (18. Be5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bd7 $10) 18... Nb4 19.
Be5 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Qd5 21. Ne1 $1 $36 Bd7 (21... Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Qxa2 23. Rg3 Rf7
24. Qxb5 $16) 22. Rg3 Rf7 (22... Bf6 23. Nd3 $16) 23. Nd3 $5 (23. b3 b4 {
/\ Bb5<=>}) 23... Rxa2 24. Rc1 $44 Ra6 $1 25. Nf4 Rc6 26. Qd2 (26. Rxc6 Qxc6
27. Rc3 Qa6 $1 {/\ b4}) 26... Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Qc4 $1 (27... Qa2 28. Nh5 g6 29.
h3 {/\ Rg6, Qh6+-}) (27... Qc6 28. Rc3 Qb6 29. Rc7 $16) 28. Rc3 Qa2 29. h3 Bc6
(29... h6 30. Nh5 $40 (30. b3 $44)) 30. Rxc6 $5 (30. b3 Bg5 $8) 30... bxc6 31.
Qxc6 h6 (31... Bf6 32. Bd6 $16) 32. Qxb5 (32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Nxe6 Qa7 $1 34. Bxg7
Qe7 $1 $15) (32. Nxe6 Bf8 $13) 32... Bf6 33. Qe8+ Rf8 34. Qc6 Bxe5 35. dxe5
Qxb2 $1 36. Qxe6+ Kh7 37. Ng6 Qb1+ $1 38. Kh2 Rd8 $2 (38... Ra8 $142) 39. Qf7
Qc2 40. f4 $2 (40. f3 $5 Qe2 $1 (40... Rd2 41. Nf8+ Kh8 42. Qg6 Kg8 43. Ne6 $18
) (40... Qc8 41. e6 Qb8+ 42. f4 $16) 41. Qxf5 (41. e6 Rd2 42. Nf8+ Kh8 43. Qg6
Qe5+ $15) (41. f4 Qe4 $10) 41... Qd3 $10) (40. Nf4 $142 $1 Qe4 (40... Rg8 41.
e6) 41. Ne6 Qxe5+ (41... Rg8 42. Ng5+ $1) 42. f4 $18) 40... Qe4 41. e6 Rd2 42.
Nf8+ Kh8 43. Ng6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E82"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Bd3 Nfd7 8. Qd2 (
8. Nge2 $1) 8... c5 9. d5 Ne5 10. Be2 f5 $6 $146 (10... Ba6 11. b3 e6 12. Nh3
exd5 13. exd5 Re8 14. Nf2 (14. O-O $2 Ng4 $1 15. fxg4 Rxe3 $17) 14... Qe7 15.
Nfd1 f5 16. O-O Nbd7 17. Re1 Nf6 18. h3 Bc8 19. f4 Nf7 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. Bf3 $14
{Mascarinas,R-Damljanovic,B/Zenica/1989/}) (10... Na6 $6 11. f4 Ng4 12. Bxg4
Bxg4 13. f5 e6 $2 (13... gxf5 14. h3 f4 15. Bxf4 $16) 14. h3 Qh4+ 15. Qf2 Qh5
16. hxg4 Qxh1 17. f6 Nb4 18. O-O-O Bh8 19. Kd2 $18 {Vilela,J-Vasiljev,N/
Teteven/1985/}) (10... e6 11. f4 exd5 $1 12. fxe5 d4 13. Nb5 $1 $13) (10... a6
$5 11. a4 e6 $1 12. Bg5 (12. f4 $2 exd5 $1 13. fxe5 d4 $17) 12... f6 13. Be3
Ra7 $15 14. f4 $2 exd5 $1 15. Qxd5+ Nf7 $17 {Knaak,R-Paehtz,T/DDR-ch/1985/})
11. exf5 Bxf5 12. h3 Na6 13. g4 Bd7 14. f4 Nf7 15. Nf3 $14 Nc7 16. O-O a6 17.
Rad1 $6 (17. Rae1) 17... b5 18. b3 Rb8 19. Bd3 (19. Rc1 bxc4 20. bxc4 Na8 21.
Nd1 $13) 19... bxc4 20. bxc4 Na8 $1 21. Rde1 Qa5 22. Nd1 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 $10 Rfe8
24. Rf2 Nb6 25. Rfe2 Kf8 26. Bc3 Bf6 27. Kg2 Na4 28. Ba5 Nb2 29. Nxb2 Bxb2 30.
Kg3 Bg7 31. h4 Nh6 32. Nh2 Bd4 33. Bd2 Rb2 34. Bc1 Rxe2 35. Bxe2 (35. Rxe2)
35... Kg7 36. Bd3 e5 37. dxe6 Rxe6 38. Bd2 Rxe1 39. Bxe1 Ng8 40. Nf3 Bb2 41.
Nd2 Bc3 42. Nf3 Bxe1+ 43. Nxe1 Ne7 44. Nc2 h5 45. gxh5 Nf5+ 46. Bxf5 gxf5 47.
Ne3 Be6 48. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[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. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 Be6 $6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Bb6 (11... Be7 12. Nd4 $14) 12. b3 $1
d4 $6 (12... Re8 13. e3 $1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qb2 $14) 13.
Ne4 Qe7 14. Nh4 $1 Kh8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qd2 Ne5 (16... f5 $2 17. Qh6 $1 fxe4
18. Bxe4 f5 19. Ng6+ $18) 17. Qh6 Ng6 18. Qh5 Rad8 $1 (18... Nxh4 19. Qxh4 Kg7
20. g4 $1 {/\ Ng3-h5+-}) 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Kg7 21. a4 Qe5 22. Qf3 Rfe8 23.
b4 f5 24. Ng5 Rd7 $5 (24... h6 25. Nh3 (25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Qxb7+ (26. a5 Bc7 27.
Qxb7 $36) 26... Re7 $13)) (24... Qxe2 $2 25. Qxe2 Rxe2 26. a5 $18) 25. Qh5 h6 (
25... Qxe2 $1 26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27. Qh6 d3 (27... Rh8 28. Nh7+ Rxh7 29. Qxh7 d3
$132) 28. Nh7+ Ke7 $132) 26. Nf3 Qe6 27. a5 Bd8 28. Rc2 (28. Rfd1 Qxe2 $140 29.
Bf1 Qb2 30. Bb5 $18) 28... Bf6 $6 (28... d3 $1 29. exd3 Rxd3 $14) 29. Ne1 Rde7
30. Nd3 b6 31. Bh3 Qb3 32. Rfc1 Qd5 33. Rc7 $6 (33. Bxf5 $4 Re5 $1 34. Nxe5
Rxe5 35. g4 Nf4 $19) (33. Bg2 $1 Qe6 34. Bf3 $1 $16) 33... Bg5 $2 (33... Rxc7
34. Rxc7 Re7 $14) 34. f4 Rxc7 35. Rxc7 Bd8 36. Rxa7 bxa5 37. Bxf5 Ne7 38. Qg4+
Kh8 39. Bd7 Rg8 40. Qh3 Kh7 41. bxa5 Qe4 (41... Bxa5 42. Be6 Qxe6 43. Qxe6 fxe6
44. Rxe7+ Rg7 45. Rxe6 $18) 42. Qh5 Qe3+ 43. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 d5 7. Bg2
O-O 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Rc1 $6 (10. Qc2 $1 a5 11. b3 $1 Rd8 (11... f5
12. Bb2 Bd7 13. O-O Be8 14. Rad1 Bh5 15. Ne1 $1 $14 {/\Nd3}) 12. O-O b6 13. Bb2
Bb7 14. Rfd1 $14) (10. Qc2 {Ftacnik}) 10... Rd8 11. Qc2 a5 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rfe1
$6 (13. Rfd1 Be8 14. Be1 f5 $132 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 d4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18.
Qxe4 c5 $44) (13. Rfd1 $5 {Ftacnik}) 13... Be8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nd2 f5 16. e3
Bg6 $10 17. Qb3 Qd6 18. Nf3 a4 19. Qb5 (19. Qd1 $5 Bh5 20. Qd3 {/\Ne5}) 19...
Qd7 20. Nh4 Bf7 21. Bb4 $6 (21. Qe2 $10) (21. Nf3 $10) 21... Ra6 22. f3 $6 (22.
Bc3 $142 $10) 22... Nxb4 23. Qxd7 (23. Qxb4 {Ftacnik} Rb6 24. Qa5 Nd6 {/\ Nc4,
g7-g5}) 23... Rxd7 24. axb4 Nd6 $15 {><b4,Nh4} 25. Bh3 $8 Be6 (25... g6 {
Ftacnik} 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 Nc4 $1) 26. e4 $1 dxe4 27. d5 $1 Bxd5 28. Nxf5
Nxf5 (28... Rf7 $5 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. fxe4 Bb3 31. e5 (31. Re2 $1 Rd4 (31... Rb6
32. Rd2) 32. b5 Re7 33. Bc8 b6 34. Bb7 $10) 31... Rd2 32. e6 Re7 33. Rc3 g6 $1
$17 (33... Rxb2 $6 34. Rd3 $132)) 29. Bxf5 Be6 30. b5 (30. Bxe4 {Ftacnik} Rb6
31. Bxb7 $1 Rxb7 32. Rxe6 Rxb4 $15) 30... Rb6 31. Bxe6+ Rxe6 32. Rxe4 (32. fxe4
{Ftacnik} Re5) 32... Rxe4 33. fxe4 Rd2 34. Rc4 $2 (34. Rxc7 Rxb2 35. Rc8+ (35.
Rxb7 $2 a3 36. Ra7 a2 $19) 35... Kf7 36. Ra8 Rxb5 37. Rxa4 Rb2 $1 38. Rd4 (38.
Ra5 $1 {Ftacnik} Ke6 39. Rd5) 38... Ke6 39. Rd5 $1 b5 40. h4 b4 41. Rb5 $15)
34... Rxb2 35. Rxa4 Rxb5 36. Rd4 Kf8 37. Rd7 Rc5 38. Kf2 Rc3 $19 (38... b5 39.
Ke3 Rc4 40. Kf4 b4 41. Ke5 $132) 39. e5 (39. Ke2 b5 40. Kd2 b4 41. Rd4 (41. e5
{Ftacnik} Rc6 $19) 41... c5 42. Rd7 Rc4 43. Kd3 Rd4+ 44. Rxd4 cxd4 45. Kxd4 Ke7
46. Kc4 Ke6 47. Kxb4 Ke5 48. Kc5 (48. Kc3 Kxe4 49. Kd2 Kf3 $19) 48... Kxe4 49.
Kd6 Kf3 50. Ke7 Kg2 51. Kf7 g5 52. Kf6 h6 $19) 39... b5 40. e6 b4 41. Rf7+ Ke8
42. Rxg7 b3 43. Ke2 Rc6 (43... b2 {Ftacnik} 44. Rg8+ Ke7 45. Rb8) 44. Kd3 b2
45. Rg8+ Ke7 46. Rb8 Rb6 47. Rxb6 cxb6 48. Kc2 Kxe6 (48... Kxe6 49. Kxb2 Kf5
50. h3 Ke4 $19 (50... Ke4 {Ftacnik} 51. Kc3 Kf3 $19)) 0-1

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hansen, Curt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 (
8. c4 Bg4 $1 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Na6 11. Nc3 Nd7 $13 {Kortchnoi-Sznapik,
Luzern ol 1982}) 8... c6 9. c4 e6 (9... cxd5 10. exd5 Na6 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Bc2
e6 13. Bg5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 $10 {Sturua-Yrjola, Komotini 1992}) 10. dxe6 Bxe6
11. Nc3 Na6 (11... d5 $5 12. Ng5 $1 $36) 12. Re1 Nd7 (12... Nc5 13. Bf1 a5 14.
Qc2 (14. Nd4 Bd7 $5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rb1 Rfe8 {><e4}) 14... Qb6 15. Be3 $13) 13.
Bg5 $1 Qb6 14. Rb1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bf1 $14 Nd7
19. Qc2 Nac5 20. f3 (20. b4 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qb2 Qe7 $17) 20... a5 21.
Bf2 h5 (21... Re8 $5 22. Rbd1 (22. Ne2 a4 23. Red1 (23. Rbd1 Qb6) 23... Qe7 24.
Bg3 Be5 $1 25. f4 $140 Bg7 {><e4}) 22... Be5 23. Ne2 Ne6 $132) 22. Ne2 h4 (
22... a4 $5) 23. b3 Qg5 (23... Re8 {/\ Ne6}) 24. Qc1 $1 Qxc1 (24... Qe7 $5 25.
Nf4 (25. Nd4 Re5) 25... Bh6 26. Be3 $1 $14 (26. Nd5 Qf8 27. Be3 Bxe3+ 28. Nxe3
Rae8 $10) 26... Rf6 27. Kh1 $5 Kg7 28. Ne6+ Nxe6 29. Bxh6+ Kh7 30. Be3 {^^})
25. Nxc1 g5 (25... Rae8 26. Rd1 (26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Bxd3 Ne5 $1 28. Bc2 g5 29.
Red1 $10) 26... Bf6 27. Ne2 $14) (25... Bf6 $142) 26. a3 $1 Ne5 27. Rd1 Rae8 (
27... Ng6 28. Be3 Bf6 29. Ne2 {/\ Nd4-f5}) 28. Be3 f5 $5 (28... Bf6 29. Ne2 Bd8
30. Nd4 Rg6 31. Nf5 Bc7 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4 Ncd7 (33... Na4 34. Rb3) 34. c5
$16) (28... g4 29. hxg4 h3 30. Be2 $16) 29. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 30. exf5 Rf6 31. Nd3
Rxf5 (31... Nxd3 $1 32. Bxd3 Rd6 33. Bc2 (33. Be4 Red8 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. b4
cxb4 36. axb4 a4 $36 (36... axb4 37. Rxb4 b6 $10)) 33... Red8 (33... Bd4+ 34.
Kf1) 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Rd1 Rxd1+ (35... Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Kf7) 36. Bxd1 Bb2 37. a4
Bd4+ 38. Kf1 Kg7 39. Ke2 Kf6 40. Bc2 Ke5 $10) 32. Nf2 Nf7 33. Bd3 Rfe5 34. Kf1
R5e6 35. Bf5 Rd6 36. Ne4 Rd4 (36... Rxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Bd4 38. Bg6 $16) 37. Bg6 Re5
38. Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Nd6+ Ke7 40. Nxb7 a4 41. bxa4 Kd7 (41... Rxc4 42. Na5 $18)
42. a5 Kc7 43. a6 Rxd1+ (43... Rxc4 44. Nd6 $18) 44. Rxd1 Kb6 45. Rd7 Bf8 46.
Nd6 $1 Bxd6 47. a7 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b5 8. a3 $1
cxd4 (8... b4 9. axb4 (9. dxc5 bxc3 10. b4 $36) 9... cxb4 10. Nf3 $14) 9. Nxd4
Nxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Qxd4 $6 Bc5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nf3 f6 $1 13. Nd4 $2 Nxe5 $1 $15
{Shirov,A-Bareev,E/Hastings/1991-92/}) 10... b4 11. a4 Nb6 $6 (11... Qa5 $5)
12. Nf3 (12. b3 $14) 12... Be7 (12... Nc4 $5 13. b3 Na3) 13. b3 a5 14. Bb5+ Nd7
15. O-O Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 (17. f5 $5 $36) 17... Rc6 18. Bd2 O-O 19.
Rac1 (19. f5 Qb6 20. Kh1 $1 {/\ f6; 21.fe6 fe6 22.Bg5} f6 $5) 19... Nb8 20. f5
exf5 21. Qxf5 $2 (21. Rxc6 Nxc6 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Qa6 Rc8 $2 24. e6 $1 Qxe6 25.
Ne5 $18) 21... Qb6 22. Rxc6 $6 (22. Kh1) (22. h4 $14) 22... Nxc6 23. Be3 Nd8
24. Qd7 (24. Bg5 g6 (24... Bxg5 25. Nxg5 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Qh4 $1 27. g3 Qh6 $13)
25. Qg4 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 Ne6 $10) 24... Qe6 25. Qxe6 (25. Qb5 Nc6 26. Rc1 Rc8 27.
Ne1 h6 28. Nd3 Bg5 29. Bf2 $10) 25... Nxe6 26. Rc1 Ra8 27. h4 h6 28. g4 Kf8 29.
g5 hxg5 30. Bxg5 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 (31. hxg5 Ke7 32. Rc6 g6 33. Kf2 Ra7 34. Ke3 Rc7
$10) 31... Nxd4 32. Rc7 Kg8 33. Rxf7 Rf8 $2 (33... Nxb3 $1 34. Rd7 (34. e6 Nc5
35. Rc7 Ne4 $17) 34... Nc5 35. Rxd5 Rc8 36. e6 Kf8 $17) 34. Rd7 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 $1
Nxe5 (35... Nxh4+ 36. Kg3 Nf5+ 37. Kh3 $36) 36. Rxd5 Nc6 37. Rc5 Rf6 38. h5 g6
$4 (38... Rh6 39. Nf3 Rf6) 39. Ne4 $4 (39. h6 Rf5 40. Rxf5 gxf5 41. Kf3 Nd4+
42. Kf4 Nxb3 43. Kxf5 {/\ Kg6, Nf7}) 39... Re6 40. hxg6 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-05"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1985.03.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Nf3
Nbc6 9. Bd3 f5 10. exf6 Rxf6 11. Bg5 Rf7 12. Qh5 g6 (12... h6 13. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7
(13... Kf8 14. Bg6) 14. Qxf7 hxg5 15. g4 $1 (15. Nxg5+ Kh6 16. Nxe6) 15... Ng6
16. h4 gxh4 17. Nxh4 Nxh4 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Rxh4 {/\ 20.g5 ->}) 13. Qh4 c4 14.
Be2 Qa5 15. Bd2 Nf5 16. Qg5 Bd7 17. g4 (17. h4 h6 $1 18. Qg4 e5) (17. O-O)
17... Nd6 18. h4 Ne4 19. Qe3 Raf8 $6 (19... e5 $1 $132 20. dxe5 (20. Ng5 Nxg5
21. Qxg5 exd4 (21... Re8 22. h5) (21... Raf8) 22. cxd4 c3 23. Be3) 20... Re8 (
20... Bxg4 21. Ng5 $1) 21. h5 g5 $1 22. h6 Nxe5 (22... Kf8 $1 23. Rb1 Nxe5 24.
Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f3 Nxd2 26. Qxe5 Nxf3+ 27. Bxf3 Re7) 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. f3 d4 25.
cxd4 Nxd2 26. dxe5 $1 (26. Qxe5 Nxf3+) (26. Qxd2 c3) 26... Nxf3+ 27. Kd1) 20.
h5 $1 $36 gxh5 21. Rxh5 Rg7 22. Ng5 $1 $36 {[#]} Be8 $6 (22... Nxg5) (22...
Nxd2 23. Kxd2 (23. Qxd2 $142) 23... e5 $1 24. dxe5 d4 25. Bxc4+ Kh8 26. Qd3
Qxc3+ $17) 23. Nxe6 $1 Bxh5 24. Nxg7 Bg6 (24... Kxg7 25. gxh5 (25. Qh6+ Kg8 26.
gxh5 Rxf2 $6 27. Qe6+ $1) 25... Rxf2 26. Qh6+ (26. Bf3 $1 Rxd2 27. Bxe4 Rxd4
28. h6+ Kf6 29. Bxh7 $18) 26... Kg8 27. Bg4 Nxd4 $19) 25. Nf5 (25. Ne6 Re8 26.
Nf4 Ng5 27. Qg3 Ne4 $10) 25... Qc7 (25... Bxf5 $5 26. gxf5 Kh8 (26... Rxf5 27.
f3) 27. f3 Ng3 28. Qg5 $1 Nxf5 29. Kf2) 26. O-O-O $1 Qa5 27. Kb2 Rf6 28. Bf3 $1
Ne5 $6 (28... Nd8 $5 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 Rb6+ 31. Ka2 Qb5 32. Qd5+ Qxd5 33.
Ne7+ Kg7 34. Nxd5 Bxc2 $1) 29. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 (29... Rb6+ 30. Ka2 Qb5 31. Bxd5+
Kf8 (31... Qxd5 32. Ne7+) 32. Qh6+ Ke8 33. Bc6+ $1 Rxc6 (33... bxc6 34. Nd6+)
34. Rb1 Qa4 35. Ng7+ Kd7 36. dxe5) 30. dxe5 Rb6+ 31. Ka2 Qb5 32. Qxb6 $1 axb6 (
32... Qxb6 $5 33. Be3 Qe6 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Nh6+ Kg7 36. Bg5 $1 a6 (36... Be8
37. Nf5+ Kg6 38. Bf6) (36... e3 37. f4 $1 e2 38. f5 $18) 37. Rb8 (37. Ka1 $2 e3
38. f4 $2 e2) (37. Kb2 $2 Qb6+) 37... Qd5 38. Rc8 Qe6 39. Rd8 $1) 33. Bf4 Qa4 (
33... Qe8 34. Rd6) (33... Bxf5 34. gxf5 $18) 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Nd4 $1 e3 36. e6+
Kf6 37. fxe3 Bxc2 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Rf7+ Kd8 40. Bd6 $1 Bb1+ 41. Kb2 (41. Kxb1
Qd1+ 42. Kb2 Qd2+ 43. Nc2 Qxd6 44. Rd7+) (41. Kb2 Bg6 42. Rxb7) 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Qc8 12. Qd1 {N} (12. e5 h6 13. Qe2 Rd8 14.
Rd1 Nd7 15. Be3 Qc6 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Nd2 f5 18. a4 {Remis/Kasparov-Ribli/
Reykjavik/1988}) (12. Qb3 $5 c4 (12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 (13... Qxa6 14. d5
exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. Qc2 $14) 14. Bf4 $14) 13. Bxc4 Bxe4 14. Bg5 {
Solozhenkin-Genov,P/Primorsko/1990} Bxf3 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bh4 Bb7 17. Bd3 Nc6
18. Qc2 h6 19. f4 $14 {Lifshic,Solozhenkin}) (12. Qe2 Ba6 13. Bf4 (13. Rd1))
12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. d5 (14. Bf4 $5 Rd8 15. Qe2 Qb7 16. Rfd1 cxd4 (16...
Rac8 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 $14) 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rd3 $14) 14... exd5 15. exd5
Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 (16... Bxc3 $2 17. Rc1 Bb2 18. Rb1 Bxa3 19. Be7 Bb4 (19... Re8
20. d6 Qd7 21. Ra1 $16) 20. d6 Rd8 21. Bxd8 Qxd8 22. Ne5 $16) 17. Nxg5 Qf5 $1
$10 18. Nf3 c4 $1 19. Qa4 (19. Qd2 $6 Rad8 20. Rad1 Nc7 21. d6 Ne8 22. d7 Nf6
$15) (19. Qd4 Nc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. d6 Nb5 22. Qxc4 Nxd6 $15) 19... Nc7 20. d6
Nb5 21. Qb4 Rad8 (21... a5 22. Qxc4 Nxd6 23. Qc6 Qc5 24. Qxc5 bxc5 $10) (21...
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Qc5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. Rd5 Rac8 $2 (24... Rxd6 $10) 25. d7 Rc7 26.
Rb1 Rcxd7 (26... Nxc3 27. Rb8 $18) 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. a4 $18) 22. Rfd1 Qc5 23.
Qxc5 bxc5 24. Rd5 Nxc3 25. Rxc5 Rxd6 26. Rxc4 Rfd8 (26... Nb5 $2 27. a4 Rfd8
28. Re1 Na3 29. Rc3 Nb1 30. Rc7 $14) (26... Rfd8 27. h4 Nd5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 b6 7. Ne2 (7. Nh3 $5
Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O b5 10. Qg4 Qb6 11. Nf3 h6 12. Nf4 c4 13. h4 O-O-O 14.
h5 Qc6 15. Ne1 (15. b3 $5 $14 {Zapata}) 15... Rg8 $13 {Zapata-Short, Wijk aan
Zee 1987}) 7... Ba6 8. Bxa6 Nxa6 9. O-O Nc7 10. Nf4 c4 (10... Be7 $5 11. Nf3
O-O 12. Re1 a5 13. Re3 a4 14. a3 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Re1 Bd6 17. Nd3 Rf5 $10 {
Wollf-Lputian, Wijk aan Zee 1993}) 11. a4 (11. b3 b5 12. Qg4 g6 13. Nf3 Nb6 14.
h4 h5 15. Qg3 Nc8 $6 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Rb1 $14 {Stein-Gorenstein, USSr 1967})
11... a6 12. b4 b5 13. a5 (13. Nf3 a5 $1 14. bxa5 (14. axb5 axb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8
$17) 14... Rxa5 $15) 13... Qe7 14. Re1 (14. Nh5 g6 15. Nf6+ Nxf6 16. exf6 Qxf6
17. Nf3 h6 18. Ne5 O-O-O $5 19. f4 Bd6 20. Be3 Qg7 $17) (14. Nf3 h6 (14... h5
15. h4 $1) 15. Nh5 g6 16. Ng3 O-O-O 17. h3 Bg7 18. Nh2 $10 h5 19. Nf3 $1 {>< g5
}) 14... O-O-O 15. Qg4 h6 16. Nf3 (16. h4 g5 $1) 16... g5 17. Nh5 f5 18. exf6
Nxf6 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. h4 (20. Ne5 $142 Bd6 21. f4 (21. Re3 h5 22. Qe2 g4 $17)
21... Rdf8 22. Rf1 Rhg8 (22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qg6 24. Be3 $13 (24. Qe2 d4 $5 $44
)) 23. Qe2 $10) 20... Bd6 21. hxg5 (21. h5 Rhf8 22. Ra2 Qf5 $5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 {
><h5} (23... exf5 24. Rae2 Rde8 $1 $15) 24. Nh2 $5 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Kd7 $10 (
25... g4 26. Kg3 $14) 26. Rae2 Rdf8 27. f3 $1 {/\ Be3-f2-g3} R5f6 $15 {/\
Nc7-e8-d6-f5-g7}) 21... hxg5 {<-> h} 22. g3 (22. Bxg5 Qg7 23. Re3 Rdg8 24. Rae1
Rh6 $17 25. R1e2 Rf6 26. Re5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Rh6) (22. Nxg5 $143 Qg6 $5 23. Ra2
Rh5 $40) 22... Rdf8 23. Kg2 Rhg8 24. Ra2 Bf4 25. Ba3 (25. Rae2 $142) 25... Kb7
26. Rae2 Rg6 27. Bb2 Qf7 28. Bc1 Qf6 29. Ba3 $138 (29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Qg7
31. Qd4 Rh6 32. Qb6+ Kc8 $36) 29... Qf7 30. Bb2 Rf6 $1 31. Rf1 (31. gxf4 Rxf4
$19) 31... Rf5 $1 32. Ba3 (32. Rfe1 Bxg3) 32... Ne8 {Nf6, ><g4} 33. Rfe1 Bc7 (
33... Nf6 34. Qxf5) 34. Nxg5 (34. Re3 Nf6 $19) 34... Rxg5 (34... Rxg5 35. Qxg5
Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Rh8) 0-1

[Event "URS Team Cup-03 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1961.12.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1961.12.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Trud"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Army"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
e3 Nc6 9. Ne2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. dxc5 $5 (11. a4 Na5 12. e4 O-O 13. d5 e5 14.
f4 c4 15. Be3 Nb3 16. Ra2 Qa5 17. f5 Rfd8 18. g4 Bf8 19. Kh1 b5 20. Qe1 b4 21.
Bg5 bxc3 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Nxc3 Be8 24. Rf3 Rd6 25. Qh4 Bg7 26. Rh3 f6 27. Rf2
Qb6 28. Be3 Nd4 29. g5 Bf7 30. Nb5 c3 31. Nxd6 c2 32. gxf6 c1=Q+ 33. Bxc1 Rxc1+
34. Bf1 Nf5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. fxg7+ Ke7 37. g8=Q Qxf2 38. Qhxf7+ Kxd6 39. Qgf8+
{1-0 (39) Mamedyarov,S (2742)-Morozevich,A (2788) Moscow 2008}) 11... Na5 12.
Ba3 {Sans surprise, Kortchnoi accepte le gambit et tente de s'accrocher au P}
Nc4 13. Qb3 Nd2 14. Qxb7 Rc7 (14... Nxf1) 15. Qa6 Nxf1 16. Rxf1 Qc8 17. Qa5 $13
O-O (17... Bc6 $5 {[%csl Rg1]} 18. Bxc6+ Rxc6 19. Nd4 (19. Qxa7 Ra6) 19... Ra6
20. Qb5+ Kf8 $132) 18. Nd4 Qb8 19. Be4 $1 {[%cal Gf1b1] Les Noirs ont des
petits problèmes pour finir le développement} Bh3 20. Rb1 $32 {[%csl Rb8,Rc7,
Rf8]} Qc8 21. Bh1 h5 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bb4 Kh7 (23... e5 $6 24. Nb5) 24. Qa3 Re8
25. Nb5 $1 Rd7 26. c6 Rd2 27. c4 (27. Nd4 {[%csl Gc6,Rd2]} e5 $2 28. Nf3) 27...
Rc2 28. Qd3 Rxa2 29. Bd5 e6 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. Qb3 Rb2 32. Qa3 a6 33. Nd4 Rxb4 34.
Qxb4 e5 35. Ne2 Qf5 36. Bh1 Qc2 37. Bd5 $1 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Rd8]} e4 38. Qb1 Qd2
39. Bxe4 Re8 40. Bd5 Bh6 41. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. cxd5 Nf6 4. dxc5 (4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qa4+ Qd7 6. Qxd4 Qxd5 7.
Nc3 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 a6 9. g3 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Be6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Nd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Rfc1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rd5 17. Nd2 Bd6 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bb6 Bb8
20. e4 Rd3 21. Kf1 f6 22. Ke2 Rd7 23. Na5 Rd6 24. Nxc6 $14 {Vokac,M-Biolek,R/
CSR-ch (11)/1992/0.5 (70)}) (4. e4 Nxe4 5. dxc5 (5. Bc4 Qa5+ 6. Bd2 Nxd2 7.
Nxd2 b5 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Ngf3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Rxa4 Qd8 13. Bb5 O-O
14. Bc6 Rb8 15. Rxa7 cxd4 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Rxe7 Qxb2 19. h3 {
Barczay,L-Barcza,G/Hungary/1969/1-0 (19)}) 5... Nxc5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 exd5 8.
Qxd5 Qe7+ 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. O-O Ne6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Bxb5 14.
Nxb5 a6 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Bb6 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 f6 18. Qf5 g6 19. Nc7+ Kf7 {
Portisch,L-Bronstein,D/Monte Carlo/1969/1-0 (20)}) 4... Qxd5 5. Qxd5 Nxd5 6. e4
Nb4 7. Na3 e5 8. Nf3 (8. Be3 N8a6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $13) 8... f6 9.
Bd2 N8c6 (9... Bxc5 $6 10. Rc1 b6 11. Nb5 $36) 10. Bb5 (10. Rc1 Nxa2 11. Rc4
Be6 12. Ra4 $6 Bb3 $1) 10... Bxc5 11. Ke2 (11. Rc1 Bd6) 11... Ke7 12. Rhc1 b6
$1 (12... Bd6 13. Nc4) 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 (14. Bxb4 Bxb5 15. Bxc5+ bxc5 16.
Ke3 Rhd8 $13) 14... Nxa6 15. Ne3 (15. a3 Rhc8 16. b4 Nd4+ $132) 15... Bxe3 (
15... Rhc8 16. Nd5+) 16. Kxe3 (16. Rxc6 Bxd2 17. Nxd2 Rhc8 18. Rac1 Rxc6 19.
Rxc6 Kd7 $10) (16. Bxe3 Rhc8 17. Rc3 Ncb4 18. a3 $6 Rxc3 19. axb4 Rc2+ 20. Kd1
Nxb4 $17) 16... Rhc8 17. Rc4 Nd8 18. Rac1 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 Ne6 20. b4 Nac7 21. g3
(21. a4 b5 22. axb5 Nxb5 $10) 21... Nb5 22. Nh4 g6 23. f4 Nd6 24. Rc1 b5 $1 25.
f5 $6 (25. fxe5 Nc4+ 26. Ke2 fxe5 $36) 25... Nc4+ $1 (25... gxf5 26. Nxf5+
Nxf5+ 27. exf5 Nd4 28. Rc7+ Kd6 29. Rxh7 $16) (25... Nf8 26. Kf3 $14) 26. Rxc4
(26. Ke2 Nd4+ 27. Kd1 g5 28. Ng2 Rd8 $19) 26... bxc4 27. fxe6 Rd8 28. Ng2 (28.
Nf3 Rd3+ 29. Ke2 Ra3 $17) 28... Rd3+ 29. Ke2 Ra3 30. Ne3 Rxa2 (30... c3 $2 31.
Bxc3 $1) 31. Nxc4 a6 (31... Kxe6 32. b5 $15) 32. h4 Kxe6 33. Kd3 Ra1 34. Be3
Rb1 35. Bc5 Rb3+ 36. Kc2 Rxg3 37. Na5 Rg4 38. Nc6 Rxe4 39. Nb8 a5 $1 40. Kd3 (
40. bxa5 Rc4+ $19) 40... Rxb4 41. Bxb4 axb4 42. Na6 b3 43. Nc5+ Kf5 44. Kc3 (
44. Nxb3 Kg4 45. Ke4 Kxh4 $19) 44... Kg4 45. Nd7 Kxh4 46. Nxf6 h5 (46... h5 47.
Kxb3 Kg5 48. Ne4+ Kf4 49. Nc5 h4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Ba6 $6 (11... Qc8 12. Qe2 cxd4 (12... Ba6
) 13. cxd4 Ba6) 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Rd1 (13. Qe2 $5 Qc8 (13... Nc7 $6 14. Rd1 $16
{פc7}) 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 (16... Bxc3 17. Rac1 Re8 18.
Qd3 Ba5 19. d6 Nb8 20. Be7 h6 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. f4 $44) (16... Re8 17. Qc2 $14)
17. Nxg5 Qf5 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. c4 $14) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qc8 15. Qe2 Re8 16.
Bb2 (16. Bf4 Qb7 17. Rd3 Rac8 18. Ne5 Bd6 (18... f6 19. Ng4 h5 $2 20. Nh6+ $1
gxh6 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Qxh5 Bf8 23. e5 $1 f5 24. Bg5 Bg7 25. Bf6 $18) 19. Rg3 f6
20. Nd3 e5 21. Bh6 Re7 22. d5 $14) (16. h4 $5 Qb7 17. h5 h6 18. Ne5 $14) 16...
Qb7 17. Rd3 Rac8 18. Rad1 (18. h4 $5 b5 19. h5 h6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Rb3 b4 22.
Nd3 $14) 18... b5 19. Ne5 Bd6 (19... f6 $5 20. Ng4 b4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. Rg3 Rc2
$6 23. Nh6+ Kh8 (23... Kf8 $2 24. Qh5 Bd6 (24... g6 $2 25. Rxg6 $1 hxg6 26.
Qxg6 Bd8 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qf7+ $18) 25. Ba3 {/\e5} g6 26. Qh4 $16) 24. Qg4 (24.
Qh5 Rf8 25. Qg4 Bd8 26. Ba3 a5 $17) 24... Bf8 25. Ba3 a5 26. Qh5 Rec8 27. Nf7+
Kg8 28. Nh6+ $10) 20. d5 (20. Rg3 $2 f6 $17) (20. Rh3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Nc5 22. Rh4
Na4 23. Ba1 Nc3 24. Bxc3 Rxc3 $15) 20... Bxe5 (20... exd5 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 22.
Bxe5 $14) (20... Nc5 21. Re3 Na4 22. Ba1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 exd5 24. exd5 $14) 21.
Bxe5 f6 22. dxe6 (22. Ba1 $5 Nc5 23. Re3 $14) 22... Nc5 $1 (22... fxe5 $4 23.
Rd7 Qb6 24. Qg4 g6 25. Qh4 h5 26. Qf6 $18) 23. Rd7 Qxe4 $1 (23... Nxd7 24. exd7
Rxe5 (24... fxe5 25. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 26. Rd5 a6 27. g3 $16) 25. Qa2+ Kf8 26. d8=Q+
Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Ke7 28. Qg8 $18) 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bd4 a6 $5 (25... Rxe6 $10)
26. e7 Kf7 27. h4 Rc6 28. f3 Ng3 29. Bf2 Nf5 30. g4 Nxe7 31. Re1 a5 (31... a5
32. Rb7 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Rxb4 Nd5 35. Rb7+ Rc7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 $5 8.
Nxe4 (8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. dxc3 (9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. d3
d5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4 Qd6 17. Bf4 (17. Bc3 $142) 17... e5 18.
Be3 Ne7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nd5 $15 {Lobron,E-Adams,M/Brussels SWIFT 5'/1992/}
) 9... Nc6 10. e4 d6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Qd7 14. Nf1 Na5 15. Ne3 b5
16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rab8 18. Rd1 Bc6 19. Ra2 Qb7 20. Rb2 Qd7 21. Ra2 $10 {
Vaganian,R-Ftacnik,L/Manila olm/1992/}) 8... Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 11. d4 (
11. Be3 $6 d6 12. d4 e5 $1 $15) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 (12... O-O 13. Nb5 $5
d6 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. b3 a6 16. Nc3 $14) 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Bf4 (14. b3 Qc7 $5 (
14... d6 $6 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. e5 $1 Bxg2 (16... Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Bxg2 18. Rxe6 Qg5
19. h4 $18) 17. exf6 $16 {->}) (14... Bc5 $5 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. a3 a5 17. Bb2 f6
18. Re2 Bc6 19. a4 Qf7 20. Ba3 Qh5 21. Rd2 Rf7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rad1 Raf8 $10
{Vaganian,R-Yermolinsky,A/Tilburg/1993/}) 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 $10 {/\f6<=>})
14... d6 15. Qd3 (15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. h4 Rac8 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Qb7
20. Kh2 a6 21. Bd2 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bc3 d5 $10 {Zlotnikov-Wells/Lloyds
Bank/1982/}) 15... Qc7 16. Rac1 a5 $5 (16... Rfd8 17. b4 $5 {(),/\c5}) 17. Red1
Rfd8 18. Be3 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rab8 $10 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Re1 (21. Qe3 b5 $132) 21...
e5 22. Bc3 a4 $1 23. Qd1 (23. Qc2 b5 $10) 23... f5 $5 (23... b5 24. cxb5 Qxb5
$10) 24. b4 $5 (24. f3 Rf8 $132 {|^e4}) 24... axb3 25. axb3 fxe4 26. Qg4 (26.
Qc2 e3 27. fxe3 Bxg2 28. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 b5 $10) 26... e3 27. Bxe5 $1 $8
exf2+ (27... dxe5 $1 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Bxc6 Qc8 $5 30. Qxc8 Rbxc8 31. Be4 (31.
Bd5 Bb4 $1 32. fxe3 $8 (32. Red1 e2 33. Re1 Rxd5 $1 $19) (32. Rxe3 Rxd5) 32...
Bxe1 33. Rxe1 $44) 31... Rd4 $5 (31... Bb4 32. Re2 Rd4 33. Bg2 $10) 32. Rxe3
Bg5 33. Rce1 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 {/\Bd5~/=}) 28. Kxf2 Rf8+ 29. Kg1 dxe5 $8 30. Qe6+
Kh8 31. Bxc6 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qc7 33. Rf1 (33. Rxe5 $2 Rf6 $19) 33... Qd6 $10 34.
Qxd6 Bxd6 35. Kg2 g6 36. h4 Bc5 37. Bd5 Rxf1 38. Rxf1 Rf8 39. b4 $5 (39. Rxf8+
Bxf8 40. Kf3 Bc5 41. Ke4 Bf2 $10) 39... Bxb4 40. Rxf8+ Bxf8 41. g4 Be7 42. h5
Kg7 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Ke4 Bc5 46. Bg8 Kg5 47. Bf7 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Haba, Petr"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 (6. Be2) 6... a5 (6...
cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. Bxb5+ Qxb5 9. Nc3 Qa6 10. Ne2 $13 (10. Qb3 $6 Nc6 11. Nb5
$2 Bb4+ $1 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Nc7+ Kf8 14. Nxa6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nxa1 16. Nc5 b6 17.
Nb7 Nb3 $19 {Yagupov,I-Totsky,L/Orel/1994/})) (6... Bb5 7. c4 Bxc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4
9. d5 Ne7 10. d6 Nec6 11. Nbd2 Qa6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Re1 h6 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Ne4
Nb3 16. Rb1 O-O-O $13 {Formanek-Sahovic/Lone Pine/1976/}) 7. Bd3 (7. Be2 a4 8.
O-O Ne7 9. Qd3 Nbc6 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf5 13. Nf1 Be7 $10 {
Mukhametov,E-Legky,N/Orel/1994/}) 7... Bb5 8. O-O Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nc6 10. dxc5
Bxc5 11. c4 Qa6 12. Nc3 $6 $146 (12. Nbd2 Nge7 $10 {Suetin-Lputian/SSSR/1978/})
12... dxc4 13. Qc2 {/\ 14.Ne4~/=} Nd4 $1 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qa4+ (15. Bf4 Ne7
16. Ne2 Ba7) 15... Qc6 16. Nb5 Bxe5 17. Re1 Bb8 $8 18. Bg5 $1 (18. Re4 $6 Ne7
19. Rxc4 Qd7 20. Be3 O-O 21. Rd1 Nd5 $17) 18... Nf6 (18... h6 19. Bh4 $13) 19.
Rac1 O-O 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxc4 Qd5 22. Nc7 $5 Bxc7 23. Rxc7 Qd2 (23... Rfc8
24. Rd7) 24. Rd1 $2 (24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qe2 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 b5 $15) 24... Qxb2 $19
25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. g3 Rac8 27. Rdd7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qxa3 29. Qd4 Qf3 30. Rc3 Qf5
31. Rc5 e5 32. Qd6 Kg7 33. Rxa5 Rc8 34. Rc5 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qb4 36. Rd5 Qe4+ 37.
Kh3 Rc2 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Qxd2 b5 0-1

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Africa"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Be7 (5... Nf6 6. Bg5 $5) 6. e4
Nf6 (6... dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bg4 9. c3 $14 {><d5; Larsen-Kraidman,
Manila 74}) 7. Nc3 (7. Nbd2 O-O (7... d4 8. Nc4 Qc7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nh4 $16 {
Najdorf-Kraidman, Netanya 75}) 8. Re1 dxe4 9. dxe4 Qc7 10. c3 b6 11. Qe2 a5 12.
a4 Ba6 13. Nc4 $14 {Fischer-Seidmann, Rosenwald-Turnier 66}) 7... d4 8. Ne2 Nd7
9. c4 h5 10. Ne1 h4 (10... g5 11. f4 f6) 11. f4 hxg3 12. Nxg3 g6 13. f5 Nf8 (
13... g5 14. Nh5 f6 15. Ng7+ Kf7 16. Ne6 Qg8 17. Bf3 Qh7 18. Rf2) 14. Nf3 g5
15. h3 f6 16. Kf2 a6 17. Rh1 b5 18. h4 gxh4 19. Nxh4 bxc4 20. dxc4 Kd7 21. Ng6
Rg8 22. Rh6 Kc7 23. Bd2 Rb8 24. b3 Kb6 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Qf3 a5 27. Nh5 Nd7 28.
Rg6 (28. Rg1 $5) 28... Bb7 29. Rg1 Rxg6 30. fxg6 f5 31. Qg3 (31. exf5 Nb4 32.
Qg4 e4) 31... f4 32. Qg4 Nf6 33. Nxf6 Qxf6 34. g7 Rg8 35. Bf3 (35. Bf1 $5)
35... d3 36. Bc3 Bc8 37. Qg5 Qd6 38. Qg6 (38. Rd1 $5) 38... Qd8 39. Ke1 $6 (39.
Bxe5 $2 Qh4+ 40. Kf1 Bh3+ 41. Bg2 d2 42. Ke2 Bxg2) (39. Qh6) (39. Rh1 $5 d2 40.
Ke2) 39... Qh4+ 40. Kd1 Qf2 41. Qg2 $8 Qe3 42. Rf1 (42. Re1 $5 Rxg7 43. Qxg7 (
43. Qh1 $4 Qf2) (43. Qf1 Qxf3+ 44. Qxf3 Bg4) 43... Qxf3+ 44. Kd2 Bg4) 42... d2
$1 43. Qxd2 (43. Bxd2 Qd3 44. Ke1 Nd4 45. Bd1 Bh3) 43... Qxd2+ 44. Kxd2 Rxg7
$17 45. Rf2 Nd4 46. Bd1 (46. Bxd4 cxd4 47. Rg2) 46... Bb7 47. Bc2 Rg3 48. Bxd4
cxd4 49. Bd3 Bc8 50. Rh2 Bh3 51. Rf2 Kc5 52. a3 Bg2 53. Kc2 Bf3 54. Kd2 Bd1 55.
Rh2 Bxb3 56. Rh8 Rg2+ 57. Ke1 Bc2 58. Bxc2 Rxc2 59. Re8 d3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Zonal"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 Nd5 11. Nc3 Ncb4 $6 (11... O-O $1) 12. Ne5 $1 O-O 13.
Ne4 Nb6 14. Ra3 $1 (14. Bb3 {Expected move.}) 14... f6 15. a5 $1 (15. Rh3 $2
fxe5 16. Qh5 Nxc4) 15... Nxc4 (15... fxe5 16. axb6 exd4 17. Rh3 $36) 16. Nxc4
Nd5 17. Rb3 $2 (17. Rg3 $1 Qc7 (17... Rf7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. Nd6 Re7
21. b4 $1 Nxb4 22. Bh6 $16 {/\Nf5}) 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rc1 $16) (17. Rh3 Rf7 18.
Nc5) 17... Qc7 (17... Bd7 $1 18. Rxb7 Qc8 $1 $19 (18... Bc6 $6 19. Nc5 $1 Bxb7
(19... Bxc5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxc6 $18) 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21. Nxb7 Qc7 22. Qxd5 $16
)) 18. Nc3 Bd7 $1 (18... Nxc3 19. Rxc3 {/\Nb6}) (18... Nb4 19. d5 exd5 20. Nb6)
(18... Bd6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Qd6 23. Ne7+ Kh8
24. g3 $18) 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Nb6 Rae8 21. Nxd5 (21. Qh5 Be6 22. Nxd5 Qd8 23.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 $44 24. d5 $2 Qxa5 $1) 21... Bd6 $3 {Kortschnoj} (21... Qd6 22.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Be3 $16 Ba4 $2 24. Qc4+) (21... Qxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Bd6+ 23. Bf4 $1
Rxe2 24. Bxd6 Ba4 25. Rxb7 $18 Bxd1 26. Bxf8) 22. Qf3 $2 (22. Nxc7 $2 Rxe2 23.
Rxb7 Bc8 24. Ra7 Re7 $19) (22. Qxe8 $1 Qc2 $1 23. Ne3 (23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rbd3
Bb5 $15) 23... Qxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Rxe8 25. Be3 Ba4 26. Rb6 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Bxd1 28.
Rxb7 Rd8 29. Kg3 Ba4 $10) (22. Qh5 $5 $13 Qc2 (22... Qxa5 $2 23. Nxf6+ $18) 23.
Rc3) 22... Qxa5 23. Ne3 (23. Bd2 $2 Qxd2 $1) (23. Nc3 Ba4 $1) 23... Ba4 24. Bd2
$2 (24. Rxb7 Bxd1 25. Qxd1) 24... Bxh2+ $1 25. Kh1 (25. Kxh2 Qc7+ 26. Kg1 Bxb3
$19) 25... Qd8 26. Nf5 Bc7 27. Bh6 (27. Qxb7 Qb8 28. Qxb8 Bxb8) 27... Rf7 28.
Rc1 Bxb3 29. Qxb3 g6 $1 30. Ne3 f5 31. Kg1 Qd7 32. Nd5 Qe6 $1 {/\Qe1+} 33. g3
f4 34. Qxb7 fxg3 35. fxg3 Bf4 $1 0-1

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Plachetka, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Na6 8. d5 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Bf4 Qb6 (10... Qa5 11. Qd2 Rad8 12. a3 Rd7 13. h3 Rc8 14. Rad1
Qb6 15. Qc2 Nb8 16. Rd2 a6 17. Rfd1 Rcd8 18. g4 Ne8 19. Bf1 Nc6 $14 {Baragar,
F-Gruenfeld,Y/Zagreb izt/1987/}) (10... Re8 $5) 11. Rb1 (11. Qb3 Qc6 12. Rfe1
Rfb8 13. Rad1 Bf8 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. f3 Bd7 16. Nd5 Nh5 17. Bd2 $16 {Strutinskaya,
G-Tataev,M/Moscow7 op/1991/}) 11... Rad8 (11... Rfe8 $6 12. Qxd6 $16) 12. h3 (
12. Nd2 Rfe8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. a3 Bd4 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 $16)
12... Rfe8 13. Bg5 h6 (13... Nc7 14. Qd2 Rd7 15. Rfe1 $16) 14. Be3 Qc6 (14...
Nc7 15. b4 Qc6 16. b5 Qd7 17. Nd2 $16) 15. Nd2 Bc8 (15... Nc7 16. a3 (16. Nd5
Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qd7 18. Bf3 Nb5 $132) 16... Nd7 17. Nd5 $16) 16. a3 Nc7 17. b4
Ne6 (17... b6 18. f3 $5 (18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Nd5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Bf3 (21.
Ne7+ Rxe7 22. Qxd8+ Re8 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Rfd1 Qh4 $44) 21... Qe8 22. Bxe4 Qxe4
$132) 18... Ne6 19. Nd5 Nd4 $140 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxh6 $16) 18. Nd5 Ng5 (
18... b6 $2 19. Bxh6 $1 $16) 19. f3 Kh7 $2 (19... b6 20. h4 (20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
h4 Ne6 {xh4}) 20... Ngh7 21. Qe1 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Qc7 {/\ f5<=>}) 20. Bd3 b6 21.
Bc2 $1 Bd7 $8 (21... Nxd5 22. cxd5 Qc7 23. h4 $18) 22. bxc5 bxc5 (22... dxc5
23. Qe1 Ne6 24. Qh4 $16) 23. Qe1 Ne6 (23... Kg8 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. h4 Ne6 26.
Bxh6 $16) 24. Qh4 Ng8 (24... g5 $2 25. Bxg5 Nxg5 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. e5+ Kg8 28.
exf6 $18) 25. f4 Nd4 (25... Bd4 26. f5 Bxe3+ 27. Nxe3 Nd4 28. fxg6+ fxg6 29.
Rf7+ Kh8 30. Nd5 Nxc2 31. Qf6+ $5 (31. Nf6 $18) 31... Nxf6 32. Nxf6 $18) 26.
Bxd4 $1 (26. Nf3 Nxf3+ (26... Nxc2 $2 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. Nxf7+ Kh7 29. Nxd8 $18)
27. Rxf3 $16) 26... Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Kg7 (27... Rb8 28. Nf3 Bb2 29. e5 $18) 28.
Nf3 Bf6 29. Qg3 Kh8 (29... Bc8 30. e5 dxe5 31. fxe5 Be7 32. Qf4 f5 (32... Qd7
33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Ng5+ Kg7 35. Rf7+ Kh8 36. Rh7#) 33. exf6+ Bxf6 34. Qg3 $18)
30. Ng5 $1 (30. e5 Bg7 $16) 30... Rf8 (30... hxg5 31. Nxf6 Nxf6 32. Qc3 Kg8 33.
Qxf6 $16) (30... Bxg5 31. fxg5 Rf8 32. gxh6 Kh7 33. Qc3 $18) 31. Nxf6 Nxf6 32.
Qc3 hxg5 (32... Kg7 33. e5 dxe5 34. fxe5 hxg5 35. exf6+ (35. Rxf6 Be6 36. Qg3
$18) 35... Kh7 36. Qg3 $18) 33. Qxf6+ Kg8 34. Qxg5 Rde8 35. f5 Re5 36. Qh6 Bxf5
(36... gxf5 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Rf4 $18) 37. exf5 Re2 38. Rf3 (38. Rf3 Rxc2 39. f6
$18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Zonal"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 c6 7. Qc2 b6 8. b3 (8.
Nbd2 {/\e2-e4}) 8... Bb7 9. Bb2 Na6 $6 (9... Nbd7) 10. Rd1 Qc8 $5 11. e3 c5 12.
Qe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 Rd8 14. Nc3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 $14 f6 $5
{><e6} (17... Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 $16) 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. a4 Bf8 (19...
Qb7 20. d5 exd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Qc4 Kh8 23. e4 Nb4 24. Qf7 {/\Ng5}) 20. h4 (
20. d5 $2 exd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Qc4 Qe6 $1 23. e4 $2 Ne3+ $19) 20... Qb7 21.
Kg1 Qe4 22. Nd2 Qc2 23. Ra2 cxd4 24. Rc1 (24. exd4 $2 Rxd4) 24... Qf5 25. exd4
Bb4 26. Nf3 Rac8 27. Kg2 h5 (27... Ne8 $1) 28. Bc3 Bf8 (28... Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Nd5
$2 30. Rb3 {/\a5}) 29. Rd2 Qg4 30. Rd3 Rd7 (30... e5 $6 31. dxe5 Ne6 32. Bd2) (
30... Rd6 $1) 31. Re3 Qf5 32. Re4 Rd6 33. Rd1 $22 (33. Bb4 Rc6 $2 (33... Rdd8
$1) 34. Rf4 Qg6 35. Bxf8 Rxf8 36. Ne5 $1 $18 fxe5 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qf3+)
33... Rc6 34. Rf4 $5 (34. Re3) 34... Qg6 35. Nd2 Qc2 (35... Bd6 $1) 36. Qxh5
$10 (36. Qf3 $1 $36 Ne8 (36... Nd5 $6 37. cxd5 Rxc3 38. Qxh5 Rd3 39. dxe6 Rxd2)
37. d5) 36... Qxc3 37. Ne4 Qc2 (37... Qxc4 38. Ng5 $1 fxg5 (38... Qd5+ 39. Kh2
fxg5 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. hxg5 Qxg5 42. Kg2 g6 43. Rh1+ Bh6 44. Rfh4 Qd5+ 45. Kh2
Qg5 $10) 39. Qf7+ Kh7 40. Qh5+ $10 (40. hxg5 Qd5+ 41. Kh2 Qxg5 42. Rh4+ $2
Qxh4+ 43. gxh4 Nd5 $17)) 38. d5 $6 (38. Qg6 Kh8 39. Qh5+ $10) 38... exd5 39.
cxd5 Rd6 $15 40. Rd2 Qc1 (40... Qb1 $2 41. Qf5 (41. Nxf6+ $5 Rxf6 42. Rxf6 gxf6
43. Qg4+)) 41. Qg6 Re8 $2 (41... Ne8 $1 42. Nxd6 Bxd6 43. Rfd4 Bc5 44. R4d3 Nd6
$15) 42. Nxd6 Bxd6 43. Rc2 $1 Qb1 (43... Qxc2 44. Qxc2 Bxf4 45. gxf4 Nxd5 $14)
44. Rxf6 Be5 45. d6 $1 Bxf6 46. dxc7 Rc8 47. Qf5 Rxc7 48. Qd5+ Rf7 49. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lanka, Zigurds"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 (4. d4) 4... a6 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 Qe7 $5 (
6... Bg7) 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 h6 $5 (8... Nf6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 $14) 9. Be3 (9.
dxe5 $6 dxe5 10. b3 Be6 $10) 9... Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 $14 Kh8 (11... Kh7
$5) 12. a4 $1 {/\ a5, Qb3|^<<} b6 13. Qc1 $1 Bd7 (13... Bb7 $5) 14. Bf1 Ng8 (
14... Nh5 $6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 Kh7 17. b4 {/\ 18.a5, 18.b5+/-|^<< פh5})
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 {/\ b4, a5} a5 (16... f5 $2 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nfxe5 $1
Nxe5 19. Bf4 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 $16) 17. b3 $1 Be6 (17... Rfd8 $5 18. Qc2 f6 19. Bc1
h5 $14) 18. Qc2 Rad8 $2 (18... Rfd8 $14) 19. Bc1 $1 $16 {|^/^a3-f8} Qd7 20. Ba3
Rfe8 21. Ne3 $1 {->><b5, d5} Qc8 $8 22. Bb5 Bd7 23. Rad1 Nb8 24. Nc4 $1 Kh7 25.
h4 Bf6 26. Qe2 Bxb5 27. axb5 Qe6 28. h5 $2 (28. g3 $1 {/\ Kg2, Rh1, h5+/-})
28... gxh5 $1 $13 29. Nh2 h4 30. Qh5 (30. Qc2 $142 {/\ Rd5, Ne3~/=}) 30... a4
$1 31. Ne3 $6 (31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Ng4 $1 axb3 33. Ncxe5 Bxe5 34. Nxe5 Kg7 $13)
31... axb3 32. Nd5 Rd7 $1 33. Bc1 $2 (33. c4) (33. Ng4 $5) 33... Bd8 $1 $15 {
/\ Qg6<=>>>} 34. Rd3 $1 Qg6 35. Qd1 Bg5 (35... Nf6 $1 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37. Rxd7
Rg8 (37... Nxd7 $2 38. Qxd7 Rg8 39. Qh3) 38. Rxf7+ (38. g3 $2 Nxd7 39. Qxd7
hxg3 40. Nf3 gxf2+ 41. Kxf2 b2 $1 $19) 38... Qxf7 $15 {Kortschnoj}) 36. Qxb3 $5
(36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Ng4 $44) 36... Bxc1 37. Rxc1 Qxe4 38. Rcd1 $44 {|^[+]} Re6 (
38... Qg6 $5) 39. Re3 Qg6 40. Nf3 h3 $1 41. Nh4 Qg5 42. Rxh3 e4 $1 {פh4} 43.
c4 c6 $5 (43... Nf6 44. Ne3 $1 {/\ Nhf5~/=}) 44. bxc6 Nxc6 $1 45. Qxb6 Nce7 $1
(45... Ne5 $6 46. Qd4 $14) 46. Qb3 Nxd5 47. cxd5 Red6 48. f3 $8 {=} (48. f3
Rxd5 (48... e3 49. Re1) (48... exf3 49. Nxf3) 49. Rxd5 Qxd5 50. Qxd5 Rxd5 51.
fxe4 Re5 52. Nf3 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Kasparov-Kortschnoj+4-1=6"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1983.12.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1983.11.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Bg2 d6 7. b4 $1 Na6 $5 (
7... cxb4 8. a3 bxa3 9. Nxa3 $14 {|^ Sosonko-Timman/Tilburg/1982/
Zaitshik-Wladimirov/1981/}) 8. bxc5 Nxc5 9. Nf3 g6 10. O-O (10. Nd4 $5) 10...
Bg7 11. Nd4 O-O $2 (11... Bb7 $8) 12. Nc3 $1 a6 (12... b4 13. Nc6 Qd7 (13...
Qb6 14. Rb1 $16 {>< b4}) 14. Nb5 $1 (14. Nxb4 Nfe4 $1) 14... Nfe4 (14... Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Bxa1 16. Nxd6 $1 Ne6 17. Nxc8 $1 Qxd5 18. N8e7+ Kg7 19. Nxd5 $18) 15.
Nbd4 Nc3 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Re1 $16) 13. Nc6 $1 (13. a4 b4 14. Nc6 Qd7) (13. Rb1 {
/\ 14.a4} Re8 $1 {/\ 14...Ne4 =}) 13... Qc7 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Bd4 {/\ 15.a4 +/=/
+/-} Rfe8 (15... Nfd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ {/\ 18.a4 +/=/+/-}) 16. a4 $1 bxa4
$8 (16... Bxc6 17. dxc6 b4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 (18... bxc3 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ {
/\ 21.Ra2 +/-/+-}) 19. Nd5) (16... Nxa4 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Nxd5 19. Bxd5
Bxc6 20. Rc4 $18) 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qxa4 {/\ 19.Na5} (18. Rxa4) 18... Nd7 19.
Qb3 {/\ 20.d6} (19. Qa3 {>=} Bf8 {/\ 20.Rb1, 21.Rd1 +-} (19... Bxc6 20. Qxc5))
19... Bxc6 $8 20. dxc6 Nb6 21. Rab1 Rab8 (21... c4 {>=} 22. Qa3 (22. Qxb6 $10))
22. Qa3 c4 (22... Bd4 23. e3 Nc4 24. Nd5 (24. Qxa6 Nxe3) 24... Nxa3 25. Nxc7
Nxb1 26. Nxe8 Nd2 (26... Rxe8 27. exd4 Nc3 28. d5 $18) 27. Nd6 $1 Nxf1 28. c7
$18) 23. Rfc1 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 $18 (24. Rxc3 Rxe2 25. Qxa6 Qe5 $18) 24... Rxe2 25.
Qd4 $1 {/\ 26.Rd1 27.Qd6; 27.Rb6} a5 (25... Re5 $8 {>< Nb6} 26. Re1 $1 Rb5 27.
Rbd1 {/\ 27.g4, 28.Qf6}) 26. Rb5 a4 27. Bf3 Ree8 28. Qc5 $1 Qe7 29. c7 Qxc5 30.
Rxc5 Rbc8 31. Bb7 Nd7 32. R5xc4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 (10. Nd3) 10... f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. c5 g5 14. a4
$1 Ng6 15. a5 $5 {N} (15. Rc1) 15... Bh6 $5 16. b4 $1 (16. c6 bxc6 17. dxc6 a6
$1 $13) 16... Kh7 17. cxd6 (17. a6 $5 b6 18. Bb5) 17... cxd6 18. Nb5 g4 (18...
a6 19. Na3 g4 20. Nc4 $13) 19. fxg4 hxg4 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf6 22. Qf3 (
22. Qf5 $5 Nxd5 (22... a6 $2 23. Bb6 $1 Qe7 24. Nc7) (22... Rc8 $6 23. Nf3 $1
$16 (23. Bxa7 $6 Rc4 24. Bb6 Qe7 $132)) 23. Qe6 Nxb4 (23... Nc7 $2 24. Nxc7
Qxc7 $16) 24. Nf3 $14) 22... Qd7 $1 23. Nxa7 $1 (23. Nc3 $6 Rac8 $40) 23... Ng4
24. b5 $1 (24. Qh3 $2 f3 $1 $17 25. g3 (25. Nxf3 Nf4 26. Qh4 Rg8 $5 (26... Qg7)
) 25... Rg8 $36 {/\} 26. Nxf3 Nf4 27. Qh4 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Rg4) 24... Nxf2 (24...
Ne3 $2 25. b6 $1 $16) 25. Qxf2 f3 $1 $132 26. Nxf3 Qg4 27. b6 (27. Rae1 $2 Nf4)
(27. a6 $2 Nf4) (27. Kh1 $5 Qxe4 28. a6 bxa6 $1 $13 (28... Be3 $2 29. axb7))
27... Qxe4 28. Rfe1 Qxd5 29. Qc2 $1 Rae8 $1 $8 30. Rad1 (30. Red1 Qe6 31. Nb5 (
31. Qc7+ Re7 32. Qxd6 Qg4 $132) 31... e4 32. Nc7 Qg4 33. Nxe8 exf3 34. Nxd6 Kh8
$1 (34... Bf4 35. Ne4 $1 $16 (35. Kh1 Bxh2 $1 36. Kxh2 Qh5+ 37. Kg1 fxg2 38.
Qxg2 Nf4 $10 39. Qe4+ Kh8 40. Qd4+ Kh7 41. Qe4+)) 35. Ne4 (35. h3 $5 Qh5 $1 $13
) 35... Nf4 36. g3 Ne2+ $1 37. Kh1 Qh3 38. Rg1 Be3 $13) 30... Qxa5 31. Qc7+ (
31. Rxd6 $4 Qxe1+ $1 32. Nxe1 Be3+ 33. Kh1 Rf1#) 31... Re7 32. Qxd6 e4 (32...
Ref7 $2 33. Ra1 $1 $18 (33. Nxe5 $4 Qxe1+)) 33. Nh4 Rg7 34. Nxg6 (34. Rxe4 $2
Qa2 $1 35. Qd3 (35. Nf3 $2 Rxf3 $1) 35... Rd8 $3 36. Qxd8 Nxh4 37. Rg4 $1 (37.
Rd2 $2 Nf3+ $19) 37... Rxg4 38. Rd7+ Bg7 (38... Rg7 39. Rxg7+ Kxg7 40. Qxh4
Qb1+ 41. Kf2 Qxb6+ 42. Ke2 $1 $10) 39. Rxg7+ $1 Rxg7 40. Qxh4+ $10) 34... Rxg6
35. Qe7+ Bg7 36. Qh4+ Kg8 37. Qxe4 Rxb6 $1 $10 (37... Qxb6+ $2 38. Kh1 $16 Rgf6
39. Qc4+ Kh8 40. Nc8) 38. Qd5+ Qxd5 39. Rxd5 Rb2 $1 40. Rf1 (40. Nb5 Bh6 $1)
40... Bh6 (40... Ra8 $5 41. Nb5 Raa2 42. Rg5 Ra5 43. Rff5 Ra1+ 44. Rf1 Ra5 $10)
41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Rf5+ Ke7 43. Nb5 Be3+ 44. Kf1 (44. Kf1 Ke6 45. Rf3 Rb1+ 46.
Ke2 Bg1 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 4th"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1997.10.31"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.10.25"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 a6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nbd7 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Rad1 b5 15.
cxb5 cxb5 16. Bg3 (16. Qd2 $142 Bb7 17. Nc2 Re6 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Bf2 d5 20. Nd4
Re8 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Nf6 23. Rfd1 Qxd5 24. a4 Rad8 25. axb5 Ng4 26. Bg1
Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. bxa6 Rdd8 30. axb7 Rxe2 {Vladimirov,
E-Yermolinsky,A/Tashkent 1987/EXT 87/1-0 (78)}) 16... b4 17. Na4 Qxc2 18. Nxc2
d5 {[%cal Ye8e2]} 19. Nxb4 dxe4 20. Nc3 Bb7 (20... e3 21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5
$16 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd5c7,Gd5e3]}) 21. fxe4 (21. Nxe4 $5 a5 (21... Bxe4 22.
fxe4 Nxe4 (22... a5 23. Na6 $36 {[%cal Ga6c7]}) 23. Bxa6 (23. Bc7 Ndf6 {
[%cal Ye8e2]} 24. Nxa6 Nc3 25. bxc3 Rxe2 $44) (23. Rxd7 Nxg3+ 24. hxg3 Rxe2 25.
Rfxf7 Bxb2 $11) 23... Nxg3+ 24. hxg3 $16) (21... Nxe4 22. fxe4 Nc5 23. Bc4 $16)
22. Nc2 (22. Nd3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Nxe4 $11) 22... Rac8 (22... Bxe4 23. fxe4 Nxe4
24. Bb5 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rec8 26. Rxd7 Rxc2 27. Rfxf7 $40) (22... Nxe4 23. fxe4
Nc5 24. Bc4 $1 $16) 23. Na3 {[%cal Ga3c4,Ga3b5,Gc4d6,Gb5d6]} Bxe4 24. fxe4 Rxe4
(24... Nxe4 $2 25. Bb5 $16) (24... Nc5 25. Bb5 (25. e5 Nfe4 $11) 25... Rxe4 26.
Nc4 $16) 25. Bf3 Re6 (25... Rb4 26. b3 $14) 26. Nb5 Rb6 27. a4 $36) 21... a5 (
21... Nc5 22. e5 Nfe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rd7 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 $16) 22. Nc2 (22.
Nbd5 $1 Nxd5 (22... Nxe4 23. Bb5 Nxg3+ 24. hxg3 $16 {[%cal Gb5e8]}) 23. exd5 $1
(23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nf6 25. Bb5 Re6 26. Bc4 (26. Rd3 Nxe4 $11) 26... Nxd5
27. Bxd5 Rae8 $11) 23... Bxc3 24. Bb5 Bxb2 25. Bxd7 Red8 26. Bc6 $16) 22... Nc5
23. Bb5 (23. e5 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 $1 (24... Bxe4 25. Ne3 Bxe5 26. Bb5 $1 Re7
27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Ng4 Re7 (28... Rg5 $2 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Bc6 $18)
29. Nxh6+ Kg7 30. Ng4 Rb8 31. a4 $14) 25. Rd7 Bc8 26. Rdxf7 Nxg3+ 27. hxg3 Be6
$11) 23... Red8 24. e5 Nfe4 25. Bc4 (25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bc4 Rxd1 27. Bxf7+ Kf8
28. Rxd1 Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Kf8 31. Rxb7 Bxe5 $11) 25... Nxg3+ 26.
hxg3 Ne6 $1 $11 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Nd4 Bxe5 29. Nxe6 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re8 31. Nf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h3 Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g4 b5
$2 (14... c5 $1 15. Bb5 Nd7 16. Ne5 (16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 a6 $132) 16... cxd4
$10) 15. Ne2 Qb6 16. Rc1 Be7 17. Nf4 c5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Qe2 Rec8 (19... b4
20. Rxc5 Bxc5 21. Rc1 $16) 20. Rxc5 (20. Nxe6 $6 Nxe6 21. Bxb5 Rb8 $40) 20...
Rxc5 21. Nd4 b4 22. h4 a5 23. Qd1 $1 (23. h5 a4 $132) 23... Bf6 24. Bc2 $1 (24.
g5 Bxd4 $132) 24... Qc7 (24... Bxd4 $2 25. Qxd4 Bxg4 26. Nxd5 Qd6 27. Nf6+ $18)
25. Bb3 Qd6 (25... Bxd4 $6 26. Qxd4 Bxg4 27. Nxd5 Bf5+ 28. e4 Qa7 29. Qe3 $16 (
29. Bc2)) 26. Nh5 Bd8 27. f4 Bd7 28. Nf5 Bxf5+ 29. gxf5 d4 30. e4 $2 (30. Qd3
$5 $16 {/\e4}) (30. Ng3 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 30... d3 31. Rg1 g6 32. Bd5 (32.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qb3+ Ke7) 32... Rxd5 33. exd5 Qxd5 $17 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Ng3
Bxh4 36. f5 d2 37. fxg6 Nxg6 38. Ne2 Qd3+ 39. Ka1 Bf6 (39... Kf8 $1 40. Rg2 (
40. Rg4 Bf2 41. Nf4 Nxf4 42. Rxf4 Qe3 $19) 40... Bf6 41. Ng1 Bxb2+ $19) 40. Rg3
Qd6 41. Kb1 a4 $2 (41... Be5 42. Re3) (41... Qd5 42. a3 Bg5 $17) (41... Bh4 42.
Rg4 (42. Rg1 Qd3+ 43. Ka1 Kf8 $19) 42... Qd3+ 43. Ka1 Bf2 $19 {/\Be3,a4-a3} 44.
Rg2 (44. Nf4 Qc4 $19) 44... Be3 45. Ng3 Qd5 46. Rh2 Bf4 $19) 42. Kc2 Qc5+ 43.
Kxd2 Qd5+ 44. Ke1 (44. Kc1 $2 Bxb2+ $19) (44. Kc2 Qxa2 $19) 44... Qxa2 45. Rg4
Qxb2 $2 (45... a3 $17) 46. Qxa4 Qb1+ 47. Qd1 Qb2 48. Kf1 b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Denmark"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d6 8.
Nc3 e5 9. O-O Bg4 10. d5 (10. Ne1 $5) 10... a5 11. Ne1 Na6 12. e4 c6 (12... Nc5
13. Nc2 $14) 13. Nd3 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nd7 (14... Bd7 15. f4 $14) (14... Rfc8 15.
f4) 15. f3 Bh5 16. Nd1 (16. Rac1 $14) 16... Nac5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Ne3 f6 19.
Rfc1 (19. Rac1) 19... Qd8 20. b3 (20. Rc2 $10) 20... b5 21. Rc2 Qb6 (21... b4
22. Rac1 a4 23. Rb1 $1 axb3 24. axb3 {/\ Nc4, Qe3=}) 22. Kh1 Rac8 23. Rac1 Rc7
24. h4 Rfc8 25. Kh2 Kf8 (25... Nb7 $2 26. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 27. dxc6 Nc5 28. Nf5 $1 {
/\ 29.Ne7, 29.Qd6+-}) 26. Nf5 (26. Bh3 $2 Bxf3 27. Bxc8 Rxc8 $17) 26... Nb7 (
26... Bg6 27. Ne3 Bh5 $10 (27... Nb7 $2 28. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 29. dxc6 Rxc6 30. Nd5
Qa6 31. Nc7 Qb6 32. Ne6+ Ke7 33. Rxc6 Qxc6 34. Nxg7 $16 {/\} Kf7 $2 35. Qh6))
27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. g4 (29. a3 $5 Bg6 (29... Nc5 30. Qc3) 30. b4 $5
(30. Ne3 Nc5 31. Qc3 Na6) 30... Bxf5 31. exf5 axb4 32. axb4 {><b5, Nb7}) 29...
Bg6 30. Ng3 b4 31. g5 Qc3 32. Qe2 fxg5 33. hxg5 Be8 34. Qa6 Qc7 35. Qa7 (35.
Nf5 g6 36. Ne3 Nc5 37. Qa8 Qe7 $1) 35... g6 36. Bf1 (36. Nf1 $6 Qe7 $1) 36...
Bd7 37. Ba6 Qc2+ 38. Be2 (38. Ne2 Nc5 (38... Bc8 $2 39. Qb8 Ke7 40. Kg3 $1) 39.
Qb8+ Ke7 40. Qh8 $1 Nxa6 41. Qf6+ $10) 38... Bc8 39. Qb8 Ke7 40. Kg1 Kd8 (40...
Nd8 {Kortschnoj} 41. Qa7+ Bd7 42. Qxa5 (42. Bb5 Qc5+ 43. Qxc5 dxc5 44. Bxd7
Kxd7 $17 {_|_ ><g5}) 42... Nf7 43. Qxb4 Qxa2 {/\ Ng5-/+ עg1}) (40... Qc5+ $1
41. Kg2 Nd8 {/\ Nf7-+}) 41. Ba6 Qc7 (41... Qc1+ 42. Nf1 Qc7 (42... Qxg5+ $6 43.
Kf2 Qh4+ 44. Ke2 $18)) 42. Qxc7+ Kxc7 43. Bxb7 Bxb7 44. Kf2 Ba6 45. Ke3 Kd7 46.
Nh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.06.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 c6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. f3 O-O 8. Nge2
Qc7 $146 (8... Nbd7 9. Bd2 Qe7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 N7f6 12. h3 $6 e5 13. Nxd5
Nxd5 14. e4 fxe4 15. fxe4 Nb6 $15 {Bykhovsky,A-Vekshenkov,N/URS-ch Club
Pavlodar 1991/1/2-1/2(33)}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9... cxd5 10. Nb5 Qxc2 11. Bxc2 Bb4+
12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 $14) 10. Qb3 (10. a3 $5 Nd7 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Qxc7 Bxc7
13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Kf2 Nf6 15. Bb4 $1 (15. Rhc1 Bd7 16. Bb4)) 10... Kh8 11. Bd2
Nd7 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. Bc4 N7f6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Na4 Qxb3 (15... Qc7 16. Nc5 $1 (
16. h3 $2 b5) (16. g3 $2 b5) 16... Bxh2+ (16... b5 17. Bd3 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bd6
19. e4 $36) 17. Kh1 Bd6 18. Qxb7 Bxc5 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. dxc5 $14) 16. Bxb3 b6
17. Nac3 Rfe8 18. Ng3 (18. e4 $6 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 e5 $1) 18... Nxc3 19. Bxc3 c5
20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. d5 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Be6 25. Rd6 Rcd8
26. Rcd1 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 {That's hard to believe that Nicolic lost this ending!}
Kg8 28. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]} Kf7 29. a5 b5 (29... bxa5 30. Ra6 Re7 31. Rxa5 c4 32.
Bd4 Rb7 $11) 30. Ra6 Re7 31. Rc6 b4 $2 (31... c4 32. Bd4 Rb7 33. a6 (33. Ra6 $2
b4 34. Bxa7 c3) 33... Rd7 34. Rc5 b4 35. Rb5 c3 $1) 32. Be1 Rd7 33. Rxc5 Rd1 (
33... Rd5 34. Rc1 b3 $1 $11 (34... Rxa5 35. Rc7+ Kg6 36. Bxb4 $16 {[%cal Gb4c3]
})) 34. Kf2 Rb1 $4 (34... Rd5 35. Rc6 b3 36. Bc3 Rd7 37. Bd4 Bd5 38. Ra6 Bc4
39. Rxa7 Rxa7 40. Bxa7 Ke6 41. Ke1 Kd5 42. Kd2 Bf1 $11) 35. Rc2 $18 {[%csl Ra7,
Rb4,Rg7]} Bb3 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Bxb4 Rxb2+ 38. Kg1 a6 39. Bc3 Rc2 40. Rxg7+ Kf8
41. Bd4 Ra2 42. Rxh7 Rxa5 43. Rh4 Be6 44. e4 fxe4 45. Rxe4 Kf7 46. g4 Ra2 47.
Rf4+ Kg8 48. g5 Bf7 49. Rf6 {[%cal Rg5g6]} 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 a6 4. Bg2 b5 5. b3 Bb7 6. O-O c5 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nc3 d5
(8... bxc4 9. bxc4 Nc6 10. d3 O-O $10 {Adamski,A-Romanishin,O/Kiev/1978/}) 9.
d4 (9. cxb5 $5 d4 10. bxa6 Bxf3 (10... Nxa6 11. Nb5 $14) 11. Bxf3 dxc3 12. Bxa8
cxb2 13. a7 $1 bxa1=Q 14. Qxa1 Nbd7 15. Bc6 O-O 16. a8=Q Qxa8 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 $14
) 9... dxc4 10. bxc4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 b4 (12... bxc4 13. Qa4+ Qd7
14. Qxc4 Qb7+ 15. Kg1 Qxb2 $2 16. Rab1 Qa3 17. Qc8+ Bd8 18. Nc6 $16) 13. Na4
Qc7 14. a3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 16. Kg1 a5 17. axb4 axb4 $10 18. Qb3 O-O 19. c5
Rfb8 (19... Bxc5 20. Rfc1 Nd7 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Qxb4 $16) 20. Rfc1 Ne4 21. Bd4
Bf6 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rc4 Nd5 24. Ra2 (24. e4 $2 Nc3 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Qxb4
Nxa4 $19) 24... f5 (24... Nc3 $2 25. Nxc3 bxc3 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Rb4 Rxb4 28.
Qxb4 Qa1+ (28... c2 29. Qb2 $16) 29. Kg2 h6 30. Qc4 $1 $16) 25. f3 Rb5 26. e4
fxe4 27. fxe4 Nf6 28. Re2 (28. Rxb4 $2 Rxb4 29. Qxb4 Nxe4 30. Qb6 Qd5 $17)
28... Rba5 29. Nb6 Rxc5 30. Qxb4 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Nxe4 32. Ne5 Qc1+ 33. Re1 (33.
Kg2 $2 Rf8 $17) 33... Qc5+ 34. Qxc5 Nxc5 35. Rc1 $15 Ra5 36. Nc6 Nd3 37. Rf1
Ra8 38. Ne7+ Kh8 39. Rd1 Ra3 40. Rb1 g5 41. Rb6 Ra1+ 42. Kg2 Re1 43. Kf3 h5 44.
h3 Ne5+ (44... Kg7 45. Rb7 Kf6 46. Ng8+ Ke5 47. Rb5+ Kd4 48. Rxg5 e5 49. Rxh5
e4+ 50. Kg2 Re2+ 51. Kg1 $10) 45. Kf2 Re4 46. Rb7 h4 47. gxh4 gxh4 48. Nc8 Kg8
49. Rb5 Nc4 50. Nb6 Rf4+ 51. Ke2 Nxb6 52. Rxb6 Kf7 53. Ke3 $10 Ra4 54. Kf3 Kf6
55. Rb8 Kf5 56. Rf8+ Ke5 57. Rh8 Re4 58. Rh7 Rf4+ 59. Ke3 Ra4 60. Kf3 Kd5 61.
Rd7+ Kc6 62. Rd8 Ra3+ 63. Kg4 Rg3+ 64. Kxh4 Rg1 65. Rd4 e5 66. Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 g6 4. d3 (4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. d3 a5 7. b5 b6 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O Ne7 $10 {Smejkal,J-Spassky,B/Amsterdam/1973/}) 4... Bg7 5. g3 e5 6.
Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 Re8 (8... a5 9. b5 Nd7 10. a4 $14) 9. Nb3 Nd7 10. a4
Nf8 11. b5 Rb8 12. a5 b6 13. axb6 axb6 14. Ra7 h6 15. e3 $6 (15. Ne1 $5 Be6 16.
Nc2 Qd7 17. Nb4 $14) 15... dxe3 16. fxe3 Be6 17. Ra4 (17. Bb2 $2 e4 $15) (17.
Ne1 $2 Bxc4 $17) 17... c6 18. bxc6 Nxc6 $10 19. d4 (19. Nfd2 Qd7) 19... b5 (
19... exd4 $5 20. exd4 (20. Nbxd4 Na5 21. c5 (21. Bd2 Bd7 $15) (21. Nxe6 Nxe6
$15) 21... Bd7 $15) 20... b5 21. cxb5 Rxb5 $15) 20. cxb5 Rxb5 21. Nfd2 Na5 22.
Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24. Nb3 $6 (24. dxe5 $15) 24... Qa4 25. d5 (25. Nc5
Qxd1 26. Rxd1 Bg4 $19) 25... Bg4 26. Qc2 Rc8 27. Qb2 Bf5 (27... Rb8 28. Nc5 Qa7
29. Qa3 $1 $8 (29. Nb3 Qb6 $19) (29. Qc3 $2 Rc8 30. Ba3 (30. Qb4 Be2 31. Re1
Qxc5 $19) 30... Nd7 $17)) (27... Nd7 $5) 28. Nd2 Bd3 29. Qb7 Qd7 (29... Bxf1
30. Qxc8 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 e4 $10) 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. Re1 f5 $6 (31... Bf8 $5 32.
Be4 (32. Bf1 e4 (32... Nc5 $15) 33. Bxd3 exd3 $40) 32... Bxe4 33. Nxe4 f5 34.
Nf2 e4 $17) 32. e4 $8 Bf8 33. Bf1 Bc2 34. exf5 gxf5 35. Bh3 Bc5+ 36. Kg2 Bd3
37. Nf3 Bd6 $10 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 c5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5
8. cxd5 Qxd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Bb4 Rd8 (10... Re8 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Bd6
Bd7 14. e4 Red8 15. Bg3 $14 {Ruban,V-Vitolinsh,A/URS/1988/}) 11. Be7 Rd7 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qg4+ Kf8 (13... Qg5 14. Qxg5+ fxg5 15. Rc1 Na6 16. Bb5 $16) 14.
Be2 Nc6 15. Bf3 Qd6 (15... Qa5+ 16. b4 Nxb4 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Qxb4+ Qxb4+ 19.
axb4 Rc7 20. Kd2 Bd7 21. Rhc1 $16) 16. Rd1 (16. Nxc6 $2 Qd2+ 17. Kf1 bxc6 $10)
(16. O-O Nxd4 17. exd4 Qxd4 18. Qh5 Kg7 $13) 16... Ne5 (16... Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Qe5
18. O-O $16) 17. Qh4 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qe5 (18... e5 19. Qh6+ Ke8 20. Rg1 Qf8 21.
Qxh7 $18) 19. Rg1 (19. Qxh7 Qg5 $16) 19... h5 20. f4 Qa5+ 21. b4 Qxa3 22. Qxf6
$18 Qxb4+ 23. Kf1 Qc4+ 24. Kg2 b6 25. Kh3 Rd5 (25... Bb7 26. Nf5 $18) 26. Rc1
e5+ 27. f5 Qxc1 28. Rxc1 exd4 29. Rc7 Bxf5+ 30. Kh4 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Qh8+
Ke7 33. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Ne4 7. Be3 $6 (
7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Nd7 9. O-O f5 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. c5 $14 {Lputian,S-Psakhis,L/URS/
1987/}) 7... d5 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Rxc4 Qd5 10. Qc2 (10. Rxc7 $2 Qa5+ $19) 10...
Bd7 $2 (10... Na6 11. g3 b5 $15) 11. g3 (11. Rxc7 $2 Bc6 $17) 11... Bb5 (11...
b5 12. Rxc7 Na6 13. Rxd7 $16) 12. Rb4 Bc6 (12... Nd6 13. Bg2 Na6 $6 14. Ng5 Qf5
15. Qxf5 exf5 16. Rxb5 Nxb5 17. Bxb7 $16) 13. Bg2 Na6 14. Rc4 (14. Ng5 Nxb4 15.
axb4 f5 $17) 14... Bb5 (14... Nd6 15. Ng5 Qf5 (15... Qa5+ 16. b4 $16) 16. Qxf5
exf5 17. Bxc6 Nxc4 18. Bxb7 $16) 15. Nd2 $1 $16 f5 16. Rc3 Nxc3 17. Bxd5 Nxd5
18. Qb3 Bc6 19. f3 Rae8 (19... Nb8 20. Nc4 b6 (20... Nd7 21. Na5 $16) 21. Ne5
Bb7 22. Bf2 Re8 23. Qc2 $16) 20. Nc4 b6 21. Ne5 Bb7 22. O-O Nb8 23. Rc1 Rc8 24.
Bd2 Rfe8 25. Kf2 h6 26. h3 (26. h4) 26... Rf8 27. g4 f4 28. h4 c6 29. Bb4 Rfd8
30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Nd7 32. Bd6 Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Rf8 34. Rh1 Rf5 35. g6 (35. Rh5
Kf7 36. Qd1 Kg6 37. Qh1 $18) 35... Rg5 36. Qd3 Rf8 37. Rh7 Nf6 38. Rh4 (38.
Bxf4 $6 Ng4+) 38... Nd5 39. Qe4 Rff5 40. Bxg7 $18 Rxg6 (40... Kxg7 41. Rh7+
Kxg6 42. Rxb7 Kf6 43. Rh7 $18) 41. Bh6 Rgf6 42. Bg5 Rxg5 43. Qh7+ Kf8 44. Qxb7
Rfg6 45. Qxa7 Rg1 46. Rh8+ Rg8 47. Rxg8+ Rxg8 48. Qd7 Rg6 49. Ke1 Ne7 50. Qd8+
Kf7 51. Qxb6 Rg5 52. Qc7 Rf5 53. a4 Ke8 54. a5 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D67"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bb3 (13. O-O e5
14. d5 e4 15. Nd2 Qg6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Kh1 $14 {Farago,I-Campora,
D/Luzern/1985/}) 13... e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 (16... Nf6
17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. f3 $14) (16... Re8 17. Nf5 $14) 17. Rcd1 $5 (17. Rfd1 $6 Nf8)
17... Ne5 (17... Nc5 $2 18. Nxc6 $16) (17... Nf8 $2 18. Nxc6 Rxd1 19. Ne7+ $18)
18. f4 Ng6 19. h3 Bd7 20. Kf2 Kf8 $6 (20... c5 21. Nf3 Bb5 (21... Bc6 22. Ng5
Nh8 23. f5 h6 24. Nf3 Kf8 $10) 22. Rfe1 Bd3 $10) 21. Rd2 c5 22. Nf3 Be8 23.
Rfd1 Rxd2+ (23... Ke7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Ng5 Ke7 27. Nxh7 f6 28.
g4 Bf7 29. Bc2 $16) 24. Rxd2 Rc8 (24... f6 $32 $10) (24... Ke7 25. Ng5 h6 26.
Ne4 b6 27. Nd6 $16) 25. Ng5 (25. f5 Ne7 26. Bc2 f6 $10) 25... c4 (25... h6 26.
Ne4) 26. Bc2 Ke7 $6 (26... h6 27. Ne4 $14) 27. Nxh7 f6 28. Rd4 Bf7 29. Bf5 Rc5
(29... Rh8 30. Rd7+ Ke8 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Rxb7 $16) 30. g4 Rb5 31. Rd7+ Ke8
32. Rd2 Ra5 33. a4 (33. a3 c3 34. bxc3 Rxa3 35. Rd7 $16) 33... a6 34. Kg3 Rxf5
$6 (34... b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. h4 $14) 35. gxf5 Ne7 36. e4 Bg8 37. Nxf6+ gxf6
38. Rd6 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Rb6 (40. Rxf6 b4 41. Rd6 c3 42. bxc3 bxc3 43. Rd3
c2 44. Rc3 Bb3 45. f6 $16) 40... Nc8 41. Rxb5 Nd6 42. Rb8+ Kf7 43. Kf3 Kg7 44.
Rb6 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Nd5
$6 e6 (8... Bg4 9. Ne3 Bd7 10. d5 Na7 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Be1 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14.
Rxb7 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1985/}) 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. e3 Bd7 11.
Bd2 e5 12. d5 Nd8 13. e4 Qe7 14. Qb3 b6 15. Bc3 Nb7 16. Qc2 a5 17. Rae1 Nc5 18.
Nh4 (18. b3 $6 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 $17) 18... b5 (18... f5 $5 19. exf5 g5 $40 (
19... gxf5 20. f4 $13)) 19. b3 b4 $17 20. Bd2 f5 (20... Rfb8 {/\a4}) 21. exf5
gxf5 (21... g5 $5 22. Nf3 Bxf5 23. Qd1 (23. Bxg5 $2 Qxg5 $19) 23... h6 $17) 22.
Be3 (22. f4 e4 23. Be3 a4 $17) 22... e4 (22... a4 $2 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. d6 cxd6
25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Nxf5) 23. Bxc5 (23. f3 $5) 23... dxc5 24. Bh3 Ra6 25. f3 Bc3
26. Re2 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Raf6 28. Qc1 e3 29. Ng2 Rh6 30. Nf4 Qg7 (30... Re8 $15)
31. Rxe3 $1 Bxe3 32. Qxe3 Qd4 33. Qe7 (33. Qxd4 $2 cxd4 34. Rd1 Re8 35. Kg2 Re3
$17) 33... Rd6 34. Re1 Qg7 35. Nd3 Qh6 $2 (35... Qxe7 36. Rxe7 Re8 37. Rxe8+
Bxe8 $10) 36. Ne5 (36. Nxc5 $2 Re8 $19) 36... Qg7 (36... Re8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38.
Bxf5 Qg7 39. Bxd7 Rxe5 40. Qxg7+ $18) 37. Nxd7 Rxd7 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Bxf5 Rdf7
40. g4 $16 Qc3 41. Qe3 Qxe3 42. Rxe3 Ra8 43. Kg2 a4 44. Kg3 axb3 45. axb3 Ra1
46. h4 (46. Re8+ $5 Kg7 47. Be6 Rf8 48. Re7+ $16) 46... Kg7 47. h5 Rc1 48. Re6
(48. Re8 $6 Rc3 49. Be4 h6 (49... Rxb3 $2 50. g5 $16)) 48... Rc3 49. h6+ Kf8
50. Rc6 Rxb3 51. Be4 (51. Rxc5 $5 Rc3 52. Rb5 $1 Rxc4 53. d6 cxd6 54. Be6 $16)
51... Ra3 52. g5 (52. d6 cxd6 53. Rxd6 b3 54. Rb6 $132) 52... b3 53. d6 cxd6
54. Rc8+ Ke7 55. g6 (55. Bxh7 $2 Kd7 56. Rb8 Rxh7 57. Rb7+ Kc6 58. Rxh7 b2 $17)
55... hxg6 56. h7 Rxh7 57. Rc7+ Kf6 58. Rxh7 Ke5 59. Rb7 g5 60. Kg4 Kd4 61. Bd5
(61. Rb6 Kxc4 62. Rxd6 b2 63. Rb6 Kc3 64. Kxg5 Rb3 $10) 61... Kc3 62. Kxg5 b2
63. f4 Rb3 64. Rxb3+ (64. Rxb3+ Kxb3 65. Be4 Kxc4 66. f5 d5 67. Bb1 d4 68. f6
d3 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. a3 $6 {N} (6. Qc2) (6.
Qb3) (6. Qa4) 6... Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 Nc6 $6 (7... Bb7 $1 8. d5 $6 (8. f3 c5 $10 (
8... d5 $10)) (8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 $10) 8... exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O (10. Nb3
c6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 $10) 10... Bc6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 Ne7 (12...
Nf6 13. e5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 $44) 13. b3 d6 14. Bb2 Nd7 $15) 8. e3 $1 (8. Bg2 Nxd4
9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. O-O Qc6 $1 11. e3 Nf5 $44) 8... O-O (8... d5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10.
Bg2 $14) 9. b4 $1 $14 (9. Bg2 Na5 $1 10. b3 (10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. O-O Nxc4 $44)
10... d5 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 $10) 9... Bb7 10. Bg2 d5 11. O-O (11. c5 $5
bxc5 (11... a6 12. Bb2 $16) 12. dxc5 Ne5 13. Qe2 $1 a5 14. Bb2 Ned7 15. O-O e5
$14) 11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 Na5 $1 13. Nxa5 (13. Bxb7 $5 Nxb7 14. Qf3 (14. Bb2 Qd5
$132 {/\d5}) 14... Qd5 (14... Nd6 15. Ne5 $16) 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Nd6 17. a4
a6 $1 18. Bd2 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra5 Nc4 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Rfa1 $14) 13...
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 bxa5 15. bxa5 Qd5+ 16. f3 (16. Qf3 Qxa5 17. e4 Rfd8 (17... c5 18.
Bg5 Nd7 19. d5 $14) 18. Be3 Rab8 $10) (16. Kg1 $5 Qxa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 (17... Qf5
18. Rc1 $14) 18. Qc2 $14) 16... Qxa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. Bb4 Rfe8 (18... Nd5 19.
Qd2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Qd6 21. Qc3 $14) 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Qc2 (20. Qe2 $1 Qa4 21.
Rac1 $14) 20... Nd5 21. Bc5 h6 22. Rac1 {/\Qc4} Nb6 23. Bb4 Nd5 24. Bc5 Nb6 25.
Kf2 (25. Red1 $142 $1 $14 Nd5 26. Kf2) 25... e5 $1 26. dxe5 Nd7 $132 {><d3} 27.
Red1 Nxe5 28. Bd4 Rd5 (28... Qe6 $142 $13) 29. Qe2 (29. e4 $2 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Qf6
31. Qc3 Nxf3 32. Ra4 Nd4+ 33. Kg2 Rxe4 $17) 29... Qe6 (29... Qxa3 30. Rxc7 a5
31. f4 Ng6 32. Qc4 $14) 30. Bxa7 Ra5 31. Bc5 (31. Rxc7 Qh3 32. Kg1 $16) 31...
Qh3 32. Kg1 Qf5 33. Bb4 Nxf3+ 34. Kg2 Ng5 35. Bxa5 Qxa5 (35... Qe4+ $2 36. Kf2
$8 Nh3+ 37. Ke1 $16) 36. Qd3 $2 {Offensichtlich Zeitnot} (36. h4 $1 Qa8+ 37.
Kg1 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Ne5 39. Rxc7 Re6 40. e4 $16) 36... Qa8+ 37. Qd5 Qxa3 38. h4 $4
(38. Qd3 Qa8+ 39. Qd5 $10) 38... Rxe3 $19 39. hxg5 $6 Rxg3+ 40. Kf1 (40. Kh2
Rh3+ 41. Kg1 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Rg3+ 43. Kh1 Rg1+ $1) 40... Qe3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ligterink, Gert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 (7. Qc2 $5)
7... Ne4 8. Bg3 (8. Nxe4 Bxe4 (8... Bxh4 $6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc2 d6
12. Ng3 Nd7 13. d5 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Minev,B/Liebenstein/1963/}) 9. Bg3 O-O 10.
Nd2 Bb7 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 d6 $10 {
Uhlmann,W-Simagin,V/Zinnowitz/1965/}) 8... Bb4 9. Qc2 d6 10. Bd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Nxg3 $6 (11... f5 $5 $10) 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. e4 Qe7 14. O-O (14. a4 a5 15. g4
O-O-O {/\e5/}) 14... O-O (14... O-O-O $5 {/\g5,h5,h4/}) 15. Nh4 $1 Qg5 (15...
c5 16. f4 Rac8 17. d5 $16) (15... g5 16. Nf3 Kg7 17. Nh2 {/\f4|^/}) (15... Rfe8
$5 16. f4 e5 17. Nf5 Qf8) 16. Rae1 Nf6 17. d5 (17. Re3 {/\f4/} Ng4 $1) (17. e5
Nd7 (17... dxe5 $4 18. Rxe5 $1 Qg4 19. Be2 $18) 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be4 Bxe4 20.
Qxe4 dxe5 21. Qc6 Qe7) 17... e5 (17... Rae8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nf3 Qg4 20. Nxe5
Qg5 21. Re3 Ng4 (21... exd5 22. f4 Qh5 23. Be2) 22. Nxg4 Qxg4 23. dxe6 fxe6 (
23... Rxe6 24. Bf5) 24. Rfe1 $36) 18. Nf5 Nd7 19. f4 Qf6 20. Qd2 (20. Qe2 Rae8
21. Qg4 Bc8) 20... Rae8 21. Bc2 Nc5 22. Rf3 Bc8 (22... Ba6 $5 23. Ne3 exf4 24.
Rxf4 Qe5 25. Nf5 (25. Ng4 Qg5) 25... Bc8) 23. Ne3 exf4 24. Nf1 $1 (24. Rxf4 Qg5
) 24... Ba6 (24... Bg4 25. Rf2 {/\gf4}) 25. gxf4 Bxc4 26. e5 $1 dxe5 (26... Qd8
27. Qd4 Bxa2 28. c4 {/\Ra3/}) 27. fxe5 Qg5 (27... Qd8 28. Ne3 Bxa2 (28... Ba6
29. Nf5 $40) 29. Qd4 $36) 28. Qd4 Bxf1 (28... Bxa2 29. Rg3 Qd8 30. Ne3 {/\Nf5/}
) 29. Rfxf1 Rd8 30. c4 $16 Qe7 31. Qf4 Qg5 32. Qd4 Qe7 33. Qc3 (33. Rf5 Ne6 34.
Qe4 g6 $1 (34... Ng5 $4 35. Rxg5) 35. Rf6 Ng5) 33... Rfe8 34. Rf5 Qh4 $6 (34...
Nd7 $5 35. Re4 (35. e6 Nf6) (35. Qd3 Nf8) 35... Nf8 36. Qg3 $36) 35. Re3 Re7
36. Ref3 $1 {/\R3f4/} Red7 37. R3f4 Qe7 38. Qg3 Rf8 39. Rg4 $6 (39. Rh5 f6 (
39... Kh8 40. Rfh4 $18) 40. Qg6 $18) 39... f6 40. Rh4 $6 $138 {Black lost on
time.} (40. e6 Rd6 41. Rh5 Kh8 42. Rg6 $18) 40... fxe5 (40... fxe5 41. Rxh6 (
41. Rxe5 Qd6 {/\Re7}) 41... Rxf5 42. Bxf5 Rd6) 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. c4 d4 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O Bf5 $6 (6... e5 $10) 7.
Qb3 (7. b4 $5) 7... Qc7 (7... Qb6 $5 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Na3 $14 Nb4 $2 10. Nb5
Rxa2 11. Rxa2 Nxa2 12. Ne5 Bc8 $2 13. Bd2 $18) 8. e4 Bg4 (8... dxe3 $5 9. Bxe3
$6 {/\ d4+/-} (9. fxe3 $1) 9... e5 10. Nc3 Be7 (10... Bxd3 $2 11. Nb5 Qd7 12.
Rfd1 e4 13. Ne1 a6 14. Nxd3 axb5 (14... exd3 15. Rxd3 Qc8 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17.
Rxd6 $18) 15. Nxc5 $18) 11. Nd5 (11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Qd7 $13)
11... Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bd2 O-O $13) 9. Nh4 (9. e5 $6 Nd7 10.
Bf4 Qb6) (9. h3) 9... e5 10. f4 (10. Nf5 h6 11. h3 Bh5) 10... Be7 11. Nd2 (11.
Nf5 $5) 11... exf4 12. gxf4 Nh5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 (13... O-O $5) 14. exf5 g6 (14...
Nxf4 $2 15. Rxf4 Qxf4 16. Qxb7 Qe3+ 17. Kh1 $18) 15. Nf3 gxf5 $2 (15... Ng7 $2
16. fxg6 (16. Ne5 Nxf5 17. Qxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Nxc6 $13) 16... hxg6
17. Ne5 $1 Rc8 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ne6 19. Qxb7) 18. Bd5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Ne6 20.
Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxb7 $16) (15... Bd6 $5 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 $2 (17... Kg7
18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qa4 $13) 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qxe5 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21. Qxb7
Rb8 22. Qxa7 $16) 16. Ne5 $1 Rg8 17. Kh1 Rxg2 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 O-O-O 19.
Rxf5 $16) (17... O-O-O 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bf3 $18) 18. Kxg2 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qc6+ (
19... Qxe5 20. Qd1 $16) 20. Kh3 (20. Kf2 $2 Bh4+ $19) (20. Kg1 $2 O-O-O {
/\ Rg8-+}) (20. Rf3 O-O-O 21. Qd1 Rg8+ 22. Kf1 $13) 20... O-O-O 21. Qd1 Ng7 22.
Qf3 Qg6 23. Bd2 h6 24. Rg1 Bg5 25. Raf1 Ne6 26. Bxg5 hxg5 (26... Nxg5+ 27. Rxg5
Qxg5 28. Qxf5+ $16 {><f7,h6}) 27. Qxf5 Qh5+ 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. h3 Kb8 30. Rf3 Nf4+
31. Rxf4 $8 gxf4 32. Qxh5 Rxh5 33. Rf1 Rg5+ $2 (33... Rxe5 34. Rxf4 Re2+ (34...
Re3 $2 35. h4 Rxd3 36. h5 Re3 (36... Rd2+ 37. Rf2 $18) 37. h6 Re8 38. h7 Rh8
39. Rxf7 {/\ Rg8+-} a6 40. Kf3 Ka7 41. Ke4 Kb6 42. Kf5 Rd8 43. Kg6 d3 44. Rf1
d2 45. Rd1 Rd6+ 46. Kg5 Rd8 47. Rxd2 $18) 35. Rf2 Re3 36. h4 Rxd3 37. h5 (37.
Re2 Rd1 38. h5 d3 39. Re5 Rd2+ 40. Kg3 Rd1) 37... Re3 38. h6 Re8 39. h7 (39.
Rxf7 $2 d3 $8 40. Kf2 d2 41. Rd7 Rh8 $10) 39... d3 40. Kf3 (40. Rxf7 $2 d2 41.
Rd7 Rh8 $10) 40... Rh8 41. Rh2 Kc7 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Kxd3 (43. Rh5 f5 $1 44. Kxd3
Ke5 45. Ke3) 43... Ke5 (43... Ke7 44. Ke4 Kf6 45. Kd5 b6 46. Kc6 $18) 44. Rh5+
(44. Ke3 Kf6 45. Ke4 Kg7 46. Kd5 Rc8 47. h8=Q+ Rxh8 48. Rxh8 Kxh8 49. Kxc5 f5
$10) 44... f5 45. Ke3 Kf6 (45... b6 46. b3 a6 47. a3 b5 48. cxb5 axb5 49. a4
bxa4 50. bxa4 c4 51. a5 $18) 46. Kf4 Kg6 47. Rh2 (47. Rg5+ Kh6 48. Rxf5 Rxh7
49. Rxc5 Kg6 $16) 47... Kf6 48. a4 (48. Rh6+ Kg7 49. Rd6 Kxh7 50. Rd7+ Kg6 51.
Rxb7 Rh4+ 52. Kf3 Rxc4 53. Rxa7 $10) (48. Rh1 Kg6 49. Ke5 Re8+ $1 50. Kd6 Rh8
51. Kxc5 Rxh7) 48... Kg6 49. a5 Kf6 50. b3 Kg6 51. Rh1 Kf6 52. a6 bxa6 53. Rh6+
Kg7 54. Rxa6 Kxh7 55. Rxa7+ Kg6 56. Ra6+ Kf7 $14) 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Kxf4 Re6 (
35... Re3 36. Rh1 $18) 36. Rh1 Kc7 37. h4 Rh6 38. Kg5 Rg6+ 39. Kf5 Rh6 40. h5
Kd7 (40... f6 41. Ke6 {/\ Kf7-g7 +-}) 41. Kg5 Rh7 42. h6 Ke8 43. a3 a5 44. b3
Kf8 45. Re1 Rh8 46. Kh5 Rh7 47. Re2 b6 48. b4 cxb4 49. axb4 axb4 50. Rb2 f5 51.
Rxb4 Rf7 52. Rxb6 Kg8 53. c5 f4 54. c6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch31 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1963.11.??"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1963.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c5 $5 (6... h6 7. Bh4
Ne4 $10) 7. Bxf6 $6 (7. Be2 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Ne5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 h6
12. Bh4 Nc6 $10 {Hort,V-Psakhis,L/Dortmund/1982/0,5 (48) Inf 33/111/}) (7. Bd3
cxd4 8. exd4 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Rfd1 $14 {Miles,
A-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg/1986/1:0 (40)}) 7... Bxf6 8. d5 (8. Bd3) 8... O-O 9. d6
$6 (9. Bd3 $142) 9... Bxc3+ $1 10. bxc3 f5 $15 11. Be2 Qf6 12. Qc2 Nc6 (12...
e5 13. O-O-O $5 $13) 13. O-O (13. O-O-O Na5 {/\a6,b5/}) 13... Rae8 (13... e5
14. e4 fxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxd6 16. Rad1 $132) 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Rad1 Qg6 $17 16. g3 (
16. f3 Qg5) 16... h5 17. f4 Ng4 18. Nf3 $1 (18. Bxg4 $6 Qxg4 $19) 18... e5 $1 (
18... Nxe3 19. Ne5 $1 Qh6 20. Qd2 Nxf1 21. Rxf1 Rd8 22. h4 $44) 19. Qd2 (19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 $17) 19... exf4 20. exf4 Ne3 21. Ne5 Nxf1 22. Nxg6 $6 (
22. Rxf1 $5 Qh6 $17) 22... Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Rf6 24. Ne7+ (24. Ne5 Rh6 {/\Ree6-+/})
24... Kf7 25. Bxh5+ g6 26. Be2 Re6 27. Kf2 Kg7 $1 $19 28. g4 Rh8 29. Kg1 fxg4
30. Bxg4 Re1+ 31. Kf2 Re4 32. h3 Rxf4+ 33. Kg3 Rxc4 34. Bxd7 Rxc3+ 35. Kh2 {
/\Rd3-+/} c4 $1 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. Nd5 $6 b5 $1) 11... Rc8 12. Rfd1 (12.
Nd5 $2 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Ne4) 12... a6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. f3 Qb7 16. e4
e6 $5 (16... Rfd8 17. Nd5 Ne5 $10) 17. Rac1 (17. Nde2 b5 $5 (17... Nc5 18. Qxd6
$2 Ncxe4 $1) 18. cxb5 (18. Qxd6 bxc4 19. e5 Nd5 $1) 18... axb5 19. Qxd6 Nc5 $1
{/\ Ncxe4 / b4 -/+}) (17. Nc2 b5 $1 18. Ne3 (18. Qxd6 bxc4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 cxb3 23. Ne3 Nb6 24. Ra5 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 $19)
18... Rc6) 17... Rfd8 18. Rc2 Ne5 19. Rdc1 (19. Qc1 $2 d5 $1 20. cxd5 exd5 21.
exd5 (21. f4 Bh6 $1 $17) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Qxd5) 19... Qa8 20.
Ba1 Rc7 21. Nd1 Rdc8 (21... Nxe4 $2 22. fxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Kg1 Nd3 24. Nf2) 22. Nf2
Qb7 23. Ne2 Rc6 24. Bb2 Qa8 25. h3 Qb8 (25... Rd8 $1) 26. Nd4 R6c7 27. Ba3 Rd7
28. f4 Qb7 $1 29. Qe2 Nc6 30. Nf3 Rcd8 31. Ng4 (31. g4 $5) 31... Nxg4 32. hxg4
Nd4 $1 33. Nxd4 Bxd4 34. Rd1 $5 (34. Bb2 $10) 34... e5 35. f5 Rc8 36. Rh1 $2 (
36. Bb2 $1) 36... b5 37. Bc1 f6 $2 $138 (37... bxc4 38. bxc4 (38. Rxc4 Rdc7 $1
$19) 38... Rdc7 39. Kf3 d5 $1 40. Qh2 (40. cxd5 Rc4 $19) 40... h5 $1 $19) 38.
fxg6 hxg6 39. Rh6 Kg7 40. Qf3 bxc4 41. Rh1 $1 $8 (41. bxc4 Rdc7 42. g5 Rf8 $1
43. gxf6+ Rxf6 44. Qg4 Qb1 $19) (41. g5 f5 $1 42. exf5 gxf5 43. bxc4 Qe4 $1 44.
Qxe4 fxe4 45. Ba3 d5 46. c5 Be3 $19) 41... Kg8 $1 (41... cxb3 $2 42. Bh6+ Kf7
43. Rxc8 Qxc8 44. Bg5 $1 (44. Qxb3+ d5 45. exd5 Qb7) 44... Qd8 45. Rf1 $18) (
41... c3 42. Bh6+ Kg8 43. Be3 $13) 42. bxc4 $2 (42. Rh6 $1 $10) 42... Rdc7 $1 (
42... Rh7 43. Rxh7 (43. Re1 $5) 43... Kxh7 44. Qxf6 Qxe4+ 45. Kh3 $10) 43. Re2
Rf7 44. Rh6 Kg7 45. Qf1 Qc6 $2 (45... Rxc4 46. Qh1 Kf8 47. Rh8+ (47. Rxg6 Rc2
$1 $19) 47... Ke7 48. Rh7 Ke6 $19) 46. Qh1 Qxc4 47. Rxg6+ Kf8 48. Bh6+ Ke7 49.
Qd1 Rb8 $138 50. Kh3 Rb2 51. Rxb2 Bxb2 52. Qf3 $6 (52. g5 $1 Qxe4 53. gxf6+ Kd7
$8 (53... Rxf6 54. Bf8+ $3 $18) 54. Rg4 Qc6 55. Rg7 Qc4 $1) 52... Bc1 $1 53.
Bxc1 (53. Bg7 Bg5 $1) 53... Qxc1 54. g5 $1 fxg5 55. Qd3 Qf1+ 56. Qxf1 Rxf1 57.
Kg4 Ra1 58. Kf5 $1 Kd7 59. Rxg5 Rxa2 60. Rg7+ Kc6 61. g4 Kc5 62. Rd7 $1 $10 a5
63. g5 Rf2+ 64. Ke6 Rg2 65. Rxd6 Rxg5 66. Rd5+ Kb4 67. Kf6 Rh5 68. Kg6 Rh8 69.
Rxe5 a4 70. Rd5 Ra8 71. e5 a3 72. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Planinc, Albin"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C39"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1975.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 6. Nxg4 (6. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 7.
Bc4+ Ke8 $17 {Schlechter,C-Maroczy,G/Wien/1903/0-1/}) 6... Nf6 7. Nf2 (7. Nxf6+
Qxf6 8. Nc3 Be6 $1 $13) 7... Rg8 8. d4 Bh6 9. Nc3 Qe7 10. Nd3 (10. Bc4 $2 Nc6
$1 11. O-O Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Nd5 Bf3 15. Nxe7 Rxg2+ 16. Kh1
Re2+ 17. Kg1 Rxe1 $17) 10... Bg4 (10... Nxe4 $2 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Qe2 f5 13. Qh5+
$18) 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nc6 13. Bxf4 $2 (13. Nxf4 Nxd4 14. Qd3 Bxf4 15. Bxf4
Ne6 16. O-O $14 (16. Be3 $14 {/\ 0-0-0})) (13. e5 $1 dxe5 (13... Nxd4 14. exf6
Nxc2+ 15. Kd1 Qxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Nxa1 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. Nexf4 Kd7 19. Kd2 $16) 14.
dxe5 Ng4 15. Nd5 $14 Qd7 16. Nf6+ Nxf6 17. exf6+ Kf8 {~/= / +/=}) 13... Nxd4
14. Qf2 Nxe4 $15 15. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 16. Kd1 (16. Kf1 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Rxg2 18. Qxg2
Qxd3+ 19. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Bxf4 $17) 16... O-O-O $1 17. Bxh6 Rxg2 $1 18. Qf1
Nxc2 19. Rc1 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O b6 10. e4 $6 (10. h4) (10. Kb1) 10... dxc4 $1 (10... dxe4 11. Nxe4
Bb7 12. Qe3 $16) 11. Bxc4 Na5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. Qe3 (13. Qf4 $5 Bg5 (13... c5 14.
dxc5 Qc8 15. e5 $14) (13... Qb8 $5) 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. Qxg5 hxg5 16. h4 $14 (16.
d5 $5)) 13... c5 $1 14. dxc5 (14. d5 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 exd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qe5 (
17. Rd2 Qe7 $17) 17... Re8 18. Rxd5 Qc8 $1 $17) (14. e5 Be7 15. dxc5 Qc7 16.
cxb6 axb6 $44) 14... Qc7 15. Nb5 (15. b4 $5 Nc6 16. b5 Ne5 (16... Nb4 17. e5)
17. c6 Ng4 18. Qd2 Bxc3 (18... Bxc6 $6 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. Nd4 $1) (18... Rad8 $5
) 19. Qxc3 Nxf2 $13) 15... Qxc5+ 16. Qxc5 bxc5 17. e5 $6 (17. Nd6 Rab8 (17...
Bc6 18. Rhe1 {/\ e5 =}) 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. e5 $10) 17... Bxf3 $2 (17... Bd8 $15
{/\ Bb6}) 18. Bxf3 Rab8 19. exf6 Rxb5 20. Rd7 $1 (20. fxg7 Rfb8 $17 {|^}) 20...
Rfb8 $6 (20... gxf6 $6 21. Rxa7 Rfb8 22. Rd1 $16) (20... a6 21. fxg7 Rfb8 22.
Bh5 Rxb2 23. Bxf7+ Kxg7 24. Bxe6+ Kg6 (24... Kf6 25. Bb3 $1 $16) 25. Rhd1 $16)
21. Rhd1 $16 Rxb2 (21... gxf6 22. Bh5) 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Be4+ g6 24. Rxb8 (24.
R1d7 $2 Rxd8 25. Rxf7+ Kh8 $1 26. Kxb2 Nc4+ 27. Kc2 Nd6 $19) 24... Rxb8 25. Rd7
Kg8 26. Rxa7 Rb4 (26... Nc4 27. Ra8) 27. Rxa5 Rxe4 28. Rxc5 $18 Rf4 29. f3 Rxf6
30. Kb2 $1 e5 (30... Rf4 31. Kb3) 31. Rxe5 Rb6+ 32. Ka1 Kg7 33. a3 Kf6 34. Re2
h5 35. Ka2 h4 36. a4 Rd6 37. Kb3 h3 38. g3 Rd3+ 39. Kb4 Rxf3 40. a5 Rf1 41. Ra2
Rb1+ 42. Ka4 (42. Kc5 Rc1+ 43. Kd5 {>< h3}) 42... Kg5 43. a6 Rb8 44. a7 Ra8 45.
Kb5 Kg4 46. Kb6 f5 47. Kb7 Re8 48. a8=Q Rxa8 49. Kxa8 1-0

[Event "Match Kortschnoj-Huebner +2-1=5"]
[Site "Solingen"]
[Date "1973.12.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1973.12.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8
15. Bb3 Qb6 (15... Na5 $10) 16. Qe2 Rad8 (16... Ne7 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 c5
19. Ng5 (19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Bc2 Qc6 21. Ng5 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. e6 f6 $14)
19... h6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. f4 (21. Re1 $14 {/\ Rad1/}) 21... Rad8 22. Rd2 $14 {
Korchnoi/} (22. Qf2 c4 23. Bc2 f6 24. Re1 fxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxe5 26. fxe5 Rxf2 27.
Kxf2 Nc6 28. Re1 Rf8+ 29. Ke3 g5 $14 {Ligterink,G-Bellin,R/NED-ENG/1977/})) 17.
Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qc5 $6 (18... Ne7 19. Rab1 Qa5 20. c4 dxc4 (20... Rfe8 $2 21.
Ng5 $16 {Tal,M-Geller,E/Budva/1967/1:0/24/}) 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 $14 {
Vogt,L-Strobel,F/Vraca(zt)/1975/0,5/40/}) 19. h3 Bc8 (19... a5 $5 20. Qd3 Ne7
$14) 20. Qd3 Rfe8 21. Re1 {/\ Ng5} g6 $6 (21... Ne7 $5 22. Ba4 c6 23. Nd4 Bd7
$14 {/\ a5}) 22. Rad1 a5 $6 (22... Ne7 $1 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. Qf4 $16 {Korchnoi/})
(22... Kg7 23. Qd2 (23. Bxd5 $4 Ne7 24. c4 c6 $19) 23... h6 24. Qf4 Bf5 25. Nh4
Be6 26. Rd3 $40) 23. Ba4 $1 Bd7 $4 (23... Bb7 $1 24. Rb1 (24. Qb5 $6 Qxb5 25.
Bxb5 Rf8 (25... Re7 $5 26. Nd4 Na7 $14 {/\ c5/}) 26. Nd4 Na7 $14 {/\ c5/})
24... Ba8 $16) 24. Qxd5 $18 Qb6 (24... Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Nxe5 26. Red1 Bxa4 27.
Rxd8 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 $18) 25. Ng5 Rf8 26. Qc4 $1 Nb8 (26... h6 27. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7
28. Bxc6 Re7 29. Ne4 $18) 27. Rb1 (27. Qh4 $5 h5 28. e6 fxe6 29. Nxe6 Bxe6 30.
Rxd8 $18) 27... Qa6 28. Qh4 h5 29. Rxb8 $1 Rxb8 30. Bxd7 Qd3 31. Ne4 Rb6 32. e6
$1 fxe6 (32... Rb1 33. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 34. Kh2 $18) 33. Qe7 Qd5 34. Ng5 Rxf2 (34...
Rxf2 35. Bxe6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Huzman} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2
Bf5 8. Nbc3 e6 9. a3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Be3 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Re1 $5 $146
(13. Ng3 $14 Bg6 14. Qe2 Kb8 15. Rfd1 Ne7 16. Nge4 Ned5 17. Nc5 Qe8 18. Rac1
Bh5 19. f3 Rg8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Re1 Bd6 23. Nd3 Qe6 24. Kh1 Rde8
25. Qd2 (25. Nc5 $142 $11) 25... Bxf3 $19 26. gxf3 Qh3 {0-1 Mohr,S-Huebner,R/
SUI-chT 1996/EXP 55} 27. Qf2 Bxh2 28. Qf1 Qh5) (13. Na4 $146 h5 14. Rc1 h4 15.
Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Kb8 17. Bc2 $2 (17. Nf4 $142) 17... Ne7 18. Nf4 Rhg8 19. Bxf5
Nxf5 20. Qf3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 exd5 $13 {0-1 Beliavsky,A-Kortschnoj,V/EU-chTM 1997/
EXP 57 ;CBM 59(43)}) 13... Na5 (13... h5 {Huzman} 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Nge4 Be7 16.
Qf3 $36) 14. Bf4 $2 (14. Ng3 $14) (14. Bc2 $14) (14. Ba2 {Huzman} Bd6 (14...
Nac4 15. Ng3 Bg6 16. Qe2 $16) 15. Ng3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 h5 $132) 14... e5 $1 15.
Be3 $8 (15. dxe5 $2 Qc6 16. Bd2 Rxd2 $19) 15... h5 (15... Nbc4 $5) (15... Nac4
$5 {Huzman}) 16. Rc1 $2 (16. dxe5 $1 Qe8 (16... Qh7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 c6
19. Rc1 Kb8 20. Qa4 Rxd5 21. Nc3 $1 b6 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. exf6 $16) 17. Nd5 (17.
Nd4 $2 fxe5 18. Bg5 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Nxb3 20. Rxe5 Qd7 21. Qe3 Bc5 $19) 17... Nxd5
18. Bxd5 Be4 19. Nc3 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxe5 21. Bd4 Qxd5 22. Bxf6 Qxd1 23. Raxd1
Bd6 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 $11) 16... Nbc4 17. Bxc4 (17. Ba4 Nxb2 $1 18. Bxd7+ Rxd7 19.
Qd2 Nac4 $17) (17. dxe5 Qe8 18. Nd5 Qxe5 19. Nef4 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Bd6 $17) 17...
Nxc4 18. Qb3 (18. dxe5 $5 $15) 18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 Be6 $1 20. Qb5 Bh6 21. Qxd7+
Rxd7 $17 22. Kf2 h4 {[%csl Rg2]} 23. Ne4 Bd5 $1 24. Nc5 $6 (24. Nxf6 $2 exd4 $1
25. Nxd7 (25. Nxd5 dxe3+ 26. Nxe3 Rf8+ 27. Nf4 Bxf4 28. Kg1 Rd3 29. Rc3 Rxc3
30. bxc3 Re8 31. Nc2 (31. Kf2 Bxh2 $17) 31... Rxe1+ 32. Nxe1 Bd2 33. Nf3 Bxc3
34. Nxh4 a5 35. Nf5 a4 36. Ne3 Bd4 37. Kf2 Bc5 $19) 25... Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Kxd7
$19) (24. N4c3 $5) 24... Rg7 25. Rg1 b6 (25... Re8 {Huzman} 26. Rc3 Rge7 $5 $17
) 26. Nd3 Rg5 (26... Rhg8 {Huzman} 27. g3 Be4 $17 {[%cal Gg7g5,Gg5f5]}) 27. Nb4
Bb7 28. Rc3 a5 29. Nc2 Be4 30. b4 $6 (30. g4 Rhg8 31. h3 (31. dxe5 fxe5 32. h3
$17) 31... f5 $17) (30. Ne1 $142 {Huzman} Rhg8 31. Nf3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 exd4 33.
exd4 Rxg1 34. Nxg1 Bf4 $17) 30... Rf5+ 31. Ke1 Bxc2 32. Rxc2 Bxe3 $19 33. Rf1
Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 exd4 35. Rc6 axb4 36. axb4 Rh5 37. Rxf6 Rb5 38. Nf4 Rxb4 (38...
Bxf4 $142 $1 39. Rxf4 Rxb4 40. Rxh4 c5 $19) 39. Nd5 Rb5 40. Rf5 Rb1+ 41. Ke2
Rb2+ 42. Kd3 c6 (42... Rxg2 43. Rf7 Rd2+ 44. Ke4 Rc2 45. Rh7 Bf2 $19) 43. Ne7+
(43. Nxe3 {Huzman} dxe3 44. Kxe3 Rxg2 $19) 43... Kd7 44. Rf7 Rxg2 45. Rh7 Kd6 (
45... Rxh2 {Huzman} 46. Nd5+ Kd6 47. Nxb6 h3 $19) 46. Nc8+ Kc5 47. Rxh4 b5 48.
Rh5+ Rg5 49. Rh6 Rg7 (49... Re5 $5 {Huzman}) 50. Re6 Bg5 51. Re5+ Kb4 52. Re2
Rh7 53. Rc2 (53. Kxd4 {Huzman} Rd7+ 54. Ke4 Kc3 $19) 53... c5 54. Nd6 Rh3+ 55.
Ke4 c4 56. Rb2+ (56. Kxd4 {Huzman} Rd3+ 57. Ke5 Bf4+ $19) 56... Rb3 57. Rg2 Be7
58. Nf5 Bc5 59. h4 Rh3 60. Rb2+ Ka5 61. Kd5 c3 62. Rb1 c2 63. Rc1 Rc3 64. Nxd4
Bxd4 65. Kxd4 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad ol (Men)"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Seirawan,Y"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Qa5 $5 {Piket} 7. Bd2
Nxc5 8. Rc1 $5 (8. Rb1 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qa4 10. Qxa4 (10. b3 $5 Qxa3 11. f3 d5 12.
b4 Na4 13. Bxf6 gxf6) 10... Nxa4 11. Bd2 Ne4 $10) (8. Rd1 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qa4 10.
Qxa4 Nxa4 11. Be5 b6 $1 (11... Ng4 $5 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bd4 e5 14. h3 exd4 15.
hxg4 Rxg4 16. b3 (16. Rxh7 $143 $14)) 12. e3 Ba6 13. b3 Nc5 14. b4 Na4 15. Nf3
Rc8 16. Nd2 d5 $1 $10) (8. e4 $1 Bxc3 (8... d6 9. Nge2 Bd7 10. Nd4 $1 (10. Rd1
$2 Ba4 11. axb4 Bxc2 12. bxa5 Nd3#) (10. Rb1 Ba4 11. b3 Bxb3 12. Rxb3 Nxb3 13.
Qxb3 Qxa3 14. Qxa3 Bxa3 15. Nb5 Bc5 16. Nc7+ Kd7 17. Nxa8 Nxe4 $1 18. Be3 Bxe3
19. fxe3 Rxa8 $15) 10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qb6 12. f3 Na4 13. Rd1 $14) 9. Bxc3 Qa4
10. Qxa4 Nxa4 11. e5 Ne4 (11... Nxc3 12. exf6 Na4 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. b3 $5 Nc5
15. b4 Na4 $14) 12. Bd4 Nec5 13. O-O-O $5 Nb3+ 14. Kc2 Nxd4+ 15. Rxd4 $14) 8...
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qa4 10. b4 Qxc2 11. Rxc2 Na4 $1 (11... Nce4 $6 12. Ba1 $1 d5 13.
c5 h6 14. Nf3 Ng5 15. h4 Ngh7 16. e3 $16) 12. Bxf6 $5 (12. Be5 Ke7 $1 13. Rd2
Ne8 14. e4 d6 15. Bg3 b6 $1 {<->c4}) (12. Ba1 $143 $5) (12. Bd4 $142 d6 13. f4
$5 b6 $5 14. Nf3 Bb7 15. e3 $14) 12... gxf6 13. e4 a5 $1 14. Bd3 Rg8 $6 (14...
d6 $142 15. f4 $1 Ke7 16. Kf2 Bd7 17. Nf3 axb4 18. axb4 Nb6 $10 {/^a}) 15. Ne2
(15. f4 $142 $1 d6 16. Kf2 $14) 15... Rxg2 $3 16. Ng3 axb4 17. axb4 (17. Bf1 $2
b3 $1) 17... Nc5 18. Bf1 Nd3+ $1 19. Bxd3 (19. Ke2 $2 Rxf2+ 20. Kxd3 Ra3+ 21.
Rc3 Rf3+) 19... Rxg3 20. hxg3 Ra1+ 21. Kd2 Rxh1 22. Ra2 $146 {<->c8} d6 $1 (
22... Kd8 $2 23. c5 Kc7 24. b5 Rh5 25. b6+ Kb8 26. Rc2 $16) 23. Ra8 Kd7 $1 (
23... Kd8 $2 24. e5 $1 dxe5 25. Be4 $18) 24. Bc2 {P 25. a4, 26. e8} Rf1 {
25. e2 c1=} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes mT"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8.
a3 Ba5 $6 {N} (8... Be7 9. Ne5 $5 (9. b4 c6 10. e3 Be6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Nd5
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bd2 g6 15. Ke2 Bf6 16. Rab1 Nxc3+ 17. Bxc3 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5
19. Bd2 $14 {Alterman,B-Hamdouchi,H/Cap d'Agde (06.1.4) ;EXP 43 1994}) 9... c6
10. g3 Nbd7 11. Nd3 $1 Nb6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. Bd2 a5 17. Rfc1 $14 {Chabanon,J-Frendzas,P/Peristeri (03) ;CBM 46 1994}) (
8... Bd6 $1 9. e3 (9. Nb5 Be6 $1 10. Nxd6+ cxd6 $15) 9... Nbd7 10. Bd2 c6 11.
Bd3 Nb6 12. b4 O-O 13. O-O g6 14. b5 c5 15. a4 Be6 16. Rfc1 Rac8 {1/2-1/2
Alterman,B-Davies,N/Rishon_le_Zion 1994}) 9. b4 Bb6 10. e3 a5 (10... c6 $5) 11.
b5 $14 Be6 12. Bd3 (12. Ng5 $5 Bb3 13. a4 (13. Rb1 a4) 13... h6 14. Ra3 Bc2 15.
Ra2 Bb3 16. Rb2 Be6 (16... hxg5 17. Rxb3 $14) 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Nbd7 19. Bg2
O-O-O 20. f4 $14) 12... h6 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Na4 Nbd7 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. O-O $2 (
16. Nxb6 Nxb6 (16... cxb6 $2 17. Ke2 $16) 17. Nd2 $14) (16. Nc5 $5 Bxc5 17.
dxc5 $14) 16... Ne4 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 f5 $10 19. Nc4 (19. Nxb6 cxb6 $10 {
ץb2}) 19... Ba7 20. Rfd1 (20. Nxa5 $2 Bxd4 21. Nxb7 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Ra7 $1 (
22... Rxa3 $6 23. Nd6) 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Ndc4 Rxb5 $15) 20... Nf6 21. Nxa5 (21.
Nc5 Bd5 $10) 21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxa5 23. Nc5 Kf7 24. b6 (24. Nxb7 Rxa3 (24...
Rxb5 $2 25. Rxc7+ Rxc7 26. Nd6+ $16) 25. b6 Rd3 $10) 24... Bd5 (24... cxb6 $4
25. Nxe6 Rxc1 26. Nd8+ Ke7 27. Rxc1 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rxd5 (26. bxc7 Bc6 (
26... Rxc7 $2 27. Rxd5 b6 $2 28. Rd7+ $18) 27. Nb3 Re5 $1 (27... Rxa3 28. Nd4
Ra6 (28... Rxc7 $4 29. Nb5 $18) 29. Nxf5 Rxc7 30. Nd6+ Kg6 31. Nxe4 $16) (27...
Ra6 28. Nd4 Rxc7 29. Nxf5 $14) 28. Nc5 Re7 29. Na6 Bd7 30. Nc5 (30. Nb4 Be6 $10
) 30... Bc6 $10) 26... cxb6 27. Rd7+ Ke8 28. Rxb7 Raxc5 29. Rf1 b5 30. h4 R8c7
31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Rd1 Rc5 33. Rd6 Kf7 34. Kh2 Rc2 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Rb6 Rb2 37.
a4 b4 38. a5 h5 39. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "IBM"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1972.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ree, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nh4 Bc5 7. Bg2 d6 8. d3 (
8. O-O $14) 8... exd3 9. Qxd3 Ne5 10. Qc3 (10. Qc2 c6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. O-O
Be6 13. b3 Nxc4 $17 {Timman,J-Bisguier,A/Malaga/1971/0:1/22/}) 10... c6 11. Ne3
(11. Nxf6+ $2 Qxf6 12. O-O Be6 $17) 11... Qb6 $10 (11... O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. b3
Nfg4 $5 14. Bd2 (14. Nxg4 Bxg4 15. Re1 $2 Qf6 $19) 14... a5 $13) (11... Be6 $6
12. Nhf5 O-O 13. b4 $16 {Wirthenson,H-Kane,G/Skopje(ol)/1972/1:0/49/}) 12. O-O
O-O (12... Nfg4 $5 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Rb1 a5 $10) 13. Nc2 a5 14. Be3
Re8 15. Rad1 Neg4 (15... Bg4 $5 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. h3 Be6 18. b3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3
$14) 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 (16... dxc5 17. h3 Ne5 18. e4 $14) 17. h3 Ne5 18. Ne3 Be6
19. Nhf5 $14 Bxf5 $6 (19... Rad8 $5 20. b3 $1 (20. Rd4 d5 (20... Nf3+ 21. Bxf3
Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 $14) (20... g6 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Nhg4 Bxg4 23. Nxg4 Nfxg4 $10
) 21. cxd5 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 b5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 $13) 20... Nf3+ $5 (
20... Bxf5 21. Nxf5 d5 (21... Nxc4 22. Nh6+ $1 $16) 22. Qd2 Qb6 23. cxd5 Nxd5
24. Qg5 Ng6 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 cxd5 27. e3 $14) (20... Nxc4 $6 21. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 22. bxc4 b5 23. Qxa5 Bxc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Rc1 $36) (20... Nd5 $5 21. Qb2
Nxe3 22. Nxe3 $14) 21. Bxf3 Bxf5 $14) 20. Nxf5 $16 Rad8 (20... Qxc4 21. Nxd6
Qxc3 22. bxc3 Re7 23. f4 Ng6 24. e4 Rd8 25. c4 $16) 21. Rd4 Nxc4 $4 (21... d5
$1 22. cxd5 Qxc3 23. bxc3 cxd5 (23... Nxd5 24. Rfd1 $16) 24. Rb1 Nc6 25. Rd2
Re5 26. Ne3 Rd7 27. Rb5 $16) 22. Nxg7 $1 $18 Kxg7 (22... Re5 23. Rxc4 Qb6 24.
Rd1 Kxg7 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Qxe5 $18) 23. Rg4+ $1 Kf8 24. Qxf6 Ne5 (24... d5 25.
e4 Rd6 26. Qg7+ Ke7 27. Rf4 Rf8 28. exd5 $18) 25. Rh4 Kg8 (25... Qc2 26. Be4
$18) (25... Ng6 26. Rxh7 Qc4 27. Qg7+ Ke7 28. Qxg6 $18) (25... Nd7 26. Qh6+ Ke7
27. Re4+ Ne5 28. Qxh7 $18) 26. Be4 Ng6 27. Rxh7 $1 (27. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 28. Qxf7+
Kh8 29. Bxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Leonid Stein Memorial"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2000.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 c6 8. h3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nfxd5 exd5 (10... cxd5 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. g4 Bd7 13. f4 Bc6
14. Qf3 Rc8 15. g5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd5 19. Qxd5 exd5
20. Kd2 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Nedeljkovic,S/Kiev 1959/MCL (50)}) 11. Bd3 Re8 12.
Qc2 Nf6 13. g4 $146 (13. Bd2 b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. O-O h6 16. Rfc1 Qd6 17. Rab1 g5
18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rac8 21. Be3 {1-0 Djantar,D-Suvalic/Zagreb
1961/MCD (46)}) 13... g6 (13... Bd6 $5 14. g5 $140 Nh5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Rg1 g6
17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6 Nf4 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. g6 Qe7 21. g7 (21. e4 Nd3+) 21...
Bf5 22. Ne2 Nd3+) (13... h6) 14. Bd2 (14. Kf1 $5) (14. f3 $5) 14... c5 15. Kf1
Bf8 (15... a6 $5) 16. Rd1 $2 (16. f3 b6 $13 (16... c4 17. Be2 Bh6 18. f4))
16... c4 17. Be2 Rb8 18. b3 (18. Bf3 b5) 18... b5 19. Rb1 (19. b4 a5 $17) 19...
a6 $2 (19... Bxa3 $1 20. Qa2 (20. bxc4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Bb7) 20... b4 $1 21. bxc4
dxc4 22. Bxc4 bxc3 (22... Bb7 $5 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 (23... Kh8 24. Bxe8 Bxh1 (24...
Qxe8 25. d5) 25. Bf7 bxc3 26. Rxb8 Qxb8 27. Bxc3 $17) 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. d5 bxc3
(25... Qd7 26. e4) 26. Qxa3 Qe4 $3 27. Bxc3 Qxb1+ 28. Kg2 Bxd5+ 29. Kg3 Qe4 $19
) 23. Rxb8 cxd2 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25. Kg2 Rf8 $17) 20. Qa2 Bb7 (20... Be6 21. f3)
21. h4 (21. Bf3 Rc8 $15) 21... Qd6 22. g5 (22. b4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4) 22... Ne4
23. Nxe4 Rxe4 $15 24. a4 (24. Bb4 Qd7) 24... Qd7 25. f3 Ree8 (25... Re6 26. Kf2
Rbe8 $5) 26. Kf2 Bd6 (26... Rbc8 27. Qb2) 27. Qc2 $2 (27. axb5 axb5 28. Qc2 $15
(28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Qc2 $17 (29. e4 Rxe4 30. fxe4 Bxe4 31. Rbf1 Re8 $40) 29...
Bc7)) 27... cxb3 28. Rxb3 bxa4 29. Rb6 Rec8 30. Qd3 Bc6 31. Qxa6 Rxb6 32. Qxb6
Rb8 33. Qa5 a3 34. f4 Ra8 35. Qb6 Rb8 36. Qa5 Ra8 $2 (36... Qb7 37. Qc3 Bd7 $17
) 37. Qb6 Qb7 38. Rb1 $1 Qd7 (38... a2 39. Qxb7 Bxb7 40. Ra1 Bc6 41. Bf3) 39.
Bg4 $1 Qxg4 (39... Qe8 40. Rc1 a2 41. Ra1 $11 Ra3 $140 42. Bc1 Ra4 43. Bd1) 40.
Qxc6 Qxh4+ 41. Kg2 Qg4+ 42. Kf2 Qh4+ (42... Rd8 43. Qxd5 Be7 (43... Qc8 44. Rb7
) 44. Qe5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novi Sad ol (Men)"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qh4 $5 {N} 10. b3 O-O $6 (10... d6 11. Bb2 (11. c5 dxc5 12.
dxc5 O-O 13. Bb2 f6 $13) 11... Nd7 12. d5 (12. c5 dxc5 13. dxc5 (13. Bb5 O-O-O
$1) 13... Nxc5 14. Bb5+ (14. Qxg7 O-O-O $1) 14... c6 15. Qxg7 O-O-O 16. Be2
Rhg8 $132) 12... Nf6 $1 (12... e5 13. Be2 $14) 13. Bd3 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15.
Bb5+ (15. Qxc7 O-O 16. Qxd6 Rad8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qg3+ Qxg3 19. hxg3 Bxg2 20.
Bxh7+ Kg7 21. Rh2 Bd5 $132) 15... Kd8 16. O-O-O $13 (16. Bc6 $2 Ne4 $19)) 11.
Bb2 f6 (11... d6 12. d5 e5 13. Be2) 12. d5 $1 exd5 13. Rd1 {[#]} d4 (13... c6
14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Qc7 Ba6 (15... Bc6 16. Be2 $16) 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Qb7 Nc5 18.
Qxd5+ Kh8 19. O-O $16) (13... dxc4 14. Rd4 Qg5 15. Qxc4+ Kh8 16. Qxc7 $16) (
13... c5 14. cxd5 d6 15. Bd3 (15. Be2 Qg5 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. h4 Qh6) 15... Qg5 16.
O-O Bxd5 17. e4 Bf7 18. f4 Qh5 19. Bc4 Nc6 20. Rxd6 Nd4 21. Qd3 Rad8 22. e5 $16
) 14. Rxd4 Qh5 (14... Qg5 15. h4 Qe5 16. Rh3 d6 17. Rg3 Nd7 18. Qc2 Qe7 19.
Rdg4 Rf7 20. Bd3 $16) 15. Be2 Qg6 16. Rg4 Qb1+ 17. Bd1 Nc6 (17... h5 18. Rg3 h4
19. Rg4 h3 20. O-O $1 hxg2 21. Re1 Qh7 $8 22. Bc2 $16) 18. O-O Qf5 19. Rg3 (19.
e4 Qe6 20. f4 Qxe4 21. Bf3 (21. Re1 Qf5) 21... Qe7 22. Re1 Qc5+) 19... Qe5 $2 (
19... Ne5 $5 20. f4 (20. Bc2 Be4) (20. f3 Qd3 21. Qc1 Qd6) 20... Nd3 (20... Ng6
21. Bg4 Qc5 22. Bxd7 $16) 21. Bg4 (21. Bc2 Be4) 21... Qe4 22. Bxd7 (22. Bf3 $2
Qxe3+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ $19) 22... Rad8 23. Bg4 Nxb2 24. Qxb2 Rfe8 $14) 20. Qd2 Qe8
(20... Qe7) 21. Bc2 Ne5 22. h4 (22. f4 Ng6 23. e4 $1 d6 (23... Bxe4 24. Re1 f5
25. h4 Rf7 26. h5 Nf8 27. h6 $18) 24. Re1 $16) 22... d6 23. Qe2 $1 (23. f4 Nd7
24. Qd3 Qh5) 23... f5 $6 (23... Nd7 24. h5 $40) 24. f4 Ng4 25. Bxf5 (25. Bxg7
Kxg7 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Qxg4+ Kf6 28. Qg7+ (28. e4 Qxe4) 28... Ke6 29. e4 Rf7 $1
(29... Bxe4 $2 30. Re1 d5 31. cxd5+ Kxd5 32. Qxc7 $18)) 25... Rxf5 26. Qxg4 Rf7
(26... Qg6 27. Qh3 $18) 27. Bxg7 Qd7 28. Qxd7 Rxd7 29. Bc3+ Kf8 30. f5 $1 Re8
31. f6 Be4 (31... Re4 32. h5 (32. Rg7 Rf7 $1) 32... Rh4 33. Rg7 Rf7 34. Rf5 $18
) 32. Rf4 Bg6 33. Kf2 Kf7 $2 (33... Re4 34. Kf3 d5 35. cxd5 Rxf4+ 36. Kxf4 Rxd5
37. e4 $18) 34. h5 $1 (34. h5 $1 Bxh5 (34... Bc2 35. Rg7+ Ke6 36. Rxd7 Kxd7 37.
f7 Rf8 38. Bg7 $18) 35. Rg7+ Ke6 36. Re4+ Kf5 37. Rxe8 Bxe8 38. Rxd7 Bxd7 39.
f7) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1980.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1980.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 c5 8. Nf3
h6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 $5 (11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Qe3 $14
{[+],Hort}) 11... Nc6 (11... Bc3 $6 12. Rb1 Bxd4 (12... O-O 13. Bc2 $16) 13.
Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Bb2 $16) 12. Bb2 Bc5 (12... O-O 13. Qe2 Qd8 14. Rd1 {/\Bb1,h4,
Qe4->}) 13. Bc2 (13. Be4 $5 O-O 14. Qd2 Bb4 $8 15. Qe2 Qe7 $14 {[+]} (15... Rd8
$2 16. d5 Bc3 17. dxc6 Bxb2 18. Rb1 bxc6 19. Rxb2 $18)) 13... O-O 14. Qd3 Rd8 (
14... g6 $2 15. Rb1 Bd6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Qe2 $18) 15. Rd1 $1 (15. Qh7+ Kf8 16.
Rd1 Nxd4 $1 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 $1 (17... Bxd4 $2 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20.
Bxd4 $18) 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 $13) 15... Kf8 16. Qe4 Bd6 17. h4 $1 {/\h5,Rh4-g4} (17.
g3 $14 {/\Kg2,Rhe1}) 17... Qf5 18. Qe2 $5 (18. Qxf5 $14 {_|_}) 18... Qa5 19.
Bb3 Ne7 20. h5 b6 (20... Ba3 $142 21. Ba1 (21. Bxa3 $5 Qxa3 22. Ne5 $36) 21...
Bb4 22. Rd3 b6 $5 $132) 21. Qe4 Ba6 (21... Rb8 $5) 22. d5 $1 exd5 (22... Ba3 $5
$8) (22... Nxd5 23. Qh7 f6 (23... Nc3 24. Rxd6 $18) 24. Nd4 Nc7 (24... Re8 25.
Nxe6+ $1 Rxe6 26. Qh8+ $18) 25. Nc6 Qg5 $16) 23. Qh7 f6 (23... dxc4 24. Bxg7+
Ke8 25. Bc2 Qxa2 26. Ne5 $18) 24. Kg1 $1 Bxc4 (24... dxc4 25. Bc2 Kf7 (25... c3
26. Bb3 $1 $18) 26. Bg6+ Nxg6 27. hxg6+ Ke8 28. Qxg7 $18) 25. Rh4 Bxb3 26. axb3
{/\Rg4} Kf7 (26... Qa2 27. Rg4 Qxb2 28. Rxg7 Ke8 29. Re1 Kd7 $8 (29... Qa3 30.
Nd4 Kd7 31. Qf5+ Ke8 (31... Kc7 32. Rexe7+ Bxe7 33. Nb5+ $18) 32. Rg8+ $18) 30.
Rexe7+ Bxe7 31. Rxe7+ Kd6 32. Rc7 $1 $18) 27. Rg4 Rg8 28. Re1 {/\29.Bxf6 Kxf6
30.Rg6!+-} d4 $8 29. Rxd4 Be5 (29... Rad8 30. Qd3 Nc8 31. Qc4+ Kf8 32. Rxd6 $1
Nxd6 33. Qc7 $18) 30. Rd7 (30. Nxe5+ fxe5 31. Rde4 $18) 30... Qxe1+ $8 (30...
Rad8 31. Rxe7+ Kxe7 32. Bxe5 $18) 31. Nxe1 Bxb2 32. Nd3 Ba3 33. Nf4 Rgd8 34.
Qg6+ (34. Qd3 $5) 34... Kg8 35. Qd3 Rxd7 36. Qxd7 Rc8 37. Kh2 $1 Kf7 38. Ng6
Ra8 $2 $138 (38... Rc2 39. Nh8+) (38... Re8 39. Qxa7 Bd6+ (39... Bc5 40. b4
Bxb4 41. Qa2+) 40. Kh3 $18) 39. Nxe7 (39. Nxe7 Bxe7 40. Qd5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 Bb7 7. Bg5 d6 8.
e3 Nbd7 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 (12. Nxd4 Ne5 $132) 12...
d5 13. cxd5 (13. Re1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Qc7 15. Rc1 Rfc8 $1 (15... Rac8 16. Bg3 Qd8
17. Qd3 $14) 16. Rc3 (16. Rxe6 $2 b5 $1 17. Re8+ Nxe8 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxc7
Rxc7 $17) 16... Qd6 17. Bg3 Qf8 18. Qd3 a6 19. Ng5 b5 20. Ba2 Rxc3 21. Qxc3 Bd5
22. Bb1 Rc8 $10 {Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Skelleftea/1989/1-0 (68)}) 13... Bxd5
14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Rfe1 (17. Bg3 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qc6 19. f4
Ne4 $13) 17... Nd5 18. Bg3 (18. Qh5 N7f6 19. Qg5 Ne7 20. f3 Ng6 21. Bf2 Nd5 22.
Qd2 Qe7 23. Bg3 Rfd8 24. Ng4 Rd7 25. h3 Qd8 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,An-Andersson,U/
Biel (11)/1990/ (57)}) 18... Qd8 19. Nxd7 (19. Rc1 $10) 19... Qxd7 20. Be5 Ne7
$1 21. Qh5 (21. Qg4 f6 22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bd2 Rfe8 $10) 21... f5 (21... Ng6 22.
Re3 $40) 22. Re3 Qd5 23. Bf1 (23. Rg3 Rf7 (23... Ng6 24. Rxg6 hxg6 25. Qxg6 Qd7
26. Re1 Qf7 $10)) 23... Rf7 24. Rh3 h6 (24... g6 25. Qg5 $40 Nc6 $2 26. Qxg6+
$18) 25. Rg3 (25. Rc3 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Qb3 27. c4 Ba6 $15) 25... f4 $1 26. Rg4 $6
(26. Rf3 $2 Rf5 27. Qg4 Rxe5 28. dxe5 Qxd1 29. Qxe6+ Kh7 $19) (26. Rc3 Rxc3 27.
bxc3 f3 $40) 26... Nc6 27. Re1 (27. Rc1 $5 Nxe5 (27... Nxd4 $6 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8
29. Rxg7+ Rxg7 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxc8 f3 33. h3 $14) 28. Rxc8+
Bxc8 29. dxe5 f3 $15) 27... Nxe5 28. Rxe5 (28. dxe5 Qd2 $1 (28... Rc2 29. Rd1
Qxd1 30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Qxd1 Be4 32. f3 $14) 29. Rd1 Qc2 $15) 28... Qxd4 29.
Rxe6 Rc1 30. Re8+ (30. Qb5 Qd7 31. Re8+ Kh7 $19) 30... Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.
Qb5 (32. Qf5+ Ke7 33. Qb5 (33. Rxf4 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Qd1#) 33... g5 $19) 32... a6
33. Qe2 g5 34. g3 (34. h4 Bd5 35. b3 Bxb3 36. Qxa6 Qc4 $19) 34... Qd5 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo-12"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1969.04.05"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gliksman, Darko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1969.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 (7...
Bg4) (7... Be6) 8. Bxc4 Nd5 (8... Bg4 9. Be2 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Rd1
(11. Bb3 e5 12. Rd1 Qe7 $10 {Dreev,A-Piket,J/Dortmund/1994/0:1/38/}) 11... e5
12. d5 $14) 9... Nbd7 10. e4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. d5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nc5 $10 {
Speelman,J-Hodgson,JM/Dublin zt/1993/1:0/39/}) 9. Bd2 (9. e4 Nb6 (9... Nxc3 10.
bxc3 c5 11. h3 Nc6 12. Be3 $14) 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Be3 $14) 9... Nb6 10. Bb3 Bg4
11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 N8d7 13. Rad1 $1 a5 (13... e5 14. Bc1) 14. a3 e5 15. Bc1
exd4 16. exd4 $14 a4 17. Ba2 Nf6 18. Bg5 (18. Bf4 Nfd5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bg3 Kh8
$14) 18... Qd6 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Be5 Nbd5 (20... Nfd5 21. Ne4 f6 22. Nc5 Qc8 23.
Bh2 $16) 21. g4 $1 Nxc3 (21... Rfe8 22. g5 Nxc3 (22... Nh5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24.
Nxd5 $16) 23. gxf6 Nxd1 (23... Nxa2 24. fxg7 $18) 24. fxg7 Nxb2 25. Rb1 $16)
22. bxc3 Ne8 23. Rfe1 $16 Nc7 (23... Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Nd6 25. Qf6 Rae8 26. Rde1
$16) 24. c4 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 (25. dxe5 $2 Qe7 26. Rd6 Ne6 27. Red1 Rad8 $10) 25...
Rfe8 26. c5 $1 Rad8 (26... Rxe5 27. dxe5 Qe7 28. Rd6 Ne6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Qd3
$16) 27. Kg2 $1 (27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $10) 27... Re7 (27... Rxe5 28. dxe5 Qe7 (28...
Qxd1 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qf6#) 29. Rd6 Ne6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Qd3 $16) 28. Qf6
Rxe5 (28... Ne6 29. d5 Nxc5 30. dxc6 Qxd1 31. Rxe7 $18) 29. dxe5 Nd5 $8 30.
Bxd5 cxd5 31. Rd4 h6 $2 (31... Qe8 $142 $16) 32. e6 $1 $18 fxe6 (32... Qxe6 33.
Qxd8+ $18) 33. Qxg6+ Qg7 (33... Kh8 34. Qxh6+ Kg8 (34... Qh7 35. Qf6+ $18) 35.
Qg6+ Kh8 36. g5 $18) 34. Qxe6+ Kh7 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Qxd5 Kh8 37. c6 bxc6 38.
Qxc6 Qb2 39. Qxh6+ (39. Qxa4 $18) 39... Kg8 40. Qe3 Qb7+ 41. Kg3 Qb3 42. h4 Kh8
43. h5 Qb1 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Aseev,K"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 (4... g6) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Be6 7. e3
Bd6 $146 (7... f6 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. Bxh7 {Franco,
Z-Delaney,J/Novi Sad olm 1990/TD 90\06/1-0 (43)}) (7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Bd3
g6 10. h4 f5 11. e4 Qf6 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. Qa4 Bc5 14. Ba6 bxa6 15. Qxc6 fxe4
16. Qxa6+ Kd7 17. Qa4+ {1/2-1/2 Backelin,R-Hedman,E/SVE-ch Borlange 1995/EXP
49 (32)}) (7... a6 8. d3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Bd6 10. Be2 O-O 11. b4 a5 12. b5 Nb4 13.
Bb2 Nd5 14. Qc2 f6 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Bf7 17. O-O g6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Bf3
Rad8 20. g3 Bc5 21. Rd3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 {1-0 Donchenko,A-Sosnin,N/Moscow op2
1995/EXP 50 (28)}) 8. Ne4 f5 (8... h6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 $5 (11.
Qxc6 f5 $44) 11... Bf5 $5 (11... exd4 $6 12. Nxd4 $16) 12. dxe5 Re8 $13) 9.
Neg5 Bd7 10. Bc4 h6 11. Nf7 Kxf7 12. Bxd5+ Kf8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. d4 (14. d3 $13
) 14... e4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Qc3 (17. Bd2 Qxe5 18. Bc3 $44) 17...
Re8 18. Qa5 Qxe5 19. Qxa7 Kf7 20. Qa4 Ra8 21. Qc2 Rhb8 22. a4 (22. O-O $2 c5
$15) 22... c5 23. Ra3 Rb4 24. b3 Be6 25. O-O (25. Bb2 Qd5 26. Qc3 Rg8 27. O-O
Rxb3 28. Rxb3 Qxb3 29. Qe5 Qxa4 (29... Qb6 $5) 30. Qxc7+ Qd7 31. Qxc5 $11)
25... c4 26. Bb2 cxb3 27. Qc1 Qd6 28. Qc3 Rg8 29. Raa1 (29. a5 $2 Rb5 {/\30...
Rb5-c5 -/+}) 29... Rc4 (29... c5 30. Rfd1 Qc7 31. a5 Rc4 32. Qxb3 Rb8 33. Qa3
Rc2 34. Rab1 (34. a6 Rbxb2 35. a7 Rxf2 36. Qxb2 Rxb2 37. a8=Q Rb7 $15 38. Rdb1
Rxb1+ 39. Rxb1 Qd6) 34... c4 $5 35. Bd4 Rb3 36. Qa1 c3 37. Rxb3 Bxb3 38. Qa3
Be6 $11) 30. Qxb3 Qb4 (30... Rc1 31. Qb5 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 (32. Rxf1 Qb6 $11)
32... Qb4 33. Qc1 c5 $11) 31. Qxb4 Rxb4 $138 32. Bc3 (32. Bd4 Ra8 33. Rfc1 Rc4
34. Rxc4 Bxc4 $11) 32... Rc4 33. Rfc1 Ra8 34. a5 c5 35. Kf1 (35. a6 Ra7 {
/\36....Be6-c8} 36. f4) (35. Rab1 Bc8 $5 {/\} 36. Rb6 Ra6 37. Rb8 Rc6 $11)
35... g5 36. Ke1 Ra6 37. Bd2 (37. Ra3 $142) 37... Rxc1+ 38. Rxc1 Rc6 39. Bb4
Bc8 40. Ba3 (40. Bxc5 Ke6 $11) 40... Ba6 41. Kd2 Bd3 42. Bxc5 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich/Bern m"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Brunner, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. d5
Na5 15. Ke2 f5 16. Rhc1 b6 (16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Rb5 b6
20. Nh4 (20. Rc7 Bf6 21. Bd4 $14) 20... Rf8 $14 {Sherbakov,R-Yandemirov,V/USSR/
1991/} 21. d6 e6 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rc7 Rd8 25. Rxa7 Rxd6 26. Nf3
Nc6 $14) 17. Rc7 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 (18... Ba6+ 19. Ke1 Bb7 20. Rbc1 Bf6 21. Ng5
Bxd5 22. h4 b5 23. Bxa7 Nc4 24. Rd1 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Romanishin,O/
URS-ch49 Frunze/1981/}) 19. Rxe7 Bxd5 (19... Kf8 20. Rc7 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22.
Rb4 $16) 20. Re8+ $5 (20. Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Rc1 $14) 20... Kf7 (20... Rxe8 21.
Bxd5+ Kf8 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Ng5 Kg8 (23... h6 24. Ne6+ Kf7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26.
Rc1 Rf8 27. Rc7+ Rf7 28. Bxh6+ $18) 24. Rc1 $16) 21. Rxd8 (21. Bxd5+ Kxe8 22.
Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rc1 Rd8 24. Ng5 $16) 21... Rxd8 22. Ng5+ Ke7 (22... Kg8 23. Bxd5+
Rxd5 24. Rc1 Be5 25. f4 $16) 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nxh7 Nc4 (24... Rh5 25. Ng5 Rxh2
26. Rc1 Bb2 27. Rc7+ $16) 25. Bg5+ Ke6 26. Rc1 b5 27. h4 Rd4 28. g3 a5 (28...
b4 29. Be3 Nxe3 30. Ng5+ Ke7 31. fxe3 $16) 29. Bf4 b4 30. Ng5+ Kd5 (30... Kf5
31. Be3 Nxe3 32. fxe3 Rd6 33. Kf3 $18) 31. Be3 Nxe3 (31... Rg4 32. Rd1+ Kc6 33.
Bf4 $18) 32. fxe3 Rg4 (32... Rc4 33. e4+ Rxe4+ (33... Kc5 34. Ne6+ $18) 34.
Nxe4 Kxe4 35. Rc6 $18) 33. e4+ Kd4 (33... Kd6 34. Kf3 $18) 34. Ne6+ Ke5 35. Kf3
$1 (35. Nxg7 Rxg3 36. Rc5+ Kxe4 37. Rxa5 b3 $16) 35... Rxe4 (35... Rxg3+ 36.
Kxg3 Kxe6 37. Rc6+ Kf7 38. Ra6 $18) 36. Rc5+ Kxe6 37. Kxe4 a4 38. Rc6+ Kf7 39.
Ra6 a3 (39... b3 40. Rxa4 b2 41. Rb4 $18) 40. Kd3 Be5 41. g4 Bg3 42. h5 gxh5
43. gxh5 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 42-22"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1957.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nedeljkovic, Srecko"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1957.07.03"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 6. Nf3 (6. f4 $142) (6. Nh3 {
/\Nf4}) 6... Qd7 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Ba6 $10) (7. Bd3 Nc6 $5 8. O-O Bb7
9. Bd2 Nge7 10. b4 Ng6 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. Qe2 {Nedeljkovic-Petrosian/
Vienna71957/}) (7. Bb5 Nc6 (7... c6 $142 $1 8. Ba4 Ba6 9. Ne2 {/\c2,Bc2} Bb5 $1
10. Bb3 Bc4 $1) 8. Qe2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. b4 $14) 7... Nc6 8. O-O Bb7 9. b3
$2 (9. Na2 $142 O-O-O 10. Nb4 (10. Be3 Nge7 11. c4)) 9... O-O-O 10. Bb2 f5 11.
exf6 $6 gxf6 $1 12. Re1 Nh6 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bf1 Re8 15. Qd2 Nf5 $15 16. Rad1 h5
17. Nb1 Rg8 18. Qd3 (18. c4 $142 dxc4 19. bxc4 $132) 18... Nce7 19. g3 Ng6 20.
Bg2 Nd6 21. Nbd2 (21. c4 dxc4 22. bxc4 Nf4 23. gxf4 Qg7 $19) 21... Bh6 22. c4
dxc4 23. Nxc4 Nf4 $1 24. Nxd6+ Qxd6 (24... cxd6 25. Qc2+ Kb8 26. Bh1) 25. gxf4
Qxf4 26. d5 (26. Kh1 Rxg2 $1) 26... Bxd5 27. Kh1 Rxg2 $1 28. Kxg2 Qg4+ 29. Kf1
Bxf3 30. Qd7+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Ne5 g6 6. cxd5 (6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 dxc4
8. Nxc4 Be6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd3 Nd5 12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bc4 14.
Qc2 c5 15. Be3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Nb2 Nb6 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. d5 Qd6
21. f4 e5 22. f5 gxf5 23. Qf2 fxe4 24. Bxb6 {Browne,W-Christiansen,L/USA-ch 
(08)/1994/0-1 (38)}) (6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nd7 10. Nxd7
Qxd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 e6 13. Na4 Qd8 14. Bd3 O-O 15. O-O e5 16. Nb6 Rb8
17. Nxc8 Rxc8 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Qxd5 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Rfd8 22. Qe4 Qa3
23. Bc4 b5 24. Bb3 {Alterman,B-Titov,G/Manila olm (12.11.2)/1992/1-0 (40)})
6... cxd5 7. g3 (7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Qa3 O-O 11. e3 h6 12. Bh4
g5 13. Bg3 Bf5 14. b4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Be2 a5 17. b5 cxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19.
O-O Rfc8 20. Rc1 Ne4 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Qxa5 Rc2 23. Re1 Nxg3 24. hxg3 {
Dao,T-Varga,Z/Budapest FS FebGM (02)/1995/1-0 (68)}) 7... Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O
b5 (9... e6 10. Bg5 {Yermolinsky,A-Kogan,B/Asheville/1992/}) 10. Qb3 $1 Bb7 (
10... e6 11. a4 bxa4 12. Nxa4 $16) 11. Bg5 Ne4 (11... e6 12. a4 Qb6 13. e3 b4
14. a5 Qd6 15. Ra4 $1 $16) 12. Bxe7 $1 Qxe7 13. Nxd5 Qe6 (13... Bxd5 14. Qxd5
Nxg3 15. hxg3 $18) 14. Bxe4 Rd8 (14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Nf6+ Qxf6 17.
Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bd5 $16) 15. Nf6+ $1 (15. Nc3 $6 Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Rxd4 $17) 15...
Bxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Bxb7 Ra7 17. Bd5 $18) 16. Qxe6 fxe6 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bg2
Rxd4 19. Nd3 Rc7 20. Rac1 Rdc4 (20... Rdd7 21. Nc5 $18) 21. b3 Rxc1 (21... Rc3
22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1) 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Kf7 24. h4 Be7 (
24... Ke7 25. Nd3 Kd6 26. Kf1 $16) 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. b4 Bc7 (26... Nd7 27. Bb7)
27. Bb7 a5 28. bxa5 Bxa5 29. Kg2 Bc3 30. Bc8 Nc6 (30... Ke7 31. Nf4 $18) 31.
Nc5 e5 32. Bd7 Na7 (32... Nd4 33. e3 $18) 33. Be6+ Ke7 34. Bg8 h6 (34... Kf8
35. Bd5 $18) 35. Kf3 Nc8 36. Ke4 Bd4 (36... Nd6+ 37. Kd5 Ne8 38. Kc6 b4 39. Bd5
Nf6 40. e4 $18) 37. Nd3 Nd6+ 38. Kd5 Ne8 39. Nxe5 Bxf2 (39... Nf6+ 40. Kxd4 $18
) 40. Nxg6+ Kd8 (40... Kf6 41. Nf4 Kg7 42. Be6 Bxg3 $4 43. Nh5+ $18) 41. Kc6
Nf6 42. Be6 b4 (42... Bxg3 43. Kxb5 $18) 43. g4 Ne4 44. Bd5 Nc3 45. e4 Ne2 46.
Kb5 (46. e5 Nd4+ 47. Kc5 Nf3+ 48. Kxb4 Nxh4 49. Nxh4 Bxh4 50. Kc5 $18) 46...
Be1 47. e5 Kc7 48. e6 (48. e6 Nc3+ 49. Kc4 Nxd5 50. Kxd5 Bf2 51. g5 hxg5 52.
Ne5 Kd8 53. hxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D86"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[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 O-O 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. O-O (10. Qd2 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 (11... Qg4 $6 12. O-O Qxe4
(12... exd4 13. f3 {/\} dxc3 $2 14. Qe3 Qh5 15. Ng3 $18) 13. Ng3 Qg4 14. h3 Qd7
15. Bh6 exd4 16. Nh5 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 gxh5 18. Qg5+ $10) 12. cxd4 Qg4 $36) 10...
Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 Rd8 $5 (12... c5 13. Bh6 $14) 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Rad1 Bb7
15. Qg5 $1 e6 16. e5 $1 c5 17. Nf4 {[%cal Yf4h5,Yh5f6] /\Sh5-f6} cxd4 18. cxd4
(18. Nh5 Qd5 19. f3 Qxe5) 18... Nc6 19. d5 (19. Bb5 $1 $16) 19... exd5 (19...
Bxe5 $2 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bc4 (21. Bxg6 Qe7 22. Bf5+ Qxg5 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24.
Bxg5 $18)) (19... Nxe5 20. dxe6 Qc7 $1) 20. Bb5 $2 {[%cal Yf4d5] /\21.Sd5, 21.
e6 fe 22.Sg6} (20. Nh5 $13) (20. e6 $1 Qe7 21. exf7+ Qxf7 22. Rfe1 $1 $16 (22.
Nxg6 $16)) 20... Bxe5 $3 21. Bxc6 Bxf4 22. Qf6 Bxh6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 $13 24. Rfe1
Bf8 $1 25. h4 Rad8 26. h5 $2 (26. Rd4 $8) 26... d4 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Rd3 Ba6
29. Red1 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Rc8 31. Qf3 $19 (31. Rxd4 $1 Bg7 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Rxd7
) 31... Bg7 32. Qe4 Rcd8 33. f4 Rd5 34. g4 Bf6 35. Kg2 Kf8 36. Kf3 b5 37. Qe1
Kg8 38. Qb4 R8d7 39. Qb3 a5 40. a3 Rc5 41. Qb1 Rdc7 42. Ke2 a4 43. Qh1 R7c6 44.
Qb1 Rc8 45. Qh1 Rc2+ 46. Rd2 Re8+ 47. Kd1 Rc3 48. Qd5 Rxa3 49. Qxb5 Ra1+ 50.
Kc2 Rc8+ 51. Kd3 Re1 52. Rc2 Rd1+ 53. Ke2 d3+ 54. Kxd1 dxc2+ 55. Kc1 a3 56. Qa6
Bb2+ 0-1

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kluger, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O
Bd7 (8... Bf5 9. h3 Qc8 10. g4 Bd7 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Ng3 Rd8 13. Qe2 $14 {
Markowski,T-Gunawan,R/London/1994/0|1/38/}) 9. b3 Qc8 (9... a6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11.
exd4 Rb8 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Rfd1 Qh5 14. Nf4 Qh6 15. Nfd5 $16 {Ornstein,A-Vogt,L/
Albena/1976/1|0/45/}) (9... Rb8 10. Bb2 a6 11. Qd2 (11. dxc5 $5 dxc5 12. Na4 b6
13. Nf4 Na5 14. Be5 Rc8 15. Qc2 Bxa4 16. bxa4 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bh3 $1 $14
{Benko,P-Fischer,R/USA/1958/0,5/29/}) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14.
d5 Na5 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 17. Nd1 $16 {Lein,A-Bertok,M/Sochi/1966/1|0/
45/}) 10. d5 (10. Re1 $5 Rb8 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nd5 $14
{Beny-Soos/Varna/1962/0|1/69/}) 10... Na5 11. Bd2 b6 (11... Bh3 $5) 12. Rc1 (
12. Re1 $5) 12... Nb7 (12... Bh3 $5) 13. a3 a6 14. b4 Qc7 (14... b5 15. bxc5
Nxc5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nd4 Rxa3 18. Ncxb5 $14) (14... cxb4 15. axb4 Qxc4 16.
Nd4 Qxb4 17. Ncb5 Qb2 18. Rc2 $16) 15. Qb3 Rfc8 16. Nb1 $6 (16. b5 $5 a5 17. f4
$14) 16... Qd8 17. Rfe1 Rab8 18. h3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nbc3 Be8 21. e4 Nd7
22. Nxb5 (22. f4 Nb6 23. Rc2 Nc4 24. Bc1 Qb6 $36) 22... Qb6 23. a4 (23. Nbc3
Na5 24. Qd1 cxb4 25. axb4 Nc4 $10) 23... Ne5 24. Qe3 Bxb5 25. axb5 Qxb5 26. Rb1
Qd3 27. Qxd3 (27. bxc5 Nxc5 $15) 27... Nxd3 28. Red1 Ra8 (28... cxb4 29. Bxb4
Nbc5 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 $15) 29. b5 $6 (29. bxc5 $5 Nbxc5 30. Bc3 Ra2 31. Bxg7 Kxg7
32. Nc1 $1 $15) 29... Ra2 30. Bg5 c4 31. Nc1 Nxc1 32. Rdxc1 Bd4 $17 33. Bxe7 $6
(33. Rf1 f6 34. Bc1 c3 $17) 33... f6 34. Rb4 Bxf2+ 35. Kh2 c3 (35... Kf7 $5 36.
Rbxc4 Rxc4 37. Rxc4 Bc5 38. Rxc5 Nxc5 39. Bxd6 Nxe4 40. Bc7 f5 41. b6 Rb2 $17)
36. e5 (36. Bxf6 c2 37. Bg5 Rc3 38. Bf4 Bc5 $19) 36... fxe5 37. Rb3 Bd4 $19 38.
b6 h6 39. g4 g5 40. Kh1 Kf7 41. Bxd6 Nxd6 42. b7 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Szabo, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e3 $1 Re8 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8.
d4 Bb6 9. h3 $1 Bf5 10. d5 $1 Nb8 11. g4 Bd7 12. Ng3 h6 13. Kh2 a5 14. f4 exf4
15. exf4 Nh7 16. g5 $1 Na6 (16... hxg5 17. fxg5 Nxg5 18. Qh5 $1 f6 19. Bxg5
fxg5 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Be4 $1 $18) 17. gxh6 Qh4 18. hxg7 Nf6 19. f5 $1 {[%cal
Yf1f4,Yc3e4] /\20.Tf4 Dh7 21.Se4!} Be3 $1 (19... Qxc4 20. Rf4 Qc5 21. Rh4 {
[%cal Yc1g5] /\22.Lg5} Nh7 (21... Kxg7 22. Bh6+ Kg8 23. Nh5 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 $18)
22. Rxh7 Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kxg7 24. f6+ Kg8 25. Qg5+ Kh7 26. Qg7#) 20. Nce4 $1 Nxe4
21. Nxe4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc5 $1 (22... Rxe4 $2 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qh5 $1 $18 Qe5+
25. Kh1 Qe4+ 26. Rf3 Kxg7 (26... f6 27. Rg1) 27. f6+ Kg8 28. Rg1+ Qg6 29. Rxg6+
fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Qe7#) 23. Qg4 $1 Rxe4 $1 (23... Qxg4 24.
Nf6+) 24. Bxe4 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Nxe4 26. Rce1 $1 Nc5 $2 (26... Re8 $2 27. Rf4 $1
Nf6 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. g5 Nh5 30. Re4 {[%cal Rf5f6] /\31.f6}) (26... Nf6 $1 27.
g5 Kxg7 28. gxf6+ Kxf6 29. Rf2 Bxf5 $13 {/+/-}) 27. f6 Re8 (27... Bxg4 28. Kg3
Bd7 29. Rh1 $18) 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Re1 Ba4 30. Re3 $1 1-0

[Event "Bad Kissingen"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1981.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. e4 $5 dxe4 $8 (10... c6 $2 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Qh5 $18) 11.
Qh5 g6 (11... Qd5 $2 12. Bxe4 Qxe4 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Bg5+) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5
Qe6 13. Rfe1 Bb4 14. Bxe4 $18) 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qe5+ Qe7 14. Qxh8 Nd7 15. h4 (
15. a4 $2 O-O-O 16. axb5 axb5 (16... Bh6 $2 17. Qxd8+ Qxd8 18. bxa6 $18) (16...
Nf6 17. bxa6 Bg7 18. axb7+ Kxb7 19. Bxe4+ $1 $16) 17. b3 Qf7 18. bxc4 Be7 $19)
(15. Bh3 $5 O-O-O 16. Qe5 Kb8 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Be3 $13) 15...
O-O-O 16. Bg5 Qf7 17. Bh3 (17. Bxd8 $2 Bg7 18. Qxh7 (18. Bf6+ Bxh8 19. Bxh8 Qf8
20. Be5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qc5 $17) 18... Nf8 19. Qxg7 Qxg7 20. Bg5 Ne6 $17) 17...
Re8 18. Rad1 $6 (18. Qf6 Qd5 19. Be3 Kb8 20. Qg5 Nb6 $44) 18... Kb8 $1 (18...
Bg7 $2 19. Qxh7 Rh8 20. Be6 $1 $18) 19. d5 Bc5 20. Be6 Rxh8 21. Bxf7 Ne5 22.
Be6 Nd3 23. b3 $2 (23. Rd2 Bd4 24. Re2 Bxb2 (24... Rf8 $2 25. Rxe4 Bxf2+ 26.
Kg2 Nc5 27. Re5 Nxe6 28. Rxf2 $18) 25. Rxe4 h6 $1 (25... c3 $2 26. Bf6) 26. Be3
Rd8 27. Bxh6 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 $17) 23... c3 24. Kg2 Rf8 25. f3 c2 26. Rc1
Nxc1 27. Bxc1 e3 $1 28. Re1 c6 29. d6 Rf6 30. d7 Kc7 31. Bh3 Bd4 32. Rxe3 (32.
Re2 c5 33. Rxc2 Bxf3+ 34. Kh2 Bd1 35. Rg2 Rf1 {/\ e2}) 32... Bxe3 33. Bxe3 c5
34. b4 (34. Bg5 Bxf3+ 35. Kh2 Rf8 $19) 34... Rxf3 35. Bc1 cxb4 36. Kh2 Bc6 37.
Bg4 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. d4 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Nb5 $1 {Kortschnoj} a6 14.
Na7 Rxa7 (14... Nf6 15. Nxc8 {><g4}) 15. Bxa7 b6 16. b4 (16. c5 dxc5 (16...
Nxc5 17. b4 Nd7 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Qc2 c5 20. dxc6 Nxc6 21. Bxa6 Bxa6 22. Qxc6
Bxf1 23. Kxf1 $16) 17. Qa4 Bb7 18. Bxa6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Qa8 20. a4 Nc8 (20... Nb8
21. Qc4) 21. a5 Qxa7 22. Qxa7 Nxa7 23. axb6 Nb5 24. bxc7 Rc8 $17 {Kortschnoj})
16... Bb7 17. c5 (17. Qa4 $5) 17... dxc5 (17... bxc5 18. bxc5 Qa8 19. Bb6 cxb6
20. c6 $18) 18. Rc1 $1 (18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rc1 Qd6 $19) 18... Nc8 (18... cxb4
19. Qa4 (19. d6 Nc6 20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. Rxc6 $16) 19... a5 20. Bb5 Nf6 21. Qc2
Qa8 (21... Nc8 22. Bb8 $18) (21... Nexd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bc4 Rf7 24. Nd3 Rd7
25. Rfe1 $18) 22. Qxc7 Rc8 23. Qxe7 Rxc1 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Qxb6 $18 {Kortschnoj}
) 19. bxc5 Ba8 (19... Nxc5 20. Rxc5 $18) 20. c6 Nf6 21. Bxb6 Nxb6 22. Bxa6 $16
g4 (22... Qb8 23. Kh1 Qa7 24. Qe2 $16) 23. Nd3 g3 $2 (23... h5 $142) (23... Qb8
$142) 24. h3 $18 Ne8 25. Nc5 Qb8 26. a4 Nd6 27. a5 Nbc8 28. Kh1 Qa7 29. Qc2 Ne7
30. Rb1 Ng6 31. Rfc1 Bf6 32. Bf1 Bxc6 (32... Qxa5 33. Ra1 Qb4 34. Rcb1 Qd4 35.
Ne6) 33. dxc6 Qxa5 34. Ra1 Qb4 35. Ne6 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Rc1 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Nf3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bf5 9. Be2 (9. h3 h6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 $2 Nxc3 14.
exf5 Ne4 15. Qe3 Qb4+ 16. Kd1 gxf5 $17 {Van Wely,L-Mohr,S/Amsterdam OHRA-B/
1989/ ->CBM 14}) 9... h6 10. Nf3 dxc4 (10... Qb6 11. Qd2 Nbd7) 11. Bxc4 Nbd7
12. h3 g5 (12... c5 13. g4 $5) 13. Bh2 c5 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qe2 (15. d5 a6 16. a4
b5 17. axb5 Nb6 18. b3 axb5 19. Nxb5 Nfxd5) 15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bg6 17. Bd3 {
xf5} (17. Rfd1 Qb6) 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc5 19. Qb1 Nd5 (19... e6 20. Ndb5 $16)
20. Rfd1 (20. Nf5 Nxc3 21. bxc3 e6 22. Rfd1 Qf6 $13) 20... Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Nxc3
22. Rxc3 Qb6 (22... Qe8 $2 23. Rdc4 b6 24. b4 $18) 23. Qc2 Rc6 24. b4 Ne6 25.
Rxc6 bxc6 (25... Nxd4 26. Rxb6 Nxc2 27. Rxb7 $18) (25... Qxc6 26. Qxc6 bxc6 27.
Rd7 $16) 26. Rc4 a5 $6 (26... Rc8) 27. Rxc6 (27. bxa5 Qxa5 28. Rxc6 Qe1#) 27...
Qxb4 28. Be5 Ng7 (28... Nd8 29. Rg6+ $18) 29. Rxh6 f6 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Qg6+ Kg8
32. Rh7 Rf7 33. Kh2 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (33. Qh6 $2 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qxh7) (33. Kh2 $1
fxe5 34. Qh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. Nc3 (9. Qc1 {Smyslov-Xie Jun/Prague/1995/ ;CBM 48}) 9... dxe5 (9...
Ndxe5) (9... Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qd2 c6 12. Rad1 d5 13. e4 d4 14. Na4 $16)
10. e4 Nh6 (10... f5 11. Ba3 Rf7 12. Re1 $14) 11. a4 $146 (11. Qd2 f6 12. a4
Nf7 13. Rfd1 c6 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qe3 {Begun-Gavrilov/
URS-chT/1988/TD 1988/08}) 11... a5 $6 (11... f5 $14) 12. Qd3 Nb6 13. Qe3 Ng4
14. Qe2 Be6 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Nb5 $16 f6 17. Bh3 h5 18. Nh4 c6 19. Nd6 Kh7 20.
Ba3 Qb6 21. Nc4 Qa7 22. Bxf8 Nxf8 23. Rd6 Nxf2 24. Qxf2 (24. Bxe6 $142 $1 Nxe4+
25. Kg2 Nxd6 26. Nxd6 Nxe6 27. Nxg6 $1 $16 Kxg6 (27... Bh6 28. Qe4 Kg7 29. Ne7
$16) 28. Qe4+ Kh6 29. Nf7#) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bxh3 26. Rad1 $2 (26. Nf3 $140
$1 Ne6 27. Ng1 Bg4 28. h3 $18) 26... Ne6 27. Nb6 Rf8 28. Nd7 Rf7 29. Nf3 Bg4
30. R1d3 Ng5 31. Nxg5+ fxg5+ 32. Ke1 Bh3 33. Rd2 h4 34. gxh4 gxh4 35. R6d3 Rf1+
$8 (35... Bf1 $6 36. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 37. Rd7 $18) 36. Ke2 Bg2 37. Nc5 b6 38. Ne6
Rf6 39. Rd6 Bh6 40. Rd7+ Kg8 41. Rd8+ $2 (41. R2d6 Bxe4 42. Re7 $1 {+/= / +/-})
41... Kf7 42. R2d7+ Kxe6 43. Rd6+ Ke7 44. R8d7+ Ke8 45. Rxf6 Kxd7 46. Rxg6 Bxe4
47. Rxh6 Bxc2 48. Rxh4 Bxb3 {+/=/=} 49. Rg4 Ke6 50. h4 Kf5 51. Rg3 Bf7 52. Rf3+
Ke6 53. Rb3 b5 54. axb5 cxb5 55. Rxb5 a4 56. Ra5 Be8 57. Kf3 Bh5+ {(64)}
1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Nge2 $5 (7. Bd3 b5
8. Nge2 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. g4 $14 {Flear,G-Kosten,A/
BCF-ch/1989/ ->CBM 15}) 7... Nh5 (7... b5 8. Ng3 bxc4 9. Bxc4 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6
11. dxe6 fxe6 12. O-O $14) 8. g4 Qh4+ (8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nf6 11.
Qe1 Qxe1+ 12. Kxe1 Nbd7 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Kd2 Ne8 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. h4
$14 {Georgadze,G-Vaganian,R/URS-56ch/1989/ ->TD89_09}) 9. Kd2 Nf6 10. Qe1 Qxe1+
11. Kxe1 Nbd7 12. Ng3 b5 (12... Ne5 13. Be2 (13. Kf2 $5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. g5
Nfd7 16. cxb5 exd5 17. exd5 Nb6 18. f4 Ng4+ 19. Kf3 $14) 13... b5 14. g5 Nfd7
15. cxb5 exd5 16. exd5 Nb6 (16... Bb7 17. Nf5) 17. f4 Ng6 $13) 13. g5 Ne8 14.
cxb5 exd5 15. exd5 Nb6 (15... f6 16. Nf5 (16. Bh3 Ne5 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. f4 Nd3+
19. Ke2 c4 $36) 16... fxg5 17. Ne7+ Kf7 18. Nc6 $13) 16. Kf2 (16. Bd2 $5 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Nxd5 18. Bd3) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxd5 18. Bd2 a6 19. a4 axb5 20. Bxb5
Ndc7 21. c4 f6 22. Rhe1 Ra7 $1 (22... fxg5 23. Bxg5 Nf6 24. Red1 $1 $14) 23.
Ne4 Bb7 24. gxf6 (24. a5 fxg5 25. Bxg5 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 d5 27. Re7 (27. Re5 Nf6)
27... Nd6 $13) 24... Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Nxf6 26. Re2 d5 27. Kg2 d4 (27... Kf7 $5 {
/\ Ne6-d4}) 28. Re5 Nxb5 29. cxb5 c4 30. a5 (30. Bb4 $1 Rb8 31. Bc5 (31. a5 c3
32. Bc5 (32. Kf2 $5 c2 33. Ke2) 32... Rd7 33. a6 d3 34. a7 Ra8 35. b6 d2 $132)
31... Rxb5 32. Bxa7 Rxe5 33. Bxd4 $14) 30... c3 31. Be1 Rb8 32. a6 c2 33. Bd2
Kf7 34. Kf2 Nd7 35. Rd5 Ke6 36. Rxd4 Rxb5 37. Rc4 Rb1 38. Ra2 Rb6 {Ftacnik,L}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
Nc4 d6 9. c3 Ne7 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Qc2 Nf4 $6 (12... Qd7 $142) 13.
Ne3 Ne6 14. Bxe6 Bxe6 15. Nhf5 h6 16. Bh4 $16 Kh7 17. d4 g5 $1 18. Bg3 Nh5 19.
dxe5 $2 (19. Qe2) 19... Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 dxe5 $10 22. Rad1 Qe7 23.
Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5+ (24. Rxd5 Rad8 $10) 24... Kg7 25. g4 Qd7 26. Qe4 Rae8 27.
Rd3 $6 (27. Qb4 $142 b6 28. d6 a5 $6 29. dxc7 $1 Qxd1 30. Qxf8+) 27... f5 28.
gxf5 Rxf5 29. g3 Ref8 $15 {<-> f} 30. c4 (30. g4 R5f6 31. Qxe5 Qxg4+) 30... Qd6
31. Re3 h5 32. Kg2 g4 33. Re2 b6 34. Rc1 Qg6 {/\ Rf2} 35. Qe3 Qd6 36. Rcc2 Kg8
37. Kg1 R8f7 38. Qe4 a5 39. b3 Qf6 40. Qe3 h4 $40 {>>} 41. gxh4 Qxh4 42. Qg3
Qh5 43. Rc3 $1 Rg5 44. Qh2 g3 $5 45. Rxg3 Rxg3+ 46. fxg3 Qg4 47. Rd2 $1 (47.
Rf2 $2 Qd4 {/\ e4-e3} 48. Kf1 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 Rxf2+ 50. Kxf2 Qxa2+ 51. Kg1 Qxb3)
47... e4 (47... Rf3 48. Qh4 $1 Rxg3+ 49. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 50. Rg2 $10) 48. Qh4 Qf5 $2
(48... Qf3 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qg5+ Kf8 51. Qd8+ $10) 49. Qf4 Qxf4 (49... Qh3 50.
Qg5+ Kf8 51. Rf2) (49... Qg6 50. Qe5 e3 51. Qe8+ (51. Qxe3 $4 Qb1+ 52. Kh2 Rh7+
$19) 51... Kg7 52. Qxe3 $18) 50. gxf4 Rxf4 51. Rf2 Rf7 $6 (51... Rh4 $1 {/\ a4}
) 52. Re2 (52. Kg2 Rg7+ $5 53. Kf1 Rh7 54. Ke2 Rh3 {/\ a4}) 52... Re7 53. Kf2
Kf7 54. Ke3 Ke8 55. Kd4 Kd7 56. Rxe4 Rh7 57. c5 bxc5+ 58. Kxc5 $18 {R 6/a} Rh5
59. Rg4 Rf5 60. Rh4 Rg5 61. Rf4 Rh5 62. Rg4 Kc8 (62... Rf5 63. Ra4 c6 64. Rxa5
Rxd5+ (64... cxd5 65. Ra6) 65. Kb6 Rd2 (65... Kd6 66. b4 {/\ Rc5}) 66. Ra7+ Kd6
67. Rc7 Rxa2 68. Rxc6+ Kd7 69. b4 $18) 63. Rd4 Kb7 64. Kb5 Rh6 (64... c6+ 65.
Kxa5 cxd5 66. Kb5) 65. a3 Rh5 (65... Rb6+ 66. Ka4 {/\ Rc4-c5}) 66. Kxa5 c6 67.
a4 Kc7 68. Kb4 cxd5 69. Kc5 Rh3 70. b4 Ra3 71. a5 Rc3+ 72. Kb5 Kd6 73. a6 Ke5
74. Rd1 Ra3 75. Kb6 d4 76. a7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nd2 Bg6 (10... O-O 11. Nc4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bb4 13. Bf4 a5
{1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Dreev,A/Novosibirsk 1989/EXT 97 (13)}) 11. Nc4 Qxb3 (11...
Qa6 $5 12. O-O O-O $11) 12. axb3 Nd5 13. O-O f5 $6 (13... O-O $142) 14. Na5
O-O-O 15. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (15... cxd5 16. Bf4 $18 {[%csl Rc8]}) 16. Bf4 {/\17.Nd5}
Nb8 (16... Bf7 17. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 18. Rxa7 Rde8 19. Rfa1 $18) (16... Nb6 17. Rfc1
(17. Nb5 $2 cxb5 18. Rfc1+ Kd7 19. Nxb7 Ra8 20. Rc7+ Ke6 $17) 17... a6 (17...
Bd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Nb5 Re6 20. Nxa7+ Kb8 21. N5xc6+ bxc6 22. Nxc6+ $16) 18.
b4 $36 Bxb4 $140 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Na2 Bf8 21. Rxc6+ Kb7 22. Rc7+ Kb8 23. Nc3
$1 Bd6 24. Rc6 Nc4 25. b3 Kb7 26. Rcxa6 Nb6 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Ra7+ Kb8 29. Rxg7
$44) 17. Rfc1 Bd6 18. Nxd5 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Rxd4 20. Nc4 $1 Bf7 (20... a6 $140 $4
21. Ne6 $18) (20... Na6 21. e3 Rdd8 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Ne5 Rd2 24. Nxc6 Kd7 25.
Nxa7 Rxb2 26. Rc3 $18) 21. Rxa7 $16 Bxc4 (21... Re8 22. e3 Rdd8 23. h4 $16) 22.
Rxc4 (22. bxc4 $5 $16) 22... Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Re8 24. Rc2 (24. h4 $5) 24... Kc7 25.
Ra5 g6 26. Nd5+ $1 Kc8 27. Ne3 Rd4 28. Ra4 Red8 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Nc4 Rd1 $2 (
30... Na6 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Nxd2 Nb4 33. Kf3 Kd7 34. Kf4 $16) 31. Rd2 Rb1 32. b4
b5 (32... Na6 33. b5 cxb5 34. Nd6+ Kc7 35. Nxb5+ Kc6 36. Nc3 $18) 33. Ne5 $18
Kc7 34. h4 Kb6 (34... Na6 35. Rd7+ Kb6 36. Nd3 $18) 35. Kf3 Na6 36. Nd7+ Kc7
37. Nf8 Nxb4 38. Nxh7 Nd5 39. Nf8 Nb6 40. Nxg6 Nc4 41. Rc2 Nxb2 42. Ne5 b4 43.
Rxc6+ Kb7 44. h5 1-0

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[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 Qd7 (10... Nc5 {Khalifman - Korchnoi, Ubeda1997}) 11.
Nbd2 Nxd2 $6 (11... Bg4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 O-O-O 15. Bxc6 exf3
16. gxf3 $16 {Lautier-Korchnoi, Ubeda 1997}) (11... Rd8 $5 {Timman-Korchnoi,
1987; Anand-Korchnoi, Monte-Carlo 1993 blindfold}) (11... O-O $142 {(main line)
}) 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. Bg5 Nc4 $146 (13... c5) 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. b4 $1 {><d4} cxb3
16. axb3 O-O (16... c5 $5 17. Ra5 $1 (17. b4 cxb4 18. cxb4 O-O $132 {קb4})
17... O-O 18. Rfa1 Rab8 19. R1a3 Bg4 20. Rxa6 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 d4
23. Rd6 $16) 17. b4 c5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qd3 $6 (20. Nd4 $142
Rfc8 21. Rac1 a5 22. Kh1 $1 (22. f4 Bf5) 22... a4 23. f4 a3 24. f5 Bd7 25. f6 (
25. e6 fxe6 26. fxe6 Be8 27. Nf5 Bg6 $17 28. Qxd5 $140 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Qxf5 30.
Rxf5 a2 31. Ra1 Rxc3) 25... a2 (25... Re8 26. fxg7 Rxe5 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qf4+
Kg8 29. Qxe5 a2 30. Ra1 $16) 26. Ra1 (26. Qg5 Qf8 $13) 26... Re8 27. Rxa2 Rxa2
28. Qxa2 Rxe5 29. fxg7 Kxg7 30. Qf2 Qe7 31. h3 $36) 20... f6 $6 (20... Rfc8 $1
21. Ng5 g6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Qxa6 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rc1 g5
27. Kf1 Rc4 28. f3 Kf7 29. Ke2 Kg6 30. Kd3 Kf5 31. Re1 h5 $11) (20... a5 $5 21.
Ng5 g6 $13 22. Qg3 $140 Bf5 23. Qh4 h5) 21. Rfe1 (21. Rxa6 Bf5 22. Qe2 Rxa6 23.
Qxa6 Qxc3 $11) (21. Nd4 $5 Bd7 22. e6 Bb5 $1 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Rab1 Rab8 25.
Rfe1 Rfe8 26. Re3 Qc6 27. Rbe1 b4 28. cxb4 Rxb4 29. h3 Rb7 $11) 21... a5 22.
Nd4 Rae8 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Bd7 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Nc7 Bc6 (
27... Rc6 28. Nxe8 Kf7 29. Nxg7 Kxg7 30. g3) 28. Rxa5 Rd6 {/\ 29...d4} 29. f3 (
29. Ra6 d4 $1 30. Nb5 $4 Re6 31. f3 Re1+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ $19) 29... d4 30. cxd4
Rxd4 31. Ne6 Rd6 32. Nf4 Rd4 33. Ne2 Rd2 34. Kf2 Rb2 35. Ke3 Rb7 (35... Bb5 $5
36. Ng3 $1 (36. Nf4 g5 $132) 36... Bc6 (36... h6 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Rb8) 37. Nf5
$16) 36. Rc5 Bd7 37. h4 Ra7 38. Nc3 h6 39. Kf4 Ra6 40. Nd5 Be6 41. Ne3 Ra3 42.
Rc7 (42. g4 $5 Kf7 43. h5 $16 Kf6 $140 44. Nf1 Ra4+ 45. Kg3 Ra2 46. Rc3 Re2 47.
Kf4 Ra2 48. Ng3 Bd5 49. Rd3 Ra4+ 50. Ke3 Ra5 51. Nf5 Rb5 52. Kf4 Ra5 53. Kg3
Rb5 54. Rd4 Ke5 (54... Ra5 $4 55. Rf4 $18) 55. Rf4 Rb7 56. Nh4 Rf7 57. Ra4 Rc7
58. Ng6+ Kf6 59. Rd4 Rc5 60. Rf4+ Ke6 61. Rf5 Kd6 62. Nf4 Bc4 63. Rf8 Rc7 64.
Ng6 Ke6 65. f4 Kd5 66. f5 Ra7 67. f6 gxf6 68. Rxf6 $18 {קh6}) 42... Rd3 43.
Re7 Bd7 44. Nc4 Bb5 45. Ne5 Rd4+ 46. Kg3 (46. Kf5 Bd3+ 47. Nxd3 (47. Ke6 Bc4+)
47... Rxd3 $11) 46... Rd2 $1 $132 47. Ng4 (47. h5 Bf1 48. Re8+ Kh7 49. Ng6
Rxg2+ 50. Kf4 Rxg6 51. hxg6+ Kxg6 $11) 47... Bd7 48. Ne3 Kf8 49. Re4 Kf7 50.
Nc4 Rd5 51. Kf2 Bf5 $4 52. Re3 $4 (52. Rf4 $1 Ke6 (52... g5 53. Rxf5+ Rxf5 54.
Nd6+ Ke6 55. Nxf5 Kxf5 56. Kg3 $18) 53. Ne3 Ra5 (53... Rd2+ 54. Ke1 Rd3 55.
Nxf5 Ke5 56. Rd4 Rxd4 57. Nxd4 Kxd4 58. h5 $1 $18) 54. Rxf5 Rxf5 55. Nxf5 Kxf5
56. g4+ Kf4 57. h5 $1 $18) 52... Rd4 53. Ne5+ Kf6 54. g4 Rd5 $1 55. f4 (55. Nc4
$5) 55... g5 $1 $11 56. gxf5 gxf4 57. Ng4+ Kxf5 58. Nxh6+ Kg6 59. Re6+ Kh5 60.
Kf3 Kxh4 61. Nf7 Rd3+ 62. Kxf4 Rd4+ 63. Kf3 Rd3+ 64. Ke4 Ra3 65. Rg6 Kh3 66.
Ne5 Ra4+ 67. Ke3 Ra3+ 68. Nd3 Kh4 69. Rg8 Kh5 70. Ke4 Kh4 71. Nf2 Ra7 72. Kf3
Rf7+ 73. Kg2 Ra7 74. Ne4 Kh5 75. Kf3 Rf7+ 76. Ke3 Kh6 77. Nd6 Rf6 78. Rd8 Kg6
79. Ke4 Re6+ 80. Kd5 Re7 81. Rg8+ Kh5 82. Nc4 Kh4 83. Ne5 Kh3 84. Ke4 Re6 85.
Kf5 Ra6 86. Nd3 Ra5+ 87. Kf4 Ra4+ 88. Kf3 Kh4 89. Nf2 Kh5 90. Ne4 Kh6 91. Kf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2001.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Be7 5. g3 b5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O b4 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Re1 c5 10. h4 Nc6 11. Nf1 Qc7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Ne3 Nb6 14. a3 d4 15. Nc4
Nxc4 16. dxc4 O-O-O 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. h5 Kb8 20. Nd2 b3 21. Qxb3
Qxb3 22. Nxb3 Nb4 23. Bxb7 Kxb7 24. Re2 g5 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. c3 g5 27. Bd2 d3
28. Re4 Nc2 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Na1 Nxa1 31. Rxa1 Rhd8 32. b4 Rc6 33. g4 Bf8 34.
Kf1 Rdc8 35. c5 Rd8 36. Ke1 Ra6 37. Rxa6 Kxa6 38. c4 Kb7 39. Be3 a5 40. bxa5
Ra8 41. Kd2 Rxa5 42. Kxd3 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 Ra2+ 44. Kf3 Rc2 45. Rd4 Bxc5 46. Rd7+
Kc6 47. Rd8 Rxc4 48. Bxc5 Kxc5 49. Rd6 Rd4 50. Rxe6 Kd5 51. Rxh6 Kxe5 52. Kg3
Rd5 53. Rg6 Ke4 54. Re6+ Re5 55. Rxe5+ Kxe5 {[#] 2-1 Bauern auf einem Flügel}
56. Kf3 $1 (56. f3 $2 Ke6 57. Kf2 Kd6 58. Ke2 Ke6 $11 {Die zugeordneten Felder
sind die der Fernoppposition}) 56... Kd4 57. Ke2 Ke4 58. f3+ Kd4 59. Kd2 $1 {
Vorentscheidende Opposition, die zu der eine Reihe weiter oben und schließlich
zur Umgehung bzw. f4 führt.} Ke5 60. Ke3 Kd5 (60... Kf6 61. Kd4 Ke6 62. Ke4 Kf6
63. Kd5 {Umgehung}) 61. f4 Ke6 (61... gxf4+ 62. Kxf4 Ke6 63. Kg5 Kf7 64. Kh6
Kf8 65. Kh7 $18) 62. fxg5 (62. f5+ Ke5 63. Kd3 Kd5 64. Kc3 (64. Ke2 Kd6 65. Kd2
Kc6 66. Ke3 Kc5 67. Ke4 Kd6 68. Kd4 $18) 64... Kc5 65. Kb3 Kd5 (65... Kb5 66.
f6 $18) 66. Kb4 Kd6 (66... Kd4 67. f6 $18) 67. Kc4 Kc6 68. Kd4 Kd6 69. Ke4 Ke7
70. Ke5 Kf7 71. f6 $18) 62... Kf7 63. Ke4 Kg6 (63... Kg7 64. Ke5 Kf7 65. Kf5
Kg7 66. g6 Kh6 67. g7 Kxg7 (67... Kh7 68. Kf6 Kg8 69. g5 Kh7 70. g8=Q+ Kxg8 71.
Kg6 $18) 68. Kg5 $18) 64. Kf4 Kh7 65. Kf5 Kg7 66. g6 Kh6 67. g7 Kxg7 68. Kg5
Kh7 69. Kf6 Kh6 70. g5+ Kh7 71. Kf7 Kh8 72. Kg6 $1 (72. Kg6 Kg8 73. Kh6 $1 Kh8
74. g6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "222"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3
Nbd7 9. e4 (9. e3 a6 10. Be2 c5 11. O-O c4 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Qc7 $10 {
Gross,S-Polgar Zso 1991}) 9... b4 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Nef6 13.
O-O O-O 14. Rac1 $44 {><c6,><c5,><Lc8} a5 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Rac8 17. Qc2 h6
18. Bc4 {/\Sg6} Qd6 19. Bb3 Rfe8 20. Rcd1 Rcd8 21. h3 Nd5 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Nc5
Bc8 24. Ne5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 (25. dxc5 {/\Sc4-d6} Ba6 $17) 25... Ne7 (25... Bb7
26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Nc4) 26. Rd3 Rd6 $1 $15 {/\Sf5} 27. Rf3 Rf8 28. g4 Qd8 29. Re4
f6 30. Nd3 Nd5 31. Nf4 f5 $17 32. Ng6 Rf6 33. gxf5 exf5 34. Bxd5+ Kh7 (34...
Rxd5 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Nxd5 Rg6+ {See the game}) 35. Ne7 Rxd5 36. Nxd5 Rg6+ 37.
Rg3 Rxg3+ 38. fxg3 fxe4 39. Ne3 Be6 (39... Bxh3 40. g4) 40. Qe5 (40. a3 bxa3
41. bxa3 Bd5) 40... Bxa2 41. Qxe4+ Kh8 42. Nf5 Bd5 $19 43. Qe1 (43. Qe5 Qg5)
43... Qf6 44. g4 Qe6 45. Kf2 Be4 46. Nh4 Qf6+ 47. Ke3 Qg5+ 48. Ke2 Qb5+ (48...
a4 $1) 49. Ke3 Qg5+ 50. Ke2 a4 51. Kd1 Bd5 (51... Qf4 52. Qxb4 Qf1+ 53. Qe1 (
53. Kd2 Qf2+) 53... Qd3+ 54. Qd2 Qxh3 $19 55. Qf4 (55. Qe2 Bd3) 55... Qd3+ 56.
Ke1 Qb1+) 52. Nf5 a3 53. bxa3 Bb3+ 54. Ke2 bxa3 55. Kd3 Kh7 56. Kc3 Bd5 57. Qe3
a2 $2 (57... Qd8 58. Qe5 Qd7 {/\59...Qb7/59...a2 60.Kb2 Qb7+} 59. Ne7 a2 60.
Kb2 Qb7+ 61. Kc2 Qb1+ (61... a1=Q $4 62. Qf5+ $10) 62. Kd2 a1=Q $19) 58. Kb2
$17 Qd8 59. Ka1 Qb6 60. Qd3 Kh8 61. Ne7 Bf7 62. Ng6+ Kg8 63. Ne7+ Kf8 64. Ng6+
Bxg6 65. Qxg6 Qxd4+ 66. Kxa2 Qc3 67. Qe4 Kf7 68. Kb1 Kf6 69. h4 Qb3+ 70. Kc1
Qd5 71. Qf4+ Ke6 72. Kc2 Qc5+ 73. Kb1 Qe5 74. Qf3 Kd6 75. h5 Kc7 76. Kc2 Qc5+
77. Kb1 Qc4 78. Kb2 Kb6 79. Qe3+ Ka6 80. Qe8 Qd4+ 81. Kb3 Kb5 82. Qb8+ Kc5 83.
Qf8+ Kd5 84. Qf3+ Kd6 85. Ka3 Qa1+ 86. Kb3 Qf6 87. Qd3+ Ke7 88. Qg3 Qd6 89.
Qh4+ Qf6 90. Qg3 Ke6 91. Kc4 Qf1+ 92. Kc3 Qc1+ 93. Kb3 Qb1+ 94. Ka3 Qa1+ 95.
Kb3 Qe5 96. Qh4 Kd5 97. Qf2 Qf6 98. Qe3 Qe6 99. Qf4 Kc5+ 100. Ka3 Qd6 101. Qe3+
Kc4+ 102. Ka2 Qd5 103. Qb6 c5 104. Ka3 Qd3+ 105. Ka2 Qd2+ 106. Ka1 Qb4 107.
Qe6+ Kc3 108. Qe3+ Kc2 109. Qf2+ Qd2 110. Qf5+ Kb3 111. Qf7+ c4 {C. Hansen} 0-1

[Event "World Students Team-ch03 fin-A"]
[Site "Uppsala"]
[Date "1956.04.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola Bochev"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D82"]
[Annotator "Sajtar,J/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1956.04.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 {Victor KORTCHNOI va remporter la médaille d'or du Championnat au
01er échiquier avec 4/5} 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Qa4+ {Une ligne
secondaire intéressante} (5. Nf3) (5. e3) 5... Bd7 (5... c6 6. Bxb8 Rxb8 7.
Qxa7 Be6 $13) 6. Qb3 Bc6 (6... dxc4 $5 7. Qxb7 Nc6 8. d5 Nd4 9. O-O-O) (6...
Nc6 7. Qxb7 (7. e3 Na5 8. Qb4 Nxc4) 7... O-O 8. Qxc7 Qxc7 9. Bxc7 Rac8 10. Be5
Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 (11... Ng4 12. Nxd5) 12. Nxe4 (12. Nxd5) 12... dxe4 13. e3
Bxe5 14. O-O-O $14 {[%csl Gc4] La paire de B doit compenser la meilleure
structure des blancs}) 7. e4 $1 dxc4 (7... e6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 $14) 8. Bxc4
O-O 9. d5 $36 b5 $8 10. dxc6 bxc4 11. Qb7 Nxe4 $1 12. Rd1 Qc8 (12... Bxc3+ $6
13. bxc3 Qc8 14. Bh6 $36) 13. Qxa8 (13. Nxe4 $1 Qe6 14. Qxa8 Qxe4+ 15. Ne2 Nxc6
16. Qb7 Rb8 17. Qxc7 Qxg2 $13 {[%csl Re1]} (17... Rxb2 $4 18. O-O)) 13... Bxc3+
14. bxc3 Nxc3 15. Bh6 $4 (15. Rc1 $8 Nxa2 16. Ne2 Nxc1 17. Bxc1 Qe6 18. Qxa7
Nxc6 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Bxe3 Rb8 21. O-O Rb2 22. Nc3 Rc2 23. Nd5 $14) 15... Qe6+
$2 (15... Qg4 $8 16. Rc1 Rd8) 16. Kf1 Nxd1 17. Bxf8 Qf5 18. Nf3 $4 (18. f3 $8)
18... Qb1 19. Qb7 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 {3.Lb2? f6!=+ Petrosyan-Fisher,Buenos-Aires 1971} Nf6
4. Bb2 e6 5. c4 dxc4 $6 (5... Nc6) (5... Be7) 6. bxc4 $14 (6. Bxc4 $14) 6...
Nc6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Ng5 (11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Ng5 h6
13. Nge4 $14) 11... h6 12. Nh3 (12. Bxf6 hxg5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 $10) 12... Rc8 13.
d3 Rc7 (13... Ne8 $5 14. Nf4 Bd6) 14. f4 $6 (14. Nc3 $14) 14... Ne8 $1 15. f5 (
15. Nc3 f5 $13 (15... Nd6 $5)) 15... Bg5 $5 (15... Bf6 16. Nc3 $14) (15... e5
$2 16. Nc3 $16) 16. Nxg5 (16. Rf3 $142) 16... Qxg5 17. Rf3 (17. e4 $6 Qe3+ 18.
Kh1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Rf3 Qg5 21. Nd2 $15) 17... Ne7 (17... Ne5 $6 18. Rg3
Qxf5 19. Nc3 Nc6 20. Rf1 Qh7 21. Bh5 $44) (17... exf5 $1 18. Nd2 (18. Nc3 Ne5
19. Rg3 Ng4 $17) 18... Qe7 19. Nf1 Nd6 20. Rg3 f6 21. Bh5 f4 22. exf4 Nf5 $15)
18. e4 exf5 19. Rg3 Qh4 (19... Qf4 20. Nc3 fxe4 21. dxe4 (21. Rf1 $2 exd3 22.
Bxd3 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Qd8 $17) 21... Rd7 22. Nd5 $44) 20. Nc3 (20. Nd2 Nc6 21. Nf3
Qf4 (21... Qe7 22. exf5 $14) 22. Rf1 fxe4 23. dxe4 Qd6 24. e5 $44) 20... fxe4
21. dxe4 (21. Rg4 exd3 22. Qd2 Qf6 23. Nb5 Qe6 24. Nxc7 Qxe2 25. Qxe2 dxe2 26.
Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Rh7 Ng6 29. Re1 Re4 $15) 21... Ng6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23.
exd5 $44 Nd6 24. Rf1 (24. Bd3 Re7 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6 Nf5 27. Rf3 Re1+ 28.
Rf1 Rxa1 29. Bxa1 Qxc4 30. Rxf5 Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Rxf5+ 32. Qxf5 Qxa1 33. Qe6+ Kf8
$10) 24... Re8 25. Bd3 Ne5 26. a4 Rce7 (26... a6 $5) 27. Rh3 Qg4 28. Rg3 $10
Qh4 29. Rh3 Qg4 30. Rg3 Qd7 31. Qd2 Ng6 32. Qc3 Ne5 33. Qc1 f6 $6 34. Bxe5 $4 (
34. Bb1 $1 f5 $1 $8 (34... Ndf7 $2 35. Qc2 Ng5 36. h4 $18) (34... Kf7 35. Qd1
$1 $40) (34... Kh8 $2 35. Rxf6 Nf3+ 36. Rgxf3 Re1+ 37. Rf1 Rxc1 38. Rxh6+ Kg8
39. Bh7+ Kh8 40. Rxc1 Qd8 41. Bf5+ Kg8 42. Be6+ $16) 35. Qxh6 Nexc4 36. Bf6 Rf7
37. h3 Nd2 $1 (37... Re2 $6 38. Rxf5 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Nd2 40. Bxg7 Rxg7 41. Rxg7+
Qxg7 42. Qxd2 $16) 38. Bxg7 Rxg7 39. Rxg7+ Qxg7 40. Qxd2 $14) 34... fxe5 35.
Qxh6 e4 $19 36. Qh5 (36. Qg6 exd3 37. Rh3 Qxh3 $1 38. gxh3 d2 $19) 36... Re5 (
36... exd3 $1 37. Rh3 Qxh3 38. Qxh3 d2 $19) 37. Qg6 exd3 38. Rh3 Rf5 $6 (38...
Qxh3 $19) 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Rxf5+ $2 (40. Rhf3 $142) 40... Nxf5 41. Rf3 Re5 42.
g4 d2 0-1

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Schussler} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 d5 7.
O-O O-O {Eine alte Fortsetzung.} (7... Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2) 8. c4 Nf6 9. h3 (
9. Nc3 $142) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. Re1 c6 14.
Bg5 Be6 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Ne5 Nd7 (16... Nxc3 $142 17. bxc3 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Nd5 19.
Bd2 (19. Bxe7 Rxe7 {+/=/=}) 19... f6 {+/=/=}) 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Ne4 $1 Nf8 19.
Nc5 Qe8 20. Qf3 Rd8 {/\ 21... Bc8, 22... Ne6 =} 21. Nxb7 $1 Rxb7 22. Nxc6 Rxb3
23. Qxb3 Rd7 24. Qa3 Qa8 25. b4 Ng6 26. b5 h6 27. Qf3 $6 {Ein Tempoverlust.} (
27. Qa6 $16) (27. Rc5 $16) 27... Qb7 28. Rc5 Nf6 29. a4 Bd5 30. Qg3 Ne4 $10 {
Diesen Zug hatte Weiß übersehen.} 31. Qb8+ Qxb8 32. Nxb8 Nxc5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34.
dxc5 Re7 35. Rxe7 (35. Rd8 $2 Nf4 36. c6 Bxg2 37. Rd7 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Bd5 39. c7
Rh1+ 40. Kg3 Nh5+ 41. Kh4 g5+ 42. Kg4 Be6+ 43. Kf3 Bxd7 44. Nxd7 Rc1 $19 {
L.Brunner}) 35... Nxe7 36. a5 Kg6 (36... Kg8 $142 37. a6 (37. b6 Nc8 38. Nd7
Bb7 39. Nb8 Bd5 $10) 37... Nc8 38. Nd7 Bc4 $19) 37. a6 Nc8 (37... Kf5 38. b6
Ke6 39. b7 Bc4 $10) 38. Nd7 Kf5 $4 (38... Ne7 39. Nb8 $10 (39. b6 Nc6 40. b7
Kf5 41. b8=Q Nxb8 42. Nxb8 Ke6 $15)) 39. b6 Ne7 40. bxa7 Nc8 41. Nb6 Nxa7 42.
Nxd5 Ke5 43. Ne3 h5 44. Kh2 g6 45. Kg3 Kd4 46. Kf4 f6 47. g4 {2.04/2.01} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup-02 (32)"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1978.05.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Baumgartner, Heinz"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Linz Voest"]
[BlackTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 (5. e4 $142 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7.
Nc3) 5... Nc6 $11 6. Nc2 Bxc3+ $1 7. bxc3 Nf6 (7... Qa5) (7... f5) 8. f3 Qa5
$132 9. Qd2 {[%csl Rc1]} (9. Bd2 Qa4 10. e4 b6 11. Qb1 Bb7 12. Ne3 Ba6 13. Be2
Rc8 14. Qb3 Qa5 15. Nd5 O-O 16. Nb4 Bb7 17. Nd5 Ba6 18. Nb4 Bb7 {1/2-1/2
Kortschnoj,V-Taimanov,M/Tallinn 1967/MCD}) 9... d6 10. e4 Be6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal
Ga8c8,Gc6e5]} 11. Ne3 O-O $146 ({RR} 11... Rc8 12. Rb1 b6 13. Be2 Ne5 14. Rb4
O-O 15. O-O Rc5 16. Qc2 Qa6 17. f4 Nxc4 18. f5 Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Bc4 20. Ra4 Qc8
21. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Rf2 b5 23. Rb4 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 a6 25. Qf3 Rc8 26. fxg6 {
Ljungqvist,L-Brostrom,G/Eskilstuna 1971/EXT 1998/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 12. Rb1 Rab8
13. Nd5 Rfc8 14. Rb5 Qd8 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Qd4 a6 17. Rb3 b5 $1 {[%csl Rc3,Gc8]}
18. cxb5 Bxd5 (18... axb5 19. Bxb5 Rc5 $44) 19. exd5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Rc5 $1 21.
c4 $4 (21. Bc6 Rc4 22. Qa7 Rxb3 23. axb3 Nxc6 24. dxc6 Rxc3 25. Bh6 Rxc6 26.
O-O Rb6 27. Rb1 Rb4 $17) 21... Rbxb5 22. Rxb5 Rxc4 23. Qa7 Rxc1+ 24. Kd2 Rc7
25. Qa4 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Nc4+ 27. Ke2 Nb6 28. Qe4 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Rc2+ 30. Kd3 Qc7
31. g4 Qc3+ 32. Ke4 Rd2 0-1

[Event "URS-ch38 Final"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1970.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1970.11.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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
Nbd7 9. Qb3 (9. Qe2 $142 $14) 9... a6 10. a4 Qe7 (10... Ba5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12.
exd4 Qb6 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Bd3 h6 15. Bd2 Bb4 $14 {Portisch,L-Kortschnoj,V/
Belgrade(m/2)/1970/0.5 (31)} 16. Qb3) (10... b6 $5 11. d5 Bxc3 12. dxe6 Ba5 13.
exd7 Qxd7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bd2 $10 {Petrosian,T-Simagin,V/Moscow/1966/}) 11. Rd1
Ba5 (11... Rd8 12. Bd3 Ba5 13. Bd2 h6 14. Rac1 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Ribli,Z/
Belfort/1988/}) 12. Qc2 cxd4 $6 (12... Nb6 $5) 13. exd4 Nb6 14. Ba2 (14. Bd3 h6
) 14... h6 15. Ne5 $14 Bd7 16. Bb1 Rfd8 17. Rd3 $5 Rac8 $6 (17... Bc6 $5) 18.
Rg3 Kf8 19. Qd2 (19. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 20. Ng6+ fxg6 21. Qxg6 Qf7 22. Qxh6+ Ke7 23.
Rg7 Rg8 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 $18 {Tukmakov/}) 19... Nbd5 (
19... Nc4 20. Nxc4 Rxc4 21. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. Qh4 $40)
20. Bg6 $5 Be8 $2 (20... Bc7 21. Bd3 $16) 21. Qxh6 $1 Qb4 (21... gxh6 22. Bxh6+
Kg8 23. Be4+ Kh8 24. Bg7+ Kg8 25. Bxf6+ Kf8 26. Nxd5 exd5 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28.
Bf5 $18) (21... fxg6 22. Qh8+ Ng8 23. Rf3+ $18) (21... Nxc3 22. Bd3 $1 Qb4 23.
Qxg7+ Ke7 24. Qxf6+ $1 Kxf6 25. Bg5+ Kg7 26. Be7+ $18) 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7
Qxd4 (23... Nxc3 24. bxc3 Rxd4 25. Bg5 $18) 24. Nd3 (24. Nf3 $5) 24... Bxc3 25.
bxc3 Nxc3 26. Ba3+ Kd7 27. Re1 Kc7 28. Be7 $1 $18 Ncd5 29. Bxd8+ Kxd8 30. Be4
Qxa4 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Qg5+ Kc7 33. h4 Bb5 34. Rc1+ Bc6 35. h5 Qd4 36. Ne5 f6
37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. h6 Nf4 40. Qg4 Qd2 $2 41. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Wahls} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6
8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a4 Ng6 14. Nd3 (14. a5
Rf7 15. b4 Nf6 16. c5 Bf8 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Nd3 Rg7 19. Nc5 Nf8 20. Nb5 g4 21.
Bh4 (21. Qe1 Qe8 {Kortchnoi,V-Nunn,J/Amsterdam OHRA/1990/} (21... Qe8 {Wahls}
22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Qc3 Qg6 24. Bf3 Qh6 $40 {Kortschnoi-Nunn,Amsterdam 90}))
21... h5 22. Bc4 Qe7 23. Kh1 a6 $2 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. Bxf6 $16 {Kortchnoi,
V-Polgar,J/Pamplona/1990/}) 14... Nf6 15. c5 h5 16. h3 Rf7 17. c6 $2 (17. cxd6
cxd6 18. Rc1) 17... a5 $1 (17... bxc6 18. dxc6 Bf8 19. Nb4 Rg7 20. Nbd5 $16) (
17... b6 18. a5 Rb8 19. axb6 axb6 20. Nb5 $16) 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. b4 (19. Rc1
Bc8 20. Qc2 g4 $17) 19... Bc8 $1 20. bxa5 Bh6 21. Nb4 g4 22. Nc6 Qf8 23. fxg4
hxg4 24. hxg4 Bg5 25. Bf3 Qh6 26. Re1 Nh4 (26... Bh4 27. Kf1 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Qh4+
29. Ke2) 27. Bxh4 (27. Kf1 Nxf3 28. gxf3 Nxg4 $1 $19) 27... Bxh4 28. g5 Qxg5
29. Re2 Ng4 30. Rb1 Bg3 31. Qd3 Qh4 {Ftacnik,L} (31... Qh4 32. Reb2 Ne3) 0-1

[Event "Europe-Tartarstan m"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2001.08.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.08.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 a6 4. e4 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. axb5 axb5 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8.
Nxb5 e6 (8... Bxe4 9. Qa4 (9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nf3 e6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. O-O Nf6 13.
Bg5 O-O 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 {
0-1 Maeki Uuro,M-Westerinen,H/Avoin turnaus Vantaa 1994 (40)}) (9. Bxc4 Bxg2
10. Bf4 Na6 11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nxc7# {1-0 Aragon-Winfield/Denver 1986 (12)}) 9...
c6 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Nxe4 (11. Bg5 Qxd4 12. Bxc4 Bd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Ne2 Qe5
15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Bd2 e6 17. Qa4 Qxb2 18. Qa8+ Qb8 19. Qxc6 Qb1+ 20. Nc1 N5b6 21.
O-O Qc2 22. Bb5 Qxc6 23. Bxc6 Bd6 24. Rd1 Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Remlinger,L-Hegeler,F/
Gausdal 1991/TD (82)}) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxc4 e6 13. Nf3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Re1
Nf6 16. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Vorotnikov,V/Leningrad 1990 (16)}) 9. Qa4 Bc6 10.
Nf3 (10. Qxc4 Nf6 (10... Bxe4 11. Nxc7+ Kd7 12. Bf4 $16) 11. f3 (11. Bf4 Nxe4
12. Nxc7+ Kd7 13. Nf3 (13. Ne2 Qh4 14. g3 Qh5 $17) 13... Bd6 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxf4 16. Nxf4 Qa5+ 17. b4 Qa1+ 18. Ke2 Qb2+ $19)) (10. d5 exd5 11. exd5
Qe7+ 12. Kd1 Qd8 13. Bxc4 Nf6 14. Ke2 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxc7+ Kd8 17. Nxd5
Bxa4 $44) 10... Nf6 11. Bxc4 (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Be7 14. Qxc4 (
14. Bxc4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 $44) 14... O-O 15. Bd3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 c6 17. Nc3 $16)
(11. Ne5 Qxd4 12. Nxc7+ Kd8 13. Nxf7+ (13. Nxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qxc6 Bb4+ 15. Ke2
Qd3#) 13... Kxc7 14. Qa5+ Kc8 15. Nxh8 Nxe4 16. Be3 Qxb2 $19) 11... Nxe4 12.
O-O (12. Ne5 $1 {Kortschnoj} Qxd4 13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxc6+ Nxc6 15. Qxc6 Bb4+ (
15... Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Qxg2 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Qb6+ Ke8 19. Rf1) 16. Ke2 Qxf2+ 17.
Kd1 Qxg2 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Qb6+ Kd7 20. Rf1) 12... Be7 13. Qa7 (13. Ne5 $5 O-O
14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 $14) 13... O-O 14. Qxc7 (14. Nxc7 Nd6 15.
Be2 Bb7 (15... Nf5 16. Rd1) 16. Qb6 (16. Qa5 Ne8 17. Bf4 e5 18. Qxe5 (18. Bxe5
Nc6 $17) 18... Bd6 19. Ne6 Qe7 $17) (16. Qc5 Ne8 $17) (16. Nb5 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Nc6 18. Qa6 (18. Qc7 Nxd4 $19) 18... Nxb5 19. Qxc6 Nxd4 20. Qe4 $17) 16... Nd7
17. Qa5 Ne8 18. Bf4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 e5 $17) 14... Qxc7 15. Nxc7 Nd6 16. Bd3 (16.
Ba2 Bxf3 (16... Bd8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re1 $44) 17.
gxf3 Bd8 18. Na8 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Ra8]}) (16. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. Ne5
$44) 16... Rc8 17. Na6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nc6 19. Be3 Bf6 20. Bf4 (20. Rd1 Nxd4 21.
Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd4 Nf5 $44) 20... Nxd4 $1 21. Bxd6 Rd8 22. Bg3
Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Rxd3 24. Nc5 Rd5 25. Nxe6 fxe6 (25... Nd2 $5 26. Nc7 Rd8 27. Rd1
Bxb2 28. Bf4 Bc3 29. Na6 $17 {/=/+}) 26. Kxf3 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Bd4 28. Rb7 Rf5+ 29.
Ke4 Bf6 30. Rb6 Kf7 31. Rb7+ Kg6 32. Rb6 e5 33. f3 Rh5 34. Ra6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 $5 6. Nxc6 (6. Be2 {Dragon
}) 6... bxc6 (6... dxc6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bc4 $16 Ke8 9. Bf4 (9. e5 Ng4 10. f4
h5 11. Bd2 Bf5 12. h3 Nh6 13. O-O-O Bg7 14. Rhe1 {[+]}) 9... Bg7 10. O-O-O Nd7
11. Bc7 $1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Kf8 13. Rd2 Kg7 14. Rhd1 {Gligoric-Kristiansen,
Reykjavik 1964}) 7. e5 Ng8 (7... Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9. Qxd5 Rb8 10. e6 $1 {
/\Qe5+-} f6 11. Bf4 $1 Rb6 (11... Rb4 12. Bd2 Rb6 13. Bb5 Rd6 14. Qc4 $40) 12.
Bb5) 8. Bc4 Bg7 (8... Qa5 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. Qf3 $40) (8... d5 9. exd6 exd6 (9...
Qxd6 10. O-O $36 {Geller-Stein, USSR(ch) 1966}) 10. O-O d5 11. Re1+ Be6 12. Bb3
Bg7 13. Na4 {+/=/+/-}) 9. Bf4 (9. Qf3 f5 (9... e6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. O-O Bxe5 12.
Nb5 $1 Qb8 (12... cxb5 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Qxa8 $18) 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Rad1 d5
15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 Kf8 (17... Bb7 18. Qc5 $18) 18. Qd8+ $40)
10. Bf4 Rb8 $1 (10... e6 11. O-O-O {/\h4 ->>>}) (10... Qa5 11. O-O Bxe5 12. b4
Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Qc3 $18) 11. O-O (11. O-O-O $6
e6 12. h4 Nh6 {/\Nf7,Rb4 קe5}) 11... e6 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. Bb3 Ne7 $14) 9... Qa5
10. O-O (10. Qf3 Bxe5 $5 (10... f5 11. O-O Bxe5 12. b4 $1 $18 {-->9.Qf3}) (
10... e6 11. O-O Bxe5 12. b4 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Rad1 d5 $8 16.
Rfe1 Qb8 17. Bxd5 $1 $40) (10... f6 11. e6 Nh6 12. O-O-O Qc5 13. exd7+ Bxd7 14.
Qe2 Nf5 15. Rxd7 $18) 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Bxe5+ Nf6 13. Bxf6 exf6 14. O-O $14)
10... Bxe5 11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Re1 Qf4 (12... Qc7 13. Qf3 $40) 13. Re4 Qf6 14.
Re3 $1 {/\Rf3,Ne4->} d5 (14... Nh6 15. Ne4 Qf4 16. g3 Qc7 17. Nd6+ Kd8 (17...
Kf8 18. Qd4 f6 $8 19. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 20. Re1+ $18) 18. Qd4 Rg8 (18... Rf8 19. Qg7
Rg8 20. Nxf7+ $18) (18... f6 19. Rxe7 $1 $18) 19. Nxf7+ Nxf7 20. Bxf7 Rf8 21.
Qg7 $18) 15. Bxd5 Bf5 (15... cxd5 16. Qxd5 $1 Rb8 17. Ne4 Qg7 $8 18. Rb3 $1
Rxb3 19. Qc6+ $1 $18) 16. Bf3 $2 (16. Re6 $1 {/\17.Bxc6+,18.Bxa8+- _|_}) 16...
h5 17. Qe2 Rb8 18. Na4 Kf8 19. Re1 Rb4 20. b3 Kg7 21. Rc3 $6 (21. c3 Rb7 22.
Qa6 Rc7 23. Qa5 {/\Nc5+- קa7}) 21... Bg4 22. Qe3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Qxf3 24. Rxf3
e6 25. Rd1 Nf6 26. c4 Rbb8 27. Rfd3 h4 28. f3 g5 29. Nc5 a5 30. Kf2 g4 31. Rd6
$2 (31. Rd4 $142 gxf3 32. gxf3 {/\Rf4,Rg1+ +/-}) 31... Rbc8 32. Ke3 h3 33. Rg1
(33. g3 $2 gxf3 34. Kxf3 Rh5 $17) 33... hxg2 34. Rxg2 Rh3 35. Rg3 Rxh2 36. fxg4
Rxa2 37. g5 Nh5 38. Rf3 Rg2 39. Rd7 $10 Kg6 40. Rfxf7 Rxg5 41. Ne4 Rg4 (41...
Rg4 42. Rfe7 Rxe4+ 43. Kxe4 Nf6+ 44. Ke5 Nxd7+ 45. Rxd7 Rb8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS Burevestnik CC-ch playoff"]
[Site "Molotov"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kotkov, Yuri M"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1956.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8
15. Bb3 $8 Na5 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 $6 (16... Qa7 $1 17. Qxa7 Rxa7 18. Rac1 c5 19.
Nxe4 Nxb3 20. axb3 dxe4 21. Nd2 Bf5 (21... e3 $5) 22. Nc4 (22. Rxc5 $2 Rd8 $17
{>< Nd2/}) 22... f6 $10 {Jansa,V-Haba,P/GER/1990/0,5/51/}) 17. Rxd2 (17. Nxd2
Rd8 $1 {/\ d4/}) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 $14 {>< c5/} Rc8 {/\ c5/} 19. Rc1 a5 (
19... c5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxb3 22. Nd4 Qb7 23. h3 $14 {Keres,P-Euwe,M/
Haag-Moscow(Wm)/1948/1:0/34/}) 20. h3 a4 21. bxa4 Rxa4 22. Rc5 Qb4 23. Kh2 Ra5
24. Rc6 (24. Rdc2 Rxc5 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Rxc5 Rb8 $1 $10) 24... Bd7 25. Nd4 h6
26. g3 $2 (26. Rdc2 Ra4 (26... Bxc6 $2 27. Nxc6 Qa4 28. b3 $18) (26... Qb7 27.
Qc3 $1 $16) 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd7 $14) (26. e6 $5
fxe6 27. Rxe6 $36) 26... Raa8 $1 27. Rc1 c5 28. Nf3 d4 $17 29. Qf4 Ra2 30. Rcc2
Be6 31. Ne1 Ra1 32. Qe4 (32. Nd3 $2 Qb7 33. f3 c4 34. Nf2 c3 $1 $19) 32... Qb3
$1 {/\ Bd5/} 33. Ng2 (33. Qe2 $142 Bd5 34. f3 $17) 33... Bd5 34. Qf5 Qb7 35. f3
$8 (35. f4 Be4) 35... Bxf3 36. e6 fxe6 37. Qxe6+ Kh8 38. b4 (38. Rxd4 Bxg2 $19)
38... Ra6 $1 39. Qe5 Bxg2 $1 (39... cxb4 40. Rxc8+ Qxc8 41. Nh4 $132) 40. Rxg2
cxb4 41. Rxc8+ Qxc8 42. Qxd4 b3 $19 43. Qd5 Qg8 $1 44. Qb7 Qc4 45. Qb8+ Kh7 46.
g4 Ra2 47. g5 Rxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Qc2+ 49. Kf3 b2 50. g6+ Kxg6 0-1

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mowsziszian,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. cxd5
$6 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O a5 (11... Re8 12. Rfd1 Bd6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Nxe4 h6 17. Bd2 f5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19.
Rac1 Rec8 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Re1 Kh8 22. h4 b5 23. Qb4 Re8 24. d5 a5 25. Rxe8+
Rxe8 26. Qxa5 cxd5 27. Qxb5 {Bosboom,M-Kalka,A/BL2-W 9596 (1996) ;BL2 1996/1-0
(46)}) 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Qc2 b5 14. Rac1 Bd6 15. Bh3 Qb8 16. e3 h6 17. Bf4 Nb6
18. a4 Bc8 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Bg2 Bd7 21. Ne5 b4 22. Ne2 Rac8 23. b3 {Gausel,
E-Jurek,J/Bern op (06) ;TD 94\02 1994/1-0 (41)}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 (9... Nxc3 10.
Qxc6+ Nxc6 11. Bxd8 Na4 $14) (9... Nxe7 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Qc7 13.
b4 a5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rac1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Qd6 18. Qb2 Nd5 19. Nxd5
cxd5 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qb3 Bc6 23. Bh3 f5 24. Re1 {Boensch,
U-Yusupov,A/Altensteig (04) ;CBM 37 1993/0-1 (64)}) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. e3 O-O
12. Rc1 $1 (12. Bd3 c5) 12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qh4 $5 f6 (14... Qxh4 15.
Nxh4 c4 $8 (15... Rc8 16. Nf5 $16) (15... Nd7 16. Bb5 $16) 16. Nf5 $14) (14...
Qc7 15. Bd3 h6 16. O-O {/\e3-e4; /\b2.b4}) 15. Bd3 g6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rfe1 $1 {
/\e3-e4.} (17. b4 d4 $36) 17... c4 18. Bc2 Nc5 $6 (18... Ne5 $142 19. Nxe5 Qxe5
20. b3 $14) 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Rb1 $1 {/\b2- b3.} Ne6 (20... Ba6 21. b4 cxb3 $8 (
21... Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. b5 $18) 22. Bxb3 Nxb3 23. Rxb3 Bc4 24. Rb2 $1 $16)
21. Qc3 Rac8 22. Nd4 Rd6 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Red1 Rb6 25. Rd4 f5 26. Rbd1 Qf6 27.
h4 f4 28. Rxf4 $16 Qxc3 29. bxc3 Rb8 (29... Rb2 30. Ba4 (30. Rc1 Ra2 31. h5 $36
) 30... Ra2 31. Bd7 Rc7 $1 32. Be6+ Kg7 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxa3 $132 35.
Rfd4 $14) 30. h5 Rb2 31. Rc1 gxh5 32. Rf5 $1 Bc6 33. Rg5+ $1 Kh8 34. Rxh5 R8b7
35. Rh6 $1 Be8 $8 36. Bf5 R2b3 37. Rd1 $40 Rxc3 38. Rxd5 Kg8 39. Rd8 $18 Kf8
40. Rc8 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 c3 42. Rhc6 $1 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akesson, Ralf"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. b3 $5 (7. a4 $5
) 7... cxd4 (7... Nc6 8. Bb2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Nd2 Bc6 12. Nf3
Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Ne5 Bd5 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 $14 {Kiselev,
S-Kharlov,A/Pinsk/1993/0|1/61/}) (7... b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. a4 $14) 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O (9... Qe7 $6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Nc4
Bc5 14. Rac1 e5 15. Nf5 Qe6 $14 {Maiwald,J-Dao,T/Budapest/1993/1|0/51/}) 10.
Nd2 (10. Be2 $6 Qc7 11. Nf3 e5 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 Nc6 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Rfd1
Rac8 16. Qb2 e4 $17 {Nikolic,P-Ivanchuk,V/Moscow/1995/0|1/25/}) 10... e5 $5 (
10... Bc7 $5 11. Rc1 (11. f4 $5 e5 12. fxe5 Bxe5 13. N2f3 Bd6 14. Qc2 Ng4 15.
Rae1 b5 16. Bd3 g6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Be4 Ra7 20. Nxb5 $1 $18 {
Raetsky,A-Blauert,J/Bern/1995/1|0/31/}) 11... Qd6 12. f4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qc2
Bb6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Ra7 17. Bf3 Rc7 18. Qe2 $14 {Miles,A-Ivanchuk,V/
Moscow/1990/0,5/27/}) 11. N4f3 Qe7 (11... Nc6 $5 12. Qc2 (12. Ng5 Bf5 $10)
12... Bg4 13. Ng5 Bh5 $10) 12. Ng5 Bf5 (12... Nc6 13. Nde4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bc7
15. a4 Rd8 16. Qf3 $36) 13. Qf3 Bg6 14. Nde4 (14. Nge4 Nbd7 $10) 14... Nbd7 (
14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Qxb7 $16) 15. Nxd6 (15.
Rad1 $2 Bh5 $19) 15... Qxd6 16. Qxb7 (16. Rfd1 $5) 16... Rfb8 17. Rad1 Qc5 18.
Qf3 (18. Rxd7 $5 Rxb7 19. Rxb7 Qc6 $6 (19... Rf8 $1 20. Rc1 (20. Rd1 h6 21. Nf3
Be4 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Nxe5 Bd5 $15) 20... Qd6 21. Ra7 $13) 20. Re7 Kf8 (20...
e4 21. Nxf7 Kf8 22. Ne5 $16) 21. Rxe5 $16 (21. Ba3 $5 $36)) 18... Nb6 19. Rc1
Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Qe7 21. Qe2 (21. Rfc1 $5 h6 22. Nh3 Rd8 $44) 21... Rd8 22. e4 Nh5
23. Nh3 (23. Nf3 Nf4 24. Qc2 f6 $44) 23... Rd7 24. Rfc1 Rad8 25. Rc8 h6 26.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 (26... Rxd8 27. Rc2 Qd6 28. f3 Qb6+ 29. Nf2 Nf4 30. Qf1 Nd3 31. Rd2
Nxf2 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Kxf2 $16) 27. Bxe5 Rd2 28. Rc8 (28. Qxa6 Bxe4 29. Bc3
Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Qf1 Qc2 32. Qe1 Bf5 $44) 28... Qxc8 29. Qxd2 Bxe4 30.
Qc3 Qf5 (30... Qxc3 31. Bxc3 g5 32. f3 Bb1 33. a3 Bc2 34. b4 Kh7 35. g4 $16)
31. Bg3 (31. f3 Bxf3 $1 32. gxf3 Qxh3 $13) 31... Bd5 $146 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D54"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 c5 (7... Ne4
8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Bb1 Re8 14.
O-O Nf8 15. a3 Bd7 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. b4 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Vaganian,R/Lucerne/1993/
0,5/28/}) (7... b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 c5 12. Ne2
$14) 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. c6 bxc6 12. Nf3 Bb7
13. O-O c5 14. Rfd1 Nb6 15. Be2 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Nbd5 $10 {Romanishin,O-Boensch,
U/Altensteig/1993/0,5/48/}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Bxc5 (10... Nbd7 $5 11. Nf3
Nxc5 12. Ke2 a6 13. a4 Rd8 (13... Bd7 $5) 14. Ne5 g5 15. Bg3 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4
17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bc2 $16 {Korchnoi,V-Beliavsky,A/Belgrade/1987/1|0/29/}) 11. Nf3
Nbd7 12. Ke2 Nb6 (12... a6 $5 13. a4 b6 14. Rhd1 Bb7 $22 15. e4 Rfd8 $132) 13.
Bb3 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. Nxd7 (15. Rhd1 Be8) 15... Nbxd7 16. Rhd1 Bb4 17. Nb5
a6 18. Nc7 (18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Nd6 Rc7 20. a3 Bc5 21. f3 $14) 18... Rab8 19.
Rc4 Ba5 20. Rdc1 Rd8 (20... Ne5 21. R4c2 Nc6 22. Nxa6 $18) 21. f4 $1 Nf8 (21...
Nb6 22. R4c2 Rd7 23. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bxd7 Nxd7 27.
Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Ke7 29. e4 $16) 22. R4c2 Rd6 (22... Rd7 $5 23. f5 Rc8 (
23... exf5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nd5 Kg7 26. Rf1 $36) 24. fxe6 (24. Nxe6 $5 Rxc2+
25. Rxc2 fxe6 26. fxe6 Re7 27. Rc8 g5 28. Bg3 Kg7 29. Bd6 Re8 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31.
Be5+ Kh7 32. e7 Nd7 33. Bf7 Ndf6 34. Bxf6 Nxf6 35. e8=Q Nxe8 36. Bxe8 Bc7 37.
h3 a5 $14) 24... Rdxc7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. Bxf6 Nxe6 $15) 23. f5 $1
Rbd8 (23... exf5 24. Bg3 Rdd8 25. Nd5 Ra8 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Rf1 $16) 24. fxe6
fxe6 25. Bg3 Rd2+ 26. Rxd2 (26. Kf3 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Kf7 28. a3 Ke7 $132) 26...
Rxd2+ 27. Kf3 Rxb2 (27... Kf7 28. Rc5 $2 (28. Be1 $18) 28... Bb6 29. Rc4 Rd3
$132 (29... Rd7 30. Na8 Bd8 31. Rc8 $16)) 28. Be5 Rxb3 (28... Rd2 29. Nxe6 Nxe6
30. Bxe6+ Kf8 31. Bd4 Ke7 32. Bb3 $16) 29. axb3 $18 Kf7 30. Bd6 Ng6 31. g3 Nd7
32. Ke2 Nf6 33. b4 Bb6 34. Na8 Ne4 (34... Bd8 35. Rc8 Be7 36. Bxe7 Nxe7 37. Rb8
b5 38. Nc7 Nc6 39. Rb7 $18) 35. Nxb6 Nxd6 36. Rc7+ (36. Rc7+ Kf6 37. Rd7 $18)
1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Konex International"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1979.07.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1979.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nge7
8. Qh5 Be6 9. Ne2 Qd7 (9... Qd6 10. Nf4 O-O-O 11. Nxe6 Qxe6+ 12. Be3 f5 13. O-O
g6 14. Qf3 Qf6 $13 {Ziatdinov,R-Apicella,M/Biel/1992/1:0/40/}) 10. O-O (10. Nf4
) 10... h6 $1 11. Re1 (11. Nf4 Bg4 12. Qh4 g5 $19) 11... Bg4 12. Qh4 O-O-O 13.
h3 Bf5 14. Ng3 Bxd3 15. cxd3 Nf5 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. Qg3 h5 $2 (17... g5 $13) 18.
Bf4 Rde8 (18... h4 19. Qg4 $14) 19. h4 $1 (19. Bxc7 h4 20. Qf4 Qxd3 21. Bd6 Qg6
$13) 19... Reg8 20. Re3 $1 Qd7 21. Rae1 b6 22. c4 (22. Qg5 f6 23. Qg6 Qg4)
22... Kb7 (22... Rd8 23. Qxg7 dxc4 24. dxc4 Qxd4 25. Qxf7 $16) 23. Qg5 Rd8 (
23... dxc4 24. d5 $18) 24. Re7 $1 Rhe8 $8 25. Rxe8 (25. Rxd7 Rxe1+ 26. Kh2 Rxd7
27. cxd5 Nxd4 28. Qxg7 Rxd5 29. Qxf7 Ne6 30. Be3 $16) 25... Rxe8 26. Rxe8 Qxe8
27. Qxd5 Qe1+ 28. Kh2 Qxf2 29. Bg3 Qxd4 30. Qxf7 Ne5 $1 31. Qxh5 (31. Qxg7 Ng4+
$19) (31. Bxe5 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ $17) 31... Nxd3 32. Qf3+ (32. Qd5+ Qxd5 33.
cxd5 b5 34. d6 $10) (32. Qf7 $5 Ne5 33. Qe7 Nxc4 34. Qxc7+ Ka6 35. a4 $13)
32... c6 33. Qf7+ Ka6 34. Qc7 (34. Bb8 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Qd4+ {/\b5/}) 34... c5 35.
h5 $2 (35. Qc8+ Ka5 36. Qb7 a6 37. Kh3 g6 $13) 35... Qg4 36. Qf7 Nb2 $1 37. Bd6
(37. Be5 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ $19) (37. Bb8 Nxc4 38. Qxa7+ Kb5 $17) 37... Nxc4 38.
Bf8 Ne5 39. Qxg7 Qh4+ $5 (39... Qxh5+ $17) 40. Kg1 Ng4 41. Qf7 $8 Qh2+ 42. Kf1
Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qxg2+ 44. Kd1 $2 (44. Ke1 Qe4+ 45. Kf1 $17) 44... Ne3+ 45. Ke1
Nc2+ 46. Kd1 Nd4 47. Qe8 (47. Qc4+ b5 48. Qd3 Qg1+ 49. Kd2 Qf2+ $19) 47... Qf1+
48. Kd2 Nf3+ 49. Kc2 Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Qd4+ 51. Kc2 Qd2+ 52. Kb1 Qd1+ 53. Kb2 Nd4
0-1

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-07"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1969.09.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1969.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Nd7 10. b4 f5 11. Nb3 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Ng3 Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5
15. Be3 h5 16. f3 Qd7 17. Qd2 b6 18. a4 (18. Rae1) 18... Rae8 19. a5 e4 20.
axb6 (20. f4) 20... exf3 21. Bxf3 (21. gxf3 axb6 22. Nd4 $11) 21... axb6 22.
Ra7 $2 (22. Nd4 $142 Ne4 23. Qd1 Nc3 24. Qd2 Ne4 $11) 22... Ne4 23. Qc1 Bg4 $17
{[#]} 24. Bxg4 $2 (24. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Rxe4 26. Bxb6 Be2 27. Rxc7 (27. Qb1
Qf5 28. Rxc7 Bd3 $19) 27... Qxc7 28. Bxc7 Bxf1 $17) (24. Nd4 Ng5 25. Ra3 Bxd4
26. Bxd4 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Bxf3 28. Qg5 Qg4+ $17) 24... Qxg4 $19 25. Rxc7 (25.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nd2 Bb2 27. Qe1 (27. Qxb2 Qd1+) 27... Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Qe4 29. h4
Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Be5+ 31. g3 Qe4 $19) 25... Be5 26. Bd4 (26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Qe1 Bc3
28. Nd2 Nxd2 29. Bxd2 Qd4+ $19) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Rf8 28. Qa1 (28. Qe1 Ng5)
28... Qf4 29. g3 (29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. g3 Bxd4+ 31. Nxd4 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Nf2+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ $19) 29... Nxg3 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Schipkov,B"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 {[%cal Rf7f5,Gf5e4]} 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 d6 4. Nc3 c6 (4... g6 $5 {
[%cal Yf8g7]}) (4... e6 $5 {[%cal Gf8e7]}) 5. Nf3 Qa5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 {[%cal Re7e5]
} 7. Ne4 (7. Bd3 $5 e5 8. Bg3 g6 (8... e4 $2 9. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 10. Nexd2 $18) (8...
Be7 9. Bxf5 O-O $16) 9. O-O Be7 (9... Bg7 $6 10. Nb5 Qxd2 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Nxd2 $16) 10. h3 (10. Bc4 Nh5 $13) 10... Qc7 11. Bc4 $14) (7.
Bc4 $5 d5 (7... e5 8. Bg3 $14) 8. Bd3 $14 {White has a slight edge.}) 7...
Qxd2+ 8. Nexd2 Ne4 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Nd2 Nf6 $11 11. h3 h6 12. O-O-O g5 13. Bh2
Bf5 14. Be2 h5 (14... O-O-O $5 $11) 15. Bg1 Rg8 (15... O-O-O $5 $11) 16. f3 g4
17. hxg4 hxg4 18. fxg4 ({I think White played} 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20.
Rh4 Bxg2 21. Rxg4 Rxg4 22. Bxg4 $11 {Interesting, though elementary (Sherlock
Holmes).}) 18... Nxg4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rh4 Bxg2 21. Rxg4 Rxg4 22. Bxg4 $11 Bg7
(22... Bh6) 23. Bf2 Bf6 $6 (23... Bd5 $5) 24. Rg1 $1 {White obtains some
initiative in the ending.} Bd5 25. e4 $1 Bf7 (25... Bxe4 26. Be6 Bh7 27. Bf5
Bxf5 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. Rxa8 $14) 26. Be3 (26. Bh5 Kf8) 26... Rd8 (26... e5 $1
$11 {[%cal Oe5d4,Cg4h5,Cg1g8,Cg8a8,Re8e7]}) 27. a3 b6 28. Rf1 $1 Bg6 29. Be6 $5
Bf7 $4 (29... Bxe4 30. Rg1 Bh7 31. c3 $36 {[%csl Re8]}) 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. e5
1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bc5 (7...
d6 $5) 8. Qf4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Ne7 (9... O-O $5 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. g4 Ng6 12. Qg3 Ne4
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Be7 16. Nf3 a6 17. Be3 d6 18. Rac1 Qc7 $10
{Dzuban,O-Petrosian,T/Moscow/1979/0,5/31/}) 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O (11...
Qc8 12. Nce4 Qc6 13. f3 $16) (11... Ng6 $5 12. Qd2 (12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qf4 Ng6 $10
) 12... Qc8 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qc6 15. f3 Be7 16. b3 Rd8 17. Bb2 d5 18.
cxd5 Rxd5 19. Qe3 O-O 20. Rac1 Qd7 $132) 12. Rd1 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qc8 14. Nge4 Be7
15. b3 d5 (15... Rd8 16. Bb2 $14) 16. cxd5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 exd5 18. Ng5 (18. Qxd5
$4 Rd8 $19) (18. Nc3 Bb4 19. Bb2 Rd8 20. a3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Bxc3 Rac8
23. Rac1 f6 $14) 18... Bf6 (18... Qg4 $5 19. h3 (19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21.
Qxb2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kf1 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 25. Qd4 Rad8 $14) 19... Bxg5
20. hxg4 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Rfd8 22. Ba3 Rac8 23. Rad1 h6 $14) 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2
Qg4 21. Nf3 Nf4+ 22. Kh1 Nh3 23. Rf1 Rae8 (23... Rfe8 $5) 24. Rad1 f5 (24...
Qe4 25. Kg2 $1 Qg4 26. e3 $16) 25. Rxd5 Re6 (25... f4 26. Qd2 fxg3 27. fxg3 $16
) 26. Qd2 Rfe8 27. Rd8 Rxe2 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kg2 h6 30. Nh4 Ng5 31. Qd5+ Kh7
32. Qxf5+ Qxf5 33. Nxf5 Re2 34. h4 Ne6 (34... Ne4 35. Kf3 Nc3 36. Rc1 Nxa2 37.
Rc7 $16) 35. Ra1 Nc5 (35... g6 $5 36. Ne3 h5) 36. Kf3 Rb2 37. Ke3 (37. h5 $5)
37... a5 38. h5 a4 39. bxa4 Nxa4 40. Rd1 (40. Rd1 Nc5 (40... Rxa2 41. Rd7 $18)
41. Rd2 Rb4 42. Rd6 Ra4 43. Rg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 (7...
Bb4 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Bg2 Ne5 10. c5 Nc4 11. Qc1 $14 {Kortschnoj=:K}) 8. e4 Bb4 9.
Qe2 O-O (9... a5 {Taimanov-Geller/22-ch URS/}) (9... d6 10. Bd2 $1 {/\ f4, Nb5
K}) 10. f4 Nc6 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bd2 $1 {Portisch=:P/K} f6 (12... d6 $4 13. exd6
Nxd6 (13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. O-O-O {K}) 14. c5 $18 {P/K}) 13. c5 Qd8 14.
a3 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 fxe5 16. Bxe5 (16. fxe5 $6 {P} Qg5) 16... b6 (16... Nxe5 17.
Qxe5 (17. fxe5 b6) 17... b6 18. Bg2 Ba6 $1 {K}) 17. Bg2 Nxe5 $2 {P/?! K} (17...
Bb7 $1 {P} 18. O-O Qc8 {/\ 19... Ba6 P} 19. Rfd1 $2 (19. Rf2 $1) 19... Nxe5 20.
Qxe5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qc6+ 22. Kg1 Rf5 $36 {K}) (17... bxc5 18. Bxc6 $16 {P}) 18.
Bxa8 Nf7 (18... Ba6 19. Qxa6 (19. Qxe5 $6 Qxa8 20. O-O-O Bc4 21. Qc3 Bd5 22.
Rhe1 Nf6) 19... Qxa8 20. O-O-O {K}) 19. Bg2 $2 (19. Bf3 $1 bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qb6
21. Qf2 Qb5 22. Be2 $1 $18 {P}) 19... bxc5 20. Nxc5 Qb6 $1 {P} 21. Qf2 (21. b4
a5 22. Na4 Qb8 23. b5 {K}) 21... Qb5 $1 {P} (21... d5 22. f5 {K}) 22. Bf1 $6 {P
} (22. Rd1 $1 {/\ 23.Nd3, 0-0 +- P}) (22. O-O-O Nfd6 $1 {/\ Nc4, Ba6 -> P}) (
22. Bf3 d6 23. Ne4 Ba6 $44 {P}) 22... Qc6 23. Bg2 Qb5 24. Bf1 Qc6 25. Bg2 (25.
Rg1 Ne5 26. Be2 (26. Bg2 $4 Qxc5) 26... d6 27. Qe3 {K}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Na6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Bf6 11. a3 c6 $1 (11... exd5 12. cxd5 c5 13. dxc6 dxc6)
(11... Nac5 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Ne4 14. Bxf6 Qxf6) 12. dxe6 dxe6 13. Qc2 c5
14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Ne1 (15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qa4 Nb8 17. Bc3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Nc6 19.
Rcc1 {1/2-1/2 Heyken-Pliester/Groningen op 1988}) 15... Nxd2 {N} (15... Nd6 16.
Bf4 Nf7 17. Nb5 Rad8 18. Rb1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Nb8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Bxb8 Rxb8 22.
Rd1 a6 23. Nc3 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a4 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Levitt,J/
Augsburg 1988}) 16. Bxb7 (16. Qxd2 Rad8 17. Qe3 Bg5 $1 18. f4 Bf6 19. Bxb7 $2
Bd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Qf3 Nc5 $17) (16. Rxd2 $10) 16... Qxb7 17. Qxd2 Rad8 18.
Qe3 Qe7 19. Qf3 $6 (19. Nf3 Nb8 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Ne5 $10) (19. Nd3
$5) 19... Nb8 20. Nd3 $2 Bxc3 $1 21. bxc3 (21. Rxc3 e5 22. e4 (22. b3 e4 23.
Qe3 Nc6 24. Nb2 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 Nd4 $17 {/\g5,f4}) 22... Nc6 (22... Rd4 23. exf5
e4 24. Re1 Nc6 25. Qg2 Rxf5 $15) 23. Qg2 (23. Qe3 f4 $17 (23... Rd4 $5 24. exf5
$2 e4 25. Re1 exd3 26. Qxe7 Nxe7 27. Rxe7 d2 $19)) 23... Nd4 24. Kh1 f4 $36)
21... e5 $17 22. e4 Nc6 23. Ne1 (23. Re1 f4 24. gxf4 exf4 25. e5 Qe6 26. Re4 g5
$17) (23. Qe3 Qf7 24. exf5 Qxf5 $17) 23... fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qf7 25. Qe2 (25. Nd3
Qf3 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Nb2 Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Rd3 $17) 25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Na5 27.
Ng2 Nxc4 28. Ne3 Nxa3 $19 29. c4 {/\Qa2} b5 30. Rd5 (30. cxb5 Nxb5 $19) 30...
Nxc4 31. Rxc5 Nxe3 32. Qxe3 a6 33. Rxe5 Qf3 34. Qb6 h6 35. Re7 Qd1+ 36. Kg2
Qd5+ 37. Kg1 Rc8 38. Re1 Qc6 39. Qd4 Qb7 40. h4 b4 41. Kh2 b3 42. Re2 Rc1 43.
Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd3+ g6 45. f3 b2 46. h5 b1=Q 47. hxg6+ Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kxg6 49. Qd6+
Kf7 50. Kh3 0-1

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.04.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
$6 {Kortschnoj=:K/Portisch=:P} Na5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d3 Re8 11. Bg5 c6 (11... Bb7
$1 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 {K}) (11... h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 $10 {P}) 12. Ne2
h6 13. Bd2 Nxb3 14. axb3 c5 15. Ng3 Bf8 {/\ d5 P} 16. c4 $1 {P} b4 $2 {K/ ?? P}
(16... Rb8 $1 $10 {P}) 17. Nh2 $1 {P} Nh7 18. Ng4 Ra7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Nf6
(20... Qh4 21. Nf5 $1 {P}) 21. Nh2 Nd7 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Rf1 Kh7 24. Rf2 g6 25.
Raf1 Bg7 26. Kh1 (26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Rxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Rf3 Qg5 $1 $44
{K/P}) 26... Ree7 27. Be3 $1 {/\ d4 P} Qh8 28. Rf4 $1 {P} Kg8 29. Rh4 h5 30.
Bg5 Reb7 31. Rhf4 Nc6 32. Bf6 $1 Qh6 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Nf3 Kh8 35. h4 (35. Rxf7
Qxd2 36. Rf8+ {K} Kg7 37. Nxd2 Be6 {P}) (35. d4 $1 g5 $2 36. Rh4 {K}) 35... Bg4
36. Ng5 Qg7 37. Rf6 Rd7 38. Qf2 Kg8 39. Qf4 Ne5 (39... Rac7 $1 40. Rxd6 Qe5 $1
$44 {P} (40... Qe5 41. Rxg6+ $145 $18)) 40. Qd2 Nc6 {adjourned} 41. R1f2 $1 {P}
(41. e5 $5 {P} Nxe5 42. d4 {K} cxd4 43. Qxd4 Rac7 $1 44. N3e4 (44. N5e4 Be6 $13
) 44... Bf5 45. c5 Ng4 46. cxd6 Rc8 $1 $13) 41... Rac7 42. Kg1 a5 43. Nf1 $1 {
/\ Ne3-d5 P} Bf5 $6 44. R6xf5 gxf5 45. exf5 Ne5 46. Ne3 Rc8 (46... f6 47. Ne6
Qg3 48. Nd5 {K}) 47. f6 Qh6 (47... Qg6 48. Rf5 $1 {P}) 48. Nf5 $2 {K/P} (48.
Rf5 $18 {P} Re8 49. Ne4 Ng6 50. Rg5 Re5 51. Nf5 $18 {K}) 48... Qg6 49. Ne7+
Rxe7 50. fxe7 Re8 51. Ne4 $2 {K} (51. d4 $142 {K}) 51... Ng4 52. Rf3 Rxe7 53.
Qf4 Re6 54. Rf1 Ne5 $1 {/\ Nd3 K} 55. Nxd6 $2 {P} Nxd3 56. Qxf7+ Qxf7 57. Nxf7
Nxb2 58. Nd8 (58. Ng5 Re3 59. Rf3 (59. Ra1 a4 60. bxa4 Ra3 $1) 59... Rxf3 60.
gxf3 a4 61. bxa4 Nxa4 $19 {P} 62. Ne4 b3 63. Nd2 b2 64. Nb1 Nb6 65. Kf2 Nxc4
66. Ke2 Kf7 67. Kd3 Ne5+ 68. Kc2 Nxf3 $19 {K}) 58... Rb6 $1 {P} 59. Rf5 Nd3 60.
Rd5 Nc1 61. Rxc5 Nxb3 62. Rb5 (62. Rc6 {K}) (62. Rg5+ Kf8 63. c5 Nxc5 $1 64.
Rxc5 b3 $18 {P}) (62. Rc8 Kg7 $19 {P}) 62... Rxb5 63. cxb5 Nc5 (63... Nc5 64.
Nc6 b3 65. Ne7+ Kf7 66. Nd5 a4 $19 {P}) 0-1

[Event "Donetsk m"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "2001.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Ponomariov,R"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2001.01.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 h6 (
7... c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ $6 (8... Qa5+ $142) 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Bb5+ Ke7 11. O-O h6
12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. a3 Rhc8 $2 15. b4 Bb6 16. c4 $1 $16 {Yakovenko -
Dolmatov, St.Petersburg 2000}) 8. Bh4 c5 9. Be2 $5 (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7
11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Rhd1 Rhd8 16. c3 f5
17. Ne1 e5 $11 {Yudasin - Korchnoi, St.Petersburg 1997}) (9. Bd3 $5 cxd4 10.
Nxd4) 9... cxd4 (9... Bd7 10. O-O Qb6 $2 (10... Be7 $5) (10... cxd4) 11. Ne5 $1
cxd4 12. Bxf6 $2 {Rozentalis - Vaganian, Budapest 1996} (12. Bh5 $1 Nxh5 13.
Qxh5 g6 14. Nxg6 $18)) (9... Be7 $142 10. c3 (10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 12. O-O
O-O $13) 10... O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qd5 15. Qxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rfd1 $14) 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 $14 Bc5 (
11... Bd7 12. Nb5 $1 Rc8 (12... Nd5 13. O-O-O a6 14. Rxd5 axb5 15. Bxb5 $18)
13. O-O-O $16) 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. Bf3 Ke7 14. Bg3 $1 (14. c4 $6 Bb4+ $1 15. Ke2 $2
g5 16. Bg3 g4 $19) (14. O-O-O g5 $1 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 g4 17. Be2 Bd7 18.
Na5 b6 19. Nc4 Bb5 $11) 14... Bxg3 15. hxg3 a5 (15... Rb8 $5 16. Na5 Rd8 17.
Rh4 Rd6 18. Rb4 (18. Rd1 $142 $5 $14) 18... Rb6 19. Rxb6 axb6 20. Nc4 b5 21.
Nb6 Bd7 22. Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Rd1+ Kc7 24. Rd4 Ne8 $1 $132 {Ponomariov-Korchnoi,
Kramatorsk (blitz) 2001}) 16. O-O-O Ra7 17. Rhe1 (17. Rh4 $5 b6 (17... Bd7 18.
Nc5 $14) 18. Rc4 Bd7 19. Nd4 $36) 17... Bd7 18. Nd4 g6 19. Re3 {/\ Rb3 xPb7} a4
(19... b5 20. Bc6 b4 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Nc6+) 20. Rc3 Rc8 $8 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22.
Nb5 Ra6 23. Rd4 Bd7 24. Nc3 (24. Nc7 $5 Rb6 25. Na8 Rb5 26. Rxa4 e5 $44 {פa8})
24... b5 25. a3 $6 (25. Be2 $142 Rb6 26. a3 $1 $16 (26. Rb4 Nd5 27. Nxd5+ exd5
$14) 26... Ne8 $140 $2 27. Rb4 Nd6 28. Nxa4 $18) 25... Ne8 $1 26. Be2 Nd6 27.
Rb4 Ra5 28. Kd2 Bc6 29. Bf1 h5 30. Ke3 e5 $1 $132 {צb4} 31. f4 Ke6 (31... Nf5+
$6 32. Kf2 Nd4 33. fxe5 Nxc2 34. Rf4 $16) 32. Kf2 Kf6 $6 (32... f5 $142 $1 $11)
33. Be2 Ke6 34. Bd3 Kf6 35. g4 $1 hxg4 36. fxe5+ Kxe5 37. Rxg4 Bd7 $6 $138 (
37... Ra8 $142 38. Rg5+ $140 Nf5 39. Bxf5 gxf5 40. g4 Bd7 41. gxf5 Bxf5 42.
Nxb5 Kf6 43. Rg3 Bxc2 $11) 38. Rg3 Ra7 39. Re3+ Kf6 40. Nd5+ Kg5 41. Re5+ $1 (
41. Re7 Rb7 42. Ke3 Bc6 43. Rxb7 Bxb7 44. Kd4 f5 45. Kc5 Nc4 $1 46. Bxc4 bxc4
47. Kxc4 f4) 41... f5 42. Ke3 Bc6 43. Nf4 Ra8 $8 44. Nxg6 Kf6 $5 (44... Kxg6
45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Rxd6 Bxg2 47. Bxb5 f4+ 48. Kd2 $16 Rb8 $140 49. c4 f3 50. Ke3
Rb7 51. Kf2 $18) 45. Rc5 $2 (45. Kd4 $1 Rd8 46. Nf4 $1 Nc4+ 47. Nd5+ $18) (45.
Kf4 Rg8 46. Rc5 Bb7 $1 47. Ne5 Rxg2 $132) 45... Bxg2 46. Nh4 $6 (46. Ne5 $5 $14
) (46. Nf4 $5 $14) 46... Be4 47. Bxe4 fxe4 48. Rc6 Ke5 49. Ng6+ Kd5 $6 (49...
Ke6 50. Nf4+ Kd7 51. Rc5 Re8 (51... Nc4+ 52. Kxe4 Nxb2 53. Rxb5 Nc4 54. Rd5+
Kc6 55. Rd3 $14) 52. Nd5 Rh8 $11) 50. Ne7+ Ke6 $2 (50... Ke5 $8 51. Rc5+ Ke6
52. Nd5 Rb8 53. Nc3 b4 54. Nxe4 Nxe4 55. Kxe4 bxa3 56. bxa3 Kd6 $11) 51. Nf5
Kxf5 52. Rxd6 Re8 $8 53. Rh6 Kg5 $8 54. Rh2 Re7 55. Rf2 Re5 $1 56. Rf4 $6 (56.
Rf1 $1 Rc5 (56... Re8 57. Rf4 Re5 (57... Rc8 58. Rxe4 Rxc2 (58... Kf5 59. Rb4
Rc5 60. Kd4 $18) 59. Re5+ Kf6 60. Rxb5 Ke6 61. Kd3 Rh2 62. Kc3 Kd6 63. Rb4 Rh3+
64. Kc4 $18) 58. Rxe4 Kf5 59. Rxe5+ Kxe5 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. b4 axb3 62. cxb3 $18)
(56... Kg6 57. Rf4 Rc5 58. c3 Re5 59. Kd4 $1 Rh5 60. Rf2 Rh4 61. Ke3 $18) 57.
Kxe4 Rxc2 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59. Rxb5 Kf6 60. Kd3 Rh2 61. Kc3 $18) 56... Rc5 57. c3
$2 (57. Rf2 Re5 58. Rf1 $1 $18) 57... Re5 $1 58. Rf8 Re7 59. Rb8 Re5 60. Rb6
Kf5 61. Rd6 Re8 62. Rh6 Kg5 63. Rh1 Re7 64. Rf1 Re8 65. Rf4 Re5 66. Rxe4 Kf5
67. Rxe5+ Kxe5 $11 68. Kd2 Kd6 69. Kc2 Kc6 70. b4 axb3+ 71. Kxb3 Kb7 72. a4
bxa4+ 73. Kxa4 Kc6 74. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Team URS-World 20,5-19,5"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1970.03.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1970.03.29"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qb3 $5 {P/K} (9. Qc2 {Portisch=:P/Kortschnoj=:K}) 9... a6 (9... cxd4
10. exd4 (10. Qxb4 dxc3 11. Qxc3 b6) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 {K}) 10. a4 Ba5 $5
{P} (10... Nb6 {P}) (10... Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 {/\ 12... Nf8 K}) 11. Rd1 cxd4 12.
exd4 Qb6 $1 {P} (12... Nb6 $6 13. Ne5 $1 $16 {P} (13. Bg5 {K})) 13. Qc2 Qc7 14.
Bd3 (14. Qe2 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nb6 16. Bd3 Nbd5 $1 {/\ Nc3, Nf4 K}) 14... h6 $6 {P}
(14... b6 $1 {K} 15. d5 $5 (15. Qe2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 $13) 15... Bxc3 (15...
exd5 16. Nxd5 $16) 16. dxe6 Be5 (16... Ne5 17. exf7+ $13) 17. exd7 Bxd7 $10 {P}
) 15. Bd2 {/\ 16.Qc1 K} Bb4 (15... b6 $5 {P} 16. Rab1 Bb4 17. Qb3 {P}) 16. Qb3
$1 {P} (16. Qc1 Re8 $1 {K}) (16. Rac1 Qa5 {P}) 16... Bd6 (16... Qa5 $6 17. Bf4
$1 {/\ Ne5 P}) 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Bb1 b6 19. Ne5 $1 {K} (19. Ne4 $5 {K} Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 Ra7 $1 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nc5 23. Qe3 Nxe4 (23... Rd7 24. Bc2 $16) 24.
Qxe4 Qd5 $1 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. Be3 $14 {^- P} (26. Bb4)) 19... Bb7 (19... Nxe5
$6 {P} 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxh6 Qc7 22. Be3 $16 {P/K}) 20. Bf4 Qe7 21. Re1 {
/\ 22.Ng6! P fg 23.Re6! K} Rfe8 22. Qc2 Rac8 (22... Nf8 23. Qd2 {/\ Re1-e3-g3 K
}) 23. Nxd7 (23. Qd3 Nf8 {P}) 23... Qxd7 $2 {K} (23... Bxf4 {!? P ! K} 24.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qh7+ (25. Nd5 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Bxd5 27. Qxc8 Kf8 {K}) 25... Kf8 26.
Nd5 {!? P ! K} Bxd5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxc8 Qxd4 $13 {P/K}) 24. Be5
Qd8 $2 {K} (24... Be7 25. d5 $1 Rxc3 {K}) 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. d5 $2
{P/K} (27. Be4 $1 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxc1 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Nxf6+ $18
{P/K}) (27. Nd5 $2 Bxd5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxc8 Qf4 $1 $17 {P})
27... Ke7 $1 {P} (27... Rxc3 {K}) 28. Rcd1 (28. dxe6 $142 {K} fxe6 29. Be4 $1 {
P/K} Bxe4 (29... Rh8 $2 30. Bxb7 Rxh7 31. Nd5+ Kf7 32. Nxf6 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Kxf6
34. Rc6 $16 {P}) 30. Qxe4 Kf8 31. Qb7 Qf4 $1 32. g3 Qb4 $1 $10 {P}) (28. Ba2 {K
}) 28... Rh8 29. Qd3 Rhd8 $1 {P} 30. Qe2 Bc5 31. Ba2 (31. dxe6 $5 Rxd1 32.
exf7+ Kxf7 $44 {^^ P}) 31... Kf8 (31... Kf8 32. Ne4 Qe5 $10 {P}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Nd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfd1 f5 14. e3 Bd6 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Nd3 b5 18. Qc2 a4 19. Re1 Kh8 20. Qc3 {N} (20. Rac1 Nb6
21. Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 $16 g5 23. Qe2 Rg8 24. Kf2 (24. Qh5 $5 Raf8 25. Nf3 g4 26.
Nfe5 {/\ h3+/- Kortchnoi,V}) 24... Raf8 25. Nf3 (25. Qh5 $5) 25... h6 26. Nfe5
Kh7 27. Kg1 $6 (27. Rh1 {/\ Bf3, h3, Rcg1-g2, Kg1, g4+/- Karpov}) 27... Qe8 28.
Qc2 Kh8 29. Nf2 $6 Rg7 30. Re2 Bc8 $13 {Karpov,An-Kortchnoi,V/Dortmund 1994})
20... Nb6 21. Nfe5 Nc4 22. f4 g5 23. Qc2 Rg8 24. Nxc4 $2 (24. Qe2 $142 $14)
24... bxc4 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Bc8 27. Bf3 Be6 $15 {<->b,><b2} 28. Bd1 $2 (
28. Kh1 {>=} Rgb8 (28... h5 $5 {/\} 29. Bxh5 $2 g4) (28... Qf8 $5) 29. Bd1 Rb6
30. Qe2 (30. Qf2 c5 $15) 30... c5 $15 (30... Rab8 31. Ra2 Qb7 32. Qh5 $132))
28... f4 $17 29. Qf2 Qf8 $1 30. Bc2 (30. Kh1 {>=} Qh6 (30... fxg3 31. Qxg3 $13)
(30... Bf5 31. exf4 gxf4 32. Qxf4 Be4+ 33. Rxe4 dxe4 34. Bc2 $13) 31. exf4 Raf8
32. fxg5 Rxf2 33. gxh6 Rb8 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Bxe2 Rxb2 36. Bd1 Bf5 37. Bxa4 c3
$17) 30... Qh6 31. Kh1 Raf8 32. Rg1 (32. Bxa4 fxg3 (32... Bf5 33. exf4 gxf4 34.
Qxf4 Be4+ 35. Rxe4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxg3 37. Raf1 $13) 33. Qxg3 g4 $1 {/\Rf3-h3,g3
} (33... Bf5 34. Rf1 Be4+ 35. Kg1 g4 36. Rf4 $16) 34. Rf1 (34. Bxc6 Rf3 35. Qg2
Rh3 $19) (34. Bd1 Bf5 $17) 34... Rf3 35. Rxf3 gxf3 36. Qf4 (36. Qxf3 Bg4 37.
Qf2 Rf8 $19) 36... Qg6 (36... Qxf4 37. exf4 Bh3 38. Bxc6 f2 39. Bxd5 $13) 37.
Qf6+ Qxf6 38. exf6 Rf8 39. Bxc6 Rxf6 $17) 32... Bg4 33. Raf1 (33. gxf4 gxf4 34.
e4 Qh5 35. Raf1 f3 36. Rg3 Bh3 $17) 33... f3 $19 34. Re1 Bh3 35. e4 (35. Bxa4
$142) 35... g4 36. exd5 cxd5 37. Bxa4 {/\e6} Qe6 38. Rc1 Bg2+ 39. Rxg2 fxg2+
40. Qxg2 Rf3 41. Re1 (41. Bd1 Rd3 42. Qf2 Qh6 $19) 41... Rgf8 42. Kg1 Qb6 (
42... Qb6 43. Rd1 Rd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch21 Final"]
[Site "Kiev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1954.01.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D86"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1954.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[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 O-O 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O Qd7 10. Ba3 $6 (10. Be3 b6 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Rad1 (13.
Bh6 $5) 13... Rad8 14. Bh6 c5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qg5 f6 17. Qg3 Kh8 {Asanov,
B-Cseshkovsky,V/URS/1985/} 18. h4 $5 $14) 10... Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Nf4 $6 (12.
Rb1 Bb7 13. d5 c6 14. c4) 12... Bb7 13. Qe2 (13. e5 c5 $1) 13... Rfd8 14. Rad1
e6 15. e5 $6 (15. Bb4 $142 Nc6 16. Ba3) 15... c5 $1 16. dxc5 (16. Be4 Bxe4 17.
Qxe4 Qa4 18. Bc1 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxa2 $17) 16... Qc7 $1 17. cxb6 $6 (17. Rfe1
$142 bxc5 18. Qe3 $15) 17... Qxe5 $17 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. Ne2 axb6 20. Bc1 Bd5
21. Bg5 f6 $6 (21... Rdc8 $1) 22. f4 fxg5 (22... Bxc3 $6 23. Bh4 $1 Bb2 24. Rd2
) 23. fxe5 Nc4 24. Bxc4 (24. Nd4 Nb2 (24... Rxa2 $2 25. Nxe6 $1) 25. Rd2 Nxd3
26. Rxd3 Bc4 $19) 24... Bxc4 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Re1 Rd2 27. Ng3 Rxa2 28. Ne4
Bd5 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Rb1 $2 (31. e6+ Ke7 32. Re5 Ra5 33. Kf2 (33.
Re1 b5 34. Kf2 Ra6 35. Rb1 Rb6 $19) 33... d4 $1 $19) (31. Rf1+ $1 Ke6 32. Rf6+
Kxe5 33. Rxb6 $17) 31... Ra6 $1 $19 32. Rb5 Ke6 33. Kf2 Kxe5 34. Kf3 (34. c4
Ra5 $1 35. Rxb6 dxc4 $19) 34... Ra3 35. Kg4 Rxc3 36. Rxb6 Rc2 37. Kg3 d4 38.
Rb7 d3 39. Rxh7 d2 40. Rd7 Ke4 41. Kg4 Rc4 $1 42. Rxd2 (42. Kxg5 Rd4 $19) 42...
Ke3+ 43. Kxg5 Kxd2 44. Kxg6 Ke3 45. h3 Kf4 46. g4 Rc5 47. Kh6 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 (4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. e3 d5 $2 (6... O-O
) 7. Na4 b6 8. Rb1 b5 9. cxb5 c4 10. b3 $16 {Tal,M-Romero,M Sevilla 1992 CBM/29
}) 4... O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O (6. a3 Bxc3 $5 (6... Be7 7. d4 c6 8. Qd3 b6 9. O-O
$14 {Ribli,Z-Nikolic,Pr Wijk 1989 CBM/11}) 7. dxc3 Nbd7 (7... dxc4 $5) 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. a4 Re8 12. b3 Bg4 13. a5 $13 {Adorjan,
A-Romamishin,O Polanica Zdroj 1991 CBM/26}) 6... d4 (6... dxc4 $5 7. Qa4 Na6 8.
a3 Bd7 9. Nb5 Qe8 10. Nfd4 e5 11. Bxb7 exd4 12. Bxa6 Bh3 13. axb4 Qe4 14. Bb7
Qxb7 15. f3 Bd7 $19 {0-1 Bobocov-Larsen Büsum 1969 7/20}) 7. Na4 Be7 8. d3 c5
9. e4 (9. b4 $5 cxb4 10. a3 bxa3 11. Bxa3 $146) (9. e3 $5) 9... Nc6 10. e5 Nd7
11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bf4 b6 13. b4 (13. h4 Bb7 $13) 13... Nxb4 (13... cxb4 $2 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxa8 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Re4 $16) 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Nf3 Rad8 $1
16. a3 Bxf3 $1 17. Bxf3 Nc6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Nc3 f5 $10 20. exf6 (20. h4 Qb7
21. a4 Nb8 $1 22. a5 Nc6 23. axb6 axb6 (23... Nd4 $2 24. Rxa7 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Qc6
26. Rc7 $18) 24. Nb5 $10) 20... Bxf6 21. Rc1 Bxc3 $1 22. Rxc3 e5 23. Bxe5 (23.
Bg5 $5 $15) 23... Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxf2 $1 {[#]} 25. Kxf2 Qf6+ 26. Kg2 Qxe5 27.
Rc2 Qe4+ $1 28. dxe4 Rxd1 29. a4 Ra1 30. Rd2 Rxa4 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33.
e5+ Kg6 34. Kf3 Rxc4 35. Rxa7 b5 36. Rd7 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. a4 b4 8. Nbd2
c5 9. O-O Nf6 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Ne4 (12. Nb3 Nc6 13. Bf4 Be7 14. Qe2
g5 {1/2-1/2 Johannessen,L-Nguyen Anh Dung/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (14)}) 12...
Nc5 $6 (12... Nc6 13. Bf4 (13. Bg5 Qa5 $132 {[%csl Re5]}) 13... Be7 $13) 13.
Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 Qd7 (14... Be7 $5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd4 Qg5 17. Nf3 Qf4 $132
) 15. Nd2 $1 $44 h6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 {After this move Black has no counterplay} ({
that could be provided by} 16... Qd5 $1 17. Bh4 (17. Bf6 Kf8 18. Bh4 Nd7 19.
Rc1 Bb6 20. f4 Nc5 $132) (17. Rc1 Nd7) 17... Nd7 (17... Qxe5 18. Re1 Qd5 19.
Rc1 Nd7 20. Bc4 Qc6 21. Bf1 Qd5 22. Qg4 (22. Bc4 $11) 22... Kf8 23. Nxc5 Nxc5
24. Rc4 e5 25. Rxb4 $13)) 17. Bxe4 Ra7 18. Bf4 Rc7 (18... O-O 19. Qg4 Kh8 20.
Qh5 Kg8 21. Rfd1 $40 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3g3]}) 19. Rc1 (19. Qg4 g5 20. Bg3 $5 Qe7
21. f4 h5 22. Qxg5 Qxg5 23. fxg5 $36 {[%cal Gg5g6]}) 19... Qe7 20. Qg4 g5 (
20... g6 21. Rfd1 g5 22. Bd2 Nd7 23. Qg3 a5 24. f4 $44) 21. Bd2 Nd7 22. Bxb4 (
22. Qg3 $5 a5 23. f4 $44) (22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 $44) 22... Nxe5 23. Qg3 Qd6 $2
{[%mdl 8192]} (23... Bd6 $8 24. Bxd6 (24. f4 Bxb4 25. fxe5 Bd2) 24... Qxd6 25.
Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Bd3 (26. f4 Nd7 27. Qd3 Qd6) 26... a5 27. Re1 f6 28. Bb5+ Ke7 29.
f4 $1 gxf4 30. Qxf4 d3 31. Rf1 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 $44) 24. Ba5 $1 (24. Ba5 Rd7 25. b4
$18) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[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.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nf3 e5 $5 (9... Na5 10. Be2 c5 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. O-O Bb7
14. d5 $14 {Knaak,R-Uhlmann,W/Halle/1976/}) 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 Na5 12. Be2 (12.
Bd3 f5 $5) 12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc4 14. Bc5 Re8 15. Qb3 (15. Qd3 $6 b5 $1) 15...
Bh6 16. Rd1 b6 $6 (16... Na5 $5 17. Qa4 b6 18. Ba3 Bf8 $13) (16... Nd6 17. Bxd6
Qxd6 18. Qxb7 Reb8 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. dxc6 Rb6 $10) 17. Qxc4 bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qd6
19. Qa5 (19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Ke2 $1 {/\ Kd3,Rb1,Bg4+/-, Korchnoi}) 19... Reb8 20.
O-O Rb6 $6 (20... Rb2 $1 21. Rb1 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Rxb6 23. Rb3 Rab8 24. Bd1 $14)
21. Be2 Bf8 22. Bc4 Qc5 23. Qxc5 (23. Qa4 Rb2 $132) 23... Bxc5 24. Rd2 Rab8 25.
Bb3 Rf6 26. g3 Rf3 27. Rc1 (27. Rc2 Rb6 28. Kg2 Rbf6 29. Ba4 h5 30. Bd7 Kf8 31.
Bf5 Rd3) 27... Ba3 (27... Rb6 28. Kg2 Rbf6 29. Rcc2 Kf8 30. Bc4 $16) 28. Rcc2
g5 29. Kg2 Rf6 30. Rd3 Bc5 31. Rf3 Rbb6 32. Rxf6 (32. Rf5 $5 Rxf5 33. exf5 Rf6
34. g4 h5 35. h3 {/\ Kf3-e4}) 32... Rxf6 33. Ba4 Ra6 (33... Rb6) 34. Bb5 Rb6
35. a4 Kg7 36. c4 $6 (36. Rd2 {/\ Rd3-f3}) 36... a6 $1 37. a5 Rb8 38. Bxa6 Ra8
39. Bb5 Rxa5 40. h4 gxh4 41. gxh4 Ra3 42. h5 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-09a"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1973.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1973.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d3 g6 $5 5. e4 Bg7 6. g3 (6. e5 $2 Ng4 7. d4
c5 8. h3 cxd4 $15) 6... O-O 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rb1 (9. Nh4 $5 {/\f4-f5|^>>
}) 9... Ne8 {/\Nc7-e6><d4} 10. Be3 {/\d4} Nd4 $10 11. Ne2 $6 (11. Qd2 $142 {
/\b4}) 11... e5 $8 12. b4 d6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nexd4 cxd4 $1 {><c5} (14... exd4
$2 15. Bg5 $14 {/\a4-a5|^<<[+]} Qf6) 15. Bd2 Nc7 16. Ne1 (16. c5 $2 Na6 $1 17.
cxb6 axb6 {/\Nc5,Ba6><d3,a2}) (16. a4 $142 $5 Ne6 17. a5 Nc5 18. Bb4 $13) 16...
Na6 17. a4 $2 Bc6 {><a4} 18. a5 bxa5 19. Ra1 a4 $17 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Rb8
22. Bc1 Rb3 23. Ba3 Nb4 24. Rf2 a5 25. e5 Bxg2 26. Rxg2 Qd7 $19 27. Qe2 $5 Qf5
$6 (27... Re8 $142) 28. Rg5 Qxf4 $2 (28... Qd7 $19) 29. Bc1 Qh4 30. Kg2 $1 $13
(30. Qf1 f6 $19) 30... a3 31. Nf3 Qh6 32. Rg3 Qh5 33. Rg5 Qh6 34. Rg3 Qh5 (
34... Qxc1 $5 35. Rxc1 Rb2 36. Nd2 (36. Kf1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 Rb8 $15) (36. Qxb2
axb2 37. Rb1 Nxd3 38. Nxd4 Nxe5 $17) 36... Bh6 37. Rd1 a2 38. e6 $1 a1=Q $1 39.
exf7+ Kh8 40. Rxa1 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 Bxd2 42. Rxa5 Nxd3 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1992.05.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be7 8. d4
O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rc1 (12. Qxd5 Be6 13. Qd2 h6 14.
Be3 (14. Bf4 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Rac8 $36) 14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Qxb2 16. Rfb1 Qf6 17.
Nd2 Bf5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rad8 $10 {Barbero,G-Dlugy,M Mendoza 1985}) 12...
d4 (12... h6 $2 13. Qxd5 $16) (12... Be6 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Bxe7 (14. Rfd1 $5)
14... Nxe7 15. Qc7 Nc6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. a3 Ra4 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Ng5 $14 {
Van der Sterren-Brunner,L Munich 1990}) 13. Qc2 (13. Nd2 h6 14. Nc4 (14. Ne4 $1
{Lautier}) 14... Qa6 15. Bf4 Qxa2 16. Ne5 Bb6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxc6 Bh3 19.
Bxa8 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rxa8 $10 {Van derSterren,P-Vaganian,R Tel Apel 1992}) (13.
Nd2 Re8 14. Nb3 Bf8 15. Re1 h6 16. Bf4 Bg4 $132 {Polgar,Zsu-Lautier,J Polaniza
Zdroj 1991}) 13... Bd6 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Nc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 h6 17. Bd2 Qxb2 18.
Rfd1 {N} (18. Bxc6 Rac8 $1 19. Rb1 Qxd2 20. Rxb7 Rc7 21. Rxc7 Bxc7 22. Be4 Bb6
$10 {Andersson,U-Lautier,J Biel 1991}) 18... Qb6 19. Qa4 (19. Bxc6 Rac8 20. Qd5
Rxc6 21. Rxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxd4 Bc5 23. Qc3 $10) (19. Rb1 $5 Qc7 20. Rdc1 Rfc8 (
20... Rac8 21. Qb5 Rb8 22. a4 $44) 21. Qb5 Rab8 22. Be4 $44) 19... Rac8 20.
Bxc6 Rxc6 (20... bxc6 21. Rb1 Qc5 22. Bb4 Qc4 23. Rdc1 Qd5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 $10)
21. Ba5 Qa6 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Rxd4 Bc5 24. Rc4 (24. Rc4 Bb6 25. Bxb6 Qxa4 26.
Rxa4 axb6 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qc2 (7. Qxd7+
Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 $10 9. Nxd6+) 7... dxc4 8. e4 (8. e3 c5 9. Bxc4 Qc8 10. Qe2
Nbd7 $10) 8... b5 9. Bf4 a6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 (11. Ne5 Qc8 12. g4 O-O $5 13.
g5 Nfd7 {Piket}) (11. Be2 $5) 11... Bd6 $1 $15 (11... Nc6 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be3 b4
14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qc6 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Be2 g6 18. Rd4 $1 Bc5 19. Rxc4
Bxe3+ 20. fxe3 Qb6 21. Qa4+ c6 22. Rd4 $1 O-O 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25.
Rxb4 $16 {Khalifman,A-Polugaevsky,Reggio Emilia 1991/92}) 12. Bg5 (12. Ne5 Qe7
{/\c5}) 12... h6 (12... Qe7 13. Kb1 h6 14. Bc1 $15 {Piket}) 13. Bh4 {N} (13.
Bxf6 $142 gxf6 14. d5 e5 15. Nh4 Qxg4 16. Nf5 {Piket,Je-Sax,G Wijk aan Zee 1992
} Nd7 17. h4 O-O-O 18. Bh3 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Kb8 {/\Nc5(Piket,53/495)}) 13... Bf4+
14. Kb1 Qe7 15. e5 $2 (15. Be2 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Nxg4 $17) (15. h3 $5)
15... Bxf3 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Rg1 Nd7 (17... Bxd1 $2 18. Qe4 Bb3 19. Qxa8 O-O
20. Ne4 $36) 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Rxg2 Nb6 20. Qe4 Bg5 21. Bg3 O-O-O 22. f4 f5 23.
gxf5 Bf6 24. Re2 Rhe8 $19 25. fxe6 Qxe6 26. Qh7 Qd7 27. Re5 (27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28.
Ne4 Bh8 $19) 27... Bxe5 28. fxe5 Qg4 29. Qxh6 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Timman,J"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 cxd4 10. b4 Nxb4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 b6 14. Bd3 $5
Ba6 (14... Nc5 $143 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. O-O g6 (16... c4 17. Bxc4 $16) (16... O-O
17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Nf3 f6 20. Ng5 $1 $18) 17. Rc1 Qb6 {
Liberzon-Czerniak / Israel 1975} 18. Qa4+ Bd7 19. Qa3 Rc8 20. Ba6) 15. Nb2 $1
Bxd3 $6 (15... Nc5 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qe2 $1 (17. Nb3 Qa3 (17... O-O $1 18. Nxd4
Qa3 $1 $132) 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Qa4+) 17... Qa3 (17... d3 18. Qe3 $1 Qa3 19. Qd4
$16 {[%cal Ye1g1]}) 18. Qb5+ Ke7 19. O-O) 16. Nxd3 Nc5 17. Nf2 Na4 (17... Ne4
18. Nfxe4 dxe4 19. O-O (19. Qc2 $143 O-O 20. Qxe4 Rac8 $132) 19... Qd5 20. Re1
e3 21. Nf3 Rd8 22. Qd3 $16) 18. O-O Nc3 19. Qg4 O-O 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Qh4 (21.
f5 $5 exf5 22. Qxf5 Rc6) 21... Qa4 22. Ng4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Qc2 24. Rae1 d3 $1 25.
Rd1 $1 (25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. exf6 Kh8 (26... d2 $2 27. Rxe2 d1=Q 28. Qg5+ Qg6 29.
Rxd1 $18) 27. Ng5 (27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Ng5 (28. Ne5 Rc7) 28... Rxg5 29. fxg5 Rg8
$13) 27... d2 28. Qh6 Qg6 $17) (25. f5 d2 26. Nf6+ gxf6 27. exf6 Kh8 28. Ng5 $2
Qxf5 29. Rxf5 dxe1=Q+ 30. Qxe1 exf5 $19) 25... h6 (25... Nxf4 26. Nf6+ $40) 26.
Nxh6+ (26. f5 $143 exf5 (26... Rc4 27. f6 Nf4) 27. Ne3 $18) 26... gxh6 27. Qxh6
f6 28. exf6 Rc7 29. Ne5 (29. Qg6+ $142 Kh8 30. Ne5 $18) 29... Rh7 (29... Ng3+
30. hxg3 Rh7 31. f7+ Rfxf7 32. Nxf7 d2 33. f5 exf5 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. Ng5+ $18
{[%cal Yg5f3]}) 30. Qg6+ (30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. f7) 1-0

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ljubojevic,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 Bb6 6. d3 d6 7. a4 a5 (7... a6)
8. b5 Ne7 9. Nbd2 {[%cal Yd3d4,Gd2e4]} (9. Na3 $5) 9... Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb3
{[%cal Yd2c4]} d5 (11... Ba7 12. Nc4 (12. d4 $5) 12... d5 (12... c6 $142) 13.
Ncxe5 (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qc2) 13... dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Nxe4 17. Nxf7 Nxf2 18. Rd8 Ne4+ 19. Kf1 Bc5 $1 $11) (11... c6 12. bxc6 bxc6 13.
d4 $14) 12. Ba3 Re8 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 $5 {[%cal Yc3c4,Yc4c5,Yf3g5,Yd1h5]}
Ndf4 (14... Ngf4 15. c4 Nb4 16. c5 Ba7 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. Nfg5 Re7 (18... Ne6 $2
19. Qh5) 19. g3 Nh3+ (19... Nd5 20. Qf3) 20. Nxh3 Bxh3 21. Re1 Bf5 22. Rc1 $16)
(14... h6 $1 {[%cal Gh6g5]} 15. Ra2 $5 Ndf4 16. Rd2 Be6 17. c4 $14) 15. Nfg5
Be6 (15... Ne6 16. Qh5 h6 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qf5+) 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 (16... fxe6 17.
g3 Qxd3 18. Qxd3 Nxd3 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Bc4 $18 {[%csl Rd3]}) 17. g3 $16 Kh8
18. Qf3 f6 19. h4 $1 (19. Rad1 Qd7 20. h4 Ne7) 19... Ngf8 20. Rad1 Qd7 21. Rfe1
Rad8 22. Bc4 h6 23. Qh5 Nh7 24. Kh2 (24. Qf5 Nd4 25. Qxd7 Nf3+ 26. Kf1 Rxd7 27.
Re2 f5) (24. Kg2 $2 f5 25. Qxf5 $2 Nf4+) 24... Ba7 25. Rf1 Bb8 26. Nc5 {
[%csl Ga2,Gb3,Gc4,Gd5,Ge6,Gf7,Gg8]} Nxc5 27. Bxc5 b6 (27... Rc8 28. d4 e4 29.
Bf7 Red8 30. Bg6 $18 {[%csl Rc8,Rd7,Re4][%cal Yg6f5]}) 28. Ba3 c5 29. bxc6 Qxc6
30. Bb5 Qxc3 31. Bxe8 Qxa3 32. Bb5 Bd6 {[%cal Yd6c5]} 33. d4 $1 exd4 34. Rfe1
Be5 (34... Qa2 35. Re2) 35. f4 Bd6 36. Re8+ Rxe8 37. Qxe8+ Bf8 (37... Nf8 38.
Qf7 {[%cal Yb5c4]}) 38. f5 $1 (38. Qe6 f5 39. Bc4 Nf6) 38... Qf3 39. Qe6 $3 (
39. Rf1 Qd5 40. Qe6 Qxe6 41. fxe6 $18) 39... Qxd1 (39... Bd6 40. Qxd6 Qf2+ 41.
Kh3 Qxf5+ 42. g4 Qf3+ 43. Qg3 Qxd1 44. Qb8+ Nf8 45. Qxf8+ Kh7 46. Qa8 Qb3+ 47.
Kh2 f5 (47... Qe3 48. Qd5 Qf2+ 49. Kh3 Qe3+ 50. Kg2 Qd2+ 51. Kg3 Qe1+ 52. Kf4
$18) 48. gxf5 Qc2+ 49. Qg2 d3 50. f6) 40. Bc4 Qc2+ 41. Kh3 Qxc4 42. Qxc4 Bc5
43. Kg4 Nf8 {[%cal Yf8d7,Yd7e5] Kortschnoj möchte eine Festung bilden.} 44. Qd5
$1 Kh7 45. Kf3 Kh8 46. Ke4 Kh7 47. Kd3 Kh8 48. Kc4 Kh7 49. Kb5 Kh8 50. Kc6 Kh7
51. Kc7 h5 52. Kd8 Kh6 53. Ke8 (53. Ke8 Kh7 54. Kf7 Kh6 55. Kg8 {[%csl Rg7]
[%cal Yd5f7]}) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Na6 $2 (8... Bf6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Rd1 Na6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Qb3 a5 13. Nb5 O-O 14.
Nxc7 Rac8 15. a3 Nc5 16. Bxb4 Rxc7 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne1 $16 {Magerramov,
E-Marinelli,T Budapest Spring op 1990}) (8... Bf6 9. Qc2 Nd6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11.
Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O Na6 13. Rad1 O-O-O 14. dxe6 Qxe6 15. Nd5 $14 {ECO}) 9. dxe6
dxe6 10. Qa4+ Qd7 (10... c6 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Ne5 Nc5 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Ng4 $16)
11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Ne5+ Kc8 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. O-O-O $16 Kb7 16.
Be3 Rhd8 17. a3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Re8 (18... Rd8 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. h4 Bf6 21. Bf4
Nc5 22. Kd2 $16 {><e4}) 19. Kc2 Bf6 20. Ng4 Kc8 21. Nxf6 gxf6 22. g4 $1 Nb8 (
22... Rd8 23. Rg1 $1 $16 Rg8 24. h4 Kd7 25. g5 e5 26. Rd1+ Ke6 27. gxf6 Kxf6
28. Rd7 Rg7 $2 29. Bg5+ Kg6 30. h5+ $18) 23. Rd4 f5 24. gxf5 exf5 25. Rd5 Rf8
26. Kc3 (26. b4 Nc6 27. Bg5 $16) 26... Nc6 27. Bg5 a5 28. b4 axb4+ 29. axb4 Nb8
30. Re5 (30. b5 Nd7 31. Kd4 Rf7 32. Ke3 Nf8 33. Rd8+ Kb7 $16) 30... Nc6 31. Rd5
(31. Re6 Kd7 32. Rh6 Rf7) 31... Nb8 32. h4 $1 Kb7 (32... Nc6 33. b5 Nb8 34. Kd4
Nd7 35. Ke3 Nc5 36. Be7 $18) 33. b5 Rf7 34. Re5 $1 Nd7 35. Re7 $1 Rxe7 36. Bxe7
Ne5 37. Kd4 Ng4 38. f3 exf3 39. exf3 Nh2 40. Ke3 Nf1+ 41. Kf4 Nd2 42. Bb4 Nxc4
43. Kxf5 c5 44. bxc6+ Kxc6 45. Ke6 Ne3 46. Bd2 (46. f4 $2 Ng2 47. f5 Nxh4 48.
f6 Ng6 49. f7 Kb5 50. Bd6 Kc4 51. Kf6 Kd5 $10) 46... Ng2 (46... Nc4 47. Bc1 b5
48. f4 b4 49. f5 $18) 47. h5 b5 48. h6 (48. f4 $2 b4 49. f5 b3 50. Bc3 Nf4+ $10
) 48... Nh4 (48... Kc5 49. f4 b4 50. f5 b3 51. Bc3 Nf4+ 52. Kf7 Nd5 53. Ba1 Ne3
54. f6 Ng4 55. Kg7 $18) 49. f4 Nf3 50. Bc3 Kc5 51. Kf7 (51. f5 $2 b4 52. Bb2
Nd4+ 53. Ke5 Nc6+ $10) 51... Kc4 52. Bb2 Kd5 53. f5 b4 54. f6 Ng5+ 55. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 (
7. g3 d5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O $14) (7. e3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Nf3 a6
11. Be2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nh4 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Ne4 15. Nf3 Bf6 $10 {Kortschnoj,
V-Sax,G Wijk 1991}) (7. Bf4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bd2 Bf6 11. Qc2
O-O 12. e3 Rb8 13. Bd3 h6 14. O-O Qb6 15. Rab1 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3
18. Qxc3 Qxa6 $10 {Speelman,J-Lutz,C Munich 1992}) (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. e3
O-O) 7... O-O (7... d5 $2 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bb5 $16) 8. Nb3 {N} (8. Be2 d5 9.
exd5 exd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. O-O Bf6 14. Bd3 a5 15.
Qc2 g6 16. Bf4 Qb6 17. Rab1 Ba6 {1/4:1/4 Bagirov,V-Schlosser,P Brno-B 1991})
8... b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Bf4 (10. O-O d6 11. f4 $5 Rc8 12. Be3 Nb8 13. Bd3 Nbd7
14. g4 Nc5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. g5 Nd7 $14) 10... d6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Bg3 (12. Rc1
$142 Ne5 13. Nd2 Ng6 14. Bg3 d5 $140 $2 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Ndxe4 dxe4
18. Qa4 $16) 12... Ne5 13. Nd2 g5 $1 14. b3 Ng6 15. Re1 (15. Rc1 a6 16. a4 Kg7
17. Nf3 Nh5 18. Nd4 Nhf4 $36) 15... a6 16. a4 Kg7 17. Rc1 Rh8 18. Nf3 $2 (18.
Bf1 h5 19. f3 g4 20. Bf2 $13) 18... h5 $1 19. e5 $2 (19. h4 g4 20. Nd4 Nd7 $17)
(19. h3 $142 h4 (19... g4 20. Nh4 Nxh4 21. Bxh4 gxh3 22. gxh3) 20. Bh2 g4 21.
hxg4 Nxg4 $40) 19... dxe5 20. Nxe5 (20. Bxe5 {Ribli} g4 21. Bxf6+ Bxf6 $17)
20... h4 21. Nxg6 (21. Qxd8 $1 {Ribli} Rhxd8 22. Nxg6 Kxg6 23. Be5 $15) 21...
hxg3 22. Nxh8 (22. Qxd8 gxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Bc5+ 24. Kf1 Rxh2 $19 (24... Rhxd8 $17 {
Ribli})) 22... gxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Bc5+ 24. Kf1 Qxh8 25. Qd2 (25. h3 Qh4 $19) (25.
Bf3 Qxh2 26. Bxb7 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qe3+) 25... Qxh2 $19 26. Qxg5+ Kf8 27. Bd1 (27.
Bd3 Nh5 (27... Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qf2+ 29. Kd1 Rd8 30. Qd2) 28. Ke2 Nf4+ 29. Kd2 Be7
30. Qg4 Rd8 31. Re3 Nxd3 32. Rxd3 Qh6+ 33. Kc2 Rxd3 $19) 27... Qg1+ 28. Ke2
Qf2+ 29. Kd3 Rd8+ 30. Nd5 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Yalta super"]
[Site "Yalta"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 (7. e3)
7... Nd7 (7... a5 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb4+ 10. Kd1 Qf4 $13) 8. g3 dxc4 9. Qxc4
e5 $1 (9... Qe7 10. Bg2 Qb4 $5 (10... g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. e3 e5 14.
Ne4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 16. Rac1 Ne5 17. Qc5 $14 {Georgiev,Kir-Ermenkov,E/
Elenite/1994/}) 11. Nd2 $5 (11. Qxb4 Bxb4 12. Rc1 $14) 11... Qxb2 $1 12. Rb1
Qa3 13. O-O Nb6 14. Qd3 Be7 15. Nc4 Qa6 $1 16. Ne5 Qxd3 17. Nxd3 O-O $15 {
Shirov,A-Anand,V/Linares/1994/}) 10. O-O-O $5 {N/} (10. d5 $2 Nb6 11. Qb3 Nxd5
12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ $17) (10. Bg2 exd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. Qxd4 Qb4+ 13.
Nc3 Nf6 (13... Qxb2 $5) 14. O-O-O Be6 15. a3 Qa5 16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 Rd8 18.
Kc2 Bd6 19. Nd3 O-O $10 {Korchnoi,V-Kramnik,V/Monaco/1994/}) 10... Be7 (10...
exd4 $5 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. Bh3 Nb6 14. Ne5 Qh5 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13) 11.
Ne4 (11. Bh3 $2 Nb6) (11. Bg2 exd4 12. Ne4 Qg6 $10) 11... Qf5 $8 12. Qc2 O-O
13. Kb1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Qa5 15. Bh3 (15. Bg2 Nf6 16. h3 $5) 15... Nf6 16. Bxc8
Raxc8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nf5 Rcd8 $10 19. f4 $1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ (
21. e4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qb4 23. Qe2) 21... Bxd8 22. a3 (22. e4 Qe1+) 22... Qd5
23. e4 Qd7 24. e5 Be7 (24... g6 $5 25. Nd6 Be7 $10) 25. Kc1 g6 $1 26. Nd6 Bxd6
27. Qd2 Kf8 28. exd6 Ke8 29. Qe3+ (29. Qd4 Qe6 $1 $10) 29... Qe6 $1 30. Qxa7 $8
Qe1+ 31. Kc2 Qe2+ 32. Kc3 Qe1+ 33. Kc2 (33. Kc4 Qe6+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qe2 cxd4 8.
Rd1 Be7 9. exd4 Na5 $6 (9... O-O 10. a3 $1 $146 (10. Nc3 Na5 11. Bd3 b6) 10...
Nd5 11. Nc3 Re8 (11... Na5 12. Ba2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Qe4 Bd7 15. Bf4 Qc8
16. Ne5 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. c4 Bf6 19. Bd6 Re8 20. c5 Ne7 21. Bb1 g6 22. Qf3
Nd5 23. Be4 {1-0 Tkachiev,V-Legky,N/FRA t-ch 1999 (48)}) 12. Ba2 (12. Qe4 $5
$14 {B.Gelfand}) 12... Bxa3 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qb5 Bd6 15. Bxd5 h6 16. Ne5 $1
Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Bf4 Be6 $11 {1-0 Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V/Dos Hermanas
1999/CBM 71/[Gelfand] (64)}) 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Ne5 Nc6 (11... O-O 12. Nxd7 Nxd7
13. d5 exd5 14. Rxd5 Qc7 15. Nc3 Nf6 $14) 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qf3 Nd5 (13... Rc8
$142) 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 (17. Qh5 g6 18. Qe2 Re8
19. Be3 $16) 17... Re8 (17... Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Bxd4 19. Qa4 $18 (19. Be3 Qb6 $14))
18. Be3 Bg5 19. Bc4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qg5 21. Qf2 (21. e4 $5 Bg4 (21... Rac8 22.
Rf1 Re7 23. e5 $16) 22. Qf2 Rxe4 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Re1 Bh3 $5 (24... Qf4 25.
Rxe4 (25. Qxb7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 Rd8 $16) 25... Qxe4 26. Qf2 $16)
25. Bf1 Be6 26. Qxb7 Bd5 27. Qb4 Rf4 $132) 21... Be6 22. d5 Bf5 23. d6 $1 Qxe3
(23... Rxe3 24. h4 $18) 24. Qxe3 Rxe3 25. Rac1 $1 Rd8 (25... Kf8 26. Bd5 Rc8
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Bxb7 $18) 26. Bd5 $1 Be6 27. Rc7 Kf8 28. Kf2 Re5 29. Bf3 $1
Ra5 $2 (29... Bxa2 30. b4 (30. Rxb7 a5 31. b3 Rc5 $8 32. Bd5 (32. Rc7 Re5 $132)
(32. Ke2 Re5+) 32... Rxd6 33. Rxf7+ Ke8 34. Re1+ Kd8 $11) 30... Rb5 31. Rd4 Rb6
32. Rxb7 Rbxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxd6 34. Rxa7 Bd5 $14) 30. a3 Ra6 31. Rxb7 Raxd6 32.
Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Ke3 a6 (33... Rd7 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Kd4 Ke7 36. Kc5 $18) (33...
a5 $142 34. a4 $16) 34. a4 Bc4 35. b4 g5 36. Rc7 Bb3 37. a5 $18 {[%csl Ra6]}
Ba4 38. Be2 h6 39. Bc4 $1 f5 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "URS-ch33 Final"]
[Site "Tallinn (Estland)"]
[Date "1965.12.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Stein, Leonid"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E87"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1965.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5
9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Bd3 (10. exf5 gxf5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Nge2 Qe8 14. h3
$14) 10... fxe4 (10... a6 11. Nge2 b5 12. exf5 bxc4 13. Bb1 gxf5 14. Ng3 $14) (
10... Ndf6 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nge2 Kh8 13. Kb1 a6 14. g3 $14) 11. Nxe4 (11. Bxe4
$5) 11... Nf4 12. Bc2 Nf6 (12... Nb6 13. b3 a5 14. g3 Nh5 15. g4 Nf4 16. Ne2 a4
17. N2c3 Bd7 18. Kb2 $14 {Hort,V-Stein,L/Los Angeles/1968/0,5 (57)}) 13. Nc3 b5
$5 (13... a6 14. g3 N4h5 15. Nge2 b5 16. c5 Ne8 $13) 14. Nxb5 (14. cxb5 a6 15.
b6 cxb6 16. g3 N4h5 17. Nge2 Nd7 $10) (14. g3 $5 N4h5 15. Nxb5 Ba6 16. Ne2 $14)
14... Ba6 15. Na3 $8 Rb8 $44 16. g3 N4h5 17. b3 Bb7 $1 18. Nb1 c6 19. dxc6 Bxc6
20. Qxd6 Qe8 $1 $17 21. Re1 (21. Nh3 Bxf3 22. Ng5 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Bh6 $17) 21...
Rf7 22. Bd2 Bf8 23. Qd3 (23. Qxe5 $2 Re7) 23... e4 $1 24. Qc3 $6 (24. fxe4 $5
Ng4 25. Nf3 Nf2 26. Qe2 Nxh1 27. Rxh1 $132) 24... Bg7 25. Nh3 Ng4 26. fxg4 (26.
Qa5 Rxf3 27. Ng5 Rf5 28. Qxa7 Rxg5 $1 29. Bxg5 Qe5 $19) 26... Bxc3 27. Nxc3 Nf6
28. g5 Nd7 29. Nxe4 (29. Bxe4 $5) 29... Qf8 30. Bc3 Rf3 31. Bb2 Re8 32. Kb1 (
32. Nf6+ Nxf6 33. gxf6 Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Bxh1) 32... Bxe4 33. Bxe4 Rxe4 $1 34. Rxe4
Rf1+ 35. Re1 Qf5+ $19 36. Ka1 Rxh1 37. Rxh1 Qxh3 38. Bd4 Qg2 39. Rg1 Qd2 40.
Bxa7 Ne5 41. Bc5 Nd3 42. Ba3 Nb4 43. Bxb4 Qd4+ 44. Kb1 Qxg1+ 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
g3 d6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 Be4 (13... c5 $5)
14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qc3 Rac8 (17... Bb7 18. e4 $14) 18.
Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qe3 Nef6 20. Rac1 (20. Bg2 a4 $1 $10) 20... Qe6 21. Red1 d5 22.
cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qd3 N5f6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 h5 26. Bg2 h4 27. e4 $14 hxg3 28.
hxg3 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Ra8 30. Be3 Ra2 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Rd2 Ra8 (32... Rxd2 33. Qxd2
$14) 33. Qc1 Ra4 34. Qc3 Qg4 $2 (34... Ra8 $14) 35. Rd6 $1 b5 36. Qe1 $1 Nf8
37. f3 Qc8 38. Bf1 Ra3 39. Rd3 (39. Bxb5 Qb8 40. Rb6 Qa7 $132) 39... Ra2 40.
Rd2 Ra3 41. Bxb5 Ne6 42. Bf1 g5 43. Rd3 Ra4 44. g4 (44. b5 g4 $132) 44... Qb8
45. Rb3 Nd4 46. Bxd4 (46. Bxg5 Nxb3 (46... Kg6 47. Qh4 Ng8 $13) 47. Qh4+ Nh5 $3
(47... Kg8 48. Bxf6 $18) 48. Qxh5+ Kg8 49. Bf6 $140 Qb6+ $19) 46... exd4 47. e5
Nd7 48. f4 (48. e6 fxe6 49. Qe4+ Kg7 50. Qxd4+ Kg8 51. Rb2 $1 (51. Qxd7 Qg3+
52. Kh1 Qh4+ 53. Kg1 Qg3+ $10) 51... Ne5 52. Qe3 $1 $16) 48... Qb6 $1 (48...
gxf4 49. Qh4+ Kg8 50. Qg5+ Kf8 51. Rh3 Qxe5 (51... Ke8 52. Rh8+ Nf8 53. Qh6
Qxb4 (53... Ke7 54. Qf6+ Ke8 55. Rxf8+ Kxf8 56. Qh8+ $18) 54. Bb5+ $1 $18) 52.
Qd8+ Kg7 53. Qh8+ Kg6 54. Qh6#) 49. Bd3+ Kg8 50. f5 (50. e6 fxe6 51. Qe4 $14)
50... Ra2 (50... Nc5 51. e6 $1) 51. e6 (51. Rb1 $5) 51... Qd6 $1 52. Be2 Ne5
53. Qc1 Rxe2 54. Qxg5+ Kf8 55. Qh6+ Ke8 56. Ra3 $2 (56. Qh8+ Qf8 (56... Ke7 57.
Qh4+ f6 58. Qh7+ Kd8 59. Ra3 $1) 57. exf7+ $132) 56... Re1+ {Ftacnik,L} (56...
Re1+ 57. Kg2 (57. Kf2 Nxg4+) 57... Qd5+ 58. Kg3 Rg1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1987.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
b3 O-O (8... Bg4 9. Bb2 Qd7 10. a4 a5 11. Nb5 f6 12. d4 $6 e4 13. Ne1 f5 14. d5
O-O-O $1 15. f3 exf3 16. exf3 Bh5 $132 {Georgadze,G-Dautov,R Tbilisi 1989}) 9.
Bb2 Re8 (9... Bg4 10. a4 $1 a5 (10... a6 $6 11. a5 Nd7 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Ne3 Be6
14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 $14 {Kaidanov,G-Dzhandzhava,L Belgrade GMA
1988}) 11. Nb5 Bf6 12. d3 Qd7 13. Nd2 Rac8 14. Rc1 Bh3 15. Bxh3 Qxh3 16. Ba3
Rfe8 17. Ne4 $14 {Arkhipov,S-Zaichik,G Protvino 1988}) 10. Rc1 Bg4 (10... Bf8
$5 11. d3 Nd4 12. Nd2 c6 13. e3 Ne6 14. Nf3 Ng5 $5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne4 Qg6
$15 {Serper,G-Sokolov,A Moscow 1990}) 11. d3 Bf8 12. Nd2 Qd7 (12... Rb8 13.
Bxc6 bxc6 $14) 13. Re1 Rab8 14. Nce4 Nd4 (14... Nb4 15. Nf3 f5 16. Nc5 Qb5 17.
a4 Qa5 18. d4 $14) 15. Nc5 Qc8 $6 (15... Bxc5 16. Rxc5 c6 $10) 16. Nf3 $1 $14
Nd7 (16... Bxf3 17. exf3 $14) (16... Nc6 17. Na6 $1 Ra8 18. Nd2 $40) 17. Nxd4
Bxc5 18. Nf3 (18. Nb5 $5 a6 19. d4 axb5 20. dxc5 $14) 18... Bb6 19. Rc4 $1 (19.
d4 e4 $10) (19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bg6 21. e4 Qd8 22. b4 $13 {Kortchnoi,V}) 19...
Be6 (19... Bf5 $5 20. Qc1 $1 f6 21. d4 e4 22. Nh4 Be6 23. Bxe4 $1 $44) 20. Rh4
$5 f6 21. d4 g5 22. Rh6 $1 (22. Re4 $5 Bd5 23. Nxg5 fxg5 24. Rg4 Bxg2 25. Rxg5+
$36) 22... Kg7 23. dxe5 Kxh6 24. exf6 Rg8 (24... Kh5 $2 25. Nxg5 Kxg5 26. Qd2+
Kg6 27. Be4+ Bf5 28. Bxf5+ Kxf5 29. Qf4+ Ke6 30. Qg4+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Ke6 32. Rd1
$18 {Kortchnoi,V}) (24... Kg6 25. Qd2 h6 26. Nh4+ Kf7 27. Qc2 Nf8 28. Bf3 Qd7
29. Rd1 Qxd1+ 30. Qxd1 gxh4 31. Qd2 $40 {Kortchnoi,V}) 25. Qd2 Kh5 26. h3 Nc5
27. g4+ Bxg4 (27... Kh6 28. Nxg5 Rxg5 29. h4 Qg8 30. b4 Na4 31. f7 Bxf7 32.
hxg5+ Qxg5 33. Bg7+ $1 Kg6 34. Be4+ $18 {Kortchnoi,V}) 28. hxg4+ Qxg4 29. Ne5
Qh4 (29... Qf4 30. Bf3+ Kh6 31. Kg2 $1 $18) 30. Qc2 Ne4 31. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1
Qxe4 33. Bxe4 Bxe1 34. Kxe1 Rbd8 35. f7 Rgf8 36. Ba3 Rxf7 37. Nxf7 Rd4 38. Bxb7
g4 39. Ne5 Kh4 40. e3 1-0

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.08"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Bf4 $6 {N} (10. h3) 10... Nc5 11. f3 (11. Re1 Ng4 $1 12.
h3 Ne5 13. Bf1 Ned3 14. Bxd3 Bxd4 $36) 11... c6 {/\d5} 12. Nb3 (12. b4 Ne6 13.
Be3 Qb6 14. Nc2 Qa6 15. Qd3 (15. b5 Qa5 16. Qd3 Ng4 $36) 15... d5 $1 $132)
12... Nxb3 13. axb3 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. exd5 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bxb2 $10)
15... b5 16. b4 (16. d6 Bb7 $1 (16... b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Be6
20. Qd2 $14) (16... Nh5 17. Bc1 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Bb7 (18... Rd8 19. Qe2 $13) 19. g4
Nf6 20. Bf4 b4 21. Na4 Qb5 $44 {/\Nd5}) 17. g4 b4 18. Na4 Nd5 19. Qd2 Qf6 $1
20. Bg3 Qd4+ 21. Qxd4 Bxd4+ $36) 16... Bb7 $10 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. f4
Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Qd3 (21. Qd2 Be7 (21... a6 22. Rfe1 Qd4 23. Qxd4 Bxd4 24.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rd1 $14) 22. Na2 Rd7 23. Rad1 Red8 $10) (21. Qd3 Re3 22. Qxb5
Qxb5 23. Nxb5 Bxd5 24. Rad1 (24. Bxd5 $6 Rxd5 25. Nxa7 Rd2 26. Rfd1 Rxb2 27.
Rab1 $2 (27. Re1) 27... Ra2 28. Nc6 Ree2 $17) 24... Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxd1 26.
Rxd1 Re2+ 27. Kh3 Rxb2 28. Nxa7 Rxb4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2352]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7.
bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 Kf8 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 (11. Rb1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+
13. Ke2 Nc6 14. Qf4 b6 15. Nf3 Ba6 16. Qd2 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Bxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qc4 $13
{Flores Alvarez,R-Gutierrez,J/Santiago 1957}) (11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qd4 Qe7 13. f4
Nxc5 14. Ne2 b6 15. Ke3 Ba6 16. Qb4 Rc8 17. a4 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Nb7 $13 {
Mirschinka,D-Liebert,H/BL2-O 1996}) (11. f4 Nc6 12. dxc5 (12. Nf3 Qa5 13. f5 c4
14. Be2 exf5 15. Qg3 Be6 16. h4 g6 $15 {Hulters,J-Kieninger,G/Krefeld 1938})
12... Qa5 13. Ne2 d4 14. Rab1 dxc3+ 15. Nxc3 Qxc5 16. Ne4 Qa5+ 17. Ke3 b6 18.
Rhd1 $14 {Malmgren,S-Hjorth,S/SWE-ch 1971}) 11... c4 (11... Nc6 12. Rh3 Qa5 13.
Rg3 {[%csl Gg7]} g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Qxg5 Ke8 16. Qf6 Rf8 17. dxc5 d4 18. Ne2
$14 {Westerinen,H-Bajovic,M/Reykjavik op 1982}) 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rh3 Rg8 14. Qf4
(14. Rf3 Ne7 $5 15. Qf4 Nf5 (15... Qe8 $6 16. Nh3 Bd7 17. h5 $36 {[%cal Gg2g5]}
) 16. g4 g5 $1 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Qh2 Nh4 19. Rh3 Bd7 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Ke7
$132) 14... Bd7 15. Bh5 Be8 16. Ne2 (16. Rf3 $5 f5 $5 17. Bxe8 Kxe8 18. h5 Qd7
$5 (18... Qg5 $6 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Rg3 g4 21. f3 g6 22. hxg6 (22. h6 $5 $13)
22... Rxg6 23. Ne2 Ke7 24. Nf4 Rg7 25. fxg4 fxg4 26. Rh1 $14) 19. Rh3 Ne7 20.
Nf3 Rb8 21. Nh4 $13) 16... f5 17. g4 (17. Bxe8 $5) 17... Ne7 18. Rg1 $5 Bxh5
19. gxh5 {[%csl Rg7]} Qe8 20. Qf3 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4g6]} Rc8 21. Nf4 Rc6 22. Rhg3
Ra6 23. Qg2 Qf7 24. Qf1 Qe8 (24... Rxa2 $2 25. Qb1 {[%cal Gb1a2,Gb1b7]} Ra6 26.
Qxb7 Rb6 27. Qxa7 $18) 25. R1g2 Kf7 26. Rg1 Rxa2 27. Qg2 Qf8 28. Rb1 Qc8 (28...
b6 $2 29. Rg6 $1 {[%csl Re6]} Qe8 (29... Nxg6 30. Qxg6+ Ke7 31. Qxe6+ Kd8 32.
Qxd5+ $18) 30. Rxe6 Qa4 31. Rc1 $16) 29. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.11"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Nc3
Nc6 8. e3 Bd6 $6 (8... Nd5 9. e4 Nb6 10. Be3 $146) (8... Na5 {Ftacnik}) (8...
Rb8 {Ftacnik}) 9. Qa4 (9. Nd2 e5 (9... Na5 $1 {Ftacnik}) 10. d5 Na5 11. Qe2 c6
12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 $14) 9... e5 $10 10. d5 (10. Qxc4 exd4 11.
exd4 (11. Nxd4 {Ftacnik} Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 $10) 11... Nb4 $14) 10... Nb4 11.
Nxe5 a6 $5 (11... Nbxd5 12. Nxc4 (12. Nxd5 {Ftacnik} Nxd5 (12... Bxe5 13. Nxf6+
Qxf6 14. Qxc4 $10) 13. Nxf7 $1) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 $14) (11... Bxe5 {Ftacnik}
12. Qxb4 $14) 12. Nf3 $4 (12. Nxc4 b5 13. Nxb5 axb5 14. Qxa8 bxc4 15. a3 $13) (
12. f4 Nbxd5 (12... Bxe5 {Ftacnik} 13. Qxb4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxd5 15. Qxc4 $14) (
12... Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxe5 14. Qxc4 $10) (12... Qe7 {Ftacnik} 13. a3 Nd3 14.
Nxd3 cxd3 15. Qc4 $14) 13. Nxc4 Nb6 14. Nxb6 cxb6 $15) (12. e4 b5 13. Qa5 Qe7
14. Bf4 $13) (12. a3 b5 (12... Bxe5 13. Qxb4 b5 $13) 13. Nxb5 Bxe5 14. f4 $1
Nbxd5 15. fxe5 Bb7 16. exf6 Nb6 17. Qd1 Bxg2 18. Qg4 $14) 12... Bf5 $17 13. Nd4
(13. a3 $4 {Ftacnik} Bc2 14. Qa5 b6 $19) 13... Bd3 14. Re1 Bc5 15. e4 (15. a3 {
Ftacnik} Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qa5 b6 $17) 15... Nbxd5 (15... Bxd4 {Ftacnik}
16. Qxb4 Ng4 17. Nd1 $13) 16. Nf5 (16. Nxd5 {Ftacnik} Bxd4 $17) (16. exd5 {
Ftacnik} Bxd4 $17) 16... Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ng4 18. Ne3 (18. Be3 $1 {Ftacnik} Nxe3
19. Nxe3 $17) 18... Nxf2 $1 $19 19. e5 (19. Kxf2 Qf6+ 20. Bf3 (20. Kg1 {Ftacnik
} Qxc3 $19) 20... Qxc3 $19 (20... Qxc3 21. Ba3 b5 22. Qd1 Qxa3 $19)) 19... b5
20. Qa5 Ng4 21. Kh1 (21. Bxa8 {Ftacnik} Qxa8 $19) 21... Nxe5 22. Ba3 (22. Bxa8
{Ftacnik} Qxa8+ 23. Ng2 Bd6 $19) 22... Bxa3 23. Qxa3 c6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. Rxe5
Be6 26. Qc5 (26. Bxc6 Qc7 $19 (26... Qc7 {Ftacnik} 27. Rc5 Rac8 28. Qxa6 Qd6 $1
29. Qxb5 Rxc6 $19)) 26... Rc8 27. Rae1 Qd7 28. Rg5 f6 29. Rh5 Bg4 30. Rh4 Rfe8
31. Rxe8+ (31. Rg1 {Ftacnik} g5 $19) 31... Rxe8 32. h3 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Bf3 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7.
Ne5 Nbd7 (7... e6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. c3 Qa5 {Lehmann-Becker/Kehl/
1989/}) 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Bd3 Qc7 (9... e6 10. Qf3 Bd6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6
(12... Rxh2 13. Rxh2 Bxh2 14. g3 Nf6 15. c3 {/\Kf1-g2}) 13. Bd3 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qd5
15. Be2 O-O-O {Klovans,J-Brunner,L/Bad Woerishofen op/1993/}) 10. Qf3 e6 11.
Be3 c5 12. dxc5 (12. O-O {Ftacnik} a6) 12... Bxc5 13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Bb5+ $6 (
14. O-O-O $142) 14... Ke7 15. O-O-O Rh4 $1 16. Be2 (16. Rd2 {Ftacnik} Qa5)
16... Rc8 17. Kb1 b5 (17... Nce4 {Ftacnik} 18. Qa3+ $1) 18. Qe3 (18. Bxb5 Rb4
$1 $17 {Wirthensohn} (18... Qb6 19. Be2 Na4 20. Qa3+ Rb4 21. Rd3 Qc5 $40) 19.
c4 Qa5 20. Qf4 Kf8 21. Qd6+ Kg8 22. Qe7 a6 23. Qa7 Qa3 24. Rd2 Qc3 $1 25. Rc2
Qd3 26. a3 Rxb5 27. cxb5 Nb3 28. Ka2 Rxc2 29. bxa6 Nc1+ 30. Ka1 Qc4) 18... b4
19. Rd2 $2 (19. Qg5 Rf4 20. Bf3 e5 21. Rhe1 Ne6 22. Qxe5 Qxc2+ $40) (19. Rc1 {
Ftacnik} a5 $40) 19... Nce4 $1 $19 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rd4 Qxc2+ 22. Ka1 Nd2 $1 {
/\Qc1} (22... Rxh2 23. Rhd1 {עe7}) 23. b3 (23. Qg5+ f6 24. Qxd2 (24. Qxh4 {
Ftacnik} Qc1+) 24... Rxd4 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 $19) (23. Qxd2 {Ftacnik} Rxd4 24. Qxd4
Qc1+) 23... Nxb3+ $1 24. axb3 (24. Qxb3 {Ftacnik} Rxd4 $19) 24... Rc5 {/\Ra5#}
0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 e5 $5 (7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. e4 e5 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. h3
h6 15. Be3 Rad8 16. Rac1 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bc5 Rfe8 20. Qe2
Bd4 21. b4 Qe5 22. Nd1 Nh5 23. Bb1 Nf4 24. Qf3 {Booth,S-Kontorovich,M/
Melbourne AUS-ch (10)/1993/0.5 (49)}) (7... O-O 8. O-O (8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5
10. Be3 Qc7 11. h3 b5 12. Be2 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16.
dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Ng6 18. Bf3 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Nf5 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22.
Ne2 Bb8 23. Bc5 Qe5 24. Ng3 {Garcia Gonzales,G-Hermann,M/Bochum/1981/1-0 (68)})
8... Re8 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Be2 Qe7 14. f3 h6
15. a4 Bc5 16. Kh1 Bd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nb3 Bd6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. Rxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1
Red8 22. f4 Nf6 23. e5 Bf5 24. exd6 {Parr,E-Baum,B/Gausdal Int (02)/1993/0-1 
(34)}) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. e4 (9. Nb5 $5 Bb8 10. dxe5 Nxe5) 9... dxe4 (9... exd4
10. Nxd5 (10. Nxd4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nf6 $10) 10... Nxd5 11. exd5
Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxd5 13. O-O $44) 10. Nxe4 Bb4+ (10... Nxe4 11. Bxe4 exd4 12. O-O
$36 (12. Nxd4 $6 Nf6 $15)) 11. Kf1 (11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nexd2 exd4 13. O-O O-O
$10) 11... Nxe4 12. Bxe4 exd4 (12... Nf6 13. Bg5 $1 $16) 13. Bg5 Qa5 (13... f6
14. Bf4 $40) 14. Rc1 Nc5 (14... h6 $4 15. Qxc8+) 15. a3 Qa6+ (15... Nxe4 $2 16.
Qxe4+ Be6 17. Qxb7 O-O 18. axb4 $18) 16. Kg1 d3 17. Qc4 d2 $1 18. Nxd2 (18.
Bxd2 Qxc4 19. Rxc4 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 O-O $15) 18... Qxc4 19. Rxc4
Bxd2 (19... Nxe4 $2 20. Rxe4+ Be6 21. Rxb4 $18) 20. Bxd2 Nxe4 21. Rxe4+ Be6 22.
Bc3 (22. Bb4 O-O-O 23. h3 $10) 22... O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linz"]
[Site "Linz"]
[Date "1997.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. Nc2 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 $11) (9. e3 $5 Nxd4 10. exd4 d6 11. Bf4 $14) 9...
d6 10. e4 (10. b3 Bf5 $11) 10... Nd7 $5 (10... Be6 $14) 11. Qd2 (11. Ne3 $6
Bxc3 $5 (11... Nc5 12. Ned5 f5 $15) 12. bxc3 Nc5 $13) (11. Be3 Bxc3 (11... Nce5
12. Qe2 Nb6 $132) 12. bxc3 Nc5 $13) 11... a6 (11... Nc5 12. b4 Bxc3 13. Qxc3
Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Bb2 $44) 12. b3 Rb8 (12... b5 13. e5 Bb7 (13... Ndxe5 $2
14. f4 Bh6 15. Ne3 $18) 14. cxb5 axb5 15. exd6 cxd6 16. Bb2 $14) 13. Bb2 b5 14.
Ne3 bxc4 $2 (14... b4 15. Na4 Nc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 (16... Nxa4 17. Bh6 Nc3 18. Nd5
$16) 17. Qb2+ f6 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Nd5 Qf7 21. f4 Nd4 22. e5 f5
23. Rxd4 $14) (14... Nc5 $1 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Ncd5 b4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfd1
Bd7 $13 (18... Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qc2 $16)) 15. Nxc4 Bb7 16. Nd5 $1 $16
Nce5 (16... Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Nce5 18. Nce3 Bxd5 19. exd5 $16) 17. Na5 Nf6 (17...
Bxd5 18. exd5 $16) (17... Ba8 18. Rac1 Nc5 (18... Rc8 19. f4 $16) 19. f4 Ned3
20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. b4 $16) 18. f4 $2 (18. Rac1 Nxd5 (18... c5 $2 19. Nxb7 Rxb7
20. Bxe5 Rxe5 (20... dxe5 21. Rxc5 $16) 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. f4 $18) 19. exd5 $16
) (18. Nxb7 $5 Rxb7 19. Ne3 $16) 18... Nxd5 $8 19. fxe5 $2 (19. exd5 Ng4 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rae1 $14 {><c7}) 19... Nb6 20. Qf2 Qd7 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. Bh3 (22.
exd6 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Qxd6 (23... cxd6 24. Qd4 $14) 24. Qf2 $14) 22... Qe7 23.
exd6 cxd6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rad1 $14 Rbb8 (25... Qe5 26. Rd4 $14) 26. Rd3 Kg8
27. Qd4 $6 (27. Rf3 $142 Rf8 28. Rf6 (28. Qd4 Qe5 29. Rd1 $14) 28... Nd7 $14)
27... Qxe4 $11 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxd6 a5 30. Rff6 Rb4 $8 31. Rf3 a4 (31... Re4
$11) 32. Rdf6 axb3 33. axb3 Rb7 $2 $138 (33... Nd5 $2 34. Rxf7 Rxb3 35. Rxb3
Rxb3 36. Be6 $18) (33... g5 $142 $1 34. R3f5 (34. R6f5 h6 $11) (34. Rxf7 $4 g4)
34... Rxb3 35. Rxg5+ Kf8 36. Rh6 Rb1+ 37. Bf1 Nc4 38. Rxh7 Ne3 39. Kf2 Rxf1+
40. Kxe3 Rb3+ $11) 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Be6 Kh8 $5 (35... Re4 36. Bxf7+ Kg7 37.
Kf2 $16) 36. Rxf7 (36. Bxf7 $142 $16) 36... Re4 37. Re7 $6 (37. Bh3 Rb4 38. Rf3
$16) 37... h5 (37... Re5 38. Kf2 h6 39. Kf3 Re1 40. Kf2 Re5 41. h3 Re4 (41...
h5 $2 42. Kf3 Re1 (42... g5 43. h4 gxh4 44. Kf4 $1 $16) 43. h4 $16) 42. Re8+
Kg7 43. Bf7 Rb4 (43... Rd4 44. Bxg6 Kxg6 45. Re6+ $18) 44. Bg8 $14) 38. Kf2 Re5
(38... h4 $2 39. gxh4 Rxh4 40. Rb7 Rb4 41. Bc4 $18) (38... g5 39. Rh7+ Kxh7 40.
Bf5+ $16) 39. h3 $4 (39. Kf3 $142 Re1 (39... g5 40. h4 gxh4 41. Kf4 $1 $16) 40.
h4 Re5 41. Kf4 Rb5 42. Bc4 $16) 39... Nd5 $4 (39... g5 $3 {(.)} 40. Kf3 Re1 41.
g4 h4 $11) 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Bd7 Rxe8 42. Bxe8 $16 h4 $5 (42... Kf6 43. Kf3 Nc7
44. Bc6 $16) 43. gxh4 Kh6 44. Bc6 Nb4 45. Bf3 g5 46. hxg5+ Kxg5 47. Ke3 Nc2+
48. Kd3 Ne1+ 49. Ke4 Nc2 50. Bd1 Nb4 51. Kd4 Kh4 52. Bg4 (52. Bg4 Nc6+ (52...
Nc2+ 53. Kc3 Ne3 54. Be6) 53. Kd5 Nb4+ 54. Kc5 Nd3+ 55. Kd4 Nb4 56. Bd7 Nc2+
57. Kc3 Ne3 58. Be6 $18) 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1989.03.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 (4... dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5) 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2
Qa5+ {'!?' Bulletin. Bulletin: 'N'} (6... O-O 7. O-O b6 8. Nc3 Ba6) 7. Nbd2 (7.
Bd2 Qa6 $1 8. Ne5 Nbd7 {>< c4}) 7... O-O 8. O-O c5 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... Nxd5 $2
10. Nc4 $16) 10. dxc5 (10. Qe3 $5 Qc7 (10... Nc6 $2 11. Nb3 cxd4 12. Qxe7 $1
$18) 11. b3 (11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qd3 $14) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14.
Bb2 $14) 10... Na6 11. Qe3 {'!?' Bulletin.} (11. Qd1 Nxc5 12. a3 Nce4 13. Nb3
Qa6 $13) 11... Bxc5 12. Nb3 Bxe3 13. Nxa5 Bb6 (13... Bxc1 $2 14. Raxc1 $16) 14.
Nb3 Re8 15. Nbd4 Nb4 (15... Bd7 16. Bg5 Ne4 17. Be3 Rac8 $10) 16. Bg5 (16. Be3
Ng4) 16... Nc6 {'?!' Bulletin.} (16... Ne4 17. Be3 Bd7 $10) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
e3 (18. Rfd1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxe2 21. Bxd5 Rxb2 $10) 18... Bg4 (
18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Be6 $14) 19. Nb3 (19. Rac1 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 d4
21. exd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bc6 Re2 $10) 19... Rad8 20. Rfc1
Bxf3 (20... d4 $2 21. Nfxd4 Nxd4 22. exd4 Bxd4 23. Rc4 $1 $18) 21. Bxf3 Ne5 (
21... d4 $2 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. exd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxc6 $16) 22. Be2 (
22. Bg2 $5 Nd3 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Re2 $1 (24. Rd2 Nxf2 $5 25. Kxf2 Bxe3+ 26. Ke1
Bxd2+ 27. Kxd2 $13) 24... Red8 25. Rd1 $16) 22... d4 23. exd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4
Rxd4 25. Rd1 Rb4 {'?!' Bulletin.} (25... Red8 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.
Bxd1 Nd3 29. b3 $14) 26. b3 f5 (26... a5 27. f4 Nc6 28. Bc4 {/\ a3 +/-}) 27.
Rac1 Re7 {'(+)' Bulletin.} (27... Nc6 28. Bc4 Ne5 29. a3 Rb6 30. Bd5 $16) 28.
f4 Ng4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Bd3 Ne3 31. Rc5 Rb6 (31... b6 32. Rc3 Nd1 33. Rcc8 $16)
(31... Kf6 32. Rd6+ Re6 33. Rd7 $16) 32. Bxf5 Nxf5 33. Rxf5 Re2 (33... Rc6 34.
Rd2 $16) 34. Rd7 Rc6 35. Rfxf7+ Kg8 36. Rg7+ Kf8 37. Rdf7+ Ke8 38. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Bg7 (6... Nbd7 7. Nf3
Bg7 8. Qe3+ Qe7 9. Nb5 $5 Qxe3 10. Bxe3 Kd8 11. h3 a6 12. Nc3 Re8 $10 {
Christiansen,L-Ree/ Wijk aan Zee 1982}) 7. Qe3+ $1 Qe7 8. Qxe7+ (8. Nb5 $6 {
Kasparov} Na6 9. Nxa7 Be6 $1 10. Bxb7 Ng4 $1 11. Nc6 Nxe3 12. Nxe7 Nc2+ 13. Kd1
Nxa1 14. Bxa8 Kxe7 $19) 8... Kxe7 9. Nh3 $5 (9. b3 $1 $14 a5 (9... c6 {Kasparov
} 10. Ba3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxa1 12. Bxd6+ Ke8 13. Ba3 $1 Be6 14. Nf3 Na6 15. O-O
Bg7 16. Rd1 c5 17. Nfg5 $16) 10. Bb2 c6 11. Na4 $1 Be6 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. Nd4
Rhc8 14. O-O $16 {Kasparov,G-Short,N/ World Cup Barcelona 1989}) 9... Bxh3 $1
10. Bxh3 Na6 11. Bg2 c6 12. Rb1 Rhe8 13. O-O Nd7 14. Bg5+ f6 15. Bf4 Ne5 $11
16. b4 Rac8 $1 (16... Nxc4 $2 17. b5 $1 $14) 17. b5 Nc5 18. Rfc1 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago International"]
[Site "Chicago,IL"]
[Date "1982.04.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1982.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1) Huebner in Chess Informant 33/499.} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3
c6 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Nh4 Bg4 11. f3 Bh5
12. g4 Bg6 13. g5 Nd5 14. e4 Nb6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Be2 c5 $17 {[#]} 17. d5 (17.
Na2 Nc6 18. Rd1 (18. dxc5 Bxc5+ 19. Kh1 Nd4 $17) (18. Be3 cxd4 19. Nxb4 dxe3
20. Nxc6 Qxg5+ $17) 18... Na5 (18... Ba5 $2 19. dxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Be3) 19. Qc2 (
19. Qd3 c4) 19... cxd4 20. Nxb4 Qxb4 21. Bd2 Qb3 $17) (17. dxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1
Nc6 $17) (17. a5 cxd4 18. axb6 (18. Na2 Bxa5 19. Qb5 Nc6 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Nxb4
Qxb4 22. Qxb4 Nxb4 23. Ba3 a5 $19) (18. Nb5 Bc5 19. Kh1 Nc8 $17) 18... dxc3 19.
Rxa7 (19. bxc3 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 a6 $5 {/\ Nd7-/+} (20... Bxb6 21. Ba3 Bc5 22. Bxc5
Qxc5 23. Qxb7 Nc6 $15)) 19... Nc6 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. bxc3 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Bxc3 {
(/\ Nd4)} 23. Qb5 Qxb5 24. Bxb5 Nd4 $17) 17... exd5 18. a5 c4 19. Qd1 d4 20.
axb6 dxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Rxa7 Nc6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 {[#]} 24. Kh1 (24. Be3 Rd8 (
24... Bb4 $2 25. Bxc4 Bc5 26. Bxf7+ $18) (24... Bd4 25. Bxd4 Qxg5+ 26. Kh1 Rd8
27. Qc1 Qxc1 28. Rxc1 Nxd4 29. Bxc4 Nxf3 30. Bd5 $11) 25. Qc1 Qb4 (25... Bd4 $2
26. Bxd4 Nxd4 27. Bxc4 Rc8 $2 28. Bxf7+ $18) 26. Rd1 (26. Kh1 Bd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4
$17) 26... Bd4 27. Bxd4 Nxd4 28. Bxc4 (28. Qxc4 Qxc4 29. Bxc4 Nxf3+ $19) 28...
Nxf3+ 29. Kf2 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Nd2 {/\ 31... Nc4, Ne4, Qb6-/+} (30... Nxg5 $2 31.
Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qxg5 Qxc4 33. Qh4+ Kg8 34. Qd8+ $11)) 24... Rd8 {[#]} 25. Qc2 $2 (
25. Qa4 $142 Na5 $15) 25... Qb4 26. Be3 (26. Qa2 Na5 27. Be3 Qb3 $19) 26... Bd2
$19 (26... Bd4) (26... Qb3 $1 $19) 27. Rb1 Qa5 28. Bxd2 Rxd2 29. Qxc4 Qxg5 30.
Rd1 Rb2 31. Rd7 Rb1+ $19 (31... Qf4 32. Rxb7 Rb1+ (32... Na5 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34.
Qh3+ $13) 33. Kg2 Qg5+ 34. Kh3 $13 Nd8 $145 $1 $19 35. f4 (35. Rb8 Rg1) 35...
Qg1 36. Qc3 (36. Rb8 Qe3+) 36... Nxb7) 32. Bd1 (32. Rd1 Rb2 $19 (32... Rxb6 33.
Qc3 Qf4 $17)) 32... Qf4 33. Qe2 Rxb6 34. Qa2 Ne5 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Qg2 Qh4 37.
Rd5 Rb1 38. Qf1 f6 39. Qe2 g5 40. Kg1 Qh3 41. Qc2 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 d6 {N} (6... O-O) 7.
d4 $5 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Qh4 $1) 9. O-O O-O 10. e3 Qc8
11. b3 Re8 12. Ra2 Bh3 (12... Nxd4 $1 13. exd4 Bh3 $10) 13. Nde2 $1 h5 $6 (
13... a6 $142) 14. Bxh3 Qxh3 15. f3 $1 Ne5 16. e4 $14 a6 17. Bg5 Nh7 18. Be3
Qd7 19. Rc2 $1 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nd5 c6 22. Nb6 Qa7 23. Nc4 $1 (23. Qc1 $5)
23... Qe7 24. Nxe5 (24. Nxd6 $2 Red8 25. Bc5 Bf8 26. Rd2 Ng5 27. Kg2 Ne6 $17)
24... Bxe5 25. Rxc6 Rxa3 26. Qc2 Qe6 27. Nc1 Ra1 $2 (27... h4 $142) 28. f4 Bg7
29. e5 Bf8 30. Bd4 Raa8 31. exd6 Rac8 32. Be5 Rxc6 33. Qxc6 f6 34. Nd3 $6 (34.
Bd4 $1 $16) 34... fxe5 35. fxe5 Bg7 36. Qxb5 Nf8 $22 (36... Ng5 $1 37. Nf4 Qxe5
38. Qxe5 Bxe5 (38... Rxe5 39. d7 Nf7 40. Nxg6 $18) 39. Nxg6 Bxd6 40. Rf5 $10)
37. Kg2 h4 38. Re1 h3+ 39. Kg1 Qf7 40. Nf4 Ne6 41. Qc4 (41. d7 $1 {Kortchnoi}
Rf8 (41... Rd8 $2 42. Qb6 $18) 42. Qc4 $1 Nxf4 43. gxf4 Qxc4 44. bxc4 Kf7 45.
c5 Ke7 46. c6 Bh6 47. Rd1 Kd8 48. Ra1 Ke7 49. Ra7 Rxf4 $1 (49... Ke6 50. Ra4
Ke7 51. e6 $1 $18) (49... Bxf4 50. d8=Q+ Kxd8 51. Ra8+ Kc7 52. Rxf8 Bxe5 53.
Rg8 $18) 50. c7 (50. Ra8 Rf8) 50... Kxd7 51. e6+ Kc8 52. e7 Re4 53. e8=Q+ Rxe8
54. Ra8+ Kxc7 55. Rxe8 Kd6 $10) 41... Qa7+ $1 42. Kf1 Qf7 $10 43. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1958.02.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Qg4 Nf5 6. Nf3 $1 (6. Bd3) (6. a3 h5
7. Qf4 $1 {Keres}) 6... Nc6 (6... c5 $1 7. dxc5 $1 Nc6 8. Bd2 Bxc5 9. Bd3 h5
10. Qf4 Nce7 11. Nh4 $1 $16 {Keres} Nxh4 12. Qxh4 Bd7 {Ustinov-Botvinnik USSR
1965} 13. O-O-O $1 Nc6 14. Qg3 Kf8 15. f4 $14) (6... h5 $6 7. Qf4 Nc6 8. h4 Be7
9. Bd2 b6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. O-O-O $16 {Pietzsch-Uhlmann Bad
Liebenstein 1962}) 7. Bb5 (7. Bd3) 7... Bd7 8. Bg5 h5 (8... Nce7 9. Bd3 $16) 9.
Qxf5 (9. Qh3 f6 $1 $15 10. Bxc6 (10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qe7 $10
13. g4 Nd6 14. gxh5 Ne4 $1) 10... fxg5 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. g4 hxg4 13. Qxg4 Be7
$10) 9... exf5 10. Bxd8 $10 Nxd8 $1 11. Bd3 c6 12. h4 g6 13. a3 Be7 14. Ne2 Ne6
$10 15. g3 O-O 16. Kd2 c5 $15 17. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 c4 19. Be2 b5 20. Rhg1
$1 (20. c3 a5 21. Ne1 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Ng2) 20... a5 21. Ke3 $1 b4 22. a4
Rac8 23. Ng5 Kg7 24. Rg3 Bxg5 25. Rxg5 Kh6 26. Bf3 Be6 27. Rag1 Rcd8 28. R5g3
Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Be4 13. Bf1 Qc7 14. Nd2 Bg6
15. Bb2 e5 (15... Ne4) 16. e4 Rad8 (16... cxd4 $5 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5
$13) 17. d5 Ne8 18. c4 Nd6 19. a4 (19. f4 exf4 20. e5 Nf5 21. Qf3 Ne3 $13 22.
d6 Qc8 23. Rac1 Rde8 24. Qxf4 Nxf1 25. Nxf1 Re6 {/\ f6}) 19... Rde8 (19... f5
20. f4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. fxe5 $16 {/\} Nxe5 $2 23. d6 $18) 20. Ra3 (20. g4
$5 {Kortschnoj}) 20... f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Bd3 $1 Qd6 $8 {/\ Nd4} (22... Nd4
23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rg3 $18) 23. Qg4 (23. Ne4 $5 Qe7 24. Ng3) (23. Qb1 $5) 23...
Nh6 24. Qg5 (24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf6 26. Qh4 e4 27. Bb1 (27. Bxe4 $2 Nf5)
27... Nf5 {/\ Nd4 Kortschnoj}) (24. Qh3 $5) 24... Bxd3 (24... Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6
26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. a5 Nf7 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra7 Rd8 30. Ne4 Kg7 31. f4) 25. Rxd3
Nf5 (25... Qf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Ne4 $16) 26. Ne4 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rf3 $6
Nd4 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. f3 Nf6 $10 31. Kf2 Ke8 $138 (31... Nxe4+ $5 32. Rxe4 Ke8
) 32. Nd6+ Kd7 33. Nb5 a6 34. Nc3 Ne8 35. Ne4 (35. a5 Nd6 36. axb6 Nxc4 37. b7
Re8 (37... Kc7 38. d6+ $18) 38. Ne4 (38. Bc1 Nd6 $17) 38... Nxb2 39. Nxc5+ Kd6
(39... Kc7 40. Rb1 $16) 40. Nxa6 Nd3+ 41. Kf1 Nxe1 42. Kxe1 $10) 35... Nd6 36.
Nxd6 Kxd6 37. Rb1 Rb7 38. Ra1 Nb3 (38... Nc2 39. Rc1 Nb4 $6 40. Ke3 b5 41. axb5
axb5 42. Ke4 $16) (38... b5 39. axb5 axb5 40. Ra6+ Kd7 41. cxb5 Rxb5 42. Ba1
$13) 39. Re1 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 Be7 (7...
Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 {this var.leads to the game until10.exd4}
Na5 11. Bc2 b5 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 (14. Ne5 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 16. a3
Nh5 17. b4 Nc6 $2 (17... Rc8 18. Ne4 Nc4 19. Nc5 Bd5 $13 {with Bg5 Dokhoian})
18. Be4 Qc7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rac1 Qb7 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. d5 $16 {
Lerner-Dokhoian, Harkov 1985}) 14... Bxf6 15. Be4 Qe7 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Ne4 Nd6
18. Rac1 Nxe4 $10 {Vaganian-Seirawan, Montpellier 1985}) 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 O-O
10. Nc3 Nc6 11. exd4 Bd7 (11... Na5 $5 12. Bc2 b5) (11... Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd7 13.
Bg5 Bc6 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Qxe6 Nfd5 16. a3 Bxg5 17. axb4 Qf6 18. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 19.
Kh1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qf5 $10 {Agzamov-Velikov, Frunze 1985}) 12. Ne5 Be8 13. d5 (
13. Bg5 Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Ne4 $14) 13... Nxe5 (
13... exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Rad1 Bxe5 18.
Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bb5 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Be3 $14)
14. dxe6 (14. Qxe5 Bd6 (14... exd5 $2 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 $18) 15. Qd4 (15.
Qe2 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxd5 Qc7 $11) 15... Qc7 16. Qh4 (16. dxe6 Bxh2+ 17.
Kh1 Be5 $11) 16... exd5 $11) 14... Qa5 (14... Bd6 15. Bf4 Qc7 16. Rxd6 Qxd6 17.
Bxe5 Qe7 18. Bxf6 $1 $18) (14... Qb6 15. Qxe5 Qxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 Nxe5
18. Nd5 Bd6 19. Nf6+ $16) 15. Nd5 Nc6 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bd2 (17. exf7+ Bxf7
18. Qxe7 Bxb3 (18... Rae8 $2 19. Bd2) 19. Bd2 Qb5 $11) 17... Qb6 (17... Qc5 $2
18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Bg5 $16) 18. exf7+ Bxf7 19. Qxe7 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qxb3 $11 21.
Qa3 Qxa3 22. bxa3 Rfd8 23. Ba5 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Roquebrune rapid"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Nxe7+ Kf8 13. Nd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1
Bg7 15. Nh3 $1 {Karpows Idee.} Nc5 16. Nf2 Be6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. O-O Rd6 $1 (
18... b6 $14 {Christiansen-Renet/Roquebrune/1992/CBM28}) 19. Rfd1 Ra6 20. Rd2
Ra3 21. Kf1 b6 22. f4 $6 Bc3 $1 23. Nxc3 (23. Rc2 Bd4 {P xf2 (<-> e4)} 24. Bf3
Bxf2 25. Kxf2 f5 $17 26. e5 Nd3+ 27. Kg3 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Ne1+ $19) 23... Rxc3 24.
Ke1 Bxc4 $1 $15 25. Nd1 Nd3+ 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Rbb2 Ra3 28. Kf2 Bd3 29. e5 Rc1
30. Ne3 Rb1 31. g4 Rh1 32. Kf3 Ba6 33. Rb3 Ra4 34. Kg3 Rg1+ 35. Kh4 Rxf4 36.
Kg5 Rf3 37. Nd5 Rf5+ 38. Kh6 Rxg4 39. Rh3 Rh5+ $1 (39... Rxe5 40. Nf6 $16 {
P xg4, d7+}) (39... Bf1 40. Nf6 Bxh3 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Re8#) 40. Rxh5 gxh5 41.
Nf6 Rg6+ 42. Kxh7 Ke7 (42... h4 $4 43. Rd8+ Ke7 44. Re8#) 43. Nxh5 Bc4 44. Nf4
Rg5 45. h4 Rg4 46. Ng2 Be6 {P 47... f5+ 48. h6 g5+ -+} (46... Bf1 $5 47. Ne3
Rxh4+ 48. Kg7 Bh3 $8 49. Rh2 Ke6 $17) (46... Bd5 $5 47. Rxd5 Rxg2 48. a3 Rg3
49. a4 Rg4 50. a5 Rxh4+ 51. Kg7 Rg4+ 52. Kh6 Rb4 $17) 47. Kh6 $1 Rg6+ 48. Kh7
Rg4 49. Kh6 Bf5 50. h5 Rg8 51. Ne3 Be4 52. Nd5+ Bxd5 53. Rxd5 Rg2 54. a4 Ra2 (
54... Ke6 55. Rd6+ Kxe5 56. Rd7 f5 57. Rxa7 $10) 55. Rd4 Ke6 56. Rf4 a5 57.
Rf6+ Kxe5 58. Rxb6 f5 59. Rb5+ Ke4 60. Rxa5 f4 61. Ra8 f3 62. Re8+ Kd3 63. Rf8
f2 64. Kg5 Ke2 65. h6 Ra1 66. h7 Rg1+ 67. Kh6 Rh1+ 68. Kg7 Rg1+ 69. Kh8 Rg4 70.
a5 Ra4 71. Kg7 Rg4+ 72. Kh6 Rh4+ 73. Kg6 Rg4+ 74. Kh5 Rg1 75. a6 Rh1+ 76. Kg6
Rg1+ 77. Kh6 Rh1+ 78. Kg7 Rg1+ 79. Kh8 f1=Q 80. Rxf1 Rxf1 81. a7 (81. Kg7 Rg1+
82. Kf6 Rf1+ 83. Ke7 (83. Ke6 Rf8 $10) 83... Rh1 $10) 81... Ra1 82. Kg8 Rxa7
83. h8=Q Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. a3
Bd6 9. b4 (9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qe7 (11... a5
12. b5 Qe7 {/\ e5}) 12. Nb5 $1 a6 (12... e5 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2
$14) 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. b5 axb5 (14... e5 $5) 15. Bxb5 Ne4 16. Nd2 $2 (16. Qe2
$14) 16... Nxd2 (16... Qg5 $5 17. d5 (17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Qxb5 19. fxe4 Qxb2
$19) (17. Qf3 Qxb5 18. Nxe4 Qxb2) 17... Qxd5 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20.
gxf3 Nc5 $17) 17. Qxd2 Bxg2 $1 (17... Qg5 18. d5 Nc5 19. Bc6) 18. Kxg2 (18.
Bxd7 Bf3 19. e4 Qh4 20. Rfc1 Qg4+ 21. Kf1 Qg2+ 22. Ke1 Qg1#) 18... Qg5+ 19. Kh1
Qxb5 $19 20. d5 e5 (20... Qxd5+ 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Rfd1 $15) 21. Rab1 Qa4 22.
Bc3 Qc4 (22... Qxa3 $2 23. Bb4) 23. Bb4 Nc5 24. f3 (24. Bxc5 bxc5 $19) 24... f5
25. Rg1 Rf6 26. Rbc1 Qh4 27. Qe2 Qh5 28. Rg2 Rg6 29. Rcg1 Rc8 30. Qf1 (30. Rxg6
hxg6 31. Qg2 Kf7 $19) 30... Rxg2 31. Qxg2 Qf7 32. Rd1 (32. e4 $5) 32... Nd3 $1
33. Qd2 (33. Bxd6 Qxd5 34. Bb4 Nf2+ $19) 33... e4 34. Bxd6 Qxd5 35. Bg3 $2 (35.
fxe4 $1 fxe4 36. Bg3 $17) 35... exf3 $1 36. Kg1 Rd8 37. Qc2 h6 38. Qc7 Qa2 $1 {
Ftacnik,L} (38... Qa2 $1 39. Qxd8+ Kh7) 0-1

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Mohr, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 $5 (5. Nd2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Qe7 7.
e3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a5 $5 11. Nb3 a4 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nd4
Bc5 14. Nb5 d6 15. Nc3 Ng6 16. Bg3 f5 17. Bf3 (17. Nxa4 $2 Rxa4 $1 18. Qxa4 f4
$17) 17... Qe8 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Be2 Be6 20. Nb5 Qf7 $15 {Mikhalevski,V-Chabanon,
JL/Bad Endbach/1995/}) 5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8. Qd5 f6 9. exf6 (9.
e6 dxe6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxg4 e5 $44 {@}) 9... Nxf6 10. Qd3 d6 11. g3 (11. e3
Ne4 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Be2 O-O 14. Nd4 Ne5 15. O-O Qf7 16. Bg3 Bd7 17. Rad1 Nxc4
18. Nb3 Bf5 19. Qc1 Ne4 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Qc2 Nc5 22. Nb3 Bf5 $10 {Dolmatov,
S-Malaniuk,V/URS-ch53 Kiev/1986/}) 11... b6 (11... O-O $142 12. Bg2 Bg4 13. O-O
Rae8 14. Rae1 Kh8 15. Nd4 Na5 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. e3 Bh5 19. Nb3 Bg6
20. Qd4 Nc6 21. Qd2 Qe7 22. e4 Bf7 23. Qe2 Qe6 24. c5 Qc4 25. Qd2 a5 $44 {
Dlugy,M-Epishin,V/New York op/1989/}) 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. O-O Na5 (13... O-O 14.
Nd4 Na5 15. Nb3 $14) 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe6 (15... O-O $5 16. Bg5 (16. Nb3
Nc6 17. Bg5 Ne5 $132) 16... Kh8 $5 $14 (16... h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nb3 $1 $16))
16. Bg5 Nd7 (16... O-O 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 (17... Qxf6 18. Nb3 $16) 18. Qd5 (18. Ne4
$6 Rg6 19. Qd5 Re8 $36) 18... Re8 19. e4 $16 {פa5}) 17. Qd5 $1 Kf7 $8 (17...
Qxd5+ 18. cxd5 h6 19. Be3 {/\Bd4+-}) 18. Qf3+ Kg6 $5 (18... Nf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6
20. Qd3 $16 {->,עf7,פa5}) 19. h4 Rae8 (19... Nxc4 $2 20. Qd3+ $18) 20. e4 h6
$6 (20... Ne5 $1 21. Qe2 h6 22. f4 Qg4 $1 $13) 21. Bf4 Nf6 (21... Ne5 22. Bxe5
Qxe5 23. Qd3 $40) (21... Nxc4 $2 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Qg4+ $18) 22. Qd3 Kf7 23.
Rae1 g5 $5 (23... Nd7 24. Qd5 $16) 24. e5 $1 $8 gxf4 (24... dxe5 25. Bxe5 Rd8
26. Qc2 $40) 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 Qd8 $2 (26... Qg6 $8 27. Qf3 Nxc4 (27...
Rhf8 28. Qxf4+ Kg7 29. Qe3 $16 {/\} Nxc4 30. Qd4+ Ne5 31. f4) 28. Qxf4+ Kg7 29.
h5 Qf7 30. Qg4+ Kf8 $1 $14) 27. Qf3 $18 Rhf8 28. Qxf4+ Kg7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 (29...
Kh7 30. h5 Rg8 31. Qf5+ Kh8 32. Nf6 $18) 30. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Rc1 $5 (10. Na4 d6 11. Rc1 Nd7 $10) 10... d6 11. Qd3 Nxc3 (
11... f5 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Bxd2 Rxb7 15. e4) 12. Rxc3 f5 $6 (12...
Nd7 13. e4 (13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. Bc6 $14) 13... Bf6 14.
Rd1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. c5 $14) 13. Qe3 Qc8 $6 (
13... Qd7 14. d5 (14. Bg5 Rf7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. c5 $14) 14... e5 15. Bg5 (15.
Bxe5 $2 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc8 $15) 15... Bf6 16. Bxf6 (16. Bh3 g6 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18.
Qg5 Qg7 $10) 16... Rxf6 17. Ng5 Na6 18. f4 Re8 19. Ne6 exf4 20. Qxf4 Nc5 21.
Nd4 $14) 14. Bg5 (14. d5 Bf6 $1) 14... Nc6 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Re8 (16... Rf6 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 d5 19. c6 $16) 17. d5 e5 18. Ne6 $16) (
14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. c5 bxc5 17. dxc5 d5 18. c6 $1 Nxc6 19. Rfc1 Qe8 20.
Rb3 $1 Rb8 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 $16) 15. d5 (15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. d5 e5 17. Ng5
$14) 15... Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nd8 (16... exd5 17. cxd5 Nb4 18. Qe7) 17. Bh3 $5 (17.
dxe6 $6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 (18. e7 Re8) 18... Re8 19. e7 (19. Qf3 Nxe6 20. Qd5 c6
21. Qxf5 Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Rxe2 $10) 19... Nf7 $10 {[]} (19... Nc6 $2 20. Qf3 Nxe7
21. Qh5 $18)) 17... Qd7 $5 (17... exd5 $2 18. cxd5 Bxd5 $2 19. Qe7 {/\ e4+-}) (
17... e5 $6 18. f4 h6 19. Nf3 e4 20. Nh4 $16) 18. g4 $5 $14 (18. f4 $1 h6 (
18... exd5 $6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qd3 Bc6 (20... Be6 21. e4 $1) 21. Rfc1 $1 (21.
e4 $5) 21... h6 (21... Kh8 22. Bg2 d5 23. Rxc6 Nxc6 24. Qxd5 $18) 22. Nf3 $16)
19. dxe6 (19. Nf3 exd5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 $13) 19... Qe7 20. Nf3 Qxe6 21. Nd4 Qe4
22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg4 $16 {Lputian,S}) 18... f4 $1 19. Qd3 g6 20.
Nxe6 Nxe6 21. g5 Rae8 $8 22. Bxe6+ $6 Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. f3 Rf5 25. h4 $2
Re5 $15 26. Rf2 Qh3 27. Rg2 Qxh4 28. Rc1 Rxg5 29. Rxg5 Qxg5+ 30. Kf1 Qh4 31.
Qd4 Bc8 32. Qf2 Qf6 33. Rd1 Bh3+ 34. Ke1 Be6 35. Qd4 Kf7 36. b3 Qxd4 37. Rxd4
$138 g5 38. Kf2 h5 39. e3 fxe3+ 40. Kxe3 Kf6 41. Rd2 h4 42. Ke4 $6 Bc8 $6 43.
Ke3 Be6 44. Rc2 c6 45. a3 $5 g4 $6 46. fxg4 Kg5 47. b4 axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 Nce4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 d5 (10... a6 11. O-O Qc7) 11. O-O d4 (11... Bd7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qb6 15. Qb3 Bb5 16. Rfe1 Qa6 17. e3 Rac8 {
Timman,J-Kortschnoi,V Bruxelles(m/1) 1991} 18. Rac1 $14 {Timman 52/569}) 12.
Nce4 e5 $1 {N} (12... Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bg2 e5 15. Bd5+ Kh8 $13) 13. c5 (13.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Ne4 Qg6 15. a3 Be7 16. b4 f5 17. Nd2 e4 18. Nb3 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rd8
20. Rd2 Be6 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Nc5 Qf7 $15) (13. a3 Bxd2 (13... Be7 14. Nxf6+
Bxf6 15. b4 $14) (13... Nxe4 14. axb4 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qe7 16. b5 Be6 17. b3 {
/\Ra4}) 14. Nxd2 Qe7 $10) 13... Bf5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Be4 (15. Ne4 Qg6 16. a3
Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Bxe4 18. Qxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rfe8 20. Qxd4 Rxe2 $10) 15... Bh3 16.
Rfc1 Rac8 17. Bxb7 Rc7 18. Bf3 (18. c6 Bc8 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Qd3 Bxb7 21. cxb7
Rxb7 22. a3 Be7 23. b4 f5 24. Nc5 Rc7 $10) 18... Bxc5 19. Ne4 Qb6 20. Bg2 (20.
Nxc5 Rfc8) 20... Bf5 (20... Bxg2 $142 21. Kxg2 Rfc8 (21... Bd6 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23.
axb3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bb4 25. Rc7 a5 26. g4 f6 $10) 22. Qa4 Bf8 {<->c}) 21. g4 Bg6
22. h4 Rfc8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 (23... Qxb3 24. axb3 Bb6 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. h5 Bxe4 27.
Bxe4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 (11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14.
Rac1 Nd7 15. b3 Qb8 16. Qd3 Be7 17. e3 Rc8 18. a4 Rac7 {Ribli-Hoffmann, 1994})
11... Ra7 $1 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Ne4 (13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc8 15. f4 Nd7 16. b3
g6 17. e4 Rc7 18. Nce2 Qb7 $132 {Gschnitzer-Ftachnik, 1993}) 13... O-O (13...
Bxe4 14. Qxe4 {+/=/=}) 14. Qe3 (14. Nxd6 $4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rd7 $19) 14... Ba8
15. Rd2 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Qf4 $1 (17. b3 b5 $5 $15 (17... d5 18. cxd5 Rxd5
$10)) 17... Bxe4 (17... f5 $2 18. Nxd6 $1 (18. Nc3 e5 19. Qe3 $16) 18... Rfd8
19. Nxf5 $1 $18) (17... e5 $6 18. Qe3 $14) (17... Rfd8 18. Nfg5 $36) (17... d5
18. Ne5 $36) 18. Qxe4 Rc8 (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc2 Qa5 $132) 19. Nd4
$1 (19. b3 b5 $1 20. cxb5 axb5 $15) 19... Bf6 (19... Qxc4 $140 $4 20. Rc2 $18)
20. h4 Qc5 (20... d5 $2 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Nxe6 Rxd2 23. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 24. Kh2 {
+/-/+-}) 21. b3 d5 $1 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. e3 (23. Nxe6 $2 Rxd2 24. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 25.
Kh2 bxc5 $19) 23... Rcd8 (23... Nc6 $2 24. Rc2 Qd6 25. Rdc1) 24. Kh2 R5d6 $1 (
24... Nc6 25. Rc2 $18) 25. Rc2 Qe5 26. Qb7 Bxh4 $1 {[#]} 27. Rdc1 (27. Nf3 $2
Bxg3+ $1 28. fxg3 Qh5+ $19) 27... Bf6 (27... Bxg3+ $5 28. fxg3 Qxe3 29. Nf3 Rd5
(29... Qh6+ 30. Bh3) 30. Rc8 Rh5+ 31. Nh4 Rxh4+ 32. gxh4 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 (33. Kh3
Qf5+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+) 33... Qd4+) 28. Rc8 (28. Rc7 $5 Qh5+ $5 29. Bh3 Bxd4 30.
exd4 Qe2 $5 (30... Rxd4 31. Rc8 Qe5 32. R1c7 $1 $18 (32. Qe7 Qd6 $1 $8 (32...
Qf6 $4 33. Qe8+ $18) 33. Qe8+ Qf8)) 31. Rc8 Qxf2+ 32. Bg2 Qf6 33. Qxb8 Qh6+ 34.
Bh3 Qd2+ 35. Bg2 (35. Kh1 $4 Qxc1+ $19) 35... Qh6+ $10) 28... Rxc8 29. Rxc8+
Rd8 30. Bf1 (30. Nc6 Nxc6 31. Bxc6 h5 $132 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Qc8) 30... Qd6
31. Rc7 Bxd4 32. exd4 Nd7 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Nf8 35. Bxa6 Qxd4 $15 36. Qc2
h5 37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qd4 39. Be2 h4 40. gxh4 Qxh4 41. a4 Ng6 42. Bd3 Qg4+
43. Kf1 Qh3+ 44. Ke1 f5 45. Bf1 Qf3 46. Qd3 Qc6 47. Qc4 Qd6 48. Qc3 Ne5 49. Bb5
g5 (49... Qd5 50. Be2 f4 (50... Nc6 51. Bf3) 51. b4 f3 52. Bf1 Qe4+ (52... Nc6
53. Qc4 Qe5+ 54. Kd2 Qb2+ 55. Ke3) 53. Kd2 Qf4+ (53... Nc6 54. Qc4 $1) 54. Kd1)
50. b4 g4 51. Be2 Nc6 52. a5 Qxb4 53. Qxb4 Nxb4 54. axb6 Nc6 55. b7 Kf7 56. Kd2
Ke7 57. Ke3 e5 58. Bd3 Ke6 59. Bc4+ Kd6 60. Bb5 Nb8 61. Bd3 Ke6 62. Bc4+ Kd6
63. Bd3 f4+ 64. Ke4 Nd7 65. Kf5 g3 66. fxg3 fxg3 67. Be4 Kc7 68. Bg2 Kb8 69.
Bh1 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Tal,M"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[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. Qe2 Bc5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 (11. Rd1 d4 (11... f5 $5) 12. Nc3 dxe3 $5
$13) 11... Re8 $146 {[%csl Re5][%cal Ye6g4]} (11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 d4 13. Bg5
Qd7 14. Rad1 $2 (14. Qf4 $1) 14... Bg4 15. Qf4 Rae8 $17 {Ivkov,B-Fuderer,A /
Zagreb 1949, YUG-ch / 0-1 (36)}) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxe6 fxe6 (13... exf3 14.
Bxf7+ $18) (13... Rxe6 14. Ng5 (14. Bxc5 exf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5) 14... Rxe5 15. Qh5
Bxe3 (15... Rxg5 $8) 16. Qxh7+ Kf8 17. Nxf7 $1 $18) 14. Ng5 (14. Bxc5 exf3 15.
Qxf3 Nxe5 16. Qe4 Qd5) 14... Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nxe5 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Nxe4 (17. Nxh7
$5 Kxh7 (17... Qh4 18. Qg5 $1 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Qxh7 20. fxe4 Qxe4 21. Rd7) (17...
Nc4 $1 18. Qxe4 Nxb2 $1 19. Rde1 Nc4 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Yc4d2]}) 18. Qxe4+ Ng6
19. Rd3 Qg5 20. Rh3+ Kg8 21. Rg3 Qf5 22. Qxf5 exf5 23. Rxg6 Re2 $140 24. Rc6)
17... Nc4 18. Qg3 Rad8 (18... Nxb2 $4 19. Rd7) 19. b3 Nb6 20. Rfe1 $6 (20. Qc3
Rd5 $14) 20... Nd5 (20... Rd5 21. Rxd5 exd5 $2 22. Nf6+) 21. Qg4 (21. Qe5 Nb4
$1 $13) 21... e5 22. g3 c6 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. f3 g6 (5... e6 6. e4 exd5 7. e5 Qe7
8. Qe2 Ng8 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Nh3 c4 11. Be3 $1 axb5 12. O-O-O b4 {N} (12... Qxe5
13. f4 Qe7 14. Rxd5 $1 d6 15. Rxb5 Nf6 16. Qd2 $16 {Dlugy,M-Alburt,L,USA-ch
m-CBM 25}) 13. Nb5 (13. Nxd5 $36) 13... Qxe5 14. Re1 (14. Nc7+ $5 $16) 14... d6
15. Nc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 Bxa8 17. Qd1 $1 Bc6 18. Bg5 (18. Ba7 $18) 18... Qf5 19.
g4 Qg6 20. Qd4 $40 {Lobron,E-Kuntz,P,Cannes op 1992}) 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 (7. Na3
$5 {/\Ne2-c3}) 7... Bg7 8. Bg5 $5 (8. a4 O-O 9. Ra3 axb5 (9... e6 $142 $132)
10. Bxb5 Ba6 11. Nge2 Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Na6 13. O-O Nc7 14. Nec3 Nd7 15. Kh1 Nb6
16. b3 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Qd7 18. Ra2 Rfb8 19. Rff2 $14 {Anand,V-Adams,M,Roquebrune
rapid 1992-CBM 28}) 8... O-O 9. a4 h6 10. Be3 {N} (10. Bd2 $6 e6 11. Bc4 axb5
12. Bxb5 exd5 13. exd5 Na6 14. Nge2 Nc7 $146 {Subasic,I-Tesic,D,JUG-ch 1991-TD
91_07}) 10... e6 (10... axb5 11. Bxb5 Ba6 12. Nge2 $14) 11. dxe6 Bxe6 (11...
fxe6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxc5 $16) 12. Nge2 {/\Nf4,Bc4><d5} d5 $6 (12... axb5 $142
13. Nxb5 d5 14. Bxc5 dxe4 $5 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 $132) 13. Bxc5 Re8 14. Nf4 $1 Nbd7
15. Be3 dxe4 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. Bc4 Re8 18. f4 $16 Qc7 (18... axb5 19. Bxb5 $16)
(18... Qc8 $5 19. Be2 $16 (19. Qe2 Ng4 $132)) 19. Qe2 Rac8 (19... Ng4 20. Nd5
Qc8 21. Rc1 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 $16 {/\Bf7,ba6}) 20. Ba2 axb5 21. axb5 Nc5 22. O-O
Qb7 (22... Nd3 {/\Nb2} 23. b6 $16) (22... h5 $142 23. Nd5 $16) 23. g4 $1 $40
Red8 (23... h5 24. f5 $1 $18) 24. g5 Ne8 25. f5 $18 {->} gxf5 26. Rxf5 {><c5,f7
} Ne6 $8 27. g6 Nd6 28. gxf7+ Kh8 29. Bxe6 Nxf5 30. Bxf5 Ra8 31. Rf1 (31. Rf1
Qxf7 32. Bxe4 $18 {[Stohl]}) 1-0

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 O-O 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bh3 $5
Rab8 (14... Bxf3 15. exf3) 15. Nd4 Ba8 16. Nb5 (16. f3 $5) 16... Qb7 17. f3 a6
18. Nc3 b5 19. Nd5 $6 (19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nd5 $14) 19... e6 $6 (19... Ne5 20. b3
bxc4 21. bxc4 $16) (19... bxc4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23.
Rxd5 Bxb2 24. Rxc4 Nb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Ra5 $14) 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. c5 Ne5 $8
22. cxd6 $8 (22. Qxd6 Rbe8 $8 23. c6 Qxe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. c7 Nc6 $17) 22...
Nc4 23. Rxc4 bxc4 24. d7 Rfd8 (24... Qxb2 25. d8=Q Rbxd8 26. Qxd8 Qxe2 (26...
c3 27. Qd3 Qa3 28. Bd4 $10) 27. Qd2 $8 Qxd2 (27... Qxf3 28. Bg2 $16) 28. Rxd2
Re8 29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Nc8 $1 Rxc8 31. Rxf7) 25. Bd4 $14 Qb4 26. Qg5 Qb5 (26...
Qa4 27. Rd2) (26... Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Qe5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 $18) 27. Nxg6+ $1
fxg6 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qe7+ Kh6 30. Rd4 Qb6 $4 (30... Bxf3 31. exf3 $8 Qb6 32.
Qh4+ Kg7 33. Kh1 h5 (33... Qc5 34. Bxe6 $18) 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. g4 $14) 31. e3
$18 Qxd4 (31... Bxf3 32. Rh4+ Bh5 33. Rxh5+) 32. exd4 Bxf3 33. Bxe6 c3 34. bxc3
Rf8 35. Bb3 Bh5 36. h4 Bf3 37. g4 a5 38. Kh2 Ba8 39. Bd1 Bf3 40. g5+ Kh5 41.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Barlov, Dragan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Qb3
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Be2 a6 (12... c6 13. O-O Nd7 14.
Bd3 Nf8 15. Qc2 (15. Rfe1 Ne6 $13) 15... Rc8 16. Bf5 Rc7 $13) 13. O-O Qd6 14.
Ne1 Nd7 15. Bf3 c6 16. e4 (16. Bg4 Bd8 $8 17. Na4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Rb8 $13) 16...
dxe4 17. Nxe4 Qc7 $8 (17... Qe7 $2 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bg4 Rad8 20. Bxd7 Rxd7
21. Qxb6 $18) 18. Nc2 Be7 19. Ne3 (19. Bh5 Rf8 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.
Bf3 Rad8 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 $14) 19... Nf6 20. Ng3 Rab8 21. Nc4 (21. Ngf5 c5
(21... Bf8 22. Nc4 b5 23. Ne5 c5 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Qg3 g6 $13) 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7
23. Nf5 Ree8 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Qc2 Qe5 $13) 21... b5 22. Ne5 Bd6
23. Nd3 Rbd8 24. Qc3 Nd5 25. Qc2 (25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Qxc7 Bxc7 27. Nc5 Bc8 28.
Rfe1 $14) 25... Bc8 26. Nc5 g6 27. Nce4 Be7 28. a3 Nf4 29. Rfe1 h5 $2 (29...
Nd5 $5) 30. d5 $1 $18 Qb6 (30... Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Rxe8+ Kg7
34. Bxd5 $18) (30... Rxd5 31. Nf6+ Bxf6 32. Rxe8+ Kg7 33. Bxd5 Nxd5 34. Rxd5
$18) 31. dxc6 Bg4 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. c7 Rc8 34. Rd7 (34. Nd6 $142 $1 Rxc7 (34...
Bxd6 35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. c8=Q $18) 35. Qe4 Bxd6 (35... Rd8 36. Nxf7 Rxd1 37.
Rxd1 Kxf7 38. Qxf4+ $18) 36. Qxe8+ Kg7 37. Qd8 Bc5 38. Ne4 Be7 39. Qd2 Ne6 40.
b4 $18) 34... Ne6 35. Rc1 $2 (35. Qd1 $142 Rxc7 (35... f5 36. Nd6 $18) 36. Rxc7
Qxc7 37. Qxg4 $16) 35... f5 $1 36. Nd2 $2 (36. Rxe7 $142 Rxe7 37. Nf6+ Kf7 38.
Nd5 Rexc7 39. Nxc7 Rxc7 40. Qd1 Rxc1 41. Qxc1 Nd4 42. Qd2 $10) 36... Nc5 37.
Rd5 Rxc7 38. Re1 $4 (38. Qd1 $8 Bf6 39. b4 Ne6 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 41. Nb3 Nf4 42.
Rc5 Qb7 43. f3 gxf3 44. Qxf3 Qxf3 45. gxf3 Re3 46. Rc6 Rxb3 47. Rxf6 Rxa3 $17)
38... Ne4 $19 39. Qd1 Nxf2 40. Qe2 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ziegler, Ari"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8.
e3 (8. Nh3 $5) 8... b6 9. Nh3 $5 Bb7 10. f3 (10. Bd3 $2 Nc5 11. dxc5 Bxg2 12.
Rg1 Bxh3 $15) 10... Qh4+ (10... Ng5 11. Nf4 $14) 11. g3 Qe7 12. Bd3 (12. Bg2 $5
) 12... Ng5 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. O-O Qh5 $10 15. e4 fxe4 (15... Nc6 16. Be3 $14)
16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc6 18. Bf4 Rac8 $2 (18... Qf5 19. d5 (19. Bxc7 Qxe4 20.
fxe4 Rfc8 $15) (19. Rae1 Qxe4 20. Rxe4 d5 21. Rxe6 Nxd4 22. Re7 dxc4 23. Bxc7
Rae8 $10) 19... e5 20. dxc6 (20. Be3 Ne7 $10) 20... exf4 $10) 19. Rae1 Qf5 20.
d5 $1 $14 Nd8 21. Kg2 h6 $6 (21... c6 22. d6 c5 $14) 22. Rf2 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Kf7
$2 (23... c6 $1) 24. Rfe2 Re8 25. Bd2 Nb7 26. Rf4+ $1 $16 Kg8 27. Rg4 h5 $6 (
27... exd5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bxh6 Kh7 30. Bxg7 Rg8 31. Bc3 Rxg4 32. fxg4 dxc4
33. h4 $16) (27... Kh7 28. Bc3 Re7 29. dxe6 dxe6 30. Rxe6 $16) (27... Kh7 28.
Bc3 g6 29. Rf4 $16) 28. Rg5 exd5 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Bc3 d4 31. Bxd4 Re7 32.
Rxh5 Na5 33. Rxa5 $4 (33. c5 Nb3 34. cxb6 (34. Re5 $1 $16) 34... Nxd4 35. bxa7
Re8 36. Rd5 Nc6 37. Rxd7 Nxa7 38. Rxc7 Nb5 $16) 33... bxa5 34. Kf2 Re6 $1 35.
h4 (35. Bxa7 Rc6 36. c5 a4 $17) 35... g6 36. g4 a4 37. c5 Kf7 38. Kg3 (38. Be3
Rc6 39. Bd4 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 $17) 38... Re1 39. Kf4 Rd1 40. Ke4 Rh1 41. c6 (41.
Bf2 Rh2 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Ke2 Kd5 44. Kf1 Rh1+ $19) 41... dxc6 42. Bxa7 Rxh4 43.
Bd4 Ke6 44. Kf4 Rh3 45. Bc3 c5 46. Kg5 Kf7 (46... Rxf3 47. Kxg6 Rg3 48. g5 Rg2
49. Bf6 $10) 47. f4 (47. Kf4 $142) 47... Rf3 48. f5 (48. Be5 $142 c6 49. Bc3
Rd3 50. Be5 Rd5 51. Kh6 c4 52. Bc3 c5 53. Be5 Rd4 54. Kg5 c3 55. bxc3 Rd1 56.
f5 Ra1 $17) 48... gxf5 49. gxf5 c4 50. Kg4 Rf1 51. Kg5 c5 52. Kg4 Ke7 53. Kg5
Rg1+ 54. Kf4 (54. Kh6 Kd6 55. Kh5 Kd5 56. Kh6 Rg2 $1 57. Kh5 Ke4 58. f6 Kf5 59.
Kh4 Ke6 60. Kh5 Kf7 61. Kh4 Rg6 $19) 54... Kd6 55. Ke4 Rg4+ 56. Kf3 Rh4 57. Kg3
Rd4 $17 58. Kf3 Kd5 59. Ke3 Rd1 60. f6 Rf1 61. Ke2 Rf4 62. Ke3 Rf5 63. Kd2 Ke4
64. Ke2 Rf4 65. Kd2 Rf2+ 66. Ke1 Ke3 67. Be5 Rf5 68. Bc3 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8.
b4 Nce4 9. Qd4 d5 10. c5 h6 (10... b6 11. f3 bxc5 12. bxc5 Qa5+ 13. Qb4 $16)
11. Nh3 $5 (11. f3 Ng5 12. h4 Ngh7) 11... O-O 12. f3 e5 13. Qxe5 Re8 (13...
Bxh3 14. gxh3 Ng4 $2 15. hxg4 Qh4+ 16. Kd1 Nf2+ 17. Kc2 Nxh1 18. Bb2 $18) 14.
Qd4 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Ng5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Rg1 $1 Nd7 18. Rd1 (18. Qxd5 Qf6 19.
Rd1 Ne5 20. Kf2 Rad8 21. Qb3 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Rd8 $132) (18. f4 $1 Nf8 19. fxg5
$16) 18... Ne5 19. Kf2 Qf6 20. h4 g4 21. Rg3 Rad8 $2 (21... Qf5 22. Qxd5) (
21... Qxh4 22. h3 $1) (21... Re7 $5 22. f4 Qf5 23. e3 Nf3 24. Qxd5 $2 Qc2+ 25.
Be2 Rxe3 $1) 22. f4 Qf5 23. h3 Kf8 24. e3 $6 (24. Bg2 $1 Nc6 (24... f6 25. hxg4
Nxg4+ 26. Kf1 Qh5 27. Rdd3 $16) 25. hxg4 Nxd4 26. gxf5 Nxe2 27. Re3 Nxf4 28.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Bf3 $16) 24... Nc6 25. hxg4 Qh7 $1 (25... Nxd4 26. gxf5 Nxf5 27.
Rh3 d4 28. exd4 Re4 29. d5 $16) 26. Qd3 Qxh4 27. Kf3 Re4 28. Rh3 Qf6 (28...
Ne5+ $1 29. fxe5 Qxg4+ 30. Kf2 d4 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxd8 Rxe3 33. Rd7+ Ke8 34.
Qxe3 dxe3+ 35. Kxe3 $10) 29. g5 Qf5 30. Kg3 Ne5 31. Qe2 Ng6 $2 (31... Nc4 32.
Rd3 $1 Ke7 $1 $14) 32. Qf3 Qe6 33. Kg2 d4 34. f5 Qa2+ 35. Kg1 Rxe3 36. Qh5 Rxh3
37. Qxh3 (37. Bxh3 $5) 37... Qc2 38. Rd3 Ne7 39. f6 $2 (39. Qh8+ Ng8 40. f6 $18
) 39... Ng6 40. Qh7 gxf6 41. gxf6 Qc1 42. Qg7+ Ke8 43. Qg8+ Nf8 44. Rh3 Kd7 45.
Qxf7+ Kc8 46. Qh5 d3 47. Qf5+ Kc7 48. Qe5+ Kc8 49. Qf5+ Kc7 50. Rxd3 Rxd3 51.
Qxd3 Qg5+ 52. Bg2 Qxf6 53. Qg3+ (53. Qe4 $5) 53... Kc8 54. Bh3+ Nd7 55. Qd3 Qe7
56. Kf2 Kc7 57. Bg2 (57. Qxd7+ Qxd7 58. Bxd7 Kxd7 59. Ke3 Kc6 60. Kd4 Kb5 61.
Kd5 a5 $1 $10) 57... a5 58. Qd5 Qf6+ 59. Kg1 Qa1+ 60. Kf2 Qb2+ 61. Kg1 Qa1+ 62.
Kf2 Qb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $5 $146 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 12. Nf3 Nc5 (12... c5 13.
Rc1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Bd5 Ba6 16. Nc6 Bxc3+ 17. Rxc3 Qb6 18. Ne5 $16) 13.
Bc2 Ba6 14. Qd2 O-O 15. h4 $5 (15. dxc5 $2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rfd8+ $17) 15... h5 (
15... Ne6 16. h5 c5 17. d5 $1 $40) 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. O-O-O $5 Ne6 (17... Rab8 $2
18. dxc5 Qxd2+ 19. Bxd2 Bb2+ 20. Kb1 Bd4+ 21. Bb3 $18) 18. Bb3 Nxg5 19. hxg5
Rab8 20. Rh3 $1 Qb7 21. Qe3 (21. f4 Bc4 22. Bb2 Qa6 $40) 21... Qb5 (21... Bc4
$4 22. Bxc4 Qb1+ 23. Kd2 $18) 22. f4 e6 23. Qf2 (23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Qxf5 $17)
23... Rfe8 24. Rd2 Bf8 25. g4 $1 hxg4 26. Rh1 Bg7 27. Qh4 c5 $2 (27... Kf8 28.
Qh7 $40) 28. f5 exf5 (28... cxd4 29. f6 dxc3 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qxg7#) 29. Qh7+
Kf8 30. Qxg7+ $3 (30. Qxg7+ $3 Kxg7 31. dxc5+ Kf8 32. Rh8+ Ke7 33. Bf6#) 1-0

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
O-O Re8 9. a3 Nc6 $5 (9... Na6 10. Nbd2) 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Ne1 (12.
axb4 Nexd5 13. b5 (13. Ng5 Re5) 13... Bd7 14. Na3 $13) 12... bxa3 13. Rxa3 (13.
Nxa3 Bf5) 13... b5 $1 14. b4 (14. Nc2 $6 a5 15. Nb4 Bd7 16. Nc6 Qb6) 14... a5
15. bxa5 b4 $1 (15... Rxa5 16. Qd2 Rxa3 17. Nxa3 Qb6 18. Nec2) (15... Bb7 16.
Rd3 $5 Qxa5 17. Nc2 b4 18. Nxb4) 16. Ra4 Rxa5 17. Rxb4 Nexd5 18. Rb2 (18. Rd4
Ba6 $1 19. Bxd5 (19. Bf3 $15) 19... Bxe2 20. Qb3 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxf1 22. Kxf1
Qa8 $1) 18... Bf5 (18... Ba6 19. Nd3 $10) 19. Nf3 Be4 20. Qd4 $10 Qa8 (20...
Qc7 21. Nbd2 Nc3 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Qd3 Rd5 24. Qa6 Ra5 $10) (20... Qc8 21. Nbd2
Nc3 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Qxd6 $10) 21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Rc8 23. Qb4 Ra1 24. Qxd6
Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Bxf3 26. exf3 Qxf3 27. Qd3 (27. Rb8 $2 Qxf2+ $1 28. Kxf2 Ne4+)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3
Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 b4 $6 (10... Qb6) (10... Qc7) 11. Na4 Qa5 12. Bd2 $1
cxd4 (12... Qb5 13. Qxb5 axb5 14. Nxc5 $16) 13. Nxd4 e5 (13... Bd6 14. Be1 $1
Qc7 15. Rac1 $1) (13... Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. a3 Qb6 16. Ba4+ $16) 14. a3 $6 (
14. Rac1 $1 exd4 15. exd4+ Kd8 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18. Re1 $1 Bb7 19.
Bxf7 Qxa4 20. Qe8+ $1 Nxe8 21. Rxe8#) 14... exd4 15. exd4+ Kd8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 (
16... Qc7 17. Bxb4 a5 18. Bxf7 $1 $40) 17. dxc5 Re8 18. Qd3 Qb5 $1 19. Qh3 $6 (
19. Qg3 $1 a5 (19... Re4 20. h3 $1) 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rac1 $1 (21. Bg5 Rxa1 22.
Qb8+ Bc8 $1) 21... Bc6 22. Qd6 Kc8 23. Bxf7 $16) 19... Bc6 20. axb4 Ke7 $1 21.
Bc3 Kf8 22. Rd6 $6 (22. Qg3 $1 Qb7 (22... a5 $6 23. Ba4 Qxa4 24. Rxa4 Bxa4 25.
b3 $1 Bb5 26. c6 $16) 23. h3 $13) 22... a5 $1 23. Rad1 $2 (23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24.
Rxf6 $1 gxf6 25. Qxh7 Ra7 (25... Qb7 26. b5 $1 Bxb5 (26... Be4 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28.
Qg7 Rf8 29. Re1 $40) 27. Qh6+ Kg8 (27... Ke7 28. Bxf7 $1) 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qh6+
$10) 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27. Ba4 $1 Qxa4 28. Rxa4 Bxa4 29. h4 $13) 23... Ra7 $1 24.
Qf5 (24. Rxf6 Nxf6 25. Bxf6 Qe2 26. Bc3 Rd7 $19) 24... axb4 25. Bd4 Qe2 26. h3
Be4 $6 (26... Ba4 27. Ra1 $1) (26... Rc7 $1 27. f3 (27. Qf4 Qe4 $1) 27... Ne5
$1 28. Rxf6 $1 Bxf3 $3 29. gxf3 gxf6 30. Rf1 Rd7 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxd7 Rg5+
$19) 27. Qf4 Bc2 28. Bxf6 (28. c6 Qxd1+ 29. Kh2 Ra1 30. cxd7 Qg1+ 31. Kg3 Nh5+
$19) 28... Nxf6 (28... Bxd1 $2 29. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Rh6 $1 Qe4
32. Rxh7+ Qxh7 33. Qxe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ $10) 29. R6d2 Bxd1 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 31. Qxb4
Rc8 $15 32. c6+ Kg8 33. Qc5 Rac7 34. Ba4 Ra8 35. b3 Ne8 36. Qe5 (36. Qc2 $1 Ba6
37. b4) 36... Bd1 37. Qe1 Bc2 $6 (37... Rd8 $1) 38. Qe2 Bf5 39. b4 Be6 40. Qb5
Rcc8 41. Bc2 g6 42. Kh2 Nc7 (42... Ra1 43. Qe5 Rxc6 44. Bxg6 Rcc1 45. Be4 $13)
43. Qc5 Rab8 (43... Na6 44. Qd6 Rab8 45. Bd3 $1 Nxb4 46. c7 Rb7 47. Bc4 $3
Rcxc7 48. Qd8+ Kg7 49. Qd4+ $10) 44. Bd3 Bb3 45. h4 $1 Ba4 46. Bc4 Bb5 47. Bb3
Na6 48. Bxf7+ $1 (48. Bxf7+ Kxf7 49. Qd5+ Kg7 50. Qe5+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-09"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1985.09.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1985.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 a6 5. d4 Bg4 (5... Nf6 $5) 6. dxc5 e5 $6 (
6... Qa5+ $5) 7. Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e4 $2 (8... Nf6 9. c4 (9. Nc3 e4 10. Be2 Bxc5
$13) (9. Ba3 $5) 9... dxc4 (9... e4 10. cxd5) 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12.
Bxe5 $14) 9. Bg4 Nf6 (9... Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. O-O $16) 10. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (
10... Qxf6 11. Qxd5 Rd8 12. Qxe4+ Be7 13. c3 $16) 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Qd2 Rd8 13.
Na4 Qc7 14. O-O Rg8 15. Bh3 d4 16. Kh1 Bh6 17. Qe2 Qe5 18. Rad1 Kf8 19. Nb6 $1
f5 (19... Kg7 20. Nd7 Qe7 21. exd4 Rxd7 22. Qg4+ $18) (19... Qe7 20. exd4 Nxd4
21. Qc4) (19... Ke7 20. Nd7 $5 Rxd7 21. Bxd7 Kxd7 22. exd4 $16) 20. Qh5 Kg7 21.
exd4 $1 (21. Qxf5 $6 Qxf5 22. Bxf5 dxe3 23. fxe3 Bxe3 $16) 21... Nxd4 22. Nc4
$1 Qxc5 23. Ne3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Ne6 25. Bxf5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Kf6 (26... Qxc2 27.
Bxe6 fxe6 28. Rd7+ $18) 27. Rf1 Ke7 28. Qxh7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8.
b4 Nce4 9. Qd4 d5 $6 10. c5 $1 h6 11. Nh3 O-O 12. f3 e5 $5 13. Qxe5 Re8 14. Qd4
Bxh3 15. gxh3 Ng5 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Rg1 Nh5 $1 18. h4 $1 gxh4 19. Rd1 Qf6 $6 (
19... a5 $1 20. Qg4 $6 (20. Qxd5 Qf6 $132) (20. Rg4 axb4 21. axb4 Qe7 22. Rxh4
g6 $44) 20... Qf6 21. Qxh5 Qc3+ 22. Kf2 Qe3+ 23. Kg2 Re5 $19) 20. Rg4 Re5 (
20... Qxf3 21. Rd3 Qf5 22. Bh3 $36) 21. f4 $1 Re4 22. Qxf6 (22. Qxd5 $2 Rae8
23. Qxh5 Qc3+ 24. Kf2 Rxe2+ $1 25. Bxe2 Qe3+ 26. Kg2 h3+ 27. Kh1 Qe4+ 28. Kg1
Qe3+ $10) 22... Nxf6 23. Rxh4 Rae8 $2 (23... g5 24. Rh3 Rxf4 25. Bg2 $16) (
23... a5 $1 24. Bg2 Rc4 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 g6 $1 (26... axb4 27. Rdh5 $1)
27. Rh3 axb4 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. f5 gxf5 $14) 24. Rh3 $1 a5 25. Rb3 Rxf4 26. Bg2
(26. bxa5 $5 Ra4 (26... Rc4 27. Rxb7 Rxc5 28. a6 Ra5 29. a7 $16) 27. Rxb7 Rxa5
28. Rc1) 26... Rg4 27. Bf3 a4 28. Rbd3 (28. Rc3 Rh4 29. b5) 28... Rh4 29. Bxd5
Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxh2 31. R1d2 Re3 32. R5d3 Re5 (32... Rhxe2+ 33. Rxe2 Rxd3 34.
Re7 Rxa3 35. Rxb7 $18) 33. Rc2 $1 g5 34. b5 Rh1+ 35. Kd2 Rh2 36. Ke1 Rh1+ 37.
Kd2 Rh2 38. Re3 (38. Rd8+ Kg7 39. Kd3 $16) 38... Rd5+ 39. Ke1 Kg7 40. c6 bxc6
41. bxc6 Rh8 42. Re4 $1 Ra5 43. Rd4 Rc8 44. c7 Kf6 $2 (44... Ra7 45. Rd7 Kg6
$16) 45. Rd8 Raa8 46. Rcd2 Kf5 47. Kf2 Kg4 48. R2d4+ Kh5 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Antonsen, Mikkel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 f6 7. Nf4 fxe5 8. Nxg6
(8. dxe5 Bf7 9. Qe2 $14) 8... hxg6 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bf4 Bb4 $146 (10... Bc5) (
10... Qb6 $5 11. Bd3 O-O-O $13) 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Ne2 (13. Re1 O-O
14. Bg3 d4 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 dxc3 17. bxa5 Nc5 $13) (13. Qe2 $5) 13... Nxe5 14.
Nd4 Bd6 15. Re1 Nxd3 16. Nxe6 Qb8 (16... Nxf4 17. Nxc7+ Bxc7 18. Qd4 Kf7 19.
Rxe7+ Kxe7 20. Qxg7+ Kd6 21. Qf6+ Kc5 22. Qe7+ Kb6 23. Qb4+ $10) 17. Bxd6 Qxd6
18. Qxd3 Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 Qd6 20. Qf3 Kd7 21. Re3 $6 (21. b4 $1 b6 22. c4 $44)
21... Rae8 22. Rae1 Kc8 23. Ng5 $2 (23. Qf7 d4 24. Nxd4 (24. Re5 Nd5 $2 25. Nc5
$1 $18) (24. Re5 d3 $1 25. Nxg7 d2 26. Nxe8 Qxe5 $1 $19) 24... Qxd4 25. Rxe7
Rh1+ 26. Ke2 Qxg4+ $17) (23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. fxg3 Rh1+ 25. Ke2 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Ng8
$17) (23. c3 $5) 23... Qf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Rxe7 $4 (25. Ne6 $142) 25... Rh1+
0-1

[Event "Madrid"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1996.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ $5 5. Bd2 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 (7.
Bxb4 cxb4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 O-O $1 10. Nxc6 bxc6 $44) 7... Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9.
Be3 $6 (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nb3 $14) 9... Re8 10. a3 (10. dxc5 $2
Rxe3 11. fxe3 Ng4 $15) 10... cxd4 11. Bxd4 (11. Nxd4 $5 Rxe3 $1 (11... Bf8 12.
Nc3 $10) 12. axb4 (12. fxe3 Bc5 $15) 12... Re8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nc3 $10 Rb8
15. b5 d4 16. bxc6 Rxb2 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd4) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nc3
Bg4 14. Rc1 Qd6 $1 (14... Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxe2 16. Rfe1 Bc4 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.
Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxc4 $10) 15. Rc2 Rad8 $15 16. Nb3 (16. Rd2 Qe5 $15) 16... Bb6
17. Na4 h5 $1 (17... Bc7 18. Nac5 $132) 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Nd4 h4 20. gxh4 $2 (
20. Qd2 hxg3 21. hxg3) (20. Qd2 hxg3 21. hxg3 Ne4 22. Qf4 $15) 20... Re4 $3 21.
Bxe4 (21. Rd2 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxe2 $17) 21... dxe4 22. Rc4 $8 (22. Rd2 e3 $1 (
22... Bh3 $2 23. Qb3 $16) 23. fxe3 Ne4 24. Kh1 Qg6 (24... Bh3 25. Rf3 Qg6 26.
Qg1 $16) 25. h5 Qxh5 26. Qe1 Bh3 $19) 22... Rd5 $4 (22... Be6 $142 $1 23. Rb4 (
23. Nxe6 Rxd1 24. Rc8+ Kh7 25. Ng5+ Kg6 26. Rxd1 Qxb2 $17) 23... Qd6 24. Qc1 a5
(24... Ng4 25. f4) (24... Bh3 25. Qg5 $1) 25. Nxe6 axb4 26. Nxd8 Ng4 $1 27. f4
exf3 28. Rf2 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30. Kxf3 Qh3+ 31. Kf2 Qxh4+ $19) 23. Qb3 Qd6
24. Qc3 Bd7 (24... b5 $2 25. Rc6 Qe5 26. Nc2 Qh5 27. Rxf6 $16) 25. Nc2 Bb5 26.
Rc8+ (26. Rd4 $5) 26... Kh7 27. Ne3 Rd2 (27... Bxe2 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Qg3 Nf4
30. Rd8 Qxd8 31. Qxf4 $14) 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Rxe2 30. Qg3 Qe6 (30... Qxg3+
31. hxg3 Rxb2 32. Rb4 $16) 31. Rc5 e3 $6 (31... Rxb2 $44) 32. fxe3 Rxe3 (32...
Ne4 $2 33. Qf3 Qg6+ 34. Rg5 $18) 33. Qf4 Kg8 34. Qf5 Qe7 35. Rc8+ Ne8 36. Rfc1
$4 (36. Qg5 Qe6 37. Rc2 $16) 36... Qxh4 37. R8c3 Re2 38. Rh3 Qd4+ 39. Kh1 g6
40. Rg1 $2 (40. Rg1 Qxg1+ 41. Kxg1 gxf5 $19) (40. Qd3 Qxb2 (40... Rxh2+ 41.
Kxh2 Qf4+ 42. Qg3 Qxc1 43. Qc3 $14) 41. Qc3 Qxc3 42. Rhxc3 $10) 0-1

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xie, Jun"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Re1 $5 (10. Nd4) (10. Nb3) 10... O-O 11. Nf1 Re8
12. Be3 Nfe4 $6 (12... Qd7 $5) 13. c3 Rc8 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Nd4 $1 (15. Bxc5 $5
Qxc5 16. Ne3 $14) 15... Qa4 16. Qe2 $14 Bf6 17. Nf5 Qd7 18. Qg4 h5 $1 (18... g6
19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Ng4 Bd8 22. Rad1 $16) 19. Nh6+ (19. Qxh5 Re5 20.
g4 Nd3 21. Re2 g6 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. Qh3 d4 24. cxd4 Nexf2 25. Rxf2 Rxe3 26. Nxe3
Nxf2 27. Kxf2 Bxd4) 19... Kf8 20. Qxh5 $6 (20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Nf5 g6 22. N5g3
$14) 20... gxh6 21. f3 Re5 22. Bxc5+ Kg8 23. Qxh6 Bg5 (23... Bg7 24. Qf4 Nxc5
25. Rxe5 Nd3 $17) (23... Bg7 24. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Bd4 f6 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27.
fxe4 d4 28. Rad1 $13) 24. Qh3 Qxh3 25. gxh3 Rxc5 26. fxe4 dxe4 $44 27. Rad1 f5
28. Rd7 $6 (28. Ng3 Rc7 29. Rd6 Kf7 30. h4 Bxh4 31. Rh6 Bxg3 32. hxg3 Rd7 $15)
28... Rcd5 $1 29. Rxb7 f4 30. Rb4 $2 (30. c4 Rd4 31. Rb5 Rxb5 32. cxb5 Kf7 $15)
30... e3 $19 31. h4 (31. Kg2 e2 $19) 31... Bxh4 32. Re2 Rg5+ 33. Ng3 Bxg3 34.
hxg3 Rxg3+ 35. Rg2 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Bg5 $146 h6
8. Bh4 O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Be2 Nxd4 11. exd4 g5 (11... d6 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Bf5
14. Bd3 $14) 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. O-O d6 14. Bd3 $1 f5 (14... Bf5 15. Qf3 Nxg3 16.
hxg3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 $14) (14... Nxg3 $5 15. fxg3 (15. hxg3 $5 Bxd4 16. Bh7+ Kxh7
17. Qxd4 $44) 15... Bxd4+ 16. Kh1 Bg7 (16... Bxc3 17. Qh5 $40) 17. Qf3 $44) 15.
Bxe4 $1 fxe4 16. Re1 Be6 $5 (16... Bf5 17. Qb3 $1 Rb8 18. c5+ $16) 17. Qb3 $1
Bf7 18. Nxe4 $1 (18. Rad1 Rb8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Nxe4 b5 $44) 18... Bxd4 19. Rad1
Bg7 20. Qxb7 Qb8 $8 21. Qc6 Qb6 22. Qd7 $1 Rad8 (22... Be6 23. Nf6+ $16) 23.
Qf5 Qxb2 24. h4 Be6 25. Qa5 $1 (25. Qg6 Bf7 26. Qf5 Be6 27. Qg6 $11) 25... Qb6
26. Qa4 Bd7 27. Qc2 Qa5 28. hxg5 hxg5 (28... Ba4 $5 29. Qd3 $1 (29. Nf6+ $5 Kf7
30. Qb1 Bxd1 31. g6+ Kf8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Nxe8 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Kxe8 35. Qf5 Qe7
$11) 29... Bxd1 30. Nf6+ Kf8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Nxe8 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Kxe8 34. Qg6+
Kf8 35. gxh6 $36) 29. Qc1 $1 Bc6 30. Nxg5 Qf5 (30... Bh6 $5) 31. c5 $1 Qxc5 $2
$138 (31... Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 dxc5 33. Bxc7 Bd4 $132) 32. Qxc5 $2 $138 (32. Ne6 $1
$18) 32... dxc5 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rc1 Rd5 35. Ne6 Bb2 36. Rb1 Bxa3 (36... Kf7
$5) 37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. Rc8 Bd7 39. Rxc7 Kg8 40. Rxa7 Bb4 (40... Bxe6 $5 41. Rxa3
c4 $14) 41. Nf4 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 c4 43. Rc7 c3 44. Ne2 Rd3 45. Rc4 (45. Be5 Ba5 46.
Rc5 Bb6 47. Rxc3 Rxc3 48. Nxc3 Bxf2 49. Ne4 Bh4 $11) 45... Ba5 46. f3 $1 (46.
Be5 Rd2) 46... Be6 47. Rc6 Bd5 48. Rc8+ (48. Rc5 $5 Bb4 49. Rc8+ Kf7 50. Nf4
Rd2 51. Nxd5 Rxd5 52. Rc4 $1 Rb5 $8 (52... Ba5 53. Bc7 $1 $18) 53. Be1 Bd6+ 54.
Kh3 Rh5+ 55. Kg4 Rh2 $1 $132) 48... Kf7 49. Nf4 Rd2 50. Nxd5 (50. Rc5 $5) 50...
Rxd5 51. Rc4 Ke6 $1 52. Kh3 (52. Bc7 $4 Rh5+ 53. Kg3 Kd5 $19) 52... Rb5 53. Bf2
Kd5 $11 54. Rd4+ Kc6 55. Rc4+ Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Waitzkin, Joshua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Waitzkin,J"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. b3 Bg4 4. Bb2 Nd7 5. d3 Ngf6 6. Nbd2 e6 7. h3 $6 Bh5 (
7... Bxf3 $5 8. Nxf3 (8. exf3 e5 9. Qe2 Bd6 10. f4 $140 $6 O-O) 8... Ba3 $1 9.
Bc3 $10 (9. Bxa3 Qa5+ $10)) 8. g4 $6 Bg6 9. Nh4 Bd6 (9... a5 $5) 10. e3 O-O 11.
Qe2 Ne8 (11... a5 $5 12. f4 (12. a4) 12... a4 $1 (12... Ne8 13. Ndf3 Be7 14.
Qf2)) 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. h4 a5 14. g5 (14. a4 $142) 14... Qe7 $6 (14... a4 $1
15. Qg4 Nc7 16. h5 a3 $2 (16... Qe8 $1 17. bxa4 $6 (17. a3 $6 axb3 18. cxb3) (
17. Rb1 axb3 18. axb3 Ra2 $15 (18... gxh5)) 17... Nc5) 17. Bc3 (17. hxg6 $4
axb2 18. Rxh7 bxa1=Q+ 19. Ke2 Rf5 $19) 17... Qe8 18. Rd1 $1 (18. h6 gxh6 19.
Rxh6 Nb5 20. Rxh7 $2 Nxc3 21. Qh4 Be5)) 15. a4 $1 (15. Qg4 Qf7 (15... Rf5)) (
15. h5 Qxg5 16. Nf3 Qh6 $1) 15... Nc7 16. Bh3 b5 $5 17. h5 (17. axb5 cxb5 18.
e4 $5) 17... Qxg5 18. Nf3 Qe7 (18... Qh6 $2 19. hxg6 $40) (18... Qxh5 $6 19.
Bxe6+ $1 Nxe6 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. axb5 cxb5 $16) 19. hxg6 h6 20. Nd4 Ne5 (20...
bxa4 $5 21. Nxc6 Qe8 22. Rxa4 (22. Qh5 Nf6) 22... Nc5 23. Qh5 $5 Nxa4 24. Bxe6+
$5 Qxe6 (24... Nxe6 25. Bxg7) 25. Bxg7 Qf5 (25... Bg3 26. Qxh6) (25... Bf4 26.
Bxh6) 26. Qxh6 Qxf2+ 27. Kd1 Qf3+ 28. Kc1 Qxh1+ (28... Qxe3+ $2 29. Qxe3 Bf4
30. Ne7+ Kxg7 31. Rh7+ $18) 29. Qxh1 Kxg7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. g7 Ba3+ 32. Kd2 Rg8
$13) 21. axb5 (21. f4 $5 Nxg6 22. Nxc6 Qe8 (22... Qh4+ 23. Kd1) 23. Nd4 (23.
axb5 Nxb5 24. Qg4 Kh7 25. Rg1 Rc8)) 21... cxb5 22. Qh5 a4 (22... Qf6 23. O-O-O
a4 (23... Qxf2 24. Nxe6 Rf6 25. Kb1 $16) 24. f4 a3 (24... Nxg6 25. Nxe6 Ba3 26.
Bxa3 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qxa3 28. Nxc7 $18) 25. Bc3 $14) 23. f4 a3 $1 24. Bc3 (24.
Bxa3 $6 Nxd3+ $1 25. cxd3 Bxa3) 24... Nd7 25. Bxe6+ $3 (25. Nxe6 $6 Nf6 (25...
Nxe6 $142 26. Qxd5 Rfe8 27. f5 Bb4 $1) 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nxc7 (27. Ke2) 27...
Qxa1+ 28. Ke2 Qxh1 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Qxh1 Bxc7 31. Bxd5 Ra6 $14) 25... Nxe6 26.
Qxd5 Ndc5 (26... Rae8 $4 27. Nc6) (26... Rfe8 27. Nf5) 27. b4 Na4 28. Bd2 Rae8
29. f5 Qg5 $2 (29... Bxb4 $142 30. Qxe6+ Qxe6 31. fxe6 $14) 30. Nxe6 Qg3+ 31.
Kd1 Nb6 $4 (31... Qe5 32. Qa2 $18 Rxf5 33. Nc7+) (31... Qg4+ 32. Kc1 Rxf5 33.
Qxd6 Qxg6 34. Qd7 (34. Nxg7 $5 Qxd6 35. Nxf5 Qe5 36. Nd4 $36) 34... Rxe6 (34...
Qxe6 35. Qxe6+ Rxe6 36. Rxa3 $16) 35. Rxa3 Qf6 $16) 32. Qe4 $18 Qf2 33. Rxa3
Rxf5 34. Ra7 Be5 35. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d6 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Rd8 $2 (8... e5) (8... Nbd7) 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rad1 Nf8 11. e4 Bd7 (11... Ng6
$14) 12. e5 $1 Ne8 (12... dxe5 13. Nxe5 c6 14. c5 $16) 13. Qe2 (13. Rfe1 $1 Bc6
14. exd6 Qxd6 (14... cxd6 15. d5 Bd7 16. c5 $14) 15. c5 $1 $14) 13... c6 14.
Nd2 d5 15. a3 Nc7 16. Rc1 (16. f4 $1 $14) 16... Be8 17. c5 (17. cxd5 exd5 18.
f4 f5 19. Bh3 $14) 17... b6 $1 18. b4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Rdb8 20. Rb1 f6 $1 21. f4
Bg6 (21... fxe5 22. fxe5 Bg6) (21... Nd7 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Qe3 Nxc5 24. dxc5 d4
25. Nce4 dxe3 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 $15) 22. Rb3 Nd7 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. Qe3 Bc2 25.
Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Na2 Nb5 (26... a5 $1 $15) 27. Nf3 a5 28. Rc1 Be4 29. a4 Nc7 $1 (
29... Bxf3 $2 30. axb5 Bxg2 31. bxc6 $16) 30. Nd2 (30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. fxe5 Qg6
32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Nc3 Rb3 $15) 30... Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rb2 32. Nc3 Nxc5 $1 $15 33.
dxc5 d4 34. Qd3 dxc3 35. Rxc3 Nd5 36. Rb3 h6 (36... Qg6 37. Qd4 $1 $10) 37. Kf3
$2 (37. Rxb2 Qxb2 38. Qe2 $10) (37. Kf3 Nb4 38. Ne4 (38. Qe2 Ra2 $17) 38... Qe7
$17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. Ng3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d5 8.
Ba3 Bxc4 9. Bxc4 dxc4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 11. Qxc4 Qc6 12. Qxc6+ Nxc6 13. Rc1 O-O-O
14. c4 Kb7 15. Ke2 Rd7 16. f3 Rhd8 17. Bb2 Ne8 (17... h6 18. Rhd1 Ne8 19. Ne4
f5 $13) 18. Ne4 h6 19. g4 Na5 20. c5 Nc6 21. Rhd1 Nf6 (21... f5 22. gxf5 exf5
23. Nf2 f4 24. Ne4 fxe3 25. d5 $1 Rxd5 26. Nd6+ $1 $16) 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. d5 $1
Rxd5 24. Bxf6 Rg8 (24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 bxc5 27. Bg7 $18) 25. e4
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 h5 27. h3 Rg6 (27... hxg4 28. fxg4 $16) 28. g5 Kc8 29. cxb6 axb6
30. Kf2 Rg8 31. Kg3 Nb8 32. Kh4 Nd7 33. e5 c5 34. Kxh5 Kc7 35. h4 c4 36. Kh6 b5
37. Kh7 $2 (37. Rd2 Ra8 38. Rc2 $18) (37. Be7 $1 Kc6 38. f4 Rh8+ 39. Kg7 Rxh4
40. g6 Rg4 41. Kxf7 Rxf4+ 42. Kxe6 $18) 37... Ra8 38. Rd2 c3 39. Rc2 b4 40. Be7
Rxa2 $1 41. Rxa2 (41. Rc1 $5 $13) 41... b3 42. Rc2 $2 (42. Ra7+ $1 Kc6 (42...
Kb6 $2 43. Ra1 b2 44. Rb1 Nc5 45. g6 fxg6 46. Kxg6 Kc6 47. Bg5) 43. Ra6+ $1 Kb5
(43... Kd5 44. Rd6+) 44. Ra1 b2 45. Rb1 Ka4 46. g6 fxg6 (46... c2 $2 47. Rxb2
c1=Q 48. Rb4+ Ka5 49. g7 Qc2+ 50. Re4 $18) 47. Bg5 Kb3 48. Bc1 $1 (48. Kxg6
Nxe5+ 49. Kf6 Nxf3 50. Bc1 $1 $10) 48... Nxe5 49. Bxb2 c2 50. Rc1 Kxb2 51.
Rxc2+ Kxc2 52. f4 Nd3 53. Kxg6 Nxf4+ 54. Kf6 Kd3 55. h5 Nxh5+ 56. Kxe6 $10) (
42. Ra4 b2 43. Rc4+ Kb6 44. g6 fxg6 (44... b1=Q $2 45. Rb4+) 45. Ba3 b1=Q 46.
Rb4+ Qxb4 47. Bxb4 c2 48. Ba3 (48. Bd2 Nxe5 49. f4 Nf3 50. Be3+ Kc6 51. Kxg6
Nxh4+ $19) 48... Nxe5 49. f4 Nd3 50. Kxg6 Kb5 51. h5 Ka4 $19) 42... bxc2 43.
Ba3 Nxe5 44. h5 Nd3 45. g6 fxg6 46. hxg6 Nb2 $1 (46... Nb2 $1 47. g7 c1=Q 48.
g8=Q Qh1+ 49. Kg7 Qg2+ 50. Kf7 Qxg8+ 51. Kxg8 Nd3 52. Kf7 Kd7 53. Kf6 c2 54.
Kg6 c1=Q 55. Bxc1 Nxc1 56. f4 Nd3 57. f5 e5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Kortschnoj 80th sim"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Grandadam, Patrick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.03.26"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc2
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 $6 (9... Qc7 $1 10. O-O (10. Ba3 b5 $11) 10... d6 11. Ba3 Ne5
12. f4 Ned7 13. Qe2 Nc5 $11) 10. O-O O-O 11. Ba3 d6 $6 (11... Rd8 $11) 12. Bxd6
(12. e5 $1 Nxe5 13. Bb4 Qa4 (13... Qd8 14. Bxd6 Nxd3 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Ne1) 14.
Bxd6 Nxd3 15. Bxf8 Qxc4 16. Nb4 $14) 12... Rd8 13. Bb4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. Rad1
a5 16. Ba3 Qd7 $2 (16... b6 $1) 17. Ne3 $2 (17. Nd4 b6 (17... Nxd3 18. Rxd3 e5
19. Rfd1 $18) 18. f4 $16) (17. Ne1 Qc6 (17... Nxc4 18. Bc2 $16) 18. Be7 Rd7 19.
Bxf6 $16) 17... Nxd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd3 19. Rd1 Qxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Nxe4 21. f3 $2 (21.
Kf1) 21... Rd2 $1 22. Qe1 (22. Qxe4 Rxd1+ 23. Kf2 Rd2+ 24. Kg3 Rxa2 $19) 22...
Rxa2 23. Qxe4 Rxa3 24. Qd4 h6 25. Ne3 a4 $2 (25... f5 26. h4 Kh7 27. h5 Ra6 28.
Qc5 Ra1+ 29. Kh2 Re1 30. Qxc8 Rxe3 31. Qxb7 $11) (25... Ra1+ 26. Kf2 Kh7 27.
Ng4 (27. Qd8 Ra2+ 28. Kg1 Rb2 29. Ng4 e5 30. Qf8 Rb6 $17) 27... Ra2+ 28. Kg3 (
28. Kg1 f5 29. Ne5 Re2 30. Nf7 b6 31. Qd8 Bb7 32. Qxb6 Ba6 $19) 28... f5 29.
Ne5 Re2) 26. Qd8+ Kh7 27. Qd3+ $4 (27. Ng4 $1 e5 (27... f5 28. Ne5 $11) (27...
Ra1+ 28. Kf2 a3 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Qf8 $11) 28. Nxe5 (28. Qf8 Ra1+ 29. Kf2 Bxg4
30. Qxa8 Be6 31. Qxb7 a3 32. Qb3 g5 $15) 28... Ra1+ 29. Kf2 a3 30. Nxf7 a2 31.
Qh8+ Kg6 32. Ne5+ Kf5 33. Qf8+ Kxe5 34. Qxg7+ Kd6 35. Qd4+ Ke6 36. Qb6+ Kd7 37.
Qd4+ Kc7 38. Qe5+ $11) 27... f5 28. g4 Ra1+ 29. Kg2 a3 30. Nc2 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 (
8. Be2) 8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Be2 (11. Nb5) 11... Nxf3+ $1 12.
Bxf3 d4 13. exd4 $2 (13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 dxe3 15. O-O exf2+ 16. Qxf2 $44)
13... Re8+ 14. Kf1 (14. Ne2 Bb4+ 15. Bc3 Bf5 $1 16. Qd2 (16. Qxf5 Bxc3+) 16...
Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Rc8 18. Qb4 Bd3 $17) 14... Qa5 15. Qd1 (15. Rd1 Bf5 16. Qd2 Rac8
$17) 15... Bb4 16. Rc1 Bd7 (16... Bf5 17. g4 $132) (16... Be6 $5) 17. a3 (17.
Bxb7 $2 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Qb5+ $19) 17... Bxc3 18. Rxc3 (18. Bxc3 Qxa3 19. Bxb7
Rab8 20. Ra1 Qe7 21. Bf3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 $40) 18... Nd5 19. Bxd5 (19. Rc5 $2
Bb5+ 20. Kg1 Re1+) 19... Qxd5 20. a4 Rac8 21. f3 (21. Rxc8 Bxc8) 21... Rxc3 22.
Bxc3 Re3 23. Ba1 (23. Qd2 $2 Rxf3+ 24. gxf3 Qxf3+ 25. Kg1 Bc6 $19) 23... Rxb3
24. Kf2 Bxa4 25. Re1 f6 (25... Rb2+ $4 26. Bxb2 Bxd1 27. Re8#) 26. Qc1 Bc6 27.
Qf4 h5 28. h4 Ra3 29. Kg3 Ra2 30. Bc3 Qf7 31. Qf5 $2 (31. Kh3 Qg6 32. Bd2 Qd3
$19) 31... Qc7+ (31... Qc7+ 32. Qf4 Rxg2+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 (8... Nb4 9. Be4 Bf5 $5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. e6 fxe6 12. a3 N4d5 13. Qh5+ Kd7
14. Nf3 Bg7 $132) 9. Nge2 O-O 10. Be4 {[%csl Rd5]} (10. h4 $5) 10... Nb4 11.
Qb3 a5 12. Nf4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd5]} e6 13. a3 N4d5 (13... Nc6 14. Rd1 $16) 14.
Nfxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Nxd5 $4 Be6 $19) 15... a4 16. Qa2 Ra5 (16... Nxd5 17.
Qxd5 $16) 17. Bc4 (17. Bf3 Be6 18. Qb1 Bc4 $44) 17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 b6 (18...
Be6 19. Qb4 Rc5 (19... c5 20. dxc5 Bxe5 21. Rd1 $16)) 19. O-O-O Bb7 20. f3 Qd7
21. Rd2 (21. h4 $5) 21... Ba6 22. Qa2 Rb8 23. h4 b5 24. Nd5 {[%csl Yb4]} Bb7
25. Nb4 Bf8 26. d5 $1 (26. h5 $2 Bxb4 27. axb4 Bd5 $132) 26... Qf5 27. h5 (27.
e6 Re8 $132) 27... Bxb4 (27... Qxe5 28. Bd4 Qd6 29. hxg6 Qxg6 (29... fxg6 30.
Nc6 $18) 30. Be5 $16) 28. axb4 Ra6 29. e6 fxe6 30. hxg6 Bxd5 $6 (30... Qxg6
$142 31. Rh6 Qg3 32. Qa3 $40) 31. gxh7+ Kf7 32. Qb1 $18 (32. Rxd5 $2 exd5 33.
h8=Q Rxh8 34. Rxh8 Qe5) 32... Rc6+ 33. Bc5 Qf6 34. Qd3 Rh8 35. Kb1 Rxc5 36.
bxc5 c6 37. Ka1 1-0

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. b3 Qb6 $5 5. Bg2 (5. Bb2 dxc4 6. Bxf6 exf6 7.
bxc4 Be6 $11) (5. d4 e5 $1 6. dxe5 (6. c5 $1 Qc7 7. dxe5 Ne4 8. Bg2 Bxc5 9. O-O
O-O $11) 6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Ne4 8. e3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nd7 $36) (5. Nc3 Ne4 6. e3 (6.
Nxe4 $1 dxe4 7. Ng5 Qd4 8. Rb1 Qe5 9. d4 $16) 6... Nxc3 7. dxc3 e6 8. cxd5 exd5
9. Bg2 Be7 $11) (5. Qc2) 5... e5 6. O-O (6. Nxe5 $4 Qd4 {[%cal Rd4e5,Rd4a1]})
6... e4 7. Ne1 (7. Ng5 h6 8. Nh3 dxc4 (8... g5) (8... h5) 9. bxc4 Be7 10. Nc3
Na6 11. Qc2 Bf5 12. Rb1 Qc7 $13) 7... h5 $1 (7... Bd6 8. Bb2 $6 (8. Nc3 O-O 9.
d4 $1 (9. d3 Be5 10. Bb2 Re8) 9... exd3 (9... Qd8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bf4 {[%csl
Rd5]}) 10. exd3 (10. Qxd3) (10. Nxd3 dxc4 11. Nb2 $16)) 8... dxc4 9. Bxf6 gxf6
10. bxc4 f5 $13) (7... dxc4 $5 8. bxc4 Be6 9. Qc2 Qa6 (9... Qd4 $5)) 8. Nc3 $2
(8. h3 $2 h4 9. g4 Nxg4 10. hxg4 h3 11. Bh1 h2+ 12. Kg2 Bxg4 $19) (8. h4 $1 Bc5
$1 (8... Bd6 9. Nc3 $1 Bxg3 $140 10. Na4) 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. d4 (10. Kh1 Bxf2 $1
$13) 10... exd3 11. Qxd3 (11. Nxd3 Qxg3 12. Bf4 Qxh4 13. Qd2 Be7) (11. Bf4 Qa5
12. Qxd3 (12. Nxd3 Bd4 $13) 12... dxc4 $11) 11... dxc4 12. Qxc4 Bd6 $14) 8...
h4 9. d4 hxg3 10. fxg3 Qa5 $6 (10... Be6 $17 {[%cal Yb8d7]}) 11. Qc2 $2 (11.
Bd2 e3) (11. Nc2 Qxc3 (11... dxc4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Qh5 14. h4 Bd6 15. Bf4
) 12. Bd2 Qb2 13. Bc1 $11) (11. Na4 Be6 12. Bd2 (12. Qc2)) (11. Qd2 $5 Bb4 12.
Bb2 dxc4 13. bxc4 Be6 14. Nc2 Qh5 15. h4 Bd6 16. Qg5 Nbd7 17. Ne3 O-O-O $13)
11... Bb4 12. Bb2 (12. Bd2 e3 13. a3 exd2 14. axb4 Qxa1 (14... dxe1=N $1 15.
Raxe1 Qb6 $1) 15. Nd3 Qa6 16. cxd5 $44) 12... Be6 13. cxd5 $6 (13. a3) (13. Qd2
) 13... Nxd5 $1 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. a3 Bd2 $2 (15... Bd6 $17) 16. Qd1 $4 (16. Kh1
$1 Nc6 $2 (16... Be3 17. Qc5 $1 Nc6 18. Nc2 Bg5 19. Nb4 $15) 17. b4 Qc7 18.
Qxd2 Qxg3 19. Qf4 $1 $16) 16... Be3+ 17. Kh1 Qc7 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 28th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1998.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "1998.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Qb3 Nf6 (4... f5 $5) 5. Bg5 {Die Idee des
Anziehenden ist klar, er will im günstigsten Moment auf f6 nehmen und dann im
weiteren Partieverlauf das Zentrum durch e2-e4 beherrschen.} dxc4 $6 (5... Be7
$142 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O $14) 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Bxf6 $1 {Wichtiger Zwischenzug.
Jetzt ist Schwarz gezwungen seine Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel
abzuschwaechen. Falls der Nachziehende 7...Qf6 spielt, so wird der Bc8
ungedeckt, dies würde dann eine kleine taktische Abwicklung erlauben: 8.Nb5!+ -
} gxf6 8. Qd3 Bb7 9. Nf3 a6 10. e3 c5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. exd4 {
Auf dem Brett entsteht eine Typische Mittelspielstellung mit weißem isolierten
d4 Damenbauer. Aber hier hat die Stellung einige eigene Nuancen: a) Weiß hat
Entwicklungsvorsprung b) Der schwarze König ist noch immer im Zentrum,
außerdem sind die schwarzen Bauernformationen an beiden Flügeln geschwächt. c)
Schwarz besitzt das Läuferpaar und hat einen ausgezeichneten Vorposten (d5)
vor dem weißen Isolani der gut für eine schwarze Leichtfigur geeignet ist. d)
Man kann sagen, daß die Stellung dynamisch Ausgeglichen ist.} Nb4 $1 {[%csl
Gd5][%cal Yb4d5,Yb7d5]} 14. Qd2 h5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Rb8 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18.
Ne1 $1 h4 19. Bf3 $1 {Schwarz hat das Mittelspiel nicht besonders gut gespielt
und allmählich, nach dem Tausch des weißfeldrigen Läufers, bekommt Weiß
Vorteil.} Bxf3 20. Nxf3 $14 h3 21. g3 {Selbstverständlich nicht die h - Linie
öffnen.} Rh5 22. Nc3 Be7 23. Qe2 Rb6 24. Ne1 Rh8 25. Rac1 f5 $6 {Schwächt die
wichtige Diagonale a1-h8.} (25... Kf8 $142) {[%tqu "De","Es ist höchste Zeit
die schlechte Lage der schwarze König auszunützen. Wie soll Weiß fortsetzten?",
"","","d4d5","",5]} 26. d5 $1 {Nach diese typische Durchbruch im Zentrum
übernimmt der Anziehende die Initiative.} exd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Qe5 {[%cal
Ye5d5,Ye5h8,Ye5f5] Jetzt sieht man, warum 25...f5?! eine verdächtige Lösung
war.Dei weiße Dame greift mehrere schwarze ungedeckte Figuren an.} f6 29. Qxf5
$1 {[%cal Yc1c8,Yf5c8] Der Springer auf d5 hängt immer noch und droht auch 30.
Rc8 mit Gewinn.Schwarz hat praktisch keine wahl.} Qd7 30. Qxd7+ Kxd7 31. Rxd5+
Bd6 {Das entstandene Endspiel mit mehr Bauer ist für viele Schachspieler nicht
leicht zu realisieren. Aber für mehrfache Vize Weltmeister, das ist kein
Problem. Er zeigt Musterhaft wie man solche Endspiele gewinnen kann.} 32. Nd3
Ke6 33. Rd4 Be5 34. Re1 Kf5 35. Rd5 Rb5 36. Rxb5 ({Mir scheint das in folgende
Variante könnte Weiß noch leichter gewinnen können.} 36. Nxe5 $1 Rxd5 37. g4+ {
Jeder Königszug führt zum Turmverlust.} Kg5 (37... Kf4 38. Ng6+ $18) (37... Ke6
38. Ng6+ Kf7 39. Nxh8+ $18) 38. Nf7+ Kg6 39. Nxh8+ Kg7 40. Kf1 Kxh8 41. Re3 $18
) 36... axb5 37. Kf1 Bd6 38. Ke2 Rc8 ({Selbstverständlich darf Schwarz die
Türme nicht tauschen} 38... Re8+ 39. Kf3 Rxe1 40. Nxe1 $18 {weil das Endspiel
Läufer gegen Springer ist ganz leicht für Weiß gewonnen. Plan: Der Springer
geht nach g1und falls Kg4 folgt f3 mit Gewinn des h3 Bauer.}) 39. Kf3 Rd8 40.
Rd1 Be5 41. Ke2 Rc8 42. Ke3 Rc4 43. Ra1 Re4+ 44. Kd2 Rd4 45. f4 Bc7 46. Ke2 Bb6
47. Ra6 Re4+ 48. Kf1 Re3 49. Nf2 (49. Rxb6 $6 Rxd3 50. Rxb5+ Kg4 {/\Kf3} 51.
Ke2 Rxg3 $3 {und 52.hg3 geht nicht wegen 52...h2}) 49... Bc5 50. Rc6 Ba7 51.
Rc7 Bb6 52. Rb7 Re6 53. Nxh3 $18 Rc6 54. Nf2 b4 55. Nd3 b3 56. Nb4 Rd6 57. Ke2
Re6+ 58. Kd3 Bg1 59. Rh7 Re1 60. Rh5+ Kg4 61. Rh4+ Kf3 62. f5 Be3 63. Kc4 Re2
64. Kxb3 Bc1 65. Nc2 Rf2 66. Rc4 Bd2 (66... Rxh2 67. Ne1+ $18 {nebst Rc1}) 67.
Nd4+ Ke4 68. h4 Kd5 69. Nb5 Ke5 70. g4 Be3 71. Nc3 Bd4 72. h5 Rg2 73. h6 Rh2
74. Rc8 Be3 75. Re8+ Kd4 76. Rh8 Kd3 (76... Bxh6 77. g5 $1 fxg5 78. f6 $18) 77.
g5 fxg5 (77... Bxg5 78. h7 $18 {nebt Turmschach auf der achten Reihe.}) 78. f6
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.02.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8.
Qd2 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. Nc3 f5 12. a4 Nf6 13. Be2 Bd6 14. O-O Bd7
15. Rfd1 Ke7 16. a5 Qc7 17. h3 Rhg8 18. Nh4 Rab8 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Qc2 d4 21. Na4
dxe3 22. b6 Bxa4 23. Rxa4 axb6 24. f4 $5 {Starting a desperate sacrificial
attack Leitet einen verzweifelten Opferangriff ein.} ({The alternative Die
Alternative} 24. fxe3 {would be positionally pretty grim. wäre positionell
ziemlich trostlos wäre.}) 24... Bxf4 25. Nxf5+ exf5 26. Qxf5 Be5 ({Sofort
entschieden hätte} 26... Qc6 $1 {would have been immediately decisive, hitting
a4 and g2. mit Angriff auf a4 und g2.}) 27. Bc4 Rg6 (27... Rgd8 $5 {seemed
still good for Black. schien noch immer gut für Schwarz.}) 28. axb6 Rxb6 $2 {
This could have cost Black dearly. Das hätte Schwarz teuer zu stehen kommen
können.} ({Necessary was Notwendig war} 28... e2 $1 {to deflect the rook from
the d-file, e.g. , um den Turm von der d-Linie abzulenken, z.B.} 29. Re1 (29.
Bxe2 $5 Rxb6 30. Rda1) 29... Rxb6 30. Rxe2 Nd7 31. Qf7+ (31. Rd2) 31... Kd8 32.
Ra8+ Rb8 33. Rd2 {(threatening 34.Qf8++) (drohend 34.Qf8++)} Bd4 34. Re2 Be5
35. Rd2 {with a move repetition. mit Zugwiederholung.}) {[%tqu "En","White to
play and win.","","","d1a1","Missing his chance.",0,"a4a7","Deflecting the
queen from the Be5 and starting a king hunt!",15,"De","Weiß zieht und gewinnt.
","","","d1a1","Missing his chance.",0,"a4a7","Lenkt die Dame vom Be5 ab und
bläst zur Königsjagd!",15]} 29. Rda1 $2 {Missing his chance. Verpasst die
Chance.} ({Winning was Es gewann} 29. Ra7 $3 Qxa7 30. Qxe5+ Kf8 (30... Re6 31.
Bxe6 $1) 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rg8+ $1 {(exploiting the pin of the Nf6) and White
checkmates: (nutzt die Fesselung des Nf6) und Weiß setzt matt:} Kh6 33. Qf4+
Kh5 34. Be2+ Ng4 35. hxg4+ Kh4 36. g5#) 29... Kf8 {and White's attack was
finished.  und der weiße Angriff war am Ende.} 30. Bd5 e2 31. Qf2 Bd4 32. Qxe2
Nxd5 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Qf3 Kh6 35. R1a7 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Beersheba g/30'"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2004.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Be7 {I purposely
decided to get away from the main opening lines,which started after:} (6...
Bxc3+ $5) 7. b4 Nbd7 $5 {I didn't want to move any of my pawns on the queen
side,therefore instead I decided to wait for my opponent's next move.} 8. c5 c6
{/\b6,a5} 9. Bd3 b6 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 9... Qc7 {
[%cal Ge6e5]} 10. Ne2 (10. Bb2 $5) 10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Ra2
Bg4 $11 {Galeno,G-Marino,G/Italy,1997(1-0)(31)}) 10. O-O $146 ({The game,which
have reached this position were continued as follows:} 10. Qc2 h6 $6 (10... a5
$142) 11. O-O Qc7 12. e4 $14 {Juntermanns,P-Luegger,M/Dortmund,1998(1/2-1/2)
(48)}) 10... a5 {Positions with similar pawns structure also occur in the
queens gambit.} 11. Bb2 Ba6 {/^a6-f1 I am exchanging the typical bad
white-squares bishop in these type of positions.} 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 {[#]} 13. b5 $5
{[%mdl 512] Very brave and risky decision.This is very typical for the
agressive style of Victor Kortschnoj.On the other hand, it is not too clear
how White can receive an advantage.} cxb5 $140 14. c6 Nb8 15. Ne5 $44 b4 $5 (
15... Ne8 $5 {/\f6(קc6)}) 16. Nb5 Ne8 {[%csl Rc6,Ye5][%cal Gf7f6,Ye5c6] /\f6
(קc6)} 17. a4 $1 {White is blocking the queen side and is heading towards a
more tactical complication.} f6 $140 18. Rc1 Nc7 ({Perhaps it was worth it to
go to the following variation:} 18... fxe5 $5 19. c7 Qc8 (19... Nxc7 $2 20.
Nxc7 {[%csl Ra6,Re6]}) 20. cxb8=Q Qxb8 21. dxe5 Bc5 $132) 19. Nd3 Ra8 {/\Nba6
(><c7)} 20. Nf4 Nba6 {During the last two moves I have significantly increased
the harmony between my pieces.} 21. e4 $5 {[%csl Re6] My opponent is bringing
new resources into this battle.} Bd6 {Nevertheless,it was possible to accept
the sacrifice of the second pawn:} (21... dxe4 $5 22. Qb3 Qc8 $13) 22. e5 fxe5
23. dxe5 Bc5 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. Nd6 {[%csl Gb2,Gg4,Rg7] The White knight on this
square is practically untouchable.} Nb8 26. Nd3 Nca6 {Equality could have been
reached by returning back with the knight:} (26... Nba6 $5 27. Nf4 $140 Nb8 $11
) (26... Nxc6 $6 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Ra6 29. Rfc1 {<->c |^}) 27. c7 Nd7 $5 (
27... Nxc7 $6 28. Nxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc5 $36) 28. c8=Q Raxc8 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 $13 {
I have a N+PP for the R, and now my goal is to prevent White from having an
active play on the queen side.} 30. Kh1 $1 {/\f4-f5} Rf8 31. f4 Nc7 32. f5 Rxf5
33. Rxf5 exf5 34. Qxf5 Ne6 {It seems that my goal has almost been reached,
however White has found the following strong move:} 35. Qf3 $1 {/^a8-h1} d4 36.
Rf1 Ndf8 37. Qd5 Qd7 $4 $138 {A very rare blunder for a player of such level.
My only defense is that I only had 3 minutes left on my clock. If not for this
blunder, the position was pretty much equal:} (37... Kh8 $13) {[%tqu "En",
"Find the killer move!","","","f1f8","",10]} 38. Rxf8+ $1 {[%csl Rd7,Rg8][%cal
Gd5d7]} 1-0

[Event "Leningrad training m"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1970.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1970.07.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {La cadence du tournoi était assez curieuse car elle comprenait
plusieurs contrôles de temps dans la partie: -10 coups à jouer dans la 01ère
heure. - 20 coups supplémentaires dans la seconde heure. - 20 coups
supplémentaires dans la 03ème heure - Phase KO d'une heure.} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3.
Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bd2 (6. e4) 6... O-O 7. Rc1 Nb6 8. Bg5 $146 (
8. e3 {Smyslov,V-Uhlmann,W Skopje 1969 1-0}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 (9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3)
9... g5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. d5 e6 (11... f5 $5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf5f4]}
12. e3 Bxc3+ $5 13. Rxc3 f4 14. exf4 gxf4 15. Bh4 Qd6 $13 {[%csl Rg8]}) 12. d6
$36 {[%csl Gd6]}) 11... Bxc3+ $1 12. Rxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Na4 $36 14. Ra3 Nxc5
15. e3 Rd8+ 16. Ke1 Nc6 {[%csl Re1]} 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bb6 Na6 19. Bxa6 axb6 20.
Bc4 Rxa3 21. bxa3 Na5 22. Be2 Rd5 23. h4 Kg7 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. e4 Rc5 26. Kd2
$11 g4 27. Nd4 e5 28. Nf5+ (28. Nb3 $143 {Bronstein} Nc4+ 29. Kc3 Rc7 30. Bxc4
Be6 31. Nd2 b5) 28... Bxf5 29. exf5 Nc4+ 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rb1 Rf4 32. Ke2 Ra4
33. Rxb6 Rxa3 34. Rb4 $1 Rxa2+ 35. Ke3 Kf6 36. Rxb7 Ra1 37. g3 Ra3+ 38. Ke4 $6
(38. Ke2 $142 {Bronstein}) 38... Rf3 {[%csl Re4]} 39. Rb6+ Kg5 40. Kxe5 Rxf5+
41. Ke4 Rxf2 42. Rb3 f5+ 43. Kd4 Ra2 44. Rc3 Re2 45. Ra3 Re4+ 46. Kd3 Re5 47.
Kd4 Kf6 48. Ra8 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Re1 50. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Ne3 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bb1 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qb7 (20... Nxb4
$2 21. Bd2 {trapping the N is the well-known idea behind b4.}) 21. Bd2 Ra8 (
21... Nc7 22. Bd3 Na8 23. Qe2 Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Velimirovic,D-Ljubojevic,L/Szirak
1987/CBM 03 (23)}) (21... Bd8 22. Bd3 Bb6 {is another way to regroup.} 23. Qe2
Nc7 24. Nd1 Ra8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Hansen,L/Esbjerg 2000/CBM 78 (36)}) 22.
Bd3 Nc7 23. Bc3 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 Na8 $6 $146 {The P-formation is locked so piece
manouvering is the order of the day. Black suffers from being a little cramped
and from having to guard the vulnerable b5-P. But the N-manouvre a8-b6 doesn´t
help much in addressing these problems.} (24... g6 25. Nd2 Nh5 26. Nb3 Nf4 27.
Na5 Qb6 28. Bc2 Ne8 29. Qb2 Ng7 30. Rd1 Ngh5 31. Bb1 Bh4 32. Qd2 Rc8 33. Bb2
Bxh3 $17 {0-1 Obad,A-Stoinev,M/Tuzla 1989/EXT 98 (54)}) 25. Nd2 Nb6 26. Nb3 Na4
27. Na5 Qa8 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Bd2 Bf8 30. Nc2 $1 Nb6 31. Na3 {White has managed
to add more pressure aginst b5. This gives him a clear pull here.} Nc4 (31...
Qa6 32. Rxc8 Nxc8 33. Qc3 $16) 32. N3xc4 bxc4 33. Nxc4 Qxa1 34. Rxa1 Nxe4 35.
Nb6 (35. Nxe5 $5) 35... Nxd2 36. Nxc8 $1 {Whites R and passed b-P cannot be
matched by Black..} (36. Nxd7 $16) 36... Bxc8 37. Ra7 e4 38. Be2 Nb3 39. Rc7
Bf5 40. Bc4 Nd4 41. g4 Bg6 42. b5 $18 Nxb5 43. Bxb5 e3 44. f3 f6 45. Bd7 h5 46.
Bf5 1-0

[Event "Leningrad training m"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1970.07.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1970.07.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Qe2 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e5 (
8. Nbd2) 8... Nd7 9. c4 {Cette idée de Bronstein est devenue depuis la ligne
principale et elle pose plus de problèmes aux Noirs que le plan ancien
d'attaquer uniquement à l'aile-roi par h2h4, Nd2f1h2g4 qui est trés lent} (9.
Nbd2 b5 10. Re1 a5 11. Nf1 b4 12. h4 Qc7 13. Bf4 Ba6 14. Ne3 Nb6 15. Ng4 $11 {
Benko,P-Csom,I Palma de Mallorca 1971 (2) 1-0}) 9... d4 10. h4 Rb8 11. Bf4 b5
$5 {[%cal Gb8b2]} 12. cxb5 Rxb5 13. Nfd2 {Bronstein: An interesting move, on
wich I spent 17 mns} Nb4 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Nba3 Rb8 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18.
b3 N6d5 19. h5 Rfd8 20. Be4 Nc3 $132 21. Bxc3 dxc3 22. Rxc3 f5 23. Bg2 Nxd3 24.
Nc2 Nb4 25. Nxb4 cxb4 26. Rc2 Bc5 27. Rac1 Bd4 (27... Rbc8) 28. Rd2 Qc7 29.
Rcd1 Bc3 $6 (29... Bc5 $15) 30. Rd6 $36 Rxd6 31. exd6 Qd7 32. Qe3 h6 33. Ne5
Bxe5 34. Qxe5 Rb6 35. Rd2 $16 Kf7 36. Qf4 Kg8 37. Qd4 Kf8 38. g4 $1 fxg4 39.
Qxg4 Rxd6 40. Qxb4 Ke7 {[%csl Rd6,Re7]} 41. Qc5 $44 Qd8 42. Bc6 Bc8 43. b4 Qc7
44. b5 Bd7 45. Rc2 (45. Qe5 $142 Bxc6 46. Qxg7+ Kd8 47. Qf8+ Kd7 48. bxc6+ Qxc6
49. Qf7+) 45... Bxc6 46. bxc6 Ke8 47. Kf1 Rd1+ 48. Kg2 Rd5 49. Qe3 Ke7 50. Qa3+
Ke8 51. Qe3 Ke7 52. f4 {[%cal Ge3e7,Gf4f5]} Rxh5 53. Qc3 Kf7 54. Qc4 Rf5 55.
Re2 Rf6 $2 (55... Rd5 $8) 56. f5 $40 Ke7 $2 57. Qc5+ $2 (57. Rd2 {[%cal Gd2d7]}
) 57... Qd6 (57... Kf7 $2 58. Qc4 Ke8) 58. Qxa7+ Ke8 59. Qa8+ Qd8 60. Rxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Palma de Mallorca Gran Torneo-04"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1968.12.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D42"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1968.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Bei diesem Klasseturnier besiegte Kortschnoj seine unmittelbaren Konkurrenten
Spassky und Larsen.} 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 e6 6. d4
Nc6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O {Meistens hat hier Schwarz schon auf d4
zwischengetauscht, aber so geht es auch.} 9. a3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bf6 {Mit dieser
Stellung bietet die Datenbank kaum noch Partien und die neueste ist von 1969.}
11. Rb1 g6 12. Be4 Qc7 13. a4 {Der Vormarsch des a-Bauern bringt nichts.} (13.
Nd2 $5) (13. Ne1 $5) 13... b6 14. a5 $2 (14. Qe2 Bd7 $1 15. Ba3 Be7 $14 {
(Kortschnoj), aber so doll wird der weiße Vorteil nicht sein.}) 14... Ba6 15.
axb6 axb6 16. Re1 Ra7 {Dieser Zug wurde erst durch den Zwischentausch auf b6
ermöglicht.} 17. h4 $2 {Der zweite Vorstoß eines Randbauern ist völlig
überflüssig, denn von einer Schwächung der schwarzen Königsbastion kann Weiß
nur träumen. Kortschnoj sieht nach 17.Bd3 immer noch eine ausgeglichene
Stellung.} Na5 18. h5 Rd8 19. Nd2 Bg7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qf3 Nc4 $6 {Damit wird
Weiß ein wenig entlastet; ohne den Tausch der Springer wüssten die weißen
Figuren noch weniger wohin.} (21... Nb7 $1 {/\} 22. Z0 Nd6 {(Kortschnoj)}) 22.
Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rd1 b5 24. Bd2 Ra2 {Weiß ist hilflos, aber Schwarz muss erst
noch etwas Konkretes erarbeiten.} 25. Bc6 Qa5 26. Qg4 Bd3 27. Rbc1 Bc2 28. Re1
cxd4 29. exd4 Bxd4 30. Qg5 $2 {Erst dieser Zug verliert endgültig.} ({Nach} 30.
cxd4 Qxd2 31. Bxb5 Rxd4 32. Qg3 {hätte Weiß doch immerhin ein paar praktische
Chancen wegen des reduzierten Bauernmaterials.}) 30... Bxf2+ $1 $19 31. Kxf2
Rxd2+ 32. Kg1 (32. Qxd2 Be4 $1) 32... Qxc3 33. Qxb5 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qh4+ 35. Kg1
Be4 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Bxe4 Rxg2+ 38. Bxg2 Qf2+ 39. Kh2 Qxg2# {Quelle: i6/614}
0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 e4 5. Ng5 Nf6 6. e3 (6. Nh3 $5) 6... h6 7.
Nh3 g5 8. f3 exf3 9. Qxf3 d6 10. Nf2 $13 {Weiß hat die besseren Aussichten im
Zentrum, aber Schwarz hat auch seine Chancen, da sein König -nach eventueller
langer Rochade - Sicherheit am Damenflügel findet.Ribli.} Qe7 11. Qe2 $146 (11.
Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Bb5+ Kd8 $13 {Lautier,J-Nikolic,P/Horgen/1994/})
11... Bg7 12. h4 $6 {Dieser Zug gefällt mir nicht. Weiß schwächt seine
Stellung und später hat er nur Probleme wegen dieses Zuges, Ribli.} (12. Bd2 $5
{Mit der Idee 13.0-0-0.Ribli.}) 12... Qf7 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rxh8+ Bxh8 15. Nh3
Qg6 (15... g4 $2 16. Nf4 $16) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Ne7 18. Qc4 c6 $8 19. dxc6
bxc6 20. Bd2 {Wir haben eine Stellung, in der für beide Spieler nur die lange
Rochade möglich ist, aber das ist nur eine theoretische Überlegung, in der
Praxis bleiben beide Könige in der Mitte.Ribli.} Be6 21. Qa4 Qh5 $15 22. Bc4
Qh4+ 23. Nf2 d5 24. Be2 Bf6 25. Rc1 Kf7 {Es ist nicht schwer zu bemerken, daß
die schwarze Königsstellung viel besser ist, das ist ein wichtiger Faktor im
folgenden taktischen Kampf.Ribli.} 26. Rc3 g4 27. Bf1 a5 28. Rb3 Qh2 $17 {
Droht die tödliche Feßlung 29...Bh4.Ribli.} 29. Nd3 Qg1 30. Ke2 g3 31. Rb7 f4
$1 32. exf4 (32. Nxf4 $2 Bg4+ 33. Kd3 Qxf1+ $19) (32. Qxc6 f3+ 33. Kxf3 $2 (33.
gxf3 g2 34. Rxe7+ Bxe7 (34... Kxe7 35. Qc7+ Bd7 36. Bxg2 Qxg2+ $19 {Ein
wirklich effektiver Zug in Zeitnot.Ribli.}) 35. Ne5+) 33... Qxf1+ 34. Kxg3 Qxd3
$19) 32... Bg4+ 33. Ke1 Rh8 $1 {Und Weiß gab auf, da er nichts gegen 34...Qxf1
35.Kxf1 Rh1 matt unternehmen kann. Ribli.} 0-1

[Event "Merida m"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 {For a long time Kortschnoj,V
has preferred 3. - Nf6 to 3. - Bb4. Now he plays 3. - Bb4 but in connection
with the risky 5. - Ba5. It would be interesting to know why the great expert
of the french opening avoids the mainline 5. - Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 which has
earned him many victories.} 6. b4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 a5 {The idea of
Lputian - as far as I know.} 9. Bb2 $6 {More difficult for black is 9. Bd2!
which was played in the later game Almasi-Kortschnoj.} axb4 10. axb4 Rxa1 11.
Bxa1 Nc6 12. Qd2 Nh6 {A typical manouvre for this variation. The diagonal
d8-h4 is left open and the Nh6 controls both f5 and g4. Just like the N on a6
controls both c5 and b4 in many Kings-indian lines.} 13. Nf3 Nf5 14. Bd3 O-O
15. Nxc7 (15. O-O $5 {Maybe white could have waited one move to decide how to
take back the P.}) 15... Qxc7 16. O-O Bd7 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Bxd4 (18. Nxd4 Nxd4
19. Bxd4 Ra8 $10) 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Ra8 {White has got a strong Nd4 against
the "bad french bishop". Does he have a clear advantage then? Not rearly.
Black controls the important a-file and whites pawn-postion is somewhat loose.}
20. h3 h6 21. Rb1 Qc4 22. Kf2 Ra2 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Yd7a4]} 23. Rb3 Kh7 (23...
Ba4 $2 24. Rc3) 24. Qd3 g5 (24... Qxd3 $5 25. Rxd3 Ba4 $1 $132 (25... Rb2 $2
26. Rb3 $14)) 25. g3 $14 Kg6 26. b5 {/\27.Qxc4 dxc4 28.Rb4} Ra4 27. Qxc4 dxc4 (
27... Rxc4 28. Ke3 $14) 28. Rb1 Ra3 29. Rb4 Rc3 30. Ra4 $16 {Black is drifting
into trouble. The N on d4 is now stronger than Bd7.} gxf4 31. gxf4 Be6 32. Nxe6
fxe6 33. Ra7 Rxh3 (33... Rxc2+ 34. Ke3 $16 {The white K will be able both to
control blacks c4-P and support whites own passed P in the b-line.}) 34. Rxb7
Rc3 35. Re7 Kh5 {White is going to have two passed pawns. Black would have
liked to control the b-pawn with his rook and the e-pawn with his K. However
there is a big risk that white will get connected pawns in the e and f-lines
if black stays passive.} (35... Rxc2+ 36. Ke3 Rb2 37. Rxe6+ Kg7 38. b6) 36.
Rxe6 Kg4 37. Rxh6 Kxf4 38. e6 Rxc2+ 39. Ke1 Ra2 (39... Rb2 40. e7) 40. e7 Ra8
41. Re6 Re8 42. b6 c3 43. b7 Kf3 44. Kd1 f4 45. Rf6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 {Das
System mit der frühen Damenentwicklung gilt als nicht besonders gefährlich,
wenngleich sowohl Kortschnoj als auch sein Erzrivale Karpov mit dieser
Variante experimentiert haben.} Nbd7 8. a3 b4 9. axb4 Bxb4 10. g4 $2 $146 {
Mangelnde Kreativität konnte man Kortschnoj sicherlich noch nie vorwerfen. Er
spielt eine Art Shabalov-Angriff (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf7 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7
6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4!?), allerdings erscheint mir in dieser Form der Aufzug des
g-Bauern eher zweifelhaft. Durch die Öffnung des Damenflügels kann Schwarz
nämlich sehr schnell Gegenspiel organisieren. Besser erscheint mit daher das
"traditionelle" 10.e4.} (10. e4 Bb7 (10... a5 11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd2 Ba6 13. Qe4
Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Ne7 15. g3 c5 $6 16. d5 $1 $14 {1-0 Karpov,A-Lautier,J/Tilburg
1996/CBM 56/[Lutz] (41)}) 11. e5 Nd5 12. Be2 c5 13. O-O h6 14. Nb5 cxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qb6 16. Qg4 g6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Qd4 h5 21.
Qxa7 Qb6 22. Qa4 Ke7 23. Bb5 Ra8 24. Qh4+ Ke8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kortschnoj,
V-Novikov,I/Antwerp 1995/EXT 97 (50)}) 10... a5 11. g5 Ba6 12. Qc2 Nd5 13. e4
Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Ne7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. Na4 e5 {Schwarz öffnet die
Stellung. Seine Dame steht bereit zum Sprung nach g4 und h3.} 18. dxe5 Ng6 19.
h3 Rb8 20. Kg2 Re8 21. Nd4 Ndxe5 $15 {Wenn der weiße g-Bauer jetzt auf g3
stände, könnte Weiß wegen der schwarzen Schwächen am Damenflügel auf Vorteil
hoffen. So aber steht Weiß schlechter.} 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. b3 f6 $1 {Schwarz geht
am Königsflügel zum Angriff über.} 24. Nd4 $2 (24. gxf6 $5) 24... Qf7 25. f4
Nh4+ 26. Kg3 c5 $1 {Ein präziser Schlag, der das weiße Kartenhaus zum Einsturz
bringt.} 27. Nxc5 Rbc8 28. fxe5 (28. Ne2 fxg5 29. Rhf1 Neg6 $19) 28... Rxc5 29.
Qe2 Rcxe5 $19 30. Qc4 Qxc4 31. bxc4 Rxe4 32. gxf6 (32. Bf2 Bd6#) 32... Bd6+ 33.
Kf2 Rxe3 34. Rhg1 g6 35. Rg5 R3e5 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 37. Nc6 Bxf6 38. Nxa5 Nf5 39.
Rd5 Rc8 40. Ke2 Be7 41. Kd3 Kf7 42. Nb7 Ke6 43. Rb5 Ra8 44. Rb3 Ra3 0-1

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 $5 {A pawn sacrifice favoured by
Korchnoi but trusted by few other Grandmasters.} dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8.
O-O f6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 a5 12. e5 f5 13. h4 a4 14. Ng5 g6 15.
Rb1 Ra5 {Strange, but White was threatening 15.Rxb5.} 16. Re1 h5 (16... O-O
$142 {Kortschnoj}) 17. Nh3 Kf8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Kg7 20. Qc1 Qe7 21. Qe3
Re8 22. Bf3 Bb7 $2 ({Had Polgar anticipated the following onslaught she would
have tried} 22... Qc7 {when White has sufficient compensation for the pawn but
no more.}) 23. d5 $3 cxd5 ({After} 23... exd5 {White can play} 24. e6 {/\25.Nf7
}) 24. Qb6 Ra6 (24... Nc6 $142 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxb7+ Re7 27. Qb6 Nxe5 28.
Qxe6 Rxe6 29. Bxd5 Re7 30. f4 b4 31. Bg2 b3 32. a3 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 25. Nxe6+
$1 Kh8 26. Qxb5 Bc6 27. Qxb8 $3 {The point behind Kortschnoj's play - Black's
queen will be helpless against White's active pieces.} Rxb8 28. Rxb8+ Kh7 29.
Nd4 $1 Qc7 30. Reb1 Qxe5 31. Rc8 $1 Bd7 ({Black also suffers decisive material
losses after} 31... Ba8 32. Rbb8) 32. Rb7 Rd6 33. Nb5 $1 Kh6 34. Rcc7 $1 f4 35.
Nxd6 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 fxg3 37. Kxg3 g5 38. Nf7+ Kg6 39. Nxg5 (39. Nxg5 Qg1+ 40. Bg2
{Black is helpless.}) 1-0

[Event "Albert m"]
[Site "Albert"]
[Date "1997.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1997.09.10"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Qe7 $5 {[%csl Rc8] Das Hauptproblem des Nachziehende
heißt - schlecht stehende Bc8.} ({Der Alte Maestro weicht von den
Hauptvariante ab:} 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 {Vielleicht hat er gedacht: es ist
selbstverständlich, daß mein junge Gegner viel mehr Theorie in der
Hauptwarianten des Erröffnungen wiessen kann.}) 11. Re1 Rd8 12. Qb3 (12. Qc2
dxc4 13. Bxc4 c5 14. Bb3 b6 15. d5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nf6 $1 $11) 12... dxc4 13.
Bxc4 {Auf dem Brett enstehet eine Stellung mit weiße Raumvorteil im Zentrum -
Pe4 gegen Pe6 und c6.In solche Stellungen Schwarz muß versuchen der weiße
Zentrum zu untergraben mittels c6-c5 oder e6-e5.} c5 (13... e5 14. Ne4 $14) 14.
d5 Ne5 $1 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Red1 (16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 (18.
Qxb7 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qxa2 20. Ra3 Qe6 21. Rxa7 Rab8 22. Qc7 Rdc8 23. Qf4 Rxb2 $15
) 18... fxe6 $11) 16... Bxc3 17. Qxc3 exd5 18. Bxd5 Be6 $1 19. Bxe6 (19. Qe5
Rac8 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxe6 (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qxc5 Qxa2 23. Qb5 $11) 21...
fxe6 22. f4 b6 $11) 19... Qxe6 20. a3 (20. Qxc5 Qxa2 21. Qb4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.05"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qe3 {Since a plan,
introduced by Kasparov, - 13.h4 + 14.Rh3 - has some drawbacks, white applies a
central strategy.} Bxd4 {13...Qc7 or e7 looked more reasonable.} 14. Qxd4 Bb7 {
Black is in hesitation to choose a plan. Regarding the plan, finally chosen,
correct was} (14... Qe7 15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 a5 {, winning at least one tempo,
comparatively to the game.}) 15. Bd3 Qe7 ({After} 15... Qb6 {white would have
had a minimal advantage.}) ({Or after} 15... Qc7 {the position would have had
familiar features - if, say,} 16. Qf2 $6 Nc5 {we would step into waters of the
famous game Nunn-Timman (1989), where after} 17. Qh4 Ne4 {black has achieved
convenient equality.}) 16. Rhe1 b4 17. Ne2 a5 {A weakness of the square b5 may
turn out to be unpleasant. 17...Rac8 was more circumspect.} 18. Qe3 $1 $16 Nc5
{Threats Qh3 or f4-f5 are very annoying - black must be ready to eliminate the
bishop d3 at any time.} 19. Nd4 Ne4 {Apart from pawn moves, f7-f5 or g7-g6,
this is the only way to prevent f4-f5...} 20. Bxe4 $1 {...but a knight on d6
may become much stronger, than the black bishop.} dxe4 21. Nb3 $2 {Wrong!} ({
After} 21. Nb5 Bd5 22. Nd6 f5 23. g4 ({Or} 23. Rg1 {followed by g4 white had a
clear edge.})) 21... Rfc8 22. Nd2 Qc7 23. Rc1 a4 {Just in time. 24.Nxe4 is not
possible. Therefore the next move of white is more or less forced.} 24. c4 (24.
Nxe4 $2 a3 25. b3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qc3 $19) 24... bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qd8 $1 26. Rxc8 $6
{In a game with a normal time control white would certainly find now a
maneouvre Nc4-d6, still with a slight advantage for white...} Rxc8 27. Nxe4 {
27.Rc1 was more solid.} Bxe4+ 28. Qxe4 Qd2 29. Qe2 {Black threatened to win
the game by Rb8.} ({The alternative was} 29. a3 Rb8 30. b4 axb3 31. Re2) 29...
Qxf4 ({Not falling into a trap:} 29... Rc1+ $2 30. Rxc1 Qxe2 31. Rc8#) 30. a3
$2 {A blunder. After} (30. g3 Qf5+ 31. Qe4 Qf2 32. Qe2 {white could hold the
position.}) 30... Qxh2 31. Qe4 h5 32. Rf1 Qg3 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. Qb7+ Kg6 35.
Qxc8 Qe1+ 36. Ka2 Qxe5 37. Qc2+ Kg5 {White lost on time. Presumably he tried
to evaluate a pawn ending, arising after} (37... Kg5 38. Qxa4 Qd5+ 39. Qb3 {
In fact, this endgame was lost for white, after} Kf6 $1 40. a4 Ke7 $1 {black
would stop white passed pawns,whereas black h-pawn would get promoted into a
queen...}) 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4424]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6
7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 a5 11. Bf4 {This is an interesting
idea. White develops quickly and hopes for action on the f4-c7 diagonal. Two
negative aspects are: Bf4 blocks the white f-P and the B can be attacked with
the manouver Ne7-d5/g6.} Bb4 $146 (11... Be6 12. g4 Ne7 13. Nd4 Nd5 14. Nxe6
fxe6 15. Bd2 Bb4 $11 {Galkin,A-Aleksandrov,A/ RUS-Cup6 1997/ 1/2-1/2 (59)}) 12.
Ne4 Be6 13. c3 Bf8 14. Rfe1 h5 15. Neg5 Bd5 (15... Be7 16. Nxe6 fxe6 {is less
risky.}) 16. e6 $1 $36 {It's interesting to compare this game with
Wahls-Sokolov from the same tournament. Here White has used his advantage in
development to create some immediate play in the center.} f6 (16... fxe6 17.
Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Rxe6+ Kd7 (18... Kf7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Bxc7 $18) 19. Rg6 $16) 17.
Nf7 Rh7 18. Bxc7 a4 $1 {A remarkably cool respons to Whites aggressive play.
Black accepts the loss of a P and moves on with his positional plans.} (18...
Bxe6 $2 19. Nd8 $1 $18) 19. Nd2 $6 {Now Black survives without much problem.} (
19. Nd4 $5 {Taking hold of the important d6-square.} Nxd4 20. cxd4 Bb4 (20...
a3 21. b3 Bb4 22. Re2 Ke7 23. Bb6 $1 Re8 24. Rae1 $16) 21. Re2 Ke7 (21... Bxe6
$2 22. Nd8 $18) 22. a3 $16) 19... Be7 20. Ne4 (20. c4 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 Kxf7 $11)
20... Bxe6 21. Ned6+ Nxd6 22. Nxd6+ Kd7 23. Rad1 Kxc7 24. Rxe6 g6 25. Ne4 Rf7
26. Re1 Rd8 27. Ng5 fxg5 28. Rxe7+ Rxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kb6 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Re2 Rd1+
32. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 e5 {Many games have been played this way. The theory considers the position
to be equal. Still, I believe 8...c5 or 8...b6 are more solid.} 9. dxe5 dxe5
10. Bd3 a5 {Already at this moment I disliked the black position. In order not
to get totally outplayed I have conceived now a pawn sacrifice. The move a7-a5
at this stage is a novelty, as well as the following manoeuvre, carried out by
black.  Golod,V: 'Standard reception for positions of a similar type.'} ({
Were checked in the preceding game:} 10... Qe7 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. Bc2
a5 14. O-O Nc5 15. b4 $14 {Peter,A-Horvath,S/HUN 1994,(1-0)(56)}) 11. b3 Nc5
12. Bc2 Qd6 (12... Qe7 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Nd2 {+/=/=}) 13. f3 Re8 14. Ne2 Qc6 15.
O-O a4 16. b4 Nb3 17. Bxb3 axb3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. b5 Qc5 20. Qxb3 Be6 21. Rfc1
Red8 {I have not considered this sacrifice to be sufficient to equalize
chances. My aim was to divert white from developing his strategic initiative.
That's why, being satisfied now to occupy the central file, I miss the
strongest move} (21... c6 $1 {after which white would have had difficulties to
maintain his material gain.}) 22. Ng3 {I was more afraid of} (22. a4 {with
threats a4-a5 or Qa3. The only reasonable answer would be} c6 $1 {and if} 23.
Qa3 {then} Qxa3 24. Rxa3 Ra5) 22... f5 23. Kh1 (23. a4 $5) 23... Rd6 {Now and
then c7-c6 is worth of consideration. Golod,V: 'In exchange behind the pawn,
black has the following trumps: 1) the best accommodation of pieces; 2)
weaknesses in the camp of white. '} 24. h3 Rad8 25. Rc3 R6d7 {Golod,V:
'Black's plan is: Kh8, f6, Rg7 and so on.'} 26. Rf1 {'?!' Golod,V. Again Golod,
V: 'Loss of a tempo.'} (26. a4 {was strong. The only what black could answer
was} b6 27. Qa3 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 Rd2 {still with chances to save the
game.}) (26. Rac1 $142) 26... Rd2 27. Rfc1 Qe7 28. Nf1 R2d7 29. Qc2 Qh4 30. Qe2
Kh8 31. R3c2 Rd6 32. Rc3 R6d7 {A taciturn offer of a draw. Perhaps white still
has somewhat better chances, but in anticipation of a serious time trouble, he
had to accept the offer.} 33. c5 $6 {For long time he avoided any pawn move on
the queen side. But now this pawn move looks senseless.} c6 34. bxc6 bxc6 35.
R3c2 Qa4 {35...f6 with the idea to move rooks to the g-file was stronger.} 36.
Qf2 f6 37. Rc3 Rg7 38. e4 {The point of the move - to cut the black queen off
the king side.} fxe4 39. f4 $4 {Something happened. All of a sudden white
declines from a well planned} (39. Qh4 $1 {Then, after} Rg6 40. fxe4 {he would
have had a clear advantage.}) 39... Qd4 $1 {Now black seizes the initiative.}
40. Ne3 Rdg8 41. f5 (41. Qh4 {would hold the position. White overlooks a
strong blow.}) 41... Rxg2 $1 42. Qh4 {The position after} (42. Qxg2 Rxg2 43.
Kxg2 ({or} 43. fxe6 Rg8 44. Rb3 Qd8 45. Nf5 Qd2) 43... Bb3 {is bad for white.
He tries to create counter-threats to the black king, but fails.}) 42... Qd2
43. Qxf6+ R8g7 44. Qxe5 (44. Ng4 {fails to} Rh2+) 44... R2g3 0-1

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Qb3 e6 6. Qa3 a5 7. Nf3 c6 8. b3 Na6
9. c5 $6 {This new move doesn't pose any problems to Black. Moreover, he gets
a free hand in the centre and on the kingside.} (9. Be2 {was played earlier, e.
g.} Ne4 10. Na4 Nb4 11. Qb2 c5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. exd4 dxc4 15. bxc4
Bd7 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Krasenkow,M/Leonid Stein Mem 2000/1/2-1/2 (42) - CBM77})
9... Nd7 $1 {[%cal Ye6e5,Yg6g5,Ra6c5] A good, multi-purpose move.} 10. Bxa6
Rxa6 11. Na4 g5 $1 {This is much better than} (11... e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Bb2) 12. O-O {After this Black's plan is clear: an attack on the
kingside. The question is whether it will succeed with the rook on a6. Black
has a tricky task: he can't avoid ...e6-e5 to develop his light-squared bishop
but otherwise he must try to keep the centre closed! Fortunately, the poor
position of the white pieces (especially Qa3) helps Black to achieve his aim.}
({The awkward-looking} 12. Bb2 {,with idea Bc3, Qb2, 0-0-0, deserved attention.
If} Bf8 13. b4 (13. Nc3 b6) 13... b6 {then simply} 14. O-O $13) 12... g4 13.
Ne1 h5 14. Nd3 Qg5 15. Qb2 e5 16. e4 Qg6 17. Nxe5 (17. Re1 $5 dxe4 18. Nxe5 $13
{, opening up the d-file, was more appropriate}) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe4 19.
Bd2 h4 20. Rae1 Qf5 21. Bc3 (21. f4 $5 {was more accurate}) 21... Be6 {Safely
blockading the e5 pawn. Now Black is ready to push ...h4-h3. It is not easy
for White to defend, although he is practically an exchange up. However,
instead of the text move, the immediate} (21... h3 $1 {was stronger.} 22. e6 {
didn't work in view of} d4 $1 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxd4 $2 Qd5) 22. Nb6 $6 {
This knight will soon be forced to retreat.} (22. f4 {was necessary to avoid
the opening of the h-file:} gxf3 23. Rxf3) 22... h3 $1 23. f3 (23. f4 {is
already late:} hxg2 (23... g3 $5 24. hxg3 Qg4) 24. Qxg2 Rh3 $1 25. Bd4 Bh6 $17)
23... hxg2 24. Qxg2 Qd3 25. Bb2 Bf8 26. Na4 {alas!} Rg8 27. Qg3 Qh7 28. f4 Bf5
{[%cal Yf8e7,Ye7h4] Black dominates on the light squares.} 29. e6 $6 {A
desperate attent to create counterplay.} fxe6 30. Rxe6+ $6 {This sacrifice is
easily refuted by Black.} Bxe6 31. f5 Bc8 32. Qb8 Qd7 33. Re1+ Kf7 34. Qe5 Qe7
35. Qg3 Qd8 36. Bd4 Rg5 37. f6 Bf5 38. Qh4 Rg8 39. Qh5+ Bg6 40. Qe5 Qd7 0-1

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Re1 Rd8 {Dieser Zug scheint
genauer als 12...Qe7. Daher ist vielleicht 12.e4 besser, siehe Kortschnoj,
V-Fontaine,R (Enghien 1997).} (12... Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. d5 Nb6 15. dxc6 $1 bxc6
(15... Nxc4 {Meulders} 16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Rxc4 bxc6 18. Rxc6 $1 $18) 16. Bb3 Rd8
17. Qc2 $14 {1-0 Piket,J-Novikov,I/Antwerpen op 1996 (43)}) 13. Qc2 (13. Qe2
Qe7 14. Ne4 a5 15. Bb3 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Gelfand,B/Erevan olm
1996}) (13. e4 e5 14. d5 Nb6 {ist hier nicht bedrohlich.}) 13... Qe7 14. a3 b6
15. e4 Bb7 (15... e5 $2 16. d5 {und das Feld d5 ist schwach.}) 16. e5 {Nun ist
Weiß zu e4-e5 gegkommen, aber in einer ungünstigen Form (Tempoverluste mit Qc2
und a3).} Rab8 17. Rcd1 b5 18. Ba2 c5 19. d5 c4 {Sperrt den Ba2 aus, Schwarz
hat bereits die Initiative übernommen.} 20. b3 {Weiß unbedingt den Ba2
befreien.} (20. d6 $2 Qe8 $17 {[%csl Re5] Der Pe5 ist tödlich schwach.}) 20...
Rbc8 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Rd6 Qe7 24. Nd5 Qf8 25. Bxc4 Nxe5 (25...
Qxd6 $2 26. Nf6+) 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 (26... Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxd8 $5 {/\} 28. Ne7+ (
28. Qb3 Rd7) 28... Kh7) 27. Nxe5 $11 Bxd5 28. Qd2 Bxc4 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nxc4
Bc3 31. Rc1 Rd4 32. Ne3 Bb2 33. Rc4 Rd3 34. a4 (34. a4 Bd4 35. Kf1 Bxe3 36. Ke2
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1997.02.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O {According to modern theory this variant promised equal
chances to Black.} 10. a3 Bd6 11. Ne4 Bc7 $1 {Also possible} (11... Be7 12. Bb1
Re8 13. Qd3 g6 14. Ba2 b6 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Qg3 Nf6 17. N4c3 Qc8 $11 {1-0
Buckley,G-Hunt,H/Walsall 1997 (39) but move in text may be even stronger.}) 12.
Bc2 Qh4 13. h3 {N/} (13. g3 {weaken light squares without any reason.} Qh5 14.
N2c3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bb6 $11 {0-1 Lautier,J-Arkhipov,S/Belgrade GMA-op 1988 (49)}
) 13... h6 14. Qd3 Rd8 15. Nd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2f3]} Nf6 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. Bf4 Bxf4 (
{It is very dangerous for a Black to try to keep bishops on the board, for
example} 17... Bb6 18. Rfd1 {and now} Bd7 $2 {lose immediately after} 19. Ng3
Qd5 (19... Qa5 $2 20. b4 Qd5 21. Bb3 $18) 20. Bb3 Qa5 21. Bd2 $18 {and the
queen is trapped}) 18. Nxf4 Qa5 19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. g3 b6 {Game is approximately
equal. White pieces little be more active, but they have some problems with Pd4
} 21. Rac1 Bb7 22. Bb3 (22. b4 Qd6 {[%csl Rd4]}) 22... Rd6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 $1 24.
dxe5 Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxd3 26. Nxd3 Rd8 $1 27. Ne1 Ne4 28. Rc7 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS Team Cup-03 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1961.12.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "1961.12.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Burevestnik"]
[BlackTeam "Trud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b4 {Une ligne secondaire souvent jouée par Smyslov à
cette époque mais les résultats des Blancs sont assez mitigés} Bg7 (3... b6 4.
Bb2 Bb7 5. Na3 Bg7 {Smyslov,V-Botvinnik,M World Championship 22th 1958 (23) 1/
2-1/2}) 4. Bb2 d5 (4... O-O 5. c4) 5. Bg2 c6 {[%cal Ga7a5]} (5... O-O 6. O-O c6
) 6. O-O a5 $1 7. bxa5 Qxa5 $132 {[%csl Ra2] Les Noirs ont au minimum l'égalité
} 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Qb6 {[%csl Rb2]} 10. Qc1 $6 (10. Rb1 $142 $1 {[%cal Gb1b6,
Gb2f6] Plus actif et les Blancs aurait économisé le coup a3} Qc7 11. c4 Bg4 (
11... Rxa2 $2 12. Be5 {[%csl Rb8]}) (11... Be6 12. Ng5) 12. Be5 Qc8 13. Qb3)
10... c5 {[%cal Gb8c6]} 11. a3 Nc6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. e4 $6 (13. c4 {Un moindre
mal pour la structure} d4 {[%csl Rb2,Re2]}) 13... dxe4 $1 14. dxe4 {[%csl Ra3,
Rc2]} Rd8 15. Re1 Ra4 $15 16. Bc3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 {[%csl Rc2]} 18. Bb4 e5 {
La partie commence à mal tourner pour l'ancien Champion du Monde qui a une
mauvaise structure et des pièces mal placées et il n'est pas facile d'amener
le N sur la case de blocage "d3".} 19. Nf3 Ra6 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga6c6]} 20. Qd2
Rc6 21. Rb2 {La position Blanche est trés malsaine} Ne8 22. Bf1 Nd6 $17 {
[%cal Gf7f5,Gd6c4]} 23. Bd3 Nc4 $2 {Les Noirs n'auront pas de compensations
suffisantes pour la perte de la qualité.} (23... Bg4 24. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 25. Qg5)
(23... Bh3 24. Ng5) (23... b6) 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Ba5 Qd6 26. Bxd8 Qxd8 27. Reb1
Qc7 28. Ne1 Bf8 29. Rb3 Bd6 30. Qd3 Qc5 31. c3 Be6 32. Rb5 Qxa3 33. cxd4 Qxd3
34. Nxd3 Rxd4 35. Nxe5 Rxe4 36. Nf3 Bc8 37. Rd1 Bf8 38. Ne5 Kg7 39. Nd7 $1 {
Forçant l'échange et les Noirs n'auront plus la paire de B en compensation} Ba3
40. Rb3 Be7 41. Rc3 Bxd7 42. Rxd7 $36 {[%cal Gd7b7]} b6 {[%cal Ge7c5]} 43. Rc6
$6 (43. Rcc7 $1 $40 {[%csl Re7,Rf7][%cal Gd7f7]}) 43... Re5 44. Rxb6 Bc5 45.
Rb2 h5 46. Kg2 Re7 {Espérant annuler en simplifiant mais L'ancien Champion du
Monde était un finaliste redoutable et il va dérouler la technique} 47. Rxe7
Bxe7 48. Kf3 Bf6 49. Ra2 Bc3 50. Ke4 Kf8 51. Kd5 Kg8 52. Kd6 {[%cal Gd6e7]} Kf8
53. h3 f5 $6 {[%csl Re6]} 54. Ke6 $18 Bd4 55. Rd2 $1 Bc3 56. Rd7 $1 {[%csl Rc3,
Rf8] Les Noirs vont être rapidement en zugzwang} Bb2 57. Rc7 Bd4 58. f3 Bb2 59.
Rc2 Ba1 60. Rg2 $1 {[%cal Gg3g4]} Kg7 61. g4 fxg4 62. hxg4 {[%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5]}
Kh6 63. Kf7 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Be5 64. gxh5 g5 65. Re2 Bc3 66. Rh2 Be1 67. Kf6 Bg3
68. Rh1 Bf2 69. Kf5 Bh4 70. Kg4 {[%mdl 4096]} 1-0

[Event "URS Team Cup-03 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1961.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1961.12.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Daugava"]
[BlackTeam "Trud"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 d5 {Une surprise car KORTCHNOI ne jouait pas la scandinave et TAL devait
davantage s'attendre à une défense française ou la réponse classique e7e5.
KORTCHNOI est devenu ensuite peu à peu la bête Noire de l'ancien Champion du
Monde} 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Bf5 {4. g6 est devenu ensuite la ligne
principale dans les années 60} (4... g6 {Pfeiffer,G-Richter,K GER-ch 08th Bad
Oeynhausen 1941 (4) 0-1}) (4... Bg4 {Chajes,O-Capablanca,J New York National
1915 (12) 0-1}) 5. Bd3 (5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. a3 {[%cal Gc2c4]} O-O 8. c4 $14
{Bronstein,D (2590)-Gipslis,A (2530) Tallinn 1975 (3) 1/2-1/2}) 5... Bxd3 6.
Qxd3 Nc6 $146 (6... e6 {Villegas,B-Holtey,G ARG-ch Argentina 1931 (10) 1-0}) (
6... c6) 7. c4 (7. O-O {Plus simple}) 7... Ndb4 8. Qb3 e5 $1 9. O-O Nxd4 {
Sans surprise, Kortchnoi accepte le gambit} 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nc3 Qb6 12. c5 $5
(12. Be3 {le coup naturel}) 12... Qxc5 13. a3 Nd3 14. Qxb7 (14. Be3 $143 Qc6)
14... Rd8 15. Be3 $44 Qc4 16. Nb5 {[%csl Rc7,Re8]} Bd6 17. b3 $1 {[%cal Gb7b3,
Gb5d6]} Qe6 18. Qc6+ (18. Rad1 $5) 18... Ke7 $5 (18... Rd7 19. Rad1 $36) 19. f3
$6 {Empêche la poussée "e5e4" mais au prix d'un affaiblissement} (19. Rad1 $14)
19... Rd7 20. Rfd1 $36 a6 21. Nc3 (21. Rxd3 axb5 22. Qxb5 $13) 21... e4 22.
Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Be5 24. Ra2 f5 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5+ Kd8 27. Re1 Rd5 28. b4
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 (7. h3) (
7. a3) 7... Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O (10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O $14)
10... c4 11. Bc2 b5 (11... Nf6 12. Ne5 $14) 12. e4 Nb6 (12... Bb7 13. e5 $14)
13. Re1 Be6 (13... Bg4 {with an idea to place the bishop to g6 was interesting.
But black's plan is clear - first to force white to play e4-e5 and then to
blocade white's king-side pawns.}) 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Be5 Bf6 $1 {Remarkable: it
is impossible to force black to move any pawn on the king side!} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. e5 Qh6 18. Re3 $132 {Due to the awkward location of white pieces he has
problems - how to create threats on the king side?} b4 19. Qe1 a5 20. g3 {
20.h4!? with an idea Ng5.} Nc8 $6 ({Black could play now} 20... c3 21. bxc3 Nc4
22. Rd3 Bf5 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Qxb4 Bxd3 (24... Rfb8 $5 25. Qxb8+ $1 Rxb8 26.
Rb3 Rxb3 27. axb3 {also with roughly equal chances.}) 25. Bxd3 {with about
equal play.}) 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. f4 g6 23. Qd2 Rfb8 24. Ba4 $1 {Black will also
have difficulties to carry out his plan!} Rb7 25. Nf3 Rc8 26. Ng5 Qf8 27. Rf1
Nf5 28. Ref3 c3 29. Qf2 Ne7 (29... Rc4 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Bb3 Rxd4 32. Rxc3 $14)
30. Nxe6 (30. f5 $2 gxf5 31. g4 Qg7 $17) 30... fxe6 31. g4 Rbc7 32. bxc3 Rxc3
33. Bd7 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Rc3 35. Qe2 (35. Qf2 $6 Qf7 36. Qh4 Kg7 $15) 35... Nc6 $1
$11 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Qb5 Rc4 38. Qd7 $2 $138 (38. Qxa5 Rxd4 39. Qb6 $11) 38...
Rxd4 39. Qxe6 Rxf4 40. Rc1 $4 (40. Rxf4 Qxf4 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Qf7 43. Qd6
$11) 40... Kg7 41. g5 Qf7 $1 42. Qc8 {After exchange of queens black could
take back either way with a good advantage. Still, it was a lesser evil.} Qa7+
43. Kh1 Qf2 $19 44. Qd7+ Rf7 45. Qxd5 Qe2 46. h4 Qg4 47. e6 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 h6
8. O-O Ng4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Ne1 (11. Nd2 {Anand} f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13.
b4 {Kasparov-Nunn Reykjavik 1988}) 11... f5 12. Bxg4 fxg4 13. Be3 $5 {N} (13.
Nc2 {Anand} g5 14. Ne3 Rf4 15. Bd2 Bd7 16. b4 Ng6 (16... Qf8 {Kasparov-Nunn
Skelleftea 1989}) 17. Rc1 Nh4 18. Kh1 Qe8 19. f3 gxf3 20. g3 Qh5 $1 $40 {
Portisch-Nunn Skelleftea 1989. Nunn clearly has a lot of experience in this
line.}) 13... b6 $6 {Interessant ist Nunns Besprechung des Stellungstyps in
CBM9 S.83. Dort gibt er die Variante 13.Sd3 g5 14.c5 c6! an, aber das ist nach
der Neuerung 13.Le3 nicht möglich. 13...b6 ist eine Schwächung des
Damenflügels.} (13... g5 14. c5 Ng6 15. Rc1 $14) (13... c5 $14) 14. Nd3 g5 15.
b4 $16 Ng6 16. a4 Nf4 17. a5 Rb8 (17... Ba6 $5 {Anand}) 18. Nb5 Ba6 (18... Rb7
{Anand} 19. a6) (18... a6 {Anand} 19. Na7 $16) 19. axb6 Bxb5 20. Rxa7 (20. bxa7
{Anand} Bxc4 21. axb8=Q Qxb8 $15) (20. bxc7 {Anand} Qxc7 21. cxb5 Qc4 $132)
20... Bxc4 21. bxc7 Qf6 22. cxb8=Q Rxb8 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Ra3 g3 25. hxg3 fxg3
26. fxg3 Qd4+ 27. Kh2 Qxe4 28. Qf3 Bxd5 29. Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Rd1 Rb6 31. Ra7 Rb7
32. Rxb7 Bxb7 33. b5 Bc3 34. Nc5 dxc5 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Ke6 37. Rxb7 Kd5
38. Rd7+ Ke6 39. Rh7 c4 40. Rxh6+ Kd5 41. b6 Be5 42. b7 c3 43. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Candidates m5 g/45"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Knaak} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6
8. Be3 cxd4 $2 (8... Qb6 $10) (8... Be7 {Knaak} 9. dxc5 $5 Ngxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5
11. f4) 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Be8 12. Rc1 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Qd2
Kh8 (14... h6 $5 {Knaak /\ Nge7}) 15. Bb1 Rc8 16. Rfe1 $16 {>< e6, Ng6} Rc7 17.
Rcd1 Rd7 18. Kh1 (18. Ng5 Nxd4) 18... Be7 19. Ng5 Rf6 (19... Nxd4 $142 20. Nxh7
Nf3 21. gxf3 Kxh7 {Schwarz hat zwar die schlechtere Position, er hat aber noch
Konterchancen.}) 20. f4 Nf8 21. Rf1 h6 22. Nf3 Bg6 23. Bxg6 Nxg6 24. g3 Bf8 $18
{Die schwarze Stellung ist strategisch verloren; dennoch hätte 24...Bb4 mehr
Widerstand geleistet.} (24... Na5 $5 {Knaak}) 25. Qg2 Kg8 26. Qh3 Bb4 27. Ne2
Nf8 28. g4 Qe8 29. g5 hxg5 30. fxg5 Rff7 31. Nf4 g6 32. Nd3 Bd6 33. Nf2 Ne7 34.
Ng4 Nf5 35. Bc1 (35. Nh4 $1 {Gewinnt die Qualität sofort.}) 35... Qd8 36. Nf6+
Rxf6 37. gxf6 Rh7 38. f7+ Kg7 39. Qg4 Ng3+ 40. Kg1 Nxf1 41. Rxf1 Qc7 42. h4 Qc2
43. Bg5 (43. Ne5 $142) 43... Qxb2 $2 (43... Qf5 $1 44. Qg2 Qxf7 45. Ne5 Qe8 46.
Nf7 Qxf7 47. Rxf7+ Kxf7 $19 {Ich glaube, dass Schwarz auf Verlust steht, aber
Weiss muss noch Technik zeigen ...}) 44. Bf4 $1 Qb6 45. Be5+ Bxe5 46. Nxe5 Qd8
47. Nxg6 Nxg6 48. f8=Q+ $4 (48. h5 $18) (48. h5 $1 {Knaak} Rh8 49. Qxg6+ Kf8
50. h6 $18) 48... Qxf8 49. Rxf8 Kxf8 50. Qxe6 (50. h5 $5 {Knaak}) 50... Nxh4
51. Qc8+ {Es tauchen schon technische Schwierigkeiten auf.} (51. Qxd5 $142) (
51. Qxd5 $1 {Knaak}) 51... Kf7 52. Qxb7+ Kg6 53. Qxd5 Nf5 54. Qe6+ Kg5 55. d5
Rh6 56. Qg8+ Rg6 57. Qd8+ $2 {Weiß erlaubt den schwarzen König den Durchbruch
nach d5. Schwarz ist dann in der Lage, eine Festung zu errichten.} (57. Qe8 $1
{+/-/+-}) 57... Kf4+ 58. Kf2 Rd6 59. Qb8 a6 60. Qc7 (60. Qe8 $1 {Die letzte
praktische Gewinnchance.}) 60... Ke5 61. Qc4 Ne7 62. Qe2+ Kf6 63. Qf3+ Ke5 64.
Qe3+ Kf6 65. Qf4+ Nf5 66. Qe4 Ne7 67. Qh4+ Kf7 68. Qh7+ Ke8 69. Qh8+ Kd7 70.
Qh3+ Kc7 71. Qh7 Kd7 72. Qh3+ Kc7 73. Qc3+ Kd7 74. Qg7 Rxd5 75. Ke3 a5 76. Ke4
Rf5 77. Qd4+ Rd5 78. Qa7+ Ke6 79. Qc7 Rf5 80. Kd4 Rd5+ 81. Kc4 Rf5 82. Qb6+ Kd7
83. Qb7+ Kd6 84. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 (9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 Na6 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nc3 Ne4 $10 {
Kichnev,S-Brunner,L, SWZ-chI, CBM 31 game 850.}) 10... d6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a3
bxa3 13. b4 a5 $10 {Chuchelov,V-Lau,R, Porz 1992, CBM 31 game 774.}) (9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Ne5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Qd2 Be7 $10 {
Zueger,V-Brunner,L, SWZ-chI 1992 CBM 31 game 878}) 9... d5 $6 {Probably too
ambitious.} 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bb2 $14 {Bb4 is misplaced and White has a lead
in development.} cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qf6 13. a3 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 (14... Be7 15. Nc3
$14) 15. Nb5 $1 Nc6 16. b4 Be7 17. e4 Nf6 18. e5 Nd5 19. N1c3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Nd8
$6 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 $16 a6 25. Rd7 axb5 26.
Rxb7 Kf8 27. Bd4 Ra6 28. h4 $1 h5 $6 29. Kf1 Ke8 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Rb8 Ke8 32.
Rb7 Kf8 33. Kf1 Ke8 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rb8 Ke7 36. Rb7+ Kf8 37. Be3 $1 $18 Ke8 38.
Kf1 Kf8 39. Rb8 Ke7 40. Bg5+ f6 41. exf6+ gxf6 42. Bxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rxd8 Rxa3 44.
Rh8 $1 Rb3 (44... Kg6 45. Rg8+ {Or 45.Rb8 + -} Kh6 46. Rg5 $18) 45. Rxh5 Rxb4
46. Kg2 Kg6 47. Re5 Kf6 48. f4 Rb2+ 49. Kf3 b4 50. Rb5 b3 51. Kg4 Rb1 52. Kh5
b2 53. g4 1-0

[Event "World Students Team-ch03 fin-A"]
[Site "Uppsala"]
[Date "1956.04.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Mednis, Edmar John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Annotator "Sajtar,J/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1956.04.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O (6... b6 $142)
(6... d6 $142) 7. h4 {Comme les Noirs ont roqué rapidement, Kortchnoi tente
de prendre l'initiative à l'aile-roi mais sans avance de développement
l'attaque Blanche parait prématurée} (7. c3 $142 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 (8... Ba6))
7... Nd5 $1 8. c4 (8. a3 $5 {[%cal Gc2c4]}) 8... Nb4 9. Be2 f5 (9... d6) 10. a3
$1 (10. Nc3) 10... N4a6 {[%csl Ra6]} (10... N4c6 {[%cal Gd7d6,Gb8d7]}) 11. Nc3
d6 12. b4 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Nc7 13. Qb3 {[%csl Re6,Rg8]} Kh8 14. Rd1 $36 Nd7 15.
c5 {[%cal Gd1d8,Gb3e6]} Nf6 16. cxd6 (16. h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h6]} h6 17. Bf4 $14)
16... Qxd6 17. Ne5 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bc4 Bf6 20. O-O (20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. h5
$14 {[%cal Ge5g6,Gh1h8]}) 20... Nc7 (20... Nb6) 21. Bf4 Qe7 22. h5 b5 23. Qh3
$2 (23. Ng6+ {L'ordre de coups correct} hxg6 24. hxg6 $40 {[%cal Gb3h3]}) 23...
Bxe5 24. Bxe5 bxc4 25. h6 Rf7 26. hxg7+ Kg8 27. f4 Nd5 28. Rf3 Nf6 29. Qh6 Ng4
$1 $19 {repousse l'attaque Blanche} 30. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 31. Rh3+ Nh6 32. Rxh6+ $1
Kxh6 33. g8=Q Rg7 $2 (33... Bb7 $5 {Développer une pièce supplémentaire
avec gain de temps ne peut-être mauvais} 34. Qg3 Rg7) 34. Qh8+ Rh7 35. Qg8 Rg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O {
7.De2 was a good alternative: if 7...Sgf6 8.Sf6 Df6? 9.Lg5 Lf3 10.De3,trapping
the queen.} Ngf6 8. Neg5 $1 {Not 8.Sf6 Df6! and black solves all his problems.}
Bd6 $1 {The most active.After 8...h6 9.Se6! fe 10.Lg6 white would have had a
winning attack,or 8...Le7 9.De2 O-O (9...h6!?) 10.Se5 with big advantage for
white.} 9. Re1 h6 10. Nh3 {10.Te6 looks promising: 10...fe 11.Se6 De7? 12.Lg6,
but 10...Kf8! refutes the sacrifice.} Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c6 12. Nf4 O-O $2 {Correct
was 12...Dc7 or 12...Da5,followed by O-O-O,with about equal chances.} 13. Nh5
Re8 14. Bd2 e5 $2 {Losing move.Black had to play 14...Sh5 15.Dh5 Sf6,gradually
preparing e6-e5 or c6-c5.} 15. Nxg7 $1 e4 (15... Kxg7 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Bxh6 Nh5
18. Qh3 Ndf6 19. Bg5 Kg7 20. g4 e4 21. gxh5 exd3 22. Qf5 $1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 d2
24. h6+ Kf8 25. Bxd2 Be7 26. Bg5 Qd5 27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. h7 Kg7 29. Bxe7 Re8 30.
Bb4 $18) 16. Qh3 $6 (16. Rxe4 $1 $18 Nxe4 (16... Rxe4 17. Nf5 Re6 18. Nxd6 Rxd6
$2 19. Qg3+ $18) 17. Nxe8 Nxd2 18. Qg4+ Kf8 19. Nxd6 $18) 16... Kxg7 17. Qxh6+
Kg8 18. Bc4 Re7 {Or 18...Sf8 19.Te3 Sg4 20.Dh5.} 19. Qg6+ $2 {White is missing
a win:19.Lb4!! Lb4 2O.Te3,or 19...c5 20.dc Le5 21.Tad1! and black is helpless.}
Kf8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1986.12.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nunn, John DM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1986.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. h3
Nc6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Re1 {Kortschnoj plays the opening in a very original
fashion. His idea is twofold; firstly he may play e5 and Qe4-h4 with a
kingside attack, or he may play positionally to try and prove that c4 will be
an excellent square for a knight.} Nd7 {This is one way to prevent e5 by White.
} ({But} 10... e5 {was another, more direct, method. Black might then play ...
Nh5-f4, but there is a long-term risk involved in weakening d5.}) 11. Bc2 b6
12. a4 Bb7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Qc8 $6 {Bad. Black aims to play ...Ba6, ...c4
and ...Nc5-d3.} ({But it was much more important to prevent White developing
his queen's bishop to a good square by} 14... h6 $1) 15. Bg5 Ba6 16. Qe3 Qb7
17. Rad1 c4 {A really weak move. Although this is part of Black's plan he
blocks in the a6 bishop and allows White access to d4.} (17... f6 18. Bh4 e5 {
was much better; then Black could play ...c4 and ...Nc5 while keeping d4 under
control.}) 18. Nd4 $1 Nde5 19. Nb5 {Black has a very poor position. His c4
pawn is very weak and if White can drive the central knight away by playing f4
all Black's minor pieces will be poorly placed.} Na5 20. Qe2 ({Not immediately
} 20. f4 $6 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Rxd3 Nc4 {followed by ...Rxd3 and ...Nxb2.})
20... Bxb5 21. axb5 Qc7 22. f4 Nd3 {Black is lost. Although Black gets some
play for the pawn, he is doomed by the very bad position of the knight at a5.}
23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. Rxd3 h6 ({Unfortunately it turns out that} 24... f6 25. Bh4
Qxf4 {loses to} 26. Bg3 Qg5 {when the Black queen and knight are in disastrous
positions.} 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. b4 Nb7 (28... Nb3 29. Qc4+ $18) 29. Qc4+ Kf8 30.
Qc7 $18) 25. Bh4 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Qe2 Qxf4 28. Bxe7 Re8 29. Bb4 Nb7 30.
Qf3 Qe5 31. Ne3 {Although White is still winning, this is an unnecessary
complication.} ({Simply} 31. Ra1 {wins easily.}) 31... Qxb5 32. Rf1 $6 {
This move throws the win away.} (32. Nd5 $142 Be5 33. Be7 $1 {gives White a
decisive attack based on the threats of R f1 and Bf6, although in time trouble
this line was not so easy to see.}) 32... Qd7 {Now the position is level. The
good square for the knight at d5 balances the weakness of the isolated e-pawn.}
33. Nd5 Nc5 34. Bxc5 bxc5 35. Rd1 Qb7 36. Rd2 Qc6 37. Rf2 Qd7 38. Qf4 {A risky
move.} ({White should have been content with a draw by} 38. Rd2) 38... Re5 ({
I rejected the obvious} 38... f5 {because of} 39. Rd2 {, overlooking the reply}
Qa4 $1 {, when} 40. exf5 $2 Qa1+ {[%cal Ya1e1,Rg7e5] wins for Black. Therefore
White would have faced problems after 38...f5.}) 39. Rd2 Qe6 40. Nc7 Qe7 ({
I intended} 40... Qc4 $2 {, but} 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Nd5 $1 $18 {would have been
the reply, when there is no genuine answer to the threat of Nf6+.}) 41. Nd5 Qe6
({Objectively Black should play} 41... Qg5 $15 {with a slight advantage, but I
was so pleased with half-a-point I decided to be satisfied with a draw.}) 42.
Nc7 Qe7 43. Nd5 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Students Team-ch01"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1954.04.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vittiglio, Giuseppe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1954.04.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Italy Scotland France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qb3 $5 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 {Retombe
sur une Catalane mais la Qb3 est mal placée pour préparer la poussée e4}
Nbd7 8. Nc3 Nb6 {un coup passif mais qui force les Blancs à jouer l'échange
cd5 qui va libérer le Bc8} (8... b6 $142 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. cxd5 (10. Rfd1 Nh5 11.
Bd2 f5 12. cxd5 $14 {Melkumyan,H (2534)-Gelashvili,T (2622) Gyumri 2008 (3) 0-1
})) 9. cxd5 (9. c5 $5 Nbd7 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 10. Bf4 b6 $1 $11 {La Qb3 bloque le
P "b" et les Blancs ne peuvent pas renforcer l'aile-dame par la poussée b2b4})
9... exd5 10. Ne5 Ng4 (10... Bf5 $11) 11. Nd3 Nc4 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14.
Bxd6 (14. Qc2 {[%cal Gb2b3]} Bf5 15. e4 $5 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 {
[%cal Gc2c4,Ge4d6]} Bxf4 18. Qxc4 $14) 14... Qxd6 15. h3 Nf6 16. Nf4 {[%cal
Ge2e4,Gb3c4]} Be6 17. Rfe1 Nb6 18. e3 (18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6
21. Nxe4 $14 {[%csl Re6,Gg2]}) 18... Qd7 19. Kh2 Nc8 20. f3 h5 21. Qc2 Ne7 22.
e4 h4 23. g4 Qc7 24. e5 $16 Rac8 {[%cal Gc7h2] Un coup pas très utile car
après Nc3 qui va suivre, le levier c6c5 sera difficile à réaliser} (24...
Nh7) 25. Nd3 $1 $36 {[%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5,Gd3c5]} Nh7 $6 26. f4 {[%csl Re6,Rh7]
[%cal Gf4f5]} g5 $6 27. f5 $18 Bd7 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. Rc1 Qb6 30. Nc5 Qc7 31. f6
Ng6 32. Nxd7 Qxd7 33. e6 Qd6 34. Nxd5 cxd5 35. Qxc8 Nxf6 36. Qc7 Qxc7 37. Rxc7
fxe6 38. Rxe6 Nf4 39. Ree7 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch25"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1952.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. f4 $5 {Une idée de Rubinstein} (5. Nf3
) 5... c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 $146 (7. Be2 {Rubinstein,A-Bogoljubow,E Prague ol 
(Men) 1931 (5) 1-0}) 7... Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 $14 O-O 11. c5 Qc7
(11... Ng4 $5 {[%csl Re3]}) 12. Bd3 $16 {Les Blancs ont un bon avantage
d'espace et des pièces plus actives} Rd8 $6 {trop passif} (12... b6 $5 {
Dans ce genre de structure, il vaut mieux jouer activement avant que les
Blancs n'aient le temps de renfocer la position}) 13. Qc2 b6 14. b5 (14. Nb5
$36 {[%csl Rc7]}) 14... Na5 15. c6 {[%csl Gc6]} Nc4 $1 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Ne5
Nd5 18. Nxc4 Bc5 19. Nd1 $2 (19. Na4 Bxe3 20. Be5 $1 {[%csl Ge5]}) 19... a6 20.
a4 f6 21. Qb3 Ra7 {[%csl Ra7]} 22. Nf2 Qf7 23. O-O-O $13 axb5 24. axb5 Qg6 25.
Rhe1 Qxg2 26. Nd3 Bf8 27. e4 $1 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4]} Nc7 28. f5 {[%cal Gb3g8]} (28.
Nxb6 $5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Gb5b8]}) 28... Re8 29. Kb1 Kh8 30. Bd4 (30. e5 $142 $1
$40 Nd5 (30... exf5 31. exf6 {[%csl Re8]}) 31. exf6 gxf6 (31... Nxf6 32. Nxb6)
32. Ne3 (32. Nxb6 $5 Nxb6 33. Bxf6+ Bg7 34. Be5 {[%cal Gd3e5,Ge1g1]}) 32...
Nxe3 33. Bxf6+ Bg7 34. Bxg7+ Qxg7 35. Rxe3) 30... Nxb5 31. Bxb6 Na3+ 32. Kc1
Ra6 33. Rd2 Qf3 $17 34. Rf2 Qh3 35. Ncb2 Qh5 36. Nc5 Bxc5 37. Bxc5 Rxc6 38.
Qxa3 exf5 39. Kb1 fxe4 40. Bd4 Qd5 41. Qe3 Be6 42. Rc2 Ra6 43. Kc1 Rd8 44. Rc4
Qb5 45. Rc5 Qb4 46. Bxf6 Ra1+ 47. Kc2 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "URS U18-ch Final"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B71"]
[Annotator "Petronijevic,Z"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 ({the 17 years old
Kortschnoj played the old continuation. The move} 6. Be3 {is considered to be
better.}) 6... Bg4 $6 (6... Nc6 {gives equal play.}) 7. Bb5+ (7. Qd3 $5 {
has not been played in practice untill now but it seems to be good.}) 7... Nbd7
8. Bxd7+ (8. Qd3 $5) 8... Qxd7 $6 ({Better was} 8... Bxd7 $11 {with completely
equal play.}) 9. Qd3 e5 (9... Bg7 $6 {is inferior:} 10. h3 Be6 11. f5 $16) 10.
Nf3 Bxf3 $6 ({Better was} 10... Bg7 $5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxd3 13. Nxd3 O-O
$14) 11. Qxf3 Qg4 $4 ({Mistake that loses the game. Also bad was} 11... exf4
12. Bxf4 Bg7 (12... Nh5 $2 13. Nd5 $18) 13. O-O-O $18 {[%csl Rd6]}) ({For
Black, best was to try} 11... d5 $5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 O-O-O) 12. Nd5 $18 (
{Considering his position to be lost, Black resigned:} 12. Nd5 Qxf3 ({Black
can save the piece by} 12... Kd8 {however, his position is lost after} 13. Qxg4
Nxg4 14. h3 Nh6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Bg5+ Kc8 17. Bf6) 13. Nxf6+ Ke7 14. Nd5+ Ke6
15. gxf3 {It is said that after the game, the 11years old Spassky left the
tournament hall in tears...}) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich m rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the final game of the match. Uhlmann was trailing by a point and he
had the black pieces. Things looked ominous for him. But like a battle
hardened player he came back to win and level the match.} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nc2 {Korchnoi retreats his knight to avoid
the Gurgenidze Variation of the Accelerated Dragon.} (6. e4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 {
is one of the main lines.}) 6... Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Be2 a6 {This is quite an
interesting and unusual way to play against the Maroczy setup. Black omits the
move d6 and instead focuses on the b5 break.} 9. O-O Rb8 10. Re1 $1 {Latently
defending the e4 pawn.} d6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. a4 {Korchnoi once and
for all prevents the b5 break. But the b4 square is weakened and with his next
move he clamps down on not only that square but also the c5 outpost for his
knight.} a5 $5 14. c5 dxc5 15. Bxc5 b6 (15... Be6 {was much better controlling
the central squares.}) 16. Ba3 $14 Be6 17. Bb5 $1 {Korchnoi plays with great
precision nurturing his slight advantage.} Rc8 18. Rc1 Bb3 19. Qxd8 $6 (19. Qe2
{was better to maintain the queens and also threaten the move e4-e5.} Bxc2 (
19... Qc7 20. e5 $16) 20. Qxc2 Nd4 21. Qd3 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 $16) 19... Rfxd8 20.
Ne3 e6 (20... Nb4 $1 $15) 21. Ba6 Rb8 22. Nb5 $2 {Incarcerating his bishop on
the a6 square.} Nb4 $1 23. Rc3 $2 {Now that's tiredness and old age speaking.}
(23. Bxb4 axb4 24. Nc4 Bxa4 $17) 23... Bxa4 24. f3 Nxa6 {An anti climax to a
very interesting game. Final Score 2:2.} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. g4 $5 {
a dashing assault, conceived by Victor Kortchnoi over the board; however not 
a novelty} Bg7 (7... h6 8. Bg2 $14) 8. g5 Nh5 9. Nge2 O-O 10. Ng3 e6 $1 (10...
Nb6 $2 11. Qh4 Nxd5 12. Nxh5 gxh5 13. Bg2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 $14) 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12.
d4 $5 {TN} (12. Qh4 Ne5 13. Bg2 Ng6 $17 {Gurevich-Rytov,USSR 1967}) 12... Nb6 (
12... exd5 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Qc2 Bg4 $13) 13. Qd1 (13. Qc2 Nxd5 $15) 13... exd5
14. Qxh5 Bf5 15. Be3 Re8 $44 16. Bb5 (16. Bg2 $5 Bxd4 17. O-O Bg6 18. Qg4 Bxe3
19. fxe3 Rxe3 20. Rad1 Re5 21. h4 $44) 16... Re6 17. O-O Nc4 18. Bxc4 (18. Qf3
$5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qxg5+ 20. Qg3 Rg6 21. Qxg5 Rxg5+ 22. Kf2 $132) 18... dxc4 19.
d5 Rg6 20. f4 b5 21. Nxb5 $4 {Terrible blunder; after 21.a3! Qd7 22.Qf3 a5 the
position would have remained double-edged, although Black would've had a
tremendous compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} Qe8 0-1

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 Ne4 5. Nf3 Be7 (5... Nxc3 {Ribli} 6.
dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O-O $14 {Kron,V-Fokin,S URS-sf Gorky 1989
CBM/16}) 6. Qc2 $1 Ng5 $6 (6... Nxc3 7. dxc3 c5 $14) (6... Nxc3 $5 {Ribli}) 7.
Nxg5 Bxg5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Be7 $5 (9... Bxc1 10. Rxc1 O-O 11. Bd3 $16) 10.
Be3 O-O 11. O-O-O $2 {11.Ld3! h6 12.0-0-0 Sc6 13.Dd2 with big advantage.Or 12.
0-0,also with an over- whelming position.} (11. Bd3 $5 {Ribli} h6 12. Rd1 $14)
11... Nc6 12. a3 Na5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Qe2 (14. f4 $5) (14. f4 $5 {Ribli} f5 15.
Kb1 $14) 14... b5 $1 15. Bc2 (15. Bxb5 {Ribli} Rb8 $36) 15... Rb8 16. Qd3 g6
17. Bxh6 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Qg3 (19. Bxf8 $5 {Ribli} Bxf8 20. Qg3 $13) 19...
Bh4 20. Qf4 c6 (20... Be6 $5 {Ribli}) 21. Rde1 $2 {Correct was 21.Lf8 Lg5 22.
Lb4 Lf4 23.Kb1 Sc4 24.Sa4 +=} Be6 22. Re3 c5 23. Bxf8 Bg5 24. Qg3 Kxf8 25. h4
Bh6 26. h5 g5 $1 (26... cxd4 27. hxg6 Qg5 28. Qh2 $13) 27. Na2 Rb8 (27... Rxd4
$5 {Ribli}) 28. dxc5 g4 29. Kb1 Nc4 $6 (29... d4 $5) 30. Rb3 Nd2+ 31. Ka1 Nxb3+
32. Bxb3 Qa5 33. Rd1 $2 (33. Bc2 Qxc5 34. Qa3 $15) (33. Bc2 {Ribli}) 33... Qb5
$19 34. Rd3 Bf5 35. Rxd5 Qxb3 36. Qxb3 Rxb3 37. c6 Rd3 38. Nb4 Rxd5 39. Nxd5
Ke8 40. Nf6+ Kd8 41. f3 gxf3 42. gxf3 Be6 43. Ng8 Bf4 44. h6 Bxe5 45. h7 Kc7
46. f4 Bg7 47. Nh6 Kxc6 48. f5 Bb3 49. Kb1 Kd6 50. Ng4 Bd5 51. Nh6 Ke5 52. Kc2
Kf4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Cabrilo,G"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{Inf.26/692} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 (3... d5) 4. d5 Bg7 5. e4 O-O (5... d6
) 6. Nh3 d6 7. Nf2 e6 (7... b5 $5) 8. Nc3 Na6 9. Be2 (9. Bg5) 9... Nc7 10. O-O
a6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 $6 (13... Re8 $5) 14. Qd2 (14. e5 $6
dxe5 15. Bxc5 Re8 {><d5}) 14... Kh7 15. e5 $1 b4 (15... dxe5 16. Bxc5 Re8 17.
Rfd1 Bb7 18. Nfe4 $1 $16) 16. exf6 bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxf6 18. Rac1 Qd8 19. g4 $1 {
()} Re8 20. Nd1 Rb8 21. Rf2 Bd7 22. Bf4 $16 Qf6 23. c4 Rb6 24. Bd3 Reb8 25. Kg2
Ne8 26. Re2 $1 Ba4 $6 (26... Qd8 $5) 27. g5 Qd8 (27... hxg5 $2 28. Bxg5 Qd4 29.
Re4 $18) 28. gxh6 Bf6 29. Bc2 $19 Bxc2 30. Rxc2 Qd7 31. Nf2 Bd4 32. Be3 Bxe3 (
32... Bf6 33. Ne4 $18) 33. Qxe3 Nf6 34. Nh3 Re8 35. Ng5+ Kg8 (35... Kxh6 36.
Ne4+ Kg7 37. Nxf6 Rxe3 38. Nxd7 Rxe2+ 39. Rxe2 Rb7 40. Re7 $18) 36. Qc3 (36.
Qc3 Rxe2+ 37. Rxe2 Qd8 38. Qxf6) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kavalek, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Byrne/Mednis"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

{Inf.26/716} 1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Bg5
$5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. dxe5 $1 gxh4 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Qd2 Be6 $13 12. Rd1 Nd7 13.
Qe3 Ne5 $2 (13... Nb6 $1 14. c5 (14. Nd2 Qg6 15. O-O f5 $11) 14... dxc5 15.
Qxc5 c6 $11) 14. Nxe5 dxe5 (14... Qxe5 15. f4 $16) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 $16
Rfd8 17. O-O Bf8 18. Bc4 Bd6 19. Rd3 $1 Kh8 20. Qh3 Rg8 21. Rf3 Qe7 22. Kh1 Rg6
23. Rf5 $1 Rag8 24. Rh5 Kh7 (24... Rxg2 25. Qxg2 Rxg2 26. Kxg2 $16) 25. Rxh4
Qg5 26. g3 Rf6 27. Be2 Qd2 28. Bg4 Rxf2 (28... Qxb2 $5) 29. Bf5+ Kh8 (29... Kg7
$2 30. Rxf2 $1 Qxf2 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke7 33. Qh4+ f6 34. Qh7+) 30. Rxh6+
Kg7 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32. Be6 Rg7 (32... fxe6 $2 33. Rxf2+ Qxf2 34. Qh6+ Ke8 35.
Qxe6+) 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. Bc8 Rxf1+ 35. Qxf1 Qe3 36. Bf5 Bc5 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Kh3
Bf2 $2 (38... a6 $1 $16) 39. Qb5 $18 c6 40. Qxb7+ Kf6 41. Qxc6+ 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 42-22"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1957.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E86"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1957.07.03"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c6 7. Be3 e5 8. Qd2
exd4 9. Bxd4 $1 Re8 (9... Be6 $5 10. Nf4 c5 $5 11. Be3 Nc6 {><d4}) 10. O-O-O
Nbd7 11. Kb1 Qe7 12. h4 Ne5 13. Nf4 a6 $2 {/\b5} 14. Bb6 Nfd7 15. Bc7 Qf6 16.
Qe3 b5 (16... Bh6 17. g3) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxd6 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. g4 Qd8
21. h5 Qf6 22. hxg6 $2 (22. Nfe2 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd4 $16) 22... fxg6 23.
Qd2 Qf7 $1 24. Nh3 h6 25. Nf4 Ne5 26. Rhf1 Rd8 27. Qe3 Nd3 $1 28. Nxd3 cxd3 29.
Bb4 (29. Rxd3 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Qxa2+ 31. Kc1 Qa1+ $19) 29... Be6 (29... Bxc3 30.
Bxc3 Qxa2+ 31. Kc1 d2+ 32. Rxd2 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Rxd2+ 34. Qxd2 Qxf1 35. Qd8+ Kf7
36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qxc6+ $16) 30. a3 (30. Rxd3 Bxa2+ 31. Kc1 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc4
$19) 30... Bb3 31. e5 (31. Rd2 Bc2+ 32. Kc1 Rdb8 {/\Rxb4}) 31... Bxd1 32. Rxd1
Re8 33. f4 $2 g5 $1 34. Bd6 gxf4 35. Qe4 Rad8 36. Rxd3 Bxe5 37. Qxc6 Rxd6 38.
Rxd6 Bxd6 39. Qxd6 f3 40. Nd5 f2 41. Nf6+ Kh8 42. Qf4 Qg6+ 43. Ka2 Rf8 44. Qxf2
Qxf6 45. Qxf6+ Rxf6 46. b4 Kg7 47. b5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Torre, Eugenio"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Cabrilo,G"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Philippines"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "PHI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{Inf.26/207} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6
7. Be2 (7. Bd3) (7. Bc4) 7... Na6 $5 8. O-O Nc7 9. c4 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. Qd2 (
11. Qc2 $5) 11... Bf5 12. Rad1 Be4 13. Qc1 $6 h6 $1 14. Nd2 Bh7 15. Bf3 f5 $15
16. Nb3 g5 $1 17. Na5 $2 (17. g3 $5 Qf6 $1) 17... g4 18. Be2 (18. Nxb7 Bxh2+
19. Kxh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 gxf3 $17) 18... Bb4 $1 19. Nxb7 (19. Bd2 $2 Bxa5 $19) (
19. Nb3 f4 20. Bd2 f3 $1 21. gxf3 Bd6 $1 22. Rfe1 gxf3 23. Bxf3 (23. Bf1 Bxh2+
$1 24. Kxh2 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Kh8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bf4 Rg8+ 28. Bg3 Rxg3+ 29. fxg3
Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 f2 $1 $19) 23... Qh4 $40 {>>}) 19... Qc8 20. Nc5 f4 $17 21. Bxg4
Qxg4 22. Bxf4 Ne6 23. Be3 Rad8 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Bd3 $19 27. f3
(27. Rfe1 Be4 $19) 27... Qxc4 28. Qxc4 Bxc4 29. Rxd8 Nxd8 30. Rd1 Bxa2 31. Bxa7
Bd5 32. f4 Ne6 33. Be3 (33. f5 Nf4 34. Re1 Nd3 $19) 33... h5 34. h3 Rb8 35. Rd2
Rb3 36. Kf2 h4 37. Rc2 Bxg2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Diez del Corral, Jesus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Cabrilo,G"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{Inf.26/646} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 $5 (5... c5)
(5... b6 $5) 6. f3 Nh5 7. Nh3 e5 8. Nf2 O-O 9. e4 Nc6 10. g4 Nf6 11. Bg5 $6 (
11. Be3 $5) 11... b6 12. Qd2 (12. d5 Na5 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Qe2 Nb3 {/\ Nc5-/+})
12... Na5 13. Rb1 Ba6 $15 {[><c4]} 14. Nd1 $2 (14. c5 $5) 14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4 (
15. Ne3 Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Nxe4 $1 $19) 15... Nxc4 16. Qd3 d5 $1 $17 17. O-O (17.
exd5 Qxd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. O-O exd4 20. cxd4 Rfd8 $19) 17... h6 18. Bh4 (18.
Bxf6 Qxf6 19. exd5 Qg6 $1 20. Qxg6 fxg6 $17) 18... c6 19. f4 exf4 20. e5 g5 21.
exf6 Qxf6 $1 $19 22. Bf2 Qe6 $1 23. Nb2 (23. h3 Qe4 $1 $19) 23... Nxa3 24. Rbe1
Qxg4+ 25. Kh1 Rae8 26. Re5 Rxe5 27. dxe5 Qe6 28. Re1 Re8 29. h3 Nc4 30. Nxc4
dxc4 31. Qf3 Rd8 32. Kh2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-21 Final A"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "1974.06.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Padevsky, Nikola Bochev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[Annotator "Padevsky,N"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1974.06.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. d5 Nf6 (5... f5 $1) 6. Bd3 (6. Be2 $5)
6... O-O 7. Nge2 Nh5 $1 8. O-O (8. Ng3 Nf4) 8... Nd7 9. Be3 a6 $1 10. Rc1 Qe7
11. Bb1 $6 (11. b4 $1) 11... Kh8 12. b4 f5 13. f3 (13. exf5 $5 gxf5 14. f3)
13... f4 14. Bf2 g5 15. c5 $1 Nhf6 (15... dxc5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Nb5 $1 $16)
16. cxd6 cxd6 17. g4 h5 18. h3 Rf7 $2 (18... hxg4 19. hxg4 Nxg4 $3 20. fxg4 Nf6
$1 {/\ ...Bxg4-/+}) 19. Qd3 Ne8 (19... hxg4 $5 20. hxg4 Nxg4) 20. Rc2 Bf6 21.
Rfc1 {[/\ 22.Nb5!]} Qd8 $1 22. Kg2 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh7 24. Na4 Kg8 25. Qc3 (25.
b5 $1 $14) (25. Nb6 Nxb6 26. Bxb6 Qxb6 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Kf8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Xu, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 (3. dxe5 $5 dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. f4 $14 {
Yusupov,A-Rivas Pastor,M/Las Palmas/1993/CBM36/}) 3... exd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
$5 (5. c4 $6 Nc6 $13) 5... Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Nge2 c6 8. Bf4 $5 Ne8 9. Rd1 Nd7
10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Nd4 Ne5 12. O-O Bf6 13. b3 Bg4 14. f3 Bd7 15. Be3 b5 16. Kh1 b4
17. Nce2 c5 18. Nf5 Rd8 19. Nf4 $1 (19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Bb5
$44) 19... Bxf5 (19... Bc6 20. Nh5 $36) 20. Nd5 Qd7 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. g4 Qd7
23. g5 Be7 24. Bxc5 Nc6 (24... dxc5 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxd8 $18) 25. Bxb4 Nxb4
26. Nxb4 Nc7 27. f4 d5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Qf5 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Rxd3 g6 32.
f5 Kh8 (32... Bxg5 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Rg1 $18) 33. f6 Bc5 34. Re1 h6 35. Re5 Bd6
(35... hxg5 36. Rh3+ Kg8 37. Rxg5 $18) 36. Re7 Bf4 37. Rxa7 Bxg5 38. Rxf7 Bxf6
39. Rxf8+ Rxf8 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. Be4 h5 42. a4 Bh4 43. Rd7+ Kf6 44. a5 g5 45. Rd2
Re8 46. Re2 Re5 47. b4 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bb4 5. d3 O-O (5... d6 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 h6
8. O-O Be6 9. Nd5 Bc5 10. h3 a5 11. Be3 Nd7 $13 {Rohde,M-Gurevich,I New York
Reshevsky 1992 CBM/31}) 6. g3 Nd4 $5 7. Bg2 (7. Nxe5 $2 Qe7 8. Nf3 Nxe4 $1 $19)
7... Nxf3+ 8. Qxf3 d6 9. Qe2 c6 10. O-O a6 11. h3 b5 12. Be3 Re8 13. Rac1 Bb7
14. Rfd1 Bxc3 $1 15. Rxc3 c5 16. a3 h6 17. b3 Qe7 18. Rc2 Rab8 19. Rdc1 bxc4 $1
20. bxc4 Bc6 $10 21. Rb2 Rxb2 22. Qxb2 Nd7 23. Rb1 Rb8 24. Qc1 Qd8 25. h4 Nf8
26. Kh2 Ne6 27. Bh3 Nd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Rb4 a5 30. Rb2 Kf8 31. Bg4 Qc7 32.
Rxb8+ Qxb8 33. c5 Be8 $1 34. Bd1 $2 (34. cxd6 Qxd6 35. Qb2 $10) 34... Qc7 $1
35. Qb2 dxc5 (35... Qxc5 36. Qb8 Ke7 37. Qb7+ Kf6 38. Qb8 $15) 36. Bb3 Qb6 37.
Qc2 Bd7 38. Bd5 Ke7 39. Qc4 $1 Be6 (39... f6 40. Bg8 Be8 $15) 40. Bxe6 fxe6 $10
41. h5 Kd6 42. Kh3 Qc6 43. a4 Kc7 44. f4 exf4 45. gxf4 Qb6 46. Qc2 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hamann, Svend"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Cabrilo,G"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Denmark"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

{Inf.26/651} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. f3 $5 O-O (5... c5 $5)
6. e4 Nc6 7. Nge2 Ba6 8. a3 Be7 9. Ng3 Ne8 {[/\ f5]} 10. b4 Bb7 11. Be2 f5 12.
exf5 (12. d5 $6 Bf6 $1 {/\ Nd4}) 12... exf5 13. Nd5 Bh4 14. O-O Nf6 15. Nf4 (
15. Nxf5 $6 Nxd5 16. cxd5 (16. Nxh4 $2 Nc3 17. Qd2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Qxh4 $19)
16... Rxf5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 $11) 15... g6 16. d5 (16. Bb2 Bg5 $1 17. Bc1 Bh6)
16... Ne5 17. Qd4 (17. Bb2 $5) 17... Ne8 $1 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Qd2 $14 {()} Ng7
20. d6 $1 cxd6 21. Nd5 (21. Qxd6 $6 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Bxb2 24. Rd1
Rf7) 21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Nf7 23. Qd2 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Qe7 25. f4 $44 Rae8 26.
Rad1 h5 27. Rf2 Nh6 28. h3 Kh7 $1 29. Bf3 Ng8 30. Qd2 Nf6 31. Re2 (31. Qxd6
Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Re3 $132) 31... Qf7 32. Qxd6 h4 33. Nf1 Rxe2 34. Bxe2 Re8 35. Bf3
Rc8 36. Ne3 Qe6 37. Qd2 Re8 38. Re1 Ne4 39. Qd4 Qd6 $1 40. Qxd6 Nxd6 41. Rd1 (
41. Kf2 Ne4+) 41... Rxe3 42. Rxd6 Re7 43. Kf2 Ne6 44. g3 hxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Nf8 46.
Rd3 (46. Kf2 Ne6 47. Kg3 Nf8) 46... Re1 47. Rc3 Ra1 48. Bd5 Kg7 49. Kf3 Kf6 50.
c5 bxc5 51. bxc5 Rd1 52. c6 dxc6 53. Rxc6+ Ke7 $11 54. Bc4 Rc1 55. Bb5 Rxc6 56.
Bxc6 Ne6 57. Bd5 Nd4+ 58. Kf2 Kf6 59. h4 Kg7 60. a4 Kh6 61. Ke3 Nc2+ 62. Kd2
Nb4 63. Bf3 Na6 64. a5 Nc5 65. Kc3 Ne6 66. Kc4 Nxf4 67. Kb5 Ne6 68. Ka6 Nc5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Bf4 a6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Rc1 Rb8 12. b3 Qc7 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Nh2 $1 (14.
Nxe5 dxe5 15. Be3 b6 $10) 14... Bd7 15. Bd2 $1 f6 16. f4 Nf7 17. a4 Rfe8 18.
Ng4 Qd8 19. Rf1 e6 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. f5 $1 gxf5 (21... Bd7 22. Nd5 (22. fxg6
hxg6 23. Nd5 Bxg4 24. Bxg4 Nc6 $14) 22... gxf5 23. exf5) 22. exf5 Bd7 23. Nd5
$1 Nxb3 24. Qxb3 Rxe2 25. Bc3 Ne5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Qd3 Rb2 28. Ndxf6+ $1 Bxf6
29. Qxd7 Kh8 $8 (29... Qxd7 30. Nxf6+ Kf7 31. Nxd7 $18) (29... Rc8 30. Nh6+ $18
) 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 (30... Bxd8 31. f6 Bc7 32. Rcd1 e4 33. Rd7 Bg3 34. Rg7 Rg8 (
34... Rf8 35. Nh6 Be5 36. Rg8+ Rxg8 37. Nf7#) 35. Re7 $1 Rf8 36. Rxe4 $18) 31.
Nxf6 Rdd2 32. Rf3 $1 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 Kg7 (33... Rh2 34. Rg3 Rh1+ 35. Rg1 $18) 34.
Ne4 Rh2 35. Rg3+ Kf7 36. Kg1 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O $5 (8... b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. Bb2 $1 bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 {Kortschnoj,
V-Huzman/} 12. Ne2 $14) 9. Ne2 (9. Nf3 c5 $1 $10) 9... e5 10. O-O Re8 (10...
exd4 11. cxd4 Re8 12. e5 $13) 11. f3 $6 (11. d5 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. a4 $14)
11... b5 12. Bb3 a5 13. a3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15. Be3 Nb6 16. Nf4 Ba6 17. Re1
Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Rb1 Rb8 $15 20. Ne2 Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Qb8 22. Bd2 c3 $5 (
22... Qxb1 23. Rxb1 c3 24. Nxc3 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 $15) 23. Qxb8 Rxb8 24. Bxc3 Rb3 (
24... a4 25. d5 $1 $10) 25. Bxa5 Rb2 $1 26. Nf4 $1 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Ra2 28. Rd1
Be5 29. Nh3 Rxa3 30. Bb6 Rb3 31. Ba7 Bd3 (31... Rc3 $5 {/\ c5,c4}) 32. Rc1 Rb1
33. Rxb1 Bxb1 34. Bc5 f5 35. exf5 Bxf5 36. g4 Be6 37. Kg2 Bd5 38. Ng5 Bf4 (
38... h6 39. Ne4 g5 $13) 39. h4 h6 40. Nh3 Bc1 41. Kf2 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 d6 $5 (5... Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5 $146 {Kasparov,G-Beliavsky,A Linares 1991 CBM/22}) 6. exd6
Bxd6 (6... Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O $14 Qb8
12. c5 Be7 13. b4 $1 Nxb4 14. Rb1 a5 15. a3 Nc6 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. Ncb5 Qe5 18.
Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bd4 $18 {Adorjan-Larsen Riga izt 1979 28/30}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
a6 9. Be3 (9. Be2 $5 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. O-O $14 {Suba-Spasov Albena 1977})
9... Nf6 10. Qf3 $6 (10. Be2) 10... O-O 11. O-O-O Nbd7 $1 12. Kb1 (12. Nxe6 $2
fxe6 13. Rxd6 Ne8 $1) 12... Qc7 $10 13. h3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. Nb3 Ng6 16. f3
Be5 17. Qf2 Bxc3 18. Bb6 Qc8 19. bxc3 e5 $1 20. h4 h5 21. Rd6 Re8 22. Nc5 Bc6
23. Qg3 e4 24. Kb2 exf3 25. gxf3 Qf5 26. Bd3 Qxf3 27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Rg1 Rac8
29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxg6 Rc6 $17 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 32. Bc7 Re2+ 33. Kb3 Be8 34. Rg5
Bf7 35. Be5 Ne8 36. Nxb7 Re4 37. Na5 Rxh4 38. Kb4 Re4 39. Kc5 h4 40. Kb6 h3 41.
c5 Re2 42. c6 Rb2+ 43. Ka7 Rb5 44. c7 Nxc7 45. Rxg7+ Kf8 46. Rg5 Ne8 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc3 h5 $5 {N; /\ Be7, g7-g5} 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 (11. h4 Bxg5 12. hxg5
$15) 11... Qxe7 12. Qd2 g5 $1 $15 13. Nb5 g4 (13... Kf8 $5 14. Nxg5 (14. Qxg5
$6 Qxg5 15. Nxg5 a6 $17) 14... a6 15. Nc3 Nfxd4 (15... Ncxd4 16. Bd3 h4 17. h3
Rh5 18. f4 $13) 16. f4 Nf5 $13) 14. Ne1 Kf8 15. Nc2 a6 16. Nc3 Kg7 17. Qf4 f6
18. exf6+ Qxf6 19. Rad1 Raf8 20. f3 g3 $1 21. h3 (21. hxg3 Qg6 22. Qc7 Rf7 23.
Kf2 Bc8 24. Qf4 Nfxd4 $19) 21... Be8 (21... Qg6 $6 22. Qc7 Rf7 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24.
Qxa6 Rxb2 25. Bd3 $16) 22. b4 Bg6 23. b5 axb5 24. Bxb5 Rc8 25. Ne2 h4 26. Ne3
Nfe7 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6 $15 28. Rfe1 Kg5 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Nf5 31. Rb1 Rh7 32.
Nxf5 Kxf5 33. Rdb3 Kf6 34. Kf1 Ra8 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36. Rxb7 Rxa2 37. Rb1 Ra4 38.
Rd1 Kf5 39. Ke1 Rc4 40. Rd2 e5 41. dxe5 Kxe5 42. Rb2 Nb4 43. Kd2 d4 44. Rb3 Kd5
45. Nf4+ Kc5 46. Rb2 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Rb1 f6 9. d3 Be6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Nd4 12. Ne1 $5 (12. Be3 $5 {Seirawan,
Y-Gurevich,M/Biel izt/1993/CBM37/INF58,46/}) (12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne4 Bd5 14. Bb2
f5 15. Nd2 Bxg2 $10) (12. Nd2 c6 13. Nde4 Rf7 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. e3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3
Nb5 $10) 12... Nd5 (12... c6 $5) 13. Bb2 Nxc3 (13... c6 $5) 14. Bxc3 c6 15. a4
Qd7 16. e3 Nf5 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. d4 $1 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 $14 Bd5 21.
Qc2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qe6 23. Bc5 Rd5 24. Rfd1 Bxc5 (24... Rad8 25. Rxd5 (25. Bxa7
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Qe4+) 25... Qxd5+ 26. e4 Qe6 27. Bxa7 $16) 25. bxc5
Rad8 26. Rxd5 Qxd5+ 27. e4 Qf7 28. a5 $1 h6 (28... a6 $5) 29. Qb3 Rd7 30. Kf3
$1 f5 31. exf5 Rd5 (31... Qxb3+ 32. Rxb3 Rd5 33. g4 Rxc5 34. Rxb7 $16) 32. g4
Qe7 33. Qe3 $1 Qxc5 34. Rxb7 Qxe3+ 35. fxe3 Rxa5 36. Kf4 a6 37. h4 c5 38. g5
hxg5+ 39. hxg5 Rb5 40. Rc7 a5 41. e4 a4 42. Rc8+ (42. g6) 42... Kf7 43. g6+ Ke7
44. e5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 (10. b3 {[%cal Ga3d6]}) (10. Qd3 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) (10. Ng5
$5) 10... Nbd7 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 {with the idea Rc6 putting some
pressure on the c4 pawn} 13. Nde4 Rc6 $11 14. Nxf6+ (14. b4 $2 Qc7 $1) 14...
Bxf6 15. Bxf6 (15. Qe4 Qc8) 15... Nxf6 16. Ne4 (16. g4 $6 h6 {with Qc8 when
the g4 pawn will be very weak}) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 18. b3 b5 $1 (18... O-O
19. a4 $14 {with Rd3-Rad1}) 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 Qb6 21. Rd2 (21. Rac1 O-O)
21... O-O 22. e4 (22. Rad1 d5) 22... g6 23. Rad1 Qc5 $1 24. Qxc5 dxc5 $132 25.
Kf3 (25. Rd6 Rfc8) 25... c4 26. bxc4 Rxc4 27. Rb1 b4 28. Rdb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a4 (13. b4) (13. Nb5) 13...
Ng6 14. a5 (14. Nd3 Nf6 15. c5 h5 16. h3 Rf7 17. c6 a5 $13 {
Kortschnoj-Kasparov/Amsterdam/1991/}) 14... Kh8 (14... Rf7 15. b4 (15. c5 $5
Nxc5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. a6 bxa6 19. Nd3 Bf8 20. Na4 Rb8 21. Rf2 $44
{Kortschnoj-Popovic,P/Brno/1992/} (21. b3 $44 {Kozul,Z-Popovic,P/Novi Sad/1992/
})) 15... Nf6 16. c5 Bf8 17. cxd6 Bxd6 $13 {Kortschnoj-Polgar,J/Pamplona/
1990-91/}) 15. Nd3 Rg8 16. c5 Bf8 17. c6 (17. cxd6 Bxd6 $13) 17... bxc6 18. Nb4
Ne7 (18... cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rb8 20. Nc6 $18) (18... c5 19. Nc6 Qf6 20. Nb5 $44)
19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. dxc6 Nf6 21. Nd5 Be6 22. b4 h5 23. b5 Bh6 24. b6 axb6 25.
axb6 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Bxd5 27. exd5 cxb6 28. Rb1 g4 (28... Nxd5 29. Bc4 $16) 29.
Bxb6 Qc8 30. c7 Nxd5 31. Ba6 Qd7 32. c8=Q Rxc8 33. Bxc8 Qxc8 34. Ba7 Kg7 35.
Qb2 Kf6 36. Rd1 Qc6 37. Qd2 Ke6 $1 $10 38. Qa2 Qb5 39. h3 gxf3 40. gxf3 Bg5 41.
Bf2 Bf6 42. Kg2 Be7 43. Rd2 Bf6 44. Rb2 Qd3 45. Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2000.04.15"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. a3 a6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 Ke7 12. Nbd2 Rd8 13. Rfc1 (13. Rac1 Bd7
14. Be2 Rac8 15. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Del Rey,D-Magem Badals,J/Andorra la Vella 1999/
EXT 2000 (15)}) 13... Bd7 14. Be2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4]} b5 15. Nb3 Rdc8 16. Nc5 Be8
(16... Ra7 17. Rc2 Be8 18. Rac1 $16) 17. Nb7 $1 Bc7 18. Nd4 Bb6 (18... Nxd4 19.
Bxd4 $16 {[%cal Gd4c5]}) (18... Ne5 $5) 19. Nb3 Ra7 20. N7c5 g6 $6 21. Bf3 Rcc7
22. Nd3 a5 $2 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 (23... Bxc6 24. bxa5 Bxa5 25. Nxa5 Rxa5 26. Nb4 $18
) 24. bxa5 Bxa5 25. Bd4 Ra8 26. Nxa5 Rxa5 (26... Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxa5 28. Bc5+
Kd7 29. Ne5+ $18) 27. Bc5+ Kd8 28. Nb4 $18 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Ra8 30. f3 Ke7 31. Kf2
Bd7 32. e4 Ne8 33. e5 f6 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Rd1 Ra7 36. Rd3 Ke7 37. Nc6+ Bxc6
38. Rxc6 Rb7 39. Rb3 Kd7 40. Rc4 Nd6 41. Rh4 Kc6 42. a4 Ra7 43. axb5+ Nxb5 44.
Rhb4 Nd6 45. g4 Kd7 46. Rb8 Ke7 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. R3b6 Rd7 49. Rc6 Nf7 50. Rbb6
Re7 51. Rb5 (51. f4 h6 52. h4 g5 53. f5 Nd8 54. Rd6 Re8 55. h5 Kf7 56. Rd7+ $18
) 51... Ra7 52. Rbc5 h6 53. Rc7 Ra3 54. Rc3 Ra5 55. Rb3 h5 56. Rb8 Nd6 57. Rf8+
Ke5 58. Rc2 hxg4 59. Re2+ Kd5 60. Rd8 gxf3 61. Rd2+ Ke4 62. R8xd6 Rg5+ 63. Kf2
e5 64. Kf1 Kf4 65. Rf6+ Ke3 66. Rd1 e4 67. Re1+ Kd4 68. Rf4 Re5 69. h4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8.
d4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 (10. Ba3 b6 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Rfd1 $13 {Chekhov,
V-Lputian,S URS-ch58 1991 CBM/27}) 10... Qc7 11. e4 (11. Ba3 b6 12. e4 (12. a5
$6 Bb7 13. Qa4 Nf6 14. a6 Bd5 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Rac1 Rad8 $13 {Frolov,Y-Svidler,
P Leningrad 1990 EXP/18}) 12... Nf6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Qd2 e6 $10 {
Kortschnoj,V-Kamsky,G Tilburg 1991 CBM/26 53/53}) 11... Rd8 12. Ba3 Nf6 13. Qe1
b6 14. Rd1 a6 (14... Bb7 $6 15. d5 $1 $14) 15. Bd3 Bg4 $1 16. e5 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Nd5 $13 18. Be4 c4 $1 19. Kh1 e6 20. Rg1 Qd7 21. Bd6 (21. Bc2 b5 $15) 21...
Qxa4 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Bc7 Re8 24. Bxb6 Rab8 25. Rb1 Qc2 26. Qe3 Qf5 (26... a5
$2 27. Rbc1) 27. Rb4 Bh6 $5 28. Qxh6 Qxf3+ 29. Rg2 Qd1+ 30. Rg1 Qf3+ 31. Rg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup-02 Semifinal"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[BlackTeam "Budapest Spartacus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 (7...
e6) (7... g6) 8. O-O g6 9. f3 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rf2 $146 {[%cal Gf2d2] trop
lent} (11. Qd2 $142 {Smejkal,J (2555)-Rajkovic,D (2490) Titovo Uzice 1978 (1)
1-0}) 11... a6 12. Bf1 e6 13. a4 Re8 14. Nc2 Qc7 15. Rd2 Bf8 16. Kh1 Rac8 17.
Bf2 (17. Rc1) 17... Bh6 $1 18. Ne3 Bf4 19. Rc2 Qb8 20. Ne2 Be5 {[%csl Ge5]} 21.
Bg1 g5 $5 (21... d5 $1 22. exd5 exd5 23. cxd5 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5
$15 {[%csl Rf3]}) 22. a5 $1 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Nf8 24. b4 Ng6 25. b5 axb5 26. cxb5
g4 $1 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxg4 Nxg4 29. fxg4 Bxe4 30. b6 d5 (30... Rc2 $5) 31.
Ra7 Bd6 32. Qe1 Bc5 $2 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. Qf2 Qf8 35. b7 Rb5 36. Ra8 Rxb7 37.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 38. h3 Rb2 39. Kh2 Ng6 40. Qd4 Rc2 41. Ng3 Bxg2 42. Bd3 $4 {Il est
probable que les Blancs soient en grand zeitnot et qu'ils ont continué à
blitzer sans voir qu'ils avaient passé le contrôle de temps du 40ème coup.} (
42. Bxg2 Nh4 {[%cal Gh4f3,Gf3h2,Gf3d4]} 43. Qf4 Rxg2+ 44. Kh1 $18) 42... Ra2
43. Bb1 Nh4 44. Bxa2 Nf3+ 45. Kxg2 Nxd4 46. Kf2 Nc6 47. Ke3 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rotterdam"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Nge2 Re8 8. a3 Ba5
9. Ng3 Bxc3+ $1 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Bd7 (11... exd5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 $2 13. c4
$18) 12. Be2 Ba4 13. Qb1 Nbd7 14. Ra2 Rab8 15. O-O a6 16. Rb2 Qc7 (16... b5 17.
cxb5 axb5 18. c4) 17. Re1 Nf8 18. Bd3 Ng6 (18... e5 19. Nf5 (19. f4 $6 exf4 20.
Bxf4 Ng6 21. Bg5 Ng4 {x e5})) 19. f4 e5 20. f5 Nf4 $5 (20... Nf8 $14 {()}) 21.
Bf1 Kh8 22. Qc1 b5 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qxf4 Re5 (24... bxc4 25. Rxb8 Qxb8 26.
Bxc4 $14) 25. Reb1 h6 26. cxb5 axb5 27. c4 b4 28. axb4 $6 (28. Qe3 $22 b3 29.
Be2 {/\ Bd1 +-}) 28... cxb4 29. Qe3 b3 30. Ra1 Rb4 31. Bd3 Nd7 32. Ne2 Nc5 33.
Nc3 Nxd3 34. Qxd3 Rxc4 {Ftacnik,L} (34... Rxc4 35. Nxa4 (35. Rxa4 $1 Rxc3 36.
Qd4 $22 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ 38. Kf3) 35... Qa7+ (35... Rc1+ $2 36. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 37.
Qf1 $18) 36. Kh1 Rcxe4 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup-02 Semifinal"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Csom, Istvan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Budapest Spartacus"]
[BlackTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. b3 (3. Nc3 $142) (3. g3 $142) (3. d4 $142) 3... Bb7 4. e3
$6 {Le début des Blancs est très timide et les Noirs vont égaliser assez vite}
(4. Bb2 $142 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 (8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6
10. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Gd6]}) 8... d5) 4... Nf6 5. Bb2 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8.
a3 Bg7 9. d3 O-O 10. b4 Qc7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Nd2 e6 $11 13. Rc1 Rab8 14. Ba1 Rfc8
15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 b5 $36 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Ncb1 $6 Qa7 19. Bc3 Rc7 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. Qxe4 d5 $17 22. Qh4 Bxc3 (22... c4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7) 23. Rxc3 {[%csl Rc3]
} c4 24. d4 Nb6 {[%csl Gb6]} 25. Qf4 Rbc8 26. h4 Rc6 27. Rfc1 Qc7 28. Qf3 e5
29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Rd1 Rf6 31. Qg4 h5 32. Qe2 Re8 33. Qd2 Qf5 34. g3 Re4 35. Qe2
Qh3 36. Rcc1 Re5 37. Nc3 Ref5 38. Rf1 Rf3 39. Rcd1 R6f5 40. Rd4 Kh7 41. Rf4
R5xf4 42. exf4 Rxc3 43. Qe5 Rd3 44. Qc7 Qe6 45. Kh1 Kg7 46. Qc5 c3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{Inf.26/654} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7.
bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Nf3 b6 (9... Qc7) 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Qc7
13. c4 Rad8 $14 14. Re1 $1 Be4 15. Bxe4 (15. Bf1 $5) 15... Nxe4 16. Rc1 (16.
Qc2 $1) 16... Rfe8 $1 17. Qc2 Qb7 18. Rcd1 Nf8 19. Ne5 f6 20. Ng4 (20. Nd3)
20... h5 21. f3 hxg4 22. fxe4 Qf7 23. e5 $2 (23. Rf1) 23... fxe5 24. Rf1 Qh5
25. dxe5 Ng6 $17 26. Rd6 Rf8 $1 27. Rxd8 (27. Rxf8+ $2 Rxf8 28. Rxe6 $6 Nh4 {
/\ g3-+}) 27... Rxd8 28. Qe4 Nh4 29. Bc3 Nf5 30. Be1 Qg5 $6 (30... Rd1 $1 31.
Bg3 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Nxg3+ 33. hxg3 Qf5+ 34. Qxf5 exf5 $19) 31. Bf2 Rd2 32. Qc6
$1 Qe7 33. Qe4 Qg5 34. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pinter, Jozsef"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[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. Bc3 $1 d5 (9... Ne4 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qb1 $1 $14) 10. Ne5 Qc8 (
10... c5 11. e3 $14) 11. Bb2 dxc4 $6 (11... Be7 $14) 12. bxc4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2
Qb7+ 14. f3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Qb3 $1 $16 {/\ e4} Rfd8 17. a3 Be7 18. a4 Qe8
19. e4 Nd7 20. Nc3 Nb8 $1 21. Rad1 Nc6 22. Nb5 Rac8 23. Bc3 $6 (23. f4 $1 {
/\ f5}) 23... Bb4 $1 24. e5 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Rd7 26. Rfe1 Ne7 (26... Rcd8 $2 27.
d5 $1) 27. Rd3 Nf5 28. d5 c6 29. Nd6 $1 Nxd6 30. dxe6 Qxe6 31. exd6 Qf6 $2 (
31... Qg6 $1 $8 32. Qe5 $14) 32. Qd2 $6 (32. Qxf6 $1 gxf6 33. Re7 $1 Rdd8 (
33... Rcd8 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. g4 $1 $18 {/\ Kg3-f4}) 34. d7 Ra8 35. Rde3 $1 $18)
32... Rcd8 $2 (32... h6 $1) 33. Re4 $2 (33. Re7 $1 h6 (33... Rxe7 $2 34. dxe7
Re8 35. Re3 $18) 34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. h4 $16 {Pinter,J}) 33... h6 $1 34. Red4 Kh7
35. h4 Qe5 36. g4 Kg8 37. h5 Qc5 38. Kh3 Re8 39. f4 Qb4 40. Qg2 Qe1 $1 41. Qf3
$6 c5 42. Rd5 f6 43. Rb3 Re2 44. f5 $2 Rf2 $1 $17 45. Qd1 Qe4 $1 46. Rg3 Re2
47. Kh4 Rh2+ 48. Rh3 Qg2 $1 $19 49. Qd3 Qf2+ 50. Qg3 Qxg3+ 51. Kxg3 Rc2 52. Kh4
Rxc4 53. Rb3 Rb4 54. Rxb4 axb4 55. Rd3 Kf7 56. Kg3 Ke8 57. Kf4 Ra7 58. Ke4 c4
59. Re3 c3 60. Kd5+ Kd8 61. Kc4 Rxa4 62. Kb3 Ra5 63. Kxb4 c2 0-1

[Event "Sierras de Cordoba"]
[Site "Cordoba/La Falda/Alta Gracia"]
[Date "1960.08.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "De Miguel, Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E56"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1960.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. a3
cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qc7) 11. Qe2 e5 $6 (11...
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 (12... b6 $5) 13. b5 Na5 (13... Ne7 14. b6 Qxb6 15. Nxe5 $14)
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Rxa5 Qxc3 16. Qa2 $16) 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 14.
Qd3+ Kg8 15. Qxd5 Bg4 16. Ng5 Qe7 (16... Ne7 17. Qb3 $16) 17. h4 Bf5 (17...
Rad8 $2 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. b5 $18) 18. b5 Rfd8 (18... Nb8 19. Ba3 Rd8
20. Qf3 Qd7 21. Rad1 Bd3 22. Rxd3 Qxd3 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. e4 $18)
19. Qf3 Bd3 20. bxc6 Bxf1 21. Ba3 Qf6 22. cxb7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rab8 24. Kxf1 f6
25. Be7 Rd7 (25... Re8 26. Bc5 Rxb7 27. Rxa7 $18) 26. Bb4 Rbxb7 27. Ke2 Kf7 28.
Nd2 Ke6 $2 29. Nb3 {/\ Nc5+-} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sosonko, Gennadi"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 (6. Qc2) 6... Bb4 7.
Qc2 (7. O-O $6 Bxd2 {P c6}) 7... Bb5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Rd1 (9. Nxc4 Nxd4) 9... Nxd4
10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Ne4 (11. Bxb7 $1 Rd8 12. a4 Qb6 (12... c3 $2 13. bxc3 Qxc3
14. Qxc3 Bxc3 15. axb5 Bxa1 16. Ba3 $16) 13. axb5 Qxb7 14. Nxc4 $10) 11... Qb6
12. Be3 Qa6 13. Bd4 Be7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 (14... Bxf6 $5 15. Nxf6+ (15. Nc5 $2 Qb6
$17) 15... gxf6 16. Qc3 e5 17. Qf3 (17. Bh3 $5) 17... Ke7 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 $17)
15. Qc3 e5 16. Qf3 Bd7 (16... Qe6 $2 17. Nxf6+ {P xb7}) 17. Qh5 (17. Nc3 c6 18.
Ne4 O-O-O $17) 17... Qe6 18. Nc3 c6 19. Nb5 $1 $8 Rc8 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Bh3 Qd2
$2 (21... Qd8 22. Nc3 Qc7 23. Be6 Rf8 $17) 22. Bxc8 cxb5 23. e3 $2 (23. Bxb7
$44) 23... c3 $1 $19 24. Qh3 Qxb2 25. Qf1 c2 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. O-O
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Re1 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. a3 (12. a4) 12... Bd5 13. Ne4 Nh5 (
13... Nd7 14. h4 {/\ h5->}) 14. Bg5 Qd7 (14... h6 $5) 15. Ng3 Nf6 16. h4 Rfe8
17. h5 Qg4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Be2 Na5 $6 {Kortschnoj} (19... Ne4 $5) 20. b4 $1
Nc4 21. Bxf6 exf6 (21... Bxf6 22. Ne5 Qc8 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 $15) 22.
Ne5 Qf4 23. Nxc4 bxc4 24. Bf1 $2 (24. Qa4 $1) 24... Rxe1 25. Qxe1 f5 26. Ra2 $6
(26. Qe7 $5 $132) 26... Bf6 27. Re2 Kf8 $1 (27... Kg7 $6 28. Re8 Rxe8 29. Qxe8
Qc1 30. Qe3 Qxa3 31. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kh7 33. Qxd6 Be6 34. d5 $10) 28. a4
Qh4 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Rb8 31. Qb1 Kg7 32. Qb4 Rh8 33. f4 Qxg3 34. Qxd6 Qxc3
35. Qxd5 Qxd4+ 36. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Inf.2/254} 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. c3 Be7 10. Bc2 Qd7 (10... O-O 11. Qe2 f5 (11... Nc5 12.
Nd4 $1 Qd7 13. Nd2 $14) 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nbd2 $16) (10... Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12.
gxf3 $14) 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 $1 (12. Bxe4 $2 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bd5 $11) 12... Nc5
13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nb7 15. Nc3 f6 16. Qh5 f5 17. Bg5 $16 Rac8 18. Ne2 c5 19.
dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Na5 21. Nf4 Nc4 22. Re1 Bb4 23. Re2 d4 24. Rd1 Nxb2 25. Nxe6
Qxe6 26. Bb3 Nc4 27. Rxd4 f4 $6 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Bxf4 a5 30. h4 a4 31. Bc2 g6
32. Qf3 Rf8 33. Qg3 Nb6 34. h5 $18 Nd5 35. Bh6 Nc3 36. Re3 Qxa2 37. hxg6 Qxc2
38. gxh7+ Kf7 39. Rf3+ (39. Qg8+ $18) (39. Qf3+ $18) 39... Ke6 40. Rxf8 $2 (40.
Qg4+ $18) (40. Qg8+ $18) 40... Ne2+ 41. Kh2 Nxg3 42. h8=Q Bxf8 43. Qxf8 $4 (43.
Qg8+ Kd7 44. e6+ $18) 43... Nf5 44. Qf6+ Kd5 45. Qf7+ $11 Kxe5 46. Qe8+ Kf6 47.
Bf8 Qc7+ 48. g3 Nd4 49. Qe4 Ne6 50. Qf3+ Kg6 51. Qd3+ Kf6 52. Bd6 Qc4 53. Qf3+
Kg6 54. g4 Ng7 55. Be5 Kh7 56. Qg3 Qe6 57. f4 b4 58. f5 Qh6+ 59. Kg2 Qd2+ 60.
Kh3 Qh6+ 61. Kg2 Qd2+ 62. Kh3 Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3 (
8. c5 $6 e5 $15) (8. cxd5 Nxd5 $10) 8... Ne4 9. Bf4 $5 (9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bd3
Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Rxc4 e5 13. Qc2 $14) 9... Bd6 10. Bg3 (10. Bxd6 {/\ c5!?
}) 10... Qe7 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 h6 13. Bh4 (13. O-O $6 Bxg3 14. hxg3 dxc4
15. Rxc4 e5 $10) 13... Qe8 14. Bb1 (14. O-O $5) 14... Be7 15. Qc2 $14 g6 16.
Bg3 Nf6 17. Bf4 Kh7 18. Qd1 b6 19. h4 Ne4 20. Rc1 Kg7 21. Ne5 Bb7 22. cxd5 exd5
(22... cxd5 $2 23. Rc7 {/\ f3 +-}) 23. f3 (23. Qc2 $5) (23. Qd3 $5) 23... Nf6
24. Qc2 (24. Qd3) 24... Nh5 $1 (24... Rc8 $2 25. h5 g5 26. Ng4 gxf4 27. Nxf6
$18) 25. g4 Nxf4 26. exf4 Bd6 27. Kf2 c5 28. Rce1 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Qc6 30. h5 Rae8
31. hxg6 fxg6 (31... Rxe5 $2 32. gxf7 $18) 32. g5 Rxe5 (32... h5 $2 33. Rxh5) (
32... hxg5 33. Rxg5 Rf6 34. Rhg1 $16) 33. gxh6+ Kh7 34. fxe5 Bc8 $44 35. Kg3
Bf5 36. Qd2 Bxb1 37. Rxb1 Qe6 38. f4 Rf5 39. Rh1 cxd4 40. Qc2 (40. Qxd4 $2 g5
$17) 40... Kh8 (40... g5 $2 41. Kg4 $18) 41. Rc1 Rf8 42. Qc7 Rg8 (42... Rf7 $2
43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Rc8 $18) 43. Qc6 Qf5 44. Qf6+ $10 Qxf6 45. exf6 Rf8 46. Rc6
Kh7 47. Rd6 Kxh6 48. Kf3 Rf7 49. b4 Rf8 50. a4 Rf7 51. b5 d3 52. Ke3 g5 53.
fxg5+ Kxg5 54. Kxd3 Rxf6 55. Rxd5+ Kg6 56. Ke4 Re6+ 57. Kd4 Re1 58. Rd6+ Kf5
59. Kc4 Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ree, Hans"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 (8... d6) 9. Nd2 $2 (9. Re1 $1) 9... Nc6 10. Nb3 d6 11. e4 a5 $1 (11...
cxd4 $6 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Bb1 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qe1 $16) 12. Be3 cxd4 13.
cxd4 Nb4 $15 14. d5 (14. f3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 d5 $17) 14... exd5 15. exd5 b5 $1 16.
cxb5 Nfxd5 17. Bc1 (17. Bd4 Qg5 $17) (17. Re1 $5) 17... Qf6 18. Qd2 (18. Nd4 $2
Nc3 {/\ Qxd4 -+}) 18... Rfe8 (18... a4 19. Nd4) 19. Bc4 a4 $6 (19... Rac8 $5
20. Nxa5 $140 $2 (20. Bxd5 $15) 20... Rxc4) 20. Nd4 Re4 21. Rd1 $8 (21. Bb2 $2
a3 $19) 21... Rc8 (21... Rae8 $5) 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. f3 Ree8 24. Qg5 $1 $10 Qxg5
25. Bxg5 Nc3 26. Re1 $1 (26. Rd2 Re5 27. Bf4 Rd5 $17) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 h6
28. Bh4 Rc4 29. Nf5 Nxb5 30. Bg3 Rc2 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Rb8 Bc6 33. Rc8 a3 34.
Nxd6 Nd4 35. Nxf7 Rxa2 (35... Ne2+ 36. Kf2) (35... Bd5 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Ne5+
Kf6 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Ng6+ $10) 36. Rh8+ Kg6 37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Nxc6 Nxc6 39. Ra8
Ke6 40. Be1 Nd4 41. Bb4 Nb5 (41... Nc2 42. Bc3) 42. Ra6+ Kf7 43. Ra5 Ra1+ 44.
Kf2 a2 45. Bd2 Nd6 46. Bc3 Rc1 47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Bxg7 Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Rxg2 50. Bf8
Nc4+ 51. Kd4 Nd2 52. Kc3 h5 53. Rxa2 Ne4+ 54. Kb3 Rxa2 55. Kxa2 Ng5 56. Kb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
e3 O-O 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. O-O Rb8 11. e4 e5 (11... e6 12. Be3 b6 $14) 12. Be3 b6 (
12... exd4 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Bxd4 (14. Nxd4 Ne5 {/\ Ng4}) 14... Bxd4 15. Qxd4
Qb6 16. f4 $14) 13. d5 Ba6 14. Re1 f5 (14... Nf6 15. Qa4 Qc8 16. Rad1 Rd8 {
/\ Ne8-d6}) 15. f3 Bc4 (15... Nf6 16. Qa4 $140 Qc8 (16... Bd3 17. Nc1)) 16. Nc1
Qc7 17. Nd3 Bxd3 $6 (17... Nf6 $5) 18. Qxd3 c4 19. Qe2 (19. Qc2 Nc5 {/\ Nd3})
19... Rf7 20. a4 $1 Bf8 21. Kh1 a6 22. Bh3 Bd6 (22... b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7
Rb7 25. Rea1 $16) 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Qc2 $1 Nc5 (24... Rbf8 25. Bh6 $16) 25.
Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Bxf5 Kh8 (26... Qxd5 27. Be4 Qc5 28. Rad1 Kh8 29. Rd5 Qc7 30.
Red1 $16) 27. Be4 Qc7 28. Qd2 Rf6 29. Rab1 Qg7 30. Qe3 Qc7 31. Re2 h6 (31...
Bc5 32. Qg5 $16) 32. Bc2 Kg8 33. Qe4 Rbf8 34. Rxb6 $1 R8f7 35. Rc6 Qd8 36. Qg4+
(36. Qg4+ Rg7 37. Rc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Jerusalem"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Birnboim, Nathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1986.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. Qc2 $5 Bxd2+
$6 (7... b5 $1 8. a4 Bb7 $1) 8. Bxd2 $1 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Be3 $1 Qg4 {
/\ e5, Qe6} 11. h3 Qg6 $6 (11... Qf5 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. O-O $5 $44) 12. Qxc4 Nd5
(12... O-O 13. Qxc7 Nd5 14. Qe5 $16) 13. Bc5 Bd7 14. O-O a6 15. a4 a5 16. e4
Nb6 17. Qd4 (17. Qb3 e5) 17... Bc6 18. Rfd1 h5 $6 (18... f6 19. Bxb6 $5 cxb6
20. e5 $5 (20. Qd6) 20... O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qxb6 fxe5 23. Qxc6 Qf5 24. Qc5
$14) 19. b4 $1 axb4 (19... Nxa4 20. e5 $1 Nxc5 21. Bxc6+ bxc6 22. Qxc5 $16) 20.
a5 Nd7 21. e5 $1 Bd5 22. Bxb4 $5 (22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Qc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25.
Bxb4 $16) 22... h4 23. g4 c6 24. Bxd5 $5 (24. Ba3 $5) 24... exd5 (24... cxd5 $2
25. Rac1 $16) 25. f4 Qe4 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Bd6 $16 g6 28. Rdb1 $6 (28. Kf2)
28... Ra7 29. Kf2 g5 $5 30. f5 (30. Ke3 $16) 30... Kd8 31. Ke3 Re8 32. Kd4 $1
Kc8 33. Re1 Ra6 $1 $14 34. Rxe4 b6 $6 (34... b5) (34... c5+) 35. e6 fxe6 36.
Rxe6 Rd8 37. f6 $1 $16 Nc5 38. Ke5 $1 Nxe6 39. Kxe6 bxa5 40. Rb1 $1 Rxd6+ 41.
Kxd6 $18 c5+ 42. Ke7 Ra7+ 43. Ke8 Kc7 44. f7 Ra8+ 45. Ke7 Kc6 46. f8=Q Rxf8 47.
Kxf8 c4 48. Ke7 Kc5 49. Kf6 c3 50. Kxg5 Kc4 51. Kxh4 c2 52. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 Ng6 $5 8. h4
Be7 9. g3 (9. h5 $5) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O $1 11. h5 Nh8 12. Nc2 f6 $1 $15 13.
exf6 Bxf6 14. b3 Nf7 15. Bb2 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 $2 {>< d4, c-<-> _|_} (16. Kf1) 16...
Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Nd6 18. Bg4 Rfc8 19. O-O Rc7 20. Rfe1 Rac8 21. Kg2 (21. Bxe6+ $2
Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Nd8 23. Rxd6 Rxc2 $19) (21. Rxe6 $2 Nf7) 21... Kf7 22. Rad1 a5
23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Ne3 Ne4 25. Rc1 b5 26. Bh3 (26. a3 $5) 26... b4 27. Rxc7 Rxc7
28. a3 a4 $3 {Brillant! Schwarz etabliert einen P auf b3.} 29. bxa4 b3 $1 $17
30. a5 Nc6 $1 {Scheut auch die Fesselung nicht.} 31. Rc1 Ke7 32. a4 $6 (32. Nf1
Kd8 33. a6 Na5 34. Rxc7 Kxc7 35. N1d2 Nxd2 36. Nxd2 Nc4 37. Nxc4 dxc4 38. Kf3
Kb6 39. Bf1 Bb5 40. Bh3 Bc6+ 41. Ke3 Bd5) 32... Kd8 33. a6 Nb4 34. Rxc7 Kxc7
35. a7 Kb7 36. Ne1 Kxa7 37. f3 Ng5 38. Bg4 Ka6 39. Bc3 Bxa4 40. Nd1 Kb5 41. Kf2
Kc4 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-02"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1971.11.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. O-O Bb7 $10 10. Rfd1 Kh8 $1 11. Rac1 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. cxd5 (13. e4
$14 {Suetin}) 13... exd5 14. Qa4 Nd6 15. Qa3 Rae8 $1 16. Re1 f5 $17 17. Ne5 $2
(17. b3 $142 {/\ Bf1-g2 Kotov}) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxa7 d4 $1 20. f4
(20. exd4 $2 Qxd4 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bf1 Ra8 $19 {Kotov}) 20... Qf6 21. Nd1 Qd8
$1 $19 22. Re2 c5 23. exd4 c4 $1 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bf1 Re1 26. Qa3 Ne4 27. d5
Nd2 28. Kf2 Rxf1+ (28... Qh4+ $1 29. Qg3 (29. g3 Rxf1+ {/\ Qxh2+ -+ Gheorghiu})
29... Ne4+) 29. Ke2 Bxd5 30. Qe3 c3 $1 {[ /\ Bc4]} 0-1

[Event "Novi Sad ol (Men)"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 $5 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. e3 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b5
cxb5 9. cxb5 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Ba3 (11. h4 $5 {/\h5, Ng5~/=}) 11... Nb6 12.
O-O Nd6 13. Rc1 Bf5 $5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 (14... Bxd3 $2 15. Bc7 $1) 15. Bxf5 gxf5
16. Qc2 e6 17. Qc7 Qxc7 18. Rxc7 $14 Rab8 19. Rfc1 (19. Nb3 Na8 20. Rc3 a4 21.
Nc5 Nb6 22. Ra3 $6 Rfd8 $1 23. Nxa4 $140 Ra8) 19... a4 $5 20. Ne1 $1 {/\Nd3-c5,
><a4} Rfc8 (20... Bf6 $142 {/\Bd8}) 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Kf1 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd6 24.
Rc1 Ra8 25. Nc5 Ra7 26. Ke2 Kf8 27. Nb1 $1 Ke7 28. Nc3 {/\28...Nd7 28.N5xa4}
Bxc5 $5 29. dxc5 Nd7 30. c6 Nb6 31. Nb1 $1 Kd6 $2 (31... bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rb7 {
/\Kd7, Nc4[]}) 32. Na3 $1 Kc7 33. Kd3 Ra8 $6 34. Kd4 Ra5 $1 35. cxb7+ $2 $138 (
35. Rc5 $1) (35. Kc5 $1 $16) (35. Ke5 $6 Nc4+ $1 $10) 35... Kxb7 36. h4 $6 Nd7
37. g3 Ra8 38. Rc6 Ra5 39. Rc2 Ra8 $10 40. Nb1 $6 Rg8 41. Rc6 Nb8 42. Rc1 Nd7
43. Rc6 Rg4+ 44. f4 $6 (44. Kd3 $142 Nb8 45. Rc5 Kb6 46. Rc8 $132) 44... Rxg3
45. Nc3 Nb8 46. Rc5 Rg2 47. Kd3 (47. Nxa4 Rxa2 48. Nc3 $8 Rd2+ 49. Ke5 Nd7+)
47... Nd7 48. Rc6 Nb8 49. Rc5 Nd7 50. Rc6 a3 $1 51. Na4 $6 (51. Ne2 e5 $1 $17)
51... Rxa2 52. Rd6 Kc7 53. Rc6+ Kb7 54. Rd6 Nb8 $1 55. Rd8 (55. Nc5+ Kc8 56.
Na6 Rd2+ 57. Kxd2 a2 $19) 55... Rg2 56. Rf8 a2 57. Rxf7+ Nd7 $1 (57... Nd7 $1
58. Rxd7+ (58. Nc5+ Kb6 59. Nxd7+ Kxb5) 58... Kb8 59. Rd8+ Kc7) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 Bb4 $5 8.
Qc2 (8. d3 $5 {/\ e4}) 8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 $5) 9... Nc6 10. e4 Na5 11.
c5 d6 12. d4 Nd7 13. c4 dxc5 (13... Ba6 14. e5 $1 {/\ Ng5 +/=}) 14. d5 Ba6 15.
e5 Bxc4 16. Ng5 g6 17. dxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bh6 Rf5 21. f4
c4 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. Rd4 Nd3 24. Re3 $6 (24. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Yd4c4,Yd1d3] /\ R
1xd3, Q xd3 +/-/ /\ Rxc4,Qxd3 +/-}) 24... Nb4 25. Qa4 Nbc6 26. Rxc4 $1 Nxc4 27.
Qxc4 Qe8 28. Rd3 (28. Rc3 $1 $14) 28... Rh5 $1 29. Rc3 $1 (29. Bg5 $2 Rxg5 30.
fxg5 Nxe5 $17) 29... Qd7 $1 30. Rd3 Qe8 31. Rc3 Qd7 32. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 35,5-19,5"]
[Site "Erevan (Armenia)"]
[Date "1971.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ivkov, Borislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1971.11.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 d6 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Ne1 Nxc3 $6 (9... Nxd2 10. Qxd2 c6 $1) 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 $11 O-O
12. Qd2 $5 c6 13. e4 d5 14. Qe2 dxe4 15. Qxe4 {12.e4} Rc8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Ne3
Bf8 18. Qf3 Qf6 19. Qe2 (19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. d5 Ne4) 19... Qg6 20. Ng4 h5 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Red8 23. h3 Bc5 24. Kg2 $14 a5 25. Qf3 $14 Qf5 26. Qxf5 (26.
Rxd8+ {25.g4!} Rxd8 27. Qxc6 Rd3 28. f3 Re3 $1) 26... exf5 27. f4 $2 Kf8 28. g4
hxg4 29. hxg4 fxg4 30. Kg3 g6 31. Kxg4 Ke7 $1 32. f5 $11 (32. Be1 $3) 32...
gxf5+ 33. Kxf5 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rd8 35. Rh1 Bb4 36. Bxb4+ axb4 37. Rh6 Ra8 38.
Rxc6 Rxa2 39. Rxb6 Rxb2 40. Rb7+ Ke8 41. Ke4 b3 42. Kd3 Rb1 $2 (42... f6 {
31...Bb4}) 43. Kc3 Rc1+ 44. Kd4 Rd1+ $2 45. Kc5 Re1 46. Kd6 $2 Rd1+ 47. Kc6 $1
$13 Rb1 $2 48. c5 b2 49. Rb5 Ke7 50. Kb6 Ke6 51. c6 Rc1 52. Rxb2 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Todorcevic, Miodrag"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d3 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. e4 Nf6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1
f6 9. c3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Kh8 $5 11. Nb3 $6 (11. Nc4) (11. a4) 11... Bg4 $1 (11...
Be6 $2 12. d4) 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 c4 $1 $17 (13... cxd4 $2 14. Nbxd4 $14) 14.
Nbd2 (14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Ndb4 $17) 14... Bb4 $1 (14... c3 15. bxc3 Nxc3 16.
Qb3) 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rc8 18. Bb2 (18. Qxb7 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxd4
20. Bxd5 (20. Qxd5 Nc2) 20... Nc2) 18... Nb6 {/\ 18..Bxd2 19.Nxd2 Nxd4} 19. Re4
f5 20. Re2 Bh5 21. Rd1 f4 22. Qb5 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. g4 $2 Bxg4 25. Nb3 Bc3
26. h3 Bh5 27. Nc5 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxc5 29. Rd3 Bxb2 30. Rxb2 Nb6 31. Nd4 Rd8 32.
Rbb3 Bg6 33. Rd2 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +3-1"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1974.04.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. Qe2 $13 (5. d3 c5 $10) 5... c5 (5...
Bb4 6. e5 Ng8 7. d4 $14 {Stein-Smyslov, Moscow 1972}) 6. e5 Ng8 7. d4 Bxf3 $14
(7... cxd4 $142 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 $13) 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. d5 Nxe5 (9... Nd4
10. Qd3 d6 11. Bf4 $16) 10. Qg3 d6 11. Bf4 Ng6 $2 (11... Ne7 $142 12. dxe6 fxe6
13. Bxe5 Nf5 $1 14. Qf4 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Qd6 $14) 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. O-O-O Nxf4 14.
Qxf4 g6 (14... Nf6 15. g3 Be7 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. Bh3 $16) 15. Qe4 (15. Ne4 $4 Bh6
$19) 15... Nf6 (15... Kf7 16. Qb7+ Ne7 17. Ne4 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bc4 $18)
16. Qxe6+ Qe7 17. Rxd6 Qxe6 18. Rxe6+ Kf7 19. Rc6 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bh6+ 21. Kc2
Rxc8 22. Be2 Rd8 23. Kb3 (23. Rd1 $142) 23... Rd2 (23... Bf4 $142 24. g3 Be5)
24. Rd1 Ne8 (24... Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Ke7 26. Ka4 $1 a6 27. Bf3 $18) 25. Rxd2 Bxd2
26. Nb5 a6 27. Nc3 Bxc3 28. Kxc3 a5 29. Bd3 Nf6 30. f4 Nh5 31. g3 Nf6 32. Kd2
Ne8 33. g4 Nd6 34. Ke3 Ke6 35. h4 Kf7 36. b3 Kg7 37. g5 Kf7 38. f5 gxf5 39. Kf4
Kg6 40. a4 Ne4 41. Bxe4 fxe4 42. Kxe4 Kh5 43. Kf5 $1 Kxh4 44. g6 hxg6+ 45. Kxg6
Kg4 46. Kf6 Kf4 47. Ke6 Ke4 48. Kd6 Kd4 49. Kc6 Kc3 50. Kxb6 Kxb3 51. Kb5 1-0

[Event "URS Club Team-ch02 Final"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1952.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kopaev, Nikolay Antonovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B71"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1952.09.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lokomotiv"]
[BlackTeam "Nauka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 (7. Nf3)
7... bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. exd6 exd6 10. Qf3 $6 (10. Qd4 $142 {Szabo,L-Reshevsky,S
Helsinki ol (Men) fin-A 1952 (8) 1/2-1/2}) (10. Be3) 10... d5 11. Be2 Bg7 12.
Qe3+ $6 Qe7 (12... Kf8 $15) 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. O-O Rb8 $132 {[%csl Rb2]} ({RR} 
14... Nf6 15. Be3 Kd6 16. Bd4 Re8 17. Be5+ Ke7 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. Rae1 Nh5 20.
Bd6+ {1-0 Fajans,H-Johnson,G/Cleveland 1957/EXT 2007}) 15. Rb1 Nc5 (15... Bd4+
$5 16. Kh1 {[%csl Ge7,Rh1]}) (15... Bxc3 $6 16. bxc3 Rxb1 17. Ba3+ Kd8 18. Rxb1
$11 {[%csl Gb1]}) 16. Bd2 Bf5 $36 {[%csl Rc2]} 17. Rfe1 Kd7 18. b4 d4 (18...
Bxc2 $40) 19. Rbd1 $2 (19. Nd1 Ne4 (19... Bxc2 20. Rc1 {[%csl Rc2,Rc5]})) 19...
Ne6 $19 20. Bc4 Bxc2 21. Bxe6+ fxe6 22. Ne4 Bxd1 23. Nc5+ Kd6 24. Rxd1 a5 25.
a3 axb4 26. axb4 Kd5 27. Kf2 Rhe8 28. Rc1 e5 29. Na6 Rb7 30. b5 e4 31. Rc5+ Ke6
32. Rxc6+ Kf7 33. Nc7 e3+ 34. Ke2 d3+ 35. Kd1 Rc8 36. Ne6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Qi, Jingxuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Cabrilo,G"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

{Inf.26/46} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Be6 5. d3 Qd7 6. Nd5 $1 (6. Rb1
g6 7. b4 Bg7 8. b5 Nd8 9. Nf3 $14) 6... g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 (7... h6 $5) 8. Ng5 Nd8
9. Nxe6 Nxe6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Rb1 Ne7 12. b4 O-O (12... d5 13. b5 e4 14. Qd2 f5
15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Ba3 $1 $16) 13. b5 Rfd8 14. Ba3 f5 15. Qd2 Rac8 16. O-O h5
17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Rb2 $14 Bf6 (18... Rb8) 19. Rfb1 h4 20. Rb7 Rc7 21. Qb2 hxg3
22. hxg3 Rxb7 (22... Rdc8) 23. Qxb7 e4 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Na4 d5 26. Nc5 Nxc5
27. Bxc5 dxc4 $6 (27... Kf7 $1) 28. dxe4 c3 29. Rc1 $1 Kf7 30. exf5 gxf5 31.
Bb4 Rd2 32. Bxc3 $16 Rxe2 (32... Rxa2 33. Bxf6 Kxf6 34. e4 $1 $16) 33. Bf1 Re4
34. Bd3 Rg4 (34... Ra4 35. Bxf6 (35. Bc2 $1 $16) 35... Kxf6 36. Bc4 f4 $5) 35.
Bd2 Bg5 36. Bxg5 Rxg5 37. Rc4 $1 {[><a7, c6]} Rg8 38. Ra4 Ra8 39. Ra5 Ke6 40.
f4 Kf6 41. Bc4 $22 Rd8 (41... Kg7 42. Kf2 {/\ Ke3-d4+/-}) 42. Rxa7 Rd2 43. Rc7
Rc2 44. Bb3 Rd2 45. Kf1 Rd6 46. Ra7 Rd2 47. Ra5 Nd5 48. Rc5 Nb4 49. Rc4 $18
Nxa2 50. Rxc6+ Kg7 51. Rc5 Kf6 52. Bc2 Nb4 53. Rxf5+ Ke6 54. Re5+ Kd6 (54...
Kf6 55. Be4 {/\ g4-g5}) 55. Be4 Na6 56. Ke1 Rd4 57. Ke2 Nc5 58. Bf5 Rb4 59. Kf3
Nb3 60. Kg4 Nd4 61. Be4 Ne6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup Volmac-Lyon"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Hertneck,G"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 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 O-O 10. Qb3 a5 $1 {TN - The correctness of this move depends on
the evaluation of the final position, when a draw was agreed} (10... Qb6 11. h3
Rad8 12. Rd1 Be4 $2 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qc2 $1 $14 {Karpov,A-Salov,V, Linares
1991, i51/392}) 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Na2 Bd6 13. Qxb7 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg3
(15. Kh3 $2 Rb8 16. Qxc6 Rb6 17. Qd5 Qg5 $19) 15... Qg5 16. f4 (16. e4 $2 Ne3+
17. Kf3 Qg4+ 18. Kxe3 Qxe4+ 19. Kd2 Qxd4+ 20. Bd3 Nc5 $19) 16... Qg6 17. Kf3 (
17. Kf3 Ngf6 $5 18. Kf2 Rfb8 19. Qc7 Rc8 20. Qb7 Rcb8 $10) (17. Kf3 Qh5 18. Ke2
$1 Nge5+ 19. Ke1 $1 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup Volmac-Lyon"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. a3 $5 g6 (
7... e6 8. e3 Be7 9. d4 $14 {Salov,V-Karpov,An Amsterdam Euwe-mem 1991 51/(48)
CBM/23}) 8. h4 Bg7 (8... h6 $6 9. d3 Bg7 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Rc1 Qd7 12. Na4 Ne6 $2
13. Nh2 $18 {Sunye,NJ-Vaganian,R Manila izt 1990 49/(52) CBM/19}) 9. h5 O-O 10.
d3 Ne6 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Be3 (12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Rxh6 Kg7 $13) 12... Ncd4 13. Rc1
Bd7 14. Ng5 Rc8 15. Kf1 (15. Bxb7 Rb8 $13) 15... Bc6 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Bxc6
Rxc6 18. Kg2 Qd7 (18... Nd4 $5) 19. Bh6 $1 g5 (19... Bxh6 20. Rxh6 Kg7 21. Qh1
$1 $16) 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qa4 $1 Rg8 22. Qe4 Kf8 23. Rh7 Nd4 24. e3 Nf5 25.
Rch1 Qe6 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Ne4 b6 28. b4 Nd6 29. Nc3 Re5 30. Rc1 Ke8 31. b5 Kd7
32. a4 Ke6 33. Kf3 Ne8 34. Rh6+ Kd7 35. Ne4 Nd6 $2 36. Rxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 (4... c6 5. Nc3 $5 (5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5
Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 $13 {Psakhis,L-Sokolov,I Chalkidiki 1992 CBM/32}) 5...
d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6
12. Ne5 $14 {Petursson,M-Panchenko.AN Bern 1992 CBM/28}) 5. d4 (5. b4 Nxd5 6.
bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Be2 O-O 9. Nf3 e4 10. Nd2 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Timman,J
Wijk op 1993 CBM/34}) 5... Nxd5 6. cxd5 exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qe7+ (8...
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Bc4 $13 {Psakhis,L-Kramnik,V Moscow Alekhine op 1992 CBM/
33} (10. Ne2 $5)) 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qe7 (11... Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2
$14 {>< c7}) 12. O-O-O $5 c5 $6 (12... d6) 13. Qf4 $1 Na6 14. d6 Qd8 15. Nc3
$16 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 19. Qh4+ Kg8 20. Nd5 g6 21.
Qh6 Nb3+ 22. Kb1 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Anand} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3
c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 e6 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nc6 $13
) 11. d5 $6 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 {N} (12... Bf5 13. Be2 c4 14. O-O Nd7) (12... Nd7
13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Re8 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Nf3 b6 $10 {Franke,H-Mikhalchishin,A/
Budapest/1988/} 17. Nxe5) 13. Be2 (13. c4 $5) 13... Bf5 14. O-O Nd7 15. Qb2 $6
(15. c4) 15... Nf6 16. Bc4 Qb6 $15 17. Qa3 Bf8 18. Rcd1 Bd6 19. h3 a6 20. Bh6
Qc7 21. Qc1 Qd7 22. Bf4 Be4 23. Ng5 b5 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bd3 c4
$1 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 $17 28. Qd2 Rae8 29. a3 h5 (29... Qxa3 $6 30. d6 $132) 30. Kh1
Kg7 31. f4 f6 32. Qf2 Re2 33. Qa7+ R8e7 34. Qd4 h4 35. Rf2 R2e4 36. Qd2 Kh7 37.
Rff1 Re3 38. Qf2 Rxc3 39. Qxh4+ Kg7 40. f5 Qg3 41. Qxg3 Rxg3 42. d6 Rd7 43.
fxg6 Rxa3 44. Rfe1 Rd3 45. Rxd3 cxd3 46. Re7+ Kxg6 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (46... Kxg6
47. Rxd7 d2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 d4 5. Nf3 (5. e3 c5 6. f4) 5... Bd6 6. d3 $10
(6. b4 $5) 6... c5 7. Bg2 Ne7 8. O-O Nec6 (8... O-O) 9. e3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Be6 11.
e4 $10 Nd7 12. Nh4 g6 13. Bf3 Bc7 (13... Qe7 $142 {/\ Rac8, f5 Kotov;}) (13...
Re8 $142 {/\ 14...Nf8 Suetin}) 14. a3 Ba5 (14... Re8) 15. Bc1 Qe7 16. Bg4 f5 (
16... Bc3 $142 17. Ra2 a6 {/\ b5 Suetin}) 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bf3 (18. Bh3 $2 e4
$1) 18... Nf6 19. Bg2 (19. b4 $140 cxb4 20. Nb3 $1 Bb6 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. axb4
$16 {Suetin}) 19... Rad8 20. Ra2 Bc8 21. Re1 $1 $16 Kh8 22. b4 $1 cxb4 23. Nb3
$1 Bb6 (23... Bc7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. axb4 $36 {<< Kotov}) 24. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 25.
axb4 {[26.c5 Bc7 27.Ra7 +-]} a6 (25... Rg8 26. Nf3 $16 {Kotov}) (25... Ng4 26.
c5 Bc7 27. Rxa7 f4 28. Nf3 fxg3 29. hxg3 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Bg4 31. Bf4 $1 $18 {
Suetin}) 26. Nf3 e4 27. c5 $1 Bc7 28. Nfxd4 Qf7 29. Rd2 $1 {[/\ 30.Nc6]} Bd7
30. Bb2 Kg8 31. Na5 Bxa5 32. bxa5 Rb8 33. Ba1 $1 $18 Rfe8 34. Rde2 Qh5 35. Qd2
Kf7 36. h4 (36. dxe4 Nxe4 37. Qf4 $18 {Barcza}) 36... exd3 37. Qxd3 f4 38. Nf3
{[/\ 39.Bxf6 +-; 39.Ne5+ +-; 39.Ng5+ +-]} Rxe2 39. Qxe2 Qxc5 (39... Re8 $142
40. Ne5+ Kg8 41. Qc4+ Nd5) 40. Ne5+ Kf8 41. Nxd7+ Nxd7 {[42.Qe6+ +-]} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Rac8 15.
Bd3 Nd7 16. Nf1 f5 (16... Nc5 17. b3 $1 {Black now has problems with his
knight on a5} f5 18. exf5 Bxd5 19. Be2 $16 {Sax-Ceskovskij,Wijk aan Zee1989})
17. Bg5 (17. exf5 Bxd5 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 $14 {Sax}) (17. Ne3 $5) 17... Nc5
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. exf5 Nc4 (19... Bxd5 20. Be2 $16) 20. Bxc4 (20. b3 $2 Nb2 $19
) 20... bxc4 21. Ne3 Nd3 22. Re2 e4 23. Nd4 (23. Nd2 $1 Nxb2 24. Qc2 $14) 23...
Qe5 24. Ne6 Rxf5 $1 {Black gets good value for his exchange} 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26.
Qa4 $6 Bxd5 27. Nd4 Qf6 28. Qxa6 Rf8 29. Nc2 (29. Qb6 Qg6 $1 $15) 29... Nf4 30.
Rd2 Nxh3+ $1 31. Kh1 Nxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "URS Club Team-ch02 Final"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1952.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khavin, Abram Leonidovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B87"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "1952.09.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Trud"]
[BlackTeam "Nauka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 $146 (6... a6 {
Bastrikov,G-Levitas,B Trade Union Leningrad 1938 (9) 0-1}) 7. Bc4 $6 {Bizarre
après avoir joué f3} (7. Be3 $142) 7... O-O 8. Bb3 a6 9. O-O b5 10. Be3 Bb7 11.
Qe1 Nbd7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5b3]} (11... Nc6) 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. a3 Nc5 $132 14. Ba2
Rab8 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Nce2 Bc8 17. c3 Na4 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ga4b2,Ga4b6,Gb6c4]
} 18. Rd2 Nb6 19. Rdd1 Rd8 (19... Nc4 20. Bc1) 20. Kh1 Nc4 $15 21. Bc1 Bf8 22.
Nc2 a5 $36 23. Nf4 e5 24. Nd3 Be6 25. Bb1 d5 $1 26. exd5 Nxd5 $40 {[%csl Re3,
Rf3]} 27. Rfe1 Bd6 28. Qh4 {[%cal Gh4h7,Gb1h7]} Bf5 $1 29. Nf2 Be7 30. Bg5 f6
31. Bc1 g5 32. Qg3 Nf4 33. Ne4 Nd3 (33... Rxd1 34. Rxd1 Rd8) 34. Rxd3 Rxd3 35.
Nb4 axb4 36. Bxd3 bxa3 37. bxa3 Bxe4 38. Bxe4 Rd8 (38... Nd6 {[%cal Gd6e4,
Gc7c3]}) 39. h4 gxh4 40. Qxh4 (40. Qg4 Rg8 41. Qf5 Bd8 42. Rd1) 40... f5 41.
Bg5 Bxg5 42. Qxg5 fxe4 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Rxe4 $13 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ge4g4]} Rd7
45. a4 Rf7 46. Rg4+ Kf8 47. Qh6+ Ke7 48. axb5 Nd6 49. c4 Qc5 50. Kh2 Nf5 51.
Qh5 Qf2 52. Rg8 Qe3 53. Rc8 Qf4+ 54. Kg1 Qe3+ 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 56. Kg1 e4 57. fxe4
Qe3+ 58. Kh2 Qg3+ 59. Kg1 Nd4 60. Qc5+ Kd7 61. Qd5+ Kxc8 62. Qxf7 Qe1+ 63. Kh2
Qh4+ 64. Kg1 Qxe4 65. Qf6 Kd7 66. Kh2 Ne6 67. Qf3 Qh4+ 68. Kg1 Qd4+ 69. Kh2
Qe5+ 70. g3 Ng5 71. Qd5+ Qxd5 72. cxd5 Kc7 73. g4 Kb6 74. Kg3 Kxb5 75. Kh4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E38"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Qb6 $5 7. e3 Qc7 8.
b3 $5 (8. Be2) 8... a6 9. Bb2 Be7 10. g4 $5 h6 (10... Nxg4 $2 11. Rg1 Nxh2 (
11... Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nd5) 12. Nxh2 Qxh2 13. Rxg7 Bf6 14. Ne4 $1 $40) 11.
Rg1 Nc6 (11... d5 12. Rc1 $1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 (13... b5 $2 14. Nxb5 $1 $18)
14. h4 h5 15. Ne4 $14) 12. h4 h5 $8 (12... d5 13. g5 $16) 13. gxh5 Nxh5 14. Be2
$14 d5 $1 (14... b6 15. Ng5 $1 {/\ Nf7}) 15. cxd5 (15. Ng5 Bf6 $1 (15... d4 $2
16. Nxf7 $1 $18)) 15... exd5 $4 (15... Nb4 $142 $1 16. Qd2 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5
18. Rc1 $14) 16. Nxd5 Qa5+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Nxd2 Bd8 19. Nc4 $18 Be6 20. O-O-O
Nf6 21. Nf4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Kf8 23. h5 Rc8 24. Kb1 Bc7 25. Nd5 Nxh5 $2 (25... Rg8
) 26. Be2 $1 (26. Rxg7 Be5 $1) 26... Nf6 (26... Be5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Rg5 $18)
27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Bg4 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Anand} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6
8. Rc1 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be2 c5 (12... Rc8 13.
O-O c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Rxc5 Qxc5 16. Qa4 Bc6 17. Qf4 {Kasparov-Timman/
USSR-ROW/1984/}) 13. dxc5 Rd8 $1 (13... bxc5) (13... bxc5 {Anand}) 14. Qa4 (14.
Qc2 Rc8 15. Qa4 Nd7 $10) (14. O-O Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nc6 $10) 14...
Nd7 $1 15. e4 Nxc5 16. Rxc5 Qxc5 17. exd5 Qc1+ 18. Bd1 Rxd5 19. O-O Qxb2 $15
20. Bb3 Rc5 21. Qa6 Rc7 22. g3 Rd8 23. Re1 Rc1 24. Qxa7 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Qe2 26.
Nc2 Rd1+ (26... Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Qe4+ 28. Kh3 Qf5+ (28... g5 29. Qa4 $1 (29. Ne3
Rd2 $17) 29... Qe2 30. Ne3 Rg1 $2 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. Nf5+ Kf6 33. Qh8+ $1 (33.
Qe7+ Kg6) 33... Kxf5 34. Bc2+ Qxc2 35. Qh7+ $18 {Winants}) 29. Kg2 Qe4+)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +2-0"]
[Site "Velden"]
[Date "1980.03.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1980.03.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 (5. d4 Nbd7 {-D45-49}) 5... Nbd7
6. Bb2 (6. d4 $142 {-D45}) 6... e5 $5 7. d4 (7. cxd5 cxd5 8. g4 d4 $5 9. exd4
e4 $146) 7... e4 8. Nd2 (8. Ne5 $5 Bd6 $10) 8... Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Re8 11.
c5 $6 (11. Be2 $142 $13) 11... Nf8 12. Be2 Qd7 $1 $36 13. Qc2 Qf5 14. f4 $8 (
14. O-O Qg5 15. Kh1 Bd8 $17) 14... g5 $5 (14... Qg6 $17 {/\Bg4}) 15. g3 gxf4
16. gxf4 Qh3 17. Rg1+ Ng6 18. Nf1 Qh4+ (18... Ng4 $17) 19. Ng3 Ng4 20. Bxg4 $8
(20. Kd2 $2 Nxe3 $1 $19) 20... Bxg4 21. Qf2 Qh3 $1 22. Nce2 $8 Nh4 23. O-O-O
Kh8 $2 (23... f5 $19 {/\Kf7,Rg8,Nf3}) 24. Nxe4 $1 $132 {/\Rg3+-} Qf3 $1 (24...
Bxe2 $2 25. Qxe2 dxe4 26. d5+ f6 27. d6 Bd8 28. Qh5 $18) 25. Qxf3 Bxf3 26. N4g3
Bf6 $44 27. Rd3 Re7 28. Bc3 Rae8 29. Bd2 h6 (29... Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Nf5 31. Ng3
Nxe3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Kd2 R3e7 $15) 30. Rf1 Kh7 31. Rb3 (31. Ng1 $5 Bg4 32. f5
Rg8 $1 $13 33. Be1) 31... Bg4 32. Rf2 Nf3 33. h3 $1 Nxd2 34. Kxd2 Bxh3 35. Nh5
Bh8 36. f5 Rg8 37. Neg3 (37. Nef4 $142 $1 {/\} Bxf5 $2 38. Nxd5 $18) 37... Bg4
38. Rb1 (38. Rb1 Rge8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Balanel, Ion"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. f4 $1 Nc6 7. b3 e6 8.
Bb2 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Rc1 Rb8 11. Ne4 b6 12. Qc2 f6 (12... f5 $5 {[%cal Ye7f6]
/\Lf6}) 13. O-O Nd5 14. Rfe1 $1 Re8 15. a3 Bb7 16. e3 Bf8 17. h4 $1 h6 18. Nf2
(18. g4 f5) 18... Nde7 19. g4 $1 Qd7 $6 (19... f5 20. g5 h5) 20. g5 f5 21. gxh6
gxh6 22. Qc3 $18 e5 23. fxe5 Qe6 24. Qc4 Ng6 25. d4 Na5 26. Qxe6+ Rxe6 27. h5
Ne7 28. Nd2 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Nd5 30. Nd3 cxd4 31. exd4 Be7 32. b4 Bg5 $1 33. Rc2
Bxd2 34. Rxd2 Nc4 35. Rf2 Kh7 36. Bc1 Rg8+ 37. Kh3 Rg4 38. Nf4 Rxf4 $1 (38...
Nxf4+ 39. Bxf4 {[%cal Yd4d5] /\d5}) 39. Bxf4 Nxa3 40. Bc1 Nb5 41. Rg1 Ne7 42.
Bb2 Nc7 43. Rfg2 Ncd5 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. Rf7 b5 46. Kh4 Rc6 47. Rgg7 (47. Rf6 $1
Rxf6 (47... Nxf6 48. exf6 Nd5 49. f7 Rc8 50. Re1 Rf8 51. Re5 Nf6 52. Rxf5 Kg7
53. d5 Rxf7 54. d6 {[%cal Rf5f6,Rd6d7] /\Tf6, d7}) 48. exf6 Nxf6 49. d5 Nexd5
50. Rg6 $1 $18) 47... Re6 48. Bc1 f4 49. Kg4 Nc6 50. Bxf4 Nxd4 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52.
Rfg7+ Kf8 53. Rd7 Kg8 54. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Luhacovice International"]
[Site "Luhacovice"]
[Date "1969.05.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1969.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Qg4 c5 6. a3 $6 (6. Bd2 $6 cxd4 7.
Qxd4 Nbc6 $17 {ECO}) (6. dxc5 $5) (6. Qxg7 Rg8 7. Qh6 cxd4 8. a3 Qa5 9. axb4
Qxa1 10. Nb5 $13) 6... Qa5 $1 (6... Ba5 7. Bd2 (7. dxc5 $1 {Pachman}) 7... Nbc6
8. Nf3 cxd4 $132) 7. axb4 Qxa1 8. Kd1 cxd4 (8... O-O 9. bxc5 $18) (8... Nbc6 9.
dxc5 O-O 10. Nf3 d4 11. Ne4 $18) 9. Nb5 O-O $1 10. Nf3 $19 (10. Nc7 $5 Bd7 $1
11. Nxa8 (11. b5 Qa5 12. Nxa8 Bxb5 $17 {Kortschnoj}) 11... Na6 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13.
Qc3 Ncxb4 $17) 10... Nbc6 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Re1 Nxb4 13. Na3 (13. Qh5 Nxd3 14.
cxd3 Qa4+ $19) 13... Nxd3 14. cxd3 Bd7 15. Nxd4 Rac8 $19 16. Ndc2 Rxc2 $1 17.
Kxc2 Rc8+ 18. Kd2 b6 19. Qb4 Be8 20. Nc2 Qa6 21. Nd4 Nf4 22. Qa3 Qxa3 23. bxa3
Nxg2 24. Rg1 Nf4 25. Ke3 Ng6 26. f4 Bd7 27. Bb2 f6 28. exf6 gxf6 29. h4 Kf7 30.
h5 Ne7 31. Rg2 e5 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Rf2+ Ke8 34. Nf3 Nf5+ 35. Kd2 e4 36. dxe4
dxe4 37. Re2 e3+ 38. Ke1 Rc4 39. Ne5 Rh4 40. Rg2 Rh1+ 41. Ke2 Bb5+ 42. Nd3 Rb1
0-1

[Event "Candidates m2"]
[Site "Saint John"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1988.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Nf1 Rd8 14. Ne3 Bh5 15.
b4 $1 Ne6 (15... Ne4 $2 16. Nxd5 $18) 16. Nf5 d4 $6 (16... O-O $142 17. a4 (17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 $1 (17... Nxe7 $2 18. Bxh7+ $1 $16) 18. Qe2 f6 $1 $10) 17... Rfe8
18. axb5 axb5 19. Qd3 Bg6 20. Rd1 Bf8 {Balashov,Y-Portisch,L/Moscow/1981/1/2-1/
2/26/}) 17. Be4 $1 Bg6 (17... d3 $2 18. Re3 Bxf3 (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxd1 20.
Nxd7 Kxd7 21. Rxd3+ Ke8 22. Nxg7+ Nxg7 23. Bh6 $18) 19. Bxf3 $16) (17... g6 $5
18. Nh6 $1 $16) 18. g4 $1 h5 19. h3 Kf8 20. a4 $1 hxg4 21. hxg4 Qe8 22. axb5
axb5 (22... dxc3 23. Bxc6 $18) 23. Ra6 $1 $18 Nb8 (23... dxc3 24. Bxc6 Rxd1 25.
Rxd1 {/\ Ra8+-}) 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nxe7 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 dxc3 27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Rd4
Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Rh3 30. Ng5 Rh6 31. Nf4 Nc6 $2 32. Qxc3 $18 Qd8 33. Nf3 Nxb4 34.
Bd2 Qa8 35. Kg2 Nc6 36. g5 b4 37. Qc5 Rh7 38. Nxe6 g6 39. Qd5 Kh8 40. Ned4 Qc8
41. e6 Nxd4 42. Nxd4 c5 43. Bf4 Ra7 44. Nc6 1-0

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[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
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 $146 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Rb8
15. Qc1 h5 (15... Kh7 $142 $5) 16. Bg5 c4 17. Qf4 $16 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4
Bd7 (19... b4 20. Ncb5 b3 21. Bb1 $16 {/\Na7}) 20. Nc6 (20. b4 $5 cxb3 21. Bxb3
b4 22. Nce2 $16) 20... Bxc6 21. dxc6 Nxc6 22. Rfd1 (22. Nd5 Nxd5 $1 23. exd5
Nd4 {/\Ne2}) 22... Ne5 23. Ra6 Re6 24. Nd5 $44 Qc8 $1 25. Rxd6 (25. Nxf6+ Bxf6
26. Raxd6 Nd3 $1 27. Bxd3 Bxg5 $19) 25... Nxd5 (25... Rxd6 $2 26. Ne7+) 26.
R6xd5 Qc6 27. Bd8 b4 $132 28. Qg3 b3 29. Bb1 Re8 30. Bg5 Rb5 31. Rd6 Qc7 {
/\Nd3,><b2} 32. Be3 c3 33. bxc3 Qxc3 34. R6d5 (34. R6d5 Rxd5 35. exd5 Nc4 36.
Bf4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7
7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. h4 O-O $1 {N} 9. Qd2 {8.h4 oder 9.Qd2 ist ?!} (9. Bd3 c5) 9...
e5 $1 10. O-O-O (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Bxe5 $10) 10... e4 11.
Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ne5 Be6 13. Kb1 c5 $15 14. Bc4 Qd6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. Qc3 Rac8 17.
Qb3 Nd5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nc4 a6 $1 20. Rd2 (20. Ne3 $2 Nc3+ $1 21. bxc3 Rb5
$19) 20... Rfc8 21. Ne3 Nc3+ $1 22. Ka1 $8 Qxb3 23. cxb3 $8 Nd5 24. Kb1 Nxe3
25. fxe3 $17 h5 26. Rhd1 R8c6 27. Rf1 Rc7 28. b4 Re5 29. Rf4 Kh7 30. Rd4 f5 31.
Rf1 Rc6 32. Rd7 Rg6 33. Rxb7 Rxg2 34. Rc7 Rd5 35. Rc5 Rdd2 36. Rfxf5 Rxb2+ 37.
Kc1 Rxa2 38. Rxh5+ Kg8 39. Kb1 Rab2+ 40. Kc1 Rbe2 41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. Rf5+ Ke6 (
42... Ke7 $5) 43. Rf1 Rxe3 44. Rc6+ Ke5 45. Rxa6 Rc3+ 46. Kb1 Rb3+ 47. Kc1 Rf3
48. Re1 Rc3+ 49. Kb1 Rb3+ 50. Kc1 Rxb4 51. Ra7 Rc4+ 52. Kb1 Rg6 53. Rb7 Rcc6 $2
54. Rb5+ Kf4 55. Rf1+ Kg4 (55... Ke3 56. Re1+ Kf3 57. Rf5+ Kg4 58. Re5 $15) 56.
Re1 Rb6 (56... Rc4 $4 57. Rg1+ $18) (56... Rge6 57. Rg1+ $15) 57. Rxe4+ Kh3 58.
Rxb6 Rxb6+ 59. Kc2 Rh6 60. Re7 g6 61. Re6 Kxh4 62. Kd2 Kg3 63. Re3+ (63. Re3+
Kf4 64. Ra3 {/\ Ke2=}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Rb1 a5 7. a3 (7. e3 $5)
7... Nge7 8. b4 axb4 9. axb4 O-O 10. b5 (10. Nf3 $5 Nd4 11. O-O c6 (11... Nxf3+
$5) 12. Ne1 f5 13. f4 $14 {Geller,E-Mazzoni/Monte Carlo/1967/}) 10... Nd4 11.
e3 Ne6 12. Nge2 c6 $5 (12... Nc5 $6 13. d4 exd4 14. exd4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. c5
$14 {Hertneck,G-Barczay,L/Kecskemet/1990/CBM20/}) (12... Kh8 13. Bb2 Nf5 14.
O-O h5 $10 {Saharov-Kuzmin/USR-ch/1965/}) 13. O-O d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. d4 exd4
16. exd4 (16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bf5 $10) 16... b6 17. Qb3 Bb7 18. Ba3 (18. Rd1
$5) 18... Bxd4 $5 (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rbd1 $5 $44) 19. Nxd4 (19. Rfd1
Nc5 $15) 19... Nxd4 20. Qb2 Re8 21. Rbd1 Nef5 22. Rd3 (22. g4 Qg5 23. gxf5 Nf3+
24. Kh1 Qf4 25. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 d4 $19) 22... Qf6 23. Kh1 h5 $1 24. h3 Re5
25. Rfd1 Rae8 26. Kh2 (26. Rxd4 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Re1+ $19) 26... Re1 27. Rxe1 Rxe1
28. Qd2 Qe5 29. f4 Qe6 30. Rxd4 Nxd4 31. Qxd4 Qe3 $1 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. Bb4 d4
34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. Bxd5 d3 36. Kg1 d2 37. Bxd2 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. Qa4 Bd7 8.
Qe4 g6 9. Ne5 Bg7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. a3 $5 (11. O-O {Sherbakov,R-Sokolov,A/St.
Petersburg zt/1993/CBM34/}) 11... Rc8 12. Rb1 Ne6 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 b6 15. Nd5
(15. Qd5 Rfd8 16. Qa2 cxb4 17. axb4 Ned4 $13 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Smejkal,J/Polanica
Zdroj/1991/CBM26/}) 15... Ned4 $5 (15... f5 $6 16. Qc4 $14 {Romanishin,
O-Pinter,J/Malgrat de Mar/1977/INF24,88/}) 16. b5 (16. bxc5 $13 {Smejkal,
J-Sokolov,A/Novi Sad/1984/INF38,62/}) 16... Ne5 17. f4 f5 $1 (17... e6 18. Nxb6
axb6 19. fxe5 Qc7 $13) 18. Qe3 Ng4 $1 (18... e6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. fxe5 Qc7 $13)
19. Qxe7 Rc7 $6 (19... Rf7 $1 $15) 20. Qh4 (20. Qxd7 Nxe2+ $1) 20... Nxe2+ 21.
Kh1 Nxc1 22. Rbxc1 (22. Nxc7 $2 Bf6 23. Qh3 Nd3 $19) 22... Bf6 23. Qh3 Rcc8 24.
Bf3 Bg7 25. Qg2 Rcd8 26. Rce1 Rf7 27. Qe2 Kf8 28. Qc4 Nf6 29. Nxf6 Bxf6 30. a4
Kg7 $15 31. Re2 Qd4 32. Rc1 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Rfd7 34. Rc2 Rd3 35. Kg2 Ra3 36. Rc4
Ra2 37. d4 Rxe2+ 38. Bxe2 Bxd4 $17 39. Rc1 Re8 40. Rc2 Re3 41. Bc4 Ra3 42. Ra2
Rc3 43. Bd5 c4 44. Kf1 Rc1+ 45. Ke2 c3 46. Kd3 Rd1+ 47. Ke2 Rb1 48. Kd3 Bf6 49.
Bc4 Rb4 50. h3 h5 51. Re2 Rxa4 52. Ra2 Ra5 53. Ke3 Kh6 54. Kd3 Bg7 55. Ke3 Bh8
56. Kd3 Bf6 57. Ke3 h4 58. g4 fxg4 59. hxg4 g5 $1 60. f5 Rxa2 61. Bxa2 h3 0-1

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Rc1 (7. Bd3
c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qe4 g6 13. Qh4 Bxg5 14.
Nxg5 N7f6 15. Qh6 Re8 16. Ndf3 Re7 17. Ne5 Qf8 $15 {Georgadze,G-Beljavskij,A/
USR-ch Odessa/0-1/64/}) 7... h6 8. Bxf6 (8. Bh4 c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. e4 N5b6 $13) 8... Nxf6 $6 (8... Bxf6 9. Bd3 c6 $22 10. O-O e5) 9. c5 $1 Qe8
10. Bd3 Bd7 11. Qc2 Bb5 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 c6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15. g3 (15. Rfe1
f5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 f4 $132) 15... Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 (16... Rc8 $5) 17. Qxe4
Nf6 18. Qe2 Qd8 (18... b6 $5) 19. Nc4 Qd5 20. Rfe1 Rfd8 21. h3 Nd7 22. b4 b5
23. Ne3 (23. Na5 $5 Rac8 24. Rcd1 Bf6 25. Ne5 $36) 23... Qh5 24. Kg2 Bf6 25.
Qc2 a5 26. g4 Qg6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Nc2 Kf7 29. Re4 g5 $1 30. Rce1 Nf8 31. Kf1
axb4 32. Nxb4 Rdc8 33. R1e3 Rc7 34. Ne5+ Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Rd8 36. R5e4 Ng6 37. Ra3
{Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch28 Final & Zonal"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1961.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D83"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1961.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8.
Nf3 Nb6 9. O-O (9. Be2) 9... Nxc4 10. Qxc4 c6 11. Be5 Bh6 $1 12. Rfd1 (12. Bxf6
exf6 13. e4 f5 $1) 12... Be6 13. Qb4 b6 14. Qa4 Qe8 15. Rac1 Nd5 16. Nd2 Qd7
17. Qa3 Rac8 (17... Rfc8) 18. Ne2 a5 $6 (18... Bg4 19. Re1 c5 20. dxc5 $2 Nxe3
$1) (18... Bg4 19. Nf3 Rfd8) 19. Nc4 Qa7 20. b3 Rfd8 (20... c5 $6 21. dxc5 Rxc5
22. Bd4 Rc7 23. e4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Nf6 26. Rc6 $16) 21. h3 Qa6 22.
Qb2 f6 23. Bg3 Bf7 24. Kh2 Rd7 (24... c5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. e4 Bxc1 27. Nxc1 b5
28. Na3 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Nb4 30. Rc7) (24... Bf8 $5) 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Rcd8
27. Rc2 e5 $2 28. Rcd2 e4 (28... exd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Bxc4
32. bxc4 $16) 29. d5 $1 Bxd5 $138 30. Qxf6 Bg7 31. Qg5 Rf8 (31... a4) (31...
Qa7) 32. Qg4 Rdf7 33. Nd6 Re7 34. Rxd5 $1 cxd5 35. Qg5 Bf6 36. Qxd5+ Kh8 37.
Nxe4 Bg7 38. Nd6 Qa8 39. Qb5 Qa7 40. Nc4 {(time) [Kholmov]} 1-0

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 Rb8 8.
d3 Bd6 9. O-O a6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ng5 Bc7 (11... Qe7 $6 12. Nge4 Bc7 13. Rd1 $5
b6 14. d4 cxd4 15. Rxd4 Nc5 16. Qa3 $14 {Schlosser,P-Polgar,Zso Brno-B 1991
CBM/26}) 12. Be3 (12. Nge4 $1 b6 13. Rd1 $1 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb7 15. d4 Bd5 16.
Qc2 cxd4 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nf3 $16 {Dizdarevic-Petrosjan,A
Sarajevo 1986 41/9}) 12... Qe7 13. Nge4 b6 14. a4 Ng4 (14... Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6
16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qc4 $14) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Ng5 Nde5 18. f4 h6 19. Nh3
(19. Nf3 $5 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 $14) 19... Nf7 20. Nf2 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 Bb7 22. Bxb7
Rxb7 23. e4 (23. Qc4 Ra8 $10) 23... Qd7 24. Re1 Rbb8 25. exf5 exf5 26. Nd5 Rbd8
27. Nxb6 (27. Nxc7 Qxc7 28. Re6 $14) 27... Qxd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ (7.
Qa4+ $5 Nd7 8. h4 h5 9. Ba3 Qc7 10. Bc4 Bg7 11. Rh3 O-O 12. Rg3 Nb6 13. Qa5 Bf5
$13 {Djuric,S-Grosar,A Bled/Rogaska Slatina 1991 CBM/24}) 7... Nd7 8. a4 Bg7 9.
d4 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 (10... a6 $6 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. e4 Rd8 14. Qe2 Nf8
15. e5 $14 {Petrosjan,T-Lehmann Hamburg 1960}) 11. Ba3 b6 12. e4 Nf6 13. Re1 (
13. Qe2 $5) 13... Rd8 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Qd2 e6 16. h3 Rac8 17. Qe3 Nh5 18. a5
cxd4 19. cxd4 bxa5 20. Rab1 Ba8 21. g4 Nf6 (21... Nf4 $2 22. Rec1 $1 Nxh3+ 23.
Kg2 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 $18) 22. Ne5 Rb8 23. Rbc1 Qb6 24. Bc5 Qc7 25. Qf4 Ne8 26. Ba3
Bxe5 27. dxe5 Qb6 28. Qh6 Ng7 29. Bd6 Rxd6 $1 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Qe3 h5 $1 $44
32. Qxa7 hxg4 33. hxg4 Qf4 34. Kf1 Rf8 35. Qxa5 Qxg4 36. Re3 Nh5 37. Be2 Qh4
38. Ke1 Nf4 39. Bf1 Nh5 40. Qe5 Nf6 41. Rh3 Qxe4+ 42. Qxe4 Bxe4 43. Ba6 Nd5 44.
Rc8 Rxc8 45. Bxc8 Nf4 46. Ra3 g5 47. Kd2 Kg7 48. Ra7 Kf6 49. Bb7 Bg6 50. f3 Bh5
51. Ke3 Ng6 52. Ra5 Ne5 53. Rc5 Bg6 54. Be4 Bxe4 55. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Luhacovice International"]
[Site "Luhacovice"]
[Date "1969.05.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kozma, Julius"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1969.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5
(8. a3 Bd6 9. b4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {Portisch,L-Petrosian,T/Lone Pine/1978/0-1/})
8... exd5 9. Ne5 Bd6 10. Nb5 $5 (10. f4 $1 {Knaak} Nbd7 11. Qf3 (11. Rf3))
10... Be7 (10... a6 $5 11. Nxd6 cxd6) 11. Qc2 c5 12. b3 a6 (12... Nc6 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Nd4 $14) (12... Nbd7 13. Bb2 a6 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. exd4 b5
$10) 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Ne2 $5 Bb7 16. Bb2 g6 17. Rad1 $4 (17. Qc3
$14) (17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Qc3 $14) 17... c4 $1 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. Qxc4 (19. Bxc4
Rc8 {/\b5} 20. Qd3 Be4 $1 21. Qb3 (21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qb5 Ra5 $19)
21... b5 $19) 19... Rc8 20. Qb3 Bd5 {with domination} (20... Bd5 21. Qa4 b5 22.
Qxa6 Ra8 23. Qxb5 Ra5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-20 Final A"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "1972.09.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bilek, Istvan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1972.09.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 (5. O-O e4 6. Ne1 Nf6 7. d3 exd3
$10) 5... Bb4+ $1 6. Nbd2 a5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ne1 O-O 9. Nc2 Be7 (9... Bd6 $1 10.
Nf3 $1 $10) 10. a3 Nd7 11. b3 Nc5 12. Rb1 Bg4 13. Ne4 Na6 14. f4 $1 exf4 15.
Rxf4 Be6 16. Qe1 $1 {(/\ b4 y e3)} f5 17. Nd2 g5 $6 18. Rf1 Nab8 (18... Nc5 19.
Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bb2 Bf6 21. Qf2 $16) 19. e3 $1 Bf6 20. exd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4+
22. Kh1 Re8 23. Nf3 Bf6 (23... Bxc4 24. Qd2 Bd5 25. Nxd4 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qxd4
27. Bb2 Qd5+ 28. Kg1 h6 29. Qc3 $18) 24. Qd2 h6 (24... g4 25. Nh4) 25. d4 $18
c6 26. Bb2 Bf7 27. Qc2 Be6 (27... Bg6 28. g4 $1) 28. Rbd1 Na6 29. Rfe1 Kg7 30.
d5 cxd5 31. cxd5 Bd7 (31... Rc8 $1 32. Qd2 Bd7 33. Rxe8 Qxe8 34. Bxf6+ Kxf6 35.
Qd4+ $18) 32. Rxe8 Bxe8 33. Nd4 Bd7 34. Ne6+ Bxe6 35. dxe6 Qc8 (35... Qc8 36.
Bxf6+ {(/\ Qc8 y Bb7)}) 1-0

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D54"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 Rd8 {N} (11... c5 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. O-O
Bb7 14. Qa4 Nf6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qa3 Rfc8 {Korchnoi,V-Spassky,B/
Clermont-Ferrand/1989/1-0/62/ -> CBM 14}) 12. Ne2 c5 13. O-O Ba6 14. b3 $1 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Rc2 Nf6 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Qb5 Ne4 19. Nc3 Ng5 $1 20. Na4 Qe6 (
20... Qe4 $5) 21. dxc5 d4 22. Qd3 dxe3 23. Qxe3 Qg6 24. h4 (24. Rc3 $1 Re8 25.
Qg3 Ne4 26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. Re3 Nxc5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Kf1 $16)
24... Rd3 25. h5 Qf5 26. Qe2 Nh3+ $1 27. gxh3 Rxh3 28. Rc4 Rxh5 (28... b5 29.
Qg4 Rxh5 $10) 29. Rg4 Rc6 30. Rg3 Rg6 31. cxb6 axb6 (31... Qd5 32. Qxh5 $1 Qxh5
33. b7 Rxg3+ 34. fxg3 Qe5 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. b8=Q Qe1+ $10) 32. Nxb6 Qh3 $2 (
32... Rxb6 $10) 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Qe4 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Rh4 36. Qf5 $2 (36. Nd7 $1
Rxe4 37. Nf8+ $18) 36... Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Rd4 38. Rd3 Re4+ 39. Re3 Rd4 40. Rd3 Re4+
41. Re3 Rd4 42. Rd3 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kortschnoj} e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7.
d3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Ra6 $6 (10... Bg4 $1 11. h3 (11. Rc1 Qd7 $1
(11... Re8 $6 12. Nd2 $1 Rb8 13. Nb5 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Petursson,M Lugano op
1989 47/44}) 12. Nd2 Bh3 $10) (11. Nd2 Rb8 12. Bxb6 cxb6 13. Nc4 f6 14. Re1 Bc5
$10 {Videki,S-Petursson,M Wien op 1990 CBM/21}) 11... Be6 12. Qc1 Nd4 13. Bxd4
exd4 14. Ne4 Bd5 15. Qf4 f5 16. Ned2 c5 17. Nb1 Qd7 $15 {Ragozin,E-Sokolov,A
Bern 1992 CBM/28}) 11. Rc1 f5 12. Nb5 Bf6 13. Nd2 $1 Bd7 14. Bc5 Re8 15. e4 $1
$14 f4 16. gxf4 $1 exf4 17. d4 $16 Kh8 18. e5 Bg5 19. Rc3 Bh6 20. Bxb6 Rxb6 21.
Nc4 Ra6 22. e6 $1 Rxe6 23. d5 Rg6 24. dxc6 Qg5 25. Rg3 $1 fxg3 26. fxg3 Rf6 27.
Rxf6 Qxf6 28. cxb7 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Schussler} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2
c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. e4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 {
Karpov-Khalifman}) 9... Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 c5
14. exd5 exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 (17. Nc4 b2 18. Bxb2 Bxc4 19.
Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qa6 Nf3+ $10 (22... Nf3+ {Schussler} 23.
Bxf3 Qxf3 $10 {Now a well-known drawing-line - see Nikolic,Pr-Khalifman,A,
Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 687).})) 17... Bb5 18. axb3 $1 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6
20. Rxa7 Nf6 (20... Rxc3 21. Nb1 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Qd5 $18) (
20... Bf6 21. Ne4 $16) 21. Qf3 Qd5 $2 (21... Rc7 $1 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Nc4) 22.
Rexe7 Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxc3 24. Ng5 $40 Rxb3 25. Nxf7 Re8 26. Reb7 Re1+ 27. Kg2
Ne8 28. Rb8 Rd3 29. f4 Re6 30. h4 (30. Ne5 $18 Rxe5 31. fxe5) 30... Re2+ 31.
Kh3 $2 h5 32. Ne5 Rd1 $3 $10 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 34. g4 Re3+ 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kf1 Rh3
37. Kg1 Rg3+ 38. Kf1 Rh3 39. Kg1 Rg3+ 40. Kf1 Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[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 b6 8.
Nf3 $5 O-O (8... Bb7 $2 9. Bxf7+ $18) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 { 10...c5 11.d5} Nc6
11. Re1 Qd7 (11... Qd6 $1 12. e5 Qd8 13. e6 f5 14. Ng5 Na5 $10) 12. Rb1 e6 13.
Ba3 Rfd8 14. h4 $1 Na5 15. Bf1 c5 (15... f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5
Be4 19. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Qxe4 $16) 16. dxc5 Qc7 (16... bxc5 $14) 17. Qc1 $1
bxc5 18. h5 $16 Nc6 (18... Bc6 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qg5 Nb7 21. Re3 $16) 19. hxg6
hxg6 20. Qg5 Rab8 (20... Ne5 $2 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Rxb7 $18) 21. Bxc5 Qa5 22.
Rb5 Qxc3 23. Reb1 $1 (23. Rc1 Qf6 $10) 23... Bf6 24. Qh6 a6 (24... Ba6 25. Rxb8
Nxb8 26. Ng5 $18) 25. R1b3 $1 Qc2 26. Ne1 $18 Qd2 (26... Qxe4 27. Rh3) 27. Qxd2
Rxd2 28. Rxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Rxa2 30. Rb6 Nd4 31. Rxa6 Ne2+ 32. Bxe2 Rxe2 33.
Nf3 Rxe4 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. Bf8+ Kh7 36. Ra7 g5 37. Rxf7+ Kg6 38. Rd7 g4 39. Nd2
Re1+ 40. Nf1 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Bg4 (13... Ne4 $5)
14. Qe1 $1 Bh5 (14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qd7 16. Kh1 $1 Qh3 17. Bd1 $1 $14) 15. Nh4
$1 Ng4 16. g3 Bg6 17. Bd1 Qd7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Ra2 f5 $6 (19... Na5 20. Re2
Nb3 21. f3 Nf6 22. e4 Qxa4 $13) 20. Re2 Nf6 21. f3 Re6 $2 (21... Nd8 22. Bc2
Nf7 23. h3 $5 {/\ g4}) 22. Bc2 Rae8 23. g4 $3 fxg4 24. Bxg6 gxf3 25. Rxf3 $1
Ne4 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. Rg2 Nd8 28. Qh4 Ne6 29. Qh5 b6 30. Rg4 Nd8 31. Rh4 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1989.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1989.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5 Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc4 c5 $1 (
13... Rb8) 14. Qa2 (14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 e5 $15) 14... Qa5+ 15. b4
(15. Nc3 $5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 e5 18. b4 Qb6 19. Nc2 Be6+ 20. Bd5 Qxf2
$44) 15... cxb4 16. Qxa1 Rc8 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Ke3 $2 (18. a4 $5 {18.d5 0-0!} O-O
19. Nd3 (19. Qb2 $5) 19... Bxd3 20. Kxd3 $1 Qf5+ 21. Ke3 Rc2 22. f4 $14 {
/\ Bf3, Kf2}) 18... Rc2 $17 19. Bf3 O-O 20. a4 f6 21. Nd3 Bc4 22. Nd2 Qg5+ $2 (
22... Bxd3 23. exd3 Qg5+ $19) 23. Nf4 e5 $1 24. Nxc4 exf4+ 25. gxf4 Qf5 $1 26.
Nd6 (26. Qb1 Re8+ 27. Ne5 fxe5 28. dxe5 Rc3+ $19) 26... Qe6+ {27.Ne4 Qb3, 27.
Be4 Rc3 28.Kd2 Qd6} 0-1

[Event "World Students Team-ch03 fin-A"]
[Site "Uppsala"]
[Date "1956.04.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Puig Pulido, Pedro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "Sajtar,J/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1956.04.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O c6 (6... Nbd7) (6...
Nc6) 7. Nc3 a6 (7... Qa5) 8. d5 Ne8 9. Qb3 Nd7 10. Rd1 (10. e4 {Peut-être un
ordre de coups plus précis} Rb8 11. Bf4 c5 12. a4 b6 13. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge4e5,
Ga1d1]}) 10... Rb8 11. e4 c5 12. a4 b6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. Be3 Rb7 15. Qc2 h6 16.
Re1 Kh7 17. Ra3 $6 Qb8 18. Bf1 Nc7 19. Rb1 $5 {[%cal Gb2b4]} a5 $1 $11 {
[%csl Ra3]} 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Rd1 Nf8 {La position Noire est passive mais solide}
22. Nh4 $1 Bd7 23. f4 Ne8 24. Re1 Nf6 25. h3 Ng8 26. g4 Qc8 27. Nf3 f6 28. f5
$36 Be8 29. Bd3 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd3h7,Ge4e5,Gh3h4,Gh4h5]} Nd7 30. h4 (30. e5
$5 Nxe5 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Ne4 $44 {[%csl Ge4] Les pièces Noires sont mal
placées et les Blancs ont des bonnes compensations.}) 30... Ne5 31. Nxe5 fxe5
32. g5 h5 33. Ne2 $1 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Ge2g3,Gg3h5]} Bf7 34. Ng3 Rf8 35. Bf1 (
35. Be2 Rb8 36. Qd1 Qe8 37. fxg6+ Bxg6 38. Nxh5 $18) 35... Rb8 36. Bh3 $18 {
[%cal Gf5g6]} Qe8 37. Qe2 Ra8 38. Rf1 Rb8 39. Ra2 Ra8 40. b3 Rb8 41. Qd1 1-0

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd3 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. c4 Nc7 (10... Nf6 $1 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Qe4 cxd4 13. Qxa8 Nc5
14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Rb5 (15. f4 $6 Bb7 16. Qxa7 Nbd7 17. a4 O-O 18. a5 Ra8) 15...
Bxb5 16. cxb5 Nd3+ (16... Qxe5+ $5 $40) 17. Bxd3 Qxc1+ 18. Kf2 Qe3+ 19. Kg3
Qg5+ $10) 11. dxc5 $2 bxc5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bb2 (13. Bf4 Nd7 14. Bd6 $14)
13... f6 14. f4 Ke7 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. Nf3 Rhd8 17. Be2 Na5 18. Nd2 Rab8 19. Bc3
(19. Kc2 $14) 19... Nc6 20. e5 $6 (20. Nf3 $10) 20... fxe5 21. fxe5 Nd4 22.
Bxd4 (22. Bd3 $5) 22... Rxd4 23. Kc2 Bb7 $15 24. Kc3 (24. Rb1 Rbd8 $15) 24...
Bc6 25. Rhf1 Na8 26. Nb3 $2 (26. Nf3 $1) 26... Re4 27. Nxc5 Rxe5 $17 (27...
Rxe2 $2 28. Rd6 $13) 28. Na6 Rc8 29. Bd3 Rh5 $1 (29... Bb5 $2 30. Kd4 $16) 30.
Rf4 Bb5 31. Nb4 Nb6 32. Re1 $2 (32. Kb2 Nxc4+ $17) 32... a5 $19 33. g4 Rh3 34.
Kd2 axb4 35. cxb5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +3-1"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1974.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Re8 $1
$10 8. b4 c6 9. O-O e5 10. Nb3 (10. a4 e4 $1 11. Ne1 $10) 10... Qb6 11. Bxf6
Bxf6 12. a3 (12. Qd2 e4 $1 $10) 12... Qc7 13. Rc1 (13. a4 $142) 13... e4 14.
Nfd2 b5 $1 $10 15. a4 a6 16. Ra1 Bb7 17. Bg4 Nb6 18. Nc5 Bg7 19. axb5 $10 (19.
a5 Nc8 20. Bxc8 Bxc8 21. f4 $10) 19... axb5 20. Qe2 f5 21. Bh3 Na4 22. Ndb3 $10
(22. Nxa4 bxa4 $1 23. c4 Ba6 24. Rfc1 (24. Rxa4 Bxc4 25. Rxa8 Bxe2 26. Rxe8+
Kf7 $17)) 22... Nxc3 23. Qc2 Na4 24. Nxa4 bxa4 25. Nc5 a3 26. Qb3 $15 (26. Ra2
Ba6 27. Nxa6 Rxa6 28. b5 Rb6 29. bxc6 Rxc6 30. Qb3 $10) 26... Ba6 27. Nxa6 Rxa6
28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. Qxa3 Bf8 30. g3 Rb8 31. Rb1 (31. Rb1 Qb6 $1 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cannes"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Santo Roman, Marc"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1986.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Nc6 $6 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nxd4
8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. O-O-O (9. Nf3 Ne7 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. f4 $14) 9... Ne7 10. Qxd4
Nc6 11. Qg4 O-O 12. Nf3 (12. f4 $5 f6 13. Nf3 Qb6 (13... fxe5 14. fxe5 Rf5 15.
Qg3 $14) 14. Bd3 $14) 12... Bd7 13. Bd3 h6 (13... f5 14. Qh3 Qa5 15. Kb1 Nb4
16. a3 Nxd3 17. Rxd3 $14) 14. h4 $6 (14. Kb1 $5 Qb6 15. Qg3 $14) 14... Qb6 15.
Rd2 $6 (15. Qg3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nb4 17. a3 Nxd3 18. Rxd3 $14) 15... Qb4 16. Qg3 (
16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. a3 Nc6 18. Re1 $14) 16... Qa5 17. Kb1 Rac8 18. h5 $6 Ne7 $1
19. Re2 (19. Rh4 $2 Bb5 20. Rg4 Bxd3 21. Rxg7+ $2 Kh8 $19) 19... Bb5 20. Nd4
Bxd3 21. cxd3 $2 (21. Qxd3 $10) 21... Nc6 $17 22. Nb3 Qb5 23. Rh4 Nb4 24. Rd2
Nxa2 25. Kxa2 Rc6 26. d4 (26. Na1 Qa5+ $19) 26... Qa6+ 27. Kb1 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.04.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Vaisser,A"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. Rb1 a5 8. a3 Nd4
9. b4 axb4 10. axb4 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 f5 12. d4 $1 e4 13. Bg2 Be6 $1 14. f3 exf3
15. Bxf3 Bxc4 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Ne7 19. Nf4 Qd7 20. d5 c6 21.
e4 $1 cxd5 22. exd5 Qa7+ 23. Kh1 Qb7 $1 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxb2 g5 26. Nh5 Qxd5+
27. Qxd5 Nxd5 28. Rxf5 Nxb4 29. Nf6+ Kd8 30. Ne4 Ke7 $2 (30... Rb6 $10) 31. Re2
Nc6 32. Nxg5+ Ne5 33. Nf7 $1 Rhf8 (33... Rh7 $6 34. Nxe5 dxe5 35. Rexe5+ Kd6
36. Ra5 $16) 34. Nxd6 Rxf5 $2 (34... Kxd6 35. Rfxe5 Rf6 36. Rh5) 35. Nxf5+ Kf6
36. Nxh6 Rb5 37. Re4 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Rb2+ 39. Kh3 Nd3 40. Ng4+ Kf5 41. Rd4 Ne1 42.
Rf4+ Kg5 43. Ne5 Rb3 44. Rf8 Nc2 45. Nf3+ Kg6 46. Rf4 Ne3 47. Re4 Ra3 48. g4
Nd5 49. Kg3 Nf6 50. Rd4 Ra5 51. h4 Rb5 52. Rd3 Ra5 53. Re3 Ra4 54. Ne5+ Kg7 55.
Rb3 Re4 56. Rb7+ Kg8 57. Rb5 Kg7 58. Kf3 Ra4 59. h5 Kh6 60. Rb6 Kg5 61. Nf7+
Kh4 62. Rxf6 Rxg4 63. h6 Rg3+ 64. Kf4 Rg4+ 65. Ke5 Rg1 66. h7 Re1+ 67. Kd6 Rd1+
68. Ke7 Re1+ 69. Re6 Rg1 70. h8=Q+ Kg3 71. Rg6+ Kf2 72. Rxg1 Kxg1 73. Qh3 Kf2
74. Ne5 Ke2 75. Qf3+ Kd2 76. Kd6 Kc2 77. Kc5 Kd2 78. Kc4 Kc1 79. Kc3 Kb1 80.
Qe2 Ka1 81. Qb2# 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 $2 (5. Nc3) 5... d5 6. cxd5 (
6. Bf4 Bb4+ $40) 6... a6 (6... Nxd5 7. e4 $14) 7. N5c3 exd5 8. Be3 (8. Bg5 d4
9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qe5 $17) 8... Nc6 9. Bd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 11. e3 Bc5 12.
Qa4+ (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Bb4+ 14. Nd2 Be6 $17) 12... b5 (12... Bd7 $6 13.
Bb5 $15) 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Qxa8 O-O 15. b4 (15. O-O Ng4 16. g3 Bb7 17. Nxb5
Qc6 $19) (15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Qa4 Bc6 $19) 15... Bxb4 16. O-O Ng4 (
16... Bxc3 $2 17. Nxc3 Qxc3 18. Rac1 $18) 17. g3 Bb7 18. Nxb5 Qc6 19. Qa4 d4
20. f3 Qh6 21. Qc2 (21. fxg4 Qxe3+ 22. Rf2 Qe1+ 23. Rf1 Qe4 $19) 21... d3 22.
Qg2 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[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 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. dxc5 e6 $6 (13... Na5
$5) 14. Rxb7 $1 (14. Nd4) (14. f4) 14... Ne5 15. Bb5 $1 (15. Rxa7 Nxc4 16. Rxd7
Nxe3 17. Rxd8 Rfxd8 18. Qc1 Nxf1 19. Kxf1 Rxc5 $13) (15. Bb3 a5 16. Ra7 Bb5 $44
) 15... Bxb5 16. Rxb5 Nc4 17. Bd4 (17. Qxd8 $6 Rfxd8 $14) 17... e5 (17... Bh6
18. Qd3 $5 (18. f4) 18... Ne3 19. Qd2 $1) 18. Rb4 exd4 19. Rxc4 dxc3 20. Qxd8
$1 (20. Nxc3 $6 Rxc5 $1 21. Rxc5 Qd4+ $14) (20. Qd5 $5 Qa5 21. c6 Qb6+ $1 (
21... Qxa2 $2 22. Nxc3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 $16) 22. Kh1 (22. Qc5 $2 Rxc6 $1) 22...
Qe3 $13) 20... Rfxd8 21. Rc1 (21. Nxc3 Rxc5 $1 $14) 21... Rd2 22. Kf1 Rxa2 23.
Nxc3 Bxc3 24. R4xc3 Kf8 $2 (24... a5 $1 $14) 25. R1c2 Ra4 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. Rd3
Rc7 28. Ke3 Ke6 $6 (28... a5 $1 $16) 29. Kf4 Ra5 30. Rd6+ Ke7 31. Rd5 h6 32. h4
$1 Ra6 33. h5 g5+ 34. Ke5 Rf6 35. Ra2 Rfc6 36. Ra5 Re6+ 37. Kd4 Rec6 38. g3 Rf6
39. Ra3 Rb7 40. e5 Rc6 41. Rd6 1-0

[Event "URS-ch26 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi (Georgia)"]
[Date "1959.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nezhmetdinov, Rashid"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1959.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Bd2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8.
Bxd4 Nbc6 9. Nf3 Qc7 (9... Nf5 $6 10. c3 Nfxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. b4 $1 $14) (
9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Ng6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bb5+ Bd7 $10) 10. c3 Bd7 (10... Ng6 $1
11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 $14) 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. O-O (12. Bxg6 $14) 12... Ngxe5
13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bc2 f6 (14... O-O 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Bxe5 $16)
15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Rae1 Nc6 (16... Bb5 $2 17. f4 $1 $16) 17. Bc5+ Kg8 (17... Ne7
$2 18. Bxe7+ Kxe7 19. Qxd5 $16) 18. f4 b6 19. Bf2 Qd6 (19... Qxf4 $2 20. Bh4
$40) 20. Re3 (20. Bh4 $1 $16) 20... Qxf4 21. Rg3 (21. Rh3 f5 22. Bxb6 Qg4 $1)
21... Be8 22. Qe2 Qd6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Rxf6 Ne5 (24... Qe5 $19) 25. Rf2 (25.
Rg5 Bg6 $1) (25. Bf5 Bf7 26. Qe3 Re8) 25... Bg6 26. Bb3 h5 27. h3 Rh6 28. Re3
Be4 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. Rg3 Ng4 31. Rf4 Rf8 32. Rgxg4 hxg4 33. Rxe4 gxh3 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nd3 h5 17. Nb5 Bd7 18. a4 Bh6 19. Rc3 (19. Nxa7 g4 20. fxg4 f3) 19...
Rf7 $1 20. Nxa7 Rg7 21. Nb5 Nf8 {[%cal Gg5g4,Gf8h7,Gh7f6]} 22. h3 Nh7 23. Be1 {
[%csl Yg4][%cal Yd3f2]} Nf6 24. Nf2 Nxb4 25. Rxc7 Na6 $1 26. Rxb7 (26. Rc2 $5
Bxb5 (26... Nc5) 27. Bxb5 Nc5 28. Rc4 Kh7 $132 {[%cal Gd8g8,Gg5g4]}) (26. Rc4
Bxb5 27. axb5 Nc5) 26... Nc5 27. Rc7 g4 (27... Ne8 $2 28. Rxc5 dxc5 29. Bc3 $16
) 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. fxg4 Nfxe4 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Qb3 (31. Qc2 Ng3) 31... Ng3 (
31... Nc5 $5) 32. Bxg3 fxg3 33. Qxg3 Bxb5 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. g5 $8 (35. Bxb5
Qb6+ 36. Rf2 Be3 $19) 35... Bxg5 (35... Qxg5 36. Qxg5+ Bxg5 37. Bxb5) 36. Bxb5
Qb6+ 37. Rf2 Qe3 $1 $11 38. Qf3 Qe1+ 39. Bf1 Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 (7. d5 $5
Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bf6 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Rb1 $14 (10. Ba3 $5 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 f6 12. Ng5
$16)) 7... d6 8. d5 Nxd2 9. Nxd2 (9. Qxd2 e5 10. h4 Nd7 11. e4 a5 12. Bh3 $14)
9... O-O 10. O-O Kh8 (10... e5 11. f4 $1 exf4 12. gxf4 Nd7 13. Nf3 $14) 11. Qc2
Nd7 12. b4 (12. Rac1 $14) (12. f4) 12... Bf6 13. Nde4 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Qe7 $10 15.
Rfd1 (15. Nb5 Nf6) 15... Nf6 16. a3 e5 17. Rab1 Ne8 18. e3 (18. Na4 $10) 18...
g6 19. Ne2 f5 20. c5 Rd8 21. a4 Nf6 $15 22. Qc4 a6 $1 23. Rbc1 Rf7 24. cxb6
cxb6 25. Qd3 Kg8 26. Rc2 Qe8 $1 $17 27. Qb3 (27. b5 $5 axb5 28. axb5 Nd7 29.
Rc6) 27... Rc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Rc1 Qa8 $1 30. h3 Kg7 $2 (30... Kf8) 31. f4
Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Nxd5 34. Rc6 Rd7 35. a5 $1 bxa5 36. bxa5 Nxe3 37.
Rxa6 Nc4 38. Ra8 Rb7 39. a6 Rb1+ 40. Kf2 Ra1 41. a7 Nd2 42. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. O-O Bd7 $2 (12... Nxc3 $10) 13.
Be1 $1 Nf6 14. Nd4 e5 15. Nc2 Ne6 16. Ne3 Qf7 17. b4 Bc6 18. Nd5 Kh8 19. Bc3
Rae8 20. f4 $1 $16 exf4 21. gxf4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 b5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25.
cxb5 Ba8 $1 (25... Bxb5 26. f5) 26. Rc3 $2 (26. Kh1 $1 Rg8 27. Bf3 $18) (26. f5
$6 Rg8 27. fxe6 Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qxe6) 26... Rg8 27. Rg3 Ng7 $1 28. e4 Bxd5 29.
Qxd5 Qxd5 30. exd5 Rb8 (30... Nf5 $1) 31. Rc1 Rxb5 32. Rc4 Nf5 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8
34. Kf2 Rb7 (34... Ne7 $1) 35. Bh3 Ne7 36. Be6+ Kg7 37. f5 Ra7 38. Ke3 Rb7 39.
Kd3 Kf8 (39... Ra7) 40. Kc3 (40. Rg4 $1 $14) 40... Kg7 41. Rh4 (41. b5 Rxb5 42.
Rc6) 41... Ra7 42. Kb3 Ra1 43. Rc4 Ra7 44. b5 Rb7 45. Ka4 Ra7+ 46. Kb4 Kh6 $1
47. h3 Rb7 48. Rh4+ Kg5 49. Rg4+ (49. Rxh7 $2 Nxd5+ $1 50. Bxd5 c5+) 49... Kh6
50. Kc4 Ra7 51. Rh4+ Kg7 52. Kb3 Ra1 53. Rc4 Rb1+ 54. Ka3 Ra1+ 55. Kb3 Rb1+ 56.
Ka3 Ra1+ 57. Kb3 Rb1+ 58. Kc2 Rxb5 59. Rxc7 Kf8 60. Kd3 Rb3+ 61. Kd4 Rb4+ 62.
Rc4 Rxc4+ 63. Kxc4 Kg7 64. Kb5 Kh6 65. Kb6 Kg5 66. Kc7 Nxd5+ $1 $10 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-07"]
[Site "Sousse"]
[Date "1967.10.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1967.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "TUN"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. e3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 f5 13. Bd2 Nf6 14. b4 (14. Bg2 $5)
14... Qd7 $1 15. h4 Rf7 16. Qa4 $2 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 fxe4 18. Bg2 b5 $1 19. Nc3
bxc4 20. Rac1 Rb8 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 (21... Nfxd5 $1 $15) 22. Bxe4 c6 23. dxc6 d5
24. Bc2 e4 $2 (24... Rb6 $1) 25. Bf4 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Nxc6 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Rxc4
Nd4 29. Rd1 Nf3+ $2 (29... Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Nc3 $10) 30. Kf1 Nxh4 31. Rxe4 Bf8 32.
a3 Rb7 33. Red4 Rb6 34. Rd8 Nf5 35. Ra8 Rb7 36. Rd5 Rf7 37. Ra5 Nd6 38. f5 $1
Nxf5 39. R5xa7 Rxa7 40. Rxa7 Nd4 41. Rd7 Ne6 42. Rb7 Nf4 43. a4 Nd3 44. b5 Nb4
45. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. Nxc4 e6 8. Qb3
Na6 9. e4 Bb4 (9... Nb4 10. Be3 $14 (10. Bf4 $5)) 10. f3 Nxe4 $5 $146 (10...
Qxd4 11. Bf4 $44) 11. fxe4 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qxe4+ 13. Kf2 Qxd4+ 14. Be3 Qf6+ 15. Kg1
Bf3 16. Bg2 Bd5 17. Na2 $6 (17. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 18. Qxb7 Nc7 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Nb5
O-O 21. Nxd6 $16) 17... Qe7 18. Nxb4 Nxb4 19. Qc3 O-O 20. Bd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd5
$14 22. Qc2 f6 23. Rhe1 e5 24. Re4 Qe6 25. Rae1 Rf7 26. Kg1 Rd8 27. R1e2 Rfd7
28. Be1 Ne7 29. g4 Ng6 30. Bg3 Rd4 31. h3 Rd3 32. R4e3 R3d4 33. b3 Qd5 34. Nb2
Nf4 (34... Rd2 35. Rxd2 Qxd2 36. Re2 Qxc2 37. Rxc2 $14) 35. Bxf4 Rxf4 36. Nd3
Rd4 37. Nf2 Qa5 $2 (37... Rd2 $14) 38. g5 $1 $18 Rd2 39. Qc4+ Kh8 40. gxf6 gxf6
41. Qf7 Rg8+ 42. Kh2 Rd6 43. Ne4 Qb4 44. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d4 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. d3 Nf6 7. e3 Be7 8. exd4
cxd4 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Na3 Nc5 11. Nc2 a5 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Ba3 Qb6 15.
Bxc5 (15. Nd2 $1 Nxd3 $2 16. Ne4 Nxe1 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qg4+ Kh8 19. Bxf8 $18)
(15. Nd2 Be7 $14) 15... Qxc5 16. Nd2 Qb6 $1 (16... Be7 17. a3 Bd7 18. Rb1 Qb6
19. b4 $1 $16) 17. a3 Qc7 18. c5 (18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 b5 21.
cxb5 Ne5 $1 $10) 18... b5 $1 (18... Rb8 19. Nc4 $1 $16) 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Nc4
Qc7 21. b4 Rb8 $5 (21... Bb7 22. b5 Ne7 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. a4 $14) 22. Nxa5 (22.
Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Nxa5 Qc3 $44) 22... Nxa5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. Nb4 Bb7 25. Nc6 Bxc6
26. Bxc6 Rfc8 27. Be4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf Kortschnoj-Petrosian +3-1"]
[Site "Odessa (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1974.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1974.04.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. d3 d6 $14 (5... c5 $142 $1 6. g3 (6.
e5 Ng8 7. d4 cxd4 $10) 6... Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O $10) 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O
8. O-O c5 9. b3 $1 Na6 (9... Nc6 10. d4 e5 $1 $14) 10. Re1 e5 11. Bh3 $1 Nc7
12. Nh4 g6 13. Ng2 Ne6 $2 (13... Nfe8 $142 14. f4 exf4 15. gxf4 Bf6 16. Bd2
Bd4+ 17. Kh1 Ng7 $14) 14. f4 $1 exf4 15. gxf4 Nh5 (15... Nd4 $142) 16. Nd5 Bf6
17. Rb1 Bd4+ (17... Bg7 $142) 18. Kh1 Nc7 19. Nde3 $1 Ng7 20. f5 $1 Nce8 21.
Rf1 Nf6 22. Nc2 $1 Be5 23. Bg5 Qe8 24. Nce3 Kh8 25. Qe1 Nfh5 26. Bg4 Rg8 (26...
f6 27. Bh6 g5 28. Rf3 $1) 27. f6 $18 Ne6 28. Qh4 Nxg5 29. Qxg5 Bd4 30. Bxh5
gxh5 31. Qxh5 Rg6 32. Nf5 Qe5 (32... Rxf6 33. Nxd4) (32... Bxf6 33. Nxd6) 33.
Rf3 Rxf6 34. Rh3 h6 35. Qg5 Re8 $4 (35... Rg6 $142 36. Rxh6+ Rxh6 37. Nxh6 $16)
36. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "Nijmegen m"]
[Site "Nijmegen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 Nbd7 7. Bg5 a6 8. Nc1
c6 9. a4 a5 10. Nb3 e5 11. d5 Qb6 12. Ra3 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 (13... Nh5 14. Be7 $1)
14. Bf2 c5 15. g3 Qd8 16. Bd3 b6 17. Nd2 Nf8 18. Nf1 Ra7 19. Ne3 Nh5 20. Kd2 f6
21. Ra1 Rf7 22. Nf5 $5 Nh7 (22... gxf5 23. exf5 (23. f4 $2 fxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 $19
) 23... Bh8 24. Be3 $44) 23. Nh4 f5 24. Kc2 Nf8 25. exf5 gxf5 26. f4 Nf6 27.
Bxf5 exf4 28. g4 Bxf5+ 29. Nxf5 Ng6 30. Kb3 f3 31. Bg3 Nxg4 (31... Bf8 32. Bxd6
Bxd6 33. Nxh6+ Kg7 34. Nxf7 Kxf7 35. g5 Nd7 36. Qxf3+ Kg7 37. h4 $16) 32. Nxd6
Re3 33. Nxf7 Qf6 34. Qd2 (34. Nd6 $2 Rxc3+ $1 35. Ka2 Ra3+ $19) 34... Kxf7 35.
d6 Qg5 36. h4 $1 Rxc3+ 37. Qxc3 Qf5 38. Qc2 Qe6 39. Rhf1 N6e5 40. Qe4 Bf6 41.
Rad1 b5 42. Bxe5 bxa4+ 43. Ka2 Nxe5 44. d7 Nxd7 45. Qh7+ Ke8 46. Qxd7+ Qxd7 47.
Rxd7 Kxd7 48. h5 Ke6 49. Rxf3 Ke5 50. Ka3 1-0

[Event "URS Spartakiad-03 Final A"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1963.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1963.08.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. e3 $6 (6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4)
(6. Nc3) 6... Qc8 $5 $146 (6... Bg7) 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. Nc3 Rd8 10. Rc1 d5
$1 $132 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxg7 Nxe3 $1 13. fxe3 Kxg7 14. d4 f6 15. d5 $1 {
[%csl Rb8,Rc6,Re7]} Qc7 16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Qb2 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 fxe5 20.
Bh3 $1 Rf8 21. Be6 Rad8 22. Kg2 Rf6 23. Rxf6 exf6 24. g4 Bc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26.
Kf3 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. e4 (28. Rg1+ Kf6 29. e4 f4 30. h4 $36 {[%cal Gg1g5]})
28... Kf6 29. Rg1 f4 30. h4 h6 31. h5 {[%cal Gg1g6]} Kf7 32. Rg6 Rf8 33. d6 (
33. a3 Rg8 34. d6 $1) 33... Rh8 34. Kg4 Rf8 $1 35. Rxh6 $4 $138 f3 $1 36. Kg5 (
36. Kxf3 Kg7+) 36... Ke8 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf Petrosian-Kortschnoj+1-0"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1971.07.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E02"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1971.07.04"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 Bc6 7. Nf3 Bd5 8.
Qa4+ $1 Qd7 9. Qd1 $14 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Re1 (13.
Bg5 Ne4 14. Qd3 $1) 13... h6 14. e3 Rfe8 15. Bb2 (15. Bh3 $1 Ne4 (15... Qd6 16.
Nd2 e5 17. c4 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nb3) 16. Nd2 $1) 15... Na5 $1 16. Bf1 (16.
Ne5 Qb5) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Ne5 Qb5 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. a4 Qa6 21. a5 c5
22. Ba3 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bb5 24. Rec1 (24. Qb2 $1) 24... Nd7 25. Nf3 (25. Nxd7)
25... Bc6 26. Ne1 (26. Qd1 e5 $1) 26... e5 $1 27. Bb2 exd4 28. Bxd4 Ne5 29. Qc3
Qe2 $1 $17 30. Qb2 (30. Bxe5 Rd2 $1) 30... Qh5 (30... Nf3+ $1 31. Nxf3 Qxf3 32.
Rxc6 (32. Kf1 Qg2+ 33. Ke2 Rxe3+ $1)) 31. h4 a6 32. Bxe5 Rxe5 33. Qb4 Rdd5 34.
Ng2 Rb5 35. Qf4 Qf3 36. Qxf3 Bxf3 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Ne1 Bc6 39. Nd3 Rxa5 40. Rc1
Re7 $19 1/2-1/2

[Event "Garmisch Partenkirchen"]
[Site "Garmisch Partenkirchen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc2 Be7 (9... Nb4) 10. O-O Bd7 (10... h5 11. b4 $14) 11. Rb1 (11. g4 $5)
11... a5 (11... h5 $1 12. b4 a5 $10) 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Be3 Be7 15.
f4 Nb4 16. a3 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Rc8 (17... f6 $5) 18. Qd3 $5 O-O 19. Kh1 Qc6 $2 (
19... f6 20. f5 a4 $13) (19... Ba4 $5 20. b3 Bd7 21. f5 Bxa3 22. f6 g6 $13) 20.
f5 f6 21. Rbc1 $1 Qb6 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 $6 (22... Rxc8 $14) 23. Qd2 Bd7 (23... Qd8
$1 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Bg5 Rxf5 26. gxf5 Bxg5 27. Qd3 exf5 $14) 24. exf6 $142
Bxf6 (24... gxf6 $16) 25. g5 Bd8 26. f6 gxf6 27. Rg1 $1 (27. gxf6 $6 Rxf6 28.
Rg1+ Rg6) 27... f5 28. g6 $1 e5 29. Bh6 $18 Re8 30. Bh5 Qxd4 31. gxh7+ Kxh7 32.
Rg7+ (32. Bg6+ Kh8 33. Bg7+ $18) 32... Kh8 33. Qxd4 exd4 34. Rxd7 $18 Re1+ 35.
Kg2 Bf6 36. Rf7 Re6 37. Bg6 Be7 38. Bxf5 Rxh6 39. Rxe7 Rb6 40. Re2 Kg7 41. h4
Kf6 42. Bd3 Rb3 43. Rd2 a4 44. Kf3 b5 45. Kf4 b4 46. axb4 Rxb4 47. h5 Rb3 48.
h6 Rb8 49. Rg2 Rf8 50. h7 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shvidler, Eliahu"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. O-O Qc8 8. Bg5
Re8 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 c5 12. Rae1 a6 13. e4 Qb8 14. e5 Bxf3 15. exf6
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 exf6 17. Bf4 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 f5 (18... g5 $1 $13) 19. g4 $1 b5 (
19... fxg4 20. Ne4 $146) 20. gxf5 bxc4 21. Ne4 $1 Qb4 22. f6 Bf8 23. Qxb4 cxb4
24. Bxd6 Re8 $2 (24... cxb3 25. axb3 Nxb3 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Rb1 $14) 25. Be7 $1
c3 26. d6 (26. f4 $1) 26... Nc6 27. Nc5 Bh6 28. Nd3 Nb8 29. Nxb4 Nd7 30. Re4
Rc8 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32. bxc4 Bg5 33. Kf3 a5 34. Nc2 Bxf6 35. c5 $2 (35. Bxf6 Nxf6
36. Ke3 Kf8 37. Kd4 Ke8 38. c5 $18) 35... Kg7 36. Ke4 Nxc5+ 37. Kd5 Ne6 38. Kc6
g5 39. a4 Be5 $2 (39... g4) 40. d7 Bf6 41. Bxf6+ Kxf6 42. Kd6 h5 43. Ne3 Kg6
44. f3 h4 45. Nc2 Kf6 46. Nd4 Nd8 47. h3 Kg6 48. Kc7 Ne6+ 49. Nxe6 (49. Kc8 $1
Kh7 50. Nxe6 c2 51. d8=Q c1=Q+ 52. Nc7 $18) 49... c2 50. Nf8+ Kf5 51. d8=Q
c1=Q+ 52. Kb7 Kf4 53. Qxa5 Kxf3 54. Nd7 Kg3 55. Qd5 $2 (55. Qf5 $1) 55... Qb1+
56. Nb6 g4 $1 57. a5 gxh3 58. Qg5+ Kf3 59. Qh5+ Kg3 60. Qe5+ Kg2 61. Qe2+ Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kuijf, Marinus"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
Bd3 (8. Bc4) 8... c5 $1 9. dxc5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. c6 (12.
Nh3 Nxc5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Qxc5 Bxh3 16. gxh3 Qd3 $19) 12... Nc5
$1 13. Bc2 Re8+ 14. Ne2 Qe7 $1 $17 15. Kf1 (15. cxb7 Bxb7 $19) 15... bxc6 16.
Nd4 Ne4 17. Nxc6 Ba6+ 18. Kg1 Qc5 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Nb4 (20. Nd4 $1 Qxc3 21.
Nf3 $17) 20... Rae8 $1 21. Nxa6 (21. Qd2 Re2 $19) 21... Qxc3 22. Kf1 $8 Qc4+
23. Kg1 Qxa6 24. g3 (24. h3 Re2 25. Qb3 Qf6 26. Rf1 h5 $19) 24... Re2 25. Qd7
Qf6 26. Rf1 Qf3 27. Qxa7 Re1 28. Qa6 h5 29. h4 R8e2 $1 30. Qa7 (30. Rh2 Rxf1+
31. Kxf1 Rd2 $19) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch46"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shashin, Boris S"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E57"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
cxd4 9. exd4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qa5 12. Bb2 e5 13. Re1 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Rad8 16. Ba2 $1 Rd7 17. Re2 Rfd8 18. Rae1 exd4 19. cxd4 Qb6 20. Qc3 $1
Nxd4 21. Re7 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Nf5 $1 23. Rxf7 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 Qd6+ $2 (24... Ng4+ $1
25. hxg4 Qd6+ 26. Qg3 Nxg3 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Bxg7+ Ke8 29. Rxd6 Nf1+ 30. Kg1
Nd2+ 31. Kh2 Nf1+ $10) 25. g3 Ng4+ 26. Kg2 (26. hxg4 $4 Qh6+ 27. Kg2 Qh1#)
26... Nh4+ 27. gxh4 Qh2+ 28. Kf3 Qxf2+ 29. Ke4 $3 $18 (29. Kxg4 $2 Rg1+ 30. Kh5
g6+ 31. Kh6 Qxh4#) 29... Qe2+ 30. Kf4 Rf1+ 31. Kg5 h6+ 32. Kg6 Ne5+ 33. Qxe5
Rg1+ 34. Qg5 $1 Qxb2 (34... Rxg5+ 35. hxg5 $18) 35. Rxg7+ $1 1-0

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Be2 b5 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Kb1 b4 $6 (13... Qc7
$10) 14. Nce2 Qc7 15. g4 $14 e5 (15... d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Ng3 $14)
16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 (17. gxf5 O-O 18. Rhg1 Kh7 19. Rg3 Rg8 $13) 17... e4 18.
Bg2 Na5 19. Bd4 Nc4 20. Qc1 (20. Qxb4 O-O $44) 20... Nxg4 21. Bxe4 Bf6 22. Rhg1
Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf6 24. Rxg7 Kf8 25. Rg1 $2 (25. Rg3 Rg8 26. Bd3 $14) 25... Rg8
$1 $13 26. Bd3 (26. Rgd1 $5) 26... Rxg1 27. Nxg1 d5 28. Nf3 Qc5 $44 29. Qd1 (
29. Qe1 $5) 29... Nd6 $1 $15 30. Qe1 a5 31. Qh4 Ke7 32. Qe1+ (32. Qxh6 $2 Nb5
$19) 32... Nde4 33. Ka1 Kf8 34. Qh4 Kg7 35. Qe1 Kh7 36. Qe3 a4 37. Qe1 b3 (
37... Rb8 $5) 38. c3 (38. axb3 $1 axb3 39. cxb3 $44) 38... a3 $17 39. axb3
axb2+ 40. Kxb2 Nxc3 41. Ba6 Rc7 42. Bc4 (42. b4 Qa7 43. b5 Qc5 $17) 42... Nfe4
43. Bxd5 Ra7 $2 (43... Nxd5 44. Rc4 $8 Qf2+ 45. Qxf2 Nxf2 $17) (43... Qa7 $1
44. Qa1 Qxa1+ 45. Kxa1 Ra7+ $19) 44. b4 Nd1+ $4 45. Rxd1 1-0

[Event "Lugano op"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1989.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1989.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 $5 {It's a bit strange, but this quiet
move is "la grande vogue" now for White} O-O {The normal moves here are 4...b6
and 4...c5 with interesting possibilities} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 {Black
wants to avoid the eventual pin on g5} 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O
Nbd7 11. b4 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ng5 $1 {The start to middlegame complications}
Qg6 14. Nh3 e5 {It seems that Black has no problems but...} 15. f3 $1 Nef6 16.
Ng5 Rae8 17. d5 c6 18. Bh3 $1 {What now?} e4 {Probably the best counterchance}
19. Ne6 cxd5 {Black is giving up the exchange for a strong center} 20. Nxf8
Rxf8 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bf4 Nh5 23. Qd2 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Bc4 25. Rae1 d5 26. fxe4
fxe4 27. Bf5 $1 {A very strong move which forces Black to give up the second
exchange} Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Qe8 29. Rc1 Nf6 30. g4 $1 {Of course, White has to
open up the lines} h6 31. g5 hxg5 32. Qxg5 Nh7 33. Qg4 b5 34. Rf4 Nf8 35. Rcf1
Ne6 36. R4f2 $1 {Inviting the partner to play actively} e3 $5 {Anyway Black
had a lot of problems here} 37. Rf7 $1 d4 {After taking twice in f7 Black
would lose the e3 pawn} 38. Rxa7 Bxe2 {The last try, but it's much too late}
39. Qxe2 Qg6+ 40. Qg2 Ng5 41. Kh1 e2 42. Rff7 $1 {The decisive blow which ends
nicely a very interesting game.Black resigned. Comments by GM Florin Gheorghiu.
} 1-0

[Event "Lugano op"]
[Site "Lugano"]
[Date "1989.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E33"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1989.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 Nc6 $5 {A very interesting idea
which will transpose the opening into a Nimzowich} 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bd6 9. b4 e5 $1 {After this move Black gets the control over some important
Black squares} 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bb2 a5 $1 12. b5 Bf5 13. e4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Nc8 $1 {
White gets two Bishops but that actually does not count here} 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16.
Na4 Nb6 $1 {The quickest way to get the important c file} 17. Nxb6 cxb6 18. Be2
Rc8 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. O-O Qc2 $1 21. Rfb1 Nxe4 22. Qxc2 Rxc2 23. Bd3 Rxb2 $1 24.
Rxb2 Nc5 {Black gave the exchange for a pawn and a very strong Knight;
controlling also the Black squares he is clearly better} 25. Bc2 Rc8 26. Re1
Nd7 27. a4 Kf8 28. g3 f5 29. f3 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rc4 $1 {Slowly Black is coming.
The position is very difficult and most unpleasant to defend for White, who is
lacking a real counterplay} 31. Ra2 Nf6 32. Rd1 Ke7 33. Rd3 Kd7 34. Rd1 Rc5 35.
Bb3 Rc3 36. Bc2 Bc5 $1 {Kortschnoj has improved the position of every piece,
so that now the continua- tion is almost forced} 37. Rd3 Rc4 38. d6 e4 $1 {
This passed pawn will finally decide this remarkable game} 39. fxe4 fxe4 40.
Bb3 Rb4 41. Rc3 Kxd6 $1 {Now, the Black King will become the most active piece}
42. h4 Ke5 43. Bf7 Rb1 44. Bxg6 Nd5 $1 {Recapturing the exchange Black has a
winning endgame which Kortschnoj will play perfectly} 45. Rcc2 Ne3+ 46. Kh3
Nxc2 47. Rxc2 Rb4 48. Ra2 Bd4 49. Kg2 Bb2 {That looks decisive but White still
puts up a fierce resistance} 50. h5 $6 {Weakening the Black squares of the
King's side, but actually what else?} Kd4 51. Kf2 Kc3 52. Ke3 Kb3 53. Bf7+ Kc2
54. g4 Kc3 55. Bg6 Bc1+ $1 {Now Black has the g5 square and an interesting
idea to build up a mate posi- tion, allowing the Zugzwang} 56. Ke2 Bg5 57. Bf5
Rd4 58. Bg6 Kb4 59. Bf5 Rd3 $1 {A nice Zwischenzug which allows Black to win
the decisive tempo} 60. Ke1 Rd4 61. Ke2 e3 62. Kf3 Rf4+ $1 {Now the White King
must have the centre, so the game is quickly over} 63. Kg2 Rc4 $1 64. Kf3 Kb3
65. Ra1 Rf4+ $1 66. Kg3 Rf2 67. Be6+ Kc3 {Also 67...Kb4 wins but this move is
nicer} 68. Rc1+ Kd4 69. Kh3 e2 70. Kg3 Rf1 {And White resigned. A beautiful
and very strongly played game by GM Kortschnoj Notes by GM Florin Gheorghiu}
0-1

[Event "EU-ch Seniors 06th"]
[Site "Davos"]
[Date "2006.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Jansa, Vlastimil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Cebalo,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Qc2 {White chooses a rare sideline,
consequently avoiding modern theoretic discussions.} O-O 6. Be2 c5 ({Other
possibilities for Black in this position are:} 6... c6 7. Bg5 (7. O-O Qc7 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 Nh5 11. Re1 Nf4 12. Bc4 Be6 13. Na3 Bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd7
15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. a5 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Na5 Bf8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
b4 Bg7 22. Ra1 h6 23. g3 Qd7 24. Kg2 Kh8 25. Qe2 Kg8 26. Ra2 Qc7 27. Nc4 Rd7
28. Ra5 Re7 29. Ncxe5 Re8 30. Qa2 Qd6 31. Bc5 Qb8 32. Bd4 Bxe5 33. Nxe5 Qc8 34.
Rxa7 Ng5 35. g4 Rxe5 36. Bxe5 Qe8 37. Qa5 Qd8 38. Bd4 Qe8 39. Qe5 Qxe5 40. Bxe5
Nxe4 41. Bd4 {1-0 Panno,O-Gulko,B/Vina del Mar 1988.})) ({another move was
tried a long ago by Jansa but I wouldn't bet that he remembers it:} 6... Nc6 7.
O-O Re8 8. b4 a6 9. a4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Ne1 c6 12. c4 Bd7 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Qd3
cxd5 15. cxd5 Bxa4 16. Rxa4 Rxc1 17. b5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Bh6 19. Nb3 Rc7 20. Nf3
Qd7 21. Qb4 Rb8 22. Bb5 Qd8 23. Nxe5 Nexd5 24. exd5 dxe5 25. d6 Rc2 26. d7 Nxd7
27. Qd6 Nb6 28. Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. Rh4 Rb2 30. Rxh6 Rxb3 31. Be2 e4 32. g4 Rb2 33.
Bd1 Nc4 34. Rh3 Nd2 35. Re1 Rb1 36. Ree3 {0-1 Rosenlund,T-Jansa,V/Copenhagen
1983.}) (6... b6 7. Bg5 c5 8. O-O Bb7 9. d5 (9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nbd7 11.
Rac1 Rc8 12. Qb1 h6 13. Bh4 Rxc1 14. Rxc1 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. d5 Nxg3 17. hxg3
e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Bc4 Qe7 20. b4 Kh8 21. Qb3 Rf6 22. a3 Nf8 23. e5 dxe5 24.
Qe3 Ng6 25. Ne4 Rf8 26. Bd3 g4 27. Nfd2 Bd5 28. Nc4 Nf4 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Qe1
Qh4 31. Ncd2 Bd4 32. Rc7 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 g3 34. Rd7 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 f3+
37. gxf3 Qxe1+ 38. Kxe1 g2 39. Rxd4 g1=Q+ 40. Ke2 Qa1 41. Rd7 Qb2+ 42. Nd2 Qxa3
43. Rh7+ Kg8 44. Rxh6 Rd8 45. Rg6+ Kf7 46. Be4 Qb2 47. Kf1 Rxd2 48. Kg1 Rxf2
49. Kh1 Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Svidler,P/Wijk aan Zee 1999 (blitz).}) 9... h6
10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. a4 e6 14. Bg3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 exd5 16.
Qc2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Be4 18. Qb3 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. f4 Bg7 21. Rae1 Bf5 22. Bd5
Rad8 23. Bh4 Rb8 24. h3 h5 25. Qb5 Kf8 26. Qc4 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8
29. Qe2+ Kf8 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Bc8 32. Kf2 Bb7 33. Qe4 Bxd5 34. Qxd5 Kg8 35.
f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 Qd7 37. f6 Qg4 38. Qg5 Qxg5 39. Bxg5 Bh8 40. Kf3 Kh7 41. Ke4
Kg6 42. Bf4 Kxf6 43. Bxd6 Ke6 44. Bb8 f5+ 45. Kd3 a6 46. Ba7 Kd5 47. Bxb6 c4+
48. Ke3 Bg7 49. Kf4 Ke6 50. Kg5 Bf6+ 51. Kf4 Bg7 52. Kg5 Bf8 53. Bd4 Bd6 54.
Be3 Bg3 55. Bd4 Be1 56. Kf4 Bd2+ 57. Kf3 Bc1 58. Ke2 Bxb2 59. Kd2 Ba3 60. Ke3
Kd5 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. Kf3 Bd6 63. Ke3 Kd5 64. Kf3 Ke6 65. Ke3 Bh2 66. Kf3 Kd5 67.
Bg7 Be5 68. Bh6 Bxc3 69. Bc1 Be5 70. Ba3 c3 71. Bc1 Kc4 72. Ba3 c2 73. Bc1 Kd3
74. Ba3 f4 75. Bc1 Bd6 76. Bb2 Kd2 77. Ke4 Bc5 78. Kxf4 Bd4 79. Ba3 Kd1 80. Ke4
{1-0 Sokolov,I-Topalov,V/Wijk aan Zee 1999 (blitz).}) 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Bf4 Nh5
9. Be3 Qc7 10. O-O Nf4 11. Bc4 Nd7 (11... Nc6 {with the idea 12...Na5 and 13...
c4 looks more active way of solving opening problems.}) 12. Re1 b6 (12... Nb6
13. Bf1 Bg4 14. Nbd2 Rad8 15. h3 Bc8 16. a4 Nd7 {looks slightly artificial but
possible as well.}) 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. a4 a6 15. Qb3 e6 16. Rad1 Rab8 17. Bf1
Rfd8 18. Qc2 ({Another possible plan in this position was:} 18. g3 Nh5 19. Bg5
Bf6 20. Nc4 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Na3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxg5 24. Nf3 Rxd1 25. Qxd1
Rd8 26. Qe2 Bh6 27. Nxb5 Qb6 28. Bg2 {and} Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxb5 {doesn't work
because of} 30. Qh4 {winning a piece.}) 18... Nf6 ({It seems like a certain
relief to exchange a pair of knights but in that case Pb6 becomes vulnerable:} 
18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Nc4 Bg7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qb3 Bxe4 23. Qxb6 Qxb6
24. Nxb6 {and Black will be soon pawn down in such an endgame.}) 19. h3 Rd7 {
Diagram #} 20. Bxf4 $1 {The begining of a forced line which will bring White
good prospects in the middlegame.} Qxf4 21. e5 Ne8 22. Bd3 $1 {With the idea
to exchange Bb7 which is Black's best piece.} Rbd8 ({If Black tri es to
improve the knight which is his worst piece at the moment, White can prevent
this and keep his opening advantage:} 22... Nc7 23. c4 ({but not} 23. Be4 Nd5 {
and Black is OK.}) 23... Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rbd8 25. Qb3 Na8 26. Re4 Qxe4 27. Bxe4
Rxd1+ 28. Kh2) 23. Be4 h5 {Black realized that after the exchange of bishops
his queen will be in serious danger and prepares the escaping route via h6.}
24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Re4 Qh6 26. Nc4 Rdb8 27. h4 ({The idea of the move is clear,
but it was more accurate to do some things on the other wing before that:} 27.
a5 $1 b5 ({or} 27... bxa5 28. Qa4 Rb5 29. h4 Bf8 30. Rd7 Qc1+ 31. Re1 Qf4 32.
Ng5 Qxh4 33. Nxf7 {and black king will be soon under fire.}) 28. Nb6 Bf8 29. c4
b4 30. Qa4 {where Black seems to be completely paralized.}) 27... b5 $1 {
Using the momento.} 28. Na5 Rc7 29. Ng5 Bf8 {With this move Black starts to
untangle himself.} 30. Re2 ({It was important to destroy or fix black
structure on the queenside, that's why} 30. c4 {looks to be the most accurate
move.} Be7 31. Nf3 b4 32. g3 Ng7 33. Re2 Nf5 34. Qe4 Rb6 35. Red2 {was a safe
positional way to keep the advantage.}) 30... Be7 31. f4 {Perhaps ov
erambitious considering the situation on the clock. The safe way to keep some
advantage was:} (31. Nf3 Qf4 32. Re4 Qf5 33. Qe2) 31... Ng7 32. Red2 Nf5 33.
Qe4 Nxh4 34. Nh3 $2 ({It is easy to understand that} 34. Nc6 Rxc6 35. Qxc6 Bxg5
36. fxg5 Qxg5 {Diagram (analyse)# didn't inspire White, but it was the only
consequent way to continue.}) 34... Qf8 {Now White has nothing to show for the
pawn while his king is desperately weakened.} 35. Nc6 Rbc8 36. Nxe7+ Qxe7 37.
Rd6 Nf5 (37... bxa4 38. Qxa4 Nf5 39. Rxa6 c4 {would have sealed Black's
advantage.}) 38. Rxa6 Rd7 $6 (38... bxa4 39. Qxa4 c4 {leads to the same
position from the previous comment.}) 39. Rxd7 Qxd7 40. Kh2 $2 {Missing the
last chance to save the game:} (40. axb5 Ng3 ({or} 40... Qxb5 41. Ra8 Rxa8 42.
Qxa8+ Kg7 43. Qd8 {and White has nothing to fear anymore.A perpetual check is
assured.}) 41. Qa4 Qd3 42. Ra8 Rxa8 43. Qxa8+ Kg7 44. Kh2 {.}) 40... bxa4 41.
Ng5 c4 42. Qf3 Kg7 43. Ne4 Qb7 (43... Rb8 {looks even stronger.}) 44. Rxa4 Qxb2
45. Rb4 Qc2 46. Ng5 Rc7 47. Rb8 Nh6 48. Kh3 Rd7 {And White resigned since all
black pieces are coming against his king. [ M.Cebalo ]} 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 {
Kortschnoj: 'Modern practice claims 6...Bg6 to be the best. The move f2-f3 can
be used by white in order to create a strong pawn centre.'} 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 {Kortschnoj: 'With his knight on b8, black could
take back with the c-pawn. Here, however, 10..cd5 11.Nb5 would look pretty
unpleasant. '} 11. O-O-O b5 {Kortschnoj: 'Quite logical - black has to
undertake activity against the white king.' Dies ist ein Computerzug, der
bisher noch nicht gespielt wurde. Versucht wurde unter anderem:} (11... O-O-O
12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. fxe4 (14. Qxf7 $6 exf3 15. gxf3 Nb6 16. Qxg6 Rxd4
17. Bd3 Kb8 18. Kb1 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. h4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Dorfman,
J/Cap d'Agde 2000/CBM 80 (43). (42)}) 14... Nb6 15. Bg5 Re8 ({Die Fortsetzung} 
15... Rh5 16. h4 Rxg5 17. hxg5 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 20. Bd3 {
genügt nicht zum Ausgleich für Schwarz.}) 16. Bd3 Ng4 17. Rhf1 f6 18. h3 Ne5 (
18... Nf2 19. Rxf2 Qg3 20. Rc2 Qxg5+ 21. Kb1 Kb8 22. d5 c5 23. a4 Rc8 (23...
Qe5 24. a5 Nc8 (24... Nd7 25. Bb5 Rd8 (25... Qc7 26. d6 Qc8 27. Na4 {Weiß hat
eine Gewinnstellung.}) (25... Qd6 26. Bc6 Qc7 27. Nb5 Qc8 28. a6 b6 29. Qg3+
Re5 30. Qg4 Re7 31. d6 Rf7 32. Bd5 {und Weiß gewinnt.}) 26. Bc6 Qc7 27. Nb5
Qxa5 28. Nd6 {, und Weiß gewinnt.}) 25. Na4 Qc7 26. Qb5 Nd6 27. Qxc5 Qd8 28. a6
Nxe4 29. Qb5 Nd6 30. Qb3 {Weiß hat entscheidenden Angriff.}) (23... Nc8 24. a5
Nd6 (24... Bd6 25. Na4 {, und Weiß gerwinnt den c-Bauern.}) 25. Na4 c4 26. Bxc4
Rxe4 27. Nc5 Re3 28. Bd3 Be7 29. Nxb7 {, und Weiß gewinnt.}) 24. Nb5 Qg3 25. a5
Nd7 26. a6 b6 27. d6 Rh5 28. Qf7 Rd8 29. Bc4 Re5 30. Be6 Rxe6 31. Qxe6 Qe5 32.
Qg4 Qh5 33. Qxh5 gxh5 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Ne5 36. g5 fxg5 37. Rd5 Nc6 38. Rxg5
Bxd6 39. Rg6 Nb4 40. Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Nxd6 Nxc2 42. Kxc2 g5 43. e5 Kc7 44. Nb5+
Kd7 45. Nxa7 g4 46. Nb5 g3 47. Nc3 {1-0 Tregubov,P-Volkov,S/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/
[Huebner,R] (47).}) 19. dxe5 fxg5 20. e6 Qe5 21. Be2 Bc5 22. Rf7 Re7 23. a4
Rhe8 24. a5 Be3+ 25. Kb1 Qxa5 26. Nd5 cxd5 27. Qxe3 dxe4 28. Qc1+ {1-0
Tregubov,P-Peng,Z/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 87 (28).}) (11... Qb6 $5 {gefällt mir
besser:} 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. fxe4 Bb4 $11 {1/2-1/2
Khurtsidze,N-Zhu Chen/Moscow 2001/CBM 85 ext (72). (72)}) (11... Be7 12. Nxg6
hxg6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. e4 Nb6 15. e5 Nfd7 16. Rc1 a6 17. f4 Kb8 18. a4 Nf8 19.
a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne6 22. Ne2 Rd7 23. Bc3 Rd5 24. g4 Qd7 25. h3 Rh4
26. Rcf1 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Qb3 Bd8 29. Qa2 g5 30. fxg5 Bxg5 31. Rxf5 c5 32.
Rf7 Qc6 33. Rd1 cxd4 34. Bb4 d3 35. Nc3 Rxe5 36. Qb3 Rb5 37. Nxb5 Qxb5 38. Bd6+
Ka7 39. Qxb5 axb5 40. Rxd3 {1-0 Gaprindashvili,V-Cruz Lopez Claret,C/Mondariz
Balneario 1999/EXT 2000 (40).}) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 {Kortschnoj: 'As you see,
7.f3 turned out to be useful. '} Nb6 {Kortschnoj: 'Black could, of course, win
a pawn:'} ({Bei der Fortsetzung} 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 (14... Rxh2 {Kortschnoj}
15. Rxh2 Qxh2 {after} 16. e5 {totally giving up the initiative into white's
hands.}) 15. fxe4 c5 16. Bc4 cxd4 17. Kb1 Ne5 18. Bb5+ Ned7 19. e5 {fühlt sich
Schwarz nicht wohl.}) 14. Kb1 a6 {Kortschnoj: 'Black fortifies his pawn
formation on the queen side. He does not like to play d5xe4, but had to
protect himself against a threat e4xd5.'} ({Nach} 14... b4 15. Na4 Rxh2 (15...
dxe4 16. fxe4 Nxe4 17. Re1 f5 18. Bd3 {sieht ebenfalls sehr luftig aus.}) 16.
Rxh2 Qxh2 17. Bxb4 {flößt die unkoordinierte Stellung des Schwarzen kein
Vertrauen ein.}) (14... Rxh2 15. Rxh2 Qxh2 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18.
Bxb5 {ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz.}) 15. g3 Be7 16. Bf4 Qb7 17. Bd3 {
Kortschnoj: 'White completes development of his pieces and threatens
eventually to play e4-e5-e6.'} O-O-O $2 {Kortschnoj: 'Highly optimistic, but
wrong. Black had to hide his king on the king side! Then it would be not easy
to evaluate chances of the opponents. But the long castle meets an almost
forced refutation.' Selbstmörderisch. Nach} (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 (18. e5 Nh5 {
und der Läufer f4 hat kein Rückzugsfeld.}) 18... dxc4 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Ne2 {
steht Weiß etwas besser, doch ist der Kampf noch lange nicht zu Ende.}) 18. Rc1
Nc4 $2 {Viel zäher ist} (18... dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxd4 20. Qc3 Rhd8 21. Qxc6+ (21.
Bf1 Ne8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 {ist ebenfalls aussichtsreich für Weiß.}) 21...
Qxc6 22. Rxc6+ Kd7 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rxb6 Nxe4 25. fxe4 b4 {mit
Überlebensaussichten im Endspiel.}) 19. exd5 cxd5 {Kortschnoj: 'At this
situation'} (19... Nxd5 {Kortschnoj: 'however would be unsatisfactory, after'}
20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Bf6 {Kortschnoj: 'would be the lesser
evil.'} 23. Nd5 Rd6 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. d5 Qb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27. dxc6 Kc7 28. Rc5
{führt zu einem hoffnungslosen Endspiel. Nach dem Textzug geht es schneller.})
20. Nxd5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Qxd5 {Kortschnoj: 'If the knight or the rook takes
on d5, then 21.Bxc4 wins right away.'} 21. Rxc4+ {'!' Kortschnoj.} bxc4 22.
Bxc4 Qb7 ({Kortschnoj: White considered} 22... Qf5+ {Kortschnoj: 'as the best
defence. Then, it is true there are many ways to finish the game. In one
German magazine I have seen the following solution:' bietet keine Rettung.} 23.
Bd3 ({Kortschnoj: I, frankly, have not seen that line. Instead I was going to
continue} 23. Ka1 Rxd4 (23... Rd6 {Kortschnoj} 24. Rc1 Kd8 25. Be6 $1) (23...
Bd6 {Kortschnoj} 24. Rc1 Kd7 25. Qb7+ Ke8 26. Qxf7#) (23... Rd6 24. Rc1 Kd8 25.
Be6 $1) 24. Qb8+ Kd7 25. Qa7+ {ist ebenso gut.}) 23... Qa5 24. Rc1+ Kd7 25. Bd2
{'!' Kortschnoj.} Qxd2 (25... Rb8 26. Qxb8) 26. Bb5+ {'!' Kortschnoj.} axb5 27.
Qxb5+ Ke6 28. Qe5+ Kd7 29. Rc7+ Ke8 {Kortschnoj} 30. Qxe7#) (22... Qa5 23. Rc1
Kd7 24. Bxf7 {ist ebenfalls ganz hoffnungslos.}) 23. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "Pein,M"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. c4 e6 ({Korchnoi has occasionally favoured the development of the bishop to
g5 against the Hedgehog. Usually it goes to e3 or b2} 1... c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3
b6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bg5 {eventually
drawn Kortschnoj,V (2695)-Gheorghiu,F (2605)/London 1980/MCD (59)}) 2. Nc3 c5
3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {Opting for a Hedgehog. 5...Nc6 and 5...Bb4
are more combative but there is nothing wrong with this of course} (5... Bb4 6.
Bg5 Nc6 7. Rc1 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 {White won Kortschnoj,V-Furman,S/Moscow 1961/
URS-ch (43)}) 6. Bg5 {#} b6 7. e4 h6 {Black later regrets this but at this
stage it makes some sense to sideline the bishop slightly} 8. Bh4 d6 9. Bd3 Be7
10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Bb1 Rc8 13. Bg3 Qc7 14. O-O {#} Qc5 ({Grabbing
the c4 pawn in such positions is usually risky, the queen can get into trouble.
In this concrete age of computer pawn grabbing it may be possible but most
human players would reject it} 14... Qxc4 15. Qd2 Qb4) 15. Qd1 O-O ({With a
pawn on h6 this is a little risky. Some alternatives} 15... Qxc4 16. Nce2 Qb4
17. Rxc8+ Bxc8 18. Nc6 {would certainly worry me}) (15... Qh5 $5) (15... h5 {
A computer suggestion to which it wittily suggests} 16. Bh4 {and not then} g5
17. Nb3) 16. Nb3 Qc7 (16... Qxc4 $4 17. Nd5) 17. f4 Qb8 18. Qe2 $1 {e4-e5
looms so Black prevents it but gives away a couple of big squares and suddenly
his position does not look like a Hedgehog anymore#} e5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 (19...
dxe5 20. Nd5 Rfe8) 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 {Nd4-f5 is a serious threat and the
bishop on b1 is doing rather better than it's counterpart on b7} Bg5 {This
helps the white attack} (21... g6 {was the best defence}) 22. Rc3 Rce8 23. Qc2
Ng6 (23... g6 24. h4 Bd8 25. h5) 24. h4 Be3+ {#} ({Black is lost already h4-h5
is too strong} 24... Be3+ 25. Kh2 h5 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxg6 Rf6 28. Qh7+ Kf7
29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Bh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6) (24... Be3+ 25. Kh2 f5 26. Rf3 Bc5 27. Nxc5
bxc5 28. Rxf5) 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 {Die klassische Behandlung des
Damengambits.} h6 {Viele Spieler rochieren hier lieber sofort und spielen erst
nach dem 6.e3 den Zug 6...h6.} (5... O-O 6. Qc2 {Weiß kann in dem Fall aber
durch 6.Dc2 dem Spiel eine scharfe Wendung geben.} h6 7. h4 hxg5 8. hxg5 Ne4 9.
Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 {Weiß hat gewinnbringenden Angriff.}) 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8.
Rc1 Bb7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O c5 12. Qe2 a6 {Dieser bereits von
Aljechin empfohlene Zug verfolgt zwei Ziele: Einerseits Raumgewinn durch 13...
b5, andererseits verhindert er den für Weiß günstigen Läuferabtausch.} 13. a4
Ne4 14. Nxe4 (14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Bb4 {Schwarz
hat gute Chancen auf Ausgleich.}) 14... Bxe4 15. Bg3 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bxa6
Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 18. exd4 Nf6 {Weiß muß sich in acht nehmen vor einem
direkten Angriff durch 19...Sf6-d5 mit der Drohung 20...Sd5-f4 und 21...
De7-g5+.}) 15... Qc8 16. dxc5 (16. Ne5 Nxe5 (16... Rd8 17. Nxf7 $6 Kxf7 18.
Qh5+ g6 19. Qxh6 Nf6 20. Be5 $6 Rh8 21. Qf4 g5 $1) 17. Bxe5 {Mit
Angriffsmöglichkeiten am Königsflügel (18.Dg4).}) 16... bxc5 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. b3
Rd8 {Schwarz inszeniert sein Gegenspiel in der d-Linie, und das vermag seine
ver- streuten Bauern auf dem Damenflügel zu kompensieren.} 19. Bd3 {Der durch
20.Le4 drohende Abtausch der Läufer kann leicht vermieden werden.} Qb7 20. f3
Nf6 {Jetzt wird die Pointe von 18...Tfd8 sichtbar. Der sS strebt über d5 nach
b4. Dagegen kann Weiß nichts machen, denn 21.e4 scheitert an 21...Dd7.} 21.
Rfd1 Nd5 22. e4 Nb4 23. Bb1 Be8 {Mit der Idee Sb4-c6-d4.} 24. e5 (24. Bf2 Rac8
(24... Nc6 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26. Rxc5 Qb6 27. Qf2 Nd4 {Mit Ausgleich.})) 24... Nc6
25. Bf2 Nd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Be4 Bc6 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. Nc4 Rad8 30. Rxd4 cxd4
31. Qd3 {Weiß blockiert die Stellung, und sein schwacher b-Bauer kann leicht
durch den Turm verteidigt werden.} Bb4 32. g3 Rb8 33. Kg2 (33. Qxd4 Bc5 {
Nur so hätte Karpov seine Führung auf 3:0 ausbauen können.}) 33... Bc3 34. Rb1
Qd5 35. h4 h5 36. Kf2 Bb4 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Rd1 Qb7 39. Rb1 Qd5 40. Rb2 Bb4 41.
Rb1 {Remis.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Unzicker,W"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Dieser Zug, den man die "Berliner
Verteidigung" nennt, ist eine vollwertige Entgegnung auf den spanischen
Läuferzug.} 4. O-O Nxe4 {Außer diesem Zug kommt vor allem noch der von
Steinitz bevorzugte 4...d6 in Frage, Vielleicht ist dieser Zug sogar sicherer.}
5. d4 Be7 (5... Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 {Die
schwarze Stellung ist unbequem, aber noch akzeptabel.}) 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6
{Schlecht wäre es, hier mit dem Damenbauern wiederzunehmen (s.Var.).} (7...
dxc6 8. dxe5 Nf5 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. e6 $1 fxe6 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Nxg6 {
usw.}) 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Rad1 d5 13. exd6 cxd6
14. Nd4 Bd7 (14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be6 16. Qf3 d5 17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6) 15.
Nf5 d5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {Weiß hat nun einen kleinen Vorteil.} 17. Qd2 $1 {
Ein wichtiger Zug. Er verhindert 17...Db4.} Qh4 {Besser war z.B. 17...Tfe8.}
18. Ne2 Rfe8 19. b3 Re7 {Es drohte 20.c4!} 20. Ng3 Qf6 21. f3 Be8 22. Ne2 h6
23. Bf2 Qg6 {Besser war 22...Ted7, gefolgt von 23...Dd8.} 24. Nc1 d4 {Dieser
Zug wäre gut, wenn der c-Bauer nach c5 gelangen könnte. Karpov läßt ihn aber
nicht dahin kommen. Besser war 24...Se6-g5.} (24... Ng5 25. Bg3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1
Qf6) 25. Nd3 Qf6 {Schlecht wäre 25.Ld4: gewesen, da nach 25...Td7 die
Fesselung des Läufers auf der d-Linie zum Nachteil für Weiß führt.} (25... c5
26. Nxc5) 26. Bg3 Rd7 (26... c5 27. Bd6) 27. Re5 Qd8 28. Rde1 Rd5 29. Rxd5 Qxd5
30. Re5 Qd7 31. Qe1 Rc8 32. b4 Qd8 33. Ra5 Qd7 34. h3 f6 $2 {Ein ganz grobes
Versehen, das der Partie viel an Wert nimmt. Es sollte 34... Tc8-a8 geschehen.}
35. Rxa7 Qd5 (35... Qxa7 36. Qxe6+ Bf7 37. Qxc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Bg6 39. Qa5 Qxa5
40. bxa5 Bf5 41. a6 Bc8 42. a7 Bb7 43. Nc5 Ba8 44. Nd7 c5 45. Nb6 Bc6 46. a8=Q
Bxa8 47. Nxa8 c4 48. Nb6 d3 49. cxd3 cxd3 50. Kf1 d2 51. Ke2 d1=Q+ 52. Kxd1)
36. Ra5 Qd7 37. Ra7 Qd5 38. Ra5 Qd7 39. Qe4 Bf7 40. Qf5 Re8 41. Kh2 Qb7 {
Hier wurde die Partie unterbrochen.} 42. a3 Rd8 43. h4 h5 44. Nf2 {Um sich die
Möglichkeit vorzubehalten,den Springer über e4 nach d6 zu bringen.} Qd7 45. Ra6
Qe8 46. Qa5 Bg6 47. Nd3 Kh7 48. Qb6 Rc8 49. a4 Bf5 50. a5 c5 (50... Qg6 51. Qb7
Nd8 52. Qe7 Bxd3 53. cxd3 Qxd3 54. Ra7 Qg6 55. Qd7 d3 56. Be1 Rb8 57. Qc7 {usw.
}) 51. bxc5 Bxd3 52. cxd3 Nxc5 53. Ra7 Qg6 (53... Nxd3 54. Qxf6 Qg6 55. Qxd4)
54. Rc7 Rxc7 55. Bxc7 Nxd3 56. Qxd4 Ne5 (56... Ne1 57. Qe4 Qxe4 58. fxe4 Nd3
59. a6 Nc5 60. a7 Na6 61. a8=Q Nxc7 62. Qc6) 57. Bxe5 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 e5 9. Nf3 {This continuation is quieter than} (9. d5) {but it hardly
yields White any real advantage.} 9... exd4 10. Nxd4 N8d7 (10... Qe7 11. Qc2
Rd8 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 14. Nxd1 bxc6 15. Qxc6 (15. O-O $1 $16) 15...
Bd7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. O-O Qxe4 18. Qxc7 Qa4 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nd5 21. Qc4
Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Kf2 {Atalik,S-Lin Weiguo/TCN
Cup 3rd 1997/1/2-1/2 (49)}) 11. O-O Ne5 {[%cal Ye5c4]} 12. Ndb5 Bd7 13. Bc5 Re8
14. Bxb6 (14. f4 Nec4 15. Qc2 (15. e5 a6 16. Na3 (16. Nd4 Ne3) 16... Nxb2 17.
Qb3 N2a4) 15... a6 16. Na3 Nxa3 17. Bxa3 Bc6 18. Rad1 Qh4 $132) 14... axb6 15.
f4 Nc6 16. e5 {[%cal Rc3d5] The black g7 bishop is out of play, and it is
difficult to push ...f7-f6 to liberate it.} Na7 17. Nxa7 Rxa7 $14 {White's
pawn advantage in the centre is an important factor in his favour but it is
not easy to exploit it.} 18. Rc1 (18. Qd2 Be6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Nb5 Rxa2) (18.
a3 $5) 18... c6 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 f5 $1 {The e5 pawn is now strong but the
c3 knight has no prospects.} 21. Qe2 Qe7 {[%cal Yb6b5]} 22. Qf2 Ra6 23. a4 Bf8
24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Rcd1 Bc5 26. Qd2 Raa8 27. Rf3 Bb4 28. Qd4 Bc5 29. Qd3 Be7 30.
Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b5 8. Nf3 b4
9. f5 $6 ({RR} 9. cxb4 Nxb4 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bb5 a5 12. a3 Na6 13. O-O O-O 14.
Be3 Nb6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. b4 Na6 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. bxa5 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-King,D/
Hastings 1990/CBM 22/[Knaak] (18)}) 9... bxc3 $146 ({RR} 9... exf5 10. Nf4 cxd4
({RR} 10... Ndb8 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qxd5 Qb6 13. Ng5 Bf2+ 14. Kd1 O-O 15. e6 Ne7
16. exf7+ Kh8 17. Qf3 h6 18. Nge6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxa8 Nec6 21. Bb5 Qd5+
22. Ke2 Bc5 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Qe8 Qxg2+ 25. Kd3 Qxh1 26. Kc4 Be7 {0-1 Turner,
J-Pcola,P/CZE-chT 9697 1997/EXT 97 (26)}) ({RR} 10... bxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12.
Bb5 Qa5 13. Nxd5 Ne7 14. Qb3 a6 15. Ng5 axb5 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Nxa8 Nxe5 18. Bf4
Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxf4 20. Nxf7+ Ke8 21. Nxh8 Qxa8 22. Rae1 Qxg2+ 23. Kc1 Qd5 24.
Qxd5 Nfxd5 25. cxd4 g6 26. Rhg1 Bh6+ 27. Kc2 Kf8 28. Rb1 b4 29. a3 bxa3 30. Rb8
Kg7 31. Re1 Be3 32. Kd3 f4 33. Ra1 Kxh8 34. Rxa3 Kg7 35. Ra7 Bf5+ 36. Ke2 Bxd4
{0-1 Lagua,B-Orlov,G/Chicago 1991/EXT 91op (36)}) 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13.
e6 fxe6 14. Nxe6 Qc8 15. Nc5 Nxd4 16. Nxd7 Nxb5 17. Qe2+ Kxd7 18. Qxb5+ Kc7 19.
Be3 Qe8 20. Qe2 Nc4 21. Bd4 Bd6 22. b3 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Rhe8+ 24. Kd3 {Finkel,
A-Meessen,R/Budapest 1996/CBM 56/[Tyomkin,D]/1/2-1/2 (46)}) 10. fxe6 fxe6 11.
bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4+ $15 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Kf2 Nb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida m"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E98"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Ne8 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 {/\15.Nb5 a6
16.cd6 cd6 17.Nc7 Nc7 18.Bb6} dxc5 {This move is one of the typical methods of
the defence of the black.The black repulse the threat of the white,receive
block square d6 for the knight and transfer the rook across f6 to g6 for the
attack of white's king.} 15. Bxc5 Rf6 16. Qb3 Kh7 17. Nd3 (17. Nb5) 17... Rg6
18. Nb5 a6 (18... b6 19. Bb4 {/\20.Bc3,/\Na3-c4 ><e5}) 19. Na7 {This move is
the patent of V.Kortschnoj.The white aren't afraid,that after sacrifices of
exchange their bishop will free itself from the trap.} Rxa7 20. Bxa7 b6 21. Rc2
(21. Nb4 $5 a5 22. Na6 {/\23.Nc7 Nc7 24.Bb6} Bxa6 23. Bxa6 Qa8 24. Bb5) 21...
Bd7 22. Rfc1 Nc8 23. Bb8 Ncd6 24. Bxc7 Nxc7 25. Rxc7 Nb5 26. Rb7 ({By the last
move the white keep the possibility in the needed moment sacrifice the
exchange back,neutralizing by this the attack of the black.The danger of this
attack is illustrated by the line} 26. R7c4 g4 (26... Nd4 27. Rxd4 exd4 28. e5
$18) 27. a4 Qh4 28. axb5 g3 29. h3 Bxh3 30. Kf1 Bxg2+ 31. Ke1 axb5 32. Rc6 Bf1
33. Rxg6 Kxg6 $17) 26... g4 27. Qd1 Nd6 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Rc6 (29. Nf2 g3 30.
Nh3 {פh3}) (29. Ne1 $5 {/\} h4 30. fxg4 Nxe4 31. Bd3 Qxd5 32. Rc4 $18) 29...
g3 30. h3 (30. a4 $5 gxh2+ 31. Kxh2 h4 32. Nf2) 30... Nb5 31. Rxg6 Kxg6 32. Qa4
(32. Nb4 $5 a5 (32... Nd4 33. Bxa6) 33. Nc6 Nd4 34. Bb5 Nxc6 35. Bxc6 Qd6 $14 {
/=}) 32... Qc8 33. Kf1 Kf6 34. Qb3 Qc7 35. Bd1 Bf8 36. a4 Na7 (36... Nd4 37.
Qc3 Bd6 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Qxd4+ Be5 $11) 37. Ke1 Bd6 38. Qc3 Ke7 39. Be2 Kd7
40. Kd1 h4 41. Nc1 a5 42. Ba6 Qc5 43. Qxc5 Bxc5 {The appeared endgame with
opposite colour bishops has draw character.The plan of the white consists of
exchange of pawns on the queen's side to receive space,needed for driving back
the piecec of the black.By accurate game of the black they succeeded in
keeping the position.} 44. Nd3 Bd4 45. Kc2 Kc7 46. Kb3 Kd6 47. Kc4 Be3 48. Ne1
Bf2 49. Nc2 Bc5 50. Ne1 Be3 51. Nd3 Bd2 52. Kb3 Be3 53. Kc3 Bd4+ 54. Kc4 Be3
55. b4 axb4 56. Kxb4 Bd4 57. Kb3 Kc7 58. Kc4 Ba1 59. Nc1 Bd4 60. Ne2 Be3 61.
Nc3 Kd6 62. Nb1 Bc1 63. Kb4 Be3 64. Kc3 Bc1 65. Kc2 Be3 66. Na3 Bd4 67. Nc4+
Kc7 68. Kb3 Kd7 69. a5 bxa5 70. Nxa5 Kd6 71. Nc4+ Kc5 72. Kc2 Nc8 73. Na5 Ne7
74. Nb3+ Kb6 (74... Kd6 75. Kd3) 75. d6 Nc6 76. Bc4 Be3 77. d7 Kc7 78. Be6 Nd4+
79. Nxd4 Bxd4 80. Kb3 Bb6 81. Kc4 Kd6 82. Kb5 Bc7 83. Bf5 Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1998.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.07.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 $6 (6... dxc4) 7.
O-O O-O 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 f5 (10... h6 {ist populärer, kann den
schwarzen Nachteil aber auch nicht vermeiden.}) 11. Bc2 e5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7
Qxe7 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Re1 Qb4 16. Rxe5 Qxb2 17. c5 {Öffnet die Diagonale
b3-g8 und verschließt der schwarzen Dame den Rückweg zum Königsflügel. In zwei
anderen Partien gewann Weiß ebenfalls schnell.} (17. Rb1 Qa3 18. c5 b6 19. Bb3+
Kh8 20. Qf3 bxc5 21. Qxc6 Rb8 22. dxc5 Bb7 23. Qd6 Rfd8 24. Qe7 Be4 25. Rf1 Qb2
26. Re6 Qc3 27. Qxa7 Qd4 28. h3 h6 29. Rd1 Qc3 30. Kh2 Kh7 31. Qf7 Rxd1 32.
Qg6+ {1-0 Schlosser,P-Jirovsky,M/Mitropa Cup 1991/CBM 26}) (17. Re7 Rf7 18.
Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Bb3 Qa5 21. Qh5+ Kf6 22. Qe8 Qc7 23. Re1 Qd6 24. c5
Qxd4 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Qe7+ {1-0 Reeh,O-Stokstad,P/Gausdal Int 1993/TD 93\09})
17... Kh8 18. Re3 {Mit der Drohung Rb3.} Qb4 19. Qd3 b6 20. a3 Qa5 21. Re7 $18
{Schwarz ist machtlos gegen die Drohung Qg3 und Bb3.} bxc5 22. Qg3 Rg8 23. Bb3
Ba6 (23... Qd8 24. Qe5 $18) 24. Bxg8 Rxg8 25. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Koop Tjuchem"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1996.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 (1... e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O
Ne4 8. Nc3 b6 9. d5 Bb7 10. Nd4 Bf6 11. Be1 exd5 12. cxd5 Nd6 13. Ncb5 Nxb5 14.
Nxb5 Na6 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Rc1 a6 17. Nxc7 Qxc7 18. b4 d6 19. bxc5 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2
Stahlberg,G-Alekhine,A/Dresden 1936 (52)}) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2
Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 f5 9. d5 Na6 10. Nd4 Bf6 11. Be1 Nac5 12. Nxe4
Nxe4 13. dxe6 c5 (13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 dxe6 15. Qe5 Qd6 16. Qxd6 Nxd6 17. Bxb7
Nxb7 18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Bc3 {1/2-1/2 Wohlfahrt,H-Schwing,H/Balatonbereny op 1994
(32)}) 14. Nxf5 dxe6 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd6 Bc6 17. Bc3 (17. Qd2 Qc7 (17... Bd4
18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Qf6 20. Rb1 $14) 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 Qe5 20. Rb1 Qe4
21. Rc1 Qa4 22. b4 (22. b3 Qxb5 $11) 22... cxb4 (22... Rfd8 23. Qc2 Qxb5 24.
bxc5 bxc5 25. Qe4 Qa6 26. Rxc5 Qxa2 27. Ba5 $14) 23. Qxb4 Qxa2 24. Qg4 $11)
17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. Qd3 Rad8 20. Rad1 Rd7 21. Qe3 Rfd8 22. Ne4 Qf5 23.
Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2 h5 25. f3 Rd6 26. Rc1 Bb7 27. Kf2 e5 28. Ke1 h4 29. g4 Qf4
30. Qxf4 exf4 31. Rd1 Re6 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Nb1 Ke7 34. Rd3 g5 35. e3 b5 36. exf4
bxc4 37. Re3 gxf4 38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 {[#] Schlechte schwarze Bauernstruktur mit
mehreren Schwächen. Beweglicher weißer S aber Raumnachteil. Taktik (S-Opfer).}
39. Nd2 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5,Rh4][%cal Rd2e4,Re4c5,Rd2c4,Rf2g2,Rg2h3]} Kf6 (39... Kd5
40. Kg2 {-h3xh4}) 40. Ne4+ Ke5 41. Nxc5 Bc6 42. Ke2 Be8 43. Ne4 Bg6 44. Nf2 Bb1
45. a3 Bg6 46. Kf1 Bf7 47. Kg2 Bd5 48. Kh3 $1 Bxf3 49. Kxh4 Be4 50. Kg5 f3 51.
h4 Bd3 52. h5 Bc2 53. Kh4 Kf4 54. g5 Bf5 55. a4 a5 56. g6 Ke3 57. Kg3 Ke2 58.
g7 Bh7 59. h6 Ke3 60. Ng4+ Ke2 61. Kf4 f2 62. Nxf2 Kxf2 63. Ke5 (63. Ke5 Ke3
64. Kf6 Kd3 65. g8=Q Bxg8 66. Kg7 Kxc3 67. Kxg8 Kd2 68. h7 c3 69. h8=Q c2 70.
Qh6+ $1 Kd1 71. Qh5+ $1 $18 {und a5 fällt mit Schach oder wenn c2 verstellt ist
}) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. Nf3 {[%mdl 4096]} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 cxd4 (
6... Nc6 {is the main line where black usually succeeds to equalise}) 7. Nxd5
Qxd5 8. Qxd4 Qb5 {an accurate move, reaching full equality} (8... Nc6 9. Qxd5
exd5 10. Bg2 Bf5 11. O-O Be4 12. Be3 Be7 13. Rfd1 Bf6 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. Bxd4
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f6 17. Bc5 $14 {and white was better in Piket,J-Van Wely,L/
Groningen 1997/CBM 63 (52)}) (8... Qxd4 9. Nxd4 {and as the practice shows
white gets a small but a stable plus}) 9. e4 (9. Bd2 {also doesn't bring any
advantage for white} Nc6 10. Qc3 e5 11. e4 Qb6 {black is fine 1/2-1/2
Donchenko,A-Frog,I/Moscow 1995/EXT 97 (63)}) 9... Qb4+ 10. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 11. Bd2
Bxd2+ (11... Nc6 {is another possible move} 12. Bb5 (12. Rc1 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7
14. Ke3 Bd7 15. Be2 Rhd8 16. Rhd1 Be8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rd1 Rxd1 19. Bxd1 e5
20. Ba4 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Krogius,N-Matulovic,M/Sarajevo 1968/MCD (20)}) 12...
Bd7 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. O-O-O+ Ke7 16. a3 Rac8+ 17. Kb1 Na6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dolinskij,B-Luther,T/Pardubice 1999/EXT 2000 (57)}) 12. Kxd2 Nc6 13.
Bb5 ({Kortschnoy has already played this position with black, back in 1962,
the game continued:} 13. Ke3 Ke7 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. a3 Rhc8 16. Bc4 Na5 17. Ba2
Bb5 18. Nd4 Nc4+ 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 $11 {is equal, although black has lost the game
1-0 Benko,P-Kortschnoj,V/Curacao 1962/Candidates (81)}) 13... Bd7 14. Ke3 Ke7
15. Rac1 Rhc8 16. Rhd1 f6 $1 {another accurate move, after e6-e5 the position
becomes totally equal} 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Nd4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 e5 20. Nf5+ (20. Ne2
Bc6 $11) 20... Bxf5 21. exf5 Rd8 $6 (21... Kd6 {was a much more accurate move
not allowing the white rook to enter}) 22. Rc7+ Rd7 23. Rc8 {Now black faces
some problems} Rd8 $2 {The pawn endgame is difficult for black, it was much
better not to trade rooks, when it's not clear what white can do} 24. Rxd8 Kxd8
25. Ke4 Ke7 26. Kd5 Kd7 27. b4 Ke7 28. a4 Kd7 29. f3 a6 {If black doesn't play
this move he loses right away} (29... Ke7 30. b5 Kd7 31. a5 Ke7 32. a6 bxa6 33.
bxa6 Kd7 34. g4 g5 (34... Kc7 35. Ke6 Kb6 36. Kf7 Kxa6 37. Kxg7 Kb5 38. g5) 35.
fxg6 hxg6 36. h4 Ke7 37. g5 $1 $18) 30. g4 Ke7 31. Kc5 Kd7 32. Kb6 Kc8 33. Ka7
Kc7 34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 g5 {Other moves lose immideatly} 36. fxg6 (36. Ka8 {
is also possible} Kb6 37. Kb8 Kxb5 ({or} 37... h6 38. h3 Kxb5 39. Kxb7 Kc5 40.
Kc7 Kd4 41. Kd6 Ke3 42. Ke6 Kxf3 43. Kxf6 e4 44. Kg6 e3 45. f6 e2 46. f7 e1=Q
47. f8=Q+ Kg2 48. Qxh6 {with good practical chances to win}) 38. Kxb7 Kc5 39.
Kc7 Kd4 40. Kd6 Ke3 41. Ke6 Kxf3 42. Kxf6 e4 43. Kxg5 e3 44. f6 e2 45. f7 e1=Q
46. f8=Q+ Kg2 47. h4 {with good practical chances to win}) 36... hxg6 37. h4 f5
38. gxf5 gxf5 39. h5 e4 40. fxe4 fxe4 41. h6 (41. b6+ {was interesting} Kc6 42.
h6 e3 43. h7 e2 44. h8=Q e1=Q 45. Qc8+ Kb5 46. Qd7+ Kc5 47. Qxb7 {this
position seems to be even better than the one arised in a game}) 41... e3 42.
h7 e2 43. h8=Q e1=Q 44. Qh7+ Kd8 45. Qxb7 {Perhaps the game wasn't over now,
since white can escape the checks and stays with an extra pawn and chances to
win} (45. Qxb7 Qa1+ 46. Qa6 Qg7+ 47. Ka8 Qg2+ 48. Qb7 Qa2+ 49. Kb8 Qh2+ 50. Ka7
Qa2+ 51. Qa6 Qf7+ 52. Kb8 Qf4+ 53. Ka8 Qf3+ 54. Qb7 Qa3+ 55. Kb8 Qd6+ 56. Ka7
Qa3+ 57. Qa6 Qe7+ 58. Ka8 Qe4+ 59. Qb7 Qa4+ 60. Kb8 Qf4+ 61. Ka7 Qa4+ 62. Qa6)
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Unzicker,W"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 (6... Nf6 {
Ist auch möglich, auch wenn Schwarz jetzt nicht das gute Entwicklungsfeld f5
für seinen Damenläufer hat.} 7. Qc2 (7. Bd3)) 7. g4 {Weiß vertreibt zwar nun
den Läufer, doch muß er seinen g-Bauern sichern, was ein Tempo kostet;
Botwinnik-Petrosian, Moskau 1963.} Be6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. Kf1
{Mit diesem und dem folgenden Zug vollzieht Weiß eine künstliche Rochade. Im
Falle von 11.0-0 h5 12.g5 müßte Weiß nach Wegzug des Königsspringers seinen
h-Bauern sichern. Was nun nicht nötig ist.} Nc6 12. Kg2 Rc8 {Bis zu diesem Zug
verlief die Partie identisch mit der 14.Partie der WM 1963 Botvinnik-Petrosian.
Petrosian zog 12...cd4:. Riskant wäre 12...c4 gewesen.} 13. Rc1 Re8 {In
Betracht kam auch 13...a6.} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nb5 Bf8 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 {Nach
diesem offenbar nicht genau durchdachtem Zug gerät Karpov in eine unbequeme
Lage. Es hätte 16...Db6 geschehen sollen.} (16... Qb6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 (17... fxe6
18. g5 Ne4) 18. g5 Ne4) 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 {Auch nach 17...Lc8: 18.ed4: hätte
Schwarz gewisse Schwierigkeiten, z.B.:s.Var.} (17... Bxc8 18. exd4 a6 19. Nc7
Re7 20. Qc2) 18. exd4 Qd7 (18... Re7 19. Nxa7 Qa8 20. Qa4 b5 $1) 19. Nc7 Rc8 (
19... Rd8 20. Qb3) 20. Nxe6 fxe6 {Da 20...De6: an 21.Lf5 scheitert, muß
Schwarz die Verschlechterung der Bauern- stellung in Kauf nehmen.} 21. Re1 a6 {
Mit dem Textzug wollte sich Schwarz vielleicht den Deckungszug Tc8-c6 vorbe- 
halten und deshalb das Feld b5 vorsorglich sichern.} (21... Bd6 22. Be5) 22. g5
Ne4 23. Qg4 (23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd5 {Wäre nicht so gut.}) 23... Bb4 {
Der mit diesem Zug eingeleitete Gegenangriff auf der f-Linie mißlingt und
führt zum Verlust der Partie. Nur mit 23...Tc8-e8 hätte es noch Verteidigungs-
chancen gegeben.} 24. Re2 Rf8 (24... Re8 25. f3 Nd6 26. Qh5 g6 27. Bxg6 hxg6
28. Qxg6+ Qg7 (28... Kf8 29. Qh6+ Ke7 (29... Kg8 30. Be5 {Weiß gewinnt.}) 30.
Qf6#) 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. a3 $1 {Mit Rückgewinn der Figur.}) 25. f3 Qf7 (25...
Nd6 26. a3 Ba5 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qh5 $1 g6 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+
Kg8 32. Rxe6 {Nun gewinnt auf einen Damenzug sofort 33.Tg6+ und 34.Tg7+.} Qd7
33. Rg6+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ Ke8 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Qxf8) 26. Be5 Nd2 27. a3 Nxf3 28.
g6 {Noch einfacher als der Textzug wäre sofort 28.Lg3. Falsch wäre 28.ab4:} (
28. axb4 Ne1+ 29. Rxe1 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxe1+ 31. Qg1 Qd2 {Mit Gegenchancen für
Schwarz.} (31... Qxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Rf3 {Mit Gegenchancen für Schwarz.})) 28...
hxg6 29. Bg3 {Schlecht wäre 29.Lg6: wegen 29...Sh4+ oder auch 29...Dg6:,
gefolgt von 30... Sh4+.} Be7 (29... Ne1+ {Jetzt folgt nicht 30.Le1: wegen 30...
Df1+ nebst 31...Le1:, sondern:} 30. Rxe1 Bxe1 31. Bxe1 {Weiß muß nun wohl mit
den beiden Läufern gegen den Turm gewinnen.}) 30. Rf2 {Nicht gut wäre wieder
30.Lg6: wegen 30...Sh4+!} (30. Bxg6 Nh4+ 31. Bxh4 Qf1+ 32. Kh2 Bxh4 {Jetzt
kann Weiß Materialverlust nicht vermeiden.}) 30... Ne1+ 31. Kh1 Qxf2 32. Bxf2
Nxd3 33. Qxe6+ Rf7 {Etwas längeren Widerstand leistet 33...Kh7.} 34. Bg3 Nxb2
35. Qxd5 Bf6 36. Bd6 g5 37. Qb3 (37. Qe4 {Zum Beispiel:} g6 {Sonst folgt 38.
De8+.} 38. Qxg6+ Bg7 39. Be5 {Schwarz hat kaum mehr einen Zug, z.B.:} Nc4 (
39... Nd1 40. Bxg7 Rxg7 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qh5+) 40. Bxg7 Rxg7 41. Qe6+) 37...
Bxd4 38. Qe6 g6 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Be5+ Bxe5 41. Qxe5+ Kh7 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[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 (8. c4 Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Be6 $1 13. Qxc7
Bd6 $1 {Gefolgt von 14...0-0, und Schwarz hat ausreichende Kompensation.}) 8...
Bf5 9. Bb5 (9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Ng5 g6 14.
Qd2 Qf6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Re3 {Kavalek-Reshevsky, USA-ch 1981. Weiß gewinnt
die Kontrolle über die e-Linie.}) 9... Bf6 $1 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. c3
Ng6 (12... c6 13. Bd3 Nc8 {Mit der Idee, den S nach d6 zu bringen, von wo aus
er das Feld e4 kontrolliert Vielleicht meinte Kortchnoi aber, daß die
Kontrolle des Feldes e5 noch wicht- iger ist.}) 13. Bd3 Nd6 (13... Re8 14. Ne3
Bc8 15. Qc2 c6) 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. Qb3 b6 {Dieser Zug schafft ein >Loch< auf c6.
Vorsichtiger wäre 15...Tb8 gewesen.} 16. Qb5 a6 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Ng3 Nxg3 19.
hxg3 a5 {Früher oder später hätte Schwarz diesen Zug ohnehin spielen müssen,
aber er hätte mit 19...h6 versuchen können, seinen 'guten' Läufer zu behalten.
Eine andere Idee war 19...Le7 mit der Absicht 20...Le7-d6.} 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21.
Nxg5 Rfe8 22. b3 Rad8 (22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qf5 $1) 23.
Nf3 f6 24. Nd2 Kf7 {Schwarz hätte die Stellung seines S durch das interessante
Manöver Sg6-h8-f7- d6 verbessern können; denn von d6 aus kontrolliert er die
Felder e4,c4,b5 u.f5 und zugleich unterstützt er die Vereinfachung des Spiels
durch Turmtausch.} 25. Nf1 h5 $6 {Auf jeden Fall schwächt ein solcher Zug den
Königsflügel.} 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Qf3 Rh8 28. Ne3 Ne7 29. Re1 g6 {Nimmt dem wS
das Feld f5, schwächt aber den Bf6.} 30. Qf4 Kg7 31. g4 g5 (31... hxg4 32. Nxg4
Nf5 33. Nxf6 Kxf6 34. Qe5+ {Weiß gewinnt.}) 32. Qf3 hxg4 33. Nxg4 {In dieser
Situation, in der Weiß seinen Druck zu steigern versteht, hat Kort- chnoi nur
noch sieben Minuten Zeit für die letzten sieben Züge.} Qd6 34. g3 c6 35. c4 f5
$2 {Gibt die Kontrolle über das Feld e5 auf. Die geschwächten Bauern am
Königsflü- gel bilden die Grundlage für alle zukünftigen weißen Vorstöße.} 36.
Qe3 $1 Ng6 (36... fxg4 37. Qxe7+ Qxe7 38. Rxe7+ Kf6 39. Rc7 {Das Turmendspiel
ist für Schwarz hoffnungslos.}) 37. c5 Qd8 (37... bxc5 38. dxc5 Qd8 39. Qd4+
Kf7 40. Ne5+ Nxe5 41. Qxe5 {Die weißen Schwerfiguren fegen die schwarze
Stellung weg.}) 38. Ne5 bxc5 (38... Re8 39. cxb6 Qxb6 40. Qxg5) 39. Nxc6 Qf6
40. Qe6 cxd4 $6 (40... Qxe6 41. Rxe6) 41. Qxd5 d3 {Das war der Abgabezug von
Kortschnoj - noch das Beste in dieser Stellung, aber der sowjetischen
Analyse-Maschinerie gelang es ohne größere Schwierigkeiten, den Gewinnweg zu
finden.} 42. Qd7+ Qf7 43. Ne7 {Droht 44.Sf5+, die Partiefortsetzung ist
vollkommen erzwungen.} Kh7 44. Kg2 {Schafft die vernichtende Drohung 45.Th1+.}
Re8 45. Rh1+ Nh4+ 46. gxh4 Qxe7 (46... Rxe7 47. hxg5+ Kg8 (47... Kg6 48. Qd6+
Re6 49. Rh6+ Kxg5 50. Rxe6) 48. Qxd3 {Weiß hat bei anhaltendem Angriff zwei
Bauern mehr.}) 47. Qxf5+ Kg7 48. hxg5 Qb7+ 49. f3 Re2+ 50. Kf1 Kg8 51. Qxd3 Re6
52. Qd8+ Kg7 53. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Be3 Nf5
{In der 14.Partie geriet Kortchnoi nach 14...Sd4xf3+ rasch in eine schlechte
Stellung. Er verbessert nun das schwarze Spiel mit einem Zug, der im Kommentar
zur 14.Partie vorgeschlagen wurde.} 15. Qc2 O-O 16. Neg5 {Das ist also Karpovs
Zug, mit dem er hofft, Kortchnois Verbesserung im 14.Zug erfolgreich bekämpfen
zu können.} Bxg5 (16... g6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 {Unmöglich ist 17...Se3: s.Var..} (
17... Nxe3 18. Nxd8 Nxc2 19. Nc6 $1 {Mit dem Verlust zweier Figuren gegen
einen Turm.}) 18. Bc5 {Führt zu den gleiche Lähmungserscheinungen wie in der
Partie.}) (16... Nxg5 17. Bxg5 {Diese Fortsetzung ist ebenfalls nicht
berauschend, weder bei 17...g6, noch bei 17...Sd4, noch bei 17...Lg5:.} g6 (
17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxg5 19. Rad1 {Mit der Absicht f4 und Sc6.}) (17... Bxg5 18.
Qxf5 Be7 (18... Bh6 19. Rad1) 19. Rfd1) 18. Rfd1) 17. Nxg5 {Um den schwarzen
Läufer ist es wirklich schade.} g6 (17... Nxg5 18. Qxf5 Ne6 19. Rad1 {Mit der
Möglichkeit, De4 samt f4 sieht nicht gerade vertrauenerweckend aus.}) (17...
Ned4 18. Qe4 (18. Bxd4 Qxg5 19. Bc5 Rfd8) 18... h6 {Oder auch g6, nicht aber
18...c5 19.Ld4: bzw. 18...f6 19.Sh7:.}) 18. Nxe6 fxe6 {Schwarz müßte daran
gelegen sein, alle Leichtfiguren zu tauschen.} 19. Rae1 {Wirkt im ersten
Moment verblüffend, wird aber rasch klar, wenn man sich 19.Lc5 s.Var.
betrachtet. Der Läufer auf e3 sowie das Feld e2 bedürfen zunächst einer
Deckung.} (19. Bc5 Nd4 20. Qe4 {Oder Dd1.} Rf4 21. Qxf4 Ne2+) 19... Qd5 20. b3
Rac8 {Bei 20...Se3: 21.Te3: stünde Schwarz den Drohungen Dc7: und Td1 recht
hilflos gegenüber.} 21. Bc5 Rfd8 22. h3 Qc6 $2 {Unverständlich! Warum gibt
Kortchnoi diese starke Zentralstellung und damit den Angriff gegen e5 auf? 22..
.a5 bot sich an, um den Läufer in der Luft hän- genzulassen. Bei 23.a3 müßte
Karpov mit Sd4 rechnen.} 23. b4 Rd7 {Aktiv war fraglos 23...Td5, während das
Manöver Sf5-e7-d5 wegen der damit ver- bundenen Vereinsamung der
Königsstellung mit Vorsicht zu genießen war.} 24. Rd1 Rcd8 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26.
Re1 Qd5 {Nachdem Weiß alle Punkte gut überdeckt hat, ist die Beherrschung der
d-Linie nicht mehr weiter wichtig und gibt Karpov nur das Signal zu weiteren
Sticheleien.} 27. a4 {Entledigt sich einer Bauernschwäche, verpaßt dem Gegner
eine angreifbare Bau- ernschwäche auf b5 und möchte sich über die a-Linie
Zugang zum schwarzen Hinterland verschaffen.} Nh4 $2 {Erneut eine
Zeitverschwendung zugunsten einer weißen Stellungsverbesserung.} (27... Nd4 28.
Qd1 a5 $1) 28. f3 Nf5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qe2 Qc6 31. Rc1 Rd8 32. Be3 Qd5 33. Bf2
c6 34. Qe1 Qb3 35. Ra1 Qb2 36. Rb1 Qa2 {Erlaubt Karpov Turmtausch, wonach die
schwarzen Schwächen schärfer markiert  werden. Richtig war Db2-c2.} 37. Rd1 Rd5
38. Rxd5 cxd5 {Schwer zu sagen, ob Dd5: besser war. Kortchnoi verbessert seine
Bauernstellung , verliert aber momentan die Kontrolle über die zentralen
Felder.} 39. g4 Ng7 (39... Ne7 40. Qc1 Qc4 41. Qa3 {Offenbar fürchtete
Kortchnoi diese Fortsetzung und stellte den Springer auf das 'scheußliche'
Feld g7.}) 40. Bc5 h6 41. Qe3 {Ob Karpov diese Abrufstellung gewinnen kann,
hängt im wesentlichen davon ab, ob er seinen König in Sicherheit bringen kann.}
Qc2 {Kortchnois Abgabezug.} 42. Kf1 (42. Qxh6 d4 43. Qf4 d3 44. Be3 Qd1+ {
Mit Dauerschach.}) 42... g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2002.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Luther, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2002.05.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O b5 8. Bg5
$5 {This idea belongs either to S. Agdestein or to O. Romanishin, both very
active players. The point of this move - to eliminate all pieces which could,
eventually cover the big white-square-diagonal, thus increasing to the maximum
a strength of the bishop g2. Normal continuation, otherwise is 8.e4.} Bb7 9. a4
Qb6 (9... a6 $5) 10. Ne5 Nxe5 ({Certainly} 10... Nd5 {was bad - after} 11. Nxd7
Kxd7 12. e4 {black king would remain forever in the centre.}) ({Because of the
same reason} 10... Be7 {was unsatisfactory:} 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. e4
) ({But there were two games Romanishin-Sveshnikov, where the great specialist
of this position continued} 10... Rd8 {In the second game (1999) white played}
11. a5 Qa6 12. Nxd7 Rxd7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc1 {and obtained some
advantage. Taking on e5 looks as the most natural move, but presumably it has
a clear refutation ...} (15. b4 $5)) 11. a5 $2 {I failed to guess what
Romanishin had in mind in this position. The move is wrong.} ({White had to
play instead, as I realized after long home work} 11. dxe5 Nd5 (11... Nd7 12.
Ne4) 12. axb5 Nxc3 (12... cxb5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Qc6 15. e4 Bc5 16. b4 $1
{and black has problems to complete his development.}) 13. bxc3 cxb5 14. Bxb7
Qxb7 15. Qd4 {with white's advantage. Although even now it is not clear to me,
whether the pressure of white is decisive, say, after} Qd7 16. Qe4 Qd5 {...})
11... Qa6 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Ne4 {I tend to critisize every move of white, but I
can't find anything more suitable. After 13.e4 black could play both Nxc3 or
Nb4 with excellent chances to defend the position.} h6 14. Be3 {White has
already burnt the bridges some time ago, and this move is fully in the spirit
of his inflammatory tactics. If 14.Bd2, then black, I believe, would not have
any problems to develop his pieces.} Nxe3 ({After} 14... O-O-O 15. Bc5 $1 {
white would hinder black development for long time.}) 15. fxe3 Rd8 16. Qxd8+ {
Despair. And one might say, not yet motivated.} ({After} 16. Qc2 Be7 ({or} 
16... Rd5 17. Rf4 Rxe5 18. Raf1 f5 19. Qc3 Rd5 20. Nf6+ $1 {- black has
problems to defend his highly compromized position.}) 17. Rf4 O-O 18. Nf6+ {
white would have had strongest attack.}) 16... Kxd8 17. Rxf7 {The threat is
obvious - Rxf8+ followed by Nc5. But black has time to prevent it.} b4 {
17...c3 was also playable.} 18. Rd1+ Ke8 $4 ({After} 18... Kc8 {this fight of
the matter against the spirit would end ignominiously for the latter.}) 19.
Rdd7 c3 20. Nd6+ {At this moment I realized that white is not losing, and
making the move I simultaneously offered a draw. Then, a few seconds later, I
grasped, that White has more than a perpetual check, that black can't avoid
mate!:} (20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. exd6 Qxa5 22. Rfe7+ Kf8 23. Rxb7 {()o, the only way
to escape mate is to play} Qb6 {what anyway would not save the game...} (23...
Qd8 24. Rf7+ Kg8 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Rbf7+ Ke8 27. Bxc6+)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik Hrokurinn"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. cxd5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 cxd5 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. Bd2 a6 {Ruhige Fortsetzung der Entwicklung genügt zum Ausgleich:} (
9... e6 10. Bd3 Rc8 (10... Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Nb5
Rxc1+ 15. Rxc1 Nb3 16. Rc2 Bb8 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Be1 {1/2-1/2 Seres,L-Nezar,M/
Budapest 2001/CBM 81 ext (18).}) 11. O-O Bd6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Rfd1 a6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Chernin,A/Neum 2000/EXT 2001 (42). (41)}) 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Bd3
e5 {Das war die Absicht des Schwarzen, als er 9...a6 spielte: er kann sofort
im Zentrum aktiv werden. Auch dieser Aufbau sollte Ausgleich herbeiführen.} 12.
dxe5 ({Nach} 12. Bf5 e4 13. Qd1 Rc7 {ist der Königsläufer des Weißen auf
Abwege geraten.}) 12... Nxe5 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfd1 Bb8 16. Be1 (16.
Bf5 $5 Rc6 17. e4 d4 (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 {ist ungmütlich für
Schwarz.}) 18. Bg5 {hätte zu einer äußerst scharfen, schwer einzuschätzenden
Stellung geführt.}) 16... Qd6 (16... Nxd3 {führt zu gleichem Spiel:} 17. Qxd3
Qd6 18. Nxd5 Rxc1 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rxc1 Qxb2 $11) 17. Bf5 Nc6 18. g3 Rcd8 19.
Qf3 Qe5 20. Ne2 Ne4 (20... Qxb2 {ist nicht zu verantworten:} 21. Rxc6 $1 (21.
Bc3 Ne5 {gibt dem Weißen keinen Vorteil.}) 21... bxc6 22. Bc3 Qxa2 23. Bxf6 {
und Weiß gewinnt, denn} gxf6 {scheitert an} 24. Qg4+ Kh8 25. Qh4) 21. Nd4 (21.
Bc3 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qf6 {bringt dem Weißen keinen Vorteil.}) 21... Nxd4 (21...
Rd6 {ist schwächer:} 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qe2 $14) 22. exd4 Qe7 23.
Ba5 Rde8 24. Re1 ({Sofortiges} 24. Qb3 {ist nicht besser; bei den allfälligen
taktischen Verwicklungen das Feld e3 mangelhaft geschützt:} Qg5 25. Bxe4 dxe4
26. Bb4 (26. Bd2 Qg6 27. Bb4 e3 28. Qc2 exf2+ 29. Qxf2 Bd6 $15) 26... e3 (26...
Rc8 {ist ebenfalls spielbar.}) 27. Bxf8 Bxg3 28. fxe3 (28. fxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1
Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Re4 $19) 28... Rxe3 (28... Bf4+ 29. Kh1 Rxe3 30. Bd6 Qf5 31. Bxf4
Qxh3+ 32. Bh2 Qf3+ {führt ebenfalls zum Remis.}) 29. Be7 Bf2+ 30. Kxf2 Qg3+ 31.
Kf1 Qxh3+ 32. Kf2 {Schwarz hat nicht mehr als Dauerschach.}) 24... g6 25. Bxe4
dxe4 26. Qb3 Qg5 (26... Bd6 {ergibt eine ausgeglichene Stellung:} 27. Bb6 {
mit der Absicht Lb6-c5.}) 27. Bb4 e3 {Der Textzug genügt zum Remis.} ({Jetzt
behält Weiß nach} 27... Rc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rxe4 Qf5 30. Qe3 {einen gesunden
Mehrbauern.}) 28. Rxe3 ({Die Fortsetzung} 28. Bxf8 Bxg3 29. Rxe3 Bf4+ 30. Kf1
Bxe3 {birgt für den Weißen nur Risiken, weil sein König unsicher steht.}) 28...
Bxg3 (28... Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Re8 31. Kf2 {ist natürlich nicht
erfreulich für Schwarz.}) 29. Rc5 Bxf2+ $11 (29... Rxe3 30. Rxg5 Rxb3 31. axb3
Bf4 32. Rg4 {kostet den Schwarzen Material.}) 30. Kxf2 Qf4+ 31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32.
Kd3 Rxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Re8+ 34. Re5 Qxh3+ 35. Kd2 Qh2+ 36. Kc1 Rxe5 37. dxe5 Qxe5
38. Qf3 Qb5 39. Bc3 f5 40. Qd1 Kf7 41. Qd8 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E44"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht Lombardy} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7
7. Nf4 O-O 8. Bd3 f5 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd6 11. Rb1 Bxf4 12. exf4 Rf6 13. Be3
Rh6 14. f3 Nc6 15. c5 Qh4 16. g3 Qh5 17. c4 Ne7 18. Qe2 Bc6 19. Rf2 Re8 20.
Rbf1 {Lombardy: When I saw this position, with the bad bishop and pile-up on
the f-file, I assumed that Korchnoi would rack up another full point. But
White's position is better than it looks.} bxc5 21. dxc5 Ng6 22. Qc2 Rf8 23.
Bd4 e5 24. fxe5 f4 25. g4 Qg5 26. Be4 Nxe5 27. Bd5+ Nf7 28. Qb3 Re8 (28... Bxd5
29. cxd5 Re8) (28... Re6 $1 {Lombardy} 29. Bxe6 dxe6 30. Qa3 (30. Re1 e5 31. h4
Qxh4 32. Bxe5 Ng5 33. Kf1 Re8 34. Qc3 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Bxf3+ 36. Rxf3 (36. Kd2 Ne4+
37. Rxe4 Qd1#) 36... Rxe5+ 37. Qxe5 Qxe1+ 38. Kxe1 Nxf3+) (30. Re2 e5 31. Ba1
e4 32. fxe4 Qxc5+ 33. Kh1 Ng5 34. Qd3 Nxe4 35. Rxe4 Qe7 36. Rfe1 Re8 37. Qd4
Bxe4+ 38. Kg1 c5) 30... e5 31. Bb2 Qh4 32. Qxa7 Ng5 33. Qxc7 Bxf3 (33... Qxg4+
34. Rg2 Nh3+ 35. Kh1 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 Qxf3 37. Qxg7#) 34. Rxf3 Qxg4+ 35. Rg3 fxg3
36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39. Qd6+ Kh5 40. Qxe5 Qd1+ 41. Kg2
Qf3+ {and Black mates.}) 29. Re2 Qd8 (29... Rhe6 30. Bxe6 (30. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 31.
Bxe6 dxe6 32. Qb8+ Qd8 33. Qxd8+ Nxd8 34. Be5) 30... dxe6 {with compensation})
30. Rfe1 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rg6 {Black has been in full retreat for the last
several moves. Now White's bishops become powerful.} 32. Qd3 Bxd5 33. cxd5 c6
34. d6 Re6 35. Rxe6 dxe6 {Hecht: DL-DS: starker wL i.V. mit Riesenfreibauer d6
==> klarer Gewinn} 36. Qb3 Qc8 37. Qb2 h5 38. h3 hxg4 39. hxg4 Ng5 40. Kg2 Qd7
41. Qb8+ (41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Bxg7 Kxg7 43. Qc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.18"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 {Ein drittes Mal wird
dieses schwierige Thema erörtert.} 13. a4 $1 {Man wird den Eindruck nicht los,
daß Karpov ganz einfach viel besser vorberei- tet diesen Wettkampf bestreitet.
Es ist möglich, daß die schwarze Position in Ordnung ist. Am Brett gelingt
Kortchnoi dieser Nachweis nicht.} (13. Ne4 Qd5 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Re1 Be7 16.
Nf6+ gxf6 17. exf6 Rg8 18. Rxe7+ Kd8 19. Qf1 Rxg2+ {Soweit ein kurzer
korrigierender Rückblick auf den Kommentar zur 14.Partie.}) 13... Be7 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. Ne4 Ne6 {Kortchnoi verliert seinen Einfluß im Zentrum und sieht sich
einem rasch wachs- endem positionellen Druck gegenüber.} 16. Be3 O-O 17. f4 {
Karpovs Figuren stehen aktiver und beherrschen alle wichtigen Zentralfelder.
Die Schwächen am Damenflügel sind bereits markiert. Nun droht die Aushebung
der schwarzen Leichtfiguren mittels f5.} Qxd1 (17... g6 18. Qf3) (17... f5 18.
exf6 Bxf6 19. Qb3) 18. Rfxd1 {Der Zeitverbrauch von nur 10 Min. für Karpov
gegenüber 95 Min. für Kortchnoi spricht Bände und zeugt einmal mehr von der
schlechten Verfassung des Heraus- forderers.} Rfb8 $2 {Das geplante Gegenspiel
auf der b-Linie läßt sich nicht verwirklichen. Zu versuchen war deshalb 18...
Tfd8 oder das rabiate 18...f5 ..} (18... f5 19. exf6 gxf6 20. f5 Ng7 21. g4 h5)
19. Rd7 Bf8 20. f5 Nd8 {Alle schwarzen Figuren sind auf die 8.Reihe gedrängt
worden. Der weiße Raum-  vorteil ist eklatant. Das mögliche schwarze
Gegenspiel b5xa4 wird von Karpov verhindert.} 21. a5 Nc6 22. e6 fxe6 23. f6 {
Paralysiert die schwarze Stellung. Vielleicht wäre 23...Tb8-d8 noch der beste
Versuch. Untauglich dagegen wäre 23...Tb8-c8 ..} Ne5 (23... Rc8 24. Rc1 Nxa5
25. Bc5 Nb3 26. Bxf8) 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rac1 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Rd8 27. h3 h6 (27...
Rd7 28. Rc8 Rf7 29. fxg7 Rxg7 30. Bh6 Rf7 31. Ng5) 28. Ra7 {Jetzt wendet sich
der Weltmeister liebevoll der Schwäche auf a6 zu. Kortschnoj steht vor dem
Verlust dieser Partie und damit des ganzen Weltmeisterschaftskampfes.} Nc4 29.
Bb6 Rb8 (29... Nxb6 30. axb6 Rb8 31. f7+ Kh8 32. b7 {Nebst Ta8 und
Figurengewinn.}) 30. Bc5 {Durch die Bedrohung von g7 gewinnt Weiß Zeit zu b4.
Es ist aus.} Bxc5+ 31. Nxc5 gxf6 32. b4 Rd8 33. Rxa6 Kf7 34. Ra7+ {Lieben Sie
Tricks wie 34.Ta6xe6..? Karpov bleibt gelassen.} (34. Rxe6 Nxa5 35. bxa5 Rc8 $2
) 34... Kg6 35. Rd7 {Läßt die Aktivierung des schwarzen Turms nicht zu. Bei
Turmtausch wäre der a-Bauer nicht aufzuhalten. Karpov gewinnt nun, wie er will.
} Re8 36. a6 Ra8 37. Rb7 Kf5 38. Rxb5 Ke5 39. Rb7 Kd5 40. Rf7 f5 41. Rf6 {
In dieser für Kortschnoj trostlosen Stellung wurde die Partie abgebrochen.
Kortschnoj gab die Partie am 20. Nov. auf, ohne sie wiederaufzunehmen. Damit
war der Weltmeisterschaftskampf 1981 zu Ende.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. g3 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc5 20. Qf4 Rhf8
21. Rhe1 Rd5 22. a3 Qe7 23. c4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 {[#] Weißer
Raumvorteil und die bessere Bauernstruktur} 26. Kd2 Rh8 (26... Rd8+ $5 27. Ke2
Rxd1 28. Kxd1 Kd7 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Kf3 (30. g4 f5) 30... f5 31. exf6+ Kxf6 32.
Ke4 e5 33. g4 Ke6 {[#] Remis!? Weiß hat zwar viele Tempi, aber der Bc6 wird
eisern stehen bleiben, um d5 zu decken, so dass der König zwischen e6 und f6
pendeln kann.}) 27. g4 Rh6 (27... Rd8+ 28. Ke2 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Kd7 30. f4 gxf4
31. g5 Ke7 32. Ke2 f5 $1 $11) 28. Ke3 g6 29. Rh1 gxh5 30. gxh5 Kd7 31. Kf3 Ke7
32. Kg4 f6 33. exf6+ Kxf6 34. Rd1 Rh7 35. Rd8 Rf7 36. Rg8 Rd7 37. Rg6+ Kf7 38.
Kxg5 Rd1 39. Rf6+ Ke7 40. Rf4 Rg1+ 41. Rg4 Rf1 42. Kg6 Rxf2 43. h6 Rf6+ 44. Kh5
Rf5+ 45. Rg5 Rf2 46. Kg6 (46. h7 Kf7 47. Rg4 Rf5+ (47... Rh2+ 48. Rh4 Rxh4+ 49.
Kxh4 Kg7 50. Kg5 Kxh7 51. Kf6 $18) 48. Kh4 Rf1 49. Rf4+ $1 (49. h8=N+ Kf6 $11)
49... Rxf4+ 50. Kg3 Rxc4 51. h8=Q b5 52. Qh7+ Kf6 53. Qxa7 $18) 46... Rf6+ 47.
Kh7 b6 48. b4 a6 49. a4 Kf7 50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rg8+ Kf7 52. Rb8 Rf4 53. Rb7+ Kf8
54. Kg6 Rg4+ 55. Kf6 Rf4+ 56. Kxe6 Re4+ 57. Kf5 Rh4 58. h7 a5 59. bxa5 bxa5 60.
h8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "RSFSR-ch18"]
[Site "Sochi (Russia)"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krogius, Nikolai V"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 ({RR} 4... Bg4) 5. Ng5 f6 ({RR} 5... Be6
6. c4) 6. c4 Nb6 ({RR} 6... fxg5 7. cxd5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Bg7 9. Bxg5 Bxe5) 7. exf6
$146 ({RR} 7. e6 fxg5 8. d5 Bg7 9. a4 a5 10. h4 gxh4 11. Rxh4 Bxe6 12. dxe6 Nc6
13. Qg4 Qc8 ({RR} 13... Ne5 14. Qh3) 14. Ra3 ({RR} 14. Rxh7 Rxh7 15. Qxg6+ Kd8
16. Qxh7 Qxe6+) 14... Nd4 15. Re3 Nc2+ 16. Kd1 Nxe3+ 17. Bxe3 Kd8 18. Bd4 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 Re8 20. c5 Qxe6 21. cxb6 Qb3+ {O'Kelly de Galway,A-Golombek,H/
Amsterdam 1950/MCL/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (41)} ({RR} 21... h5 22. bxc7+)) 7... exf6 8.
Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. c5 (12. h3 $14) 12... dxc5 13.
dxc5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Nd7 15. Be3 Nde5 16. Nd5 {[%csl Gd5]} Rf7 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18.
f3 Be6 19. Nf4 Bc4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Students Team-ch01"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1954.04.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Lindblom, Per"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1954.04.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e4 dxe4 ({RR} 5... Bb4 6. exd5
Qxd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Qa5 ({RR} 8... c5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. c4 Qd6
12. d5 Ne7 13. Nd2 f5 14. a4 a6 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Nb3 Bd7 18. d6 Nc8
19. Qd5 Bc6 20. Qxf5 Nxd6 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Nxc5 a5 23. Rfd1 {Kortschnoj,V 
(2548)-Atonen,A/Harjumaa 2010/CBM 139 Extra/1-0 (31)}) 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. a3 Nb6
11. Rb1 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nd5 14. Kd2 Nf4 15. Bf1 b6 16. g3 Nh3 17.
Bxh3 Bxh3 18. Ne1 Rfd8 19. Nd3 Rac8 20. Rhe1 {Spassky,B (2610)-Kortschnoj,V 
(2645)/Belgrade 1977/Candidates/1/2-1/2 (47)}) 6. Nxe4 Qd5 7. Qd3 (7. Bd3 $142
Nc6 8. Ne2 f5 9. N4g3 f4 (9... Qxg2 $4 10. Nf4)) 7... Nc6 8. Nf3 $6 Bg4 9. c3
O-O-O 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Nfd2 Re8 12. f3 Bg6 13. O-O f5 14. Nf2 Bd6 15. Qb5 Qe6
16. Rfe1 Qe3 17. Nf1 $1 Qg5 18. Bc4 Re7 19. Rxe7 Nxe7 20. Re1 c6 21. Qb3 Bh5 $5
22. Qd1 Rd8 23. Nd3 Ng6 24. Qd2 f4 25. Qf2 Nh4 26. Nd2 f5 27. Ne5 c5 28. Be6+
Kb8 29. d5 $1 c4 30. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.15"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Rogers, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Australia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O c6 9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Be5
Nbd5 15. Re2 Qd7 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. Bc2 g6 18. Bb3 b5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Re5 Kg7
21. d5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxd5 Rf8 25. Rxe7 Rxd5 26. Rxa7 Rd2
27. Ree7 Rxb2 28. g3 Rc2 29. Reb7 Rc5 30. a3 h5 31. Kg2 Rf5 32. Ra5 Rc8 33.
Raxb5 Rxb5 34. Rxb5 {An classical endgame with the defending R before (?) and
not behind (!) the passed a-pawn. Black has to find counterplay on the
kingside creating a weak white pawn.} Ra8 35. Rb3 g5 36. Kf3 Ra4 37. Ke2 f5 38.
Kd2 h4 39. Kc2 hxg3 40. Rxg3 {Now the Pf2 is weak.} (40. fxg3 Kg6 (40... g4 41.
hxg4 Rxg4 42. Rf3 Kf6 43. Kb3 Kg5 44. a4 Re4 45. a5 Kg4 46. Rf4+ $18) (40... f4
41. Kb2 Kf6 $10 42. gxf4) 41. Rb6+ Kh5 42. Kb3 Re4 43. Rc6 f4 (43... Re3+ 44.
Rc3 f4 45. gxf4 Rxc3+ 46. Kxc3 gxf4 47. Kd3 Kh4 48. Ke2 Kg3 49. Kf1 $18) 44.
Rc3 Re8 45. a4 Rb8+ 46. Ka3 Rf8 47. gxf4 gxf4 48. Rf3 Kg5 49. a5 Kf5 50. Ka4
Ke4 $10) 40... Kh6 41. Rf3 g4 42. hxg4 fxg4 43. Re3 Kg5 44. Kb3 Rf4 45. Re2
Rf3+ 46. Kb4 Rf4+ 47. Kb5 Rf5+ 48. Kc6 Kf4 49. a4 Kf3 50. Rd2 Kg2 51. Rd4 Kh3
52. Rd3+ Rf3 (52... Rf3 53. Rxf3+ gxf3 54. a5 Kg2 55. a6 Kxf2 56. a7 Kg1 57.
a8=Q f2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 g6 7. O-O (7. Ng5
e6 8. Nge4 b6 9. d3 Bg7 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Nxf7 Ne5 14.
Bg5+ Kxf7 15. Bxd5+ Ke8 16. Qh4 Qb8 17. O-O h6 18. Bf6 Bxf6 19. Qxf6 Rf8 20.
Qg7 Bc6 21. Bxc6+ Nxc6 22. Qxg6+ Kd7 23. Qg7+ Ne7 24. d4 Rg8 25. Qh7 cxd4 26.
Rad1 Qe5 27. e3 Rh8 $11 {Dzindzichashvili,R-Polugaevsky,L/ New York op 1989/
0-1 (67)}) 7... Bg7 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 O-O {-> A 38} 10. Be3 Bxb2 $5 11. Rb1
Bg7 12. Nd4 (12. Qa4 $5 $44) 12... Qxa2 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc6 (14. Bxc5 Bf6
15. d4 Rd8 16. e3 Ba6 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. Qc1 e5 19. Qxc4 Bxc4 20. Rfc1 Bb5 21.
Bxa7 exd4 22. exd4 Rd7 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxa1+ 26. Bxa1 {
1/2-1/2 Pekarek,A-Hawelko,M/ Warsaw zt-B 1987 (26)}) 14... Bh3 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 (
15... Bxf1 16. Bf3 (16. Qxf1 Rxa8 $15) 16... Bh3 17. Bxc5 a5 18. d4 $14) 16.
Re1 Bc3 17. f3 c4 $1 (17... Rd8 18. Bxc5 Bxe1 19. Qxe1 Rxd3 20. Ra1 Qc2 21. Rc1
Qd2 22. Bxa7 Qxe1+ {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Korsunsksky,R/ URS 1979 (22)}) 18. Ra1
Qxa1 19. Qxa1 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 cxd3 21. exd3 a5 22. g4 $1 h5 23. gxh5 gxh5 24. Bc5
Kf8 25. Ra4 $1 Ra6 26. Rh4 Rg6+ 27. Kf2 Rg2+ 28. Ke3 Rg5 29. d4 Be6 30. Re4 Ke8
31. Re5 $1 Rxe5+ 32. dxe5 Kd7 33. Ke4 Bh3 34. Bb6 a4 35. Bc5 Bg2 36. Ba3 Ke6
37. Bb4 f5+ 38. exf6 exf6 39. Ba3 Bh3 40. Bb2 Bf5+ 41. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich m rap"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2326"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Bg5 {The Averbakh System has been
one of Korchnoi's weapon against the King's Indian.} Nbd7 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 c5
8. d5 Qa5 {This move is already not so good. The queen does absolutely nothing
on a5. Uhlmann's idea was to play b5 in the style of the Benko Gambit. It
would have been better to make the move right away.} (8... b5 9. cxb5 a6 $132 {
With good counterplay.}) 9. Qd2 b5 $2 {Just blundering the pawn. It seems that
Uhlmann did not at all consider that the pawn could be taken with the knight.}
10. Nxb5 $1 (10. cxb5 a6 {gives Black the Benko-like compensation that he is
looking for.}) 10... Qb6 (10... Qxd2+ 11. Nxd2 $14) 11. Nc3 (11. Bd3 Rb8 12.
Rb1 a6 13. Nc3 $16 {gives White a clear edge.}) 11... Rb8 12. Rb1 e6 $6 (12...
h6 {was a better try.} 13. Bh4 Nh5 {with some counter chances.}) 13. dxe6 $1 {
correctly taking the pawn. Taking dxe6 is usually a difficult move to make in
such structures but Korchnoi assesses it perfectly that Black would not be
able to create any counterplay.} fxe6 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. O-O d5 {Uhlmann
understands that he must do something radical or else he is just lost. But his
position simply cannot withstand this.} 16. e5 Ne8 (16... Ne4 {was obvious but
White keeps control.} 17. Qe2 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 $16) 17. Kh1 Nc7 18. Be7 Rfe8 19.
Bd6 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Nxf8 21. b3 {Some would say the rest is matter of technique
and even for an 84-year-old Korchnoi it is not at all difficult. He is a pawn
up and has wonderful control. He finishes off the game efficiently.} Rbd8 22.
Na4 Qc6 23. Qe3 d4 24. Qd2 Na6 25. Ng5 Nb4 {A huge tactical blunder which
loses another pawn.} 26. Be4 Qc7 27. Bxb7 Qxb7 28. Nxc5 $18 Qb8 29. Nge4 Kg7
30. a3 Nc6 31. b4 Nd7 32. Nxd7 Rxd7 33. Nf6 Ree7 34. Nxd7 Rxd7 35. Qd3 Ne7 36.
c5 Nf5 37. b5 Rd5 38. c6 Qc7 39. Rbc1 h5 40. a4 Rd8 41. Rfd1 Ne3 42. Rd2 h4 43.
Qb3 Qf7 44. Rxd4 Rxd4 45. Qxe3 Rxf4 46. Kg1 {An easy win for Viktor the
Terrible.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {Italienisch! Ganz allgemein ist 3.Lc4 bei
Weltmeisterschaftspartien seit der  6.Partie Lasker-Steinitz, 1896 vollständig
ignoriert worden.} Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 (5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.
Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 $1 11. Qa4+ Nc6 $1 {Die schwarze
Verteidigung ist kaum zu knacken.}) 5... d6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb3 Ba7 9.
h3 {Erst mit diesem Zug weicht Karpov von der Partie Nunn-Kortchnoi,
Johannesburg 1981, ab.} Be6 10. Bc2 d5 11. Re1 dxe4 {Durch die Festlegung der
Zentralbauern macht Schwarz deutlich, daß er auf Aus- gleich spielt.} (11...
Qd7 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Nc4 {Wollte Schwarz die Zentrumsspannung erhalten, so
könnte sein e-Bauer unter Druck geraten.}) (11... d4 12. Nc4 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc4
14. dxc4 {Zerstört zwar die weiße Bauernstruktur, überläßt aber dem Weißen
nicht nur das Läuferpaar, sondern auch Chancen in der b- und d-Linie.}) 12.
dxe4 Nh5 13. Nf1 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Rad8 15. Be3 f6 {Schwarz will in der Lage sein,
später einmal c6 spielen zu können, um das Feld d5 gedeckt zu halten. Es ist
deshalb nicht wichtig, daß sein Springer sich vorübergehend vom Zentrum
entfernt.} 16. Bxa7 Nxa7 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. h4 Bf7 19. Ne1 Nc8 20. f3 Ne6 21. Nd3
Rd7 22. Bb3 Ne7 (22... c6 23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Nc5 $1) 23. Nd5 Nc6 24. Ba4 b5 25.
Bc2 Rfd8 26. a4 Kf8 27. g3 Rd6 28. b4 Ne7 29. Ne3 Rc6 30. Ra3 {Kortchnoi hat
für die letzten zehn Züge vor der Zeitkontrolle nur noch einein- halb Minuten
Bedenkzeit, während Karpov noch 25 Minuten zur Verfügung stehen.} Nc8 31. axb5
axb5 32. Kf2 Nb6 33. Nb2 Rxd1 34. Bxd1 Rd6 35. Be2 Be8 36. Ra5 Rd8 37. Ke1 c6
38. Ra6 Rb8 39. Bd1 Nc8 40. Nd3 Nc7 41. Ra5 {Die Hängepartiestellung, in der
Schwarz seinen 41.Zug abzugeben hatte.} Ra8 42. f4 exf4 43. gxf4 Nb6 {Schwarz
schlägt nicht auf a5, weil dieser Abtausch dem Weißen sowohl einen Freibauern
in der a-Linie als auch das großartige Feld b4 für einen seiner Springer
bescheren würde.} 44. Bf3 Rd8 $1 45. Be2 Na4 46. Ra7 Rd7 47. Kd2 Ne6 48. Rxd7
Bxd7 49. Bg4 g6 50. f5 gxf5 {Weiß hat durch die Isolierung der schwarzen f- u.
h-Bauern einen kleinen Er- folg erzielt. Auch der Sa4 steht abseits vom
Hauptkampfplatz.} (50... Nd8 51. fxg6 {Mit Materialgewinn.}) 51. Bxf5 Kg7 52.
e5 Nf8 (52... fxe5 53. Nxe5) 53. Bxd7 Nxd7 54. e6 Ndb6 55. Nf4 Kf8 {Ein ganz
ungewöhnlicher Endspieltyp - vier Springer und Bauern - und Weiß hat sich die
Initiative gesichert.} 56. Kd3 {Vielleicht ist hier 56.Se3-f5!? chancenreicher.
} Nc8 57. Ng4 Ke7 58. Nh6 Kd6 59. Kd4 Ne7 60. Nf7+ Kc7 61. Nh5 c5+ {Geschickt
und gar nicht offensichtlich, denn jetzt kann der gestrandete Sprin- ger auf
a4 ins Spiel zurückkehren.} (61... Nf5+ 62. Kd3 Nxh4 63. Nxf6 Ng6 64. Kd4 $1 {
Weiß beherrscht die sS, bedroht den Bh7 und hält den sK auf Abstand zum  
e-Freibauern.}) 62. bxc5 Nc6+ 63. Ke3 (63. Kd5 Nxc3# {Matt.}) 63... Nxc5 64.
Nxf6 Nxe6 65. h5 (65. Nxh7 b4 $1 {Um Remis zu erzielen, braucht Schwarz jetzt
nur noch einen Springer für den weißen h-Bauern zu opfern, das sollte nicht
schwerfallen.}) 65... Nf8 (65... b4 66. Nd5+) 66. Ke4 Kb6 67. Ng5 h6 68. Nf7
Ne6 69. Ne8 Nc5+ 70. Ke3 Na4 71. Kd2 b4 72. cxb4 Nxb4 73. Nxh6 Nc5 74. Nf5 Nd5
{Weiß hat zu guter Letzt einen Bauern gewonnen, aber es ist ganz undenkbar,
daß nicht einer der zentralisierten Springer in der Lage sein sollte, das
Vorrük- ken dieses letzten Freibauern aufzuhalten.} 75. h6 Ne4+ 76. Kd3 Ng5 77.
Kd4 Kc6 78. Nfg7 Ne7 79. Nf6 Ng6 80. Nf5 {Remis. Es hätte noch folgen können
80...Sg5-f7 usw.. Am Schluß dieser Partie möchte ich Kortchnoi meine
Anerkennung aussprechen für den großen Sachverstand , mit dem er dieses
schwierige Endspiel gerettet hat. [Keene,R]} Nf7 81. h7 Ng5 82. Ne7+ Kb7 83.
Nxg6 Nxh7 84. Nxh7 {Weiß hat dann zwar zwei Springer mehr, könnte aber nicht
gewinnen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manila ol (Men) 30th"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Motwani, Paul"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Scotland"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SCO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{<M> After the game Kortschnoj felt that if he did not take the pawn he would
just have a bad position <D>} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Be3 {
<M> A Motwani speciality <D>} c4 6. b3 cxb3 7. axb3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nf6 {<M> 8.Ne7
9.Qf3 and White does not need to play h3 first. Motwani-Schmittdiel Gausdal
1992 ended in a White win in 21. <D>} 9. Nd2 {<M> An idea of Johann van Mil,
White delays the development of his kings knight in order to retain the option
of Qf3. <D>} O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. O-O (13. Ra5 b6 14.
Rxd5 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Bb7 $17) 13... Nd7 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm
Pein <D>} 14. Nf4 {<M> 13..Nxc3 14.Rfc1 transposes <D>} (14. c4 Bb4 15. Rfd1
Nxd2 16. Bxd2 Bxd2 17. Rxd2 Qb4 {<M> White thought for 46 minutes before
playing this, Black thought for 38 minutes over his reply <D>}) 14... Bxf4 (
14... Ndf6 15. Nxd5 $13) 15. Qxf4 Nxc3 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm
Pein <D>} 16. Rfc1 Ne4 (16... Qb4 17. Qc7 Nb5 18. Qa5 $1 $16) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
Nc4 {<M> Kortschnoj jets in by IM Malcolm Pein <D>} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 (7. Bh4 {
is more ambitious}) 7... Bxf6 8. Qd2 $5 a6 $2 {Kortschnoj's choice of such a
quiet opening line has given Timman a false sense of security. However this
careless pawn move is all the encouragement Kortschnoj needs to risk castling
queenside and trust that his central control will allow him to launch a
successful attack against Timman's king.} 9. O-O-O $1 Nc6 10. e4 {Hansen,Cu:
Showing that blacks moveorder is probably not exact. If black had played 8...
Nc6 then 9.0-0-0 would not have been dangerous because of 9...dxc4 10.Bxc4 e5.
Now he has problems with space and Bc8.} dxe4 11. Nxe4 b6 12. h4 Bb7 13. Qe3
Be7 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. Bb1 Rad8 (15... f5 16. Nc3 {is ugly for Black but would at
least have served to hold up White's attack for a while.}) 16. g4 f5 17. gxf5
exf5 18. Rhg1 $3 Bd6 {The knight is invulnerable so Timman sets a little trap,
Noticing this, Kortschnoj simply begins to push his opponent off the board.} (
18... fxe4 19. Qxe4 {gives White a crushing attack}) 19. Nxd6 (19. Qxh6 $2 fxe4
20. Bxe4 Bf4+ {and Black wins.}) 19... Qxd6 20. d5 Na5 21. Ne5 Rde8 22. f4 Re7
$2 23. Qc3 $1 {The dual threats of 24.Ng6 and 24.b4 are unstoppable. An
inauspicious preview for Timman for his upcoming World Championship Candidates
Quarter-final against Korchnoi later in the year.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 {Alles wie in der 5.Partie.} Ba6 12. e3
c5 13. dxc5 Bb7 14. Bg2 (14. cxb6 $2 d4 $1 15. Rc7 Qb4+) (14. c6 Nxc6 15. Bg2
d4 $1) 14... bxc5 15. O-O Nd7 {Ein Dialog über das Thema 'Hängebauern' beginnt.
} 16. Qb3 Rfb8 17. Qa3 Qe6 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Ne1 {Weiß stellt die sehr
unangenehme Drohung 20.Sd3 auf, gefolgt von 21.Sf4; die Absicht ist, den Bd5
zu gewinnen.} a4 20. Nd3 d4 21. Bxb7 $6 (21. e4 $1) 21... Rxb7 22. exd4 cxd4
23. Re1 {Weiß hat immer noch einigen Vorteil: Sein Springer blockiert sehr
schön den Bauern d4, und seine Türme können sowohl in der c- als auch in der
e-Linie operieren.} Qd5 24. Rc2 Nf8 {Langsam kommen die schwarzen Figuren ins
Spiel. Die Drohung des letzten Zuges ist 25...Se6, gefolgt von 26...Sg5 mit
gefährlicher Initiative am Königsflügel} 25. Nf4 Qa5 {Schwarz will sehen, in
welcher Linie Weiß die Türme verdoppeln will.} 26. Rce2 {Kortchnoi wählt die
falsche Linie. Nach 26.Tc1 könnten die Türme in der c-Linie mehr leisten als
in der e-Linie, weil Schwarz dort weniger Felder kontrolliert.} Qb5 27. Qf3
Rab8 {Nun ist die Stellung ausgeglichen. Der schwarze Druck gegen den b-Bauern
bindet die weißen Figuren.} 28. h4 Qf5 29. Re5 Qf6 30. Qd5 Rxb2 31. Rf5 (31.
Qxd4 Rb1 32. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 33. Kg2 Re1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ausführlicher Kommentar von Robert Hübner im Spiegel-Buch
Schachweltmeisterschaft. S308ff..} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3
Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nc1 a3 17. b3 f6 {Der Zug an
dieser Stelle ist neu.} 18. exf6 {Die Aufgabe des zentralen Bauernvorpostens
wirkt überraschend. Weiterer Kom- memtar s. Spiegel-Buch S.309.} Qxf6 19. Ne2
Nb4 20. Bb1 Qe7 $2 21. Qe1 Rfe8 22. Nf4 (22. Qc1 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Bxb1 {Mit der
Drohung 24...Sd3+.}) 22... Bf7 23. Qc1 $2 {Es ist schwer verständlich, daß
Weiß den Vorstoß 23.f3 unterläßt,nachdem er alles zu seiner Vorbereitung
Nötige ausgeführt hat.} c5 24. dxc5 Qf6 {Der Streit geht jetzt um das Feld d4.}
25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Ne2 $2 d4 27. Ng3 Ree8 28. Qd2 Nc6 29. Bg5 Qe5 30. Rac1 {
Den Bauern auf c5 darf Weiß natürlich nicht aufgeben, ohne einen Gegenwert da-
für zu erhalten.} d3 31. Rfd1 $2 Bg6 32. Be3 Re6 33. Bf4 Qf6 $2 34. Re1 Rae8
35. Rxe6 Rxe6 36. Rb1 $2 h5 37. h3 h4 $2 (37... Nd4 38. Be3 Nc2) 38. Bg5 Qd4
39. Be3 Qd5 $2 40. Nf1 $4 Be4 41. Bf4 Bxg2 0-1

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 {Nach der Fianchettierung des
Königsläufers will Weiß Druck auf den sB d5 aus- üben.} Ba6 12. e3 {Dieser Zug
bietet ein scharfes Bauernopfer an, das in der 13.Partie des ct 1974
Petrosjan-Portisch nicht angenommen wurde.} (12. Bg2 Re8 13. Ne5 Nd7 $3 14.
Rxc7 Rac8 $1 {Weiß hat die Wahl zwischen zwei schlechten Möglichkeiten . Um
diese Gefahr zu vermeiden, muß Weiß den Abtausch seines Königsläufers anbieten.
}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Qxd5 {Die entscheidenden Fragen
sind: Kann Weiß seinen Materialvorteil festhalten, oder erhält Schwarz
ausreichende Kompensation?} Nb4 16. Qc4 Qf6 17. Nh4 (17. Qe2 Rfd8 {Mit der
Drohung 18...Sa2:.} 18. a3 Qxb2 $1 19. Qxb2 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxb2 {Weiß steht im
Endspiel doch etwas besser.}) 17... Qxb2 {Auch die Idee, mit 17...g5 (s.Var.)
den Springer außer Spiel zu bringen verdient Beachtung.} 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Qxa2
(19. Qg4 Qe6 20. Nf5 Qf6 21. Rxc5 Nd3 22. Ra5 Rfe8 $1 {Mit den
Verteidigungsmöglichkeiten Te5 u. Se5.}) 19... Nxa2 20. Rxc5 Rfc8 21. Ra5 Nc1
22. Nf5 Rc7 23. Nd4 Rb8 24. Ra1 Nd3 25. Rfd1 Ne5 {Weiß besitzt einen winzigen
Vorteil, der isolierte sB a7 stellt ein Angriffs- ziel dar. Aber um diesen B
zu gewinnen, muß Weiß in jedem Fall den Tausch der S und eines Turmpaares
hinnehmen - dann haben wir eine Remisstellung.} 26. Ra2 g6 27. Rda1 Rbb7 28. h3
h5 {Eine nützliche Verteidigungsmaßnahme für den Fall (der hier eintritt), daß
ein Turmendspiel mit vier gegen drei Bauern auf derselben Seite entsteht. Als
das noch weniger bekannt war, gelang es wiederholt, solche Endspiele zu
gewinnen.} 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Ra5 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 Rc2 34.
e4 Rc3 35. Ra2 Kf6 36. f3 Rb3 37. Kf2 Rc3 38. Ke2 Rb3 39. Ra6+ Ke7 40. Ra5 Kf6
41. Rd5 Ra3 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. h4 Rb3 44. Rd3 Rb5 45. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 04th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Ne4
8. Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. Bf4 Qa5 12. Qd3 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14.
Rfe1 Ne7 15. Be5 Bd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. Re3 Ng6 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. Qe3
Rg8 21. Be2 Ne7 22. Nc4 Qd5 23. f3 Nf5 24. Rxg8+ Kxg8 25. Qf4 Bb5 26. Ne3 Nxe3
27. Bxb5 Qxb5 28. Qxe3 Rc8 29. Rc1 Qb3 30. h4 $1 {White manages to generate
enough counterplay on the kingside by using the h-pawn. Black has to return to
defend, and the danger passes.} Qxa3 31. Qf4 b6 32. h5 Kf8 33. Rc2 Qe7 34. h6
$1 f5 35. c4 Qf6 36. c5 bxc5 37. dxc5 e5 38. Qg3 Qxh6 39. Qxe5 Re8 40. Qd6+ Kg7
41. Qxh6+ Kxh6 {Hecht: Je 1 Freibauer mit aktivem wK zwecks
Freibauernunterstützung; aktiver sT mit gegenspiel am K-Flügel} 42. c6 Rc8 43.
Kf2 f4 44. Ke2 Kg5 45. Kd3 Kf6 46. Kd4 Ke7 47. Kc5 Rg8 48. Rd2 Rg5+ 49. Kc4 Rg8
50. Kb5 Rb8+ 51. Kc5 Rb1 52. Rd7+ Ke6 53. Rxa7 Rc1+ 54. Kb6 Rc2 55. Ra1 Rb2+
56. Kc7 Rxg2 57. Re1+ Kf6 58. Rb1 Rf2 59. Kb7 Rxf3 60. c7 Rc3 61. Rb6+ Ke5 62.
Rc6 Rb3+ 63. Ka6 (63. Kc8 {Hecht} Ra3 64. Kd8 Ra8+ 65. c8=Q Rxc8+ {und Schwarz
macht mindestens remis}) 63... Ra3+ 64. Kb7 Rb3+ 65. Ka6 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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 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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Re2 (15. Ne3 {is the main line, but the text comes in as 'the other move'.})
15... Rfe8 16. Ng3 Bd8 $1 {[%cal Yc7a7,Yd8b6,Ya7f2][%mdl 4] An active manouvre
that seems to solve Black´s problems in a handy fashion.} 17. b3 Nc6 18. Ba3
$146 (18. Bb2 Qa7 19. a3 Bb6 20. Rd2 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 exd4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Tosic,M-Lukacs,P/Budapest 1990/CBM 20 ext (28). (27)}) 18... Qb8 19.
Rd2 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 d5 $1 22. exd5 Bb6 23. Rd3 Nxd5 $1 $11 {
The veteran has done it again - it´s dead equal.} 24. Ne4 (24. Rxd5 $2 Qxg3 $15
) 24... Bf5 $1 25. Rxd5 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Bd6 Qa7 28. Bg3 Rce8 29. Qf3 h6
30. Rad1 R4e7 31. h4 Bc7 32. Bxc7 Qxc7 33. g3 Qc6 34. Kg2 Re6 35. Rd8 Qxf3+ 36.
Kxf3 Kf8 37. R1d6 Rxd8 38. Rxd8+ Ke7 39. Ra8 h5 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41. Kf4 g6 42. f3
Kg7 43. g4 hxg4 44. fxg4 Kf6 45. Ra8 Kg7 46. Ra7 Kf6 47. Rb7 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 b4 $5 {Dieser Zug ist eine sehr prinzipielle Antwort auf das Gambit 6.
Bh4. Schwarz verliert zwar seinen Halt am Damenflügel, bekommt dafür aber den
wichtigen Pe4.} 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. Bxc4 $5 $146 {Diese Neurung ist schwächer als
11.Be5.} (11. Be5 Nf6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Bxc4 g4 (13... Be7 $5 14. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6
15. Qe1 {1-0 Stocek,J-Stojanovic,M/EUchJM-U18 Hania 1994 (23)} Qe7 $17) 14.
Bxf6 (14. Nd2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 gxf3 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qf2 Bg7 $17 {
0-1 Neurohr,S-Beikert,G/BL2-S 1992 (36)}) 14... Qxf6 15. Ne5 h5 16. f4 Nxe5 17.
fxe5 Qg5 18. Qd3 $44 {1-0 Lputian,S-Smagin,S/URS-ch52 Riga 1985 (34)}) 11...
Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. O-O Bg7 14. Re1 O-O 15. Rc1 Bb7 16. Bd3 {Schwarz hat
keine Probleme mehr und steht eher besser.} c5 $5 17. dxc5 Bc6 18. Be4 Qc7 19.
Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Re2 g4 21. Rd2 Nf6 22. Ne5 Qb5 23. Nd7 Ne4 24. Rd3 Rfc8 25. a3
bxa3 26. Rxa3 Rc7 27. Rd3 Kh8 28. b3 f5 29. Rc4 Re8 30. f3 gxf3 31. gxf3 Nxg3
32. Kf2 Nh5 33. Nc3 Qb7 34. Rd6 Rc6 35. Rd3 Qc7 36. Rd6 Rd8 37. Rxc6 Qxc6 38.
Ne5 Rxd1 39. Nxc6 Rd7 40. Na5 Bd4+ 41. Kf1 Bxc3 42. Rxc3 Nf4 43. c6 Rc7 44. Rc4
Nd5 45. Ke2 Kg7 46. Kd3 Kf6 47. Kd4 h5 48. Kc5 Rh7 49. Rh4 Kg5 50. Rh3 Kf4 51.
Nc4 h4 52. Kd6 Nc7 53. b4 Nb5+ 54. Kxe6 Nd4+ 55. Kd5 Nxf3 56. Nd6 Kg4 57. Rh1
h3 58. Nb5 a6 59. c7 Rh8 60. Nd6 h2 61. c8=Q Rxc8 62. Nxc8 Kg3 63. Ne7 f4 64.
Ng6 Kg2 65. Ra1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf2"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A19"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ribli} Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
Nxe5 8. Ndb5 a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxd6 f6 11. Be3 Ne7 12. Bb6 Nf5 13. Qb4 {
TN(13.Dc5)} (13. Qc5 $1 {Ribli}) 13... Nc6 14. Qc5 Qe7 {14...d6 15.Ld8 dc 16.
Lb6+=} 15. O-O-O Qxc5 16. Bxc5 d6 17. Bxd6 {17.La3!?} Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Ke7 $10 19.
c5 Bd7 20. g3 Rac8 21. Bh3 $2 Ne5 22. Rhd1 {22.b4 a5 23.a3 Sc4? 24.Td4 Sa3 25.
Sd5 ed 26.Te1 Kd8 27.Td5 with advantage to white,but 23...Tc6 24.Thd1 Thc8 25.
f4 Td6 26.ed Kf7 27.fe Tc3=+} Rhd8 23. Bg2 Rxc5 24. Bxb7 a5 $15 25. Be4 Ng4 {
25...f5!?} 26. R6d2 f5 27. Bg2 Nf6 28. f4 Rb8 29. Re1 h6 30. Rd4 Rb4 31. Red1
g5 32. a3 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Ng4 34. h4 $1 $10 Ne3 35. Bf3 gxh4 {35...Sf1 36.hg hg
37.fg Sg3 38.Th4! Tc8 39.Th3 f4 40.Th7 Kd6 41.Tf7 e5?! 42. Td7 Kd7 43.Lg4+=,41.
..Sf5 42.Kd2=} 36. gxh4 Bc6 37. Be2 Nd5 38. Kd2 Nxc3 39. bxc3 Be4 40. Rc4 Rd5+
41. Ke3 Kd6 42. Rc8 Rc5 43. Ba6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O e6 12. a4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd8 14. Bg5 Qd6
15. Rb1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxd4 18. Rxb7 Nc6 19. Rc7 {An attempt of
improvement. With his pair of bishops, White can obtain winning chances in the
endgame with minor pieces only although the symmetrical pawn structure
diminishes his possibilities.} (19. Rd1 Rac8 20. Rd7 Bb6 21. Bf6 Na5 22. g3 Rc4
23. h4 Rxa4 24. h5 Ra2 25. R7d2 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rc8 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bd1 Rc4 29.
Kg2 Rxe4 30. Be2 Nc4 31. Rc2 Nd6 32. Bd3 Rd4 33. Bxd4 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,
P-Macieja,B/Moscow 2002/CBM 88 (33)}) 19... Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Ne7 22.
Be2 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 $14 Bc5 24. Bb5 Nc8 25. Bb2 Nd6 26. Bd3 Kf8 27. g4 $6 {
Not good! This gives Black a tactical possibility to equalize. White should
first move his king towards the centre before starting a concrete plan.} f5 $1
28. exf5 (28. gxf5 exf5 29. e5 $6 Ne4 $1 30. Bxe4 fxe4 {gives winning chances
to Black.}) ({or} 28. e5 $6 Ne4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 {and the black king arrives to
d5 in-time.}) 28... exf5 29. gxf5 Nxf5 {With a limited number of pawns and his
destroyed pawn structure White has no winning chances anymore.} 30. Kg2 Ke7 31.
Kf3 Ke6 32. Bc4+ Ke7 33. Be5 Nd6 34. Ba2 Nf5 35. h3 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Nbd2 Qc7 {
[%cal Ye7e5]} 8. Qb3 {White prevent promoting e5 by this move.} ({Another
possibility to fight for advantage was trying to seize the centre by} 8. Nh4 $5
Be6 (8... Nb6 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Qc2 g6 11. e4) 9. Qc2 g6 10. e4) 8... h6 9. Nc4 {
White fully prevented promotion e5 but Black easily equalized the game by
another promotion - c5.} e6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 c5 $11 12. O-O Be7 ({Black
could fight for advantage by} 12... b5 13. Nce5 c4 14. Qc2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 (15.
dxe5 Nd7 16. Nd4 a6 (16... Qxe5 17. a4 b4 18. Qxc4 Bd6 19. Nf3 $11) 17. f4 Bc5
$15) 15... Bd6 16. f4 O-O $15) 13. b3 $1 O-O 14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. Qe2 b5 16. Nce5
Qb7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rfd1 {This is absolutely simmetrical.Both of opponents
have no weaknesses in their position and draw looks fatal.} a6 19. dxc5 Nxc5
20. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. e3
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Bb3 {Unternehmender
war gewiß 13.Sf3-e5 oder auch 13.Tf1-e1.} Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 {Außerordentlich
vorsichtig gespielt. 14...b6 würde Felderschwächen hervorrufen und 15.Df3
ermöglichen.} 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Ne4 $2 {Der erste einer Reihe wirklich
unverständlicher Züge. Naheliegend war z.B. Tcd1 oder Tfd1. Jetzt wird der
Damenbauer langsam aber sicher zum Sorgenkind.} Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bc6 18. Nxc6 $2
Rxc6 (18... Nxc6 19. d5) 19. Rc3 (19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Rc1 {Nebst ggf. Tc4.})
19... Qd6 20. g3 Rd8 21. Rd1 Rb6 22. Qe1 {Vom 20.Zug an scheint Kortchnoi
seine Figuren recht unentschlossen und planlos herumzuziehen, was aber im
wesentlichen daran liegt, daß seine Stellung jeg- liche Dynamik eingebüßt hat.}
(22. Bc2 g6 {Weiß hätte nun nur Sorgen mit dem Bauern b2.}) 22... Qd7 23. Rcd3
Rd6 24. Qe4 Qc6 25. Qf4 (25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. d5 Nb4) 25... Nd5 26. Qd2 Qb6 {
Ganz offenkundig ist das Gesetz des Handelns auf Schwarz übergegangen. Er-
schwerend kommt die drängende Zeitnot hinzu.} 27. Bxd5 $2 {Richtig war
zweifellos 27.a3, um einfach auszuharren.} Rxd5 28. Rb3 Qc6 29. Qc3 Qd7 30. f4
$2 {Ein positionell schauriger Bauernzug. Er schafft nicht nur eine Reihe
zusätz- licher Felderschwächen im Zentrum (e3 u. e4), sondern legt die 2.Reihe
völlig bloß und ist der Sicherheit des weißen Königs absolut abträglich.} b6 (
30... b5 31. Ra3 $1) 31. Rb4 b5 32. a4 bxa4 33. Qa3 (33. Qc4 Rc8) 33... a5 $1
34. Rxa4 Qb5 $1 {Die Dezimierung der Bauern am Damenflügel ist zwar
grundsätzlich ein Fort-   schritt, er wurde aber nur durch eine erhebliche
Verschlechterung der Figuren- stellung erkauft.} 35. Rd2 e5 $1 36. fxe5 Rxe5 {
Nun droht entscheidend Te5-e1+.} 37. Qa1 (37. Rf2 Re1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. d5 $1
Qxd5+ 40. Qf3) 37... Qe8 {Wegen der Drohung Te5-e1+ muß der Turm e5 nun doch
genommen werden, wonach dem anderen Turm der entscheidende Einbruch in die 2.
Reihe gelingt.} 38. dxe5 Rxd2 39. Rxa5 {Rettet genausowenig wie jeder andere
Zug auch, z.B. s.Var..} (39. Qe1 Qd7 40. e6 fxe6 41. Ra1 Qd4+ {usw.}) 39... Qc6
40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Qb1+ g6 42. Qf1 Qc5+ {Natürlich nicht 42...Da8? 43.Df7:+ mit
Dauerschach.} 43. Kh1 Qd5+ {Weiß gab auf, da er nach dem unvermeidlichen Td1
die Dame verliert. Eine unverständlich schwache Leistung von Kortschnoj.} 0-1

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Botvinnik,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 {Kortschnoj wollte wohl den Partner von den Stellungen, die mit dem
Zug d7-d5 verbunden sind abbringen, aber Karpov strebt eine bewährte Eröffnung
an.} 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 {Mit Zugumstellung ein Damengambit.} Be7 {In der Partie
Botvinnik-Petrosian, Moskau 1963, folgte 4.cd: ed: 5.Lf4 c6 im weiteren
Verlauf konnte Schwarz das Problem der Entwicklung des Damenläufers mittels
Lc8-f5 erfolgreich lösen.} 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 {Ein schon
von Capablanca und Tartakower in die Turnierpraxis eingeführter Zug. Später
wurde dieses System "Bondarewski Makogonow System" genannt.} 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. Be2
{In Baguio 1978 spielte Kortschnoj 9.Ld3; er wählte auch die Läuferentwicklung
auf g2. Dieser Zug veranlasste Karpov 35 Min. nachzudenken.} Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5
11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 {Ein schwerwiegender Entschluß. Es gelingt Weiß nicht, aus
den hängenden Bauern d5 und c5 Nutzen zu ziehen.} (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 {
Auch so hat Weiß nichts erreicht.}) 12... bxc5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Qb1
{Besser war 15.Lg3.} (15. Bg3 d4 16. exd4 Bxf3 17. dxc5 $1) 15... Rfd8 16. Rc2
Qe6 17. Bg3 {Weiß muß sich mit dem Abtausch seines Damenläufers abfinden.} (17.
Rcd2 Ne4 $1 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe7 exf3 20. Bxd8 fxe2 21. Rxe2 Rxd8 22. Red2
Qg4 {Mit klarem Vorteil für Schwarz.}) 17... Nh5 18. Rcd2 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nf6 20.
Qc2 g6 21. Qa4 a6 22. Bd3 {Es ist schwer für Weiß, Aktivität zu entwickeln.
Kortchnoi trachtet danach, den Läufer nach a2 zu bringen, um den Druck auf den
Bauern d5 zu verstärken.} Kg7 23. Bb1 Qb6 24. a3 {Weiß bemerkt die Gefahr
nicht. Jetzt ist die Partie bereits entschieden. Nach 24.Se2 hätte man die
Ereignisse noch abwarten können.} d4 $1 {Dieser Zug entscheidet endgültig, er
wäre nicht möglich gewesen, wenn sich   Weiß im 12.Zug den Mittelbauern d4
erhalten hätte.} 25. Ne2 {Der geschwächte weiße Königsflügel wird eine bequeme
Zielscheibe.} (25. exd4 Bc6 $1 26. Qc2 (26. Qc4 Bxf3 27. gxf3 (27. dxc5 Bxd1
28. cxb6 Rxc4 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Nxd1 Rc1) 27... cxd4) 26... Bxf3 27. gxf3 cxd4)
25... dxe3 26. fxe3 c4 27. Ned4 Qc7 28. Nh4 {Deckt indirekt den Bauern g3(28...
Dc7xg3 29.Shf5+ oder Sdf5+).} Qe5 29. Kh1 Kg8 {Einer der weißen Bauern ist
todgeweiht; die Partie ist für Weiß hoffnungslos.} 30. Ndf3 Qxg3 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8
32. Qb4 Be4 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. Rd4 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nd3 36. Qb7 Rb8 37. Qd7 Bc7 {
Mit der dreizügigen Mattdrohung 38...Df2+ 39.Kh1 Df1+ 40.Sg1 Sf2#.} 38. Kh1
Rxb2 {Wieder droht Matt.} 39. Rxd3 {Der Kampf wird wohl nur fortgesetzt, weil
beide Partner in Zeitnot sind.} cxd3 40. Qxd3 Qd6 41. Qe4 Qd1+ 42. Ng1 Qd6 43.
Nhf3 Rb5 {Weiß gibt auf. Nach der Eröffnung spielte Kortschnoj passiv und
unsicher, Karpov hingegen nutzte fast alle Möglichkeiten aus.} 0-1

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.02"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Chandler,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a4 a6 11. Bd3 b6 12. Rb1 Bb7 13. e4 Qc7 14. Re1 e6 $6 {
Der Zug 14...Tf8-d8 mit der Absicht 15...Sd7-f8 sieht sicherer aus.} 15. e5 $1
h6 16. h4 (16. Nd2 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc3) 16... Rfd8 17. Bf4 (17. Be3 c4 18. Bc2
Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxh6 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Bf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 {Der weiße h-Bauer
ist nicht zu retten.}) 17... Nf8 18. Be3 Rab8 19. Qe2 Bc6 20. Bxa6 cxd4 21.
cxd4 Bxa4 22. Nd2 Qc6 23. Rec1 Qa8 24. Bd3 Bc6 25. f3 b5 26. Nb3 $2 {Mit
diesem Zug beginnt ein Manöver, das drei Züge kostet, um den Springer nach e4
zu führen, obwohl er sofort dorthin hätte gehen können.} Rbc8 27. Nc5 Nd7 28.
Ne4 Bxe4 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Bxe4 Qc4 31. Bd3 Qc3 32. Bxb5 Nb6 33. Qd3 Nd5 34.
Bf2 h5 35. Qxc3 Nxc3 36. Rb3 Nd1 37. Rd3 Nxf2 38. Kxf2 Rb8 39. Bc4 Rb2+ 40. Kg3
Rb4 41. Rc3 {Die Abbruchstellung. Karpovs Mehrbauer ist schwer zu verwerten;
Grund dafür sind die ungleichfarbigen Läufer und eine statische Bauernstruktur.
} Rb8 $1 {Kortchnois Abgabezug sichert das Remis. Weiß muß die Fesselung auf
der c-Linie zulassen(42.Lc4-b3 Tb8-b4).} 42. f4 Rc8 43. Kf2 Bf8 44. Ke3 Bb4 45.
Rc1 Ba3 46. Rc2 Bb4 47. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT 8182"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1982.01.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1981.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 7. e3 c6 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Bd3 Nf6
15. Qh4 h6 16. e4 c5 17. d5 c4 $1 18. Be2 (18. Bxc4 exd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 $11)
18... Rac8 19. d6 Qd8 20. e5 Nd7 21. Qd4 Rc5 22. Rfe1 Kh8 23. Rcd1 f6 24. exf6
Rxf6 25. Qe3 Qf8 26. a4 Rcf5 27. Nh4 Re5 28. Qh3 Re4 29. Qg3 g5 30. Nf3 $138
Ref4 $138 {... Het begin van een chaotische tijdnoodfase.Toen de 40 zetten
gehaald waren wit beter, maar opniew verdedigde Van der Sterren zich
uitstekend tot hij op sullige wijze een pion verblunderde en daarmee de partij
verloren.} 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zelcic, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 Nb8 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Nd4 Kh8
15. Qd2 e5 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Re3 Be6 18. b3 a4 19. f4 axb3 20. axb3 Qd7 21. Ref3
Rf6 22. fxe5 Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Bh3 24. Rc1 Nxe5 25. Bxb7 Rf8 26. Bg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Ng4 28. Nd4 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Qf7 30. Ra1 h6 31. Qd3 Qe8 32. Nf3 Rxe2 33. Ra8 Qxa8
34. Qxe2 Qa7+ 35. Kg2 Ne3+ 36. Kh3 Qc5 37. g4 h5 38. gxh5 Qxh5+ 39. Kg3 Qg6+
40. Kf2 Ng4+ 41. Kf1 c5 42. h4 Qf5 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Kg2 Nf6 45. Qe3 Ne4 46. Kf1
Kg6 47. Ke1 Kh5 48. Qe2 Qg4 49. Qe3 Kg6 50. Qd3 Kf5 51. Qe3 Qg3+ 52. Kd1 Qg2
53. Ke1 Qh1+ 54. Ke2 g6 55. Qg1 Qxg1 56. Nxg1 Kf4 57. Kd3 Ng3 58. Nh3+ Ke5 59.
Kc3 Ne2+ 60. Kd2 Nf4 61. Ng5 Ng2 62. Nf7+ Ke6 63. Ng5+ Kf6 64. Nf3 Kf5 65. Kc3
Kf4 66. Ng5 Nxh4 67. Nh7 g5 68. b4 g4 69. b5 g3 70. b6 g2 71. b7 g1=Q 72. b8=Q
Qc1+ 73. Kd3 Qd1+ 74. Kc3 Qc1+ 75. Kd3 Nf5 76. Qe8 Qd1+ 77. Kc3 Qd4+ 78. Kb3
Qd3+ 79. Ka4 Qxc4+ 80. Ka5 Qb4+ 81. Ka6 Qa3+ 82. Kb7 Qb2+ 83. Kc6 Qg2+ 84. Kb6
Qb2+ 85. Kc6 Qe5 86. Qf7 Qe4+ 87. Kb6 Qb4+ 88. Ka6 c4 89. Nf6 Qc5 90. Nd5+ Ke5
91. Nb6 Qa3+ 92. Kb7 Qf3+ 93. Kc7 d5 94. Nxc4+ Kd4 95. Nb6 Qf4+ 96. Kd8 Qd6+
97. Nd7 Ke4 98. Qf6 d4 99. Qxd6 Nxd6 {[#]} 100. Kc7 (100. Nc5+ Ke3 101. Kd7 Ne4
102. Na4 Kd2 (102... d3 103. Nb2 d2 104. Nc4+ $11) 103. Nb6 {Analyse! Compare
this with the study endgame Hecht-Goehring (Number 20). Here, the White pieces
are further away from the enemy. For that reason, Black should win by means of
...d3 with an eventual ...Ke1/c1. Analyse! Vergleichen Sie bitte mit dem
Studienendspiel Hecht - Göhring (Nr.20). Hier stehen die weißen Figuren weiter
weg vom Feind. Deshalb sollte Schwarz mit d3 nebst evtl. Ke1/c1 gewinnen.})
100... Kd5 101. Nb6+ Kc5 102. Nd7+ Kb5 103. Kxd6 d3 0-1

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 {This pawn formation is typical for the
Exchange Variation of the Q.G.D. White employs the plan called the "minority
attack". He wants to create a weakness on c6 after b4-b5xc6. This plan is
rather unpleasant for Black.} Nb6 {Usually Black's chances are in attack on
the K-side. However here his KB isn't well placed (d6 would be a better square
for the Bishop), so he has to prevent White's activity first. Black intends to
swap his QB.} 12. Rc1 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 O-O (14... a6 $5 {In order to
exchange the a-pawn after b4-b5 and a6xb5, so Black would not be left with the
pawn on the a-file, which can be an additional target for White later on.}) 15.
b5 Qd6 16. Qd3 {White does not hurry with b5xc6 because Black cannot play
c6-c5 or c6xb5. It's important to note that Black cannot occupy the c4-square,
as the move Nb6-c4 will enable White to play e3-e4! using the shaky position
of the Knight.} Qa3 17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Rb3 Qe7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rd1 h5 21. g3 h4
22. Qa6 $1 Qe6 23. Bg2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Bf8 25. Na4 $16 Rdb8 26. Rdb1 Bd6 27. Nc5
Qc8 28. Qxc8+ Rxc8 {White has succeeded in creating a weakness on c6, Black
has to play carefully. In this game Korchnoi managed to defend Black's
position, which is quite upleasant. In fact Korchnoi has often employed the
minority attack himself.} 29. Nb7 $1 Be7 30. Na5 Rc7 31. Rc1 c5 32. dxc5 Rxc5
33. Rxc5 Bxc5 34. Nc6 Rc8 35. Nxa7 Ra8 36. Rb5 Rxa7 37. Rxc5 Rxa2 38. Rb5 Ra1+
39. Kh2 Ra6 40. Rb1 Kg7 41. Bf1 Nc4 42. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch28 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-5=21"]
[Site "Baguio City"]
[Date "1978.08.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Fischer,J"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1978.07.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 c6 11. Bg2 Bf5 12. O-O Qd6 13. e3 Nd7 14. Ne1 Rfe8 15.
Nd3 g6 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. g4 Be6 18. h3 Nf8 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Rc2 Nc7
22. Na4 Qd7 23. b3 Re6 24. Nc3 Rd6 25. b4 Bf8 26. Ne2 b5 27. Qb3 Na8 $5 {
mit der Idee Sb6-c4.} 28. a4 bxa4 29. Qxa4 Nb6 30. Qb3 Rb8 31. Nf4 Nc4 32. Qa4
f5 33. gxf5 Qxf5 34. Qxa7 Rxb4 35. Ra2 Qc8 36. Rc1 Rb7 37. Qa4 Rf7 38. Rxc4 $5
{Weiß gibt die Qualität, um den stark stehenden Springer auf c4 loszuwerden.
Er bekommt einen Bauern dafür und steht definitiv nicht schlechter.} dxc4 39.
Qxc4 Qf5 40. Nd3 Bg7 41. Ra7 Rdf6 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. d5 Be5 44. dxc6 {Weiß hat
einen zweiten Bauern für die Qualität bekommen - und der Freibauer auf c6
gibt ihm sogar Gewinnchancen.} Kg7 45. Be4 Qg5+ 46. Kf1 Bd6 47. Bd5 Re7 48. Bf3
h5 49. Bd1 Qf5 50. Ke2 Re4 51. Qc3+ Qf6 52. Qb3 Qf5 53. Qb7+ Re7 54. Qb2+ Kh7
55. Qd4 Bc7 56. Qh4 $2 ({Ein schweres Versehen, das Weiß die Partie kostet.
Nach z.B.} 56. Qc5 Qxc5 57. Nxc5 {hat Weiß nichts zu fürchten.}) 56... Re4 $1
{Nimmt die Einladung dankbar an.} 57. f4 {Mehr oder weniger erzwungen.} ({Nach
} 57. Nf4 Bxf4 58. Bc2 Rxe3+ {Vielleicht hat Kortschnoi diesen Zug übersehen.}
59. fxe3 Qxc2+ 60. Kf3 Bd6 {steht Schwarz auf Gewinn.}) 57... Bb6 {Jetzt ist
e3 nicht zu halten und die weiße Stellung bricht zusammen.} 58. Bc2 Rxe3+ 59.
Kd2 Qa5+ 60. Kd1 Qa1+ 61. Kd2 Re4 {Und Weiß gab auf. Eine bittere Niederlage
für Kortschnoi, der den WM-Kampf nach ??? Partien mit 5:6 (??? Remis) verlor.}
0-1

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. cxb5 a6 6. Qc2 axb5 7. e4 Ba6 8. Qxc5
Nxe4 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bxb5 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Ne8 14. Qc4 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Bg7 16. O-O Na6 17. Rfc1 Nf6 18. d6 exd6 19. Nxd6 Qe7 20. Rb6 Qe6 21.
Qf1 Nb8 22. Nc4 Nc6 23. a3 Ne4 24. Be3 Rfb8 25. a4 d5 26. Rxb8+ Rxb8 27. Ncd2
Nc3 28. Kh1 Ra8 29. Nb3 Nxa4 30. Qb5 Nc3 31. Qc5 Rb8 32. Rxc3 Bxc3 33. Qxc3 d4
34. Nbxd4 Nxd4 35. Qxd4 Rb1+ 36. Ng1 f6 37. h3 h5 $2 38. Qd3 {[%cal Rd3b1,
Rd3g6]} Qf5 $8 39. Qxf5 gxf5 {[#] Gegen die fixierten schwachen schwarzen
Bauern arbeiten die Leichtfiguren ideal zusammen. Man beachte die
Hilfestellung durch den weißen König, der den weißen Figuren Stützpunkte
sichert.} 40. h4 $1 {ffixiert den Bh5, der vom Sf4 wirkungsvoll angegriffen
werden kann. (Teil A)} Kf7 41. Kh2 Rb2 42. Nh3 Rb8 43. Nf4 Rh8 44. g3 Kg7 45.
Kg2 Kf7 46. Kf3 {Bringt den König ins Zentrum, um die konzertierte Aktion
gegen den Bf6 zu unterstützen (Teil B)} Rh7 47. Bd4 Rh8 48. Ke3 Re8+ 49. Kd3
Rh8 50. Nd5 Rd8 51. Nxf6 Kg6 (51... Rxd4+ 52. Kxd4 Kxf6 53. f4 Ke6 54. Kc5 $18)
52. Kc4 Rc8+ 53. Kd5 Rc1 54. Ke5 Re1+ 55. Be3 Ra1 56. Nd5 (56. Nd5 Ra5 57. Ke6
Ra6+ 58. Ke7 Kh7 59. Nf4 Kh6 (59... Rh6 60. Ne6 Rg6 61. Nf8+) 60. Kf7 $18 {
[%cal Rf4e6,Re6f8,Re3d4]}) 1-0

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Sax, Gyula"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 {Gibt laut Theorie +/=. Zudem entspricht der Zug dem Stil von Sax.
Kortschnoj weigert sich im Folgenden konsequent h6 zu ziehen, was vielleicht
eine Verbes- serung des schwarzen Spielplans darstellt.} c5 9. dxc5 {Eine
fragwürdige Neuerung gegenüber 9.Dd2 h6 10.Lxf6 Dxf6 11.0-0-0+/= oder +/- in
Gligoric-Balashov, Skopje 1970 (i9/170). Hatte Kortschnoj hier etwas in petto?}
Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Ng5 {Mit den letzten beiden Zügen versuchte
Weiß nachzuweisen, daß h4 doch seine Berechtigung hat. Der Zeitverlust dieser
Umgruppierung ist jedoch zu groß.} b6 $15 13. Bb5 a6 14. Be2 Bb7 15. Qc2 Nc5 $1
(15... Bxg2 16. Rg1 Qh2 17. O-O-O Bc6 (17... h6 18. Rxg2 Qxg2 19. Bf3) 18. Nxh7
) 16. Bxc5 (16. O-O-O h6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Nf3 Bc6 $17) 16... Qxc5 17. Ne4 Qe5
18. Nxf6+ gxf6 $1 $17 (18... Qxf6 19. f3) 19. O-O-O $8 Bxg2 20. Rhg1 Bc6 21.
Qd2 Ke7 22. f4 Qd5 $1 23. Qe3 Qc5 $1 24. Rd4 a5 25. Bc4 Rad8 26. Rg7 Bd5 27.
Bd3 Bxa2 $19 28. Rxh7 Rxh7 29. Bxh7 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. cxd4 f5 {Der Läufer
ist gefangen und Schwarz gewinnt mühelos.} 32. h5 b5 33. h6 Kf8 34. Kd2 b4 35.
Kc2 a4 36. Kd2 Bb1 37. Kc1 Bd3 38. Kd2 Be4 39. Kc1 a3 40. bxa3 bxa3 0-1

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.11.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 {Im WM-Kampf in Baguio 1978 führte Karpov
in der 10.Partie den interessanten Zug 11.Sf3-g5 in die Praxis ein (EuCup
Finale 1979 Timman-Smyslov).} Nxe6 12. cxd4 (12. Nb3 dxc3 13. Qc2 {Sax-Tal,
Tallin 1979 z.B.:} Qd5 14. Rd1 Nb4 $1 {Mit Vorteil für Schwarz.}) 12... Ncxd4 (
12... Ncxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qf3 (14. Qc2 c5 15. Nf3 Qd5 16. Rd1 Qc6 17. Ng5 {
Aus Velimirovic-Szmetan, Buenos Aires 1978.}) 14... Rd8 15. Qc6+ Qd7 16. Qxa6
Bb4 {Nach Angaben von Dorfman.}) 13. Ne4 {Karpov bringt eine neue Idee.} Be7
14. Be3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qe8 17. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 18. exf6 Qc8 19. fxg7
Rd8 20. h4 $1 {Verbliebene Bedenkzeit: Karpov 100 Min. - Kortchnoi 40 Min..} c5
21. Rac1 Qc7 22. h5 Qe5 {Die Aktivierung der schwarzen Dame kommt zu spät.} 23.
h6 Qxb2 24. Rd7 $1 {Infolge der Mattdrohung auf f7 muß Schwarz einen Turm
tauschen, das zwingt den anderen in die traurige Rolle eines Hüters der 8.
Reihe. Nebenbei gewinnt Weiß den geopferten Bauern zurück.} Rxd7 25. Qxa8+ Rd8
26. Qxa6 Qe2 27. Rf1 Rd1 28. Qa8+ Rd8 29. Qc6 b4 30. Qa4 Qd3 31. Rc1 Qd5 32.
Qb3 Qe4 33. Qc2 Qxc2 34. Rxc2 f5 35. f4 Kf7 36. g4 Rd5 37. gxf5 Rxf5 38. Rd2
Rf6 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40. f5 Rxf5 41. Re7 Nxg7 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. Rc7 Kg8 44. Bxc5
Rg5+ 45. Kf2 Rg6 46. Be3 1-0

[Event "Roquebrune rapid"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 b6 7. c3 Bb7 8.
Bd3 d6 9. Bxf6 {N} Bxf6 10. Be4 $1 {The logical continuation of the
strategical operation, startet on the previous move. White gets a slight, but
clear edge.} Bxe4 (10... d5 11. Bd3 Nd7 {would promise more opportunities for
both sides.}) 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. Qa4+ {Is very
annoying for black.}) 13. Qd2 O-O 14. g4 $1 Nd7 15. h4 Kh8 16. O-O-O Rg8 17. g5
Rc8 18. Kb1 Qe7 19. Rhg1 Rg7 20. Qf4 Rcg8 21. Rg3 a5 22. Qc7 $2 {The queen has
nothing to do on c7. White is loosing several important tempi.} (22. Rdg1 $1
$16 {Now white's advantage is indisputable.}) 22... fxg5 23. hxg5 f6 24. gxf6
Qxf6 25. Rdg1 Rxg3 26. Rxg3 Rxg3 27. Qxg3 Qg6+ $2 (27... h5 $1 $10 {This
endgame is about equal.}) 28. Qxg6 hxg6 {This knights ending is totally lost
for black.} 29. Ng5 Nf8 30. Nf7+ Kg7 31. Ne5 Kf6 32. Kc2 Ke7 33. Kb3 Nd7 34.
Nxd7 Kxd7 35. Ka4 g5 36. Kb5 Kc7 37. a4 g4 38. b4 Kd6 39. bxa5 1-0

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
d4 e5 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. d5 Nb8 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Qa4+ Nd7 {At first in the
post-mortem it seemed that 12...Nd7 might have been an error, but no clear
refutation was found.} (12... c6 {was an interesting alternative.}) 13. O-O Bd6
14. Bxf5 Qxf5 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Nxe5 f6 17. g4 {Kortschnoj took a long time on
this move, and the game now becomes wild. It is by no means clear that Ashley
was in serious trouble, but precise defense was required and a few inaccurate
moves led to defeat.} Qxe5 18. Rae1 O-O-O 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3
Kb8 {White has an advantage, but it is not easy to exploit.} 22. Qd4 h6 $2 ({
Black needed to establish counterplay, and this could have been achieved with} 
22... c6 23. c4 cxd5 24. cxd5 Rc8 $1) 23. c4 Rhe8 24. c5 c6 25. d6 Re6 26. Qe4
Ree8 27. Rb1 Ka8 28. Qh7 Rd7 29. Rb4 Rb8 30. Kg2 b5 31. Re4 a5 32. Qf5 Rbb7 33.
Rxe5 fxe5 34. Qe4 Rd8 35. Qxc6 Kb8 36. Qa6 1-0

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=12"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Keene,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 {Kortschnoj vermeidet die ungestümen
Verwicklungen der Drei Springer Verteidigung, wie zu erwarten war.} 4. c3 Nf6
5. d3 a6 {Schon eine Verbesserung, sogar eine theoretische Neuerung. Der
Weltmeister versank hier in tiefe Gedanken.} (5... d6 6. b4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8.
Nbd2 {Mit späterem Lc4-b3 in Verbindung mit Sd2-c4 bekommt Weiß einen
beträchtlichen Eröffnungsvorteil.}) 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Be6
10. Nf1 {Vor diesem Zug war die Stellung schon aus der achten Partie bekannt.
Die Neuerung von Schwarz im 5.Zug brachte keine wesentliche Verbesserung.} Bxb3
{Kortschnoj spielt auf Vereinfachung, verständlich nach seiner Niederlage in
der vorigen Partie.} 11. Qxb3 Qc8 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 {Das ist wohl zu zahm.
Agressiver wäre s.Var..} (13. Bg5 {und z.B.:} Ng4 14. Re2 h6 15. Bd2 {gefolgt
von h2-h3 und Sg3-f5.}) 13... Rb8 {Überdeckung(!?) des Bauern b7?} 14. Be3 Qe6
{Noch ein Zug Kortschnojs im Sinne seines zehnten Zuges, und Karpov willigt
seinerseits in weitere Vereinfachungen ein. Er hofft auf Fehler von Kortschnoj,
ohne daß er selbst sie herbeiführen muß.} 15. Qxe6 fxe6 (15... Rxe6 16. Bxa7
Nxa7 17. d4 {Weiß hat eine nicht zu unterschätzende Initiative am Damenflügel
und im Zen- trum.}) 16. Rac1 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rbd8 18. d4 Rd7 19. Kf1 Kf8 (19...
exd4 20. cxd4 {Weiß übt einen fühlbaren Druck auf der c-Linie aus.}) 20. Rd1 h6
21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Ke2 Ke7 {Die isolierten
schwarzen e-Bauern sind zwar eine Schwäche, decken aber wich-  tige Felder im
Zentrum. Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen.} 25. Nf1 b5 26. Nd2 c5 27. Rg3 Rg8 28.
b3 (28. c4 $5 b4 29. Nb3 {Gefolgt von 30.Sb3-a5, aber eine klare Überlegenheit
für Weiß ist nicht zu be- weisen.}) 28... Nb8 29. a4 Nc6 30. axb5 axb5 31. h4
Kf7 32. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Bb4 (11... Be6 12. b3 Bb4 13. Ne2
Bd5 14. Ne1 Bxe1 15. Rxe1 a5 16. f3 Rd8 17. Kf2 c5 18. Bb2 h5 $11 {1/2-1/2
Anka,E-Riediger,M/Bayern 1994/EXT 99 (42)}) 12. Ne2 Be7 {On e7 the B
interferes with the movement of Nf5. Manouveres like Ne7-g6 or Ne7-d5 are
obstructed and White might threaten to go g4 forcing a N-exchange on h4 later
on.} ({Therefore} 12... Bc5 {is a more flexible choice.} 13. Nf4 Be6 14. b3 a5
15. a4 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Bd2 b6 18. Nxe6+ fxe6 19. Bc3 Rf8 $11 {0-1 Prie,
E-Bauer,C/Narbonne 1997/CBM 61 (62)}) 13. b3 h5 14. Bg5 {This is the preferred
method to meet an early h5. Exchanging black-squared B:s is in White´s
interest. After the exchange White´s N:s can hop in on g5 and f4.} f6 {After
this concession it´s clear that White has an advantage. The fact that
Kortschnoj feels obliged to make such an ugly move makes the whole setup
unattractive.} (14... Be6 15. Nf4 {is also pleasant for White.}) 15. exf6 gxf6
16. Bf4 Nd6 17. c4 $14 {Black has too many weaknesses to be anything else than
worse. The pair of B:s is not enough compensation.} Kf7 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Ng3
Bh7 20. Re1 Ne8 21. Rcd1 Bd6 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Rd2 $16 Ng7 {Black must go for
some activity.} (23... Rd8 24. Rde2 Rd7 25. Nxh5 $16) 24. Rxd6 Rhd8 25. Red1
Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27. Rd2 a5 28. a3 a4 29. b4 b6 30. Nd4 c5 31. bxc5 bxc5 32.
Nb5 Bg8 33. Ne4 Bxc4 34. Nbd6 Be6 35. Nxc5 Rb8 36. Nxe6 Kxe6 37. Ne4 Ke5 38.
Nc5 Ra8 39. Rd7 $1 $18 Nf5 40. g3 Nd6 (40... Ra5 41. f4#) 41. f4+ Kd5 42. Nb7
Kc6 43. Rxd6+ Kxb7 44. Rd4 Kc6 45. g4 h4 46. Kf2 Rb8 47. Ke3 Kc5 48. Rxa4 Rb3+
49. Ke4 Rxh3 50. Ra6 Rg3 51. Kf5 h3 52. Rxf6 Rxa3 53. Rh6 Kd4 54. g5 Rg3 55. g6
Ke3 56. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1998.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.10.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Rc1
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 {Wieso tauscht Weiß im 9. und 10. Zug ab? Den
Abtausch Lxf6 hat Weiß erst nach dem Fianchetto des Läufers auf b7 gemacht.
Mit dem Tausch cxd5 wird der weißfarbige Läufer in einer passive Stellung
gelassen. Falls Weiß diesen Abtausch früher gemacht hätte, könnte der
Nachziehende seinen Damenläufer nach e6 entwickeln, wo er klar besser stehen
würde.} exd5 11. b4 {Es ist nicht schwer zu erkennen, daß das schwarze
Läuferpaar von den Bauern d4 und d5 momentan stark eingeschränkt wird. Mit dem
Textzug strebt Weiß danach, den Standarddurchbruch c7-c5 zu verhindern.} c6 12.
Qb3 {[%csl Rc6] Aus der Praxis sind zwei Hauptpläne für Weiß in dieser
Stellung bekannt: a) Vorbereitung und Durchführung des Durchbruchs im Zentrum
e3-e4. b) Spiel am Damenflügel mittels a2-a4-a5 (der Zug b4-b5 hat nur dann
einen Sinn wenn Schwarz nicht c6-c5 antworten kann!) Aber diese Pläne haben
auch negative Seiten. Der erste Plan schwächt den d4-Bauern und befreit
teilweise die schwarzen Läufer. Der zweite Plan macht den b4-Bauern schwach 
(besonders bei abgetauschten Türmen). Darum ist es für Weiß wichtig, zuerst
die besten Felder für seine Figuren zu finden.} a5 (12... Qd6 13. Be2 Nd7 14.
O-O a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. a4 Rfa8 $11) 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Be2 Bc8 (14... c5 15.
dxc5 Rxc5 16. O-O Qc8 17. Nd4 Nc6 18. Rfd1 Nxd4 19. exd4 Rc6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Bousios,H-Boensch,U/Ano Liosia 1995/CBM 46 ext (56)}) 15. O-O Be6 16. a4 Nd7
17. Qb1 Be7 18. Bd3 Ba3 19. Rc2 Qe7 20. Ra2 Rfa8 {[%csl Ra4] Schwarz hat sehr
gut seine Kräfte umgruppiert und gutes Spiel am Damenflügel erhalten. Jetzt
droht Bb4.} 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Bb4 24. Ne2 Qe6 (24... Rxa4 25.
Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Yc2a4,Yc2c6]}) 25. Qc2 Bd6 26. Nc3 Bb4 27. Ne2 Bd6
28. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Kortschnoj 80th sim"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Meylan, Andre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "1997"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.03.26"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Qg4 Bxg5 8. hxg5
c5 9. g6 f5 10. exf6 $6 {10. Qf4 and 10. Qg3 are more common and lead to sharp
variations. But Korchnoi quickly goes for this side line.} Nxf6 11. Rxh7 {
The former world championship challenger thinks for a few seconds, nods and
goes for the sacrifice!} Rf8 {The complications begin on this board, and
Korchnoi wins his first game. He is always so impressive... 11... Rf8 is the
best defence:} (11... Nxh7 12. gxh7 Qf6 $2 {White wins with} 13. Nxd5 $1) 12.
Qh4 $6 {Inaccurate. Better was} (12. Qd1 {as in Hovhannisyan-Nepomniachtchi,
World Youth Stars 2006.}) 12... Nxh7 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. gxh7 cxd4 15. Nce2 {
Black's position is better, but the Lion of Leningrad once again demonstrated
his ability to keep fighting.} e5 16. f4 e4 17. Nxd4 Nc6 18. O-O-O Rh8 19. Nb3
Rxh7 20. Rxd5+ Kc7 21. Ne2 Be6 22. Rg5 Bc4 23. Kd2 Rd8+ 24. Kc3 b5 25. Ng3 e3
26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. cxd3 Rd6 {Only two games were still in progress, and Black
has just twenty minutes left on his clock. He begins to feel the pressure.} 28.
d4 g6 29. Ne2 Ne7 30. Kd3 Nd5 31. Ke4 Rh4 $4 32. Rxd5 {Korchnoi says quite
loudly "Thank you!", something he has done twice already in this clock simul...
} Re6+ 33. Re5 {The last game is still in progress, but the chess legend
starts to analyse this one with his opponent. He says that the position (in
the last diagram) was still better for Black!} 1-0

[Event "Bern Training"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 (5... d5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5
Bb4+ 8. Kf1 Nfd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 11. Bxa8 c6 12. Nd2 b5 $1 {12. -
cxb3 - Polgar,Zsu-Yudasin,L, Madrid 1992. CBM 30 game 298.} 13. Nf3 $13 {
Polgar,Zsu-Psakhis,L, Aruba 1992. CBM 30 game 48.}) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 (9. Qc2 d6 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nbxd2 Nbd7 12. e4 e5 13. Rfe1 {
+/=/= - Granda Zuniga,J-Karpov,A, Madrid CBM 30 game 278.}) 9... h6 (9... Re8
10. Qc2 h6 11. Rfe1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Be4 13. Qb2 d5 14. Bf1 c6 15. Nd2 Bg6 16. a3
Nbd7 $10 {Alterman,B-Kortschnoj,V, Beersheba CBM 30 game 179.}) 10. d5 $5 c6
11. dxe6 dxe6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Nbd7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Rfd8
(16... Bxd2 17. Rxd2 c5 $10) 17. Bf4 Bc5 18. Be5 Ng4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qc5
{20. - c5 =} 21. e3 Rd6 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Rd4 $14 Nf6 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. Qb2 Rxd4
26. Rxd4 Rd7 27. a3 e5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Qe7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Nd2 Nf6 32.
Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 g6 34. b5 $10 cxb5 35. Bxb7 Qxb7 36. Qxb5 Qc7 37. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calvia ol (Men)"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Iuldachev, Saidali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1
Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Nc3 Qe7 12. f3 c6 13. b3 a5 14. Rb1 {This is a
theoretical position. Throughout the second part of the 20th century hundreds
of games had been played, beginning in fact from this position. White, having
advantage in space, stands better, but black has some well, actively located
pieces (Bg7, Nc5) and hopes to get good counter-play all over the board.} Nh5
$6 {14...Nfd7 is the well-known theoretical move. White then has to answer 15.
Nce2 or Bb2. But throughout the game my adversary has applied a number of
clearly provocative moves. This is the first one.} 15. g4 Nf6 16. Bg5 $1 {
After 16.Bf4 black could play h5 or 16...Nd7. The move to g5 sets more
problems to black.} Qe5 {Another provocative move.} 17. Bh4 Nfd7 18. Nde2 Bf8 {
Due to the threat Qd2 this move is more or less forced.} 19. Qd2 Qg7 {The
queen on g7 instead of the bishop?! - not a great gain. But people, those who
play the Kings Indian, they don't like when somebody points out to them on
violation of logic.} 20. h3 Ne6 21. Bf2 g5 22. Ng3 Nf4 {Watch out a trap!: 23.
Nf5?? Qxc3.} 23. Nce2 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Ne5 25. Be3 a4 26. Rf1 {White is going to
play Nh5 and then f3-f4 gxf4 Rxf4.} axb3 27. axb3 Ng6 ({The normal
continuation would be} 27... Qg6 {But black again chooses a provocative move -
this time it is connected with a sly trap.}) 28. Bxg5 Qe5 29. Nf5 $2 {White
falls into the trap.} ({After} 29. f4 Qd4+ 30. Qf2 {white was winning without
problems.}) 29... Bxf5 30. gxf5 Qxf5 $1 31. Qd2 ({After} 31. exf5 Rxe2 32. fxg6
Raa2 33. gxh7+ Kxh7 34. Bh1 d5 35. b4 dxc4 {the initiative of black looked too
dangerous.}) 31... Qe5 $2 {One more provocative move - now simply a bad one.
31...Qa5 was called for, with eventually an almost equal endgame.} 32. f4 Qa5
33. Qd3 Bg7 34. f5 Ne5 35. Qg3 Kh8 36. f6 Bf8 37. Kh1 Ng6 38. Rf5 Re5 $6 {
38...Qa2 was more stubborn.} 39. Rbf1 Rxf5 $6 40. exf5 {This position is lost
for black - he cannot prevent a mating attack.} Ne5 41. Rg1 Nd7 42. Bxc6 $1
bxc6 43. Bd2 Nxf6 44. Bxa5 Rxa5 45. Qg5 1-0

[Event "World Students Team-ch01"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1954.04.19"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Filip, Miroslav"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1954.04.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tchechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. g3 d5 $5 {Une ligne solide mais
assez rarement jouée} (5... Nc6) (5... Bg7) 6. Bg2 dxc4 {Sans surprise, Victor
le terrible tente de s'accrocher au matériel} 7. Qa4+ Nfd7 (7... Nbd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8]}) 8. O-O Bg7 9. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8]} O-O 10.
Qxc4 Nb6 11. Qd3 (11. Qb3 $5 Bxd4 12. Bh6 (12. e3 Nc6) 12... Be6) 11... Na6 12.
Be3 Bd7 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Ndb5 Bf5 15. Be4 Nb4 16. Qb1 Bxc3 17. Nc7 (17. Nxc3 $16
) 17... Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qc6 $1 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. bxc3 Rad8 21. Bxb6 (21. Nb5 Na4
$132) 21... axb6 22. Nd5 b5 23. Rab1 e6 24. Nc7 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 b4 26. cxb4 Nxb4
27. Rb1 Nxa2 $11 28. Rxb7 Nc3 29. Rb2 Rc8 30. Na6 Rc6 31. Nb8 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Roquebrune rapid"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 c5 6. dxc5 dxc5 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.
e5 $5 (8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Nge2 {+/=/=}) 8... Nfd7 9. f4 f6 10. Nf3 $1 {N} fxe5 $6 (
10... Na6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Be3 $14) (10... Nc6 11. Be3 fxe5 12. Ng5 exf4 $13)
11. Ng5 Ke8 12. Ne6 Na6 13. Nxg7+ Kf7 14. Nh5 $1 gxh5 15. Be2 $16 exf4 16.
Bxh5+ Kg7 17. Bxf4 Nf6 18. Be5 Nb4 19. O-O-O Bf5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Rd7 Rhe8 22.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 23. Rxb7 Nd3+ 24. Kd2 Ne5 25. Nd5+ Kg5 26. h4+ Kh6 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28.
g5+ Kh5 29. Kc3 (29. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 (29... Nf3+ 30. Kc3 Nxh4 31. Nf6+ $18) 30.
Nf6#) 29... Kg4 30. Re1 Nf3 31. Re4+ Kg3 32. Rbxe7 Rxe7 33. Nxe7 Nxh4 34. Re5
Rd8 35. Rxc5 Rd7 36. Nc6 Rc7 37. b4 Kf4 38. a4 Nf3 39. Nd4 Rxc5 40. Ne6+ Kf5
41. Nxc5 Nxg5 42. b5 Nf7 43. a5 Nd6 44. b6 axb6 45. axb6 g5 46. Nd3 g4 47. c5
g3 48. Ne1 Ne4+ 49. Kd4 Nf6 50. b7 Nd7 51. c6 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. c4 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a6 16. Rac1 Ra7 17. f4 Rd8 18. e3 Re8 19. f5 Rb7 20. Rc3 Nd7 21.
Rfc1 Ne5 22. h3 Rd8 23. g4 Kf6 24. Kg3 h5 25. fxg6 Kxg6 26. Kf4 f6 27. gxh5+
Kxh5 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8 Kg6 30. h4 Kf7 31. h5 Rd7 32. Rh8 Nd3+ 33. Kf3 Nc5
34. b4 Nd3 35. h6 Nxb4 36. Nf5 Nc6 37. Rh7+ (37. h7 $6 Kg6) 37... Kg6 38. Rg7+
{RN<->RN Motive: 1 weißer Rand-Frei-B, Taktik, ab Zug 47 T vs. Bauern} Kxf5 39.
h7 Ne5+ 40. Kg3 Nf7 $1 41. Rxf7 Rd8 42. Rg7 (42. Rxe7 Kg6 $10) 42... Rh8 43.
Kh4 e5 44. Kh5 Ke4 45. Kg6 Kxe3 46. Rg8 Rxh7 47. Kxh7 e4 (47... f5 48. Kg6 f4
49. Kf5 f3 50. Kxe5 f2 51. Rf8 Ke2 52. Kd5 f1=Q 53. Rxf1 Kxf1 54. Kc6 Ke2 55.
Kxb6 Kd3 56. Kxa6 Kc4 57. a4 Kc5 58. a5 Kc6 $10) 48. Kg6 Kf2 49. Rf8 e3 50.
Rxf6+ Kg2 51. Rxb6 e2 52. Rb1 Kf2 53. Kf5 e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Kxe1 55. Ke4 Kf2 (55...
Kd2 56. Kd4 a5 57. a4 Ke2 58. Kc5 Kd3 59. Kb5 Kd4 60. Kxa5 Kc5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zagreb Interzonal"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rad1 Qc8 12. Nb5 Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nc7 (14.
Nd2 $5 {-16.Nd2!?}) 14... Rb8 15. Nb5 Ra8 16. Nd2 $5 Nxd2 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18.
Rxd2 d5 19. cxd5 Rfc8 $6 (19... Nxd5 $142 20. Qe4 Qa6 21. a4 Nf6 22. Qc2 Rac8
23. Qb3 Rfd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qb7 $10 {Barlov,D}) 20. Qb3 Nxd5 21. Nd6
Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rd8 23. Be5 Ne7 24. Rfd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rc8 26. Qd1 Qa8 27. Rd7
Ng6 28. Bc3 Nf8 29. Rd6 f6 30. Qd3 Qb7 31. f3 Rc7 32. Rd8 Kf7 33. Bb4 Ng6 34.
Qb5 Rc6 35. Qd3 Rc7 36. h4 a5 37. Bd2 Qc6 38. Rd6 Qa4 39. Bc3 Qxa2 40. Rxb6 a4
41. Qd8 1-0

[Event "Beersheba m"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Greenfeld,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Ne4
8. Rd1 O-O 9. e3 Ne7 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. c5 $6 (12. cxd5 $142) (12. Bc1
$142 $1 $14 {/\b4,Bb2}) 12... a5 $1 $17 (12... bxc5 $2 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxh7+
$1 Kxh7 15. Qh4+ Kg8 16. Ng5 Re8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Bb4 $18) 13. cxb6 cxb6 14.
Rc1 Nf5 15. Rc2 Nfd6 16. Rfc1 f6 17. Be1 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Rc6 Qa8 20. Qc2
b5 21. b3 Rxc6 22. Qxc6 Rc8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Ra6 26. Kf1 h5
27. Ke2 a4 28. Bb4 axb3 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. Rb1 Rc6 31. Rxb3 Rc2+ 32. Kf1 Ra2 33.
h4 Kf7 34. Rxb5 Rxa3 35. Rb6 {I was a bit pressed for time. better was 35.Rb7
immediately.} g5 36. Rb7+ Kg6 37. Re7 Kf5 38. Rh7 Ra1+ 39. Ke2 Kg6 40. Re7 Ra6
41. Kf3 gxh4 42. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1958.01.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Taimanov"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {1) Taimonov and Stoljar in the tournament bulletin no.13, p.5} c5 2. Nf3
e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qf3 Nc6 7. Nb3 Nf6 8. Bf4 d6 9. Be2 Be7
10. Qg3 O-O 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. O-O b5 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. Bd3 b4 15. Ne2 Bf6 (15... a5
16. Nbd4) 16. Bg5 (16. Bc1 a5) (16. c3 a5) 16... Qe7 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f4 Bb7 (
18... Qxb2 19. e5) 19. Rde1 a5 20. e5 Qe7 21. Kh1 h6 22. Nd2 dxe5 23. fxe5 Qg5
24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Ng3 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Rxa6 {[#]} 27. Nde4 $2 {[%csl Re5]} (27. Nc4
$142) 27... Rd5 $17 28. Nxg5 Nxe5 29. N5e4 Nd6 30. Kg1 Nb5 31. Nh5 Ng6 $1 {
Taimanov} (31... Nc4 32. Nf4) 32. g4 (32. Nhf6+ $145 gxf6 33. Nxf6+ Kf8 34.
Nxd5 exd5 35. Rd1 Ne7 $15) 32... Rc6 (32... Re5) 33. Rf2 Re5 (33... Rd4) (33...
Rc4) 34. Kf1 a4 $1 $17 {Taimanov} 35. Nhg3 a3 36. b3 Ne7 37. Rfe2 Nd5 38. c4 $1
{Bad tactics} bxc3 $19 39. Nxc3 Rxe2 40. Ncxe2 Rc2 41. Ra1 Ne3+ 42. Ke1 Rb2 43.
Kf2 Nxg4+ 44. Kf3 f5 45. h3 Nd4+ 46. Kf4 Nxe2+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch25 Final"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1958.02.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Annotator "ChessBase/Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1958.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {1) Kortschnoj and Lyublinskogo in the tournament bulletin no.12, p.4-5.}
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 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rfe8 14. Ne3 g6 15. Bd2 Bf8
16. b4 exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Qxc4 20. Bg5 Bg7 {[#]} 21. Rb1
$1 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Rac8 23. Nxb5 Qxb5 24. Bf4 Bc3 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bf5 28. Rbe1 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 Qc6 (29... d5 30. Rd4 Rc4 $11) 30. Qd3 {[#]}
Qc1+ $2 (30... Rd8 31. Rd4 $14) (30... d5 $1 31. Rd4 Qf6 32. Rxd5 Rc1+ 33. Kh2
Qxf2 $11) 31. Kh2 Qc6 32. Rd4 Rd8 33. Rd5 h5 34. f4 Qc1 35. Qd4 Qc6 36. f5 Qd7
37. Qd3 1-0

[Event "URS Republics Team-ch03 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1953.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Suetin, Alexey S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1953.09.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Leningrad"]
[BlackTeam "BLR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. f4 Nc6 7. b3 e6 8. Nf3
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rb8 11. Ne4 b6 12. Qc2 Nb4 (12... f6 $142 {Kortschnoj,
V-Balanel,I Bucharest 1954 (11) 1-0}) (12... f5 13. Nf2 Ba6 $15 {Kortchnoi: My
best games}) 13. Qb1 Ba6 14. Neg5 g6 15. h4 f6 16. Nh3 Qe8 17. Nf2 Rd8 (17...
Ncd5 18. h5 gxh5 19. a3 Nc6 {Kortchnoi}) 18. h5 gxh5 19. g4 Ncd5 20. Rxh5 Qg6
21. f5 exf5 22. Nh4 Qe8 23. Nxf5 Nf4 24. Qe4 Bd6 25. Nxd6 Nxg2+ 26. Kf1 Qxe4
27. Nfxe4 Nf4 28. Rh2 Nbd5 29. Re1 Rd7 30. d3 Ne3+ 31. Kf2 Nxg4+ 32. Kg3 Nxh2
33. Kxf4 h5 (33... Rg7 $142) 34. Rh1 Ng4 35. Rxh5 Ne5 36. Kf5 Nc6 37. Bxf6 Rg7
38. Ke6 Nb4 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Rg5+ Kh7 41. Nf7 Re8+ 42. Kf6 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 $1 {N} (12. Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Qa4 14. Bd3 b6 15. f3 Ba6 $10) 12... d4 13. O-O Bxc3 (13... dxc3 14. axb4 Qxb4
15. bxc3 $16) 14. Nc4 Qh5 15. bxc3 dxe3 (15... dxc3 16. e4 Nd4 17. Qxc3 Ne2+
18. Bxe2 Qxe2 19. f3 Be6 20. Nd6 $16) 16. Nxe3 Be6 17. Rab1 Nd5 18. Rb5 $1 Rfd8
(18... Nxe3 19. Rxh5 Nxc2 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bxc2+ Kg8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Bf5+ Kg8
24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Be3 $18) 19. c4 Nd4 (19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qh4 21. Rxb7 $16)
20. Qb2 Nxb5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxb5 (22. Qxb5 a6 23. Qc5 b6 24. Qxb6 Bxg2 $132)
22... Be4 23. Bc7 Rdc8 24. Rc1 Qg6 25. Bd7 Rf8 26. h4 $1 Kh8 27. Bf4 Rad8 28.
Rc7 f6 29. Qb4 Rf7 30. h5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Voiculescu, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bf5 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Rc1 Bh7 11. h3 Qb6 12. Kh2 Rfd8 13. Rc2 $5 Bc5 $6 (13... a5
14. a3 Nc5) 14. Qe1 a5 15. a3 Re8 16. e4 dxe4 17. dxe4 Rad8 18. Rc3 {[%cal
Ye4e5] /\e5} Nf8 (18... e5 $5) 19. e5 N6d7 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Ng6 (21...
Bxf2 $5 22. b4 $5) 22. Qe1 Nb8 $6 (22... Qc7 23. Rc2 Ba7 24. b4 Bb8 25. Re2 $14
{/+/-}) 23. h4 Na6 24. h5 Nf8 25. Bc1 Rd7 26. g4 Nh7 27. Qe2 Qd8 28. Ne1 {
[%cal Yf2f4,Yc3g3,Yg4g5] /\f4, Tg3, g5} Qe7 29. Nc2 Red8 30. f4 Bd4 31. Nxd4
Rxd4 32. Rg3 Nc5 33. Be3 R4d7 34. g5 $18 Kh8 (34... hxg5 35. fxg5 Nd3 36. g6
fxg6 37. hxg6 Nf8 38. Qh5) 35. gxh6 gxh6 36. Qg4 f5 37. exf6 Nxf6 (37... Qxf6
38. Bxc5) 38. Qg6 Rg8 39. Bxc5 Rxg6 40. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "Leningrad-ch28"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1955.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Cherepkov, Alexander V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D64"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2
a6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 c5 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O Bb7
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qe7 $146 ({RR} 17... Be7 18. Ne5 Bf6 19.
Rfd1 Qa5 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. a3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25.
g3 {1/2-1/2 Euwe,M-Olland,A/Amsterdam 1922/EXT 1999}) 18. Qc2 Bd6 19. Qc6 Bb8
20. Rfd1 Ra7 21. g3 Qb7 22. Kg2 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Re8 24. Ng5 Be5 25. b3 b4 26. Ne4
a5 27. Nc5 g6 28. Rd7 $36 Rea8 29. Kf3 (29. f4) 29... Bf6 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Ra6
Rxa6 32. Nxa6 Kf8 33. Nb8 Ke8 34. Ke4 Bd8 35. Kd4 Bc7 (35... Bf6+ 36. Kc4 {
[%cal Gc4b5]} h5 37. Kb5 Bc3 38. Kxa5 Be1 {[%csl Rf2]} 39. f3) 36. Nc6 Kd7 37.
Kc5 f5 38. Kb5 Kd6 39. Nxa5 Kd5 40. f3 g5 41. Nc6 g4 42. Nxb4+ Kd6 43. f4 e5
44. a4 exf4 45. exf4 h5 46. a5 1-0

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. b4 {7.b4!? N.}
Bg4 8. h3 {An immediate b5 is better: 8.b5 []a5 9.h3 @.} Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd7 $1
10. b5 $2 (10. Be3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 { a5 and f5.}) 10... Nxd4 $19 11. Qe3 Ne6 12.
a4 Nec5 13. Bc2 a6 14. Ra3 Nb6 15. Qe2 axb5 16. axb5 Qd7 17. Rxa8 Rxa8 18. Be3
Nba4 19. Bd4 Ra5 20. Bxa4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nxa4 22. Qc2 c5 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6
bxc6 25. Rc1 c5 26. dxc5 Nxc5 27. Nc3 Ra3 28. e5 Rb3 29. Nd5 Kf8 30. Rc2 Rd3
31. Ne3 Ne6 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Re8 dxe5 34. Rxe7 Rd2 35. Ng4 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 37.
h4 Re4 38. f3 Re1 39. Ra7 Nf4 40. Ra2 h5 41. Nf2 Re2 42. Rxe2 Nxe2 43. Nd3 Kf6
44. g3 Ke6 45. Kg2 Kd5 46. Nb4+ Kc5 47. Nd3+ Kd4 48. Nb4 Nc1 49. Nc6+ Kd5 50.
Ne7+ Kd6 51. Nc8+ Kd7 52. Nb6+ Kc6 53. Nc4 Kd5 54. Na5 Nd3 55. Kf1 Nc5 56. Kf2
Ne6 57. Nb3 f5 58. Na5 Nd4 59. Nb7 f4 60. gxf4 exf4 61. Kg2 Nf5 62. Kh3 Kd4 63.
Na5 Ke3 64. Nc4+ Kxf3 65. Ne5+ Ke3 66. Nxg6 f3 0-1

[Event "Bucuresti International-04"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1954.02.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pachman, Ludek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1954.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 $5 (5... Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7.
cxd5 exd5 8. e3 c4 $5 {[%cal Yc8f5] /\Lf5} 9. e4 $13 {/+/=}) 6. e4 $5 dxe4 7.
fxe4 e5 8. d5 O-O 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. Bd3 Bc5 11. Qe2 Bf2+ 12. Kd1 $1 $13 Bd4 13.
Kc2 c5 14. Rf1 Bxc3 15. Kxc3 Nd7 16. Kc2 a6 17. Bd2 Ngf6 18. Bc3 Qc7 19. Nh4
Ne8 20. Qh5 b5 21. Nf3 f6 22. Nd2 Nb6 23. b3 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 Qd6
26. g4 $16 Bd7 27. g5 f5 28. exf5 Bxf5+ 29. Kb2 Nc7 30. Rae1 e4 31. Qh4 Nb5 32.
Qf4 Qxf4 33. Rxf4 Nxc3 34. Kxc3 g6 35. Bf1 {[%cal Yf1g2] /\Lg2} a5 36. Bb5 {
[%cal Yc3c4,Yb5c6,Yc4c5] /\Kc4, Lc6, Kc5} Rab8 37. a4 Kg7 38. Kc4 Rbc8 39. Re3
h6 40. h4 hxg5 41. hxg5 {[%cal Yb5c6,Yc4c5,Yc5b6] /\Lc6, Kc5, Kb6} Rh8 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 (4... Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. g3 O-O 7.
Bg2 Nbd7 8. Qc2 c6 9. O-O b5 $5 {New.} 10. cxd5 {10.Qc3 Qe7 is unclear.} cxd5
11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a4 $6 b4 $13 {Kiselev,S-Sifrer,D, Ljubljana Iskra 1992 CBM 31
game 491.}) 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d5 8. O-O Rd8 9. Qc2 (9. Rc1 Nc6 10.
Ne5 Bd7 11. Qf4 Be8 12. Nd2 a5 $14 {Polgar,Zsu-Dzindzichashvili,R, New York,
Reshevsky (2), 1992 CBM 31 game 609.}) 9... Nc6 $5 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Nb4 $1
12. Qb3 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nfxd5 15. a3 Nc6 $10 16. Nc4 Rab8 17. Nxc6
Bxc6 18. Ne3 (18. Ne5 Qf6) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d3 Nd7 5. O-O e6 6. c4 Bd6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Qa4 $146 (9. e4 $6 dxe4 10. dxe4 Ne5 $1 $10) (9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 dxe4 11.
dxe4 Ne5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Be3 Bc7 15. Qe2 Bb6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. f4
f6 $13 {Dejkalo-Kuczynski, Polen 1987}) 9... Bh5 10. Qh4 Bg6 11. e4 O-O 12. Be3
Re8 (12... Nc5 13. Rad1) 13. Rad1 a6 14. Qh3 Bb4 15. Nh4 Nf8 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17.
exd5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxd5 19. Bd2 (19. Bd4 $2 Ne6) 19... Qa5 20. c4 Nc3 21. Qg4
Qa3 22. Bc1 Qa5 23. Bd2 Qa3 24. Bc1 Qa5 (24... Qxa2 25. Rd2 Qa5 26. Rb2)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 Rb8 8.
d3 Bd6 9. a4 b6 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 $5 a6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. O-O O-O 14.
Qa3 Ra8 15. b4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Na5 Bxa5 18. bxa5 Ra6 19. Qb2 Bc6 20. Rfc1
Qa8 21. Be3 $13 {Foisor,O-Luther,T Corfu 1991 52/18}) 10... a6 11. O-O Bb7 12.
Rd1 O-O 13. d4 Qe7 $10 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. e3 Rfd8 17. Qc4 (17. Rac1
$5) 17... Rbc8 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Be5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rd2 Bxd4 22. Rxd4
Rxd4 23. exd4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Nd5 25. Qf3 Rd7 26. Qe2 Qc8 27. Qd3 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Rc7
29. Qb1 Rxc3 30. Qxb6 Rc6 31. Qb3 Qd7 32. Rd3 Rd6 33. Qc4 g6 34. h4 h5 35. Kh2
a5 36. Rd1 Rd5 37. f4 Qb7 38. Rd2 Kg7 39. Rc2 Qb1 40. Kg2 Qe1 41. Qd3 Kh7 42.
Kh2 Rd6 43. Kg2 Rb6 44. Qe2 Qxe2+ 45. Rxe2 Rb4 46. Re5 Rxa4 47. d5 Ra2+ 48. Kf3
Ra3+ 49. Kf2 exd5 50. Rxd5 f5 51. Rb5 Ra2+ 52. Kf1 a4 53. Rb4 Kg7 54. Rd4 Kf7
55. Kg1 a3 56. Rd3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manila Interzonal"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. O-O a6 7. Qxc4 b5 8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. d3 c5 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Nd5 {Ribli} (
13... Rc7 14. Qb1 Qa8 15. Qa1 Rfc8 $10 {1/4-1/4 Bischoff,K-Ribli,Z Munich 1990}
) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chicago International"]
[Site "Chicago,IL"]
[Date "1982.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1982.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5
15. Be3 a4 16. Nd2 a3 17. Nxe4 axb2 18. Rb1 Bxe4 19. Rxb2 Qd7 20. Bd3 (20. Bxe4
dxe4 21. Rxb5 Nxd4 22. Rb2 c5 $13) 20... Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rfb8 22. Rfb1 (22. Rxb5
Rxb5 23. Qxb5 Nxe5 24. Qb7 Qc6 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. Rc1 Ra6 $10) (22. f4 f5 (22...
Na5 $2 23. Bc1 Nc4 24. Re2 {/\ f5 +/-}) 23. exf6 gxf6 24. f5 b4 $13) 22... b4
23. a3 bxa3 (23... Rxa3 $2 24. Qxa3 bxa3 25. Rxb8+ Nd8 26. Ra8 $18) 24. Rxb8+
Rxb8 (24... Nxb8 $2 25. Qxa3) 25. Rxb8+ Nxb8 26. Qxa3 $14 Qc6 27. Qe7 (27. g4
h6 28. f4 Nd7 29. f5 Nb6 30. Bf2 $14) 27... Qd7 28. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[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. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 c6 7. d5 e5 8. dxc6
bxc6 9. Qa4 Qc8 10. h3 Bf5 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 Ngf6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Nh4 O-O 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qc2 c4 17. Bxc4 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. O-O Qc7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21.
b4 Nb7 22. Bb3 Qe7 23. a3 a5 24. Na2 c5 25. bxa5 Nxa5 26. Bd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Nb7
28. Rfe1 Rfe8 29. a4 Rc8 30. Nc3 Qd7 31. Nb5 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Qxd6 33. Qc4 Ra8 34.
Rb1 Red8 35. Red1 Qa6 36. Qxc5 Qxa4 37. d6 Qd7 38. Qd5 Ra7 39. Rb4 Qf5 40. Rb7
Rxb7 41. Qxb7 Rd7 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qe8 Qc2 44. Qxd7 Qxd1+ 45. Kh2 {[#]} Qd2 46.
Qc7 Qf4+ (46... Qxf2 47. d7 Qf4+ 48. Kg1 Qe3+ 49. Kh1 $18) 47. Kg1 e4 48. Qc6 (
48. Qc5 Qd2 49. Qe5 f6 $10) 48... e3 49. fxe3 Qxe3+ 50. Kf1 Qd2 51. d7 f5 52.
Qc7 Qd1+ 53. Kf2 Qd2+ 54. Kg1 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 24,5-15,5"]
[Site "Kiev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1959.07.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karaklajic, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1959.07.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 c5 5. cxd5 Qb6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8.
Qxd4 $1 Bc5 9. Qxf6 Bxf2+ 10. Kd1 Rf8 11. e4 Nd7 12. Qg7 e5 (12... Qxb2 13. Rb1
Qa3 14. Bb5 $16) 13. Bb5 $1 Bd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. d6 $1 Qxd6 16. Nd5 {/\Rc1}
Kd8 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. e5 $1 Bg4+ 19. Kd2 Qxd5 20. Qxf8+ Kd7 21. Qd6+ $1 Qxd6
22. exd6 Kxd6 23. Rhf1 Be6 24. Kd3 Rg8 25. g3 Rg4 26. b3 a5 27. Rae1 a4 28.
bxa4 Rg5 29. Rf4 Bxa2 30. Rxd4+ Kc6 31. Rc1+ Kb6 32. Rb4+ Ka6 33. Rc7 Rd5+ 34.
Kc3 Rh5 35. h4 Rh6 36. Rbxb7 Rg6 37. Kb4 Rg4+ 38. Kc5 Rc4+ 39. Kd6 Rd4+ 40. Ke5
Rg4 41. Ra7+ Kb6 42. a5+ Kb5 43. Rab7+ Kxa5 44. Rb2 1-0

[Event "Rotterdam"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 c5
8. Bxf6 {Damit hat es keine Eile. Weiß kann diesen Zug später spielen oder auf
ihn verzichten.} gxf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. O-O-O Bc5 13.
Nxd4 O-O-O 14. Nb3 Qc6 15. f4 (15. Nxc5 $14) 15... Bb6 16. g3 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1
Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. c3 Ke7 20. Nd2 Qd5 21. b3 f5 22. Kc2 f6 23. a4 Kf7 24.
Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Kf7 27. Kd3 Ke7 28. b4 a5 29. Kc4 axb4 30. cxb4
Kd6 31. a5 Bf2 32. b5 h5 33. Nd4 Bxd4 34. Kxd4 e5+ 35. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[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 Bb7 (11... c6 12. a3 bxc4 13. Bxc4 d5 $6 14.
exd5 $1 cxd5 15. Ba2 e4 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Nc3 $16 {Anand,V-Spasski,B/Cannes/1989/
}) (11... c6 12. c5 Qc7 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qxd4 Ne5
17. Nbd2 Rd8 18. Qe3 Nd3 $13 {Fischer-Portisch, Santa Monica 1966.}) 12. Nc3 c6
13. c5 Qc7 14. cxd6 Bxd6 15. Bg5 h6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bh4 $16 Nc5
19. Bg3 Qg5 20. h4 Qg6 21. Bc2 Rfd8 22. Bd6 Bc8 23. e5 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25.
exf6 Qxf6 26. Bxc5 Rxd1 27. Raxd1 Qxh4 28. Rd4 Qg5 29. b4 a5 30. a3 Qf5 31. Ne4
axb4 32. axb4 Qe5 33. Rdd1 h5 34. Nd2 Qc7 35. Nf3 Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Qxd8 37. Re5 f6
38. Re7 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Qc1 40. g3 Qd1 41. Re3 Qd5 42. Nd4 Kh7 43. Re6 Qa2 44. Kg1
Qd5 45. Rxc6 $18 h4 46. gxh4 Qh5 47. Re6 Qg4+ 48. Kf1 Qxh4 49. Re7 Qh1+ 50. Ke2
Qd5 51. Ke3 Qg5+ 52. Kd3 Qd5 53. Kc3 Qc4+ 54. Kb2 Qd3 55. Rb7 Qd2+ 56. Nc2 Qe2
57. Bd4 Kg6 58. Rc7 Qd3 59. Be3 Qe2 60. Rd7 Qc4 61. Bc5 Qe2 62. Be3 Qc4 63. Rd4
Qc6 64. Na3 Kf7 65. Nb1 g5 66. Nc3 Qf3 67. Rd5 g4 68. Ba7 f5 69. Rxb5 f4 70.
Rd5 g3 71. fxg3 fxg3 72. b5 g2 73. Kb3 Qg3 74. Bg1 Qe1 75. Rd1 Qe6+ 76. Kb2 Qg4
77. Rd2 Ke8 78. b6 Qf3 79. Nd5 Qf1 80. Nc7+ Kf7 81. b7 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 c5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e3 Na6 15.
Qb3 Rab8 16. Rd2 Nc7 17. Rfd1 g6 18. Qa2 Bg7 19. Ne5 b5 20. f4 b4 21. axb4 cxb4
22. Na4 f6 23. Nf3 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Qe6 25. Nc5 Qb6 26. f5 Bc8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28.
Re1 b3 29. Qa4 Bf5 30. Rde2 a5 31. Nh4 Bc2 32. Re7 g5 33. Nd7 Qb5 34. Qxb5 Rxb5
35. Nc5 gxh4 36. Rxc7 Bf5 37. Rf1 Bc8 38. Bxd5+ Rxd5 39. Rxc8+ Kh7 40. Rc7 Kg6
41. gxh4 Bh6 42. Rc6 Rf5 43. Rg1+ Kh5 44. Ne4 {[#]} Be3 45. Ng3+ Kxh4 46. Nxf5+
Rxf5 47. Re1 Bd2 48. Rd1 Rf2 49. Rc8 Bf4 50. d5 Rxh2+ 51. Kg1 Rxb2 52. Rc4 Kg5
53. Rxf4 Kxf4 {[#] Der Riesenfreibauer d5 kann gerade noch unter Opfer
gestoppt werden.} 54. d6 Kf3 $1 55. Rd3+ (55. d7 Rg2+ 56. Kh1 {sonst
Dauerschach} Rg8 57. d8=Q Rxd8 58. Rxd8 a4 59. Rb8 Ke2 60. Kg2 Kd2 61. Kf2 Kc2
62. Rc8+ {mit knappem Remis, wenn ich mich nicht täusche.}) 55... Ke2 56. d7 (
56. Rd5 Rc2 57. d7 b2 58. Rb5 Rc1+ $1 (58... Rd2 $2 59. Rxb2 $1) 59. Kg2 Rd1
60. Rxb2+ Ke3 61. Rb7 f5 {und Schwarz macht mindestens remis.}) 56... Rb1+ 57.
Kg2 Kxd3 58. d8=Q+ Kc2 59. Qc7+ Kb2 60. Qxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[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 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 12. Qh3 (12. Qg3 Qxd4 13. Nc3 O-O
14. Nb5 Qg4 $10 {Sax-Jusupov, Thessaloniki (ol) 1984.}) 12... Qxd4 (12... Nxd4
13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rad1 Bd6 $44 {Kasparov-Karpov (m28)
1984/85.}) 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Bf5 O-O (14... h5 $5 15. Qg3 Kf8 16. Be3 Qb4 17. a3
Qa5 18. Qf3 g6 $10 {Velimirovic-Kurajica, Bela Crkva 1984.}) 15. Be3 Qb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow ol (Men)"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.10"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Hernandez, Gilberto"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mexico"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MEX"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O e6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. b3 d5 11. Bd3 d4 12. Na4 c5 13. Nb2 Bc6 14. Nc4 Qc7 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. a4 O-O 18. a5 Bb5 19. Rf3 f6 20. Raf1 Rf7 21. g4 a6 22.
h4 Qc6 23. g5 f5 24. h5 Bxc4 25. bxc4 g6 26. Rh3 Nf8 27. Re1 Bd6 28. exf5 gxf5
29. Qg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rb7 31. Kf3 Rcb8 32. Rhh1 Kg7 33. Bc1 Rb1 34. Ba3 Rxe1
35. Rxe1 Kf7 36. Ra1 Nd7 37. Bc1 Bc7 38. Bd2 Rb2 39. Bc1 Rb7 40. Bd2 Nb8 41.
Rg1 Nc6 42. Ke2 Rb2 43. Ra1 Nb4 44. Bc1 Ra2 45. Rxa2 Nxa2 46. Bd2 Nc3+ 47. Bxc3
dxc3 48. Ke3 $19 {The black a-passed pawn, and the weaker white pawns (Pf4,Pg5)
give Black a winning position. He will activate his K.} Bxa5 49. Be2 Bb4 50.
Bf3 Ba3 51. Bb7 Bc1+ 52. Kf3 a5 53. Bc6 e5 54. g6+ hxg6 55. hxg6+ Kxg6 56. fxe5
Kf7 57. Bd7 Ke7 58. Bc6 Ke6 59. Bb5 Kxe5 60. Ba4 Kf6 61. Bb5 Kg5 62. Bc6 Kh4
63. Bd7 Bd2 64. Bc6 Kg5 65. Bb5 Kf6 66. Ba4 Ke5 67. Bc6 Kd4 68. Bb5 Bc1 69. Kf2
Ke4 70. Bd7 Kf4 71. Bc6 Be3+ 72. Ke2 Bd4 (72... Bd4 73. Bd7 Kg3 74. Bc6 f4 75.
Kf1 f3 76. Be8 Kf4 77. Bd7 Ke3 78. Ke1 f2+ 79. Kf1 Kd2 80. Ba4 Kc1 $19) 0-1

[Event "URS Republics Team-ch03 Final"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1953.09.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Panov, Vasily N"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1953.09.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "Leningrad"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4
g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Nf3 c4 13. Be2 Bd7 14. Qf4 Qe7 15.
Qf6 O-O-O 16. h5 g5 17. Qxe7 Nxe7 18. Nh2 Ng8 19. Ng4 Rf8 20. Nf6 Nxf6 21. exf6
e5 22. dxe5 Re8 23. Raf1 Rhg8 24. g4 Rxe5 25. f4 Re4 26. Bf3 Rxf4 27. Bxd5 Bxg4
28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Bxf7 Rf8 30. Rg1 Rxf7 31. Rxg4 Rxf6 32. Rg6 Rc6 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. Rg7+ Ke6 35. Rxb7 Ra6 36. Kf3 Rxa2 37. Kxf4 Ra5 38. Ke4 Rxh5 39. Rxa7 $11
Rh4+ 40. Ke3 h5 41. Ra6+ $6 (41. Rh7 {[%csl Rh4,Gh7] La R derrière le P
conformément aux principes généraux} Ke5 42. Re7+) 41... Kf5 42. Ra5+ Kg4
$15 {[%csl Ra5]} 43. Rc5 Rh3+ 44. Kd4 $2 (44. Kd2 Kf3 45. Rxc4 h4 46. Rc8 Rh2+
47. Kd3 h3 48. c4 Rg2 49. Rh8 Kg3 50. c5 Rf2 (50... h2 51. c6) 51. c6 Rf7 52.
Rg8+ Kf2 53. Rh8 Kg2 $11) 44... Rf3 45. Kxc4 Rf4+ 46. Kd3 h4 47. Rc8 h3 48. Rh8
Kg3 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 2nd"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "1997.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1997.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb6 14. dxc6 $1 {
Dies ist die Pointe von 12.e4} bxc6 (14... Nxc4 $2 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. Rxc4 bxc6
17. Rxc6) 15. Be2 $14 {Diese Struktur ist etwas besser für Weiß.} Be6 (15...
Rd8 16. Qc2 Bg4 17. Nb1 $5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rd6 19. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Van der
Sterren,P-Kamsky,G/Wijk cm3 1994 (32)}) 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Nd1 Rac8 18. Ba6 Rb8
19. Ne3 h5 20. b3 {Schwarz wird nun langsam, aber sicher vom Brett geschoben.}
Rd6 21. Rfd1 Rbd8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Bb7 Bg4 24. Ne1 Bh6 25. Bxc6 Bxe3 26. fxe3
Qd8 27. Qc3 f6 28. Bb5 Rd1 29. h3 Be6 30. Be2 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Kg7 32. Nd3 Qd6 33.
Qc5 Qxc5 34. Nxc5 Bc8 35. b4 Kf7 36. Bb5 Ke7 37. Kf2 g5 38. Ke1 Na8 39. Kd2 Nc7
40. Be2 h4 41. Kc3 Kd6 42. a4 f5 43. exf5 Nd5+ 44. Kd2 Ke7 45. b5 Nf6 46. Bd3
Nh5 47. a5 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.02.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. e3 O-O 8.
Nge2 e5 9. d5 c6 10. e4 cxd5 11. exd5 Na6 12. O-O Bf5 13. a3 Qd7 14. b3 Bh3 15.
Be3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfd8 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. b4 Nc7 19. Qb3 e4 20. Rad1 Nb5 21.
Nxb5 Qxb5 22. Rfe1 Qa4 23. Qxa4 Rxa4 24. Nf4 Rxa3 25. Rxe4 Bf8 26. Red4 Bd6 {
[#]} 27. Ne6 Rc8 28. Ng5 Rb3 29. Ne4 Be5 30. Nd2 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Bxd4 32. d6 f5
33. Ne4 fxe4 34. Rxd4 {[#] Nach Zug 37 2-2 am Königsflügel sowie 0-1 am
Damenflügel. Ooptimale Turmstellung für den Verteidiger bei aktivem weißen und
passivem schwarzen König. ===> Remis (einfach)} Rd8 35. Rxe4 Rxd6 36. Re7 Rd4
37. Rxb7 Rxb4 {[#]} 38. f4 $11 h6 39. Kh3 Rb3 (39... Kf8 40. g4 Ke8 41. f5 $11)
40. Kh4 Rb5 41. g4 Rb4 42. Kg3 Rb3+ 43. Kh4 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "German Cup"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[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. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 (12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd2 14.
Bxd2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bb3 $14 {Short-Prasad, Subotica (izt) 1987}) 12...
Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 g6 18. Bxg5 Bxg5
19. f4 Be7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. g4 fxg4 23. f5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 Ra6 25.
Kh1 Kh8 26. Qxg4 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Qg8 28. Qxg8+ Kxg8 29. e6 Re1 30. Kf2 Rxe6 31.
Rxd5 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Santa Cruz, Hugo"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B64"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Inf.2/398} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7.
Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 d5 $2 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bb5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4
Nb6 14. Rhe1 $16 Bd7 15. Bxd7 $2 (15. Bd3 $1 $16) 15... Nxd7 16. Ne4 Rfc8 17.
Nd6 Rc6 $13 18. Re3 f6 19. Rg3 fxe5 20. fxe5 Rf8 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Qxe5 Rxd6
22. Rxg7+ $16) 21. h4 a6 22. h5 Nb6 23. b3 Nc8 24. h6 g6 25. Kb2 Nxd6 26. exd6
Rxd6 27. Rf3 Rxf3 28. gxf3 Rd8 (28... e5 29. Qc5 $44) 29. Qe5 $44 Qd7 30. Rd4
Rf8 31. c4 Rf5 32. Qb8+ Rf8 33. Qe5 Rf5 34. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch21 Final"]
[Site "Kiev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1954.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolsky, Alexey Pavlovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C04"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1954.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. Bd3 Nh6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
f6 9. b4 a6 10. a4 Re8 (10... Nf7 11. Ba3 Ne7 (11... Re8 12. Qb3 Ne7 13. b5
axb5 14. axb5 Qd7 15. c4 $14 {Keres-Troianescu Moscow 1956}) 12. b5 c6 13. Qb3
Re8 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. a5 g5 16. h3 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. g3 e5 19. c4 f5 20.
cxd5 cxd5 21. Nc3 e4 22. Nxd5 {Marjanovic-Arapovic YUG 1979}) 11. Qb3 Ne7 12.
Bb2 $14 b6 13. c4 Nf7 14. Re2 Qd7 15. Rae1 dxc4 16. Nxc4 g5 17. d5 e5 18. Ne3
b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rc2 Bb7 21. Rec1 Rec8 22. Rc5 Nd6 23. Bxb5 Nxb5 24. d6+
Kh8 25. dxe7 Bxe4 26. Rd1 Nd6 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Rxe5 Bg6 29. Re6 Rg8 30. Ng4
Bf7 31. Rde1 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Nc4 33. Bxg7+ Rxg7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fuchs, Reinhart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DDR"]

{Inf.2/7} 1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. e3 $5
Nc6 8. c4 $1 Ne4 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d3 Bf6 11. Qc1 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Qf6 13. Qxf6
Nxf6 14. Rc1 Bf5 15. Ne1 $13 Rac8 $6 (15... b6 $5) 16. Rxc5 Nb4 17. Rc3 $1 Rxc3
18. Nxc3 Rc8 19. Nb5 Bxd3 20. Nxa7 Rc3 21. a3 $18 Na6 22. Nxd3 Rxd3 23. b4 Kf8
24. Bf1 Rd2 25. Rc1 Ne4 26. Bg2 Ke7 27. Nc8+ Kd8 28. Nb6 Nxf2 29. Rc8+ Ke7 30.
b5 1-0

[Event "US CF Open-84"]
[Site "Pasadena"]
[Date "1983.08.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1983.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Rac1 h6 15. e4
Rd8 16. Qe2 Nef6 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Nh2 Qb8 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Qxg4 Bf8 21. Qe2 Rc8
22. h4 Bc6 23. a4 Nc5 24. Rb1 Rcd8 25. Qc2 a5 26. Rd2 Rd7 27. Rbd1 Red8 28. Be3
Qb7 29. f3 Na6 30. Qb1 Nb4 31. Bd4 Qb8 32. Kf2 Ba8 33. Bh3 Re7 34. Nb5 ({
Korchnoi later suggested} 34. Be5 $1 Ree8 35. Bf4 Bc6 36. Nb5 Bxb5 37. axb5 {
and Black can only sit and wait}) 34... d5 $1 35. Bc3 (35. cxd5 exd5 36. e5
Rxe5 $1) 35... Ree8 36. exd5 exd5 37. Qf5 Bc6 38. Bf1 Bd7 39. Qf4 Qxf4 40. gxf4
Bxb5 41. axb5 Bc5+ 42. Bd4 Bxd4+ 43. Rxd4 Rd6 44. Bd3 Rf6 45. cxd5 Rd6 46. h5
Kf8 47. Be4 Rc8 48. Rc4 Rcd8 49. Kg3 Ke7 50. Rc7+ R8d7 51. Rxd7+ Rxd7 52. Kg4
Rd8 53. Kf5 Kd6 54. Rg1 Rg8 55. Rc1 Rd8 56. Kg4 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch21 Final"]
[Site "Kiev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1954.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1954.01.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. Nbd2
c5 9. e4 a6 10. Rb1 b5 11. b3 Rb8 (11... bxc4 $142 12. bxc4 Bd7) 12. cxb5 axb5
13. b4 cxb4 14. Rxb4 e5 $14 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Bf1 Ne8 17. Nb3 Nxb3 18. Rxb3 Qe7
19. a4 Nc7 20. axb5 Nxb5 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Nc7 23. Qb1 Rxb3 24. Qxb3 $16 {
(/\ Ra1-a7, Qb7} f5 25. Ra1 f4 26. Bb6 (26. Bd2) 26... Rb8 27. Ra7 Na8 (27...
Ne8 28. gxf4 exf4 29. e5) 28. Bh3 Nxb6 29. Bxd7 Kh8 30. Qb5 $2 (30. Kg2 $142)
30... fxg3 31. hxg3 Qf6 32. Kg2 Rf8 33. Bg4 Nc8 34. Ra8 Ne7 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36.
Be6 Ng8 37. Qb8 Kg7 38. Nd2 Qe7 39. Nc4 Nf6 40. Kf3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament-05"]
[Site "Curacao"]
[Date "1962.05.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1962.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "28"]
[EventCountry "AHO"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Ne7 9. c5 Nd7 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. a4 Nc5 (11... a6 12. a5 Nf5 13. Nd2 b6 14. axb6
Qxb6 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Na5 $16 {Razuvaev-Agzamov URS 1966}) 12. Nd2 b6 13. b4 Nb7
14. Qb3 $14 Bd7 15. Ba3 a6 16. Nc4 b5 17. Nd2 Qb6 18. Bb2 f5 19. Ra3 Bh6 20. e3
Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qa2 (22. Rfa1 Bxe3 $1) 22... Bg7 23. Ra1 e4 24. Bf1 Nd8
25. Ra6 Qb8 26. Ra7 Rc7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Nxb5 Bxb5 29. Bxb5 Nf7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7
31. Bc6 (31. Qb2+ $5) 31... Nxc6 32. Rc1 $2 Qa7 $1 33. Qxa7 Nxa7 34. Rc7 Nb5
35. Rb7 Nc3 36. Nc4 Kf6 37. b5 Ne5 38. Nxd6 Rd8 39. Rb6 Kg5 40. Ra6 Nxd5 41. b6
Nb4 42. Ra4 Rxd6 43. Rxb4 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Nf3 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 g6 6. d4 e4 7. Nge2 Bg7 (7... Bh6
$1 {Kortschnoj}) 8. Nf4 (8. f3 exf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rb1 a5 12. a3
Ne7 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 g5 15. b5 Kh8 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Ra1 Be6 $13 {Panaque,
P-Zapata,A Cali zt 1990  CBM/19}) 8... Ne7 $5 (8... d6 9. h4 Qe7 10. h5 Qf7 11.
Ncd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd8 13. f3 g5 $17 {Georges,S-Gallegher,J Zug 1989  CBM/16})
(8... b6 9. b3 Bb7 10. h4 Qe7 $13 {Sher,M-Kurajica,B Ptuj 1991 EXP/24}) 9. h4
d5 10. b3 c6 11. Ba3 Bh6 12. Bf1 Bxf4 13. gxf4 Be6 14. Qd2 Kf7 $10 15. Na4 b6
16. Be2 h5 (16... Neg8 $1 $10 {Korschnoj}) 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Kf1 $1 Qd7 19. Qd1
Rc7 20. Kg2 Rhc8 21. Nc3 Rb8 22. Qd2 Neg8 23. Rc2 Nh6 24. Rhc1 Nhg4 25. Qe1 Kg7
26. Kg3 Bf7 27. Bf1 Re8 28. Ne2 Rec8 29. Ng1 Re8 30. Nh3 Nh7 31. Qb4 Rd8 32.
Ng5 Bg8 33. c5 b5 34. Qa5 Rb7 35. Bb4 Rdb8 36. Rb2 Ngf6 37. Be1 Nxg5 38. hxg5
Nh7 39. Kh2 Be6 40. a4 b4 41. Ba6 Nf8 $1 42. Bxb7 Qxb7 43. Bxb4 Qxb4 44. Qxa7+
Bd7 45. Qc7 Rb7 46. Qd8 Kg8 47. Ra1 Rb8 48. Qc7 Rb7 49. Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 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. Bb2 Bg4 $5 12. Ne4 (12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne4 a5 14.
b5 Nd4 15. Ned2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 $10 {remis Bischoff,K-De Boer,G Groningen op
1990 CBM/22}) 12... a5 13. Nc5 e4 14. Nxe4 (14. dxe4 axb4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16.
Qxd8 Rexd8 17. Nxb7 Rdb8 18. Na5 (18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ra1 Na4 $13) 18... Rxa5 19.
Rxa5 Nc4 20. Ra7 Nxb2 21. Rxc7 $13) 14... axb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17.
h3 Bd7 18. Qc1 Qd8 19. e3 Bf8 20. Rd1 Be6 21. Ba1 Bb3 22. Rd2 Qa8 23. Qc3 Nd7
24. Qxb3 Qxa1+ 25. Rd1 Qa6 26. Rb1 Nd8 27. Qc2 $6 (27. Nfd2 $5) 27... c5 28.
Qb3 c4 29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 cxd3 31. Rd5 Nb6 32. Rxd3 Nc6 33. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Phillips&Drew"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1980.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Qxd4 Nc5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qg4 $2 (10. O-O O-O 11. Nd5 $11) 10... Kf8 $1 (10...
O-O 11. Bh6 Ne6 12. Bb3 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Qxg5 Nxg5 15. Nd5 $16) 11. O-O d5
12. Qd4 c6 13. Bb3 h5 14. Ne2 Bf5 15. Be3 $2 (15. Qd1) 15... Nxb3 16. cxb3 c5
17. Qd1 d4 18. Bf4 (18. Bc1 Qd5) 18... g5 $1 19. Bc1 h4 $1 20. Re1 (20. f4 $2
g4 {splat!}) 20... Qd5 21. Nc3 Qc6 22. Nb1 g4 23. Bf4 h3 24. f3 Rg8 25. g3 gxf3
26. Kf2 Rg4 $1 27. Rg1 (27. Qxf3 Rxf4 28. gxf4 (28. Qxf4 Qg2#) 28... Bh4+ 29.
Ke2 (29. Kf1 Qb5+) 29... Qxf3+ 30. Kxf3 Bxe1) 27... Rxf4 28. gxf4 Bh4+ 29. Rg3
Bxg3+ 30. hxg3 (30. Kxg3 Qg6+) 30... Qe4 31. Qxf3 Qc2+ 32. Qe2 d3 33. Qd2 (33.
Qxc2 dxc2 34. Nc3 b5) 33... Ke7 34. Kg1 h2+ 35. Kxh2 (35. Qxh2 Qc1+ 36. Kg2
Qxb2+ {costing at least a rook}) 35... Rh8+ 36. Kg1 Be4 0-1

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 Qe7 7. a3 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Nb6 10. d3 Bg4 (10... O-O $5 11. Be2 Kh8 12. O-O f5 13. Qc2 e4
14. Ne1 a5 15. b3 a4 16. b4 Be6 $13 {Hansen,Cu-Episihin,V Groningen op 1990
CBM/22}) 11. Be2 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 $5 Bg6 14. e4 Kh8 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. Qc2
a5 17. h4 $1 h5 18. gxh5 Bxh5 19. Ng5 Bg6 20. h5 Bh7 21. Rc1 $14 a4 22. Bg4 Ra5
23. Rg1 Rb5 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Bf5+ Kh8 26. Qe2 Nd4 27. Qg4 Qf6 28. Kf1 {/\ Bg5}
Rg8 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rxc7 Rxb2 31. Rg3 $1 Qh6 32. Kg2 Rb1 33. Rxf7 Nc8 34. Qg6
Rb6 35. Qxh6+ Rxh6 36. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hoffman, Alejandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 (7...
c5) 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. h4 $5 Re8 (10... h6 11. O-O-O $22 hxg5 12. hxg5
g6 13. Rh6 Bxg5 14. Rxg6+ fxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kh8 16. Rh1+ $18) 11. e4 Nb4 (11...
Nxc3 12. bxc3 h6 13. Be3 $14) 12. Qe2 c5 13. O-O-O $1 cxd4 14. Rxd4 (14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bd7 $132) 14... Nc6 15. Rd6 $3 f6 (15... Qc7 16. Bxe7
Rxe7 17. Rhd1 $16) 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Rd2 fxg5 18. Rhd1 gxh4 (18... Ncb8 19. Ne5
Nxe5 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Bxc8 $18) 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd7 Qa5 21. R1d5 Bc5 22.
Ng5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "235"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 Nc6 12. O-O Ne7 {Bulletin:
'Kortschnojs Neuerung aus Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Amsterdam OHRA/'} 13. a4 (13.
Rfd1 b6 14. Rac1 Bb7 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Nd4 Rad8 18. Nb5 Qf6 $10 {
Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Amsterdam OHRA/1/2-1/2/34/ -> CBM14}) 13... b6 14. a5 Bb7
15. Bd3 bxa5 16. Rfb1 Rb8 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Rab5 Ba8 19. d5 Rxb5 20. Rxb5 a6 21.
Rb1 exd5 22. exd5 Ne7 23. d6 Nd5 24. Ng5 h6 25. Ne4 a5 26. Rd1 Kh8 27. Bb1 f5
28. Nc3 Nb4 29. Ne2 Qf6 30. d7 Rd8 31. Ng3 Qc6 32. f3 Qc5+ 33. Kh1 Bc6 34. Bxf5
a4 35. Rc1 Qf8 36. Rc3 Ra8 37. h3 Rd8 38. Kh2 Qe7 39. Re3 Qf8 40. Rc3 Qe7 41.
Re3 Qf8 42. Qd4 Bxd7 {'=/+' Bulletin.} 43. Qh4 Nd5 44. Rd3 Bxf5 45. Nxf5 Rd7
46. Ne3 a3 47. Nxd5 a2 48. Nf4 Rxd3 49. Ng6+ Kg8 50. Nxf8 a1=Q 51. Qc4+ Kxf8
52. Qxd3 Qe5+ 53. Kg1 Qe1+ 54. Qf1 Qe5 55. Qd1 Qc5+ 56. Kf1 h5 57. Qd3 Kf7 58.
Qe4 g6 59. Ke2 Qg1 60. f4 Qb6 61. Qd5+ Kf6 62. Qe5+ Kf7 63. Qd5+ Kf6 64. Kf3
Qb1 65. Qd4+ Kf7 66. Qc4+ Kf6 67. Qc3+ Kf7 68. Qd2 Qb3+ 69. Kf2 Qe6 70. Kg3 Qe4
71. Kf2 Kf6 72. Qc3+ Kf7 73. Qe3 Qd5 74. g4 hxg4 75. hxg4 Qd7 76. Kg3 Qd6 77.
Qa7+ Kg8 78. Qa8+ Kf7 79. Qb7+ Kg8 80. Qc8+ Kf7 81. Qc4+ Kf8 82. Qc3 Kf7 83.
Qc4+ Kf8 84. Qe4 Kf7 85. Kh3 Qd8 86. Qc4+ Kf8 87. Qe6 Qd3+ 88. Kh4 Qd8+ 89. Kg3
Qd3+ 90. Kf2 Qd2+ 91. Kf3 Qd3+ 92. Qe3 Qd1+ 93. Kg3 Qd6 94. Qe5 Qb6 95. Kh4 Kf7
96. Qd5+ Ke7 97. Qe5+ Kf7 98. Qh8 Qd6 99. Qh7+ Kf6 100. Qh8+ Kf7 101. Qh7+ Kf6
102. g5+ Kf5 103. Qf7+ Ke4 104. Qc4+ Ke3 105. Kg3 Kd2 106. Qe4 Kc1 107. Kf3
Qd1+ 108. Qe2 Qd5+ 109. Kf2 Qd6 110. Qe5 Qd2+ 111. Kf3 Qd7 112. Ke4 Kb1 113.
Qd5 Qc7 114. Ke3 Qc1+ 115. Qd2 Qc6 116. Qd4 Kc1 117. Qf6 Qd5 118. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Qf4 d5 14. Rfc1 c5
15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Bxd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ra5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rc2 $16 {
Timman - Hübner, Sarajevo 1991.}) 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bh3 f5 18. Ne1 g5 19. Qd2 (
19. f3 f4 20. Qf2 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Rc2 $14) 19... g4 20. Bf1 f4 21. gxf4
cxd4 22. Ng2 Qf6 23. Qxb4 Nc5 24. Rd1 Bc2 25. Rdc1 Be4 26. Rd1 Bc2 27. Rdc1 d3
28. exd3 Bxd3 (28... Nxb3 29. axb3 Rxa1 30. Rxc2 $14) 29. a4 Be4 30. a5 Ne6 31.
Qxb6 Nd4 32. Ne1 (32. Qxf6 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Rxf6 $40) 32... Qg7 33. Rc7 $2 {
Hier wäre 33.Ta4! sehr stark gewesen, aber Van Wely war wahrscheinlich in
Zeitnot.} Ne2+ 34. Bxe2 Qxa1 35. Kf1 Rxf4 36. Qe6+ (36. a6 Raf8 37. a7 d4 $40)
36... Kh8 37. Rf7 Rxf7 38. Qxf7 Qg7 39. Qxg7+ $2 (39. Qe6 $13) 39... Kxg7 $19
40. b4 d4 41. a6 d3 42. Bxd3 Bxd3+ 43. Nxd3 Rxa6 44. Kg2 Ra3 45. Nf4 Rb3 46. h3
Rxb4 47. Kg3 gxh3 48. Nxh3 Kf6 49. f3 Kf5 50. Nf2 Rb6 51. Nh3 Rg6+ 52. Kf2 Rg8
53. Ng1 Kg5 54. Kg3 Kh5+ 55. Kh2 Kh4 56. Nh3 Rf8 57. Kg2 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1991.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Nc3 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nh4
Ne4 (8... c6 9. Bg2 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. g5 Ng8 13. e4 $13 {
Keitlinghaus,L-Klaric,Z Prague Bohemians-A 1990 CBM/17}) 9. Nxg6 Nxc3 10. bxc3
hxg6 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Qa4 c6 13. Bd3 (13. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 14. Qxb7 Rb8 $19) 13... a6
14. Ke2 $5 Be7 15. e4 g5 16. Be3 g6 17. Qc2 Kf8 18. Kf1 Kg7 19. Kg2 e5 20. Rhd1
Bf6 21. Bf1 Qe7 22. f3 Rhd8 23. Qc1 c5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Rd5 Rd7 26. Qd2 Re8
27. Rd1 Red8 28. h4 $1 Nxg4 29. hxg5 Rh8 30. gxf6+ Nxf6 31. Bg5 Qe6 32. Bxf6+
Qxf6 33. Qg5 Qxc3 34. e5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1992.01.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ c6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 $6 8.
Bd2 Nd7 {8. - g6} 9. e4 N5f6 {9. - Nc7} 10. e5 $1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 Be7
(12... f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Ne5 $5 $16) 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc1 Qd8 15. Qb4 (15.
Bb5 a6 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qb4 Qb5 18. Rc7 $16) 15... Rc8 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Kd2
Bc6 $1 $16 18. Bd3 Nb8 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. a4 {20.Qf6!} f6 21. a5 Qe7 22. Qb3 (22.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra1 $16) 22... Qb7 23. Bb5 Kd7 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. Rc3
f5 26. Qc2 Kd8 27. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates f Spassky-Kortschnoj +4-1=5"]
[Site "Kiev (Ukraine)"]
[Date "1968.09.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1968.09.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. O-O-O Nf6 8.
f3 Na6 9. e4 Nb4 10. Qb3 Be6 11. e5 Nd7 12. a3 a5 $1 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nb1 ({
After} 14. Nce2 c5 15. Nh3 c4 16. Qe3 Nb6 {black has a powerful attack.}) 14...
c5 15. g4 c4 16. Qe3 Ra2 17. h4 Qa5 18. Rh2 Ra1 19. Bd3 b3 20. Ne2 {Black gets
back the piece a should win.} Bb4 ({Mikhail Tal recommended} 20... cxd3 21.
Qxd3 h5) ({Other good moves are:} 20... Nb6) (20... O-O) 21. h5 O-O 22. hxg6
fxg6 23. Rdh1 cxd3 24. Qxd3 Qc7+ 25. Nec3 Nb6 $2 (25... Bxc3 $1 26. bxc3 (26.
Qxc3 Qxc3+ 27. bxc3 Rxf4 28. Rxh7 Nf8 $19) 26... Rxf4 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 $19) 26.
Qxg6+ $1 hxg6 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. R1h7+ Ke8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Rxc7 Nc4 31. Rxb7
Bxc3 32. bxc3 b2+ 33. Kc2 Ke8 34. Bg5 Ra6 35. Nd2 Bc8 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. Nxc4
dxc4 38. Kxb2 Rb6+ 39. Kc2 Bb7 40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. f4 Rh7 42. Kb2 1-0

[Event "Biel-17 GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1984.08.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Eslon, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1984.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Be7 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 a5 13. Ng5 b5 14. Be5 h6
15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g4 a4 17. Bf5 Nd7 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Bxe6 $6 (19. Nf4 Bf6 20.
Bd6 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 $14 {Kortschnoj}) 19... fxe6 20. Ng3 Bf6 21. f4 c5 22. Nh5
cxd4 23. Qg6 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Qg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. exd4 Nb6 27. h4 gxh4 28. Rxh4
Rf8 29. Rdh1 Nc4 30. R4h2 Rf3 31. g5 Rcf8 32. g6 Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 34. Kc2 b4
35. a3 bxa3 36. bxa3 Rf3 37. Rh1 Nxa3+ 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 Rb3 40. Nf6+ gxf6
41. exf6 Rb8 42. Rh7 Nd6 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Rd7 Ra8 45. Rxd6 Kg8 46. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b6 8.
Qf4 Bb7 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 (10. Bd3 $1) 10... Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qg3
Ne5 14. Be2 Rc8 15. b3 Bf6 16. Rac1 Ng6 17. Nb5 Bxe4 18. Qxd6 Bb2 19. Rcd1 Qf6
20. Qg3 Be5 21. f4 Bb8 22. Rd4 Bc6 23. Qg5 Qxg5 24. fxg5 Ne7 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26.
Rxd6 Nf5 27. Rd3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 {1.53/1.54} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates f Karpov-Kortschnoj +3-2=19"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1974.09.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1974.09.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. c3 Bg4 11. Nbd4 O-O 12. Be2 (12. Be3 Bh5 13. Bd3 Bg6
14. Bxg6 Nxg6 15. Nf5 Bc7 16. N3d4 Qd7 17. Qh5 Bb6 18. Rad1 Nce7 19. Rd3 Rfd8 {
Jasnikowski-Nowak POL-ch 1977}) 12... Re8 13. Re1 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qb6 15.
Rb1 Rad8 16. Bg3 Bxg3 {Webb,R-Bennett GBR-ch 1977}) (13. h3 Bh5 14. Be3 Bc7 15.
Re1 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 {Quinteros-Barea ARG-ch 1975}) 13... a6 14. Bg5
h6 (14... Qc7 $6 15. h3 Bh5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nh4 $14) 15. Bh4 Qb6 16. Qb3 Bc5
$1 17. Qxb6 Bxb6 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. a3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nf5 22. f3 Nxh4
23. fxg4 Ng6 24. g3 Ne7 25. Bf1 Nc6 26. Bg2 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rd8 28. Kf2 Rd6 29.
Rd1 Ke7 30. b4 Rd8 31. Ke3 Kd6 32. Rf1 f6 33. Rc1 Rc8 34. Rc5 Ne7 35. Bf1 Re8
36. Kd2 f5 37. Be2 fxg4 38. Bxg4 Rf8 39. Rc2 g6 40. Ke3 h5 41. Bh3 Nc6 42. Rd2
b5 43. Bg2 a5 44. h4 axb4 45. axb4 Re8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Robatsch,K"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Switzerland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

{Inf.26/30} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 $1 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7.
Bb2 Nf6 8. g3 O-O 9. Nh3 $1 Ne5 10. Bg2 a5 $1 11. Rc1 (11. O-O a4 $1) 11...
Ned7 12. Nf4 Nc5 13. O-O c6 14. Nd3 (14. Rfd1 Ne8 15. Nd3 $16) 14... Nxd3 15.
Qxd3 d5 16. Ba3 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Be6 18. Qh4 Re8 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Qxd8 Raxd8 21.
Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Kf1 b5 24. Rc2 $2 (24. Bc5 $16) 24... Rc8 $1 25.
Rdc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 b4 27. Bb2 Bxb2 28. Rxb2 Rc8 29. Ke1 Rc1+ 30. Kd2 Rh1 31. h4
Kf8 32. Rc2 Ra1 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup-02 Final"]
[Site "Bad Lauterberg "]
[Date "1979.11.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Burevestnik"]
[BlackTeam "Rotterdam Volmac"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

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. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 g6 18. Bxg5 $146 (18. Re1 {Chajes,O-Thomas,G
Karlsbad 1923 (15) 0-1}) 18... Bxg5 19. f4 $14 {[%csl Ge5]} Be7 20. Qf3 b4 21.
Rfe1 Rfd8 22. cxb4 c4 {...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e3 (7. e4
$5 {-> D 85}) 7... Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. a4 (10. Qe2 b6 $6 (10... Rd8
$5) 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. e4 Nc6 13. Be3 Rad8 14. Rac1 Na5 15. d5 Bc8 16. Bg5 $14 {
Tal,M-Lin Ta Manila izt CBM/19}) 10... Nc6 11. Ba3 b6 12. Rb1 Rd8 13. Qe2 Na5
14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. Bb5 a6 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxc5 $4
Qxa4 $4 (19... Qf5 $19) 20. Nd4 e5 21. Nf3 Qc6 22. Bb4 Nc4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24.
Qxd2 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch25"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6r1/P1R5/Pp2kn1p/1N1p4/3P1prP/8/8/2R2K2 b - - 0 41"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1952.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

41... Rg1+ 42. Ke2 R8g2+ 43. Kd3 Ne4 {!} 44. R1c6+ (44. R1c2 Rd1+ 45. Rd2
Rdxd2#) (44. R7c2 Rg3+ 45. Ke2 Re3#) 44... Kf5 45. Rf7+ (45. Nd6+ Nxd6 46. Rxd6
(46. a8=Q Rd1+ 47. Kc3 Nb5+ $19) 46... Rd1+ 47. Kc3 Rc1+ 48. Kb4 Rb1+) 45...
Kg4 46. Rg7+ (46. Rg6+ {?} Kf3 47. Rxg2 Rxg2 {[%cal Gg2d2] /\ 48... Rxd2#})
46... Kh3 {!} (46... Kf3 47. Rxg2 Rxg2 48. Rc2 $18) 47. Rxg2 Rxg2 48. Rc2 Rg3+
49. Ke2 f3+ (49... Rg2+ 50. Kf3 {!} Rxc2 51. Kxf4 {!} Rc8 52. Nc7 $18 {!}) 50.
Kf1 Rg2 {!} 51. Rxg2 (51. a8=Q {?} Rxc2) (51. Na3 f2 {!}) 51... fxg2+ 52. Kg1
Nd2 53. a8=Q Nf3+ 54. Kf2 g1=Q+ 55. Kxf3 Qf1+ 56. Ke3 Qe1+ 57. Kd3 Qd1+ 58. Kc3
Qc1+ 59. Kb3 Qb1+ 60. Ka4 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament-05"]
[Site "Curacao"]
[Date "1962.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1962.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "28"]
[EventCountry "AHO"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. d5 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O
cxd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Nd2 {10.e4 -> E 68} a5 11. Nc4 Nc5 12. Nb5 Ne8 13. f4 Bd7
14. a4 Nxa4 $5 15. Qxa4 Nc7 16. Nxc7 (16. Ncxd6 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Qb6+ $13) 16...
Bxa4 17. Nxa8 b5 18. Ncb6 exf4 19. Rxf4 Re8 20. e3 Re7 21. Ra3 {/\ b3} Rc7 $1
22. Nxc7 Qxc7 23. Rc4 $1 (23. Nxa4 Qxc1+ 24. Rf1 Qd2 $44) 23... bxc4 24. Nxa4
h5 25. Nc3 h4 26. gxh4 Qd8 27. Ra4 Qxh4 28. Bd2 Bh6 29. Ra1 f5 30. Ne2 Qe7 31.
Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kf1 Qxh2 33. Rxa5 Qe5 34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Ra7+ Ke8 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37.
Ra7+ Ke8 38. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Interzonal"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nbd2 b6 (7...
Nbd7) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. O-O Nd7 (12... c5)
13. e4 Nf4 14. Re1 Rd8 15. h4 c5 16. g3 Ng6 17. d5 Nge5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qc2
Qf6 20. Be2 Nxf3+ (20... Rf8 $15 {Pigusov,E}) 21. Nxf3 Rf8 22. Bb5 Rad8 23. Re3
Ne5 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Rce1 Rd4 26. Bf1 Qd6 27. Rd3 e5 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Re3 Kh8
30. Bc4 Bc6 31. Qe2 Qd6 32. b3 Qf6 33. Bd5 Bb5 34. Qe1 Rd8 35. Qc3 Rf8 36. Qb2
a5 37. Kg2 Bd7 38. f3 Rd8 39. Re2 Be6 40. Rd2 Bxd5 41. Rxd5 Rxd5 42. exd5 Qd6
43. Qd2 Kg8 44. Qd3 Kf7 45. a4 Ke7 46. h5 Kd7 47. Qf5+ Ke7 48. Qe4 Qf6 49. f4
Kd6 50. Kf3 exf4 51. gxf4 Qc3+ 52. Kg4 Qf6 53. Kg3 Qc3+ 54. Kh4 Qd4 55. Qe6+
Kc7 56. Qc6+ Kd8 57. Qxb6+ Ke7 58. Qe6+ Kd8 59. Qe5 Qg1 60. Qd6+ Kc8 61. Qe6+
Kd8 62. Qe4 Kd7 63. Qe6+ Kd8 64. Qd6+ Kc8 65. Qf8+ Kd7 66. Qf7+ Kd8 67. Kh3 c4
68. d6 Qf1+ 69. Kg4 Qd1+ 70. Kf5 Qxd6 71. bxc4 Qd3+ 72. Ke5 Qe3+ 73. Kd6 Qd2+
74. Kc6 1-0

[Event "World Students Team-ch03 prel-1"]
[Site "Uppsala"]
[Date "1956.04.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Toran Albero, Roman"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[Annotator "Sajtar,J/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1956.04.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 (4... Bg4 {La grande ligne}) 5. Be2 (5.
Ng5 {Une recommandation du Dr Euwe} dxe5 (5... c6) 6. dxe5 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. Nf3
$14) 5... Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nb6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. b3
d5 $11 (11... e6 12. Qd2) 12. c5 Nc8 13. h3 (13. b4 $142 a6 14. Rb1 e6 15. a4)
13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15. b4 $1 a6 16. b5 axb5 17. Nxb5 {[%cal Gb5d6]} N8e7
18. Bg5 (18. Nd6 b6) 18... Qa5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Qd3 Nc6 $36 {[%csl Rd4]} 21.
a4 b6 22. cxb6 Qxb6 23. Rfd1 Ra5 24. Qc3 (24. Rd2 $5 Rfa8 25. Bd1) 24... Rfa8
$17 25. Rac1 Nxd4 $1 26. Rxd4 (26. Nxd4 Rxa4 $19) 26... Rxb5 27. axb5 Bxd4 28.
Qd2 Rd8 29. Bd1 e5 30. Qe2 Rb8 31. Rb1 Qc5 32. g3 Rb6 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Rb3 e4
35. Qa2 Qd6 36. Qd2 Bc5 37. Bc2 Qe5 38. Qe2 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Leningrad training m"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1970.07.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1970.07.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. d5 $1 {Bronstein (Secret notes): " At least! I
tried to lure Botvinnik into this move back in the 23rd game of our match. I
had prepared a gambit variation, wich only now was I able to employ} b5 (4...
Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 {Kortschnoj,V-Geller,E Candidates Tournament 1962 (1) 1/2-1/2})
5. dxc6 bxc4 6. cxd7+ Nbxd7 7. Bg2 Rb8 8. Qa4 (8. Nf3) (8. Nc3) 8... Bb7 9. Nf3
Nd5 (9... Bg7 10. Bf4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Rxb2 12. O-O O-O $132) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qxc4
O-O 12. Nbd2 (12. Rd1) 12... N7b6 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Qb3 Ba6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. e4
$14 Nb4 17. e5 Qc5 18. Ne4 Qc4 19. Bf1 Qxb3 20. axb3 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Nc6 22. Nc3
Nd7 23. Bf4 Nc5 24. Nb5 Nxb3 25. Nxa7 Nxa1 26. Nxc8 Nb3 27. Nb6 Rb8 28. Nd5 Rb7
29. Rd1 h6 30. h4 Nba5 31. b4 Nxb4 32. Nxb4 Rxb4 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Bd2 Rb1+ 35.
Kg2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 2nd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1989.10.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3
dxc4 {N} (8... Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Bxb4 13. Rc1
Ne4 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Andersson,U/Tilburg/1987/ -> CBM
04}) 9. Nd2 (9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Qxc5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Rfd1 b5 14.
a4 Rb8 $14 {Romanishin,O-Schneider,A/URS-sf Kherson/1989/1-0/35/ -> CBM 16})
9... Qxc5 10. Na4 Qa5 11. Qxc4 Bd7 $5 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Nb3 Qh5 14. Qf4 Bc6 15.
O-O h6 16. e4 Nbd7 17. f3 (17. h3 $5 $10) 17... a5 18. g4 $6 Qe5 19. Qg3 Qxg3
20. hxg3 Ne5 $17 21. Rd1 b5 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. Kf1 (23. Nce2 $5) 23... Bxd4 24.
Rxd4 b4 25. Nd1 Bb5+ 26. Kg1 Rc2 27. Bf4 (27. Ne3 Re2) (27. Nf2 Rac8) 27... Nd3
28. Bf1 Ne1 $1 {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "World Students Team-ch03 fin-A"]
[Site "Uppsala"]
[Date "1956.04.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[Annotator "Sajtar,J/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1956.04.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 {Le yougoslave n'était pas en forme dans ce Championnat où il n'a
réalisé que le score de 2,5/7 au premier échiquier.} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
4. e5 b6 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. Nf3 Qd7 7. a3 Ba6 $6 (7... Nc6) (7... Ne7 8. b4 c6 {
Bogdanovic,R (2420)-Petrosian,T (2645) Sarajevo 15th 1972 (8) 0-1}) 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. O-O Ne7 $11 (9... c5) 10. Ne2 (10. Nh4) 10... Nb8 (10... Ng6) 11. Bg5
Nbc6 12. b3 Nf5 13. Ng3 h6 $17 14. Bd2 g6 15. Qf4 Be7 16. Rfd1 g5 17. Qg4 Nxg3
18. Qxg3 O-O-O 19. Bb4 f5 $1 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Rac1 h5 22. c4 g4 23. Ne5 Bxe5
24. dxe5 d4 $1 $36 25. Qf4 (25. Bd2 {[%cal Gb3b4]} d3 {[%cal Gc6d4,Gd4e2]} 26.
Be3) 25... a5 26. Bd2 (26. Bc3 Qh7) 26... Qh7 $1 27. Re1 Rhf8 28. Qg3 d3 29. c5
b5 $1 30. Qe3 Rd5 31. Bc3 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Bd2 Qf5 34. Rf1 Rxe5 35. Qh6 Kb7
36. Rc4 Rf7 37. Bxb4 Re2 38. Bd2 e5 39. Be3 d2 40. Ra4 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. d4 $5 (7.
O-O O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. Qb3 Ba5 10. Qa3 c6 11. d3 h6 12. b4 Bb6 13. c5 Bc7 14.
cxd6 Bxd6 15. Qb2 $14 {Azmayparashvili,Z-Kindermann,S Dortmund-A 1990 CBM/18})
(7. Qb3 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 d6 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 h6 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Bg2 e4
14. Be3 c5 15. d4 Qe7 16. Rad1 Bf5 17. Rd2 b6 18. Rfd1 $14 {Sunye,NJ-Morovic,
FI Buenos Aires 1990 EXP/20}) 7... e4 8. Bg2 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 h6 10. Qc2 O-O (
10... Qe7 11. a4 d6 12. Ba3 O-O $13) 11. Bxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Re8 13. Qf3 Rb8 14.
O-O b6 15. Re1 Ba6 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. d5 d6 18. Qd4 c5 $1 19. dxc6 Re6 20. Bf4 Rc8
21. c5 bxc5 22. Qa4 Bxe2 23. Qxa7 Re7 24. Qa4 Qe8 $1 25. Bxd6 Re4 26. Qc2 Bf3
27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Qe2 Qxc6 29. Bxc5 Bf3 30. Qd3 Be4 31. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ernst,T"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 b6 {
Eine Nebenvariante, die Kortnoj zweimal in Tilburg mit Erfolg gespielt hat.} 8.
Qe2 Bb7 9. c3 Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qd5 12. Ne5 Nd7 (12... Qxg2 13. O-O-O Qd5
$15) 13. Bxe7 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxg2 15. O-O-O Kxe7 16. Rhg1 Qxh2 17. Qe3 g5 18.
Rg4 Rad8 19. f4 Qh5 20. Rdg1 Rhg8 21. Be2 gxf4 22. Qxf4 Rxg4 23. Qf6+ Kd7 24.
Rd1+ Bd5 25. Bb5+ Kc8 (25... c6 $4 26. Rxd5+ $1 exd5 27. Qd6+ Ke8 28. Bxc6+ Rd7
29. Bxd7+ $18) 26. Ba6+ Kd7 27. Rxd5+ exd5 28. Bb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Furhoff, Johan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg5 h6
8. Bd2 c5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nb3 Bb6 14.
O-O O-O 15. Rad1 Qa4 16. Bc3 Rfd8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nc1 f5 19. Nd3 Rac8 20. c3
Qxa2 21. Qh5 Qc4 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Rde1 Rd5 24. Qxh6 Rxe5 25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Qh6+
Ke7 27. Qh4+ Kd7 28. Qa4+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ f6 30. Rxe5 Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Qxe5 32. Qxa7
Qb5 33. Qa3+ Kf7 34. Qd6 Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 Rxc5 {[#] Freibauern auf 2 Flügeln vs
zentralen Bauernklotz; planloses w Spiel vs aktives s Spiel mit T+K im Zentrum;
Taktik} 36. Rd1 Rb5 37. b4 f4 38. Rd7+ (38. Kf2 e5 39. g3 fxg3+ 40. hxg3 $15)
38... Kg6 39. Kf2 e5 40. Re7 (40. g3 Kf5 $17) 40... Rb6 41. Rc7 e4 42. Re7 f5
43. Rc7 (43. g4 $5) 43... Ra6 44. Rxb7 e3+ 45. Kf3 Ra1 $1 (45... Ra2 $2 46.
Kxf4) 46. g3 (46. b5 Rf1+ 47. Ke2 Rf2+ 48. Ke1 Rxg2 49. Re7 Rb2 50. c4 Kg5 51.
c5 $13 {Analyse!}) 46... Rf1+ 47. Ke2 Rf2+ 48. Ke1 f3 49. Re7 f4 50. gxf4 Re2+
51. Kf1 Kf5 52. b5 Kxf4 53. Rf7+ Ke4 54. Re7+ Kd3 55. Rd7+ Kc2 56. Rf7 Rxh2 $1
57. Rxf3 Kd2 58. Kg1 Rh8 59. Rf7 Rg8+ 60. Kh2 Re8 $1 61. Rd7+ Kc2 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D54"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Kortschnoj} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4
Nbd7 (7... b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Bb7 12.
Ne2 {Kortjnoj-Short 1988, Kortjnoj-Nogueiras 1989}) 12. Ne2 {Kortjnoj-Spasski
1989, Kortjnoj-Beljavski 1986}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Bg3 (10. Nf3 {צc1})
10... Nb6 11. Nf3 Bg4 $10 12. h3 Bh5 (12... Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bd6 14. Bh4) 13. Bh2
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bd6 15. g4 Bxh2 16. Rxh2 g6 17. h4 Qd6 18. Rg2 Kg7 19. Kd1 Rae8
20. Kc2 Ne4 21. h5 (21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Qe6 23. Bd3 Qxa2) 21... Qe7 22. Qf4
g5 23. Qf5 Nc8 $1 $15 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qa5 f5 26. gxf5 Qd7 27. Kb1 Rxf5 28.
Qa4 Qf7 29. Rg4 Nb6 (29... Rxf2 30. d5 $8 (30. Nxe4 $2 Qf5) 30... cxd5 31. Nxd5
$44 (31. Qd4+ Qf6 32. Qxd5 Nd6 $17)) 30. Qxa7 Nc4 31. d5 $13 cxd5 32. Qd4+ Kg8
33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Qxc4 Qxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxf2 36. Rgxe4 Rxe4 37. Rxe4 Rh2 38. a4
Rxh5 39. a5 Rh4 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Rb8 Ra4 (41... Rb4 $2 42. a6) 42. Rxb7+ Kg6
43. Rb6+ Kh7 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. Rb6+ Kh7 46. Rb7+ {C. Hansen} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-05"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1985.03.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1985.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 (6... Nbd7 7. cxd5
Nxd5 {= 6.cd5 Nd5 7.Qa4 Nd7}) 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Nb5 Bd6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e3 Ke7
11. Bd2 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Ke2 c6 14. Nxd6 Nxd6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 $10
17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. f3 Bd5 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Kc7 22. Bc3 Ba2 23.
Bd4 Ra4 24. Rc2 Bb3 25. Rxa4 Bxa4 26. Ra2 Bb5+ 27. Kf2 Kb7 28. Ra1 Rd8 29. h4
Rd5 30. Rc1 Ba6 31. Rc2 Rd7 32. Rc3 Bb5 33. h5 Rd8 34. Ra3 Rc8 35. e4 Rd8 36.
Ke3 Bc4 37. Ra1 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 {
'!' Bulletin.} 8. Be3 Qc7 9. Qe2 Na5 10. g4 b5 11. g5 b4 {'?' Bulletin.} (11...
Nd7 $1 12. Nxe6 (12. Bxe6 $6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qc4 $1 $15 14. Qxc4 Nxc4 15. Nc7+
Kd8 16. Nxa8 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bb7 18. a4 b4) (12. f4 b4 13. Na4 Bb7 14. f5 e5 15.
Ne6 $5 (15. Nf3 Nxb3 16. cxb3 Bxe4 $17) 15... fxe6 16. fxe6 Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5
18. Bd5 O-O-O 19. O-O-O $44) (12. O-O-O Nc5 $5) 12... fxe6 13. Bxe6 Ne5 14. Nd5
Qc6 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13 {Kasparov}) 12. gxf6 bxc3 13. Ba4+ {'+/-!' Bulletin.} Bd7
14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16. b3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rg1 Bf6 19. Rd1 Ke7
20. Bf4 Rad8 21. Qe3 e5 22. Bg5 Rhg8 23. Rd3 Rg6 24. Rxc3 Qb7 25. Rc4 {'?'
Bulletin. Bulletin: '>= 25.Rg3!+-'} d5 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qf3+
Kg7 29. exd5 Rxd5 30. h4 Qd7 31. h5 g5 32. a4 a5 33. Rc7 Qxc7 34. Qxd5 Qc3+ 35.
Qd2 Qa1+ 36. Ke2 Kh6 37. Qxa5 Kxh5 38. Qd5 f5 39. a5 g4 40. Qe6 f4 41. a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-05"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1962.03.03"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1962.01.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "23"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "IZT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[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
d6 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Ne7 13. a4 Bd7 14. c4 Ng6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. cxb5 Bxb5 18. Nb1 Rb8 19. Nc3 Ba6 $6 (19... Bd7 20. Bc4
Ne7 $10 {Gligoric-Spassky,Havana 1962}) 20. Ba4 Ne7 21. b3 c6 22. Ba3 $14 Rd8
23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. Qd2 Bb7 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Qe1 Qa5 27. Nb5 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8
29. Nd2 d5 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qd3
Nbd7 9. g3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 e5 11. Bg2 Nb6 12. Qe2 exd4 13. exd4+ Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Bf4 Re8 16. Be5 Nfd5 17. Be4 Bb4 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qf3 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Bxe5
21. Bxd5 Bf6 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bc4 Bxd4 24. Qg4 Rd8 25. Qxg6 b5 26. Bb3 Bxf2+
27. Kg2 Rd2 28. Rf1 Bd4+ 29. Kh3 Rxh2+ 30. Kg4 Bf2 31. Qf5 Qe2+ 32. Qf3 Qxf3+
33. Kxf3 Bd4 34. Ke4 Rf2 35. Rxf2 Bxf2 36. g4 Kf8 37. a4 a6 38. axb5 axb5 39.
Bd1 {zwei schwarze Mehrbauern auf zwei verschiedenen Flügeln- und Schwarz
gewinnt dennoch nicht....} Ke7 40. b3 Kd6 41. Bf3 Bh4 42. Kd3 Be7 43. Ke4 Bf6
44. Be2 Ba1 45. Bf3 Bb2 46. Be2 g6 47. Bf3 Ba1 48. Kf4 Bf6 49. Be4 Bd8 50. Bf3
c5 51. Be2 c4 52. bxc4 b4 53. Bd1 Kc5 54. Bb3 Kd4 55. c5 g5+ (55... f6 56. c6
Bc7+ 57. Kf3 f5 (57... Kc3 58. Bf7 g5 59. Ke2 b3 60. Kd1 Kb2 61. Be6 Bf4 62.
Bf7 Ka3 63. Be6 b2 64. Kc2 $11) 58. g5 Kc5 59. Bf7 Kxc6 60. Bxg6 f4 61. Bf7 Be5
62. g6 Kc5 63. g7 Bxg7 64. Kxf4 $11) 56. Kf3 f5 57. gxf5 Kxc5 58. Ke4 Kd6 59.
Bd1 Ke7 60. Ke5 Bc7+ 61. Kd5 Kf6 (61... Kf6 62. Kc5 Ba5 63. Kb5 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York CITS"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. g3 e5 4. d3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. c4 Nge7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. e3 a6 11. Ne1 b5 12. Nc2 Be6 13. Nd5 f5 14. Bc3 Qd7 15. f4
Rbe8 16. Qd2 b4 17. Bb2 exf4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nxf4 Bf7 20. d4 Qc7 21. Kh1 a5
22. Rad1 Rd8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Na7 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Rc1 Nb5 27. e4 fxe4
28. Ne3 Nc3 29. Ng4 Bxd5 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ Rxf6 32. Rxf6 e3 33. Rcf1 Bxg2+
34. Kxg2 Qc6+ 35. R1f3 Qe8 36. Rf7 Qxf7 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 {D-TS: starke Dame gegen
zahlreiche schwache schwarze Bauern, wK-Flügel-Freibauern entscheiden} 38.
Qxh7+ Ke6 (38... Kf8 39. Qh6+) (38... Kf6 39. Qh4+ g5 40. Qd4+) 39. Qxg6+ Kd7
40. Qf7+ Kc6 (40... Kc8 41. Qe6+) 41. Qf3+ d5 (41... Nd5 42. Qe4 $1 Kc7 43.
Qxd5 Re8 44. Qc4+ Kb6 45. Kf3 d5 46. Qd4+ Kc6 47. Qxe3 $18) 42. Qxe3 d4 43. Qd3
Kb6 44. h4 Nxa2 45. h5 Rd6 46. h6 Rxh6 47. Qxd4+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. dxe6 Ne5 12. exf7+ Kh8 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. e4 Qe7 (
14... Nh5 15. Bd5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qh4 17. f4 $1 Nxf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qe3 $1 {
Knaak,R-Sax,G/Thessaloniki ol/1988/1-0/43/  -> Inf.46/770}) 15. Re1 b5 16. Bxb5
Nh5 17. Bc4 {Bulletin: 'N'} (17. Bg5 Qe6 18. Qe3 Nxf3+ $13) 17... Qf6 18. Bd5 {
'?' Bulletin.} (18. Bg5 $1 Bxf3 19. Bxf6 Bxe2 20. Bd5 gxf6 21. Bxa8 Bd3 22. Bd5
$14 {Knaak,R-Lukacs,P/Berlin/1982/}) 18... h6 19. Qe3 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxf3 21.
Kf1 Rad8 {'?' Bulletin.} (21... Rxf7 $1 22. Bxa8 Qg6 23. Re2 Qg2+ 24. Ke1 Nf4
25. Kd2 Bxe2) 22. e5 {'?' Bulletin.} (22. Be6 $1 Qxe6 23. Qxf3 Nf6 $13) 22...
Qa6+ 23. c4 Bxd5 24. e6 Qxc4+ 25. Re2 Qg4 {'!' Bulletin.} 26. Bb2 Nf4 27. e7
Bc4 28. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 29. f3 Bxe2+ 30. Ke1 Qh4+ 31. Kd2 Qd8+ 32. Kc2 Bd3+ 33.
Kc1 Rxf7 34. Be5 Qa5 35. a4 Qb4 0-1

[Event "Leningrad training m"]
[Site "Leningrad (Russia)"]
[Date "1970.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bronstein, David Ionovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1970.07.15"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 (5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 (6. Bb5+))
5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Ba3 Qc7 9. Rc1 $146 (9. Be2 {Keres,P-Fine,
R URS-USA Moscow 1946 (2) 1-0}) 9... Bg7 10. d4 {Transposant dans une Grunfeld}
O-O 11. Be2 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 e6 {Bronstein (secret notes): " Here, I
thought for half an hour. I didn't like the position of the bishop"} 14. c4
Rfe8 15. Qc2 (15. d5 $5) 15... Rad8 16. Bb2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nb5 Qe7 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb2+ Kg8 21. Qe5 Bc6 22. Nd4 Ba4 23. Re1 Rd7 24. Nf3 Red8 25. h4
$1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gh4h6,Ge5g7]} f6 26. Qg3 e5 27. h5 Ne4 (27... g5) 28. Qh3
f5 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Qh6 Qf6 31. Nh4 Rg7 32. c5 Nxc5 $6 (32... b5 $142) 33.
Rxc5 $1 (33. Bc4+ Ne6 34. Nf3 $40 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gf3g5]}) 33... bxc5 34. Bc4+
Rf7 35. Nxg6 Bb5 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qh7+ Ke6 38. Qc7 Rd6 $2 39. Nf4+ $1 exf4
40. exf4+ Kd5 41. Rd1+ Qd4 42. Qb7+ Kc4 43. Rc1+ Kb4 44. Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Luhacovice International"]
[Site "Luhacovice"]
[Date "1969.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beni, Alfred"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1969.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. dxc5 Nf6 8.
Ngf3 O-O 9. Nb3 Re8 10. O-O Bxc5 11. Qd3 Bb6 12. Bxd7 Nbxd7 13. Bd2 Nf8 14. Bc3
Ne6 15. Be5 Ne4 16. Rad1 N6g5 17. Qxd5 $2 (17. Bd4 Bxd4 $10) 17... Nxf3+ 18.
gxf3 Nxf2 $1 19. Rxf2 Rxe5 20. Qxd8+ Bxd8 $15 {Kortschnoj} 21. Kf1 (21. c4 $5)
21... Bb6 22. Re2 Rg5 23. Rg2 Rf5 24. Rd3 h5 25. Nd2 Re8 26. Nc4 Bc5 27. Re2
Kf8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Nd2 Rg5 30. Ne4 Rg1+ 31. Ke2 Rg2+ 32. Kf1 $2 (32. Ke1 $1
) 32... Rxc2 $19 33. Nxc5 Rxc5 34. Rd2 Rg5 35. Rd4 Ke7 36. Rb4 b6 37. Ra4 Ra5
38. Re4+ Kd6 39. a3 Rb5 40. Re2 Rb3 41. Kg2 g5 42. h3 f5 43. Kf2 b5 44. Kg2 a5
45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Kg2 a4 47. Kf2 h4 48. Kg2 Kc4 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Rc2+ Kb3 51. Rc5
Kxb2 52. Rxb5+ Kxa3 53. Rxf5 Kb2 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. d4 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Nbc6 8. e3
a5 {'?!' Bulletin.} (8... Re8 $5 {/\ ...e5}) 9. b3 {'+/-' Bulletin.} b6 10. Bb2
Bb7 11. a3 Qd7 12. Qc2 f5 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Bc3 Qe8 16. b4 axb4 17.
axb4 Nd8 18. c5 Bc6 19. Ra1 Nf7 20. Ra7 Bb5 21. Rda1 Nc6 22. R7a3 g5 23. Ne1 g4
24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 bxc5 26. bxc5 Ng5 27. Ra6 Nb8 28. Ra8 h5 29. f4 gxf3 30.
Nxf3 Ne4 31. Be1 Nc6 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qb5 Qe8 34. Kf1 Kf7 35. Ra6 Nb8 36.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 37. Ra7 Re7 38. Nh4 Bh6 39. Ke2 Bg5 40. Bf3 Nf6 41. Ng2 Nc6 42. Ra6
Nb8 43. Ra4 c6 44. Nf4 Nbd7 45. h4 Bh6 46. Nxh5 e5 47. Nxf6 Nxf6 48. dxe5 Rxe5
49. Bd2 Re6 50. Ra7+ Kg6 51. Ra6 Bf8 52. Bb4 Bh6 53. Bd2 Bf8 54. Ra5 Bh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Cancan Veterans-Women"]
[Site "Roquebrune"]
[Date "1998.09.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1998.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[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. Rd1 Nb6 13. Be2 (13. Bf1 a5 14. b3
Qe7 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Rac1 h5 $11 {1-0 Andreev,K-Petelin,A/St.Petersburg-ch op
1992 (35). Dieses Abspiel verspricht dem Weißen meines Erachtens keinen
Eröffnungsvorteil.}) 13... a5 14. Bf3 Re8 15. Bd2 Qd6 16. Qb3 Qe6 17. d5 Nfxd5
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Rxd5 Red8 23. Rb5
Rxa4 24. Rb1 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1989.03.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 c4 11. dxe6 cxd3 12. exf7+ {'!?' Bulletin.} (12. exd7+ $6
Qxd7 13. O-O Bb7 14. Bg5 Be7 15. e5 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 $1 $15 17. Re1 Nxc3 18.
bxc3 Qd5 $6 {Danner,G-Pekarek,A/Prague Bohemians A/1989/0-1/51/ -> CBM 12} (
18... Qg4 $5 19. h3 Bxf3 20. hxg4 Bxd1 21. Raxd1 Rhd8 {Gavrikov,V-Chernin,A/
URS-ch/1987/ -> CBM 2})) 12... Kxf7 13. e5 Qe7 14. Ng5+ {'?' Bulletin.
Bulletin: '>= 14.Bf4!->'} Ke8 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Re1 h6 17. f4 hxg5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5
19. fxe5 Bc5+ 20. Be3 Bxe3+ 21. Kf1 Nh5 {'-+!' Bulletin.} 22. Qxd3 Rf8+ 23. Ke1
Bf2+ 24. Kf1 Be3+ 25. Ke1 Nf4 26. Qe4 Ra7 27. g3 Bb7 28. Qh7 Ne6 29. Ne4 Bxe4
30. Qxe4 Bf2+ 31. Kf1 Bxg3+ 32. Kg2 Bf4 33. Rd1 Ke7 34. Rd6 Rd8 35. Qd5 Rxd6
36. Qxd6+ Kf7 37. b4 Rc7 38. Qxa6 Rc2+ 39. Kf3 Bxe5 40. h3 Kf6 41. Ke4 Rc4+ 42.
Ke3 Rxb4 43. Qc6 Bf4+ 44. Kf2 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Rxa2 46. Qxb5 Be3 47. Qc6 Rf2+ 48.
Ke1 Ke5 49. Qb5+ Nc5 50. Qe8+ Kf4 51. Qb8+ Kf3 52. Qa8+ Kg3 53. Qa3 Rf3 54. Ke2
Ne6 55. Qe7 Nf4+ 56. Kd1 Nxh3 57. Qxg7 g4 58. Kc2 Nf4 59. Qg8 Rf1 60. Kc3 Re1
0-1

[Event "RSFSR-ch18"]
[Site "Sochi (Russia)"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Be7 12. f4 Nc5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 ({RR} 
13... gxf6 14. Qe3 b4 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Qh3 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qxb2 19.
Nxe6 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qc3+ 21. Kc1 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qc3+ 23. Kc1 {1/2-1/2 Abakarov,
D-Polugaevsky,L/Baku 1958/EXT 2008}) 14. e5 Bh4 15. g3 Bd8 16. exd6 O-O 17. a3
Bf6 18. Ba2 Qb6 19. b4 Nd7 $6 (19... Rad8) 20. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22.
Bxd7 a5 23. Ne4 $4 (23. Qe3 $18 {[%csl Gd1,Gd6][%cal Gd6d8,Gd7b5]}) 23... Bxe4
24. Rxe4 axb4 25. Qxb4 (25. Rxb4 {[%cal Gb4b5]}) 25... Ra4 26. Qe1 $2 (26. Qxb5
) 26... Rxa3 27. Re5 Ra1+ 28. Kb2 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Rd8 30. Kb1 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Rxd7
32. Qd5 Ra7 33. Kb2 Qe3 34. c3 Qe2+ 35. Kb1 Qe1+ 36. Kc2 Ra3 37. Qc5 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-21 Preliminaries A"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "1974.06.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lkhagva, Jambaldoo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1974.06.07"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Mongolia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MGL"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nd5 e4 8. Ne1
Ba5 (8... d6 9. d3 (9. d4 $5 Bxe1 10. Rxe1 h6 11. a3 Bf5 12. Ne3 Bg6 13. b4 d5
14. Bb2 $14 {Janosevic-Vukic/JUG 1973 - Inf.16/50}) 9... Bxe1 10. Rxe1 exd3 11.
Bg5 $1 dxe2 12. Rxe2 Rxe2 13. Qxe2 Be6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bh4 $16 {Smyslov,
V-Mestel,J/Hastings 1972/73 - Inf.15/48}) 9. d3 Bxe1 10. Rxe1 exd3 11. Qxd3 Ne5
12. Qc3 h6 13. b3 d6 14. Bb2 Nxd5 15. cxd5 f6 16. Rac1 Re7 17. f4 Ng6 18. Bf3
f5 19. Kf2 Rf7 20. Bh5 Kh7 21. e4 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bf5 23. Rc4 Rc8 24. g4 Bxg4 25.
Bxg4 Nxf4 26. Bf5+ Ng6 27. Rf4 Kh8 28. Rg1 Ne5 29. Qg3 Qf8 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31.
Qg6 Qg8 32. Rf3 Rcf8 33. Rgg3 Rf6 34. Qg4 g5 35. Qe4 Qf7 36. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Harlingen"]
[Site "Harlingen"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 (4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Ne4 Bb6 7. c5 dxc5
8. Nxe5 Nf6 (8... Qd5 9. Nc4 $1) 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. e3 $13 {Bricard,
E-Taimanov,M Wildbad 1990 EXP/20}) 4... Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. d4 Qe7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Nf3 e4 10. Nd2 b6 11. Nb3 Re8 12. O-O Nc6 13. Ba3 d6 14. cxd6 cxd6
15. Rb1 Ba6 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. c5 bxc5 20. Bxa6 Ng4
21. g3 Qh6 22. h4 Nxd4 23. exd4 e3 (23... Qxa6 $5) 24. Bxc8 exd2 25. Bxg4 c4
26. Nxd2 c3 27. Nf1 c2 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Re1+ 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation YUG-URS 32-34"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1967.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bogdanovic, Rajko"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C19"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1967.06.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Nf3
Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Be2 (10. Ba3 b6 11. Bb5 Ba6 12. O-O cxd4 13. Qd3 $1 $16 {
(eco 81)}) 10... f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. O-O Ng6 14. c4 Nf4 15. Bb2
d4 16. Rfe1 Qh5 17. Bxd4 Qg4 18. Bf1 Nxg2 19. Bxg2 Rg6 20. Nh4 Qxh4 21. Be5
Nxe5 22. Rxe5 b6 23. Ra3 Ba6 24. Rg3 Rd8 25. Qe1 Bxc4 26. Be4 Rxg3+ 27. hxg3
Qf6 28. f4 h6 29. Kg2 Qe7 30. f5 Qf7 31. fxe6 Bxe6 32. Bd3 Bd5+ 33. Kg1 Rf8 34.
Qe2 Bf3 35. Qe3 Bg4 36. Re4 Qh5 37. Rf4 Rxf4 38. Qxf4 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[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. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Qd7
15. f4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 f6 17. Be3 fxe5 $6 (17... Rad8 $1) 18. fxe5 (18. dxe5 $1 {
xQd7}) 18... Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Rf8 20. Qe2 (20. Qe1 $5) 20... Qe6 21. Rf1 (21. Rc1
$1 c6 22. Bd3 Be8 $10) 21... Rxf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation YUG-URS 32-34"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "1967.06.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ciric, Dragoljub M"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1967.06.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 a6 5. exd5 exd5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Ba7 8.
Bd3 Qe7+ $1 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nfd4 Nc6 12. Re1 (12. Be3 Qd6 13. Nxc6
Bxe3 14. fxe3 bxc6 {Sellos-Bernot Buenos Aires 1978}) 12... Ne4 13. Be3 Ne5 $1
14. Nd2 f5 $1 $11 {(Petrosian 67)} 15. f4 Nc6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18.
Nxc6 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3 bxc6 20. Qe2 Rd8 21. Qf2 Be6 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. b3 Rd4 24.
Rae1 Rad8 25. h3 h6 26. R3e2 Qf6 27. Qe3 Qd6 28. Rf1 c5 29. Qc3 Kh7 30. Qe3 a5
31. Rff2 Qc6 32. Kh2 Qd7 33. g4 g6 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. Rg2 Rd1 36. Qg3 Qf7 37.
Re1 Rxe1 38. Qxe1 Rd7 39. Qg3 Qe6 40. Qc3 Qd6 41. Qg3 Qe6 42. Qe3 c4 43. Kh1
cxb3 44. axb3 Rc7 45. Kh2 Qf6 46. Qg3 Rg7 47. Qe3 Qd6 48. Rxg7+ Kxg7 49. Qc3+
Kg6 50. Kg3 Qd1 51. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 35,5-19,5"]
[Site "Erevan (Armenia)"]
[Date "1971.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Minic, Dragoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A75"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1971.11.06"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7
9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nh5 14. Be3 b6 ({RR} 
14... Bd4 15. Qd3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Nd7 17. g4 Nhf6 18. h3 Qc7 19. b3 Re7 20. f4
Nb6 21. Qf3 Rae8 22. g5 Nfd7 23. a5 Nc8 24. Nc4 Qb8 25. Ra2 Na7 26. e5 dxe5 27.
d6 e4 28. Qg4 Re6 29. f5 {Pytel,K (2390)-Nicevski,R (2440)/Albena 1973/EXT
2001/1-0 (35)}) 15. g4 $1 Nf6 16. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd2c4]} Ra7 {[%cal
Ga7d7]} (16... Nbd7 $5 17. Nc4 Ne5) 17. Nc4 Rd7 18. f3 $16 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20.
Nxb5 (20. Ne3 $142 {[%cal Ge3d5,Gc3b5]} b4 21. Nb5 Bf8 22. Qd3 $36) 20... Nxd5
$1 21. Bg3 Nb6 22. Nbxd6 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Nc6 {[%csl Gd4]} 24. Ra6 Ne5 (24... Nd4)
25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. f4 Bd4+ 27. Kg2 Qb8 28. Rb6 Qa8 29. Re1 Red8 30. Qf3 {
[%cal Ge4e5,Gf3a8]} Rb7 31. Rxb7 Qxb7 32. Rd1 (32. e5 Qb4) 32... Qb4 33. Qe2
Ra8 (33... Qa4 $5 {[%cal Gd8b8,Gb8b4]}) 34. e5 Ra2 35. f5 $1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Ra4
36. e6 $36 Qb7+ 37. Kh3 Rxc4 38. e7 Rc2 39. e8=Q+ Kg7 40. Q8e4 1-0

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Franco"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8.
a4 a5 9. h3 O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Be3 Bf8 14. Ng5 Nc5 15.
g4 Be7 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Nge4 Be7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. g5 Rd8 21. Qc3
Bf5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. gxf6 e4 24. Qg3 $2 (24. Qc5 $1 {/\ 25.c3 Ljubojevic} b6
$6 (24... Rxd1+ $2 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qe7 $1 $16) 25. Qe3) 24...
Qxg3 25. fxg3 e3 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Ra3 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rd6 29. Rxe3 Rxf6 30. Rc3
Rd6 31. g4 Bd7 32. Kg3 Kf8 33. g5 Ke7 34. Rb3 Bc8 35. Re3+ Be6 36. h4 Rd4 37.
Re4 Rd2 38. b4 Rxc2 39. bxa5 Kd6 40. Bf3 Rc4 41. e3 Rxe4 42. Bxe4 Bb3 43. Bd3
Kd5 44. Kf4 Bxa4 45. a6 bxa6 46. Bxa6 c5 47. Kf3 Bb3 48. Bb5 Ke5 49. Bf1 Be6
50. Bd3 Bd5+ 51. Ke2 c4 52. Bc2 c3 53. Kd1 Be4 54. Ba4 Bd3 55. Bb3 f6 56. gxf6
Kxf6 57. Bc2 Bf5 58. Kc1 Ke5 59. Bd1 Ke4 60. Kc2 Kxe3+ 61. Kxc3 h5 0-1

[Event "URS-ch30 Final"]
[Site "Erevan (Armenia)"]
[Date "1962.12.11"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1962.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 10. h3 Nc7 11. e4 Nd7 12. Re1 Ne8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Be3 Rb8 15. a4
a6 16. Bf1 Qe7 17. Nd2 Nc7 18. f4 $14 {[#]} b5 (18... Bg7 19. e5 $14 dxe5 20.
fxe5 Ne8 21. Nc4 b5 22. d6 $14) 19. e5 $16 dxe5 20. Nde4 Qd8 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22.
d6 Ne6 23. fxe5 b4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Bb7 26. Qd2 Qd7 27. Kh2 b3 28. Rac1
Qxa4 29. Bc4 Bc8 30. Rf1 Rb4 31. Bxe6 Bxe6 32. Bh6 Re8 33. Qg5 Re4 34. Rf2 f5
35. Qf6 Qd7 36. Rxc5 Rc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Rd2 Be6 39. Rd1 Qa7 40. Rd2 Qd7 41.
Rd1 Qa7 42. Rd4 Qd7 43. g4 a5 44. Kg3 Rb8 45. Kh4 Qf7 46. Kg5 fxg4 47. hxg4 Bd7
48. Rc4 a4 49. Rc7 a3 50. Rxd7 Qxd7 51. e6 Qa7 52. Qe5 axb2 53. e7 Kf7 54. d7
1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1990.01.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. Rd1 {N} (9. Nf3 Be7) 9... e5 $5 10. dxe5 $6 (10. Nf3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Re8+
12. Be2 $13) 10... Nxe5 11. Bd3 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Re8 13. Be2 Ne4 $10)
11... Nxd3+ 12. Qxd3 (12. Rxd3 d6 {/\ Bf5}) 12... Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 (13. bxc3 $5
Re8+ 14. Ne2) 13... Ne4 $1 14. Bxd8 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rxd8 16. Rd4 b6 17. Nf3 Ba6
18. Kd1 Rac8 19. Nd2 d5 $1 20. Rxd5 (20. cxd5 Rxc3 {/\ Rd3-+}) 20... Bxc4 (
20... Rxd5 21. cxd5 Rxc3 22. Re1 $132) 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. a3 Bb3+ 23. Ke2 Bc2
24. Nf3 Be4 25. Re1 Kf8 26. g3 Bxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Rc4 29. Ke3 Ra4 30.
Ra1 Ke7 31. Kd3 Kd6 32. Kc2 Kc6 33. f3 Ra5 34. a4 g5 35. Kb3 Rf5 36. Rf1 Kc5
37. Rf2 a6 38. Rf1 Rd5 39. Kc2 Rf5 40. Kd3 Kc6 41. Kc4 Rc5+ 42. Kb3 Re5 43. g4
f5 44. f4 gxf4 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad Team-ch"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Furman, Semen Abramovich"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {1) Levy/ O'Connell: Korchnoi's Chess Games.Oxford.1979. 1964-LEN2-2.} e5
2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. e4 f5 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Rb1
a5 10. b3 Be6 11. Nd5 Kh8 12. Bb2 Rf7 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ne3 Bd7 15. d4 Qf8 16.
d5 Ne7 17. f4 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rc1 Re8 20. Qd2 b6 {[#]} 21. fxe5 (21. Rce1
$11) 21... dxe5 $15 (21... Bh6) 22. h3 (22. Nc3) 22... Bh6 $17 23. Qc3 Ne4 24.
Bxe4 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Qc5+ 26. Kf1 $2 (26. Nd4 Bxe4 27. Qe3 Kg8 28. Qxe4 Rfe7 $17)
26... Bxe4+ $19 27. Ke1 $19 {..} 0-1

[Event "Pamplona 9091 1st"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1990.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. a4 Ng6 14. a5 Rf7 15. b4 Nf6
16. c5 Bf8 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Nd3 Rg7 19. Nc5 Nf8 20. Nb5 g4 21. Bh4 $1 {neu} (
21. Qe1 $2 {Kortschnoi-Nunn,Amsterdam 1990}) 21... h5 22. Bc4 Qe7 23. Kh1 a6 $2
(23... Kh8 24. Rc1 a6 25. Nxd6 cxd6 26. Ne6 Nxe6 27. dxe6 Bxe6 28. Bxf6 Qxf6
29. Qxd6 Re8 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Qxe6 Rxe6 $10) (23... Kh7 24. Rc1 a6 25. Nxd6
cxd6 26. Na4 gxf3 27. gxf3 Bh3 28. Rg1 Ng6 29. Bg5 Rag8 30. Qe1 Qf7 31. Nb6 Nf8
32. Qh4 Bg4 $5 $132) 24. Nxc7 $18 Qxc7 25. Bxf6 Rf7 26. Bg5 Nd7 27. Rc1 Nxc5
28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. Qe1 Bd7 30. Qh4 Rc8 31. Bf6 Qd4 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34.
Qh8+ Rf8 35. Qxh5+ Rf7 36. fxg4 Rxc4 37. g5 Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Qe3 39. Rf1 f3 40.
gxf3 Qf4 41. Rg1 Bf8 42. g6 Qxf6 43. gxf7+ Ke7 44. Rg6 Qxf7 45. d6+ Kd8 46.
Qg5+ Kc8 47. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Candidates m5"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b6 8.
Bf4 (8. Qf4 $1) 8... Bc5 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd6 (11. Rd1 d5 $1 12. cxd5
Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15) 11... Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Rc8 13. Rd1 Ba6 (13... a6 $5) 14.
b3 Bb7 15. a4 a6 16. f3 Rc6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Bd3 d5 19. O-O Rc7 20. cxd5 Nxd5 {
1.48/1.47} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch23 Semifinal"]
[Site "Riga (Latvia)"]
[Date "1955.11.23"]
[Round "8.9"]
[White "Poliak, Evsey"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1955.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nde2 g6 7. g3 h5 $5 {
Une idée nouvelle à l'époque trouvée par KORTCHNOI} 8. h3 Bd7 9. Bg2 Qc8 (9...
Bg7) 10. b3 (10. Be3 {Lipnitsky,I-Kortschnoj,V URS-chT sf Voroshilovgrad 1955
1/2-1/2}) 10... Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qd2 (12. Nf4 {[%cal Gf4h3]} h4 $5 (12... b5
13. Nxb5 Nb4 {[%cal Gb4c2,Gd7b5]} 14. Na3)) 12... b5 $1 13. Nd1 a5 14. Nf4 e5
$1 15. Ne2 (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 $36 {[%csl Re1]}) 15... a4 $36 16. Ne3
Be6 17. Rb1 axb3 18. axb3 Re8 19. h4 Bh6 20. f4 Ng4 $17 21. O-O b4 22. Nxg4
Bxg4 23. Nc1 Bh3 (23... exf4 {[%csl Re4,Ge8]} 24. gxf4 Bh3 $40 {[%cal Gc8g4]})
24. Nd3 Ra2 25. Qf2 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 exf4 27. gxf4 Qg4 28. Qxg4 hxg4 29. Rfe1 Bg7
30. e5 dxe5 31. fxe5 Ra5 32. Kg2 Nxe5 33. Re2 Re6 34. Bxe5 Bxe5 35. Rbe1 f6 36.
Nf4 Rc6 37. Nxg6 Kg7 38. h5 Rac5 39. Nxe5 fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1989.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Ne5 Bc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8.
O-O $5 Nxd4 $6 {N} (8... Qd7 9. Nd2 {N!; Kortschnoj}) 9. Bxb7 Rb8 10. Bg2 Bc5
11. Nd2 $16 c3 $2 12. bxc3 Nb5 13. Qc2 O-O 14. a4 $1 Nxc3 (14... Nd6 15. Nb3
Bb6 16. a5 $18) 15. Qxc3 Bd4 16. Qa3 Bxa1 17. Qxa1 c5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qd4
20. Qxd4 cxd4 21. f4 Rfc8 22. a5 a6 23. Bd3 Rc6 24. Kf2 f5 25. Ba3 Kf7 26. Rc1
Rc3 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Ke1 Rb3 29. Bd6 Rb2 30. Kd1 Ra2 31. Bb4 Ra1+ 32. Kc2 Rh1
33. Bxa6 Rxh2 34. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Cannes Generations"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.02.21"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nce2 Bg4 8.
c3 Qd7 9. Qc2 Nf6 10. Ng3 O-O-O 11. f3 Be6 12. N1e2 Kb8 13. Bg5 Rde8 14. O-O h5
15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Qd8 17. b4 h4 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Bc1 Bd6 20. f4 g6 21. a4
Ne7 22. a5 Nf5 23. Qa4 Nf6 24. b5 Qd7 25. Qb3 h3 $5 26. g3 Rxe2 $6 27. Bxe2
Nxg3 28. hxg3 h2+ (28... Ne4 29. Kh2 $18) 29. Kh1 Ne4 (29... Qh3 30. Bd2 Qxg3
31. b6 $18) 30. Rf3 Qh3 (30... Qg4 31. Bd2 $1 Nxd2 32. Qxd5 $18) 31. Qxd5 $4 (
31. Ba3 $16) {[%tqu "En","How do you make use of White's horrible blunder?",
"How can you queen your h pawn?","Give up your queen for one move!","h3g2","",
10]} 31... Qg2+ 0-1

