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Table of contents: # 8, 2008

News............................................................................................................................4 Games .........................................................................................................................9

(01) Leko,Peter (2741) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2740) [B46]...........................................9 (02) Kramnik,Vladimir (2788) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [D30] .................................10 (03) Nepomniashchy,Yan (2634) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90]............................11 (04) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2740) - Naiditsch,Arkadij (2624) [D37] ...............................13 (05) Naiditsch,Arkadij (2624) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90] ..................................14 (06) Sutovsky,Emil (2654) - Shirov,Alexei (2741) [C78] .........................................15 (07) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2709) - Volokitin,Andrei (2672) [A61]................................18 (08) Wang,Hao (2691) - Rublevsky,Sergei (2699) [D27]........................................20 (09) Inarkiev,Ernesto (2675) - Shirov,Alexei (2741) [D12]......................................22 (10) Gashimov,Vugar (2717) - Volokitin,Andrei (2672) [B96] .................................23 (11) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2709) - Bologan,Viktor (2686) [D47] .................................25 (12) Shirov,Alexei (2741) - Onischuk,Alexander (2670) [C89]................................26 (13) Atalik,Suat (2585) - Jobava,Baadur (2665) [A69] ...........................................27 (14) Harikrishna,Penteala (2668) - Ivanisevic,Ivan (2664) [E90] ............................29 (15) Karjakin,Sergey (2727) - Short,Nigel (2655) [B12]..........................................32

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News Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Dortmund The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in Dortmund 28th June - 6th July 2008. 8

player all-play-all. Peter Leko took clear first place. Elo-Favourite Vladimir Kramnik finished in 7th place losing in the final round to Vassily

Ivanchuk.

Sparkassen Dortmund (GER), 28 vi-6 vii 2008 cat. XVIII (2695) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 27902. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 4 27383. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2634 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 27534. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2752 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 4 27365. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2603 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 4 27586. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2624 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 3½ 27057. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2788 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 3 26318. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2677 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 2388

Poikovsky The Poikovsky tournament took place 8th-17th July 2008. There was a four way tie on

5.5/9 between Rublevsky, Jakovenko, Gashimov and Shirov.

9th Karpov Poikovsky (RUS), 8-17 vii 2008 cat. XVIII (2691) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

1. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2699 * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 27702. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2709 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 27693. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2717 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 27684. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2741 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 5½ 27655. Wang Hao g CHN 2691 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5 27346. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2686 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 26497. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2654 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 3½ 26158. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2675 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 3½ 26139. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2670 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3½ 261310. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2672 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ * 3½ 2613

41st Biel International Chess Festival The 41st Biel International Chess Festival took place 19th July - 1st August 2008. Leinier

Dominguez Perez and Evgeny Alekseev finished on 6.5/9 half a point clear of the pre-tournament favourite Magnus Carlsen. Alekseev won the title after a playoff 2.5-1.5.

41st Festival GM Biel (SUI), 20-31 vii 2008 cat. XVIII (2687)

1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 * * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 27922. Dominguez Perez, L g CUB 2708 ½ 1 * * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 27923. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775 ½ 0 ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 27414. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2691 0 1 0 1 0 ½ * * ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 27225. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2670 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 1 ½ 4 26186. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2569 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * * 1½ 2414

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41st Festival GM Biel Playoff (SUI), 31 vii 2008 1 2 3 4

Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2708 ½ ½ ½ 1 2½ 2803Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2708 ½ ½ ½ 0 1½ 2621

Alekseev, Dominguez and Carlsen receive their prizes

Karjakin - Short Rapid Match Sergey Karjakin defeated Nigel Short by the convincing margin of 7.5-2.5 in Kiev (Kyiv) in

a rapid match which took place 3rd-7th July 2008.

Rapid Match Kiev (UKR), 3-7 vii 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2727 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 7½ 2821 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2655 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 2½ 2561

36th World Open Philadelphia The 36th World Open took place in Philadelphia 2nd-6th July 2008. There was a 4-way

tie for 1st place, and according to the tiebreak rules, the two players with the best tiebreak points then fought a playoff for the title of champion. GM Evgeny Najer defeated GM Parmijaran Negi in the Armaegeddon playoff game to claim the title.

World Open Philadelphia (USA), 2-6 vii 2008

Final Round 9 Standings # Name Rtng Tot

1 Evgeny Najer GM 2689 7 2 Parmijaran Negi GM 2615 7 3 Lubomir Ftacnik GM 2582 7 4 Alexander Moiseenko GM 2716 7 5 Victor Mikhalevski GM 2679 6.5 6 Ilya Smirin GM 2763 6.5 7 Alexander Ivanov GM 2621 6 8 Jiri Stocek GM 2707 6 9 Alex Yermolinsky GM 2596 6 10 Surya She Ganguly GM 2729 6 11 Alexander Shabalov GM 2662 6 12 Arun Prasad IM 2565 6

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13 Jaan Ehlvest GM 2687 6 14 Leonid G Yudasin GM 2620 6 15 Sergey Kudrin GM 2609 6 16 Kirill Kuderinov IM 2522 6 17 Sergey Erenburg GM 2613 6 18 Rajaram Laxman IM 2588 6 118 players

IV Vila de Sort International Open The IV Vila de Sort International Open took place 24th June - 2nd July 2008. Aleksander

Delchev took clear first with 8/10.

Sort Open (ESP), 24 vi - 2 vii 2008 Final Round 10 Standings:

Rank Name FED Rtg Pts BH. BH. BH.1 Delchev, Aleksander GM BUL 2639 8 64½ 52 39 2 Rotstein, Arkadij GM GER 2528 7½ 63½ 51½ 39 3 Ibrahimov, Rasul GM AZE 2535 7½ 62½ 49½ 37 4 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2543 7 62½ 50 37½5 Mamedov, Nidjat GM AZE 2577 7 61½ 49 36½6 Kogan, Artur GM ISR 2570 7 60 47½ 35½7 Gupta, Abhijeet GM IND 2521 7 59 46 33½8 Adhiban, B IM IND 2421 7 58 47 36 9 Kovalyov, Anton IM ARG 2525 6½ 62½ 50 38 10 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2513 6½ 61½ 49½ 37½11 Baklan, Vladimir GM UKR 2647 6½ 60½ 49 37 12 Burmakin, Vladimir GM RUS 2615 6½ 59 47½ 35½13 Kasparov, Sergey GM BLR 2481 6½ 58½ 46½ 35 14 Movsziszian, Karen GM ARM 2536 6½ 57 45½ 34 etc.

Lake Sevan The "Lake Sevan 2008" International tournament took place 10th-20th July, 2008, in Mar-

tuni, Armenia. Arman Pashikian won the event with 6.5/9.

Lake Sevan Martuni (ARM), 11-19 vii 2008 cat. XIII (2553) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

1. Pashikian, Arman g ARM 2564 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 27182. Zhou Jianchao g CHN 2604 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6 26723. Zhigalko, Sergei g BLR 2583 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 26294. Andriasian, Zaven g ARM 2533 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 25985. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel f ARM 2480 ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 4½ 25616. Melkumyan, Hrant m ARM 2507 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4½ 25587. Meier, Georg g GER 2556 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 0 4 25098. Grigoryan, Avetik m ARM 2537 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 0 1 3½ 24759. Pantsulaia, Levan g GEO 2607 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 3 242210. Amin, Bassem g EGY 2561 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * 2½ 2386

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Politiken Cup The Politiken Cup took place 20th-27th July 2008. Sergey Tiviakov won the event on tie-

break from Vladimir Malakhov, Yurij Kuzbov, Peter Heine Nielsen, Boris Savchenko and Jonny Hector all of whom scored 8/10.

Politiken Cup Helsingor (DEN), 19-27 vii 2008.

Leading Final Round 10 Standings Pl. Player Ti NAT ELO Po MiBu SoBer1 Sergey Tiviakov GM NED 2645 8 56 52.75 2 Vladimir Malakhov GM RUS 2689 8 55.5 52.75 3 Yurij Kuzubov GM UKR 2578 8 55 52.5 4 Peter Heine Nielsen GM DEN 2652 8 54 51.5 5 Boris Savchenko GM RUS 2578 8 53.5 50 6 Jonny Hector GM SWE 2537 8 50 48.25 7 Michael Roiz GM ISR 2680 7½ 55.5 50.25 8 Mikheil Mchedlishvili GM GEO 2604 7½ 55 48.75 9 Pavel Eljanov GM UKR 2716 7½ 53 46.75 10 Konstantin Landa GM RUS 2615 7½ 52 46.75 11 Alexei Iljushin GM RUS 2546 7½ 52 46 12 Emanuel Berg GM SWE 2592 7½ 51.5 46.5 13 Oliver Kurmann IM SUI 2394 7½ 51.5 44.5 14 Christian Jepson IM SWE 2358 7½ 48 42.75 15 Lars Schandorff GM DEN 2537 7½ 45.5 41.75 etc.

19th Czech Open The 19th Czech Open took place 10th-27th July 2008 in Pardubice, Czech Open. Eldar

Gasanov won the A Open with 7.5/9.

19th Czech Chladek & Tintera A Open Pardubice (CZE), 18-26 vii 2008 Final Round 9 Standings

Rk. Name FED RtgI Pts. Av Op BH 1 Gasanov Eldar GM UKR 2523 7,5 2461 51,0 2 Stocek Jiri GM CZE 2559 7,0 2467 48,5 3 Chuprov Dmitry GM RUS 2577 7,0 2463 53,5 4 Korobov Anton GM UKR 2590 7,0 2462 55,0 5 Vorobiov Evgeny E. GM RUS 2550 7,0 2455 51,0 6 Chernyshov Konstantin GM RUS 2565 7,0 2448 53,5 7 Gajewski Grzegorz GM POL 2575 7,0 2436 51,0 8 Dobrowolski Piotr IM POL 2426 7,0 2395 44,0 9 Brkic Ante GM CRO 2530 7,0 2394 45,5 10 Teske Henrik GM GER 2504 7,0 2389 46,0 11 Kononenko Dmitry GM UKR 2502 6,5 2471 54,0 12 Geller Jakov IM RUS 2510 6,5 2451 48,5 13 Babula Vlastimil GM CZE 2597 6,5 2449 53,0 14 Vokarev Sergey GM RUS 2517 6,5 2446 52,0 15 Gutman Gennadi GM UKR 2497 6,5 2417 49,5 16 Llaneza Marcos IM ESP 2468 6,5 2401 49,0 17 Wirig Anthony IM FRA 2456 6,5 2396 44,0 18 Schlosser Philipp GM GER 2567 6,5 2391 47,5 19 Javakhishvili Lela IM GEO 2461 6,5 2352 45,0 339 players

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Canadian Open The Canadian Open (Quebec Open Chess Tournament) took place in Montreal July 19th-

27th 2008. Alexander Moiseenko, Eduardas Rozentalis, Victor Mikhalevski and Matthieu Cornette tied for first in the event with 6.5/9.

Canadian Open Montreal (AND), 19-27 vii 2008.

Final Round 9 Standings # Ti Name Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tot1 GM Alexander Moiseenko 2632 +20 =12 +14 =16 +9 =3 +8 =2 =4 6.5 2 GM Eduardas Rozentalis 2599 +21 =16 =17 =18 =25 +31 +14 =1 +7 6.5 3 GM Victor Mikhalevski 2592 +26 +7 =10 =11 +12 =1 +13 -4 +9 6.5 4 IM Matthieu Cornette 2521 +42 =27 +31 -9 +18 =5 +6 +3 =1 6.5 5 GM Abhijit Kunte 2554 =31 +44 =12 +43 =7 =4 =16 +15 =8 6.0 6 GM Anton Kovalyov 2548 +23 =17 =28 +21 =14 =16 -4 +18 +20 6.0 7 IM M. R. Venkatesh 2462 +33 -3 +23 +39 =5 =9 +10 +20 -2 6.0 48 players

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Games (01) Leko,Peter (2741) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2740) [B46] Sparkassen Dortmund GER (2), 29.06.2008 [Aveskulov, Valery] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 Vasiliy Ivanchuk is known for his many−sided repertory. My database contains 26 games between these opponents, but this po−sition happened for the first time! 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.0-0 Nf6 9.Qf3 Another popular continuations are 9.Re1 and 9.Qe2 9...Be7 10.Qg3 Nh5 [Rublevskiy played 10...0-0 against Karjakin in Foros, 2008. After 11.Bh6 Ne8 12.Bd2 a5 13.e5 a4 White's development advantage was compensated by a solid pawn structure and lack of weaknesses.] 11.Qf3 [11.Qh3 came up in game Movsesian−Predojevich, Sarajevo, 2008 11...g6 12.e5 f5! 13.Bh6 Rb8 14.Be2 Rb4 15.Bxh5 Rh4 16.Qg3 Kf7 and Black has no troubles] 11...Nf6 12.e5 Nd7 13.Qg3 g6 14.Bh6

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14...c5 Novelty. Black tries to bother the main idea of White − c2−c4 − physically.Another possible variations are: [14...a5 with idea to trade white−squared bishops 15.Rfe1 Ba6 16.Qh3 Bf8 17.Ne2 Qe7 (I think nothing really bad would happen to Black after 17...Nxe5 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Bxf8 (after 19.Nd4 Bxh6 20.Qxh6 Qf6 it's not easy to prove any com−pensation for the sacrificed pawn) 19...Kxf8 20.Nd4 c5! 21.Nb3 Nd7 22.Nxc5! Nxc5 23.Qc3 d4 24.Qxc5+ Qd6 with equal endgame) 18.Nd4 Bb7 (18...Bxh6 19.Qxh6 c5 20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Qf8 22.Bxd7+ Kxd7 23.Qh3 with ad−vantage because of naked king of Black) 19.c4 White captured initiative in game Kournosov−Kobalia, Moscow, 2008; 14...Bf8 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.Rfe1 a5 17.Na4 Kg7 18.c4 h5 19.h4 And Black is under pressure. Kournosov−

Movsesian, Plovdid, 2008] 15.Na4 c4 16.Be2 Bb7

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Now we can make some summaries about the opening. Black has defenced against c2−c4 but now the c4 pawn became target for an−other undermining − b2−b3. After probable ex−change on b3 Black will have persistent weak−ness on a6. Otherwise, Black should defence on c4 but there are not too many opportunities for this. And don't forget about the unde−velopped Rook on h8 − every opening of posi−tion will only expose this disadvantage. So, white is slightly better. 17.b3 Bc6 18.Nb2 Knight's job on a4 is done. Now it is moving to a more comfortable square on e3. 18...Rb8 19.Nd1 Nc5?! [Black missed very good mo−ment for tactics − 19...Nxe5! 20.Bg7 Bf6 21.Bxh8 Bxh8 22.Ne3 and position is very un−clear. White has exchange up but Black has a pawn for it, 2 bishops and mobile pawn struc−ture] 20.Ne3 Now White just has clear advan−tage 20...Ne4 21.Qh3 Ng5 Ivanchuk couldn't find any useful move− this simple attack on the queen has no global idea. Later this will cause fatal troubles for Black. [Computer advises the not clear for me 21...Rg8 and afterwards 22.bxc4 d4 23.Ng4 agrees that White has big advantage] 22.Qg4 c3 23.a3?!

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[Leko makes an ordinar human move and pre−vents Rb4. But computer shows a more strong and effective way − 23.Rad1! followed by the transfer of the Knight to d6 23...Ne4 (23...Rb4 24.Nc4 Ne4 25.a3 Rb8 26.Bf3 Ng5 27.Nd6+ Bxd6 28.exd6 Nxf3+ 29.Qxf3 with winning po−sition) 24.Nc4 Qc7 25.Bf3 dxc4 26.Bxe4 cxb3 27.axb3 Rb4 28.Bxc6+ Qxc6 29.Qg3 and White has visible advantage thanks to weak−ness on c3 and non−castled King of Black] 23...Bb5?? Decisive mistake [Black was sup−posed to play 23...Ne4 . After 24.Bxa6 d4 25.Rad1 Bf8 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 Black has enough compensation for a pawn because of the strong black−squared structure d4−c3−d2 and the Bishop on c6.; Of course, White shouldn't take the pawn on a6 and allow activation of Black's pieces. After 23...Ne4 they can just make a normal move such as 24.Rfd1 and save their advantage.] 24.Bxb5+ axb5 25.f3! I think, Ivanchuk missed something in the fol−lowing variations − I can't believe that he just didn't see this restricting move 25...Qb6 26.Rae1! d4 27.Nd1 d3+ 28.Kh1 [Another way to the win was 28.Nf2 d2 29.Re2 Qd8 30.h4+−] 28...dxc2 29.Nf2 Bc5 [After 29...Qd8 30.Re2 the position is still winning; Black's Knight will be destroyed anyway.] 30.Nd3 Be3 31.Bxg5+− The rest is just the affair of tech−nique. 31...Bd2 32.Re2 0-0 [32...Qa5 33.Nc1! 0-0 34.Be7 Rfe8 35.Bd6 Rbc8 36.Qe4+−] 33.Nc1 b4 [33...Rbc8 34.Bxd2 cxd2 35.Rxd2 Rfd8 36.Qg5+−] 34.Bxd2 cxd2 35.Rxd2 bxa3 36.Rxc2 Rfc8 37.Qe4 Rxc2 38.Qxc2 Qd4 39.Na2 Qxe5 40.b4 Rd8 41.h3 h5 [41...Qe3 42.Rc1 Rd2? 43.Qc8+ Kg7 44.Qc3+ Qxc3 45.Nxc3+−] 42.Rb1 Qe3 43.Rd1 Rd5 44.Qb1 Qe2 45.Re1 Qd2 [45...Qf2 46.Rf1 Qe3 47.Qe1 Qb3 48.Qe2+−] 46.Rc1 Rd8 47.b5 Rb8 48.Rc3 h4 49.b6 Qd6 50.Rb3 Rb7 51.Nc3 Qc6 52.Rxa3 Qxb6 53.Qxb6 Rxb6 54.Ra4 g5 55.f4 Rb3 56.Ne2 Re3 57.Ng1 1-0

(02) Kramnik,Vladimir (2788) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [D30] Sparkassen Dortmund GER (2), 29.06.2008 [Aveskulov, Valery] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 Loek Van Wely is one of the most principle grandmaster. He was over−played by Kramnik twice in this position but for him it doesn't matter: he again is going to it! 8.0-0 Bd6 [In one game between these oppo−nents 8...Be7 came up. After 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Qc2 Rc8 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Ne5 h6 13.Qe2 Rfd8 14.f4 c5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Nxd7 Rxd7 18.f5 White has got dangerous initiative, Kramnik−Van Wely, Corus, 2007] 9.Nbd2 [9.Nc3 0-0 10.Qc2 Re8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.Bd3 Ba3 16.Ba1 with pleasant position for White, Kram−nik−Van Wely, Monaco, 2007] 9...0-0 10.Ne5

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10...Qe7 [At the last European championship (Plovdiv, 2008) Caruana played 10...Qc7 against B.Savchenko. After 11.f4 c5 12.Qe1?! (Inaccuracy. Better was 12.Qe2!? and White has more chances thanks to a captured space at the king−side.) 12...cxd4 13.exd4 Bb4! After trade of this bishop to knight d2 Black will have quantitative advantage in the fight for e4 square. 14.a3 Bxd2 15.Qxd2 Ne4 16.Qe3 f6 17.Rac1 Qd8 18.Nxd7 (18.Nf3 f5 with compli−cated game) 18...Qxd7 19.b4 Rfc8 20.c5 Bc6 Black is safe; a queen−side will be closed by b6−b5 and centre is controlled by knight on e4.] 11.Qf3 White is transfering own queen to more active place. 11...Rfd8 12.Qh3 h6 13.f4

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13...Bb4? [First mistake − bishop leaves good place and few moves later White will expose this. Better was 13...c5!? with exemplary variation − 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne4 cxd4 16.Nxd6 (16.Bxd4?! Bxe5 17.fxe5 Nb4 Black is ok) 16...Qxd6 17.Qh5! (17.Bxd4? Nxf4! 18.Rxf4 Nxe5 with extra pawn) 17...Qe7 (17...Nxe5?? 18.fxe5 Qe7 19.Rxf7! Qxf7 20.Bh7+ Kf8 21.Ba3+ Ne7 22.Bg6+−) 18.Ba3!? Qe8! (18...Qxa3 19.Qxf7+ Kh8 20.Ng6+ Kh7 21.Rf3! with dangerous attack) 19.exd4 (19.Nxf7? N7f6! 20.Nxh6+ gxh6 21.Qxh6 Qh5 and Black is just piece up) 19...Nxe5 20.fxe5 f5! with equality] 14.Ndf3 Ne4? [Second step to disaster. Probably, the right move is 14...Bd6 admitting that previous move was mistake] 15.Nxd7 Rxd7 16.Ne5 Rc7 [Rook should guard 7−th rank, because after 16...Rdd8 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.f5 f6 White has nice trick 19.fxe6! Re8 (19...fxe5 20.Rf7 Qg5 21.Rxb7±) 20.Ng4 Qxe6 21.d5! cxd5 22.Nxf6+! gxf6 23.Qg3+ with winning position] 17.Bxe4 dxe4

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18.c5! Kramnik threw out of action both of Black's bishops 18...bxc5 [Probably better was 18...f6 pushing away knight of White 19.Nc4 (after 19.a3 Bxc5! (19...fxe5 20.axb4 and dif−ference between bishops is enormous.)

20.dxc5 fxe5 21.Bxe5 Rd7 Black is ok) 19...Ba6 20.Rfc1 Ba5!? White is still better but its advantage should be proved yet] 19.a3 Ba5 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.b4 [Another option to attack was 21.f5!? Bb6 (21...exf5? 22.b4 Qc2 (22...Qb5 23.Rxf5 with attack) 23.Rf2 Qb3 24.bxa5 f6 25.Ng6 with extra piece) 22.Bd4 Qb5 (22...Qd5?! 23.Bxb6 axb6 24.Nc4! White is better) 23.f6 with attack. For example, 23...Kh7 24.Bxb6 axb6 25.Qg3 Rg8 26.Ng4 Rcc8 27.fxg7 Rxg7 28.Rf6 Qg5 (28...Qh5 29.h3±) 29.Qh3 Kg8 30.Rxh6 Kf8 31.Nf6 Ke7 32.Rd1 Rd8 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 34.Nxe4 Qd5 35.Qh4+ Kc7 36.Qe7+ Qd7 37.Qxd7+ Kxd7 38.Nf6+ Ke7 39.h4±] 21...Qb5

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22.Qg3?! [Perhaps, this is a mistake. Much stronger was 22.f5! f6 (22...Bb6 23.Ng4 with attack) 23.Ng4 e5 24.Qg3 Kh8 25.Bxe5! fxe5 26.bxa5±] 22...Bb6? [The Dutch goes past ex−cellent opportunity to defence his position − 22...f5! blocking a pawn "f" and involving rook c7 for defencing of own king. For example, 23.Rad1 (23.Qg6 Re7 24.Rad1 Qe2 25.bxa5 Qxb2 26.Rd7 Rxd7 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qxd7 Ba6 and position is not so clear) 23...Qe2 24.Ba1 Bb6 25.Rfe1 Qh5 26.Rd6 Black is not so bad as it was in the game. After move that was played position of Black is absolutely hopeless.] 23.Nd7 g6 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Be5 Rcc8 26.Qh4 h5 [A capturing of pawn doesnt matter 26...Bxe3+ 27.Kh1 noone defences king of Black.] 27.Nh7+ Ke8 [27...Kg8 28.Qf6+−] 28.Bd6 Rc7 29.Rfd1 1-0 (03) Nepomniashchy,Yan (2634) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90] Sparkassen Dortmund GER (4), 02.07.2008 [Aveskulov, Valery] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Be7 10.f4 The idea to advance pawn to f4 at one go is very fashionable now. 10...Ng4 [An−

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other popular line here is 10...b5 11.f5 Bc4 (11...Bxb3 was played also: 12.axb3 b4 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 0-0 15.Bc4 White has clear plan of attacking at the king−side. And Black just can wait. Kryvoruchko−Borovikov, Pardubice,2006.) 12.g4 Nxg4 (12...h6 13.Qg2 Qc7 14.a3 Rc8 15.Kb1 Nb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.h4 with advantage. Matlakov−Tihonov, Saint−Peterburg, 2007.) 13.Rg1 h5 position is very complicated; Black won a pawn but White got an open line and a pair of extra tempos. In game Motylev−Iskusnyh, Dagomys, 2007 came up 14.Kb1 Bxf1 15.Rdxf1 Ndf6 16.a3 a5 17.Bg5 b4 18.Bxf6 bxc3 19.Bxe7 cxd2 20.Bxd8 Rxd8 21.Nxd2 Nxh2 22.Rd1 d5 with unclear endgame. So, a capturing of a pawn is not prohibited so far.] 11.g3 Nxe3 12.Qxe3 b5 [Doesn't look good 12...0-0 that was played in game Amonatov−Tihonov, Moscow, 2006: 13.Kb1 Nf6 14.f5 Bd7 15.Rg1 h6 16.h4 with pleasant game for White.] 13.Kb1 Qb6 14.Qe2

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[14.Qe1 came up in another game of Van Wely: 14...b4 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 0-0 17.Bh3 Nc5 18.fxe5 Nxb3 19.axb3 dxe5 20.Qxe5 Bf6 21.Qf4± Nisipeanu−Van Wely, Foros, 2008.] 14...b4 [Just this move is a nov−elty. In only game where happened this posi−tion was 14...0-0 15.f5 Bc4 16.Qf3 Rfc8 17.Nd2 Rab8 18.h4 and White is better, Emelin−Vojtsekhovskiy, Dagomys, 2007.] 15.Na4 [Still better was 15.Nd5!? like in a game that cited above 15...Bxd5 16.exd5 0-0 17.Bh3 f5 18.Rhf1 and Black is under strong pressure: 18...e4 19.Nd4 g6 20.g4±] 15...Qc6 16.f5 Only move. 16...Bxf5 [After 16...Bxb3?! 17.axb3 White is always better because of dif−ference between bishops and control under d5 square.] 17.exf5 Qxa4 18.Bg2

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18...0-0? [The point is that after 18...Rc8 19.Rd5 queen of Black gets unexpected trou−bles: 19...Nf6 20.Ra5 Qd7 21.Rxa6 0-0 (it's not time for a pawn: 21...Qxf5?! After 22.Ra7! Black is in big problems.) 22.g4 White is bet−ter.; But rook could go in another way − 18...Ra7!? 19.Qc4 otherwise there is no real compensation for a sacrificed pawn 19...0-0 20.Bc6 Rc8 21.Bxa4 Rxc4 22.Na5 Rcc7 23.Bxd7! (worse is 23.Nc6 Nc5! 24.Nxe7+ (24.Nxa7? Nxa4-+) 24...Rxe7 25.Rxd6 h6 26.Bc6 Rac7 and Black is ok.) 23...Rxd7 24.Nc6 Rac7 25.Nxe7+ Rxe7 26.Rxd6 f6 27.Rxa6 Red7 Black has good chances to save this endgame. ] 19.Bxa8 Now White just is realizing extra exchange. 19...Rxa8 20.g4 [Better was 20.Qc4!? restricting queen (c6 square) and rook (c8) of Black.] 20...Qc6 [If Black played 20...Rc8 White would answer 21.g5± Bxg5? 22.Rxd6+−] 21.Na5 Qc7 22.Nc4 a5? Blunder. I guess that Van Wely was car−ried away by maneouver of knight to d5 square and just forgot to check another its possibili−ties.

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23.Nxd6! It's a final breakthrough. 23...Bxd6 24.Qd3 Nf6 [24...Rc8 25.Qxd6 Qxc2+ 26.Ka1 Nf8 27.Qxe5+−] 25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Nxg4 27.Rg1 [Easier was 27.Rhd1 saving an h−

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pawn 27...Kf8 28.h3 Nf2 29.Re1 Ke7 (29...f6 30.Re3+−) 30.Rb6+−] 27...Nxh2 28.f6 g6 29.Rg2 Nf3 30.Re2 h5 31.Re3 e4 32.Rxe4 White rooks are controling a whole board and passed pawns of Black have no chances to become a queen. 32...g5 33.Rd3 g4 34.Rd5 Ra6 [34...g3 35.Re2 h4 36.Rh5 Rd8 37.Kc1+−] 35.Rf4 Re6 36.a4 Re1+ 37.Ka2 Rh1 38.Rxa5 That's over 38...Kh7 39.Rd5 Kg6 40.a5 Re1 41.a6 Re8 42.a7 Ra8 43.Ra5 Nh2 44.Rxb4 g3 45.Rb8 Rxa7 46.Rg8+ Kxf6 47.Rxa7 Ng4 48.Ra3 1-0 (04) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2740) - Naiditsch,Arkadij (2624) [D37] Sparkassen Dortmund GER (5), 04.07.2008 [Aveskulov, Valery] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 [Interesting positions are coming after 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.e5 cxd4 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bd7 10.Ne4 Be7 11.exf6 gxf6 But Ivanchuk decided to play more calm positions this day.] 5...a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.dxc5 [Another possible line is 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 e5 11.exd4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Qe5 Qd6 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4 and White is slightly better.] 9...Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 [A novelty. Earlier 12...Nb4 was played: 13.Be2 0-0 14.a5 b5 15.Rac1 with ad−vantage of White, I.Sokolov−Van Wely, Spain (rapid), 2006.] 13.Ne4 Be7 [Alternative is 13...Nxe4 14.Bxe4 0-0 but it wouldn't change the type of position.] 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Rac1

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The game has come to a many−pieces end−game past a middlegame. A technique of play−ers at this stage of game is going to be the main factor that decides a result of a fight. Right now White has a little advantage and Black should be very carefull. Very often such games are lost because a weakest side can't stand a long passive defence and begins un−prepared active actions. 15...0-0 16.Be4 Rfc8

17.b3 Na5?! [So far as White has no threats Black could play 17...Kf8 bringing a king closer to the centre] 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Bb4 From now king of Black has no such opportu−nity. 19...Bb2 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Rd7

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21...Na5?! [Apparently, Naiditsch incorrectly estimated an endgame after trade on a5. Other he would play 21...Nd8 bringing a knight to c6 in another way.] 22.Bxa5 bxa5 23.g4! Captur−ing a space at the king−side. White has an ad−vantage thanks to following factors: 1) ar−rangement of qeen−side pawns at white squares that doesn't allow Black to organise serious pushing at the b3−pawn; 2) a weak−ness of a6−pawn; 3) an activity of White's rook and 4) major potential of king of White that easier can get a centre 23...h6 24.Kg2 Bc3 25.g5 White is widening action field. 25...Rb8 26.Rd3 Rc8 [Black couldn't take a pawn − 26...Rxb3? 27.gxh6 gxh6

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28.Ne5! Kf8 29.Nc4 Ke7 30.Nxa5 Ra3 31.Nc4 Rb3 32.e4+−] 27.h4 hxg5 28.hxg5 Kh7 29.Kg3 Kg6 30.Kf4 Rc6 31.e4 Ivanchuk as much as possible improves own position. 31...f6 32.Kg4 fxg5? [Black shouldn't change a pawn's structure. Better was 32...Bb2 mak−ing use of that after 33.Nh4+ Kf7 34.Rd7+

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Ke8! White can't take on g7: 35.Ra7 (35.Rxg7?? f5+-+) 35...Bd4 36.Ra8+ Kd7 37.f4 Rb6 and Black has a counterplay] 33.Nxg5 e5

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[An attempt to trade rooks also doesn't result in a success − 33...Bf6 34.Nf3 Rc3 35.Rd6 Rxb3 36.Rxe6 Rb4 37.Ne5+ Kh7 38.Nd7 Bc3 39.Kf5 and Black's king unexpectedly gets se−rious troubles.] 34.Nf3 Kf6 35.Kh5 Work−around. 35...Ke7 36.Nh4 Kf6 37.Rf3+ Ke6 38.Nf5 Kd7 39.Rd3+ Kc7 40.Nxg7 Position is practically winning; White just should show ac−curacy. 40...Be1 41.f3 Rc3 42.Ne6+ Kc6 43.Rxc3+ Bxc3 44.Kg6 Kd6 45.Kf5 Kc6 46.f4 exf4 47.Kxf4 Bf6 48.e5 Be7 49.Ke4 Bh4 50.Kd4 Bg3 51.Ng5 Bringing a knight to f3 square where it is controling 2 important squares − d4 and e5. 51...Bf4 52.Nf3 Bg3 53.Kc4 With following Nd4 and Kd5. Black re−sign. Technical win of Ivanchuk; step by step he was improving own position and finally his opponent couldn't keep him. 1-0 (05) Naiditsch,Arkadij (2624) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90] Sparkassen Dortmund GER (6), 05.07.2008 [Aveskulov, Valery] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 Sozin's attack was a favourite one in a repertoire of Fisher against of variation of Najdorf. 6...e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 The main adherents of this move are Nisipeanu and Rublevskiy. At this tournament Naiditsch sec−ond time choose this line. 8...h6 9.Bh4 [In the first round Arkadiy played 9.Bxf6 against of Nepomniachtchi. Then was 9...Qxf6 10.0-0 g5!? typical strategical device − Black is guar−anting e5−square for own knight. 11.Nde2 Rg8 12.f4 gxf4 13.Nxf4 Qg5 with complicated game.] 9...Nc5 [More often is coming up 9...Qa5 10.Qe2 Qh5 11.Nf3 Be7 12.0-0-0 with following attack at the king−side.] 10.Qe2 Be7 11.0-0-0 0-0 12.Bg3

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12...Qc7? Without any reason Black itself is provoking useful for White break . [I don't like suggested by computer a move 12...e5 be−cause of 13.Nf3 (White doesn't need compli−cations after 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 Qc8) 13...Nxb3+ 14.axb3 with following Bh4. A bad bishop on e7 and weakness of d5−square are guaranting advantage for White; It would be better to play 12...Bd7!? 13.e5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 and just now to determine a place for queen − 14...Qa5 and Black has extra tempo in com−parison with continuation in the game.] 13.e5 Of course. 13...dxe5 14.Bxe5 Qa5 15.Kb1 Bd7 16.f4 White is organising quick attack making use of "hook" at h6. 16...b5 17.g4 b4 18.g5

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18...bxc3?? [Even after lost of tempo position of Black in not so bad. The only way was 18...hxg5 19.fxg5 Ne8! (badly is 19...Ng4 be−cause of 20.Qxg4 bxc3 21.Qh5!! with inevita−ble threat of capturing on g7: 21...Nxb3 22.Bxg7! Kxg7 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.g6 fxg6 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Qh6+ Kg8 27.Rhg1++−) 20.Nd5! exd5 21.Bxd5 Nd3!! (a fantastic de−fencive resourse. Other Black is lost: 21...Rc8 22.g6!+− with mating attack; 21...Nc7 22.Bxc7 Qxc7 23.g6+−) 22.Bxg7! Qxd5 23.Bxf8 Bxf8

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24.Qxd3 with complicated game. ] 19.gxf6 gxf6

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[19...Bxf6 doesn't help also: 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qh5 Kh7 22.Nf5! exf5 23.Bxf7 Rg8 24.Rhg1! with mating threats.] 20.Nf5! [After opening of a g−line position of Black is so bad that here is not only way to win: 20.Rhg1+ Kh7 21.Nxe6! Bxe6 (21...fxe6 22.Rxd7! Nxd7 23.Qd3++−) 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Qh5 Rg8 24.Qf7+ Kh8 25.Rg6 with checkmate.; or 20.Qh5 Kh7 21.Nf5! exf5 22.Bxf7+− Rg8 23.Rhg1+−] 20...exf5 21.Bxc3 Qd8 22.Qh5 Kh7 23.Rhg1 [nice trick is coming up in follow−ing variation: 23.Bxf7 Rxf7 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Rhe1 Ne4 26.Rxd7! in the same time dis−tracting a queen of Black from f8 square and pinning a bishop on e7 26...Qxd7 27.Rg1 Ng5 28.Bxf6+ Bxf6 29.Qxd7+−] 23...Qe8 24.Rg3 Rg8 25.Bxf7 Rxg3 26.hxg3 Black re−sign. One serious mistake of Black entailed crushing attack. 1-0 (06) Sutovsky,Emil (2654) - Shirov,Alexei (2741) [C78] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (1), 08.07.2008 [Khustnutdinov, Rustam] 1.e4 e5 this is one of the main Shirov's weap−ons against 1.e4 (the second one is Sveshnikov variation) 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 Arkhangelsk variation, usually uses by ukrainian GM's On−ischuk and Malanuik, and sometimes uses by top Gm's, including Topalov and Anand 7.c3 [The game from World Championship − 2007 in Mexico 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 Bb6!? 9.d4 (My own game in this variation − 9.d3 h6?! (9...d6) 10.Na3² ½–½ Fedorov,A (2607)−Khusnutdinov,R (2452)/Moscow RUS 2008/ The Week in Chess 692 (24)) 9...0-0 10.axb5 (10.a5 Ba7 11.Re1 d6 12.h3 Re8 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Nxg5!? hxg5 16.Bxg5‚ 1-0

Grischuk,A (2709)−Anand,V (2779)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006/CBM 114 ext (29)) 10...axb5 11.Na3 (11.dxe5 Ng4 12.Na3 Ncxe5 13.h3 d6!! amazing novelity from World Champion 14.Qe2 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Ne5 16.Qg3 Be6 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Nxb5 Rxf2 19.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20.Qxf2 Rxb5 21.Qe2 Rb8 22.Bf4 Qf6 23.Rf1 ½–½ Topalov,V (2801)−Anand,V (2792)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111) 11...d6 12.Nxb5 Bg4 13.Be3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxe4 15.Qc2 Qe8 16.Ba4 Bd7 17.Rfe1 Nb4 18.Qc4 Ba5 19.Nc3 Bxa4 20.Rxa4 d5 21.Qf1 Nc6 ½–½ Leko,P (2751)−Anand,V (2792)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120] 7...d6 the main move [7...Bb6 is also playable 8.d4 Qe7 (8...0-0 9.Nxe5!) 9.a4 Bb7 10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2 0-0 12.Na3 Nc4 13.Nxc4 bxc4 14.a5 Ba7 15.Ra4 c6 16.d6 Qe6 17.Ng5 Qg4 18.Rxc4± 1-0 Adams,M (2620)−San Claudio Gonzalez,F (2240)/Oviedo 1992/TD (47)] 8.a4 ["endgame way" is empty for white 8.d4 Bb6 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Bxf7 Rf8 13.Bd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bb7© 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Rxf1+ 17.Kxf1 Bxd5 18.Nd2 Ke7= 19.e4 Be6 20.a4 Rb8 21.b4 c5 22.axb5 Rxb5 23.Rxa6 ½–½ De Firmian,N (2605)−Tkachiev,V (2605)/Biel 1995/CBM 049] 8...Rb8 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 till the moment partners are walking along the main line of the variation 11.Qd3 The first deviation by Sutovsky [after 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nxb5 the game goes with transposition to Leko−Anand's game] 11...0-0 of course, Shirov sacrifices the b5−pawn [more "materialistic" 11...Bd7 was played in two child prodigyes match 12.Na3 0-0 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Bg4 16.Qxb5 Bxf3 17.Qxc6 g5 18.Bg3 Bg4 19.Qc4 Be6÷ 0-1 Negi,P (2538)−Lahno,K (2495)/New Delhi 2006/CBM 115 ext (45)] 12.Bg5 and Sutovsky reject all offers − it is not his style! [all the more so pawn is won back immediatelly 12.Qxb5 Qe8 13.Qd3 exd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4! 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Qxd4 (16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Qxd4 Qxe4=) 16...Rxb3= 17.Nc3 Be6 18.Ra5 Nd7 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Qe2„ 0-1 Kupreichik,V (2500)−Shirov,A (2700)/Germany 1997/GER−chT (48)] 12...exd4 it seems that it is obliged, because of [12...h6 suddenly leeds to troubles 13.Bxf6! Qxf6 14.Qxb5 Na5 (it is interesting to check 14...Na7 15.Qa4 g5 16.Nbd2 g4 17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Ne1 Nc6 19.Bd5 Ne7 20.Nc4 c6 21.Nxb6 Rxb6 22.Bc4÷ ½–½ Negi,P (2538)−Lahno,K (2459)/New Delhi 2006/CBM 115 ext (56)) 15.Bd5! Bg4 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Nxe5!± 1-0 Shabalov,A (2631)−Ganguly,S (2636)/ Ed−monton 2005/CBM 107 ext (37)] 13.cxd4 h6 it's amazing that this move is only in

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MegaBase. I thnik, that here is the other good ways for black, but I don't know they :−) 14.Bh4 if white wants to take advantage − they must save the bishop from exchange 14...g5 [14...Bg4 15.Nbd2 Bh5 16.Qc3 Qe8 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rfc1± 1-0 Felgaer,R (2556)−Swinkels,R (2428)/Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext (60)] 15.Bg3 [it is interesting to try 15.Nxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Nxd4 17.Nc3 c6 (in way of 17...Nxb3 18.Nd5 Bd4 19.Qxb3� White's strikes are dangerous) 18.Ba2© with some compen−sation for knight, but I'm not sure, that it is enough; 15.e5 forced leeds to perpetual check 15...gxh4 16.Qg6+ Kh8 17.Qxh6+ Nh7 18.Bc2 f5 19.exf6 Rf7 20.Ng5 Qxf6 21.Nxf7+ Qxf7 22.Bxh7 Qxh7 23.Qf8+ Qg8 24.Qh6+ Qh7 25.Qf8+ Qg8 26.Qh6+ ½–½ Adams,M (2734)−Shirov,A (2699)/Elista 2007/CBM 119] 15...Nh5 the logical extension of previous move and defence from e4−e5 threat [15...Bg4 16.Nbd2 (16.e5!? Bxf3 17.gxf3 (17.Qg6+ Kh8 18.Qxh6+ Nh7 19.Bc2 (19.gxf3 Nxd4„) 19...f5 20.exf6 Rf7 21.gxf3 Nxd4÷) ) 16...Nh5 17.e5²] 16.Nc3N Agressive novelity [One year before Emil has tried 16.Nbd2 Qf6 17.e5 Bf5 18.Qc3 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nxg3 20.hxg3 b4 21.exf6 bxc3 22.bxc3 Rfd8 23.Rfd1 Rd6 24.Nc4 But had no success� -� Sutovsky,E (2630)−Avrukh,B (2632)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 701; 16.e5 Kg7!] 16...Nxg3 17.fxg3 [17.hxg3 g4 (17...Qf6? 18.Nd5!) 18.e5 Kg7 19.Bc2 Rh8 20.Qe4 d5 21.Nxd5 gxf3 22.Nxb6 Rxb6 23.Rfd1 fxg2 24.d5 Ne7 25.e6 very funny position, isn't it?] 17...g4 The action begins [17...Ne5!? 18.Qd2 c6 19.Kh1 Nc4 20.Bxc4 bxc4 with equal position] 18.e5 [The alternative − 18.Nh4 Nxd4 19.Ba2 Nf3+ 20.Kh1 Nxh4 can't satisfy white] 18...Kg7 Black king save by oneself [worse was 18...Ne7 because of 19.Nd5! fries to defeat defenders of g6−square 19...Kg7 (unfortunately it's impossible to play 19...Nxd5 20.Bc2!±) 20.Nxb6 Rxb6 21.exd6 Rxd6 22.Ne5²] 19.Bc2 Ready to fight! [19.Kh1!? here are some variations, which was found by Rybka 19...dxe5 (19...gxf3 20.Bc2 Rh8 (20...dxe5? 21.Qh7+ Kf6 22.Rxf3+ Ke7 23.Bb3‚) 21.Qxf3 Be6 22.Qxc6 Bxd4 23.exd6 Qxd6÷) 20.Nh4 Ne7 (20...Nxd4?? 21.Rxf7+ Rxf7 22.Qg6++−) 21.Rxf7+ Rxf7 22.Bxf7 Qxd4 23.Qxb5 (23.Qf1 Qf2∓) 23...c6 24.Qf1 Qg1+! 25.Qxg1 Bxg1 26.Kxg1 Kxf7²; 19.Nh4 Nxe5™ 20.Qd2 (20.Nf5+ Bxf5 21.Qxf5 Bxd4+ 22.Kh1 Qg5∓; 20.Qe4 f5 21.Qf4 Nc6 22.Nxb5 Nxd4 23.Nxd4 Qf6∓) 20...Qg5 21.Rf4 Nc4 22.Qf2 Be6÷] 19...Rh8™ Queen's visit may be fatal for Black King, so it must be stopped 20.Nh4 Di−rect strike is not powerfull, so it is time for quiet

moves [20.Nd5 gxf3 21.Nxb6 (21.Qxf3?? Bxd4+ 22.Kh1 Nxe5-+) 21...Rxb6 22.Qxf3 Be6! 23.Be4 d5 (23...Nxd4?? 24.Qf6+ Qxf6 25.exf6+ Kf8 26.Ra8+ with checkmate) 24.Bc2 Qe7∓] 20...Nxd4! the most principial and the most strongestDiagram

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[half measures didn't help 20...Be6?! 21.Nf5+ Bxf5 22.Qxf5 Bxd4+ 23.Kh1 Nxe5 24.Rae1� Qe7 25.Nd5 Qe6 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.Nxc7 Bxb2 28.Nxe6+ Kg8 29.Rf5!±] 21.Rxf7+ I can't say single−valued that it is good or bad move....because there is two sides − one is the 20th depth of Rybka, and the second is your own brain without compuetr assistance [21.Kh1!? Be6 (21...Qg5 22.exd6 cxd6 23.Rf4! Nxc2 24.Raf1 Be6 25.Qxc2± big number of Black weaknesses gives the advantage for White) 22.exd6 Qxd6 23.Nxb5 Nxb5 24.Qxb5 Qc5 25.Qe2 Qe3 26.Qb5 Qc5=] 21...Kxf7 Dia−gram

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22.Rf1+!? see comment to 21st move [in ex−press−analyze Emil has told that he didn't want to go to the endgame 22.Qg6+ Kf8 (22...Ke7 is too dangerous 23.Nd5+ (23.Qg7+ Ke6 24.Qxg4+ Ke7 25.Qg7+ Ke6 26.Kh1!? Qg8 27.Qf6+ Kd7 28.e6+ Nxe6 29.Bf5©) 23...Kd7 24.Qf7+ Kc6 25.Nb4+ Kc5 26.Nd3+ Kc6

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27.Nb4+ Kb7 28.Be4+ Nc6+ 29.Kh1 Bd7 30.Qd5 Qe8 31.e6 Qxe6 32.Qxb5 Kc8 33.Bf5! Qe5 34.Bxd7+ Kxd7 35.Qxc6+ Kc8 36.Ng6 Qxb2 37.Qa4 Qe2 38.Nxh8 Bd4 39.Rc1 Bb2 40.Rxc7+ Kxc7 41.Nd5+ Kb7 42.Qd7+ Ka6 43.Qa4+ Kb7=) 23.Rf1+ Nf3+ (23...Nf5+ forced leeds to draw endgame 24.Kh1 Qg5 25.Bxf5 (25.exd6? Qxg6 26.Nxg6+ Kg7 27.Bxf5 (27.dxc7 Ra8! 28.Nxh8 Ne3-+) 27...Bxf5 28.Nxh8 Be6-+) 25...Qxg6 26.Nxg6+ Kg7 27.Nxh8 Bxf5 28.Rxf5 Ra8! 29.h4 Ra1+ 30.Kh2 Bg1+=) 24.Kh1 Qg5™ (24...Bb7? 25.Bb3! d5 26.Nxf3+−) 25.gxf3 Qxg6 26.Nxg6+ Kg7 27.Nxh8 Bb7 28.Be4 Bxe4 29.Nxe4 dxe5 30.fxg4 Rxh8„; 22.Kh1!?] 22...Ke8 [it is scary to play 22...Ke6 23.Kh1 but Rybka again re−pulse white's attack; 22...Nf3+? is bad 23.Kh1± I don't see good move for Black] 23.Nd5 Dia−gram

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[23.Qg6+ Kd7 24.Qxg4+ Ne6+ (24...Kc6 25.Be4+ d5 (25...Kc5? 26.b4+!! Kc4 (26...Kxb4?? 27.Nd5+ Kc4 28.Qd1!! mate in 8) 27.Qd1 Bb7 28.Qd3+ Kxb4 29.Na2+ Ka4 30.Nc3+=) 26.Qg6+ Kb7 27.Nxd5 Be6 28.Nf4+ c6-+) 25.Kh1 Qg5 26.Qd1 Rf8-+; 23.Kh1 Be6 24.Qg6+ Kd7-+; 23.Ne4 Nf3+ 24.Kh1 Nxe5 25.Qxb5+ c6 in my vision Black must win] 23...Nf3+?! [23...Nxc2+ 24.Kh1 (24.Nxb6 Rxb6 25.Qg6+ Kd7 26.Qxg4+ Kc6 27.Qe4+ d5 28.Qxc2+ Kb7-+) 24...Ne3 25.Qg6+ (25.Nf6+ Ke7 26.Nd5+ Nxd5 27.Ng6+ Kd7 28.Qxd5 Qg8 29.Rf7+ Kd8 30.Nxh8 Qe8!-+; 25.Nxe3 Qg5) 25...Kd7 26.Nxe3 Qg5 27.Qf7+ Qe7 28.e6+ Kd8 29.Ng6 Qxe6 30.Nxh8 Qxe3-+; 23...Qg5 24.Nxb6 Rxb6 25.Qxd4 Qxe5 26.Qd2 Qg5∓; 23...Be6 24.Nf6+ Ke7 25.Ng6+ Kf7 26.Nd5+ Kg7 27.Nxh8 Nxc2+ 28.Nxb6 Qg5 (28...Kxh8 29.Rf6+−) ] 24.Kh1 Nxe5™ The most logical [24...Nxh4? 25.gxh4 (25.e6!? Bxe6 26.Qxb5+ Qd7 27.Nf6+ Kd8 28.Nxd7 Bxd7 29.Qd5 Nxg2 30.Kxg2 Re8©) 25...Bc5 (25...Be6?? 26.Qxb5+ Qd7 (26...Bd7 27.Bg6#) 27.Nf6++−) 26.b4!

Be6 27.bxc5 dxc5 28.Qg6+ Kd7 29.Rd1!+−] 25.Qxb5+ It is very impotant to deprive king of d7−square 25...Bd7 [25...c6 26.Bg6+ (26.Qxc6+ Nxc6 27.Bg6+=) 26...Kd7 (26...Nxg6?? 27.Qxc6+ Bd7 28.Qxd6+−) 27.Bf5+ Ke8 28.Bg6+=] 26.Qe2 mate on g6 is coming 26...Qg5™ 27.Ng6 Diagram

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27...Bc6? final mistake, after which black has no advantage [the only way to save it was 27...Be6!! 28.Ndf4! (28.Nf6+ Kd8 29.Nxh8 Ke7! 30.Ng6+ Nxg6 31.Bxg6 Rf8! 32.Rf5 Qc1+ 33.Rf1 Qe3-+; 28.Nxb6 Rxb6 29.Nxh8 Bc4-+) 28...Bc4 29.Ba4+ Kd8 30.Qxc4 Nxc4 31.Ne6+ Kc8 32.Nxg5 and now the ccurate move 32...Nd2∓ gives Black good chanses for win] 28.Rf5 Qc1+ 29.Rf1= The equality now 29...Qg5 30.Rf5 Qc1+ 31.Rf1 Diagram

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31...Qxf1+! Shirov wants to use ALL chanses to win 32.Qxf1 Bxd5 33.Nxh8 Ke7 34.Ng6+ Nxg6 35.Bxg6 Rf8 36.Qb1 [another way to draw was 36.Qe2+ Kd8 37.Bh5 Bc6! 38.Qc4™ Rf2 39.Qg8+ Ke7 40.Qh7+ Kd8 41.Qg8+=; but not 36.Qc1?? in view of Rf2-+] 36...Kd8 artful move − king goes away from check's on "e' line [36...Rf2 37.Be4 Bc4 38.Bd3 Bd5 39.Be4=] 37.h3 Last accurate move, Draw is inevitable now [37.Bf5 was dangerous because of

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37...Re8 and now WHite can't play 38.Bxg4?? Bf2] 37...Rf2 [37...gxh3 38.Be4 Bxe4 39.Qxe4 Rf2 40.gxh3 Rf1+ 41.Kg2 Rf2+=] 38.Be4 Bxe4 39.Qxe4 Rf1+ 40.Kh2 Bg1+ 41.Kh1 Bf2+ 42.Kh2 Bg1+ ½ − ½ Great action of two Mas−ters was very breathtaking!

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(07) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2709) - Volokitin,Andrei (2672) [A61] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (1), 08.07.2008 [Khustnutdinov, Rustam] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 The Benoni is a rare guest in top−level chess, but it may lead to a sharp tactical battle 4.d5 d6 nontrivial move which was used by Volokitin earlier 5.Nc3 [5.dxe6 fxe6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bf4 e5 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nfd2 d5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Nc3 Be6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qc2÷ ½–½ Ivanchuk,V (2739)−Volokitin,A (2679)/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (50)] 5...exd5 re−tuns to main lines [5...g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.e4 1-0 Harikrishna,P (2668)−Ivanisevic,I (2664)/ Kal−lithea Halkidiki GRE 2008/The Week in Chess 714 (72)] 6.cxd5 g6 [6...a6 7.a4 g6] 7.h3 the profilactic of �g4−f3 maneuver [7.e4 a6 8.h3 b5 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.a3 (11.Bf4 Re8 12.Re1 Ra7 13.a3 Rae7 14.Rc1 Qb6 15.b4 Nbd7 16.Qd2 Bb7 17.Bh2 ½–½ Ponomariov,R (2705)−Gelfand,B (2736)/ Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (65)) 11...Re8 12.Re1 Ra7 13.b4 Nbd7 14.Bd2 Rc7 15.Rb1 Nb6÷ 1-0 Morozevich,A (2762)−Miroshnichenko,E (2646) /Lugo 2007/ CBM 119 (43); 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Be2 Na6 10.0-0 Ne8 11.Nc4 Nac7 12.a4 f5 13.exf5 Rxf5 14.Bg4 Rf8 15.Bxc8 Rxc8= ½–½ Leko,P (2741)−Kramnik,V (2770)/ Brissago 2004/CBM 103 (65); 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 (8...Na6 9.0-0 Nc7 10.e4 0-0 11.h3 Nd7 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4 Ne5 14.a4 g5 15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Nd2 ½–½ Wang Yue (2689)−Gashimov,V (2679)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (46)) 9.0-0 Re8 10.Bf4 Bg4 11.Nd2 Nh5 12.Be3 Nd7

13.h3 Bxh3 14.Bxh3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 Rxe3 16.Rf3 Bd4 17.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 18.Kh1± 1-0 Elja−nov,P (2692)−Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690 (46)] 7...a6 [7...Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 a6 (9...b5 10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Rd8 15.Bf4 Nd7 16.0-0 Nb6 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 18.Nxc8 Raxc8 19.Rb1 Qb7 20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd2 Bxd6= ½–½ Sasikiran,K (2690)−Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Foros 2007/CBM 119 (28)) 10.a4 Nbd7 11.0-0 Re8 (11...Nh5 12.Be2 Re8 13.Re1 h6 14.Bd2 Nhf6 15.Bf1 g5 16.Rb1 g4 17.hxg4 Nxg4 18.Bf4 Nf8 19.Bg3 Ng6 20.Nh2 h5 21.Be2 h4 22.Bxh4 Qxh4 23.Bxg4 Bd4 24.Rf1 Kg7 25.Bxc8 Raxc8 26.Nf3 Qf6 27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Ne2 Rxe4 29.Ng3 Rh4 30.Nh5+ Rxh5 31.Qxh5 Rh8 32.Qg4 Rh4 33.Qg3 ½–½ Grigoriants,S (2573)−Volokitin,A (2684)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700) 12.Re1 Qe7 (12...Qc7 13.Bg5 (13.Bf4 b6 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Bc4 Nh5 16.Bh2 h6 17.g4 Nhf6 18.Rad1 h5 19.g5 Nh7 20.Bg3 Re7 21.Re2² ½–½ Onischuk,A (2650)−Nakamura,H (2644)/San Diego 2006/CBM 112 (65)) 13...h6 14.Be3 g5 15.Qd2 Qd8 16.Rad1 Nh5 17.Nh2 Nf8 18.h4 Nf4 19.Bf1 Qf6 20.g3 Nh3+ 21.Bxh3 Bxh3 22.hxg5 hxg5 23.Bxg5 Qg6 24.f3 b5„ 0-1 Georgiev,K (2649)−Gashimov,V (2664)/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (40)) 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bh2 Rb8 15.g4 Nhf6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxe5 Rxe5© 0-1 Radjabov,T (2747)−Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (47)] 8.a4 [8.e4 b5 9.Bd3] 8...Qe7 Black's idea to stop e2−e4 and takes control over that square [8...Bg7 is usually playing] 9.g3 This switch of plans leads to a slightly improved version of the fianchetto−Benoni because of the fact that the black queen has defined its intentions a bit too soon. [9.Bf4 Bg7 10.e3 0-0 11.Be2 h6 12.Nd2 Nbd7 13.Nc4 Ne8 14.0-0 Rb8 15.a5 g5 16.Bh2 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Qd2² 1-0 Kunte,A (2527)−Sadvakasov,D (2618)/ Phila−delphia 2007/CBM 119 ext (75); 9.Bg5 Bg7 10.e3 0-0 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.Bd3 Ne5 13.Bc2 h6 14.Bh4 b5 15.axb5 Bb7÷ 1-0 Krasenkow,M (2676)−Volokitin,A (2652)/ Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (37); 9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.e4 Bh6 11.Bd3 Ne5 12.Be2 Nh5 13.Nf3 Bxc1 14.Qxc1 0-0 15.0-0 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Nf6 17.Qg5 Re8 18.Rab1 Bd7 19.Rfe1 Rac8 20.Re3 Rc7 21.Rd1 Qe5= 1-0 Khalifman,A (2650)−Emms,J (2500)/ Thessa−loniki 1996/ EXT 1998 (45)] 9...Bg7 10.Bg2 Ne4 rare move [10...0-0 is rather more popular 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Bf4 Rb8 13.Rb1 Ne8 14.Qd2 Nb6 15.Bh6 Nc4 16.Qc1 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Ne5 18.b4 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Bf5÷ ½–½ Ivanchuk,V

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(2719)−Topalov,V (2707)/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (43)] 11.0-0 white let pass 11...0-0 Dia−gram

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[11...Bxc3 is too dangerous now 12.bxc3 Nxc3 13.Qd2 Ne4 (13...Nxe2+? 14.Kh2) 14.Qb2 f6 (14...0-0 15.Bh6±) 15.Bh6‚ prevent the castle and saves good chances for attack; 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3? 13.Ra3±] 12.Ra3N New move − rook defences the knight and takes control over 3rd line, where can go on b3 on e3 in fu−ture [12.Nxe4 Qxe4 13.Bf4 (13.Nd2 Qe7 14.Nc4 Nd7 15.Bf4 Ne5 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Qd2 Qc7 18.a5 Bd7 19.Rac1 Bb5 20.Rfe1 Nd7 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Bh6 Bxh6 23.Qxh6 f5 24.e4 Rbe8 25.exf5 Qxf5 26.Qd2 Qd3 ½–½ Atalik,S (2455)−Ionescu,C (2465)/Mangalia 1992/EXT 1997) 13...Qe7 14.Qd2 Re8 15.e4 Nd7 16.Bh6 Bh8 17.Bg5 Qf8 18.Bh6 Qe7 19.Bg5 Qf8 20.Bh6 Qe7 21.Bg5 ½–½ Atalik,S (2584)−Georgiev,K (2653)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119] 12...Nxc3 without that exchange black is hard to complere the development [12...Bf5?! 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Re3²; 12...Nd7 13.Nxe4 Qxe4 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Re3 Qf6 16.Qb3²] 13.bxc3 Nd7 [13...Bf5?! again is not good 14.c4 Nd7 15.Re3 Qd8? 16.g4+−] 14.c4 "anti b7−b5" 14...Rb8 Diagram

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Black insist 15.Bf4! multipurpose move! WHite

completes the development and prevent b7−b5 15...Rd8 [15...b5 16.Re3 Ne5 17.Bxe5 dxe5 18.cxb5 axb5 19.d6 with iniciative] b7−pawn is potencially weak 16.Rb3 [now on 16.Re3 black have 16...Qf8] 16...Ne5?! [on 16...Nf6 white can move 17.e4!? and black can't take it 17...Nxe4 (17...Qxe4 18.Ne5 Qf5 19.Nc6) 18.Re1 f5 19.Ng5 Qc7 20.Bxe4! fxe4 21.Rxe4 Bf5 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.Rxe6±; in my opinion, black should move in Benko's Gambit style 16...b5 17.cxb5 Nb6 18.Re1 (black's idea was in variation 18.a5 Nc4 and both pawns are at−tacked) 18...axb5 19.axb5 Bd7©] 17.Nxe5 The only way for advantage [17.Re3 Nxf3+ with check 18.Bxf3 Qc7=] 17...dxe5 [17...Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.a5!²] 18.Be3 c5−pawn may become a weakness too 18...b6 19.Qc2 [its too early for 19.a5 b5 it is necessary to take ALL forces to battlefield] 19...Bd7 a4−pawn is on target 20.Qa2 protected 20...b5 essential move that must be played tiil white will move ¦fb1 21.axb5 axb5 22.cxb5! Risk minimization − practice and good decition, I think [if way of 22.Qa6 black can have their own chances 22...Qe8 (22...b4? 23.d6) 23.d6 (23.Bxc5 Ra8 24.Qb7 bxc4=) 23...e4„; 22.Ra3 b4 23.Ra7 e4„] 22...c4? [22...Bxb5 promises better 23.Qb2 (23.Rfb1? Bc4) 23...e4 (23...Qe8 24.Bxc5 Bc4 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Qc2 Qb5 27.Bd6 Re8 28.Rb1 Qd7 29.Qxc4 Qxd6 30.Qc6±) 24.Qb1 Qd7 25.Rc1 c4 26.Rxc4 Bxc4 27.Rxb8 f5 with chanses for rescue; 22...Rxb5?! is not good 23.Rxb5 Bxb5 24.Rb1 Be8 25.Rc1 c5−pawn will be lost soon and white will have very good chances to win] 23.Rbb1 Bxb5 [23...Rxb5 24.Qxc4±; 23...c3 24.b6 Bf5 25.Ra1 h5 26.Qb3 e4 27.Ra5±] 24.Ba7! [24.Qa5!? is another way 24...Be8 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Rc1±] 24...Ra8 [The sacrifice 24...Bf8 25.Bxb8 Rxb8 26.Qa5 Qc5 27.Rfc1+− in my opinion is not enough; 24...Rb7? 25.d6+−] 25.Rxb5 Qxa7 26.Qxc4± White have extra pawn but small number of pieces on board have drawn tendency. White should play carefully 26...Qa2 for draw, black is enough to exchange all hard pieces. This move is the first step − Queen are exchanging now 27.Qxa2 Rxa2 28.e3 Diagram

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28...Rc8 [28...Bf8 maybe, Black should play passive 29.Rc1 Bd6 30.Be4 but in this way White can increase their position as long as possible. King goes on g2, g and h−pawns go forward.....all in all, in opinion of GM Jakovenko black have some chances for good result] 29.Rd1 [29.d6? is too early 29...Rd2] 29...Bf8 [29...Rcc2 30.d6 Rxf2 31.Bd5 (31.Rb8+ Bf8 32.Bd5 Rab2 33.Rxb2 Rxb2 34.d7 Be7 35.Rf1 Rd2 36.Rxf7 Rxd5 37.Rxe7+−) ] 30.d6 Diagram

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Let the party begin! [30.Rb6 Rcc2 31.d6 Rd2!= (31...Rxf2? 32.Bd5 Rad2 33.Rxd2 Rxd2 34.e4±) ] 30...Bxd6! this tactical idea − black's the only hope for rescue 31.Rb7! The best an−swer [31.Rxd6 Rc1+ 32.Bf1 (32.Kh2? Rxf2) 32...e4 33.Re5 Raa1 34.Kg2 Rxf1 35.Rxe4 Rfd1 Black has big chances to draw; doesn't work 31.Bd5? Ra7 32.Bxf7+? Rxf7 33.Rxd6 Rc1+ 34.Kg2 Rc2=] 31...Bc5?! Diagram

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[31...Rc7 32.Rxd6 Rc1+ 33.Bf1 Raa1 34.Kg2 Rxf1 35.Rd8+ Kg7 36.Rdd7+− see variant in the game below; 31...Ra6 32.Rd7 Bf8 33.Bb7+−; 31...Rd8 the best try 32.Bd5 Rc2 33.Rxf7 Kh8 34.Bb3±] 32.Rc1?? Jakovenko has tried to use opponent's zeit and misses his advantage in a spot. It's not a surprise in such a hot position! [32.Rdd7! was crushing 32...Rf8 33.Bd5 Ra5 34.Bxf7+ Kg7 35.Bd5+ Kf6 36.Rf7+ Rxf7 37.Rxf7+ Kg5 38.Rxh7+−] 32...Rd8?? alas, Volokitin didn't take his chance [32...Ra5! gives the long−expected draw 33.Bd5 Rf8=] 33.Rxc5! Now White are wining 33...Rd1+ 34.Bf1 [of course not 34.Kh2? Rxf2] 34...Raa1 35.Kg2 The accurate calculation 35...Rxf1 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Rcc7‚ e4 38.Rxf7+ Kh6 39.h4+− Diagram

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Last move were forced. The way to win is not the only [39.Rxh7+ wins too 39...Kg5 40.Rb5+! Kf6 41.Rb6+ Ke5 42.Re7+ Kd5 43.g4+− (43.h4?? Rh1!=) ] 39...Kh5 40.Rb5+™ Kh6 41.Kh3 Rfb1 42.Re5 1-0 (08) Wang,Hao (2691) - Rublevsky,Sergei (2699) [D27] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (5), 12.07.2008 [Polivanov, Anatoly]

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 Queen's Gambit Accepted (along with Slav Defence) − one of the major opening weapons of Sergei Rublevsky. Wang Hao, undoubtedly, should be prepared for such turn of events. 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 a6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Bb3 b5 White−squared bishop's fianchetto is a main idea for Black in this varia−tion. 8.a4 b4 9.e4 Bb7 [Pawn e4 − is the Danaos gift: 9...Nxe4 10.d5± − Black's position is scattering; earlier Rublevsky defended con−tinuation 9...cxd4 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.e5 Nfd7 12.Nc4 Nc6 , but after a defeat from Bologan (by the way, in the same tournament − in Poik−ovsky), apparently disappointed in it and wanted to try something different. ] 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 cxd4 Diagram

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13.Ng5 Rather new attempt of reaching an edge. [13.Bg5 there was more frequent: 13...Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd4 0-0 and Black didn't feel any special troubles.] 13...Nd7 Per−haps, the most exact objection. A knight threatens pawn e5 and goes to c5 to remove powerful white bishop (as well as covering im−portant point e6). [After 13...Be7 White have received an attack soon: 14.Qh5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Qd7 16.f4, Moiseenko−Kuzubov, Moscow open 2008.] 14.f4!N Conceptually and consis−tently! [In a game−predecessor was 14.Rc1 Nc5 15.Bc4 h6 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh3 Be7 18.Nf3 Ne4, Dunis−Zhang Pengxiang, Cannes 2005 − it is not visible, how White is going to develop own initiative further.] 14...Nc5 15.f5 Nxb3™ [In case of unwary 15...Be7? White immedi−ately are taking aim for a mate: 16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.Qh5+ Kg8 18.f6! Nxb3 19.Qg4+−] 16.Qxb3 Qd5 Black are making the right decision − threat on g2 is more important than protection of squares e6 and f7. [The following variant illustrates, what dangers could wait for Black in that case: 16...Bd5?! 17.Qg3 exf5 18.Rxf5 h6 19.e6! hxg5 20.exf7+ Bxf7 21.Re1+ Be7 22.Bxg5+−] 17.Qg3 Diagram

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17...h6 And here Rublevsky is carried away a little, trying to provoke Wang Hao to the deci−sive actions. [It was better simply to finish a development: 17...exf5 18.Rxf5 d3! (18...f6? 19.exf6! Qxf5 20.Qc7+−) 19.Nxf7 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 0-0 − White have an initiative there, but whether it will be possible to embody it in something serious? ] 18.Nxf7! Wang Hao ac−cepts a challenge! [It was possible to perform another (but not less dangerous) kind of sacri−fice: 18.fxe6!? hxg5 19.exf7+ Kd7 20.Rac1 Qe6! 21.Bxg5‚ − Black are separated from fiasco only by a small pawn d4...] 18...Kxf7 19.fxe6+ Kg8 All the rest loses. [19...Kxe6 20.Qg4+ Ke7 21.Bxb4+ Ke8 22.Qg6+ Kd8 23.Bxf8+−; 19...Ke8 20.Qg6+ Kd8 21.Rf7 Bc6 22.Rc1! Rc8 23.Be1!+−] 20.Rf7 Re8 21.Raf1 g5!? Diagram

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Interesting idea − Black wish to connect a rook through the seventh rank − but the pawn g5 can become object for an attack. [21...d3! 22.R1f2!? (22.Rd7 Bc5+ 23.Kh1 Qxg2+ 24.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Rxe6=) 22...Qe4 23.e7 Rxe7 24.Rxf8+ Kh7÷ − any result is possible.] 22.Rxf8+? The position is very com−plicated, with many promising opportunities for White − but Wang Hao had been unable to find

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out it till the end, and as result − he is choosing the most forced option. [Immediate triple on "f"−file gives not much: 22.Qf2 Qxg2+ (22...Bg7 23.Rxg7++−) 23.Qxg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Rh7! − Black should beat off; 22.R1f5! Qxg2+ (22...Rh7 23.Bxb4!! Bg7 (23...Bxb4 24.Rxg5+ Kh8 25.Rgg7+−) 24.Qf2‚) 23.Qxg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Rh7 25.Kf3! − here in what a nicety: at a rook on f1 this move was not good, because a rook on f7 was unprotected − 25...Rg7 26.Ke4 Rg6 27.Kd5!± − Black have no moves practically: therefore White should win − 27...Rgxe6? 28.Rxf8++−; 22.R1f3!? is also in−teresting as a prevention from saving sacrifice at g2.] 22...Rxf8 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Qf2+ Ke8 25.Qf7+ Kd8 26.e7+ Kc8 27.Qf8+? Awful carelessness − an only explanation can be that a Chinese thought, that a capture of a queen is necessary, and has overlooked Rublevsky's retort. [It was needed to continue a forsage: 27.e8Q+ Rxe8 28.Qxe8+ Kc7 29.Qe7+ Kb6 30.Qd6+ Qxd6 31.exd6 a5 − an endgame looks unpleasant, but White should be rescu−eed; let's dig hardly deeper: 32.h4 gxh4 33.Bxh6 Bc6 34.Bg5 Bxa4 Diagram

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35.Bd8+! (such thing named by "vanishing move") (35.Bxh4? Bd7 36.Kf2 a4 37.Kf3 Kc5 (37...a3? 38.bxa3 bxa3 39.Bf6 Kc5 40.Ke4=) 38.Bf6 Kc4!-+) 35...Kb5 (35...Kc5 36.Kf2 Kxd6 37.Bxa5; 35...Ka6 36.Bxh4 − move 35.Bd8+ disappeared, but his consequences remained − now Black's king is too far) 36.Kf2 − it ap−pears, that a bishop a4 is in an original cage now: 36...Bb3 37.Bxa5!=] 27...Kc7! 28.e8N+ Kb6 29.Qd6+ Qxd6 30.Nxd6 a5 Basically, it's all clear − Black have an exchange up and a pawn e5 will fall soon. 31.Nf7 [31.Be1 Bc6 32.b3 (32.Bf2 Kc5) 32...Bd5-+] 31...Re8 32.Nd6 Re6 33.h4 Bd5 [33...Rxe5?? 34.Nc4++−] 34.hxg5 Here whether Wang Hao has dropped a flag, whether he has realized hopelessness of resistance after 34...hxg5 −

the fact remains the fact. Black have won. [34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Bxg5 Rxe5-+] 0-1 (09) Inarkiev,Ernesto (2675) - Shirov,Alexei (2741) [D12] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (5), 12.07.2008 [Polivanov, Anatoly] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 The prob−lem of white−squared bishop can be solved differently. It's possible to fianchetto it, or sim−ply to develop it. As Shirov does. 5.Nc3 [Stan−dard reaction 5.Qb3 here is harmless: 5...Qb6 6.cxd5 Qxb3 7.axb3 Nxd5=] 5...e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.0-0 Ne4!? Diagram

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In a well−known position Black are trying to impose a sharp game at once. It's remarkable that in the first (and last) time this move has met in a game of two german juniors... Shirov has approved this idea on a super−grandmaster level. [In a famous rapid game Topalov−Kramnik, Elista (m/15) 2006, occured 8...Bd6 9.g3] 9.g3N Having collided with unex−pectedness, Inarkiev abstains from exchange for a while. [9.Nxg6 hxg6 (9...Nxc3? is awful − White instantly strengthen its center and re−ceive an open line for a rook: 10.bxc3 hxg6 11.h3 Bd6 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.Qb3 b6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.c4±, Jorczik−Heimann, GER−ch U16 2008) 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nxe4 dxe4 (11...Qh4!? 12.h3 Qxe4 13.b4 a6„) 12.Qb3 Qc7 13.h3 Nf6 − Black hardly will complain of openings re−sults. ] 9...Nd6 10.b3 Be7 11.Nxg6 Not to re−treat back! [Trick 11.Ba3?! is useless: 11...Bxh4 (11...Qa5!?) 12.Bxd6 Be7 13.Bxe7 Qxe7] 11...hxg6 12.Qc2 Nf6 Before to castle in a long side, Black are strengthening a pawn d5. [12...Qc7 13.cxd5 cxd5 (13...exd5? 14.Nxd5+−) 14.Bd2 0-0-0? 15.Rac1 Kb8 16.Qb2+−] 13.Rd1 The White's plan is clear − to translate a bishop on g2, and to consolidate thus a king flank. [The same purpose could be

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promoted by a move 13.f3 Nf5! (13...Qc7? 14.e4±) 14.Rf2 − but this also weakens points e3 and g3.(14.g4 Nh4 is interesting, but risky) ] 13...Qc7 14.Bf1 0-0-0 15.Bg2 Rh5 About Riga's magician Mikhail Tal talked: "He has an open file? There will be mate!". By the way, Shirov is known as Tal's follower. [15...dxc4? 16.e4!�] 16.c5 I'm not sure that this move was essential part of White's strategy. 16...Nf5 17.h3 Rdh8 Diagram

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[Time of sacrifice did not come yet: 17...Nxg3? 18.fxg3 Qxg3 19.Qf2±] 18.e4 [18.g4 Rxh3! 19.gxf5 (19.Bxh3 Rxh3 20.gxf5 Qh2+ 21.Kf1 Qh1+ 22.Ke2 Qf3+ 23.Kd3 Qxf5+-+) 19...Ng4 20.f4 Nxe3 21.Bxe3 Rxe3 22.Ne2 g5!‚ − Black will attack by all own pieces at material equality.] 18...dxe4 19.Bf4?! Inarkiev has de−cided to take away a material not in the best edition. [19.Nxe4 was stronger: 19...Nd5 (19...Nxe4?! 20.Qxe4 Bf6 21.b4! − after b4−b5 White will be attack) 20.g4 Rxh3 21.gxf5 − now swoops like Nf6−g4 are impossible − 21...Qh2+ 22.Kf1 gxf5 23.Nd6+ (pieces' ex−change reduces Black's attacking potential) 23...Bxd6 24.cxd6 Qxd6 25.Bxh3 Rxh3 26.Bd2 − there are no decisive threats, the whole struggle is still ahead.] 19...Qd8! [Shirov truly evades from a variation 19...Nxd4 20.Rxd4 e5 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.g4!? − here so much figures under fight, so that is difficult to understand something. ] 20.g4 Rxh3! Shirov has not been enough for a piece, so he decided to offer an exchange too. [20...Rh4? 21.Be5] 21.gxf5 [21.Bxh3 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Qxd4 23.Rd1 Qxc5∓] 21...Rxc3! 22.Qxc3 Nd5 23.Qc1 gxf5 Diagram

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Let's sum up an intermediate results: Black have three pawns for a rook and magnificent outpost on d5. Besides, a pawn avalanche on a king side is ready to wipe off all and any−thing... So, White don't have any time for build−up, it's need to react immediately. 24.Kf1? Inarkiev wrongs. King simply won't have time to run across on an opposite flank. [White should try to organize counterattack: 24.b4 g5 25.Bd2 (25.Be5 f6∓) 25...Qc7 26.b5 cxb5 (26...Qh2+ 27.Kf1 f4 (27...Nf4 28.Bxf4 gxf4 29.Qa3!) 28.Bxe4 g4 29.Ke2 f3+ 30.Kd3 Qxf2 31.Re1!„) 27.Qa3 a6 28.Kf1! − a position is full of life, though is more pleasantly to play black. But they should be on the alert − for ex−ample, in variant 28...Bf6 29.Rac1÷ White al−ready threaten to go c5−c6, and so on.] 24...Rh4! 25.Be5 [25.Bg3 Rh5] 25...Qh8 26.Ke1 [26.Qc4 Qh5] 26...Rg4! Shirov starts to interfere into enemy camp. 27.Bf1 Rg1 28.Qc4 [28.Kd2 Bg5+-+] 28...Qh4! 29.Ke2 Bg5 [29...f4 won at once: 30.Rd2 f3+ 31.Kd1 e3-+] 30.Rdb1 Inarkiev is trying to cover up the square f2, but it does not help. 30...f4 31.Rb2 f3+ 32.Kd1 e3 33.Ke1 e2 For a taste − an ele−gant finale. 34.Rxe2 Rxf1+ [34...Rxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Qh1#] 0-1 (10) Gashimov,Vugar (2717) - Volokitin,Andrei (2672) [B96] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (6), 14.07.2008 [Polivanov, Anatoly] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Bc4!? All the matter is that Volokitin selects a Sicilian Najdorf very seldom; possibly, that's why Gashimov decides to reply with a surprise on a surprise, and thus to put out the opponent from home prepara−tion. [8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0-0-0 occures is much of−ten.] 8...Qb6 [Persons, who would be inter−ested to be exposed under an attack after 8...b5 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Nxe6 are not so much,

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and Volokitin not from their number.] 9.Bb3 Be7 10.f5 White are clearing the way for a bishop b3 − in general, this is the standard idea for Sicilian defence. 10...Nc5 11.Qf3!? Diagram

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Very interesting.[Variation 8.Bc4 was very popular in the seventies. In 2005 Radjabov made an effort to reanimate this variation at high level, but without a huge success: 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Na4 Qc7 13.Nxc5 dxc5 14.Nxe6 Bxe6 15.Bxe6 Qe5=, Radjabov−Gelfand, Espana 2005. Three years later, Radjabov's teammate makes a new try.] 11...Ncxe4?N And literally at once, Volokitin commits almost a decisive mistake. Probably, it was not a good idea − to play this variation (with all subtleties of which you are not quite familiar) in a principle game. [A game of play−ers with a rating ELO under 2300 proceeded so: 11...Bd7 12.0-0-0 0-0-0 13.Qh3›, Hoepfl−Haensel, Oberliga 2001; 11...Nxb3 12.Nxb3 a5!? deserves a sizable attention.] 12.Nxe4 Qxd4 [12...Nxe4 13.Ba4+ (13.Qxe4 Bxg5 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bxe6 Qa5+! 16.c3 Qe5=) 13...Bd7 14.fxe6!±] 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.c3 A key moment − where to recede a queen? There is an opinion, that in such cases it's necessary to hold a queen more close to enemy camp (for a breaking a coordination of opponent's pieces). 14...Qb6?! [14...Qe5!? 15.0-0-0 d5 (15...Qxf5 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6 17.Qxf5 exf5 18.Rxd6± − alike, that this bad endgame is the best that can be got from after 11...Ncxe4) 16.Ng3 Bd7 (16...0-0 17.Rhe1 Qc7 18.Rd4+−) 17.Rhe1 Qc7 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Bxd5! 0-0-0 (19...exd5 20.Qxf6+−) 20.Bxe6 Bxe6 21.Rxe6+− − White should win.] 15.0-0-0 [15.fxe6? Bxe6!=] 15...d5 Diagram

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16.fxe6! The sacrifice of a piece is nearly forced, but anyway − it deserves an exclama−tion mark. 16...dxe4 [16...fxe6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Qxf6 Qe3+ (18...Rf8 19.Ba4+ Bd7 20.Bxd7+ Kxd7 21.Rxd5++−) 19.Kb1 Rf8 20.Qg7+−] 17.exf7+ Kf8 18.Qxe4 f5 This move can make vulnerable a rook on h8, but cannot do without it. [18...Qc6 19.Qe3 (19.Bd5?!) 19...h5 20.Rhe1 Qc7 21.Qe4!+−] 19.Qf4 Qg6 [Perhaps, the most persistent there was 19...Kg7 20.Rhe1 Bf8 Diagram

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, and now White must choose a clear path that will lead to a victory:21.Re3! − the most precise continuation: a) 21.Re8 Qh6 22.Qxh6+ Kxh6 23.Rdd8 Kg7 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8 − a posi−tion is won, but it would be desirable to get even greater; b) 21.Re6!? − this way leads to a victory through the sacrifices: 21...Qxe6 (21...Bxe6 22.Qg5+ Kxf7 23.Qxf5+ Ke7 24.Qg5+ Kf7 25.Rf1+ Ke8 26.Ba4++−) 22.Bxe6 Bxe6 23.g4! Kxf7 24.gxf5 Bxa2 25.Qa4!+−; 21...h5 22.Rg3+ Kh7 23.Rg8 Qh6 24.Qxh6+ Bxh6+ 25.Kb1+−] 20.Rhe1 Be6 Otherwise White will give up a rook on d8. [20...Qf6 21.Rd8+ Bxd8 22.Re8+ Kg7 23.Rg8++−; 20...Bg5 21.Rd8+ Kg7 22.Rg8+ Rxg8 23.fxg8Q+ Kh6 24.Qf8+ Kh5 25.Bd1#] 21.Qe5! Gashimov passes a last trap.

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[21.Rxe6?? Bg5-+] 21...Qg5+ [21...Qf6 22.Qxe6 Qxe6 23.Rxe6+−] 22.Kb1 It was pos−sible to surrender already here. The rest does not demand any comments. 22...Bxb3 23.Qxh8+ Kxf7 24.Qxh7+ Kf8 25.axb3 After this miniature Gashimov has opened a way to a first place's sharing, and Volokitin − to a sharing of a last one. Whatever one may say, the sixth round − is the defining round! 1-0 (11) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2709) - Bologan,Viktor (2686) [D47] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (6), 14.07.2008 [Polivanov, Anatoly] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 Meran System on the board. 8.Bd3 Bd6 Entered in a fashion relatively recently. [An immediate action in a center is more widespread: 8...a6 9.e4 c5] 9.0-0 0-0 Diagram

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A nice position. Here was occured nearly every a little bit reasonable move for White. 10.a3!? Jakovenko opts a move with a pro−vocative tint... 10...a5 ... and provocation is succeeded! Actually, 10...a5 − is inaccuracy. [A clamp b2−b4 was not dangerous: 10...Bb7 11.b4 a5 12.Rb1 Qe7 13.Qb3 e5!„ , Kaida−nov−Al Sayed, Gibraltar 2007.] 11.e4 e5 12.Bg5 Bb7?!N Not successfull again. As a pawn stands already on a5 (not on a6), ad−vancement of c6−c5 is laboured, consequently, the prospects of bishop b7 are very misty. [It was necessary to follow a well−trodden road: 12...exd4 13.Nxd4 Ne5 14.Be2 Bc5 15.Nf3 (15.Nb3 Bb6) 15...Qe7= , Ostenstad−Gausel, NOR−chT 2004.] 13.Re1 [13.Ne2!? c5? 14.Bxf6!±] 13...Re8 14.Ne2! A good move! Now knight e2 will be able to reply to taking exd4 − and knight f3 will be able to fight for the square e5. 14...h6 15.Bh4 Be7 It's looks doubtfully − such retreats not from a good life.

[There was an interesting attempt of the radical delivering from a pin: 15...Qb6!? 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Bxf6 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 gxf6 19.Qd2 Qc5! (19...Bxh2+!? 20.Kg2!) 20.Qxh6 Qg5+ 21.Qxg5+ fxg5©] 16.Rc1 Jakovenko isn't pay−ing any attention to a pawn e5, and proceeding with a develop. [In case 16.dxe5?! Ng4 17.Bg3 Bc5 Bologan's calculation could be justified.] 16...Nh5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Qd2 White are continuing to strengthen a position methodi−cally. 18...Red8 [A jerk 18...c5 is useless again: 19.Bxb5 exd4 20.b4!± (20.Bxd7 Qxd7 21.Rxc5 Nf6©) ] 19.Qe3 It's better to go away from under rook's d8 sight. Now it became clear, that Black's counterplay is not expected, while Jakovenko has a precise plan − transla−tion of a knight to f5 with a further pawn splash. 19...Nhf6 20.h3 Nh7 Bologan undertakes a knight manoeuvre... It's hard to offer anything different. 21.Bb1 [Immediate 21.Ng3 was good also, but White wish to place a pieces on im−pregnable positions before. No need to hurry.] 21...Nhf8 22.Ng3 Ng6 23.Nf5 A knight on f5 is established − now the second part of a plan goes to the business. 23...Qf6 24.dxe5 Ndxe5 25.Nxe5 Qxe5 Diagram

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[25...Nxe5 26.b3!] 26.f4!! Beautifully... How−ever, when all the pieces are located in the best way, something similar is simply obliged to be. 26...Qxf4? Black had a difficult choice... Bologan did not guess. [Taking by a knight would lead to an irresistible attack: 26...Nxf4 27.Rc5 Qc7 28.e5 Ne6 (28...Qb6 29.Qxf4! Qxc5+ 30.Kh2‚; 28...Ng6 29.e6+−) 29.Nxh6+ Kf8 (29...gxh6 30.Qxh6+−) 30.Rf1 gxh6 (30...Rd7 31.Bg6+−) 31.Qxh6+ Ke8 32.Bg6+−; it Should take the pawn "b": 26...Qxb2! 27.e5 Rd2 28.Be4 Rad8 − the position of the Black id suspect, but so far they are keeping.] 27.Ne7+ Kh7 28.e5! Qxe3+ [28...Qh4 29.Nf5 Qg5 30.Qxg5 hxg5 31.e6+−] 29.Rxe3 Re8 [29...Rd7 30.Nxg6 fxg6 31.Rg3±] 30.Nxg6

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[30.Nf5!? looked temptingly, but Jakovenko anticipated the own strong 31th move.] 30...fxg6 31.h4! Diagram

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Pawn g6 sentenced to death?31...h5? Now it's impossible to save the situation. [The only hope for Black was an attempt to recollect the poor creature on b7: 31...Bc8!? 32.Be4! (32.h5 Bf5) 32...Ra7 (32...Bf5 33.Bxc6 Rac8 34.Bxe8 Rxc1+ 35.Kh2+−) 33.Bxc6 Bd7±] 32.e6 Rad8 It's not a good idea to allow the pawn "e" to go unpunishedly forward, but it doesn't matter. [32...Re7 33.Rc5 Kh6 34.Rg5 Rd8 35.Rxg6+ Kh7 36.Rg5+ Kg8 37.Bg6!+−] 33.e7 Rd7 [33...Rd6 34.Ba2 Rf6 35.Rf1+−] 34.Rce1 Ob−viously not the best game by Bologan... but Jakovenko was excellent. 1-0 (12) Shirov,Alexei (2741) - Onischuk,Alexander (2670) [C89] 9th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky/Russia (6), 14.07.2008 [Polivanov, Anatoly] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 I think, it's possible to predict, that soon anyone will avoid Marschall Attack against Alexei Shirov. 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qf3 Re8 [In a variation 14...Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.Qxd5 Shirov has an impressive ELO performance 2869...] 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Nd2 Qe6N A nov−elty. [An estimation of all the system 14...Re8 depends on the line 16...Qe1+ 17.Nf1 Bg6 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Qxd5 Rd8 20.Bg5 Qxa1 21.Bxd8 Bf8 ; It all needs practical verification. ] 17.h3 [Protecting from Bf5−g4, although it was possible to make it in a more defiant way: 17.Ne4 Bg4 18.Qe3!?] 17...Re8 18.Ne4 The "e"−file needs to be blocked, otherwise it risks to become jumping−off place for a black pieces. [Here is an illustrative variation: 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.Bc2 Re1 20.Rb1 h5!! 21.Bd2 Bg4∓]

18...Bxe4 19.dxe4 Qe5 Onischuk is searching for adventures. [The most reasonable decision would be switch to the endgame: 19...Qxe4 20.Qxe4 Rxe4 21.Kf1 − White, certainly, have a more pleasant position, but probably, it will not suffice for a victory.] 20.Kf1 Diagram

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20...Bc5? Now Black's position slowly, but confidently steps on the road to ruin. [Logical contunuation of idea 19...Qe5 was 20...Qh2!? , and White should operate very accurate: 21.g4 Bc5 22.Bxd5! (22.exd5?! Bxf2! 23.Qxf2 (23.Qg2 Re1+ 24.Kxf2 Re2+ 25.Kxe2 Qxg2+) 23...Qh1+ 24.Qg1 Qf3+= (24...Re1+!?) ) 22...cxd5 23.Bf4 dxe4 24.Re1! Rd8 25.Rxe4 Rd1+ 26.Re1 Rxe1+ 27.Kxe1 Qg1+ 28.Ke2±; the best was acknowledging own error (and losing a tempo in comparison with 19...Qxe4): 20...Qxe4! 21.Qxe4 Rxe4 22.Bxd5 (22.a4!? b4 23.Bc2 Re6) 22...cxd5 23.Be3²] 21.Bd2! Qh2 This is not so well anymore, cause king has time to escape. 22.Ke2 [22.g4? Rxe4] 22...Re6 A steadfast decision − Onischuk passes to an endgame in which opponent has a pawn up and two bishops. But there, perhaps, chances on a draw will be greater, than anywhere else. [22...Qe5 23.Re1! Nf6 (23...Qxe4+ 24.Kf1+−) 24.Kf1 Qh2 25.g4!+− (25.Bf4?! Qh1+ 26.Ke2 Rxe4+ 27.Qxe4 Qxe1+ 28.Kxe1 Nxe4 29.f3²) ] 23.Kd3! Rf6 24.Qg3 [24.Qh5 Rxf2 25.exd5 Qg3+ (25...Qxg2 26.Rd1+−) 26.Kc2 Rxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Qe3+ 28.Kc2 Qe4+=] 24...Qxg3+ 25.fxg3 Ne7 [After 25...Nc7 26.Bf4 Ne6 27.e5 the game would be roughly the same.] 26.Bf4 Ng6 Diagram

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[26...g5 27.Bxg5 Rf2 28.Be3! Bxe3 29.Kxe3 Rxb2 30.Rf1+−] 27.e5! Nxf4+ 28.Ke4 [28.gxf4? Rxf4=] 28...Rg6 29.Kxf4+− As a re−sult, Shirov got a winning ending. It's not even in extra pawn... just a black pieces are very badly − line "d" will carry over into White's pos−session. 29...Be7 [29...Kf8 30.Rd1 Ke7 31.Bc2 Rh6 32.Bf5+−] 30.Rd1 c5 31.Rd7 Kf8 32.Bd5 Rb6 [Free oneself does not turn out: 32...f6 33.e6 Rg5 34.c4!+−] 33.Ra7 g6 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Ra7 So less the moves up to the control − some much the better. 35...Kf8 36.b3 c4!? A good endeavour. 37.b4! Of course! [37.bxc4 bxc4 38.Ke4 (38.Bxc4 Rc6) 38...Rb2 39.Rxa6 Rxg2 − here it's visible, how much the White's task become complicated.] 37...f6 38.e6 Bd6+ 39.Ke4 Be5 Diagram

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Perhaps, the only opportunity for counter−play.[39...f5+ 40.Kd4 Bxg3 41.Rf7+ (41.Kc5?? Bf2# − a stunning cooperative!) 41...Ke8 42.Rxh7+−] 40.g4! White subtly noticed the fact that a bishop e5 may be vulnerable. Now Onischuk is having to go with the stream. 40...Bxc3 [40...Rd6 41.g5! Ke8 42.Rf7+−; 40...h6 41.h4!] 41.e7+ Ke8 42.Rc7 Bxb4 43.Bc6+ Rxc6 44.Rxc6 With an exchange White should win easily. 44...Bxe7 [44...Kxe7 45.Rxa6 Bd6 46.Kd5 Be5 47.Kc5+−] 45.Rxa6

c3 46.Kd5 Kf7 [46...b4 47.Ke6 Kd8 48.Rc6 − Black are in zugzwang now;(48.Ra8+?? Kc7-+) ] 47.Rc6 b4 48.Rc7 h5 Diagram

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[48...f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Ke5+−; 48...h6 49.g3!] 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.g4! Shirov has calculated correctly − White is winning forcedly. 50...hxg4 51.hxg4 f5 [51...Ke8 52.Ke6 Kd8 53.Rd7+! (53.Rxe7?? c2-+) 53...Kc8 54.Rd4! Bf8 55.Kf7+−] 52.gxf5 Kf6 53.Ke4 Bf8 54.Rc6+ Kg5 [54...Kf7 55.f6 Ke8 56.Kf5 Kd7 57.Rc4+−] 55.f6 Shirov again confirmed his highest end−game skill.[55.f6 Kg6 56.Ke5 Bh6 57.f7++−] 1-0 (13) Atalik,Suat (2585) - Jobava,Baadur (2665) [A69] Greek Team Championship Greece (4), 08.07.2008 [Khustnutdinov, Rustam] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 Benoni − The Opening of the month :−) 6.Nc3 a6 7.a4 [7.e4 Bg4 8.a4 g6 9.Qb3 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Qc7 11.f4 Nbd7 12.Bg2 Bg7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Qc2 Rfe8 15.Bd2 c4 16.Rae1 Rab8 17.Re3 b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.Na2 Nh5 20.Rh3 Nc5 21.Nb4 Ra8 22.f5 Nf6 23.fxg6 hxg6 24.Re1 Ng4 25.Bc3 Ne5 26.Rd1 1-0 Evdokimov,A (2510)−Ovetchkin,R (2532)/playchess.com INT 2005/EXT 2007] 7...g6 8.Nd2 One more popu−lar line 8...Nbd7 9.e4 [9.a5 Qe7 10.e4 Bg7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 b5 13.axb6 Nxb6 14.Re1 Re8 15.Qc2 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.b3 Bd4 18.Bb2 Bd7 19.Qd3 Bb5 20.Qc2 Bg7 21.h3 Bd7 22.Qd3 Bb5 23.Qc2 ½–½ Jobava,B (2646)−Pantsulaia,L (2611)/San Marino 2006/CBM 112 ext] 9...Bg7 10.Be2 [10.Nc4 Nb6! 11.Ne3 0-0 12.Bd3 Re8 13.0-0 Bd7?! (13...c4 14.Bc2 a5=) 14.Bd2 Rb8 15.a5² 1-0 Yakovich,Y (2593)−Marin,M (2551)/ Gothen−burg 2002/EXT 2003 (46)] 10...0-0 11.0-0 Re8 [11...Rb8 12.Ra3 Ne5 13.Re1 g5 14.Nf1 h6 15.Qc2 Re8 16.Bd2 Bd7 17.a5 Qc7 18.Na4

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Ng6 19.Ng3 Nf4 20.Bf1 Re7 21.b4 Rbe8 22.bxc5 N6xd5 23.Qc1 Nf6 24.Bb4 d5 25.c6 Bxc6 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.exd5 Rxe1 28.Qxe1 N6xd5© ½–½ Volkov,S (2567)−Bu Xiangzhi (2593)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088 (138)] 12.f4 [12.Qc2 Rb8 (12...Ne5 13.Re1 Bg4 14.Bf1 Nh5 15.Ra3 Nf4 16.Nd1 Bd7 17.a5 f5� 0-1 Wang Yue (2626)−Jobava,B (2651)/ Taiyuan 2006/CBM 114 (64)) 13.Ra3 Qe7 14.h3 h6 15.a5 g5 16.Nc4 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.f4 Qd4+ 19.Kh2 b5„ ½–½ Khalifman,A (2628)−Akopian,V (2646)/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 072 (40)] 12...c4 [12...Rb8 13.a5 b5 14.axb6 Nxb6 15.Kh1 c4 16.Ra3 Qc7 17.b4 cxb3 18.Rxb3 Nfd7 19.Na4? Nxa4 20.Rxb8 Nc3 21.Rxc8 Qxc8 22.Qe1 Nxe4∓ 0-1 Navara,D (2656)−Gashimov,V (2664)/Reggio Emilia ITA 2007/The Week in Chess 686 (55)] 13.Kh1 the main line [13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxc4 Nb6 15.fxe5 Ng4 16.Nd6 Bxe5 17.Nxe8 Qh4 (17...Bxh2+ 18.Kh1 Qh4 19.Bg5 Qxg5 20.Bxg4 Bxg4 21.Qxg4!) 18.h3 Qg3 19.Bxg4 Qh2+ 20.Kf2 Qg3+ 21.Kg1 Qh2+ 22.Kf2 Qg3+ ½–½ Tai−manov,M (2590)−Tal,M (2625)/Sukhumi 1972/EXT 2001] 13...Nc5 14.e5 the most ag−gressive and the strongest way, I think [quiet 14.Bf3 gives black extra temp for development 14...Bd7 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Rxe5 17.Nxc4 Re8 18.Bf4 Nfe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.Nd6 Rxf4 23.Rxf4 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Bh6 25.Nxf7 Bxf4 26.Qxf4 Qf8 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Qc1 Qd6 29.h3 Qxd5 30.Ng4 Bxg4 31.hxg4= ½–½ Ehlvest,J (2460)−Szekely,P (2435)/Tallinn 1983/MCD (41)] 14...dxe5 15.fxe5 Rxe5 [15...Nfd7 16.e6 fxe6 17.Nxc4 Ne5 18.d6 Bd7 19.Bf4 Nxc4 20.Bxc4 Nxa4 21.Nxa4 b5 22.Bxb5 Bxb5 23.Re1 Rc8 24.Qd2 Rc4 25.Bg5 Bf6 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Nc3 Rd4 28.Qe3 Rd3 29.Qh6 Qg7 30.Qg5 h6 31.Qh4 g5 32.Qh5 Bd7 33.Rxa6 1-0 Van Ketel,R (2151)−Gaponenko,I (2415)/Gent 2002/CBM 089 ext] 16.Nxc4 Re8 [16...Rf5 17.Bf4 Nfe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Qc2 Nf6 20.Ne3 Nxd5 21.Qd2 Rxf4 22.Rxf4 Be6 ½–½ Farago,I (2515)−Goldstern,F (2340)/Seefeld 1996/EXT 2000 (38); 16...Rxe2?! 17.Nxe2 Bg4 18.Ne5 Nce4 19.Bf4 g5 20.Be3 Bh5© ½–½ Glek,I (2475)−Tseshkovsky,V (2520)/Budapest 1989/ EXT 2003 (44)] 17.Bg5 Diagram

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17...Bf5?! bishop is situated bad here. Every moment it maybe taken by rook and on that square he didn't take control over impotant d5−square [17...h6 18.Bh4 Nce4 19.d6 (19.Nxe4 Rxe4 20.Bg3 Nxd5 21.Rxf7 Be6? 22.Rxb7 Kh8? 23.Qc2 Bf5 24.Nd6 Re7 25.Qc6 Rxe2 26.Nf7++− 1-0 Yrjola,J (2515)−Vaisser,A (2495)/Sochi 1984/MCD (35)) 19...g5 20.Be1 Be6 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Ba5 Bxc4 23.Bxd8 Bxe2 24.d7 Re6 25.Qxe2 1-0 Beliavsky,A (2620)−Velimirovic,D (2495)/Moscow 1982/IZT] 18.d6 Programm move 18...h6 [18...Nce4 19.Nxe4 Rxe4 20.Ne3 Be6 21.Bf3 Rb4 22.Bd5± 1-0 Yr−jola,J (2430)−Teo Kok Siong (2320)/Dubai 1986/TD (43)] 19.Bh4 Diagram

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19...Kh7? I don't understand this move's idea. on h7 king is situated worse than g8 [black should admit making mistake 19...Be6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Rxe2 23.Qxc5 b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qxb5 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Bd4„] 20.a5 [rook sacrifice was pleasured 20.Rxf5!? gxf5 21.Qf1 here you can see minuses of �h7 move 21...Kg8 (21...Qc8? 22.Nb6) 22.Qxf5 Qc8 23.Qf4 Qe6 24.Bf3©; 20.Nd5! Re4 (20...Rb8 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Bg4!±; 20...Nce4 21.Nc7±) 21.g4 Qe8 22.gxf5 Nxd5 23.Qxd5 Rxh4 24.Bf3²; 20.Bf3?! Bd3] 20...Rc8 [20...Be6 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5

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Rxe2 24.Qxc5 Rc8 25.Qd5 Kg7] 21.d7!? add maximum oil to the fire [again, 21.Rxf5 was enabled 21...gxf5 22.Qf1 Kg8 23.Nd5! Nce4 24.Rd1�] 21...Qxd7 [21...Ncxd7 22.Nd6 Ne5 23.Nd5! Rc6 24.Nxe8 Qxe8 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Qb3±] 22.Nd6 Bc2? Diagram

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Another wrong decition − black didn't expect white's next move [better was 22...Red8 23.Nxc8 Qxc8 24.Qe1 g5 25.Bg3 Nfe4© with some compensation] 23.Nxe8! Beautiful sacri−fice! 23...Bxd1 24.Nxf6+ Bxf6 25.Raxd1 all white pieces is ready to fight 25...Bd4?! [the best way was to return queen 25...Qxd1 26.Nxd1 Bxh4 27.g3 (27.Rxf7+ Kg8 28.Bc4 Kh8 29.g3 Ne4 30.Bd3 Nd6 31.Rd7 Rd8=) 27...Re8 28.Rxf7+ Kh8 29.Nc3 Bg5 30.h4²] 26.Bc4! Diagram

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26...Bxc3?? The final mistake of this chess battle [26...f5?! 27.Bf2 Ne6 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Bxd4±; or 26...Ne6 27.Ba2 (27.Bb3) 27...Rc6 (27...Qe8 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Rxd4 Rc4 30.Bf2 Rxd4 31.Bxd4 Qc4 32.Rd1±) 28.Bf2 (28.Ne4 Qe8) 28...Rd6 29.Bg3 (29.Ne4 Qa4!) 29...Rc6 (29...Qe7 30.Bxd6 Qxd6 31.Rxf7+ Kg8 32.Rf6+−) 30.Be5±] 27.bxc3+− Qa4 [Ry−bka's 1st line 27...Qxd1 is "no comments"] 28.Rxf7+ Kg8 29.Rc7+ [simple 29.Rd4 was

enough too. But Atalik's move, of course. is more effect] 29...Qxc4 30.Rxc8+ Kf7 31.Rc7+! the last subtlety [on immediatelly 31.Bf2 was 31...Qe2] 31...Ke6 32.Re1+ game over 32...Kf5 33.Bf2 the knight is losing and the at−tack is continuing.Black prefer to resign 1-0 (14) Harikrishna,Penteala (2668) - Ivanisevic,Ivan (2664) [E90] Greek Team Championship Greece (4), 08.07.2008 [Khustnutdinov, Rustam] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 Ivan re−peats opening from Jakovenko − Volokitin game 5.Nc3 [5.dxe6 fxe6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bf4 e5 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nfd2 d5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Nc3 Be6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qc2÷ ½–½ Ivanchuk,V (2739)−Volokitin,A (2679)/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (50)] 5...g6 [5...exd5 6.cxd5 g6 (6...a6 7.a4 g6) 7.h3 a) 7.e4 a6 8.h3 b5 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.a3 (11.Bf4 Re8 12.Re1 Ra7 13.a3 Rae7 14.Rc1 Qb6 15.b4 Nbd7 16.Qd2 Bb7 17.Bh2 ½–½ Ponomariov,R (2705)−Gelfand,B (2736)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (65)) 11...Re8 12.Re1 Ra7 13.b4 Nbd7 14.Bd2 Rc7 15.Rb1 Nb6÷ 1-0 Morozevich,A (2762)−Miroshnichenko,E (2646)/Lugo 2007/CBM 119 (43); b) 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Be2 Na6 10.0-0 Ne8 11.Nc4 Nac7 12.a4 f5 13.exf5 Rxf5 14.Bg4 Rf8 15.Bxc8 Rxc8= ½–½ Leko,P (2741)−Kramnik,V (2770)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103 (65); c) 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0-0 (8...Na6 9.0-0 Nc7 10.e4 0-0 11.h3 Nd7 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4 Ne5 14.a4 g5 15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Nd2 ½–½ Wang Yue (2689)−Gashimov,V (2679)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (46)) 9.0-0 Re8 10.Bf4 Bg4 11.Nd2 Nh5 12.Be3 Nd7 13.h3 Bxh3 14.Bxh3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 Rxe3 16.Rf3 Bd4 17.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 18.Kh1± 1-0 Elja−nov,P (2692)−Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690 (46); 7...a6 (7...Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Bd3 a6 (9...b5 10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Rd8 15.Bf4 Nd7 16.0-0 Nb6 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 18.Nxc8 Raxc8 19.Rb1 Qb7 20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd2 Bxd6= ½–½ Sasikiran,K (2690)−Ivanchuk,V (2729)/ Foros 2007/CBM 119 (28)) 10.a4 Nbd7 11.0-0 Re8 (11...Nh5 12.Be2 Re8 13.Re1 h6 14.Bd2 Nhf6 15.Bf1 g5 16.Rb1 g4 17.hxg4 Nxg4 18.Bf4 Nf8 19.Bg3 Ng6 20.Nh2 h5 21.Be2 h4 22.Bxh4 Qxh4 23.Bxg4 Bd4 24.Rf1 Kg7 25.Bxc8 Raxc8 26.Nf3 Qf6 27.Nxd4 cxd4 28.Ne2 Rxe4 29.Ng3 Rh4 30.Nh5+ Rxh5 31.Qxh5 Rh8 32.Qg4 Rh4 33.Qg3 ½–½ Grigoriants,S (2573)−Volokitin,A

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(2684)/ Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700) 12.Re1 Qe7 (12...Qc7 13.Bg5 (13.Bf4 b6 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Bc4 Nh5 16.Bh2 h6 17.g4 Nhf6 18.Rad1 h5 19.g5 Nh7 20.Bg3 Re7 21.Re2² ½–½ Onischuk,A (2650)−Nakamura,H (2644)/San Diego 2006/CBM 112 (65)) 13...h6 14.Be3 g5 15.Qd2 Qd8 16.Rad1 Nh5 17.Nh2 Nf8 18.h4 Nf4 19.Bf1 Qf6 20.g3 Nh3+ 21.Bxh3 Bxh3 22.hxg5 hxg5 23.Bxg5 Qg6 24.f3 b5„ 0-1 Georgiev,K (2649)−Gashimov,V (2664)/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (40)) 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bh2 Rb8 15.g4 Nhf6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxe5 Rxe5© 0-1 Radjabov,T (2747)−Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (47)) 8.a4 (8.e4 b5 9.Bd3) 8...Qe7 (8...Bg7) 9.g3 (9.Bf4 Bg7 10.e3 0-0 11.Be2 h6 12.Nd2 Nbd7 13.Nc4 Ne8 14.0-0 Rb8 15.a5 g5 16.Bh2 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Qd2² 1-0 Kunte,A (2527)−Sadvakasov,D (2618)/Philadelphia 2007/CBM 119 ext (75); 9.Bg5 Bg7 10.e3 0-0 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.Bd3 Ne5 13.Bc2 h6 14.Bh4 b5 15.axb5 Bb7÷ 1-0 Krasenkow,M (2676)−Volokitin,A (2652)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (37); 9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.e4 Bh6 11.Bd3 Ne5 12.Be2 Nh5 13.Nf3 Bxc1 14.Qxc1 0-0 15.0-0 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Nf6 17.Qg5 Re8 18.Rab1 Bd7 19.Rfe1 Rac8 20.Re3 Rc7 21.Rd1 Qe5= 1-0 Khalifman,A (2650)−Emms,J (2500)/Thessa−loniki 1996/EXT 1998 (45)) 9...Bg7 10.Bg2 1-0 Jakovenko,D (2709)−Volokitin,A (2672)/ Poikovsky/Russia 2008/[Khustnutdinov, Rustam] (42)] 6.h3 Bg7 as opposed to Volo−kitin, Black continues to use roundabout way 7.e4 0-0 [7...exd5 8.exd5 0-0 9.Bd3 Qe7+ (9...Re8+ 10.Be3 Rxe3+ 11.fxe3 Qe7 12.0-0 Nfd7 13.Qe2 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rf3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nd7 17.Raf1 Ne5 18.Rf6 Bf5 19.R6xf5 gxf5 20.Bxf5 Qg5© �-� Lputian,S (2616)−Petrosian,T (2606)/Yerevan ARM 2008/The Week in Chess 688 (60)) 10.Kf1 Na6 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 f5 14.Kg1 Nc7 15.Kh2÷ 1-0 Navara,D (2647)−Gdanski,J (2544)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (51)] 8.Bd3 [8.Bg5 exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.Bd3 c4 11.Bc2 b5 12.a3 Nbd7 13.0-0 Qb6 �-� Psakhis,L (2545)−Evdokimov,A (2463)/Moscow 2005/EXT 2006 (25)] 8...Na6 9.0-0 [9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 exd5 11.cxd5 b5 12.Nxb5 (12.0-0 c4 13.Bc2 1-0 Georgiev,K (2663)−Milanovic,D (2495)/Herceg Novi 2007/CBM 120 ext (67)) 12...Nb4 13.0-0 Ba6 14.Be2 Nxe4 15.a3 Qb6 16.axb4 Bxb5 17.bxc5 Nxc5 18.Nd4 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Rfe8 20.Qc2 a5 21.Rab1 Re4 22.Nc6 Qb3 23.Qd2 Qd3 24.Nxa5 Qxd2 25.Bxd2 Rd4 26.Bc3 �-� Blagojevic,D (2502)−Ivanisevic,I (2595)/Zlati−bor 2007/CBM 120 ext] 9...e5 after that move

that move the game came's to King Indian De−fence 10.Rb1 [10.a3 Ne8 (10...Nh5 11.Re1 Nc7 12.b4 b6 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.Rb1 Qe8 15.Bc2 Nf4 16.Ba4 cxb4 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.axb4 f5 1-0 Beliavsky,A (2655)−Smirin,I (2500)/Moscow 1988/URS−ch (42)) 11.Nh2 f5 12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 g5 14.Bd2 f4 15.Qh5 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 Ng7 17.Qh6 Qf6 18.Qxf6 Bxf6 19.Nf3 Bd7 20.e5 Bxe5 21.Nxg5² 1-0 Popov,I (2594)−Ivanisevic,I (2649)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (56)] 10...Kh8 black the only idea is f7−f5 but it may be prepared by different ways.For example [10...Nh5 is not good, because knight is on target here 11.a3 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.Nxe5; but 10...Ne8!? was pos−sible] 11.a3 Ng8 [maybe Black should move close to centre 11...Nb8!? ] 12.Nh2 f5 [12...Bh6 13.Bxh6 Nxh6 14.Qd2 Kg7 15.f4] 13.f4 [worse was 13.exf5 gxf5 (13...Bxf5!? is antipositional 14.Ne4 with stable advantage) 14.f4 e4 15.Bc2 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 Nf6 and black have good chances for attack on King's side] 13...exf4 [13...fxe4 didn't help 14.Nxe4 Nf6 15.fxe5 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe5 17.Nf3 Bg7 18.Ng5± white active pieces and space ad−vantage ] 14.Bxf4 g5 15.Bd2 f4 16.Qh5 [16.e5!? looks cool 16...Bxe5 17.Nf3 black is around of danger (worse is 17.Qh5 Bf5) 17...Bf6 18.Ne4 h6 19.Nfxg5!+−] 16...h6 The necessary move [16...Bd7? 17.e5] 17.h4 [17.e5 dxe5 (17...Bxe5 18.Nf3 Bf5 19.Bxf5 Rxf5 20.Ne4�) 18.Nf3 Nf6 19.Qg6 Qe8 20.Qxe8 Nxe8 21.Nb5©] 17...Nf6 [17...Bd7 18.e5 Be8 19.Qd1 Bxe5 20.Nf3] 18.Qg6 Bd7 Diagram

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White Queen are in trouble. Somebody must rescue it! 19.hxg5 [19.e5 dxe5 20.hxg5 Be8 21.Qf5 Bd7 22.Qxe5 Nh5 23.Qd6 Bf5 (23...Bd4+ 24.Rf2 Qxg5 25.Nf3 Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Qg3+ 27.Kg1 Bf5 28.Qxh6+ Kg8 29.Bxf5 Rxf5 30.Qe6+ Rf7 31.Ne5+−) 24.Qxd8 Raxd8 25.Bxf5 Bd4+ 26.Rf2 Rxf5 27.gxh6©] 19...Be8

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20.Qxg7+!? There is no way back.... [20.Qf5 Nh5 21.Qg4 Bd4+ 22.Rf2 Qxg5²] 20...Kxg7 21.gxf6+ Rxf6 [21...Qxf6 change nothing 22.Ne2 Qe7 23.Nxf4©] 22.Ne2!© Diagram

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It is very hard to play that position by black be−cause it is very hard to find a good move or good idea while white have very easy game 22...Nb8?! Knight hurryes up to epicentre [22...Kg8 23.Nxf4 Rf7 24.e5 dxe5 25.Ne6 Qh4„] 23.Nxf4 Nd7 24.Ng4‚ Knights is ready to crush Black's army 24...Rxf4 25.Rxf4! the most aggressive − bishop's place is on c3 [25.Bxf4?! h5! 26.Ne3 Ne5=] 25...Ne5 The barrier is complete,but I'm not sure in it's dura−bility [25...Bh5 26.Bc3+ Ne5 27.Nxe5 dxe5 28.Bxe5+ Kg8 29.Rbf1+−; 25...Bg6!? 26.Bc3+ Kh7 27.Rbf1 Qg5 28.Bd2 Ne5 (28...Qe7? 29.e5!) 29.Nxe5! Qxe5 30.Bc3 Qg5 31.R1f3 h5™ 32.Rf6±] 26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.Rf5± alas, e5−pawn are falls and White's central pawns is ready to marsh [27.Bc3? Qg5 28.Rbf1 Bg6²] 27...Bg6 28.Rxe5 Qh4 Black's the only hope − is not safe position of White King 29.Bc3?! Here Pentala begins to miss :−( [better was immediately 29.Rf1 Rf8 30.Rxf8 Kxf8 31.d6 and now black can't play 31...Qg3? 32.Bxh6++−] 29...Kg8 30.Rf1 Rf8 rook ex−chages − good news for black 31.d6 [31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.d6 Qg3 33.Be2 Be8] 31...Qg3! Very impotant resource 32.Re6?? the second miss, that can be fatal for White [it was necessary to move 32.Rxf8+! Kxf8 33.Rd5 (33.Be2 is enough too) 33...Qe3+ 34.Kh2 Qf4+ 35.g3 Qf2+ 36.Kh3 alas, no perpetual 36...Bf7 37.Rf5! Qg1 38.d7 wining] 32...Rxf1+! [32...Qe3+?? 33.Kh2 Rxf1 34.Rxg6++−] 33.Bxf1 Qe3+ 34.Kh2 Bxe4!= Diagram

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35.Re8+ [there is no victory after 35.d7 Qf4+ 36.Kg1 (36.g3?? Qf2+ 37.Kh3 Qxf1+ 38.Kh4 Qh1+ 39.Kg4 Qd1+ 40.Kf4 Qxd7-+) 36...Qe3+=; 35.Rf6 Bc6™] 35...Kf7 36.Re7+ Kf8 [36...Kg6?? 37.Rg7+ Kf5 38.d7 Qf4+ 39.Kh3 Ke6! 40.d8N+! (40.d8Q Bf5+ 41.g4 Qxf1+ 42.Kg3 Qg1+=) 40...Kd6 41.Be2 Bf5+ 42.Bg4±] 37.Bg7+ [37.Be5!?] 37...Kg8 38.Be5 White cannot lose that position, and so now they will trying to win without any risk. 38...Bc6 [38...Kf8 39.Bg3 Qd4 40.b4!?] 39.b4! The last resource 39...Qe1 [39...cxb4 40.axb4 Qe1 (40...a6?? 41.b5 Bd7 42.Bg3+−) ] 40.b5 [40.Bd3 Qh4+ 41.Kg1 Qe1+=] 40...Bd7™ [40...Bf3?? 41.Bf6! Qxf1 42.Rg7+ Kf8 43.d7 Qd1 44.d8Q+ Qxd8 45.Bxd8 Kxg7 46.gxf3+−] 41.Bg3 [41.Rxd7 Qxe5+ 42.g3 Qh5+ 43.Bh3 Qe2+ 44.Bg2 Qh5+=; 41.Kg1 Qe3+ 42.Kh2 Qe1=] 41...Qxf1 42.Rxd7 Qf5 Black hopes in perpetual, so white must be very carefull [42...Qe2 43.Re7 Qh5+ 44.Kg1 Qd1+] 43.Re7 Qh5+ 44.Kg1 Qd1+ 45.Re1 Qd4+ 46.Kh2 Qg4 [46...Qxc4 47.d7?; 46...Kf8] 47.Re5 white is waiting for mistake 47...b6 48.Rd5 Qd7 49.Bf4 Qg4 50.Bg3 Qd7™ 51.Rd3 Qf5 52.Rf3 Qg4 [52...Qh5+ 53.Kg1 Qg4 54.Bf4 Kh7 I don't see how white can go prongess 55.Rd3 Qxf4 56.d7 Qc1+ 57.Kh2 Qf4+ 58.Kg1 (58.Kh3?? Qf5+) 58...Qc1+=] 53.Rf4 Qd1 54.Rh4 Kh7 55.Bf4 h5 56.Bg3 Kg6 57.Re4 [after 57.Rf4?! Qd3! white may have problems with c4−pawn] 57...Kf5 58.Rf4+ [58.Re5+ Kg4 59.Rd5 Qb3 60.Be1 Qxc4 61.Rd2 h4 62.d7 Qf4+=] 58...Kg5 59.a4 Kg6 60.Re4 Kf5?! 61.Rh4 Kg5 [61...Qe2! 62.Rf4+ Kg6] 62.Rh3 Kf5 63.Rh4 Kg5 64.Rf4 Kg6 the dwaw is offered 65.Re4 Declined! 65...Kf5?! [65...Qd3 66.Re7 h4 67.Be5 h3! 68.d7 hxg2 69.Kxg2 Qe2+=] 66.Re5+ Kg4 67.Re7! The best try 67...Qd3?? and......he misses [67...h4™ 68.Re4+ Kf5 69.Rxh4 Kg6] 68.Be5 not the strongest, but enough move [68.Rg7+! Kf5 69.d7 Qd4 70.Re7+−] 68...Kf5 69.d7 Qxc4 70.Bg3 Qd3?

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[70...Qd4 71.Re5+ Kf6 72.d8Q+ Qxd8 73.Bh4+ Kxe5 74.Bxd8 c4 75.Kg3 c3 76.Kh4+−] 71.Bc7+− finish 71...Qc4 72.d8Q 1-0 (15) Karjakin,Sergey (2727) - Short,Nigel (2655) [B12] Rapid Match Kiev UKR (1), 03.07.2008 [Khustnutdinov, Rustam] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 not the most popular line, but possible move [The main way 3...Bf5 was used by top GM's for many times. Fresh game by World Champion − 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0-0 h6 7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.Nb3 Nc8 9.a4 Be7 10.a5 0-0 11.Be3 a6 12.Ne1 f6 13.f4 fxe5 14.fxe5 Bg5 15.Qd2 Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Ne7 17.Nd3 b6 18.g4 Bxd3 19.Bxd3 Rxf1+ 20.Rxf1 c5 21.dxc5 bxa5 22.g5 Nc6 23.gxh6 Qh4 24.hxg7 Ndxe5 25.Nxa5 Qd4 26.Qxd4 Nxd4 27.Rf8+ 1-0 Vallejo Pons,F (2684)−Anand,V (2803)/Leon ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 708] 4.Nf3 There are diffirent ways here [4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Bb5 (5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 e6 8.Be3 Nge7 9.a3 a6 (9...0-0-0 10.b4 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qc7 12.Bxc6 Nxc6 13.Bd4 a6 14.f4 f6 15.exf6 Qxf4 16.fxg7 Bxg7 17.Bxg7 Rhg8 18.Qd2 Qf3 19.Rg1 Rd7 20.Qe2 Qf5 21.0-0-0 Rgxg7 22.Rg3 Rdf7 23.Na4 Rg6 24.Nb6+ Kc7 25.Rd2 1-0 Wang Hao (2684)−Yu Shaoteng (2505)/Beijing CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 710 (38)) 10.b4 Qc7 11.0-0 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Qxe5 13.Bxc6+ Nxc6 14.Na4 g5÷ 1-0 Navara,D (2680)−Landa,K (2641)/ Er−furt GER 2008/The Week in Chess 692 (60)) 5...e6 6.Be3 Nge7 7.c3 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nf3 Nf5 10.Bd4 a5 11.0-0 (11.a4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Be7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Nbd2 Qc7 15.Ne1 f6 16.Nd3 fxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxa4 18.Qxa4 Qxe5 19.Rae1 Qf4 ½–½ Karjakin,S (2678)−Khenkin,I (2602)/ Mainz 2007/CBM 119 ext) 11...Nxd4 12.cxd4 b6 13.cxb6 Qxb6© ½–½ Karjakin,S (2732)−Asrian,K (2630)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700 (53); 4.c3 Nc6 5.Na3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.Ne2 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nc2 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Rc8= 0-1 Xie Jun (2530)−Karpov,A (2770)/Monte Carlo 1996/CBM 052 ext (65)] 4...cxd4 One more unexpected decision! [4...Nc6 5.c4 e6 (5...Bg4 6.cxd5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nxd4 8.Qd1 Qxd5 9.Bb5+ Kd8 10.0-0 e6 11.Nc3 Qxe5 12.b4� 1-0 Sutovsky,E (2630)−Miladinovic,I (2579)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (33)) 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Nc3 c4 8.a3 Na5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Be3!? Nb3 11.Rb1 Bf5 12.g3 Qd7 13.Bg2 Bd8 14.0-0 Ne7 15.Nh4 Bxb1 16.Qxb1 0-0 17.f4 Bb6 18.f5© �-� Ni Hua (2680)−Agdestein,S (2589)/Gibraltar ENG

2008/The Week in Chess 691 (66); 4...Bg4 5.c4 cxd4 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Nc3 Qd7 8.Bb5 Nc6 9.Qxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Bxd7+ Bxd7 12.Nd5 Rc8 13.Nb6 Rc7 14.e6 Bxe6 15.Bf4 Rc5 16.b4 Rc4 17.Nxc4 Bxc4 18.Rc1 b5 19.a3± 1-0 Ni Hua (2704)−Yu Shaoteng (2505)/Beijing CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 710 (50)] 5.Nxd4 [5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qf4 e6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Bd3 h6 9.Qg3÷ 1-0 Ovetchkin,R (2475)−Popov,R (2392)/chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/CBM 104 ext (53)] 5...e6 French defence with extra move is now. [other way also have some "mines" 5...Nc6 6.c4 e6 7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Qg4 Kf8 10.Bd3 Ne7 11.0-0 Ng6 12.Re1 Qh4 13.Qxh4 Nxh4 14.Bd2 Ng6 15.Na4 Be7 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Rac1 f6 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Rc7 Ne5 20.Bb5 Rg8 21.Re3 Rb8 22.Rb3 Rg6 23.Be2 Ra8 24.Bh5 Bd7 25.Bxg6 Bxa4 26.Bh6+ 1-0 Najer,E (2653)−Yevseev,D (2580)/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext] 6.Bd3 [in 5th game of the match Karjakin has played 6.c4 Bc5 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Be3 Bxd4 9.Bxd4 0-0 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Be2 Nbc6 13.0-0 Be6 14.Nb5 a6 15.Nd6 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Nc6 17.Qe3 d4 18.Qg3 f6 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Bh5 Rh6 21.Rfe1 Qd7 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.Bf7+ Kh8 24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.Nxb7² 1-0 Karjakin, S (2727)−Short,N (2655)/Kiev UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 713 (59)] 6...Nc6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.0-0 Ne7 9.c4 Ng6 10.Qe2 [10.f4 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 0-0 12.Nd2 a5 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.c5 Bc7 16.Bd2 f6 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.Nd4 e5 19.Bxg6 Rxg6 20.fxe5 Bxe5 21.Nf3 Bxb2 22.Rab1 Bf6 23.Bf4 Bf5 24.Rb6 Be4 25.Bg3 d4 26.Rd1 h5 27.Nxd4 Qe8 28.Nf3 h4 29.Re1 Rg4 30.h3 Rxg3 31.Rxe4 Qg6 32.Qc4+ Kh7 33.Rxc6 Qf5 34.Rxh4+ 1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2690)−Kiik,K (2444)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115] 10...Be7 11.f4 0-0 12.Nd2 [12.Nc3 was possi−ble too] 12...a5 13.Nf3 Ba6 14.Be3 a4 15.Rac1 Qb8 16.Rc2 Steinitz rule − the sur−plus defence of weaknesses 16...Rd8 17.Rfc1 c5 18.h4!? [18.cxd5 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Rxd5 20.Qe4 Qb7 black have weak pawn on c5 and white have weak pawn on b2 − they are com−pensating] 18...Nf8 [18...Nxh4? 19.Nxh4 Bxh4 20.Qh5+−; 18...d4!? 19.Bd2 Bxh4 20.f5 (20.Bxg6? hxg6 21.Nxh4 d3) 20...exf5 21.Nxh4 Nxh4 22.Bg5 Ng6 23.Bxd8 Nf4 24.Qf3 Nxd3 25.Qxd3 Qxd8 26.Qxf5 Qe7©] 19.cxd5 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Rxd5 21.Qe4 Nd7 Diagram

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22.h5?! [22.Ng5!? Bxg5 (22...Nf8 23.Bxc5) 23.hxg5 Ra5 (23...Ra6? 24.Bxc5) 24.Kh2²] 22...Ra7 23.Nd2! Ra6 24.Qf3 f6?! [24...Rb6 25.Nc4 Rb4²] 25.exf6 Nxf6?! [25...Bxf6 26.Nc4] 26.h6! gxh6 [after 26...g6 27.Bxc5± white have simple extra pawn] 27.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 28.Rxc5 Rxc5 [28...Qxb2 29.Qg3+ Kf7 30.Nf3 Rxc5 31.Rxc5 Qb6 32.Ne5+ Ke8 with chances for success defence] 29.Rxc5 Qb6 30.Qf2 Ng4 [30...Qxb2 31.Qg3+ Kf8 32.Rc8+ Ne8 33.Nc4 Qb1+ 34.Kh2 Qb7 35.Qa3+ Qe7 36.Qc3‚] 31.Qd4! right way! with Queens black is harder too beat off the enemy [road to endgame was worse 31.Rc8+ Kg7 32.Qxb6 Rxb6 33.Nc4 it maybe not enough for win] 31...Qd6 32.Rc8+ Kf7 33.Qh8 Nf6 34.Nf3 Diagram

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34...Kg6?? Diagram

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[34...Qxf4 didn't help too 35.Qf8+ Kg6 36.Rc5!! and there are no rescuefor example 36...Qe3+ 37.Kh1 and all checks is finished; 34...Ra5 35.g4 white's chances is high] 35.Rf8?? [35.Ne5+ Kf5 36.Rf8] 35...Qxf4 Diagram

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36.Rg8+ Kh5?? Diagram

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[36...Nxg8 37.Qxg8+ Kf5 38.Qf7+ Kg4 (38...Ke4?? 39.Qb7+) 39.Nh2+ Kg3 40.Nf1+ Kg4=] 37.Qxf6! 1-0

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