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[Event "Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Myroslava Hrabinska"]
[Black "Niclas Huschenbeth"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 e5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. c4 Qe6 8. Bd3
Nf6 (8... e4 9. O-O) 9. O-O Qd6 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Ng5 Rd8 12. Be4 h6 13. Nf3 Nxe4
14. Qxe4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qd3 16. Re1 Qxf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. f4 bxa3 19. Bc3 Bc5 20.
fxe5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 O-O 22. Bg3 Nd4 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Winner] , 0-1.}
0-1
[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Werner Hug"]
[Black "Viswanathan Anand"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[ECO "B20"]
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 bxa3 4. Nf3 (4. Nxa3 d6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 g6
8. c3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng3 f6 14. Nxe4 fxe5
15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. dxe5 Bf5 17. Ng5 Qd3 18. Nb5 Bxe5 19. Rf3 Qe2 20. Ra2 Qe1+ 21.
Rf1 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Bxf4 23. Re1 Bxg5 24. Nc7 Rad8 25. Qxb7 Ne5 26. Rxe5 Rd1+ 27.
Kf2 Bd3+ 28. Qf3 Rf1+ 29. Kg3 R1xf3+ 30. gxf3 Bf4+ 31. Kg2 Bxe5 {, 0-1,
Alexander Lipecki (2138) – Saleh Salem (2538), Gibraltar Masters 2013.})
4... g6 {Hug actually played this opening a year earlier against another
super-high rated guy, and he was successful in that game:} (4... d6 5. d4 Nf6 6.
Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bxa3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd2 b6 13.
Ra2 Bd7 14. Rfa1 Qb8 15. h3 Rc8 16. Nd1 Ne8 17. Ne3 Bg5 18. Rf1 Nb7 19. Nf3 Bxe3
20. Qxe3 Nc5 21. Nh2 Nxd3 22. cxd3 a5 23. f4 b5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Raf2 f6 26.
Bb2 a4 27. Qg3 a3 28. Bxe5 Qb6 29. Kh1 b4 30. Nf3 b3 31. Bd4 Qb8 32. e5 b2 33.
Kh2 Rc1 34. Nd2 Rxf1 35. Rxf1 a2 36. exf6 Nxf6 37. d6 Ng4+ 38. hxg4 a1=Q 39. Qe5
Qf8 40. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {and Black resigned since it's mate in two. Werner Hug (2437)
– David Baramidze (2593), Biel MTO 2008}) 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Rxa3 Nc6 7. O-O d6
8. d4 Nf6 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. h3 Be6 14. Ba2
Nc7 15. c4 Nb4 16. Bb1 a5 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. g4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Ne6 20. Qe3 Qc7 21.
Rc1 Rad8 22. Ba1 b6 23. d5 Nc5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Bb1 e6 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27. Qe3
exd5 28. Qh6 d4 29. Nh4 d3 30. Nf5 Ne6 31. Ne3 Qf4 32. Qxf4 Nxf4 33. Kh2 Rc8 34.
Rd1 Rfd8 35. g5 Rd4 36. Rd2 Ne6 37. Nd5 Rcxc4 38. Nxb6 Rc6 {[%c_effect
g8;square;g8;type;Winner] , 0-1. Note to self: Don't play the Wing Gambit
against Anand.} 0-1
[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vadim Zvjaginsev"]
[Black "Maxim Rodshtein"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[ECO "C00"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. a3 Nc6 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
Bd7 9. Bd3 Rc8 10. O-O a6 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Bxh7? {[%c_effect
h7;square;h7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] White should have kept his pawn
structure in tact with the ugly but necessary 13.Bb2 with compensation.} 13...
Qxc3 14. Qb1 Qb4 15. Bb2 Nh6 16. Bc2 O-O 17. Rc1 Rc6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Rxc6 Nxc6
20. Bd3 Rc8 21. Qa2 Na7 22. Nb1 Bb5 23. Ba3 Qa4 24. Qe2 Bxa3 25. h3 Rc1+
{[%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;Winner] , 0-1.} 0-1
[Event "The French Defense Wing Gambit!"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 {Interesting is} (4... d4!? {[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 5. bxc5 Bxc5 6. Ba3 Qa5 7. Bxc5
Qxc5 8. c3 Nc6 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Qa4+ Bd7! {[%c_effect
d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 11. Qxd4 Qc1+ 12. Ke2 Bb5+ {with a
serious attack. Analysis by Moskalenko. However though Black's a bit better it
seems White can keep body and soul together by} 13. d3 (13. Ke3 Bxf1 14. Qd3!!
{[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Brilliant;persistent;true]} 14... Bxd3 15. Rxc1
Ba6) 13... Rd8 14. Nbd2 Qa3 15. Qf4 Qb2! {[%c_effect
b2;square;b2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 16. Rd1 Bxd3+ 17. Ke1 Bc2 18. Be2)
5. a3 Nc6 6. axb4 Bxb4 7. c3 Be7 8. d4 {Does this familiar?} *
[Event "A possible Wing Gambit sequence"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. e5 e6 5. axb4 Bxb4 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 Nc6 8. Nf3 *
[Event "U.S. Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamran Shirazi"]
[Black "Jack Peters"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[ECO "B20"]
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. axb4?? {[%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 5... Qe5+ {[%c_effect
e8;square;e8;type;Winner] , 0-1. The shortest game in the history of the U.S.
Championship!} 0-1
[Event "USA"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "H. Lefevre"]
[Black "Silman"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B20"]
1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. axb4 Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. Be2
Bd6 9. Na3 e4 10. Bc4 Qh5 11. Qe2 Nf6 12. Qe3 O-O 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Nd3+ 15.
Bxd3 exd3 16. Qxd3 {And we'll finish this game with a puzzle:} *
[Event "SWE-chT 0607"]
[Site "Sweden"]
[Date "2006.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Vernersson, Per"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Plycount "81"]
[Eventdate "2006.10.20"]
[Eventtype "team"]
[Eventrounds "11"]
[Eventcountry "SWE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2008.11.26"]
[Whiteteam "Sollentuna"]
[Blackteam "Eksjo"]
[Whiteteamcountry "SWE"]
[Blackteamcountry "SWE"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bb3 Nf6 11. Ne5 Nd7? {[%c_effect
d7;square;d7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Really slow and purposeless maneuver
by black.} 12. Qf3! {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]
Getting the queen on the kingside and preparing the rook lift.} 12... c6 13.
Rad1 Qc7 14. Rfe1 Nf6 {The second time that the knight goes there!} (14... Nxe5
15. dxe5 {The weakness on d6 will be felt after Ne4-Nd6.}) 15. Rc1 {I am not too
sure about the purpose of this move maybe Nb5 sometimes but white could have
started the attack right away.} (15. Qg3 c5 16. d5) 15... Bb4 16. Qg3 Qd6 17.
Rcd1 Bd7 18. Qh4 Bxc3 (18... Rad8 19. Re3) 19. bxc3 Rae8 20. Rd3 {Now all the
white pieces are participating in the attack. White is winning} 20... Qe7 21.
Rh3 h6 22. Rg3 (22. Bc2! {[%c_effect
c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 22... Kh8 23. Qg5 Ng8 24. Qg6 f5
25. g4) 22... Kh8 23. Bc2 Bc8? {[%c_effect
c8;square;c8;type;Mistake;persistent;true] loses on a spot as white gets the Ng6
idea working} (23... Qa3! {[%c_effect
a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 24. Bb1 c5 {and black has some
counterplay}) 24. Rg6 Ng8 (24... fxg6 25. Nxg6+) 25. Qg3 f5 26. Rxh6+ Nxh6 27.
Ng6+ Kg8 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Bb3 Ng4 30. Qh4 Rf6 31. h3 Nh6 32. Re3 Re8 33. Rg3
Kf8 34. Qh5 Bd7 35. Rg6 Ng8 36. g4 fxg4 37. hxg4 Rxf4 38. Rxg7 Kxg7 39. Qg5+ Kf7
40. Qxf4+ Ke7 41. Qc7 *
[Event "11th Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Caleta ENG"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Plycount "83"]
[Eventdate "2013.01.22"]
[Eventtype "swiss"]
[Eventrounds "10"]
[Eventcountry "ENG"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[Sourcedate "2013.01.28"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nh5 7. Bd3 Nxf4 8. exf4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 a6 {Black is preparing b5-Bb7 set-up and
hopefully c5. To prevent that white needs to put a rook on d1.} 12. Rfd1 b5 13.
Bb3 Bb7 14. Rac1 a5 (14... c5? {[%c_effect
c5;square;c5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5
Ra7 18. Re1 {Black is under tremendous pressure.}) 15. a4 bxa4 (15... b4 16. Ne4
{still doesn't solve the Bb7 problem}) 16. Nxa4 Bb4 17. Ng5 Qe7 {At last black
prepared the c5-break!} 18. Qe3 {Preventing the c5-break.} 18... Rad8 (18... c5
19. dxc5) 19. Ne4 {Tightening the grip on the c5-square.} 19... Rfe8 20. h3 h6
21. Nac5 {Now the bishop on b7 is burried. Although the position remains fairly
balanced it is very hard to play this for black. Black must be paranoid that any
endgame with such a bishop will result in a loss. White eventually converted
this small advantage into material advantage and eventually won.} 21... Nb6 22.
Ba2 Nd5 23. Qf3 Rb8 24. Nd3 Ba8 25. Nec5 Red8 26. Bc4 Qf6 27. Qe4 h5 28. Nxb4
Rxb4 29. Nd3 Rbb8 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. fxe5 Nc7 32. b3 Rxd4 33. Nc5 Rxd1+ 34. Rxd1
Nd5 35. Ra1 Ne7 36. Rxa5 Rd8 37. Bd3 h4 38. Ra4 g6 39. Kf1 Kg7 40. Ra7 Kf8 41.
Ke2 Nd5 42. Kf3 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/p1p2ppp/1p1b1n2/1N6/5P2/5NP1/PP3P1P/R3R1K1 w - - 0 18"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "77"]
[Eventdate "2012.05.08"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventrounds "11"]
[Eventcountry "USA"]
[Eventcategory "16"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.07.17"]
18. Rac1! {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (18. Nxd6
cxd6 19. Rac1 Rac8 {Would lose a large chunk of advantage.}) 18... Rfc8?!
{[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (18... Rfe8 {might
have been a better try} 19. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 cxd6 21. Re7 h6 22. Nd4) 19. Rc6
Kf8 20. Rec1 Rd8 (20... Ne8 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. Rxc7) 21. Nxc7 {After winning the
pawn Akobian showed an excellent technique, where he did not let Seirawan a
chance.} 21... Rab8 22. a3 a5 23. Kg2 Ne4 24. R1c4 Nc5 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Bxc7
27. Rxc7 Ne6 28. Ra7 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rc6 Rb8 31. Ng5 Nd8 32. Rc7 h6 33.
Nf3 Rb7 34. Rc8 Ke7 35. Ne5 Ne6 36. b5 Nc7 37. Nc6+ Kd6 38. Rd8+ Kc5 39. Rd7
Kxb5 40. Nd8 Ra7 41. Rxf7 g6 42. g4 Ra8 43. Rxc7 Rxd8 44. Rh7 h5 45. f5 hxg4 46.
fxg6 Rg8 47. Rh6 Kc4 48. Kg3 b5 49. Kxg4 b4 50. Kg5 b3 51. Rh4+ Kc5 52. Re4 b2
53. Re1 Rb8 54. Rb1 Kd6 55. g7 Ke7 56. Rxb2 {[%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Plycount "34"]
[Eventdate "2012.05.08"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventrounds "11"]
[Eventcountry "USA"]
[Eventcategory "16"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.07.17"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. O-O b6 {The dissadvantage of this move is that the light
squares are weakened on the queenside.} 11. Re1 (11. d5 {Is too early here, as
white doesn't have enough control over e5.} 11... e5 12. fxe5 Nxe5) 11... Bb7
12. d5! {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An excellent
timing.} 12... exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15. Qc6 {White takes advantage of
the weakened queenside.} 15... Qd7 (15... Re8 16. Rad1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 Rc8 18.
Kg2 a5 {With mighty queen on c6 black is paralyzed but this could have been a
worthy try.}) 16. Qxd7 Nxd7 17. Nb5 Nf6 *
[Event "Candidates 2013"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4rk1/ppp2p1p/3b2p1/3R4/4NP2/6P1/PP3P1P/5RK1 b - - 0 20"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "114"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[Whiteclock "0:12:04"]
[Blackclock "0:04:50"]
20... Rfd8 21. Rc1! {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]
White pins black's bishop to the defense of the c7-pawn.} 21... Rac8 {The
c7-pawn is a weakness.} 22. Rc3 Be7! {[%c_effect
e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Very good defense!} 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8
24. f5! {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Once again, the
strongest.} 24... Kg7?! {[%c_effect
g7;square;g7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Results in a pawn loss.} (24... c6
25. Rb3 Rb8 26. f6 Bb6 {Black's king will be permanently weak.}) 25. Nd6 Rb8 26.
Ne8+ Kf8 27. fxg6 hxg6 (27... Kxe8?? {[%c_effect
e8;square;e8;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 28. gxh7) 28. Nxc7 Bf6 (28... Bxc7?
{[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 29. Rxc7 {White not only
has an extra pawn, but also controls the 7th-rank.}) 29. Rb3 Be5 30. Nd5 {Black
has compensation for the pawn because the B+R is a better combination than the
N+R. Eventually white slowly managed to convert an extra pawn.} 30... b6 31. Nb4
Rc8 32. Nd3 Bf6 33. h4 Rc2 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Ke1 Kd6 36. Rb4 Bg7 37. Kd1 Rc7 38.
h5 gxh5 39. Rb5 Rd7 40. Rxh5 Ke7 41. Ke2 Rc7 42. Rb5 Rc4 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. a3 Rd4
45. Ke3 Rc4 46. b3 Rc2 47. a4 Rc6 48. g4 Re6+ 49. Kf3 Rc6 50. Ke4 Re6+ 51. Kf3
Rc6 52. Nb4 Rc1 53. Ke4 Kd6 54. Nd3 Rg1 55. Kf5 Bc3 56. f4 f6 57. Nf2 Kc6 58.
Ne4 a6 59. Nxc3 axb5 60. axb5+ Kd6 61. Ne4+ Ke7 62. Nxf6 Rd1 63. Kg6 Rd3 64. f5
Rd6 65. g5 Kf8 66. b4 Rd4 67. Kh6 Rh4+ 68. Nh5 Rxb4 69. g6 Rg4 70. f6 Rg1 71.
Nf4 Re1 72. Nd5 Rf1 73. Kg5 Rg1+ 74. Kf5 Rf1+ 75. Ke6 Re1+ 76. Kd6 Rf1 77. Kc6
{[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Candidates 2013"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqkb1r/pppn1ppp/4p3/8/2BP1P2/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 8"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "24"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[Whiteclock "0:12:04"]
[Blackclock "0:04:50"]
8... Nb6 {Freeing the d7-square for the bishop.} 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. g3 Bd7 11. O-O
O-O 12. Qd3 Bc6 {Although bit awkward the bishop finally made it into the game.}
13. Rad1 Qf6 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. f5! {[%c_effect
f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black lost the advantage of two
bishops.}) 14. Ng5! {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}
14... g6 15. Nge4 Qf5 (15... Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. d5 e5 18. f5 {This might have
been better for black than the game but still the position remains unpleasant.})
16. d5! {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Very typical
blow!} 16... exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 *
[Event "Candidates 2013"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Plycount "15"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[Whiteclock "0:12:04"]
[Blackclock "0:04:50"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 *
[Event "URS-ch43"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Dvoretzky, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Plycount "73"]
[Eventdate "1975.11.28"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventrounds "15"]
[Eventcountry "URS"]
[Eventcategory "12"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "1999.07.01"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. h3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4! {[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Be2
c5 15. Be3 Bb7) 12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4! {[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] e5 is a threat!} (13. Nxd4 Be5!
{[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Chasing the knight away
from the center, after all black has an advantage of two bishops.} 14. Nde2 b5
15. Bb3 Bb7 {once again black is better here}) 13... b5 14. e5?! {[%c_effect
e5;square;e5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (14. Bb3! {[%c_effect
b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black's position can become
dangerous.} 14... Bf4 (14... c5 15. Qe3 c4 16. Bc2 Re8 (16... Bc7 17. e5 Nd7 18.
e6) 17. e5) 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. e5 Nd7 17. e6) 14... bxc4 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Qxc4
Be6 17. Qe2 {The position is objectively equal but Gulko is a master of endgames
and he did prove it in this game.} 17... Rfe8 18. Rfd1 Qc5 19. Qd2 Qh5 20. Qf4
c5 21. Rd2 h6 22. Re1 Qg6 23. Kh2 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Bxf5 25. Re5 Rxe5 26. Nxe5 Re8
27. Nc4 Kf8 28. Rd6 Ne4 29. Nxe4 Rxe4 30. Ne3 Be6 31. Rxa6 Rd4 32. Rb6 Rd2 33.
a4 Rxf2 34. a5 Re2 35. a6 Rxe3 36. Rb8+ Ke7 37. Rb7+ {[%c_effect
h2;square;h2;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gulko, B."]
[Black "Pogonina, N."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Plycount "77"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O a6 8. h3 (8.
Qe2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. Rd1 (10. e4 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. h3 b5) 10... Qe8 11. e4
e5 {is Sokolov's suggestion}) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. Be3 b5 {Black
resorts to weakening queenside because there is no good square for the Bc8 on
the c8-h3 diagonal.} (11... exd4 {is a major alternative}) 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. dxe5
Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc5 Bd6?! {[%c_effect
d6;square;d6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move leaves black with a bad
pawn structure.} (15... Re8 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. f3 Nh5 18. Bd5) 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17.
Qd4 Qe7 18. Rad1 {Doubling on the d-file to attack the d-pawn.} 18... Rad8 19.
Rfe1 Rfe8 20. a4 bxa4 (20... Qe5 {Was a try.} 21. Qb6 Ba8 22. f3 (22. Qxa6 b4
23. Nd5 Qxb2)) 21. Bxa4 Rf8 22. Nd5 {The bishop on a4 takes away the e8-square
this is why white is trying to open the e-file.} 22... Bxd5 23. exd5 Qb7 24. Bc6
Qb3 25. Rd3 Qc2 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. b4 h6 28. Ra3 Nd7 29. Rxa6 Ne5 30. b5 Rb8 31.
Ra3 f6 32. Ra7 Qb3 33. Raa1 Rfc8 34. Rec1 Nxc6 35. bxc6 Rb4 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ 37.
Rxd1 Rb5 38. Ra7 Rd8 39. Rd7 {1-0 (39) Gulko,B (2535)-Pogonina,N (2451)
Marianske Lazne 2011} *
[Event "ICC 25 2 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Alex"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/2p1npp1/p2b1n1p/1p1Pp3/4P3/P1N1BN1P/BP3PP1/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 14"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "90"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+2"]
14... a5!? {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (14...
Qd7!? {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 15. Qd3 Ng6
16. Rfe1 Rb8 17. b4 Nh5) 15. Nxb5 Nxe4 16. Qa4 f5 {This leads to complications}
(16... Nf6 {Was simple - black pieces are all well-placed and the d5-pawn is a
weakness.}) 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. d6+ Kh8 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Nd4 Bd6 21. Nc6 Qe8 22.
Rac1? {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (22. Rfe1 f4 23.
Bd2) 22... Bd7 (22... f4! {[%c_effect
f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 23. Bd4 f3 {with winning attack})
23. Bd5 Qh5 24. Qd1 Qg6 25. Qf3 Rae8 26. Bf4 {It is key to exchange one of
black's bishops.} 26... Ng5! {[%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Rfe1 {Exchanges
favors the defending side.} 28... g4 29. Qc3! {[%c_effect
c3;square;c3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Queen defends the knight and the
rook on e1.} 29... a4 (29... Qh6) 30. Ne5 Bxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 c6 33. Qe7
Re8 (33... Qf6 {to keep an eye on the f2-pawn} 34. Qxd7 cxd5 35. hxg4 fxg4) 34.
Qxd7 cxd5 35. hxg4 fxg4 36. Qxd5 {White is up a pawn and this endgame should be
winning.} 36... g3 37. fxg3 Qb6+ 38. Qc5 Qxc5+ 39. Rxc5 Rb8 40. Rc4 Rxb2 41.
Rxa4 Kh7 42. Ra6 Ra2 43. Kh2 Kg8 44. g4 Kf7 45. Kg3 g6 46. Kf3 Ra1 47. g3 Rf1+
48. Ke2 Rg1 49. Kf2 Ra1 50. Kf3 Rf1+ 51. Ke4 Re1+ 52. Kf4 Kg7 53. Ra7+ Kg8 54.
Kg5 Re6 55. a4 Rd6 56. a5 Kf8 57. Kh6 Kg8 58. Rg7+ Kf8 59. Rxg6 {[%c_effect
h6;square;h6;type;Winner] Black resigns} 1-0
[Event "ICC 25 2 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Alex"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/1pp2ppp/p1n1pn2/3p4/1bPP4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 8"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "13"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+2"]
8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. e4 e5 11. d5 {There is not much choice left.} (11.
dxe5 {This typical play as we shall see is too slow here.} 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5
Bxe5 13. Qe2 Qe7 {Black is slightly better here due to pawn majority on the
queenside.}) 11... Ne7 12. h3 b5 13. Ba2 h6 14. Be3 *
[Event "Prague"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Portisch, L"]
[Black "Andersson, U"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bq1rk1/ppp2ppp/2n1pn2/3p4/1bPP4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - 0 7"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "88"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+2"]
7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 {with idea of e5 and here} 9. Bb5! {[%c_effect
b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The idea of the move is to rid of
the knight c6, which supports the e5 break.} (9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 {black is
allright here}) 9... e5 10. Bxc6 exd4 11. exd4 (11. Bxb7 {is possible too})
11... bxc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4! {[%c_effect
g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 15... Bg6 16. Ne5 {Black no longer
has two bishops advantage.} 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 {This endgame is
very good for white. Black's weak pawns on the queenside will be a decisive
factor.} 18... Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Be4 21. Rd4 Bf3 22. Rc1 c6 23. Be7
Rfb8 24. b3 Rb5 25. Bd6 g5 26. Rc3 Rd5 27. Rxd5 Bxd5 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. h4 Re8 30.
Rc5 f6 31. Ra5 fxe5 32. Rxa7+ Kf6 33. h5 Ke6 34. Bc5 Be4 35. Ra4 Bd3 36. Ba3 Rd8
37. Bb2 Rf8 38. Kg3 e4 39. Bc1 Rd8 40. Be3 Bb1 41. Ra6 Rd6 42. a4 Bc2 43. b4 Bd3
44. Ra8 Be2 45. Re8+ Kd5 46. Bc5 Rd7 47. a5 Rf7 48. Rf8 Rd7 49. Bb6 Ke6 50. Re8+
Re7 51. Rh8 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Winner] 1-0 (51)
Portisch,L-Andersson,U Prague 1970} 1-0
[Event "ICC 25 2 u"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Me"]
[Black "Alex"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E51"]
[Plycount "14"]
[Eventdate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "1500+2"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O a6 *
[Event "FRA-chT1"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2002.02.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Plycount "63"]
[Eventdate "2002.02.??"]
[Eventtype "team"]
[Eventrounds "11"]
[Eventcountry "FRA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2002.11.25"]
[Whiteteam "Paris NAO"]
[Blackteam "Clichy"]
[Whiteteamcountry "FRA"]
[Blackteamcountry "FRA"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. f3 Kh8
9. O-O a6 10. c5 Bc7 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. b4 b6 (12... g6 {is possible to defend f5,
so e5 would be a threat.} 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 a5 15. b5 e5 16. exf5 exd4 17.
Ne4 gxf5 18. N4g3) 13. Na4! {[%c_effect
a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The b6-square is weak and white
starts fighting for it.} 13... bxc5 14. bxc5 a5 15. Rab1 g6 16. Nb6 Bxb6 (16...
Rb8 17. Bxa5) 17. cxb6 {White has a passed pawn on the queenside, which is
already a big advantage.} 17... Bb7 18. Nc3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Be2 Rc8 21. Qb2
d4 22. exd4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Nd3 24. Bxd3 Qxd3 25. Bh6 Rf7 26. Nb5 Rc2 27. Qe5 Qe2
28. Qxe2 Rxe2 29. Nd6 Kg8 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. Rfd1 Rxa2 32. Rd8 {[%c_effect
h1;square;h1;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Cologne"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1911.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotlewi, Georg A"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[Plycount "42"]
[Eventdate "1911.??.??"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventcountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "1999.11.16"]
1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 c6 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. f3 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qc2 g6 10. Bd2 e5 11. cxd5 e4? {[%c_effect
e4;square;e4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 12. Bc4? {[%c_effect
c4;square;c4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (12. fxe4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 cxd5 (13...
Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ng4+ 15. Kg3 Qg5 16. Rxf8+ Nxf8 17. Rh1 Nxe3+ 18. Kf2) 14. Bxd5+
Nxd5 15. Nxd5) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 cxd5 14. fxe4 Bxh2+? {[%c_effect
h2;square;h2;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg1?! {[%c_effect
g1;square;g1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (16. Kg3 Qg5 17. e5 Nxe5+ 18. Kf2
Ng4+ 19. Ke1) 16... Qh4 17. Rf4 Qh2+ 18. Kf1 Qh1+ 19. Ng1 Nh2+ 20. Ke2??
{[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} (20. Kf2 Ng4+ 21. Kf1)
20... Qxg2+ 21. Rf2 Qg4+ {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Winner]} 0-1
[Event "Leon 22nd"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2009.06.07"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Plycount "121"]
[Eventdate "2009.06.05"]
[Eventtype "k.o. (rapid)"]
[Eventrounds "2"]
[Eventcountry "ESP"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2009.07.02"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. f3 Kh8
9. Bd2 a6 {Black will try for b5 if allowed, then it would be dangerous for
white to castle queenside.} 10. c5 Bc7 11. O-O-O e5!? {[%c_effect
e5;square;e5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] At last we see some plan for
black.} 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 (13. Bxf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Nbd7 15. Qc2 Nxc5 {Black
manages to win back the pawn.}) 13... Bc7 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Be2 b6!
{[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black needs to hurry-up
on the queenside because white's attack will be fast on the kingside.} 17. cxb6
Bxb6 18. Bb4 Rf6 19. Kb1 a5 20. Bc3 Ba6 21. g4 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Nd7 23. g5 Bxd4 24.
Bxd4 Rd6 25. h4 Qf8 26. h5 Kg8 27. Qg4 Re8 28. Rhf1 c5 29. Be5 Rde6 30. Bc3 (30.
h6 g6 31. Bg7 Qe7 32. Rxd5) 30... d4 31. exd4 e3 32. d5 Re4 33. Rfe1 Ne5 34.
Bxe5 R8xe5 35. Rxe3 Rxf4 36. Qe2 Qf5+ 37. Ka1 Rd4 38. Re1 Rxe3 39. Qxe3 Rxd5 40.
a3 Qd7 41. Qb3 a4 42. Qc4 Kf8 43. Ka2 Rf5 44. Ka1 Rd5 45. Rc1 Ke7 46. g6 hxg6
47. hxg6 Kf6 48. Qc2 Rf5 49. Rd1 Qc6 50. Rg1 Qd7 51. Rd1 Qc6 52. Rg1 Qd7 53. Qc4
Re5 54. Qh4+ Ke6 55. Qg4+ Ke7 56. Qh4+ Kd6 57. Rd1+ Rd5 58. Qf4+ Kc6 59. Qxa4+
Kc7 60. Qa7+ Kc6 61. Qa8+ {[%c_effect a1;square;a1;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Mexico International Open"]
[Site "Puebla MEX"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Onischuk, Al"]
[Black "Capo Vidal, U."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2334"]
[Plycount "53"]
[Eventdate "2013.03.26"]
[Eventtype "swiss"]
[Eventrounds "9"]
[Eventcountry "MEX"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[Sourcedate "2013.04.02"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qc2 Na6
9. a3 {Keeping the knight away from b4-square.} 9... Bd7 10. b4 {With a3 white
also prepared this space-capturing move.} 10... Rc8 11. Bd2 b5 12. c5 Bb8 13.
O-O-O! {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The king is safe
on the kigside and it is only white who can play on the queenside.} 13... Nc7
14. g4 fxg4 15. f4 Nce8 (15... a5 {Black should have tried something on the
queenside, otherwise he goes down fast.} 16. h3 axb4 17. axb4 gxh3 18. Rxh3) 16.
h3 gxh3 17. Rxh3 e5?? {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]
desperation} (17... h6 18. Rg3 a5 {Black still can hold on in this position
because white Bd2 doesn't participate.}) 18. Bxh7+ Kf7 19. Bg6+ Ke7 20. Rg3 (20.
f5 e4 21. Be1) 20... e4 21. Rg5 Bg4 22. Rg1 (22. Rxg4 Nxg4 23. Nxe4) 22... Qd7
23. Ng3 Kd8 24. Nf5 Kc7 25. Bxe8 Nxe8 26. Nd6 Nxd6 27. cxd6+ {[%c_effect
c1;square;c1;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Washington International"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.07.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zenyuk, Iryna"]
[Black "Leve, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[Annotator "Doe,John"]
[Plycount "69"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 a6 {Interesting
continuation, the plan with b5 is typical but I haven't faced it in my practice
up until this game.} (6... Bd6 {is more standard}) 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2
Bd7 10. Qc1?! {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Aimed at
dark-squared bishop exchange but b5 is planned for black.} (10. Ne2 {The knight
is better placed on e2, from where it can go to f4.}) 10... b5 11. Ne5 Be8 12.
Qc2 Ra7 13. f3 {I regrouped my pieces for a plan with e4.} 13... g5 (13... c5!?
{[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 14. cxb5 cxd4 15.
exd4 axb5 16. a4 bxa4 17. bxa4 Qb6) 14. c5! {[%c_effect
c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This move cuts the rook on a7 from
transfering to the kingside.} 14... Bc7 15. Ne2 Nfd7 16. g4! {[%c_effect
g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Freeing the b1-h7 diagonal.} 16...
Qf6 17. f4 gxf4 18. exf4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qg7 20. Nd4! {[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 20... Qxg4+ 21. Kh1 Kf7 22. Rg1
{Black king gets under a serious attack.} (22. Bxf5! {[%c_effect
f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 22... exf5 23. Rg1 Qh5 24. e6+ Ke7
25. Rg7+ Bf7 26. exf7) 22... Qh4 23. Bxf5 Bd7 (23... exf5 24. Nxf5) 24. Bxe6+
Bxe6 25. Rg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe6+ Kh8 27. Nxf8 Bd8 28. Qc3 Qxf4 29. e6+ d4 30. Qxd4+
Qxd4 31. Bxd4+ Kg8 32. Rf1 Re7 33. Be5 Bc7 34. Bd6 Rg7 35. e7 {[%c_effect
h1;square;h1;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Russian Team Championship"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2013.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, A."]
[Black "Jakovenko, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Plycount "99"]
[Eventdate "2003.06.06"]
[Eventtype "k.o. (rapid)"]
[Eventrounds "2"]
[Eventcountry "ESP"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. h4!? {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] As we saw
already here white normally take on b5 first forcing black to capture the knight
on c3.} 9... h6 {This move prevents white knight from jumping to g5 - quite
logical.} 10. Rh3 {The rook transfer that we saw already.} 10... a6 11. Ne4 Be7
{Normally black wants to save this bishop so it can cover the weakened dark
squares, such as d6.} 12. h5 Nd7 13. Rg3 Kf8 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Ba5 N7b6 {In this
line black does not get under immediate attack but on the other hand he doesn't
have a passed c-pawn.} 16. Nfd2 {Freeing the path for the queen to go to g4.}
16... Bb4 17. Bxb4+ Nxb4 18. Nd6 f5 19. b3! {[%c_effect
b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Also with the rook on the 3rd-file
white can start attack on the queenside.} 19... c3 (19... Qh4 {was an
interesting idea to attack the d4-pawn and if white defends it} 20. Nf3 Qxh5)
20. Rxc3 N6d5 {Black's dark squares collapsed, so white is clearly better here
and white also can play on both flanks.} 21. Rc5 Bd7 22. Qf3 Kg8 23. Rac1 Kh7
24. g4 Qh4 25. gxf5 Qxd4 26. Qg3 exf5 27. Qg6+ Kg8 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Qg6+ Kg8 30.
Nf3 Qf4 31. Qf7+ Kh7 32. Qg6+ Kg8 33. Be2 (33. e6! {[%c_effect
e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] was winning the game right away}
33... Bc6 34. Nxf5 Qe4+ 35. Be2 Nd3+ 36. Kf1 Rh7 37. Nxh6+) 33... Rf8 34. Rd1
Ne7 35. Qg3 Qxg3 36. fxg3 Bc6 37. Nh4 Kh7 38. Ng6 Nxg6 39. hxg6+ Kxg6 40. Rd4 a5
41. Rxb4 axb4 42. Rxc6 f4 43. g4 Kg5 44. Bf3 Kh4 45. Kf2 Ra8 46. Rc1 Ra2+ 47.
Be2 f3 48. Kxf3 Rf8+ 49. Ke3 Rb2 50. Nf5+ {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Winner]}
1-0
[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2012.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Plycount "41"]
[Eventdate "2012.02.18"]
[Eventtype "tourn (rapid)"]
[Eventrounds "7"]
[Eventcountry "RUS"]
[Eventcategory "18"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.02.29"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
9. axb5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 Nc6 12. Qh5 Qe7 13. h4 b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15.
Bc1 Ncb4 {This is an alternative to N:d4. The knight from here can hop to c2-d4
and it also temporarily blocks the a3-f8 diagonal.} 16. O-O {Once again we see
the idea of white castling because it is dangerous to leave the king in the
center when the knight is on b4.} 16... a5 17. Ba3 Rb8 18. Bxd5! {[%c_effect
d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Once again we see this exchange
that frees the e6-square for the pawn break.} 18... exd5 19. e6 g6 20. exf7+
Qxf7 21. Rfe1+ {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Winner] White will take on f7 and
on h8, so it is natural that black resigned.} 1-0
[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/p3qppp/2n1p3/1p1nP1NQ/2pP3P/2P5/3B1PP1/R3KB1R b KQkq - 0 13"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "28"]
[Eventdate "2012.04.09"]
[Eventtype "team-swiss"]
[Eventrounds "7"]
[Eventcountry "RUS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.05.16"]
[Whiteteam "Saratov Economist"]
[Blackteam "Khanty Mansiysk Ugra"]
[Whiteteamcountry "RUS"]
[Blackteamcountry "RUS"]
13... b4 {This seems like a faster line for black to play but it leaves the
c4-pawn undefended.} 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1 Nxd4 (15... Ncb4 16. O-O) (15... g6!?
{[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]}) 16. O-O h6 {At a
time this was a novelty but black's position remains very dangerous.} (16... Qc7
17. Bxd5 exd5 {was a better alternative}) 17. Bxd5! {[%c_effect
d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An excellent move, white prevents
black from castling.} (17. Ne4 O-O 18. Ba3 Nb4 {with a balanced position}) 17...
exd5 18. Ba3 {Now black can forget about castling for a while.} 18... Qc7 19.
e6! {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A pawn sacrifice
that opens the position even more.} 19... Bxe6 (19... Nxe6 20. Rfe1 g6 21. Nxe6
Bxe6 22. Qxd5) 20. Nxe6 Nxe6 21. Qxd5 Rd8 22. Qb3 {With the rook stuck on h8 and
the king in the center all white has to do is to activate his rooks and the game
will be over.} 22... h5 (22... Rd2 23. Rfd1) 23. Rfe1 Rh6 {White is winning and
Morozevich did it convincingly.} 24. Qb4 Kd7 25. Rac1 Rb8 26. Qa4+ Kc8 27. Bb4
{[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Winner]} (27. Re3) 1-0
[Event "IND-ch National Juniors"]
[Site "Ajmer"]
[Date "2012.09.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grover, Sahaj"]
[Black "Debashish, Das"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqk2r/p4ppp/4p3/1p1nP3/2pP4/2P2N2/3B1PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 11"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[Annotator "Grover,S"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "33"]
[Eventdate "2012.09.01"]
[Eventtype "swiss"]
[Eventrounds "11"]
[Eventcountry "IND"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.11.13"]
11. Ng5 Nc6 {So far everything is the same as in the last game.} 12. Qh5 Qe7 13.
h4!? {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Once again the
rook gets into the game through h3-square.} (13. Be2 b4 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15. Bc1)
13... Bb7 14. Rh3 {Now this is a very complex variation, and to be honest, I had
forgotten my preparation after this point.} 14... Nd8 15. Rg3!? {[%c_effect
g3;square;g3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Since black defended the
f7-square, the g7-square is the new target.} (15. Ne4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxe4) 15...
g6 {Ne4 was a threat already so g6 is more or less forced} 16. Qh6 f6?
{[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This is less precise than
the f5-move.} ({He should have continued with} 16... f5 {with the idea of} 17.
exf6 Nxf6 18. Nf3 Nf7 {and black is not in trouble any more with these multiple
knights around the king}) 17. Ne4! {[%c_effect
e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 17... fxe5 18. Rxg6 Nf7 19. Nd6+!
{[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A really nice
combination from a Junior Indian player.} 19... Qxd6 20. Rxe6+ Ne7 21. Qf6!
{[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (21. Rxd6? {[%c_effect
d6;square;d6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 21... Nxh6 22. Bxh6 Nf5 23. Re6+
Kd7) 21... Qc7 (21... Qd7? {[%c_effect
d7;square;d7;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 22. Bg5) 22. Be2 h5? {[%c_effect
h5;square;h5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 23. Bg5 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Rg8 25. Bxh5+
Kd8 26. dxe5 Be4 27. Raa6 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Winner] A nice attack
from white.} 1-0
[Event "Saint Louis SPICE Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnbqk2r/p4ppp/2p1p3/1p1nP3/PbpP4/2N2N2/1P1B1PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 0 9"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Setup "1"]
[Plycount "69"]
[Eventdate "2012.10.13"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventrounds "10"]
[Eventcountry "USA"]
[Eventcategory "18"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.11.13"]
9. axb5 Bxc3 (9... cxb5 10. Nxb5 Be7 11. Bxc4) 10. bxc3 cxb5 11. Ng5 {Now that
the dark squares are weakened the knight can hop to d6 through e4.} 11... Nc6
{This is the main continuation for black. Black's main idea is to push for b4 to
create the c-passed pawn.} (11... h6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 f5 14. exf6 e5 15. f7+
Kf8 16. Ne6+ Ke7 {the complications are insane in this line but white should
know this theoretical line}) 12. Qh5 {White continues with attack.} 12... Qe7
13. h4! {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is a
typical idea too - white is activating the rook through the 3rd-rank. The rook
will not only attack the king but also protect the c3-square.} 13... Bb7 {Is a
slower way to continue for black.} (13... b4 {is the move too} 14. Bxc4 bxc3 15.
Bc1 Nxd4 16. O-O) 14. Rh3 Nd8 15. Rg3 {Although the computer likes this position
for black in reality it is very hard for black to defend. The rest of the game
is quite interesting but we are more interested in the earlier stage of the
game.} 15... g6 16. Qe2 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Re3 Bd5 19. Nh3 O-O 20. Nf4 Qb7 21.
h5 Ne4 22. g3 Rxf4 23. gxf4 Nf7 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. f3 Ned6 26. Bh3 Nf5 27. Bxf5
gxf5 28. Bc1 a5 29. Ba3 b4 30. Rb1 Qb5 31. Qg2+ Kf8 32. Qg6 Ke7 33. Qxf5 Rh8 34.
Rxe6+ Kd8 35. Qxf7 Bxe6 36. Qf6+ Kd7 37. Qxh8 Qf5 38. Rd1 bxa3 39. d5 Bf7 40.
Qe5 Qc2 41. d6 a2 42. Qe7+ Kc6 43. Qe4+ {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Winner]}
1-0
[Event "Saint Louis SPICE Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Plycount "16"]
[Eventdate "2012.10.13"]
[Eventtype "tourn"]
[Eventrounds "10"]
[Eventcountry "USA"]
[Eventcategory "18"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.11.13"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 b5
*
[Event "USA tt"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2012.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Schroer, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[Plycount "73"]
[Eventdate "2012.09.04"]
[Eventtype "team-tourn"]
[Eventrounds "10"]
[Eventcountry "USA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2012.11.22"]
[Whiteteam "Seattle"]
[Blackteam "Carolina"]
[Whiteteamcountry "USA"]
[Blackteamcountry "USA"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qc8 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15. Qc2
Rc8?! {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (15... Rfa8)
16. Rfc1 b5?! {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This
move frees the hands of white to play on the kingside.} 17. Ra1 Rca8 18. Qb2 Bd8
19. Nd2 Bc7 20. Rxa6 Rxa6 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Ra1 Rxa1+ 23. Qxa1 e5 {Black does
not want to stay passive but it might have been the best way to continue.}
(23... Qb7 24. e4 Ne8 25. e5 Nf8 26. Nb3 Nc7 27. Na5 Qa8 28. Ne2 Na6 29. Qc3 Ng6
30. g3) 24. Qa8+ Nb8 25. Nf3 exd4 26. Nxd4 Nd7 27. f4 {Akobian plays it safely.
He is improving his position on the kingside.} (27. Ncxb5 {Houdini finds an
interesting piece sacrifice.} 27... cxb5 28. c6 Nb6 29. Qa5 f5 30. Qxb5 f4 31.
Qc5 Na6 32. Qa5 Nb8 33. b5 fxe3 34. fxe3 g6) 27... g6 28. g4 Nf8 29. Nce2 Kg7
30. Kf2 h6 31. h4 g5?? {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]
This is the final blunder that weakens the lights squares around black king.}
(31... Nfd7 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Qc8 34. Ng1 Kf8 35. Ngf3) 32. Nf5+ Kh7 33. Qa1
Ne6 34. Qf6 gxf4 35. Nxf4 d4 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Nxd4 {[%c_effect
f2;square;f2;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "Leon 16th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Dautov"]
[Plycount "77"]
[Eventdate "2003.06.06"]
[Eventtype "k.o. (rapid)"]
[Eventrounds "2"]
[Eventcountry "ESP"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Sourcedate "2003.09.25"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qa8 13. Rb1 Qb7 14. Qc2 axb4 15. axb4
Rfa8 16. Ne1 b5! {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This
is the right response to the Nd3-transfer.} 17. Nd3 Bd8! {[%c_effect
d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Once again black has to exchange
the poor Be7.} 18. f3 Bc7 19. g4 Qb8 20. Bxc7 (20. Qh2!? {[%c_effect
h2;square;h2;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 20... Bxf4 21. exf4 {this line
is possible to complicate the position}) 20... Qxc7 21. Qh2 Qd8! {[%c_effect
d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black does not necessarily wants to
go into the endgame where the pressure on the kingside will be felt. White king
is open after all and black can use this fact.} 22. Qg3 Ra3 23. Rfc1 Ne8 24. h4
Qe7 25. Kf2 f6 26. g5 Qf7 27. Ke2 Qg6 28. Qg4 (28. Kd2!? {[%c_effect
d2;square;d2;type;Interesting;persistent;true]}) 28... Nc7 29. Nf4 Qf7?!
{[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move runs into
g6-break.} (29... Qe8 30. gxf6 Nxf6 31. Qg5 Nd7) 30. g6! {[%c_effect
g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 30... hxg6 31. Nxg6 e5 32. Kd2
(32. Qh5 Qe8) (32. Kf1) 32... f5?! {[%c_effect
f5;square;f5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Eine Ungenauigkeit, die unbestraft
bleibt.} (32... exd4 33. exd4 Nf8) 33. Qxf5 exd4 34. exd4 Ne6 35. Re1 Nxd4 36.
Qh5 Qxf3?? {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Blunder;persistent;true] A horrible
blunder.} (36... Qf6 37. Ne7+ Kf8 38. Ng6+) (36... Nxf3+ 37. Kd1 Qf6 38. Ne7+)
37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Re7+ Kxg6 39. Qxg7+ {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;Winner]} 1-0
[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Smolensk"]
[Date "2000.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r5k1/1q1nbpp1/1pp1pn1p/2Pp4/1P1P1B2/r1N1PN1P/2Q2PP1/1RR3K1 w - - 0 18"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Setup "1"]