ChessZone Magazine ENG, 7 (2008)

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ChessZone Magazine #7, 2008 http://www.chesszone.org

Table of contents:# 7, 2008

News............................................................................................................................4Games.........................................................................................................................8

(1) Van Wely,Loek (2676) - Shirov,Alexei (2740) [D87] ...........................................8(2) Volokitin,Andrei (2684) - Onischuk,Alexander (2664) [E05]................................9(4) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2711) - Volokitin,Andrei (2684) [E94]..................................12(5) Eljanov,Pavel (2687) - Shirov,Alexei (2740) [A16] ............................................ 14(6) Carlsen,Magnus (2765) - Van Wely,Loek (2676) [D43] .................................... 15(7) Van Wely,Loek (2676) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2711) [D31]...................................16(8) Karjakin,Sergey (2732) - Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2711) [C42] ................................. 18(9) Eljanov,Pavel (2687) - Carlsen,Magnus (2765) [E05].......................................19(10) Volokitin,Andrei (2684) - Karjakin,Sergey (2732) [E37]...................................21(11) Onischuk,Alexander (2664) - Svidler,Peter (2746) [D97] ................................ 22(12) Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter (2684) - Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90].......................... 23(13) Onischuk,Alexander (2664) - Eljanov,Pavel (2687) [E15] ............................... 25(14) Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter (2684) - Carlsen,Magnus (2765) [B70]........................26(15) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2711) - Van Wely,Loek (2676) [B85] ................................ 27

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News

Karen Asrian 1980-2008There is shocking news that Karen Asrian has died at the age of 28. According to A1+

News Agency he died of a possible heart attack. Apparently feeling ill, Asrian pulled his car intoa court yard in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, early Monday and lost consciousness. An

ambulance crew pronounced him dead at the scene.

He was the Armenian number 4 player and world number 92 and was their champion 3times and also won Gold Medals at the 2006 Olympiad held in Turin.

Karen Asrian24th April 1980 - 9th June 2008.

Karen Asrian MemorialThe Yerevan Chess Giants took place June 8th-15th 2008. After the death of Karen As-rian the Open Rapid Tournament alongside scheduled for June 12th-15th 2008, was cancelledalong with two days of the main event. The tournament is now also known as the Karen AsrianMemorial and this will be for future years too. Time control 25 mins + 10 seconds a move. KarenAsrian Memorial. Levon Aronian took clear first place, half a point clear of Peter Leko.

Karen Asrian Mem Yerevan (ARM), 9-15 vi 2008 cat. XIX (2719)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2763 * * 1 1 1 8 2793

2. Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 * * 0 1 1 1 8 2766

3. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2774 0 1 * * 1 0 0 1 1 7 27404. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2723 0 0 0 * * 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 2747

5. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2708 0 1 0 * * 1 7 2720

6. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2643 1 0 0 * * 6 2701

7. Adams, Michael g ENG 2729 0 0 0 1 0 * * 1 6 2667

8. Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2673 0 0 0 0 * * 5 2623

Aerosvit TournamentThe Aerosvit-2008 tournament took place in Foros, Crimea 7th-20th June 2008. Magnus

Carlsen won the event with a fantastic 8/11.

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Aerosvit Foros (UKR), 8-19 vi 2008 cat. XIX (2712)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2

1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2765 * 1 1 1 1 1 8 2881

2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 0 * 1 1 1 1 7 2811

3. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2732 * 0 1 1 6 2745

4. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2687 0 0 * 1 1 1 6 2750

5. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2684 1 0 * 0 1 0 1 5 27146. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2711 0 1 * 0 1 5 2711

7. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2740 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 1 1 5 2709

8. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2711 0 0 * 1 1 0 5 2675

9. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2746 0 0 * 1 5 2672

10. Nisipeanu, L.-D. g ROU 2684 0 0 1 0 * 1 5 2678

11. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2677 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 * 4 2612

12. Onischuk, Alex-r g USA 2664 0 0 0 0 * 3 2583

National Open Las VegasThe National Open took place in Las Vegas USA 5th-8th June 2008. 6 players finished on

5/6 no news on any tie-breaks: Kamsky, Fressinet, Petrosian, Tigran L, Kolev, A, Finegold,Friedel, Josh.

Nezhmetdinov MemorialThe Nezhmetdinov Memorial took place in Kazan 1st-9th June 2008. Dmitry Bocharov

won the event with 6/9

Voronezh Chess Festival12th Voronezh traditional chess festival took place 10th-21st June 2008. Aleksej Alek-

sandrov took first place on tie-break from Sergei Zablotsky after both finished on 7/9.

Russian Women's Championship Higher LeagueThe Russian Women's Championship Higher League took place in Chelyabinsk 4th-12th

June 2008. Valentina Gunina was a point clear of the field with 7.5/9.

Chinese ChampionshipsThe Chinese Championships took placein Beijing 29th May - 8th June 2008. Ni Hua took

the men's title with 7.5/11 and Hou Yifan the women's with 9/11.

XII Izmailov's Memorial12th Izmailov's Memorial took place in Tomsk(Russia) 25th June-4th July 2008. Artyom

Timofeev was a point clear of the field with 7/9.

FIDE Rating List JulyViswanathan Anand holds on to his lead in the FIDE rating list ahead of Vladimir Kramnik.

However the list is in fact out of date as Carlsen's win the in Aerosvit tournament in Foros whichfinished on the 20th would have lifted him to second in the world if it had been included. I'm allfor sticking to the rules and FIDE have relaxed them to all the inclusion of late results in the pastbut in my view events of this strength should be registered in advance and once that's done theyshould be automatically included. Anand has played a couple of games and Kramnik not at all in

this quarter which has seen Alexander Morozevich take his chance to move to second in theworld. However I think its pretty clear there isn't much at all between the top 6 in the world withCarlsen and Ivanchuk playing particularly impressively recently.

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April 2008 FIDE Rating List. Top 100

No Ja08 Name Ti NAT YroB ju06 oc06 ja07 ap07 ju07 oc07 ja08 ap08 Gms

1 2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 1969 2779 2779 2779 2786 2792 2801 2799 2803 27

2 1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 1975 2743 2750 2766 2772 2769 2785 2799 2788 13

3 4 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 1977 2731 2747 2741 2762 2758 2755 2765 2774 11

4 3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 1975 2813 2813 2783 2772 2769 2769 2780 2767 27

5 13 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 1990 2673 2698 2690 2693 2710 2714 2733 2765 27

6 10 Aronian, Levon g ARM 1982 2761 2741 2744 2759 2750 2741 2739 2763 27

7 6 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 1985 2722 2728 2754 2757 2757 2752 2760 2752 13

8 12 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 1987 2728 2729 2729 2747 2746 2742 2735 2751 27

9 5 Svidler, Peter g RUS 1976 2742 2750 2728 2736 2735 2732 2763 2746 11

10 8 Leko, Peter g HUN 1979 2738 2741 2749 2738 2751 2755 2753 2741 27

11 9 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 1969 2734 2741 2750 2729 2762 2787 2751 2740 35

12 7 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 1972 2716 2720 2715 2699 2735 2739 2755 2740 14

13 14 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 1990 2679 2672 2678 2686 2678 2694 2732 2732 0

14 16 Adams, Michael g ENG 1971 2732 2735 2735 2734 2724 2729 2726 2729 13

15 15 Kamsky, Gata g USA 1974 2697 2705 2705 2705 2718 2714 2726 2726 0

16 11 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 1968 2729 2733 2733 2733 2733 2736 2737 2723 1317 18 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 1983 2721 2703 2723 2717 2706 2705 2719 2719 0

18 21 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 1983 2709 2710 2717 2717 2726 2715 2711 2716 11

19 17 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 1983 2667 2671 2691 2708 2735 2710 2720 2711 11

20 20 Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 1985 2644 2639 2661 2679 2689 2716 2711 2711 0

21 22 Polgar, Judit g HUN 1976 2710 2710 2727 2727 2707 2708 2707 2709 13

22 28 Bu, Xiangzhi g CHN 1985 2664 2671 2644 2656 2685 2692 2691 2708 16

23 24 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 1983 2707 2705 2705 2709 2695 2695 2700 2705 13

24 37 Ni, Hua g CHN 1983 2607 2621 2632 2654 2681 2641 2680 2703 28

25 42 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 1978 2637 2637 2637 2642 2667 2670 2677 2695 29

26 29 Dominguez Perez, Lenier g CUB 1983 2658 2655 2677 2678 2680 2683 2691 2695 15

27 19 Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 1986 2632 2632 2640 2646 2657 2670 2713 2695 13

28 26 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 1974 2667 2688 2677 2680 2679 2676 2695 2695 029 32 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 1968 2652 2670 2652 2655 2666 2673 2686 2690 1

30 30 Milov, Vadim g SUI 1972 2620 2657 2665 2676 2675 2676 2690 2690 0

31 25 Wang, Yue g CHN 1987 2626 2644 2644 2656 2696 2703 2698 2689 33

32 31 Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 1980 2691 2682 2663 2679 2676 2690 2689 2689 5

33 27 Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 1983 2651 2658 2675 2686 2701 2691 2692 2687 13

34 46 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 1987 2632 2640 2651 2658 2647 2648 2670 2686 17

35 48 Wang, Hao g CHN 1989 2610 2622 2619 2638 2624 2643 2665 2684 25

36 36 Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 1985 2625 2628 2669 2669 2663 2674 2681 2684 20

37 45 Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 1986 2662 2645 2645 2654 2681 2678 2674 2684 16

38 44 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 1982 2674 2674 2679 2676 2666 2660 2675 2684 7

39 33 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU 1976 2693 2690 2689 2693 2683 2668 2684 2684 0

40 34 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 1979 2672 2672 2682 2677 2683 2690 2681 2681 041 53 Harikrishna, P. g IND 1986 2682 2674 2673 2650 2664 2668 2664 2679 30

42 49 Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 1986 2644 2643 2658 2644 2655 2663 2665 2679 18

43 39 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 1981 2681 2675 2700 2690 2676 2661 2677 2679 5

44 41 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 1966 2683 2683 2643 2643 2653 2653 2677 2677 0

45 35 Van Wely, Loek g NED 1972 2675 2676 2683 2674 2679 2679 2681 2676 15

46 50 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 1960 2626 2626 2626 2631 2646 2657 2665 2674 17

47 47 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 1976 2672 2664 2669 2675 2682 2691 2667 2674 9

48 40 Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 1976 2675 2674 2658 2659 2658 2674 2677 2674 9

49 23 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 1971 2713 2713 2700 2698 2708 2713 2700 2673 17

50 38 Navara, David g CZE 1985 2719 2725 2719 2720 2656 2656 2680 2672 9

51 61 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. g UKR 1981 2592 2599 2601 2603 2618 2645 2652 2671 24

52 73 Motylev, Alexander g RUS 1979 2662 2662 2647 2642 2648 2645 2644 2666 18

53 54 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 1971 2645 2659 2658 2636 2650 2657 2663 2665 19

54 55 Georgiev, Kiril g BUL 1965 2685 2680 2661 2660 2663 2649 2662 2665 10

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55 51 Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 1985 2657 2662 2663 2658 2650 2637 2664 2664 29

56 52 Onischuk, Alexander g USA 1975 2668 2668 2663 2663 2650 2674 2664 2664 0

57 82 Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 1985 2632 2612 2616 2620 2624 2624 2638 2660 19

58 72 Short, Nigel D g ENG 1965 2676 2677 2691 2691 2683 2649 2645 2660 13

59 56 Roiz, Michael g ISR 1983 2611 2611 2605 2605 2630 2644 2659 2659 9

60 74 Jobava, Baadur g GEO 1983 2651 2650 2650 2658 2644 2644 2643 2658 25

61 68 Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 1987 2594 2595 2624 2641 2654 2646 2646 2658 11

62 91 Dreev, Alexey g RUS 1969 2666 2655 2658 2633 2606 2607 2633 2657 20

63 58 Lautier, Joel g FRA 1973 2675 2667 2656 2661 2654 2657 2657 2657 0

64 57 Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 1973 2645 2645 2649 2652 2655 2661 2657 2657 0

65 59 Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 1981 2626 2628 2646 2644 2646 2654 2656 2656 0

66 60 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 1951 2668 2668 2668 2668 2668 2670 2655 2655 0

67 70 Korneev, Oleg g RUS 1969 2638 2657 2606 2565 2565 2587 2645 2651 44

68 77 Predojevic, Borki g BIH 1987 2568 2590 2587 2609 2628 2645 2641 2651 27

69 75 Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 1980 2649 2632 2627 2630 2641 2646 2643 2650 27

70 71 Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 1986 2641 2640 2644 2647 2645 2638 2645 2650 19

71 99 Postny, Evgeny g ISR 1981 2591 2609 2616 2622 2598 2599 2627 2649 16

72 67 Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 1974 2642 2641 2641 2633 2634 2634 2646 2649 11

73 62 Ivanisevic, Ivan g SRB 1977 2598 2579 2602 2614 2595 2607 2649 2649 074 65 Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 1978 2621 2622 2618 2618 2648 2639 2647 2647 0

75 69 Afromeev, Vladimir f RUS 1954 2620 2635 2628 2628 2642 2646 2646 2646 0

76 88 Socko, Bartosz g POL 1978 2621 2630 2629 2641 2660 2646 2635 2644 26

77 43 Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 1983 2667 2667 2658 2651 2667 2673 2676 2643 20

78 66 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 1978 2616 2626 2632 2646 2671 2651 2647 2642 18

79 81 Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 1953 2625 2639 2639 2648 2653 2646 2638 2641 26

80 100 Fridman, Daniel g GER 1976 2569 2604 2626 2635 2628 2621 2627 2640 10

81 79 Zhang, Pengxiang g CHN 1980 2622 2636 2643 2657 2649 2644 2640 2640 0

82 93 Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 1971 2637 2628 2598 2600 2591 2613 2630 2639 9

83 97 Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS 1985 2622 2632 2629 2621 2615 2623 2628 2638 18

84 89 Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO 1979 2561 2583 2583 2609 2624 2631 2635 2635 0

85 63 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 1973 2668 2680 2667 2663 2648 2643 2649 2634 2686 -- Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 1990 2525 2545 2587 2602 2613 2611 2600 2634 22

87 -- Shabalov, Alexander g USA 1967 2604 2575 2602 2606 2637 2626 2622 2633 22

88 78 Landa, Konstantin g RUS 1972 2584 2570 2596 2608 2669 2678 2641 2633 19

89 -- Volkov, Sergey g RUS 1974 2628 2628 2636 2640 2659 2648 2623 2633 18

90 96 Avrukh, Boris g ISR 1978 2641 2644 2644 2644 2645 2641 2628 2632 9

91 85 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 1990 2577 2575 2573 2593 2595 2634 2637 2632 9

92 -- Asrian, Karen g ARM 1980 2635 2634 2634 2635 2608 2623 2621 2630 29

93 76 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 1977 2607 2607 2629 2637 2656 2655 2642 2630 16

94 -- Smirin, Ilia g ISR 1968 2659 2659 2654 2650 2649 2639 2616 2630 14

95 -- Solak, Dragan g SRB 1980 2564 2567 2564 2575 2566 2568 2626 2630 9

96 98 Seirawan, Yasser g USA 1960 2638 2638 2638 2642 2634 2634 2628 2630 1

97 87 Tregubov, Pavel V. g RUS 1971 2594 2596 2613 2615 2599 2609 2636 2629 1698 -- Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 1973 2646 2640 2640 2651 2649 2638 2626 2629 5

99 -- Sadvakasov, Darmen g KAZ 1979 2619 2613 2596 2615 2618 2635 2619 2629 3

100 83 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 1966 2622 2622 2619 2624 2632 2643 2638 2628 9

101 -- Istratescu, Andrei g ROU 1975 2612 2616 2619 2625 2629 2631 2617 2628 7

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Games

(1) Van Wely,Loek (2676) -Shirov,Alexei (2740) [D87]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (1), 08.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 Predictable defence from Shirov. The same with Svidler he isan expert of Grunfeld defence 4.cxd5 Nxd55.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 [It were necessary tomove 6...c5 in the past, but now both movesare possible] 7.Bc4 Classical way [In the endof 20th century 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 were popular]7...c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 This position met in the practice very often 10...Na5One of the magistral ways [10...Bg4 Anotherway 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.d5Bxa1 15.Qxa1 f6 16.Qd4 Bf7 17.Bh6 Re818.Bb5 e5 19.Qf2 Re7 20.f4 exf4 21.Qxf4Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Bxd5 23.exd5 Qxb5 24.Qxf6 Qe825.Qd4 Rd8 26.h3 Rf7 27.Rxf7 Qxf7 28.Qc3b6 29.Ng3 Nb7 30.Ne4 Qe7 31.Nf6+ Kf732.Nxh7 Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf7 34.Ng4 Kg8 35.Qd2Re8 36.Qf4 Qd6 37.Qf2 Qc5 38.Qg3 Qd439.Kh2 Nd8 40.Qd6 Ne6 41.Be3 1-0 Topalov,V(2783)Shirov,A (2715)/Wijk aan Zee2007/CBM 117; And 3hd of the most popularmoves 10...Qc7 11.Rc1 Rd8 12.Bf4 Qd7 13.d5Na5 14.Bd3 b5 15.Rb1 a6 16.c4 e6 17.Bg5

Re8 18.Qd2 Nxc4 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.d6 Bb7 0-1Topalov,V (2804)Svidler,P (2743)/Sofia2006/CBM 113 (61); Immediately pawn sacrifice 10...b6 doesn't promise equality in view of11.dxc5! ] 11.Bd3 b6 [As prooved by anotherexpert of Grunfeld, another way is possible11...cxd4 12.cxd4 b6 13.Qd2 Bb7 14.Rad1Rc8 15.d5 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Bd4 Qd618.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nd4 Qb4 20.Qe3 Rfc8= -Van Wely,L (2655)Svidler,P (2738)/ Dortmund 2005/CBM 108 (52)] 12.Rc1 This is themost logical. Now after exchange on d4

square, white rook will take control over the "c"line [Another way 12.Qd2 e5 13.dxc5 Be614.Rfd1 Qc7 15.cxb6 axb6 16.Bh6 Rfd817.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qe3 Bxa2! 0-1 Ni Hua(2703)Navara,D (2672)/Dagomys RUS2008/The Week in Chess 701 (29); 12.dxc5bxc5 13.Bxc5 Qc7 14.Bd4 e5 15.Be3 Nc416.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.Qc2 Ba6 18.Ng3 Rfc819.Rfd1 Rc7 (19...Qxc3?? 20.Rd8++)20.Rac1 Rac8 - Graf,A (2435)Semeniuk,A(2365)/Novosibirsk 1989/TD (36)] 12...e5 Thisis a gambit line. Black hopes for the rich pieces

activity on queen's flank [12...cxd4 13.cxd4 e614.Qd2 Bb7 15.h4 Qe7?! 16.h5 Rfc8 17.e5Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.Rxc8+ Bxc8 20.Bg5 Qc7

21.Bf6 Nc6 22.Qg5! 1-0 Carlsen,M (2690)Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Morelia/Linares 2007/CBM118 (35); 12...Bb7 13.Qd2 Rc8 14.d5 c415.Bc2 e6 16.Rcd1 1-0 Shariyazdanov,A

(2575)

Yandemirov,V (2494)/Tomsk2004/CBM 102 (41)] 13.dxc5 Principle decision the sacrifice is taken [13.dxe5 Bxe514.f4 Bg7 15.e5 Be6 16.c4 Qd7= 0-1Berczes,D (2450)Flumbort,A (2448)/Hungary2006/EXT 2007 (50); 13.d5 f5 14.exf5 gxf515.c4 Nb7 16.f4 e4 17.Bc2 Nd6 0-1 Benitah,Y(2425)Borisek,J (2522)/Olbia ITA 2008/TheWeek in Chess 708 (42)] 13...Be6 Bishopstrikes on a2 pawn 14.c4 Block, and whitepawn is going to the dream)) But b4 and d4fields are the good targets for black knight [An

other intresting way 14.cxb6!? axb6 15.c4]14...bxc5 [14...Re8!?] 15.Bxc5 Bh6 Very important move [15...Re8?! 16.Be3! Re7 17.Qc2Rd7 18.Rfd1 Nc6 19.a3 Qa5 20.Nc3 Qxa321.Nd5 1-0 Topalov,V (2801)Svidler,P(2765)/Morelia/Linares 2006/CBM 112 (44)]16.Rc3 [16.f4 Re8 17.Be3 (17.f5 Qc7 18.Bf2Bxc4 19.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Nc3 Nb2 21.Nd5 Qxc122.Nf6+ Kg7 23.Nxe8+ Rxe8 24.f6+ Kg825.Qxc1 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Nd3 27.Rc3 Nxf228.Kxf2 1-0 Harikrishna,P (2664)Sutovsky,E(2656)/Montreal 2007/CBM 119 (40)) 17...Re7

18.Qc2 Rd7 19.Rcd1 Bg4 20.h3 exf4 21.Bxf4 - Zhou Jianchao (2580)Li Chao (2320)/BeijingCHN 2008/The Week in Chess 710; 16.Bxf8Bxc1 17.Nxc1 Kxf8] 16...Re8 17.Ba3 Qc718.Qc2 Rab8 19.c5 Another way to thedream)) 19...Red8 Diagram

XABCDEFGHY8-tr-tr-+k+(7zp-wq-+p+p'

6-+-+l+pvl&5sn-zP-zp-+-%4-+-+P+-+$3vL-tRL+-+-#2P+Q+NzPPzP"1+-+-+RmK-!xabcdefghy

All black pieces stands on their places and acompensation for the pawn is obvious 20.c6?

Very strange move, now the pawn will neverget to her dream (( She will die immediately [Itwas necessary to play 20.Bc1 Bxc1 21.Nxc1(21.Rxc1?! Nc6 ) 21...Nc6 22.h4!? ] 20...Rb6

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That's all.... R.I.P. 21.Rb1 Rxc6 [21...Rxb1+22.Qxb1 Bd2! 23.Rc5 Nxc6=] 22.Rxc6 Nxc6Black's position is better now 23.Bc1 [23.Bb5Qa5! 24.Bxc6 Qxa3 25.Bd5 Bxd5 26.Rd1 Qa527.Qd3 Qxa2 28.exd5 a5] 23...Bxc124.Rxc1?? Diagram

XABCDEFGHY8-+-tr-+k+(7zp-wq-+p+p'6-+n+l+p+&5+-+-zp-+-%4-+-+P+-+$3+-+L+-+-#2P+Q+NzPPzP"1+-tR-+-mK-!

xabcdefghy

Awful mistake [It was completely necessary totake with the knight 24.Nxc1 Rc8 and to playthe worse endgame] 24...Qd6! disharmony ofwhite's pieces ends game 25.Qxc6 [25.Bb5Nb4 26.Qa4 a6! 27.a3 Na2-+; 25.Ng3 Nb4-+;25.Bc4 Bxc4 26.Qxc4 Qd1+-+] 25...Qxc6?strange amnesty [Even easier way to win was25...Qxd3! 26.Ng3 (26.Nc3 Rc8 27.Qb7 Rxc328.Qb8+ Bc8-+) 26...Rc8 27.Qxc8+ Bxc8

28.Rxc8+ Kg7-+ and the "a" pawn makes thegame] 26.Rxc6 Rxd3 this endgame is not soeasy to win for black 27.f4 [27.f3 Bxa2(27...Rd2?! 28.Nc3 Rc2 29.a3 ) 28.Ra6 Rd1+29.Kf2 Bc4; 27.Nc3 Bxa2 28.h3 Bb3]27...Bg4 [another strong move was 27...Rd228.Kf1 Bg4 29.Nc3 exf4] 28.Nc3 exf4 29.Nd5Rd1+ 30.Kf2 Rd2+ 31.Kf1 [Not much betterwas 31.Kg1 f3! 32.gxf3 Bxf3 33.Rc3 Be2(33...Bxe4?? 34.Nf6+)]31...Be2+ 32.Ke1 Rxa233.Nxf4 Bb5-+ and "a" pawn provides win toblack 34.Rc8+ Kg7 35.Rc7 Ra4 36.Ne6+

[36.Re7 Kf8 37.Re5 Bc6 38.Nd5 f5 39.Nc3(39.exf5 Ra5-+) 39...Rc4 40.Kd2 Bxe4-+]36...Kf6 37.Nc5 Ra2 38.g4 Re2+ 39.Kd1Rxh2 40.g5+ Ke5 41.Rxf7 a5 This wasn't aLoek's day... 0-1

(2) Volokitin,Andrei (2684) -Onischuk,Alexander (2664) [E05]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (2), 09.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0

6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb710.Bd2 Bd6 Stepbystep this move becamethe main one on this line 11.Re1 Andrei playeslike Gelfand in his second game with varint

creator Vishy Anand 11...Be4 12.Qc1Nbd7?!N Because the variant is young it isnormal that the novelities happens so early [Insole alike game was 12...Bb7 13.Bg5 Nbd714.e4 Be7 15.Nbd2 c5 16.e5 Nd5 17.Ne4 cxd418.Qd2 Bxg5 19.Nexg5 h6 20.Ne4 Ne321.fxe3 Bxe4 22.exd4 Bd5 23.Nh4 Nb6 24.Be4

Rc8 25.Ng2 Bxe4 - Gelfand,B (2737)Anand,V (2799)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/TheWeek in Chess 690It is interesting to know,why Alexander have choosed another way.Maybe he avoided the draw perpetual...]13.Ba5 after leaving knight b8square White'sbishop can go on a5 safely 13...Qe7 14.Nbd2[14.Bxc7 Bb4 15.Nc3 Rfc8 16.Bf4 Nd5 17.Bd2Bxc3 18.bxc3 N7b6 (18...Nxc3?? 19.Bxc3 b420.Qf4+)] 14...Bxf3 [14...Bb7 15.e4 e516.Bxc7! Now possible! 16...Rac8 17.Bxd6

Qxd6 18.Qd1 exd4? 19.e5] 15.Nxf3 Rac816.e4 It's becoming apparent that White haswon the opening battle 16...e5 17.Nh4!?[17.Qc6 exd4 18.Nxd4 Ne5 19.Qxa6? Ra820.Qxb5 Rfb8; 17.Bh3!?] 17...g6 Diagram

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18.f4?! Very aggrresive move. Now the gamegoes to tactical way. [But I think, White coulddodge it for own benefit by 18.Qg5 h6 19.Qxh6exd4 20.Qg5 Qe5 21.Qd2 ] 18...exf4 In my

opinion, the best. [the alternative 18...Ng4?!is not enough because of 19.h3 a) 19.fxe5Ndxe5 20.Bh3 (20.h3? Nc4) 20...Nd3 (20...Nc421.Bxg4 Nxa5 22.Bxc8) 21.Qc3 Nxe1 22.Bxg4Qxe4 23.Bxc8 Nd3 24.Bb7! (24.Bh3? b4!)24...Qe3+; b) 19.Bf3 c5 (19...exf4 20.Bxg4fxg3 21.Nf3 gxh2+ 22.Kg2) 20.fxe5 Ngxe521.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Be2 b4; 19...c5 20.dxe5!(20.hxg4 cxd4 21.Qd2 exf4) 20...Ngxe521.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Rd1 Rfe8 (22...Bxg3? 23.Nf5!gxf5 24.Rxd7 Qxd7 25.Qg5+ Kh8 26.Qf6+ Kg827.Bc3+) 23.Nf3] 19.e5 Nxe5 [19...fxg320.hxg3 (20.exd6? gxh2+ 21.Kh1 Qxd6)20...Nxe5 21.dxe5 Bc5+ (21...Bxe5? 22.Nf3Nd7 23.Qe3+) 22.Kh1 (22.Kf1 Nh5 ) 22...Nh5

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23.Bf3 Nxg3+ 24.Kg2 Qxh4 25.Qxc5 Nh5= Theactivity of black pieces must be enough forequal] 20.dxe5 Bc5+ 21.Kf1 Diagram

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[21.Kh1?! Ng4 22.Re2 fxg3 23.hxg3 Nf2+24.Rxf2 (24.Kh2 Ng4+=) 24...Bxf2 25.Qf4 Bb626.Bc3 Rcd8 ] 21...Ng4? [The strongest was21...Nh5! 22.g4 the best in my opinion a)22.Bf3 fxg3 23.hxg3 Bb6! 24.Bxb6 cxb625.Qh6 Nxg3+ 26.Kg2 Nh5 27.Nf5 Rc2+28.Kg1 gxf5 29.Qxh5 Kh8; b) 22.Nf3 fxg323.Bh3 gxh2 24.Kg2 Rcd8 25.Bd2 (25.Qh6?Rd3) 25...Rxd2+ 26.Qxd2 Rd8 27.Qc1 Rd3 ;c) 22.Bb7 The attempt to close the rontgenbetween rook and queen 22...fxg3 23.Bxc8gxh2 24.Bb7 Bg1!! Diagram

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No matter on huge material advantage (bishopand rook vs only 4 pawns) it's too hard forWhite to repulse the attack; 22...Bb6! The maintactical idea is as follows: the bishop goesaway from queen strike. And now a5bishopand h4knight is on target (22...Ba7? 23.Nf3)23.gxh5 Bxa5 24.Qxf4 Bxe1 25.Rxe1 Qe626.h6! It is very hard to give the right postionevaluation but I prefer the White side :)

26...Qxa2] 22.Qxf4! The only but absolutelythe strongest! 22...Nxh2+ 23.Ke2 f6 Black hasonly one logical idea here to open "f" line and

penetrate rook on 2nd raw 24.Bd5+! [24.Rh1?!was worse 24...fxe5 25.Qe4 Rf2+ 26.Ke1 Rxb227.Rxh2 Bf2+ 28.Kf1 (28.Kd1?? Rd8+ 29.Kc1Qa3-+) 28...Bd4 Black have strong attackwhich is given full compensation for 2 pieces]24...Kg7 25.Bc3 White pieces in finding theHarmony that will be fatally for Black. It is

nessesary to do something...... 25...b4[25...Rcd8 26.Qe4 fxe5 27.Bxe5+ Kh628.Rac1!] 26.Bd2 Suddenly the mate in two isthreaten 26...Qxe5+ with a heavy heart Blackgoes to endgame [26...Rcd8?? 27.Qh6+ Kh828.Nxg6#; after 26...Ng4!? 27.Bb7! Nxe5 (inway of 27...Rcd8 28.Qxg4 fxe5 (28...Qxe5+29.Kf1+) 29.Nf3 gradually White must win)28.Bxc8 Rxc8 29.Nf3 Black's compensation isobvious not enough] 27.Qxe5 fxe5 28.Rac1The last reserves comes to the battle. It is easy

to feel now that white has an extra piece :

)28...Bd6? Loses immediately [only the activedefence can rescue Black 28...Bf2 29.Rh1(29.Be6 Bxe1 30.Bxc8 Bxd2 31.Rxc7+ Kh632.Kxd2 Rf2+ 33.Kc1 Nf1 with some drawingchances) 29...Bxg3 30.Nf3 Nxf3 31.Bxf3 h532.Bxb4] 29.Rh1 and now Black loses toomuch material 29...Ng4 [29...c6 didn't help too30.Bc4] 30.Be6+ Nf2 31.Nf5+ Diagram

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The final strike. Short but very interesting fight!1-0

(3) Karjakin,Sergey (2732) Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter (2684) [B48]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (2), 09.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3Qc7 [on 5...a6 the most popular is 6.Nxc6 butthis is the othe way] 6.Be3 The most aggressive reaction on Taimanov System 6...a6

[Liviu

Dieter has already tried other lines6...Nf6 7.f4! Bb4 8.Ndb5 Qa5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Qd3f5 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.Nd6+ (12.Be2!? 0-0 13.0-0d5 14.a3 Be7 15.Nd4 ) 12...Bxd6 13.Qxd6 Ne4

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14.Qd3 Nxc3 15.Bd2 0-0 16.bxc3 e5 17.c4Qb6 18.0-0-0 d6 19.Qd5+ Kh8 - Kulaots,K(2557)Nisipeanu,L (2695)/Turin 2006/CBM113] 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0-0-0 Bb4 [thanks to GM A.Morozevich move 8...Be7 is considered good9.f3 0-0 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Ne8 12.Nxc6 (12.h4Ne5 13.h5 Bb7 14.g6 Rc8 15.Kb1 b4 16.Na4

Nxf3 17.Nxf3 Bxe4 18.Nb6 Bxf3 19.Nxc8 Qxc820.Qxd7 Qxd7 21.Rxd7 Bxh1 22.gxh7+ Kxh723.Bd3+ Kg8 24.Rxe7 Nf6 - DominguezPerez,L (2695)Morozevich,A (2774)/SarajevoBIH 2008/The Week in Chess 707) 12...dxc613.f4 Nd6 14.Qd4 Nb7 15.Qb6 Qxb6 16.Bxb6e5 17.Be3 exf4 18.Bxf4 Nc5 19.Rg1 Bb720.Be3 Rad8 0-1 Gashimov,V (2679)Morozevich,A (2774)/Dagomys RUS 2008/TheWeek in Chess 700 (54)] 9.f3 Ne7 The favoritemove of Romanians GM [9...Ne5 The most

popular way 10.Nb3 As always, fresh examplefrom highlevel players 10...b5 11.Bd4 Be712.Qf2 d6 13.g4 0-0 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Rg1 Bb716.Kb1 Rfc8 With typical sicilian game0-1Cheparinov,I (2696)Ivanchuk,V (2740)/SofiaBUL 2008/The Week in Chess 706 (33);9...Na5 Vishy Anand's move 10.Kb1 Bxc311.bxc3 b5 12.Bf4! Qb6 (12...e5 13.Nf5 exf414.e5) 13.Nb3 Nc4 14.Qd4 d5 15.Bxc4 Qxd416.cxd4 dxc4 17.Na5 Nd7 18.Bc7 0-0 19.d5exd5 20.exd5 Nf6 21.Rhe1 Bd7 22.Be5 Rfe823.Kb2 Rac8 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Kc3 Kf8 26.Kd4

1-0 Leko,P (2741)Anand,V (2774)/Moscow2004/CBM 102 (68)] 10.Nde2 The surplus defense 10...b5 [The popular here is 10...d5 but Ithink it is not solid enough 11.Bg5 dxe412.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qd4 exf3 14.Qxb4 fxe215.Bxe2 f5 16.Rhe1 (16.Rd6!?) 16...Bd717.Bh5 Rg8 18.g4 (18.g3!?) 18...Nc6 19.Qc40-0-0 20.gxf5 Rgf8 21.Bxf7 exf5 22.Nd5 Qxh223.Nb6+ - Motylev,A (2675)Ribli,Z (2591)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 110] 11.Bf4 One ofthe possible ways here [White also tried11.Kb1 Ba5 12.Qd4 Nc6 13.Qc5 Bb4 14.Qg5

0-0 15.Qg3 Ne5 16.h4 - Topalov,V (2778)Polgar,J (2732)/Sofia 2005/CBM 107 (68);11.g4 h6 12.Qe1 (12.h4 Ba5 13.a3 b4 14.axb4Bxb4 15.Bh3 Qa5 16.Kb1 d6 17.Nc1 Rb818.N1a2 Ba3 19.b3 0-1 Naiditsch,A (2626)Nisipeanu,L (2670)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108(41); 12.Rg1 Ng6 13.a3 Be7 14.f4 b4 15.axb4Bxb4 16.Qd4 Qa5 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.g5 Nh519.gxh6 Rxh6 20.Rg5 Qc7 21.Nb5 Rxb522.Rxb5 axb5 23.Qxb4 Nhxf4 24.Nc3 Rxh225.Bg1 1-0 Leko,P (2763)Polgar,J (2735)/SanLuis 2005/CBM 110) 12...Bc5 13.Bxc5 Qxc514.Nd4 Bb7 15.Nb3 Qc7 16.Qg3 Rc8 17.Qxc7Rxc7 18.a4 bxa4 19.Nxa4 Nxe4!? 20.fxe4Bxe4 21.Bd3 Bxh1 22.Rxh1 Nd5 0-1 Bolo

gan,V (2645)Nisipeanu,L (2696)/Olite2006/CBM 115 (56); 11.Qd4 Nc6 12.Qb6 Qxb613.Bxb6 d6 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Bc516.Bxc5 dxc5 17.Rd1 Ke7 18.a4 b4 19.Nb1Bd7 20.b3 e5 21.Nd2 Be6 22.Nc4 Bxc423.Bxc4 a5 24.c3 Rhd8 - Almasi,Z (2672)Nisipeanu,L (2696)/Sibenik 2006/CBM 114 ext;

11.Qe1 Ba5 12.Qf2 d5 13.Bc5 b4 14.Na4 Rb815.Nd4 dxe4 16.Nb3 Ned5 17.Nxa5 Qxa518.Qg3 Rb7 19.fxe4 Nxe4 20.Qxg7 Qxa421.Qxh8+ Kd7 22.Bc4 Nxc5 23.Bxd5 exd524.Rxd5+ Kc6 25.Qxc8+ Kxd5 26.Rd1+ 1-0Karjakin,S (2645)Zhang Pengxiang (2616)/Tiayuan 2005/CBM 108] 11...e5 12.Bg5 h5N Anew move. The idea is to avert h6 move(afterthe exchange on f6). Also the pawn attack onKing's side (by g2g4) was possible [12...Bb713.Kb1 Ba5 14.Qd6 (14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qh6 Qb6

16.g3 Qe6 17.Bh3 f5 18.Qh4 f6 19.exf5 Qf720.Ne4 Bxe4 21.fxe4 1-0 Anand,V (2788)Polgar,J (2735)/San Luis 2005/CBM 110 (62))14...Nfd5 15.Qxc7 Nxc7 16.Ng3 f6 -Akopian,V (2705)Nisipeanu,L (2679)/ Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109] 13.Kb1 Typical sicilianmove, but here contains another idea tomove knight on c1 13...Ba5 14.Nc1 [14.a3 Bb7(14...b4 15.axb4 Bxb4 16.Nb5!? axb5 17.Qxb4Qa7 18.c3 Qa2+ 19.Kc2 Nc6 20.Qxb5 Ba621.Qb3 Bxe2 22.Bxe2 Nd4+ 23.Rxd4 exd424.Qxa2 Rxa2 25.cxd4) 15.Nc1 Bxc3

16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 d5 ] 14...b4 [14...Bb7!?15.Nb3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 d518.Nc5 Bc6 19.Bd3 dxe4 20.fxe4 Ng4 21.Rd2]15.Na4

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15...b3 [15...d5? 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.exd5;15...Bb7? 16.Nb3] 16.Nc3 bxc2+ 17.Qxc2Rb8 [17...Bb7 18.Nb3 Bxc3 19.Rc1 (19.Qxc3Qxc3 20.bxc3 Bxe4+ 21.fxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe7Kxe7 23.Re1 f5 24.Bd3 Nf2 25.Rxe5+ Kd626.Rxf5 Nxh1 27.Rf1) 19...d5 20.Bxf6 gxf6

21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.Rxc3 dxe4 (22...d4 23.Rc7)23.Nc5 Bc6 24.Nxe4 ] 18.Nb3 Bb4 19.Rd3!d6?! 20.a3

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20...Bxa3!? [20...Bxc3 21.Rxc3 Qb6 22.Nd2!]21.bxa3 Be6 [21...Qc5 22.Kb2 (22.Qb2 Qb623.Na2 a5; 22.Ka1!? Qxa3+ 23.Na2 Qa424.Nd4 Qd7 25.Rb3 Ra8 26.Nf5) 22...Be623.Na2 a5 24.a4 Qb6 25.Re3 0-0 26.Bb5]

22.Na2 [22.Nd5?! Qxc2+ 23.Kxc2 Nfxd524.exd5 Bf5] 22...Qa5 [22...Qa7 23.Rc3! Nc624.Bc4 Nd4 25.Be3+] 23.Bc1 [23.Ka1 Qa424.Nd4! Qc4 25.Rd1! Qxa2+ 26.Qxa2 Bxa227.Kxa2 exd4 28.Rxd4+] 23...Qa4 24.Nb4

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24...0-0 [24...a5 25.Qc7 0-0 26.Qxa5 Bxb327.Qxa4 Bxa4 28.Rxd6 ] 25.Nd4 [25.Nd2 Qd726.Bb2 Rb6 27.Rc3 a5 28.Rc7 Qd8 29.Nd3]25...Qxc2+ [25...Bd7 26.Qxa4 Bxa4 27.Bb2!a5 28.Na2 exd4 29.Rxd4 Bc6 30.Rxd6]26.Ndxc2 a5 27.Rxd6 axb4 28.Nxb4 White'sextra pawn indicates his large advantage28...Nd7 29.Bb2 Ng6 30.g3 Nc5 31.Be2 Na432.Rc1 Nxb2 33.Kxb2 Kh7 34.Rc5! h435.Bb5 Bh3 36.a4 Bg2 37.Rc3 f5 38.Na6 Rb739.Nc5 Ra7 40.Nd7 1-0

(4) Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2711) -Volokitin,Andrei (2684) [E94]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (3), 10.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]

1.d4 [1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe45.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 0-09.0-0-0 Ne5 10.h4 Bg4 11.Be2 Qc8 12.h5 h6

13.Kb1 Re8 14.Rde1 Bf6 15.Nh2 Bxe216.Qxe2 d5 17.Bc1 Qd7 18.f4 Nc4 19.Qd3Qb5 20.Ka1 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 Re8 22.Rd1 Re323.Qxd5 Qxd5 24.Rxd5 Re2 25.Ng4 Be726.Ne5 Nxe5 27.Rxe5 Rxe5 28.fxe5 Bg529.Kb1 Kf8 0-1 Jakovenko,D (2711)Volokitin,A (2684)/Dagomys RUS

2008/ hessZone #52008] 1...Nf6 2.c4 g63.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0exd4 something new... [Everybody used to themove 7...Nc6 is the necessary one here]8.Nxd4 Re8 [8...Nc6 9.Be3 Re8 10.f3 Nh5]9.f3 Nc6 [9...c6 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.Bg5 h612.Bh4 a5 13.Qc2 Nc5 14.Rad1 a4 15.b4 axb316.Nxb3 Na4 - Karjakin,S (2732)Radjabov,T(2751)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week inChess 700 (47)] 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2 [11.f4Nf6 12.Bf3 Bg4 13.Nxc6 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 bxc6

15.Bd4 Qc8 16.Rad1 Qg4 17.e5 dxe5 18.Bxe5Qe6 19.b3 Ng4 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.h3 Qe3+22.Kh1 Nf6 - Karpov,A (2775)Glek,I(2670)/Biel 1996/CBM 055] 11...Nxd4 [11...Nf412.Nxc6 Nxe2+ 13.Nxe2 bxc6 14.Bd4 c515.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Nc3 Bb7 17.Rad1 h5 18.Qc2Qf6 19.Qa4 a5 20.Rd3 1-0 Lputian,S (2634)Volokitin,A (2654)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 (44)]12.Bxd4 Nf4 Tactical ideas are in the air andWhite should be very accurate! 13.Rfd1 [forexample 13.Rfe1?? Qg5-+] 13...Bxd4+14.Qxd4 Nxe2+ Black needs the space and

should swap as more pieces as possible [including this move 14...Qg5 doesn't promise thecomplete equality 15.Bf1 Be6 16.g3 Nh517.Bg2 Qe5 18.f4 Qxd4+ 19.Rxd4 1-0Gavrikov,V (2575)Dvoretzky,M (2475)/BadWiessee 1997/CBM 061 ext (40)] 15.Nxe2 b6[It is not quite clear to me why to ignore thenatural move 15...Be6 as if the variants 16.c5dxc5 17.Qxc5 Qe7 18.Qxe7 Rxe7 19.Nf4 Rae8are not dangerous] 16.Nc3 Bb7 17.Nd5 Anyway! [17.Rac1 Qg5 18.b3 a5 19.Qd2 Qxd220.Rxd2 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Kf2 Re7 23.Re2

Rae8 24.Rce1 Re5 25.Nb5 R8e7 26.Nd4 f427.Nb5 Kf7 28.g3 fxg3+ 29.hxg3 Ke8 30.Rxe5dxe5 31.Nc3 Kd7 32.Ke3 h5 33.Rh1 Rg734.Rxh5 Rxg3 35.Rh7+ Kd8 36.Rf7 Rg237.Rf5 Rc2 38.Kd3 Rf2 39.Ke3 Rc2 40.Kd3Rf2 41.Ke3 Rc2 - Nielsen,P (2628)Glek,I(2571)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 100 ext]17...Bxd5 it is obvious the knight doesn't notallowed to go to f6 18.cxd5 Qg5 19.Rac1 Re720.Qd2 it seems to be most exact continuation[20.Rc3 f5 21.exf5 Qxf5 22.h3 Rf8 23.b4 Qg524.Qg4 Qe5 25.Rc4 Qe3+ 26.Kh2 Qe227.Rdc1 Qxa2 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Rxc7 Qxd530.Rxa7 Qe5+ 31.Qg3 Rf4 - Topalov,V(2780)Mamedyarov,S (2760)/Nice FRA

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2008/The Week in Chess 698] Black shouldn'tstart the end game because the weakness ofpawn c7 may be the decisive factor20...Qh5

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[20...Qh4 21.Qf2 Qh5 22.Rc4 f5 23.exf5 Qxf524.Qc2 Qf7 25.Re4 - Vitiugov,N (2573)

Khairullin,I (2533)/Cheboksary 2006/CBM 112]21.g4!? A bright and smart idea! White hasblocked the undermine the f7f5 automatically.However in this case the king becomes accessible and the fight is getting more bloodly[21.Qd3 Rf8 22.Rc4 - Pankov,G (2367)Lovkov,R (2457)/St Petersburg RUS 2007/TheWeek in Chess 683; deserves attention 21.Rc4with tactical idea 21...f5 22.e5!] 21...Qh422.Qf2 Qg5 23.Qd2 may be it is just a preludeto repeating? 23...Qh4 24.Kh1! well doneDmitriy! he had manned himself for continuefight. Could it be just the test of rival though?24...Rf8 [24...f5? like harakiri 25.gxf5 gxf526.Rg1+; 24...h5!? 25.Rg1 Qf6 26.Qc3 Qxc327.Rxc3 hxg4 28.Rxg4 Kg7 ] 25.Rg1 h5 [thisalternative 25...f6 is too passive] 26.Rc3 onemore an uncommon move [26.g5 f5 27.gxf6Qxf6 28.Rc3 ; unpatient 26.Qh6 defended with26...Qf6 27.gxh5 (27.Rc3 hxg4=) 27...Qxf3+28.Rg2 Qxe4 29.Rf1!? Rfe8 30.hxg6 fxg631.Qxg6+ g6 alas it's impossible 31...Qxg632.Rxg6+ Rg7=] 26...hxg4 [26...Kh7!? keeping

up the strain] 27.Rxg4 Qh3 being very close toking the queen doesn't give a moment's peace28.Rg3 Qf1+ 29.Rg1 Qh3 this time the repeating is to save the time, which remains indeficit at both players 30.Rg3 Qf1+ 31.Rg1Qh3 32.Qg5 as much as possible to repeat theposition White is keeping up to play for victory32...Rfe8? [32...Re5 33.Qg2 in view of blowingto c7 Black must start the unpleasant endgame 33...Qxg2+ (33...Qd7? 34.f4) 34.Rxg2 ]33.f4! is the courage character. Of course themove is not bad objectively if Black want to

keep balance it needs to play more accurately[the alternative is 33.Qf6 go on "great maneuvers"] 33...Qh8! [33...Qd7?? 34.Qh6+;

33...Qh7? 34.f5 Kf8 35.Qg2 ] 34.f5 [34.e5 dxe535.f5 e4 36.fxg6 (36.f6? Re5 37.Qf4 Rxd5)36...f6 37.Qg4 e3] 34...Qd4! any natural human wishes to put queen in the thick of theevents [Rybka recommends to play 34...Rxe435.fxg6 f6 36.Qf5 R4e5 but to play this dangerous position with queen on h8 is danger

ous, though Black keeps up the balance invariants] 35.Re3! is maintaining the effort [itwould be weaker 35.fxg6? in view of35...Qxe4+ 36.Rg2 f5! with taking over]35...Rxe4?? in such acute position the price istoo high, no wonder that just one mistake leadsto defeat immediately

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[it was as few as one true move 35...Re536.Qh6 Rxf5! it was just one true again because other moves lead to defeat at once37.Rxg6+ fxg6 38.Qxg6+ Kf8 39.Qxf5+ Ke740.Qg5+ Kd7 running away by king to queenflank... White have too little pieces to attackand open king impedes to realize an anotherpawn because of perpetual check is alwaysnear; exactly 35...Qe5 36.Qg4 ] 36.fxg6! it'sexact calculation 36...f5 is the most stubborn[36...Rxe3 37.gxf7+ Kxf7 38.Rf1+ with mate;36...f6 37.Qh5! (37.Qh6?? R8e7 38.g7 Rh4!39.Qxh4 Qxh4 40.Rxe7 Qh5!=) 37...R8e738.g7 Rh4 39.Qe8+ is finish] 37.Qxf5 R4e7

38.Rf3? is a miscalculation evidently [38.Rge1!finishs off immediately with approximate variants 38...Rf8 39.Qh5 Rg7 40.Rf3 (40.Rh3 Re7)40...Rxf3 (40...Rd8 41.Rh3) 41.Qxf3 Qa442.Qf5+] 38...Qe4! After the fatal error madeat 35 move Andrey is trying to improve thesituation with all might but it is too late 39.Qxe4[39.h4!? SUCH a thing could occur just to Fish;may be a miscalculation was in variant 39.Qf7+Rxf7 40.gxf7+ Kh7! 41.fxe8Q Qxf3+ 42.Rg2Qf1+] 39...Rxe4 40.Rf7 after mistakes of WhiteBlack have a dilusive hope what reqjures the

accurace from White 40...R8e7 [Another trywas 40...Rh4!? 41.Rg3 Re1+ (41...Re2 42.h3)42.Kg2 Re2+ 43.Kf1! (43.Kf3 Rhxh2 44.g7??

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Rhf2+ 45.Kg4 Rxf7) 43...Rexh2 44.g7 Rh1+45.Kf2 R4h2+ 46.Ke3 Re1+ 47.Kd3 Re848.Rxc7 with stand to win; this didn't helpalso 40...R4e7 41.Rgf1 a5 42.h4 Re4 43.R1f4Rxf4 44.Rxf4 Re5! 45.Rf7 Rxd5 (45...Rh546.Rh7) 46.Rxc7] 41.Rgf1 Rxf7? why wasthe 7 raw given to White? [should have played

41...a5 keeping up the resistence] 42.Rxf7Re2 43.h4+related passed pawns determinethe end 43...Rxb2 44.h5 Rb4 45.Kg2 now theking maintains the pawns 45...Rh4 46.Rh7Rd4 47.Kg3 Black pawns are being late47...Rxd5 48.Kg4 Ra5 49.Rxc7 Rxa2 50.Kg5additional Black pawn doesn't to help50...Ra5+ 51.Kf6 Rc5 52.Rxc5 It was a goodgame. Deserves attention the intense game byYakovenko who during the game created thehardships one of which couldn't decided by

rival. It was enough for victory 1-0

(5) Eljanov,Pavel (2687) -Shirov,Alexei (2740) [A16]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (3), 10.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5AntiGrunfeld 5.Qa4+ This sly check is neededto throw disorder in Black's game 5...Bd7[5...c6 is not so popular in 6.Qd4 (it's possible also 6.Nxd5 Qxd5 7.e4) 6...f6 7.e4 Nb68.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.d4 with the better endgame]

6.Qb3 is the main move nowadays [6.Qh4Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.g3 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.0-0-0Bxg5+ 11.Nxg5 Qe7 12.Ne4 Qxh4 13.gxh4 0-0-0 14.Bg2 Bg4 15.Nf6 Bxe2 - Eljanov,P(2692)Svidler,P (2763)/Solingen GER2008/The Week in Chess 692] 6...Nb6 7.d4 it'stime to occupy the center7...Bg7 few monthsago Alexey lost his game in another branch ofthis variation [7...Be6 8.Qc2 Bg7 9.e4 Bg410.Ne5 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Nc6 12.Bb5 Bd713.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.Be3 Qd7 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.0-00-0 17.f4 Although, it is doubtful to be connected with his opening choice1-0 Gelfand,B(2723)Shirov,A (2740)/Dagomys RUS2008/The Week in Chess 700 (34)] 8.Bf4 [Thegame illustrates the Black's counterplay here8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Be6 10.Qd1 0-0 11.e3 c512.dxc5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bxe7 Qxe715.Qxd5 Bxb2 16.Rb1 Bc3+ 17.Ke2 Na6 -Ponomariov,R (2705)Ivanchuk,V (2787)/ Kemer 2007/CBM 121 (31)] 8...0-0 9.e3 [9.Rd1a5 10.e4 Bg4 11.d5 a4 12.Qc2 f5 -Krasenkow,M (2655)Nijboer,F (2525)/

Koszalin 1998/CBM 065 ext (41)] 9...Be610.Qa3 N8d7 11.Rd1 Nd5N [Peter Svidlerplayed differently against Pavel in the firstround 11...c6 12.Ng5 Bd5 13.e4 e5 14.dxe5

Bxe5 15.Bxe5 Nxe5 16.h4 (16.f4!? deservesattention) 16...Qe8 17.h5 f6 18.Nf3 Nbc419.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Qb3 Nd2 21.Qxb7 Rf722.Qb4 Rb8 23.Qd4 Bxe4 24.Rxd2 Bxf3+25.Kf1 Bxh5 26.Ne4 Qe5 27.Qxe5 fxe5 28.Rh4Rf4 29.Rxf4 exf4 30.f3 Kf8 31.Rd7 Rxb232.Rxa7 Rb1+ 33.Kf2 Rb2+ 34.Kf1 Rb1+

35.Kf2 Rb2+ 36.Kg1 Rb1+ 37.Kh2 Rb2 38.Kg1Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Rb2 40.Kg1 - Eljanov,P (2687)Svidler,P (2746)/Foros UKR 2008/The Week inChess 709] 12.Nxd5 Eljanov plays as solidlyas possible facing opening's surprise. [It deserved consideration 12.Bg3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 c514.Bd3 ] 12...Bxd5 13.Be2 Re8 14.0-0 c6 withall forces Black is preparing the e7e5 push,which must lead to simplifications 15.Bg3 It'sthe prevention because the bishop has escaped the blow beforehand 15...Qb6 it's al

ways useful to take away the queen from aRook xray 16.b3 e5 [it was possible to prepare the push a bit more by 16...Rad8!?]17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Bc4 This isone of the few active ideas for White in thisposition. Now the White's tactics is clear to me to get minimum advantage without risk tolose and to torment oppopent for a long timetaking into account that he is not fond of defence. Getting ahead let me to notice that thistactics was found to be successful 19...Bxc420.bxc4 Bxg3 21.hxg3 now Black have to

choose the way to reach equality 21...Re4?!Fire on the board! It's Shirov. He always prefers active counterplay, but it wasn't the bestway here. [More accurate was 21...Red8 22.c5Qb5 23.Rb1 (23.Rd6 Rxd6 24.cxd6 Qd5)23...Qe2! 24.Rxb7 Rd1 25.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26.Kh2Qh5+= with perpetual check; And 21...Qc7?!wasn't enough to equalizethe game 22.Rd6 b623.Rfd1 Rad8 24.c5 ] 22.Rd7 [Gives nothing22.Rb1 in view of 22...Qc7 23.c5 Rc4=]22...Rae8 one more unexpected decision[22...Rxc4 23.Qe7 Rf8 24.Rxb7 Qc5 25.Qxc5

Rxc5 26.Rxa7 Rd8 and Black must survive]23.c5 Qb5 [it isn't better 23...Qb4 24.Qxa7R8e7 25.a3 Qb3 26.Rd8+ Kg7 27.Qb8 withstrong attack against weak Black's king]24.Qxa7 Ra4?! [24...Rb4 25.Re1!? (25.Rfd1Rb2; 25.a3 Rb2 26.a4 Qb4 27.a5 Rxf2!!28.Kxf2 Qe4=; 25.a4 Rxa4 26.Qxb7 Qxb727.Rxb7 Rc4 28.Rd1 Rxc5 29.Rdd7 Rf8 )]25.Qb6 [Another way was 25.Qxb7 Qxb726.Rxb7 Rxa2 27.Rc1 with some winningchances] 25...Qxb6 26.cxb6 Rb8 [26...Rxa2?27.Rxb7 Rb2 28.Rd1+] 27.Rb1! Diagram

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What a perfect idea! Pavel demostrates thedeep penetration in mystery of position[straightline 27.Re7 leads to big technical difficulties after 27...Rb4 28.Rd1 Rxb6 29.Rdd7Rb1+ 30.Kh2 Rf8 31.Rxb7 Rxb7 32.Rxb7 c533.Rb2 c4! just active game can help Black. IfWhite haven't time to bring the king to thegame, it could be lose 34.Kg1 c3 35.Rc2 Rb836.Rxc3 Rb1+ 37.Kh2 Rb2 38.a4 Rxf2 and it'slikely Black will be saved] 27...Rxa2 28.Rb4with devious ways (for the purpose to save thepawn b6) the Rook goes to 7th row 28...c5[28...Ra6 29.Rf4! f5 30.Rh4 h5 (30...Rxb631.Rhxh7 leads to the same postion playersgot in the game) 31.Rhd4! the castle movement reminds the pendulum 31...Rxb6

32.R4d6] 29.Re4 Rb2 30.Ree7 Rb1+ 31.Kh2Rxb6 32.Rxf7 the last moves seems to beforced. White is keeping up the initiative thanksto superactive Rooks. To play such game forBlack is pleasure below the average 32...Rc6?the decisive blunder and Black gives the important h7 pawn wihout any compensation[The only way was 32...h5 and White had totake the troubles for winning 33.g4!? (nothingcome out of moving king to his colleague33.Kh3 c4 34.Kh4 Rc8 35.Kg5 c3 36.Kh6 g5+37.Kxg5 c2 38.Rg7+=) 33...hxg4 34.Rg7+ Kf8

35.Rh7 Kg8 36.Kg3] 33.Rg7+ Kf8 34.Rxh7+White wins 34...Ke8 35.Rd5 [more exactly35.e4] 35...Rcc8 36.Re5+ Kf8 37.Rxc5 Thesimplest 37...Rxc5 38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Rxb8 it'snot known that Alexey gave up or exceededthe time limit but his position was lost anyway.Nice job by Eljanov! 1-0

(6) Carlsen,Magnus (2765) - VanWely,Loek (2676) [D43]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (3), 10.06.2008

[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 isthe most intensional move [there will be quite adifferent alternatives in case of move 5.e3]

5...h6 6.Bxf6 The Magnus style is favourablefor this extensive continuation than for maze ofantimoscow gambit 6...Qxf6 7.e3 [7.Qc2 dxc48.e3 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Nxb5 Bb4+12.Nc3 0-0 13.Be2 Rc8 14.0-0 Nd7 15.Rfc1 a516.Nd2 (16.Na4 Rab8 17.Qd1 e5 18.Rxc4Rxc4 19.Bxc4 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Qxf3 21.gxf3 exd4

22.exd4 Nb6 23.Nxb6 Rxb6= - Kramnik,V(2772)Leko,P (2738)/Miskolc 2007/CBM 118(30)) 16...Nb6 17.Bf3 Qe7 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.h3Rc7 20.Qd1 - Aronian,L (2739)Anand,V(2799)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week inChess 689; 7.Qb3 Mamedyarov 7...Nd7(7...dxc4 8.Qxc4 Nd7 9.g3 e5 10.0-0-0 Be711.Ne4 Qf5 12.Qc2 0-0 13.Kb1 Nf6 14.Nxf6+Bxf6 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5= 0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2752)Svidler,P (2732)/Crete2007/CBM 121 (35)) 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Qf4

10.Bd3 e5 11.0-0 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5 13.Nxc5Bxc5 14.Rae1+ Kf8 15.Re4 Qf6 16.Qc3 1-0Mamedyarov,S (2757)Topalov,V (2772)/Sofia2007/CBM 118 (30)] 7...Nd7 8.Qc2 White istrying to get extra temp move bishop on c4 inone step [The main line is the straightline8.Bd3 which was not so far played van Welyagainst Sarkhan Guliev 8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 g610.0-0 Bg7 11.Qe2 0-0 12.Rfd1 Qe7 13.h3 a614.Rac1 b5 15.Bd3 c5 16.Be4 Ra7 17.dxc5Nxc5 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Bf3 Rc8 20.b4 Na421.Nxa4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 bxa4 23.Qc4 1-0

Guliev,S (2487)Van Wely,L (2677)/Baku AZE2008/The Week in Chess 707 (59); 8.Qd2g5!?N 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qc2 dxc412.Bxc4 c5 13.Rfd1 g4 14.Ne1 cxd4 15.exd4Nb6 16.Be2 h5 17.Ne4 Qg6 18.Nc3 Qxc219.Nxc2 Bd7 20.Rd2 Bh6 21.Ne3 f5 22.g3 f423.gxf4 Bxf4 24.Re1 Bc6 25.Bb5 Bf3 26.Be2Bc6 27.Bb5 - Ivanchuk,V (2751)Shirov,A(2755)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008/TheWeek in Chess 694; some rounds later Magnus had played 8.Rc1 but get nothing 8...Bd69.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qe7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Ne4

Bc7 13.Bb3 Rd8 14.Qc2 a5 15.a3 Rb8 16.Rfd1Nf8 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.g3 Nf620.Qc5 Qxc5 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Rxc5 Ra8= 1-0Carlsen,M (2765)Shirov,A (2740)/Foros UKR2008/The Week in Chess 710 (63)] 8...Qd8[8...g6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.0-0 (11.h40-0 12.h5 g5 13.Ne2 Qe7 14.Ng3 Nf6 15.Bf5Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Bf5 18.Nfd2Rae8 - Sasikiran,K (2690)Karjakin,S(2686)/Foros 2007/CBM 119 (93)) 11...0-012.b4 Qd6 13.Rab1 Nb6 14.Nd2 Be6 15.Ne2Rfc8 16.Rfc1 Nd7 - Roiz,M (2605)Karjakin,S (2686)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 (31)]9.Bd3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Rad1?! There seemsto be not most accurate continuation the

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Rook should be on c1 in this position [11.Rac1dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Be2 Bb7 14.Ne4 as compared with Carlsen's game White has an extrapace 14...Qa5 15.a3 b4 - Gelfand,B (2733)Kasimdzhanov,R (2677)/Elista 2007/CBM 119(47)] 11...dxc4 [11...a6!? 12.e4 dxc4 13.Bxc4b5 14.Be2 Qb6 15.a3 c5 16.d5 c4 17.e5 Bb7

18.dxe6?! Qxe6 19.Nd4 Qxe5 20.Bf3 Bd621.g3 Bxf3 22.Nxf3 Qf6 23.Nd2 Be5 24.Nxc4Rac8 25.Nxe5 Nxe5 26.Qe4 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Ng528.Qf4 Qe6 29.h4?? (29.Rfe1=) 29...Rc4 0-1Plachetka,J (2445)Sveshnikov,E (2545)/Dubna 1979/EXT 1999] 12.Bxc4 b5 this moveis related to the previous move logically13.Be2N [13.Bd3 Bb7 14.Ne4 Qb6 15.Rc1Rac8 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 Qc7 18.Nd4 Bf619.Be4 Rcd8 20.Rfd1 g6 21.b4 1-0 Petrosian,A (2485)Farago,I (2485)/Yerevan

1982/MCD (53)] 13...Bb7 14.Ne4 Qb6[14...Qa5!?] 15.Rc1 admitting of making themistake 15...Rfd8 16.Rfd1 [the holddown ofPetrosyan wasn't get 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5Qa5! taking control over the square b4]16...Rac8 Black is ready to break c6c517.Nc5! Nxc5 18.dxc5 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 [it'stoo late to make a turn 19.Bxd1 Qa5]19...Qxc5 is the most powerful and based onprinciples [it's bad 19...Bxc5? 20.Ne5 Bf821.Bh5! Rc7 22.Rd8; 19...Qc7 20.b4 ]20.Qxc5 Bxc5 21.Rd7 Ba8 I think van Wely

finds the most powerful moves as yet [21...Rb8was weaker 22.Ne5 f6 23.Nd3 Bb6 24.Nf4 Ba8(24...Bc8 25.Re7 Kf8 26.Ng6+ Kg8 27.Bh5!Ba6 28.Nf4 ) 25.Nxe6 Rb7 26.Rd6 ] 22.Ne5there is just one reasonable move 22...Bb6?![greedy 22...f6 was hopes Black possible tokeep balance by series of accurate moves23.Nd3 Bb6 24.Nf4 Rd8 25.Re7 Kf8(25...Rd2?? 26.Re8+ Kh7 27.Bh5! g5 28.Re7+Kg8 29.Nxe6+) 26.Ng6+ Kg8 27.Nf4 (27.Kf1e5) 27...Kf8=] 23.Nxf7 Rc7 24.Ne5! [24.Nxh6+promises few 24...gxh6 25.Rd8+ Kg7 26.Rxa8

Rd7 and the struggle is fighting on 3 results]24...Rxd7 It is necessary to reduce attackingpotential of white pieces by an exchanging themain "forward" castle [24...Rc8? 25.Re7]25.Nxd7 Bc7?! Why was the knight allowed togo to c5? [after 25...Kf7 26.Nxb6 axb6 27.b4(27.f4 b4) 27...Bb7 28.a3 Ba6 29.f4 c5 30.Bf3Ke7 Black will be bound to stand their ground]26.Nc5 Kf7 27.Bg4 e5 by force 28.Bf3 thevery passive bishop at a8 determines the preponderance of White 28...Ke7 29.Kf1 Bb630.b4 a5 31.a3 Bxc5? Why did Black go tobishop end game in the worst edition [to mymind 31...Kd6 fixes draw immediately 32.Ne4+(32.Nb3 axb4 33.axb4 Bb7) 32...Kd5 33.Nc5+

Kd6 (33...Kc4!?) 34.Ne4+ Kd5=] 32.bxc5 Bb733.Ke2 Ba6 little tactics 34.Kd2 [of course34.Bxc6? was a blow 34...b4+] 34...Kd735.Be4 g5 [Alas 35...b4? was not allowed36.axb4 axb4 37.Bd3! and b4pawn will be lostsoon] 36.Kc3 Bc8 37.g3 Kc7? [37...g4 38.f4gxf3 39.Bxf3 Kc7 40.g4 Be6 41.h4 Kd7 42.g5

hxg5 43.hxg5 Bf5] 38.f4 g4? the last mistake[38...gxf4 was logical (because the exchangesare advantageous for defend side 39.exf4 exf440.gxf4 Be6 41.f5 Bf7 42.f6 Kd7 43.h4 Kc744.Kd4 b4 45.axb4 axb4 46.Ke5 b3 47.Bf5 b248.Kd4 Be6 49.Bb1 Kd7 50.Kc3 Bd5 51.Bf5+Ke8 52.Bg6+ Bf7 53.Be4 Bd5] 39.f5 nowMagnus doesn't let the chance to slip 39...Bd740.f6 Kd8 41.Kd3 a4 42.Bg6 Be6 43.Kc3[43.Ke4! b4 44.Kxe5 bxa3 45.Kxe6 a2 46.f7Kc7 47.f8Q a1Q 48.Qd6++] 43...Kd7 44.Be4

Bf7 45.Bf5+ Ke8 46.Bxg4+

Here is the con

tinuous of van Weliy's mistake and the pawnis lost and with one the game is lost too.46...Bd5 47.Bh5+ Kd7 48.Bg6 e4 49.g4 [therewould be win with 49.Kd4 also] 49...Ke6 50.f7as usual Magnus is extremely accurate in theend game 50...Ke7 51.h4 Kf8 52.Kd4 Ke753.h5 Bxf7 54.Bxe4 Be8 55.Bf5 Kf6 56.e4Kg5 57.Bc8 Kf4 58.e5 b4 59.axb4 a3 60.Kc3Kxe5 61.Kb3 1-0

(7) Van Wely,Loek (2676) -

Alekseev,Evgeny (2711) [D31]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (4), 11.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 Noteboom variation the frequent guest on thetourenys of all categories 5.e3 b5 6.a4 Bb47.Bd2 a5 That all was known long time ago the theoretical dispute begins far late [Butsometimes Black wants to have some experiments 7...Bb7 8.b3 a5 9.Ne4 f5 10.Nc5 c311.Nxb7 Qe7 12.Nc5 e5 13.Be2 e4 14.0-0 exf315.Bxf3 cxd2 16.axb5 Nf6 17.bxc6 Ra7 18.Nd30-0 19.Nxb4 Qxb4 20.Qc2 Na6 21.Qxf5 Nc722.Qc2 Rb8 23.Rfd1 Nfd5 24.e4 Nc3 25.Rxd2N7b5 26.Rc1 a4 27.bxa4 Rxa4 28.Bg4 Qe729.Qb3+ Kf8 30.Rxc3 Ra3 31.Rf3+ 1-0 Morozevich,A (2762)Miton,K (2653)/Sochi2007/CBM 118; 7...Bxc3?! is not good 8.Bxc3Bb7 (8...Nf6 9.axb5 cxb5 10.b3) 9.b3 weakness of dark squares is sensible] 8.axb5 Bxc39.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 [10...b4? 11.Bxb4]11.bxc4 [11.d5 Nf6 12.bxc4 b4 13.Bxf6 Qxf614.Qa4+ Nd7 15.Nd4 e5 16.Nb3 Ke7 17.Be2

Rhc8 18.Rd1 Nc5 19.Nxc5 Rxc5 20.0-0 Ra621.Qc2 a4 22.f4 b3 23.Qe4 Kd6 24.Qxh7 e425.Qxe4 a3 26.Qd3 b2 27.Qb3 Bc8 28.Qb8+Kd7 29.Bg4+ Kd8 30.d6 a2 31.d7 1-0 Gel

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fand,B (2700)Piket,J (2570)/Amsterdam1996/CBM 052] 11...b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3Nbd7 [13...0-0 is the transposition only 14.0-0Nbd7] 14.0-0 0-0 15.Re1 considered to be themain move. White prepares center's capture bye3e4 [Another way for this strategical ideawas 15.Nd2 e5 16.Bc2 Qc7 17.Ba4 Rfd8 18.d5

Nb6 19.Rc1 Nxa4 20.Qxa4 Nd7 21.f4 Qb622.Rce1 Nc5 23.Qd1 Nd3 24.Bxe5 Nxe125.Bd4 Qa6 26.Qxe1 a4 27.Ne4 f5 28.Qxb4Bxd5 29.cxd5 fxe4 30.f5 Qd6 31.Qe1 Rd732.f6 Rf7 33.Rf4 Qxd5 34.Qg3 Rc8 35.h4 -Sakaev,K (2656)Timofeev,A (2578)/Moscow2004/CBM 100; 15.Qc2 Qc7 16.e4 e5 17.c5exd4 18.Bxd4 h6 19.Rac1 Bc6 20.e5 Nh521.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Qf5 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Kxh724.Qxh5 Ra6 25.Rfe1 Re6 26.f4 f5 27.exf6Qxf4 28.Qd5 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Nxf6 30.Qe5

Qxe5 31.Bxe5 Rc8 32.Rc1 Rc6 33.Bxf6 gxf634.Kf2 b3 35.Ke3 a4 36.Kd4 b2 0-1 Baburin,A(2559)Zilberstein,D (2410)/San Fransisco2007/CBM 119 ext] 15...Ne4 Of course, Blacktries to prevent White's plan [15...Re8 16.c5Bc6 17.Bc2 Ne4 18.Ba4 Qc7 19.Bxc6 (19.Nd2Bxa4 20.Rxa4 Ndxc5 21.dxc5 Rad8 22.Bd4Nxd2 23.Qxd2 e5 24.h3 h6 25.Rc1 exd426.exd4 Rd5 27.Raa1 Ra8 28.Rc4 Qc6 29.Qc2Re8 30.Qa2 Rg5 31.g3 Qf3 32.c6 b3 33.Qd2Re2 34.Qxe2 Qxe2 35.Rac1 b2 36.c7 Rxg3+37.fxg3 bxc1Q+ 38.Rxc1 Qe3+ 0-1 Piket,J

(2619)Ivanchuk,V (2714)/Monte Carlo1999/CBM 069 ext) 19...Qxc6 20.Qa4 Rec821.Qxc6 Rxc6 22.Ra4 Rca6 23.Rea1 f524.Ne1 Nb8 25.Nd3 Nc6 26.f3 Nf6 27.Kf2 Kf728.Ke2 Ke7 29.Nc1 g5 30.Nb3 h5 31.Nd2 Nd532.Nc4 R6a7 33.h3 Rd8 34.Nxa5 Nxa535.Rxa5 Rxa5 36.Rxa5 f4 37.e4 Ne3 38.Rb51-0 Sakaev,K (2648)Popov,V (2523)/St Petersburg 1999/EXT 2000; 15...Be4 16.Bxe4Nxe4 17.Qc2 f5 18.c5 Qc7 19.Rec1 Qc620.Qa4 Rfc8 21.Qxc6 Rxc6 22.Ne1 Nb823.Nd3 Rca6 24.f3 Nf6 25.Kf2 Nc6 26.Ra4

Rd8 27.Rca1 Raa8 28.Ke2 Nd5 29.h3 Rab830.Rd1 Rb5 31.e4 Nc3+ 32.Bxc3 bxc3 33.Ke3c2 34.Rc1 Rb3 35.exf5 e5 36.Ke4 exd437.Rxc2 Nb4 38.Nxb4 axb4 39.c6 Re8+ 0-1Sakaev,K (2637)Kharlov,A (2639)/Tomsk2001/CBM 082 ext] 16.Qc2 [16.Nd2 Nxd217.Qxd2 Qc7 18.c5 f5 19.f3 Nf6 20.Bc4 Bd521.Bxd5 Nxd5 22.e4 fxe4 23.fxe4 Nf6 24.h3Qc6 25.Qd3 a4 26.d5 exd5 27.Bxf6 Qxf628.Qxd5+ Qf7 29.c6 b3 30.c7 Rfc8 31.Rac1 b232.Qxa8 Rxa8 33.c8Q+ Rxc8 34.Rxc8+ Qf835.Rxf8+ Kxf8 36.Rb1 a3 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Ke3a2 39.Rxb2 a1Q 0-1 Sadler,M (2650)Krasenkow,M (2660)/Germany 1998/GERchT; 16.c5 Qc7 17.Qc2 Qc6 18.Ra4 Ra7

19.Rea1 Rfa8 20.Ne1 Nef6 21.f3 Nb8 22.Qe2Qd7 23.Bb5 Bc6 24.Bxc6 Nxc6 25.Nc2 Nd526.e4 Nde7 27.Qe3 Rd8 28.Qb3 Qc8 29.Qc4Qb8 30.Rd1 Rad7 31.Raa1 h6 32.g3 Ne533.Qe2 N5c6 34.Qc4 Ne5 35.Qe2 N5c6 -Gupta,A (2380)Galkin,A (2598)/Port Erin2005/CBM 108 ext] 16...f5 [16...Ndf6 17.Ne5]17.c5 [17.Rec1 Qe7 18.Qd1 Rfd8 19.Ne1 Qh420.Qc2 Qh6 21.Rcb1 Bc6 22.Bc1 Qg6 23.f3Nc3 24.Rb2 Nb6 1-0 Dao Thien Hai (2590)Irwanto,S (2413)/Ho Chi Minh City 2003/CBM097 ext (69)] 17...Bc6 The multipurpose move to blocade opponent's pawns and to supportthe own ones. [17...Qc7 18.Bc4 Rfe8 19.Ra2Kh8 20.Rea1 Ra7 21.h3 Nef6 22.Ne1 Bc623.Bb3 Nd5 24.Nf3 Rea8 25.Ng5 Nf8 26.Nf3Nd7 27.Ng5 Nf8 28.Nf3 - Popov,V (2582)Galkin,A (2507)/St Petersburg 1999/CBM 071]

18.Bc4! Diagram

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The typical maneuver [18.Nd2?! was bad because knight exchange is good for Black18...Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Qg5 20.g3 Nf6=]18...Re8?N Novelty with questionable quality.In opinion expert of this variation GM A. Galkin a mistake on e8 rook is placed badly. [Thebest plan was 18...Qe7 19.Bb3 Ra7 20.Ba4Bxa4 21.Rxa4 Rfa8 22.Rea1 Qe8 23.Qc4 Ndf6

24.Ne5 Nd5 25.Qb3 Nec3 26.Bxc3 Nxc3 0-1Azmaiparashvili,Z (2673)Galkin,A(2587)/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 078 (55)]19.Bb3 Preventing a5a4 and preparing themaneuver b3a4 on occasion [there is nomeaning to play 19.Qb3 Qe7 because now wehave e7 variaton with transposition] 19...Qc720.Red1 [It was interesting to try 20.Nh4!? Kh821.f3 Nef6 22.e4 fxe4 23.fxe4 Qf4 24.g3 Qg425.Ba4 but maybe Loek didn't want to weakenthe residence of his monarch] 20...Kh8 21.Ne1another one typical plan knight goes to d3,and maybe after on f2 to support e3e421...Nef6 22.Nd3 Bd5 23.f3 White's plan is berealize 23...Nb8? [23...Bxb3 24.Qxb3 Ra7

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(24...Nb8? 25.Nxb4 Qb7 26.Qa4+)] 24.Ba4Nc6 25.Nf2! Diagram

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25...e5? The despair 26.dxe5 Nxe5 27.Bxe8Rxe8 28.Qxf5+Material advantage is enoughfor victory 28...Bf7 29.Rd6 Bg6 [ 29...Qxc530.Rxf6 gxf6 31.Qxf6+ Kg8 32.Ng4+] 30.Qf4Nfd7 31.Rad1 Qxc5 32.Rxd7 Nxd7 33.Rxd7Qxe3 pair of passed pawns can compensateWhite's extra piece but Black King is in a bigtrouble 34.Qxe3 Rxe3 35.Bxg7+ Kg8 36.Ng4The severe beating. The game was over in thebegining of middlegame. Alekseev's ignoranceof opening fine points was determinant 1-0

(8) Karjakin,Sergey (2732) -

Jakovenko,Dmitrij (2711) [C42]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (4), 11.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 Russian game is the part ofopening repertoir of majority 2700+ players3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Shirov's attack5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 is a one of themain alternatives White takes control overthe e5 square, where black knight is usuallygoes to [for example 7.Be3 Nd7 8.Qd2 Ne5here is recent miniature about this theme 9.0-0-0 0-0 10.h4 Re8 11.h5 Bg4?! (11...h6)12.Be2 Qc8 13.h6 g6 14.Nxe5 Bxe2?(14...dxe5 15.Bxg4 Qxg4 16.Qd5) 15.Nxg6Bxd1 16.Qd4 f6 17.Qd5+ 1-0 Ponomariov,R(2719)Gelfand,B (2723)/Odessa UKR2008/The Week in Chess 708] 7...0-0 [Anotherplan is related with castling to the queenside7...Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.0-0-0 Qd7 10.Kb1 a611.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 f6 13.Be3 0-0-0 -Inarkiev,E (2684)Adams,M (2729)/Baku AZE2008/The Week in Chess 704 (64)] 8.Qd2 Nd79.0-0-0 Nc5 10.Be3 [there are another ways

10.h4 c6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Qxd6 Bxd613.Rxd6 Ne4 14.Rd4 Nxf2 15.Rg1 Ng4 16.Bc4Bf5 17.Bd3 Bxd3 18.cxd3 Nf6 19.Re1 Rfe820.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Kd2 - Topalov,V (2801)

Gelfand,B (2723)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111(72); 10.Nd4 Re8 11.f3 Ne6 12.Be3 Bg513.Bxg5 Qxg5 14.Qxg5 Nxg5 15.Bc4 Ne616.Rhe1 Kf8 17.Nxe6+ Bxe6 18.Bxe6 Rxe619.Rxe6= - Harikrishna,P (2645)Mamedyarov,S (2646)/Lausanne 2005/CBM108 ext (28)] 10...Re8 [10...c6 11.Bxc5 dxc5

12.Qf4 Qa5 13.Bd3 Be6 14.a3 Bf6 15.h4 c416.Be4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qxa3+ 18.Kb1 f5 19.Ng5fxe4 20.Qxe4 Bf5 21.Qxc4+ Kh8 22.Nf7+ Rxf723.Qxf7 Qxc3 24.Qxf5 Qb4+ 25.Ka2 Qa4+26.Kb2 Qb4+ 27.Kc1 Qa3+ 28.Kb1 - Leko,P(2753)Kramnik,V (2799)/Wijk aan Zee NED2008/The Week in Chess 690] Further is atabia according to MegaBase 11.Bc4 Be612.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd3 [just rearrangement 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.Qf5] 14...Qc615.Qf5 Qc4 [15...a5 16.h5 a4 17.a3 Qc4

18.Kb1 b6 19.Bd4 Ra5 20.Qg4 h6 21.Rhe1 Bf822.Nd2 Qb5 23.Ne4 Kh8 24.Ng3 Nxd4 25.cxd4d5 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.Nf5 - Volokitin,A(2678)Gashimov,V (2664)/Crete 2007/CBM121 (42); 15...Nf8 16.h5 Qd7 17.Qd5 Qe618.c4 Qxd5 19.cxd5 Nd7 20.Nd4 Nf6 21.Nf5Bf8 22.Bd4 Nxd5 23.Bxg7 Ne7 24.Nxe7+ Rxe7 - Svidler,P (2735)Gelfand,B (2733)/MexicoCity 2007/CBM 120] 16.Kb1 [Sudden attack16.Ng5 gives nothing, for example 16...Bxg517.hxg5 Nf8 18.Kb1 Re5 19.Qd3 Qxd320.cxd3 Rae8 - Karjakin,S (2678)Kramnik,V

(2766)/Wijk aan Zee 2007/CBM 117 (33)]16...g6 17.Qh3 h5 18.Nd2 [18.Nd4 Nxd419.Rxd4 Qe6 20.Qf3 Bf6 21.Rb4 b6 22.Qc6Rac8 23.Rd1 a5 24.Rc4 Rcd8 25.a4 Re726.Rd5 1-0 Bartel,M (2569)Fridman,D(2604)/Germany 2006/CBM 116 (58)] 18...Qe219.Rde1 Qg4 20.Qh2 d5 partners recur theduel of Kramnik vs Svidler 21.f3 Qa4 22.g4Bd6 23.Qg1N is the logical novety [as game oftwo chess chempions has shown the sacrificeof pawn is doubleedged 23.Qf2 hxg4 (in origin game 23...Ng7has been played 24.c4 dxc4

25.Bd4 Qc6 26.Bc3 Bc5 27.Qg3 Bd6 28.Qf2Bc5 29.Qg3 Bd6 - Svidler,P (2735)Kramnik,V (2769)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120)24.fxg4 Qxg4 25.Reg1 Qh5 26.Nf3 - Anand,V (2799)Kramnik,V (2799)/Wijk aan ZeeNED 2008/The Week in Chess 690 (61)]23...Ng7 it is neccesary to support the h5 pawn24.Nb3 [deserves attention the immediate24.Rd1!?] it's perfunctory move why is thequeen removed from an active position?24...Qd7?! [to my mind it should be morestrong 24...Qb5!?] 25.Rd1! is the best multipurpose move the Rook escapes the exchange and attacks the d5 pawn 25...hxg4 it'scrucial decision though there is nothing better

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[for 25...c6 may be greedy 26.Bxa7!? and it'snot so easy to find the compensation for givenmaterial (it's not so clear26.Bh6 hxg4 27.Bxg7Kxg7 28.fxg4 Re4 29.Rd4 Rae8 30.h5 )]26.fxg4 Re4 Attacks! [26...c6 27.h5 ] 27.Rd4Defends! 27...Rae8 moved up reserves 28.Bc1moved away :) 28...Be5?! is inaccuracy in a bit

unpleasant position [computer recommendssurely 28...Re1 but I think the position after29.Qxe1 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 c6 31.h5 Ne6 32.Rd3looks attractive for White] 29.Rxe4 dxe430.h5 There is a dangerous initiative atWhite's king flank 30...gxh5? It's surprisingmistake for chess player like Yakovenko andthe White's attack is developing without anyobstacles [30...Qd5 31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Qe3(32.Qxa7 e3 33.Re1 Bf4); 30...Ne6 31.hxg6fxg6 32.Qxa7! There is an additional pawn

and a better position for White] 31.gxh5 Kh832.Qg5 White's attack is developing by itself... and now it's so difficult to find the adequate response for Black 32...f6 [it's bad32...Qf5 33.h6+; maybe it's better to play32...Qe6 but after 33.Rf1 it's obvious that thereis an advantage at White's side] 33.Qh6+ Kg834.Rg1 Qf7 it threatens g6 with h5h6 35.Nd4f5 36.Bf4! Technical way! When the bishop willbe exchanged on the g7 square Black kingfaces the problems. 36...Bxf4 [36...e3 37.Bxe3f4 38.Bf2] 37.Qxf4 Kh7 [37...Kf8 38.h6 Nh5

(38...Ne6 39.Qh4+)] 38.Rg6 White's threatsare irresistible 38...Re7 39.Qh6+ Kg840.Qg5+ Kh7 41.Nxf5 Nxf5 42.Rf6 Everytingwas decided in the part from opening to middlegame in this battle. Dmitriy couldn't find rightplan for Sergey's novelty, and few inaccuratemoves led to difficulties for Black which couldn't be overcame. The game was played byKarjakin without a pause 1-0

(9) Eljanov,Pavel (2687) -

Carlsen,Magnus (2765) [E05]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (4), 11.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0-06.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb710.Bd2 Bd6 [Earlier the main move wassomewhat mannered 10...Ra7] 11.Ng5N is thenew idea [original source is 11.Rd1 Nbd712.Ba5 Qb8 13.b4 e5 14.Nbd2 exd4 15.Nxd4Bxg2 16.Kxg2 c5 17.bxc5 Bxc5 18.N2b3 Ba319.e4 Ne5 20.Nf5 - Gelfand,B (2733)Anand,V (2792)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120;

Catalan main expert played vs Magnus 11.Bg5but was met with powerful and profoundpreparation of Norwegian prodigy 11...Nbd712.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Nb3 c5 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Nxc5

Be4 16.Qc3 e5 17.e3 Bxc5 18.dxc5 Qd519.Rad1 Qa8 20.Nh4 Bxg2 21.Nxg2 Ne422.Qxe5 Rxc5 23.Qd4 Rc4 24.Qd3 Ng5 25.b3Rc5 26.h4 Nf3+ 27.Kh1 Qc8 28.Nf4 Qg429.Qd7 Rf5 30.Rd5 Rxf4 31.exf4 f5 32.Qe6+Kh8 33.Qxf5 Qxf5 34.Rxf5 Rxf5 35.Rd1 g536.hxg5 Nxg5 37.fxg5 Rxf2 38.a4 bxa4

39.bxa4 Ra2 40.Rd4 - Kramnik,V (2785)Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008; Insome days Magnus demonstrated new idea byhimself 11.Be3 but he couldn't demonstrate allits worths 11...Nbd7 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.Nb3 Be414.Qc1 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxg217.Nc6 Bxc6 18.Qxc6 Ng4 19.Bd4 Qxe220.Rfe1 Qd3 21.h3 Nh6 22.Be5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5Nf5 24.Rae1 g6 25.Rd5 Qc4 26.Rc5 Qd327.Rd5 Qc4 28.Rc5 Qd3 29.Rd5 - Carlsen,M(2765)Onischuk,A (2664)/Foros UKR

2008/The Week in Chess 710] 11...Bxg212.Kxg2 Nbd7 so far Black fulfil the most developing moves 13.e4 e5! It's the most toughmove. Judging by pace of Magnus game aswould be expected the move 11.g5 waslearnt at home [The more carefully was 13...h6with an idea force the knight to stay in front ofpawn "f" 14.Nf3 e5 probably Magnus didn't likethis simple move 15.Nc3 ending the development] 14.dxe5 [playing e5 it was necessary toanalyze the consequence 14.f4 however hereBlack is at an advantage 14...exd4 15.e5 Bxe5

16.fxe5 Nxe5 with more than enough compensation for a piece and with good chancesfor attack] 14...Nxe5 15.f4 is a forced activity ina different way White run a risk to be in worstposition considering the developmental lag15...Nc4 was only one but enough 16.b3 itseems to be the most powerful move. Whiteexchenge the active knight and bring into playown reserves [certainly 16.e5 was estimatedby Magnus completely 16...h6! then the way itshould be 17.exf6 (17.Nf3? Ng4 18.Kh1 Bc5 )17...hxg5 18.b3 (18.fxg5?? Be5!) 18...Nxd2

(18...Nb6? 19.fxg5) 19.Nxd2 Qxf6 20.Ne4 Qg621.fxg5 Rfe8 22.Rae1 Bb4 23.Re2 Re5 ]16...Nxd2 [16...Nb6? 17.e5] 17.Nxd2 h6 firstlythe troublesome knight should be removedwhich aimed to keep up the queen in a attackat h7 18.Ngf3 Bb4 attacking the bishop saveditself 19.Rfd1! in my opinion the longtimeproblem of castles placement was decidedright by Pavlov. Another castle may stay onsquare c1, and can go to f1 protecting theweak point e3 [19.Rad1 Ng4!? and have to putcastle in depend 20.Rfe1] 19...Qe7 20.e5?! isthe first inaccuracy [it seems to be more powerful 20.Ne5!?] 20...Nd5 there is "triple VanDamm" on e3 21.Nf1 Rad8 The position is

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within equality still but it's easier to play forBlack because there is opened king at Whitewhich may be source of problem in future22.a3! think over for some time past Pavelfound the most powerful move [22.Nd4?! thisvariant illustrates well all Black potentialities22...c5! 23.Nc6?? (it should have been moved23.Nf3) 23...Qb7!-+ 24.Nxd8 Nxf4+ 25.Kf2(25.Kg1 Nh3#) 25...Qg2+ with crushing defeat]22...Bc5 Carlson is out for fight [the plan ofWhite is to move 22...Bxa3 what lead to a drawimmediately 23.Nd4 Nb4 (a program shows thegreat move 23...Kh8 with an idea to removethe king which is in check 24.Nc6 Nb4 25.Nxb4Rxd1 (25...Bxb4 26.Rxa6=) 26.Nc6! Rxa127.Nxe7 Bxe7 28.Qxc7 Ra2+ 29.Kh3 Bd8 )24.Qc3 Nd5 25.Qc2=; 22...Ba5 23.b4 Bb6 asfew as lead to the rearrangement] 23.b4 Bb6

24.Rd2 it's ligocal that White doubles on openline 24...Qd7 at idea of Black is to play c7c6to fortify the position on d5 25.f5!? is the quitecrucial decision [it would be more quietly25.Rad1] 25...Rfe8 [25...a5!? is worth the attention] 26.Rad1 c6 27.Rc1 Be3! under timetrouble Magnus could add fuel to the fire expertly. At least it was psychological right decision! [easy 27...Rc8 didn't allow to expect foradvantage 28.Qe4] 28.Rxd5 cxd5 29.Nxe3 d4in such situation the castle is not weaker thancouple knights in view of the fact that there will

be the dangerous open lines with patentialweak pawns in the near future. And one plusfor Magnus because it's easier to play for Black30.Nf1 [It was more exactly 30.Rd1 makingstrain the situation on chessboard completely30...Qb7 (30...Qa7? 31.Ng4!) 31.Nf1(31.Ng4 h5) 31...Rxe5 32.Kf2 Red5 ] 30...Rc8there is much to gain from exchanges for Black31.Qd1 Rxc1 32.Qxc1 Qxf5 it's the first dividends. It is worth to exchange the queens andposition of White will be hopeless. However theposition of White is still enough firm to say that

there is an advantage at Black 33.Qc6?! is notbad move objectively, but excessive activity intime trouble is not the best way [therefore itwould be better to fortify 33.N1d2] 33...Rc834.Qxa6?! is the continuation of risky strategy[it would be more positiveacting 34.Qd6; incase of 34.Nxd4 Rxc6 35.Nxf5 Rc3 but Blackis playing for victory] 34...Rc2+ 35.N1d2 g5!Magnus makes maximum problems to a rival36.Qxh6? And Pavel couldn't stand it anylonger [It was necessary to find the only36.Kg1! g4 37.Nxd4 Rc1+ 38.Kg2 Qd3 (kepton the fight 38...Qxe5 39.Qa8+ Kh7! (39...Kg7?40.Qe4! Qxe4+ 41.Nxe4 Rc4 42.Nf5+)40.Qa7 Qh5 ) 39.Qxh6 Qxd4 40.Qg5+ Kf8

41.Qh6+ Ke7 42.Qf6+ is certain check] 36...g437.Nh4 Qxe5 38.Kf2 Ra2 vulnerability of kingand bad coordination of the pieces kill White39.h3 [Black showed original idea in case of39.Ng2 Qf5+ 40.Ke1 Ra1+ 41.Ke2 Qe5+42.Kf2 Ra2 passing the turn of move to White as usual such thing occurs in the end game

43.Nh4 there is nothing better 43...Rxa3-+]39...d3? Magnus is in a hurry [It would bemore powerful obviously 39...Rxa3 40.Nf1Ra2+ 41.Nd2 getting the same position butwithout pawn a3] 40.Qe3 Qxe3+ 41.Kxe3gxh3 and now Black have a lot of chances towin though 42.Nhf3 Rxa3 43.Kf2! quickly topawn h3! 43...Ra4 44.Kg1 Rxb4 45.Kh2 Ra4[it's worse 45...Rb2 46.Kxh3 b4 47.Kg4 b348.Kf4 and castle empedes the pawns]46.Kxh3 Ra8 47.Nd4 b4 48.Kg4 Re8! it's im

portant to cut off the white king from passed49.Kf5 Re2 [49...Kf8 50.N4b3 Ke7? 51.Ke4]50.N4b3 [50.Nxe2?? dxe2 51.Nf3 b3-+]50...Kf8 and now Black king goes to queenflank 51.Ne4! White succeeded in going to leftflank with king 51...Ke7 52.Ke5 Rg2 53.Kf4?complicates the task for White [exactly 53.Kd4!f5 54.Ned2 Rxg3 55.Kc4 Rg4+ 56.Kxd3 allowed White to hope to succeed in the game]53...Ke6 the only one chance for Black is theking to go to the pawn "b". There is nothing forthis if the pawn is lost 54.Kf3 Re2 55.Nec5+

Kd5 56.Nxd3 Re8 it's very difficult for White tomake draw because the king is cut off fromknights 57.Na5 Rb8 58.Nc1? [If Pavlov had alittle time (but he had been in time trouble already just 30 sec for move) he could estimate a variant surely 58.Nf4+! Kd6 (58...Kc559.Nd3+ Kd5 60.Nf4+) 59.Nd3 b3 60.Ke4 withhigh chances to make draw] 58...Kc5?59.Nd3+ Kd5 [Magnus seems to take no notice that 59...Kb5? is allowed, because60.Nxb4] 60.Nc1? [60.Nf4+!] 60...Rc8!Blackdon't repeate mistakes and find true idea [al

ternative 60...Ra8 61.Ncb3 Rc8] 61.Ncb3 Ke5!there is one more exact move Black don'tallow the king to advance 62.Ke2 Rc2+ 63.Kf3Rc3+ 64.Kg4 Ke4 [64...f5+ 65.Kh4 Rc2]65.Nb7 Kd3 66.N3a5? lost the game immediately [more stubbornly was 66.N7a5 Kc267.Nd4+ Kb2 68.Kf4 keeping on the resistence] 66...Kd4!-+ 67.Kf4 Kd5 [there would bewin also 67...b3 68.Nxb3+ Rxb3 69.Nd6 Rb2!-+] 68.Nd8 Rc8 here are a lot of ways lead tovictory [for instance 68...Kc5 69.Ndc6 Kb570.Nxb4 Kxb4 71.Nb7 Rd3 ] 69.Ndb7Rc3 70.Nd8 Ra3 71.Ndc6 b3 72.Nxb3 Rxb3alas, it's hopeless for White in the end game73.Ne5 Rb1 74.g4 Rf1+ 75.Nf3 Ke6 76.Kg3

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Ra1 77.Kf4 Ra4+ 78.Kg3 Kd5 79.Nh4 Ke4 it'sthe decisive attack 80.g5 Ke5 it's the mate by25 moves in the Nalymov table 81.Kh3 Kf482.g6 Kg5 It was very intense game, gainedby Magnus due to fantastic force, which wasso hard for good and great of chess world 0-1

(10) Volokitin,Andrei (2684) -Karjakin,Sergey (2732) [E37]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (5), 12.06.2008[Polivanov, Anatoly]Before this game:Volokitin Karjakin: 1-1Karjakin Volokitin: 2-1Last three rounds inAerosvit:Volokitin:... 1 0 0.5Karjakin:... 1 0.5 11.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 There isthe only one variation in NimzoIndian: 4.Qc2(c) Valery Salov. 4...d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 [7...Nc6 results to a very sharp

game: 8.e3 e5 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Bc4 Qa5+11.b4! it seems, that nascent complicationsin favour of White.] 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.e3 Qa5+10.Bd2 Diagram

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10...Nxd2 [I think, 10...Qxc5 will become morepopular soon: 11.b4 Qe7 12.Bc1! (it's importantto save bishop from the exchange) 12...a513.b5 Ne5 14.Bb2 Ng4 15.Nh3 White havetwo bishops, but they are slightly behind in development.] 11.Qxd2 dxc4 [11...Qxc5 12.b4Qe7 13.c5!? pawn majority on a queen flankcan affect in endgame.] 12.Qxa5 [12.Bxc4Qxc5=] 12...Nxa5 13.Rc1 Well pawn c4 under the strike, while the attack of pawn c5 israther difficult... What to do? 13...b5 14.cxb6Bb7! By a tactical way Black leave a pawn c4in alive, though it's necessary to paid off apawn a7 for it. But pawn c4 is more important,it holds down white pieces. 15.bxa7 Ke7! Diagram

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[15...Rxa7? 16.Bxc4! Bxg2 17.Bf1!] 16.Ne2!Idea of gm Yury Drozdovsky. The pawn b2risks to appear under the rook's fire, that's whyknight goes to b4 to cover it. [16.Nf3 does notpromise a great deal: 16...Bxf3 17.gxf3 Rxa7 a game usually ends to a draw.] 16...Rxa717.Nc3 Bc6 18.Na2 Rd7N This is an attemptof improvement in comparison with recent Volokitin's game. [18...Ba4 19.Nb4 Rd8 20.Be2Rad7 21.0-0 Bb3 22.Bf3 Rd2 23.Rb1, VolokitinZhigalko S., Aeroflot A1 2008. FurtherAndrey took the following plan: Rfc1, Kf1-e1and Bd1. All made off with convincing victory ofVolokitin.] 19.Nb4 Ba4 20.Be2 Bb3 21.Bf3[Due to that the pawn of c4 is already protected, castling is impossible now: 21.0-0?

Rd2

] 21...f5 Apparently, Karjakin's homepreparation consists in this pawn offense.22.e4!? White's desire to open sluices for thepieces is clear but I don't see any specialobstacles for the leadthrough of aboveaforecited plan. [22.0-0 Rd2 23.Rb1 g5!?24.Bd1 (24.h3 h5! that's why rook a7 went to"d"file instead of a rook h8!) 24...Bxd125.Rfxd1 Rhd8 26.Rxd2 Rxd2 27.Kf1] 22...f423.g3 Rf8 [23...g5 24.gxf4 (24.h4 g4!) 24...Rf825.Rg1 Rxf4 26.Rxg5] 24.gxf4 Rxf4 25.Ke2Kd6 Good move. Black intend to improve im

mediately the position for two pieces a knighta5 and rook d7. 26.h4 Diagram

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26...Rdf7? Karjakin entangled the order ofmoves, and position at once became on vergeof defeat. [26...Nb7! 27.Ke3 (27.Rh3 Nc5)27...Rdf7 28.Rh3 Nc5] 27.Rh3 g6 It is necessary to do a waiting move. [The matter is that27...Nb7 now unsuccessful, as White herehave a tactical resourse: 28.e5+! Kxe529.Bxb7 Rxb7 30.Rxb3 cxb3 31.Nd3+ Kf532.Nxf4 Kxf4 33.Rc4+ Ke5 34.Rb4!+ pawnendgame should be won (though by transformation to a queen endgame).] 28.Ke3 Nb729.Bd1! Rxf2? Diagram

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Certainly Karyakin saw White's objection...[... I

think, he simply did not want to hold a passivedefense after 29...Bxd1 30.Rxd1+ Kc5 31.f3]30.e5+! Kd7 [30...Kxe5 31.Bxb3 cxb332.Nd3++] 31.Bf3+ Rxb2 32.Bxb7 Rf533.Bc6+! Now Volokitin will materialize ownadvantage with a chemist's precision. All isforced, by the way! 33...Kc7 34.Be4 Rxe535.Nd3 Rc2 [35...Rxe4+ 36.Kxe4 Rc2 37.Rhh1cxd3 38.Kxd3 Rxc1 39.Rxc1++] 36.Nxe5Rxc1 37.Rh1! White entice a rook to c3 for theraid of own king. 37...Rc3+ 38.Kd4 Rg3 39.Rf1c3 40.Rf7+ Kc8 Here so imperceptibly White

have weaved a mate network. The end is near.41.Kc5 c2 42.Kd6 Bd5 [42...c1Q 43.Rf8#]43.Bxd5 exd5 44.Nc6 Excellent victory by An

drei Volokitin. 1-0

(11) Onischuk,Alexander (2664) -Svidler,Peter (2746) [D97]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (5), 12.06.2008[Khustnutdinov, Rustam]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 a6 [7...c6 8.Qb3 e59.dxe5 Ng4 10.Be2 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.0-0Qe7 13.Be3 Be6 14.Qc2 Nd7 15.Rad1 Nf616.h3 Rfd8 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Bxa7 Qb419.a3 Qb3 20.Qxb3 Bxb3 21.Be3 Bxc322.bxc3 Nxe4 23.Rb1 Nxc3 24.Rxb3 Nxe2+25.Kf1 Nc1 26.Bxc1 Rd1+ 27.Ke2 Rxc128.Rxb7 - Radjabov,T (2735)Mamedyarov,S(2760)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week inChess 689; 7...Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0-0exd5 11.exd5 Bf5 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Nh4 Bd7

14.h3 Rad8 15.Bf4 Rfe8 16.Rd2 1-0 Najer,E(2623)Kurnosov,I (2579)/Krasnoyarsk2007/CBM 120 (42); 7...Bg4] 8.Be2 The mostsolid [White also has a very aggressive move8.e5 There are a lot of games in this variation.The most famous of this, I think is 8...b5 9.Qb3Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.h4 Nc6 13.h5Rxf3 14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Rd1 c5 16.Bxd4 cxd417.hxg6 h6 18.Rh5!! 1-0 Kasparov,G (2812)Svidler,P (2713)/Wijk aan Zee 1999/CBM 069(31); Long time before a7a6 was consideredbad because of 8.Bf4 but in 70th years of XX

century the antidote was found 8...b5! 9.Qxc7Qxc7 10.Bxc7 Bb7 11.e5 Nd5] 8...b5 9.Qb3c5 [9...Nc6!? 10.e5?! (10.d5!?) 10...Be611.exf6?! Bxb3 12.fxg7 Kxg7 13.axb3 Nxd414.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.0-0 Qb4 16.Bf3 Qxb317.Bd5 Qb4 18.Bxa8 Rxa8 - Bologan,V(2661)Svidler,P (2765)/Asnieres sur Seine2006/EXT 2007 (38); 9...Bb7 10.e5 Nd5 11.0-0c5 12.dxc5 Nd7 13.Nxd5 Nxc5 14.Nxe7+ Qxe715.Qb4 Rac8 16.Be3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Qxe518.Rad1 Na4 19.b3 Nc3 20.Bd4 Ne2+ -Piket,J (2609)Sokolov,I (2610)/Wijk aan Zee1999/CBM 069] 10.dxc5 Be6 [Last year, ingame that was played here between samepartners, Petr played another main line10...Bb7 11.0-0 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Bf4(13.Bg5 Nc6 14.Qe3 Qd5 15.Rad1 Qe616.Bh6 Bf5 17.Bxg7 Qxe3 18.fxe3 Kxg7 19.a3Rfd8 20.b4 Bc2= - Kasparov,G (2851)Leko,P (2725)/Linares 2000/CBM 076 (38))13...Bd5 14.Qe3 Bxb2 15.Rad1 e6 16.Ne5Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Nc6 18.Bd6 Re8 19.a3 - Onischuk,A (2663)Svidler,P (2736)/Foros

2007/CBM 119 (48)] 11.Qc2 [Badly is 11.Qa3?Nc6] 11...Nbd7N The novelty on the toplevel.Earlier this move was happened in one amateurs game [The main line is 11...Nc6 12.0-0

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Qc7 13.h3 (13.a3 Ng4 14.g3 Nge5 15.Be3Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Nd4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4 18.b4 Bc419.Rfd1 Qe5 20.Rac1 1-0 Bareev,E (2719)Van Wely,L (2695)/Germany 2001/EXT 2003(37); 13.Rd1 Rfd8 14.a3 Rxd1+ 15.Qxd1 Rd81-0 Bareev,E (2707)Van Wely,L (2697)/Wijkaan Zee 2002/CBM 087 (33)) 13...Nb4 14.Qb1

Qxc5 15.a3 - Onischuk,A (2667)Svidler,P(2695)/Panormo 2001/CBM 084 ext] 12.Be3White must keep his extra pawn. Otherwise herisks to get troubles [12.c6 promises a liitle12...Nb8 (12...Qc7?! 13.Nd4 ) 13.e5 Nd514.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.c7 Nc6 16.0-0 Qd7(16...Rac8 17.Rd1 Nb4 18.Qc3 ) 17.a4 bxa418.Bf4 Qxc7 19.Rxa4 Rfc8=; 12.Nd4?! Nxc513.Nxe6 Nxe6 14.Be3 b4 ] 12...Rc8 13.Rd1[13.c6 Rxc6 14.Nd4 Rd6 15.Nxe6 Rxe6 16.0-0Qc7= White's pieces have some disharmony.

This can reason for troubles in future] 13...b414.Na4 [14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxc5 16.0-0a5=] 14...Qa5 [Inaccurate was 14...Ng4?!15.Bd2 Qa5 16.Rc1 and black can't regain thepawn] 15.0-0 White decides to give extra pawnback, completing the development. In my mind,it's right choice [it was interesting to try 15.b3Ng4! (15...Nxc5?! is not enough 16.Bxc5!(16.Nxc5 Ng4 17.Nb7 Nxe3 18.Qxc8 Nxg2+19.Kf1 Qxa2 20.Qxf8+ Bxf8 21.Rd2 Ne3+22.fxe3 Qxb3) 16...Nd7 17.Bxb4 (17.Rxd7??Bxd7-+) 17...Qxb4+ (17...Qxa4? 18.Qd2)

18.Qd2 Qxe4 19.Ng5 Qf5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.0-0 ) 16.c6 (16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxc5 )16...Nxe3 17.fxe3 Ne5 18.Nd4 Nxc6 19.Nxc6Qc7 20.Nxb4 (20.Rc1 Bc3+ 21.Nxc3 Qxc6 )20...Qxc2 21.Nxc2 Rxc2 22.Rd2 Rc1+23.Rd1 Rc2= (23...Rc6!?)] 15...Nxe4 16.c6[probably better was 16.Qxe4 Qxa4 17.b3 Qa5(17...Qxa2 18.Bc4 Nf6 19.Qh4 Bxc4 20.Qxc4Qa5 21.Ne5) 18.Ng5 Nxc5 19.Qh4 h6(19...h5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rd7)20.Nxe6 Nxe6 21.Bc4 Bf6 22.Qe4 (22.Qxh6Rxc4 23.bxc4 Qxa2 )] 16...Nd6 [16...Ndf6?

17.Bb6; 16...Nef6!?] 17.b3 Bd5 [17...Rc718.Nd4 Bd5 19.a3! ] 18.Rxd5! [18.Nd4 Bxd419.Rxd4 Bxc6 (19...Rxc6 20.Qd2)] 18...Qxd519.Rc1 Nb8? [19...Qa5 20.Qd2 Nf6 21.a3Nfe4 22.Qxb4 Qxb4 23.axb4 Nb5 ] 20.c7! Nd721.Bxa6 Ra8 22.Qd3? [22.Qc6! Nf6 (22...Qf523.Bb7 Rae8 24.h3; 22...Qxc6 23.Rxc6 Nf624.Bc5!) 23.Bf4 Qxc6 24.Rxc6 Rxa6 25.Rxa6Nd5 26.Bxd6 exd6 27.Rxd6 Nxc7 28.g3]22...Qxd3 23.Bxd3 Rfc8 24.Nd4? [24.Rc2 Bc325.Nb6 Nxb6 26.Bxb6 e5; 24.Rc6?! Ne8;24.h4!? Bc3 (24...Ne8? 25.Bb5) 25.a3]24...Bxd4 dangerous knight must be takenimmediately! 25.Bxd4 Ne8 [25...Ra5!?] 26.Nb6[alas, now 26.Bb5 doesn't lead to victory

26...Rxc7 27.Rxc7 Nxc7 28.Bxd7 Rd8-+]26...Nxb6 27.Bxb6 Rxa2 28.g3 [28.Bb5 Nxc729.Rxc7 (29.Bf1 Ra3 30.Bxc7 Ra7 31.Bb6Rxc1 32.Bxa7 Rb1) 29...Rxc7 30.Bxc7 Ra1+31.Bf1 Rb1 I'm not sure that white can rescue Black chances for win is high] 28...Nd6!29.Rd1 Kf8?! empty move the King can't

help rook on c8 [That's why Black should attack b3pawn right now 29...Ra3 30.Bc4 Kg7]30.Bf1 [30.Kg2!?] 30...Rc2! 31.Rd4 [31.Ba6R8xc7 32.Bxc7 Rxc7 33.Rd4 Rc6 34.Be2 Rb6with good chances to win] 31...Ra8 [31...Rc632.Rxb4 Ra8] 32.Rxb4 Rc6 [32...Ke8!?]33.Bh3? f5 [33...Rc1+ 34.Kg2] 34.g4?! Alexander tries to get some chances but only creates weaknesses in his camp 34...Ra6[34...Ra1+! was much stronger 35.Kg2 Ra6]35.Bd4 Rxc7 after crushing c7pawn Black's

victory is just a question of time 36.gxf5 Nxf5-+ 37.Bf1 Rc1 38.Bb2 Rb1 Black be careful to not allow attack on their King 39.Be5 Ra540.Bh8? Final chord 40...Ng7 f1-bishop will belost 0-1

(12) Nisipeanu,Liviu Dieter (2684) -Van Wely,Loek (2677) [B90]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (5), 12.06.2008[Polivanov, Anatoly]Before this game:Nisipeanu Van Wely: 2,5-1,5Van Wely Nisipeanu: 1-1Last three

rounds in Aerosvit:Nisipeanu:... 0 0.5 0.5VanWely: ... 0.5 0 1 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd44.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 All flows, all changes,and only Loek van Wely remains faithful to theSicilian Najdorf. 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Be7 Diagram

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[In a view of the future events it is possible tomake the assumption that 9...b5!?, compelling

10.f3 is more exact.] 10.f4 This move is quiteinteresting alternative to the ordinary 10.f3. Atleast, Black must decide a row of a new problems. 10...Ng4 11.g3 Nxe3 12.Qxe3 b5

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13.Kb1 Purpose of this move to leave fromunder a pin Bg5. [With the same goal, Smeetsonce applied against van Wely 13.h4 Qb614.Qf3 b4 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 0-0 Blackgot a normal position.] 13...Qb6 Dutchman trying to improve a play compared with own previous game in this variation. [13...Nf6 14.Be2

Qb8?! 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Qc7 (16...0-017.Na5), PonomariovVan Wely, Hoogeveen2007, 17.Rhe1! Rc8 18.c3 0-0 19.Bd3 Ftacnik] 14.Qe1N [14.Qe2?! 0-0 15.f5 Bc4 16.Qf3Rfc8, YemelinVoitsekhovsky, Sochi 2007.]14...b4 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Diagram

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16...0-0?! A serious inaccuracy. [It was necessary to strengthen the point of e5: 16...Bf6

17.Bh3 Nc5] 17.Bh3 Nc5 Black must to giveaway a pawn e5. [17...f5!? 18.Rf1! (18.Nd4?!exd4 19.Qxe7 Nc5! 20.Rxd4 Rae8 21.Qh4Ne4-+) 18...g6 (18...e4 19.Nd4) 19.g4! White have a strong initiative there.] 18.fxe5Nxb3 19.axb3 [Usually in such situations it isaccepted to beat the pawn of "c": 19.cxb3!? for not to open the "a" line. But probably,Nisipeanu considered it not dangerous.]19...dxe5 20.Qxe5 Bf6 21.Qf4 Diagram

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21...Ra7 [Obviously, that immediate 21...a5badly because of 22.Bd7!+; but it was neces

sary to cover the square d7 by anothermethod: 21...Rfd8! 22.d6 a5 23.Bg2! (23.d7a4) 23...Ra7 24.Rhe1! Kf8! (24...a4 25.d7 g526.Rd6+) 25.Qe4 Rad7 26.Qxh7 g6 Blackwill win back a pawn on d6, and they will havequite good chances for a draw game.] 22.d6a5 23.d7 a4 24.Qd6! Excellent move, which

at one stroke destroys all Black's hopes to attack. 24...Qxd6 [24...Qa5 25.Rhe1 axb326.Qxf8++] 25.Rxd6 axb3 [25...a3 was interesting, and White had to "raise" some exactmoves: 26.Rf1! (26.c4!?) 26...Be7 27.Rc6!+]26.cxb3 Be7 27.Rd5 Rfa8 28.Kc2 Kf8 29.Re1Good. White are preparing to use the line "e" inits own behalf. 29...Rc7+ 30.Kd3 g6 31.Rde5[First step not in that steppe. 31.Re4] 31...Bd832.Re8+?! Kg7 33.R1e5 Diagram

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xabcdefghyHardness to suppose that the rook of e8 willappear under threat, does not it? Nevertheless,it does.33...Rc1? [Loek missed a good opportunity. It was needed to recover oxygen forbishop h3: 33...f5! 34.Rd5 Kf7 35.Bg2 (35.g4Rxd7!) 35...Rb8 36.Re2 Be7] 34.Bg2 Rb835.Rd5 [Nothing spoils, but 35.Bf3 was evenmore precisely.] 35...h5 36.Bf3 Nisipeanu notices something important. At first he need toprotect against checks through "d"file.

36...Rf1 37.Ke2 Rc1 Diagram

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38.Rb5! Here what is the matter! 38...Rxb539.Rxd8 Passed pawn "d" provides to Whitean easy win. 39...Rc2+ 40.Kd3 Rxb2 [40...Rc741.Rg8++] 41.Rc8 Rxb3+ 42.Kc4 1-0

(13) Onischuk,Alexander (2664) -Eljanov,Pavel (2687) [E15]Aerosvit 2008 Foros Ukraine (7), 15.06.2008[Polivanov, Anatoly]Before this game: Onischuk Eljanov: 0.5-0.5Eljanov Onischuk: 1.5-0.5 Last three roundsin Aerosvit: Onischuk:... 0.5 0 0.5 Eljanov: ... 00.5 0.5 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6Approved by Aron Nimzowitsch. Black are trying to put one of the White's pieces in unsuccessful position (or to weak their control overthe center) due to an attack on a pawn c4.

5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 [7.0-0 cxd48.Nxd4 Bxg2 9.Kxg2 leads to a more simpleplay.] 7...bxc5 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Rd1 d6[After 10...Qb6 11.Bf4 d6 the same positionturns out(11...Qxb2? 12.Rab1 Qxc3 13.Rxb7Bd2, Be5+)]11.Bf4 Qb6 12.Rd2 Diagram

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12...h6!? [Black's plan includes promotion12...e5? (to remove impact to a pawn d6 and

to strengthen the control over a point d4) butit's bad for a while because of 13.Bg5; nothing especially dangerous for Black in case12...Nc6 13.Bxd6 Bxd6 14.Rxd6 Qxb2 15.Rb1Qxc3 16.Rxb7 Nd4=] 13.Rad1 e5 14.Be3 Nc615.Qb5 [15.Ne1!? Nd4 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.f3 (c)Bareev.] 15...Qc7 16.Qb3N [16.Qa4 Nd417.Ne1 Rfb8 18.b3 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rb6 20.f3Qb7 21.Qa3 d5!? , BorgesVan Wely, Capablanca mem 1995.] 16...a6 17.Nh4 Rfb8 [Nowwe can see, what's idea of Onischuk's innovation immediate 17...Nd4?? is impossible

through 18.Qxb7+; anyway, 17...Rfb8 looks atoneself a little bit artificially. 17...Rab8]18.Bxc6!? Nice idea! Really, it's unpleasant to

tolerate a knight on d4. [18.Nf5 Nd4 19.Nxe7+Qxe7 20.Qa3 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Nf5; But Whitecould react calmly: 18.Qc2! Nd4 19.Qd3 Bxg220.Nxg2 a knight d4 can be banished (f3,Bf2, Ne1, e3).] 18...Qxc6 19.f3 [19.Nd5 Nxd520.cxd5 (20.Rxd5 Bxh4 21.gxh4 Qc8-+)20...Qd7] 19...e4 Diagram

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In fact, the only move diagonal a8h1 needto be clear. 20.Qc2? [20.Nf5! Qd7! (20...Bf8?21.Rxd6! (beautiful sacrifice of two exchangesis coming) 21...Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Qc7 (22...Qe823.Rb6!) 23.Rxf6! gxf6 24.Bf4 Qd8 25.Qc2 White have a full compensation, and the blackrooks are clumsy.) 21.Nxd6 Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Qh323.Qc2 exf3 24.exf3 Bxf3 25.Rf1 black

bishop is powerful, but in White's position all isprotected, and Black have many weaknesses.A position of dynamic balance.] 20...Re821.fxe4? Diagram

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[Here 21.Nf5 has no sense anymore: 21...exf322.Nd5 Nxd5 23.cxd5 Qd7 24.exf3 Bf6; thebest of all to pass to laborious defence:21.Rf1!] 21...Qc8!! A remarkable move! Queengoes to h3, where it will create threats together

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