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Opening report

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+



E11, 3...Bb4+
11597 games in 'Mega Database 2002'



1. History


Earliest game:











(1) Mackenzie,G - Noa,J [E11]
London London, 1883



1.Nf3 e6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 0-0 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.Rc1 Bd7 9.0-0 Qe7 10.Bb1 Rac8 11.a3 e5 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Qb3 Nb6 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Nf3 Qe7 17.Qd3 g6 18.Qc3 Rfe8 19.h3 Bc6 20.Nd4 Bd5 21.Rfe1 c5 22.Ne2 Nd7 23.Ng3 Qg5 24.e4 Bc6 25.Re3 b6 26.Nf5 Re5 27.h4 Qf6 28.Nh6+ Kf8 29.Ng4 Qe6 30.Nxe5 Nxe5 31.Ba2 Qd6 32.Bd5 Re8 33.Bxc6 Qxc6 34.Rd1 Kg8 35.Rd5 Ng4 36.Red3 Qc7 37.g3 Ne5 38.Rd1 Nc6 39.Qc4 Qc8 40.Kg2 Nd4 41.f3 h5 42.b4 Ne6 43.bxc5 Nxc5 44.Rd6 Kg7 45.Qd4+ Kh7 46.Qf6 Rg8 47.Qxf7+ Rg7 48.Qf6 Qa6 49.Qb2 Qb7 50.R1d5 Qe7 51.Qd4 Rf7 52.Re5 1-0



, London 1883
Latest grandmaster game:











(2) Banikas,H (2526) - Speelman,J (2596) [E11]
EU-chT (Men) Leon (8.3), 14.11.2001



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.g3 d5 6.Qc2 Nc6 7.Bg2 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Qd5 9.Qd3 0-0 10.a3 Bxd2+ 11.Nbxd2 Rd8 12.e3 Qh5 13.h3 Qh6 14.Rc1 e5 15.g4 exd4 16.g5 Qh5 17.gxf6 dxe3 18.Qxe3 Bf5 19.0-0 Rd6 20.Rc5 g6 21.Re1 Rf8 22.Ne4 Re6 23.Qc1 Rfe8 24.Ng3 Qxf3 25.Rxe6 1-0



, EU-chT (Men) 2001
Latest game:











(3) Cheparinov,I (2461) - Zaja,I (2476) [E11]
EU-chT (Men) Leon (9.4), 15.11.2001



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.g3 0-0 8.Bg2 d6 9.0-0 Be4 10.b4 Nbd7 11.Qb3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Rfd1 Qb6 14.Qe3 Rac8 15.Rac1 Rfe8 16.Bh3 h6 17.Qf4 g5 #

18.Nxg5 hxg5 19.Qxg5+ Bg6 20.Bg2 Nh7 21.Qf4 e5 22.Qh6 Ndf6 23.Bh3 Rcd8 24.Be3 Qc7 25.Qh4 Qe7 26.g4 cxb4 27.axb4 Rb8 28.b5 Rb7 29.Bg2 Rc7 30.h3 Qe6 31.g5 Nd7 32.Bd5 Qf5 33.Bc6 Qe6 34.Ra1 Rxc6 35.bxc6 Nb6 36.c5 dxc5 37.c7 Nd5 38.Rxa7 Rc8 39.Bxc5 Qc6 40.Qg4 Rxc7 41.Rxd5 Rxa7 42.Rd8+ Kg7 43.Bxa7 Qc1+ 44.Kh2 Nxg5 45.Be3 1-0



, EU-chT (Men) 2001


Games played in years (11597)


Fashion index - Distribution of games relative to database [%]



2. Players

a) Strong grandmasters who used this line as Black:
Viktor Kortschnoj
Result=25.5/54 1964-2001 Elo-Ø: 2623 games: 54
Predrag Nikolic Result=20/47 1986-2000 Elo-Ø: 2624 games: 47
Tigran V Petrosian Result=10/20 1948-1983 Elo-Ø: 2621 games: 20
Viswanathan Anand Result=8/13 1987-1999 Elo-Ø: 2642 games: 13
Jan H Timman Result=6/14 1968-1999 Elo-Ø: 2624 games: 14
Mihail Tal Result=4/7 1968-1986 Elo-Ø: 2625 games: 7
Anatoly Karpov Result=2.5/5 1977-1995 Elo-Ø: 2721 games: 5
Ivan Sokolov Result=2.5/5 1996-1997 Elo-Ø: 2662 games: 5
Alexander G Beliavsky Result=2.5/4 1978-1999 Elo-Ø: 2620 games: 4
Vadim Zvjaginsev Result=1.5/3 2000-2001 Elo-Ø: 2633 games: 3

b) Other notable players:
Ulf Andersson Result=56/112 1969-2001 Elo-Ø: 2615 games: 112
Ratmir D Kholmov Result=38/80 1957-2001 Elo-Ø: 2465 games: 80
Nukhim N Rashkovsky Result=35.5/70 1977-2001 Elo-Ø: 2508 games: 70
Mark E Taimanov Result=34/69 1969-2001 Elo-Ø: 2474 games: 69
Valery A Loginov Result=32/55 1987-2000 Elo-Ø: 2542 games: 55
Anthony C Kosten Result=31/52 1986-2001 Elo-Ø: 2504 games: 52
Mikhail Ulibin Result=29.5/53 1987-1999 Elo-Ø: 2498 games: 53
Aivars Gipslis Result=28.5/55 1963-1999 Elo-Ø: 2485 games: 55


3. Statistics

Black scores averagely (44%).
Black performs Elo 2354 against an opposition of Elo 2397 (-43).
White performs Elo 2424 against an opposition of Elo 2381 (+43).
White wins: 4062 (=35%), Draws: 4846 (=42%), Black wins: 2686 (=23%)
The drawing quote is higher than average. (11% quick draws, < 20 Moves)

White wins are of average length (41).
Black wins are longer than average (43).
Draws are shorter than average (33).
4. Moves and Plans
a) 4.Bd2
7514 games, 1883-2001, Ø=1989
White scores averagely (55%).
Elo-Ø: 2391, 5390 games. Performance = Elo 2407
played by: Karpov, 2734, 16.5/19; Anand, 2720, 1/2; Kasparov, 2718, 7.5/10; Azmaiparashvili, 2664, 2/2; Kramnik, 2659, 4.5/5;

You should play: 4...Qe7 Click for games

(4) Seirawan,Y (2615) - Jussupow,A (2625) [E11]
Belgrade Invest Belgrade, 1991
[Jussupow]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 [ 7.Qxd2? Ne4 8.Qc2 Qb4+ 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11.bxc3 d6=/+ ]

7...d6 8.0-0 [ 8.e4 e5 9.d5 Nb8 10.b4 ; 8.Nf1 ]

8...0-0 [ 8...a5 ]

9.e4 e5 [ 9...a5 10.d5 ( 10.e5 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Qe2 Nc5 13.Ne4 Bd7= ) 10...Ne5 ( 10...Nb8 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Nd4 Nbd7 13.Re1 Nc5 14.Qc2 c6 15.Nf1+/= Haik-Sharif Cannes 1987) 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qc2+/= Hort-Seirawan Lugano 1989]

10.d5 Nb8 11.Ne1 [ 11.Nh4 /\f4]

11...a5 12.Nd3 Na6 13.a3 [ 13.b3 ; 13.f4 ]

13...Bg4 [ 13...Nc5!? 14.Nxc5 dxc5 15.f4+/= ; 13...c6!? - Garcia Palermo-Adams Oakham 1988]

14.f3 Bd7 15.b4 axb4 [ 15...c6 16.bxa5+/= ]

16.axb4 c6 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.Qc2+/= [ 18.Qb3!?+/= Yusupov,A-Petrosian,T URS-ch 1983]

18...d5!? 19.c5?! [ 19.Qc3!? Be6 20.Ra5|^ ; 19.b5?! Nb4 20.Nxb4 Qxb4 21.bxc6 Qc5+ 22.Kh1 Bxc6=/+ ]

19...Be6?! [ >=19...dxe4 20.fxe4 ( 20.Nxe4 Nd5 21.Qd2 Bf5 ) 20...Ng4(.) 21.Nc4? Nxb4-+ ]

20.Ra4! dxe4 21.fxe4 [ 21.Nxe4 Nd5 22.Qd2= ( 22.Rfa1? Naxb4 ) ]

21...Ng4! 22.Rfa1 Nc7 23.Rxa8 Nxa8! [ 23...Rxa8? 24.Rxa8+ Nxa8 25.Qa4+/- ]

24.Nf3 [ 24.Nc4 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Nc7 26.Bf3= ]

24...f6 25.Qc1? [ >=25.h3 Ne3 26.Qa4! Qd7 ( 26...Nxg2 27.Qxc6+/- ) 27.Qxa8 Nxg2 ( 27...Qxd3 28.Qxc6 Bd7 29.Qa6+/- ) 28.Qa3 Ne3 ( 28...Bxh3?! 29.Nf2+/- ) 29.Ndxe5 fxe5 30.Qxe3 Bxh3 31.Nxe5N ]

25...Nc7 26.Bf1?! f5-/+ 27.Qg5 [ 27.Nfxe5 fxe4 28.Nxg4 Bxg4-/+ ( 28...exd3 29.Nf2 Qf6-/+ ) ; 27.Ndxe5 fxe4 28.Nxg4 exf3-/+ ( 28...Bxg4-/+ ) ]

27...Qd7 28.Ra7? [ 28.Rd1 fxe4 29.Nf2 Nd5-/+ ]

28...h6 [ 28...fxe4! 29.Ndxe5 ( 29.Nfxe5 Nxe5 30.Qxe5 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Qxd3+-+ ) 29...Nxe5 30.Qxe5 exf3 31.Rxc7 f2+-+ ]

29.Qg6 [ 29.Qd2 fxe4 30.Ndxe5 Nxe5 31.Qxd7 Nxf3+-+ ]

29...Rf6 30.Rxc7 Qxc7 31.Qe8+ Kh7-+ 32.exf5 [ >=32.Qh5 ]

32...Bf7! 33.Qa8 e4 34.Bh3 Ne3 0-1



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(5) Piket,J (2615) - Adams,M (2590) [E11]
Cannes team g/60 Cannes (2), 1992
[Schussler]



1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 [ 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2?! Ne4 8.Qc2 Qb4+ 9.Nbd2? Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Qxc4 11.0-0 Qb4 12.Qd3 d5-/+ Piket,J-Adams,M, Roquebrune 1992 CBM 28 game 739.]

6...Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 d6 9.Bg2 [ 9.d5 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 Ne5 11.Nd4~~ Sosonko,G-Benjamin,J, Cannes 1992 CBM 28 game 403.]

9...Nxc3 [ 9...0-0 10.d5 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 Nb8 12.Nd4 Kouatly,B-Seirawan,Y, Cannes 1992 CBM 28 game 389.]

10.Rxc3 e5 11.d5 Nb8 12.0-0 0-0 13.Nd2 a5 14.e4 Na6 15.f4 exf4! If Black allows f4-f5, White is slightly better.

16.gxf4 f5= 17.Qc1?! fxe4 18.Nxe4 Bf5 19.Re3 19.Ng3!

19...Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Qf6=/+ 21.Qb1 g6 22.Rg3 Kh8 23.Kh1 Rae8 24.Rh3 Kg7 25.Rg1 25.f5!?

25...Nc5 26.Bc2 Rg8 27.b3 Re2-/+ 28.a3 Rf2 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Nd7 31.Bf5 Nf8 32.Qe4 Kh8 33.Bc8 Rxf4 34.Qe2 b6-+ 35.Re3 Rf2 36.Qg4 g5 37.Re8 Ng6 38.Rxg8+ Kxg8 39.Be6+ Kg7 40.c5 Qe5 0-1



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(6) Piket,J (2590) - Kortschnoj,V (2605) [E11]
Nijmegen m Nijmegen (4), 1993
[Dautov]



1.d4 Ftacnik

1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 d5 7.Bg2 0-0 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Ne4 10.Rc1?! [ 10.Qc2! a5 11.b3! Rd8 ( 11...f5 12.Bb2 Bd7 13.0-0 Be8 14.Rad1 Bh5 15.Ne1!+/= /\Nd3) 12.0-0 b6 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.Rfd1+/= ; 10.Qc2 Ftacnik]

10...Rd8 11.Qc2 a5 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Rfe1?! [ 13.Rfd1 Be8 14.Be1 f5<=> 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 d4 17.Bxe4 fxe4 18.Qxe4 c5© ; 13.Rfd1!? Ftacnik]

13...Be8 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Nd2 f5 16.e3 Bg6= 17.Qb3 Qd6 18.Nf3 a4 19.Qb5 [ 19.Qd1!? Bh5 20.Qd3 /\Ne5]

19...Qd7 20.Nh4 Bf7 21.Bb4?! [ 21.Qe2= ; 21.Nf3= ]

21...Ra6 22.f3?! [ >=22.Bc3= ]

22...Nxb4 23.Qxd7 [ 23.Qxb4 Ftacnik 23...Rb6 24.Qa5 Nd6 /\ Nc4, g7-g5]

23...Rxd7 24.axb4 Nd6=/+ >

25.Bh3[] Be6 [ 25...g6 Ftacnik 26.e4 dxe4 27.fxe4 Nc4! ]

26.e4! dxe4 27.d5! Bxd5 28.Nxf5 Nxf5 [ 28...Rf7!? 29.Nxd6 Rxd6 30.fxe4 Bb3 31.e5 ( 31.Re2! Rd4 ( 31...Rb6 32.Rd2 ) 32.b5 Re7 33.Bc8 b6 34.Bb7= ) 31...Rd2 32.e6 Re7 33.Rc3 g6!-/+ ( 33...Rxb2?! 34.Rd3<=> ) ]

29.Bxf5 Be6 30.b5 [ 30.Bxe4 Ftacnik 30...Rb6 31.Bxb7! Rxb7 32.Rxe6 Rxb4=/+ ]

30...Rb6 31.Bxe6+ Rxe6 32.Rxe4 [ 32.fxe4 Ftacnik 32...Re5 ]

32...Rxe4 33.fxe4 Rd2 34.Rc4? [ 34.Rxc7 Rxb2 35.Rc8+ ( 35.Rxb7? a3 36.Ra7 a2-+ ) 35...Kf7 36.Ra8 Rxb5 37.Rxa4 Rb2! 38.Rd4 ( 38.Ra5! Ftacnik 38...Ke6 39.Rd5 ) 38...Ke6 39.Rd5! b5 40.h4 b4 41.Rb5=/+ ]

34...Rxb2 35.Rxa4 Rxb5 36.Rd4 Kf8 37.Rd7 Rc5 38.Kf2 Rc3-+ [ 38...b5 39.Ke3 Rc4 40.Kf4 b4 41.Ke5<=> ]

39.e5 [ 39.Ke2 b5 40.Kd2 b4 41.Rd4 ( 41.e5 Ftacnik 41...Rc6-+ ) 41...c5 42.Rd7 Rc4 43.Kd3 Rd4+ 44.Rxd4 cxd4 45.Kxd4 Ke7 46.Kc4 Ke6 47.Kxb4 Ke5 48.Kc5 ( 48.Kc3 Kxe4 49.Kd2 Kf3-+ ) 48...Kxe4 49.Kd6 Kf3 50.Ke7 Kg2 51.Kf7 g5 52.Kf6 h6-+ ]

39...b5 40.e6 b4 41.Rf7+ Ke8 42.Rxg7 b3 43.Ke2 Rc6 [ 43...b2 Ftacnik 44.Rg8+ Ke7 45.Rb8 ]

44.Kd3 b2 45.Rg8+ Ke7 46.Rb8 Rb6 47.Rxb6 cxb6 48.Kc2 Kxe6 [ 48...Kxe6 49.Kxb2 Kf5 50.h3 Ke4-+ ( 50...Ke4 Ftacnik 51.Kc3 Kf3-+ ) ] 0-1



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(7) Beliavsky,A (2654) - Macieja,B (2536) [E11]
FIDE-Wch k.o. New Delhi/Theran (3.1), 03.12.2000



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 0-0 9.Bg2 d6 10.d5 Nd8 11.Nd2 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.c5 dxc5 14.Qc2 c6 15.Rxc5 Bd7 16.0-0 cxd5 17.Bxd5 Ne6 1/2-1/2



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(8) Kortschnoj,V (2625) - Zelcic,R (2540) [E11]
Dresden zt Dresden (10), 1998
[Hecht]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 d6 9.d5 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 Nb8 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bg2 0-0 13.0-0 a5 14.Nd4 Kh8 15.Qd2 e5 16.Nb5 Nc6 17.Re3 Be6 18.b3 a4 19.f4 axb3 20.axb3 Qd7 21.Ref3 Rf6 22.fxe5 Rxf3 23.Bxf3 Bh3 24.Rc1 Nxe5 25.Bxb7 Rf8 26.Bg2 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Ng4 28.Nd4 Rf2+ 29.Kg1 Qf7 30.Ra1 h6 31.Qd3 Qe8 32.Nf3 Rxe2 33.Ra8 Qxa8 34.Qxe2 Qa7+ 35.Kg2 Ne3+ 36.Kh3 Qc5 37.g4 h5 38.gxh5 Qxh5+ 39.Kg3 Qg6+ 40.Kf2 Ng4+ 41.Kf1 c5 42.h4 Qf5 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Kg2 Nf6 45.Qe3 Ne4 46.Kf1 Kg6 47.Ke1 Kh5 48.Qe2 Qg4 49.Qe3 Kg6 50.Qd3 Kf5 51.Qe3 Qg3+ 52.Kd1 Qg2 53.Ke1 Qh1+ 54.Ke2 g6 55.Qg1 Qxg1 56.Nxg1 Kf4 57.Kd3 Ng3 58.Nh3+ Ke5 59.Kc3 Ne2+ 60.Kd2 Nf4 61.Ng5 Ng2 62.Nf7+ Ke6 63.Ng5+ Kf6 64.Nf3 Kf5 65.Kc3 Kf4 66.Ng5 Nxh4 67.Nh7 g5 68.b4 g4 69.b5 g3 70.b6 g2 71.b7 g1Q 72.b8Q Qc1+ 73.Kd3 Qd1+ 74.Kc3 Qc1+ 75.Kd3 Nf5 76.Qe8 Qd1+ 77.Kc3 Qd4+ 78.Kb3 Qd3+ 79.Ka4 Qxc4+ 80.Ka5 Qb4+ 81.Ka6 Qa3+ 82.Kb7 Qb2+ 83.Kc6 Qg2+ 84.Kb6 Qb2+ 85.Kc6 Qe5 86.Qf7 Qe4+ 87.Kb6 Qb4+ 88.Ka6 c4 89.Nf6 Qc5 90.Nd5+ Ke5 91.Nb6 Qa3+ 92.Kb7 Qf3+ 93.Kc7 d5 94.Nxc4+ Kd4 95.Nb6 Qf4+ 96.Kd8 Qd6+ 97.Nd7 Ke4 98.Qf6 d4 99.Qxd6 Nxd6

100.Kc7 [ 100.Nc5+ Ke3 101.Kd7 Ne4 102.Na4 Kd2 ( 102...d3 103.Nb2 d2 104.Nc4+= ) 103.Nb6 Analyse! Compare this with the study endgame Hecht-Goehring (Number 20). Here, the White pieces are further away from the enemy. For that reason, Black should win by means of ...d3 with an eventual ...Ke1/c1.]

100...Kd5 101.Nb6+ Kc5 102.Nd7+ Kb5 103.Kxd6 d3 0-1



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(9) Konopka,M (2507) - Macieja,B (2608) [E11]
EU-ch 2nd Ohrid (1), 01.06.2001
[Hecht]



1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 0-0 9.Bg2 d6 10.d5 Nd8 11.dxe6 Nxe6 12.0-0 Bd7 13.e3 Nxc3 14.Rxc3 Bc6 15.Nd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Rfe8 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.Qf3 b6 19.Rd1 Qe4 20.Qxe4 Rxe4 21.f3 Re5 22.g4 Rae8 23.e4 g6 24.Rd5 f5 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.exf5 Re2+ 27.Kg3 gxf5 28.b4 Rxa2 29.c5 dxc5 30.bxc5 b5 31.Rd3 fxg4 32.fxg4 b4 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.Rd7+ Ke6 35.Rxh7 Ra3+ 36.Kh4 b3 37.Rxc7 a5 38.Rb7 a4 39.c6 Ra2 40.Rb4 Kd6 41.g5 Rxh2+ 42.Kg3 Rh1 43.Kg2 a3 44.Rxb3 a2 45.Rd3+ Ke5 46.Kxh1 a1Q+ Keine zuverlässige Bindung zwischen weißem König und Turm zum Zwecke der Unterstützung des g-Bauern. Optimale Angriffsposition des schwarzen Königs.

47.Kg2 [ 47.Kh2 Qb2+ 48.Kh3 Qc1 49.Rg3 Qxc6 50.g6 Qh1+ 51.Kg4 Qd1+ 52.Kg5 Qd2+ 53.Kg4 Qe2+ 54.Kg5 Qf2 55.Kg4 Qf5+ 56.Kh4 Kf4 57.Rg1 Qf6+ 58.Kh3 Qh8+ 59.Kg2 Qb2+ 60.Kh3 ( 60.Kh1 Kf3 61.g7 Qf2 62.Rg4 Qe1+ 63.Kh2 Qe5+ 64.Kg1 Qc5+ und # in 5) ]

47...Qc1 48.Rg3 Qxc6+ 49.Kh2 Qg6! 50.Kg2 Qe4+ 51.Kh2 Qh4+ 52.Kg2 Kf4 und Weiß bleibt nur noch das Endspiel Turm gegen Dame, da der Bg5 verloren geht. 0-1





Main line:

5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 d6 8.0-0 50%, 2393 597 games
5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 61%, 2498 703 games
5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 63%, 2445 565 games

Critical line:
5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Nfxd2 39 % Black. Click for games
b) 4.Nbd2
3449 games, 1923-2001, Ø=1989
White scores above average (59%).
Elo-Ø: 2414, 2704 games. Performance = Elo 2459
played by: Karpov, 2745, 4/6; Kasparov, 2735, 4.5/6; Salov, 2660, 2/2; Gelfand, 2654, 10.5/14; Timman, 2646, 5/7;

You should play: 4...b6 Click for games

(10) Gelfand,B (2700) - Illescas Cordoba,M (2635) [E14]
Madrid Madrid (5), 1996
[Dautov]



1.d4 Ftacnik

1...Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b4 Ne4 11.Qd3 [ 11.Qc2 ]

11...f5 12.Bb2 Rf6 [ 12...Qf6 13.Nd2 Rae8 14.f3 Ng5 15.a4 Qg6 16.Qc2 c5 17.bxc5 bxc5 18.Kh1 Qh6 19.a5 Nf6 20.dxc5 Nh5 21.Kg1 dxc5 22.f4 Ne4 23.Bf3+/- Gelfand,B-Ionov,S/URS-FL56 Klaipeda 1988; 12...a5 13.d5 e5 14.Nd2+/= ( 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Qe7 16.Bc3 axb4 17.axb4 Nf6 18.f3 b5 19.Ra5 bxc4 20.Bxc4 Nd7 21.e4 fxe4 22.fxe4 Qh4 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Qe1 Qg4 25.Ra7 Rb8 26.Qe2 1-0 Kishnev,S-Lukov,V/Cappelle op (05)/1993/ (45)) ; 12...Qe7 13.Nd2 ( 13.Rad1 Ndf6 ( 13...Rf6?! 14.d5 e5 15.Nh4! g6 16.f3 Ng5 17.f4 Nf7 ( 17...Ne4 18.g4! Rf7 19.gxf5 Qxh4 20.fxg6 ) 18.e4! fxe4 19.Qxe4 Re8 20.Bd3 Qd8 21.f5 g5 22.Ng6! Nh6 23.Bc1 hxg6 24.Bxg5 1/2-1/2 Browne,W-Zlochevskij,A/Philadelphia/1991/ (40)) 14.Nd2 Rae8 ( 14...Rae8 15.f3 Ng5 16.Rde1 h5 17.Bd1 h4 18.e4 h3 19.g3 fxe4 20.fxe4 Nfh7 21.Qe3 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Rf8 23.Rf4 e5 24.dxe5 dxe5 25.Rxf8+ Nxf8 26.Bg4 1/2-1/2 Browne,W-Rohde,M/USA-op (08)/1987/ (38)) ) 13...e5 ( 13...Nxd2 14.Qxd2 Rf6 ( 14...e5= ) 15.f3 Rh6 16.Rf2 Qh4 ( 16...Rf8 17.a4 e5 18.a5 f4 19.exf4 exf4 20.axb6 axb6 21.Ra7 Qh4 22.h3 Bc8 23.Rxc7 Qg3 24.c5 Rxh3 0-1 Yakovich,Y-Izeta,F/Sevilla op (05)/1994/ (31)) 17.g3 Qe7 18.Rc1 a5 19.c5 Bd5 20.cxb6 cxb6 21.bxa5 bxa5 22.Bc3 Qd8 23.Bd3 Rf6 24.Rcf1 Qb6 25.e4 Bb3 Petrosian,A-Reshevsky,S/Palma de Mallorca GMA (05)/1989/1/2-1/2 (65)) 14.d5 Nxd2 15.Qxd2+/= ( 15.Qxd2 Ftacnik 15...f4 16.exf4 Rxf4 17.g3 Rff8 18.Bg4 Kh8 19.f4 c6 20.Rae1 cxd5 21.cxd5 a5 22.Rf2 axb4 23.axb4 Rae8 24.Rfe2 Nf6 25.Bf3 1/2-1/2 Browne,W-Larsen,B/Naestved (03)/1985/ (33)) ; 12...Ng5 Ftacnik 13.Nxg5 Qxg5 14.d5 Rae8 15.f4 Qe7 16.Bh5 Rd8 17.Bf3 Nf6 18.Rae1 Rfe8 19.e4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.Rxe4 Qf7 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.dxe6 Qxe6 24.f5 Qf7 25.Rf4 1/2-1/2 Haritakis,T-Tzoumbas,A/GRE-ch94 Glyfada (08)/1995/ (42)]

13.d5 Rg6! [ 13...e5? 14.Nh4! /\Nxf5 14...g6 15.f3 Ng5 16.f4 Ne4 17.Nf3 Qe7 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Rf7 20.e4! fxe4 ( 20...exf4 21.exf5 Rxf5 22.Bg4+- ) 21.Bg4 Nf8 22.fxe5 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 dxe5 24.Qe3?!+/- Miles,A-Mascarinas,R/Lugano 1986 ( 24.Re1! Bc8 25.Bd1! Bf5 26.g4 /\ Re4 +-) ]

14.dxe6 [ 14.Rad1 Ftacnik 14...e5 15.Nd2 Qh4 ; 14.Ne1!? Ftacnik 14...Qh4 15.f4~~ ; 14.Nd4 Ftacnik 14...Ne5 ( 14...exd5 15.Nxf5 dxc4 16.Qxc4+ d5 17.Qc2 Qg5 18.Bg4! Qxg4 19.Ne7+ Kf7 20.Nxg6 ( 20.f3 Qxg2+ 21.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Kxe7 23.fxe4 dxe4 ) 20...Qxg6 21.Qxc7 Bc6 22.Rfc1 Ba4 23.Qb7+/= ; 14...Qg5 15.g3 exd5 16.cxd5 Ne5 17.Qc2 Bxd5 18.f4 Qf6 19.fxe5 Nxg3 20.Bf3! ( 20.exf6 Nh1+ 21.Bg4 Rxg4+ 22.Qg2 Rxg2+ 23.Kxh1 Rxb2+-/+ ) 20...Qxe5 21.Bxd5+ Qxd5 22.hxg3 Rxg3+ 23.Kh2+/- ; 14...Qf6 15.Rac1 ( 15.dxe6? Rxg2+ ; 15.g3!? ) 15...e5 16.Ne6 Qh4~~ ) 15.Qc2 exd5 ( 15...Qg5 16.g3 exd5 17.f4 Qh6 18.Nxf5 Qh3 19.fxe5 Nxg3 20.Ne7++/- ) 16.Nxf5 dxc4 17.Bxc4+ ( 17.Bxe5 Rxg2+! 18.Kxg2 Qg5+ 19.Bg3 Nxg3+ 20.Kh3~~ ) 17...Nxc4 18.Qxc4+ d5 19.Qc2 Qg5 20.Ng3 Nxg3 21.hxg3 c6= ]

14...Nf8 15.c5! N [ 15.Ne1 Nxe6 ( 15...Qh4 16.f3 Rh6 17.fxe4 Qxh2+ 18.Kf2 fxe4 ( 18...Bxe4 19.Qc3 Qh4+ 20.Kg1= ; 18...Qh4+ 19.Kg1 fxe4 20.Qb3 Nxe6 21.Rf5![] Qh1+ 22.Kf2 Qh4+= ) 19.Qb3 Nxe6 20.Bd1![] Rf8+ 21.Ke2 Rf3!? ) 16.f3 Qg5! 17.f4 Qh4 18.Qc2 Rh6 19.Nf3 Qh5 20.c5 bxc5 21.Rad1 g5 22.h3 g4 23.Nh2 Qh4-+ Twardon,M-Nikolenko,O/Katowice op 1993 ( 23...Qh4 Ftacnik 24.Nxg4 fxg4 25.Bxg4 Rg6 26.f5 Rxg4 27.fxe6 Qg3 28.Rde1 Nd2 0-1 Twardon,M-Nikolenko,O/Katowice op/1993/) ]

15...Nxe6 16.cxd6 cxd6 [ 16...Nxd6 Ftacnik]

17.Rad1 [ 17.Rfd1 N6g5 ( 17...Kh8!? ) 18.Qb3+ Kh8 19.Ne5 ( 19.Nxg5 Nxg5-> ; 19.Kf1 Nxf3 20.Bxf3 Qh4-> ) 19...dxe5! 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Rd1 Nd2 22.e4 f4-> 23.h4? f3 24.Bc4 Nh3+ 25.Kh2 Rdd6-+ ; 17.a4 Ftacnik 17...a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Rfc1 f4-> ]

17...Kh8 18.Ne1?? [ 18.Nd4?? Rxg2+ 19.Kxg2 Qg5+-+ ( 19...N4c5+-+ ) ; 18.Kh1 Rc8 19.Ne1? Qh4 20.Kg1 N6g5-+ ; 18.Qb5! f4!<=> ( 18...N4g5 19.Nxg5 Nxg5 ( 19...Rxg5 20.f3+/= ; 19...Qxg5 20.g3 Qh6 ( 20...Rh6 21.f4+/- ; 20...f4 21.Qd7+/- ) 21.Qxf5 Rf8 22.Qh5 Ng5 23.Qxh6 Rxh6 24.h4 Nh3+ 25.Kh2 Nxf2 26.Rc1+/- ) 20.Qxf5 Be4 21.Qg4 Nf3+ 22.Bxf3 Rxg4 23.Bxg4+/= ) ]

18...N6g5-+ /\Nh3 [ 18...Qh4? Ftacnik 19.f4! ]

19.Kh1 Nh3! [ 19...Nh3 20.gxh3 Nxf2# ] 0-1



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(11) Gelfand,B (2665) - Anand,V (2735) [E14]
Dortmund Dortmund (7), 1996
[Gelfand]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 0-0 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Nbd7 10.b4 Ne4 11.Qc2 c5 12.Nd2N [ 12.Bb2!? /\ND2]

12...Nxd2 13.Qxd2 [ 13.Bxd2!? ]

13...Qg5 14.f3 Rfd8 15.Rd1 d5! Black is correctly getting counterplay until White develops all his pieces

16.Qb2! [ 16.cxd5 exd5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Bb2 Nb6!? 19.f4 ( 19.bxc5 Nc4 ) 19...Qe7 20.bxc5 Nc4© ( 20...Qxc5 21.Bd4 Qe7 22.Qb4+/= Anand,V) ; 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.Rb1 Bc6 ( 17...Ba6 18.cxd5 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Qxd5 20.e4 Qc6 ) ]

16...cxb4 [ 16...dxc4 17.bxc5 Ba6 18.e4 Qe7 19.cxb6 Nxb6 20.Qc2+/= ]

17.Qxb4?! [ 17.axb4 dxc4 18.e4 Qh5! V.Anand ( 18...Qb5 19.Qc3 Rdc8~~ ) /\19.Bxc4 Bxe4 ; 17.e4! I underestimated this tempting pawn sac.White could get full compensation and easy game 17...Qe7 18.cxd5 exd5 19.e5 Anand 19...bxa3 ( 19...f6 20.f4 fxe5 21.fxe5 ( 21.dxe5 bxa3 22.Rxa3~~ ) 21...bxa3 22.Qb3+/= ) 20.Qb3 Nf8 21.Bxa3© ]

17...Ba6 18.e4 Qg6 19.Qa4 Bxc4 20.Bxc4 dxc4 21.Qxc4 [ 21.Bf4 Rac8 22.Rac1 f5 ( 22...c3!? 23.Qxa7 f5 ) 23.Rxc4 Rxc4 24.Qxc4 fxe4 25.Qc7 Rf8 ]

21...Nf8 22.Be3 [ 22.Bf4 f5= ]

22...f5 23.exf5 1/2-1/2



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(12) San Segundo Carrillo,P (2535) - Kortschnoj,V (2645) [E11]
Madrid Madrid (4), 1996
[Ftacnik]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 d6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Bh4 0-0 10.Bd3 c5 11.0-0 cxd4 12.exd4 [ 12.Nxd4 Ne5<=> ]

12...d5 13.cxd5 [ 13.Re1 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Qc7 15.Rc1 Rfc8! ( 15...Rac8 16.Bg3 Qd8 17.Qd3+/= ) 16.Rc3 ( 16.Rxe6? b5! 17.Re8+ Nxe8 18.Bxf7+ Kxf7 19.Rxc7 Rxc7-/+ ) 16...Qd6 17.Bg3 Qf8 18.Qd3 a6 19.Ng5 b5 20.Ba2 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 Bd5 22.Bb1 Rc8= Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Skelleftea/1989/1-0 (68)]

13...Bxd5 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Rad1 Rc8 16.Ne5 Qc7 17.Rfe1 [ 17.Bg3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qc6 19.f4 Ne4~~ ]

17...Nd5 18.Bg3 [ 18.Qh5 N7f6 19.Qg5 Ne7 20.f3 Ng6 21.Bf2 Nd5 22.Qd2 Qe7 23.Bg3 Rfd8 24.Ng4 Rd7 25.h3 Qd8 1/2-1/2 Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Biel (11)/1990/ (57)]

18...Qd8 19.Nxd7 [ 19.Rc1= ]

19...Qxd7 20.Be5 Ne7! 21.Qh5 [ 21.Qg4 f6 22.Bf4 Nd5 23.Bd2 Rfe8= ]

21...f5 [ 21...Ng6 22.Re3-> ]

22.Re3 Qd5 23.Bf1 [ 23.Rg3 Rf7 ( 23...Ng6 24.Rxg6 hxg6 25.Qxg6 Qd7 26.Re1 Qf7= ) ]

23...Rf7 24.Rh3 h6 [ 24...g6 25.Qg5-> Nc6? 26.Qxg6++- ]

25.Rg3 [ 25.Rc3 Rxc3 26.bxc3 Qb3 27.c4 Ba6=/+ ]

25...f4! 26.Rg4?! [ 26.Rf3? Rf5 27.Qg4 Rxe5 28.dxe5 Qxd1 29.Qxe6+ Kh7-+ ; 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 f3-> ]

26...Nc6 27.Re1 [ 27.Rc1!? Nxe5 ( 27...Nxd4?! 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8 29.Rxg7+ Rxg7 30.Qe8+ Kh7 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Qxc8 f3 33.h3+/= ) 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8 29.dxe5 f3=/+ ]

27...Nxe5 28.Rxe5 [ 28.dxe5 Qd2! ( 28...Rc2 29.Rd1 Qxd1 30.Rxg7+ Rxg7 31.Qxd1 Be4 32.f3+/= ) 29.Rd1 Qc2=/+ ]

28...Qxd4 29.Rxe6 Rc1 30.Re8+ [ 30.Qb5 Qd7 31.Re8+ Kh7-+ ]

30...Rf8 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Qb5 [ 32.Qf5+ Ke7 33.Qb5 ( 33.Rxf4 Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1 Qd1# ) 33...g5-+ ]

32...a6 33.Qe2 g5 34.g3 [ 34.h4 Bd5 35.b3 Bxb3 36.Qxa6 Qc4-+ ]

34...Qd5 0-1



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(13) Topalov,V (2740) - Nikolic,P (2635) [E32]
Amber-rapid 7th Monte Carlo (4), 16.03.1998
[Kostakiev,D]



1.d4 Fritz 5.00 (15s)

1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 [ 4...c5 inf 71/526]

5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 0-0 7.e3 Ne4 [ 7...Bb7 8.Be2 d6 ( 8...a5 Franco,Z-Blanco Fernandez,A/Capablanca Premier 1997/1/2-1/2 (61)) 9.b3 1/2-1/2 Bellin,J-Franklin,M/4NCL, Birmingham/1998 (23)]

8.Qc2 Bb7 [ 8...f5 Huss,A-Tochtermann,Georg/San Bernadino Brocco/1992/1-0 (53)]

9.Be2 [ 9.Bd3 ]

9...d6 [ 9...f5 10.0-0 Rf6 11.Rd1 ( 11.b4 0-1 Santa Torres,J-Arnason,J/Thessaloniki olm 1988/TD 88\06 (19)) 11...d6 12.d5 1-0 Garcia Palermo,C-Cebalo,M/Zenica 1987/TD 87\06 (15) ( 12.b4 Nd7 13.Bb2 ( 13.c5 0-1 Lalic,B-Cebalo,M/JUG-chT 1989/TD 89\07 (19)) 13...Rh6 1/2-1/2 Bayer,E-Ostermeyer,P/Porz 1988/CBM 10 (17)) ]

10.0-0 Nd7 Here the 'Chessbase-6.0' users could appretiate the new feature "Shift +f7". It alows to discover that: 1) This position (see diagram!) could arrise via opening moves called E32 (as it is in our game), as well as via E11 and most often via E14 after different order and ...Nos of moves! 2) The chosen order of Topalov as a matter of fact wins one tempo more. So, use Shift+f7, not neglecting "Shift+f6" too!

11.Ne1 [ 11.b4 ]

11...c5 12.f3 Nef6 13.b4 [ 13.b3 ]

13...Rc8 14.Qb3 [ 14.dxc5 ]

14...cxd4 15.exd4 e5 16.Bb2 Re8 17.Nc2 d5 [ 17...Nh5!? ]

18.Ne3?! [ 18.Rac1+/= exd4 19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.c5 Nfd7 21.Bb5 a6 22.c6 ]

18...exd4 19.Bxd4

19...dxc4? [ 19...Ne5! 20.c5 ( 20.Rfd1? Nxc4 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Nxc4 Bd5-+ ) 20...Nc6-+ ]

20.Bxc4 Ne5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.Bxf7+ Kh8 23.Rfd1 Qe7 24.Nf1 b5 25.Qa2 Re2 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Nxd2 Qe3+ 28.Kh1 Qd3 29.Bb3 Bd5!© [/\ Rc2; Ne3; Xg2]

30.Rg1 h6 31.Bxd5 Nxd5 32.Ne4 Rc2 33.Qa1 Ne3 34.Qe5 Kh7 35.Nc5 Qc3 [ 35...Qxa3!? 36.Qe4+ Kh8 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qe4+ Kh8= ]

36.Qe4+ Kh8 37.h3 Rc1 [ 37...Qxa3!? 38.Qe8+ Kh7 39.Qe4+ Kh8+/= ]

38.Qe8+ [ 38.Qa8+ Kh7 39.Qe4+= ( 39.Qxa7? Qb2-+ ) ]

38...Kh7 39.Qe4+= [ 39.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 40.Kh2 Nf1+ 41.Kg1 Ne3+ 42.Kh2 Nf1+ 43.Kh1 Ne3+ 44.Kh2= ]

39...Kh8 40.Nd3 Rxg1+ 41.Kxg1 Qd2 42.f4 Nxg2 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Qe4+ [ 44.Qxb5? Ne3 ( 44...Nxf4 45.Qf5+ Ng6 46.h4 Qe3+ 47.Kf1+/- ) 45.Qb7 Qxd3-+ ]

44...Kh8 1/2-1/2



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(14) Cramling,P (2525) - Kortschnoj,V (2645) [E14]
Malmo Malmo (7), 1996
[Dautov]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 d5 7.0-0 Ba6 8.Qc2 N [ 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.exd4 Nc6 11.Qe2 ( 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Rc1 Nc5 14.Bb1 Bxd2 15.Qxd2 dxc4-/+ Osmanovic-Drasko/Sarajevo 1981) 11...Rc8 12.Rfd1 Re8 13.Nf1 Qe7 14.Ne3 Bd6 15.a3 Bb8 16.Rac1 Red8 17.Ne5+/= Ivkov-Korchnoi /Belgrade 1964 ; 8.a3 Bxd2 ( 8...Bd6!? ) 9.Nxd2 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.b4 Nbd7 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.b5 Bb7 14.Qc2 h6 15.a4+/= Dreev,A-Piket,J (03)/Monaco m ;CBM 53 1996]

8...c5 9.dxc5 [ 9.a3 Bxd2 10.Bxd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 e5 12.Nb3 Nc6= ]

9...Bxc5 [ 9...bxc5?! 10.e4|^ ]

10.a3 [ 10.e4 Nc6 11.a3 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Nd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4= ]

10...Nbd7 11.b4 Bd6 12.Bb2 Rc8 13.Qb3 Bb7= 14.Rac1 Ne4! 15.cxd5 Nxd2 16.Nxd2 Bxd5 17.Bc4 [ 17.Rxc8? Qh4 18.Rxf8+ Nxf8 19.g3 Qh3-/+ ]

17...Qg5?! [ 17...Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qg4+= ]

18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.Nf3 [ 20.Nb3 >= 20...Be5 ( 20...Ne5 21.Rfd1 Nc4 22.Rxd5 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 Nxb2 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rd7+/= ) 21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.Rfd1 Nc4 23.Rxd5 Nxa3 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.g3+/= /\Nd4]

20...a5= 21.bxa5 [ 21.Rcd1 axb4 22.Rxd5 bxa3 23.Rxd6 axb2 24.Rxd7 Rc1 25.Nd2 Rfc8 26.Rb7 g6 27.Rxb6 R8c2= ]

21...bxa5 22.a4? > [ >=22.Nd4 ]

22...f6 23.Nd4 Nb6 24.Bc3 Ba3 25.Rc2 Bc5 26.Bxa5? Danach landet Weiß in einem unangenehmen Endspiel T+L gegen T+S. [ 26.Rfc1 Bxd4 ( 26...Ba3 27.Rb1 Nxa4 28.Bxa5= ) 27.Bxd4 Rxc2 28.Rxc2 Nxa4 29.Rc7= ]

26...Bxd4 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.exd4 Nxa4=/+ 29.Rd1 [ 29.Bd2 >= 29...Rc2 30.Be3 h5=/+ ]

29...Nb2 30.Rb1 Rc2 31.Kf1 [ 31.g4 Nd3 32.f3 Nf4=/+ ]

31...h5 Der weiße B ist schlecht, Schwarz hat leichtes Spiel auf den weißen Feldern.

32.Bc3 Nc4 33.Bb4 Kf7 34.Ke1 Nb2 35.Kf1 Ke6 36.Re1+ Kf5-/+ Während Weiß planlos hin und her zieht, verbessert Schwarz konsequent seine Stellung.

37.Re3 Rc4 38.Bf8 [ 38.Rb3 Na4 39.Bf8 g6 40.Rb4 Rxb4 41.Bxb4 Ke4 42.Be7 f5 43.Bf6 Nc3-/+ ]

38...Rc1+ 39.Re1 Rc8! 40.Bd6 [ 40.Bxg7 Kg6 41.Re7 Rg8-+ ; 40.Bc5! Nd3 41.Ra1 Nxc5 42.dxc5 Rxc5 43.Ra2-/+ /\Ke2 Der Übergang in dieses Endspiel war wohl die beste Chance für Weiß.]

40...Rc4 41.Re7? [ >=41.Bc5 ]

41...g5 42.Bc5 Nd3-+ 43.Rd7 Nf4 44.f3 Rc1+ 45.Kf2 Rc2+ 46.Kf1 Nxg2 47.Rxd5+ Kf4 48.Bd6+ Kxf3 49.Rf5+ Ke4 [ 49...Ke4 50.Rxf6 Ne3+ 51.Kg1 ( 51.Ke1 Kd3-+ ) 51...Rc1+ 52.Kf2 Rf1+-+ ] 0-1



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(15) Lutz,C (2595) - Lobron,E (2570) [E14]
Munich SKA Munich (11), 1994
[Hecht]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 d6 8.Be2 0-0 9.0-0 a5 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.Rad1 Rfd8 13.Qc3 d5 14.cxd5 Bxd5 15.Bc4 c6 16.Nd2 c5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.e4 Bxc4 19.Nxc4 b5 20.Nd6 Qxc3 21.Bxc3 Nc5 22.Bxa5 Rxd6 23.Rxd6 Nb7 24.Rb6 Nxa5 25.Rxb5 Nxe4 26.Rc1 h6 27.Rc2 Nd6 28.Rb6 Nf5 29.g3 Nd4 30.Rb2 Rc8 31.Kg2 Rc3 32.b4 Nc4 33.Rb8+ Kh7 34.Ra2 Nxa3 35.Rd2 Nab5 36.Rd8 Rc4 37.Rb2 e5 38.Rd5 f6 39.Rc5 Rxc5 40.bxc5 Na7 41.Rb7 Nac6 42.h4 h5 43.Rd7 Kg6 44.f3 Nb8 45.Rd6 [ 45.Rb7 Na6-+ ]

45...Kf5 46.f4 Nbc6 47.fxe5 Kxe5 48.Kh3 f5 49.Kg2 [ 49.Rg6 Ne6 50.Kg2 Ne7-+ ]

49...Nb4 50.Rd8 Nd5 51.Rd7 g6 52.Kh1 [ 52.Rd6 Ne6 53.Kf3 Nf6-+ ; 52.Rd6 Ne6 53.Rc6 Ne7-+ ]

52...Nc6 53.Rd6 Nce7 54.Kh2 Kd4 55.Re6 Kxc5 56.Kh1 Kd4 57.Kh2 Kd3 58.Kg1 Kd4 59.Kh2 Kc4 60.Kh1 Kc3 61.Kg1 Kd3 62.Kh1 Ng8 63.Rxg6 Ngf6 64.Rh6 Ke3 65.Kg2 Ke2 66.Rh8 Ne3+ 67.Kh3 Kf3 68.Rf8 Ne4 69.Rf7 Nxg3 70.Rg7 Ne4 [ 70...Ne4 71.Rh7 Ng4 72.Rxh5 Nef2# ] 0-1





Main line:

5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 d6 8.e3 Nbd7 55%, 2465 192 games
5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.e3 58%, 2502 224 games
5.e3 Bb7 6.Bd3 0-0 7.0-0 60%, 2469 242 games
5.g3 Bb7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 56%, 2408 187 games

Critical line:
5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Bb7 7.b3 43 % Black. Click for games

Plans White:
a2-a3/ ..(Bb4xd2)/Bc1xd2/Bd2-g5 (342) Click for games
a2-a3/ ..(Bb4xd2)/Qd1xd2/e2-e3/Qd2-c2 (58) Click for games
a2-a3/ ..(Bb4xd2)/Qd1xd2 (375) Click for games
e2-e3/Bf1-e2 (322) Click for games

Plans Black:
Bb4xd2/a7-a5/Bc8-b7/0-0/d7-d6/Nb8-d7 (66) Click for games
0-0/c7-c5 (312) Click for games
Bc8-b7/Nf6-e4/f7-f5 (81) Click for games
Bc8-b7/c7-c5/c5xd4 (67) Click for games
Nb8-d7/h7-h6 (285) Click for games


Alternative: 4...0-0











(16) Khalifman,A (2655) - Anand,V (2765) [D46]
FIDE-Wch k.o. Groningen (3.1), 14.12.1997



1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Ne5 Nd5 15.Nc6 Qe8 16.Nc3 Nxc3 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qxc3 Bb7 19.Bd2 Rfc8 20.Qd4 e5 21.Bb4 1/2-1/2



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(17) Inkiov,V (2485) - Nikolic,P (2620) [E11]
Zagreb Interzonal Zagreb (14), 1987
[Ftacnik]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 [ 7.dxc5 ]

7...d5 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Nxc4 b5!? 10.Nce5 c4 11.Be2 [ 11.Bc2 Bb7 ]

11...Bb7 12.a4 [ 12.b3~~ ]

12...a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Bxa8 15.b3 Ne4 16.bxc4 f6 17.Nd3 [ 17.Ng4?! h5 ]

17...bxc4 18.Nf4 [ 18.Nc5 Nc3 19.Qc2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Bxc5 21.dxc5 Qd5 ]

18...Nc3 19.Qc2 Nxe2+ 20.Qxe2 Qc8= 21.e4! [ 21.Bd2 Be4 ]

21...Bd6 [ 21...Na6 22.d5! ]

22.Re1 [ 22.Rd1 Bc6! ; 22.Bd2 Bxf4 23.Bxf4 Qc6 24.Re1 Na6 ]

22...Na6 23.e5 Bb4 24.Rf1 [ 24.Rd1 ]

24...Bxf3 25.Qxf3 fxe5 26.dxe5 Rf7 [ 26...Nc5 27.Qg4 ]

27.Qg4 [ 27.Qe4 Bf8 ]

27...Nc7 28.Nh5 [ 28.Rd1!? ]

28...Nd5 29.Rd1 Qc6 30.h3 [ 30.Rd4 Qb6 ; 30.Rxd5 Qxd5 31.Nf6+ Rxf6 32.exf6 g6-/+ ]

30...c3 [ 30...Bf8~~ ]

31.Rxd5 Qxd5 32.Nf6+ Rxf6 33.exf6 Bf8 34.fxg7 Bc5 35.Qa4? [ 35.Qe2= ]

35...Qf5!-/+ 36.Qe8+ Kxg7 37.Qd7+ Kf6! 38.Qd8+ Ke5 39.Be3 c2! [ 39...Bxe3? 40.fxe3 ]

40.Qh8+ [ 40.Qc7+ Ke4! 41.Qc6+ Qd5 ; 40.g4 c1Q+! ]

40...Kd5 [ 40...Ke4 41.Qc3 ]

41.Qa8+ Kc4 42.Qa4+ Kc3 43.Qa5+ Bb4 [ 43...Kb3 44.Qb5+ Bb4 45.Qxf5! exf5 46.Kf1  g4=]

44.Bd2+ [ 44.Qxf5 exf5 45.g4 Kd3! 46.Bc1 Bd2 47.Bb2 f4-/+ ]

44...Kxd2 45.Qxb4+ Kd1!-+ [ 45...Ke2 46.Qc4+ Qd3 47.Qxe6+ ]

46.Qd4+ Kc1 47.Qe3+ [ 47.Qa1+ Kd2 48.Qd4+ Qd3 ]

47...Kb2 48.Qd4+ Kb3 49.Qe3+ [ 49.Qb6+ Kc3 50.Qc6+ Kb4 51.Qb6+ Qb5 ]

49...Kc4 50.Qe2+ Kc5 51.Qe3+ Kc6 52.g3 [ 52.Qc3+ Qc5 53.Qf3+ Kb6 54.Qb3+ Kc7 55.Qg3+ e5 56.Qg7+ Kb6 57.Qf6+ Kb5 ]

52...Qd5 53.Qc3+ Qc5 54.Qf3+ Kb6 55.Qb3+ Kc7 0-1



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(18) Mikhalevski,V (2525) - Wahls,M (2555) [E11]
Bad Endbach Bad Endbach, 1995
[Ftacnik]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b4 a5 10.b5 c5 11.Bd3 cxd4 12.Nb3 [ 12.Qc2 Kh8! 13.Nb3 f6? 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.0-0 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Qe2! Qc7?! 18.Qh5 g6 19.Bxg6 Bxh2+ 20.Kh1 Rg8 21.b6 Qg7 22.Qxh2 Qxg6 23.Bb2 Nc6 24.Nxd4 Dautov,R-Orlov,G/USSR/1988/1-0 (51)]

12...a4 [ 12...Qc7 13.Qc2 Qc3+ 14.Bd2 Qxc2 15.Bxc2 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Nbxd4 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Be3 Nd7 20.0-0 Nf6 21.a4 Bd7 22.Bb3 Rfc8 23.Rac1 Kf8 24.Rfe1 Bartels,F-Kahlert,T/Hamburg op (9)/1992/0.5 (62)]

13.Nbxd4 Nc5 14.0-0 [ 14.h3 Nxd3+ 15.Qxd3 Nd7 16.0-0 Nc5 17.Qe3 Qb6 18.Rb1 Bxh3 19.Ng5 ( 19.gxh3 Qg6+ ) 19...Bd7 20.Bd2 Qg6 21.Rfc1 Nd3 22.Rd1 Rac8 23.Ngf3 Rfe8 24.Ba5 Huss,A-Wahls,M/SWZ-ch (05)/1994/0-1 (41)]

14...Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Nd7 16.Nf5 Nc5 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qxd5 Nb3 19.Bg5 Qe6 20.Rad1 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 Be6 22.Rd6 h6 23.Be3 Bc4 24.Re1 Bxb5 25.Nh4?! [ 25.Rb6 Bc6 26.Nd4 Nxd4 27.Bxd4 Rfd8 28.Rb4= Roeder,M-Wahls,M/Geneva op (03)/1995/0.5 (31)]

25...Na5! 26.Bc5 Nc4 27.Rd5 Rfd8 28.Rxd8+ [ 28.Red1 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Bc6 30.Rd4 Nxe5=/+ ]

28...Rxd8 29.f4 Rd3 30.Rb1 [ 30.Ra1 Bc6-/+ ]

30...Rb3 31.Rd1 Nxa3 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rf8 [ 33.Nf5 Nc2 34.Nd6 a3 35.Bxa3 Nxa3 36.Nxf7 Rb1+ 37.Kf2 Rf1+ 38.Kg3 g5-/+ ]

33...Bc4 34.f5 Nc2 35.g4 a3 36.Bxa3[] [ 36.Ra8 a2-+ ]

36...Rxa3 37.e6 Bxe6 [ 37...fxe6!? 38.Ng6 exf5 39.gxf5 Ra1+ 40.Kf2 ( 40.Kg2 Ne3+ 41.Kf3 Nxf5-+ ) 40...Rf1+ 41.Kg3 Rxf5 42.Rxf5 Kxg6-+ ]

38.fxe6 fxe6 39.Nf3 Ne3 40.h3 [ 40.g5 Nf5 41.Kf2 Ra2+ 42.Ke1 Kg6 43.Re8 Kf7 44.Rb8 Rb2-+ ]

40...b5 41.Kf2 b4 42.Rb8 Nd1+! [ 42...Nd5 43.h4-/+ ]

43.Ke2 [ 43.Kg2 b3 44.Nd4 b2-+ ]

43...Re3+ 44.Kxd1 Rxf3 45.Rxb4 Rxh3 46.Ke2 [ 46.Re4 Rh4 47.Ke2 h5 48.Rxe6 Rxg4-+ ]

46...Kg6 47.Kf2 [ 47.Re4 Kf6 48.Rf4+ Kg5 49.Re4 Rg3-+ ]

47...Ra3 48.Rb5 Kf6 49.Rh5 Rd3 50.Ra5 e5 51.Ra7 g6 52.Ra6+ Kg5 53.Re6 Rd4 54.Kf3 [ 54.Rxe5+ Kxg4 55.Re6 Kf5-+ ]

54...Rf4+ [ 54...Rxg4 55.Rxe5+ Kh4-+ ]

55.Ke3 Rxg4 56.Rxe5+ Kh4 57.Kf3 h5 58.Re1 Rg3+ 59.Kf2 g5 60.Re4+ Kh3 0-1



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(19) Lputian,S (2500) - Psakhis,L (2575) [E11]
URS-ch54 Minsk, 1987
[ChessBase]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Ne4 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Nd7 9.0-0 Qe7 10.Rc1 f5 [ 10...e5 ]

11.c5!? [ 11.b4 Ndf6~~ ]

11...Ndf6 [ 11...dxc5 12.dxc5 Ndxc5 13.Bf4© ( 13.Bb4© ) ]

12.Ng5! [ 12.b4 Nd5 ]

12...Nxd2 [ 12...Bd7 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.Rc7 ]

13.Qxd2 e5 [ 13...h6!? 14.Nf3 e5 ]

14.cxd6 cxd6 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Bd5+!? Kh8 17.Bb3 h6 18.Nf3 e4 19.Nd4 [ 19.Nh4!? Kh7 20.Rfd1 ]

19...Qd6[] [ 19...Qe5 20.Qb4 ]

20.Rfd1 [ 20.Qb4!? Qxb4 21.axb4 Bd7 22.Rc7 Rfc8!? 23.Rxb7 Rcb8 24.Rxb8+ Rxb8 25.Nc2 a5 26.Ra1 axb4 27.Nd4+/= ]

20...Bd7 21.Ne6 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 Rac8! 23.Nxf8 [ 23.Rcd1 Bxe6 24.Bxe6 Rc5 ]

23...Rxc1+ 24.Kg2 Bc6 25.e3 [ 25.Ng6+= ; 25.Rd8 g5 ]

25...g5 26.h3! Kg7 27.Ne6+ Kg6 28.Nd8 f4 29.Bf7+ [ 29.gxf4 gxf4 30.Nxc6+/= ]

29...Kg7 30.gxf4 gxf4 31.Be6 f3+ [ 31...Kg6!? ; 31...Be8!? ]

32.Kg3 Bb5 33.Bf5 Bd3 34.Nxb7 Nd5 35.Nd6 Rg1+ 36.Kh2? [ 36.Kh4 Nf6© ]

36...Rg2+ 37.Kh1 Nf6 38.b4 Nh5! 39.Bxe4? [ 39.Nxe4 Bxe4 40.Bxe4 ( 40.Rd7+ Kf6 41.Bxe4 Rxf2-+ ) 40...Ng3+ 41.fxg3 Rxd2 42.Bxf3 Ra2=/+ ]

39...Ng3+ 40.fxg3 Rxd2 41.Bxf3 Ra2-/+ 42.Bc6 Rxa3 43.Kg2 Rc3 44.Bd5[] [ 44.b5 a5-+ ]

44...Rc2+ 45.Kf3 Rb2 46.e4 Rxb4 47.Ke3 Bf1 48.Nf5+ Kf6 [ 48...Kh7?! ]

49.Nxh6 Bxh3 50.Ng8+ Ke5 51.Ne7 Bd7 52.g4 Kd6 53.Nf5+ Ke5 [ 53...Bxf5-+ ]

54.Kd3 [ 54.Nh6!? ]

54...Bxf5 55.gxf5 a5 56.Bc6 [ 56.Kc3 Rb6 57.Bb3 Kxe4 58.Bc2+ Ke5 59.Kc4 Rc6+ 60.Kb3 a4+-+ ]

56...a4 57.Bd5 [ 57.Kc3 a3 ]

57...a3 58.Kc2 [ 58.Kc3 Rb2 ]

58...Rb2+ 59.Kc1 Kd4 60.f6 Kc3 61.e5 a2 0-1



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(20) Hansen,C (2620) - Jussupow,A (2655) [E11]
Munich Munich (9), 1992
[Schussler]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d5 7.Qc2 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nc6 9.Bd3 Nxd4!? [ 9...h6 10.Be3+/= Ng4 11.Rd1 f5 12.Nc3 Bf6 13.0-0 Bxd4 14.Bxf5 Rxf5 15.Bxd4 Rxf3 16.gxf3 Nxh2 17.Kxh2 Qh4+= Epishin,V-Arnason,J, New York Open 1989.]

10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Bxh7+ Kh8 13.Be4 This was considered to be +/= but...

13...Bd7!? 14.Rb1 [ 14.Bxb7 Rab8 15.Bf3 Qe5+~~ ]

14...Bc6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 White`s weak b-P almost compensates for Black`s c-Ps.

16.Be3 +/=/=

16...Qe5 17.0-0 Rfb8 18.b4 a5 19.bxa5 Qxa5 20.Qe4 Qxa3 21.Rbd1 Rd8 22.Qxc6 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Qa4 24.Qf3 c6 25.Qe2 Qa2 26.Qxa2 Rxa2 27.g3 Ra4 28.c5 +/=/=. C6 can be attacked. 1/2-1/2



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(21) Lputian,S (2595) - Jussupow,A (2665) [E11]
GER-ARM Baden-Baden (2), 1996
[Jussupow]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0-0 5.a3 Be7 6.e4 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.b4!? [ 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b4 ( 9.Bd3 c5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Re1 a5 12.h3 Re8 13.Nf1 cxd4 14.Ng3 Nf8 15.b3 f6! Cramling,P-Yusupov,A/Novi Sad ol/1990/-50/530) 9...a5 -Mikhalevski - Wahls/Bad Endbach/1995/CBM47 ]

8...a5 9.b5 c5 10.Bb2!?N b6? > [ >=10...Re8 /\Nf8-Nbd7]

11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 Re8 13.0-0 Nf8 14.Ne1!+/- /\f4

14...Ra7 15.f4 Rc7 16.Ndf3 Bd7 /\c4

17.a4 >

17...Qc8 18.Bb1 [ 18.Nc2 c4 19.Be2 c3 20.Ba3 Bf5<=> ]

18...Bf5 [ 18...Rd8!? ]

19.dxc5 bxc5? [ >=19...Bxc5+ 20.Kh1+/- ]

20.Qxd5 Bxb1 21.Rxb1 Qf5 22.Nd2!+- c4 [ 22...Nbd7 23.Qe4 Qxe4 24.Nxe4 Nb6 25.Ra1+- ]

23.Qe4 Qc8 24.Bc3 Bc5+ 25.Kh1 Bb6 26.Nc2 [ 26.Qe2 f5!<=> ; 26.Qc2!? ]

26...Rd8 27.Na3 Rxd2 28.Bxd2 c3 29.Be3 [ 29.Bc1 Nbd7 30.f5+- ]

29...Bxe3 30.Qxe3 c2 31.Rbc1 Rc3 32.Rxc2 Rxc2 33.Nxc2 Qxc2 34.Qb6 Qc4 35.Kg1 Nbd7 36.Qxa5 Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Qc4 [ 37...h5!?+/- ]

38.Rb1! Qxf4 39.b6 [ 39.Qb4! ]

39...Nxb6 40.Qxb6 [ 40.Qb4!? ]

40...Qxa4+/- 41.h3 h6 42.Qb4 Qa7 43.Qe4 Ne6 44.Rb7 Qa1+ 45.Rb1 [ 45.Qb1 Qxe5 46.Rb8+ Nf8 47.Qb4 Qa1+ 48.Kh2 Qe5+ 49.Kg1 Qa1+ 50.Kf2 Qf6+= ]

45...Qa7 46.Kh2 g6 47.Qf3 Qc7 48.Qf6 Qa7 49.Rb5 Qc7 50.Rd5 Qb7 51.Rd6 Qc8 52.Rb6 Nf8 53.Qd6 [ 53.Qe7 Qc4 54.Rf6 Qd5 ; 53.Rc6 Qe8 ]

53...Qc1[] [ 53...Nd7 54.Rc6 Qe8 55.e6+- ]

54.Rb8? Qf4+ 55.Kg1 Qe3+ 56.Kf1 Qf4+ 57.Ke2 Qe4+ 58.Kd1 Qa4+! 59.Kd2 Qf4+ 60.Kd3 Qg3+! [ 60...Qf1+? 61.Ke3 Qc1+ 62.Kf3 Qc3+ 63.Kf2 Qc2+ 64.Kg3+- ]

61.Kc4 Qf4+ 62.Kb5 Qf1+ 63.Kb6 Qf2+ 64.Kc7 [ 64.Qc5 Qb2+ 65.Kc7?? Qxb8+-+ ]

64...Qa7+ 65.Kc6 Qa4+ 66.Kb6 Qb3+ 67.Ka5 [ 67.Kc7 Qc3+ 68.Kd8 Qa5+= 69.Ke7 Qa7+ 70.Kf6 Qf2+ ]

67...Qa2+ 68.Kb4 Qb2+ 69.Ka4 Qc2+ 70.Kb5 Qe2+ 71.Kb6 Qf2+= 1/2-1/2
c) 4.Nc3
624 games, 1920-2001, Ø=1989
White scores averagely (53%).
Elo-Ø: 2354, 378 games. Performance = Elo 2363
played by: Anand, 2784, 0.5/1; Karpov, 2705, 1/2; Khalifman, 2675, 1.5/2; Timman, 2655, 1/1; Piket, 2655, 0.5/2;

You should play: 4...c5 Click for games

(22) Kamsky,G (2645) - Christiansen,L (2555) [E20]
USA-ch USA (11), 1993
[Ftacnik]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 0-0 7.Bg2 d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 e5 10.Nb3 d4 11.Qa5 Qe8! 12.Bg5 Nc6 13.Qc7 Qd7 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 [ 14...Bxd7 15.Nc5 ]

15.Rc1 a5! 16.0-0 a4 17.Na1 [ 17.Nd2 h6 ]

17...h6 [ 17...Nc5? 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Be7+/- ]

18.Bd2 Nf6 19.Nc2 Bg4 20.Rfe1 e4 21.f3 Bf5 22.fxe4 Bxe4 23.Bh3 [ 23.Bf4 Rfe8= ]

23...Rfe8 24.Nb4 Ne5 25.Bf4 a3 26.b3 Rad8 27.Rcd1 Nfg4 28.Bxg4 Nxg4 29.Bc7? [ 29.c5 /\ Bd6; 29.Bc1 Ne3 30.Rd2 xa3]

29...Rd7 30.Bb6 Re6! 31.Rxd4 [ 31.Bxd4 Red6 32.e3 Nxe3 33.Rxe3 Rxd4-/+ ]

31...Rxb6 32.Rxd7 Rxb4 33.Re7 [ 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Ra8 b5 35.Rxa3 bxc4 36.bxc4 Rxc4-/+ ]

33...Bg6 34.Rd1 [ 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Ra8 Ne3 36.Rc1 Nc2-/+ ]

34...Kh7 35.Rdd7? Rxb3! 36.Rxb7 [ 36.axb3 a2 37.Rd1 Bb1-+ ]

36...Rb2! 37.Ra7 Rxa2 38.h3 Nf6 39.Re3 Rc2 40.Rexa3 Rxc4 41.g4 h5 42.gxh5 Bxh5 43.Re7 Rf4 44.Re5 g6?! [ 44...Bg6 /\ Kh6, Nh7-g5]

45.Ra7 Kg7 46.Rae7 Ng8 47.Re8 Rd4 48.Kf2 Rd7 49.Ra8 Ne7 50.Ra3 Nf5 51.Re4 Rd1 52.Raa4 Rh1 53.Kg2 Rc1 54.Ra3 Rc2 55.Kf2 Nd6 56.Re7 Kf6 57.Raa7 g5 58.Rad7 Rc4 59.Rc7 Ne4+ 60.Ke1 [ 60.Ke3 Rxc7 61.Rxc7 Ng3-+ ]

60...Rc3! 61.Rxc3 Nxc3 62.Ra7 Nxe2 63.Ra6+ Kf5 64.Ra5+ Kg6 65.Kf2 Nf4 66.Kg3 Bd1 67.Rc5 Bb3? [ 67...Nh5+ 68.Kg2 f5 69.Rc6+ Nf6 /\ Ba4-d7]

68.h4 Nh5+ 69.Kg2 f5 [ 69...gxh4 70.Kh3 ]

70.hxg5 Kxg5 71.Kf3 Bd1+ 72.Ke3 Kg4 73.Rd5 f4+ 74.Kf2 Bc2 75.Rc5 Be4 76.Rc7 Nf6 77.Rf7 Kf5 78.Ke2 Bd5 79.Rf8 Ke5 80.Rb8 Ng4 81.Re8+ Kd4 82.Rf8 Ke4 83.Re8+ Ne5 84.Kf2 Kd4 85.Rf8 Bf7 86.Rb8 Ke4 87.Rb4+ Bc4 88.Rb8 Nd3+ 89.Kg2 Bd5 90.Re8+ Kd4+ 91.Kf1 f3 92.Rd8 Ke4 93.Rd7 Ke5 94.Rd8 Be4 95.Rh8 Kf4 96.Rh2 Ke3 97.Ra2 Nf4 98.Ke1 f2+ 0-1



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(23) Tal,M (2635) - Polugaevsky,L (2630) [E55]
URS-ch42 Leningrad (1), 1974



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 d5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qd3 a6 10.a4 cxd4 11.exd4 b6 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Rac1 Re8 14.Rfd1 Nf8 15.Ne5 Ng6 16.Bg5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qxd3 18.Bxd3 Ng4 19.Bf4 Bc5 20.Rc2 Rad8 21.h3 Rd4 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Rxd4 Bxd4 24.hxg4 Rc8 25.Rd2 Rc4 26.b3 Bxf2+ 27.Rxf2 Rxc3 28.Bd2 Rxb3 29.Rxf7 Bd5 30.Rf4 Rg3 31.Kf1 Rxg2 32.Rd4 Rh2 33.Be3 Rb2 34.Bd2 a5 35.Ke1 Ra2 36.Be3 Bb3 37.Rd6 Rxa4 38.Rxb6 Bd5 39.g5 Ra1+ 40.Kd2 a4 41.Ra6 Ra2+ 42.Ke1 Kg6 43.Ra7 Be4 44.Kd1 Bf3+ 45.Kc1 Be4 46.Kd1 Bc2+ 47.Kd2 Bb3+ 48.Kc3 Rg2 49.Kb4 Rg3 50.Bc1 Rf3 51.Rc7 Rf7 52.Rxf7 Kxf7 53.Kc5 Bc2 54.Kd6 Bf5 55.Ba3 Kg6 56.Bc1 Kh5 57.Ke7 g6 58.Kd7 Kg4 59.Kd6 Kg3 60.Kc5 Kf3 61.Kd4 Kg4 0-1



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(24) Winants,L (2415) - Short,N (2615) [E20]
Brussels Brussels (10), 22.04.1987
[Winants]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nc6 8.Bg2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd5 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 e5!? [ Instead of 11...Nc6 , Kasparov,G-Karpov,A / London 1986]

12.0-0 [ 12.e3 Bh3 ]

12...0-0! [ 12...Be6 13.Qe3! Short]

13.f4!? What else? [ 13.e3 Be6! ( 13...Bh3? 14.f4 with a clear white edge) 14.exd4 Bxd5 15.dxe5 Bxg2 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Kxg2 Rd2 ]

13...Be6 14.e4 Bxd5 15.exd5 Qb6 16.Kh1 exf4 17.Qxf4 [ More prudent was 17.Rxf4 Nb5 18.Rg4 Rac8 19.a4 Nd6 20.Rxg7+ with equal play.]

17...Rad8 18.Rae1 Nb5 [ 18...Rd7 19.Bh3 Rxd5 20.Qxf7+! ]

19.Re7 Nd6 20.b3 Rfe8 21.Rfe1 Rxe7 22.Rxe7 Qc5 [ >=22...a5! increasing the control of the black squares.]

23.b4 Qc3 24.h4 h6 25.Kh2 a5 26.bxa5 Qxa5 27.a4 Qc5 28.g4!? Kf8 29.Re1 Ne8 30.Rb1 Useless [ 30.Rc1! ]

30...Qe7? Missing his chance. [ 30...Qd6 31.Qg3 ( 31.Kg3 Rc8!? ( 31...g5=/+ ) 32.Rxb7? Rc3+ 33.Bf3 Rxf3+ 34.Kxf3 Qxd5+ 35.Qe4 Qxe4+ 36.Kxe4 Nd6+ and wins) 31...Qxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Nd6 33.g5 hxg5 34.hxg5 Rc8=/+ ]

31.g5 hxg5 32.hxg5 Qd6 33.Kg3 Qxf4+ 34.Kxf4 Nd6 35.Rh1 Ke7 36.Re1+ Kf8 37.Rh1 Rc8 38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Rxc8 Nxc8 40.Ke5 b6 41.Bf1 Nd6 42.Bd3 Kd7 43.Be2 Nb7 44.Ba6 Nd6 45.Be2 Ke7 46.Bd3 f6+ 47.gxf6+ gxf6+ 48.Kd4 Ne8 49.Bg6 Nc7 50.a5!? bxa5 51.Kc5 Na6+ 52.Kb6 a4 53.Kxa6 Kd6 54.Kb5 a3 55.Bb1 Kxd5 56.Kb4 1/2-1/2



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(25) Lautier,J (2465) - Kholmov,R (2485) [E20]
Sochi-A Sochi, 1989
[Ftacnik]



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 d5 8.Qb3 Na6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.0-0 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Be7 12.Rd1 [ 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Qxa3 e5 14.Nb5 Qb6 15.Rab1 Nc5 16.Nd4= Nogueiras,J-Romanishin,O/Szirak/1986/1/4-1/4/21/]

12...Nc5 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.a4 Qe8 15.Nb5! Bxb5 [ 15...a6 16.Nc7 Bxa4 17.Rxa4 Qxa4 18.Qxa4 Nxa4 19.Nxa8 Rxa8 20.Rd7 ]

16.axb5 Qxb5 17.Be3= Rfd8 18.Rdb1 Qd7 19.Bxc5 Bxc5 20.Rxb7 Qd6 21.Be4 g6 22.Kg2 Rac8 23.Bf3 Bb6 24.Rc1 Rc4 25.e3 Qc5 26.Rd1 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Rxc3 28.Qd7 Qf8 29.Bg4 Rc2 30.Kg1 Rc1+ 31.Kg2 Rc2 32.Kg1 Rc1+ 33.Kg2 Rc2 Ftacnik 1/2-1/2



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(26) Karpov,A (2705) - Portisch,L (2635) [E20]
WchT 1st Luzern (5), 1985



1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 0-0 7.Bg2 d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Qa3 Nbd7 11.Nb5 Nb6 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Rd1 Nfd5 14.Nd6 Qf6 15.Rd4 Bc6 16.e4 Ne7 17.Rb1 e5 18.Rd1 Rfd8 19.Be3 h6 20.Nxb7 Bxb7 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Qxa7 Nbd5 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.Rb8 Rxb8 25.Qxb8+ Kh7 26.Qb5 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 e4 28.Qxc4 Qf3+ 29.Kg1 Nf5 30.Bd4 Nh4 31.Qf1 Qh5 1/2-1/2



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(27) Farago,I (2505) - Ivkov,B (2530) [E20]
Sochi Sochi (11), 1980



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 c5 5.g3 Ne4 6.Qd3 Qa5 7.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 0-0 10.Bg2 Na6 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Qe3 d5 13.b4 Qxb4 14.Rb1 d4 15.Qxd4 Qa3 16.0-0 Qa5 17.Rb5 Rd8 18.Rxa5 Rxd4 19.Rd1 Nd7 20.e3 Rd3 21.Bf1 Rd6 22.c5 Rc6 23.Bg2 Rc7 24.Nc4 a6 25.Nd6 Kf8 26.Rb1 Rxc5 27.Rxc5 Nxc5 28.Rc1 Ke7 29.Nxf7 Kxf7 30.Rxc5 Rb8 31.Rc7+ Kf6 32.f4 b5 33.e4 e5 34.fxe5+ Kxe5 35.Rxg7 Rb7 36.Rg5+ Kd4 37.Rd5+ Ke3 38.Rc5 Be6 39.a3 Rb6 40.Rc7 h6 41.e5 a5 42.Rc6 Rxc6 43.Bxc6 b4 44.axb4 axb4 45.Be8 b3 46.Bg6 b2 0-1





Main line:

5.e3 0-0 6.Bd3 d5 7.0-0 46%, 2359 48 games
5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 54%, 2411 40 games

Critical line:
5.d5 d6 42 % Black. Click for games

Plans White:
..(Bb4xc3)/b2xc3/e2-e3/Bf1-d3/0-0 (58) Click for games
e2-e3/0-0/e3-e4/d4-d5 (13) Click for games
Bf1-d3/ ..(d5xc4)/Bd3xc4/0-0/Qd1-e2 (9) Click for games
g2-g3/Bf1-g2/0-0 (39) Click for games
e2-e3/0-0/e3xd4/Bc1-g5 (4) Click for games
0-0/a2-a3 (52) Click for games

Plans Black:
0-0/Nb8-c6/Bb4xc3/d7-d6 (33) Click for games
0-0/Nb8-c6/Nc6-e7/Ne7-g6 (9) Click for games
d7-d5/d5xc4/0-0 (42) Click for games
0-0/c5xd4 (69) Click for games
0-0/b7-b6/Bc8-b7 (26) Click for games
d7-d5/Nb8-c6 (51) Click for games


Alternative: 4...b6











(28) Rogers,I (2575) - Gluckman,D (2370) [E12]
Yerevan ol (Men) Yerevan (14), 1996
[Rogers]



1.d4

1...Nf6

2.c4

2...e6

3.Nf3

3...Bb4+

4.Nc3

4...b6

5.Bg5

5...Bb7

6.e3

6...h6

7.Bh4

7...0-0

8.Bd3

8...c5

9.0-0

9...cxd4

10.exd4

10...Be7

11.Re1

11...d5

12.Bxf6

12...Bxf6

13.cxd5

13...exd5

14.Rc1

14...Nc6

15.Bb1 g6 [ The immediate 15...Qd6 would allow the nasty trick 16.Nb5 16...Qb4 17.Rxc6!! 17...Bxc6 ( 17...Qxb5 18.Qc2 ) 18.Qc2 when White wins material.]

16.a3

16...Qd6

17.Ba2

17...Na5

18.Ne5

18...Nc4

19.Nb5

19...Qd8

20.Qg4 a6 White has built up an excellent attacking position and after 21.Nc3 would maintain a clear edge. Instead White indulges himself with a crazy sacrifice, giving up a piece for only a few checks.

21.Nxg6??

21...fxg6

22.Qxg6+

22...Bg7

23.Bb1

23...Rf6

24.Qh7+ Kf8 [ 24...Kf7 would have been even stronger, since White's intended 25.Rc3 can be well met by 25...Qg8!.]

25.Nc3

25...Qd7 26.Ne2! White's 'attack' needs some help even if it takes a five move knight manoeuvre to provide it.

26...Nd2?!

27.Ng3

27...Nxb1

28.Nh5!

28...Rf7

29.Nxg7!

29...Rxg7 30.Qxh6 A small shock for Black, who now realised that if he did not activate his pieces quickly White might actually generate a few threats.

30...Rc8! 31.Qh8+ Here White offered a draw, since there is no way for Black to avoid the checks and White can hardly hope for more. In response Black thought and thought, eventually declining when he had less than 10 minutes left on the clock.

31...Kf7

32.Qh5+

32...Kf8

33.Qh8+

33...Kf7

34.Qh5+ Kf8 Now Black shrugged his shoulders and said "Draw?" but, with my opponent now in severe time trouble, I decided to keep the game going.

35.Rxc8+!?

35...Bxc8

36.Rxb1 Qg4 [ White was hoping for 36...Qh3?? 37.Qxd5 ( 37.Qxd5 37...Be6 is very risky for White.) 37...Be6 38.Qb7 38...Kg8? 39.Qxg7+!. Now 37.Qxd5+]

37.Qh8+

37...Kf7

38.g3

38...Qh3?! 39.Qd8? [ This wins a fourth pawn for the piece but hands the initiative to Black. With the simple 39.Qxh3! 39...Bxh3 40.f3 Rh6 41.Rc1 Re6 42.Kf2 White can start his kingside pawns rolling (43.g4 is threatened) with fair winning chances in the endgame.]

39...Rh7

40.Qxd5+

40...Be6

41.Qg2

41...Qf5

42.Re1

42...Bd5

43.f3

43...Rh6 44.Qd2 Here White, rather optimistically offered a draw, in the hope that Black would be afraid that there would another turn in this roller-coaster game. Black thought for 20 minutes and realised that 44...Rf6 would be good for Black, but then, seeing that all his teammates had already lost, decided to take the safe way out... Draw Agreed 1/2 1/2-1/2



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(29) Rubinetti,J (2450) - Smyslov,V (2600) [E32]
WchT 1st Luzern (4), 1985



1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 b6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 0-0 8.e3 d6 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.0-0 Ne4 11.Qc2 f5 12.b4 Rf6 13.Bb2 Rg6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.d5 c5 16.dxe6 Qxe6 17.Ne1 Rf8 18.f3 Ng5 19.Bc1 Ne5 20.Kh1 Ngf7 21.Nd3 Nxd3 22.Rxd3 Ne5 23.Rc3 Qf6 24.bxc5 dxc5 25.Bd1 Rd8 26.Bb2 Qf7 27.Be2 Rgd6 28.Qc1 Qd7 29.Rc2 Nd3 30.Bxd3 Rxd3 31.Rcf2 Qf7 32.Kg1 Ba6 33.e4 f4 34.Rc2 h6 35.h3 Kh7 36.Kh2 Bc8 37.Be5 g5 38.Ba1 Be6 39.Qb2 R3d4 40.Rfc1 Kg6 41.a4 h5 42.Qb5 Rd3 43.Rf2 g4 44.fxg4 hxg4 45.hxg4 Rd1 46.Rf1 R1d2 47.Kg1 Bxg4 48.Be5 f3 49.gxf3 Bxf3 50.Rf2 Rxf2 51.Kxf2 Bxe4+ 0-1



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(30) Zvjaginsev,V (2610) - Ehlvest,J (2635) [E13]
Goodricke op Calcutta (7), 1997



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 b6 5.Bg5 Bb7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nc6 Draw Agreed 1/2-1/2



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(31) Pachman,L (2520) - Mariotti,S (2470) [E13]
Manila Interzonal Manila (15), 1976



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Bb7 8.Nd2 d6 9.f3 Nbd7 10.e4 e5 11.Be2 Qe7 12.Rb1 g5 13.Bf2 Nh5 14.g3 Ng7 15.Qa4 0-0 16.h4 c5 17.d5 f6 18.Nf1 f5 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Ne3 fxe4 21.fxe4 Nf6 22.Qc2 Kf7 23.g4 Rh8 24.Kd2 Rag8 25.Bf3 Bc8 26.Rbg1 Qb7 27.Ke2 Qa6 28.Kf1 Bd7 29.Kg2 Qa4 30.Qb3 Qa6 31.Rxh8 Rxh8 32.Rh1 Rxh1 33.Kxh1 Qc8 34.Qd1 a6 35.Kg2 b5 36.cxb5 axb5 37.Kg3 Qa8 38.Qh1 Qxa2 39.Qh6 Qd2 40.Kg2 Qd3 41.Nf5 Bxf5 42.gxf5 g4 43.Qg6+ Kg8 44.Qxf6 Qxf3+ 45.Kg1 g3 0-1



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(32) Ribli,Z (2580) - Petrosian,T (2605) [E13]
Las Palmas Interzonal Las Palmas (10), 1982



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Bb7 7.e3 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Qc2 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Nc6 12.Nd2 Qe7 13.Nb3 f5 14.Bd3 Qf6 15.f3 Ne7 16.a4 h5 17.a5 g4 18.Qf2 1/2-1/2



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(33) Psakhis,L (2610) - Har Zvi,R (2510) [B52]
Tel Aviv Cup rapid Tel Aviv (4), 1996



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.0-0 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.Ne2 1/2-1/2
d) 4.Nfd2
4 games, 1993-2001, Ø=1999
White scores miserably (0%).
Elo-Ø: 2244, 2 games. Performance = Elo 1647
played by: Brujic, 2254, 0/1; Siegel, 2234, 0/1

You should play: 4...b6











(34) Siegel,N (2234) - Dzindzichashvili,R (2542) [E10]
USA-chT Amateur East Parsippany (5), 19.02.2001



1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nfd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Be2 g5 11.Bg3 Ne4 12.Qc2 f5 13.d5 e5 14.Nd2 Ndf6 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bh5+ Kf8 17.f3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Qf6 19.g4 Bc8 20.0-0-0 Kg7 21.gxf5 Bxf5 22.e4 Bg6 23.Rh3 Bxh5 24.Rxh5 Raf8 25.Qe2 Qf4+ 26.Kc2 Rf6 27.Rdh1 Rhf8 28.g4 Rg6 29.R1h3 Qf7 30.Qh2 Rh8 31.Kd3 c6 32.dxc6 Qc7 33.Kc3 Qxc6 34.Qd2 b5 35.Qd5 Rc8 36.Qxc6 Rxc6 37.b3 bxc4 38.bxc4 Rf6 39.Kb3 Rb6+ 40.Kc3 a5 41.Rh1 a4 42.c5 dxc5 43.Kc4 Rb3 44.Kxc5 Rxa3 45.Kd5 Rb3 46.Rd1 a3 47.Rhh1 Rb5+ 48.Kc4 Ra5 49.Rd7+ Kg6 50.Rf1 Ra4+ 51.Kc5 0-1

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