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Opening report

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6



C42, 2...Nf6
19650 games in 'Mega Database 2002'



1. History


Earliest game:











(1) Petrov,A - NN [C43]
Russia Russia, 1837



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 f5 8.f4 c6 9.Be3 Be6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Rc1 Rf6 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.Nb5 Ne7 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.g4 g6 17.f5 gxf5 18.Bg5 Rff8 19.Bh6 Rfc8 20.Qd2 Qd8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.gxf5 Nxf5 23.Qg2+ Kh8 24.Rxf5 1-0



, Russia 1837
Latest grandmaster game:











(2) Van den Doel,E (2583) - Greenfeld,A (2581) [C42]
EU-chT (Men) Leon (9.4), 15.11.2001



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Re8 11.Nc3 Bg4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Qh4 15.g3 Qxd4 16.Bg5 Qe5 17.Qd2 Qf5 18.Bg2 Be7 19.Bxe7 Rxe7 20.Rfe1 Qd7 21.Qxd7 Rxd7 22.Rad1 Rc7 23.b4 Kf8 24.Re5 #

24...Re7 25.Rxe7 Kxe7 26.b5 Nc5 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Bxc6 Rc8 29.Bd5 Rb8 30.Re1+ Kf6 31.Re3 Rb3 32.Rxb3 Nxb3 33.f4 Ke7 34.Kf2 f6 35.Bg8 h6 36.Kf3 Kd6 37.Ke4 Kc5 38.Kf5 Nd2 39.Kg6 a5 40.Bd5 Nb1 41.a4 1-0



, EU-chT (Men) 2001



Games played in years (19650)


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



2. Players

a) Strong grandmasters who used this line as Black:
Anatoly Karpov
Result=25/46 1966-2001 Elo-Ø: 2708 games: 46
Vladimir Kramnik Result=18.5/38 1996-2001 Elo-Ø: 2767 games: 38
Viswanathan Anand Result=13.5/26 1987-2001 Elo-Ø: 2689 games: 26
Vassily Ivanchuk Result=8.5/15 1986-2001 Elo-Ø: 2650 games: 15
Michael Adams Result=8/14 2000-2001 Elo-Ø: 2737 games: 14
Alexei Shirov Result=5/15 1989-2001 Elo-Ø: 2715 games: 15
Peter Leko Result=3.5/7 2000-2001 Elo-Ø: 2735 games: 7
Gata Kamsky Result=3/4 1993-1994 Elo-Ø: 2682 games: 4
Garry Kasparov Result=2/3 1985-1996 Elo-Ø: 2771 games: 3
Ivan Sokolov Result=2/7 1999-2000 Elo-Ø: 2645 games: 7

b) Other notable players:
Artur Jussupow Result=67.5/148 1977-2001 Elo-Ø: 2612 games: 148
Frank James Marshall Result=56/95 1900-1931   games: 95
Eduardas Rozentalis Result=43.5/90 1983-2001 Elo-Ø: 2566 games: 90
Viesturs Meijers Result=42.5/72 1989-2001 Elo-Ø: 2435 games: 72
Dusko Pavasovic Result=42/78 1992-2001 Elo-Ø: 2428 games: 78
Dibyendu Barua Result=37/79 1980-2001 Elo-Ø: 2497 games: 79
Edhi Handoko Result=31.5/56 1983-2001 Elo-Ø: 2438 games: 56
Antti Pihlajasalo Result=31.5/47 1995-2001 Elo-Ø: 2249 games: 47


3. Statistics

Black scores below average (42%).
Black performs Elo 2269 against an opposition of Elo 2326 (-57).
White performs Elo 2366 against an opposition of Elo 2309 (+57).
White wins: 7756 (=39%), Draws: 7115 (=36%), Black wins: 4767 (=24%)
The drawing quote is Average. (12% quick draws, < 20 Moves)

White wins are of average length (38).
Black wins are of average length (39).
Draws are short (31).
4. Moves and Plans
a) 3.Nxe5
9414 games, 1848-2001, Ø=1989
White scores above average (58%).
Elo-Ø: 2350, 5377 games. Performance = Elo 2385
played by: Kasparov, 2783, 13.5/19; Fischer, 2760, 2.5/3; Anand, 2745, 16/29; Shirov, 2731, 8/15; Leko, 2711, 8/12;

You should play: 3...d6 Click for games

(3) Anand,V (2794) - Leko,P (2730) [C42]
Leon Man+Comp Leon (1.1), 09.06.2001
[Huzman]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qa4 [ 12.Qc2 Nc6 13.b4 Bd6 14.b5 Ne7 15.Ne5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Nc5 17.Nb3 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 f4 19.Qd4 Ng6 20.Nc5 Nh4|^ 1/2-1/2 Arakhamia,K-Engedal,K/Masters 1994 (34)]

12...Nc6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qc2 Nc6 15.b4 White is launching a queenside attack with an idea to occupy the e5 square. In responce, Black is trying to combine the defence of the point in quiestion with mobilisation of his pieces on the king's side.The game shows that Black's initiative is very dangerous.

15...a6 16.a4 Bd6 17.Rb1 Qf6 18.b5 axb5 19.Rxb5 [ 19.axb5 Ne7 ]

19...Rae8 20.Be2 [ 20.Rxb7? Nxd2 21.Rxe8 ( 21.Qxd2 Bxf3 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.gxf3 Qh4 24.f4 Qg4+ 25.Kh1 ( 25.Kf1 Qh3+ 26.Kg1 Bxf4-+ ) 25...Bxf4-+ ; 21.Bxd2 Bxf3 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.gxf3 Qh4 24.f4 Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Re6! 26.Bxf5 Qf3+ 27.Kg1 Re2-+ ) 21...Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Rxe8 23.fxg4 Re1+ 24.Kg2 ( 24.Bf1 Qh4 25.f4 Qh3-+ ) 24...Qh4 25.h3 fxg4-+ ]

20...Ng5 21.Qd3 [ 21.Qd1 Qh6 ( 21...b6 22.Rxd5 ) 22.h4 Ne6! ( 22...Bxf3 23.Bxf3 ( 23.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 24.Bxf3 Qxh4 25.g3 Bxg3 26.Bxd5+ Kh8 27.fxg3 Qxg3+ 28.Kf1 Re4© ) 23...Qxh4 ( 23...Nxf3+ 24.Nxf3 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Qg6 26.Rxd5 Re8 27.Qf1+/- ) 24.Bxd5+ Kh8 25.Nf1 Ne4 26.Qf3 Nxd4 27.cxd4 c6 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Rxf5+/- ) 23.Nb3 Nf4 24.Bxf4 Qxf4 25.g3 Qh6-> ]

21...Qh6 22.h4 [ 22.h3 Bxh3! ( 22...Nxh3+ 23.gxh3 Qxh3 24.Ne5 Qxd3 25.Bxd3 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Bxe5 27.Kg2 ) 23.Nxg5 ( 23.gxh3 Nxh3+ 24.Kf1 Nf4-+ ) 23...Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Qh2+ 25.Kf3 h6!-> /-+ ( 25...Qf4+= ) ]

22...Ne6! 23.Nf1 Bf4 [ 23...Qxc1!? 24.Rxc1 Nf4 25.Qc2 Nxe2+ 26.Kh1 Nxc1 27.Qxc1 Re2© ]

24.Ba3 Bd6 25.Bxd6 [ >=25.Bc1 ]

25...cxd6 26.Qd2 Nf4 27.Bd1 [ 27.Ne3 Nxe2+ 28.Qxe2 Qg6 29.Qd1 Bxf3 30.Qxf3 f4|^ ]

27...Re4 28.Re3 [ 28.Rxb7 Na5 29.Rb1 ( 29.Re7 Qf6 30.R7xe4 fxe4-> ) 29...Nc4 30.Qc1 Rfe8© ; 28.Ne3! Nd8 29.Ng5 Bxd1 30.Rxd1 Ree8 31.g3 Ng6 32.Nxd5 f4© /+/-]

28...Nd8 29.a5?! [ 29.Ng3 ]

29...Qg6! /\30...Ng2

30.Ne1 Nh3+! 31.Rxh3 Bxh3 32.Bf3 [ 32.Ng3 Qe8! 33.Nxe4 Qxb5 34.Nxd6 Qc6 35.Qf4 Rf6-/+ ]

32...Rxh4 33.Bxd5+ Kh8-/+ 34.Qd3 Re8 35.Nc2 Rh6 36.f4? Ne6 37.Qg3 Nc7-+ 38.c4 Nxd5 [ 38...Nxb5 39.cxb5 Re2 40.Qxg6 Rxg6 41.Nce3 Rb2 42.a6 Rxb5 43.axb7© ]

39.cxd5 [ 39.Rxd5 Bxg2 ( 39...Qf7-+ ) 40.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Re2+ 42.Kf3 Rxc2 43.Rxf5 Kg8 44.Rb5 Rh1 45.Ng3 Rc3+ 46.Kg2 Ra1-+ ]

39...Qf7 40.Nce3 Bg4 41.Rb2 Rg6 42.Qf2 Qc7 43.Rb6 Qc3 44.Qd2 Qxd2 45.Nxd2 Rxe3 46.a6 Re8 47.axb7 Rb8 48.Kf2 Rf6 49.Nc4 Kg8 0-1



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(4) Anand,V (2769) - Shirov,A (2751) [C42]
Linares SuperGM Linares (3), 01.03.2000
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0-0 0-0 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bg4 12.Rb1 Nd7 13.h3 Bh5 14.Rb5 Nb6 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 dxc4 17.Bc2 Qd7 18.a4 g6 19.Be3 [ 19.Bd2 c3! see Kasparov-Shirov/Linares 2000/CBM76]

19...Rac8 20.Rfb1 c3 21.a5 Nc4 22.Rxb7 Qe6 [ 22...Rc7 23.a6 Nxe3 24.fxe3 Rfc8 25.Kh1 Bf8 26.Rf1 Bh6 27.Bb3 Rf8 28.e4 Rxb7 29.axb7 Qxb7 30.Qxc3+/= De Firmian,N-Rozentalis,E/Wichern op 5th 1999/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (55)]

23.Ra1! [ 23.Rc1 Nxe3 24.fxe3 Rc7 25.Bb3 Qe7 26.a6 Kg7 27.Rxc7 Qxc7 28.Qb7 Rc8= Kazhgaleyev,M-Arencibia,W/Elista ol (Men) 1998/CBM 66 ext/1/2-1/2 (44); 23.Rxa7 Nd2-/+ ]

23...Bb8?! [ 23...Nxe3 24.fxe3+/= ]

24.Bb3! Qd6 25.g3 Nxe3 26.Bxf7+ [ 26.fxe3 Rc7 27.Rxc7 Bxc7~~ ; 26.Qxe3 Rc7 27.Rxc7 Qxc7~~ ; 26.Rxf7? Rxf7-+ ]

26...Kh8 27.Qxe3 [ 27.fxe3? Rc7 28.Rxc7 Bxc7-+ ]

27...Qf6 28.Be6 Rce8 29.d5 Be5! /\Bd4 [ 29...Qf3 30.Qd4+ Qf6 31.Ra4+- ]

30.Ra2? [ 30.Qxa7 Rxe6! 31.dxe6 ( 31.Rxh7+ Kg8 32.dxe6-> ) 31...Bd4 32.Rxh7+ Kg8 33.Qb7 Qxf2+ 34.Kh1 c2! ( 34...Qf1+ 35.Rxf1 Rxf1+= ) 35.Rf7 Bxa1 36.Rxf2 c1Q+ 37.Kg2 Rxf2+ 38.Kxf2 Bd4+-> 39.Ke2 Qe3+ 40.Kd1 Qxe6-/+ ; 30.Rb4 Rb8 31.Rc4 c2 32.Rc1 Rb1 33.R4xc2 Bd4 34.Qf4 Rxc1+ 35.Rxc1 Bxf2+ 36.Kg2 Qg7 37.Qe4+/- ; 30.Ra4! Rb8 ( 30...c2 31.Rc4 Bd4 32.Qf4 Qxf4 33.gxf4+- ) 31.a6 c2 32.Rc4 Bd4 33.Qf4 Qxf4 ( 33...Bxf2+ 34.Kg2 Qxf4 35.gxf4 Rxf4 36.Rcc7+- ) 34.gxf4 Rxf4 35.Rxc2+- ]

30...Bd4 31.Qe1 [ 31.Qe2 Qxf2+ 32.Qxf2 Rxf2 33.Rxf2 Rf8 34.Rbf7 ( 34.Kf1 Rxf2+ 35.Ke1 Rh2 36.Rc7 c2 37.d6 Bf2+ 38.Kf1 ( 38.Kd2 Bc5+ 39.Kc1 Ba3# ) 38...Bxg3 39.Rc8+ Kg7 40.d7 Bh4 41.Bd5 Rd2-+ ; 34.d6 ) 34...Rxf7 35.Bxf7 c2-+ ]

31...Qf3 32.Kh2 Qxd5 33.Bxd5 Rxe1 34.Kg2 [ >=34.Rf7 Rxf7 35.Bxf7 ; 34.f4!? ]

34...Bxf2! 35.Rf7-+ [ 35.Rxf2!? Rxf2+ 36.Kxf2 c2-+ ]

35...Rxf7 36.Bxf7 Bc5 37.Bb3 Kg7 38.Rc2 Bd4 39.a6 [ 39.h4 Re3-+ ]

39...Kf6 40.Ra2 Ke5 41.h4 [ 41.Kf3 Re3+ 42.Kg2 Ke4-+ ]

41...Ke4 0-1



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(5) Anand,V (2781) - Karpov,A (2710) [C42]
Siemens Giants Frankfurt (5), 30.06.1999
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 Zu dieser Stellung gibt es eine interessante Geschichte. Während ich mit dieser Variante sehr beschäftigt war (aufgrund analysieren für CBM 72), bekam ich beim Blitzen im ICC (Internet Chess Club) die Gelegenheit, meine Kenntnisse selbst als Weisser auszuprobieren. Mein Gegner "deadflower" hatte aber vergessen, auf d3 zu schlagen: [ 9...Qxd5? 10.Bxe4! Qxe4 11.Re1 Weiss bekommt wichtige Zeit und der schwarze König bleibt noch im Zentrum... 11...Qc2 ( 11...Qd5 12.Rxe7+! Kxe7 13.Qe1++- ) 12.Rxe7+ Diese Idee habe ich aus der Partie Anand-Kramnik "gelernt"! 12...Kxe7 13.Qe1+ Kd8 14.Na3! Qa4 15.b3 Qa5 ( >=15...Nd3 16.bxa4 Nxe1 17.Nxe1 und die Realisation des weissen Vorteils ist technisch noch nicht so leicht.) 16.Nc4 Qb5 17.a4 und Weiss gewinnt.]

10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4! Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Kf8?! Diese Art der Entfessellung auf der e- Linie wird nach der Partie Anand-Kramnik aus 7. Runde wohl nie wiederholt, besser sieht entweder [ 14...f6 oder; 14...Qd6 aus, beide Fortsetzungen finden Sie in diesem CBM 72 (Anand-Sokolov, resp. Anand-Kramnik)]

15.Bf4 [ Nicht aber 15.Qxc7 weil Schwarz nach 15...Bd6! 16.Qc3 h5! eine gefährliche Initiative bekommt. Das Läuferpaar zusammen mit der starken Dame auf d5 bietet bei geschwächter weisser Königsstellung mehr als genügende Kompensation für den Bauern.]

15...c6 16.Re3?! [ 16.Rxe7!! --> Anand-Kramnik]

16...h5 17.g5 h4 18.Rae1 Qf5?! [ 18...Re8 19.Qa3! ( 19.Qb3!? ) 19...Qxf3[] ( 19...Qd7?? 20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Rxe7+- ) 20.Rxf3 Bxa3 21.Rxe8+ Kxe8 22.Rxa3 a6 23.Rb3 b5 24.Ra3 mit besserem Endspiel fuer Weiss.]

19.Rxe7 Qxf4 20.h3 Bh5 Es sieht fast alles OK fuer Schwarz, aber mit

21.g6!! bekommt Weiss entscheidende Angriff.

21...Bxg6 [ 21...fxg6? 22.Qc5 Kg8 23.Ng5 gefolgt von Dc4+ und Matt.]

22.Qc5 Kg8 23.Ng5 Qb8[] 24.d5! Rh5 [ Auch 24...cxd5 reicht nicht wegen 25.Qb5! Be4[] 26.R1xe4!! dxe4 27.Qf5 Qf8 28.Rxf7 Qd6 ( 28...Qb4 29.Rf8+! mit Matt.) 29.Rxb7 Rf8[] 30.Rb8!! (Fritz) 30...Qd1+ 31.Kh2! Qd6+ 32.Kg2 Rh6 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Qxf8+ Qxf8 35.Rxf8# ]

25.d6 f6 26.f4!! fxg5 27.f5 Rh6 [ 27...Bf7 28.Rxf7 Kxf7 29.Qc4+ Kf8 30.Re7 Qe8 31.Qd4!! Rh7 ( 31...Qxe7 32.dxe7+ Kf7 ( 32...Kxe7 33.Qxg7++- ) 33.Qd7 Re8 34.Qe6# ; 31...Qf7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qc4+ Kf8 34.Qe2! Rh8 35.Qe7+ Kg8 36.f6 gxf6 37.d7+- ) 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.d7 Rd8 34.Qd6+ Kf7 35.Qe6+ Kf8 36.f6 g6 37.Qd6+ Kg8 38.Qe7!+- ]

28.Qe5?? Est ist unglaubliche schade, dass Anand mit diesem grossem Blunder die hervorragend geführte Partie wegwirft. Zum Gewinn führten die beiden anderen Damenzüge: [ 28.Qc4+ Kh8 29.fxg6 Qf8 ( 29...Rxg6 30.Qf7 Qxd6 31.Re8+ Rxe8 32.Rxe8+ Kh7 33.Qg8+ Kh6 34.Qh8# ) 30.Qe6+- ; Oder auch 28.Qd4 Qf8 ( 28...Bf7 29.Rxf7 Kxf7 30.Re7+ Kg8 31.Qxg7# ) 29.fxg6 Rxg6 30.d7+- ]

28...Bf7-+ 29.d7 [ 29.Rd1 Rf6 30.d7 Qd8!-+ ]

29...Qxe5 30.R1xe5 Kf8 0-1



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(6) Morozevich,A (2749) - Topalov,V (2711) [C42]
Dortmund SuperGM Dortmund (2), 13.07.2001
[Ftacnik]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.h3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.c3 c5 9.Bc2 Nc6 10.d4 Be6 11.Re1 h6! Topalov correctly sensed the importance of the g5 square control, even though weakened diagonal b1-h7 could have seemed dangerous.

12.Be3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Bf8 [ 13...Nd5 14.Nf1 Nxe3 15.Nxe3+/= ]

14.Ne4 Nd5 [ 14...Nxe4 15.Bxe4 d5 16.Bc2+/= ; 14...Bd5 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.dxc5 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxf3 18.gxf3 dxc5 19.Be4+/= ]

15.dxc5 [ 15.Bc1 Bf5 16.Qd3 Qd7~~ ]

15...Nxe3 16.Rxe3 dxc5 17.Qe2 Qc7 [ 17...Qb6 18.Re1 Qxb2? 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Bh7++- ]

18.Re1 [ 18.Nfg5 hxg5 19.Nxg5 ( 19.Qh5 Bf5 20.Nf6+ gxf6 21.Bxf5 Bg7-+ ) 19...g6 20.Nxe6 ( 20.Bxg6 fxg6 21.Nxe6 Qf7=/+ ) 20...Rxe6 21.Rxe6 fxe6 22.Qxe6+ Qf7=/+ ]

18...Rad8 19.Neg5 Rd6! Excellent defensive move played in cool blood, Morozevich will have a hard time intensifying his attack. [ 19...Bd7? 20.Qd3+- ; 19...hxg5?! 20.Nxg5 g6 ( 20...Bd6 21.Qh5 ) 21.Bxg6! fxg6 22.Nxe6+/- ]

20.Ne4 [ 20.Nxe6!? Rexe6 ( 20...Rdxe6? 21.Qd3+- ) 21.Bb3 Rxe3 22.Qxe3+/= ]

20...Rdd8 21.Nfg5! Bd5! 22.Qh5? White got carried away with the prospects of triumphal attack, this impatient move loses. [ 22.Nh7! Bxe4 ( 22...Kxh7? 23.Nf6+ Kh8 24.Rxe8+- ; 22...Be7 23.Nxc5! Bxa2 24.Nf6+ gxf6 25.Qg4+ Kf8 ( 25...Kh8 26.Qf5+- ) 26.Bh7+- ) 23.Rxe4 Re7 24.Nxf8 Kxf8+/= ]

22...Re5! 23.f4 Rf5 24.g3 [ 24.Ng3 g6 25.Qe2 Rxf4-+ ]

24...g6 25.Qh4 c4! [ 25...hxg5 26.Nxg5 Rxg5 27.Qxg5 c4-/+ ]

26.Kh2 [ 26.Nf3 Be7 27.Qxh6 ( 27.Qg4 h5-+ ) 27...Bxe4! ( 27...Rh5? 28.Nf6+! Bxf6 29.Re8++- ) 28.Bxe4 Rh5-+ ]

26...Kg7 27.Qg4 [ 27.R1e2 Be7-/+ ]

27...hxg5 28.Nxg5 Rxg5 29.Qxg5 Qb6 30.f5 Be7! For the change black is now prepared to play aggressively, opponent's concept was fully refuted.

31.Qf4 [ 31.Rxe7 Qf2# ]

31...Qxb2 32.Rxe7 [ 32.R1e2 Qc1-+ ]

32...Qxc2+ 33.R1e2 Qxf5 34.Qxf5 gxf5 35.Re8 [ 35.Rxb7 Nd4-+ ]

35...Rd7! 36.Rd2 Kf6 37.Kg1 Ne5 38.Kf2 Nd3+ 39.Ke3 Bc6 40.Rb8 Re7+ 0-1



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(7) Kasparov,G (2851) - Anand,V (2769) [C42]
Linares SuperGM Linares (10), 10.03.2000
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 [ 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Re1 ( 15.Bxc7 b6 16.c4 Nxc4 17.Qb3 Be6 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.Nd2 Be6 22.Ne4 Rec8 23.Rec1 Bd5 24.Nd6 Bxd6 1/2-1/2 Lytchak,B-Simon,H/NRW-Liga II 9899 1999/EXT 2000) 15...Bd6 16.Ne5 Rad8 17.a4 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66]

10...b6 [ 10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.cxd5 Qxd5 13.c4 Qd6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Rb1 b6 16.Qd2 Qg6 17.Bd3 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Rb5+/= Lau,R-Penz,H/Carl Schlechter mem 1996/CBM 55 ext//1/2-1/2 (30)]

11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Re1 Bb7 15.Bd3 Rae8 16.c4 Qd8 [ 16...Qh5 17.d5 Bd6 18.dxc6 Rxe1+ ( 18...Bxc6 19.Be3 ) 19.Qxe1 Bxc6 20.Be2+/= ]

17.d5 Nb8 18.Qc2?! [ 18.Ne5 Bf6 ( 18...Nd7 19.Qh5-> ) 19.Bb2 Nd7 20.f4+/= ]

18...g6! 19.Ne5 [ 19.Bh6 Bf6! ]

19...Bf6 20.Bb2 Nd7 21.f4 Bg7 22.Qf2 Nc5 23.Bc2 Qd6 24.Re3 f6 25.Ng4 Rxe3 26.Qxe3 [ 26.Nxe3 Re8~~ ]

26...Bc8 27.f5!? [ 27.h3 Bxg4 28.hxg4 Rf7 29.Re1 Bf8= ]

27...Bxf5 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Nf2 Ne4 [ 29...Na4 30.Bd4 ]

30.Nxe4 [ 30.Nxe4 fxe4 31.Qxe4 f5 32.Qc2 Bxb2 33.Qxb2 Qc5+ 34.Kh1 Qxc4 35.Qe5~~ ] 1/2-1/2



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(8) Kasparov,G (2851) - Kramnik,V (2758) [C42]
Linares SuperGM Linares (3), 01.03.2000
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 [ 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Re1 ( 15.Bxc7 b6 16.c4 Nxc4 17.Qb3 Be6 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Qxc4 Bxc4 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.Nd2 Be6 22.Ne4 Rec8 23.Rec1 Bd5 24.Nd6 Bxd6 1/2-1/2 Lytchak,B-Simon,H/NRW-Liga II 9899 1999/EXT 2000) 15...Bd6 16.Ne5 Rad8 17.a4 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1998/CBM 66]

10...b6N [ 10...Bg4 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Rb1 Rb8 14.Re1 Bf6 15.Bf4 Ne7 16.h3 Be6 17.c5 b6 18.cxb6 axb6 19.Bd3 h6 20.Qc2+/= Krieger,H-Reimer,E/Brocco op 1990/EXT 97/0-1 (58); 10...Nf6 11.a3 Nc6 12.c5 Ne4 13.Qc2 Bg4 14.Be3 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bf6 16.h3 Bh5 17.b4 h6 18.b5 Ne7 19.g4 Bg6 20.h4|^ Leyva,H-Charon,M/Havana op 1992/EXT 2000/1-0 (45); 10...Be6 11.Bf4+/= ]

11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Re1 Bb7 15.Bd3 Rae8! 16.Qc2 [ 16.c4 Qh5 17.d5 Bd6 18.dxc6 ( 18.Bb2 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Ne7= ) 18...Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Bxc6 20.Be3 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Qxh2+ ( 21...Re8!? ) 22.Kf1 Re8 23.Ke2 Bf4~~ ]

16...h6 [ 16...Qh5 17.Rb1 Nxd4! 18.cxd4 ( 18.Nxd4 Bd6-> ) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 Bd6-> ]

17.Bh7+ [ 17.Rb1 Bf6 18.Bf4 Qd8 19.Qd2 /\Bh6 19...Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Re8 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Bxc7 Qe7 23.Qe3+/- Qxc7?? 24.Qe8# ]

17...Kh8 18.Be4 Qd8? [ >=18...Qh5 19.Ne5 Bd6 20.Bf3 Qh4 21.Nxf7+ ( 21.g3 Qf6 ) 21...Kg8 22.Nxh6+ Kh8 23.Nf7+= Kg8 24.Rxe8?? Qxh2+ 25.Kf1 Qh1+ 26.Ke2 Rxe8+-+ ]

19.Bb2? [ 19.Qa4! a6 ( 19...Qa8 20.d5 Na5 21.Bxh6! gxh6 ( 21...Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qg4+ Kh7 25.Re5+- ) 22.Qd4+ Kg8 23.Bc2-> ) 20.Bxc6 b5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.Qxb5 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Bd6 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Be3 Re6 26.Qh5+/- ]

19...Bf6 20.c4 Na5 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 1/2-1/2





Main line:

4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 58%, 2437 1829 games
4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 56%, 2383 1166 games
4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 53%, 2394 1395 games

Critical line:
4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.Nc3 29 % Black. Click for games
b) 3.Nc3
5190 games, 1851-2001, Ø=1991
White scores averagely (55%).
Elo-Ø: 2269, 2092 games. Performance = Elo 2284
played by: Shirov, 2700, 3/4; Georgiev, 2670, 0.5/1; Adams, 2662, 4/6; Almasi, 2631, 3/4; Spassky, 2625, 0.5/1;

You should play: 3...Nc6 Click for games

(9) Shirov,A (2710) - Kramnik,V (2790) [C48]
WCC cand Cazorla (6), 31.05.1998
[Tsesarsky]



1.e4

1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Bc4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 d5 [ 6...Qe7 7.Nf3 ( 7.Nd3 d5 8.Nxd5 Qxe4+ 9.Ne3 Bb6 10.f3 Qh4+ 11.Nf2 0-0 12.0-0?! Nxf3+! 13.Qxf3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3! Qxc4<=> 1/2-1/2 Keitlinghaus,L-Blatny,P/Lazne Bohdanec 1995 (30)) 7...d5 8.Bxd5 Bg4 9.d3 c6 10.Bb3 Nd7 11.Bg5+/- 1/2-1/2 Bernstein O-Rubinstein A/Vilna 1912 (22)]

7.Bxd5 [ 7.Nxd5 Nxd5 8.Qh5 ( 8.Bxd5 Qg5 9.Bxf7+ Ke7 10.Bh5 Qxe5 11.0-0 ( 11.c3 Qxe4+-+ ; 11.d3 Nxc2+! 12.Qxc2 Qxh5-/+ ) 11...g6-/+ ) 8...g6 ( 8...Nxc2+ 9.Kd1 ( 9.Kf1 g6-+ ) 9...g6-+ ) 9.Nxg6 Nxc2+ 10.Kf1 ( 10.Kd1 Nce3+!! 11.fxe3 ( 11.Ke2 Nxc4-+ 12.Nxh8 Nf4+ ; 11.dxe3 Nf6+-+ ) 11...Bg4+! 12.Qxg4 Nxe3+ 13.Ke2 Nxg4 14.Nxh8 Qd4-+ ) 10...Qf6! 11.f3 ( 11.Qe5+ Qxe5 12.Nxe5 Nxa1-+ ; 11.Qe2 Nf4-+ ( 11...hxg6 12.exd5+ Kf8-+ ) ) 11...hxg6 12.Qxd5 Rh5 0-1 Spangenberg,H-Tkachiev,V/Villa Martelli 1997; 7.exd5! Qe7? ( 7...0-0 8.0-0 Qd6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Nd3 Bg4 11.Rxe8+ Rxe8 12.Qf1 Nxc2 13.Rb1 Bb6-/+ ) 8.0-0 Bf5 9.d3 ( 9.Re1 Bxc2 10.Nxf7 Bxd1 11.Rxe7+ Kxe7 12.Nxh8 Bh5-+ ) 9...0-0-0 10.Re1 Rhe8 11.Bf4+/- ; 7.Bd3 0-0-/+ ]

7...Nxd5 8.Nxd5 [ 8.exd5 Qg5-+ ]

8...0-0 [ 8...Qg5 Was recommended by Ilya Tsesarsky in CBM - 60 , but my analyse was wrong... 9.Nxc7+[] ( 9.d3 Qxg2 10.Nxc7+ Ke7 11.Nd5+ Kf8 12.Rf1 Bh3 13.Ne3 Nxc2+ 14.Qxc2 Bxe3 15.Qe2 Bd4 16.Nf3 Qxf1+ 17.Qxf1 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Bb6-/+ ) 9...Kf8 ( 9...Ke7 10.Kf1 ( 10.0-0 Bh3 11.Nd5+ Kf8 12.Ne3 Qxe5 13.c3+- ( 13.gxh3 Bd6 14.f4 Qxe4 15.c3 Ne6 16.d3+- ) ) 10...Qxe5 11.Nxa8+/- ) 10.Kf1[] ( 10.0-0 Bh3 11.Nd7+ Bxd7 12.d3 Qg6 13.Nxa8 Bh3 14.g3 Bg4 15.f3 ( 15.Be3 Bxd1 16.Raxd1 Qd6-+ ) 15...Nxf3+ 16.Kg2 ( 16.Kh1 Nxh2-+ ) 16...Nh4+ 17.Kh1 Bxd1-+ ) 10...Qxe5 11.Nxa8 Qxe4 ( 11...Qb8 12.c3 Nc6 13.d4 Bd6 14.e5 Be7 15.Bf4 ( 15.d5 Nxe5 ) 15...Qxa8 16.d5+- ) 12.d3 Qc6 13.Be3 b6 14.b4 ( 14.c3 Bb7 15.Rg1 Nf5 16.Bxc5+ bxc5 17.Qb3 g6 18.Qa3 Kg7-/+ ) 14...Bb7 15.Rg1+- ]

9.c3 Re8 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.0-0 [ 11.Qa4 Bxe5 12.d4 Bd6= ( 12...c6 13.dxe5 cxd5= ) ]

11...Rxe5 [ 11...Bxe5 12.d4 Bxh2+ ( 12...Bd6 13.Nc3 Qh4 14.e5+/- ) 13.Kxh2 Rxe4 14.Ne3 Rxd4 15.Qf3+/- ]

12.d3 [ 12.Nc3© ]

12...c6 13.Nf4 [ 13.Nc3 b6 14.Bf4 Re6 15.Qd2 Ba6 16.Rad1 Qd7© ]

13...b6 14.Qc2 [ 14.Qa4 Bb7 ( 14...b5 15.Qc2 c5 16.Nd5 Bb7 17.Nc3 ( 17.Bf4 Rxd5 18.exd5 Qxd5-+ ) 17...a6 18.Ne2 ( 18.Bf4 Re8 19.Ne2 c4 20.Rad1 cxd3 21.Rxd3 ( 21.Qxd3 Bxb2 22.Qb3 Qe7 23.Qxb2 Qxe4 24.f3 Qxe2-/+ ) 21...Bxe4 22.Nxd4 Qf6 23.g3 ( 23.Be3 Qg6-+ ) 23...Qxd4 24.Rxd4 Bxc2= ; 18.Be3 Rc8 ( 18...c4 19.dxc4 Bxe3 20.fxe3 bxc4 21.Rad1 Qg5 22.Qf2 f6 23.Rd4+/- ) 19.Rad1 Qh4 20.Ne2 Bxe3 21.fxe3 c4 22.Rf4 Qe7 23.Ng3 cxd3 24.Qxd3© ) 18...c4 19.Nxd4 ( 19.dxc4 Bxe4 20.Qd1 Bc5© ) 19...Qxd4 20.Bf4 Ree8 21.Rad1 cxd3 22.Qxd3 Qxb2 23.f3 Rac8= ( 23...Qxa2 24.Qd7+/- ) ) 15.Ne2 Bc5 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Rad1+/= ]

14...Rc5 15.Qe2 [ 15.Qa4!? ]

15...Ba6 16.Be3 Qd6 17.Rac1?! [ 17.Bxd4 Qxd4 18.Rac1+/- ]

17...Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Be5 [ 18...Be5 19.Qd2 Rd8 ( 19...Bxf4 20.Bxf4 Qxd3 21.Qxd3 Bxd3 22.Rxc6 Bxe4= ) 20.Rd1 Bxf4 ( 20...g5 21.Nh3 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 g4 ( 22...h6 23.d4+/- ) 23.Nf4 Qh6 24.Nh3 Qg6 25.Kxh2 Rxd3 26.Qe2 gxh3 27.Rg1 Qd6+ 28.f4 Kf8 29.gxh3 Qe6<=> ) 21.Bxf4 Qxd3 22.Qxd3 Rxd3 23.Rxd3 Bxd3 24.f3= ] 1/2-1/2



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(10) Adams,M (2716) - Kramnik,V (2751) [C48]
Linares 16th Linares (13), 09.03.1999
[Tsesarsky]



1.e4 Hecht

1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Ba4 c6 6.Nxe5 d6 7.Nd3 b5 [ 7...d5? 8.e5 ( 8.Nxd5! Nxd5 ( 8...Nxe4 9.Nc3 Qh4 ( 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 ( 10.dxc3 Qa5 11.Be3 Nf5 12.Bb3 Nxe3 13.Qe2 Bc5 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Qxe3+ Qxe3+ 16.fxe3+/= ) 10...Qe7+ 11.Kf1 Ne6 12.Qf3+/- ) 10.0-0 Bd6 ( 10...Bg4 11.Qe1! ( 11.f3? Bd6 12.h3 Nxc3 13.dxc3 ( 13.Qe1+ Nce2+-+ ; 13.Re1+ Kf8 14.dxc3 Nxf3+-+ ) 13...Nxf3+-+ ) 11...Bf3 ( 11...Nf3+ 12.gxf3 Bxf3 13.Nxe4 0-0-0 14.Bxc6 Qh3 15.Nf4 Qg4+ 16.Ng3 Bxc6 17.d3 g5 18.Ng2 Qf3 19.Ne3+- ) 12.Qe3 Bd6 13.g3 Qh3 14.Ne1+- ) 11.g3 Nxc3 ( 11...Nxg3 12.hxg3 Bxg3 13.Qe1+!+- ) 12.dxc3 Nf3+ 13.Qxf3 Qxa4 14.Re1+ Be6 15.b3+/- ) 9.exd5 b5 10.Bb3 Qe7+ 11.Kf1 Nxb3 12.axb3 cxd5 13.Nf4 Bb7 14.d4+/- ) 8...Ne4 9.0-0 b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 b4 12.Ne2 Nxb3 13.cxb3 Ba6 14.Ndf4 d4 ( 14...g5 15.Nh3 Nc5 16.d4 Ne6 ( 16...Bxe2?! 17.Qxe2 Nxb3 18.e6! ( 18.Bxg5 Nxd4 19.Qd3 Qb6 20.Be3 c5 21.Bxd4 cxd4+/- ) 18...Qf6 19.Bxg5+/- ) 17.Be3 c5 18.dxc5 d4 ( 18...Rc8 19.Rc1 g4 20.Nhf4 Nxf4 21.Nxf4 Bxf1 22.Kxf1+/- ) 19.Nxd4 Nxd4 20.Qxd4 Bxf1 21.Qxd8+ Rxd8 22.Kxf1 h6<=> ) 15.d3 Nc5 16.Ng3<=> 1-0 Movsesian,S-Lalic,B/Elista RUS 1998 (23)]

8.Bb3 a5 9.a3 d5 [ 9...Qb6?+/- 10.Nf4 1-0 Najer,E-Gutov,A/Moscow 1999/CBM 70_07/[Tsesarsky] (27); 9...Ba6 10.Ba2 ( 10.Nf4 b4 11.Nce2 Nxb3 12.cxb3 Nxe4 13.Qc2 Nc5 14.d4 Nd7 15.Qxc6 Bxe2 16.Nxe2 Rc8 17.Qd5 Be7 18.0-0+/- ) 10...b4 11.Ne2 Qb6 ( 11...Nxe2 12.Qxe2 bxa3 13.bxa3 Qe7 14.f3 Rb8 15.Rb1 Rxb1 16.Bxb1+/- ) 12.axb4 axb4 13.Bc4!+/- 1-0 Olaizola Ortega,L-Lezcano Jaen,P/Linares ESP 1998 (30); 9...Nxb3!? 10.cxb3 Be7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nf4 Ba6 13.Re1 b4 14.axb4 axb4 15.Na4 Re8 16.d3 Bf8+/= 1-0 Yin Hao-Stern,R/Rotterdam NED 1998 (65)]

10.e5 Ne4 11.0-0 Nc5 12.Nxc5 Bxc5 13.Kh1 0-0 14.Ne2 a4 15.Ba2 f6 16.Nxd4 [ 16.exf6? Qxf6 17.Ng3 Qh4 18.d3 ( 18.c3 Bg4 19.f3 Bd6 20.fxg4 Bxg3 21.h3 Nc2! 22.Rb1 Rxf1+ 23.Qxf1 Re8-+ ) 18...Bg4 19.f3 Bd6 20.Bg5 Qxg5 21.Ne4 Qh6 22.Nxd6 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Qxd6-/+ ]

16...Bxd4 17.c3 Bxe5 18.d4= Bb8 [ 18...Bd6= ]

19.Bb1 Almost complete symmetry!

19...Ra7 20.Qf3 [ 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qf3 g5 ; 20.Bd3 Re7 21.Re1= ]

20...g5! 21.Qh5 Qe8=/+ 22.Qxe8 Rxe8 23.Bd3 [ 23.Be3 Rae7 24.Bd3 Kg7 ( 24...Bg4 25.h3 Bh5 26.Rae1 ( 26.g4 Bg6 27.Bxg6 hxg6 28.Kg2 Bd6 ( 28...f5 29.Bxg5 Re2 30.Rab1 Bd6 ( 30...Rc2 31.Rfe1 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 Rxb2 33.Re8++- ) 31.Kf3 Rc2 32.gxf5 gxf5 33.Rfc1 Ree2 34.Rxc2 Rxc2 35.Rg1 Kf7 36.Bc1+/= ) 29.Kf3 Kf7 30.Rh1= ) 26...Kg7 27.Bd2 Be2 28.Bxe2 Rxe2 29.g4 Bf4 30.Rxe2 Rxe2 31.Bxf4 gxf4-+ ) 25.Bd2 ( 25.Rfe1 Bf4-/+ ) ]

23...Bg4 24.Bd2 Be2 [ 24...Rae7 25.Rfe1 ( 25.Rae1 Be2-/+ ) 25...Be2 26.Bf5 Like in this game.]

25.Rfe1 Rae7 26.Bf5! Kg7 [ 26...Bd6 27.Kg1 c5 28.Be3 Bc4 29.dxc5 Bxc5 30.Bd7!! Rxd7 31.Bxc5= ]

27.Kg1 h5 28.g3! f4 is very important square! [ 28.h3 Bd6 29.Be3 Bc4 30.g4 ( 30.g3 Bxg3-/+ ) 30...hxg4 ( 30...h4 31.Kg2 Bf4 32.Kf3= ) 31.hxg4 Bf4 32.Kg2 Bxe3 33.Rxe3 Rxe3 34.fxe3 Rxe3-/+ ]

28...Bd6 29.Be3 Bg4 30.Bd3 Bf3 31.Bd2 Be4 32.Bxe4 Rxe4 33.Rxe4 Rxe4 34.Re1 g4 [ 34...Rxe1+ 35.Bxe1 Kg6 36.f3 g4 37.Kf2 Kf5 38.Bd2 c5 39.dxc5 Bxc5+ 40.Be3= ]

35.Kg2 f5 36.f3 Rxe1 [ 36...gxf3+ 37.Kxf3 Kg6 ( 37...h4 38.Rf1 Kg6 ( 38...hxg3 39.hxg3= ) 39.Bf4 Bxf4 40.gxf4= ) 38.Re2= ]

37.Bxe1 Hecht: ' Gleichfarbige Läufer mit dem schlechten weißen Läufer.'

37...f4 [ 37...Kf6 38.f4 h4 39.Kf2 h3 40.Ke3 c5 41.Kd3 Ke6 ( 41...b4 42.cxb4 ( 42.dxc5 bxa3 43.bxa3 Bxc5-+ ) 42...cxb4 43.axb4 ( 43.Bxb4 Bxf4 44.gxf4 g3-+ ) 43...Ke6 44.Kc2! ( 44.Bd2 Kd7 45.Kc2 Kc6 46.b3 a3 47.Kb1 Kb5 48.Ka2 Bxb4 49.Be3 Be1 50.Bg1 Kb4 51.Be3 Bxg3-+ ; 44.b5 Kd7 45.Ke3 Kc7 46.Ba5+ Kb7 47.Kf2 ( 47.Bd8 Bb4 48.Ke2 Bc3-+ ) 47...Bc7 48.Bxc7 Kxc7 49.Ke3 Kb6 50.Kd3 Kxb5 51.Kc3 Ka5-+ ) 44...Kd7 45.b3 a3 46.Kb1 Kc6 47.Ka2 Kb5 48.Kxa3= ) 42.Bf2 cxd4 43.Kxd4 ( 43.Bxd4 Kd7 ( 43...Bxf4?? 44.gxf4 g3 45.Bg1+- ) ) 43...Bb8 44.Kd3 Kd7 45.Be3 Kc6 46.Bf2 Bd6 47.Be3 Bc5 48.Bd4= ( 48.Bxc5 Kxc5 49.Kd2 Kc4 50.Kc2 d4 51.cxd4 Kxd4 52.Kd2 Kc4 53.Kc2 b4 54.axb4 Kxb4 55.Kd2 Kb3 56.Kc1 a3 57.bxa3 Kxa3 58.Kc2 Kb4 ( 58...Ka2 59.Kc3 Kb1 60.Kd4 Kc2 61.Ke5 Kd2 62.Kxf5+- ) 59.Kd3 Kc5 60.Kc3= ) ]

38.Bd2! [ 38.h3? h4! 39.hxg4 fxg3-/+ ; 38.gxf4? Bxf4-/+ ]

38...fxg3 39.hxg3 Kg6 40.fxg4 hxg4 Hecht: ''

41.Bf4 [ 41.Be1 Hecht 41...Kf5 42.Kf2 Ke4 43.Ke2 c5 44.dxc5 ( 44.Bf2 cxd4 45.cxd4 Bc7-+ ) 44...Bxc5 45.Bd2 Bd6 46.Be1 Be5 47.Bf2 b4 48.axb4 ( 48.Be1 b3 49.Bf2 Bxc3-+ ; 48.cxb4 Bxb2 49.b5 Bxa3 50.Ba7 ( 50.b6 Bd6 51.b7 d4-+ ) 50...d4 51.b6 Bc5-+ ) 48...Bxc3 49.bxc3 a3-+ ]

41...Be7 [ 41...Bxf4 42.gxf4 Kf6 43.Kf2= ]

42.Kf2 c5 [ 42...Kf5 43.Ke3 c5 44.dxc5 Bxc5+ 45.Kd3 Bb6 46.Bd6 Bf2= ( 46...d4 47.cxd4 Ke6 48.Be5 Kd5 49.Ke3 Kc4 50.Ke4 Kb3 51.d5+/- ) ]

43.dxc5 [ 43.Ke3 Hecht 43...c4 44.Ke2 Kf5 45.Ke3 Bd8(.) Ist das wahr?! 46.Kf2 ( 46.Bb8 Bg5+ 47.Ke2 Bc1 ; 46.Bh6 Bc7 47.Bf4 Bxf4+ 48.gxf4 g3 49.Kf3 g2 50.Kxg2 Kxf4 51.Kf2= ) 46...Ke4 47.Ke2 Be7 48.Be3 Bd6 49.Bf2= Der Läufer pendelt zwischen f2 und e1; ansonsten zwischen e3 und d2.]

43...Bxc5+ 44.Be3 Bd6 45.Bf4 Bc5+ 46.Be3 Bf8 [ 46...Bd6 47.Bf4= ]

47.Bf4 Kf5 48.Ke3 Bg7 [ 48...Bc5+ 49.Kd3= ]

49.Kd3 Bf6 50.Bb8 Ke6 51.Bf4 Bg7 52.Bb8 d4 53.cxd4 Kd5 54.Ba7 Bh6 55.Bb8 Bg7 [ 55...Bc1 56.Kc3 Be3 57.Be5 Bc1= ]

56.Ba7 Bf8 57.Bb8 b4 58.axb4 Bxb4 59.Bf4 Be1 60.Be5 Bf2 61.Kc3 Be1+ 1/2-1/2



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(11) Lutz,C (2540) - Jussupow,A (2655) [C47]
Munich Munich (5), 1992
[Jussupow]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 c6 11.Ne2 h6 12.Bh4 Bd6 13.Nd4 c5 14.Nf5 [ 14.Nb5!? ; 14.Nf3 Bg4 15.h3 Bh5 16.Re1 Uhlmann]

14...Bxf5 N [ 14...Be5 15.c3= Ljubojevic-Nikolic,Pr/Wijk/1988/]

15.Bxf5 Rb8 16.b3? [ 16.Rb1 Rb4 17.Bg3= /\c3; 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxd5 Rfd8 18.Qf3 Be5 19.Rad1=/+ ( 19.Be4 Qxf3 20.Bxf3 Rxb2-/+ ( 20...Rd2-/+ ) ) ]

16...Be5 17.Rb1 Qd6 18.Bg3?! [ 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 ( 18...Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 Qxf6 20.Qxd5 Be5=/+ ) 19.Qf3=/+ ]

18...Bxg3 19.hxg3 Rfe8-/+ >e [ 19...Qe5 20.Bd3 ( 20.Qf3 Rfe8-/+ ) 20...Rfe8-/+ ]

20.Re1 [ 20.Qd2!? Qe5 ( 20...Re5 21.Bd3 Rbe8 22.Rbe1 Qe7-/+ ) 21.g4-/+ ( 21.Bd3? Ng4-+ /\Qh5) /\21...g6 22.Rbe1 Qd4 23.Qxh6 gxf5 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Rd1 ]

20...Rxe1+ 21.Qxe1 Re8 22.Qd2 Qe5 <->e

23.Qf4 Qc3 24.Rf1 [ >=24.Bd3 h5 25.f3-/+ ]

24...g6 [ 24...c4!?-/+ 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Rb1 ( 26.Rd1 g6 27.Bd7 Re1+ ) 26...g6 27.Qxh6 gxf5 28.Qg5+ Kh8 ]

25.Bd3 Kg7 26.f3 a5 27.g4 c4!? [ 27...g5 28.Qg3 ( 28.Qf5 Qd4+ ( 28...c4 29.bxc4 Qd4+ 30.Kh1 dxc4 31.Be4 Re5 32.Qc8 Nxe4 33.fxe4 Rxe4-/+ ) 29.Kh1 Re5 30.Qc8 h5-> ; 28.Qc7 Qd4+ 29.Kh2 h5-+ ) 28...c4 29.Bf5 Re2 30.Kh2-/+ ; 27...Re5!?-/+ /\h5 Uhlmann]

28.bxc4 g5 29.Qc7 [ 29.Qg3 dxc4 30.Bf5 Nd5-+ ( 30...Qd2 Uhlmann) ]

29...Qd4+ 30.Kh2! [ 30.Rf2 Re1+ 31.Bf1 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Qd1# ; 30.Kh1 h5 31.gxh5 Nxh5 32.g3 Re5! 33.Rg1 ( 33.Kg2 Nxg3 34.Kxg3 Qf4+ 35.Kh3 g4+-+ ) 33...Nxg3+!! 34.Rxg3 Re1+ 35.Kh2 ( 35.Kg2 Rg1+ 36.Kh2 Qf2+ 37.Kh3 Rh1+ 38.Kg4 Qd4+-+ ) 35...Qf2+ 36.Kh3 Rh1+ 37.Kg4 Qd4+ 38.Be4 ( 38.f4 Rh4+ 39.Kf3 Rxf4+-+ ; 38.Kxg5 Qf6+ 39.Kg4 Rh4# ) 38...Rh4+ 39.Kxg5 Qf6# ]

30...h5 31.gxh5 Qh4+ [ 31...Nxh5 32.g3~~ ; 31...Rh8? 32.g4 Nxg4+ 33.fxg4 Qxg4 34.Qe5+ Uhlmann]

32.Kg1 Nxh5 33.Qb6 [ 33.cxd5 Qd4+ 34.Kh2 Rh8-+ ; 33.Qc5 Ng3 34.cxd5 Nxf1 35.Bxf1 Qb4-/+ ]

33...Ng3 [ 33...dxc4?! 34.Be4 Ng3 35.Qd4+ Kg8 36.Re1 ]

34.cxd5 [ 34.Rb1!? dxc4 35.Bf1 Qf4-/+ ]

34...Nxf1 [ 34...Re2? 35.Qb2+!= ]

35.Bxf1 [ 35.Qb2+ Kg8 36.Bxf1 Qf4-+ ]

35...Qb4 36.Qxb4 axb4 37.Bb5 [ 37.Kf2 Rc8 38.Bd3 Kf6 39.g4 Ke5 40.Be4 Kd4 41.Ke2 Ra8 42.Kd2 Kc5 43.Kd3 Ra3+ 44.Kd2 Rxa2 45.Kd3 Ra3+ 46.Kd2 Ra6 47.Kd3 Rh6 48.Ke3 Kc4 49.Kd2 Kd4 50.Ke2 Rh2+ 51.Kf1 Ke3 52.Kg1 Rd2 53.Kf1 ( 53.Bd3 b3-+ ) 53...f5 54.gxf5 g4 55.Ke1 Re2+ 56.Kf1 gxf3-+ 57.f6 Uhlmann 57...f2 ; 37.Bc4 Kf6 38.Kf2 Rc8 39.Bb3 Ke5 40.Ke3 f5 41.g3 Rc3+ 42.Ke2 f4 43.gxf4+ gxf4 44.Kf2 Rc7 45.Kg2 Rg7+ 46.Kf2 Kd4 47.Ke2 Rg2+ 48.Kf1 Rd2 49.Ke1 Ke3-+ Uhlmann]

37...Re1+?! [ 37...Rc8!? 38.Bc6 Kf6 39.Kf2 Ke5 40.Ke3 Rc7 41.Kd3 Ra7 42.Kc4 Rxa2 43.Kb3 Ra1 44.Kxb4 Kd6-/+ ; >=37...Re5 38.Bc4 ( 38.Bc6 Kf8 ( 38...f5 39.Kf2 f4-/+ ( 39...Kf6 40.f4 gxf4 41.Kf3 Re4 42.d6 Rd4 43.d7 ) ) 39.Kf2 ( 39.d6 Re6 40.d7 Ke7 41.Ba4 Ra6 42.Bb3 f5-/+ ) 39...Ke7 40.Kg3 f5-+ ( 40...Kd6-+ ) ) 38...Kf8 39.d6 f6 ( 39...f5!? ) 40.Bb3 Ke8 41.Ba4+ Kd8 42.Kf2 Ra5 43.Bb3 Kd7 44.Ke3 Kxd6 45.Kd4 Rc5-/+ ]

38.Kf2 Rd1 39.Bd3 Kf6 40.Ke2 Rg1 [ 40...Ra1 41.Bc4 Ke5 42.d6 ; 40...Rh1!? 41.d6 ]

41.Kf2? [ 41.g4! Ke5 42.Be4 Ra1 ( 42...Kd6 43.Kd3 Kc5 44.c3= Uhlmann) 43.Kd3 Rxa2 44.Kc4 Rb2 45.Bd3 Uhlmann]

41...Rc1! [ 41...Ra1 42.d6 ( 42.Bc4 Rd1 43.Ke3 Ke5 44.d6 f6 45.Bd3-/+ ; 42.Ke3 Ke5 43.Bc4 f5 44.g3 Re1+ 45.Kf2 Rh1-/+ Uhlmann) 42...Rxa2 43.Ke3-/+ ]

42.d6 [ 42.Kg3!? Ke5 43.d6! ( 43.Kg4 Rg1 44.g3 Kxd5 ( 44...f6 45.Bc4 ( 45.Be4 Ra1 ) 45...f5+-+ ) 45.Kxg5 Rxg3+ 46.Kf4 Rg1-+ ) 43...Kxd6 44.Kg4 Rg1 ( 44...f6 45.Kf5 Ke7 46.Ke4-/+ ) 45.Kxg5 Rxg2+ 46.Kf6 Rf2 47.Be4 Rf1 48.Kxf7 Ke5 49.Ke7 Ra1 50.Kd7 Rxa2 51.Kc6 Kd4 52.Kb5 Kc3 53.f4 Ra1 54.Kc5 Ra5+ 55.Kd6 Kd4-+ ; 42.g4 Ke5 43.Be4 Kd6! ( 43...Ra1 44.Ke3 Rxa2 45.Kd3 Ra8 46.Kc4 Rb8 47.Kc5 b3 48.cxb3 Rxb3 49.Kc6 Uhlmann=/+ Schach Report 7/1992; 43...Rd1!? 44.Ke2! Rd4 45.Ke3 f6 ( 45...Rc4 46.Kd3 ( 46.Kd2! Rc3 47.Kc1 ) 46...Rc3+ 47.Kd2 Ra3 48.Ke2 f6 49.Kd2 Kd6 50.Ke2 Kc5-+ ) 46.Kf2! Kd6 ( 46...Kf4 47.Ke2 ) 47.Ke3 Kc5 48.f4 Rc4-+ ) 44.Ke3 Kc5 45.Kd2 ( 45.Kd3 Rd1+ 46.Ke3 Ra1 47.f4 Re1+-+ ) 45...Ra1-+ ]

42...Ke6 43.Bc4+ Kxd6 44.Bxf7 Rxc2+ 45.Kg3 Ke5-+ 46.Bb3 Rd2 47.Bg8 Kd4 48.Bb3 Ke3 49.Bc4 Rd4 50.Bb5 [ 50.Bb3 Ke2 ]

50...Kd2 51.Kh3 Ke1 52.Kg3 Rd5 53.Ba6 [ 53.Bc4 Rd2-+ ]

53...Rd2 54.Bc4 Rc2 55.Bb3 Rf2! 56.Kh2 [ 56.Bc4 Rd2-+ (.)]

56...Rd2 57.Kg1 Ke2 58.Bc4+ Ke3 59.Bb3 Kf4 60.Kh2 Rd6 0-1



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(12) Glek,I (2565) - Mikhalchishin,A (2530) [C26]
Sparkasse GM Dortmund, 1998
[Mikhalchishin]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.h3 h6 8.Nh4!? [ 8.Be3!? ]

8...Be6! [ 8...Nd4!? 9.Ne2 g5!? ( 9...d5!? 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.c3 Bb6~~ Mikhalchishin) 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.Nf3 Bb6 12.c3 Be6 13.Qe2 Qd7 14.d4+/= Glek-Strater,Dortmund 1988]

9.Nf5 [ 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Ne7 11.c4 c6 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.0-0 Qb6=/+ ]

9...Bxf5 10.exf5 Qd7 11.g4 [ 11.Ne4!? Qxf5 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Be3© ]

11...d5 [ 11...0-0-0? 12.Ne4! Nxe4 13.dxe4+/- ]

12.Ne2 0-0-0 [ 12...h5!? ; 12...g6!? ]

13.0-0 [ 13.c3 d4! 14.c4 e4! 15.dxe4 d3 16.Nc3 Nb4-+ ]

13...h5! [ 13...g6!? 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Be7 ]

14.g5 [ 14.Ng3 hxg4 15.hxg4 Rh4! 16.Bg5 Rxg4 17.Bxf6 Rxg3 18.Bxd8 Qxd8 ->]

14...Nh7 [ 14...Ne8!? ]

15.c3 [ 15.h4 Qxf5 16.Kh2 Kb8 17.Bh3 Qf3-/+ ]

15...Qxf5 16.Ng3 Qe6 [ 16...Qg6 17.Qxh5 Qxd3 18.Qg4+ Kb8 19.Rd1 Qc2 20.Rd2~~ ]

17.d4 [ 17.Qxh5 Be7! /\ Ng5-/+; 17.Nxh5 g6 18.Ng3 Be7 19.h4 Nf8-/+ ]

17...exd4 18.Nxh5 Kb8!-/+ 19.Re1 Qd7 20.h4 [ 20.Nxg7 Rdg8 21.Nh5 Nxg5 22.Nf6 Nxh3+ 23.Kf1 Qf5-+ ]

20...Nf8 21.Bf4 Ng6 22.Bg3 f5! 23.gxf6 gxf6 24.Rc1 d3! 25.Qxd3 Nxh4 [ 25...Qf7!-/+ ]

26.Nxf6 [ 26.Bxh4 Rxh5 27.Bxf6 Rg8-+ ]

26...Qf7 27.Bxh4 Rxh4 28.Qf5 Rd6!-+ [ 28...Rh6 29.Re6! Be7? 30.Nd7+ ]

29.Re8+ Ka7 30.Qc8 Rxf6 31.Qa8+ Kb6 32.b4 Bxf2+ 33.Kf1 Bg3+ 34.Ke2 Rf2+ 35.Kd1 Qh5+ 0-1



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(13) Georgiev,K (2670) - Alterman,B (2615) [C26]
FIDE-Wch k.o. Groningen (2.1), 11.12.1997
[Mikhalevski,V]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a6 7.Be3 Bxe3 [ 7...Bg4!? see Almasi,Z-Jussupow,A FIDE-Wch k.o.1997[Mikhalevski,V]]

8.fxe3 Bg4!? [ 8...Be6 9.d4 Bg4 10.0-0 Qd7 11.Qd2 0-0-0 12.Rab1 Rhe8 13.b4 Bh3 14.b5 axb5 15.d5 Na7 16.Nxb5 Nxb5 17.Qa5 Qg4 18.Bxh3 Qxh3 19.Qxb5 Rd7 20.Qa4 Kd8 21.Rxb7 Ke7 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.Qa3+ Rd6 24.Rxc7+ Nd7 25.Rc6 Qh6 1-0 Watson,W-Abramovic,B/Hastings8485 1984; 8...0-0 9.0-0 ( 9.Qe2 Be6 10.0-0 h6 11.Nh4 g6 12.d4 Bg4 13.Qf2 Nh7 14.h3 Bd7 15.Rad1 Kg7 16.g4 f6 17.Ne2 Ne7 18.Ng3 a5 19.Kh2 b6 20.Bf3 Qc8 21.Be2 Qb7 22.Qg2 Rae8 23.Nf3 Qc8 24.Ne1 Kh8 25.Nd3 Be6 26.b3 c5 27.d5 1/2-1/2 Radu,E-Krupkova,P/Nadole ztW 1995) 9...Ng4 10.Qe2 f6 11.Nh4 Nh6 12.Nd5 Ne7 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.c4 Rb8 15.Rac1 Be6 16.Qd2 Qd7 17.Rf2 b5 18.b3 c5 19.Rcf1 Bf7 20.h3 a5 21.Qxa5 b4 22.Nf5 Nxf5 23.exf5 Rfc8 24.d4 cxd4 25.exd4 exd4 26.Rd1 Rc5 27.Qa6 Rxf5 28.Rxf5 Qxf5 29.Qxd6 Re8 30.Qxd4 h5 31.Kh2 h4 32.gxh4 Re2 33.Rd2 Marinkovic,I-Jovcic,M/JUG-Cup 1990/1-0 (61); 8...Ne7 9.0-0 ( 9.Qd2 Bg4 10.Nh4 c6 11.h3 Be6 12.d4 Qc7 13.Qf2 0-0-0 14.0-0 h5 15.Rad1 Kb8 16.Rd2 Bc8 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 d5 1/2-1/2 Popchev,M-Manic,J/Belgrade-B 1991) 9...Ng6 10.d4 0-0 11.h3 Re8 12.Qd3 Qe7 13.Rae1 Bd7 14.g4 h6 15.Rf2 Rf8 16.Ref1 Rae8 17.g5 hxg5 18.Nxg5 c6 19.Qd1 Ng4 20.Rf5 Bxf5 21.Rxf5 Nh6 22.Qh5 f6 23.Qxg6 fxg5 24.Rxg5 Qf6 25.Qh5 Re6 26.d5 Qf2+ 27.Kh2 Ref6 28.dxc6 bxc6 29.Qd1 Qxe3 30.Rg3 Qf4 31.Ne2 Qf2 32.Qd3 a5 33.c4 Palma,T-Bloessl,W/Mannheim MB 1990/0-1 (49)]

9.0-0 [ 9.h3 Bxf3 ( 9...Be6 10.Qe2 0-0 11.0-0 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Ne4 h6 14.Nc5 Qe7 15.Nxe6 Qxe6 16.Rae1 Nde7 17.c4 Rad8 18.d4 exd4 19.exd4 Qxe2 20.Rxe2 Nf5 21.Kh2 Rfe8 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.d5 Nb4 24.Rf2 Nxa2 25.Nd2 Ne3 26.Bf3 b6 27.b3 Nc3 28.Kg1 a5 29.Nf1 a4 30.bxa4 Nf5 31.Rc2 Nxa4 32.Bg4 Nd4 33.Ra2 Nc5 34.Ra7 Kourkounakis,I-Karlsson,L/Luzern olm 1982/0-1 (46)) 10.Qxf3 Qe7 ( 10...Ne7 11.0-0-0 c6 12.d4 Qa5 13.Rhf1 0-0-0 14.g4 h6 15.h4 exd4 16.exd4 Rhf8 17.Qg3 Ne8 18.g5 hxg5 19.hxg5 Nc7 20.Bh3+ Kb8 21.Kb1 Ka7 22.Rf2 d5 23.exd5 Ncxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.c4 Nb6 26.Rc2 Rh8 27.Qg4 Qb4 28.a3 Qa4 29.Rdc1 Rhe8 30.Qf4 Re7 31.Ka2 Qa5 32.Bg4 Na8 33.Bf3 Qc7 34.Qd2 c5 35.d5 Qg3 36.Rc3 Re5 37.Bh5 Qxg5 38.Qf2 Qe7 39.d6 Rxd6 40.Qxf7 g5 41.Rb3 Rb6 42.Rcc3 Ree6 ...(46) 0-1 Willmoth,R-Barua,D/Lloyds Bank op 1989) 11.g4 Nb4 12.0-0-0 Qe6 13.Kb1 a5 14.g5 Nd7 15.h4 a4 16.a3 Na6 17.Bh3 Qe7 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Rdf1 Rf8 20.Qf5 Nac5 21.Qxh7 c6 22.Qxg7 cxd5 23.h5 dxe4 24.h6 exd3 25.h7 dxc2+ 26.Kxc2 Qb6 27.Bxd7+ Kxd7 28.Rxf7+ Kc6 29.Rxf8 Qb3+ 30.Kb1 Nd3 31.Rf2 Nxf2 32.Rc1+ Kd5 33.Qf7+ Ke4 Pillsbury,H-Gossip,G/New York 1893/1-0 (47)]

9...Ne7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Rxf3 c6 12.Qd2 0-0 13.Raf1 Ne8 14.Qf2 f6 15.h4 b5 16.g4 b4 17.Ne2 d5 [ 17...Qa5 18.Qe1 Nc7 ]

18.Ng3 Nd6 [ 18...Qa5 19.Qd2 ]

19.exd5 cxd5 20.Nh5 [ 20.Qd2 ]

20...Rc8 21.Bh3?! [ 21.Qd2 ]

21...e4 22.Rg3 Ng6 23.Rg2 [ 23.Nf4!? Nxf4 24.exf4 f5~~ ]

23...Qe7?! [ 23...Qa5! 24.Nf4 ( 24.Ra1 b3 ; 24.Qe1 Qxa2 25.Qxb4 Nf7-/+ 26.g5 Rb8 27.Qd4 Nxh4 28.gxf6 g6-+ ( 28...Nxg2? 29.fxg7+- ) ) 24...Qxa2-/+ ]

24.Kh1 Qe5 25.d4 Qe7 26.Qg3 Rf7 27.Rgf2 [ 27.g5 f5 ]

27...Rcf8 28.Kh2 a5 29.Rg1 f5 30.g5 a4 31.Rgf1 Kh8 32.Kh1 Kg8 33.Kg1 [ 33.Nf4 Nxf4 34.Qxf4~~ ]

33...Kh8 34.Kh1 Kg8 35.Kg1 Kh8 36.Kh1 1/2-1/2



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(14) Dreev,A (2590) - Jussupow,A (2640) [C47]
Tilburg Tilburg (2), 1992
[Jussupow]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bg5 c6 11.Na4 h6 12.Bh4 Rb8N 13.c3 Bd6 14.Bc2 /\Qd4,>

14...c5! 15.Qd3 [ 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qxd5 Bb7 ( 16...Rd8 17.Qe4 g6© ) 17.Qd3! g6© ]

15...g6 16.b3 Kg7 [ 16...Bf5 17.Qd2 Bxc2 18.Qxc2+/= ]

17.Rad1 Re8 [ 17...Bb7 ]

18.Bxf6+ Qxf6 19.Qxd5 Rd8 20.Qf3+/= Qxf3 21.gxf3 Bh3 22.Rfe1 Bf8 23.c4 [ 23.Nb2 ; 23.Bd3 /\Bf1]

23...Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Re8 25.Nc3 Re5 26.f4 Re6 27.Be4 Rd6 28.Bd5 Rf6 29.Rd3 Bc8 30.Ne2 Bd6 >

31.Re3 Kf8 32.Bc6 Be6 33.Re4 Kg7 34.f3 Bf5 35.Re3 Bxf4 36.Nxf4 Rxc6= 37.Nd5 Be6 38.Nc3 g5 39.Rd3 Kf6 40.Kf2 Ke5 [ 40...Ke7 ]

41.Rd8 f5 42.Ne2!? Nc1-d3

42...Rd6 43.Ra8! a6 44.Ra7 Bd7 45.Rc7 Bc6 46.Re7+ Re6 47.Ra7 Be8 48.a4 f4 49.a5 Bg6 50.Nc3 Kd4 51.Na4 Be8!=/+ 52.Nb6 Kd3 53.Rxa6 Re2+ 54.Kf1 1/2-1/2





Main line:

4.Bb5 Bb4 56%, 2359 489 games
4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 57%, 2346 418 games
4.Bc4 47%, 2114 796 games

Critical line:
4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 Nb4 42 % Black. Click for games
Alternative: 3...Bb4











(15) Nijboer,F (2530) - Piket,J (2605) [C42]
NED-ch NED (9), 1994
[Ftacnik]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 [ 5.Nd3 Bxc3 6.dxc3 Nxe4 7.Be3 d5 8.Qf3~~ ; 5.d3 d5! ]

5...Re8 6.Nd3 Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.Nf4 d6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 Ndf6 11.f3 Nc5 12.b3 Qe7 13.Rf2 Qe5 14.Rb1 Bd7 15.Bf1 Ne6 16.Nd3 Qh5 17.Bb2 [ 17.Nb4? Ne4! 18.Re2 Nc3-+ ]

17...a5 18.Qd2 Bc6 19.Bxf6?! [ 19.Re1~~ ]

19...gxf6 20.Qc3 Qh6 21.Re1 b6 22.f4 f5 23.Re3 Nf8 24.Rfe2 Re6 25.Rg3+ Ng6 26.Rg5 [ 26.Rxe6 fxe6 27.Qf6 Re8 28.Be2 Qg7!=/+ ]

26...Rae8 27.Qd2? [ 27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.c5!? bxc5 ( 28...dxc5 29.Ne5-> ) 29.Qxa5~~ ]

27...Qg7 28.Rxf5?? [ 28.c3=/+ ]

28...Rxe2 29.Bxe2 Qd4+ 30.Kf1 Bxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Nh4+ 0-1



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(16) Adams,M (2685) - Huebner,R (2595) [C42]
Dortmund Dortmund (2), 1996
[Dolmatov]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 Re8 6.Nd3 Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.0-0 [ 8.Nf4 d6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 a5 11.f3 Nec5 12.b3 Qf6 13.Rb1 c6 14.Nh5 Qg6 15.Ng3+/= Shirov,A-Yusupov,A/GER/1995/]

8...d5 9.Nf4 c6 10.c4 [ 10.Be3 Nd6= ]

10...d4 11.Bf3 [ 11.Re1 Na6= ]

11...Ng5 [ 11...Na6? 12.c3+/- ]

12.Bg4 Ne6 [ 12...Na6!? 13.Bxc8 Rxc8= ]

13.Re1 Na6 [ 13...Nxf4 14.Rxe8+ ( 14.Bxc8? Rxe1+ 15.Qxe1 Nxg2-/+ ) 14...Qxe8 15.Bxc8 Ne2+ 16.Kh1 Qxc8 17.Qxe2+/= ]

14.Bxe6 Bxe6 15.Nxe6 Rxe6 16.Rxe6 fxe6 17.Bd2 Qf6 18.Qe2 Qf5 19.c3 d3 20.Qe3 Nc5 21.Re1 Rd8 22.f3 b6 23.b3 [ 23.b4 Na4 24.Qxe6+ Qxe6 25.Rxe6 Kf7!? ( 25...Nxc3 26.Bxc3 d2 27.Bxd2 Rxd2 28.Rxc6 Rxa2 29.b5+/- ) 26.Re4 ( 26.Rxc6? Re8 27.Rd6 Nb2© ) 26...Nxc3 27.Bxc3 d2 28.Bxd2 Rxd2 29.a4 Ra2= ]

23...h6 24.Kf1 Rd6+/= 25.Qf4 Rd7 [ 25...Qxf4 26.Bxf4 Rd7 27.Bd2+/= ]

26.Qe5 [ 26.Qxf5!? exf5 27.Re5 f4 28.Ke1 g5 29.h4 gxh4<=> ]

26...Qxe5 27.Rxe5 Kf7 28.Ke1 Kf6 29.Re3 e5 30.Bc1 e4! 31.Kd2?! [ 31.fxe4? Ke5-> ; 31.Ba3!? d2+ ( 31...exf3?! 32.Rxf3+ Ke5 33.Bxc5 bxc5 ( 33...d2+ 34.Kd1 bxc5 35.Rf2 Ke4 36.Rxd2+/- ) 34.Kd2+/- ) 32.Kd1 Nd3 33.Kxd2[] ( 33.Re2?? e3-+ ) 33...Nf4+ 34.Kc2 Nxg2 35.Rxe4 g5+/= ]

31...exf3 32.gxf3 [ 32.Rxf3+? Ke5 ]

32...Kf5 33.b4 Nb7 [ 33...Ne6 34.Rxd3 Rxd3+ 35.Kxd3 g5+/= ]

34.Rxd3 Nd6 35.Kc2 Ke6 36.Rd4 c5 37.bxc5 bxc5 38.Rg4 [ 38.Rd5!? Nxc4 ( 38...Rc7 39.Kd3+/- Rd7 ) 39.Rxc5 Ne5 40.f4 Nf3 ( 40...Nd3 41.Ra5 ) 41.h3+/- ]

38...Rf7 39.Rg6+ Kd7 40.Be3 Rxf3 41.Bxc5? [ 41.Rxg7+!? Kc6 42.Bxh6 Rf2+ ( 42...Nxc4 43.h4+/- ) 43.Kb3 Rxh2 44.Bf4+/- ]

41...Nxc4 42.Bxa7 Na3+! 43.Kb3 Nb5 44.Rxg7+ Kc6 45.Bb8 Rxc3+ 46.Kb4 Rc2 47.Rg6+ Kb7 48.Bg3 Nd4 49.Rg4 [ 49.a4 Nc6+ 50.Kb3 Nd4+= ]

49...Nf3 50.Kb3 Rg2 51.Rg7+ Ka8 52.Rg8+ 1/2-1/2



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(17) Reinderman,D (2450) - Alterman,B (2585) [C42]
Tilburg Tilburg (1), 1994
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 Re8 6.Nc4 [ 6.Nd3 Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.Nf4 ( 8.0-0 d5= ) 8...d6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 Ndf6 11.f3 Nc5 12.b3 Qe7 13.Rf2 Qe5 14.Rb1 Bd7 15.Bf1 Ne6 16.Nd3 Qh5 17.Bb2 a5 18.Qd2 Bc6 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/NED-ch/1994/ 19.Re1+/= ]

6...Nxe4 [ 6...Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.Ne3 d6 9.0-0 Nc6 ( 9...Nd7 10.Qd4+/= ) 10.Nd5 Bf5~~ ]

7.Nxe4 Rxe4 8.c3 Bf8 [ 8...d5!? 9.Ne3 ( 9.d3 Re8 10.cxb4 dxc4 11.dxc4 Qe7 12.b5 ( 12.a3 Qe4<=> >) 12...Qe4 13.Kf1 Bh3 14.Rg1+/= ) 9...Bf8 10.d4 Re8= ]

9.d4 Re8 10.Bf4 d5 11.Ne3 [ 11.Ne5 Nd7 12.Nd3 ( 12.0-0 Bd6= ) 12...c5= ]

11...c6 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Qh5 [ >=13.0-0 Nd7= ; 13.Qc2!? ]

13...g6 14.Qf3? [ >=14.Qe2 ]

14...c5! 15.dxc5?! [ 15.Bb5 Nc6=/+ ( 15...cxd4 16.Bxe8 Qxe8 17.cxd4 Qb5 18.0-0-0!~~ ) ]

15...d4! 16.cxd4 Qxd4 17.Rd1 Qb4+ [ 17...Bd5?! 18.Qg3 Bxg2 19.Qxg2! Qxf4 20.Qxb7 Bxc5 21.Qxa8 Bxe3 22.0-0! ( 22.fxe3 Qxe3+ 23.Kf1 Qf4+ 24.Kg1 Qe3+ 25.Kg2 Qg5+= ) 22...Bxf2+ ( 22...Bb6!? ) 23.Kh1 /\Qg2+- ><<->f]

18.Kf1 [ 18.Rd2 Bxa2 19.Bd6 Bg7-/+ ]

18...Nc6-/+ >

19.Bd6 Bxd6 20.cxd6 Rad8! 21.Qg3 Rxd6 22.Nc2 [ 22.a3 Rxd3!! 23.Rxd3 ( 23.axb4?? Rxd1+-+ ) 23...Qb5-+ ]

22...Qc5 23.Qe3 Rxd3! [ 23...Rxd3 24.Rxd3 ( 24.Qxc5 Rxd1+ 25.Ne1 ( 25.Ke2 Bg4# ) 25...Bc4+ 26.Qxc4 Rexe1# ; 24.Qxd3 Bc4 ) 24...Qxc2-+ ] 0-1



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(18) Shirov,A (2710) - Akopian,V (2655) [C42]
Linares Linares (5), 1995
[Shirov]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 Re8 6.Nd3 Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.Nf4! d6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.f3!? [ 10.c4 a5 ( 10...c6!? /\11.f3? Qb6+ ) 11.f3 Nec5 12.b3 Qf6 13.Rb1 c6 14.Nh5! Qg6 15.Ng3+/= Shirov,A-Yusupov,A/BL 9394/1994/]

10...Nef6 11.c4 Qe7 12.Rf2 Qe5 13.Rb1 Nf8 14.b3 Bd7 15.Nd3 [ 15.Nd5!? Nxd5 16.cxd5+/= ]

15...Qe7 16.Bb2 Qe3! [ 16...Ng6 17.Qd2 Qe3 18.Qc3+/= ]

17.Nb4 [ 17.Qf1 Ng6 18.Re1 Qb6 ]

17...a5 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Ng6 20.Bf1 Nh4!? [ 20...Bf5 21.Rc1 Nf4 22.Bd4 Qe7 23.c4+/= ]

21.c4 Nf5 22.Qd2 b6 23.Bc3 h5 24.Bd3! [ 24.Qxe3 Nxe3= ]

24...Re7 25.Qxe3 Rxe3 [ 25...Nxe3 26.Re1 Rae8 27.Rfe2 Bf5 28.Be4! Ng4 29.h3! ( 29.Bxf5 Rxe2 30.Rxe2 Rxe2 31.fxg4 Rxa2<=> ) 29...Nh6 ( 29...Nf6 30.Bxf6 gxf6 31.Kf2+/- ; 29...Ne5 30.Bxf5 Nxf3+ 31.Kf2 Nxe1 32.Rxe1+/- ) 30.Bd3! Rxe2 31.Bxe2!+/= ( 31.Rxe2 Rc8= ) ]

26.Rd2 Rae8 27.Kf2 R3e7 28.Rc1! [ 28.a3 Ne3 /\ Bf5]

28...f6 [ 28...Ne3 29.Re2! ]

29.a3 Kf7 30.b4 axb4 31.axb4 Ne3 32.Bd4! [ 32.Re2 b5! ]

32...Nf5 33.Bb2 Ne3 [ 33...Ra8 34.c5 bxc5 35.bxc5 g5+/= ]

34.c5 bxc5 35.bxc5 Bf5 36.Ba6! [ 36.Bb5 Bd7 ]

36...Ra8 37.Be2 Bg6?(+) [ 37...Bh7 38.cxd6 cxd6 39.Rc6 Rd8 40.Ba3 Nf5 41.g4 Ra7!+/= ]

38.cxd6 cxd6 39.Rc6 Rd8 40.Ba3 Nf5 41.g4 hxg4 [ 41...Ra7? 42.gxf5 Rxa3 43.fxg6++- ]

42.fxg4 Nh6 43.Bxd6 Red7 44.Bc7 Re8 45.h3 Kg8 46.Rc5 Rc8 47.d6 Nf7 48.Bb5 Nxd6 49.Bxd6 [ 49.Bxd7 Ne4+ 50.Ke2+- ; 49.Bxd6 Rxc5 50.Bxd7+- ] 1-0



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(19) Polgar,J (2630) - Ivanchuk,V (2710) [C42]
Amber-blind 3rd Monte Carlo (3), 1994



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bc4 Bxc3 5.dxc3 d6 6.0-0 Nbd7 7.Re1 0-0 8.a4 Nc5 9.Nd2 a5 10.Qf3 Bg4 11.Qg3 Be6 12.Bf1 Nh5 13.Qf3 Nf4 14.Nc4 f5 15.exf5 Rxf5 16.Ne3 Nxg2 17.Nxf5 Nxe1 18.Qe2 Bxf5 19.Qxe1 Qf6 20.Bg2 Qg6 21.Kh1 Rf8 22.b4 Be4 23.f3 Rxf3 24.Qe2 Qg4 25.bxc5 Rf7 0-1



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(20) Shirov,A (2710) - Jussupow,A (2660) [C42]
Bundesliga 9495 Germany, 1995



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 Re8 6.Nd3 Bxc3 7.dxc3 Nxe4 8.Nf4 d6 9.0-0 Nd7 10.c4 a5 11.f3 Nec5 12.b3 Qf6 13.Rb1 c6 14.Nh5 Qg6 15.Ng3 h5 16.f4 h4 17.f5 Qf6 18.Nh5 Qe5 19.Bf3 Nf6 20.Bf4 Qc3 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Qxd6 Qxd6 23.Bxd6 Ne4 24.Bxe4 Rxe4 25.Rbd1 b5 26.c5 a4 27.Bc7 Re8 28.b4 Ra7 29.Bd6 Re2 30.Rd4 Rxc2 31.Rxh4 Rxa2 32.f6 Be6 33.fxg7 Bd5 34.Rg4 f5 35.Rxf5 Rxg7 1/2-1/2
c) 3.d4
3372 games, 1837-2001, Ø=1988
White scores above average (62%).
Elo-Ø: 2347, 1895 games. Performance = Elo 2404
played by: Kasparov, 2792, 4/6; Kamsky, 2735, 0/1; Karpov, 2725, 2/3; Ivanchuk, 2720, 8/11; Shirov, 2701, 7.5/10;

You should play: 3...Nxe4 Click for games

(21) Kamsky,G (2735) - Karpov,A (2770) [C43]
FIDE-Wch Elista (6), 1996
[Gurevich,M]

King: And now the sixth game of the Kamsky-Karpov match featuring a superb king march from the former world champion.

1.e4 Blatny,P Ftacnik Karpov King

1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.Nc3 King: At first glance Black has a few problems here as he has yet to castle. For instance, if 8...Nxc3 9 bxc3 0-0, then White wins a pawn with 10 Qh5, threatening mate and the pawn on d5. Apparently Karpov thought for 42 minutes at the board over his next move. It is hard to divine whether he forgot his analysis or whether this was over the board inspiration. [ 8.c4 Karpov; 8.c4 Blatny,P main line]

8...Qh4 N This move took 42 min of Karpov`s thinking. Did Karpov forget his analysis , what happens to him periodically in some last years? By moving his own queen over to the kingside, Karpov gets in there before Kamsky, but there is a price to pay. [ 8...Nxc3 ; 8...Nxc3 Karpov 9.bxc3 ( 9.Qe1+ Qe7 10.Qxc3 0-0 11.Qb3 Bc6= ) 9...Qh4 ( 9...0-0 10.Qh5 f5+/= ; 9...Qf6 Ftacnik 10.Qh5 h6 11.Qxd5 0-0 12.g3 Rfe8 13.Bd2 g6 14.Qxb7 Rab8 15.Qg2 c5 16.Be3 g5 17.Qd5 Be6 18.Qxd6 Qf3 19.Rfe1 Bd5 20.Kf1 c4 21.Bg6 1-0 Jazbinsek,S-Habjanic,D/SLO-chJ/1993/ (40)) 10.Re1+ ]

9.g3 [ 9.h3? Karpov 9...Bxh3 ]

9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 [ 10.Qe1+ Karpov 10...Qe7= 11.Qxc3 0-0 12.Qb3 Bc6 ]

10...Qg4 /\> [ 10...Qf6 Ftacnik 11.Qh5 Qe6 ( 11...h6 12.Re1+ Kf8 13.Qxd5 c6 14.Qb3 b6 15.Ba3 g6 16.c4 Bxa3 17.Qxa3+ Kg7 18.c3 Rhd8 19.c5 Bf5 20.Bf1 Be6 21.Re5 Bd5 22.Bg2 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Jenni,F-Pihlajasalo,A/WchJM-U16 Guarapuava (09)/1995/0-1 (62)) 12.Bf4 g6 13.Qg5 Be7 14.Qh6 Bf8 15.Qg5 f6 16.Qh4 0-0-0 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxh8 Qf7 19.Bh6 Bd6 20.Qg7 Qe6 21.Qxg6 1-0 Kveinys,A-Maciejewski,M/Gdynia Dreszer op (09)/1989/ (33)]

11.Re1+ Kd8 And this move Anatoly played without any thinking... King: Brilliant judgement. Karpov has correctly assessed that his king, at least in the short-term, is secure in the centre of the board - though he has to play with extreme accuracy to prove the worth of his idea. [ 11...Kf8!? ; 11...Kf8!? Blatny,P]

12.Be2 A bit unnatural move. [ 12.Qxg4 Bxg4 13.Rb1 b6 ( 13...Rb8 Ftacnik 14.Kg2 Kd7= ) 14.c4 c6~~ The endgame doesn`t look better for white]

12...Qf5 13.Rb1 [ >=13.c4 Karpov 13...dxc4 14.Bxc4 ]

13...b6 14.c4 dxc4 [ 14...c6?! Karpov 15.c5! bxc5 ( 15...Bc7 16.c4|^ ) 16.c4|^ ]

15.Bxc4 Re8 [ 15...h5 Karpov 16.Bd3 Qg4 17.Be2 ]

16.Be3 King: Kamsky has used a pawn break (c3-c4) to open the position, and threatens to retreat the bishop on c4 to f1, or perhaps d3, then push c-pawn number two up to c5. It looks as though Karpov is about to fall on the defensive, but he finds a clever response which at a stroke leaves his position more secure than before. /\c4-c5-> [ 16.Rxe8+ Kxe8 17.Bd3 ( 17.Qe2+ Ftacnik 17...Kf8= ) 17...Qd5 ( 17...Qh3 18.Qf3 Rd8 ( 18...Rc8 19.Bf4|^ ) 19.Bg5|^ ) 18.c4 ( 18.Qe2+ Kf8=/+ 19.Be4 Re8-/+ ) 18...Qxd4 19.Bb2 Qg4 ( 19...Qc5 20.Bxg7 ) 20.Qxg4 Bxg4 21.Bxg7 h5~~ ]

16...Bc6! [/\17...Qe4], what practically forces the next white`s move. King: Kamsky cannot allow the bishop to remain on the long diagonal as it would simply be too dangerous for his king. For instance, the plan I mentioned on the last turn of 17 Bf1, would be met by 17... Qd5. /\17...Qe4 [ 16...Re7 17.Bf1 Ke8 18.Bg2 Rd8 19.c4+/= ]

17.d5 [ 17.Bf1? Ftacnik 17...Qd5 ]

17...Bd7 King: Forcing White to play the pawn to d5 has achieved three things. First, the plan I mentioned of retreating the bishop, then playing c2-c4-c5 is far less effective - Black's bishop on d6 would remain secure after an exchange of pawns; second, the mobility of the bishop on c4 has been restricted by the pawn on d5; and thirdly, the bishop on d6 has become a better piece as it potentially has the c5 and e5 squares available for its use.

18.Bf1 [ 18.Bd3!? Karpov 18...Qxd5? ( 18...Qg4! 19.Be2 Qg6 ) 19.c4 Qa5 ( 19...Qc6 20.Qh5! x f7, h7) 20.Qf3 x f7, a8]

18...h6 King: Karpov wants to prevent a bishop landing on g5 after White plays Qd2. This far-sighted little move is an essential prelude to the regrouping that follows. [ 18...Ba4!? 19.Re2 Re5 20.Bg2 Kd7~~ (/\21...Rae8)V.]

19.c4 Re7 20.Bd3?! [> [ 20.Qd2 Ke8 21.Bd4 Rxe1 22.Rxe1+ Kf8= ]

20...Qf6 21.Kg2?! [ 21.Bf1 (/\22.Bg2) /\22.Bg2 21...Ke8 22.Bg2 Kf8=/+ ; 21.Qc2!? Ftacnik 21...Ke8 22.c5 bxc5 23.Bxc5 Bxc5 24.Qxc5 Qd6 25.Qxd6 ( 25.Qxa7?! Rxa7 26.Rb8+ Bc8 27.Rxc8+ Kd7 28.Bf5+ Re6 29.dxe6+ Ke7 30.exf7+ Kxf7=/+ ) 25...cxd6 26.Rxe7+ Kxe7 27.Rb7+/= ]

21...Ke8 /\ Ke8-f8-g8, Ra8-e8 /\Kf8,Rae8

22.Bc2 [/\23.Ba4] /\23.Ba4

22...Qc3! 23.Bb3 [ 23.Qd3= ; >=23.Qd3= Karpov; 23.Bd4 Ftacnik 23...Rxe1 ( 23...Qxc4 24.Bb3 Qa6 25.Bxg7+/- ) 24.Qxe1+ Qxe1 25.Rxe1+ Kf8= ; 23.Qd3= Blatny,P]

23...Kf8 24.Rc1 [ 24.Qd4?! Ftacnik 24...Qxd4 25.Bxd4 Rae8 ]

24...Qf6 25.Bc2 [ 25.c5 bxc5 26.Bxc5 Bxc5 ( 26...Rxe1 27.Qxe1 Re8|^ ; 26...a5!?<=> Karpov; 26...a5<=> Blatny,P) 27.Rxc5 Bg4 28.Qxg4[] Rxe1 29.Rxc7© (/\30.d6) /\30.d6 29...Re7 30.Rc6 ]

25...Rae8=/+ King: How Karpov does it, I don't know. He has an uncanny ability to coordinate his forces so that they are at their most efficient. Notice how he has arranged his pieces so that they do not stand in each other's way, and they are all protected; there appears not to be a single weakness in his whole army. Compare this position with the one where he played 11... Kd8; it is hard to imagine that he would be able to achieve such harmony. With his king safe, his rooks doubled and White's kingside weakened, the initiative has passed over to Karpov.

26.Qd3 >

26...Bg4 King: Kamsky must have been angling to play the queen down to h7, but now that he is here he must have realised that 27 Qh7 would have been met by 27...g5!, when White can make no further progress, and then he must suddenly deal with the threats to his own king.

27.Bd2? A decisive mistake in the difficult position. King: This must have been due to time pressure. Kamsky cracks. [ 27.Bd4? Qf3+ 28.Qxf3 Bxf3+ 29.Kf1 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Bg2+ 31.Kxg2 Rxe1-/+ ; 27.Qh7 g5-/+ ( 27...Bf3+ Ftacnik 28.Kg1 g5= ) ; 27.Bd1 Bf5 28.Qd2 Ba3-/+ ; 27.f4 Karpov 27...Bc5 ( 27...Bf5 Ftacnik 28.Qxf5 Qxf5 29.Bxf5 Rxe3= ) 28.Bxc5 bxc5 29.Rxe7 Rxe7 30.Bd1 Re1 31.Rb1 Qf5 32.Qxf5 Bxf5 33.Rb8+ Ke7 34.Bf3 Ra1 35.Rb2 Bb1!=/+ ]

27...Re2 28.Rxe2 [ 28.Be3 Qf3+ 29.Kg1 Bh3-+ ; 28.Rf1 Ftacnik 28...Rxd2! 29.Qxd2 Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Bh3-+ ]

28...Rxe2 29.Rf1 [ 29.Be1 Karpov 29...Bc5-+ x f2; 29.Be3 Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Rxc2! 31.Qxc2 Bh3-+ ]

29...Rxd2 [ 29...Rxd2 30.Qxd2 Qf3+ 31.Kg1 Bh3 32.Be4 Qxe4-+ ( 32...Qxe4 Karpov 33.f3 Bc5+ 34.Kh1 Qf5 35.g4 Qf6-+ ) ] 0-1



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(22) Lautier,J (2638) - Gelfand,B (2713) [C43]
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 Las Vegas (3.6), 06.08.1999
[Blatny,P]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 0-0 11.Qxd5 Bc6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh3 Ng5 14.Qg4 [ 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Nc3 Rae8 16.Rad1 Re7 17.d5 Bd7 18.Ne4 Rxe4 19.Qxd7 Rd8 20.Qxd8+ Qxd8 21.Bxe4 Qf6 ( 21...Qh4 22.f4 Bxf4 23.Rxf4! Qxf4 24.d6 Qg4 25.Bf3 Qd7 26.Kh1 b6 27.Bc6!|^ ) 22.g3 Qxb2 23.Rb1 Qd4 24.Bf3 b6 25.Rbc1 Bc5 1/2-1/2 Luther,T-Alterman,B/Recklinghauser Schachtage 1998/CBM 67]

14...Ne6 15.Be3?! [ 15.Bh6 Re8 16.Nc3 Bf4 --> Bologan-Onischuk/CBM72]

15...h5! 16.Qh3 Bd7 17.Qf3 Bc6 18.Qd1? [ 18.Qh3 Bd7= ]

18...Qh4! 19.h3 [ 19.g3 Qh3 20.f3 h4-+ ]

19...Ng5!-+ 20.d5 [ 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.f3 ( 21.g3 Bxg3-+ ) 21...Qe3+ 22.Kh1 ( 22.Rf2 Bg3-+ ) 22...Qf4-+ ]

20...Nxh3+! 21.gxh3 Qxh3 22.Re1 Bh2+ 23.Kh1 Bxd5+ 24.f3 Bf4+ [ >=24...Bg3+ 25.Kg1 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Qh1+ 27.Bg1 ( 27.Ke2 Qg2+ ) 27...Bxf3-+ mit Matt.]

25.Kg1 Bxf3 0-1



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(23) Karpov,A (2725) - Larsen,B (2585) [C43]
Tilburg Tilburg, 1980
[ChessBase]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 Be6 9.Qxe5 Qd7 10.0-0 0-0-0 11.Be3 11.c3

11...Bb4 [ 11...Bd6 12.Qa5 Bd5 13.f3 Qe6 14.Qd2 ]

12.Nc3?! [ 12.c3 Bd6 13.Qa5 Bd5!?~~ ; 12.a3 f6 13.Qg3 Bd6© ; 12.a4 a6 Raetsky, Chetverik]

12...f6 13.Qg3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 h5 15.h4 g5 16.f3 [ 16.hxg5? h4 17.Qh2 h3 18.g3 Bd5-/+ >

16...Rdg8 17.Rf2 Qc6 18.Bd2 g4 19.f4 Bc4-/+ 20.d5 Bxd5 21.f5 Re8 22.a3 Re4 23.Re1 Rhe8 24.Rxe4 Rxe4 25.Kh2 Qc5 26.Bf4 Re1 27.Bd2 Ra1 28.Qe3 Qd6+ 29.Rf4 b6 30.c4 Bxc4 31.Qd4 Qxd4 32.Rxd4 Bb5 33.Bh6 Rxa3 34.Bg7 Bd7 35.Rf4 Ra5 36.Bxf6 Bxf5 37.c3 Be6 38.Kg3 Rd5 39.Re4 Kd7 40.Be5 Rd2 41.Kf4 Rxg2 42.Kg5 Rc2 43.Kxh5 g3 44.Bxg3 Rxc3 45.Be5 Rc4 46.Re3 Bd5 47.Ra3 Ke6 48.Bg3 Kf5 49.Kh6 a5 50.Kg7 Kg4 51.Kf6 a4 52.Re3 Bf3 53.Be1 Rc1 54.Re7 Kh3 55.Bd2 Rc4 56.Re3 Kg2 57.Be1 Rc1 58.Bd2 Rd1 59.Bc3 c5 60.Re7 b5 61.Be5 a3 62.Rh7 b4 63.h5 b3 64.h6 b2 65.Rg7+ Kf2 66.Bg3+ Ke3 0-1



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(24) Ivanchuk,V (2720) - Rozentalis,E (2585) [C43]
Manila ol (Men) Manila, 1992
[Rozentalis]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Qh4 8.c4 0-0-0 9.c5 g6 A relatively new idea, the point of which is about to be revealed.

10.Nc3 Bg7 11.Ne2 [ 11.g3 Qf6 12.Be3 Bf5 ? Anand ( 12...Ng5!~~ -> Anand: 30CBM_VC) 13.Nb5!? Anand,V-Huebner,R/Dortmund/1992/1-0/31/ -> CBM 29; 30VC [Anand]]

11...Rhe8 12.a4 Ng5 The point of ..g6 as opposed to the normal ..g5, the g5 square is available for the knight which can come to the excellent post e6 from where it attacks d4.

13.Ra3 h6 14.Bc2 Rxe2! A brilliant positional exchange sacrfice based on, pressure on d4 and when the pawn inevitably falls, lines for the bishops.

15.Qxe2 Ne6 16.Qd1 [ 16.Be3 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4=/+ ]

16...Nxd4 17.Bb1 Bg4 18.f3 Bf5 Black's slow build up is very impressive. The c5 pawn will be weak and the Ra3 remains out of play.

19.Be3 Bxb1 20.Bf2 [ 20.Qxb1 Ne2+ 21.Kh1 Ng3+ ]

20...Qf4 21.Qxb1 Nc6! /\d5-d4.

22.Rd1 a5! Securing the b4 outpost and ensuring the c5 pawn can never be supported.

23.Qd3 Qc4! Another surprise, after the queen exchange White has a lost ending.

24.Rd2 [ 24.Qxc4 dxc4 25.Rxd8+ Kxd8-+ The c4 pawn will be decisive when b2 falls. 26.Be1 Bxb2 27.Re3 Bd4 ]

24...Nb4 25.Qf1 h5 Black even has time to give himself the option of ..Bh6 at some stage.

26.g3 Qxf1+ 27.Kxf1 d4 Now the plan of Rd5xc5 and then the advance of the c pawn cannot be prevented.

28.Ke2 Rd5 29.h3 Rxc5 30.g4 [ 30.Bxd4 Bxd4 31.Rxd4 Nc2-+ ]

30...Re5+ 31.Kd1 c5 32.Re2 Rxe2 33.Kxe2 c4 0-1



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(25) Shirov,A (2710) - Kramnik,V (2790) [C43]
WCC cand Cazorla (2), 25.05.1998
[Lukacs]



1.e4 Blatny,P

1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Bd6 8.Nc3 [ 8.Re1? Bxh2+= ; 8.c4 is another theoretical continuation.]

8...Nxc3 [ 8...Qh4 is now recommended by the theory since the Kamsky-Karpov match game. Perhaps something new has been found? 9.g3 ( 9.h3 Bxh3 10.gxh3 Qxh3= ) 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 ( 10.Qe1+ Qe7 11.Qxc3 0-0 12.Qb3 Bc6= ) 10...Qg4! 11.Re1+ Kd8! ( 11...Kf8 12.Be2 Qf5 13.Rb1 /\ c4 +/= L.Chritiansen ( 13.c4?! dxc4 14.Bxc4 h5!? activating the R from his initial position. 15.h4 Re8 16.Rxe8+ Bxe8 17.Be3 b5 18.Qd3 Qxd3= Magem Badals-Illescas, Pamplona 1995/1996) ) 12.Be2 ( 12.Qxg4 Bxg4= ) 12...Qf5 13.Rb1 b6 14.c4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Re8 16.Be3 Bc6= Kamsky-An.Karpov, Elista 1996 (m6)]

9.bxc3 0-0 [ 9...Qh4 10.Re1+ Kd8 ( 10...Kf8 11.g3! ) 11.h3! ]

10.Qh5 f5 11.Rb1 b6 12.Re1 [ 12.Qf3!? was also tried by the players before: 12...c6 13.Bf4 Qc7 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rfe1 Rae8= Shirov-Kramnik, Belgrade 1997; 12.c4 Blatny,P 12...dxc4 13.Bxc4+ Kh8 14.Bg5 Qe8 15.Qh4 Qg6 16.Bd3 Rae8 17.c4 h6 18.Be3 Qf7 19.Bf4 Qf6 20.Qxf6 Rxf6 21.Bd2 Palac,M-Fridman,D/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57/1/2-1/2 (59)]

12...c6 [ 12...Qf6 13.Qf3 c6 14.Bf4 b5 15.Qg3 Bxf4 16.Qxf4 Rac8 ( 16...Rf7 - Shirov-Anand, Groningen, (m/2) CBM 63) 17.h4 g6 18.Re3 Kg7 19.Rbe1 White has the total control over the opened <-> e, and he can exploit the weaknesses of the dark squares. 19...Rf7 20.Re5 ( >=20.Rg3 /\ h5 +/= is interesting) 20...h5! 21.R5e3 Kh7 22.Kf1 Kg7 23.Kg1 Kh7 24.Kf1 Kg7= Solozhenkin-Kochyev, St.Petersburg-ch 1998 Black can passively hold his position, because a breakthrough is not easy to find.]

13.Bg5 Qc7 14.c4 [ 14.Be7 Rfe8 ( 14...g6 Blatny,P 15.Qh4 Rfe8= ) 15.Bxd6 Qxd6= 16.Bxf5?? ( 16.h3 Blatny,P 16...Re7 17.f4 g6 18.Qh4 Rae8 19.Rxe7 Rxe7 20.Kf1 Re8 21.Re1 Qa3 22.Rxe8+ Bxe8 23.Qd8 Kf7 1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Jussupow,A/URS-ch47 1979/URS-ch) 16...g6 ]

14...Be8 [ 14...dxc4?! allows White the penetration after 15.Bxc4+ Kh8 16.Bf7! Bxh2+ 17.Kh1© ]

15.Qh3 [ 15.Qh4 Blatny,P 15...dxc4 16.Bxc4+ Bf7= ]

15...dxc4 16.Bxc4+ [ 16.Bxf5?! h6 17.Be6+ Bf7 ]

16...Bf7 17.Be6 [ 17.Bxf7+ Blatny,P 17...Qxf7 18.Qb3 Qxb3 19.axb3 Rae8= ]

17...Bxe6 18.Rxe6 Rae8 and Black has fully equalized.

19.Qb3 [ 19.Rbe1!? Blatny,P 19...Rxe6 20.Rxe6= ]

19...Rxe6 [ 19...Bxh2+!? Blatny,P]

20.Qxe6+ Rf7 21.Qe8+ Rf8 22.Qe6+ Rf7 23.Qe8+ Rf8 1/2-1/2



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(26) Kasparov,G (2795) - Jussupow,A (2680) [C43]
Horgen Horgen (4), 1995
[Jussupow]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 Nc6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.c4 [ 8.Re1 Bxh2+= ; 8.Qe2?! 0-0 9.Bxe4 Qh4!© ]

8...0-0 [ 8...Qh4 9.g3 Qh3 10.c5+/= ]

9.c5 [ 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 dxc4= ]

9...Be7 10.f3?! [ >=10.Nc3 -Ivanchuk-Yusupov/Horgen/1995; 10.Nd2 Bf6 11.Nb3 Re8 ( 11...a5 12.a4 Qd7= /\Ba6,Rfb8/Forintos, Haag) 12.Qc2 a5 13.a4 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Re1? Nxc5!-/+ Kasperski-Bysina/Poland/corr/1991]

10...Ng5 11.Nc3 Re8! [ 11...Bf6 12.Be3 Re8 13.Bf2 Rb8 14.Qc2 g6 15.a3 Ne6 16.Ne2 Ng7 17.g4+/= Lupy-Delanoy/Torcy/1991; 11...f5?! 12.Be3 Ne6 13.b4 f4 14.Bf2 Bh4 15.b5 Bd7 16.Qc2+/= Matulovic-Zuidema/Hamburg/1965]

12.Qa4 [ 12.Be3? Bxc5 ; 12.f4 Ne6 ( 12...Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bxe4+/- ) /\13.Be3 Bf6 14.Ne2 Nxc5 ]

12...Bd7 [ 12...Bf6 13.Qxc6 Rb8 ( 13...Bxd4+? 14.Kh1 Ne6 15.Qxa8+- ) 14.Kh1+/- ]

13.Bd2 [ 13.f4 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Bf6 16.Bf3 Bf5 17.Bxc6 Be4! 18.Bxe8 Bxd4+ 19.Kh1 Qd5-> ]

13...Rb8! 14.Rab1 Bf6 15.Kh1 h5 [ 15...a5?! 16.Ne2 ]

16.Ne2 h4 17.h3=/+ Qc8 [ 17...g6!=/+ /\Ne6-g7-f5]

18.Ba6 Qd8 19.Bd3 Qc8 20.Ba6 Qd8 1/2-1/2





Main line:

4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 61%, 2466 589 games
4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 63%, 2405 349 games

Critical line:
4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Be7 6.0-0 Nc6 42 % Black. Click for games
d) 3.d3
782 games, 1880-2001, Ø=1993
White scores averagely (55%).
Elo-Ø: 2266, 351 games. Performance = Elo 2261
played by: Tal, 2630, 0/1; Bologan, 2589, 2/2; Malisauskas, 2570, 1/1; Slobodjan, 2561, 0.5/1; Gavrikov, 2551, 2/2

You should play: 3...Nc6 Click for games

(27) Plaskett,J (2465) - Jussupow,A (2645) [C44]
Oviedo rapid Oviedo (11), 1993



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 a5 7.0-0 0-0 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Qe2 Qd7 10.Nc4 h6 11.Rd1 Ba7 12.Ne3 Rfe8 13.Nh4 d5 14.Nef5 Ne7 15.g4 Rad8 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.fxe3 Ng6 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.h3 Nxh4 20.Nxh4 Qe7 21.Nf3 Qc5 22.d4 exd4 23.cxd4 Qb6 24.Qf2 Nf6 25.Ne5 c5 26.a3 Bd5 27.Rac1 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Qb3 29.Qc2 Qxe3 30.Nc4 Qg5 31.dxc5 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Qxc5 33.Qd3 h5 34.Qd4 Qc6+ 35.Kg1 Qf3 36.Qd3 Re1+ 0-1



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(28) Maiwald,J (2460) - Jussupow,A (2630) [C44]
Bundesliga 9899 Germany (6.2), 13.12.1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.0-0 a5 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.a4 b6 10.Nc4 Ba6 11.Ne3 Nd7 12.Ne1 Ne7 13.f4 c6 14.f5 d5 15.exd5 cxd5 16.fxg6 hxg6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Ra7 19.Be3 Nc5 20.Qf3 Rd7 21.c4 Bb7 22.Bxb7 Nxb7 23.Qc6 Nc5 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.Kh1 Re8 26.Ra3 e4 27.dxe4 Re6 28.Qb5 Rxe4 29.Nf3 Rd1 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Qa8 32.Qb3 Bd4 33.Rf1 Re2 34.Qd3 Re3 35.Qd1 Qe4 36.Kg2 Re2+ 37.Kh3 f5 0-1



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(29) Tal,M (2630) - Veingold,A (2435) [A05]
URS Cup rapid Tallinn (5), 1988



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nbd2 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 d6 8.c3 Re8 9.Re1 h6 10.b4 a6 11.a4 Be6 12.Rb1 b5 13.Qc2 Qd7 14.Ba3 Bh3 15.Bh1 Rab8 16.a5 Nh5 17.Nf1 Rf8 18.Rbd1 f5 19.Nh4 Rf6 20.Qe2 f4 21.Bf3 fxg3 22.fxg3 Rbf8 23.Ne3 Qf7 24.Bg4 Rf2 25.Bxh3 Rxe2 26.Rxe2 Nf6 27.Rf1 Qb3 28.Bb2 Ne7 29.Ref2 Nh7 30.Nd5 Rxf2 31.Rxf2 Bf8 32.Nxc7 Ng5 33.Bf1 Qd1 34.Kg2 Qg4 0-1



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(30) Komliakov,V (2460) - Barua,D (2535) [C44]
Goodricke 10th op Calcutta (7), 12.02.1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.c3 d6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.0-0 a5 8.Re1 0-0 9.d4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 exd4 12.cxd4 Nd7 13.d5 Nd4 14.Bg2 f5 15.Be3 Qf6 16.Nc3 Rae8 17.Rb1 g5 18.Qa4 Nc5 19.Qxd4 Qxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Nb5 Be5 22.exf5 Rxf5 23.Nxc7 Re7 24.Nb5 Ref7 25.Re2 h5 26.Rd1 h4 27.Nd4 R5f6 28.g4 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Rf4 30.Red2 Kg7 31.Kf1 b5 32.Ke1 b4 33.Bf1 Re7+ 34.Be2 Ne4 35.Rd1 Kf6 36.Rc4 Ke5 37.Rdd4 Kf6 38.a3 bxa3 39.bxa3 Ke5 40.a4 Rb7 41.f3 Rb1+ 42.Rd1 Rxd1+ 43.Bxd1 Nc5 44.Rc3 Kxd5 45.Re3 Rf6 46.Kd2 Kd4 47.Re8 d5 48.Rg8 Ne6 49.Be2 Rf8 50.Rg6 Ke5 51.Ke3 Rc8 52.Kd2 Rc7 53.Rg8 Kd4 54.Rg6 Re7 55.Bb5 Ke5 56.Rg8 Kf4 57.Ra8 Nd4 58.Kd3 Nxf3 59.Rxa5 Re3+ 60.Kc2 Nd4+ 61.Kb2 Rxh3 62.Bd7 Ke5 63.Ra6 Rb3+ 64.Ka2 Rb7 0-1



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(31) Damjanovic,M (2455) - Dvoretzky,M (2525) [C44]
Vilnius Vilnius (3), 1978



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Be2 g6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bd2 Bg7 7.Qc1 d5 8.Nc3 Be6 9.0-0 Qd6 10.Re1 g5 11.Bf1 0-0 12.h4 g4 13.Bxh6 gxf3 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qg5+ Kh7 16.Qxf6 fxg2 17.Be2 d4 18.Nb5 Qe7 19.Qxe7 Nxe7 20.h5 c6 21.Nc7 Rac8 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Bg4 Rf6 24.Kxg2 Ng8 25.f4 Rxf4 26.Bxe6 Rcf8 27.Bf5+ Kh6 28.Rf1 Rh4 29.Rh1 Rxh1 30.Rxh1 Nf6 31.Kg3 Nxh5+ 32.Kh4 Rg8 33.Bg4 Rg5 34.Rh2 Nf6 35.Kg3+ Kg7 36.Rh4 a5 37.Kf3 b5 38.c3 dxc3 39.bxc3 Nxg4 40.Rxg4 Rxg4 41.Kxg4 Kg6 42.Kf3 c5 43.Ke3 b4 44.d4 cxd4+ 45.cxd4 a4 46.Kd3 b3 47.axb3 a3 48.Kc2 exd4 49.b4 d3+ 0-1



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(32) Lukin,A (2445) - Vladimirov,E (2525) [C26]
URS-ch otbor Pavlodar, 1987



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 a6 7.h3 0-0 8.0-0 Be6 9.Kh2 h6 10.Nh4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Qg4 Be6 14.Nf5 Qf6 15.Bxh6 Bxf5 16.Bxg7 Qxg7 17.Qxf5 Nd4 18.Qd7 Bd6 19.c3 Ne6 20.Rae1 Nc5 21.Qf5 Qg6 22.Qf3 c6 23.d4 exd4 24.cxd4 Ne6 25.Rd1 f5 26.d5 Ng5 27.Qb3 c5 28.f4 Ne4 29.Bxe4 fxe4 30.Qxb7 Rab8 0-1





Main line:

4.Be2 d5 5.Nbd2 59%, 2318 85 games
4.Nc3 Bb4 44%, 2091 145 games
4.c3 59%, 2365 123 games
4.g3 52%, 2282 102 games

Critical line:
4.c4 d6 28 % Black. Click for games

Plans White:
c2-c3/Qd1-c2/Bf1-e2/Nb1-d2/0-0 (64) Click for games
Nb1-d2/0-0/Nd2-c4/Nc4-e3 (7) Click for games
0-0/h2-h3/Rf1-e1 (39) Click for games
g2-g3/Bf1-g2/0-0 (106) Click for games
Nb1-c3/e4xd5/Nc3xd5/0-0 (10) Click for games
c2-c3/b2-b4 (91) Click for games

Plans Black:
d7-d5/Bf8-c5/d5xe4/0-0 (28) Click for games
d7-d5/0-0/d5xe4/Qd8-e7 (11) Click for games
d7-d5/Bf8-e7/0-0/h7-h6/a7-a6/Bc8-e6 (7) Click for games
Bf8-e7/0-0/d7-d6 (41) Click for games
0-0/Rf8-e8 (98) Click for games
d7-d5/Bf8-c5/d5xe4 (36) Click for games


e) 3.Qe2
21 games, 1990-2001, Ø=1997
White scores above average (60%).
Elo-Ø: 2254, 17 games. Performance = Elo 2290
played by: Bauer, 2525, 0.5/1; Cartagena, 2505, 1/1; Nedela, 2375, 0.5/1; Brochet, 2349, 1/1; Vujovic, 2320, 1/1

You should play: 3...Nc6











(33) Bauer,C (2525) - Marciano,D (2470) [C42]
FRA-ch Narbonne (9), 24.08.1997



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.d3 dxe4 6.dxe4 a5 7.Qc2 Bc5 8.Bb5 0-0 9.0-0 Qe7 10.Bg5 Nd8 11.Bh4 Ne6 12.Bg3 Nh5 13.Bxe5 Ng5 14.Nbd2 Bg4 15.Bg3 Bxf3 16.Nxf3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Qxe4 18.Qd1 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 Qxf3 20.gxf3 1/2-1/2



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(34) Nedela,V (2375) - Talla,V (2305) [C42]
Ostrava Cup Ostrava (9), 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.h3 0-0 7.d3 d5 8.0-0 Re8 9.Nbd2 a5 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Bg5 dxe4 12.dxe4 h6 13.Rad1 Qe7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Be6 16.a3 Rad8 1/2-1/2



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(35) Murillo,M (2205) - Barcarola,L (2160) [C42]
Armed Forces-ch USA (5), 1991



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.d3 dxe4 6.dxe4 Be7 7.g3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bg2 Qd7 10.Nbd2 0-0-0 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nc4 Bd6 13.Nh4 Bxe4 14.Bxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Be7 16.Be3 Bxh4 17.g5 Qd5 18.Qg4+ f5 19.gxf6+ Kb8 20.Rg1 Bxf6 21.Nd2 Qb5 22.0-0-0 Rd3 23.Ne4 Rhd8 24.Rxd3 Qxd3 25.Nc5 Qd5 26.Qa4 b6 27.Qb5 Rd6 28.c4 Qf3 29.Na6+ Kc8 30.c5 Nd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32.a3 Qf5 33.Nb4 Bg5+ 34.Rxg5 Qxg5+ 35.f4 Qxf4+ 36.Kc2 Rc4+ 0-1



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(36) Cartagena,O (2505) - Braun,J (2080) [C42]
US-op Las Vegas (1), 1997



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 d6 8.h3 Nd7 9.Nc3 Nc5 10.d3 a5 11.Be3 Ne6 12.h4 Ncd4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Nb1 Re8 15.Nfd2 Nc5 16.Nb3 Nxb3 17.axb3 c6 18.Qc2 Qb6 19.Nd2 Bd7 20.f4 f5 21.Rfe1 Qc7 22.c5 dxc5 23.Qxc5 b6 24.Qc2 Rac8 25.e5 Bf8 26.Nf3 Be6 27.Ng5 Bd5 28.Rec1 Bc5 29.Bxd5+ cxd5 30.b4 axb4 31.Qb3 Qb7 32.h5 h6 33.Nf3 gxh5 34.Kg2 Kh7 35.Rh1 Qf7 36.Rh3 Rg8 37.Rah1 Kg7 38.Rxh5 Rc6 39.Qa4 Rg6 40.Kf2 Qe8 41.Qxe8 Rxe8 42.Nh4 1-0



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(37) Schwab,R (2265) - Trauner,R (2285) [C42]
Vienna-ch Vienna (9), 1997



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.c3 Qe7 5.d3 g6 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.b4 a6 10.Bg5 Re8 11.a4 h6 12.Bd2 Kh7 13.Na3 Bd7 14.Nc2 Nd8 15.Ne3 Ne6 16.h4 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Nd5 Qf8 19.Nh2 Reb8 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Ng4 Bg7 22.Bxh6 Qd8 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Ne3 c6 25.Qb2 Qe7 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 27.Ra1 Qd8 28.Bf3 Qb8 29.Rxa8 Qxa8 30.Bg4 Qa4 31.Bxe6 Bxe6 32.d4 Bd7 33.Kg2 f6 34.dxe5 dxe5 35.Qd2 Qa7 36.Qd6 Kf7 37.g4 Qb7 38.g5 Be6 39.gxf6 Qd7 40.Qxd7+ Bxd7 41.Kg3 Kxf6 42.Ng4+ Ke6 43.f4 exf4+ 44.Kxf4 Be8 45.Kg5 Bf7 46.Kh6 Ke7 47.Kg7 Ke6 48.Ne5 1-0



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(38) Vujovic,M (2320) - Bex,P (2230) [C42]
Biel-C Biel (6), 1990



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.c3 Be7 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nc3 Bf5 9.Qd1 Nb4 10.Bb5+ c6 11.Ba4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nd3+ 13.Kf1 Nxc1 14.Rxc1 Ba3 15.Bc2 Bxc1 16.Bxf5 Bh6 17.g3 g6 18.Bd3 Qe7 19.Kg2 Bg7 20.h4 h5 21.Re1 0-0 22.Qd2 Rac8 23.c4 b6 24.Rc1 Rfe8 25.Qc2 Bh6 26.Re1 Kg7 27.Re2 Qd7 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.Qb3 Re7 30.Rc2 Rd8 31.cxd5 cxd5 32.Bb5 Qf5 33.Rc6 Qe4 34.Bd3 Qg4 35.Qc2 Qd7 36.Bxg6 fxg6 37.Qxg6+ Bg7 38.Ng5 Qe8 39.Qh7+ Kf8 40.Rc3 Qd7 41.Rf3+ 1-0
f) 3.Bc4
794 games, 1842-2001, Ø=1990
White scores averagely (55%).
Elo-Ø: 2176, 208 games. Performance = Elo 2209
played by: Rublevsky, 2535, 1/1; Mestel, 2475, 0/1; Shahade, 2455, 1/1; Schaefer, 2406, 1/2; Bauer, 2400, 0/1

You should play: 3...Nxe4











(39) Mestel,A (2475) - Makarichev,S (2500) [C55]
Hastings 7980 Hastings (7), 1979



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.0-0 Nxc3 6.dxc3 h6 7.Qd5 Qf6 8.Re1 Bd6 9.Nxe5 Bxe5 10.f4 d6 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.Rxe5+ Kf8 15.Qc5+ Kg8 16.Re2 Rd8 17.Be3 Kh7 18.Qxa7 Rhe8 19.Rf2 Qg6 20.h3 Re4 21.Bd4 Rd5 22.Rd1 Rg5 23.Kf1 Re6 24.g4 Bb5+ 25.Kg1 Rxg4+ 26.Kh2 Rg3 27.Rdd2 Rxh3+ 28.Kxh3 Qh5+ 0-1



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(40) Scetinin,A (2350) - Raetsky,A (2455) [C55]
Spring op Budapest, 1992



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.0-0 Nf6 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.Re1 Be7 8.Rxe5 d6 9.Rg5 g6 10.d4 h5 11.Qe2 Bf5 12.Rxf5 gxf5 13.Bg5 Kf8 14.Re1 Ng8 15.Bxe7+ Qxe7 16.Qd2 Qd7 17.Qg5 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Kf1 Rh6 20.Qxf5 c6 21.Nd1 d5 22.Bd3 Qe6 23.Qf4 Qd6 24.Qg5 Qf6 25.Qe3 Qh4 26.Qe5 Re6 27.Qb8+ Kg7 28.Ne3 Nh6 29.c3 Rf6 30.f3 Ng4 31.Nxg4 hxg4 32.Be2 gxf3 33.gxf3 Qf4 34.Qxb7 Qxh2 35.Qxa7 Rg6 36.Ke1 Rg1+ 37.Kd2 Qf4+ 38.Kc2 Rg2 39.Qa6 Qxf3 40.Kd2 Qf4+ 41.Kd1 Qe3 42.a4 Qg1+ 43.Kd2 Qb1 44.Qb7 Rg1 45.Ke3 Qe1 46.Qa6 Rg3+ 47.Kf4 Qf2+ 0-1



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(41) Mariano,N (2396) - Nguyen Thanh Son (2404) [C55]
Sea Chess-chT 1st Kuala Lumpur (5), 09.09.2001



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5 7.Neg5+ Kg8 8.d4 h6 9.Nh3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Bxh3 12.gxh3 Bc5 13.Qg4 Qe7 14.Bf4 c6 15.c3 Rf8 16.Rg1 Qf7 17.Rg2 Rh7 18.Bg3 Qf3 19.Qxf3 Rxf3 20.Ke2 Kf7 21.h4 Ke6 22.h5 Rf5 23.Rf1 Rxh5 24.f3 exf3+ 25.Rxf3 Rg5 26.h4 Rg4 27.Rf4 Rxf4 28.Bxf4 Kf5 29.Kf3 g6 30.Rg4 Be7 31.Be3 a6 32.h5 g5 33.Rg2 Rf7 34.Re2 Ke6+ 35.Kg4 Rf5 36.Bf2 Rf4+ 37.Kh3 Bf8 38.Bg3 Rf5 39.Kg4 Bg7 40.Rf2 Rxf2 41.Bxf2 Bxe5 42.Bc5 Bd6 43.Bd4 Bf8 44.b4 Kf7 45.a4 Bg7 46.Kf5 b6 47.Bxb6 Bxc3 48.Bc5 Bf6 49.Be3 Bc3 50.Bc5 d4 51.Ke4 g4 52.Bd6 Kf6 53.Bf4 Bxb4 54.Kxd4 Kf5 55.Bxh6 g3 56.Be3 g2 57.Kd3 Bf8 58.Ke2 Bh6 59.Bb6 Kg4 60.Kf2 Kh3 61.Kf3 Kh2 62.Ke4 Bf8 63.Ke5 g1Q 64.Bxg1+ Kxg1 65.Kd4 a5 66.h6 Bxh6 67.Kc5 Bd2 68.Kxc6 Kf2 0-1



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(42) Mariano,N (2403) - Antonio,R (2551) [C42]
Quezon City Equitable Card Quezon City (7), 06.07.2000



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb3 Bb4 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.h3 a5 11.a3 Bd6 12.d4 Nd7 13.Re1 Qh4 14.Be3 Nf6 15.Rad1 Bd7 16.Na4 Ng4 17.Bf4 Nf6 18.Be5 Rfb8 19.Nc5 Be8 1/2-1/2



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(43) Jirovsky,P (2315) - Tolstikh,N (2405) [C42]
Ceske Budejovice op Ceske Budejovice (2), 1995



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.d4 c6 9.Ne2 Nbd7 10.c4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Ng4 14.Bf4 Bc5 15.Bg3 Re8 16.Nc3 Bf5 17.Re1 Bd4 18.Re2 Kf8 19.Rae1 b5 20.Bb3 Bd3 21.e6 Bxe2 22.Bd6+ Re7 23.Rxe2 f5 24.Rd2 Bb6 25.Bxe7+ Kxe7 26.Rd7+ Kf6 27.Rf7+ Kg6 28.Ne2 Bxf2+ 29.Kf1 Be3 30.Bc2 Nh6 31.Rc7 c5 32.Nc3 Re8 33.Rc6 Ng4 34.Nxb5 Bf4 35.Ke2 Bxh2 36.Bb3 c4 37.Bc2 Be5 38.Rxc4 Kf6 39.Nxa7 Rxe6 40.Rc6 Bxb2+ 41.Rxe6+ Kxe6 42.Nc6 g6 43.Bb3+ Kd6 44.Nb4 Ba3 45.Nd3 Ke7 46.Kf3 Kf6 47.Bd5 g5 48.Ne1 Ne5+ 49.Ke2 Ng6 50.Bb7 g4 51.Nc2 Bc5 52.a4 Kg5 53.a5 f4 54.a6 Ne5 55.Na3 Kh4 56.Nb5 Kg3 57.a7 Bxa7 58.Nxa7 Nc4 59.Kf1 Nd6 60.Bc6 Kh2 61.Bd5 Nf5 62.Kf2 Nh4 63.Nc6 g3+ 64.Ke2 Nxg2 65.Ne5 Nh4 66.Kf1 h5 67.Bc6 g2+ 68.Bxg2 Nxg2 69.Kf2 h4 70.Nf3+ Kh1 71.Ng5 Ne3 72.Kf3 Nd5 73.Kg4 Kg2 74.Kxh4 Nf6 75.Nh3 f3 76.Nf4+ Kf2 77.Nh3+ Ke3 78.Kg3 Ne4+ 79.Kh2 0-1



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(44) Cornette,M (2383) - Mamedyarov,S (2493) [C55]
EU-ch U16 Halkidiki (4), 03.09.2001



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 Bd6 8.d4 exd4 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd4 0-0 11.0-0 c5 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bd2 Bb7 14.Bc3 Qd7 15.h3 Rad8 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 17.Ne5 Qc8 18.Qc4 Re6 19.Re3 Ba6 20.Qg4 f6 21.Nc4 Rxe3 22.Qxc8 Bxc8 23.Nxe3 Bf4 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Bf5 26.Ne3 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Bxc2 28.a3 Kf7 29.Kf2 Be4 30.g3 h5 31.h4 Ke6 32.Ke2 Kf5 33.Ba5 c6 34.Kf2 Kg4 35.Bd8 Bd5 36.Be7 c4 37.Bd8 Kf5 38.Be7 a6 39.Bf8 g6 40.Be7 Ke5 41.Bd8 1/2-1/2






Alternative: 3...Nc6











(45) Wong Zi Jing (2120) - Handoko,E (2470) [C55]
Yangon zt Yangon (9), 16.12.1998
[Hecht]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3 Na5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 0-0 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Nh2 Nxb3 12.axb3 d5 13.Qf3 Bb7 14.Ng4 Nxg4 15.Qxg4 f5 16.Qe2 b4 17.Nd1 a5 18.exd5 cxd5 19.f4 e4 20.Be3 Bf6 21.Qf2 Ba6 22.Bb6 Qb7 23.Rxa5 exd3 24.cxd3 Bxd3 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Re1 Be4 27.Bd4 Qf7 28.Qd2 Be7 29.Nf2 Rd8 30.Nd3 Rc8 31.Rc1 Rxc1+ 32.Nxc1 Qg6 33.Nd3 Qg3 34.Nc5 h6 35.Ne6 Bd6 36.Qf2 Qxb3 37.Nxg7 Kf7 38.Qe2 Qg3 39.Nh5 Qg6 40.Kh2 Bxg2 41.Qxg2 Qxh5 42.Qxd5+ Ke7 43.Bf6+ Kd7 44.Be5 Qe2+ 45.Kg3 Qe1+ 46.Kg2 Qe4+ 47.Qxe4 fxe4 48.Bxd6 Kxd6 Motiv: Zugzwang Weiß vergibt im 50./51.Zug einen einfachen Gewinn.

49.Kf2 Ke6 50.b3? [ 50.Ke3! Kf5 51.b3 h5 52.h4 Kg4 53.Kxe4 Kxh4 54.Kf3 ( 54.f5 Kg5 55.Ke5 h4 56.f6 h3 57.f7 h2 58.f8Q h1Q 59.Qg7++- ) 54...Kh3 55.f5 h4 56.f6 Kh2 57.f7+- ]

50...h5 51.h4? [ 51.Ke3! Kf5 52.h4 Kg4 53.Kxe4 Kxh4 54.Kf3+- ]

51...Kf6= 52.Ke2 Ke6 53.Kf2 Kf6 54.Ke2 1/2-1/2



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(46) Petrenko,S (2275) - Ionescu Brandis,I (2330) [C55]
Primavara (Women) Bucharest (8), 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 h6 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Re1 Bg7 8.d4 Qe7 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 0-0 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qc4 Nh5 14.Be3 Qf6 15.Nbd2 Nf4 16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.Qd3 Rfd8 18.Qe3 Qxe3 19.Rxe3 Be6 20.Nf1 a5 21.Re2 a4 22.Rd2 Rd6 23.Ne3 Rb8 24.Rc2 f5 25.h3 Rbd8 26.exf5 gxf5 27.g4 f4 28.Nf5 Rd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30.Kh2 Bd5 31.Ne7+ Kf7 32.Nxd5 cxd5 33.Nh4 e4 34.Nf5 Be5 35.Nxh6+ Kg6 36.Nf5 f3+ 37.Ng3 Kg5 38.b4 e3 0-1



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(47) Carlsson,L (2375) - Van Tricht,M (2330) [C54]
Royal op SWE, 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.0-0 0-0 7.Bb3 a6 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.Nc4 h6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Nxe3 Be6 13.Bxe6 Rxe6 14.Qb3 Na5 15.Qc2 Nc6 16.Nf5 d5 17.Rad1 Re8 18.Qb3 b5 19.d4 exd4 20.e5 Nd7 21.cxd4 Nb6 22.Qc3 Re6 23.Rc1 Rc8 24.Ng3 Ne7 25.b3 Nd7 26.Qd2 c5 27.dxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxc5 Nxc5 29.Nd4 Rb6 30.Rc1 Ne4 31.Qa5 Qb8 32.Ngf5 Nxf5 33.Nxf5 Qa7 34.Nd4 Kh7 1/2-1/2



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(48) Fossan,P (2320) - Jansson,J (2340) [C24]
NOR-ch Randaberg, 1989



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 Nb6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Ne4 f5 13.Ng3 Qe8 14.Bd2 f4 15.Nxh5 Qxh5 16.Nxe5 f3 17.Nxf3 Rf6 18.Ng5 Qh4 19.Nf3 Qh5 20.Ng5 Qh4 21.Nf3 Qh5 22.Ng5 1/2-1/2



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(49) Luett,M (2125) - Lawitsch,G (2275) [C57]
Seefeld op 9th Seefeld (2), 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5 6.Bxb5 Qxd5 7.Bf1 Nd4 8.c3 Ne6 9.Qa4+ c6 10.Nxe6 Bxe6 11.d4 exd4 12.cxd4 Rb8 13.Nc3 Bb4 14.Qxb4 Rxb4 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Be2 Rxd4 17.0-0 Bg4 18.Bxg4 Rxg4 19.Re1+ Kd7 20.Be3 Ra4 21.b3 Ra6 22.Bc5 Re8 23.Rxe8 Kxe8 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Re2 Ra5 26.b4 Ra4 27.Kf1 Kd8 28.Rd2 a6 29.Ke1 f6 30.Kd1 Ke8 31.Kc1 Nxb4 32.Rd6 Nd3+ 33.Rxd3 Rc4+ 34.Kb2 Rxc5 35.Re3+ Re5 36.Rc3 Re2+ 37.Kb3 Rxf2 38.Rxc6 Rxg2 39.Rxa6 Rxh2 0-1



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(50) Szell,L (2255) - Csikos,M (2125) [C55]
Sarospatak op Sarospatak, 1996



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.0-0 Be7 10.f3 Ng5 11.f4 Ne4 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 c5 14.Nb3 Bf5 15.Be3 c4 16.Nd4 Be4 17.f5 Bg5 18.Qe2 Bxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Qe7 20.e6 0-0 21.g4 c5 22.exf7+ Rxf7 23.Ne6 Rc8 24.Ng5 Bxc2 25.Qd2 Rff8 26.Qxd5+ Kh8 27.Ne6 Bd3 28.Rfe1 Rg8 29.Re3 Qh4 30.Rg3 Qf6 31.Rc1 Rb8 32.Qxc5 Rb2 33.Rg2 Rxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Be4+ 35.Kg3 h5 36.Qxc4 Qe5+ 37.Kh4 hxg4 38.Qe2 Qxf5 39.Ng5 Bf3 40.Qe3 Rf8 0-1
g) 3.c3
9 games, 1990-2001, Ø=1998
White scores above average (61%).
Elo-Ø: 2225, 3 games. Performance = Elo 2180
played by: Meszaros, 2335, 0/1; Schlag, 2230, 0.5/1; Speck, 2112, 1/1

You should play: 3...Nc6











(51) Speck,H (2112) - Baranyai,F [C44]
Basel Hilton op 3rd Basel (1), 01.01.2001



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.dxe5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Ng4 8.Be3 Ngxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Bd4 Ng4 11.h3 c5 12.Bb5+ Kd8 13.hxg4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Bxg4+ 15.f3 Be6 16.Nc3 a6 17.Bd3 Bb4 18.a3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Rc8 20.Kd2 g6 21.a4 Ke7 22.Rab1 Rb8 23.c4 Kf6 24.Rb6 Kg7 25.Rhb1 Bc8 26.c5 Rd8 27.Kc3 Rd7 28.Bxa6 Ra8 29.Bxb7 Bxb7 30.Rxb7 Rxb7 31.Rxb7 Rxa4 32.c6 Ra1 33.Rb2 Ra6 34.d5 Ra7 35.Kc4 Kf6 36.Kc5 Ra5+ 37.Kd6 Ra6 38.Kd7 Ke5 39.d6 Kd5 40.Rd2+ Kc5 41.c7 Ra7 42.Kd8 1-0



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(52) Fernandes,A - Lopes,C [C65]
POR-chS Lisbon (2), 1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bc5 5.0-0 0-0 6.Re1 d6 7.h3 Bb6 8.d4 Bd7 9.Bg5 Re8 10.Na3 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 exd4 13.cxd4 Nxe4 14.Bh2 Qf6 15.Nc2 a6 16.Ba4 Re7 17.Ne3 Nxd4 18.Bxd7 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Nxf2 20.Bg3 Nxd1 21.Raxd1 Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Qxf3 0-1



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(53) Tiaden,J - Franke,C [C44]
FRG-ch Girls Muenster (7), 1990



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.Qc2 d5 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Nxe5 Nxe4 8.Nxc6 Qf6 9.f3 Qh4+ 10.g3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Qxh1+ 12.Kf2 Bd7 13.Nd4 Qh2+ 14.Ke1 Qxg3+ 15.Ke2 Qg2+ 16.Ke1 Be7 17.d3 Bh4+ 18.Kd1 Qf1+ 19.Kd2 Qe1# 0-1



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(54) Salim Moussa,S - Martis,H [C44]
Curacao op Willemstad (1), 25.07.2001



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.Bb5 a6 6.Ba4 Bd7 7.0-0 Qe7 8.Re1 0-0-0 9.Bd2 Be6 10.dxe5 dxe4 11.exf6 exf3 12.fxe7 fxg2 13.exd8Q+ Kxd8 14.Bf4+ Ke7 15.b4 Kf6 16.Nd2 Bd5 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qg5+ Kg7 19.c4 Be6 20.Qxg2 Nxb4 21.Re3 Nc2 22.Bxc2 Bb4 23.Be5+ Kh6 24.Re4 Bxd2 25.Rh4# 1-0



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(55) Yrjonen,M - Sievilainen,T [C44]
FIN-chT 9900 I div FIN (6), 2000



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Qe7 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.0-0 dxe5 9.dxe5 Ng8 10.Nc3 0-0-0 11.Qa4 a6 12.Bg5 f6 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Rfe1 Qg7 15.Be3 Ne5 16.Bxd7+ Rxd7 17.Nxe5 fxe5 18.Rad1 Nf6 19.h3 Rg8 20.g3 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Bd6 22.Qc4 Rd8 23.b4 Qg8 24.Qh4 Qg6 25.b5 a5 26.Bg5 Be7 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Qc4 Qf5 30.Qf7 Qg6 31.Qd5+ Kc8 32.Ne4 Be7 33.Qxe5 Bd6 34.Qh8+ Kd7 35.Qxh7+ Qxh7 36.Nf6+ Ke6 37.Nxh7 Be7 38.h4 Kd5 39.Ng5 Kc4 40.Ne4 Kxb5 41.h5 Bf8 42.g4 Kc4 43.g5 Kd4 44.Nf6 b5 45.h6 b4 46.Ne8 1-0
h) 3.Bb5
18 games, 1937-2001, Ø=1988
White scores below average (47%).
Elo-Ø: 2214, 4 games. Performance = Elo 2151
played by: Ehlvest, 2505, 0.5/1; Sogaard, 2340, 0/1; Ortiz, 2031, 0.5/1; Kellner, 1980, 1/1; Keres, 1/1

You should play: 3...a6











(56) Ehlvest,J (2505) - Podgaets,M (2455) [C92]
URS-FL Sverdlovsk, 1984



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.a4 h6 12.Nbd2 Bf8 13.Bc2 Rb8 14.Bb1 Bc8 15.Nf1 b4 16.Ng3 bxc3 17.bxc3 g6 18.Bd2 Na5 19.Ba2 Be6 20.c4 Nxc4 21.Bc3 Nb2 22.Qc2 Bxa2 23.Rxa2 Nc4 24.Qe2 exd4 25.Nxd4 Ne5 26.Qxa6 c5 27.Nc2 Rb3 28.Nf1 Qa8 29.Qxa8 Rxa8 30.Rd1 1/2-1/2



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(57) Perera,V - Chavez,R (2250) [C77]
Dubai ol (Men) Dubai (6), 1986



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Bd6 7.Nbd2 h6 8.Nf1 Be6 9.Ng3 c5 10.Qe2 Qd7 11.b3 Nh7 12.Bb2 f6 13.Nh4 0-0-0 14.Nhf5 Nf8 15.h4 Ng6 16.h5 Nf4 17.Qf3 Rhe8 18.0-0-0 Bf8 19.Kb1 Bf7 20.Ne3 Kb8 21.Ngf5 Qc6 22.g3 Ne6 23.Qg4 Rd7 24.f4 Nd4 25.fxe5 fxe5 26.Rhf1 b5 27.c4 bxc4 28.dxc4 Qe6 29.Qh4 c6 30.g4 a5 31.Qg3 Ka8 32.Rd3 Ra7 33.Qf2 Rb8 34.Nd1 a4 35.Nxd4 cxd4 36.Rf3 Rbb7 37.Kc2 Bd6 38.Qg3 axb3+ 39.axb3 Rxb3 40.Rxb3 Qxc4+ 41.Kb1 Qxf1 42.Qf3 Qc4 43.Rd3 Ra4 0-1



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(58) Gorbea,P - Gomez Gordo,J [C94]
ESP-chT Cala Galdana (6), 1994



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d3 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Nf1 Nc5 13.Bc2 Re8 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.b4 Ne6 16.d4 exd4 17.cxd4 d5 18.e5 Ne4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Qd5 22.Rg4 Bxb4 23.Be3 Rad8 24.Ng5 Nxg5 25.Bxg5 Be7 26.Bf6 g6 27.Qd2 Qe6 28.Qg5 Rd5 29.Rf4 c5 30.dxc5 Rxc5 31.Qh6 Bf8 32.Qh4 Bg7 33.Rd1 Rc4 34.Rd6 Qc8 35.Bxg7 Rxf4 36.Qxf4 Kxg7 37.Qf6+ Kg8 38.Rxa6 Rxe5 39.Rd6 Re8 40.f4 Qa8 41.Kh2 Qxa2 42.h4 Qc2 43.Rd8 Rxd8 44.Qxd8+ Kg7 45.Qd4+ Kf8 46.Kg3 Ke7 47.Qd5 Qc4 48.Qb7+ Kd6 49.Qb6+ Kd7 50.Kh3 b4 51.Qb7+ Kd6 52.Qb6+ Kd5 53.Qd8+ Ke4 54.Qa8+ Kd3 55.Qf3+ Kc2 56.Kg3 b3 0-1



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(59) Bely,M - Dittmann,S [C85]
Erfurt Erfurt (3), 1955



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Qe1 Nd7 8.b3 0-0 9.Bb2 Bf6 10.Nc3 Re8 11.Qe3 Nf8 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.Rad1 Ne6 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 c5 16.Qg4 g6 17.d3 h5 18.Qg3 b6 19.Qh2 c6 20.Kh1 Ra7 21.g3 Bg7 22.Qg2 Rd7 23.Ba1 b5 24.f4 c4 25.Qf3 cxd3 26.cxd3 exf4 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.gxf4 Nc5 29.Nc1 Ne6 30.f5 Ng5 31.Qg2 Rxe4 32.f6+ Kh6 33.Rg1 Re5 34.Qd2 Rd4 35.Rdf1 Qd5+ 36.Kh2 Kh7 37.Qg2 Rh4 38.Qxd5 Rxh3+ 39.Kg2 cxd5 40.Rf4 Ne6 0-1



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(60) Wilkie,M - Bleicher,H [C89]
Doeberl Cup Canberra (1), 1995



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nc6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Qf3 Bg4 16.Qg2 Qh5 17.Nd2 Rae8 18.Ne4 Bf3 19.Qf1 Bxe4 20.Bd1 Bf3 21.Bd2 Rxe1 22.Qxe1 Nf6 23.Qf1 Ng4 24.h4 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 f5 26.Re1 f4 27.Qe2 Qf5 28.f3 Nf6 29.g4 Qd7 30.Kg2 Re8 31.Qd1 Rxe1 32.Bxe1 Nd5 33.Kh3 Qe6 34.Bf2 Ne3 35.Qb3 Qxb3 36.axb3 Kf7 37.g5 Nd1 38.Be1 Nf2+ 0-1



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(61) Dembo,Y - Duran,L [C78]
Wch U10 Girls Duisburg (5), 1992



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Bc5 5.0-0 Nc6 6.d3 0-0 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.Nxe5 Re8 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.c3 Bb6 12.d4 Nxe4 13.Bf4 c5 14.d5 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qxd5 16.Rd1 Qf5 17.h4 c4 18.Rf1 Qc5 19.Be3 Qc6 20.Na3 Bc5 21.Nxc4 Bxe3 22.Nxe3 Qh6 23.Qg4 Nf6 24.Qg3 Ne4 25.Nf5 Qf6 26.Qg4 Re5 27.Ne3 Nd2 28.Rfd1 Ne4 29.Rf1 Qe6 30.Qxe6 Rxe6 31.Rad1 Rb6 32.Nc4 Rc6 33.Ne5 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Nxd6 35.Re1 Re8 36.Kf1 f6 37.Nd3 Rxe1+ 38.Kxe1 Kf7 39.Nc5 g5 40.hxg5 fxg5 41.g4 Kf6 42.Nd7+ Ke7 43.Nc5 a5 44.Ke2 b6 45.Nd3 Ke6 46.b3 Nf7 47.Ke3 Ne5 48.Nxe5 Kxe5 49.c4 c6 50.a4 c5 51.Ke2 Kf4 52.f3 h6 53.Kf2 Ke5 54.Ke3 Kd6 55.f4 gxf4+ 56.Kxf4 Kd7 57.Ke5 Ke7 58.Kd5 Kd7 59.Ke5 Ke7 60.Kf5 Kf7 1/2-1/2
i) 3.Bd3
12 games, 1994-2001, Ø=1997
White scores well (63%).
Elo-Ø: 2227, 2 games. Performance = Elo 2022
played by: Szabo, 2235, 0.5/1; Bauma, 2220, 0.5/1

You should play: 3...Nc6











(62) Szabo,G (2235) - Csikos,M (2165) [C42]
HUN-chT2 9899 HUN, 1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.Qe2 dxe4 6.Bxe4 Nxe4 7.Qxe4 f5 8.Qe2 e4 9.d3 Qxd3 10.Qxd3 exd3 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 cxd6 13.Kd2 0-0 14.Re1 f4 15.Kxd3 Bf5+ 16.Kd2 Rae8 17.Na3 Be4 18.Nb5 Bxf3 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.gxf3 Re5 21.a4 a6 22.Nc7 Kf7 23.b4 Ke7 24.b5 Kd7 25.bxc6+ Kxc7 26.cxb7 Kxb7 27.Rg1 1/2-1/2



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(63) Kostiuk,T - Lundina,A (2250) [C42]
Russia-chB (Women) Kolontaevo, 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.c3 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Qe2 Be6 7.Bb5 0-0-0 8.0-0 Bg4 9.Bxc6 Qxc6 10.Qxe5 Kb8 11.Nd4 Qd7 12.d3 Bd6 13.Qb5 c6 14.Qb3 Rhe8 15.Bg5 c5 16.Nb5 Be2 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Re1 Bxd3 19.Na3 Qd7 20.Nc4 Bxc4 21.Qxc4 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Qe2 Nc7 25.Qd2 Qxd2 26.Bxd2 Ne6 27.f3 Kc7 28.Kf2 Kd6 29.Ke3 Kd5 30.Kd3 c4+ 31.Kc2 b5 32.Be3 a5 33.b3 Nc5 34.Bf4 cxb3+ 35.axb3 a4 36.bxa4 bxa4 37.Bc1 Kc4 38.Be3 Nd3 39.Bd2 a3 40.Kb1 Kb3 41.c4 Nb4 42.Bxb4 Kxb4 43.Ka2 Kxc4 44.Kxa3 Kd3 0-1



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(64) Bauma,J (2220) - Kolar,P [C42]
CZE-chT2V 9899 CZE, 1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.0-0 Bc5 5.Nc3 0-0 6.h3 d6 7.Re1 h6 8.Na4 Bb6 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.Bf1 Be6 11.d4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Bd7 13.b3 Re8 14.f3 d5 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.e5 Nd7 17.Bb2 Qg5 18.Qd4 Nc5 19.a4 Ne6 20.Qf2 Qe7 21.Rad1 Qc5 22.g3 Rad8 23.Qxc5 bxc5 24.f4 g6 25.Bg2 Rd7 26.Rd2 Red8 27.Red1 b6 28.Kf2 Kf8 29.Ke2 Ba8 30.c4 d4 31.Kd3 Kg7 32.Rf1 Bxg2 33.Rxg2 Re8 34.g4 Nd8 35.Bc1 Nc6 36.Bd2 Rde7 37.Re2 Kg8 38.Rfe1 Kg7 39.Re4 1/2-1/2



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(65) Bencker,J - Hahn,M [C55]
Bayern-ch U18 Girls GER, 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.0-0 0-0 6.Bc4 d6 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Bg4 10.Qe1 a6 11.Qg3 b5 12.Be2 Qe7 13.Rad1 Qe6 14.Ng5 Qe7 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Qxg4 Nxe3 17.Qh5 h6 18.Rf3 Nxd1 19.Bxd1 Qxg5 20.Qh3 Qc1 21.Rf1 Qxb2 22.Qd7 Qd4+ 23.Kh1 Qc4 24.Qf5 Qxa2 25.Qh5 Qc4 26.Be2 Qxe4 27.Bd3 Qe3 28.Qh4 Nd4 29.Re1 Qd2 30.Qe4 g6 31.Kg1 d5 32.Qe3 Qxe3+ 33.Rxe3 e4 34.Bf1 Nxc2 35.Rh3 Kg7 36.g4 g5 37.Bg2 b4 38.Kf2 b3 39.Rxb3 a5 40.Ke2 Nd4+ 41.Ke3 Nxb3 42.Ke2 a4 43.Kd1 a3 44.Kc2 a2 45.Kxb3 a1Q 46.Kc2 Qd4 47.Bf1 Ra5 48.Be2 Rc5+ 49.Kb3 Rb8+ 50.Ka3 Rb7 51.Ba6 Ra5# 0-1



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(66) Hickey,A - Stinson,D [C50]
Novi-ch MIW Novi (1), 1994



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bc4 Nxe4 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.d3 Nxf2 8.Re1 Nxd1+ 9.Kh1 Nf2+ 10.Kg1 Nfxd3+ 11.Kf1 Qf6+ 12.Ke2 Qf2+ 13.Kd1 Qxe1# 0-1



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(67) Torres,D - Choate,E [C42]
Eastpointe ch-MI Eastpointe, 1994



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bd3 Nc6 4.g4 Nxg4 5.Ng5 Qxg5 6.Rg1 Qh4 7.Rxg4 Qxh2 8.b3 Bc5 9.Qe2 0-0 10.Ba3 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 Qh3 12.Nb5 d6 13.Rg3 Qh1+ 14.Qf1 Qh4 15.Nxc7 Rb8 16.Nb5 Nd4 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Rh3 Qf4 19.Rc1 Bxh3 20.Qxh3 f5 21.exf5 Rbe8+ 22.Kd1 Qe5 23.c3 Qe1+ 24.Kc2 Qxf2 25.f6 Rxf6 26.Qxh7+ Kf7 27.Bc4+ Kf8 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Qxg7+ Kd8 30.Qxb7 Qf5+ 31.Bd3 Qc5 32.b4 Qe5 33.Qa8+ Ke7 34.Qxa7+ Kf8 35.b5 dxc3 36.dxc3 Rc8 37.Kb2 Rf2+ 38.Bc2 Qe2 39.b6 Rf4 40.b7 Qb5+ 41.Bb3 Rf2+ 1-0
j) 3.a3
4 games, 1992-1998, Ø=1997
White scores miserably (25%).
Performance = Elo 2187

You should play: 3...d6











(68) Heymann,M - Van den Berg,T [C42]
Dortmund op-B NRW, 1998



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.a3 d6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nbd7 7.Bd3 b6 1-0
k) 3.Be2
4 games, 1993-1998, Ø=1995
White scores miserably (25%).
Performance = Elo 1817

You should play: 3...Nc6











(69) Hayes,B - Calton,D [C47]
Eastpointe ch-MI Eastpointe, 1994



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.0-0 0-0 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 Nd4 8.g3 Bh3 9.Re1 Qd7 10.a4 Ng4 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.Bxg4 Bxg4 13.Qc1 Bf3 14.Nd5 Qh3 15.d3 Qg2# 0-1



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(70) Catoni,C - Grimaldi,F [C55]
Asiag tt Asiag (1), 1993



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bc4 Ng4 6.0-0 d6 7.d3 0-0 8.Bd2 Nd4 9.h3 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Nf6 11.Na4 Qe8 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.c3 Be6 14.Qg3 Nh5 15.Qxe5 Nf6 16.Bh6 Bxh3 17.Qg5 g6 18.Qxf6 1-0

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