[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ernst"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1978.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. dxc5 Nf6 8.
h3 O-O 9. O-O Bxc5 10. c3 Re8 11. Qc2 Qd6 12. Nbd2 Qg3 13. Bf5 (13. Ng5 Ne5 14.
Bxh7+ Kh8 $19) (13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bxd4 15. Qb3 Qd6 $17) 13... Re2 14. Nd4
Nxd4 0-1

[Event "OLOB 10/11"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Schaper, Bjoern"]
[Black "Mueller, Horst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2129"]
[BlackElo "2199"]
[Annotator "Ernst"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2008.12.16"]
[WhiteTeam "Steinbach"]
[BlackTeam "Offenbach"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Ne2 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rac1 Ne4 14. Rfe1
Nxc3 (14... Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 $11) 15. Rxc3 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Qc2 h6 18.
Qc6 Bf6 19. Be5 Be6 20. Ba6 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Qh4 22. Qc3 Qg4 23. f3 Qh4 24. Qe3
Qf6 25. a3 Rd8 26. b4 Rd6 27. Bb5 Rd8 28. Ba6 Rd6 29. Qc3 g6 30. Re1 Bd7 31.
Qd2 Kg7 32. Re5 Be6 33. Bb5 Qd8 34. Re1 Qf6 35. Qe3 Rd8 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Rxc8
Bxc8 38. g3 Be6 39. Kf2 Qd8 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Bc6 a5 42. b5 Qg5 43. Qxg5 hxg5
44. Ke3 Kg7 45. g4 f5 46. h3 Kf6 47. Kf2 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atlas, Dimitry"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Ernst"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[WhiteTeam "Hohenems"]
[BlackTeam "Kiev Chess"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Qd6 12. Nd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Bd7 14. Nb3
Bb6 15. Ned4 Nh5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Bf5 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Nf4 20. Bg3
Bb5 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Bd3 Rec8 23. Qb3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Rc4 25. Rd1 Re8 26. b3 Rc7
27. g3 Qe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Rd2 f5 30. d5 Kg8 31. Re1 Kf7 32. Re3 Rec8 33. f3
Rc1+ 34. Kf2 R1c2 35. Ree2 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 exf3 37. Kxf3 Rc3+ 38. Kg2 Ke7 39.
Re2+ Kd6 40. Re6+ (40. h4 Kxd5 41. Re7 g5 (41... g6 42. Rxb7 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Rxa2
44. Kf4 Ke6 45. Rc7 Ra6 46. g4 $15) 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Rxb7 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rxa2
45. Rb5+ Ke6 46. g4 $11) 40... Kxd5 41. Re7 g5 42. Rxb7 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 g4+ 44.
Kf4 Rf2+ 45. Ke3 Rxa2 46. Kf4 Rf2+ 47. Ke3 Rxh2 48. Rxa7 Rg2 49. Ra5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Ostend"]
[Site "Ostend"]
[Date "1905.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maroczy, Geza"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1905.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ (5. Nc3) 5... Nc6 6. O-O Nf6
7. Re1+ Be7 8. dxc5 (8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b4 $14) 8... O-O
9. Be3 Bg4 10. c3 Ne4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. b4 Bf6 13. Bd4 Re8 14. a4 {/\ Ra3 bzw.
Ra2 Tarrasch} (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. gxf3
Re1+ $19) 14... Bxd4 15. cxd4 (15. Qxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qg5+ 17. Kf1 $8 Qh4 $1 {
=/+/=}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 $2 {-+ Tarrasch} (16. Qxf3 Nxc5 17. Nc3 $2 (17.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Nd2 $1 {=/=/+}) 17... Nb3 18. Rad1 Nxd4 $19) 16... Qg5+ 17. Kf1
Nf6 {/\ Nf6-h5-f4 -+ Tarrasch} 18. Re3 (18. Ra3 $142 {/\ Re3} Nh5 19. f4 Nxf4
$40 20. Rg3) 18... Rxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Qxe3 20. Ra3 Qf4 21. Qd2 Qf5 22. Rb3 Re8
$19 {/\ 23... Qh3, Kg1, Ng4} 23. Kg2 Re6 $1 (23... Nh5 $2 24. Re3 $16) 24. Na3
Nh5 25. Re3 Rg6+ 26. Kf2 h6 27. Re5 Qh3 28. Ke3 Nf6 29. Qe2 Rg2 {Spezialpreis
100 Francs Special prize 100 Francs} (29... Rg2 30. Qe1 Ng4+ 31. Kd3 Qxf3+ 32.
Re3 Nxe3 33. Qxe3 Qd1+ 34. Qd2 Qxd2# {Tarrasch}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.27"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Ernst"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O Ne7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 c5 (12... Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. Bb3
b4 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Ne4 Bb8 $13 (16... Bc7 17. f5)) 13. Nxg6 Nxg6 (13... hxg6
$14) 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Qxd8 (15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Ke8 17. Re1+ Ne7 18. Be3
Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nbc6 20. Rae1 Rf7 (20... Rb8 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. Nxe7 Nxe7 23. Rxe7+
Qxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qa3+ Ke8 26. Qxa7 $18) 21. Ne4 Kf8 22. Ng5 Qd5 23. Nxf7
Qxb3 24. Rxb3 Kxf7 25. Rxb7 $14) 15... Rxd8 16. Bg5 Rc8 17. Bd5 Nc6 18. Ne4 Be7
19. Rad1 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Rc7 21. f4 (21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rd7+ Kf6
24. Rxb7 $13) 21... Re8 22. Rfe1 Rf8 23. Re4 Rd7 24. Bb3 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 h6 26.
Nf3 Rd8 27. Bb3 Kf8 28. f5 Nge7 29. Kf2 Na5 30. Ba4 Nac6 31. Bb3 Na5 32. Ba4 a6
33. b4 Nac6 34. Bb3 Rd3 35. Bc4 Rc3 36. b5 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 axb5 38. Bb3 Rc3 39.
Kg2 Nc8 40. Nd4 Nd6 41. Rf4 Ne5 42. Ne2 Re3 43. Ng3 Rd3 44. Nf1 Ke7 45. Rf2
Ndc4 46. Re2 Kd6 47. Ng3 g6 48. fxg6 fxg6 49. Ne4+ Kd5 50. Nf2 Rd4 51. Nd1 Kc5
52. Nc3 Kb4 53. Ne4 Nd3 54. Kg3 g5 55. Nf2 Nxf2 56. Rxf2 Rd3+ 57. Kg2 Rd2 58.
Rxd2 Nxd2 59. Bd5 b6 60. Kf2 Kc5 61. Bg8 Kd4 62. Ke2 Ne4 63. Kf3 b4 64. Bf7 Nc3
65. Bb3 Ne4 66. Bg8 Nd2+ 67. Ke2 Nc4 68. Be6 Ne5 69. Bf5 Nf7 70. Be6 Nd6 71.
Kf3 Kd3 72. Bg8 Kd4 73. Be6 b5 74. Bg8 Ne4 75. Bf7 Nd2+ 76. Ke2 Nc4 77. Bg8 Kc3
78. Kf3 Kb2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men)"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.15"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Black "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain-B"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 {(0,03)} 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nf3
dxc4 {Once the light-squared bishop has moved, this exchange is fully
justified.} 8. Bxc4 Bg4 9. Be3 Nc6 {Insisting on the main idea in this
variation: pressure against the isolated <d4> pawn. Psakhis,L: 'Many many
years ago I played in this position'} (9... Nd5 $5 {and got better chances
after} 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 b5 $1 14. Bd3 Nd5 15.
Qxb5 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Nd7 17. Rac1 c5 $1 18. Be4 Rb8 19. Qd3 Rb2 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,
B-Psakhis,L/USSR-ch Riga 1985 (72)}) 10. O-O {A theoretical position has now
been reached, one which I have played several times as white. Approximately a
year ago, while showing this line to a pupil, he asked me about 10...Rb8, with
the idea of defending the <b7> pawn, thus attacking the <d4> pawn. I could not
find an adequate answer. So, why not give it a try?} Rb8 $5 $146 {'!?' Psakhis,
L.  Psakhis,L: 'This move looks little bit strange, but not bad at all.
Arizmendi Martinez protects b7 pawn and seriously threating to take on f3'
Interesante novedad de Gascó.(0,13)} (10... Bxf3 $6 11. Qxf3 Nxd4 12. Qxb7 $14)
11. Be2 (11. a3 {seems logical, but it only helps black, as after} Ba5 $1 {
followed by Bb6 at some point, the white <d> pawn will find itself in a
precarious situation. The move chosen by the Lithuanian GM is the normal one,
but it in no way can be a refutation of 10...Rb8.}) 11... Nd5 12. Bg5 (12. Qb3
{Should be the right move, but then black does have the chance to force a draw
if he so wishes.} Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7 {The <e3> pawn is an
accesible weakness in white's camp.} 15. c4 Rbe8 16. Kf2 Bxf3 (16... f5 {is a
go for a black advantage, but it is not clear.} 17. Rae1 f4 $6 18. exf4 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qxh2+ 21. Bg2 Nxd4 22. Qd3 Ne6 23. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 24. Qd5
Qh6 25. Rh1 Qf6 26. Re1 $18) 17. Bxf3 Na5 18. Qc3 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxe3+ 20. Kg3
Qg5+ $11 {A forced variation right out of the opening, a rare thing so early
in the game.}) 12... Qd7 {(1,01)} 13. Rc1 (13. Qb3 Be6) 13... h6 $1 {This way
I get the chance to use the <f6> square later on.} (13... Rbe8 {Is less clear.}
14. h3 Rxe2 15. Qxe2 Nxd4 16. Qe4 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bxc3 18. fxg4) 14. Bd2 Rbe8 {
I could not make up my mind up as to which rook should go to <e8>. At the end,
I decided to keep all my pieces together, so that they could defend each other.
Psakhis,L: 'Black did well in opening and , possibly , his position is already
slightly better.'} (14... Rfe8 $5) 15. h3 (15. Nxd5 {Fritz's move, but not a
very good one.} Qxd5 (15... Bxd2 16. Nf6+ gxf6 17. Qxd2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Rxe2 19.
Qf4 {Is very good for white.}) 16. Bxb4 Nxb4 17. Rxc7 {Otherwise there is no
compensation for white's inferior pawn structure.} Nc6 $1 {Preparing an
exchange sacrifice on <e2>. Also, Bc8 might be a threat, trapping the rook.})
15... Rxe2 $1 {Psakhis,L: 'Cool move' (1,42)} 16. Qxe2 $2 {This should give
black a clear edge, but the alternative is still better for black.} (16. hxg4
Re6 {And black has the better pawn structure and piece coordination.}) ({Black
will have more than enough compensation for exchange after} 16. Nxe2 $6 Bxf3
17. gxf3 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Qxh3 $44 {[%csl Gd5,Gh3]}) 16... Nxd4 17. Qe4 (17. Qd3
Nxc3 $1 18. Nxd4 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Nxc1 $17 {Black will at least remain a pawn up.})
(17. Qe5 $5) 17... Nxf3+ $2 {The natural move, but a bad one.} (17... Bxc3 $1 {
was correct, and black is better in all variations.} 18. Nxd4 (18. Bxc3 Nxf3+
19. gxf3 Bxh3 $17 {Two pawns, a bishop and a weakened king position is too
high a price for a rook.}) (18. hxg4 Re8 19. Qd3 Nb4 20. Qc4 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3
Bxd2) (18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Ne5 Qb5 {winning}) 18... Bxd2 $17 19. Rc2 (
19. Qxg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 $17) 19... Nf6 20. Qd3 Bf5 $1 {Of course,
looking at all this with Fritz, life seems so much easier.}) 18. gxf3 Nf6 {I
had seen this when playing 13...h6, but it is only good for a draw. (1,46)} (
18... Bxc3 19. Qxg4 f5 (19... Qxg4+ 20. fxg4 Bxd2 21. Rcd1 Ne3 22. fxe3 Bxe3+
23. Kg2 $11) 20. Qc4 {con compensación más que suficiente, aunque no es tan
claro como antes.}) ({leads to equal chances after force} 18... Be6 19. Nxd5
Bxd2 20. Rcd1 Bxd5 21. Rxd2 c6 $11) 19. Qf4 $2 {Strange error from Miezis. Now
white's position is completely lost.} (19. Qxb4 {only move} Bxf3 20. Qf4 Qxh3
21. Qh2 Qg4+ 22. Qg3 Qh5 23. Qh2 $11 {and draw.}) 19... Bxh3 $1 (19... Bd6 20.
Qa4 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 Bxh3 {esto es complicado, aunque seguramente mejor para las
negras.}) 20. Rfd1 Bd6 21. Qh4 Qf5 22. f4 {there is nothing else to do to stop
all the threats.} g5 $1 23. Qg3 (23. fxg5 Qf3) 23... Kh7 {23...Nh5 also wins
easily, but time trouble was looming, so I decided to keep on attacking. (1,55)
} 24. Kh2 (24. Nb5 Bxf4 25. Bxf4 gxf4) 24... gxf4 25. Qh4 f3+ 26. Kh1 Bg2+ {
Simple chess.} 27. Kg1 Ng4 28. Bxh6 Bh2+ {(1,58)} 29. Qxh2 Nxh2 30. Rd5 (30.
Bxf8 {against this I had planned} Bf1 {and mate in a few moves.}) 30... Qh3 31.
Ne4 Qxh6 (31... Kxh6 $1 {is easier}) 32. Rcc5 Ng4 {The the only worry is to
reach time control.} 33. Rh5 f5 {(1,59)} (33... Re8) 34. Rxc7+ Kg6 35. Rxh6+
Kxh6 36. Nd6 Kg5 (36... Kg6) 37. Rxb7 Kg6 38. Re7 Rh8 39. Re6+ Nf6 {(1,59)} 0-1

[Event "Wiesbaden op 17th"]
[Site "Wiesbaden"]
[Date "1998.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Simon, Eberhard"]
[Black "Czech, Ludwig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[BlackElo "2160"]
[Annotator "Ernst"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Bxe5 (12... c5 $2 13. Nxg6
hxg6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Ke8 17. Re1+ Be7 18. Bf4 Rf7 19.
Rad1 Nbd7 (19... Qb6 20. Bc7) 20. Nb5 $18) (12... b5) 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
Ne4 15. Nxe4 (15. f4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Be4 (16... Bc2 17. Rd2 b5 18. Ba3 Re8 19.
Rxc2 bxc4 20. Rd2 $16) 17. Ba3 Re8 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Rd8+ Kf7 21.
Rf8+ Kg6 22. f5+ $16) 15... Bxe4 16. Rd4 Bf3 17. Bf4 c5 18. Rd6 Nc6 19. Re1 Nd4
20. Re3 Bc6 21. Bg3 Rad8 22. f4 b5 23. Bf1 Rfe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CCA-ICC op"]
[Site "Lake George"]
[Date "2005.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Waidyaratne, Kasun D"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C08"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Atalik"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.05.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 $2 {My young Indian opponent played this
after some thought.} Bxc5 {Since black did not spen a tempo with his bishop
before taking on c5 he has a free hand.} 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 Ne4 $6 (12... Re8 13. g4 Bg6
14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Qd3 Ne4 16. Kg2 Qf6 17. Bg3 Rad8 $15 {was better.}) 13. Bxe4
dxe4 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Ne5 $2 {He did not think about sacrificing a pawn.} ({
What about} 15. Nfd4 $1 Nxd4 (15... Rd7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rfe1 $132) 16. Nxd4
Bxd4 17. cxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 Ra4 $11) 15... Ne7 16. Rfe1 Nd5 $1 {But I think
about sacrificing a pawn!} 17. Bg3 (17. Rxe4 $2 f5 (17... Rfe8 $2 18. Bg3 f6
19. Rh4 $1 Be2 20. Re1 $1 Ba6 21. Nf3 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Re8 23. Nf3 Re2 24. c4 g5
25. Rd4 Bxd4 26. Nbxd4 Bxc4 27. Nxe2 Bxe2 28. Nd4 $11) 18. Ra4 Be8 $19) 17...
e3 (17... f5 $6 18. Nc4) 18. a4 $2 {He makes too many mistakes.This is just an
empty move.} (18. Nc4 exf2+ 19. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Nf4 21. Re7 b5 22. Nca5
Rfe8 $17) 18... f6 $6 {I also collaborate with him! However black is still
better.} (18... Bc7 $1 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Ndf3 f6 21. Nc4 Bxf3 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23.
gxf3 e2 $19) 19. Nc4 exf2+ 20. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Bf7 $1 (21... Nf4 $6 22. Kg3
Nd3 23. Re7 Bf7 24. Ncd2 $11) 22. Nbd2 Nb6 $1 {This tactical shot gives black
an upper hand in the game.} 23. b3 Rd7 $2 {Typical first round game.} (23...
Nd5 $1 24. Rec1 Nf4 25. Kf3 g5 $19) 24. Ra2 $2 (24. a5 $2 Nd5) (24. Re4 $142 $1
Rc8 25. a5 Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Bxc4 27. bxc4 $15 {is a tough nut to crack!}) 24...
Rfd8 25. Re2 Nd5 $1 $19 {Finally!} 26. Nb1 (26. Rc2 Bg6 27. Ne4 Nf4 28. Re3
Nd3+ 29. Kf3 Bxe4+ 30. Rxe4 Nc5 $19) 26... Nf4 27. Red2 Nd3+ 28. Kg1 Nc1 $1 {
Take a look at my mighty knight. Once again it is impossible not to remember
my chess maxim: 'Penetration counts if and only if it is deep enough'.} 29.
Rab2 (29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Nbxd2 Nxb3 32. Nxb3 Bxc4 $19) 29... Nxb3
30. Rxb3 Bxc4 31. Rb4 Bd5 32. Na3 (32. Rbd4 Kf7 $19 (32... a5 $6 33. Na3 Bc6
34. Rxd7 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Nc4 Bxa4 37. Nxa5 Bc6 $19 {makes things more
difficult.})) 32... Bc6 33. Rdd4 Rxd4 34. cxd4 Rd5 $1 35. Kf2 $2 {Collapse.} (
35. g4 h5 36. Kf2 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rg5 38. Kg3 Bd7 39. Rxb7 Rxg4+ 40. Kf2 Rxd4 $19
) 35... Rf5+ 36. Kg1 Rg5 $19 {Now things are easy.} 37. Rb2 Bxa4 (37... Ra5 $5
$19 {was also an option.}) 38. Rxb7 Rxg2+ {Une petite combinaison would have
said the Cuban!} 39. Kxg2 (39. Kf1 Ra2 40. Nc4 (40. Nb5 Bxb5+ 41. Rxb5 Kf7 $19)
40... Bc6 $19) 39... Bc6+ 40. Kf2 Bxb7 41. Nb5 a5 42. Ke3 a4 (42... g5 $19 {is
another method to win this position.}) 43. Nc3 a3 44. Kd3 Ba6+ 45. Kc2 Bc4 46.
Nd1 (46. Ne4 $2 Bd3+ $19) 46... f5 {Now the kingside expansion will decide the
game.} 47. Ne3 Be6 48. Ng2 (48. d5 f4 49. Nc4 a2 50. Kb2 Bxd5 $19) 48... g5 49.
h4 g4 50. Nf4 g3 {The pawns are unstoppable so he resigned.} 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Psakhis"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. h3 Nf5 13. c3 Qf6 $5 (13... Bc7
14. Bc2 Qd6 15. Qd3 g6 16. Qd1 $146 {Interesting novelty in well known
position. Before White tried or sharp} (16. g4 Bb6 $1 (16... Qf6 17. Bd1 Nh4
18. Bxh6 $16) 17. Kg2 (17. Nfd4 Nfxd4 18. Nxd4 Kg7 $11 (18... Nxd4 19. cxd4 Kg7
20. Re5 Be6 $140 21. Bf4 Rac8 22. Rg5 Qxf4 23. Rxg6+ Kh8 24. Rg8+ $18) (18...
Bxd4 19. cxd4 Kg7 20. Qe3 Rh8 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Bxf4 $14) 19. Qe3 Rh8 20. Qf4
Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Bd7) 17... Bxf2 18. Kxf2 Qg3+ 19. Ke2 Qxh3 $1 (19... Nh4 $1 20.
Qe3 $2 (20. Nxh4 $142 $1 Re8+ 21. Be3 Ne5 (21... Qxh4 22. Kd2 Ne5 23. Bd4 Qg5+
24. Be3 (24. Kd1 Bxg4+ 25. hxg4 Nxd3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bxd3 $13)) 22. Qxd5 $13
) 20... Bxg4 (20... Bd7) (20... Nxf3 21. Qxf3 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Rae8+ 23. Be3 Rxe3+
24. Kxe3 Re8+ 25. Kd2) 21. hxg4 Rae8 22. Nxh4 Qxh4 (22... Rxe3+ 23. Bxe3 Re8
24. Kd2 Ne5 25. Bd3 $13) 23. Kd2 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Jussupow,A/Baden-Baden tt 
(Yusupov) 1996/ChessBase (31)}) (19... d4 $2 20. Rg1 $1 Re8+ 21. Kd1 Qf2 22.
Qf1 $1 $18 {+- Yudasin,L-Moskalenko,V/Norilsk 44/(338) 1987}) (19... Nd6 $5 20.
Nh4 Re8+ 21. Be3 $8 Ne5 22. Qxd5 Qxh3 $44) 20. gxf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 22. Rg1+
(22. Kf2 $142) 22... Kh8 23. Bxh6 Rg8 24. Bg5 Rae8+ 25. Kf2 Rxg5 26. Rxg5 Ne5
$17 {0-1 Kuthan,A-Eingorn,V/Oberwart op 1996 (29)}) ({or} 16. Qd2 $5 h5 17.
Bxf5 Bxf5 18. Qh6 Rfe8 (18... Be4 19. Nbd2 $1 f5 20. g3 Rf6 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22.
Nh4 Ne5 $13 {Tolnai,T-Schmittdiel,E/Dortmund-A 1989 (40)}) 19. Be3 Be4 (19...
Qf8 20. Qxf8+ Kxf8 21. Rad1 Rad8 (21... Be6 22. Nc5 b6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. c4 $1
$16) 22. Rxd5 {'!'} Rxd5 23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. Rxe8+ Kh7 25. Bd2 $16 {Smagin,
S-Lalic,B/Sotchi 1987/ 1-0 (45)}) (19... f6 20. Nbd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 $16) 20.
Nbd2 Qf8 21. Qxf8+ Kxf8 22. Nd4 Bb6 23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. Nxe4 dxe4
26. Rad1 Rad8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sermek,D-Lputian,S/Montecatini Terme op 1999 (40)
but in both cases black equalized chanses.}) (16. Nbd2 $6 Rd8 $1 17. a3 $6 {/\
18.Nf1 d4 19.c4!} (17. Nf1 d4 18. g4 dxc3 19. Qxd6 Nxd6 $15) (17. g4 Nh4 18.
Nf1 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Ne5 $15 {><f3}) 17... Nh4 $1 $17 {Luecke,N-Kindermann,S/
Biel (op) 52/270 1991 (32)  /\ Bf5}) 16... h5 ({In the case of} 16... Kg7 17.
Qd2 $5 {works much better -} Rh8 18. Rd1 {[%csl Rd5]}) 17. Bg5 Bd7 (17... f6
18. Be3 {[%csl Gc2,Rg6,Rh5][%cal Re3c5]}) 18. Qd2 Rae8 19. Rad1 Rxe1+ (19... f6
$5 20. Bxf5 (20. Be3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 (21... Qxe5 22. Qxd5+ Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc6
24. Rxf5 (24. Rd2 Nh4) 24... gxf5 25. Bxf5 $36) 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. Nd4 $14)
20... Bxf5 21. Bh4) 20. Rxe1 f6 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Bh4 $14 {[%cal Gh4g3] 1-0
Motylev,A-Roghani,A/WchT Yerevan 2001/CBM 86/[Psakhis] (47) If White will
manage to exchange dark coloured bishops his advantage will be obvious.}) 14.
Bc2 (14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Bf1 Rad8 16. g3 Bc7 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Nd3 Bb6 19. Kg2 Nd6
$11 {Kholmov,R-Rasik,V/Brno B 1991/0-1 (61)}) 14... Rd8 (14... Be6 15. Qd3 g6
16. Bd2 (16. g4 $5 Bd7 17. Qd2 Ng7 18. Qxd5 Nb4 19. cxb4 Bc6 20. g5 $1 hxg5 21.
Bxg5 Bxd5 22. Bxf6 Bxf3 23. Nd4 Bd5 24. a3 $16 {Lobjanidze,N-Mkrtchian,L/
Erevan op 1996/1-0 (62)}) 16... Rfe8 17. Re2 Bf8 (17... Rad8 18. Rae1 Bf8 19.
Be3 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Bf5 21. Qd1 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Bc8 23. Nbd4 Bc5 24. Bb3 Kg7 25.
Rd3 Bb6 26. Nc2 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Fish,G/BL 0405 2004 (51)}) 18. Rae1
Nd6 19. Nbd4 Bd7 20. Bb3 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Bc6 23. Be3 a5 24. a4 Rb8
25. Nb5 Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Chernyshov,K-Uhlmann,W/Dresden op 1995/ChessBase (35)})
15. Qd3 g6 (15... Bf8 $6 $146 16. Bf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gf3e5]} g6 17. Bc7 $5
Rd7 18. Bh2 Rd8 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Ne5 {[%cal Gd3b5,Ge5g4]} Nfe7 21. Ng4 {White
keeps better chances and after} (21. Qb5 $5 {or}) (21. Nc5 Bc8 (21... Bf5 22.
Qf3 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc6 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. Nb3 $14 {[%csl Gd1,Gd4,Rd5,Ge1,Ge5]}))
21... Qh8 {[%csl Rh8] Bad square for the queen, but} (21... Bxg4 22. hxg4 {
[%csl Gc2,Gh2] leads to white,s favour}) 22. Qf3 Bg7 {[%cal Gd5d4]} 23. Nc5
Bxg4 24. hxg4 (24. Qxg4 $5 b6 $140 25. Nb7) 24... b6 25. Na6 {[%cal Ga6c7,
Gc7d5]} ({Deserves attention} 25. Nb7 $5 Rd7 26. Nd6 $36 {[%csl Gd6] with
initiative.}) 25... Rac8 26. Bb3 Be5 {0-1 Zagrebelny,S-Uhlmann,W/Schwerin 1999/
CBM 73/[Psakhis,L] (57)}) 16. Qd2 (16. Bd2 a5 17. a4 b6 18. Qe2 (18. Be3 Ba6
19. Qd2 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Kg7 21. Bd3 Re8 22. Qd2 Bc4 23. Nbd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bc5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Dolmatov,S/RUS-ch St.Peterburg 1998 (48)}) 18... Ba6
19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qf3 d4 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,
L-Lputian,S/Rostov 1993 (32)}) 16... Bf8 17. Qf4 (17. Nh2 Qg7 $1 18. Ng4 d4 $1
$146 (18... h5 19. Ne3 Nfe7 20. Qe2 Qf6 21. Bd2 b6 22. Rad1 Be6 23. Bc1 {1/2-1/
2 Ivanov,V-Lastin,A/Russia 1994/Inf 62 (23)}) 19. Qe2 $1 {[]} (19. Bxf5 gxf5 $1
20. Nh2 (20. Nxh6+ Kh7 $19) 20... dxc3 21. Qxc3 (21. Qe2 f4 22. Kh1 Bf5 $15 {|^
}) 21... Qxc3 22. bxc3 Bg7 $15 {|^}) 19... h5 (19... g5 20. Qf3 Nh4 21. Qg3 $13
) (19... dxc3 20. bxc3 $13) 20. Bxf5 hxg4 21. Bxg4 dxc3 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Bg5
Bxg4 24. Qxg4 (24. hxg4 Rd5 $15) 24... Re8 25. Red1 $13 {<=>  Ivanov,V-Ulko,J/
Moscow 1998}) (17. Qe2 Nd6 $1) 17... Bg7 18. Bd2 $146 {This obvious move is
definitely better than the previously played} (18. Qc7 $2 Nd6 19. Nc5 Bxh3 20.
gxh3 Qxf3 21. Re3 Qh5 22. Nd7 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Nc5 d4 25. cxd4 Nxd4 26.
Ne4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nh4+ 28. Kf1 Qb5+ {0-1 Asrian,K-Lputian,S/ARM-ch Yerevan 1995/
ChessBase/[Knaak] (28)}) ({or} 18. h4 Qd6 19. Bd2 Be6 20. Rad1 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 d4
22. Bxf5 Bxb3 23. axb3 gxf5 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxh6 Bxb2 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Re7 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bd4 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. fxe3 Rd3 32. Rxb7 Rxe3 33. Rxa7
{1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Lputian,S/ARM-ROW Match Moscow 2004/ChessBase (33)}) (18. Be3
g5 19. Qa4 Nd6 20. Nbd4 Nc4 21. b3 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Bd7 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6
bxc6 25. Ne5 c5 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Rae1 {1/2-1/2 Van Perlo,G-Ugge,A/corr
World-ch 1999/ICCF tele 1/2002 (27)}) 18... g5 (18... Be6 19. Nc5 Bc8 (19... b6
20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Nh2 $5 e5 22. Qa4 $14)) 19. Qh2 {[%csl Rh2]} (19. Qa4 Nd6 {
[%cal Gc8h3]}) 19... b6 $6 ({It is strange that Jussupow did not make natural
move} 19... Bf8 $142 $5 $13 {[%cal Gf8d6]}) 20. Rad1 Ba6 (20... Bf8 $5 21. Ne5
$5 Bd6 22. f4 $36) 21. Bxf5 $1 {[%csl Gd4] The most ambitious and principal
continuation.} Qxf5 22. Be3 {[%cal Gb3d4] White has a better pawn structure
and well-placed pieces, which prevent any possible counter-play from Black.}
Bc4 (22... Rac8 23. Nbd4 Qg6 24. Nxc6 Qxc6 25. Bd4 $16) 23. Nbd4 Bxd4 ({
Perhaps Black should have considered} 23... Nxd4 $5 24. Bxd4 f6 {but white
chances will be highrt any case}) 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Re8 (25... Bxa2 26. g4
Qg6 (26... Qf4 27. Qxf4 gxf4 28. Ra1 Bc4 29. Kg2 $16) 27. Re7 $16) 26. Qc7 $1 {
White's advantage can be seen with the naked eye.} Bxa2 $2 {Arthur Jussupov 
doesn't feel the danger, bishop can not contribute to the defence from the so
remote location.} (26... Be2 $8 27. Rc1 $16) 27. Qc6 $1 $18 {A very strong
answer, which was certainly overlooked by Black.} Rf8 (27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rf8
29. Re8 $1 f6 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qa8+ $18) 28. Qxh6 f6 (28... Qh7 29. Qxg5+ Qg6
30. Qh4 Qh7 31. Qf6) 29. Re7 Rf7 30. Rde1 Raf8 $8 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. g4 (32. g4
Qg6 33. Re7+) 1-0

