Contents
Title page
System of Signs
The Best Game of the Preceding Volume
The Most Important Theoretical Novelty of the Preceding Volume
Magnus Carlsen successfully defends his title as World Champion — by GM Ernesto Inarkiev
Best of Anand
Best of Carlsen
Sochi Equation by GM Aleksandar Čolović
Midnight in Moscow by GM Alexander Morozevich
Reflections on the Midnight in Moscow column by GM Br. Tadic
Windmill by GM Ivan Sokolov
Old Wine in New Bottles by GM Mihail Marin
Stand up and Fight by GM Wesley So
Intuition by GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
Interception by GM Sarunas Sulskis
Mirroring by GM Emanuel Berg
Black side
Endgame Strategy by Karsten Mueller
CI LABS
B51 by GM Eduardas Rozentalis
E68 by GM Robert Markus
Muscle Up B22 by GM Vassilios Kotronias
Games
Classification of Openings
A00-A49
A50-A99
B00-B49
B50-B99

C00-C49
C50-C99
D00-D49
D50-D99
E00-E49
E50-E99
Index
Combinations by GM Branko Tadić
Endings by IM Goran Arsović
Studies by IM Yochanan Afek
Tournaments

SISTEM ZNAKOVA • СИСТЕМА ЗНАКОВ • SYSTEM OF SIGNS • ZEICHENERKLÄRUNG •
SYSTÈME DE SYMBOLES • SISTEMA DE SIGNOS • SPIEGAZIONE DEI SEGNI •
TECKENFÖRKLARING •
2
white stands slightly better
3
black stands slightly better
±
white has the upper hand
μ
black has the upper hand
+–
white has a decisive advantage
–+
black has a decisive аdvantage
=
even
∞
unclear
©
with compensation for the material
‰
development advantage
О
greater board room
‚
with attack
ƒ
with initiative
„
with counter play
ʘ
zugzwang
#
mate
!
a very good move
!!
an excellent move
?
a mistake
??
a blunder
!?
a move deserving attention
?!
a dubious move
∆
with the idea
TM
only move
1
better is
‡
centre
̧
king's side
«
queen's side
×
weak point
¬
endgame
®
bishops of opposite color
̄
bishops of the same color

o double pawns
1⁄4
passed pawn
>
advantage in number of pawns
†
time
86/203 Chess Informant
E 12 Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
¦ 3/b Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings
N
a novelty
(ch) championship
(izt) interzonal tournament
(ct) candidates' tournament
(m)
match
(ol) olympiad
corr. correspondence game
RR editorial comment
R
various moves
a
with
–
see

121/170 E 06
KRAMNIK 2760 — V. TOPALOV 2772
Tromsø (ol) 2014
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.g3 0-0 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.Qd3 Nb6!? [7...c6 - 91/(340)] 8.c5 Nbd7 9.0-0 c6
[9...b6 10.c6 Nb8 11.Ne5 Ne8 12.Qc2 f6 13.Nf3 Nxc6 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qxc6 Rb82] 10.b4 b6 11.Bf4 a5 12.a3 Ba6
13.Qc2 Nh5 14.Bd2 Nhf6 15.Bf4 Nh5 16.Bd2 Nhf6 17.Rfe1! Bc4 18.Bf4N [18.h3] 18...Nh5 19.Be3 Nhf6 20.Bf4
Nh5 21.Be3 Nhf6 22.h3 h6 23.Nd2 Ba6 24.f4!? bxc5 25.bxc5 Nxc5 26.dxc5 d4 27.Bf2 dxc3 28.Qxc3 [28.Nf3!ƒΔ
Ne5] 28...Nd5 29.Qc2 Bf6
30.e4! [30.Rad1 Nc3 31.Ne4 Nxd1 32.Rxd1 Qe7ĩ] 30...Bxa1 30...Nxf4 31.gxf4 Bxa1 32.Rxa1 Qf6 33.Nb3 Qxf4
(33...a4 34.Nd4±) 34.Qc3±] 31.exd5 Qf6 32.d6! [32.dxe6!? Bd4 (32...fxe6 33.Ne4 Qb2 34.Qd1±) 33.exf7+ Rxf7
34.Ne4 Qd8 35.Nd6±] 32...Qc3 [32...Bd4 33.Nf3! Bxf2+ 34.Kxf2±] 33.Qd1! Bb2 34.Bxc6 Rad8 [34...Rac8 35.Nb1!
(35.Ne4 Qc4 36.Qa4 Rxc6 37.Qxc6 Bb5 38.Qb6 Bxa3∞) 35...Qc4 36.Bg2±] 35.Nb1! Qf6 [35...Qd3 36.Qxd3 Bxd3
37.d7+-] 36.Qd2 Rb8 37.Be4 e5 38.Nc3! Qe6 [38...exf4 39.Nd5 Qg5 40.Qxf4+-] 39.Nd5 Qxh3 40.Bg2 Qh5 41.d7
exf4 42.Qxf4 Bxa3

43.Qxb8! [43.g4+-] 43...Rxb8 44.Re8+ Kh7 45.Rxb8 Qd1+ 46.Kh2 Qh5+ 47.Bh3 Qf3 48.d8Q Qxf2+ 49.Bg2 1-0 Br.
Tadić

121/130 D 19
AKOBIAN 2653 — FELGAER 2564
Tromsø (ol) 2014
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6
hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Na2 Bd6!? [13...Be7 – 95/284] 14.e4 e5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.f4 Bc5+ 17.Kf1 [17.Kh1 Qxe4!
(17...Qe7) 18.Qxe4 Nxe4 19.Rxd7 Rfd8! (19...Rad8? 20.Bxf7+! Kh7 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.g3+–) 20.Rxd8+ (20.Bxf7+?
Kf8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 Δ22.Bb3 Ng3+!! 23.hxg3 Ke7–+) 20...Rxd8 21.g3 (21.Bb3 Nf2+ 22.Kg1 Ng4+ 23.Kf1 Re8ƒ)
21...Rd1+ 22.Kg2 Nd2 23.Bxd2 Rxa1÷]
17...Qc7!N [17...Qe7] 18.e5 [18.b4 Bd6 19.e5 Nxe5 20.fxe5 Bxe5©] 18...Rae8! 19.Qf3 [19.b4 Nxe5!ƒ] 19...Nh5!?
[19...Nxe5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.g3] 20.Nc3 [20.g4 Nxe5! 21.fxe5 Qxe5 Δ22.gxh5? Qxh2 23.Qg2 Qxh5–+; 20.g3 Nxe5!
21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Kg2 Rf5ƒ] 20...Nxe5! 21.fxe5 Rxe5! [21...Qxe5 22.g3±] 22.g4 Re6!! 23.Kg2 [23.Bxe6? fxe6
24.Qxf8+ Kxf8 25.gxh5 Qxh2μ] 23...Rf6 24.Qe2? [24.Qh3TMRf2+ 25.Kh1 Nf6 26.Qg3 Qxg3 27.hxg3 Re8 (27...Nxg4
28.Rd2) 28.Rf1TM (28.Bf4 Nxg4 29.Rd2 g5 30.Bxg5 Re5–+) 28...Rxf1+ 29.Bxf1 Re1 30.Kg2 Nxg4©] 24...Rf2+
25.Qxf2 Bxf2 26.gxh5

26...gxh5! 27.Ne4 [27.Kxf2? Qxh2+–+] 27...Bh4 [27...Bb6 28.Ra3 Qe5!–+] 28.Nd6?! [28.Ra3!] 28...b5!? [28...Qb6;
28...Qe7–+] 29.Be2 [29.axb5 cxb5 30.Bb3 Qc5–+] 29...Rd8 30.Bf4
30...Qe7! 31.Bxh5 g6! [31...Rxd6 32.Bxd6 Qg5+ 33.Bg3 Qxh5 34.axb5] 32.Bg4 Qf6! 33.Rf1 g5! 34.Nxf7 [34.Bg3
Qxb2+ 35.Kh1 Bxg3 36.hxg3 Rxd6] 34...Qxf7 35.Be3 [35.Bxg5 Qd5+] 35...Qb3 36.Bxa7 Rd2+ 37.Kh1 c5!? 38.Bb8
bxa4 [38...bxa4 39.Ba7 (39.Be5 Qd5+; 39.Bc7 Qb7+) 39...Qb7+] 0-1 R. Leitão, Felgaer
D19
1.d4 d5 2 .c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0 -0 0-0 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7

• 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Na2 Qxa4 1 14.e4 Qa5 15.e5 2 Nd5 16.h4 Rfc8 3 17.h5 gxh5 18.Qxh5 g6 19.Qg4 Be7 4 ©
• ... ... ... 13...Bd6 5 14.e4 6 e5 15.dxe5 7 Qxe5 16.f4 Bc5+ 17.Kf1 8 Qc7 9 18.e5 10 Rae8 19.Qf3 11 Nh5 12 ©
1 13...Be7
a) 14.e4!? e5 15.b4 Qc7 [15...Bxb4? 16.Nxb4 Qxb4 17.Ba3+-] 16.f4!?
a1) 16...exd4 17.e5 Nd5 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Rxd42;
a2) 16...exf4! 17.e5 Nd5 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Bxf4 (19.a5) 19...Qc6?! [19...Nb6 20.a5 Nc4 21.Nc3 Qd7 22.Qf3 Rad8=
Illescas Cordoba] 20.Rac1 Qe6 21.Rc7 [21.Qb5!?2] 21...Rfc8!? [21...Rab8 22.Rdc1ƒ] 22.Rxb7!? [22.Rdc1 Rxc7
23.Rxc7 Bd8!= ...24.Rxb7?! Bb6] 22...Rc4© [22...Qc6? 23.Qb5] 23.Qf3 Qc6 24.Rb5 [24.Rxd7? Qxd7 25.Nc3 Bxb4
26.Nxd5 Rd8! 27.Nxb4 Rxd4!–+] 24...Nb6 25.Be3 a6

a21) 26.Ra5 Rc2 27.Rf1 Qe6÷
a22) 26.Rf1! Rf8 [26...axb5? 27.Qxf7+ Kh7 28.Rf3! Bh4 29.Rh3 g5 30.Bxg5 Rxd4 31.Bxh4 Qh6 32.Bf6+–; 26...Qe6?
27.Rxb6+–] 27.Ra5 Rc2 [27...Qb7?! 28.b5±] 28.b5!ƒ Illescas Cordoba 2607 – Felgaer 2636, Barcelona 2005 – 95/284;
b) 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.b4 e5 16.a5 Bd6 17.g3 exd4 18.exd4 Rae8 19.Qf3 Ne4 20.Be3 Ndf6 21.Rac1 Qe7 22.b5 1⁄2-1⁄2
Vasquez Schroder 2547 – Felgaer 2585, Montevideo (zt) 2013
2 15.Nxb4 Qxb4 [15...Qxa1 16.Na2 b5 17.Bb3 Qb1 18.Nc3 Qa1 19.Ba2+–] 16.b3N [16.Bd2 Qe7 17.Bg5 Qb4 18.Bd2
Qe7 1⁄2-1⁄2 Gutman 2479 – Bartos 2243, Pardubice 2014; 16.Ra3 Nxe4 17.Rb3 Qa4 18.Ra3=] 16...Rfe8 17.Ba3 Qb6
18.e5 Nd5 19.Qg4 [...Rd3] 19...Nb4 20.Rac1 [...Rc3] 20...Qa5 21.Bb2 Nd5 22.h4 [22.Rd3 Qa2 23.Rd2 (23.Ba1 b5
24.Bxd5 (24.Rh3 Qd2 25.Rd1 Qf4) 24...cxd5 25.Rh3 Rac8 26.Rf1 Qd2 27.Qh4 Qh6) 23...Qa5=] 22...Nf8 23.Ra1 Qd8
24.Ba3 b5 25.Bd3 [25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Rd3 b4! ...27.Bxb4 Qb5] 25...b4 26.Bc1 Nc3Sulava 2526 – Komarov 2540 Cairo
81/316, 2001) 27.Bg5!? f6 (27...Qd5) 28.exf6 gxf6 29.Bh6 f5 30.Qf4 Nxd1 31.Rxd1© Komarov
3

16...Rfd8 17.Bg5 Be7 18.Bxd5 Bxg5 19.Bxe6 Bxh4 20.Nc3 Qb6 21.Ba2 Nf8 (Collins 2474) – Harestad 2284, Norge
2013) 22.Qf3! Rd7 (22...Ne6? 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Qg4+–) 23.Ne4 Bd8 24.Nd6±;
16...Be7 17.h5 g5 18.Qg4 Rfe8 19.Bxg5 Bxg5 20.Qxg5 Qd8 21.Qg3 f5 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Qf4 Kasimdzhanov 2681 –
Deviatkin 2573, Moscow 2011
16...c5!
a)17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Be3 [18.e6!? Nf6 19.Bg5 Qb6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.exf7+ Rxf7÷] 18...Qb6 19.Nxb4 (Najer 2608 –
Skatchkov 2495, Saint Petersburg 89/359 2003) 19...cxb4!? 20.h5 (20.g3) 20...gxh5 21.Qxh5 Qe6÷;
b) 17.Qg4 N5b6 18.Bd3 cxd4„;
c) 17.Bg5 cxd4 18.Rxd4 Bc5÷ Frolyanov, P. Skatchkov;
d) 17.h5 cxd4 18.hxg6 fxg6
19.Nxb4 Qxb4 20.Rxd4 Qc5 21.Rg4 Qc7 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.f4©;
16...Rfe8 17.h5 gxh5 18.Qxh5 g6 19.Qg4 Bf8 20.Bd2 [20.Bg5 Qc7 21.Rac1 N7b6 22.Bd3 Bg7 23.Be4 Nd7 24.Nc3

Nxc3 25.Rxc3ƒ Jepson 2391 – L .Walinder 2137, Malmoe 2012] 20...Qb6 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.bxc3 a5 23.Bd3 Bg7 24.g3
a4 25.Kg2ƒ Morrison 2351 – J .Shaw 2422, Great Britain 2014
4 20.Bd2 Qd8 21.Nc3 a5 22.Bd3©
20.Bh6 Bf8 21.Bg5 Bg7 22.Qh4
a) 22...Nf8 23.Bxd5 cxd5 24.Rd3 Nh7 25.Be7 g5 26.Bxg5 Nxg5 27.Qxg5 Qd8 28.Qg4 f5 29.exf6 Qxf6 30.Rf3± Volke
2459 – Ferguson 2414, Rhodes 2013;
b) 22...Qb6 23.Nc3±
5
13...Be7 – 1

6 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.g3 e5 16.Nc3 Rad8 [16...exd4 17.exd4 Nb6 18.Bb3 Nbd5 19.Qf3 Rad8 20.Bg5 Rd7 21.a5 Be7
22.Re12 Gulko 2546 – Perelshteyn 2534, USA (rapid) 2009] 17.a5 Rfe8 18.Qf1 a6 19.Rac1 e4 20.Bb3 Nh7 21.f4 exf3
22.Qxf3 Ng5 23.Qg4 Ne6÷ Romanov 2606 – Oleksienko 2552, Moscow 2011
7 15.f4 ed4 16.e5 Rae8
a) 17.Qf1 Nxe5 18.b4 Qc7 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.g3 d3 21.Rb1 Bd4+ 22.Kh1 (Chabanon 2454 – Van der Stricht 2380,
Belqigue 2008)
22...c5!
a1) 23.b5 Re2 [23...b6] 24.Rd3 Rf2–+;
a2) 23.Bd3 Ng4 24.Kg2 Qd7 25.Bc4 Qa4–+;
a3) 23.Bf4 Qc6 24.Qg2 Qg2 25.Kg2 Re2 26.Kh3 [26.Kh1 Ng4 27.Rd2 Rfe8–+] 26...g5! 27.Bg5 Ne4 28.Kg4 Rc2
29.Bd5 [29.Bb3 c4–+] 29...Nf2 30.Kf3 Nd1 31.Rd1 c4–+;
b) 17.b4 Qd8 18.Bb2 Ne5 19.fe5 Be5 20.Qf3 Ne4©
8 17.Kh1 Qxe4! (17...Qe7) 18.Qxe4 Nxe4 19.Rxd7

a) 19...Rad8? 20.Bxf7+! Kh7 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.g3+–;
b) 19...Rfd8! 20.Rxd8+ (20.Bxf7+? Kf8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 ...22.Bb3 Ng3+!! 23.hxg3 Ke7–+) 20...Rxd8 21.g3 (21.Bb3
Nf2+ 22.Kg1 Ng4+ 23.Kf1 Re8ƒ) 21...Rd1+ 22.Kg2 Nd2 23.Bxd2 Rxa1÷ Leitão, Felgaer
9 17...Qe7
a) 18.e5 Nd5
a1) 19.b4 Bxb4 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Nxb4 Qxb4 22.Rxd5 [22.Qb5!?] 22...Nb6÷ Comas Fabrego 2490 – Kirov 2455,
Zaragoza 1995;
a2) 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Nc3 d4 21.Nd5 Qh4 22.b4 Nb6 23.Nc7 Bxb4 24.a5± Werle 2412 – Hanley 2278, Aviles 2001
b) 18.b4 Bb6 19.a5 Bc7 [19...Bd8 20.e5 Nd5 21.Bxd5 cxd5 22.Rxd5± Peat 2044 – J .Garcia 2026, Sunningdale 2011]
20.e5 Nd5 21.Bxd5 cxd5 22.Nc3± Schulze 2239 – Grottke 2189, Deutschland 2011;
17...Qh5 18.Qxh5 gxh5 19.e5 [19.b4!?] 19...Nb6 20.Bb3 Ng4 21.a5 Nd5 [21...Nh2 22.Ke2 Nd5 23.Rh1 Ng4 24.Rh5±]

22.Bxd5 cxd5 23.Rxd5 Nxh2+ [23...Rac8 24.Ke2 Nxh2 25.Bd2 Ng4 26.Rc1± Sasikiran 2573 – Fominyh 2594
Kelamabakkam 2000] 24.Ke2 b6 25.Bd22
10 18.b4 Bd6 19.e5 Ne5 20.fe5 Be5©
R. Leitão, Felgaer
11 19.b4 Ne5!ƒ R. Leitão, Felgaer
12 19...Nxe5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.g3 R. Leitão, Felgaer;
19...Nh5!? 20.Nc3 [20.g4 Nxe5! 21.fxe5 Qxe5 ...22.gxh5? Qxh2 23.Qg2 Qxh5–+; 20.g3 Nxe5! 21.fxe5 Rxe5 22.Kg2
Rf5ƒ R. Leitão, Felgaer]
20...Nxe5! 21.fxe5 Rxe5! [21...Qxe5 22.g3±] 22.g4

22...Re6!! 23.Kg2 [23.Bxe6? fxe6 24.Qxf8+ Kxf8 25.gxh5 Qxh2μ R. Leitão, Felgaer] 23...Rf6
a) 24.Qe2? Rf2+ 25.Qxf2 Bxf2 26.gxh5 gxh5! 27.Ne4 [Akobian 2653 – Felgaer 2564, Tromso (ol) – 121/130)
27.Kxf2? Qxh2+–+] 27...Bb6 28.Ra3 Qe5!–+ R. Leitão, Felgaer;
b) 24.Qh3 Rf2+ 25.Kh1 Nf6 26.Qg3 Qxg3 27.hxg3 Re8 [27...Nxg4 28.Rd2] 28.Rf1TM [28.Bf4 Nxg4 29.Rd2 g5
30.Bxg5 Re5–+] 28...Rxf1+ 29.Bxf1 Re1 30.Kg2 Nxg4© R. Leitão, Felgaer
G. Arsović

Magnus Carlsen successfully defends his title as World Champion
THE MASTER OF QUIET POSITIONS
Carlsen defeats Challenger Viswanathan Anand in Game 11 of a 12-game match to
achieve the 6.5 points needed to claim victory in Sochi.
By GM Ernesto Inarkiev
A match for the world championship title is undoubtedly the most important event in the chess calendar. Two top
players devote all their time and energy to months of serious preparation in a mighty effort to prove the quality of their
technical and tactical chess skills and the superiority of their sporting form.
The previous match between the two contestants, in Chennai 2013, had left a feeling of dissatisfaction amongst the
chess public. Anand came to the big event after a series of unconvincing performances, and throughout the match had
very few pleasant moments. Naturally, the gap in playing strength, ever-widening in Magnus’ favour, made the
Norwegian a clear favourite; but nevertheless the contest did turn out to be rather too one-sided. However, we must not
forget that Vishy has been a great champion and clearly was still capable of great things, which he duly showed by
scoring an unexpected but very confident victory in the Candidates tournament, held a few months later, thereby
earning him the right to a re-match with Carlsen.

Photo by Anastasya Karlovich
During their preparations for a world title match, the champion and challenger usually draw a veil of secrecy over the
names of their respective seconds and only many years later do these team members venture to speak openly about their
experiences and training methods. And so, inevitably, speculation and rumour circulate around the chess world, with
news and views that are based more on fragments of unsubstantiated information than hard chess facts. I think that
many of these wild assumptions only bring a smile to the faces of chess insiders who know very well how to separate
the truth from the false. Nevertheless, it is interesting to draw some conclusions of our own about the efforts the players
made to introduce beneficial changes prompted by lessons learned in their previous championship match.
CARLSEN
When all goes well, it is difficult to pinpoint what really can be improved with Magnus Carlsen’s chess. However, we
can safely say that he focussed more on opening preparation this time. Whereas before his emphasis was on the element
of surprise, being content just to obtain a playable middlegame, rather than unleashing any profound theoretical
innovations, this time around his opening choices were more principled.
ANAND
I think Vishy’s sporting form in the previous match suffered appreciably from his vulnerability to tactical oversights.
Miscalculations could creep into his play at any time, for example at the end of a long and tiring playing session, where
such errors would ruin an otherwise good day’s work. This problem also seriously dented his confidence. However,
judging by his performance in the Candidates tournament, it seemed he had since overcome this uncharacteristic
weakness. And why shouldn’t he? After all, throughout his career, Vishy has always shown himself to be a formidable
tactician.
PSYCHOLOGY
This is always a sensitive area of discussion. Playing a bad game can give rise to a bad frame of mind, which might
even last for days and have a decisive effect on the outcome of an entire match. We need only mention the sixth game
of the previous match, which clearly affected Vishy. But this time, in Sochi, he appeared far more collected and
resolute.
SOCHI, XI 2014
The FIDE World Chess Championship
Time Control:
120 minutes for first 40 moves, 60 minutes for next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the remainder
of the game with a 30 seconds increment per move after move 61.

About the Author
GM Ernesto Inarkiev
Ernesto Inarkiev was born in Kyrgyzstan, far from the major centres of chess culture. His talent for chess manifested
itself at the age of 11 when he won a big children’s tournament in Moscow and the following year played for his
country's team in the World Chess Olympics in Elista. His play did not go unnoticed, and shortly afterwards the
President of both FIDE and the Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, gave Ernesto the opportunity to move to
Elista, together with his family, and to pursue his chess training there under the guidance of prominent Russian
coaches. Then, in 1999, he won the U-16 Asian Youth Championship and the Kyrgyzstan men’s title; in 2000, he again
competed in the Olympics as part of the Kyrgyzstan team, since when he has represented Russia in all international
events.
Ernesto Inarkiev, Moscow 2014
In 2001, he won the U-16 European Youth Championship, and the following year the Russian U-20 title, after which he
was awarded the title of grandmaster, becoming Kalmykia’s first player to achieve that distinction. Inarkiev’s
development as a grandmaster was greatly influenced by Mark Dvoretsky, honoured coach of the USSR, who was his
mentor for some 8 years. In the meantime, Ernesto graduated from Moscow’s Russian State Social University in 2008
with a degree in Banking and Finance.
To bring his career up to date, he finished third in the 2006 Russian Championship Super Final, won two Russian
Championship Higher Leagues (in 2006 and 2013), and took bronze at the Karpov/Poikovsky international tournament

in 2013. He has scored victories in five Russian national championships (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012) and in two
(2005, 2006) European Club Cups, playing for the team Tomsk-400. Most recently, in 2014, he claimed victory in the
Vladivostok Primorsky Debut tournament and in the strong Baku Open.
C65
Carlsen 2863—Anand 2792
Sochi (m/2) 2014
In my opinion, this is the best game of the match. In an
equal position, Magnus took full advantage of some
subtle inaccuracies and developed a strong initiative.
Despite being aware of the dangers, Anand failed to
defend properly. In desperation, he looked for saving
resources right up to the very end of the game, and did
in fact provoke some mistakes from Magnus; but to
exploit them, especially in serious time pressure,
proved to be an impossible task.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.0-0 d6
[Another continuation, quite fashionable lately, is
5...Nd4!?]
6.Re1
A rare move, that hadn’t been seen in grandmaster practice so far.
[RR 6.c3 M. Kobalia 2679 – Lysyj 2629, Khanty-Mansiysk (m/1) 2011 – 112/182]
6...0-0 7.Bc6
A conceptual approach. White plays for the restriction of Black’s light-squared bishop.
[After 7.c3 a standard position arises.]

7...bc6 8.h3
Black has various different options here, and it is difficult, if at all possible, to say which is the most useful. For a while,
the game follows a logical course.
8...Re8 9.Nbd2N
Formally, this move is a novelty; but the theoretical aspect is not important here. [RR 9.Be3 A. Moritz 1237 – Ph. Kyas
1506, Deutschland 2006]
9...Nd7
Black follows one of the possible plans in the position, aiming to transfer his knight to g6 via f8, after which the queen
can go to f6, and Black has various ideas on the kingside. Meanwhile, Black is moving for a second time an already
developed piece; such moves should always be treated with caution. In any case, it is a matter of taste; there are various
ways to play this position.
[Quite possible was 9...Bb6!? 10.a4 a5 11.Nc4 h6∞; but the move I like most is 9...h6!?, which will definitely prove
useful.]
10.Nc4
It makes no sense to bring this knight to the kingside. Both sides should focus on the centre and on the d3–d4 advance.
Now Black is faced with the primary problem, how to further develop his pieces.
10...Bb6
It is difficult to criticize this natural move, but it is a small concession nevertheless. However it is difficult to grasp this,
and in principle nothing terrible has happened yet. Vishy probably didn’t want to be bothered with Na5 ideas.
[Better was 10...Nf8!
This move continues the regrouping of the black pieces, while the possibility arises to harass the Nc4 with ...Be6. In
order to make this move, however, it is necessary to ensure that Na5 poses no real dangers, and this means extra work.
In this respect, the move chosen by Anand is less demanding.
A) Nothing comes out of 11.Na5. In fact Black has more than one good option here:
A1) It is possible even to play 11...Bd7 but one must see that 12.Nb7 (12.c3 Bb6) is met by 12...Bf2! 13.Kf2 Qb8

14.Nd6 cd6∞;
A2) Simple and good was 11...Qd7 12.c3 (wrong is 12.d4? ed4 13.Nd4 Bb6!μ 14.Nac6? Bb7– +) 12...Bb6 13.Qa4
Ba6!∞ and Black already has a growing initiative;
B) Dangerous is 11.c3 Be6! 12.Qa4 (and here nothing is offered by 12.Na5 Qd7 13.Qa4? due to 13...Bh3!μ) 12...Qd7∞
and Black has everything in order, though the position is quite unclear.]
11.a4 a5
12.Nb6!
A concrete decision. White irons out Black's pawn structure, but turns his attention to the kingside in the fight for the
initiative.
[Nothing is promised by slow play like 12.Bd2 Nf8 13.Bc3 Be6=; Neither is 12.d4 Bd4! 13.Nd4 ed4 14.Qd4 d5∞
convincing.]
12...cb6
Of course, he does not want to leave the a5- pawn unprotected.
13.d4
Although Black does not seem to be in any danger, his position does have certain inconveniences. It will take some time
to bring the minor pieces to good squares, while White controls the central tension and is the one to determine how to
relieve it.
13...Qc7!
A natural and correct move, but it allows White an easy game. However, there seems to be no easy solution to all his
problems as White retains pressure everywhere.
[After the direct 13...c5, to clarify the tension in the centre, White plays 14.d52 and Black’s rather loose queenside
causes some discomfort, so Black understandably didn’t want to play this way. However, his position is quite resilient.
14...Nf8 15.Ra3 Ng6 16.Nd2 Ba6 The knight cannot easily come to c4, and there do not appear to be any really
dangerous ideas for White.

The development of the bishop to the queenside with 13...Ba6 was unconvincing, as it is clear that it must protect the
f5–square: 14.Ra3 Nf8 (14...Qe7 15.Bg5! f6 16.Bc12) 15.Rb3! Qc7 16.Nh42]
Photo by Anastasya Karlovich
14.Ra3!
Now all the white pieces are participating in the game, whereas Black still has to mobilize his forces.
14...Nf8 15.de5
The most natural solution. The central tension prevents White from amassing his forces to the kingside.
[15.Nh4?! ed4 16.Qd4 Qe7 17.Nf3 c5 18.Qd1 Bb7 19.Rae3 Rad8∞]
15...de5 16.Nh4
Now Black must decide how to repel the direct attack that is brewing.

16...Rd8!
At first glance this seems to just force the white queen to join the attack from h5, but it is not optimally placed there.
Allowing White to bring his rook immediately to g3 would have only given the attacker more options.
[It is not possible to force the exchange of the white knight: 16...Ng6 17.Nf5 Ne7 (17...f6 18.Rg32) 18.Qd6!±
(18.Qh5!?)
A) 18...Ra7 19.Nh6! Kf8 (19...gh6 20.Qf6+ –) 20.Rf3+ –;
B) 18...Qd7 19.Ne7 Re7 20.Rd1±; Black cannot afford to ignore the dangerous threat with 16...Be6 17.Rg3 Rad8
18.Qf3!? , when White's attack keeps rolling on while Black has no counterplay.]
17.Qh5 f6 18.Nf5
[After 18.Rg3 Black manages to push back the white pieces: 18...Qf7 19.Qf3 Ne6 20.Nf5 Kh8 and Black is doing OK,
for example 21.Rd1 (21.h4 Nd4=) 21...Qf8∞]

Black is now facing an important decision, and great accuracy is needed. This is the time when minor problems turn into
major ones. Objectively, Black can maintain the balance, but to do so requires very precise play. Obviously, in this
situation the probability of error is very high.
18...Be6?!
A serious error, greatly complicating Black’s task. Vishy was probably already planning the transition to a major piece
endgame, as he could't find anything better.
[Black does not want to play at once 18...Bf5? 19.ef52. Though White lacks any immediate punch, he does have a clear
initiative and is not confronted with any counterplay;
18...Qf7 The most natural move, aiming to get rid of the white queen. In the press conference after the game, Carlsen
said that this was the right decision, while Anand commented that he had not seriously considered it. Although
objectively this move is possible, White is able to create problems which require Black to play well to maintain the
balance.

A) Hardly dangerous is the exchange 19.Qf7 Kf7 20.Rb3 Rb8 21.Be3 c5∞ 22.Bc5? Bf5 23.Bf8 Be6–+;
B) Black's task is more complex after 19.Qe2!? Ne6
B1) Now no danger comes from 20.Rg3 Kh8!∞ (20...Nd4?! 21.Nd4 Rd4 22.Bh6 g6 23.f42 and White has a dangerous
initiative);
B2) 20.Qc4! Suddenly, White puts a finger on Black's queenside weaknesses, but Black can solve this problem by
tactical means: 20...Qc7! (Weaker is 20...Qe8 21.Rb3 Rb8 22.Be3 c5 23.f4 Kh8 24.fe5 fe5 25.Qc32 Nd4 26.Bd4 ed4
27.Qg3 Bf5 28.ef5 Qf7 29.Rf3) 21.Rc3 g6! Strong, but not an easy move to make. (Possible is 21...c5 but White is still
on top after 22.Rd32)
B2a) 22.Nh6 Kg7;
B2b) Nothing is given by 22.Qc6 Qc6 23.Nh6 Kg7 24.Rc6 Nd4 25.Rc7 (25.Rb6 Nc2 26.Rf1 Ba6μ) 25...Rd7 26.Rd7
Bd7 27.c3 Nb3 28.Be3 Ba4=;

B2c) 22.Ne3! Rd6 23.Ng4 Ba6 24.Qa2 Kh8 (24...h5 25.Nf6 Kg7 26.f4 Kf6 27.fe5 Ke5 looks dangerous for Black
after 28.b4) 25.Nf6 Nd4 26.Ng4 Here Black has various possibilities. 26...Qe7!?∞ It appears that with the queen on a2
Black has sufficient compensation for the pawn. (26...Ne2!? 27.Kh2 Nc3 28.bc3 h5 29.Ne5 Rf6 30.f4 g5∞; 26...Re8!?)
;
C) The most unpleasant is 19.Qg4!?, maintaining pressure on the kingside.
C1) A slow reaction is 19...Kh8?!
C1a) After 20.Rg3 Ne6! White’s attack comes to a halt. 21.f4 (21.h4? g6! 22.Nh6 Qf8 23.Qf3 Nd4μ) 21...Qc7!
(21...ef4?! 22.Bf4 Nf4 23.Qf4 Bf5 24.ef52) 22.fe5 Qe5∞;
C1b) However, the transfer of the struggle to the centre by 20.Rd1! Be6 21.Rad3 Rd3 22.Rd32 gives White a serious
initiative, thanks to his control of the open file;
C2) 19...Bf5! Black should slow down the pace of White's attack while he still can. 20.ef5 Rd4 21.Re4 Rad8 22.Be3 h5!
(Worse is 22...Rd1 23.Kh2 c5 24.Rb3 R1d6 25.f42) 23.Qf3 Rd1 24.Kh2 Rb1 with mutual chances, for example 25.Bb6
Rdd1 26.Ba5 Rh1 27.Kg3 g6!∞;
However, the problems of the position could have been solved by 18...Kh8! 19.Rg3 Ne6!∞

Black avoids any threats from the Nf5 and moreover it is not clear how to increase the force of the white pieces. After
pondering over Black’s position, one realizes that it is quite resilient. White simply doesn’t have any way to strengthen
his attack, whereas Black can calmly complete his development. It would seem that no calculation is needed to see just
a couple of individual moves, but it is very important to make the appropriate assessments. White will probably have to
retreat his pieces, and the position will be equalized.
One can also invert the moves: 18...Ne6! 19.Rg3 Kh8!∞]
19.Rg3 Ng6
The drawbacks of this setup are obvious: the knight is unstable, as White can increase the pace of the attack by
involving the h-pawn.
[19...Rd7 20.Bh6]
20.h4!?
A practical solution. At the press conference Magnus said that he considered this move good enough, so he didn't see
the point of looking for other possibilities.
[The alternative 20.Bh6 makes things easier for Black. In the first place, it is necessary to check 20...gh6 (20...Rd7!?
should also be taken into account; it is not so clear who benefits from the inclusion of these moves, as White will
anyway have to play 21.h4 Rf8 22.Qg4 Rff7 23.Bg7 Bf5 24.ef5 Rg7 25.fg6 Rg62 with chances of a successful defence.)
21.Rg6 hg6 22.Qg6 Kf8 23.Qf6 (A rather unclear position arises after 23.Qh6? Ke8 24.Qf6 Bf5 25.ef5, when play
could lead to three different results, for example 25...Qd6 26.Qg7 Rd7 27.Qg8 Qf8 28.Re5 Re7 29.Re7 Ke7 30.Qe6
Kd8 31.Qc6 Rb8 32.g4) 23...Qf7

A) White has a draw after 24.Qh8 Qg8
A1) Wrong is 25.Qh6? Kf7! 26.Re3 Qh8! and White's attack comes to a standstill. (26...Qg6 27.Qh4 Bf5 28.ef5 Qf6
29.Qh5 Ke7 30.Qh7 Kd6 31.Rd3 Kc5 32.Rc3 Kd6 33.Rd3 Kc5=) 27.Qg5 Bf5 28.Rf3 Rf8μ;
A2) 25.Qf6 Qf7=;
B) 24.Qh6 Ke8 25.Qh8 Kd7 26.Rd1 Kc7 27.Qe5 Kb7 28.Rd8 (with the rooks on Black has more options: 28.Nd6 Rd6
29.Rd6 Re8∞) 28...Rd8 29.Nd6 Rd6 30.Qd62 If the white pawn was on a3, White would have a big advantage; but now
Black can create counterplay on the queenside.]
20...Bf5?
I think Anand underestimated the dangers of the resulting position. Of course, the correct defence is not easy to find, but
it is also clear that the position will remain difficult for Black. Having decided that you need to find something else,
you can begin to examine all candidate moves and find a solution.

[The best option was 20...Kh8! , which solves all problems.
A) Nothing is offered by 21.Qf3
A1) possible is 21...Rd7!? 22.h5 Nf4∞ 23.Bf4 (23.h6 g5!∞) 23...ef4 24.Rg4 Qe5 25.Rf4 Rd2!∞ with a complex game,
where Black has his full share of the chances.;
A2) simplest is 21...Bf5 22.Qf5 (22.ef5 Ne7∞) 22...Rd6!? 23.h5 Ne7 24.Qg4 Ng8∞ 25.h6 g5!;
B) After 21.Qg4
B1) interesting is 21...Rg8!? 22.Rd3 Nf4 23.Bf4 g6 24.Bg3 gf5 25.Qh3 h5! (25...Qc8 26.Rd6±) 26.ef5 Bd5∞ with
obvious compensation for the pawn;
B2) Black can also take on f5: 21...Bf5 22.ef5 (22.Qf5 transposes to the line after 21.Qf3) 22...Rd4 23.Re4 Re4 24.Qe4
Ne7∞;
C) A key variation is 21.Rg6 Qf7!

Now White has various strikes, but none of them are effective!
C1) 22.Ng7 Qg6 23.Qg6 hg6 24.Ne6 Rd6!= and the knight perishes 25.Nc7 Rc8 26.Na6 Ra8 27.Nc7;
C2) 22.Bh6 gh6! (Of course not 22...Bf5? 23.Bg7 Kg8 24.ef5 hg6 25.Qh8#) 23.Rh6 Qh5 24.Rh5 Rd2∞ The rook on h5
cannot be captured but also cannot escape; the position is dangerous for White;
C3) The most dangerous is 22.Rh6!? gh6 23.Qf7 Bf7 24.Bh6 but Black keeps equal chances in this endgame with
24...Rg8! The clearest 25.Rd1 Be6 26.Rd6 Bf5 27.ef5 b5! with sufficient counterplay, for example 28.ab5 cb5 29.Rf6
b4 30.b3 Rgc8 31.Re6 Re8 (31...Kg8!?) 32.Rd6 Red8 33.Rb6 Rdb8=;
Also possible is 20...Rd7, another move stronger than the one in the game.]
21.ef5 Nf4 22.Bf4 ef4

23.Rc3!
Black’s pieces are inferior to those of his opponent, and that includes his king as well; he also has pawn weaknesses.
23...c5 24.Re6 Rab8
[At the press conference both players agreed that Black should not allow White’s Rc4–e4 manoeuvre, and that the
stubborn 24...h6 should have been preferred. Nevertheless, after the correct 25.Qf3 Rac8 26.Rc4 Rd4 27.c3! Rc4
28.Qd5 Kh7 29.Qc4± White has a big advantage.]
25.Rc4! Qd7 26.Kh2 Rf8
Black tries not to lose immediately, but it is not so simple.
27.Rce4 Rb7
With a considerable advantage in hand, Magnus begins to play hesitantly. Although he maintains his advantage, Black
begins to obtain chances. Anand, on the other hand, seeks active counterplay. These decisions can be explained by the
lack of time both players were experiencing.
28.Qe2 This allows some counterplay, but doesn't lose hold of the advantage.
28...b5!? White must now show some accuracy.
29.b3
[A decisive advantage could have been obtained by 29.Re7! Qd6 30.f3! Now the active black rook will be exchanged,
and White will dominate the board, gradually capturing the black pawns. 30. ..Re7 31.Re7 ba4 32.Qe4! Qb8 (32...Kh8
33.Re8+ –) 33.Qa4+ –]
29...ba4 30.ba4 Rb4 31.Re7 Qd6

32.Qf3?
A serious error, that could have derailed all his previous effort.
[Although at first 32.f3!+ – seems suspect, it is correct here and cements the kingside. Having secured his king, White
can safely proceed with his play; Black is helpless, if 32...h6 then 33.Ra7]
32...Re4! 33.Qe4 f3 34.g3 h5?
Having returned from the edge of the abyss and finally got his chance, Anand slips. Of course, White's reply is
elementary, but if you fail to see good moves, a bad one will have to do.
[White’s advantage would not be so big after the correct 34...Qd2!
. .. when there is at least no direct win; on the contrary, drawing tendencies appear. However, Black must play very
precisely to achieve a draw, so White effectively still retains good winning chances.
Seemingly strong is 35.Qc4 and it is the right move from a practical point of view, as it makes Black’s defensive task

more difficult.
A) The most difficult trick to find was 35.Qe6 – I think this line is the reason why Anand made his mistaken move in
the game – 35...Kh8 36.Qf7 Qf2 37.Kh3 Qf1 38.Kg4
. .. and though the game seems to be over, Black has 38...h5!!= 39.Qh5 Kg8 40.Qg6 Qc4 41.Kf3 and now the precise
41...Qf1!= with perpetual check;
B) It doesn’t look right to give up the c-pawn. After all, if Black were able to also exchange the a-pawn, White will be
left with four pawns versus three on one side of the board. With correct play, Black can achieve a draw: 35.Qf3 Qc2
36.Kg2 Kh8 37.Qc6 Rg8! It is important that the c5-pawn is captured without allowing an attack. Now 38.Ra7 Qc3
39.Qd5 h6 40.Rc7 Qb4 41.Rc5 Qa4 would offer Black good chances of a draw;
35...Kh8 36.Qc5 The f3-pawn provides Black with serious counterplay, for example 36...Rg8!? (36...h6!?) 37.c3 h6
38.Qd4 Qc2 39.g4 Kh7!? and despite White’s efforts, Black retains counterplay: 40.Kg3 (40.c4 Rd8! 41.Qa7 Rg8)
40...Qc1!]
Now the game is over at once.
35.Qb7
1 : 0 Inarkiev
B41
Carlsen 2863—Anand 2792
Sochi (m/6) 2014
This eventful encounter was the key game of the match.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 Nc6
A rare but quite principled move. Black provokes simplification. [7...Qc7]
8.Nc6 dc6 9.Qd8 Kd8 10.e5
10...Nd7N
A novelty, but already I do not like Black's position. It is hard to tell where the hole in Vishy’s preparation was, because
after 7...Nc6 this position arises practically by force, and there seems to be no good reason to deliberately go straight
from the opening into such an awkward position.
[More reliable is 10...Ne4 11.a3 Bc3 12.bc3. On the one hand, the knight has no other squares than c5; but on the other,
White had to lose time on the move a2–a3. 12.. .Kc7 (Greed is not appropriate here: 12...Nc3? 13.a4± There is danger
that the knight will get trapped. Even if not, the time it takes to save it will allow White to drum up play against the
black king. 13...Ne4 14.Be3!) 13.Be3 (Ineffective is 13.a4 a5 14.Ba3 b6∞) 13...b6 14.f3 (RR 14.Bd3 Flores Rios 2417
–
Dam. Lemos 2460, Villa Martelli 2008 – 105/227) 14...Nc5∞ It is much more difficult here for White to organize
play on the kingside, and if White is not able to apply pressure there, then Black is OK.]
11.Bf4 Bc3
It is a pity that Black has to make this exchange voluntarily, but he should at least spoil White’s structure. Attempts to
sharpen the game are much more dangerous.
[11...f6?! 12.0-0-0 Ke7 13.ef6 gf6 14.a3! Bc3 (14...e5 15.Be5) 15.Bd6 Kf7 16.bc3± with two powerful bishops in a
position with an open centre.]
12.bc3

If we compare this position with that after 10...Ne4, White has made the useful move 11.Bf4 instead of a2–a3, but the
black knight has not been obligated to go to c5. I think these differences are in White’s favour. Both of Black’s minor
pieces, as well as his king, are bad, but this is a temporary factor. At the same time, Black’s structure is stable and it is
difficult to open lines for White's bishops. White’s only chance lies on the kingside. Therefore he must play very
aggressively.
12...Kc7 13.h4 b6
Played quickly.
[The alternative plan 13...h5 may seem tempting,
stalling White's play and avoiding the creation of
weaknesses. But the resulting holes on the dark squares
allow White to press for a hundred moves in a position
without any counterplay for Black. 14.Rh3 b6 15.Rg3
g6 16.0-0-0 Bb7 17.Rgd3 Nc5 18.Rd4 Rad8 19.Bg5
Rd72 and White has many resources to strengthen his
position. Therefore Anand’s move is stronger.]
14.h5 h6
Black does not want to allow h5–h6, but now his
kingside will be broken. Given that the next moves
were made quickly, it is here that Anand made a
decision as to his further plan. I think that it is a matter
of style; even in such an unpromising endgame, Anand
leans towards tactical counterplay.
[It is not clear how advisable, from a practical point of
view, was 14...Bb7; in the game, the black pieces
display some activity, whereas here they could
gradually suffocate. 15.h6 g6
A) It is impossible to apply immediate pressure on the

dark squares: 16.Bg5 Rhe8!? (Less clear is the
exchange sacrifice 16...Ne5!? 17.Bf6 Nd7 18.Bh8
Rh82) 17.f4 c5 18.0-0-0 b5∞;
B) 16.0-0-0 Rhg82]
15.0-0-0 Bb7
[Another way of defending was 15...Nc5!? 16.Rh3 Bd7 17.Rg3 Rag82, followed by ...Be8 and ...f6 or ...g5. It is unclear
whether White will be able to break through.]
16.Rd3!
White’s play is very harmonious; all his moves are well-timed and strong.
16...c5 17.Rg3 Rag8 18.Bd3!
Paying attention to the opponent’s opportunities.
[After the premature 18.Rh4? White’s advantage would be completely erased.

Black has two fully acceptable ways to continue:
A) Simply 18...Be4!? and switching the bishop to
protect the kingside would reduce White's possibilities.
19.Re3 (19.Bh6? Rh6 20.Re4 Rh53; 19.Rhg4 g5 20.hg6
fg63 and White is the one with problems.) 19...Bh7
20.Bh22;
B) Or, more subtly, 18...Nf8!?
B1) 19.Rhg4?! g5! 20.hg6 (20.Bd2 Nd7 21.f4 f5!
22.ef6 Nf6μ) 20...Ng6∞ and the initiative is already on
Black’s side;
B2) 19.Bd3 g5 20.hg6 Ng6 21.Bg6 Rg6 22.Rg6 fg6=]
18...Nf8
The game develops logically and consistently.
19.Be3 g6
From a practical point of view, Black simplifies his
task. The move ...g6 will have to be made anyway, so
he plays it now; if he were to wait, he would always
have to check whether ...g6 is viable or not. In addition,
this move is obviously useful and it is not otherwise
clear how to strengthen Black’s position, whereas
White can enhance his.
20.hg6 Ng6

21.Rh5!
Maintaining a grip on Black’s position. For the moment there is nothing forcing, but Black is tied up and White has
chances to improve his position. It is curious that the position is full of tactics and these underpin Black’s defensive
strategy. Therefore Magnus has to watch out for any sudden counterattacks.
[Nothing is offered by 21.Rh6? Ne5! 22.Bf4!
A cute position, where almost all the pieces are under attack and Black’s position is in danger of collapse.
A) 22...Rh6? 23.Be5+ –;
B) Bad is 22...Kd6?
B1) 23.Rg8? Rg8

24.Rh7 (24.g3 Rd8 25.Kd2 f6 26.Ke3 Rf8 27.Be2 Bc6 28.g4 b5 29.Rh7 bc4 30.Ra7 Rh8 31.Bg3 Rg8 32.Ra6 Kc7
33.Be5 fe5 34.Ra7 Kb6 35.Rh7 Ra8 36.g5 Rg8 37.Rh5 Kb5 38.Bg4 Bd5 39.f4 ef4 40.Kf4 Ka4 41.Rh6 Ka3 42.Be6
Be6 43.Re6 Kb2 44.Re3 Rf8 45.Ke5 Ka2) 24...Rg4!=;
B2) 23.Rg8 Rg8 24.g3 Rd8 25.Kd2 f6 26.Ke3 Rf8 27.g4 a5 28.Be2 Rf7 29.Rh8 Bc6 30.Rg8 Ke7 31.g5 Rh7 32.f3 Ba4
33.Be5 fe5 34.Rb8 Rg7 35.Rb7 Bd7 36.Bd1 Kf8 37.a3 a4 38.Bc2 Be8 39.Rb6 Rg5 40.Re6 Kf7 41.Ra6 Rg2 42.Ba4 Ba4
43.Ra4 Ke6 44.Ra6 Kf5 45.Ra8 Rc2 46.Rf8 Kg5 47.Kd3 Ra2;
B3) 23.Rh8 Rh8 24.Rg7! An improtant move, forcing the black rook into a passive position. 24.. .Rf8 (24...Rh4 25.Bg3+
–; note that there is no 24...f6 as the Bb7 drops after 25.Rb7+ –) 25.g4!± This advance makes Black's position very
difficult;
C) But Black can hold because the white bishop is not protected on d3. 22.. .Rg3! 23.Rh8 Rd3 24.Be5 Kd7=]
21...Bc6
Black is unable to break free, so he has to wait. His last two moves defend against the threat of Rh6.
[21...Ne7 22.Rg8 Rg8 23.g3±]
22.Bc2!
White moves the bishop as in many variations it is hanging on d3; in addition, from c2 it takes away the a4–square from
the black knight.
[Still impossible is 22.Rh6? Ne5 23.Bf4 Rg3 24.Rh8 Rd3=; equally harmless is 22.Bh6 Ne5! 23.Bf4 Rg3 24.Rh8 Rd3=;
logical is 22.Kd2 but here the bishop on d3 becomes a liability: 22...Ne7! 23.Rg8 Rg8 24.Rh6 (after 24.g3? Black
seizes the initiative and White cannot easily fend off the attack on the light squares: 24...Rd8!3) 24...Rg2= 25.Rh7 Be8]
22...Kb7

Now Black has a strong defensive line and there is no possibility of a quick breakthrough, so White must increase the
pressure. White cannot take on h6 with the rook without losing the pawn on e5. Following a bishop capture on h6,
Black obtains strong counterplay after ...Ne7. White is unable to play f2–f3 and Rgh3 due to ...Ne7, and there is no
other way to protect f3 and g2. Hence White decides on the plan to bring his king to the kingside, playing f2–f3 and
protecting his pawns with the king. Besides, the king is White’s only piece not participating in the game.
23.Rg4
It is tempting to criticize this move. Indeed, in several lines the rook is worse placed here than on g3. There is, however,
a principle in the process of converting an advantage, which Shereshevsky calls in his endgame book:“Do not hurry–.
The idea is that when the enemy is tied up, it is useful to delay any attempt to break through immediately, and instead
retain the tension by making a few waiting moves. It is likely that the opponent will then try to change the unfavourable
course of the game, worsening his position in the process, and then your task will be easier. This method is often seen
in Carlsen's games. There can be no certainty that this is the case here. It is quite possible that Magnus decided to attack
the h6 pawn and then see what happens, or else believed that the rook is better placed on g4. From an objective point of
view, it is impossible to say if White had a stronger continuation; everywhere Black has decent counter-arguments. It is
important to note that after the opening both players had performed at the highest level; Magnus increased his pressure
very harmoniously and efficiently, while Anand, in a seemingly dull endgame, was able to inject it with great tactical
possibilities, thereby denying Carlsen an easy life.
[Nothing is promised by 23.Bh6 Ne7! 24.Rhg5 Rh6 25.Rg8 Ng8 26.Rg8 Rh1 27.Kd2 Ra1∞ and Black has sufficient
counterplay: 28.Rf8 Ra2 29.Rf7 Kc8 30.Kc1 Ra1 31.Kb2 Re1; Also ineffective is 23.f3 Ne7 24.Rg8 Rg8= 25.Rh2
Ng6; If White tries to immediately carry out the plan involving of his king by playing 23.Kd2!?

. .. it is pointless for Black to wait, so we must check the active responses at his disposal. Black should play 23...Nf8! A
timely regrouping, allowing Black to create counterplay. (Useless is 23...b5? 24.Bc5 bc4 25.Rg4± and it is only the
white pieces that have been activated; also not working is 23...Ne7 24.Rg8 Rg8 25.g3± and the pawn on h6 is lost.)
A) Less dangerous is 24.Rh6 Rg3 25.Rh8 Ng6 26.Bg6 (After 26.Rh7 Rg2 27.Rf7 Kc8= it turns out that e5 cannot be
defended, so Black is OK.) 26...Rg6 27.g3 Rg4 28.Rh7 Rc4 29.Rf7 Kc82 with excellent drawing chances;
B) 24.Rg8 Rg8 25.g3 Nd7!
A key idea, to activate the black knight by ...b5 and ...Nb6. Meanwhile, White still has spend time to picking up the
pawn on h6. In the resulting positions Black is close to a draw and his play is easy, for example 26.Bf4 (No good is
26.Bh6? Bf3=; if 26.Ke2 then 26...b5 27.Bh6 Nb6 28.Be3 Nc4 29.Bc5 Rd8 30.Bd4 b4 31.Rh4 Na3! 32.Bd3 Nb52 and
the game is close to a draw.) 26...Rh8 27.Ke2 b5 28.g4 Rd8! 29.Rh6 Nb6 30.cb5 ab5 31.Rh7 Rd7 32.Be3 Nd5 33.Bd2

b4 34.cb4 Bb5 35.Kf3 Bc6 36.Be4 cb4 37.Rh1 Nc3 38.Bc3 Rd3 39.Kf4 Be4 40.Rb1 Bd52 and a draw is the most
likely result.]
23...a5
I do not like this move. Although it does have ideas behind it, Black denies himself the opportunity of pushing ...b5.
Here you can see one achievement of the move 23.Rg4 – the opponent has deprived himself of an important option.
[It was possible to keep waiting with 23...Kc8!?; Unconvincing is 23...Ne7 24.Rf4! (24.Rg8 Rg8 25.g3 Ng6 – see
23...Nf8) when 23.Rg4 is justified as 24...Be8 25.Rf62 keeps up the pressure; Nevertheless the most exact way to carry
out exchanges was 23...Nf8!
At the board, it is not easy at all to make such a decision. Black has built a fortress, and here he voluntarily abandons it.
In addition, there are many nuances in the resulting variations, and even in analysis the final assessment remains
unclear.
A) Interesting is 24.Rf4! Be8 25.Rfh4 (25.Rh2 Ng6 forces White to give up his bishop with 26.Bg6 Rg62 when the
worst is over for Black.) 25...Bc6 26.g4, which looks menacing, but although the black pawn is dropping, there is again
time to organize counterplay.
A1) Weak is 26...Ng6?! 27.Rh3! (27.Rh2 Bf3 28.Bd1 Bd1 29.Kd1 Kc6∞ with good counterplay: 30.Bh6 b5) 27...Bg2
28.Rg3 Bf1 29.Be4 Kc8 30.Bh6±;
A2) 26...Bf3! 27.Bd1 Bd1 28.Kd1 Ng6 29.Rh1 b5!2 and Black has sufficient counterplay, for example 30.Bh6 Rd8!
31.Kc2 Rhg8! The rook must be preserved. 32.cb5 ab5 33.Bc1 Rd7 34.f4 Ra8 35.a3 Ra4 36.Rf1 Ne7„;
B) 24.Rg8 Rg8 25.g3 Ng6!

It is difficult to understand how Black can react so calmly in the face of an attack on h6, especially since White might
even make preparatory moves before capturing it. However, the loss of one pawn is not fatal, if it is possible to activate
the pieces. Here and elsewhere it is important that Black retains the option of ...b5. (White’s king is better on c1 than on
d2 in case of 25...Nd7 26.Bf4 Rh8 27.Rh4!2 and Black finds it difficult to develop counterplay: 27...b5?! 28.Bh6 Ne5?
29.Bg7+ – and the black knight does not deliver check from f3, as it would with the king on d2.) 26.Bd1 Be4 (26...Rd8
27.Be2) 27.Be2 Rd8 28.Bh6 Kc6 (It makes no sense to rush by exchanging bishops: 28...Bd3 29.Bd3 Rd3 30.Kc2
Rd72) 29.Be3 b5 Here it becomes clear that Black has good counterplay. 30.cb5 ab52 There is still lots of play, but
Black has adequate resources to maintain the equilibrium.]
24.Bd1
The first question that arises is whether Magnus believed he is now attacking h6 (with the bishop): he certainly isn’t, at
least because of ...Rh7. In fact, his play consists of several ideas, such as the transfer of the king to the kingside, as well
as f2–f3.
24...Rd8!
Not allowing the king to pass, and also preventing f2–f3.
25.Bc2
White has to retrace his steps.
[Impossible are 25.Bh6? Ne53 (25...Rh7!?3); and 25.f3? Rd33]
25...Rdg8

26.Kd2??
A blunder. White spent one minute on this move. Immersing ourselves in the position, we saw several sophisticated
possibilities that the players had to reckon with. When one’s thoughts travel so far away, it is easy to lose touch with
reality. If 23.Rg4 really had been played in order to maintain the tension, and the plan involving the king’s transfer was
being kept in reserve, it is likely that here Magnus decided to switch to this alternative plan without additional
verification. Judging by the speed with which this move was made, he had already thought about this idea. By carrying
out a plan that was always available to him, White didn't realize he would be doing so in an inferior version...
[26.Kd1 Nf8! (possibly also 26...Ne7!? 27.Rg8 Rg8 28.Rh6 Rg2 29.Rh7 Ng6 30.Rf7 Kc8 31.f4 Nh4∞) 27.Rg8 Rg8 and
now there is no g2–g3 28.Rh6 (28.g3? Bf3– +) 28...Rg2∞ Black has f7 covered. 29.Rf6 Rg1! 30.Ke2 Be8∞;
The best option was to go back with 26.Rg3! in order to prepare the transfer of the king. Now Black has 26...Ne7 (rather
than 26...Nf8?! which is not so convincing; without the ...b5 push, Black's counterplay is weaker 27.Rg8 Rg8 28.g3
Ng6 29.Bd1 Be4 30.Be2 Rd8 31.Kb22) 27.Rg8 Rg8 28.g3 (Nothing is offered by 28.Rh6 Rg2 29.Rh7 Ng6! 30.Rf7
Kc8! 31.f4 Rg3„ and Black has sufficient counterplay.) 28...Bf3! 29.Rh6 Ng6 30.Bf4 (30.Bg6 fg6 31.Rh7 Ka6 32.Re7
Bg42 and Black should hold without major problems, as White's position has several weaknesses.) 30...Nf4 (30...Be2
31.Rh7 Bc4 32.Rf7 Kc6 33.a4± with advantage for White.) 31.gf4 Black has work to do here, but still has sufficient
play for equality. 31...Rg1 32.Kd2 Ra1 33.Rh7 Ra2 34.Rf7 Kc8 35.Kc1 Ra1 36.Kb2 Re1! 37.Bd3 Kd8 (37...Be2
38.Be2 Re2 39.Kb3 Rf2 40.Ka4±) 38.Kc2 a4 39.Ra7 Bc6 40.Kd2 Rh1 41.f5 ef5= and Black is OK: 42.Bf5 Rh5]

26...a4??
Vishy also took one minute to return the gift. Such mutual blindness at a high level is a rare phenomenon. This was
elementary tactics, and the reasons for the double blunder must be sought in the field of psychology. Vishy said at the
press conference that if you do not expect a gift, it is difficult to spot it.
[After the not that complicated 26...Ne5! 27.Rg8 Nc4 28.Kd3 Nb2! 29.Ke2 Rg8 30.g3μ it is still possible to fight on,
but Black's advantage is rather large.]
27.Ke2 a3
What is unpleasant for Black, in addition to the oversight, is that White has achieved his desired setup. However, the
black pawn has advanced all the way to a3, providing counter-chances. Of course, such a missed opportunity had a
negative impact on Anand’s psyche, a problem which was compounded by the difficulties he had to contend with over
the board.
28.f3
Completing the plan. Black is now skating on thin ice; it is not easy to make a move that doesn't lose something
immediately.
28...Rd8!
Continuing to rely on active counterplay. It is difficult to stand still, as White clearly has resources.
29.Ke1?!
Again using the principle of “Do not hurry–, but there was a clearly more useful move.
[The consequences of the capture 29.Bg6 are not so clear, therefore, White decided not to complicate the game,
especially taking into account his blunder two moves earlier. 29...fg6 Now, even after the direct 30.Rg6 Ba4 (30...Be8?
31.Rg7+ –) 31.Re6 Rd1 32.Rf5! Rc8! 33.Rff6 Rb1± it is unclear how it will all end. What is clear is that White has two
extra pawns.
More natural was 29.Bc1!? but it allows Black to change the guard: 29...Be8!± Now the bishop protects the knight and
again there is no direct win, so White must continue to increase the pressure.]
29...Rd7!

Burning his bridges. Now it is no longer possible to protect the kingside, and the question is whether Black can drum up
enough play on the queenside.
[Black could have continued to wait with 29...Be8± and here White again must find a way to apply more pressure.]
30.Bc1?!
A natural move, but ill-timed.
[It was not too late to return with 30.Ke2!]
30...Ra8?!
Correctly sensing that Black can find counterplay, but missing the right path.
[Stronger was 30...Rhd8!, when White would face a rather difficult task. The main option would be 31.Be3 eyeing c5
and preparing Ke2, (31.Ke2 fails to 31...b5! 32.cb5 Bb5 33.c4 Ba6∞ and Black either captures the c4-pawn or is able
to transfer his knight to c6; The capture 31.Bh6 offers nothing: 31...Rh8! 32.Bg6 fg6 33.Rg6 Ba43 and Black has the
initiative.) and now it is important to finally activate the king with 31...Ka6! Of course, the resulting variations are
complex, especially since Black loses his kingside, but in all lines Black seems to survive. The main line runs: 32.Ke2
Ka5 33.Bg6

33...Rd1!! The key idea of Black’s defence. 34.Bf7 Ra1 35.Kf2 Ra2 36.Kg3 Re2 37.Bh6 Rd1 38.Be6 a2 39.Rg7 Bd7!
40.Rg8 Bc6= and a draw by repetition comes about: 41.Rg7 Bd7]
31.Ke2!
White acknowledges his mistake and corrects himself. Otherwise Black would get strong play after ...Ba4.]
31...Ba4 The principled try.
32.Be4
32...Bc6?
Only after this error does Black go beyond the point of no return.
[The fight could go on after 32...Ka7! 33.Ba8 Ka8 34.Rh6 (after 34.Rh1 Bc2!∞, in view of the manoeuvre ...Bf5–d3,

White must either give up the exchange or allow Black to take on c4.) 34...Rd1 35.Ba3 Ra1 36.Ke3! Ne5 37.Rg7 Nc4
38.Kf4 It appears that, after taking on f7, White has a decisive mating threat, but Black has 38...Nd6!2 and the complex
struggle continues, though objectively White is still better.]
33.Bg6 fg6 34.Rg6 Now, however, Black’s counterplay comes too late and his kingside has collapsed.
34...Ba4 35.Re6 Rd1 36.Ba3 Ra1
[36...Bc2 37.Re7+ –]
37.Ke3 Bc2
[37...Ra2 38.Bc1 Rc2 39.Bd2 Rd8 40.Rd6+ –]
38.Re7
A complicated game with rich content. On the surface, it seemed like Carlsen was confidently pressing throughout and,
with the exception of that blunder, had realized his advantage in an efficient manner. However, deep study reveals that
Anand had set up a powerful tactical defence, and the challenges facing White were very difficult. The blunder clearly
influenced the further course of the game. If the two players had played almost perfectly before it, then after it they
started to make mistakes. However, the level of the tasks at hand greatly increased, a defining moment arrived, and then
it was a matter of making the best move or a mistake. “Acceptable– moves were not good enough. It should be noted
that Magnus’ position was easier to play. Vishy had to find complex solutions, and he did make quite a few strong
moves, but he just missed out at critical moments.
1 : 0 Inarkiev
The Openings
If we evaluate the positions arising after the opening in the games of this second match, we can confidently state that
Anand displayed better opening preparation. As White, he consistently gained some advantage or another, sometimes
even a significant one. In this respect, it is important to note that he played just five games with White. As Black, he
only ended up in trouble once, in the sixth game. There, the Kan Variation of the Sicilian obviously did not work out
for him. Although Magnus did not do anything sensational, Vishy was not battle-ready and ended up in a very awkward
position. We didn’t see the Kan in the match again, so it is difficult to assess the level of preparation that went into it.

Anand’s main weapon was the Berlin. Although this opening enabled him to obtain normal positions, and even a draw
without playing hardly any moves outside his preparation in one game, on the other three occasions he got outplayed in
the middlegame. Of course, that’s chess, and we will discuss this in detail in our annotations, but nevertheless, in games
of this type Magnus is particularly strong. Therefore, it is not clear how much of a success we can consider reaching
good or even equal positions after the opening, if these positions are better suited to the opponent’s style of play.
Russian president Vladimir Putin attended the match
Psychology
Psychology plays a very important role in any sporting contest. And from this perspective, the sixth game was
undoubtedly a key factor in the match. After the unfortunate outcomes of the first two games, Vishy scored a very
important victory in the third. He then had no problems making a draw in the fourth, and exerted pressure with the
white pieces in the fifth.
In a match, the opponents put pressure on each other, in an endeavour to force an error. I don’t think Magnus was in too
good a mood during the match and he had to face constant pressure when playing Black. This pressure provoked the
now infamous blunder 26.Kd2?? in the sixth game. Unfortunately for him, Vishy failed to spot this chance. The
position was rather quiet and difficult for him; Magnus could have gradually realized his advantage, and then the game
would have left a very different impression. But the way things developed, this mistake allowed Magnus to take control
of the match.
After this game, the situation had again become psychologically comfortable for Magnus. Yes, there were still problems
to be solved, but with a one-point lead the cost of failure is not that great, and neither is the psychological pressure.
For Vishy, on the other hand, the situation became much more difficult; in order to win he had to take risks. To his
credit, he fought hard and well, continued to create chances and maintained the suspense until the very end.

Playing Strength
Due to the fact that Vishy was better prepared in the
openings, Magnus had to fight harder at the board. It is
safe to say that he played more strongly, and therefore
was a deserved winner.
As Black, he had to fight hard to defend some rather
awkward positions, as in the fifth and especially the
tenth game, while in the first he even seized the
initiative. He was unable to fight back only in the third
game, but there Vishy’s advantage after the opening
was simply decisive.
As White, apart from the eventful sixth game, where he
eventually converted his advantage with great skill, he
gradually outplayed his opponent in the second, while
he also held his own in the difficult struggle in the
eleventh game, breaking Vishy’s resistance and forcing
a serious mistake.
It is actually not easy to understand exactly where
Magnus proved superior to Vishy and thereby manage
to repeatedly outplay him. It is tempting to say that
Anand’s style is better suited to dynamic play, and
positional struggles are not his forte, but of course
things are not so simple. First of all, one cannot say
that Magnus plays at a lower level in dynamic
positions. Secondly, it is a mistake to think that Vishy is weak in positional play; he generally handled it well, and no
worse than his opponent.
In my opinion, Magnus’ superiority lay in his handling of quiet positions, where he could display his uncanny instinct
for detecting critical moments and grab any small advantage that might come his way. Such moments are not easy to
detect, because in quiet positions players usually have to make a choice between approximately equal continuations,
where the difference may be microscopic. When playing against Magnus, if you allow such moments to slip by
unnoticed, the position can very quickly turn from equal to problematic. In positions dominated by concrete – but
balanced – play, the two opponents fight on equal terms. On the other hand, in those situations where clarity is lacking
and it is necessary to properly evaluate even the slightest details in order to grasp the nuances of the position, Magnus
consistently proves to be stronger.

BEST OF ANAND
D37
Anand 2792 — Carlsen 2863
Sochi (m/3) 2014
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 c6 8.Bd3 b6 9.b4 a5 10.a3 Ba6 11.Ba6 Ra6 12.b5
cb5 13.c6 Qc8 14.c7 b4 15.Nb5
From this point on, Carlsen started spending a lot of time, but without managing to solve his problems. We will not
delve into Black's possibilities here, because this section is dedicated to Anand’s achievements. When Vishy’s analysis
is finally at an end, White already has an overwhelming position.
15...a4
[RR 15...Ne4 An. Karpov 2690 – Ki. Georgiev 2654, Dubai (m/2–rapid) 2002 – 84/341; 15...ba3 Kveinys 2510 – S .
Halkias 2548, Goeteborg 2005 – 94/(325)]
16.Rc1 Ne4 17.Ng5 Ndf6 18.Ne4 Ne4 19.f3 Ra5
20.fe4!N
The same idea had been employed in the game
Tomashevsky – Riazantsev, in 2008, with the sole
difference that there the white h-pawn was standing on
h3. In this particular position, the text move improves
on an Aronian – Adams game from 2013. The fact that
this is the first choice of the computer, and that Magnus
went for this line, suggests that Vishy was able to put
his finger on a blind spot in Carlsen’s preparation.

[20.Qe2 Aronian 2795 – Mi. Adams 2753, Bilbao
2013]
20...Rb5 21.Qa4 Ra5 22.Qc6 ba3 23.ed5 Rd5 24.Qb6
At the press conference Anand said that his preparation
ended here. That’s impressive.
24...Qd7 25.0-0
A natural and strong move, but it gives Black a few
chances.
[Even stronger was 25.Qa6! Rc8 26.Rb1 Rc7 27.Rb8
Bd8 28.Bc7 Qc7 29.Rc8 Qe7
30.0-0+ –; thanks to the pin on the black bishop, White will win the black a-pawn.]
25...Rc8 26.Rc6! Turning the screw.
26...g5?!
Sharp play leads to nothing, but there is no easy defence.
[Only the stubborn 26...h6! 27.Rfc1 Bf6! would give chances to hold. Surprisingly, White has nothing better than to
accept a 4 vs 3 ending: 28.Qa6 e5 29.de5 Rd1 30.Rd1 Qd1 31.Kf2 Qd2 32.Qe2 (32.Kg3? Qe1 33.Kf3 Qd1=)32...Qe2
33.Ke2 Bg5± with good drawing chances for Black.]
27.Bg3 Bb4 28.Ra1!
It is important to defend against ...Bd2.
28...Ba5? In time trouble, and worn out from a tough defence, Carlsen commits a decisive mistake. [More stubborn was
28...h5]

29.Qa6! Bc7 30.Qc4+ – The pin is deadly.
30...e5 31.Be5 Re5 32.de5 Qe7 33.e6 Kf8 34.Rc1
1 : 0 Inarkiev
C67
Carlsen 2863 — Anand 2792
Sochi (m/9) 2014
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Ne4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bc6 dc6 7.de5 Nf5 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Ne2 b6
12.Rd1
Magnus already started to think here.
12...Ba6 13.Nf4
[RR 13.Ned4 I. Kurnosov 2676 – Sergey Karjakin 2760, Russia (ch) 2010 – 110/(181)]

13...Bb7!?N
[13...Rd8 14.Bd2 Nd4 15.Nd4 Rd4 16.a4 Bc8 17.a52 L. Dominguez Perez 2726 – R . Ponomariov 2741, Espana 2012]
After thinking for over fifteen minutes, Carlsen decides to force a draw.
14.e6 Bd6
At the press conference Vishy stated that he knew Black was OK here. So...a quick and easy draw thanks to good
preparation!
15.ef7 Kf7 16.Ng5 Kf6 17.Ne4 Kf7 18.Ng5 Kf6 19.Ne4 Kf7 20.Ng5
1/2 : 1/2 Inarkiev
B40
Carlsen 2863 — Anand 2792
Sochi (m/4) 2014
Carlsen opted for a sideline that he had player before; a quite poisonous sideline. But Anand employed a strong move,
seen in one rare correspondence game, and obtained nice play.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.ed5 ed5 6.0-0 Nf6 7.d4 Be7 8.Be3 cd4 9.Nd4

9...Bg4!
An important idea. Black uses the tempo saved on castling to ensure normal development of his light-squared bishop.
[Prior to this game, almost everyone played 9...0-0 and after 10.h3 White had some pressure, mainly due to difficulties
with the development of the Bc8.
[RR N. Short 2696 – F . Caruana 2675, Wijk aan Zee 2010 – 108/(50)]]
10.Qd3 Qd7!
Now the bishop on g4 cannot be dislodged and Black is OK.
11.Nd2
[The alternative was 11.Nc3]
11...0-0 12.N2f3 Rfe8
[Maybe simpler was 12...Bd6]
13.Rfe1
[13.Nc6 bc6 14.Ne5 Qe6 15.Ng4 (15.f4 Bf53) 15...Ng4∞ Black's pieces are active, and the bishop on g2 is hardly
strong.]
13...Bd6 14.c3
[14.Bg5 Ne4]
14...h6=

Black has a good game: his pieces are active and White is not able to apply pressure on the isolated pawn. The further
course of the game did not stray far beyond equality.
15.Qf1 Bh5N
[RR 15...Bc7 16.Nb3 Bd6 17.Nfd4 Ne5 18.f3 Bh5 19.Bh3 Qc7 20.Bg2 Qd7 1⁄2 : 1⁄2 F. Fritsche – Loinjak, corr. 2009]
= See 122/51 Inarkiev

BEST OF CARLSEN
D85
Anand 2792 — Carlsen 2863
Sochi (m/1) 2014
After unloading a strong novelty, Anand obtained a nice initiative albeit at the cost of some pawn weaknesses. However,
Carlsen managed to defend himself, and the following position was reached.
The only drawback to White’s position is his weak pawns on the kingside. However, with such powerful pieces on the
board, there should be no special problems. It is therefore intriguing to see how Magnus confronts Anand with more
and more problems, by exploiting his small inaccuracies.

32...Qa5!
The queen is transferred to the kingside, and White has to decide how to protect the f-pawn.
33.f4
White must limit the activity of the black pieces; the queen has already cut loose, so it is important not to allow the rook
to become active as well. Another option was to remove the king from the possible check on e1. Vishy probably wanted
to prevent ...Qe5, but a pawn on f4 might interfere with the protection of the h2 pawn. However, it is not hard to
determine that there are certain disadvantages attached to White’s options.
[33.Ka2 Qf5; 33.Rd5?! Qe1 34.Ka2 Qe6 35.Ka1 Rc73; 33.Qe4 Qc5; Interesting was 33.Qe3!?, taking control of the e-
file and preventing the invasion of the black major pieces on the first rank. However, the exchange of queens by
33...Qe5 34.Qe5 fe5 poses certain problems, though the rook ending should be drawn without major difficulties.]
33...Qh5! 34.Qd2?!
A natural move, but one that worsens White’s position. “White’s trump is his active pieces, and these should be used to
create threats; in such a seemingly simple situation I want easy play, without unnecessary calculations”. But this
approach contains hidden dangers.
[The most efficient was 34.Qe4!, taking away squares from the queen and the e-file from the rook, and threatening to
invade the eighth rank, but White would have to calculate variations to play this. 34...Qh2 35.Rd8= Qg1 36.Ka2 Qc5
37.Qh1! (and not 37.Qe8? Qf8!μ) 37...Qh5 38.Qe4= The threat of Qe8 forces Black to repeat moves.]
34...Qc5
Taking the d4–square away from the white queen.
[It was possible to activate the rook at once by 34...Re7!?]

35.Rd5
Without any clear idea how to improve his position, Vishy begins to wait.
[Nevertheless he could have played the apparently useful 35.Ka1!?, removing the king from diagonal checks.]
35...Qc4 36.Rd7 Qc6 37.Rd6
[The queen ending after 37.Rf7 Kf7 looks a little uncomfortable but should be drawn. White continues 38.Qd3]
37...Qe4 38.Ka2?!
Another inaccuracy.
[The easiest way to defend was to keep waiting on the d-file, and for this the king stands better on a1. 38.Ka1 Re7
39.Rd7 Qe6 40.Rd6 (In such a situation, it may be possible also to exchange: 40.Re7 Qe7 41.Qd5) 40...Qf5 41.Rd5 and
it is unclear if Black can strengthen his position.]
38...Re73
Black has obviously improved his position compared to that after 31...a6, as he has activated both queen and rook.]
39.Qc1?!
To meet the threatened ...Qc4, White further damages his position.
[It wasn't too late for 39.Ka1!]
39...a5!
Methodically improving his position. By now, playing White has become really unpleasant. The kingside structure is
broken and his pieces are even less active.
40.Qf1
Making such a move is certainly not desirable.
[On the last move before the time control, giving up a pawn was also not desirable as the outcome is not clear.
Nevertheless, it is possible to escape with a draw: 40.Qc8! Qf4 41.Rd8 Qe3! 42.Rg8 Kh6 43.Rh8 Kg5 44.h4 Kf4 The
checks have ended, but White manages to latch on to the black pawns: 45.Rg8!]

40...a4 41.Rd1
White has to switch to passive defence. Step by step, Black has imperceptibly set White serious problems.
41...Qc2
An unpleasant move, attacking the h2 pawn as well as creating threats against the enemy king. But White can still hold
on. [41...Rc7!?]
42.Rd4!?
As can be clearly seen, up to now White has refrained from making difficult decisions. But now the time has come to do
so. After this logical move, Black has to play very accurately so as not to spoil his advantage.

42...Re2?!
Unfortunately, after an impressive display Magnus goes wrong and fails to pose maximum problems for his opponent.
This move begs to be played, but White has a fine defence.
[Very unpleasant for White was 42...Re3! after which White must go into the rook ending with 43.Qd1 (inappropriate is
43.Rd7? Kh6 44.Rb7 Rb3 45.Rb3 ab3 46.Ka1 Qh2–+ and White will lose; his a-pawn is not a threat, as it will be fail if
it moves, and Black can simply push his g-pawn.) 43...Qd1 44.Rd13 The position remains complicated, containing lots
of opportunities, but this is a topic for another article. In my opinion, although the position is dangerous for White, he
can defend successfully.]
43.Rb4 b5 44.Qh1!
With this geometrical queen move White manages to deliver checks to the black king.
44...Re7
[44...Kh6 45.Qa8]
45.Qd5 Re1 46.Qd7 Kh6 47.Qh3 Kg7 48.Qd7
1/2 : 1/2 Inarkiev
C67
Carlsen 2863 — Anand 2792
Sochi (m/11) 2014
This game, the last of the match, had up to the diagram position been an intense struggle, whilst remaining within the
bounds of equality. Although, superficially, Black’s pieces are restricted, they have great potential, especially since
White's men are not well placed to contain Black's counterattack. Black last move was 23...b5!, aiming to seize the
initiative.
24.Bc3

The pawn could not be taken.
[Really bad was 24.cb5? c6!μ and the white queenside is destroyed. Or 24.ab5? a4 25.ba4 Ra4 26.Rc1 Nf43 and Black
has a strong initiative.]
24...ba4 25.ba4 Kc6 26.Kf3 Rdb8
At the press conference Anand said that he considered the possibility of exchanging his dark-squared bishop for the Nf6
and understood that Black would then stand better, but only slightly better. He wanted more and that is why he went on
to sacrifice the exchange.
[26...Be7!? 27.Ke43 (27.Ne3 Bf6 28.ef63)]
27.Ke4 Rb4?!
Anand probably planned this sacrifice when selecting 26...Rdb8 over 26...Be7. However, because of certain features in
this position which he failed to evaluate properly, this idea is clearly weaker than 26...Be7. Nevertheless, it was not too
late to admit the mistake and change his mind. [27...Rb3!∞]
28.Bb4
[Of course not 28.Nb4? ab4–+]
28...cb4?

After this error, Black’s position becomes very difficult. At first sight, the chosen move is an interesting try,
straightening out Black's pawn structure, but he simply does not have the time to get going with his play.
[After 28...ab4! the position is still unclear: 29.Nh5! Kb7 30.f4 gf4 31.Nhf4 Nf4 32.Kf4 c6 33.Ne3 Ka6∞]
In the heat of the battle, Carlsen is able to prove the erroneousness of Black's idea and the precise way he does this is
impressive.
29.Nh5!
A very timely decision. But then again, White has no other ideas apart from f2-f4. But now that White achieves f2-f4,
Black’s position falls apart.
29...Kb7
To drive the Nd5 away.
30.f4! gf4
[Black does not have time for 30...c6 31.f5+ –]
31.Nhf4 Nf4 32.Nf4 Bc4 33.Rd7!+ –
White now dominates completely and begins to collect material.
33...Ra6 34.Nd5 Rc6 35.Rf7 Bc5 36.Rc7! Rc7 37.Nc7 Kc6 38.Nb5!
The last nuance; Black cannot allow the knight to d4 and therefore must exchange one of his bishops.
38...Bb5 39.ab5 Kb5 40.e6 b3 41.Kd3 Be7 42.h4 a4 43.g5 hg5 44.hg5 a3 45.Kc3
1 : 0 Inarkiev
CONCLUSION
Games played in a World Championship match traditionally indicate a direction for the further development of

chess. Thanks to Magnus’ current domination of the chess world, the prevailing trend at present is one of fighting
on in level positions, whilst keeping a watchful eye, move by move, for even the slightest opportunity to gain some
kind of advantage. As a consequence, I fully expect the competitive element in chess to increase in importance; the
ability to maintain the tension for long periods and to induce errors by the opponent – and then capitalise on these
errors – will surely be a prominent feature in forthcoming chess tournaments and matches.
As regards opening play, I expect the popularity of closed openings to increase even further. Certainly, no path to
gaining an advantage against the Berlin was revealed in this match...
Ernesto Inarkiev

The Sochi Equation
By GM Aleksandar Čolović
When Anand finished his final press conference he
received long and warm applause from the crowd. The
moment he descended from the podium, where the
press conferences took place, looked like a scene from
a film with the ageing hero stoically accepting defeat
and solemnly leaving the stage...
This match was always going to be more about Anand
than Carlsen. Carlsen is a known variable, always
performing at an extremely high level with only small
deviations from the norm. Carlsen wasn’t at his best in
Sochi, but even sub-optimal Carlsen is the best player
in the world. Anand was the unknown variable in the
Sochi equation, fresh from the Siberian triumph, but
with not yet fully healed Chennai wounds.
Anand was better prepared in Sochi, mainly with White, as he realised in Chennai that winning with White in the Berlin
defence was impossible against Carlsen. So a switch to 1.d4 was the only move for him and it did provide him what he
wanted – in all his White games, except for Game 8 when he ran into deep Carlsen preparation, he got great positions
with pressure and initiative. But he only managed to win one of those, Game 3, when it was Carlsen who fell into his
preparation. It turned out that to win against Carlsen the advantages he was getting out of the opening weren’t enough –
the quality of Carlsen’s moves was sufficiently high that he didn’t really have a chance to win another game
Both players had problems when playing Black. Carlsen’s strategy was to “jump around” and surprise Anand with his
constant changes, similar to Leko’s strategy against Kramnik in 2004. He started with the Gruenfeld in Game 1, not a
regular feature in his repertoire, and followed it up with a Queen’s Gambit Declined in Game 3, which he lost badly
due to bad preparation. This was followed by a Queen’s Indian, the Tiviakov line, in Game 5 and another Queen’s
Gambit Declined in Game 8 (a different line this time, introducing the rare 9...Re8 and drawing easily – his only
successful preparation with Black). Game 10 saw the return of the Gruenfeld with the lately-neglected Kasparov
favourite 9...Na6 in the Russian System.
Anand’s strategy with Black wasn’t very different from Chennai and this was a surprise. This time he mixed the Berlin
with the Sicilian, but people don’t normally play the Sicilian to get passive positions like the one he got in Game 6 from
the Kan Variation. Surely he had analysed it deeply and considered it tenable, perhaps he thought that with more
confidence he could draw the inferior endgame, but why go there in the first place?
Much was said about the fateful Game 6 and indeed it proved decisive. Winning with Black from a very dubious-
looking position is huge in match play and undoubtedly it would have turned the fortunes of the players.
The mutual blunder in Game 6 was a cruel sign for Anand. When Fate unequivocally wants to show us she has made up
her mind, she gives us a chance and watches us squander it. Anand had a unique opportunity, to win with Black and
take the lead in the match. But he didn’t take it, he only saw it after missing it and the inner flagellation that followed
was inevitable. His inner peace was disturbed, he could not continue defending calmly and lost the game easily.

The inner peace was getting more and more difficult to maintain as the match progressed. The culmination came in
Game 11. Anand showed wonderful preparation in the Berlin and after 23...b5 he found himself in an unusual situation
–
for the first time in the match he had gained the initiative with Black. Positive changes are also stressful and he had to
adjust to playing for a win with Black. The pressure led to loss of clarity in his thinking and the natural desire to defuse
the tension as soon as possible. Maintaining the tension is one of the most difficult things to do in chess, waiting for the
most appropriate moment to convert an advantage. This requires strong nerves and self-control, but Anand’s were
shattered by this point and he obviously lost the self-control when he played the hasty 27... Rb4 and 28...cb4, his final
mistake in this match.
Anand looked peaceful at that last press conference, content in the knowledge that this time he didn’t let himself down.
He had proved to himself that even though he may no longer be the best he can still play against the best on equal
terms.
Carlsen’s future lies in another direction. He has set his sights upon Kasparov’s record of seven successful World
Championship matches and even though the competition is getting stronger that will only serve as an additional
motivation for him. The next match in 2016 should bring him a new opponent and a new challenge for which he will
undoubtedly be more than ready.

Avoiding the Saemisch by a less travelled road
OLD INDIAN DEFENCE A54
Reading a recently published opening monograph, I was surprised by the author’s proposal of how to respond, with
White, to an order of moves that is not very popular today:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5 – namely by 4.de5 de5 (such an exchange usually favours Black) 5.Qd8 Kd8 6.Nf3 Nbd7
and here, no less a move than...

7.Rg1(!) The author examines various possible options, concluding that White has the initiative in all these endgame-
type positions. I, as a person uninitiated in the intricacies of this particular move order in the opening, immediately
raised the question – is this really the best that White can do?
A look at the database reveals the most logical move, 4.Nf3, to be White’s most common reaction; 4.de5, 4.d5 and 4.e4
are other moves frequently played, while after replies such as 4.g3 and 4.e3 it’s just a game.
I have already partly explained my attitude towards the exchange on e5 – I don’t think that White can pose any serious
problems in this way. 4.d5 is a logical move, but White should be ready also for setups where Black does not fianchetto
his dark-squared bishop and instead places it on e7; these setups have their own nuances. Besides, the reply 4...Bf5 has
received attention, all the way from the era of romanticism to the computer age of today; for example, 5.Nf3 h6 or 5.g3
Ne4...
4.e4 is a practically obsolete move, but it was very popular in the 40s and 50s of the previous century. One of its main
exponents was the master Vladimir Alatortsev, whose name probably doesn’t mean anything to most modern players.
A classical game in this line, showcasing almost all of Black’s basic ideas for counterplay, was played back in 1958, at
an international tournament in Sochi. Behind the white pieces was Polugaevsky, while his opponent was the famous
master Nezhmetdinov, a highly enterprising and creative player and author of many original ideas of those times, both
in the opening and the middlegame. In passing, it should be mentioned that he also was a USSR Master in checkers,
and a person who could recite Pushkin’s Eugene Oniegin by heart. Perhaps now his name sounds more familiar to you?
I couldn’t find this game in Kasparov’s My Great Predecessors series of books so I am happy to present it here,
annotated in all its greatness (and of course assisted by modern computer engines). Nezhmetdinov himself was very
proud of this game, which rapidly became famous throughout the world, being published in many newspapers and
magazines of the time and subjected to analytical discussion for months!

Live transmission of the Petrosian memorial, Moscow 2014
Midnight in Moscow
When 17 year old Alexander Morozevich won his first international tournament in London in 1994 with a 95% score,
his striking will to win was epitomised in the English press by the headline: “He takes no prisoners!”
Since then he has twice been champion of Russia and has remained one of its strongest and most exciting players,
whose games are characterised by original opening play followed by bold middle game planning, laced with a strong
undercurrent of tactics.
Morozevich consistently maintains his position in the world chess elite with all-round skills and sees himself as a player
of pure classical style. He is highly regarded by his grandmaster-colleagues as one of the world’s leading trend-setters
in opening play, where his distinctive repertoire reflects his self-belief, creativity and independence of thought.
A53
POLUGAEVSKY — NEZHMETDINOV
Sochi 1958
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
By using this move order Black chose to avoid the

difficult for him Saemisch system – Rashid
Nezhmetdinov.
56 years have passed since then, and the Saemisch
remains one of the most dangerous systems for Black.
However, it is quite another story that avoiding it and
still playing the classical King’s Indian Defence in the
era of modern computers may still be an unsolvable
problem!
4.e4
The flexible 4.Nf3, not yet determining the position in
the centre, is more of a hassle and makes it difficult to
create counterplay – Nezhmetdinov.
After the chosen move Black obtains a promising game.
4...ed4 5.Qd4 Nc6 6.Qd2
[RR 6.Qd1 Ivan Sokolov 2625 – Mi. Marin 2505, Debrecen 1992 – 56/74]
6...g6 7.b3 Bg7 8.Bb2 0-0 9.Bd3 Ng4
Using the precarious placement of the bishop on d3, as well as a certain delay in White’s development, Black
commences active operations.
10.Nge2?!
All this was played by White very quickly. In contrast to the well-known game Alatortsev – Boleslavsky, USSR
Championship 1950, where White continued with 10.Nf3, Lev Polugaevsky employed this new move, whereupon the
manoeuvre 10...Nge5 11.Bc2 leads to an advantage for White, as he has a firm grip on the centre. – Nezhmetdinov.
Nowadays it is almost impossible to be faced with such a “novelty” – the computer quickly and easily discloses the
flaws of such an idea, while rightly pointing to either 10.0-0-0 or 10.Be2 as White’s most reliable continuations,

although it is clear that to fight for an advantage in such a way is hardly realistic.
10...Qh4
This is the way! – Nezhmetdinov.
From the viewpoint of the engine, not really! 10...Nce5 or 10...f5 were simpler, more consistent and ultimately stronger;
Black has the initiative in both cases. In the case of 10...Nce5, White is posed a very serious problem, having to choose
between 11.f3 and 11.f4.
11.Ng3
The weakening move 11.g3 apparently did not appeal to White, but objectively it was the best option at his disposal –
Nezhmetdinov.
White has played the opening so badly, that there is no point discussing whether he liked or disliked his options: 11.g3
is essentially the only move, though even here, after 11...Qh6 (in case of 11...Nce5 12.gh4 Nf3 13.Kd1 Nf2 14.Kc2
Nd2 15.Kd2 f5

White has the very efficient 16.Rhb1!!, when his chances are not worse.) 12.Qh6 Nh6 the initiative is on Black’s side;
but without the queens White will find it easier to defend.
11...Nge5
A strange move, not singled out by the various annotators. Any of the active alternatives – 11. ..Nce5, 11...f5, 11...Bd4 –
would lead to an almost winning position.
Nezhmetdinov mentions 11...f5 12.f4, with the idea 12...Nh2 13.Nce2 and an unclear position, but 12...Nb4 instead of
12...Nh2? simply wins.
12.0-0
A very bold decision, possibly connected with some miscalculation, but a great chance from a practical point of view.
Nezhmetdinov takes a close look at 12.Be2 and gives 12...Bh6 13.Qd1 f5 14.ef5 gf5 15.Nd5 f4!

A) 16.Ne4 Bf5 17.Bf3 Rae8 where there appears to be no defence against Black’s devastating attack.
B) A stronger option in this line is 16.0-0 fg3 17.hg3 Qd8 (17...Qg5 18.Nc7 Rb8 19.Nb5) and the position remains
complicated, though generally Black is for preference.
12...f5
Again an interesting point. White’s 12.0-0 looks dubious in view of the obvious 12...Ng4 13.h3 Nf2 but here White has
a great defensive idea – though involving the miscalculation mentioned above: 14.Qf2 Bd4
15.Qd4! Nd4 16.Nd5
Here the standard material considerations recede into the background, giving precedence to the specific characteristics
of the position. Despite Black’s material advantage, White is not worse; the psychologically unexpected turn of events
is clearly in his favour – Nezhmetdinov.
There follow various lines in Nezhmetdinov’s annotations, seemingly validating his belief in the correctness of his
assessment, but alas, the computer cannot be deceived:
A) After 16...c5 17.Ne2 Ne2 18.Be2 f5 19.Rf4 Qg5 (or 19...Qh6 Black’s chances are also higher, but there also exists
much greater scope for error.);
B) The best is 16...f5 17.Bd4 c6 (The cynical 17...Qg3 18.Rf3 Qh4 is also good.) 18.Nc7 Qg3 19.Rf3 Qg5 20.Na8 fe4
21.Be4 Qh4! 22.Re3 Bf5 23.Rae1 Ra8, and although after 24.Bc3 Black’s task is not so simple, he retains a clear
advantage and good winning chances. Thus, by rejecting the principled 12...Ng4 in favour of 12...f5, Black loses his
advantage.

13.f3?
A deep prophylactic plan – Nezhmetdinov.
In fact, this is not so. White plays too much “on sight”.
The obvious exchange 13.ef5 gf5 14.Nge2 gives White hope for a decent game: 14...f4 15.f3 Nd3 16.Qd3 Rf5 17.Qd2
Be5 18.Nd5 with the idea to meet 18...Rh5 with 19.Nef4 when Black’s attack risks reaching a deadlock.
13...Bh6
Black has to weaken the long diagonal in order to enable the pawn advances ...f4 and ...g5–g4 – Nezhmetdinov.
We often make strong moves very reluctantly!
14.Qd1
It was hardly realistic to expect White to decide in favour of 14.Qe2 f4 15.Nh1, but it was the most stubborn
continuation.

14...f4?
Black follows his plan very strictly and, in the course of its successful implementation, “forgot” 14...Be3 15.Kh1 f4
16.Nge2 g5 17.Nd5 (17.Bc1 Bf2!) 17...g4!, when after the only move 18.g3 fg3 19.Ng3 Bd4 White’s resistance is
overcome.
15.Nge2 g5 16.Nd5 g4 17.g3
! – The main link in the prophylactic scheme chosen by White – Nezhmetdinov.
Indeed, this is the only way to maintain the intensity of the struggle.
17...fg3
Very interesting here was 17...Qh3 but to fathom the complications is difficult even when armed with a computer.
18.hg3 Qh3 19.f4

19...Be6!
A magnificent move, maintaining his pieces in their active positions and at the same time completing his development.
Only in this paradoxical way, indirectly providing protection to the knight on the key outpost on e5 (20.fe5 Bd5 and
21...Be3), while preparing a sacrifice on f4 (with ...Rf7, ...Raf8 and ...Rf4), can Black revitalise his dwindling initiative
–
Nezhmetdinov.
The position is now critical and White must make an
important decision.
20.Bc2
? – Nezhmetdinov.
A move condemned by the winner, as well as other
commentators. However, this move is the second line

of the computer and the only move that doesn’t lose
immediately, apart of course from the unique saving
chance mentioned below.
In search of a defence in a jungle of variations, the various analysts concluded that 20.Bb1 was the best chance, after
having rejected other moves (like 20.Nc7, 20.Bc1 etc.) . But today, with the help of the computer, we discover the
logical but entirely inhuman move 20.Be5!! The justification for this is actually quite simple. As White is under serious
pressure, it is the only piece exchange he can undertake. “Abstract” considerations, such as the powerful bishop on b2
being exchanged for the attacked knight on e5, should not mislead us; a journey by the king to f2 and e3 will be
necessary over the following moves, and the fewer pieces Black has at his disposal, the more likely it is that the white
king will escape a sad fate.
[An approximate analysis of this position proceeds like this:
20.Be5! Ne5 (20...de5 21.Rf2 ef4 22.Rh2) 21.Kf2 Qh2 22.Ke3 Bd5 23.Rh1 (23.cd5 Qh3 24.Kd4 also does not lose
immediately, but neither does it extinguish Black’s attack!) 23...Rf4 (23...Qg2 24.Qf1! and, unexpectedly, White has a
clear advantage in the endgame resulting from 24...Qf1 25.Raf1) 24.gf4 Bf4 25.Nf4 Qg3 26.Kd4
26...Be4!! An amazing resource. (After 26...Qf4 27.cd5 Rf8 28.Rf1 Nf3 29.Kc3 Qe5 30.Kc2± Black’s attack fizzles
out.) 27.Re1 and now White forces a transition to an endgame with good winning chances: 27...Nf3 28.Kc3 Bd3
29.Nd3 Ne1 30.Qe1 Qe1 31.Re1±
Thus, Black does best to restrict his ambitions and settle for 22...Qh3!, when 23.Kf2! is the strongest reply, leading to a
repetition.]

20...Rf7
[After 20...Bd5 21.Qd5 Rf7 Black has a clear advantage, the computer whispers to us, but to realize that Black is
threatening ...Re8(!) with the idea ...Kf8(!!) is a task beyond not only the geniuses of the past, but also those of the
unreal.]
21.Kf2!
The king marches on to its eventful (and final) journey.
21...Qh2 22.Ke3
The king is dangerously “centralized” but, in various possible lines, the two bishops on b2 and c2 prevent the further
pursuit of the king.
22...Bd5 23.cd5 Nb4

24.Rh1?
This move passes without comment, but there was still a defence for White:
[24.a3! Nc2 25.Qc2. Here, after the precise 25...Qh3! (worse is 25...Raf8 26.Rh1 because this version of the queen
sacrifice leads only to a draw: 26...Rf4 27.Rh2 Rf3 28.Kd4 Be3 29.Kc3 Bc5 30.Kd2) Black keeps the flames of his
attack alive, but after 26.Kd2 (or even 26.Be5) the fight is far from over.]
24...Rf4!!
The decisive breakthrough, and a beautiful and correct combination.
To calculate all possible continuations at the board was of course impossible. The combination was intuitive, and that is
why it was difficult to decide on it – Nezhmetdinov.
In fact, it shouldn’t have been too hard to decide on it; Black must strike, otherwise he will lose his momentum and the
game.

25.Rh2
It is easy to see that everything else loses even more rapidly.
25...Rf3 26.Kd4
26...Bg7!!
A decidedly human and aesthetic move.
[The computer indicates a forced win after 26...c5 27.dc6 b5!, and we will not argue with the machine, but
Nezhmetdinov’s choice is good enough to win the game, although the process is slightly prolonged.
The peculiarity of this position is that Black’s main threat is comprised of “quiet” strikes. In particular, Black now
threatens 27...b5! followed by ...Nec6. Another threat is 27...c5 28.dc6 bc6, followed by ...c5#. White defends against
the first threat, but fails to repel the second one.]
The game concluded:
27.a4 c5 28.dc6 bc6 29.Bd3 Ned3 30.Kc4 d5 31.ed5 cd5 32.Kb5 Rb8 33.Ka5 Nc6

and mate next move.
0 : 1 Morozevich
Let us return to the position after Black’s 26th move and consider White’s other defensive possibilities.

The most demanding tries are those harassing Black’s main attacking piece, the rook on f3 – Nezhmetdinov.
Then, Rashid Gibyatovich examines four moves: 27.Ng1, 27.Nf4, 27.Nc3 and 27.Rf2, awarding an exclamation mark
to the last two for being the most persistent. Modern computers make some adjustments: only 27.Ng1 and 27.Nc3
confront Black with relatively difficult tasks:
[27.Nc3 Rg3 (! – Nezhmetdinov – but after 27...Raf8, defending the rook, Black wins immediately.) 28.Rh5 (28.Nb5
loses to 28...a6! 29.Nc7 b5!, a line with which the computer also agrees.) 28...Nbd3! (and here the computer insists on
28...a6!! when it’s curtains.) 29.Ba3 (or 29.Bd3 Nd3 30.e5 de5 31.Kc4 Nb2 32.Kb4 Bf8 and Black wins.) 29...b5! and
mate in three moves.
The main line of defence is 27.Ng1
but it also proves to be insufficient after the precise 27...Rg3

As it turns out later, it is important to capture this pawn with a view to the endgame! – Nezhmetdinov.
28.Ne2 Rf3 29.Ng1 Ned3 30.Kc4 Nb2 31.Kb4 and here the easiest solution according to Nezhmetdinov is 31...Bc3
32.Ka3 b5, and after the only chance 33.Qd4! Bd4 34.Nf3 Bc3 35.b4 Nc4 36.Kb3 Ba1 Black has an easily won
endgame.]
I think this is the most beautiful of all the games I have played. – Nezhmetdinov.
How White should react to 4...e4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
The main direction in the fight for an opening advantage is rightly considered to be:
4.Nf3
. .. which is also the most popular move.
Luke McShane, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
[Black now faces a difficult choice; 4...Nbd7 is reliable,
but after 5.e4, neither 5...Be7 6.Be2 0-0 7.0-0 nor
5...g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0, when the game transposes
to the King’s Indian but with a knight on d7, is there
much comfort to be found for him.]
In the Tal Memorial tournament in 2012, Luke
McShane was included in the list of participants as a
result of an internet vote. And why didn’t such a
wonderful idea catch on? One could in fact expand the
boundaries of voting and decide the full composition of
a super-tournament based on the interests of the
internet audience...
In this event, McShane twice defended with this
opening, both times opting for the risky...

4...e4
His opponents, first Tomashevsky and, one round later, Caruana, both responded with 5.Nd2 Qe7 6.Nb3, when after
6...h6!, as Luke played against Evgeny, the position is not so clear and Black has dynamic possibilities, mainly due to
the misplaced knight on b3. When recalling these games, I was no less surprised than when I read about 4.de5 and
7.Rg1 – can it really be that playing the knight to b3 is White’s most promising option?
I will now present my analytical point of view on how White should react to 4...e4. There are two principled replies:
5.Ng5 and 5.Nd2; the move 5.Ng1 (e.g. Bisguier – Bronstein, Budapest 1961) I leave for real aesthetes. In my opinion,
the choice between 5.Ng5 and 5.Nd2 is a matter of taste; both moves are dangerous and offer White an advantage,
while their outcome only differs in the nature of the emerging events.]
The easiest weapon to learn and bring to battle is:
5.Nd2

[Black has three main replies, not counting the giveaway moves 5...b5 and 5...d5; these are 5...Bf5, 5...e3 and
McShane’s choice, 5...Qe7]
5...e3
This is a radical method of solving the problem: Black sacrifices the weak pawn, so as not to suffer by protecting it, and
continues to develop his pieces on their desired squares. Such voluntary sacrifices are a well-known stratagem, but they
are usually justified by a certain lead in development, which is not quite the case here.
6.fe3 g6
[6...c5 7.g3 h5 (7...Nc6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bg2 0-0 10.0-0 with advantage for White.) 8.Nf3 h4 9.Nh4 (9.gh4 is simple and
good.) 9...Rh4 10.gh4 Ng4 11.Bg2 Qh4 12.Kd2 and Black lacks enough pieces to create a fully-fledged attack.]

7.g3
[In case of 7.e4 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 (RR 10.Bf6 S. Sergienko 2439 – Sh. Shamugia 2229, Voronezh 2003 –
90/37) 10...g5 Black has compensation.]
7...Bg7
[Such assaults as 7...Bh6; 7...Ng4; and 7...h5 are not viable.]
8.Bg2 0-0 9.0-0
This was seen in the game Al. Graf 2604 – Glek 2560, Dresden 2006.
Neither following the course of the game nor in my analysis did I manage to understand why there should be any
compensation for Black here; where does it stem from?
5...Bf5
6.Qb3!
Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Belgrade 2008. Photo by Josip Asik.
As played first in A. Jussupow 2620 – Lj. Ljubojevic
2610, Linares 1988 – 45/(74). This move is not widely
appreciated, though it is very unpleasant for Black.
6...Nc6
[6...Qc8 7.g3 c5 8.Bg2 cd4 9.Nce4±; 6...Nbd7 Fun, but
at the same time hardly correct. 7.Qb7 Rb8 (7...Be7
8.Nde4 Ne4 9.Ne4 Rb8 10.Qd5 Be6 11.Qc6 with
advantage for White.)

8.Qa7 e3 9.fe3 d5!? 10.e4!? de4 11.c5 and Black’s
compensation is insufficient.]
7.e3 Rb8
[The defence of b7 by 7...Qd7 is insufficient: 8.d5! (8.g3?! 0-0-0 with mutual chances.) 8...Ne5 9.Qb7 Rc8 10.Qa7 Be7
11.Qa4+ –]

8.g3
Simpler and stronger than 8.Qa4, played by Jussupow in the afore-mentioned game. This move has already occurred in
grandmaster praxis.
8...Qd7 9.h3!
[Khismatullin 2635 – Glidzhain 2331, Ufa 2012]
9...Be7 10.Bg2
and Black will soon lose the pawn on e4, for which he has insufficient compensation.
5...Qe7

Let us consider this the main course; it is the most popular move, after all. Here, the most natural moves, 6.Qc2 and
6.g3, are... rare! Most common is 6.e3, with 6.Nb3 coming in second. However, after the most ambitious...
6.Qc2 Black’s further course of action is unclear.
[6.Nb3 h6 Tomashevsky 2738 – McShane 2706, Moscow 2012; 6...Bf5 F. Caruana 2770 – McShane 2706, Moscow
2012]
6...e3 is the most tempting.
[The only grandmaster game with this move, J. Donner 2470 – E . Vasiukov 2575, Wijk aan Zee 1973, proceeded with
6...Bf5 7.f3 Nc6 (stronger is 7...c5 8.dc5 dc5 9.Nde4 Be4 10.fe4 although White’s advantage is obvious here as well.)
8.fe4 Bg6 9.e3 0-0-0 10.a3! Re8 11.Bd3 Ng4 12.Nf3 and White won. Neither 6...c5 7.Nde4 nor 6...Nc6 7.e3 Bf5
8.Nd5 are satisfactory.]
7.fe3 g6
[7...Qe3 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.e4 c6 10.Bd3 is good for White, as are 7...Ng4 8.Nf3 c6 9.e4±; and 7...c5 8.g3 Nc6 9.Bg2 cd4
10.Nd5]
Now, in the plan with g3 and Bg2 as proposed in the 5...e3 line, the inclusion of ...Qe7 and Qc2 appears to favour
Black. But this same inclusion tips the scales in White’s favour in another line:
8.e4! Bg7 9.Nf3 h6
[9...0-0 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.e3 also favours White.]
10.e3 The simplest.
10...c5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.a3 0-0 13.0-0

and though Black has some “practical” compensation, White’s advantage is objectively undeniable.
To summarize, after the strong 4.Nf3 the move 4...e4 is extremely risky; if the white player is well prepared, he will be
able to achieve a clear opening advantage. Better, of course, is to play 4...Nbd7, transposing to the Classical King’s
Indian with the knight developed to d7.
But is the Saemisch (and various other White systems) so terrifying, to be avoided at such a price?
Morozevich

A CHALLENGE
Reflections on the Midnight in Moscow column
Can the influence of Morozevich’s Midnight in Moscow column be measured by grandmaster-level games? Well, you
could check out the statistics over the past few months... No surprises there – after all, he’s one of the world’s leading
opening trend-setters and if you have any doubts whether grandmasters are keeping a close watch on The Periodical the
Pros Use, then these can be surely dispelled.
Ding Liren, Moscow 2014
Remember the line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 g5 analyzed
in Chess Informant 120? If you do, then take a look at
the game Itturiziaga – Sulskis, Tromso (ol) 2014 –
122/3! Our regular contributor, GM Šarunas Šulskis,
had been inspired by Morozevich’s article and he
included it in his own repertoire at the Chess
Olympiad. This very exciting game was played on
Board 1 of the match Venezuela – Lithuania.
Let’s now direct the spotlight on one very special
example!
In the last round of the Category 21 Petrosian Memorial
in Moscow (played in November 2014), Chinese Ding
Liren chose Morozevich's novelty in the Advance
Variation of the Caro-Kann against none other than
Morozevich himself.
Instead of assuming that the young Chinese star had indeed read Moro’s column on this variation from Chess Informant
121, we will show you “a picture worth a thousand words”! This photo was taken at the opening ceremony of the
Petrosian Memorial super-tournament.
Now let’s see the game:
B12
MOROZEVICH 2724 — DING LIREN 2730
Moscow 2014 –122/39
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bd3 6.Qd3 e6 7.Bg5
“So as not to end this article on a minor note for all Caro-Kann fans, I will suggest an idea for Black at an even earlier
stage – in the position after 7.Bg5 instead of the “principled” 7...Qb6 (7...Qa5 belongs to the same category), Black can
try...” – wrote Morozevich in Chess Informant 121 – precisely what Ding Liren plays now!
7...Qd7!?N

[7...Qb6 Ivan Saric 2671 – C. Lupulescu 2625, Tromso (ol) 2014 – 121/46]
Alexander Morozevich, Moscow 2014. Photo by Josip Asik
“Even though this move is slightly passive, it has sound
positional justification: Black prepares his standard
play (...Ne7–f5, ...c5, ...Nc6, etc.) while the queen,
now protecting her king, is not subject to attack by
White’s pieces (i.e. when Black’s queen is placed on
c7, she gets hit by Nb5). In a word, the queen avoids
the need to perform acrobatic stunts in the white camp
and respects her monarch by knowing very well where
her true place is.” – was Morozevich’s justification for
the idea.
8.Nf3 c5 9.dc5
[9.c4 cd4; 9.0-0 cd4 10.Nd4 Nc6= Morozevich]
9...Bc5
[A weaker choice according to Morozevich. The main
line in his article for Chess Informant was: 9...Na6
10.0-0 Nc5 11.Qe2 b5!? 12.Rd1 Rc8 (12...a6;
12...Ne7) when “a quite fascinating and obscure
struggle lies ahead”. But Ding Liren is ready to
challenge Moro’s opinion!]
10.0-0 Ne7
[10...Nc6!? 11.c4 Nb4 12.Qe2 dc4 13.Qc4 Rc8 14.Qb3 Qd5 15.Nc3 Qb3 16.ab32]
11.c4 Nbc6 12.Nc32
Moro’s sideline annotations in Chess Informant 121 stop here with the conclusion that White is slightly better. Let’s
now enjoy the theoretical fight!

12...Nb4 13.Qe2 dc4 14.Qc4 Rc8 15.Qb3 0-0 16.Rad1?!
[16.Rfd1 Qc6 17.Rac1 Nf5 18.a3 Na6 19.Qa2!?ƒ ∆b4]
16...Qc6 17.Nd4 Qa6 18.Ne4 Nbd5 19.Qg3
[19.Qf3 Bd4 20.Be7 (20.Rd4?! Nc6 21.Rd5 ed5 22.Nf6 gf6 23.Bf6 Ne5! 24.Be5 Qg6μ) 20...Ne7 21.Rd4 Nf5
(21...Rc4=) 22.Rd2 Rc4 23.b3 Rd4 (23...Nh4?! 24.Qf4 Ng6 25.Nf6 gf6 26.Qc4 Qc4 27.bc4 Ne5 28.c5±) 24.Rd4 Nd4
25.Qd1 Ne2 26.Kh2 Nd4 27.Re1 Qa5=]
19...Bd4 20.Be7
20...Be5!
[20...Ne7? 21.Nf6! Kh8 22.Qg5 gf6 (22...Qe2 23.Rd4 gf6 24.Qf6 Kg8 25.Qe7±) 23.ef6 Bf6 24.Qf6 Kg8 25.Qe7±]
21.Qe5 Ne7 22.Qh5 Nd5 23.Qe5
[23.Ng5 Nf6 24.Qf3 Rc2„]
23...Rc4
[23...f6 24.Qg3 Qa2 25.h5 Rc7 (25...Qb2 26.h6 g5 27.Rd2 Qe5 28.Qe5 fe5 29.Ng52) 26.h6 Qc4∞]
24.Rfe1
[24.h5? f6 – +]
24...Qc6 25.h5 Qc7 26.Nd6
[26.Qg5 f5 27.Nc3 Nc3 28.bc3 Rg4 29.Qe3 Rf6=]
26...Rc6 27.h6 gh6 28.Qg3
[28.Re4 Ne7 29.Rg4 Ng6 30.Qf6 Rd6 31.Rg6 fg6 32.Qg6 Kh8 33.Qh6 Kg8 34.Qg6=]
28...Kh7 29.Qd3 Kh8 30.Qh3 Kh7 31.Qd3 Kh8 32.Qh3 Kh7 33.Qd3 Kh8
1/2 : 1/2 Br. Tadic

TOPALOV’S COMEBACK
Bulgarian grandmaster renews his membership of the 2800 club
I played my first tournament game with Veselin Topalov
at the Politiken Cup, Denmark, in 1991. A second
encounter, at a strong all-play-all closed tournament in
Burgas, Bulgaria, followed in 1992. But already in those
early years, Veselin’s desire to play out a game until the
very end, with the aim of pushing both himself and his
opponent to the very limit, was clearly apparent and gave
both his playing style and his personality a distinctive
stamp. In the years that followed Veselin Topalov was to
become one of the most feared and most uncompromising
players on the circuit. No matter whether you were
playing White or Black and no matter what the
tournament situation was, a game with Topalov meant...a
fight to the death.
A convincing world championship win in San Luis,
Argentina 2005, and the following five years, marked the
pinnacle of Topalov’s career. During this period he was
frequently ranked world number one and regularly won
super-tournaments of the day. However his match with
Kramnik in 2006 was marred by controversies and, sadly,
is remembered more for its off-the-board incidents than
the chess itself. Veselin’s next world title match did not
take place until 2010, when Anand retained his title after
winning the final game with the black pieces, after his
challenger had over-pressed in an equal position.
Return of the Phoenix
2012 was perhaps the most difficult year in Veselin’s career as at some point he dropped out of the top 10. Given the

fact that he was no longer that young (his 40th birthday was not that far away – he was born March 1975), most of the
insiders were starting to write him off, believing that his legendary energy and determination would never return.
Against all the odds, 2013/14 marked a comeback in Topalov’s career! He qualified for the candidates and renewed his
membership of the 2800 club!
Throughout his career, perhaps the most remarkable feature of Topalov’s playing strength was his ability to bounce
back after suffering a setback. Whilst some players would literally be sick after losing a game, Veselin would come
back the next day charging like a bull, as if nothing has happened. Once I asked him what was the secret of his great
powers of recovery and Veselin’s response was simple: “I have taken the conscious decision to push my chances to the
limit. As a consequence I will inevitably suffer some unnecessary defeats and so should not allow such a natural
development of events to affect the next day’s play”.
In his conduct, both on and off the board, Topalov has always been a true professional. For example, I remember a Tata
Steel tournament in 2012, where we agreed beforehand that at the sponsored evening, held at the half-way stage,
Veselin would take part in a little chat show with me, since I was appointed as an official tournament commentator.
However, as the tournament had turned out to be a disaster for him, with a score of -3 and a loss of almost 20 Elo
points, I suggested that our media agreement was not binding if he didn’t feel up to it...After such a bad performance, a
number of top GMs (I won’t name them here!) would automatically consider such an agreement cancelled. But not
Veselin. He just said: “Of course it’s still on! Just tell me what time to show up!”

Veselin Topalov, Tromso 2014. Photo by Anastasya Karlovich
When I was preparing this article, I went through Topalov’s recent games and to my surprise discovered that a huge
number of his wins were purely smooth positional affairs...he simply outclassed his high rated opponents! From the
games I have selected, only one, with the white pieces against Nakamura in the Sinquefield Cup 2014, was a typical
Topalov tussle. The rest of the games are technical wins. It is impressive to see how precisely Topalov executes his
plans, as shown for example in his win against Mamedyarov. Then again, it is hard not to be impressed by the ease with
which he defeats Morozevich and Svidler and the lesson in strategy he gives to Nakamura on the black side of the
Berlin Defence.
I hope you will enjoy playing over the games as much as I enjoyed compiling them...
C67
NAKAMURA 2787 – TOPALOV 2772
St. Louis 2014
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Ne4 5.d4 Nd6
6.Bc6 dc6 7.de5 Nf5 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3
Ne7 11.Ne4 Ng6 12.Re1 h6

Ever since Kramnik adopted the Berlin Defence in his World Championship match against Kasparov in 2000, literally
everything has been tried to smash down the so-called “Berlin wall”. This particular position, however, has occurred
only in a handful of games, with Black in fact achieving at least satisfactory positions – which makes Nakamura’s
choice a bit of a puzzle!
13.Kh2N
The idea behind this move is obvious – White is getting ready to push g2-g4 and follow up with Kg3. However, White’s
king will find no safety there as Black can open up the kingside, making
White regret his hasty kingside advance!
In other games, Black players have obtained satisfactory play from this position, e.g.
[13.Nd4 c5! 14.Nb5 Kd7
A typical plan for Black here, as the absence of White’s light-squared bishop leaves Black’s king safe on c6.
15.f4 Kc6 16.a4 Be7 17.g4 h5 18.Nf2 Nh4 Kotronias 2555 – S . Atalik 2585, Panormo (zt) 1998 – 74/(355);
or 13.b3 c5 14.Bb2 Be6 15.Ng3 a5 16.a4 Nf4 17.Bc1 Nd5 18.Bd2 c4 19.bc4 Nb4 20.Nd4 Bc4 21.Nh5 Rd8 R. Robson
2631 – A. Onischuk 2668, USA (ch) 2014]
13...c5 14.c4
[One earlier game with 13.Kh2 turned out as bad for White as the present one did for Nakamura! Black opened the
kingside, obtaining an initiative there and making White regret his g4 pawn push:
14.g4 Be6 15.Nc3 Be7 16.Be3 Kd7! This standard Black plan, just as in the Atalik game above, works fine here too.
17.Kg3 Kc6 18.Rad1 Rad8 19.Rd8 Bd8 20.Rd1 Be7 21.Rd2 b6 22.b3 a6 23.Rd1
Now the kingside is opened to Black’s satisfaction, as White’s exposed king becomes a target.
23...h5! 24.Re1 hg4 25.hg4 f5! 26.ef6 Bd6 27.Kg2 gf6μ A. Bokros 2405 – Postny 2400, Oropesa del Mar 1999]
14...Be6 15.b3 b6 16.g4
Topalov now quickly generates a kingside initiative, making full use of his bishop pair.

16...h5! 17.Kg3 Rd8 18.Neg5
18...Bc8!ƒ 19.Bb2
[An important tactical nuance is that 19.e6? loses to 19...Bd6 20.Kg2 f6! 21.Nf7 hg4 22.hg4 Bb7 and a8–h1 diagonal
pin proves deadly. After 23.Nh8
23...Nh8!–+ Black takes his time, as White cannot get out of the diagonal pin, then 24.Re3 Ng6 25.Kf1 Bf4 26.Rc3
Rd1 27.Ke2 Bf3 28.Kf3 Be5 29.Bb2 Rd2]
19...Be7 20.Rad1 Rd1 21.Rd1 hg4
True to his style, Topalov prefers direct kingside play.
[Black would also stand better in the event of 21...Bb7 22.Re1 h4 23.Kh2 Nf4]

22.hg4
Now, similar to the Postny game above, the g-file is opened – to White’s displeasure!
22...f6! 23.ef6 gf6 24.Re1
24...Kf8!μ 25.Ne4 Kf7 26.Bc1 Rg8
Due to his exposed king and the resulting multiple pins, White will lose material.
27.Rh1 Bb7 28.Re1 Re8! 29.Nfd2 Ne5 30.Bb2 Nd3 31.Rb1 Rg8 32.Kf3 Nb2 33.Rb2 Bc8–+
34.g5 f5 35.Nf6 Rg5
A pawn up, Topalov now demonstrates a confident technical win.

Topalov-Carlsen, Nanjing 2010
36.Nd5 Bb7 37.Rb1 Rg4 38.Rh1 Bd6 39.Ke2 Rd4 40.Rh7 Kg6 41.Rd7 Bd5 42.cd5 Rd5–+
43.Nc4 b5 44.Nd6 cd6 45.Ra7 b4 46.a4 ba3 47.Ra3 Re5 48.Kd3 Kg5 49.Ra6 Re1 50.Kd2 Re6 51.Rb6 Kg4 52.b4 cb4

53.Rb4 Kf3 54.Kd1 f4 55.Rd4 Re4 56.Rd2 d5 57.Ra2 Kg2
A very smooth and easy technical win by Topalov, which is very unlike his usual combative style. Nakamura lost this
game without firing a bullet, without really ever being in the game. If you did not know the names of the players, you
would assume there was a considerable difference in class between the opponents...
0 : 1 Ivan Sokolov
E90
TOPALOV 2784 – MOROZEVICH 2731
Bilbao 2014
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 0-0 6.Nf3 d6 7.Bd3!?
Topalov, a Benoni player himself, refrains from the conventional wisdom of playing 7.h3 and prevents Black from
trading his bad bishop. As you will see from the small compilation of games below, a number of other great players
have also ignored the same conventional wisdom!
7...e6 8.0-0 ed5 9.ed5 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Qf3
11...Nbd7
[11...Nfd7 may perhaps feel more like a Benoni move, however Black players have had difficulties here as well. White
has more space, often taking even more space with a kingside pawn advance, and he also has a quite useful bishop pair.
A) 12.Qd1
A1) 12...Bc3 13.bc3 Ne5 14.Be2 f5 15.Rb1 b6 16.f4 Nf7 17.Bd3 Nd7 18.Rb2 Nf6 19.Re1 (19.g42) 19...Ne8 20.Rbe2
Ng7 21.Bc2 Re8 22.Ba4 Re2 23.Re2 Seirawan 2629 – Mi. Marin 2556, Bled (ol) 2002 – 86/518;
A2) 12...Na6 13.Bf4 Ne5 14.Bg3 Qb6 15.Rb1 Rae8 16.Be2 f5 17.Qd2 Qb4 18.a3 Qb3 19.Nb5± Nc4 20.Bc4 Qc4
21.Nd6 Qe2 22.Rbd1 (22.Qa5!± f4 23.Bf4! Rf4? 24.Rbe1) 22...Re7 Dzindzichashvili 2500 – M. Tal 2625, USSR (ch) –
14/646;
B) 12.Be2 Na6 13.Bd2 f5 14.Qg3 Qf6 15.Bg5 Qf7 16.Nb5 Be5 17.f4 Bb2 18.Rae1 Nf6 19.Bd3 Nh5 20.Qh4 Bf6
21.Nd6+– A. Graf 2595 – Chatalbashev 2573, Thessaloniki 2007]

12.Qd1
It is obvious that Black has to regroup and hence decide where to move his knight on f6.
12...Nh5
[12...Ne8 is certainly another option. Then 13.Bd2 Ne5 was seen in a game between two great world champions and is
a very instructive example:
14.Be2 f5 15.f4 Nf7 16.g4! Nh6 17.Kg2 Nc7 18.g5!
White has seized a massive amount of space and Black’s knight will have no squares to jump to!
18...Nf7 19.Rb1 Re8 20.Bd3 Rb8 21.h4 a6 22.Qc2 b5 23.b3 Rb7 24.Rbe1 Re1 25.Re1 Qb8 26.Bc1 Qd8 27.Ne2 bc4
28.bc4 Ne8 29.h5! (Grabbing even more space!) 29...Re7 30.h6 Bh8 31.Bd2 Rb7
Now White correctly decides that swapping rooks and queens is a good deal for him here.
32.Rb1! Qb8 33.Ng3 Rb1 34.Qb1 Qb1 35.Bb1 Bb2 36.Kf3 Kf8 37.Ke2+–
White will go with his king to a5 to collect the black a6 pawn. At the same time Black’s king cannot travel all the way
to the queenside, as he has to worry about White’s Nf5 sacrifice. Spassky easily brought home the full point here; B.
Spassky 2560 – R. Fischer 2785, Sveti Stefan/Beograd (m/26) – 55/608]
13.Ne4!
[13.g4 has been played before, but it allows Black to build a kind of fortress on the kingside 13...Bc3! 14.bc3 Ng7 15.f4
f5
“The position is sealed. The white bishop-pair is not worth much and the breakthrough square on e6 is thoroughly
protected.” – explained Dautov.
16.Rb1 Qc7 17.Rb2
The only plausible winning attempt. White transfers his rook to g2 and the bishop to h4. 17.. .Nf6 18.Rg2 Kh8 19.Bd2
Rae8 and though White ultimately won, Black should have held the game; Rust. Dautov 2609 – A. A. Evdokimov
2503, Warszawa 2005 – 94/434]
13...Be5 N
[13...Ndf6 Gerd Fischer 2131 - Grabert 2170, Deutschland 2005]

14.f4! White is ready for a forced tactical sequence.
14...f5
Moro looks for active counterplay.
[14...Bd4 15.Kh2 Nb6 is passive for Black as White can actually play on both sides of the board after 16.Qc2 (or
16.Rb1)]
15.fe5 fe4 16.Rf8 Qf8
17.e6! This forces a bishop vs knight position, clearly favourable for the bishop.
17...ed3 18.ed7 Qf5
Moro wants to remain as active as he can.

[18...Nf6 19.Qd3 Nd7 20.Bd2 is obviously better for White.]
19.g4 Qd7 20.Qd3
Black is not able to take any advantage of the seemingly exposed white kingside. The dark square weaknesses around
Black’s king and the absence of a black dark squared bishop are felt here.
20...Nf6 21.Qf3 Qg7
[21...Rf8 also leads to a passive position for Black after 22.Bh6 Rf7 23.Re1]
22.Bd2 Nd7 23.Bc3 Ne5 24.Qe4 Rf8 25.Rf1!
Topalov correctly judges that the queen ending will be difficult for Black.
25...Qe7 26.Rf8 Kf8 27.Be5! de5

28.Qe3!
Keeping control of the dark squares and making room for the white king’s march to e4!
28...Qd6 29.Kg2 Kg8 30.Kf3 Qa6 31.Ke4!
[Engines point out that 31.Qc5 Qf6 32.Ke2 also wins.]
31...Qc4 32.Ke5
There is not even a shadow of a perpetual check. The white d-passed pawn and weak black king position decide.
32...Qa2 33.Ke6 Qb2 34.Qf3 Kg7 35.g5
It is not easy to say what was Moro’s mistake...apart from perhaps playing the Benoni against Topalov!
1 : 0 Ivan Sokolov

D45
NAVARA 2722 – TOPALOV 2784
Bilbao 2014
A relatively balanced position, one might say. Yet Topalov obtains a big advantage in just a few moves!
Topalov-Navara, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz.
19...g5! 20.Bg2?
Navara does not realise in time that control of the d3
square is crucial.
[20.Rac1 was necessary.]
20...Bf5! 21.Rac1 Rc1 22.Rc1 d3!
White’s situation has become critical after just four
“ordinary” moves!
23.Be5
[23.Re1 Re7 is also clearly better for Black.]
23...Qe5 24.g4

24...Qe2! Winning material.
[24...Bg6, maintaining domination, was also good, but the text is more in keeping with Topalov’s direct style.]
25.Qe2 de2 26.Re1 Bg4 27.f3 Bf5 28.Kf2 Bd3 29.f4
Navara wants to create some counterplay.
29...gf4 30.d6 b6 31.d7 Rd8 32.Bc6 Kf8 33.Rc1 Ke7 34.Rc3
34...Kd6!
Forcing a technically won rook endgame.
35.Rd3 Kc6 36.Rf3 Rd7 37.Rf4 Re7 38.Ke1 Kb5 39.Rf6 Kb4 40.Rh6 Ka3 and Black easily won this endgame.
0 : 1 Ivan Sokolov

D31
MAMEDYAROV 2757 – TOPALOV 2774
Warszawa 2013
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cd5 ed5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nge2 Nf6
[Another main move for Black here is 7...Nd7 which brings back pleasant memories for me.
8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Be2 Nf8 10.Bg4!? Nf6 11.Bh3 Ne6 12.Be5 Ng5 13.Bf5 0-0 14.h4! Nge4 15.Bg6 hg6 16.Nge4 Ne4
17.Ne4 de4 18.h5 gh5 19.Qh5 Qa5 20.Kf1 f6 21.Qg6! Qd5 (21...fe5 22.Rh7 Bf6 23.Qh5) 22.Bf4 Rfd8 23.Rh5! Qe6
24.Rh7 1 : 0 Ivan Sokolov 2625 – R. Vaganian 2645, Tilburg 1994 – 61/425]
Vallejo Pons-Topalov, Tromso 2014. Photo by Dusan Krunic
8.Ng3 Bg6 9.h4 h5 10.Bg5
[Black gets reasonable play after 10.Be2 Qb6 11.Qd2 Nbd7 12.a3 a5 13.Rd1 0-0 14.Bf3 Rfe8 15.Bg5 Bd6 16.Nce2
Ne4 17.Be4 de4 18.0-0 a4 F. Caruana 2772 – R. Kasimdzhanov 2709, Zug 2013]
10...Nbd7 11.Be2 Ne4N
Black goes for this standard knight jump, thereby transforming the central pawn structure.
[RR 11...Bd6 L. Portisch – E. Geller, Portoroz (m) 1973 – 16/513]
12.Nge4 de4 13.Be7 Qe7 14.Qb3

Here Topalov opts for a radical solution to his problematic queenside! He will grab space there, judging that Black’s
dynamic play will prevent White from making use of any potential black pawn weaknesses.
14...b5! 15.Rc1 0-0 16.g3 Nf6 17.a4 a6 18.Na2 Rfc8 19.0-0 Bf5!
Black’s bishop moves to a more active post.
20.Nb4 Be6 21.Qa3
[21.Qc3 was probably a better choice for White. Then follows 21...Qd7 with balanced dynamic play. On the other hand
21...c5 would “force” White into a good piece sac by 22.dc5 a5 23.Nc6 Rc6 24.ab5 with sharp play where White’s
connected passed pawns compensate for the piece.]
21...Qd7 22.ab5 ab5 23.Qc3

At first glance the position looks unclear. With a series of precise moves, exploiting a combination of White’s
vulnerable kingside, misplaced knight on b4 and potentially weak b2 pawn (a product of the coming bishop swap
opening the b-file), Topalov will bring his mighty opponent to his knees!
23...Bc4! 24.Bc4 bc4 25.Kg2
Now Black focuses on the b-file, using the tactical momentum created by White's misplaced knight on b4.
25...Rcb8! 26.Ra1
White tries to ease his defence by trading a pair of rooks. However, the game is now transformed into a Q+R vs Q+R
ending where the white b2 pawn proves to be a crucial weakness.
[26.Nc2 does not help and loses an exchange for White. 26...Qe6 27.Na3 Nd5 28.Qd2 (28.Qc4?? costs White a piece:
28...Rb2) 28...c3 29.Rc3 Nc3]
26...Ra1 27.Ra1 Nd5!
Improving Black’s pawn structure.
28.Nd5 cd5
White has just one weakness – the b2 pawn. However, combined with Black’s potential for penetration on the kingside
in the ending and the passive position of the white rook, White is in serious trouble.
29.Qd2 Qg4 30.Re1
[30.Ra5 Rb3 31.Rd5 Qf3 32.Kg1 Rd3]
30...Qf3 31.Kh2 Kh7 32.Qe2 Kg6
A decision by Mamedyarov to resign may look premature. However, he certainly considered the following endgame,
which White cannot hold, when taking the decision.
[After 32...Qe2 33.Re2 Kg6 34.Rc2 Kf5 35.Kh3 Rb6 36.Re2 White is doomed to passive defence, whereas Black can
make progress here: 36...Ra6 37.Re1 Ra2 38.Rb1

38...f6! Now White runs out of moves and has to allow the black king to penetrate to g4.
39.Kg2 (39.b3 Rf2 40.bc4 g5! – it’s always good to threaten a mate in one! 41.hg5 fg5–+)
39...Ra5! (39...Kg4 wins a pawn, but the played
move is more precise. 40.b3 c3 41.Rc1 c2 42.b4 g5 43.b5 gh4 44.gh4 Rb2 45.b6 Kh4 46.b7 Rb7 47.Rc2 Rg7 48.Kf1
Kg4) 40.Rc1 Rb5 41.Rc2 Kg4–+ and Black advances his kingside pawns with ...g5, deciding the game:
42.Re2 g5 43.hg5 fg5 44.Rc2 h4 45.gh4 gh4 46.Rd2 Rb3 47.Rc2 Rd3 48.Re2 (48.Rc1 Rd2 49.Rb1 h3) 48...Rd1 49.Rc2
h3 50.Kh2 Rf1 51.Rd2 Kf3 etc.]
0 : 1 Ivan Sokolov
B49
TOPALOV 2785 – SVIDLER 2758
Khanty-Mansiysk (ct) 2014 – 120/67
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 b5 8.Nc6 dc6

[The other possibility for Black is 8...Qc6, a recent example being 9.0-0 Bb7 10.a3 (RR 10.Bf3 Bologan 2690 – Ad.
Horvath 2493, Bastia/Ajaccio (m/1–rapid) 2010 – 110/(91)) 10...Ne7 11.Bf3 Ng6 12.Bd4 Nh4 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Bg4 Be7
15.g3 h5 16.Bh3 Ng6 17.Bg7 Rh7 18.Bd4 h4 19.Qg4 hg3 20.hg3 a5 21.Bf1 b4 22.ab4 ab4 23.Bb5 Qc7 24.Na4 Bc6
25.c4 bc3 26.Bc6 cb2 27.Bd7 Qd7 28.Bb2± A. Zhigalko 2584 – Vitiugov 2742, Bilbao 2014]
9.a4!
Topalov elects for a purely positional approach, which is not usual here in grandmaster practice. White aims to weaken
Black’s queenside and make use of his subsequent positional dominance on that side of the board.
[An ancient example of a different approach by White was 9.f4 Bb7 10.0-0 c5?! Likely premature activity by Black
11.f5! Nf6 12.fe6 fe6 13.Bh5 Nh5 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qg4 0-0-0 16.Qe6 Qd7 17.Qe5 Bd6 18.Qg5 Rhe8 19.Rad1 Qc7
20.Qg4 Qd7 21.Qh4 b4 22.Nd5± Stein – Taimanov, USSR (ch) 1962]
9...b4?!
Black allows himself queenside weaknesses and White will successfully capitalise on these.
[On the basis of this game, further theoretical discussion is likely to continue in the direction of 9...Bb7 since Black
seems fine after 10.ab5 Rd8! with 11...cb5 to follow (10...cb5? is a blunder due to 11.Nb5!).]
10.Nb1 Nf6 11.Nd2 c5 12.f3N
[RR 12.Bf3 Bb7 13.Qe2 Be7= Acher 2232 – L . Gofshtein 2517, Cannes 1999]
12...Bb7 13.Nc4 Nd7

White now works on the further weakening of the light squares in the black camp.
14.Qc1! Be7 15.0-0 0-0 16.Bf4! e5 17.Bg3 h6 18.c3!
A standard plan in these positions. White will now be continually threatening cb4, opening the c-file.
18...a5 19.Qc2 Ba6 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.b3 Bg5 22.Bf2 Nf8
23.cb4!
Presenting Black with an unpleasant choice.
23...cb4
[23...ab4 was a difficult call but one which was probably necessary under the circumstances.]

24.Bb6
Now White has total domination.
24...Rd1 25.Rd1 Qb8 26.Bf2! Qc7 27.Rd5 Rc8 28.h4
[Topalov is in no hurry to take the material, as he was most probably worried that he might then face technical problems
after 28.Rc5 Qc5! (28...Qd8 29.Re5 is easy win for White.) 29.Bc5 Rc5]
28...Be7 29.Qd2 Rd8
[An immediate 29...Bc4, allowing White’s killer bishop to take up position on c4, was necessary.]
30.Bb6
Now Black loses material.
30...Rd5 31.Qd5 Qb8 32.Qa5 Bc4 33.Bc4 Qd6 34.Bf2 Qd1 35.Kh2
Topalov won this game with deceptive ease. One would hardly imagine that Black was none less than Peter Svidler!
1 : 0 Ivan Sokolov
C78
TOPALOV 2772 – NAKAMURA 2787
St. Louis 2014
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8

9.h3
In a line well known to both the players, Topalov chooses a relative sideline which he had already played against Shirov
17 years ago!
[A topical line for White forces Black into a pawn sac (played by Naka with the white pieces as recently as the Tromso
Olympiad) 9.d4 Bb6 10.ab5 ab5 11.Na3 0-0 12.Nb5 Bg4 13.Bc2 ed4 14.Nbd4 Nd4 15.cd4 Bf3 16.gf3 Nh5 17.Kh1
Qf6 18.Be3 c5 19.e5 Qe6 20.ed6 c4 21.b3 c3 22.d5 Qd6 23.Ra6 Nf4 24.Ra4! Ng6 (24...Nd5? 25.Bb6 Rb6 26.Rd4)
25.Qd3± Hi. Nakamura 2787 – R. Kasimdzhanov 2700, Tromso (ol) 2014]
9...0-0 10.d4 Bb6 11.Re1!?
[11.Be3 is more commonly seen.]
11...Bb7 12.ab5
[12.Bg5 is another possibility here: 12...h6 13.Bh4 ed4 14.cd4 g5 15.Bg3 Re8 16.ab5 ab5 17.d52 R. Ramesh 2456 – S .
Ganguly 2524, Great Britain (ch) 2002]
12...ab5

13.Na3 ed4 14.cd4 Na5 15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 Re8
[After 16...c5 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4, should Black decide to resolve the h4–d8 diagonal pin by pushing ...g5, then a piece
sac on g5 will most likely work for White!
A) 18...b3 19.Bb3 g5 20.Ng5! hg5 21.Bg5 cd4 22.Ra3! Nc6 23.Ba2 (23.Bd5! was even stronger: 23...Ne5 24.Rf3! Nf3
25.Qf3 Kg7 26.Bb7 Rb7 27.e5+–) 23...Ne5 24.Rg3 Kh7 25.f4 Ned7 26.e5 d3 27.Kh1 de5 28.fe5+– Hracek 2605 –
Shirov 2700, Deutschland 1997.
B) 18...g5? 19.Ng5! hg5 20.Bg5 b3 and now White could have obtained a winning advantage by 21.Qf3! (21.Bd3 c4 V.
Topalov 2725 – Shirov 2690, Madrid (m/2–playoff) 1997 – 69/(318)) 21...Kg7 22.Qg3 Rg8 (22...Rh8 23.Bd3 c4 24.e5;
22...bc2 23.e5 de5 24.de5 Nh5 25.Qg4+–) 23.e5;
C) 18...cd4 looks like an important line here. Then 19.Nbd2 Re8
C1) 20.Ra4? Bc6 21.Ra1 V. Anand 2770 – Shirov 2710, Wijk aan Zee 1998 – 71/346 (Anand had probably overlooked
that 21.Rb4? allows 21...d3) =;
C2) 20.Bd3 or
C3) 20.Qe2 with Qd3 to follow should be tried here.]
17.Nbd2 b3 18.Bb1 Qd7

19.e5!?N A novelty.
[19.Qe2 has also been tried: 19...h6 (Black had at his disposal 19...Ne4!? with ...f5 to follow.) 20.Qd3 Rbd8 21.d5 Ra8
22.Nf1 c6∞ Kulaots 2577 – F . Caruana 2721, Gibraltar 2011]
19...de5 20.de5 Nh5 21.Ng5
A critical moment. This position was probably analysed by Topalov as it is a logical consequence of 19.e5!?
21...g6
[It would be interesting to sneak into Topalov’s laptop, as engines very much like 21...Bf2! for Black here, e.g. 22.Kf2
Qd4 23.Re3 Re5]
22.e6! By sacrificing a pawn, White damages the pawn structure around the black king.

22...fe6 23.Qg4 Nf6 24.Qh4 Rf8! Nakamura hits the f2 square, thereby creating counterplay.
25.Ndf3! Bd5 26.Ne5 Qg7 27.Bd2
[27.Ngf3°]
27...Nc6
[27...Nh5! would have been very much in the spirit of 24... Rf8!]
28.Nc6 Bc6
[Though not easy for a human brain, probably good for Black was 28...Nh5! 29.Re2 Bc6, not allowing the deadly pin by
Bc3]
29.Bc3!

Now White creates deadly pins on both the a1–h8 and a2–g8 diagonals.
29...e5 30.Re5 Nd5 31.Qc4! Bf2
[31...Rf2 32.Kh2]
32.Kh1 Rb4
33.Bb4
[Also winning was the computer-like 33.Qc6 Nc3 34.Re8 Rb8 35.Qe6 Kh8 36.Re7]
33...Qe5 34.Be4 Rf6 35.Rd1 Kg7 36.Bd5 Bd5 37.Qd5
1 : 0 Ivan Sokolov

Nakamura-Topalov, St.Louis 2014

There is an almost unanimous opinion that, in chess as
in other fields, the beginning of the third Millennium
features an explosion of information that is without
precedent.
To me, this seems a bit exaggerated. I remember that as
a kid I found similar statements in many of the opening
monographs of the ’80s, the ’70s and even of the ’50s.
Believe it or not, a similar informatics explosion is
described in the introduction of the first edition of
Bilguer’s Handbuch, the Chess Encyclopaedia of the
19th century.
There is nothing really new in life or in chess. In every
game, there comes a moment when a novelty inevitably
pops up, but one cannot be sure that the idea behind it
has not been played before.
In this column, I will try to highlight the way in which
certain strategic and tactical ideas have maintained
their actuality over the decades and sometimes
centuries. I invite you to re-discover with me some
long forgotten chess from the past.
IS CHESS A MATTER OF MEMORY?
Lasker's double bishop sacrifice
I believe that the most unfair thing I ever heard about our beloved game was delivered by my desk mate in high school

grade: “Chess is just a game of massive memorization!” My friend’s standard of chess was such that our first and (to
date) only game lasted only three moves, ending with Qh5 mate, so I could not be too hurt by his depreciative
description of my favourite hobby.
But with the passage of time, I have come to understand that in a deeper sense memory plays an essential part in chess.
Far from having in mind long opening lines (which was what he probably meant), I’d prefer to think about getting
acquainted with a large number of strategic and tactical patterns and having the ability to pull out the correct card from
an ample panoply at just the right moment.
The focus of my previous articles was on proving that many of the chess weapons we currently use today were
discovered a long time ago. This time, I will examine a few curious situations when, carried away by abstract plans,
strong players simply forgot about a thematic and spectacular combination they had surely known since childhood!
Since my repertoire consists of many systems including a king’s fianchetto, I do not remember having been given the
opportunity of carrying out the double bishop sacrifice on h7 and g7. Extrapolating, I assumed that this beautiful yet
relatively simple pattern had disappeared from modern grandmaster games, mainly because the defender would be able
to spot and avert it well in advance.
But just two years ago, during our team championship, I was presented with the (aesthetically pleasant) surprise of
witnessing first-hand the following game:
D05
Manolache 2535 – M .- E . Parligras 2618
Romania 2012
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.0-0 d5 6.b3
Bd6 7.Ne5
[RR 7.Bb2 Mi. Marin 2547 – Yu. Quesada Perez 2604,
Panama 2012 – 116/167]
7...0-0 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.Nd2 Ne4
Nothing thrilling so far, just boring play. True, just a few rounds later I managed to bore Parligras with this same setup
to such an extent that I ended up winning a long endgame.

10.Nd7 Qd7 11.c4 Qe7 12.Rc1 Rad8N [RR 12...f5 A. Huss 2375 – Shvidler 2450, Luxembourg 1987] 13.Qe2 Nd2
14.Qd2 c5
Positions with four hanging pawns in the centre are very complex and difficult to handle. I am not surprised that within
just three plies we will see a serious inaccuracy and a decisive mistake!
15.cd5
15...Bd5?!
A very...inspired mistake.
[If Black wanted to avoid the hanging pawns, he should have played the intermediate 15...cd4! aiming at decoying the
enemy bishop onto the vulnerable d4–square. 16.Bd4 (16.de6 Qg5 17.f4 de3!ƒ gives Black too much play.) 16...Bd5=
The position is just equal and it is hard to think of any other result than a draw. Unlike in the game, White’s attempt to
gain space in the centre with 17.e4? would leave his pieces “hanging” along the d-file after 17...Bb7μ]
Now that the black bishops have taken up attacking positions, White should have heard the alarm bell ringing
somewhere deep inside.
16.dc5??

Mircea Parligras, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
Not only failing to take any defensive measures, but
also opening the d-file for the black rook.
[White could have taken advantage of Black’s
carelessness with 16.e4! Bb7 17.e5 Bb8 18.Qe3 With
his bishop passive on b8, Black is clearly struggling,
although he might achieve a draw due to the absence of
knights and the symmetrical character of the position.]
16...Bh2! 17.Kh2 Qh4 18.Kg1 Bg2!
Marius Manolache is just a few years younger than me
and learned chess long before computers and
databases. This implies that, just like yours truly, he
was confined – or rather privileged – to use books on
the way to becoming a grandmaster. And I am
absolutely certain that while studying he had come
across more than one combination based on the double
bishop sacrifice.
But during the game his attention must have been
distracted by the central tension to such an extent that
he failed to access the corresponding card from his
filing cabinet, thereby becoming a modern-day victim
of a classical attack.
19.Kg2
When initiating this kind of combination, one has to check what happens if White ignores the bishop and parries the
threat of ...Qh1 mate by moving the f-pawn one or two squares.
[If 19.f3 Qh1 20.Kf2 Bf1 21.Rf1 Rd3 22.Qd3 Qh2 23.Ke1 Qb2–+ White’s only hope for counterplay, 24.c6, fails to
24...Qc1 capturing the pawn; while 19.f4 makes a difference in concrete play, but not in the evaluation.

Indeed, the same method as that indicated above is now ineffective, because after 19...Qh1 20.Kf2 Bf1 21.Rf1 Rd3
22.Qd3 Qh2 23.Kf3 Qb2 the king is safe on f3, thereby allowing 24.c6! with adequate compensation for the pawn. But
after the e4–square has been weakened, 19...Be4! wins, revealing one important drawback of White’s 16.dc5??
It would be naive to think that Marius had missed anything in these lines, since they are rather easy to calculate at
grandmaster level. He just forgot about ...Bh2!]
19...Qg4 20.Kh2 Rd5
The combination is over. In order to avoid mate, White has to give up his queen for insufficient compensation.
21.Bh7 Kh7 22.Qd5 ed5 23.Rg1 Qh5 24.Kg2 Qe2 25.Bd4 bc5 26.Rc5 f6 27.Rh1 Kg8 28.Rh3 Qa2 29.Rc7 a6 30.Rg3
Rf7 31.Rc8 Kh7 32.Rd8 Qc2 33.Rh3 Kg6 34.Rg3 Kf5 35.Re8 Rb7 36.b4 Qc6 37.Rf3 Kg6 38.Rf8 Qe6 39.Rg3 Kh7

40.Rh3 Kg6 41.Rg3 Kf5 42.Rf3 Ke4 43.Rf4 Kd3 44.Bc5 Ke2 45.f3 Rf7 46.Rf7 Qf7 47.e4 g5 48.Rg4 f5 49.Rg5 de4
50.fe4 f4 51.Kh3 Qe6 52.Kh4 Qe4 53.Rg4 Qf5 54.Rg2 Kd3 55.Rg5 Qe6 56.Rg4 f3 57.Kh5 f2 58.Bf2 Qf5 59.Rg5
I was curious to check whether there were more recent examples with the same combination and found at least one more
intriguing game on this theme.
0:1Marin
D05
Stefanova 2523 – N. Kosintseva 2537
Tbilisi (rapid) 2012
Even though the Kosintseva sisters belong to a generation acquainted with the computer from an early age, I cannot
believe that a leading Russian player would not know the thematic combination. The character of the central tension
was somewhat different from the previous game, but, even though this was a rapid game, Black’s carelessness is just as
stunning.
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Be7 5.b3 0-0 6.Bb2 b6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Nbd2 [RR 8.c4 R. Vaganian 2623 – A. Korobov
2552, Moscow 2004 – 90/(447), E 14] 8...Nbd7
Just another piece of “boring” opening play, with a similar structure to that of the previous example.
9.a4!?
But the ever original Stefanova has her own ideas about how to prepare a kingside attack.
9...c5N
[RR 9...a5 Krasyakov 1990 – Ievlev 2129, Petrozavodsk 2009]
10.a5 Qc7 11.Ne5 Rac8 12.Ra4!?
I believe that this move should have already set off Kosintseva’s alarm. It is quite obvious that the rook is heading for
g4 or h4 after the clearance of the fourth rank.
12...ba5 13.Nd7 Nd7! The correct decision.
[If 13...Qd7 14.dc5 Rc5 15.Qa1 Qd8 16.Bd4 White retains unpleasant queenside pressure.]

14.dc5 Continuing the main plan.
14...Nc5??
There was no hurry to take this pawn, which could not be defended anyway.
[After the prophylactic 14...g6!3 followed by ...Nc5 Black would have retained a very pleasant position.]
15.Bh7! Kh7 16.Qh5 Kg8 17.Bg7! f5
Antoaneta Stefanova, Dresden 2008. Photo by Josip Asik
[The thematic alternatives are even worse: 17...f6
18.Rg4+– with unavoidable mate. Or 17...Kg7 18.Rg4
Kf6 19.Qg5#]
18.Qg6 Rf7 19.Bh6

Winning the queen for two pieces with 19.Be5 would
not have been bad either.
19...Kh8 20.Qf7+– with decisive material advantage
and a continuing attack.
20...Bd8 21.Qe8 Kh7 22.Qh5 Kg8 23.Ra5 Qf7 24.Qf7
Kf7 25.Ra7 Bb6 26.Ra2 e5 27.Bg5 Ne6 28.h4 Kg6
29.Nf3 Bc7 30.Ra7 Bc6 31.Rfa1 f4 32.R1a6 Bb8
33.Re7 Kf5 34.Rf7 Kg4 35.Nh2 Kh5 36.Rh7 Kg6
37.Rh6 Kf5 38.Rf6 Ke4 39.Re6 Bb5 40.Ra2 fe3
41.Be3 d4 42.Bg5 Kd5 43.Rb6 Kc5 44.Rg6 e4
The general pattern of these two games is very closely
connected with the following classical example.
1:0Marin
E14
Nimzowitsch – Tarrasch
Saint Petersburg 1914
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 e6
Appropriately, Tarrasch uses “his” opening, which up to the present time is still named after him.
4.e3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.0-0 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 b6 9.Nbd2
[RR 9.Nc3 T. Petrosian 2605 – Y. Razuvaev 2520, USSR (ch) 1983 – 35/615]
9...Bb7 10.Rc1 Qe7

But given both players’ reluctance to clear matters in the centre, we have transposed to the same kind of opening (a
mixture of the 4.e3 Queen’s Indian and the Zukertort Attack) from the previous games.
Being a classical player, treasuring space and other abstract niceties, Tarrasch refrains from releasing the tension in the
centre, which, strictly speaking, would be a concession.
But Nimzowitsch belonged to the category of innovatory players, baptized as hyper-modernists. In the course of the
next few moves, he will gladly give away central space and time, hoping to make use of the relative weaknesses in
Black’s camp.
11.cd5 ed5 12.Nh4 g6 13.Nhf3 Rad8 14.dc5 bc5 15.Bb5
Preparing an exchange on c6, fully in the spirit of the Nimzo-Indian defence, albeit with reversed colours. As pointed
out by Neishtadt, Nimzowitsch might have hoped to accompany Bc6 with b3–b4, taking control of the dark squares.
But we can sense that the repeated movement of already developed pieces has allowed Black to get fully mobilized, thus
making the hanging pawns more of a strength than a weakness.
15...Ne4 16.Bc6 Bc6

17.Qc2 Giving up his initial hopes.
[But 17.b4 does not work for concrete reasons: 17...Bb5! 18.bc5 (18.Re1 cb4) 18...Nc5 19.Re1 Nd3 Neishtadt]
17...Nd2 18.Nd2
[As pointed out by Euwe, the relatively better 18.Qd2 would not save White from his problems. Neishtadt writes that
Black should react in the same way as in the game: 18...d4μ
Indeed, Black opens paths for all his pieces and threatens to weaken the white structure with either ...de3 or ...Bf3.
White’s helplessness is illustrated by the fact that he has no adequate way of taking on d4:
19.Nd4 (19.ed4 Bf3 20.gf3 Qh4–+) 19...Bb7 20.Nf3 Bh2 (The over-ambitious 20...Bf3? hoping for 21.gf3 Bh2 fails to
the intermediate move 21.Qc3! saving the queen.) 21.Kh2 Rd2 22.Nd2 The position would then remain rather unclear
if it were not for 22...Qd6 23.Kg1 Qd2–+]
18...d4! 19.ed4?

A curious mistake, allowing two different winning combinations! Was Nimzowitsch expecting to just win a pawn
because of the pin along the c-file?
Neishtadt suggests two possible ways of continuing the fight in an inferior, but nevertheless defensible, position.
[19.e4 (Neishtadt) obstructs the c6–bishop, at least temporarily. Black still needs to prepare the break ...f7–f5 since
19...f5?! 20.Bd4 leads to unnecessary complications. Or if 19.Rfe1 (Neishtadt) Black should probably increase the
pressure with 19...Rfe8 or 19...Qg5, since the combination 19...Bh2?! 20.Kh2 Qh4 21.Kg1 Bg2 22.Kg2 Qg4 23.Kf1
Qh3 24.Kg1 (24.Ke2? d3 25.Qd3 Qh5 26.Nf3 Rd3–+) would lead only to a draw by perpetual check. If 24...Rd5?
25.Ne4 the knight reaches g3 in time to protect the king, leaving White with a huge material advantage.]
19...Bh2!
Tarrasch spots the more complicated – and at the same time more demanding – combination. In doing so, he was surely
inspired by the game Lasker – Bauer 1889 (see after).
[For reasons explained in the end of the game, he would have done better to play 19...Bg2! 20.Kg2 Qg5 21.Kf3
(21.Kh1 Qf4 22.Kg2 Qh2 23.Kf3 Rfe8 24.Rh1 Qf4 25.Kg2 Re2 Neishtadt) 21...Rfe8 22.Rg1 Qf4 23.Kg2 Re2
Neishtadt.]
Now is a good moment to explain my citing of Neishtadt’s name. All the quoted lines are taken from his monograph
Siegbert Tarrasch, published in Moscow in 1983. The same lines can be found under Kasparov’s signature in the first
volume on his Great Predecessors, published later. Neishtadt might have copied some of the lines from older books,
too, but I thought it was right to mention my original source of inspiration.
20.Kh2 Qh4 21.Kg1 Bg2!

White faces the usual choice between the three thematic defences.
22.f3 Relatively best.
[22.f4?! loses on the spot to 22...Qg3; Or if 22.Kg2 Qg4 23.Kh1 Rd5 24.Qc5 Rh5! 25.Qh5 Qh5 26.Kg2, although
Black has won the queen, the combination is not over yet as White has more than enough material compensation.
However 26...Qg5 27.Kh1 Qd2 (Neishtadt) collects the knight with decisive material advantage.]
22...Rfe8!!
[∆...Qg3. This subtle move, completing his development and bringing the last resource into the fight, needed to be
calculated in advance. 22.. .Qg3? 23.Ne4+– Neishtadt]
23.Ne4 Qh1 24.Kf2 Bf1 25.d5!?
Hoping for counterplay based on Nf6.

[25.Rf1 Qh2 26.Ke1 Qc2 Neishtadt]
25...f5 26.Qc3
[26.Nf6 Kf7 27.Ne8 Re8 ∆...Qg2# 28.Rf1 Qh2#!]
26...Qg2 27.Ke3 Re4! 28.fe4 f4!?
Tarrasch misses a shorter way to mate, but the final position is so unusual that his slight inaccuracy is rather inspired.
[28...Qg3 29.Kd2 Qf2 30.Kd1 Qe2# Neishtadt]
29.Kf4 Rf8 30.Ke5 Qh2 31.Ke6 Re8 32.Kd7 Bb5#
After winning such a spectacular game, Tarrasch was fully entitled to have hopes of winning the beauty prize for the
tournament. However, the jury was of a different opinion, preferring the game Capablanca – Bernstein. The
justification was that Tarrasch’s combination was ...not new, having been played in the afore-mentioned game Lasker –
Bauer!
Neishtadt points out that this is one of those cases in which knowledge can be harmful! Had Tarrasch not been familiar
with Lasker’s combination, he might have spotted 19...Bg2! But this, of course, is pure speculation, or rather a subtle
joke. Beauty prizes do not form part of the chess fight itself, so knowledge helped Tarrasch win an excellent game.
Moreover, I am not entirely sure whether 19...Bg2 would have yielded him the prize, since this combination is less
spectacular than that played in the game.
Anyway, the time has come to examine Tarrasch’s source of inspiration.
0:1Marin
A03
Em. Lasker – J . H. Bauer
Amsterdam 1889
1.f4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.b3 e6 4.Bb2 Be7 5.Bd3 b6 6.Nf3
For once, we have a different opening. Lasker adopts a purely hypermodern setup, a long time before Reti and

Nimzowitsch advanced their theories. Rather than occupying the centre with pawns, White controls it from a distance.
We also notice White’s unmasked intention to attack on the kingside, as all his developed minor pieces are targeting
what is expected to be the future king’s residence.
To Lasker’s credit is his anticipation that such a regrouping really could be dangerous for Black, even in the absence of
a pawn attack.
6...Bb7 7.Nc3
More hypermodern play, a direct consequence of his fifth move. The natural way of developing this knight would be
d2–d3 followed by Nc3–e2, but we will see that the knight chooses a path to the kingside which does not affect the
aesthetic flexibility of the “Dragon-tail”structure.
7...Nbd7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Ne2 c5?!
The game is spoiled by the fact that the simple 9...Nc5 would have crossed White’s intentions by exchanging the
dangerous bishop. But it was the end of the 19th century, when one could count on this kind of inaccuracy from weaker
opponents.
10.Ng3
Long before the main lines of the Ruy Lopez had been worked out, Lasker here carries out a typical regrouping of the
Spanish knight, the main theme of a previous column.
10...Qc7 11.Ne5 Ne5 12.Be5 Qc6 13.Qe2 a6?!
Too slow. Black will not get to play ...b6–b5 and ...c5–c4 in time.
14.Nh5!
The first signal for the attack. The following move will already be the decisive mistake, but Bauer could hardly have
anticipated the combination which had not been seen before. Moreover, Kasparov’s extensive analysis in his Great
Predecessors proves that Black’s position was difficult anyway, due to White’s strong kingside pressure.
14...Nh5?

2nd World Champion Emanuel Lasker. Cartoon by Jovan Prokopljevic
Black was probably counting on the “obvious” 15.Qh5
f5 with normal play, but Lasker had other plans...
15.Bh7! Kh7 16.Qh5 Kg8 17.Bg7!
This was the first time in history (at least in a recorded
game) where Black faced the unsolvable problem of
how to react to the second bishop sacrifice.
17...Kg7
[As we know, 17...f5 weakens the e5–square and is best
met with 18.Be5. The only reasonable defence against
Qg6 is 18...Rf6 but then 19.Rf3 followed by Rg3
finishes off Black. 17. ..f6 takes the f6–square away
from his own bishop, leaving Black helpless after
18.Bh6. I would add that against both moves of the f-
pawn the rook lift 18.Rf3 would win as well.]
18.Qg4 Kh7
[18...Kf6 19.Qg5# is a nice mate.]
19.Rf3 e5 Obviously the only defence.
20.Rh3 Qh6 21.Rh6 Kh6

Just as in one of the side-lines of the game Manolache-Parligras, Black has managed to avoid being mated and has good
material compensation for the queen. But here, too, the combination is just one move away from completion.
22.Qd7!+–
White wins one of the hanging bishops, obtaining a decisive material advantage.
22...Bf6 23.Qb7 Kg7 24.Rf1 Rab8 25.Qd7 Rfd8 26.Qg4 Kf8 27.fe5 Bg7 28.e6 Rb7 29.Qg6 f6 30.Rf6 Bf6 31.Qf6 Ke8
32.Qh8 Ke7 33.Qg7 Ke6 34.Qb7 Rd6 35.Qa6 d4 36.ed4 cd4 37.h4 d3 38.Qd3
For decades, I was convinced that this fine attacking game was worth remembering for the combinative part exclusively.
Black’s play in the opening and early middlegame was too “cooperative” to qualify the whole game as being
instructive. And yet, just a few months ago I had the occasion to follow from a neighbouring board the following game
of a future Olympic gold medal winner!
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A02
Ni Hua 2653 – Teh Eu Wen Aron 2228
Porto Mannu 2014
In Porto Mannu, a young player from Malaysia gave a much better account of himself than one would have expected
from his low rating. Ni Hua usually plays main lines, but even before this game he had told me a little secret: he was a
good friend of Teh, who lives in the same city, and occasionally helps him with chess advice. In view of this, White’s
opening choice, aimed at avoiding any known theory, looks entirely logical.
1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 b6
[RR 3...Be7 S. Berry 2320 – J. Klinger sr. 2475, Cappelle la Grande 1994 – 60/486]
4.f4 Bb7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 c5
Starting from this moment, Black deviates from the previous game on several counts. He will refrain from conceding
control of the e5–square, try to attack the d3–bishop and castle long, thereby hoping to reduce White’s attacking
potential to zero. But, as we will see, Lasker’s setup retains its viability even in modern times...

[The only drawback of the last move is that it impedes the desirable ...Nd7–c5. As we will see, the intended ...Nc6–b4
is easily parried. 6. ..d5 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.Nc3 would transpose to Lasker’s game.]
7.0-0 d6 8.Nc3 Nc6
9.a3!
Superficially, this might look like a small concession, since it spoils the perfect Dragon tail. But, as we will see,
preventing ...Nb4 is not the only aim of this seemingly modest pawn move. In certain cases, White can start a
queenside attack with b3–b4!
9...a6
If Black wishes to castle long, this move is necessary. And its strategic consequences are more relevant than those of
a2–a3, since the b6–square will be weak.
[If 9...Qd7 10.Qe1 0-0-0 White can react with 11.b4 due to the fact that the a7–pawn is hanging.]
10.Qe1 Qc7
[If 10...Qd7 11.Qg3 Rg8 12.e4, threatening e4–e5, when the knight would not have the d7–square for retreat.]
11.Qg3 [RR 1⁄2 : 1⁄2 R. Kotz 2058 – W. Heimrath 2121, Deutschland 2007] 11...Rg8N 12.Qh3

We can see that White’s kingside pressure is annoying even if the king goes to the opposite wing.
12...h6 Just another necessary weakening move.
[If 12...0-0-0
. .. then White replies 13.Ng5 as it is not so easy to defend the f7–pawn. 13...Bf8 (Obviously this retrograde move is a
concession, but 13...Rgf8 allows 14.Nf7!) 14.Nce4 Ne4 15.Be4 and Black cannot save his h7–pawn since 15...h6?! is
met by 16.Ne6! fe6 17.Qe6]
Ni Hua, Torino 2006. Photo by Harald Fietz
13.Rae1 Continuing to concentrate the pieces on the
kingside.
13...0-0-0 14.f5!

This positional attack is effective on the kingside and
will have implications on the other wing, too. The
weaknesses on e6 and b6 will soon be closely related to
each other.
14...Qd7
[14...e5 15.Bc4 Rdf8 16.d3 Na5 17.e42 Xd5]
15.e4
A logical move, preparing to activate the e1–rook, but
other moves were promising as well. [15.b4!?; 15.fe6
fe6 16.Bg6]
15...Rge8
[15...Kb8!?]
16.fe6 fe6 17.e5?!
The idea is correct, but the move order inaccurate.
[17.Na4 Kc7 18.e5±]
17...de5 18.Na4 Kc7?!
Since Black was temporarily a pawn up, he should have
returned it with 18...Qc7! defending the b6–pawn in a
more effective way. This could have been avoided by the precise move order mentioned above.
19.Ne5
[The most forceful continuation would have been 19.Bg6 Rf8 20.Ne5 Ne5 21.Be5 Bd6

White exerts strong pressure against the poorly coordinated Black army. What is the most effective continuation?
22.Nb6! Kb6 23.Bd6+– The bishop is taboo due to Re6, winning the queen.
But Ni Hua must have been confident that due to Black’s numerous weaknesses the game could be won by simple
technical means.
19...Ne5 20.Be5 Bd6 21.Qg3 Re7 22.Nb2 b5 23.b4 c4 24.Bc4 bc4 25.Nc4 Ne8 26.Nd6
[26.Rf8!+– would have left Black helplessly tied up and hanging.]
26...Nd6 27.Re3 Bd5 28.Rd3 Kb7 29.Bd6 Qd6 30.Qd6 Rd6 31.c4 Bc4 32.Rd6 Bf1 33.Kf1 e5 34.Ke2 Rf7 35.Re6
What impressed me most in this game was the fact that Lasker’s setup provoked some apparently insignificant
weaknesses in Black’s camp, which later proved impossible to defend. And please remember that Black has avoided all
the small positional concessions committed by Bauer, which gives Lasker’s plan perennial value and an instructive
character in all its stages!
There is more to tell about this Dutch/Dragon structure, but doing it here would deviate too far from our initial theme.
Maybe I will dedicate another article to this topic.
But now it feels right to end up with an example in which a former World Champion, one of the strongest players of all
time, fell victim to the double bishop sacrifice at the hands of the greatest woman player in chess history!
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C42
Ju. Polgar 2722 – Karpov 2693
Hoogeveen 2003 – 89/282
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6
Quite a different opening from our first three examples, but we will nevertheless soon notice some vague similarities.
3.Ne5 d6 4.Nf3 Ne4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.a3 Nc6 11.cd5 Qd5 12.Nc3 Nc3 13.bc3

The position is widely known and needs no specific explanation. But the similarity with Nimzowitsch – Tarrasch lies in
White’s central formation, which resembles the hanging pawns that Tarrasch had. For the time being they are not
threatening to advance, but they do offer White the security to regroup her forces.
13...Qd6N
[RR 13...Bf5 Goloshchapov 2558 – Motylev 2634, Dubai 2003 – 88/286]
14.Rb1 b6 15.Re1 Be6 16.Bd3 Rae8 17.Rb5 Na5?! 18.Rbe5 Nc6 19.R5e2
Judit Polgar, Belgrade 2013. Photo by Antonio Ahel
Black’s hesitant play has allowed White to concentrate
her pieces on the right half of the board, precisely
where the black king is parked. One can already sense
danger.

19...Bd7 20.d5! Just as in Tarrasch’ game, crossing the
middle of the board with the d-pawn is the first signal
for the attack. True, it will take a few more moves
before White can deliver the thematic combination.
20...Na5 21.Ne5 Bf6 22.Bf4 Be5 23.Be5 Qa3 24.Re3
At the cost of a single pawn, White has activated her
pieces almost to the maximum. For a player like
Karpov it might seem unbelievable that he should
overlook the immediate threat. One cannot imagine
that he did not know the above classical examples,
what do you think?
24...Qc5?? It is easy to understand why Karpov was
reluctant to play such an anti-positional move as
24...g6, weakening the dark squares around the king, but this was the only way to keep fighting in a perilous position.
25.Bh7! Of course. With a white rook already on the third rank, this combination does not even require calculation.
25...Kh7 26.Qh5
This game pays some small homage to Judit after her official (but hopefully not definitive!) retirement at the end of the
Tromso Olympiad.
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However, the main conclusion of the article is that, just as my mate-in-three class mate claimed, memory is essential in
chess. But I would call it dynamic memory, meaning the ability to remember the essential elements at the right

moment. If this fails to work properly, dramatic episodes like those presented above are likely to happen...
Mihail Marin
CI Learning Centre
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www.chessinformant.rs

BACK TO THE MIDNIGHT SUN I
Theoretically important games from the Chess Olympiad
The Chinese Team played sensationally and were
deserving winners of the 2014 Chess Olympiad. They
played even without three of their best (2700+) players
(Wang Hao, Bu Xiangzhi, and Li Chao) but thanks to
their excellent team chemistry and strategy they always
perform well in team events. I usually see their players
resting in a cafe or a bar after the games, discussing
their possible matchups for the next round. Wang Yue
is the Chinese top board and was extremely solid
throughout the entire event. Making 8 draws and losing
1 game, he was the only one in their team to lose rating
points, but I don’t think he minded that too much.
Meanwhile their board 2 and 3 players gained a lot of
points.
Viva Las Vegas!
In-between the Olympiad, where he served as the coach
for the US team (see Informant 121) and the publishing
date of the Informant 122, Wesley So won super-strong
Millionaire Open in Las Vegas and reached 10th place
on the world ELO list. Congratulations!
If we were talking about the World Cup, Wang is their
goalkeeper/stopper – he “only” allowed one goal
during the whole event, even when things sometimes
look critical. Their oldest player Ni Hua is the
midfielder, bringing stability and experience to the
team. Meanwhile they have two very dangerous
strikers Yu Yangyi and Ding Liren, who become
unstoppable if teams don’t take precautions. They are
very good at calculating variations. Their reserve Wei

Yi played really well too. It’s hard to stop a team when everybody is in good form and team chemistry is high.
D41
VACHIER-LAGRAVE 2768 – WANG YUE 2718
Tromso (ol) 2014 – 121/140
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cd5
[Another line is 5.e3 when 5...Nc6 6.a3 Ne4!? is the old
idea, now back to life by USA star Sam Shankland,
who employed it recently in Biel. 7.Qc2 Nc3 8.Qc3
cd4 9.ed4 dc4 I. Hera jr. 2561 – S . Shankland 2632,
Biel (open) 2014 (RR 9...Be7? R. Vaganian – O.
Donchenko, Dubna 1973 – 16/520)]
5...cd4
Let’s analyse this line. Black aims for an ending where he has good chances of holding the position. We could say it’s
the 1.d4 version of the Berlin. It has been used by many solid goalkeepers who just try to draw with Black.
6.Qd4
TARRASCH DEFENCE
[The piece sacrifice 6.de6? might be fun, but it doesn’t work 6...dc3 7.ef7 Ke7 8.Qc2

8...Qa5 This move is much stronger than the alternatives:
(8...Kf7 9.e4 Qc7 10.Bc4 Ke8 11.Qc3 Ne4 12.Bf7!; Or 8...cb2 9.Bb2 Kf7 10.Qc4 Ke8 11.Ng5 Nd5 12.Rd1 Bb4
13.Qb4 Nb4 14.Rd8 Kd8 15.Nf7 Ke7 16.Nh8 Kf8 17.h4 Kg8 18.h5 Kh8 19.h6 Kg8 20.a3 Nd5 21.e4 Nb6 22.Bg7
Be6 23.Rh5 with quite interesting play.) 9.b4 (9.bc3 Bf5 10.Qb3 Be6! 11.Qb7 Nbd7μ was Black’s idea.) 9...Qc7 10.e4
Nbd7 11.Be2 Ne5 12.Nd4 Kf7 13.0-0 Be7 14.f4 Nc6 15.Qc3 Qb6μ;
Black should also be fine after 6.Nd4 Nd5 7.Bd2
A) 7...Nc3 8.Bc3 e5 9.Nb5 (9.Nf3 Qd1 10.Rd1 f6 11.e3 Be6 12.Bb5 Nc6„) 9...Qb6;
B) 7...Bc5 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.Nd5 Qd5 10.Bc3 Qd1 11.Rd1 f6;
One line that seems worth looking into more deeply is 6.Qa4

6...Bd7 7.Qd4 ed5 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Qd3 Be7 10.e3 Qa5 11.Be2 Ne4 12.Be7 Nc3 13.bc3 Ne7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Qb1 b6
16.Qb4 Nc6 17.Qa5 Na5 18.Rfd1 Be6 19.Ba6 g6= The lines were far from forced, but now Black seems to be fine.]
6...ed5
[6...Nd5?! 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bb5 Nc3 (8...Ndb4?! 9.Qd8 Kd8 10.0-0) 9.Qc3 Qb6 10.a4 Qc5 11.Be3 Qc3 12.bc3 Bd7 13.0-0
a6 14.Be22 M. Rohde 2585 – V. Ruban 2580, Tilburg 1992 – 56/463]
7.e4 Nc6
[7...de4 8.Qd8 Kd8 9.Ng5 Be6 10.Ne6 fe6 11.Bg5 Ke8 12.Bb5 Kf7 13.0-0-0 a6 14.Ba4 Be7 15.Rhe12]
8.Bb5

8...de4
[8...Ne4 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bf6 Bf6 12.Qc5 Be6
A) 13.Bc6 bc6 14.Qc6 Kf8 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.Qb7 Rc7 (16...Qb6 17.Qb6 ab6 18.Nd5 Bd5 19.Rd5) 17.Qb3;
B) 13.Rfe1 Qb6 14.Qb6 ab6 15.Nd5]
9.Qd8 Kd8 10.Ng5 Be6
Wang Yue, Torino 2006. Photo by Harald Fietz
We have reached the critical position of the variation.
The lines were basically forced all the way to here.
Black is obviously just playing for a draw, but it
remains to be seen if White has anything real.
11.0-0
[White doesn’t get much after 11.Ne6 fe6 12.Bg5 Bb4
13.0-0-0 (13.Bc6 Bc3 14.bc3 bc6 15.0-0-0 Ke7)
13...Kc7 14.Bf6 gf6 15.Ne4 Rhg8 16.a3 (16.Nf6 Rg2)
16...Be7 17.g3 f5 18.Nd2 Rad8 19.Rhe1]
11...Bb4
[11...Kc7 12.Ba4 a6 13.Re1 Rd8 14.Nce4 Ne4 15.Ne6
fe6 16.Re4 Rd4 17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Rd4 Nd4 19.Rc1 Nc6
20.Be3 b5 21.Bb3 Re8 22.Bc2±]
12.Nce4 Ne4 13.Ne4

13...Ke7
[13...a6 14.Be2 Ke7 (14...Bf5 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Rd1 Ke7 17.Be3 Rhd8 18.a3) 15.Be3 Rhd8 16.Bb6 (16.a3 Nd4) 16...Rd7
17.a3 f5 18.ab4 fe4 19.f3 Nd4 (19...ef3 20.Bf3) 20.Bc5 Ke8 21.Rae1 Ne2 22.Re2 Kf7 23.Re42]
14.Be3 Rhd8 15.Ba4
[15.Bc6 bc6 16.a3 Bd6]
15...Kf8 16.a3 Be7 17.Nc5 Bc5 18.Bc5 Kg8 19.Rfd1

Vachier has played very well and so far all his moves are the first line of the computer, which makes me think he was
following his preparation all along.
19...f6N
[RR 19...Na5 Lenic 2637 – Eduard 2653, Warszawa 2013 –119/141]
20.Rd8 Rd8
[20...Nd8 21.Be32]
21.Rd1
Here is where I think White should have taken the pawn and hoped for the best.
[After 21.Bc6 bc6 22.Ba7 Bb3

A) 23.f3 Rd2! (23...Rd1 24.Rd1 Bd1 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.Ke3 Ke6 27.Kd4 Kd7) 24.a4 Rb2 25.a5 Ra2 26.Ra2 Ba2 27.Kf2
Bc4 28.Ke3 Kf7 29.Kd4 Bf1 30.g3 Ke6 31.Kc5 Kd7 32.Kb6 Bg2= Black holds a draw relatively easily;
B) 23.Be3 Kf7 (23...Rd1 24.Rd1 Bd1 25.Kf1 Kf7 26.Ke1 Ba4 27.Kd2 Ke6 28.Kc3 Kd5 29.Kb4) 24.Kf1 Ke6 25.a4
Rd1 26.Rd1 Bd1 27.a5. I am not a great endgame expert, but I feel that White should have some chances here.]
21...Rd1 22.Bd1 Bd5
[22...b6 23.Be3 Kf7= is even simpler.]
23.f3 Kf7 24.Kf2 a6
A slight inaccuracy, giving Maxime good chances.
[More precise seems to be 24...b6 25.Be3 Na5 26.h4 Bb3 27.Be2 Bc4=]
25.h4! Nd8 26.Ke3 Ne6 27.Bd6 h5
28.Bc2
[28.f4!
A) 28...g6 29.f5 Ng7 30.fg6 Kg6 31.Bc2 Kf7 32.g3 Ne6 (32...Ke6 33.Bc5) 33.Bd1;
B) 28...Bg2 29.f5 Nd8 30.Bh5 Kg8 31.Be2 Kh7 32.b4 Nf7 33.Bb82 Whether White should win or not from this
position is not clear, but to defend it with Black is not pleasant. White can try a3–a4 and b5 next, and bring his king to
the dream square of b6.]
28...g6 29.Bd3 Ng7 30.g4 g5 31.hg5
[31.Bg3 hg4 32.fg4 Be6 33.Kf3 gh4 34.Bh4 f5=]
31...fg5

32.Be5
[1 32.gh5 Nh5 33.Bc7 Ke7 34.Ba5 should allow Black to hold relatively easily as well.]
32...h4! 33.f4 Ne6 34.fg5
[34.f5 Nc5 35.Be2 Ne4 36.Bf3 Nf6=]
34...Ng5 35.Kf4 Nh3 36.Ke3 Ng5 37.Kf4 Nh3 38.Ke3
I believe Maxime missed some chances in this game and so eventually had to agree to a draw against the solid Chinese
player.
1/2 : 1/2 Wesley So
It was fun to watch Magnus playing in the Olympiad. His adoption of openings like the Bird Defence (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4), Scandinavian 3...Qd8 and other sidelines made it clear that he wasn’t as serious during the
tournament as, for example, in his World Championship match with Anand in 2013. He missed some chances, but
being the best player on the planet helps, and he didn’t play that much worse. He beat world #3 Caruana and drew
against world #2 Aronian with Black.
B01
CARLSEN 2877 – DJUKIC 2521
Tromso (ol) 2014 – 121/37
1.e4 d5 2.ed5 Qd5 3.Nc3 Qd8

Djukic has played this strange opening many times recently and is very brave to try it against the World Champion. He
almost equalized in this game, but let’s look at the opening first. During the Olympiad I saw this line as the latest
fashion, but I don’t think this trend will continue as Black is far from equalizing.

Nikola Djukic, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bf3
A very solid move.
[The main line 6...Bh5 7.g4! Bg6 8.Ne5 has been known to give Black an unpleasant position: 8...e6 (8...Nbd7 9.Ng6
hg6 10.g5 Nh5 11.d5 c6 12.Be3±) 9.Bg2 c6 (9...Nd5 10.h4 Bb4 11.Bd2±) 10.h4 Bb4 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Qe2±]
7.Qf3 c6
8.Qd3
SCANDINAVIAN DEFENCE
[After doing some analysis I recommend 8.Be3 for White against this line,
A) 8...Nd5
A1) 9.Bg5!? Qa5 (9...h6 10.Bh4) 10.Bd2 e6 11.Ne4 Qb6 12.0-0-0 Be7 (12...Qd4 13.c4+–is obviously suicidal.) 13.g4
Nd7 14.c4 N5f6 15.g5 Ne4 16.Qe4± and the bishop pair and space advantage is any 1.e4 player’s dream;
A2) 9.Bd3 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.Nd5 cd5 12.c42;
B) 8...Nbd7 9.0-0-0;
C) 8...e6

C1) 9.g4 Bb4 10.Bg2 0-0 (10...Nd5 11.Bd2 0-0 12.0-0 Nd7 13.Qd3 Ba5 14.a3 N7f6= Black also looks fine here.) 11.0-
0 Nbd7 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.a3 Bd6= Badev 2338 – Ni. Djukic 2542, Plovdiv 2014. Black has no problems here;
C2) 9.0-0-0 Bb4 10.Ne4 Ne4 11.Qe4 Qd5 12.Qd5 cd5 13.c4 dc4 14.Bc4 (14.d5 Nd7) 14...Nd7 15.Kb1 Bd6 doesn’t
seem to be bad for Black;
C3) 9.Bd3
C3a) 9...Bb4 10.a3 Bc3 11.bc3 0-0 (11...Qd5 12.Qg3) 12.0-0 Nbd7 13.Rab1;
C3b) 9...Be7 10.0-0-0 0-0 11.Kb1 Nd5 12.Nd5 cd5 (12...Qd5 13.Qg3 Nd7 14.c4) 13.Qh5! g6 14.Qf3 Nc6 15.h4±;
C3c) 9...Nbd7
C3c1) 10.0-0
C3c11) A recent grandmaster game went 10...Bd6
C3c111) 11.Ne4 Ne4
C3c1111) 12.Be4 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nd5 14.Bd2 Qf6 15.Qe4 (15.Qf6 gf6 16.Be4 f5 17.Bf3= Klinova 2302 – Ni. Djukic
2551, Cappelle-la-Grande 2014) 15...Nf4 16.Bc4 0-0 17.Rfe1 Rfd8 18.Rad1 b5 19.Bf12 V. Spasov 2573 – Ni. Djukic
2551, Srbija 2013;
C3c1112) 12.Qe4 Nf6 13.Qh4 0-0 14.Rfe1;
C3c112) 11.Rad1 0-0 12.Ne4 (12.Rfe1 Re8 13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Be4 Nf6 15.Bd3 Nd5 16.Bd2 b5 17.c3 g6 18.b3 Qf6
19.Be4 Qf3 20.Bf3 Rac8 21.c4 Ne72 Ali Marandi 2383 – Ni. Djukic 2534, Sarajevo 2014. I think this endgame is
unpleasant for Black, but anyway Djukic defended easily.) 12...Ne4 13.Qe4 g6 14.c4

C3c1121) 14...Qa5 15.a3 Qh5!? was suggested by Fritz, with the idea of exchanging queens. (15...Rfe8);
C3c1122) 14...Re8 15.Qf3 (15.f4 Qc7 16.Qf3 c5 17.Kh1 cd4 18.Bd4 Dastan 2371 – Ni. Djukic 2545, Skopje 2013.
18...e5 19.fe5 Ne5=) 15...Qh4 16.Rfe1 e5 17.Qg4 (17.c5!? ed4 18.cd6 de3 19.Re3 Qf6= and White’s passed d-pawn is
reliably blockaded.) 17...Qg4 18.hg4 ed4 19.Bd4 Be5 20.Be5 Ne5 Khruschiov 2408 – Glek 2560, Moscow 2006;
C3c12) 10...Be7
C3c121) 11.Rad1 Qa5 12.Qg3 0-0 13.Qh4 (13.a3) 13...Qh5 14.Qh5 Nh5 15.Ne4 Nhf6 16.c3 a5!2 It is always useful to
play this advance as the inclusion of a5 and a4 usually favours Black. Black has a very solid position here, with very
good chances of equality;
C3c122) 11.Ne4 Ne4 12.Qe4 Nf6 13.Qf3 (13.Qh4 Nd5 14.Qg3 Ne3 15.fe3 0-0=) 13...0-0 14.c4 a5!?;
C3c123) 11.Ne2 0-0 12.c4 Re8 13.Rad1 Qa5 14.Nc3 Rad8 15.a3 Nf8 16.Rfe1 Ng6 17.g32 D. Navara 2708 – G .- A.- Gy.
Szabo 2525, Rijeka 2010;
C3c2) 10.0-0-0! White is better in this line. Period.
C3c21) 10...Be7 11.h4 Nd5 12.Nd5 cd5 13.g4 Bh4 14.Qh3 g5 (14...Be7 15.f4 Bd6 16.f5 Qe7) 15.Kb1 h6 16.f4;
C3c22) 10...Bd6 11.g4 Qe7 (11...Nd5 12.Ne4) 12.g5 Nd5 13.Ne4 Bc7 (13...Nb4 14.Bc4) 14.Bd2 0-0-0 (14...Nb4
15.Bc4 b5 16.Bb4 Qb4 17.Bd3 0-0 18.h4± White is clearly better here, one reason being due to the weakness of the
c6–pawn; 14...e5 15.Rhe1) 15.c4;
C3c23) 10...a5 11.g4;
C3c24) 10...Bb4
C3c241) 1 11.Ne2
C3c2411) 11...0-0 12.h4 Nd5 13.g4 e5 14.h5 ed4 15.Qf5±;
C3c2412) 11...Nd5 12.Kb1 Ne3 (12...0-0 13.h4) 13.fe3 Bd6 14.Rhf1 Qe7 15.h4;
C3c2413) 11...Qe7 12.Kb1 0-0-0 (12...e5 13.Ng3) 13.c4 e5 14.Ng3 g6 15.a3 Ba5 16.d5 cd5 17.cd5 Kb8 18.d6 Qe6
19.Bc2±;
C3c2414) 11...Be7 12.Kb1 Nd5 13.h4;
C3c242) 11.Ne4 I don’t like exchanging pieces when I have a space advantage. 11.. .Ne4 12.Be4 Nf6 13.c4 Ne4
14.Qe4 Qe7 15.d5 ed5 16.Qe7 Ke7 17.cd5 Rhc8= Palac 2578 – Ni. Djukic 2528, Bosna i Hercegovina 2014]
8.Ne2

A) 8...Nbd7 9.Bd2 (RR 9.g3 S. Fedorchuk 2647 – Hen. Danielsen 2501, Kolkata 2014 – 121/(39); 9.g4 e5 10.Bd2 ed4 I
think Black equalizes here.) 9...e6 (9...e5 10.0-0-0) 10.g42 gives a very pleasant position;
B) 8...Qd5 9.Qe3 Nbd7 10.Nf4 Qd6 11.Be2 e5 12.de5 Qe5 13.Nd3 Qe3 14.Be3 Bd6 15.0-0-02 as the bishop pair gives
White hope in the ending;
C) 8...e6 9.g4 Qd5 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.Qg3 Qc4
C1) 12.Qb3 Qb3 13.ab3 Bd6 14.c4 a6 15.Be3

White is slightly better here due to his bishop pair, but it’s not easy to make progress especially on the queenside with
his doubled b-pawns.
15...0-0-0 16.0-0-0 Rhe8 17.Ng3 Nf8 18.Bf3 Ng6 19.h4 Bf4 20.h5 Be3 21.fe3 Ne7 22.e4 (22.g5 Nd7 23.Bg42) 22...h6
23.e5 Nh7 24.Ne4 Rf8 25.Nd6 Kc7 26.Bg2 Ng5 27.Rhf1 f6 28.Kc2 fe5 29.de5 Nc8 30.c5 Ne7 31.b4? Nd5μ F.
Caruana 2801 – M. Carlsen 2877, Tromso (ol) 2014 – 121/39]
C2) One improvement for White is 12.c3 Be7 13.b3 Qa6 14.Bd2 (14.c4 Bb4 15.Nc3 b5„) 14...0-0 15.c4 (Another idea
is 15.h4 Rad8 16.h5 c5 17.g5 Ne8 18.g6 White’s pawns on the kingside look threatening, though it’s probably nothing
after 18...Bf6∞) 15...Rad8 (15...b5 16.g5 is the problem. 16...Ne8 17.c5±; 15...Qa3 16.0-0 a5 17.g5) 16.0-0 b5 (16...g6
17.Qf3) 17.g5 Ne8 18.c5 Nc5 (18...b4 19.Qe3±) 19.Rfc1 Qa3 (19...Nd7 20.Rc6 Nb6 21.Qd3 Ba3 22.h4 Nd6 23.h5ƒ)
20.Bc6 a6 21.Qc3 Nd7 22.Qa5 Nb8 23.Bf32
White is better due to the bishop pair and bad knight on e8, but again it is not easy to make progress]
8...e6 9.g3
[9.Be2 Nbd7 10.0-0 Bd6 11.Bg5 Qc7 12.Ne4 Bh2 13.Kh1 Bf4 14.Nf6 (14.Qa3!±) 14...Nf6 15.Bf6 gf6= Sergey
Karjakin 2786 – V. Iotov
2553, Tromso 2014]
9...Nbd7 10.Bg2 Bd6N
[10...Be7 N. Bojkovic 2434 – Voicu-Jagodzinsky 2290, Plovdiv 2008]
11.0-0 0-0 12.a3
A typical Carlsen move which is too deep for most people, including me.
12...Qc7 13.Rd1 Rad8 14.b3 Rfe8 15.Bb2 a6 16.Ne2 e5 17.c4 ed4 18.Nd4 Be5 19.Qc2 c5 20.Nf3 Bb2 21.Qb2
This position is supposed to be equal, but I don’t think Carlsen minds playing this with any colour.

21...Nf8?!
Already a small inaccuracy, which Carlsen quickly exploits.
[21...b6 22.Nh4 (22.b4 Ne4 23.Qc2 Ndf6) 22...g6 23.Rd2 Re6 24.Rad1 Rde8 25.Nf32 White has slight pressure.
Black’s best move is 21...Ne4! 22.Rd5 (22.Nh4 g6) 22...Nef6 23.Rd3 Nf8 24.Rd8 Qd8=]
22.Nh4 Ng6
Chasing White’s knight doesn’t lead anywhere and loses important time, but it’s hard to blame Nikola since the pressure
is apparent.
[22...Ne6 23.Nf52 is also quite annoying.]
23.Nf5 Ne7 24.Ne3 b6 25.b4 Nc6 26.Rd8 Rd8
27.Rb1! cb4

[The last way to defend was 27...Rb8 though even here after, say, 28.Nd5 Nd5 29.cd5 Nd4 30.bc5 Qc5 31.Qd2, I don’t
think many people would hold this against Magnus.]
28.ab4 Ne5 29.Qc3
[29.Qa2 Qa7 30.c5 bc5 31.b5+–]
29...Rd3 30.Qa1 h5 31.Qa6 h4 32.g4 Rd2 33.c5 bc5 34.b5 Ned7 35.b6 Qf4 36.Qa8 Kh7 37.Qf3 Qf3 38.Bf3 Rd4
39.b7 Rb4 40.Rd1 Ne5 41.Bg2 Nfd7 42.Nc2 Rf4 43.Rd5 f6 44.Rc5 Nb8 45.Rc8
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Vassily Ivanchuk played an erratic Olympiad, losing 3 games and winning 2, finally finishing –1, which would not be
too bad for some solid players on the top board, but I am sure it was a disappointment for the Ukrainian chess genius.
Before the Olympiad he played really well in Canada. He won the tournament there and almost beat me. I was eagerly
watching his games in the Olympiad and I thought he would do well.
A04
URKEDAL 2500 – IVANCHUK 2744
Tromso (ol) 2014 – 121/2
1.Nf3 f5 2.d3
This is a good way to test Dutch players, whilst avoiding the main lines. It’s nice to analyse fresh positions instead of
just following main lines with 2.d4, although personally I don’t think the Dutch is a good opening for Black.
2...Nc6
DUTCH DEFENCE
[2...g6 3.e4 d6 4.ef5 Bf5 5.d4 Bg7 6.Bd3 Qd7 7.0-0;
2...d5 3.Bf4!

. .. gives White a pleasant advantage. The queen’s bishop is very actively placed.
3...e6 (3...Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.c4 dc4 6.d4 b5 7.a4 c6 8.ab5 cb5 9.Nc3 Qb6 10.b3± White’s pieces are very active and he will
regain the pawn easily.)
4.e3 Nf6 5.Be2
A) 5...Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 dc4 (7...c5 8.d4 cd4 9.Nd4 Nc6 10.Nc3) 8.d4;
B) 5...Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.d4 c5 8.dc5 Bc5 9.c4 Nc6 (9...dc4 10.Bc4) 10.Nc3;
If I were Black and I played the Dutch (who knows, I might try) I would continue here:
2...d6 3.e4 e5 4.Nc3 (4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.0-0 0-0=)
A) 4...Nf6 5.ef5 Bf5 6.d4

A1) 6...Nc6 7.Bb5 ed4 (7...e4 8.d5 a6 9.Bc6 bc6 10.Nd4 Bg4 11.f3 ef3 12.gf3 Bh3 13.Nc6± is just much better for
White.) 8.Nd4 Bd7 9.0-0 Be7 10.Bc4;
A2) 6...Qe7 7.Be3
A2a) The complications are in White’s favour after: 7...e4 8.Nh4! Be6 (8...Bd7 9.Bg5) 9.d5 Bd7 10.g3 g6 11.Bg2 Bg7
12.0-0 0-0 13.Bg5;
A2b) 7...Nbd7 8.de5 de5 9.Qd2 0-0-0 10.0-0-0
A2b1) 10...g6 11.Bc4 Qb4 (11...Bg7 12.Ba7) 12.Qe2 Bc5 13.Bb3;
A2b2) 10...Qe6 11.Bd3 Bd3 12.Ng5 Qg8 13.Qd3 h6 14.Nge4 Kb8 15.Nf6 gf6 16.Qf5 Bd6 17.g4;
A3) 6...e4 7.Nh4
A3a) 7...Be6 8.d5! Bf7 9.Bc4
A3a1) 9...Nbd7 10.Nf5 Ne5 (10...g6 11.Ng3) 11.Bb3;
A3a2) 9...Be7 10.Nf5 0-0 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Bg5 (Another decent option is 12.Bf4) 12...Nb6 (12...Bg6 13.Nd4) 13.Bb3

Nfd5 14.Qd4 Bf6 15.Bf6 Nf6 16.Ne4 Bb3 17.ab3 Qd7 18.Ne3 is close to equal. White may try to keep playing as the
b6–knight is misplaced;
A3b) 7...Qd7 8.Nf5 Qf5 9.Be2;
A3c) 7...Bc8
8.f3 ef3 (8...Be7 9.fe4 0-0 10.Bc4 Kh8 11.0-0) 9.Nf3 Be7 (9...d5 10.Bd3) 10.Bd3;
A3d) 7...Bg4 8.Be2 Be2 9.Qe2 d5 10.Bg5 Bb4 (10...c6 11.f3 Bb4 12.fe4 de4 13.0-0+–) 11.Qb5 Nc6 12.Qb7 Nd4
(12...Kd7 13.Qa6) 13.0-0-0 Rb8 14.Bf6 Bc3 (14...gf6 15.Qd5) 15.bc3;
A3d1) 15...Rb7 16.Bd8 Nb5 17.Bg5 Nc3 18.Rde1 c5 (18...0-0 19.Be3±) 19.Nf5 0-0 20.Ne7 Kf7 21.Nc6 Rb6 22.Na5
Na2 23.Kd2 Kg6 24.Bh4± Black has some compensation for the piece, but White’s knight comes to b3 on the next
move and two pawns is not enough for a piece;
A3d2) 15...gf6
16.Qa6 (RR 16.Qa7 Nogueiras Santiago 2482 – Almeida Quintana 2426, Santa Clara 2004 – 90/2) 16...Rb6 17.Qa4

Nc6 18.Rhe1 0-0 19.Re4 f5 20.Rf4 Ne7 21.Rf3± The complications have clearly worked in White’s favour.
B) 4...c5
5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.0-0
B1) 7...g6 8.ef5 Bf5 (8...gf5 9.Bg5) 9.Nh4 Be6 10.f4;
B2) 7...Be7 8.Nh4 fe4 (8...f4 9.gf4 ef4 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Bg3±) 9.de4
White’s knight will come to f5 next move. He has good control over the light-squares.
B2a) 9...0-0 10.Nf5 Nd4 11.f4 Be6 (11...Nf5 12.ef5 ef4 13.g4; 11...Kh8 12.Ne3) 12.a4 Kh8 13.Ne7 Qe7 14.f5 Bg8
15.g4;
B2b) 9...Nd4 10.Qd3 0-0 (10...Be6 11.Nf5) 11.Nf5

11...Be6 (11...Nf5 12.ef5 Kh8 13.Bg5; 11...Bf5 12.ef5 Qd7 13.Nd5; 11...Kh8 12.Ne3 Be6 13.Ncd5 Nd5 14.Nd5 Bd5
15.ed5 Nf5 16.Be4 g6 17.f4 ef4 18.Bf4 Bg5 19.Bg5 Qg5 20.Bf5 gf5 21.Rae1 f4 22.Qd2±) 12.Bg5!
12...h6 (12...Kh8 13.Bf6 Bf6 14.Ne3 Bg5 15.Ncd5 Be3 16.Ne3 Nf3 17.Bf3 Rf3 18.Rad1 Bh3 19.Rfe1 Qf8 20.Qe2 Rd8
21.Rd2 Rf6 22.Red12 White’s pressure on the d6–pawn is unpleasant and the attack on the kingside is easily defended.)
13.Bf6 Bf6 14.Ne3 Bg5 15.Ncd5 Be3 16.Ne32 White kicks Black’s knight away from its outpost on d4, and suddenly
his position crumbles;
C) 4...fe4 5.de4 Nf6 6.Bc4;
D) 4...Nc6! 5.ef5 Bf5 6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Nd4 8.Qd4

D1) 8...Bc2 gives White a strong initiative after 9.Bc4 Qf6 10.Qd2;
D2) 8...Nf6 9.Bg5 (RR 9.Bc4 M. Carlsen 2484 – Dolmatov 2591, Moscow 2004 – 90/(2)) 9...h6 (9...Bc2 10.Rc1 Bf5
11.Nd5) 10.Bh4 (10.Bf6 Qf6 11.Qf6 gf6 12.Nd5 0-0-0= is completely fine for Black.) 10...Be7 (10...Qe7? 11.Kd2)
11.Bc4 c6 12.0-0-0 d5 13.Rhe1;
D3) After 8...c6 unfortunately it is not easy to find an advantage for White.
D3a) Nothing is offered by 9.Be2 Nf6 10.0-0 Bc2 11.Bg4 Be7 12.Be6 Qb6;
D3b) 9.Bd3

9...Bd3 10.Qd3 (10.cd3 Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Bg5 0-0 13.Rae1 d5= In fact White might even be worse here due to his 3 vs
2 pawn islands.) 10...Nf6 11.0-0 Be7 12.Ne2 d5 13.Nd4 Qd7 14.Nf5 0-0 15.Ne7 Qe7 is also completely level;
D3c) 9.Bc4
9...d5 10.0-0 Qf63 (10...dc4 11.Re1 Ne7 12.Qc4∞ and it might be hard for Black to defend this position.) ;
D3d) 9.Bf4! This is White’s strongest move here.
D3d1) 9...Qf6 10.Qd2 Bc2 11.Be2 (RR 11.g3 Zaragatski 2490 – Man. Heidrich 2316, Nuernberg 2010 – 110/(4))
11...Be7 12.0-0 Bg6 13.Rfe1 0-0-0 14.Rac1 Kb8 15.Bf3+–;
D3d2) 9...Qb6 10.Qd2 Qb2? 11.Rb1 Qc2 12.Qe3 Ne7 (12...Be7 13.Be2) 13.Be2 Bc8 14.0-0 Qg6 15.Ne4+– gives a
winning attack;
D3d3) 9...Bc2!

As the saying goes, if you are going to have to defend anyway, you might as well take material.
D3d31) 10.Nb5 Nf6 11.Bd6 (11.Nd6 Bd6 12.Bd6 Qa5 13.Bb4 Qd5=) 11...Bd6 12.Nd6 Kf8;
D3d32) 10.Rc1 Bg6 11.Nb5 Nf6 12.Bd6 Bd6 13.Nd6 Kf8 14.Rc3 Qb6 15.Qe5 Rd8∞ the position is very complex and
around equal;
D3d33) 10.Kd2
D3d331) 10...Bf5 11.Re1 Kd7 12.g4! Bg4 (12...Bg6 13.Kc1 Qb6 14.Qd2 Nf6 15.g5 Nd5 16.Nd5 cd5 17.Bd3± I think
Black is just lost here as he has too many weaknesses.) 13.Rg1 Nf6 14.Rg4 Ng4 15.Bh3 h5 16.f3 Qh4 17.fg4 Qh3
18.Bd6 Bd6 19.Qg7+–;
D3d332) 10...Bg6 11.Re1

D3d3321) 11...Kd7 12.g3 Qb6 (12...Nf6 13.Bh3 Kc7 14.Re6) 13.Bh3 Kc7 (13...Kd8? 14.Bg5 Kc7 15.Nd5 cd5 16.Rc1
actually happened in an earlier game.) 14.Bd6! Bd6 15.Qg7 Kb8 16.Kc1 There is no way for Black to defend the h8
rook.
D3d33211) 16...Qf2 17.Ne4 Qf8 (RR 17...Bf4? 18.gf4+– Fressinet 2718 – Malaniuk 2527, Bastia/Ajaccio 2010 –
110/4) 18.Qh8 Kc7 19.Be6±;
D3d33212) 16...a6 17.Qh8 Ka7 18.Rd1 Qf2 19.Qd4 Qd4 20.Rd4 Bc5 21.Re4 Be4 22.Ne42 Black’s bishops were too
strong so it’s worth giving back the rook. I think White still has chances here, as Bf5 or Rf1 is coming up next;
D3d3322) 11...Ne7 12.Kc1 Qd7 13.g3 Kd8 14.h4 Nf5 15.Qd2± Positions like this clearly give more than enough
compensation for the piece.
D3d3323) 11...Be7! This rare move I find to be very strong for Black. I haven’t found more than equality here.
12.Kc1 (12.Qg7 Qb63
. .. and the complications are in Black’s favour! The main line runs: 13.Bd3 Qb2 14.Ke3 0-0-0 15.Rb1 Bf6 16.Qf6 Re8

17.Kf3 Nf6 18.Rb2 Bd3 19.Rd1 Bf5 20.Rd6 Rhf8μ; 12.Bd3 Kf7 13.Bg6 hg63) 12...Qb6
D3d33231) 13.Qd2 0-0-0 14.Bc4 d5 15.Re7 dc4 16.Na4 Ne7 (Also fine is: 16...Rd2 17.Nb6 Kd8 18.Kd2 Ne7 19.Nc4
Rf8 20.Bg3 Nf5=) 17.Nb6 ab6 18.Qe2 Nd5 19.Qc4 (19.Bd2 Rhf8 20.Re1 b5„) 19...b5 20.Qd4 Rhf8 21.Bd2 Nf4=;
D3d33232) 13.Qb6 ab6 14.Bd6 Kd7 15.Be5 Nf6 16.g3 Bf5 17.Bc4 b5 18.Bb3]
3.d4
[3.e4 e5 4.g3 (4.Nc3 Nf6) 4...Nf6 (4...fe4 5.de4 Nf6= transposes to the same thing, but avoids 4...Nf6) 5.Bg2 (5.ef5! d5
6.Nh4 Nd4 7.Bh3 Greed is good for White.) 5...fe4 6.de4 Bc5 7.Nc3 0-0 8.0-0 a6?! (There is no reason to be scared of
losing the dark-squared bishop. After 8...d6 9.Na4 Bb6=, if anything, it is Black who is better.) 9.Nd5 Ne4? 10.Qe2±
Van Wely 2657 – E . L'Ami 2650, Nederland (ch) 2014 – 121/(2). Van Wely is an expert in tactical play and he
sacrifices pawns on an everyday basis.]
3...e6
[3...d5 4.c4 e6 5.e3 Nf6 6.a3 a5 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bd2 0-0 9.Rc1 Kh8 10.Be2 Ne4 11.0-0 Bf6 12.Qc2 Ne7 13.Rfd1 c6
14.Be1 Ng6 15.c5 e5 16.Na4 ed4 17.Nd42 and Black is worse since he has problems defending the a5–pawn after
Na4–b6.]
4.g3

4...d5
[4...Nf6 5.Bg2 d5 6.0-0 Bd6 7.c4 0-0 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bf6 Qf6 10.e3 dc4 11.Nbd2 e5 12.Nc4 ed4 (12...e4 13.Nfd2 Be6
14.f3 ef3 15.Bf3 Qf7 16.Rc1) 13.Nd4 Nd4 14.Nd6 Qd6 15.Qd4 Qd4 16.ed4 c6 17.d5ƒ also gives White the initiative.]
5.Bg2 Rb8 6.0-0 Nf6
7.Bf4N
[Maybe another idea is 7.c4 although I haven’t found anything here yet: 7...dc4 8.Nc3 (8.e3 b5 9.a4 b4 10.Qe2 Na5
11.Ne5) 8...b5 9.Ng5 Nd4 10.e3 h6 11.ed4 (11.Nh3 b4 12.ed4 bc3 13.bc3 g5„) 11...hg5 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Re1∞ The
position is very unclear but White is probably not better.
Or 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Nbd2 b5 9.e3 0-0 10.a3 a5=;
Or 7.b3

A) 7...Bd6 8.c4 0-0 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Bb2 a6 11.Ng5 Be7 12.cd5 Nd5 13.Nd5 (RR 13.Nf3 Nc3 14.Bc32 Grandelius 2588
–
Semcesen 2471, Sverige (ch) 2014 – 121/(2)) 13...Bg5 14.f4±;
B) 7...b5 8.c4 bc4 9.bc4 dc4 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qc4 Rb4 12.Qd3 (12.Qc2 Nd4 13.Nd4 Qd4∞) 12...Nd4 13.Nd4 Qd4
(13...Rd4 14.Qc2 Nd5 15.Bb2 Qa4 16.Qc1 Rc4 17.Qg5 Qd7 18.Bf3∞ White has enough compensation for the pawn,
although whether it’s enough for an advantage is another matter.) 14.Qd4 Rd4 15.Be3 Rb4 16.Rc1]
7...b5
[7...Bd6 8.Ne5 Be5 9.de5 Ng4 10.c4 dc4 11.Qd8 Kd8 12.Rd1 Ke7 13.Na3±]
8.b3 Ba6 9.Qc1 Bd6 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.e3 Ne4 12.Re1 Qe7 13.a3 Na5 14.Bf1 Rb6 15.c3 g5 16.Bd6 cd6 17.b4 Nb7
18.a4 Rc8 19.Ne4 fe4 20.Nd2 Nd8 21.ab5 Bb5 22.Bb5 Rb5 23.Ra3 Rb4 24.cb4 Rc1 25.Rc1 Qb7 26.Rac3 Nf7
27.Rc8 Kg7 28.R1c7 Qb4 29.Nf1
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Back to the Midnight Sun II
The Women’s Olympiad in Tromso had its own share of drama and excitement
Tromso was my 9th Olympiad. I first participated in an
Olympiad in 1990, as a member of the USSR Women’s
team. Over the intervening years I have represented
two other countries – Georgia and Scotland – and on
three occasions played for an Open squad! So I have
many different memories connected with these events.
Whether it was fighting for gold medals, when coming
second was considered failure, or being part of a non-
professional team and reminding myself of the Olympic
Creed – The most important thing is not to win but to
take part! – each one of the events had its highs and
lows for me and I will always cherish those moments.
From its inauguration up to 1986, the USSR Women’s
team won every event bar one, in 1976, when it did not
participate and the Olympiad was won by the Israeli
team. 1988 saw the emergence of the Polgar sisters:
Hungary took gold that year and two years later
repeated their success. 1990 was the last year the
USSR team existed, so from 1992 it was Georgia that
dominated and achieved three gold medals in
succession until 1998 when a new chess power
emerged; the young Chinese team caused a sensation
and replaced Georgia on the podium. They established
their superiority and had no equals until 2006 when the
Ukrainians were victorious. 2008 saw a new generation
of Georgian chess players under the supreme
leadership of Maia Chiburdanidze, rising to the task
and taking the Vera Menchik Cup back to Georgia
once more. The Olympiad moved to Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia and fittingly the home team was victorious for
the first time, an achievement repeated in 2012 and

2014. One thing is for sure, regardless of dry statistics, Women’s Olympiads have had their share of drama and
excitement.
The number of match boards increased in 2008 from three to four to reflect growing interest in women’s chess. This
change was positive in that it limited the significance of colours in decisive matches but on the other hand it has
benefited elite chess countries who can easily field four strong players against the smaller nations.
I’d like to show four examples of combative chess from the Women’s Olympiad in Tromso. In the first two, the
Ragozin Defence proved an important battleground in the fight for medals. The latter two demonstrate strategies where
White tries to prove the advanced d-pawn is a strength when White has fianchettoed the light squared bishop. First a
Fianchetto Gruenfeld and then a Vaganian Gambit.
The present event in Tromso was called the 42nd Women’s Olympiad, so one might logically conclude that there were
41 prior events. But that would be a wrong conclusion. The 1st Women’s Chess Olympiad was organised in 1957 in the
Netherlands, separately from the men’s event. A further four followed at three year intervals before the 6th was
organized just two years later, in 1974, in Medelin, Columbia. Starting from 1976 the Open and Women’s Olympiads
were held at the same time and place so what should have been the 7th Women’s Olympiad became the 22nd. By
comparison with the men’s competition, the women’s tournament used a system of round-robin preliminary and final
groups, since there were fewer participants, until 1980 when the Swiss system was introduced.
After round six only two teams remained on maximum points, meaning the round seven meeting between the top seed
superpowers would be one to savour. Russia’s 3:1 victory was crucial in the battle for the Vera Menchik Cup, awarded
to the winners of the Women’s Olympiad. On board one Russian debutante Kateryna Lagno, following her move from
Ukraine, faced World Champion Hou Yifan.
D38
LAGNO 2540 – HOU YIFAN 2661
Tromso (ol) 2014 –121/139
Hou Yifan won the silver medal on top board and was
the driving force behind the Chinese team’s success.
However, on this day, she uncharacteristically found
herself in the deep end early in the game. Seeing her in
trouble must have had a negative effect on the rest of
her team. They also lost a long game on board four,
with draws on boards two and three.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cd5 ed5
6.Bg5
Recently the Ragozin Defence has become fashionable
at the top level. I can mention names like Carlsen,
Aronian, Kramnik and Topalov who have played this
position with both colours.
6...Nbd7
[Another popular line is 6...h6 with the latest example played in the FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent, 7.Bf6 Qf6 8.Qb3 c5
9.a3 Bc3 10.Qc3 Nd7 11.Qe3 Qe7 12.Qe7 Ke7 13.dc5 Nc5 14.Rc1 Kd6 15.Nd4 Bd7 Hi. Nakamura 2764 – T.
Radjabov 2726, Tashkent 2014]

7.Qc2 c5
8.g3
A relatively rare although increasingly popular continuation, following Topalov’s win against Kramnik.
[8.e3 Kramnik 2787 – Mamedyarov 2757, Khanty-Mansiysk (ct) 2014 – 120/149]
8...h6
Black should investigate alternatives here as ...h6 is scoring poorly.
9.Bf4
Lagno follows in the steps of Wojtaszek. Other options are to retreat the bishop to e3 or trade it for the knight.
[9.Bf6 Nf6 10.Bg2 0-0 11.0-0 Qe7 12.dc5 Bc5 13.Rad1 Rd8 14.Nd4 Bg4 15.h3 Be6 V. Topalov 2775 – Kramnik 2785,
Monte Carlo (rapid) 2011]

Hou Yifan-Lagno, Tromso 2014, Photo by Josip Asik
9...0-0N
[Black deviates from the previously played and more critical 9...Ne4 10.Bg2 Qa5 11.Rc1 Qa2 12.Nd2 Bc3 13.bc3 Qc2
14.Rc2 Nd2 15.Kd2 Nf6 16.Be5° Wojtaszek 2717 – F . Peralta 2606, Istanbul (ol) 2012]
10.Bg2 b6
Faced with an unfamiliar set up, the World Champion reacts unconvincingly.
[Previously tried was 10...c4 11.0-0 Nb6 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Ne5 Re8 14.f3 Nfd7 15.Nd7 Qd7 S. Arun Prasad 2472 –
Nisipeanu 2686, Pardubice 2014]
11.0-0

11...Bb7?
Missing the cunning idea of her well prepared opponent.
[Relieving tension in the centre, with the aim of clearing the dark squared bishop’s path back to the kingside, by 11...c4
meets the unexpected response 12.Nd2! and Black is unable to defend the c4 pawn satisfactorily. Best is to accept the
exchange of the dark squared bishop and immediately trade it for the knight, 11...Bc3 12.bc3 Re8, when Black has
control over the e4 square.]
12.Nb5! Bc6
It is hard to give Black good advice. Maybe 12...c4 was more resilient.
[On the other hand Hou was probably unhappy with the prospect of defending a passive position after 13.a3 Be7
14.Nh4! Ne8 15.Nf5 Ndf6 16.Be5 Qd7 17.Nc3± In the game she decides to part with material to at least activate her
remaining pieces.]
13.Nc7 Rc8 14.a3 Ba5 15.b4 Ne4

16.dc5
By voluntarily releasing the tension in the centre, White’s advantage decreases slightly.
[Stronger is 16.Nd2 aiming to exchange Black’s most active piece. 16...Nd2 (The attempt to complicate matters
16...Ba4 is refuted by the calm 17.Qb2 Nd2 18.Qd2±) 17.Qd2 Rc7 18.Bc7 Qc7 19.ba5± By comparison with the
game, White has restricted Black’s activity by exchanging a further pair of minor pieces.]
16...bc5 17.ba5 Rc7 18.Bc7 Qc7
After a series of captures we can assess the outcome of the opening. Clever opening preparation by White has brought
her an advantage but it is no trivial matter converting this to a full point. Lagno is the exchange up although the a5
pawn should fall soon. The main feature is Black’s hanging c5 and d5 pawns. White should aim to exchange a pair of
knights so it will be easier to target these pawns.

19.Nd2 f5
Keeping the knight from exchanges by 19...Nd6 was a reasonable option. However I can understand Black’s desire to
grab space and reinforce her control over the centre.
20.Rac1
[More principled was 20.Ne4 fe4 21.f3!? to undermine Black’s pawn centre after 21...e3 22.Qb3 Re8 23.f4, then follow
this up by bringing her rooks to c1 and d1. All White’s pieces will then harmoniously attack Black’s pawn centre.]
20...Kh8
[Capture of the a5 pawn is not advisable because of 20...Qa5 21.Nb3 Qa3 22.Be4 fe4 23.Nc5±]
21.f3
A dubious decision, closing the diagonal for White’s bishop, if f4 cannot be played soon afterwards.
[Again exchanging knights was preferable: 21.Ne4 fe4 22.f3 e3 23.f4±]
21...Nd2
[Once more Black should refrain from trading the knight and retreat to d6, especially with the pawn on f3. After
21...Nd6!? White can attempt to justify the pawn on f3 with the central pawn break 22.e4, but Black reacts calmly with
22...c4 23.ed5 Bd5 when at least Black’s position has improved even if she does not have full compensation.]
22.Qd2 f4 Preventing f3–f4.
23.gf4 Rf4 24.e3 Ra4 25.f4
Understandably reopening the diagonal for the bishop and targeting the d5 pawn even though the structure is weakened.
25...Qa5 26.Rfd1

We have reached the last critical moment. The pawn on d5 is attacked and Black has to choose how to defend it. After
the game continuation, Black’s king was left alone with all her pieces concentrated on the queenside.
26...Nb6
[Stronger was 26...Nf6!? The knight is multi-tasking: it protects d5, controls the central square e4 and defends the king.
On the other hand, the pawn weaknesses in White’s camp on a3 and e3 promise some counterplay for Black.
Now 27.e4 is possibly the best try:
A) Transferring into the endgame slightly simplifies the defensive task for Black, since she would not have to worry
about her king’s safety after 27.Qa5 Ra5 28.Rc3 Kg8;
B) The idea of activating the queen with 27.Qb2 can be met by 27...Qb6 28.Qe5 Ra3 when the activity of the black
pieces compensates for the material deficit. For example 29.Qd6 Ba4! 30.Qf8 Kh7 31.Rd5 Re3 with complications that
White would prefer to avoid.
27...de4 28.Qd6 Be8 29.Rc5 Qb6 30.Qb6 ab6 31.Rc3 and the diminishing number of white pawns offers Black some
chances of equalising.]
27.Qb2
[The alternative break in the centre looks stronger: 27.e4 d4 28.e5+– Nonetheless the game continuation is also
sufficient.]
27...Ra3
[Now it is hard to recommend anything better for Black, as 27...c4 28.Qd4 Ra3 29.e4!+– following the principle –
restrain, blockade, then destroy!]
28.f5
[Immediate centralisation of the queen was very powerful: 28.Qe5+–]
28...Ra2 29.Qe5

29...Qb4
[In case of 29...c4 vigilance is required: 30.Qb8 (The careless 30.f6 loses suddenly to 30...Rg2!) 30...Kh7 31.Qg3±]
30.e4
[Lagno wants to prevent Qg4, nevertheless she could play 30.f6 and meet 30...Qg4 with 31.Qg3+–]
30...Nc4 31.Qc3 Qb7
[Exchanging queens is also hopeless: 31...Qc3 32.Rc3 when Black’s position is collapsing ]
32.ed5 Rg2 33.Kg2 Bd5 34.Kg1
The smoke has cleared, White is two exchanges up for two pawns. Black’s pieces are uncoordinated and unable to put
up any further resistance.

34...Bf7 35.f6 Qe4 36.fg7 Kh7 37.g8Q Kg8 38.Rd8 Kh7 39.Rh8 Kg6 40.Qg3
1 : 0 K. Arakhamia-Grant
The reigning champions appeared unstoppable until round ten when another hotly anticipated match turned against
them. Zhukova’s bravery against Girya edged the match 21⁄2:11⁄2 to Ukraine.
D38
GIRYA 2484 – ZHUKOVA 246
Tromso (ol) 2014
The following battle decided the match between two great rivals, Russia and Ukraine, as the other three games were
drawn. The critical part of the game revolved around both sides fighting for control of e4. Although White eventually
managed to break with e3–e4, Black was well placed to respond.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cd5 ed5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5
There is a great variety of ways to deviate, on almost every move, for each side. Players have to display erudition and,
to some extent, pass a memory test to play such sharp positions successfully.
[7...g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 Nc3 10.bc3 Bc3]
8.e3 c4
9.Qc2
A relatively rare continuation that actually looks very sensible to me. Black wants to control e4 and pressurise the
knight on c3. White uses prophylactic thinking to restrict Black’s desired setup in two ways:
a) she directly prevents the active development of Black’s light squared bishop on f5 and
b) there is a cleverly hidden idea: White is prepared to meet ...g7–g5 and ... Nf6–e4 with the tactical blow Bc4!

[Usually White chooses either 9.Be2 g5 (9...Nc6 10.Rc1 g5 11.Bg3 Ne4 12.0-0 Bc3 13.bc3) 10.Bg3 Ne4 (10...Nc6
11.Nd2 Bf5 12.0-0 0-0 13.f4 Bc3 14.bc3 Ne4 15.Ne4 Be4 16.Bf3 Bd3 17.Be2 Be4 18.Bf3 Bd3 19.Be2 1⁄2 : 1⁄2 A.
Grischuk 2780 – P . Leko 2737, Beijing 2013) 11.Rc1 Qa5 Vitiugov 2694 – Kulaots 2587, Gibraltar 2013 – 117/138;
or 9.Nd2 g5 10.Bg3 Bf5 11.Be5 (RR 11.Be2 T. Nyback 2636 – Grandelius 2545, Plovdiv 2012 – 114/154) 11...Bc3
12.bc3 Nbd7 13.Bd6 Qb6 14.Bb4 a5 15.Ba3 Qc6 V. Topalov 2771 – P. Leko 2744, Zug 2013]
9...Nc6
[Even a strong Grandmaster has fallen victim to the trap 9...g5 10.Bg3 Ne4? 11.Bc4 Qa5 12.Bd3 Nc3 13.0-0 Qa4
14.Rfc1+– J. Gustafsson 2603 – G. Dizdar 2541, Torino (ol) 2006]
10.Nd2N
The pawn structure is established. Black has a pawn majority on the queenside which suggests Black will advance her
pawns there. White has two versus one in the centre and logically should try to advance the e-pawn.
[White consistently fights for control of e4 since 10.Be2 would allow 10...g5 11.Bg3 Ne4 (B. Lalith 2491 – Al.
Aleksandrov 2638, Dubai 2011) followed by 12...Bf5]
10...Be6 11.Be2

11...g5
Natalia Zhukova, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
Black deals with the annoying pin in the most radical
way. The alternatives of allowing doubled pawns on
the f-file after ...Qd7 or losing a tempo by bringing the
bishop back to e7 are clearly not the way to play the
Ragozin Defence!
I don’t know how Girya was planning to meet short-
side castling. It is tempting to contemplate g2–g4 as it
seems fashionable nowadays to play g4 in such
positions, especially when Black castles kingside,
where the pawn on h6 is a target and White’s king has
the option of hiding on the queenside. However it
probably isn’t sound because Black’s queenside
activity is quick with the pawn already on c4.
[11...0-0 12.g4 (12.0-0 Be7 13.b3 Rc8 14.bc4 dc4
15.Rfd1 A. Onischuk 2668 – Lenderman 2582, USA
(ch) 2014) 12...Bd6 (12...g5 13.Bg3 Bg4 14.Bg4 Ng4
15.Qf5 Nf6 16.h4°) 13.a3 a6 (13...Rc8 14.Bf6 Qf6
15.h4 Qe7 16.g5 h5 17.Kf1∞; 13...Re8 14.0-0-0 Rc8
15.Rdg1∞) 14.Bf6 Qf6 15.h4 (15.Bf3 Ne7 16.h4 g6
17.0-0-0) 15...b5 16.g5 Qe7 17.gh6 gh6 18.Nf3
It is hard to believe that White can have any attack here,
as his forces look so uncoordinated, however there are
some ideas to be aware of, as the following curious
variation illustrates: 18...b4 19.Rg1 (19.Ng5 hg5
20.hg5 f5 21.gf6 Rf6 22.Nd5 Bd5 23.Bc4 Bc4 24.Qc4
Qe6 25.Rg1 Kf8 26.Qc6 Rc8μ) 19...Kh8 20.Ng5 hg5

21.Rg5 f5 22.Rh5 Kg7 23.Rg5 Kh7 24.0-0-0 bc3
25.Rh5 Kg8 26.Rg1 Qg7 27.Rg7 Kg7 28.Qc3∞ Black
has lots of pieces for a queen, but his king is open and
the h-pawn provides White with some play.]
12.Bg3 Qd7 13.a3
[Finally Black will manage to play ... Bf5 but at least White has discouraged ...Ne4.]
13...Bf5 14.Qc1 Ba5
Black avoids exchanging her dark squared bishop as she believes it is a superior piece. The course of the game proves
this judgment to be correct.

A critical moment has arisen.
15.0-0
Girya chooses a positional treatment, she wants to complete development and prepare a pawn thrust in the centre.
However this is a slow approach when Black has adopted such an ambitious setup, since there are multiple kingside
weaknesses and the dark squared bishop provides no cover on the kingside.
White needs to fight for space. Options to consider here are expansion on the queenside, starting with b2–b4, or on the
kingside, starting with h2–h4. Each possibility has its merits and is largely down to a matter of taste.
[Let’s have a quick look: 15.b4 Bd8 (15...cb3 16.Nb3 Bc3 17.Qc3 Ne4 18.Qb2 b6 19.Nd2 Ng3 20.hg3 and with fewer
pieces on the board the flaws in Black’s pawn structure become more obvious.) 16.b5 Ne7 17.h4 gh4 (17...g4 18.0-0 0-
0 19.e4!±) 18.Bh4 Ng6 19.Bg3 h5 20.e4 Be4 21.Nce4 Ne4 22.Ne4 de4 results in a double edged position.
Or 15.h4 (making use of the rook on h1) 15...g4 (15...0-0 16.hg5 hg5 17.e4 Rfe8 18.Nc4 Bc3 19.bc3 Ne4 20.Nd6 f6
21.Ne8 Re8 22.Kf1∞) 16.0-0 0-0 17.Bf4 Kh7 18.b3 combining play on both flanks. No doubt Black has sufficient
defensive resources but it is slightly more challenging.
I feel that if White allows her opponent to consolidate her position then White’s initiative will disappear. White has to
take advantage of the black king’s continued presence in the centre. Even though White’s king is also in the centre it is
less vulnerable behind the pawn chain. Intuitively it feels the right time to open up the position and commence action
all over the board.
How about one more try 15.Be5!? Ne5 16.de5 Ne4 (16...Ng4 17.Bg4 Bg4 18.e4 Be6 19.ed5 Bd5 20.0-0 Bc3 21.Qc3
Hypothetically speaking, if the pawn was on g7 Black would have no problems, but with the pawn on g5 it is not so
clear.) 17.Nde4 de4 18.0-0 Qe6 19.Rd1 and White has pressure together with an advantage in development.]

15...a6
Zhukova is confident in the safety of her position and is not afraid to spend a tempo preparing ...b7–b5 whilst her king is
still in the centre.
[However, in view of the previous analysis, I believe Black should first castle. 15.. .0-0 and in case of 16.b3 may even
consider playing at once 16...b5!? 17.Nb5 Bd2 18.Qd2 Ne4 19.Qb2 Ng3 20.fg3 Rfb8∞]
16.b4
White misses an opportunity. By commencing action in the centre she could emphasise the differences between the two
sides’ king placement.
[Now 16.Be5! is stronger than on the previous move 16...Bd8 (16...Ne5 17.de5+–; 16...Bc3 17.Nc4!±) 17.Bf3 Be6
18.e4 de4 19.Nde4 Ne5 20.de5 Ne4 21.Ne4 0-0 22.h4±]
16...Bd8

17.f3?!
My impression is that White’s motto for this game was “Be cautious and prepare everything!” Instead White should
immediately strike in the centre!
[17.e4!? Ne4 (17...Bg6 18.ed5 Nd4 19.Bc4±) 18.Nde4 de4 19.Rd1 Bf6 20.Bc4 0-0 21.Nd5 Bd8 22.Ne3±]
17...b5
Zhukova seems blissfully unaware of all the dangers in the air around her centralised king. Clearly she must have had
reasons for avoiding castling so far, but I can’t see them.
[1 17...0-0 18.e4 Bg6 19.ed5 Nd4 20.Bc4 b5ƒ]
18.Bf2
White stays true to her chosen strategy. Even a bad plan is better than no plan at all. [However the position was again
crying out for something more energetic like 18.a4!? 0-0 19.ab5 Nb4 20.e4ƒ]
18...0-0 19.Qb2
[Now 19.e4 is less effective. Black just retreats the bishop, 19...Bg6, as the c4 pawn is well defended and White doesn’t
achieve much. On the other hand, the d4 pawn will soon need protection.]
19...Re8 20.Rfe1 Bc7

21.Rad1
[White can try 21.Bf1 followed by e4. However Black’s pieces are now well placed to meet the central break
adequately: 21...Bg6 22.e4 Bb6 23.ed5 Nd5 24.Nde4 Nce7 25.Nc5 Qc6 with a strong hold on the d5 square.]
21...h5
A little impatient as the h5 pawn will hang when White responds to the flank attack by finally striking in the centre.
[Building up pressure along the e-file and improving her pieces would be more to the point: 21...Re7!?]
22.e4 A correct decision.
22...de4
[The difference is that if the bishop retreats to g6, White plays e5 and the knight is forced back to h7, as the h5 square is
occupied by a pawn: 22...Bg6 23.e5 Nh7 24.Nf1∞]
23.Nde4 Be4 24.fe4 Ne4 25.Ne4 Re4 26.Bh5 Rae8 27.Re4 Re4

As the result of multiple exchanges there are fewer pieces protecting Black’s king which, if I were Black, would worry
me. White has two bishops and the opening of the position should favour her.
28.d5
Allowing Black’s knight to occupy a strong central position looks unjustified.
[So perhaps White should try 28.Bf3!? Re8 29.Qd2 Bf4 30.Qc2 with chances for both sides.]
28...Ne5 29.Qd2 Bd8 30.d6
[Preventing the knight from landing on d3 by 30.Be2 looks more sensible.]
30...Nd3 31.Bf3 Re8
32.Bg3?

[More resilient was 32.h3 and if Black captures immediately, by:
A) 32...Qd6 White can restore the material balance with 33.Be2 Bf6 34.Bd3 cd3 35.Qd3 reaching an equal position;
B) However, Black need not be in such a hurry. She can improve her position slowly or try 32...Re5, stopping Bc5 and
intending to sacrifice an exchange after 33.Bd4 Qd6 34.Be5 Qe5 35.Kf1 Bb6 with an overwhelming advantage.]
32...Bb6 33.Kh1 Be3
Domination by the black pieces!
34.Qc2
34...Bf4!
The best move! Black eliminates the d-pawn without further ado.
35.Bf4 gf4 36.Rf1 Qd6 37.h3 Re3 38.Bg4 Qe5 39.Bf3 Re1 40.Re1 Qe1 41.Kh2 Nf2 42.g3 fg3 43.Kg3 Ne4 44.Kf4
Qg3 45.Ke3 Ng5
A well fought game by Zhukova where she had to demonstrate strong character under enormous pressure. I recall
hearing the interview she gave at the end of the Olympiad. She talked about how the Ukrainian team aimed for
uncompromising fights on every board in that match regardless of the colours. For that reason she choose a complicated
and risky system in the opening. At the end Zhukova’s determination and strong nerves prevailed.
0 : 1 K. Arakhamia-Grant
China continued to chase Russia until an uncharacteristic round ten stumble against Spain, drawing 2:2, meant the last
round tussle with Ukraine would determine silver and bronze. The Chinese federation constantly encourages new,
young team members and successfully blends them into squads with well-known established players. China held its
nerve in the last round and edged to Silver on tiebreak.
D76
Ju Wenjun 2559 – M . Muzychuk 2530
Tromso (ol) 2014

The stakes for this game were high. For China a drawn match would be sufficient but Ukraine needed to win.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cd5 Nd5 6.Nf3 Nb6 7.0-0 Nc6 8.e3 0-0 9.Nc3 Re8
One of the tabiyas of the Gruenfeld Defence.
10.Ne1
[The main line is of course 10.d5. In addition there is a choice of waiting moves like 10. Re1; 10.b3; 10.h3 as well as the
move in the game, that are not as harmless as they look.]
10...e5 11.d5 Na5 12.e4 c6 13.Nc2 cd5 14.ed5
14...Bd7 Muzychuk prefers to develop her pieces first.
[The popular 14...Nac4 solves the problem of the knight straight away. However it allows White to develop the

queenside in return. 15.b3 Nd6 16.Bb2. The alternative is the ambitious 14...f5 with the idea of supporting the ...e5–e4
advance, which opens the diagonal for Black’s dark-squared bishop and closes White’s light-squared bishop at the
same time. In addition, White’s passed d-pawn will be more vulnerable without the bishop’s protection. This plan
seems powerful to me.]
15.b3
Restricting Black’s knights.
Maria Muzychuk, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
15...f5
[The tactical complications after 15...e4 are in White’s
favour because of the unfortunate placement of the
knight on a5. 16.Ne4! Bf5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Nf6 Bf6
19.Bf6 Qf6 20.Ne3 This is a very interesting position.
White has two pawns for a piece but only one of them
is passed. However there is a difference in the
placement of pieces, particularly knights, that affects
the assessment. Black can play 20...Rad8 intending to
escape with the knight to c6. And now White retreats
the queen. 21.Qc1!° A quiet move slowly building up
pressure! (White can reduce the material deficit after
21.Qe1 Nb3 22.ab3 Bd3 23.Ra7 Bf1 24.Qf1°
Although White has two pawns for the exchange it is
likely to be equal as Black will manage to trade rooks
on the a-file.) .
However Black can include first 15...Rc8 and if, for
example, White replies 16.Bd2 than 16...e4 gains in
strength: 17.Ne4 Bf5 18.Rc1 Be4 19.Be4 Nb3 20.ab3
Re4 is more pleasant to play with Black as, without the

light squared bishop, White’s d5 pawn becomes weak.]
16.Ba3
The wrong square for the bishop. Stronger is to develop
the bishop on d2 where it also aims at the offside knight. In reply to that Black would have to regroup her pieces on the
queenside, Nb6–c8–d6 and b7–b6, but all that requires time.
16...e4 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Rc1
Should White defend the knight with the bishop from b4 than a knight sacrifice on c4 is even stronger.
[18.Bb4 Nac4!–+ 19.bc4 Rc4 and White cannot keep the extra piece. ]
18...Nac4

19.bc4 Nc4 20.Nb1 Qb6
[In case of 20...Na3 White exchanges rooks first, 21.Rc8 Qc8 22.Na3, and then succeeds in rearranging her forces.
22...Qc5 23.Nac2 Ba4 24.Nb3±]
21.Rc4
Such drastic measures were not called for. White could retain an extra piece, nevertheless it is not easy to realise over
the board that the best move here is 21.Ne6 with the advantage.
21...Rc4 22.Nb3
22...Ba4
Muzychuk gets carried away and misplaces one other piece on the a-line. Instead she should establish firm control over
the open c-file, starting with 22...Rec8 followed by Rc2 creating deadly threats along the second rank.

23.d6 Rd4?!
Objectively best is to admit error and go back with the bishop, but of course that is not why she played ...Ba4!
24.Qc1
24...Bb3
All of a sudden the black rook finds itself in trouble in the middle of the board. And again largely it is the piece on the a-
file that is responsible for all the problems. That is clear from the following lines:
[24...Rd5 25.Nc3 attacking both pieces, then 25...Bb3 26.Nd5 Bd5 27.d7 Rd8 28.Be7!± winning the exchange; or
24...Rd3 25.Qc4+–and White wins a bishop.]
25.Bc5
Probably Muzychuk missed this zwischenzug, when she played 22...Ba4.
25...Qb5 26.Bd4 Bd4

27.Na3
It’s White’s turn to over-complicate. After the simple recapture on b3, despite some technical difficulties, White should
eventually be able to convert her material advantage.
27...Qc5! 28.ab3 Bf2
The point, White’s rook is overloaded.
29.Kh1 Rd8?!
Black is a piece down for two pawns.
[Nevertheless her best chance was to simplify into the ending 29...Qc1 30.Rc1 Rd8= and the d6 pawn will fall,
suggesting a draw is the most likely outcome.]

30.Qb2
[White returns the compliment. She walks past a chance to activate her queen with devastating effect by 30.Nc4!,
keeping queens on the board and protecting the d6 pawn since after 30...b5 there is another zwischenzug 31.Qg5! Rd7
32.Qf6! bc4 33.Qe6 Rf7 34.d7 Qb6 35.Qe8 Rf8 36.bc4
An amazing sequence! The first impression is that Black has managed to stop the advance of the d-pawn and defend her
king. However we can see that Black’s queen is needed to control the d8 square and protect the bishop on f2. For
example:
A) 36...a5 37.Rf2 Qf2 38.Qf8 Kf8 39.d8Q Kf7 40.Qa5 Fortunately for White she can take a pawn and control the e1
square at the same time. 40...e3 (40...Qd4 41.Qc7 Kf6 42.h4+–) 41.Qd5 Kf6 42.Qf3+– and White is just in time to
blockade the powerful passed pawn.
B) If Black defends the bishop with the pawn by 36...e3 than the light squared bishop springs to life like a genie out of a
bottle, 37.Bd5 Kg7 38.Qe7+–;
C) The other option is to retreat with the bishop 36...Bd4 37.Be4! Taking advantage of the x-ray down the f-file.
37...Bf6

I find this position very instructive. The best plan is to include the h-pawn in the attack! 38.Bd5 Kg7 39.h4! with an
overwhelming advantage despite the level material balance. Positions with opposite colour bishops are very
complicated, it is very interesting to analyse it more deeply, but for the purposes of this article I will stop here and not
burden you with more variations!]
30...Bd4 31.Qa2 Qd6 32.Nb5 Qb4 33.Nd4 Qd4
Black has three pawns for a piece: the activity of the major pieces indicates she has, at least, sufficient compensation.
34.Qc2 Kg7 35.g4 fg4 36.Be4 Rd7 37.Bg2 b6 38.Qe2 Rf7 39.Rd1 Qf4 40.Rf1 Qd4 41.Rd1 Qf4
After the excitement has died down the players call it a day. It can be tricky to play these positions with material
imbalance. Objectively the game should end peacefully. Had the match situation required White to win she could have
played on, but the reduced number of pawns and the open position of the white king do not promise her any more than

a draw. Since both sides had already experienced difficulties identifying the many zwischenzugs in this game, it was a
pragmatic decision.
42.Rf1
1/2 : 1/2 K. Arakhamia-Grant
Lastly one of my own games from Tromso where I represented Scotland.
A31
B. Yildiz 2300 – Arakhamia-Grant 2394
Tromso (ol) 2014
In Scotland’s round 5 match against Turkey I faced a dilemma. Compared with most modern, young professionals I
have a very narrow opening repertoire. Do I repeat the KID as I played against Yildiz last year? Or do I repeat the
Vaganian Gambit as I played recently against her team mate Ozturk?
Both my main choices would be known to the Turkish women and their coach GM Adrian Mikhalchishin. The latter has
a reputation as a theoretical specialist and wrote an article many years ago on the Vaganian Gambit for New in Chess
so adopting it would risk walking into his preparation. Incidentally I noticed an unusual comment he made in his
opening notes to Lagno – Yifan, Geneva 2013: “A completely personal way of the World Champion, which is a rare
example. Women generally follow men’s opening theory, but the Chinese GM is one of the brightest young stars.”
It seems to me that in the opening chess players are either innovators or followers, regardless of gender, and there are far
fewer of the former. Whilst I often want to be a follower, my memory dictates I am often an “innovator”, as happened
the previous time I employed the Vaganian Gambit. Having checked the lines and concluded that Black has sufficient
counterplay I was tempted to try it again. On this occasion I had a hard time choosing between just two options: but
what would I have done if I had more systems to choose from!
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.c4 cd4 4.Nd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5
[5...d6?! is slower. 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6 8.e4 Nc6. By comparison with the Kalashnikov variation, the knight is
already committed to f6 which deprives Black of options of playing ... Be7–g5 or ...f5 quickly.]
6.cd5 Bc5

This move characterises the Vaganian Gambit. Now White has a choice between two main systems: playing e3 and Be2
or fianchettoing the bishop on g2.
7.N5c3
[7.N1c3 is not so popular because after ...a6 the other knight will have to go to a3 where it is not well placed.;
One other option that Black has to be aware of is the sharp 7.d6 0-0 8.Nc7 Ne4 9.e3 Bb4 10.Nc3 Nc3 11.bc3 Bc3
12.Bd2 Qd6 13.Na8 Ba1 14.Qa1 Be6 15.Qb2 Nc63]
7...0-0 8.g3
Turkish female players are partial to the bishop fianchetto, possibly influenced by Mikhalchishin.
[8.e3 is a big main line, where Black players also have a few resources up their sleeve.]
8...Qb6 9.e3

9...Bf5
[This was my prepared deviation, that I originally spotted suggested by Aveskulov in his book Attack with Black.
Previously I tried 9...e4 10.a3 Bg4 11.Be2 Be2 12.Qe2 Nbd7 13.Nd2 Rfe8 14.b4 Bf8 15.Bb2 (The high profile game
that I was trying to repeat, and successfully forgot, continued 15.0-0 Qc7 16.Bb2 Nb6 17.Nb5 Qd7 18.d6 Nfd5
19.Rac1 Bd6 20.Nd6 Qd6 Aronian 2741 – Sutovsky 2655, Iraklion 2007 – 101/22) 15...Rac8 16.0-0 Qd8 and after a
complex fight Black managed to win on move 39. Ku. Ozturk 2265 – Arakhamia Grant 2411, Deutschland 2012]
10.Bg2 e4
This pawn advance is absolutely essential, it cuts off the lifeline of the d5 pawn, which now feels rather isolated from
the rest of White’s pieces. On the other hand Black’s pawn will require support from all the black pieces. However the
advantages of seizing more space, freeing the e5 square and closing off White’s light squared bishop, are more
significant.
11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Nd2 Rfe8 13.a3N
[Preventing ... Bb4. Beliavsky opted in favour of finishing his queenside development, even by returning the extra pawn
immediately: 13.b3 Bb4 14.Bb2 Rac8 Black is not in a hurry to restore the material balance (Aveskulov recommends
taking the offered pawn 14...Bc3 15.Bc3 Nd5 16.Bd4 Qe6 with a balanced position.) 15.Nc4 Qa6 but White went on to
win in the game: Beliavsky 2646 – Bo. Vuckovic 2576, Budva 2009 – 105/190]
13...Rac8

Aimed at hindering White’s queenside development.
14.h3
This is a sensible move. It takes control over the g4 square and makes g3–g4–g5 a threat at an appropriate moment.
[Let’s check what would happen after the principled 14.b4 Be3
A) 15.Na4?! Qd4 16.Bb2 Qd2μ;
B) 15.Nc4 Rc4 (15...Bf2 16.Rf2 Rc4 17.Na4±) 16.Be3 Qa6 17.Qd2 Ne53 Black’s pieces are surrounding White’s d5
pawn like hawks;
C) 15.Nce4?! Ne4 (15...Bd4 16.Nf6 Nf6 17.Ra2 Bd3 18.Nb3 Bf1 19.Qf1 Ne4 20.Be4 Re43) 16.Be4 Be4 17.Ne4 Bc1
18.Nc5 Ba3! 19.Nd7 Qb4μ;
D) 15.Nde4!?
D1) 15...Bc1 16.Na4 (16.Nf6 Qf6–+ attacking the knight on c3 twice.) 16...Qa6 (16...Qd8 17.Nf6 Nf6 18.Rc1±)
17.Nac5 Nc5 18.Nc5 Rc5 19.bc5 Bb2 20.Ra2 Bc3 21.Qb3 Qa53;
D2) 15...Bf2 16.Rf2 Be4 17.Ne4 Re4 18.Be4 Ne4 19.Raa2 Nf2 20.Rf2 Nf6 21.Kg2 Qd63
According to these analyses we can conclude that b4 is not an attractive option for White. Another possibility is a knight
manoeuvre to help White untangle his pieces:
14.Nb3!? Bf8 (14...Qd6 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.Ndb5 Qf8 17.b4 Bb6 18.Bb2 a6 19.Nd4 Ne5 20.Na4∞) 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.Bh3
At least White has managed to improve the positions of her light squared bishop and knight and it is only the dark
square bishop that remains problematic.
We can see that the other choice for the knight is worse: 14.Nc4?! Qa6 15.Re1 b5 16.Nd2 and White has not achieved
much.
However the modest alternative of 14.b3 should be preferred, since 14...Be3 runs into 15.Nc4 Qd4 16.fe3+– However,
14...Bf8 is likely to be the best continuation with the idea of vacating the c5 square for a knight, as b3 is rather weak.]

14...Bg6
Black has two ways of preventing g3–g4–g5; moving the bishop or advancing the h-pawn. I am not convinced I chose
the best one.
[14...h6 would have been more useful in the long run.]
15.Qa4 Qd8
[15...Qc7 was also possible with the same idea of vacating the b6 square for the knight and having the option of
advancing the b-pawn. 16.Nde4 Ne4 17.Be4 Nb6 18.Qc2 Re4 19.Ne4 Qe7–+]
16.Rd1
[So far the e4 pawn has been untouchable: 16.Nde4 Ne4 17.Ne4 b5 18.Qb5 Be4μ]
16...Bb6
[The alternative 16...a6 would have saved the bishop from exchanges. However the complications after the capture on
e4 were not so clear to me during the game: 17.Nde4 Ne4 18.Ne4 b5 (18...Nb6 19.Qc2 Qe7 20.d6! Bd6 21.Qb3 Be4
22.Be4 Qe4 23.Rd6 Nc4 24.Rd4∞) 19.Qa6 Be4 20.Be4 Re4 21.Qb5 and the four pawns for a piece looked scary to
me!]
17.Nc4
[White still cannot capture the e4 pawn. 17.Nde4 Ne4 18.Ne4 Be4 19.Be4 Nc5 20.Bh7 Kh7 21.Qf4 Ne4–+]
17...Nc5
The possibility of installing a knight on d3 was too hard to resist.
18.Qb5 Nd3

19.d6
This looks ambitious.
[Maybe it was more pragmatic for White just to eliminate Black’s bishop by 19.Nb6 ab6. Then there is a choice
between a4 and trying to play around the annoying knight on d3, ignoring it for a moment, or making a creative
exchange sacrifice by 20.Rd3 ed3 when the game may continue something like 21.Bd2 Rc5 22.Qa4 b5 23.Qb4 b6
24.Re1 Qd7 25.a4 and I am not sure who is better here.]
19...a6 20.Qb3
[I think the best chance was 20.Qb6 Rc4 21.Qd8 Rd8 22.f3 undermining the knight on d3.]
20...Ba7 The bishop is happy to be alive!
21.a4
[21.Qb7 Rc4 22.Qa7 Qd6μ]
21...Qd7
The position may be in a state of equilibrium, but it is easier to play with Black.
22.a5 Bf5
With the dual threat of attacking the pawn on h3 and playing ... Be6 to pin the knight.
23.Nd2?!

[23.Qa4 was preferable. The following variation demonstrates the hidden dangers for Black: 23...Qa4 24.Ra4 Bd7 25.b3
Ba4 26.Na4 Suddenly the stowaway d-pawn becomes a formidable force to be reckoned with.]
23...Nc5!
I guess this was a move that my opponent missed.
[The immediate pawn capture does not achieve an advantage. 23...Bh3 24.Nde4 Ne4 25.Ne4 Bg2 26.Kg2 Re4 27.Qd3
Re6 and Black will hope eventually to take back the d-pawn although it is only sufficient for equality.]
24.Qb4
[More resilient was 24.Qa3 with the idea of disturbing the knight with b4. 24.. .Bh3 25.b4 Bg2 26.Kg2 and now
wherever the knight goes, White is going to capture on e4. Luckily Black has an interesting idea to carry out a
devastating attack: 26...Re5! 27.bc5 Rh5 28.Nde4 Ne4 29.Ne4 Qh3 30.Kf3 Rf5 31.Ke2 Qh5! (Precisely from this
square only! If 31...Qg4 32.Ke1 Qe4 33.Qd3 Qh1 34.Qf1= White’s queen is just in time to defend the king.) 32.Ke1
Qh1 33.Ke2 Qe4–+]
24...Bh3

Now the white position collapses.
25.Bh1 Bg4 26.Rf1 Qd6 27.Nb3 Qc7 28.Nd4 h5 29.Bd2 h4 30.Nce2 Nd3 31.Qb3 Bd4
At first sight this seems like a simple game where the main fight revolved around two central pawns. How long can
White keep the d-pawn and at what price? Has Black over-extended with e4? There was a lot to calculate and I am
relatively happy with the game, especially since my opening gamble paid off. When I adopted the Vaganian Gambit for
the first time at least it was a surprise for my opponent, whereas playing it for a second time was more of a risk.

Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant, Dresden 2008. Photo by Harald Fietz
What lessons can we learn from Tromso in order to help us make predictions for the 2016 Women’s Olympiad in Baku?
The big four of Russia, China, Ukraine and Georgia have dominated the modern era and it is hard to see beyond them
for the medals.
However the rise of Asian women’s chess should not be ignored with young teams from Kazakhstan, Iran and Indonesia
leaving a strong impression. The strengthening of coaching set-ups by importing highly regarded trainers from
traditional chess countries may mean it won’t be long before such emerging nations break through.
Players continue to move around the world whether for business, national identity or romantic involvement. Who knows
which players will change Federations before 2016?
0 : 1 K. Arakhamia-Grant
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Trending now: 1.b3 – The Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening!
Since its inception in the 1920s by the ultra-modernist
Aaron Nimzowitsch, the modest-looking 1.b3 has
struggled to make the limelight in opening theory.
Though Danish ace, Bent Larsen, took up this
fianchetto in 1968 and played 1.b3 continuously for a
couple of decades, the chess public was never really
convinced of the merits of White’s set-up.
To the chess world at large, steering clear of an
immediate fight for the centre must have seemed a
violation of the basic chess principles laid down by
Steinitz and subsequently endorsed by Lasker,
Capablanca, Botvinnik and other chess greats.
But is White really abstaining from the fight for the
centre if he doesn’t push a pawn there at once by 1.d4
or 1.e4? After all, 1.b3 envelopes the idea of Bb2, from
where the bishop places under surveillance the key
central square e5.
Another question to ponder is: how is it that long ago
the similar looking 1.g3, the Reti Opening, gained a
much better reputation and established itself as a quite
normal way of commencing the game? True, playing
g3/Bg2 allows White to castle much more quickly, but
then again in turbulent 21st century chess, top players
don’t really like to give advance warning to their
opponents of their king’s future residency.
Watching the 1.b3 games of current trendsetters,
Nakamura, Jobava, and Rapport, I saw that, in addition
to the conventional kingside castling, they would often
castle long or even leave their king uncastled! It was curious for me to see how Black players, armed to the teeth with

mainstream theory, could collapse after being hit by the 1.b3 virus...
A01
JOBAVA 2706 – DUBOV 2614
Minsk 2014 – 120/(1)
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 g6
[We will deal with the most trendy 3...Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6
5.Na3 in a later game.]
4.h4!?
[The Georgian GM’s creativity is virtually boundless. However a study of the middlegame dispels the charms of 4.h4.
The conventional ways are 4.f4, 4.Nf3 and 4.Bb5.]
4...h5N
[Also deserving attention is 4...Nf6 5.Nf3 (RR 5.Be2 M. Sabol 2287 – V. Valenta 2180, Pardubice 2005) 5...d6; and
4...Bg7 5.h5 Nh6 (RR 5...a6 Mandizha 2404 – Liou Yian 2283, Fremont 2012)]
5.Nf3 Bg7 6.c4 d6 7.d3 Nge7 8.Nbd2 a5 9.a3 0-0 10.Qc2 Rb8 11.Be2 Bg4 12.Ne4 Qd7 13.0-0-0
Jobava is fired up for a big fight. It takes a lot of guts to castle queenside whilst it is under attack from the enemy rook.
[More cautious would have been 13.Nc3]
13...b5 14.cb5 Rb5 15.d4 Rb6

16.Nc5!?
A spectacular knight jump which Jobava undoubtedly had in mind when castling long. The knight is transferred to a4 to
help his king.
[16.de5 Bf3 17.gf3 (17.Nf6 Bf6 18.ef6 Be2 19.fe7 Rfb8 20.Qc3 Ne5 21.Qe5 Qc6 22.Qc3 Bd1 23.Rd1 f5μ) 17...Ne5
18.f4 Rc6 19.Bc3 (19.Nc3 Ng4 20.Bb5 Bc3 21.Bc3 Rc3 22.Bd7 Rc2 23.Kc2 Nf23) 19...Ng4 20.Bb5 Bc3 21.Bc6 Qc6
22.Nc3 Nf2‚]
16...Qf5 17.Bd3 Qc8 18.Na4 Rb8 19.d5 Na7 20.Bc4 c6 21.dc6
21...Qc6
[Also interesting is 21...d5 22.Bd5 (although perhaps Jobava was ready to sac the exchange 1 22.Rd5 Nd5 23.Bd5ƒ)
22...Nd5 23.Rd5 Be6°]

22.e4 Nb5 23.Kb1 Rfc8
[23...Bf3 24.gf3 Na3 25.Ba3 Qa4 26.Bd6±]
24.Ka2
24...Be6
[24...Nd4
A) 25.Nd4 ed4 26.f3 (26.Rd4 Bd4 27.Bd4 Be6) 26...Be6;
B) 25.Bd4 ed4 26.Nd4 Bd1 27.Nc6 Bc2 28.Ne7 Kf8 29.Nc8 Rc8 with a balanced position, as the intended 30.f3 can be
met by 30...Rc4!]
25.Rc1
White has constructed a very solid formation on the queenside and transferred his king to safety on a2. A few more
moves and he will stand better. Therefore Dubov does his best to knock White off balance.
25...Bh6 26.Ng5 Bc4 27.Qc4
[27.bc4 Nd4 28.Bd4 ed4‚ 29.Rh3 f6]
27...Qe8 28.Qd3 f6

29.f4?
But now begins a chapter on which it is very difficult to comment. I guess one or both players were short of time.
Jobava deserves credit for his courage in sacking a whole piece rather than retreating it and thereby ceding the
initiative. However this seems to me far too big a price to pay.
[29.Rc8 Rc8 30.Nb6!? (30.Nf3 is also playable.) 30...fg5 31.Nc8 Nc8 32.Rc1 Ne7 33.a4 Nd4 34.Bd4 ed4 35.Qd4 gh4
36.Rc7∞]
29...fg5 30.hg5
30...Bf8?!
[30...Bg7 31.f5 gf5 32.ef5 e4! 33.Qe4
A) 33...Qf7 34.Rc8 (34.g6 Qb3!! 35.Kb3 Nc3 36.Qb4 ab4 37.ab4 Na4 38.Rc8 Rc8 39.Bg7 Kg7 40.Ka4 Nf5–+)

34...Nc8 35.Rh3 (35.Qe6μ) 35...Nc3 36.Rc3 Bc3–+;
B) 33...Bb2 34.Kb2 Qf7 35.Rc8 Rc8 36.f6 Nd53 ∆37.Rh5 Nf6! 38.gf6 Qf6–+]
Baadur Jobava, Warsaw 2013. Photo by Harald Fietz
31.fe5 de5 32.Be5 Rc1 33.Rc1 Rc8
[33...Rd8 34.Qc4 Kh7 35.Rf1 (35.Nc5 Nc6 36.Bb2 Nbd4μ) 35...Rd2 36.Nb2 5μ]
34.Nc5! Nc6 35.Nd7! Ne5 36.Qd5‡
[36.Nf6 Kf7 37.Qd5 (37.Ne8 Nd3 38.Rc8 Ba33) 37...Qe6 38.Rc82]

36...Qf7??
[36...Kh8 37.Nf6 (37.Rc8 Qc8 38.Qe5 Bg7 39.Qb5 Qc2) 37...Bg7! (37...Rc1?? 38.Qg8) 38.Ne8 (38.Qb5 Qb5 39.Rc8
Bf8 40.Rf8 Kg7–+) 38...Rc1 39.Qa8 (39.Qd8 Nc6–+) 39...Nc3 40.Kb2 Nd3]
37.Qf7
[37.Qf7 Kf7 38.Ne5 Ke6 39.Rc8 Ke5 40.Rf8+–]
1 : 0 Šulskis
A01
RAPPORT 2704 – ONISCHUK 2659
Tromso (ol) 2014
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6

3.e3
[One of my most beloved classical games, R. Fischer – U. Andersson, Siegen (ol) 1970 went 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.a3 0-
0 6.Qc2 Re8 7.d3 Bf8 8.Nf3 a5 9.Be2 d5 10.cd5 Nd5 11.Nbd2 f6 12.0-0 Be6 13.Kh1 Qd7 14.Rg1 Rad8 15.Ne4 Qf7
16.g4 g6 17.Rg3 Bg7 18.Rag1 Nb6 19.Nc5 Bc8 20.Nh4 Nd7 21.Ne4 Nf8 22.Nf5 Be6 23.Nc5 Ne7 24.Ng7 Kg7 25.g5
Nf5 26.Rf3 b6 27.gf6 Kh8 28.Ne6 Re6 29.d4 ed4 30.Bc4 d3 31.Bd3 Rd3 32.Qd3 Rd6 33.Qc4 Ne6 34.Be5 Rd8 35.h4
Nd6 36.Qg4 Nf8 37.h5 Ne8 38.e4 Rd2 39.Rh3 Kg8 40.hg6 Ng6 41.f4 Kf8 42.Qg5 Nd6 43.Bd6 1 : 0. Its aesthetic
beauty and Fischer’s handling of the middlegame, which seemed twenty years ahead of his contemporaries, had such an
impact on me that I started to play 1.b3 from time to time.]
3...Nf6 4.Bb5
[4.c4 could have still transposed to Fischer’s game, but apparently that move is out of fashion nowadays.]
4...Bd6 5.Na3

This is now the most trendy tabia of the Nimzowitsch-Larsen.
5...a6
[The most fashionable paths are 5...Na5 (RR Ba. Jobava 2716 – Charochkina 2374, Yerevan 2014 – 120/1) and 5...e4
but Onischuk wants to get out his light-square bishop.]
6.Bc6 dc6 7.Nc4 Qe7 8.a4 0-0
[Had Onischuk known what was in store for him, some ten moves from now, he would have undoubtedly halted White’s
queenside expansion with 8...a5.]
9.a5!
First securing the outpost for the queen’s knight and also making way for his rook to roll into play via a4 if necessary.

9...Bg4N
[RR 9...Nd7 R. Rapport 2687 – H. Stevic 2611, Osterreich 2014]
10.Ne2
Typically, Rapport moves his knights around to avoid any direct enemy pawn thrusts. [10.Nf3? e4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4
Ng4 13.hg4 Bg4 14.Rg1 f5‚]
10...Nd7
[10...Rad8; or 10...c5 11.h3 Bd7 12.0-0 Bc6 were other viable set-ups.]
11.0-0
11...e4?!
A strategical mistake, which sows the seeds of Black’s unexpectedly quick demise. From now on White’s long-range
bishop will flourish.
[11...f5 12.f3 Bh5 13.Ng3 Bg6=]
12.Nd6
[12.f3 is also possible, as 12...ef3 13.gf3 Bh2? 14.Kh2 Qh4 15.Kg1 Bh3 16.Qe1+– doesn’t work.]
12...cd6 13.f3 ef3
[13...Bf5 14.Ng3 Bg6 15.fe4 Be4 tumbles upon 16.Bg7! ∆16...Kg7 17.Qg4 Bg6 18.Nf5+–]
14.gf3 Bh3
[14...Be6 15.Qe1ƒ gives White a pleasant initiative.]
15.Rf2

15...Ne5?
It’s easy to understand Onischuk, who was still trying to contest the centre, but this knight jump is tactically flawed and
allows his bishop to be cut-off.
[Instead 15...Nc5 would have been a way to prevent the menacing manoeuvre Ra1–a4 and keep struggling – 16.Nf4
Bd7 17.Rg2 f6 18.Nh5 Rf7]
16.f4! Ng6
[16...Ng4 17.Rf3 Qh4 18.Qe1 Qh6 19.Qg3+–]
17.f5 Qg5
[17...Nh4 18.f6 Qe4 19.fg7 Rfe8 (19...Nf3 20.Rf3 Qf3 21.gf8R Kf8 22.Nf4+–) 20.Ng3±]
18.Ng3

18...Ne5
[18...Nh4 19.Qh5! Qh5 20.Nh5 Nf5 (20...Bf5 21.Ra4!+–) 21.Nf4 Bg4 22.h3+–]
19.Ra4!!
A rook lift of immense strength, literally forcing Black to play three versus five. It’s very hard to give Onischuk any
worthwhile advice now, other than to take greater care over his eighth move next time...
19...Bg4
[19...Rae8 20.Qh5 Qh5 21.Nh5 Bg4 22.Be5 Bh5 23.Bd6+–]
20.Qf1
Richard Rapport, Belgrade 2014. Photo by Josip Asik
20...f6??
Subjected to heavy pressure, Onischuk overlooks
Rapport’s elegant queen manoeuvre and thereby loses
the game on the spot.
[20...Rae8 would have offered stiffer resistance.
A) 21.Rd4 d5 22.Ba3 wins the exchange, but some
obscurity remains after 22...h5 23.Bf8 Kf8;
B) 21.Raf4 f6 22.Be5 (22.d4 Nf7 23.e4 h5 24.Bc1 h4)
22...Re5 and the 23.Qc4 trick no longer works because
of 23...d5;
C) On 21.Qg2 I would find 21...Bd1 bothersome;
D) White now has many tempting continuations, but
after analysing the position I like 21.Kh1!? most:
D1) 21...h5 22.Ne4 (22.h3 Qh4 23.Kh2±) 22...Qd8

23.h3 Qh4 (23...d5 24.Ng3 h4 25.Be5 Re5 26.Rg4 hg3
27.Rf3‚) 24.Nd6;
D2) 21...f6 allows White to kill the bishop on g4 with
the same stone 22.Be5 Re5 23.Qc4+–]
21.Be5
Black resigned. [21.Be5 fe5 22.Qc4! d5 23.Qg4+–]
1 : 0 Šulskis
A01
NAKAMURA 2787 – PERALTA 2574
Tromso (ol) 2014
Game also annotated, from a different angle, by GM Wesley So in Chess Informant 121, My Olympiad Diary.
1.b3 d5
The Argentinean grandmaster chooses a light square strategy, designed to comfortably develop his bishop. The
downside of this set-up is that it allows White to tighten his control over e5.
2.Bb2 Bg4

3.h3
[Black doesn’t allow White’s e-pawn to move. I have seen Jobava play the direct 3.f3 a few times, with e2-e3, Ng1–e2-
f4, d2-d4, Nb1–c3, Qd1–d2, 0-0-0 to follow. At some point he then harassed Black’s bishop with g2-g4 and was
generally very successful.]
3...Bh5 4.d3 c5
[RR 4...e6 Nikolac 2480 – Vlat. Kovacevic 2510, Maribor 1980 – 30/1]
5.Nd2 Nc6 6.Ngf3 f6
7.c4!?N
Risky strategy. Nakamura allows his Bb2 to be hemmed in, but seeks good prospects on another long diagonal.
[An alternative is 7.e4 d4 8.Be2 with the idea of Nd4 (RR Wohl 2425 – E. Neiman 2358, Cannes 2007)]

7...d4 8.g3
[8.g4!? Bf7 9.Bg2]
8...e5 Black seems to be doing alright now.
9.Bg2 Nh6
[9...Bd6 10.Ne4 Nge7 11.0-0 0-0]
Hikaru Nakamura, Dubai 2014. Photo by Anastasya Karlovich
10.a3 a5 11.Bc1 f5
[11...Nf7 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nh4 Nd6 14.Ng6 hg6 15.Ne42; 11...Bf7 12.Ne4 f5 13.Neg5 Bg8 14.Nh4 Be7 15.f4∞]
12.Nh2!?
This doesn’t make much of an impression, but Nakamura opens up his long range bishop and cherishes an ambitious g3-
g4 thrust to contest the key e4 square.
12...Be7 13.Ndf1 Nf7
[Black would also be okay after 13...0-0 14.g4 (14.Bh6 gh6 15.g4 fg4 16.Ng3 Bh4 17.hg4 Bg3 18.fg3 Bg6) 14...fg4
15.Bh6 Bh4!]
14.g4!

Now Nakamura’s knights spring out of the ambush into play.
14...Bg6 15.Ng3 Nd6
[15...f4 16.Ne4 (16.Nf5 Bf5 17.gf5 Nd6) 16...Rc8 17.Bd2 b6=]
16.gf5 Nf5 17.Bd5 Ng3 18.fg3 Rf8
[18...e4!? 19.de4 Bd6 20.Rg1 Qc7°]
19.Nf3 e4 20.de4 Qc7 21.Bf4 Bd6 22.e3!
22...0-0-0? [I suspect Peralta thought 22...de3! was impossible as it hangs a piece. However I think that was the way to
go. It’s all based on tactics though...
A) 23.Bd6 Qd6 24.Bc6 (24.Bf7 Ke7 25.Qd6 Kd6 26.Rd1 Ke7 27.Bg6 Rf3!μ) 24...Qc6 25.Ne5 Qc7 26.Qd5 Bf7μ;
B) 23.Bc6 Qc6
B1) 24.Bd6 0-0-0! 25.Bf8 Rd1 26.Rd1 Qe4 27.Bd6 (27.0-0 e2–+) 27...e2!μ;
B2) 24.Qd6 24...Qd6 25.Bd6 Rf3=]
23.Ng5!

23...Qe7
[23...de3
A) 24.Ne6 Bf4 25.Nc7? (25.gf4 Qe7) 25...Bg3 26.Ke2 Bh5–+;
B) 24.Qg4 24...Kb8 25.Ne6±]
24.0-0
[24.Ne6 Bf4 25.ef4 Be4!„]
24...de3 25.Qg4 Kb8 26.Ne6±
26...Ne5

[If 26...Bf4 27.gf4 Nd4 28.Nd8 Be4 (28...Qd8 29.Rae1 e2 30.Rf2 Qb6 31.f5±) 29.Qg5 Rf6 30.Qe5 Qe5 31.fe5 Rg6
32.Kh2 Rg2 33.Kh1+–]
27.Qe2
Nakamura’s light-square strategy has come out tops, Peralta is trying to mix things up, but he doesn’t really get the
chance from the American, who senses that victory is near.
[27.Qg5 Qg5 28.Bg5 Nf3 29.Rf3 Rf3 30.Bd8 Rg3 31.Kf1 Bh5„]
27...Be4
28.Qe3 The simplest.
[28.Bg5 would have won too: 28...Nf3 (28...Rf2 29.Rf2 ef2 30.Qf2 Nf3 31.Qf3 Bf3 32.Be7+–) 29.Rf3 Rf3 (29...Bf3
30.Be7 Be2 31.Bd6 Rd6 32.Nf8+–) 30.Be7 Rg3 31.Kf1+–]
28...Bd5 29.cd5+– Rf4 30.Rf4
[30.gf4 Nd7]
30...Re8 31.Raf1 Qd7 32.Re4

and Black resigned because of 32...Ng6 33.Nc5 Bc5 34.Re8 Qe8 35.Qc5+–
1 : 0 Šulskis
To round off this story of 1.b3 in today’s chess I decided to make my own personal contribution. In fact, carefully going
through modern games with the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Opening proved to be very rewarding for me. Likewise, I hope
readers of my column will not only enjoy this article but also benefit from it by employing some of the strategic ideas
presented here in their own games.
A07
Šulskis 2550 – A.ZHIGALKO 2584
Belgique 2014
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 h6
[5...Be7 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6]
6.0-0 Be7 7.c4
[Far more frequently White heads for the 7.d3 0-0 8.Nbd2 set-up, getting ready for e2-e4. However I had provocation
on my mind.]
7...0-0 8.Nc3
Here we are.

8...c6
[Zhigalko responds modestly, refusing to enter complications. However, maybe he should have picked up the gauntlet
by 8...d4 9.Nd4 Qd4
Sarunas Sulskis, Calvia 2004. Photo by Harald Fietz
A) 10.Bb7 Nbd7 11.Nd5 Qb2 12.Ne7 Kh8 13.Ba8
(13.Nf5 Rab8!μ) 13...Ra8 (13...Bc2? 14.Qc1+–)
14.Nf5 ef5 15.Qc1 Qe5∞ is not easy to assess. White’s
pawn structure looks better, but the black knights have
jumping power and, besides, White has lost a great
royal protector on g2;
B) 10.Nd5 Qb2 11.Ne7 Kh8 12.Nf5 ef5 13.Bb7 Nbd7
14.Ba8 Ra8 is just a transposition.]
9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nd2
I decided to force e2-e4 now.
[The alternative 10.Ne5 Ne5 11.de5 Ne4 12.Ne4 de4=
doesn’t offer much.]
10...Re8
[10...Qc7 11.Rc12]
11.e4 de4 12.Nde4 Ne4 13.Ne4

13...Be4?!N
Surprising. Black voluntarily parts with his bishop pair. As Zhigalko explained after the game, he wanted to dominate
my bishop on the h8-a1 diagonal. However I think the bishop on f5 has too much muscle to part with forever.
[13...Nf6 14.Nc5 Qb6 15.Qe2 ((RR 15.Qc1 Poeltl 2165 – S . Reschun 2282, Osterreich 2001; 15.Na4 Qc7) 15...Bc5
16.dc5 Qc5 17.Bf6 gf6 18.Qh5 Kg7? (18...Qf8∞) 19.g4 +– ]
14.Be4 Bf6 15.Qc2

15...Nb6?
A major strategic concession based on a miscalculation.
[15...Qc7 16.Rad1 Rad82]
16.Rad1
16...Qc7
[Obviously Zhigalko had planned 16...Nc8 followed by Nd6-f5 applying pressure on d4. However, having his rook well
placed behind the d-pawn, White is just in time for a breakthrough in the centre: 17.d5! ed5 (17...Bb2 18.dc6 Bd4
19.cb7 Rb8 20.bc8=N Rc8 21.b4±; 17...cd5 18.cd5 Bb2 19.de6 Qf6 20.Bb7 Rb8 21.ef7 Kf7 22.Rd7 Ne7 23.Bd5 Kf8
24.Qh7 g5

25.Re7!! is a very nice way to win the game!) 18.cd5 c5 19.d6! Nd6 (19...Re4 20.Bf6+–) 20.Bb7 Rb8 21.Bc6±]
17.h4!
With the black knight a long way away from the kingside, it’s now time to throw some pawns at his king.
17...Rad8
[17...e5 18.d5 cd5 19.Bd5 Nd5 20.Rd52]
18.Qe2 Nd7
19.Bc1!!
I am very proud of this move. Strategically it serves at least three goals:
1) White switches diagonals just in time – at the very moment Black’s knight has obstructed his own rook on d8 from its

attack on d4;
2) No longer will this bishop be dominated by its counterpart on f6, but instead it will join the attack on Black’s king
with every possibility of a sacrifice on h6;
3) It will reinforce the d4 pawn from e3, so Black will never be able to relieve the pressure by c6-c5 with a subsequent
swap of the dark-squared bishops.
19...Nf8 20.Be3±
Black is left with no counterplay now.
20...Rd7 21.Qg4
I had no illusions of mating my opponent quickly, but decided to drive his king away from the f7 pawn.
21...Kh8
[Had Zhigalko realized what the true purpose of 21.Qg4 was, he would have probably gone for 21...Red8 22.Bh6 Bd4
23.Rd4 f5 24.Rd7 Rd7 trying to muddy the waters.]
22.Qf3 Red8
Too late.

23.d5!
[White doesn’t fall for 23.Bh6 Rd4 24.Rd4 Bd4 25.Bf4 e52 but instead breaks through in the centre with all the might of
his bishop pair.]
23...cd5 24.cd5 ed5 25.Bd5
[25.Rd5 was also good enough 25...Rd5 26.Bd5 b6 27.Rc1 (but White shouldn’t fall for 27.Bh6? Qe5 tricks) 27...Qd7
28.Be4±]
25...Ne6
[25...b6 26.Bf4 Be5 27.Be5 Qe5 28.Bf7 Rd1 29.Rd1 Rd1 30.Qd1±]
26.Be6 Rd1 27.Rd1 Rd1 28.Qd1 fe6

For a moment it may seem that Black will be able to hold this unappealing position, but on the next move White brings
his queen to the long diagonal and spices up his positional advantage with tactical threats.
29.Qf3!
[Black is now under a double Ba7/Bh6 threat. 29.Ba7? doesn’t work yet because of 29...b6, but this kick will haunt
Black in the near future.]
29...Be5
[29...a6 30.Bh6 Bh4 31.Bf4 e5 32.Qh5 Kg8 33.Qe8 Kh7 34.Be5 Qc1 35.Kg2 is also miserable for Black.]
30.Ba7+ -
30...b6‡ Time-trouble frustration.
31.Qa8 Kh7 32.Qe4 Kg8 33.Bb6
1 : 0 Šulskis
Are we at the doorstep of a 21st century chess openings revolution? Though I can’t boast of being a perfect forecaster, it
wouldn’t surprise me so much. After all, at the end of the day, even the legendary strategist Nimzowitsch never taught
such far-out stuff...
Šarunas Šulskis
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Advanced opening guide: Berlin Ruy Lopez
Plan your play with either White or Black!
Mirroring is about two carefully selected annotated
games played from the same opening tabiya – a
popular and important opening position – from which
play branches out into several topical paths.
The goal is to present and explain the main plans and
ideas of both sides, conducted as close as possible to
their ideal form. These concepts should serve the
reader like a compass, an essential tool to help him
navigate the wilds of the tropical forests of opening
theory.
Are you looking for the “ideal plan” or recipes for
quick, “guaranteed” success? Such things do not exist.
But our author will do his best to convey his
grandmaster knowledge and top-level experience to
you, and be your guiding light.
But there is a catch... At first, our author will support
White’s cause without any reservations – he is the first
player’s best buddy, his guardian angel. And then, by a
sudden twist of fate, he will switch sides and becomes
a dedicated advocate of Black’s position, as if he’s
playing the game against his reflection in the mirror...
Berlin Ruy Lopez
In this first installment of the Mirroring column I will discuss the Berlin variation of the Ruy Lopez, an opening line
extremely popular at top level, as also witnessed by the recent World Championship match between Magnus Carlsen
and Vishy Anand. Without further ado, let us move on to the main tabiya:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Ne4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bc6 dc6 7.de5 Nf5 8.Qd8 Kd8
This is the starting position of the main line, and the
position where I will start my investigation of the
Berlin Defence (or Berlin Wall, as it is commonly
referred to). Although White has a number of ways to
sidestep this well-known theoretical queenless
middlegame, these are not too ambitious. As a result,
the diagram position still remains the focus of
attention; it is also considered to be White’s most
promising approach by the engines.
The Berlin Defence has stood the test of time since
2000, when it was employed by Kramnik vs Kasparov
in their World Championship match in London. This is
no surprise, as the diagram position is a fascinating
queenless middlegame with deep strategic ideas,
offering plenty of scope for either player to outsmart
the opponent in the ensuing struggle.
A quick summary of the main characteristics of this position from both sides of the board:
White has a development advantage, as well as a better pawn structure and a safer king. However, his e-pawn is a bit too
far advanced, resulting in a weakening of the light squares. White’s main long-term idea is to make use of his extra
pawn on the kingside. To make this happen, the advance f4–f5 is usually necessary; but sometimes the immediate e5-e6
can be played, supported by tactical measures.
Black is behind in development and has an inferior pawn structure, as well as a slightly exposed king. On the other
hand, he also has a potentially strong pair of bishops, which constitutes sufficient compensation and his position
contains no particular weaknesses; his exposed king in the centre is not such a big issue, in view of the absence of

queens from the board.
Let us now take up the white pieces and tear down the Berlin Wall!
C67
NAIDITSCH 2715 – WAGNER 2499
Baden Baden 2014
9.Nc3
The most common choice here. However, also very popular are 9.Rd1, taking the open file and forcing Black’s king to
e8, and 9.h3, slowly preparing the advance of the kingside pawns – a move order chosen by Carlsen in the recently
finished World Championship match.
[Very often these two moves transpose but I reckon that Carlsen had his reasons for starting with h3. One concrete
example that shows how play can develop differently is 9...Bd7 10.Rd1 Be7 11.g4 Nh4 12.Nh4 Bh4 13.Nd2 F.
Caruana 2801 – P . Negi 2645 Tromso (ol) 2014, when White’s knight took another route.]
As we will see, there are many possible transpositions between the various lines and setups; the ideas are more
important than the move order.
9...Ke8

This is the most fashionable move; there are several other options, some of them equally interesting. Since Black will
usually have to move his king from d8 soon anyway, he decides to do it at once. On e8 the king is shielded by White’s
e5–pawn and also defends the weak pawn on f7. Playing the king to e8 can be seen as a useful waiting move. Now
Black will see White’s reaction first, before deciding on his own setup.
10.Bf4
Certainly not the main move, but a very decent continuation nevertheless, developing the last minor piece. From here
the bishop is also directed against c7, with the thematic e6–break in mind.
The most popular move is 10.h3, which should usually be played at some point anyway. However, it is hard to establish
with certainty what the best move is at this early stage; as was already mentioned, many moves can be transposed.
10...Be6

A logical continuation, blocking the e6–advance while developing the bishop. Now Black’s rook might also get out via
the d-file. In the Berlin, Black is usually able to solve the issue of developing his rooks by exchanging at least one.
11.Rfd1!
White takes control of the open file and also walks away from the potential threat ...Bc4. It’s good to keep the other
rook on a1, in order to have the a2–pawn protected.
11...h6
A very common move, often played automatically. This protects the g5–square, to avoid issues with Ng5 or Bg5. On
some occasions Black even follows up with ...g5, generating some activity.
12.h3

White is slowly preparing the advance of his kingside pawns.
12...Be7?!
[12...Bb4 is a more active continuation, keeping the e7–square available for Black’s knight. L . Dominguez Perez 2754 –
Le Quang Liem 2703, Beijing 2013]
13.g4!
White grabs the opportunity to force an exchange of a pair of knights, while making some progress with his kingside
expansion. [RR 13.a3 B. Socko 2577 – Krasenkow 2609, Polska (ch) 2003 – 89/(303)]
13...Nh4 14.Nh4 Bh4
15.Kg2!
The king is a useful piece in the endgame. Now White has Bg3 in mind, followed by f4 later.
15...Be7 16.f3N
There is no need for White to hurry. The plan, of course, is to play f4–f5 at some point, but for the moment White
decides to start some maneuvering in order to activate his pieces first.
[RR 16.Be3 Alexa. Bragin 2375 – Musalov 2300, Russia 1999]
16...Rd8

17.Ne2
This is usually a good route for this knight in the Berlin. From here it can become active on d4 while Ng3 is another
possible option.
17...h5
With this move Black plans to open the h-file at some point, to activate his kingside rook.
18.Nd4
Activating the knight and possibly planning an exchange on e6.
18...Bd7
Black decides to retain the pair of bishops and not risk ending up in an inferior endgame after Ne6.
19.Bg3 c5

Advancing the queenside pawns is a normal way for Black to proceed, securing him some more space. However, this
push also weakens the d5–square.
20.Ne2 Bc6 21.Nf4
The immediate 21.c4 was worth considering.
21...hg4 22.hg4
22...Rh6?!
This is far too passive. Black sticks to a waiting strategy, which might or might not work, but in any case gives White a
pleasant game. 22. ..c4! would have been more challenging.
23.c4!

Closing the queenside in this manner is very favourable for White. This setup creates stability and fixes the weakness of
the pawn on c5. In addition, White now has the possibility of jumping with his knight to d5.
23...Rd1 24.Rd1 Bd7
Black is confined to passive defence. During the next few moves White can slowly improve his pieces.
25.Nd5 Bd8 26.Bf2 b6 27.Be3 Rh8 28.b3 Rh7 29.Bf4 Rh8 30.Bg3 Rh6
31.Ne3!
Finally planning the desired f4–advance.
31...Bc6 32.Kf2 Rh7
33.f4

[Another interesting continuation would be 33.Nd5, intending 33...Bd7 34.e6! Be6 35.Nc7 Bc7 36.Bc7±; then Black
has serious problems, despite the appearance of opposite-coloured bishops. Now Black’s queenside pawns are about to
fall.]
33...Be4 34.Re1
Intending Nd5.
34...Rh1?
Black simplifies into a clearly inferior endgame, which is most likely lost for him.
[Instead, 34...Bc6 or 34...Bb7 would have been better, waiting for White to advance with f5 and then try to get counter-
chances.]
35.Rh1 Bh1 36.Ng2!
An excellent move, forcing a pure bishop endgame.
36...c6 37.Kg1 Bg2 38.Kg2

White has finally achieved his dream – an endgame with an extra pawn on the kingside. In addition, he also has the
better bishop.
38...g5 39.Kf3 Kd7
[39...gf4 40.Kf4 followed by Kf5 is winning for White, e.g. 40...Kd7 41.Kf5 Be7 42.Bf4 Bh4 43.Bg5 Bg3 44.Kf6 Ke8
45.e6 fe6 46.Ke6+– and the passed g-pawn will decide.]
40.f5!
[Obviously not 40.Ke4 gf4 41.Bf4 Ke6=, when Black is able to hold.]
40...Ke7 41.Ke4 Bc7 42.Be1 Bd8 43.Bd2
43...f6

[43...Kd7 loses in several ways, the most clear-cut being 44.e6! fe6 (44...Ke8 45.Ke5!+–) 45.Ke5 Bc7 46.Kf6 ef5
47.Kf5+–]
44.ef6 Kf6 45.Bc3 Kf7
Black tries to prevent the penetration of White’s king, but he will eventually fail.
46.Be5 a6
47.f6!
Not entirely necessary, but a simple and instructive way of winning this endgame: It is even worth sacrificing a pawn to
secure an invasion path for the king.
47...Ke6 48.f7 Be7 49.Bc7 Kf7
[49...b5 50.Bd8+–]
50.Kf5!
The f5–square is what counts – not the b6–pawn.
50...b5 51.Be5
Black is now unable to protect his g5–pawn and has a totally lost position.
51...b4 52.Bb2 Bd8 53.Bc1 Bf6 54.Bg5 Bd4 55.Bd8 Bc3 56.g5 Bd4 57.Bf6! Bc3 58.g6 Kg8 59.Be5 Bd4 60.Ke6

Now White can simply abandon his g-pawn and make a run for Black’s queenside pawns, so Black realized the futility
of further resistance and resigned.
An impressive game by Naiditsch, who consistently pursued his strategic aims all the way to a winning endgame. Black
did play sub-optimally at times, but did not make any terrible mistakes; nevertheless his inaccuracies were enough to
lose the game.
1:0E.Berg

And now, let us hear from the reflection in the mirror:
C67
ISTRATESCU 2653 – ROMANOV 2647
Oslo 2014
9.Nc3
Black now has two different strategies to choose from. The big question is where he would like to place his king: it will
move either to the kingside (e8) or to the queenside (c8) – with the hope of landing on b7 later. The first option is far
more common and is a stable and solid continuation. However, the second option is more ambitious and usually gives
Black more chances to play for a win.
9...Bd7
This move indicates that Black is heading for c8 with his king.
10.h3 Kc8
[Black often starts with 10...h6, avoiding issues involving Ng5. This was the move chosen by Anand in the 11th and last
game of the Wch match in Sochi 2014.]

11.Bf4
Emanuel Berg, Baden-Baden 2014. Photo by Harald Fietz
White choses a natural developing move. This is quite
logical when Black has his king on e8, as it then puts
some pressure on c7, with the tactical e6–break in
mind. Now that the c7–pawn is well protected, this
move has no concrete idea behind it, except connecting
the rooks.
[11.b3 is the top choice here, using the bishop on b2 to
exert pressure in the direction of g7. Another, the more
straightforward move is 11.g4!?, intending 11...Ne7
12.Ng5, which might cause Black to regret his early
.. .Kc8. White scores well in practice and the engine
also indicates some plus for White in this line.
However, Romanov is usually well prepared and likely
had an idea in mind.]
11...h6!
[Preventing future issues with Ng5.]
12.Rad1 b6
Black creates a square for his king on b7 while waiting
for White’s decision. The bishop on d7 remains
flexible and might end up on either e6 or c6 (after
.. .c5).
13.Rd3
A natural move, with the idea of doubling rooks on the
d-file. However, one might ask how much these rooks
can actually achieve there. Black remains stable and

can continue with his plan, slowly advancing on the
queenside. [RR 13.Bh2 S. Movsesian 2715 – S.
Fedorchuk 2635, Hrvatska 2011 – 113/119]
13...Be6 14.Rfd1 Kb7

15.a3?!N
This was a novelty when this game was played. White might want to restrict the movements of Black’s f8–bishop.
However, this move seriously weakens White’s queenside pawn structure; the light squares will become an important
source of concern.
Instead, 15.b3 was played in V. Anand 2786 – V. Topalov 2757, Monte Carlo (rapid) 2005. It’s usually better for White
to place his queenside pawns on light squares, to compensate for the missing light-squared bishop. Still, Black was
doing absolutely fine in the above-mentioned game, and his loss only came after an error in time trouble.
15...a5
Black has the simple plan of advancing his queenside pawns as far as possible, to gain space. Although the c-pawns are
doubled, they are very useful pawns – not least because they help control squares.
16.Bh2
White drops his bishop back, possibly with the plan of g2-g4 and a later f4–f5 in mind. However, he is far from
managing to implement it.
16...c5 17.Ne2
Searching for a square on f4, to create some active play on the kingside.

17...g5!
This move effectively stops White’s plans. True, it also creates a slight weakness on f6, but Black is already well ahead,
so this is no longer such an important issue.
18.Nc3
White is now heading for the f6–square with the knight.
18...Ne7
A common regrouping move with the knight in the Berlin. From here it can go on to either c6 or g6. This move also
opens a path for the bishop to f5.
19.g4 Stops ...Bf5.

19...Nc6
Black has now completed a successful regrouping and is soon about to continue advancing his queenside pawns.
20.Ne4 Be7
Finally completing development. With simple play Black has managed to achieve a stable advantage. White is stuck
with his bishop on h2 and is far away from having any concrete counterplay. The doubled rooks on the d-file are rather
an object of attack, and White already has to watch out for ...c4, possibly followed by ...c3 in some lines.
21.R3d2 a4
Black takes another step forward, now clearing a square for either the rook or the knight on a5.
22.Nf6

White has reached the f6–square, but there is not much to gain from being there. The bishop on h2 is still passive and
the knight on f3 is not doing much either.
22...Na5 23.Nd5 Rhe8
Black is not afraid of exchanging his bishop on e7, since his other minor pieces are still superior to White’s.
24.Ne3
White is now heading for a passive defence, preventing the annoying ...Nc4. An exchange of knights would definitely
help White here.
24...b5 25.Ne1 c4!
A surprising move, giving White the opportunity to fix the pawns on the queenside. However, even that is no relief for
him. With the pawns this far advanced, Black might soon consider possible piece sacrifices to create a passed pawn.
26.c3 Nb3 27.Re2 Rad8
Suddenly the d-file is taken over by Black.
28.Rb1
[28.Rd8 Rd8 29.Nf3 was perhaps a better defence, but it’s hard to believe that White can defend his position in the long
run.]
28...Bc5 29.Nf5 Bd5!
Now Black’s bishops are excellently placed and White has no way to defend against the inevitable.
30.Bg3 Be4!
Tactical resources usually appear in good positions effortlessly; this is no exception.
31.Re4 Nd2 32.Re2 Nb1 33.Nh6

33...Rd2
[33...Rd1 was another possible computer-like way to finish the game, intending 34.Nf7 (or 34.Kf1 f6–+) 34...Ba3!!
35.ba3 Nc3 36.Re3 b4 37.ab4 a3 38.Rc3 Re1 39.Kg2 a2 40.Ra3 a1Q 41.Ra1 Ra1, when the c-pawn decides.]
34.Kf1
[34.Rd2 is also hopeless, e.g. 34...Nd2 35.Nf7 Ne4 36.Kg2 Re7μ. Now the best chance is 37.Ng5! Ng5 38.f4, which
can give some practical hopes for White, but the extra rook should prove decisive.]
34...Rf8
[34...Re2! would finish off nicely and easily after 35.Ke2 Rd8, intending 36.Nf3 Ba3! 37.ba3 Nc3 38.Kf1 Rd1 39.Kg2
b4!–+]
35.Nf3

[35.f4 might have created more practical problems for Black.]
35...Re2 36.Ke2 Nc3!
Finally, here comes the afore-mentioned piece sacrifice; this sac is a typical theme in the Berlin.
37.bc3 Ba3 38.Nd4 Bb2 39.Nb5 Kb6!
And now even the king joins the action.
40.Nd4 a3 41.f4 a2 42.Nc2 gf4 43.Bf4
43...Kb5!
There were other ways to win, but this vindicates the whole point of Black’s opening idea (the early ...Kc8).
44.Bd2 Ka4 45.h4 c5!
[Preventing the check on d4 and planning ...Kb3]
46.Nf5 Kb3 47.Kd1 Re8 48.Bf4 Bc3 49.Nd6 Re7 50.Ne4 Rd7 51.Nd6 a1Q 52.Na1 Ba1 53.Ke2 Be5! 54.Be5 Re7
55.Nf7 Rf7

White’s queenside pawns are not sufficiently far advanced. Apart from the c-pawn, White also has to take the pin ...Re7
into account. The defensive task is insurmountable, so White resigned.
In this game Black’s opening strategy turned out to work perfectly well. White developed with natural moves, but did
not appear to have any real long-term plan. All in all, a well-played game and a deserved victory by Evgeny Romanov.
0 : 1 Emanuel Berg
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The principle of two
weaknesses
A weakness is a square or a pawn which can no longer
be defended by a friendly pawn. One weakness is
usually not fatal as it can be protected in a convenient
way. For this reason the principle of two weaknesses is
of fundamental importance as the attacking pieces will
be more mobile. This can also mean that the attacker
will aim to open a second front to exploit an advantage
on the other side of the board.
Wang Hao 2730 – Bologan 2648
Bilbao 2014

In our first example White’s king even plays an active role by joining its attacking forces: White cannot win on the
queenside alone as Black’s mobile pieces control all inroads there. For this reason, White should first play on the
kingside in order to overload Black’s defence. Therefore, astonishingly, Wang Hao sends his king into the attack.
29.Kg3!? Rb6?
This is too slow as passive defence is usually unwarranted when there are many static weaknesses.
[29...Ra5?! too is very critical due to the activity of White’s king, e.g. 30.Rd2 Ra6 (30...Kf8 31.Qd1 Ke7 32.Kh4 Ra6
33.Kh5 Rd6 34.Kh6 a5 35.Kg7) 31.Qd1 Kf8 32.Kh4 Ke7 33.Kh5 Rb6 34.Qa4 Rb8 35.Rd5 a5 36.Qa3 Rc8 37.Kh6
with winning chances in both cases. 29...Qd8! might be best, so as to activate the rook after 30.Qe2 (30.Kh4 can now
be met by 30...Ra5) 30...Rb3 31.Rd2 Rc3 32.Kh4 Qf8 with more counterplay.]
30.Kh4!
The king just marches on.
30...Rd6 31.Kh5 Qb8 32.Qe2
The queen makes possible the activation of the rook.
32...Kh8 33.h4 Qg8?! 34.Rb2 Rd8
35.Rb7? Wang Hao is in too much of a hurry.
[First he had to stop Black’s counterplay with the prophylactic 35.Qe3! Qg7 (35...Rd6 36.Qc5 Ra6 37.Qc7+–)
36.Qh6+–]
35...c4?
[The counterattack 35...Qg3! draws. One beautiful sample line runs 36.Qf3 (36.Rf7 Rg8 37.Rf6 Qg7 38.Re6 Qf7
39.Kh6 Qg7=) 36...Qe1 37.Rf7 Rg8 38.c4 (38.g4? Qd2 39.Rf6 Rg5 40.hg5 Qh2 41.Qh3 Qh3#) 38...Rg3 39.Rh7 Kh7
40.Qg3 Qg3 stalemate.]
36.g4

36...Qg7?!
[The more active 36...Rd3!? not only sets a trap, but is
also objectively more tenacious: 37.Qh2 (Of course not
37.Ra7?? Qg5 38.hg5 Rh3#) 37...Rc3 38.Ra7 Ra3
39.g5 c3 40.gf6 c2 41.Rc7 Ra6 42.Qc2 Ra8 43.Qc5+–]
37.g5
Wang Hao continues with his plan to open a second front.
[Surprisingly even 37.Qc4 wins as 37...Rg8 can be met by 38.g5 fg5 39.Rf7+–]
37...fg5 38.hg5 h6 39.g6 Qf6 40.Qe3
[40.Qg4!? is also very strong.]
40...fg6 41.fg6 Kg8 42.Rf7 Qd6
[42...Rd3 does not defend due to 43.Rf6 Re3 44.Kh6 Rc3 45.Rc6 and White is too active, e.g. 45.. .Rh3 46.Kg5 c3
47.Rc8 Kg7 48.Rc7 Kf8 49.Kf6 Rf3 50.Ke5+–]
Wang Hao, Calvia 2004. Photo by Harald Fietz

43.Qf3
[43.Kh6 wins as well.]
43...Rd7
44.Qf1!?
The principle of two weaknesses is at work.
44...Rc7 45.Rc7 Qc7 46.Kh6 Qg7 47.Kg5 Qe7 48.Qf6
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VALLEJO PONS 2712 – ANAND 2785
Bilbao 2014
To realise a material advantage often play on both wings is called for. Here Black should be winning in the long run due
to his capacity to manoeuvre with his rooks on both wings, which will overload the defence.
30...Rc1 31.Ke2 Ra8!? The a-pawn is retained in order to apply the principle of two weaknesses. The rook is only
temporarily passive.
32.Rb4 a5 33.Ra4 Rb1

34.Nb3? White wants to eliminate Black’s a-pawn and then defend the kingside. But Black is too quick.
[34.g4 is more tenacious but, as Black can press with both rooks on both wings, he should be able to win 34...Rb4
35.Ra3 a4 36.f4 Rc8 37.Kf3 g6 38.g3 Rc1 39.Ke2 (39.Ke4 Rf1μ; 39.Ne2?! Rf1 40.Kg2 Ra1 41.Nc3 Rb2 42.Kf3 f5
43.gf5 gf5 44.e4 Rf1 45.Ke3 Rg1 46.Kf3 Rbg2–+) 39...Kf8 40.Kf3 Kg7 41.Ke2 Rb2 42.Kd3 Rd1 43.Ke4 Rb4 44.Kf3
Rd2μ]
34...Rb2 35.Kf3
35...Ra6!
[And White resigned as Black wins on the kingside, e.g. 36.Ra5 Rf6 37.Ke4 Rff2 38.Nc1 Rg2–+ . This rook would
thereby complete a remarkable route via b8-a8-a6-f6-f2-g2.]
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FLOHR – VIDMAR
Nottingham 1936
The following rook endgame is a classic: White has a static advantage on the queenside, but cannot decide the game on
that wing alone. White must open roads to the kingside so that he can eventually create a second weakness there.
38.e4!
White opens a second front on the kingside. For this purpose there can be an exchange of potentially winning
advantages. In addition, it is an important step in order to make room for rook manoeuvres. At first sight this appears to
be in White’s favour but it also enables Black to find greater activity for his rook (i.e. a change of defensive tasks – see
note at move 40).
38...fe4 39.fe4 de4 40.Ke4

40...Ra7?
[Black should change the roles of the defenders with 40...Kc7 41.h4 Kb6 42.Re5 Rf8 to activate his rook for a
counterattack, which is usually of crucial importance in rook endings.]
41.Kf4 h6 42.h4 Ke6 43.Kg4 Ra8 44.h5
44...g5?
Now Black is too passive and has too many weaknesses. As a guideline: if you have static weaknesses you should not
defend purely passively.
[44...Rg8! was the last chance to activate the rook.]
45.g3 Ra7 46.Kf3 Ra8 47.Ke4 Ra7 48.Kd4 Kd6 49.Ke4 Ke6
50.Re5 This zwischenschach breaks down the defence in typical style. Whichever side Black’s king chooses to go,

White invades on the other. This is one of the most common ways to exploit the principle of two weaknesses.
50...Kd6
[50...Kf6 51.Rc5 Rc7 52.Ra5 Ra7 53.Kd4+–]
51.Re8 c5 52.Rd8 Kc6
[52...Kc7 can even be refuted by 53.Rh8 cb4 54.Rh7 Kb6 55.Ra7 Ka7 56.ab4 Kb6 57.Kf5 Kb5 58.Kg6 Kb4 59.Kh6
a5 60.Kg5 a4 61.h6+– (Flohr) This is a fine example of transition from a rook endgame to a pawn endgame and a good
test to strengthen one’s calculation skills.]
53.Rc8 Kb6 54.Rc5 Rh7 55.Re5 Kc6 56.Re6 Kb5 57.Kf5 Rf7 58.Rf6
To exploit the static queenside weaknesses on a6 and c6, Flohr has opened roads on the kingside and in the centre.
Black should have activated his rook, which is usually of utmost importance in rook endings as his passive approach
was demolished by Flohr in typical fashion with the rook check on the 50th move. A really instructive performance!
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TOPALOV 2740 – SHIROV 2710
Linares 1998
The next example is very famous. It even inspired the British Chess Magazine to start a search for the “Most Amazing
Move” of all time and the panel of judges voted for Shirov’s brilliant 47... Bh3!! Usually opposite coloured bishop
endings have a very large drawing tendency, since the defender digs himself in on squares which his own bishop can
control – and this is usually the end of the matter. Often another passed pawn has to be created in order to open a
second front to break the blockade:
1...Bh3!! A really fantastic move! Invading with the king and breaking the defence on the long diagonal is more
important than the bishop itself!
[After 1...Be4? 2.g3
A) 2...Kf5 3.Kf2 a3 4.Ke3 Kg4 5.Bf6 Kg3 6.Ke2 d4 (6...a2 7.Ke3 Bf3 8.Kd2 d4 9.Bd4 Kh4 10.Kc1=) 7.Bd4 Kh4

Alexei Shirov, Torino 2006. Photo by Harald Fietz
Black has managed to create two passed pawns, which
are more than two files apart and cannot be stopped on
one and the same diagonal. But there is too little
winning potential as the a-pawn is a “wrong rook’s
pawn”, i.e. his bishop does not control its square of
promotion. 8.Kd2 g5 9.Kc3 a2 10.Kb2 Bd5 11.Bf6
Kg4 12.Bg5 Kg5 13.Ka1=;
B) 2...f5 3.Kf2 Kd6 4.Ke3 Kc5 5.Bf6 Kc4 6.Bg7 a3
7.Bf6 White draws according to the principle of one
diagonal. It is very important that Black cannot open a
second front or force a new weakness. 7. ..Kb3 8.Kd2
Ka2 9.Kc1 Kb3 10.Kd2=]
2.gh3
[2.Kf2 Kf5 3.Kf3 Bg2 4.Kg2 Ke4–+ A.Shirov –
72/(415)]
2...Kf5! 3.Kf2 Ke4!

Shirov’s king destroys the defence on the long diagonal. This will overload White.
4.Bf6
[After 4.Ke2 a3 5.Kd2 (5.Bf6 d4–+) 5...d4 6.Ba1
Black’s army of ants will win, e.g. 6.. .f5 7.Ke2 f4 8.Kf2 f3–+]
4...d4! 5.Be7 Kd3! 6.Bc5 Kc4!
[6...Kc3? 7.Ke2=]
7.Be7 Kb3
[...and Topalov resigned due to 8.Bc5 d3 9.Ke3 Kc2 10.Bb4

And White’s bishop will be overloaded after 10...a3–+]
Dvoretsky blames the defender’s difficulties on the fact that “the bishop is wearing trousers” as it has jobs to do on two
different diagonals. Shirov managed to break the blockade by very radical means. He sacrificed his bishop to gain time
for the invasion of his king and to create a second passed pawn on the kingside, additional to that on the a-file.
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AGOPOV 2431 – NYBACK 2594
Sastamala 2014
The following recent example with opposite coloured bishops is much easier:
41...a5! A spectacular breakthrough to open a second front. Black cannot win on the kingside alone but the creation of a
second passed pawn will overload the defence in typical style.

Tomi Nyback, Legnica 2012. Photo by Harald Fietz
42.ba5 b4!
[42...Bb7? 43.Kg1=]
43.Kg1
[The white king cannot cope with the second front, e.g.
43.Ke3 b3 44.Kd2 Bc4 45.Kc3 Kf3 46.a6 Ba6 47.Kb3
Kg2 48.Kb4 Bb7 49.Kc5 Bd5–+]
43...b3 44.Ba3
44...b2!? A nice final point, which forced White’s
resignation.
[But there are also alternative wins: 44...Kg3 45.Bd6
e5 46.Be5 Kf3–+; or 44...e5 45.de5 Kg3–+]
45.Bb2 Kg3 46.Ba3 h2–+
The creation of an additional passed pawn is the usual method of breaking a blockade. This frequently involves pawn
sacrifices since positional considerations are often more important than material. If the attacker can control any
resulting enemy passed pawns they are no real problem – just like White’s a-pawn here.
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CARUANA 2791 – KARJAKIN 2771
Stavanger 2014

In this example Karjakin has a dangerous outside passed a-pawn, which, added to the weak pawns on e3 and g3 and
White’s exposed king, represents a significant advantage. Black’s queen is also very strong, active and ready to operate
rapidly on both wings, while his bishop not only shields his king but can also help to promote the advance of the a-
pawn.
36...Rc8!
The start of a favourable transition to a won endgame with queen and bishop against queen and knight.
37.Rc6 Rc6 38.bc6 Qc4!
The queen dominates White and will win the weak c6 pawn.
39.c7 Qc7 40.Qb3 Qa5
White cannot prevent the invasion of the enemy queen, because Black can also use the threat to exchange queens as a
weapon.
41.Qc2
White can only choose which weakness will be his undoing.
[After 41.d5 ed5 42.Nd5
A) 42...a2?? 43.Nf6 Kg7 (43...Kh8?? 44.Qf7 Qd2 45.Kh3 and mate follows.) 44.Ne8=;
B) 42...Qd2 43.Kh3 Qb2

Black’s a-pawn is too strong. It is common endgame knowledge that a rook’s pawn is the worst enemy of the knight,
whose mobility is very restricted near the edge of the board, e.g. 44.Qc3 Qc3 45.Nc3 f5 46.Kg2 Bb4 47.Na2 Be1
48.Kf3 h5 –+. This fixes the weakness on g3, which paralyses White, while after:
41.Na2 Qe1
. .. Black exploits White’s vulnerable king with 42.Kg2 Qe2 43.Kg1 Qf3 44.Kh2 Qf2 45.Kh3 Qg1–+]
Sergey Karjakin, Tromso 2014. Photo by Josip Asik
41...Qb4 42.Na4 Qe1

43.Nc5
[43.e4 runs into 43...Bb4 44.d5 ed5 45.ed5 Qd2–+]
43...Qe3 44.Nd7 Qd4 45.Qc8
[45.Nf8 can even be met by 45...Qb2–+]
45...Qb4 46.Nf6 Kg7 47.Ne8 Kh8 48.Qc7 Qe7
49.Qe5
49...f6!
Karjakin stops White’s counterplay for good by destroying the harmony of his attacking forces.

50.Nf6 Bg7 51.Qb8 Qf8
In this case the bishop was much stronger than the knight in the fight on two wings. It defended Black’s king and
assisted the passed a-pawn. Remember that a rook’s pawn is often a very dangerous enemy of the knight. On the
kingside Black was not only able to attack the weak pawns on e3 and g3, but also White’s exposed king.
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GIRI 2752 – KARJAKIN 2771
Stavanger 2014
In the next example nothing much had happened in the last couple of moves. Anish Giri had waited patiently for a
chance to do something to make his extra exchange felt. Now he seizes the moment to open a second front in a radical
way.
116.g4!!
Such radical measures can be justified to break through a fortress-like setup, as the rook is much stronger than the
bishop when it can operate actively on open lines.
116...hg4
[116...fg4?! 117.Qe4+–]
117.h5 gh5 118.Qh5 c5
[118...Qc7 is met by 119.Qe8 Qc8 120.Qc8 Kc8 121.Rc6 Kd7 122.Rc2 Be1 123.Re2 Bg3

Now it is again time to open a new front: 124.b4 ab4 125.Kb3 Bf4 126.a5 Kc6 127.Kb4 Bg5 128.Rg2! First Black’s
counterplay has to be stopped. 128...Bd8 (128...Bh4 129.Kc4 g3 130.Kd4 Kb5 131.Ke3 Ka5 132.Kf3 Kb6 133.Rc2
Kb7 134.Rc4+–) 129.Rg1 Kd5 130.a6 Bb6 131.Kb5 Ba7 132.Rc1 g3 133.Rc7 g2 134.Rg7+–
This position is a clear indication that the rook is usually stronger in this kind of fight – especially as White had opened
the flanks here on his terms.]
119.Qf7 Ka6

White has opened the h-file and invaded with his queen. Now the rook will follow, which indeed is the intended
strategy. But here it has a flaw. Using the sharp endgame weapon of zugzwang and playing for domination is called for.
120.Rc2?
[Giri misses the all-powerful 120.Qd7! which wins as the rook is stronger in the following struggle on both wings:
A) 120...Bc3 121.Qc8 Qb7 122.Rc5 Qc8 123.Rc8 Bd2 124.Rc6 Kb7 125.Re6 Bf4 126.b4 ab4 127.Kb3 g3 128.Kb4
Be3 129.Rg6 f4 130.Kc5 +– ;
B) 120...g3 121.Rc1 Bd2 122.Qc8 Qb7 123.Qe6 Ka7 124.Rg1 Bf4 125.Qf5 Qf3 126.Ka1 g2 127.Qd7 Kb6 128.Qb5
Kc7 129.Qc5 Kd7 130.Qd6 Kc8 131.Qf8 Kb7 132.Qg7+–;
C) 120...Qb7 121.Qe6 Ka7 122.Rc2 Bc3

Now White’s king needs an escape route so 123.b4!! is called for: 123...Bb4 (123...Qb4 124.Qd7 Kb6 125.Rh2+– or
123...ab4 124.Kb3+–) 124.Qg8 Qd7 125.Kb3 g3 126.Qg3 Qd5 127.Rc4+–]
120...Qc6 121.Qg6 c4!?
Karjakin plays a similar pawn lever to open a second front, additional to his passed pawn on the kingside.
122.Rc4
[122.bc4 Qa4 123.Kb1 Qb3 124.Kc1 Ba3 125.Kd2 Bb4 126.Kc1 Ba3= is also playable; However, not 122.dc4? d3 and
Black wins, since White cannot control all the inroads, e.g. 123.Rc1 Bd2 124.Rd1 Be3 125.Kb1 (125.Rd3?! Qg2
126.Kb1 Qf1 127.Kb2 Qc1 128.Ka2 Qc2 129.Ka1 Qd3 130.Qe6 Kb7 131.Qe7 Kc6 132.Qe6 Kc5–+) 125...Bf4
126.Qf6 g3 –+]
122...Qg2 123.Kb1 Qf1 124.Rc1 Qd3 125.Ka2 Qe2 126.Kb1 Qe4 127.Ka2 Qg2 128.Ka1 Qd5 129.Ka2 Qg2
130.Kb1 Qd5 131.Rc4?

Giri avoids the repetition, but overlooks a strong counterblow and has to resign after...
131...Bc3!
[...as he cannot prevent mate, e.g. 132.Rc3 dc3 133.Ka2 Qd2 134.Ka3 Qb2#]
In such blocked positions even radical pawn levers can be played to open new inroads. Here White’s rook is so much
stronger than the bishop, if it is able to join White’s attack, that pawn sacrifices often come into consideration.
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The move 5.Bd3 in the Moscow variation against the Sicilian Defence has recently became quite popular. First of all,
White preserves his bishop, as exchanging it (5.Bd7) hasn’t given much promise of an advantage, as shown by a wealth
of practice.
Secondly, by means of this move White can avoid well known paths and look for some new positions, which mostly
contain features resembling those seen in the Ruy Lopez or Closed Sicilian. And Sicilian fans are not necessarily happy
to face such positions as Black. Many strong GMs, like Carlsen, Adams, Svidler and others, have already tried the
variation, so some theory and practice has also come from these players.
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5 Nd7
[3...Bd7 is pretty safe. But, by interposing with the
knight, Black is usually showing his readiness to play
more complicated positions.]
4.0-0 a6
5.Bd3
This move looks a bit awkward, as the bishop takes up a position sandwiched between two of his own pawns. But White
does not want to exchange his bishop for the black knight. On d3, the bishop also protects White’s central e4–pawn for
the time being. Furthermore White is quite flexible about future plans for this bishop as later he has two main options:
to place it on f1 after Re1; or to retreat it to c2 after playing c2–c3.

5...Ngf6
The most popular and logical move. I have to stress that White’s opening gives Black a free hand as well, since there are
no threats and Black can choose whether he wants to seize space on the queenside, in the centre, or simply develop his
pieces. Let’s look at the major alternatives:
[5...Ne5
This looks a bit premature, as it weakens Black’s pawn structure.
6.Ne5 de5 7.a4
White immediately prevents b7–b5 and obliges Black to reckon with the possibility of an increased blockade of the
queenside by a4–a5.
7...Nf6 8.b3 (8.Na3! looks stronger.) 8...Be6 9.Bb2 Bb3 10.Qe2 (10.Ba6 Ra6 11.cb3 Ne4 12.Re1 Nf6 13.Be5 e6= Mi.
Marin) 10...c4 11.Bc4 Bc4 12.Qc4

White has gained some advantage due to his better pawn structure but after 12...Rc8 13.Qb3 Qc7 14.d3 e6 15.Nd2 Nd7
16.Nc4 (16.a52 Mi. Marin) 16...b6, Black managed to hold the position in the game M. Carlsen 2868 – Svidler 2769,
Sandnes 2013 – 117/(57);
5...e6
A normal but unambitious move. After 6.c3 Ne7 (6...Ngf6) 7.Bc2 d5 8.ed5 Nd5 9.d4 the game transposes to a French
Defence type of position.
9...cd4 10.Nd4 g6? Too optimistic. (10...Be7 or 10...N7f6 would be far more natural.)
11.Re1 Nc7? A knight sacrifice on e6 was already threatened, but this retreat complicates matters even more. (Better is

11...N7f6.)
12.Bf4 Nf6 13.Qf3 Ncd5 14.Bg5 Bg7 15.Ba4 Bd7 16.Bd7 Qd7 17.c4 and Black found himself in great trouble in the
game G. Jones 2651 – P . Kotsur 2557, Dubai 2014;
5...b5
5...b5 looks natural since Black seizes space on the queenside. But, as the following game shows, White can exploit the
fact that Black’s kingside is still undeveloped.
6.c4! b4 (6...Ne5 7.Ne5 de5 8.Qe2 b4 9.Bc22)
7.a3 Bb7 8.ab4 cb4 9.Bc2 White has obtained the possibility of constructing a strong pawn centre.
9...Ngf6 10.Re1 e5 11.d4 Be7 (If 11...ed4 12.Nd4 followed by Nf5.)

12.c5! 0-0 (12...dc5 13.de5±) 13.Nbd2 d5 14.ed5 Nd5 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.Re5 Bf6
17.Re1! Nc7 (17...Bd4 18.Nb3 Bf6 19.Na5) 18.Nb3 Ne6 19.Na5 Bd5 20.Be3 and White retained his extra pawn in the
game Mi. Adams 2754 – Mareco 2582, Gibraltar 2014;
5...g6

This is the most serious alternative to 5...Ngf6. Black fianchettoes his king’s bishop first.
Eduardas Rozentalis, Tromso 2014. Photo by Josip Asik
A) 6.c3 is one of the two alternatives. However, after 6...Bg7 7.Re1 we obtain a position which is more often reached
after 6.Re1. (Because, after 7.Bc2 Ne5!, 8.d4 is not possible due to the vulnerability of the pawn on d4, while 8.Ne5

de5 gives Black a fine position.);
B) 6.Re1 looks more flexible to me. Then 6...Bg7 7.c3
7...Ne5!?
This is the idea of the early 5...g6 and 6...Bg7. Black is ready to fight for control over the central d4–square.
8.Be2?!
A natural move, but it allows Black to occupy the centre and get a good position. (Only 8.Ne5! can offer White the
chance of an advantage: 8...de5 9.Bf1 b5 10.a4 b4 11.Bc42)
8...Nf3 9.Bf3
9...e5!

Black blocks the centre and takes control of the key d4–square. As the black knight is ready to come quickly to c6, it’s
quite difficult for White to accomplish his main idea – to advance his d-pawn to d4.
10.d4?
Safer is 10.Na3 but White takes the risk of sacrificing a pawn, although a few moves later it becomes clear that Black is
perfectly prepared for a fight in the centre.
10...cd4 11.cd4 ed4 12.Na3 Ne7 13.e5 de5 14.Nc4 Nc6 15.Bc6 bc6 16.Ne5 Be6 17.Nc6 Qb6 18.Ne5 0-0 and Black
obtained a clear advantage in the game Motylev 2685 – Wojtaszek 2718, Shamkir II 2014]
6.Re1
This is still quite possible. In most cases it just amounts to a different order of moves (Re1 and c3). But sometimes it can
make a real difference, as in the following game.
[However, when 5...Ngf6 is played, I prefer the pawn move 6.c3, as Black is not attempting to take quick control of the
d4–square and White can make preparations to occupy the centre himself by playing d2–d4. Then Black has a number
of alternatives:
A) 6...Ne5?!

. .. is probably insufficient, as White is ready for a clash in the centre: 7.Ne5 de5 8.Qe2 g6 (If 8...b5 9.a4 c4 10.Bc2
followed by ab5 and d2–d3.) 9.a4 Nh5 10.g3 Qd7?! 11.a5 Qc7 These are strange moves by the queen. Black should
have thought about a faster development of his pieces. 12.Bc4 Bh3 13.Rd1 Bh6 14.b4 White is not afraid of an attack
on his king and continues his queenside play. 14.. .Rc8 15.Na3 cb4 16.cb4 0-0 17.Bb2 Ng7 18.d4 ed4 19.Bd4 and
White’s advantages on the queen’s flank proved to be more dangerous than any intentions by Black on the king’s side.
L. E . Johannessen 2518 – E . Goudriaan 2374, Maastricht 2013;
B) 6...g6
Black develops his kingside, but gives White a chance to occupy the centre. 7.Bc2 Bg7 8.d4 Qc7 9.a4! (An important
move to prevent Black’s b7–b5.) 9...0-0 10.d5 (“The point of White’s idea – after preventing b7–b5 he will close the
centre, aiming for Benoni-like positions” – Stohl.) 10...b6 11.c4 e6 (11...e5) 12.Nc3 ed5 13.cd5 (13.ed5 was also good,
as White has a space advantage.)

White achieved this good Benoni type of position in the game F. Caruana 2786 – V. Topalov 2769, Bucuresti 2012;
C) 6...b5
A natural move for the Sicilian – Black grabs space on the queenside and opens the way for his light-squared bishop.
7.Bc2 As in the Ruy Lopez, the bishop finds its location on c2. The only difference is that there it reaches that square
via a4, whereas in this line it arrives from d3.
7...Bb7 A useful move, attacking White’s central pawn.
8.Re1 The pawn is protected now so White is ready to push his d-pawn. The position looks like one from the Ruy Lopez
rather than the Sicilian.

Now there are a number of major options:
C1) 8...e6 Black is ready to concede the centre and play on in an inferior position. 9.d4 cd4 10.cd4 Be7 11.Nbd2 0-0
12.Nf1 Rc8 13.Ng3 Re8 14.h3 Bf8 15.Bd2 and White has a strong pawn centre. His game is much easier to play,
although Black doesn’t have any weaknesses at present. Svidler 2740 – I . Papaioannou 2633, Rhodes 2013;
C2) 8...c4 (An interesting try to prevent White’s d2–d4.) 9.a4 As in some variations of the Ruy Lopez, White first
weakens the b5–pawn, then attacks it.
C2a) 9...Nc5!?
This idea of Kriszian Szabo, has yet to be verified in practice. He analyses 10.d4 cd3 11.Bd3 ba4 (11...Na4 12.c4ƒ)
12.Bc2;
C2b) 9...e5 10.ab5 ab5 11.Ra8 Qa8 12.Na3 Be7 (Black is probably forced to sacrifice a pawn, as if 12...Bc6 White
presses on by playing 13.d3) 13.Nb5 0-0 14.Qe2 Rc8 Black has got some compensation in the form of active play, but

White managed to unravel his pieces and preserve his advantage after 15.d3 cd3 16.Bd3 Nc5 17.Nd2 in Sergey
Karjakin 2762 – I . Cheparinov 2672, Rhodes 2013;
C3) 8...e5 Black reveals his intention to fight for the centre. 9.d4 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Nf1 A typical knight manoeuvre.
11...Re8 12.Ng3 Bf8 13.d5 g6 This is a very characteristic Ruy Lopez position. White’s play is easier, due to his space
advantage. 14.b3 Nb6 15.Rb1 c4?! (15...Qc7) 16.bc4 Nc4
17.a4! Now the pawn on b5 has become vulnerable and White managed to win it and the game in P. Harikrishna 2706 –
Hi. Nakamura 2789, Wijk aan Zee 2014 – 119/53]
6...b5 7.c4 Ne5 8.Bf1!?
An interesting pawn sacrifice.
[Instead 8.Ne5?! de5 9.Bf1 Bd7 would give Black a good position.]
8...Nc4

9.a4! Bd7 10.d4 cd4 11.Nd4 e5 12.ab5 ed4
[12...ab5 13.Ra8 Qa8 14.b3!ƒ]
13.Bc4 ab5 14.Ra8 Qa8 15.Bb3 Be7 16.Qd42
White obtained some advantage in the game M. Carlsen 2872 – Hi. Nakamura 2776, Zurich (rapid) 2014.
Eduardas Rozentalis

GM Robert Markuš
Board 3 for Serbia at the Chess Olympiad, Tromso 2014
The topic of this survey is one of the lines in a very popular fianchetto variation of the King’s Indian Defence, starting

with 9.Rb1. As mentioned in my comment after Black’s 13th move, I studied this position deeply when preparing for
the Bundesliga 2013, but I had to wait practically the whole year to play it, first against European vice-champion David
Anton Guijarro in the Karpos Open (Skopje 2014), and then against Borko Lajthajm in this year’s Serbian Individual
Championship (Subotica 2014).
The arising positions look pretty similar to one other, though, as in many KID variations, Black holds himself together
on very sensitive nuances, and if White is not well prepared, he may easily find himself in big trouble.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0-0
Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6
9.Rb1!?
Removing the rook from the a1–h8 diagonal, with the idea of advancing b2-b4 and gaining some space on the
queenside. This would become even more obvious if a favourable capture on e5 arises, i.e. de5 de5.
[After 9.Be3
9...Ng4 10.Bg5 f6, there are the following variations (RR 10...Qb6 Ponfilenok 2433 – Sergei Sokolov 2355, Kazan
2009 – 106/293):

A) 11.Bc1 ed4 The most active move. (The alternative is 11...Nh6) 12.Nd4 Nc5 and Black prepares to undermine
White’s centre with ...f7-f5.
A1) 13.b4 Ne6 14.Qg4 (14.Nb3 f5ƒ. 14.Nde2 Ne5 Xc4) 14...Nd4 15.Qd1 f5 16.Be3 Nf3 17.Bf3 Bc3 18.Rb1 Be5=;
A2) 13.h3 Ne5 14.b3 f5 15.ef5 Bf5 16.Nf5 Rf5 17.Bd2 Ned3„;
A3) 13.b3 f5 14.ef5 Qf6 15.Nce2 Bf5 16.h3 Ne5 17.Nf5 Qf5 18.Be3
A3a) 18...Rae8. In his book on the KID, GM Kotronias finishes his analyses here with an exclamation mark. In my
opinion, White can only count on a very slight edge: 19.Nd4 (19.Qd6? Ne4) 19...Qd3 (19...Qf7 20.Qc22) 20.Qd3
Ned3 21.Rad1 a5 22.Rd22;
A3b) 18...Nf3 19.Bf3 Qf3 20.Nf4 Qe4 21.Rc1 (21.Qd6 Ba1 22.Ra1 b6 with even chances.) 21...Nd7! (threatening
.. .Ne5). White has no better option than 22.Qc2 after which Black has two possibilities: 22...Qe7!? 23.Rcd1 Ne5„ or
22...Qc2 23.Rc2 Rfe8 24.Rd1 Bf8 with equal play;
A4) 13.Nce2 White is preparing to meet Black’s advance ...f7-f5.

A4a) 13...a5 14.h3 (14.b3?! f5ƒ; 14.Qc2 a4) 14...Ne5 15.Qc2 a4 16.Be3 Qa5 17.f4 Nf7 18.Rad1 Re8 19.Bf2 Bd7∞
with the idea of ...Re7 and ...Rae8. Black’s knight protects the pawn on d6 and, thanks to this, Black is able to go for a
doubling of rooks on the e-file;
A4b) Kotronias’ suggestion is also pretty interesting: 13...Ne5 14.Qc2 f5 15.ef5 Rf5!? (15...Bf5 16.Nf5 Rf5 17.Be3ƒ);
B) 11.Bd2 Nh6
B1) 12.h3 Nf7 13.Be3 f5„ (or 13...a6!? intending ...b7-b5);
B2) 12.Qc2 Nf7N (12...Qe7 A. Schulz – Bahn, Deutschland 1999) 13.Rad1 Qe7 (13...Ng5?! 14.Ng5 fg5 15.d5 c5
16.Bh3! Nb6 17.Be6! Kh8 18.b32)
B2a) 14.Be3!? a6 (Also possible is 14...Nb6 15.b3 Bg4 16.h3 Bf3 17.Bf3 Bh6 18.Bh6 Nh6 19.Rfe1 with equal
chances.);
B2b) 14.Rfe1

B2b1) 14...Nb6 15.b3 Bg4 16.Ne2 (16.Be3?! Ng5) 16...Rad8 (16...Ng5 17.Ng5 fg5 18.c5 dc5 19.dc5 Nd7 20.Be32)
17.h3 Bc8 18.Nc3 Ng5 19.Ng5 fg5 20.d5 Rf7 (20...c5?! 21.Nb5 a6 22.Ba5!±) 21.dc6 bc6 22.Be32;
B2b2) 14...Ng5 15.Ng5 (15.Be3 Nf3 16.Bf3 ed4 17.Bd4 Ne5 18.Be2 Bh3∞) 15...fg5 16.d5 c5 17.Nb5 (17.Bh3 Nb6
18.Bc8 Rac8 19.b3 g4=) 17...Nb8
B2b21) Now if 18.Bg5 then more or less forced is 18...Qg5 19.Nc7 Na6 20.Na8 Bg4!? (20...Bd7 21.Qb3 Rb8 22.Nb6
ab6 23.Qb6 Qe7) 21.f3 Bd7 22.Qb3 Rb8 23.Nb6 ab6 24.Qb6 Bf8 with an unclear position;
B2b22) 18.b4
B2b221) 18...Na6 19.a3 g4„ Anton Guijarro 2559 – Rob. Markus 2608, Skopje 2014;
B2b222) The more risky 18...a6
is met by 19.Nd6!? (After 19.Na3 Black is perfectly fine: 19...cb4 20.Bb4 Nd7∞) 19...Qd6 20.bc5 (20.Bg5 Nd7)
20...Qf6 (20...Qc5 21.Bg5 Nd7 22.Be3 Qe7 23.c5ƒ) 21.Be3°]
9...ed4

[As 9...a6 is thoroughly analysed by Kotronias in his latest book, we will focus on another plan.]
10.Nd4 Re8
[10...Ng4 11.h3 Nge5 (11...Qf6?! 12.Nce2 Nge5 13.Qc2 Nb6 14.f4 Nec4 15.b3 Na5 16.Qd2±) 12.b3 Nc5 13.Be3 a5
14.Qc2 a4 15.Rfd1 ab3 16.ab32. Black’s knights will eventually have to leave the centre after they are attacked by
White’s pawns, f2-f4 and b2-b4.]
11.h3
[11.Nc2?! Nc5 12.Re1 Ng4 13.h3 Ne5 14.Bf1 f5 15.f4 Nf7 16.ef5 Re1 17.Qe1 Bf5 18.Qd1. Here, Black can choose
among several interesting ideas. Unfortunately, after 18...Ne4, a draw was agreed in the game B. Malich 2515 – L .
Vogt 2430, Potsdam 1974;
11.Re1?! Ng4 (11...a5 12.b3 Ng4 13.Bb2 Nc5 14.h3 Ne5 15.Re3 a4 16.f4 ab3 17.ab3 Kroeze 2363 – Langeweg 2290,
Nederland 2000. After 17...Ned7 Black has very solid play due to White’s poor bishop on b2 and the rook on e3.)
12.Qg4 (12.Nc6 bc6 13.Qg4 Ne5 14.Qe2 Bg4 15.Qf1 Be6 16.b3 Nc4 17.bc4 Bc3 18.Rd1 Qa5∞) 12...Bd4 13.Qd1
Qf6 (13...Bg7 14.Qd6 Ne5°) 14.Be3 Be3 15.Re3 Ne5 16.b3 g5„]
11...Nc5
[11...Nb6 12.b3 d5? This is a premature break. Black is unnecessarily rushing to equalize. 13.ed5 cd5 14.c5 Ne4
15.Ne4 de4 16.Nb5 Nd7 17.Nd6 Re6 18.Ne4± E. Turunen – U. Andersson, Groningen 1969]
12.Re1 a5
[12...h6?! Black’s plan of ...h7-h6 and ...Nh7 will not work without the insertion of 12...a5 13.b3, as otherwise White
will exchange knights with Nd4–b3 at some point. Provoking White’s pawn to b3 is also important because, if it should
remain on b2, it would usefully protect the knight on c3 in many variations, which reduces Black’s counterplay on the
long diagonal. 13.Bf4 (13.b4?! Ne6 14.Be3 Ng5) 13...Nh7 14.h4 (14.Qd2 Ng5 15.h4 Nge6 16.Ne6 Be6 17.Bh6 Bh6
18.Qh6 Bc4 19.Rbd12) 14...Nf6 (14...g5 15.hg5 hg5 16.Be3 Be5 17.Nf5ƒ) 15.Nb3! Nb3 16.ab3 Bf82]

13.b3
This move prevents Black’s queenside counterplay linked to the pawn push to a4, but it also allows Black to regroup his
pieces.
[13.Bf4
13...a4 (After 13...Be6 14.b3 Qd7 15.Kh22 Black achieves nothing, since his bishop on e6 and queen on d7 are both
misplaced.)
A) 14.Qc2 Nfd7
A1) 15.Rbd1 (This shows why 9.Rb1 was a weak move. White has lost a tempo and is now unable to achieve the ideal
placement of his pieces: Be3, Qc2 and Rad1.) 15...Ne5 16.Nb1 Qa5 17.Re2 Qb4 18.Na3 Ne6 19.Ne6 Be63;
A2) 15.Red1 Qe7 Since the white rook has left the e-file, it seems logical to place the black queen on e7. 16.Be3

(16.Qe2) 16...Nf6 (Forcing White to push f2-f3.) 17.f3 Nfd7 (Now threatening ...f7-f5) 18.Bf2 h5 19.h4 Ne5 20.b4 ab3
21.ab3 Bh6∞ preventing Qd2;
B) 14.Nc2
B1) It’s possible to go for the simple 14...Bf8!? For example, 15.Qd2 Nfd7 16.Rbd1 (16.b4 ab3 17.ab3 Ne5„ with very
unpleasant threats of Bh3 and Ned3) 16...Ne5 17.Qe2 Qb6 18.Na3 Be6„;
B2) 14...Nfd7 15.Bd6 a3 16.b4 Bc3 17.bc5
B2a) 17...Be1 Personally, I dislike giving away my dark squared bishop. However, that’s exactly what the computer
suggests here. 18.Qe1 Ra4 19.Qc3 Qa5 20.Qd4 Nf8 and the artificial brain estimates this position as equal.
B2b) 17...Qa5?! 18.Rb3!
B2b1) 18...Be1 19.Ra3 Qa3 20.Na3 Bb4 (20...Bf2 21.Kf2 Ra3 22.Qd2 and it seems that White is better.) 21.Nc2 Bc5
22.a32;

B2b2) 18...Bb2 19.Ree3 Nc5 20.Ra3 Na4 21.e5;
B2c) 17...Bb2!? A very nice move that prevents the activation of the white rook via the b3 square;
B2c1) 18.Nb4
B2c11) 18...Ne5!? 19.Qc2 Qa5 (19...Be6 20.Rb2) 20.Nd3 Nd3 21.Qd3 Qc3 (21...Be6!?) 22.Qc3 Bc3 23.Re2 Bb2°;
B2c12) 18...Qa5 19.Nd3 Bd4;
B2c2) 18.Na1 Ne5
B2c21) 19.Qc2 Be6 20.Be5 Be5 21.Rb7 (21.Nb3 g5„ playing against f4.) 21...Qd4„;
B2c22) 19.Be5 Be5 20.Nb3 Qe7∞;
C) 14.Qd2
C1) 14...Be6?! 15.b4 ab3 16.ab32. Black’s minor pieces do not seem to have enough space;
C2) 14...Ne6

C2a) 15.Ne6 Be6 16.Bd6 Nd7 (16...Bc4 17.e5 Nd7 18.Qf4 Be6 19.Rbd1‚) 17.f4 Nb6 18.c5 Nc4 19.Qd3 a3 20.b3
Bc3 21.Qc3 Nd6 22.cd6 Qd6=;
C2b) 15.Be3 Nd4 16.Bd4 Be6 (16...Qa5 17.b4 ab3 18.ab3 Qh5 19.g4 Qa5 20.Red12) 17.b3 ab3 18.ab3 Qa5 19.Red1
Nd7!? (19...Red8!?) 20.Bg7 Kg7 21.Ne2 Qd2 22.Rd2 Nc5 23.Rd6 Red8 with compensation for the pawn;
C3) 14...Nh5 15.Be3 Nf6 16.Qc2 Nfd7 17.b4 ab3 18.ab3 Qe7 19.Rbd1 (19.b4 Ne6 20.Ne6 Qe6 21.Na4 Ne5 22.Nb6
Ra3 23.Rb3 Rb3 24.Qb3 Nd7 25.Nd7 Bd7= 1⁄2 : 1⁄2 O. Cvitan 2510 – M. Vukic 2450, Ljubljana 1995) 19...h5 20.b4
Ne6 21.Ne6 Qe6 22.Ne2 Ne5∞ Vi. Gavrikov 2600 – G. Kasparov 2805, Horgen 1994 – 61/620;
D) 14.b4 ab3 15.ab3 h6
D1) 16.Qd2? g5 17.Be3 Nfe4μ;
D2) 16.b4 Ne6 17.Ne6 Be6 18.Bd6 Bc4 19.e5 Nd7 20.f4 f6!„ Black has to react quickly, otherwise he may get into a
very difficult position. 21.b5 (21.Be4 Bf7„) 21...fe5 22.bc6 bc6 23.Bc6 Ra6 24.Bd5 (24.Ba4 Qa5 25.Bb4 Qb6 26.Kg2
Be6) 24...Bd5 25.Qd5 Kh7 26.fe5 (26.Ne4 ef4 27.Bf4 Ne5=) 26...Ne5 27.Be5 Qd5 28.Nd5 Re5 29.Re5 Be5 30.Rb3
Rd6 31.Nf4 Bf4 T. Banusz 2450 – Sebenik 2417, Brno 2006;
D3) 16.Qc2 Nfe4 17.Ne4 Bd4
D3a) 18.Rbd1 Ne4 19.Rd4 Ng5 20.Re8 Qe8 21.g4 Ne6 22.Qe4 Bd7 23.Rd6 Nf4 24.Qf4 Qe1 25.Kh2 Be6 26.Qf6
Kh7=;
D3b) 18.Bh6? Ne4 19.Be4 Qf6ƒ;
D3c) 18.Qd2!? Bg7 (18...Ne4 19.Qd4 Ng5 20.h4 Ne6 21.Qe3!°) 19.Nd6 Re1 20.Re1 Be6=;
D3d) 18.Nd6 Re6! (18...Re1? 19.Re1 Bd7 20.b4± Z. Ilincic 2520 – Dukaczewski 2190, Yerevan (ol) 1996) 19.Nc8
Now 19...g5! A fantastic move which holds Black’s position! 20.Bd2 Rc8∞]
13...h6

This move was the key to my preparation for a game against Ulf Andersson in the Bundesliga 2013. However, this
game was never played, because the line-up of our opponent’s team turned out to be weaker than what we expected.
But, in the end, I had the chance to play the move against Borko Lajthajm at the Serbian Individual Championship, held
in Subotica 2014.
14.Bf4
[14.Kh2!? is a useful move, just waiting to see Black’s choice.
A) 14...Re5?! 15.Bf4 (15.f3 with the idea of Be3 and Bf2) 15...Rh5 16.f3;
B) 14...Nfd7 (14...Nh7 Mi. Marin 2540 – Groszpeter 2520, Andorra la Vella 1995 – 64/(520)) 15.Be3 Ne5 16.Qd2 Kh7
17.Red12;

C) 14...Bd7?! Developing a piece, though in a dubious way, as the pawn on d6 is unprotected and the d7 square is no
longer available for manoeuvres by the black knights. Also, doubling rooks on the e-file doesn’t bring the expected
result. 15.Bf4 Qc7 16.a3 Nh5 17.Be3 Nf6 18.Qc2 Re7 19.Rbd1 Rae8 20.Bf4 g5 21.Ndb5! cb5 22.Bd6 Qc8 23.Be7
Re7 24.Nb52 Pigusov 2585 – Vl. Akopian 2600, Novosibirsk 1993;
D) 14...h5 This move has no concrete threats, yet White has to be ready for various tactical blows after a push to h4;
14.a3
White wants to get rid of the black knight on c5 by playing b4, decreasing the pressure on his e4 pawn. Nevertheless,
opening the a-file favours Black’s counterplay, which includes targeting White’s b- and c-pawns, which might
eventually prove to be weak. 14. ..Nh7 15.b4 ab4 16.ab4 Ne6 17.Be3 Nf6∞ Here we have a very interesting position,
where Black has nice chances on both the a-file and also with the knight manoeuvre ...Nf6–d7–e5;
14.Re2 a4 (14...Nh7 15.Kh2 Ng5 16.f4 Nge6 17.Be32) 15.b4 As mentioned earlier, the opening of the a-file favours
Black. 15. ..Ne6

A) 16.Be3?! Ng5! 17.Bg5 hg5 18.b5 c5 19.Nc2
A1) 19...g4 20.h4 Nd7 21.Nd5 Ne5 (21...Nb6 22.Nb6 Qb6 23.Rd2 Be5 24.Ne3 Xg4) 22.Nce32 N. Ginting 2385 – R .
Antonio Jr 2525, Genting Highlands 1995.
A2) 19...Be6!? 20.e5 (20.Ne3?! Nd7 21.Rc1 Be5; 20.Rd2?! Qa5) 20...Nd7 21.Bb7 Rb8 (After 21...Ne5 22.Ba8 Qa8
23.Nd5± Black doesn’t have enough compensation for the exchange.) 22.Bc6 (22.Bd5 Bh3) 22...Bc4 23.Re4 Be6
24.Ra4 Be5 25.Nd5 Kg7 with the idea of Rh8, with a complicated position;
A3) 19...Nd7 20.Nd5 Nb6 21.Nb6 Qb6 22.Rd2 Be5∞;
B) 16.Nf3 Nd7 17.Na4 b5
18.Nb2 (18.cb5 cb5 19.Nb2 Ra2 20.Qd6? Ne5 21.Qd8 Nf3 22.Bf3 Rd8) 18...Ra2 (18...Ne5 19.Ne5 de5 20.cb5 cb5
21.Nd3 Nd4 22.Rd2 Be6 23.a3 Again, Black does not have sufficient compensation for the pawn.) 19.Rd2 (19.Qd6?
bc4) 19...bc4 20.Nc4 Rd2 21.Bd2 (21.Qd2 Ne5 22.Nfe5 de5 23.Nd6 Re7 24.Nc8 Qc8=)

B1) 21...Qc7 22.Be3 Bf8 23.Ra1ƒ;
B2) 21...Nf6 22.Nd6 (22.e5 Ne4 23.ed6 Nd6=) 22...Qd6 23.e5 Qe7 24.ef6 Qf6 25.Qc1! Qf5 26.Rb3 c5 27.bc5 Qc5
28.Bh6;
B3) 21...Nb6! The most precise move. 22.Nb6 (22.Na5 c5„) 22...Qb6 23.Be3 Qc7 24.Qd2 h5 25.Rc1 Ba6=;
C) 16.Nc2
This is very unpleasant for Black. Only after very long and deep analyses did I manage to find equality for Black and
not without huge help from the computer. 16...Ng5 Black has to be very active with very accurate play!;
C1) 17.Kh2
C1a) 17...Be6 18.Qd3 Qc8 19.g4 b5 20.cb5 cb5 21.Na3 Ng4 22.hg4 Qc3 (22...Bc3) 23.Qc3 Bc3 24.f4 Bg4 25.Re3
Ne4 26.Be4 Re4 27.Re4 Bf5 28.Re3 Bb1 29.Rc3 Ba2 30.Rc6!2;
C1b) 17...Qd7 18.Qf1 Ng4 19.hg4 Bc3 20.f32;
C1c) 17...Ng4 18.hg4 Bc3 19.Qd3 Bg7 20.f32;
C1d) 17...Nh3!

18.Bh3 Ng4 19.Bg4 Bg4 20.Qd3 (20.Nd4 Qf6 21.Be3 c5 22.bc5 dc5 23.Nd5 Qe5 24.f3 cd4 25.fg4 de33; 20.Bd2 Be2
21.Qe2 d5„) 20...Be2 21.Ne2 Qe7 22.Ne3 Qe4 23.Qe4 Re4 24.Bb2 is unclear;
C2) 17.Qf1
C2a) 17...Qd7 18.Kh2 Ng4 19.hg4 Bc3 20.f32;
C2b) 17...Nh5 18.Bb2 f5 19.h4 (19.ef5 Bf5) 19...a3 20.Ba1 Bc3 21.Bc3 Ne4 22.Ba1°;
C2c) 17...Nd7 18.Re3 Ne5 (18...Bc3 19.Rc3 Ne4 20.Rd32) 19.Na3 (19.f4 Nh3 20.Bh3 Bh3 21.Qh3 Nc4 22.Rd3 Bc3
23.Rc3 Re4∞) 19...h5! Preparing the sacrifice on h3. 20.Kh2 (20.f4? Nh3 21.Bh3 Bh3 22.Qh3 Ng4 and White’s
position collapses.) 20...Nh3 21.Bh3 Bh3 22.Kh3 Ng4 23.Rd3 Bc3 24.Rc3 Re4 25.Kg2 Qe7°]
14...Nh7
[After 14...g5?! 15.Bc1 Black lacks a good choice here. Also the f5 square is weak now. 15. ..Nfd7 16.Be3 Ne5
17.Qc22]

15.Qd2
[15.Nde2 Ng5 16.Qd6 Qd6 17.Bd6 Nce4 18.Ne4 Ne4 19.Be4 (19.Ba3 Nd2; 19.Bf4 Nc5) 19...Re4 20.Nf4 Bf5 21.Re4
Be4 22.Re1 Bc2 23.Rc1 Be4 24.Re1 with a repetition of moves;
15.h4 Nf6 16.Qd2 Ng4 17.Red1 (17.f3? g5! 18.fg4 gf4 19.gf4 Bg4) 17...Kh7∞ Black’s knight has found itself on the
ideal g4–square. If White plays f2-f3, it might expose other weaknesses in his position.]
15...Ng5
16.h4
[16.Kh2? Bh3 17.Bh3 (17.Bg5 Qg5 18.f4 Qf6μ) 17...Bd4 18.Bg5 Bc3μ]
16...Bd4 17.Qd4 Nge6 18.Qd6
[18.Qd2 Nf4 19.gf4 Bg4 (19...Qh4 20.Qd6 Ne6)]
18...Nf4 19.Qd8
[19.Qf4 Nd3 20.Qh6 Ne1 21.Re1 Qd4∞]
19...Rd8 20.gf4

Black has several good possibilities. According to the computer, the strongest move is...
20...Bg4
[...with the idea of 20...a4!?;
In the game with GM Borko Lajthajm I continued instead with 20...Nd3 21.Red1 Bg4 22.f3 and a draw was agreed
(Lajthajm 2549 – Rob. Markus 2610, Srbija (ch) 2014). I intended to play 22...Be6, when after 23.Ne2 there are the
following variations:
A) 23...f5 24.Bh3 Kf7 25.h5 fe4 26.hg6 Kf6 27.Be6 ef3 28.Bd5 cd5 29.Rd3 fe2 30.cd52;
B) 23...Nb4?! 24.Ng3! Na2 25.f5 Rd1 26.Rd1 gf5 27.ef5 Bc4! 28.bc4 a4 29.c5 a3 30.Bf1 Nb4 31.Bc4 a2 32.Ba2 Ra2
33.Rd8 Kh7 34.Ne42 (34.Rd7 Kg8 35.Rb72);

C) 23...Kg7!?;
D) 23...h5 24.Rd2 Rd7 25.Rbd1 Rad8 26.Kh2 a4 27.Bf1 ab3 28.ab3 b5 29.Nd4 Nf2 30.Rf2 Rd4 31.Rd4 Rd4 32.cb5 cb5
33.Bb5 Bb32;
E) 23...Rd7 24.h5 (24.Rd2 Nf4) 24...Rad8 25.hg6 fg6 with compensation.]
21.f3 Rd3∞
The final position is quite typical for the KID: Black’s pieces cooperate very well and put a lot of pressure on White’s
position, but at the cost of a pawn.
Robert Markuš

Sicilian with 2.c3
Part IV
Lifelong Sicilian Player
The pedigree of the author speaks volumes about what the reader is to expect from these articles: apart from being a
very strong and successful active player, GM Vassilios Kotronias is a highly esteemed author and chess analyst, well
known for his deep analytical approach to the opening, who has worked with several top grandmasters, such as Veselin
Topalov, Alexei Shirov and Nigel Short, as well as a trainer for the Greek national team. His name is associated with
deep opening research, inventive new ideas and an unceasing quest for the absolute truth, as can be evidenced from his
various highly regarded opening works to date. Additionally, he is well known for his uncompromising style and
fighting spirit.
Vassilios’ competitive successes include ten gold medals in the Greek Championships and first places, clear or shared,
in several strong tournaments all over the world, while he has been a member of the Greek national team for three
decades. Most recently he won the gold medal on his board in the 2013 European Team Championships in Warsaw. He
certainly knows what he’s writing about, too: Vassilios has been a lifelong Sicilian player, and has clearly spent endless
hours throughout his career racking his brains over how to meet the 2.c3 Sicilian in a dynamic and ambitious way. This
series of articles represents the result of his most recent efforts on this problem.

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6!? 6.cd4 b6
The fourth part of Vasilios Kotronias’ series on the 2.c3 Sicilian is essentially the core of his work, as it covers White’s
most common and ambitious tries against Black’s chosen system with ...e6 and ...b6. It is therefore hardly surprising
that this part abounds in deep theoretical and tactical lines; White’s 7th moves covered here, especially 7.Nc3, have
been the overwhelmingly most popular choices of White players throughout the years.
Our coverage in this issue kicks off with 7.Bc4!?, a rather rare but venomous line that has been employed by, amongst
others, Michael Adams. White intends to exchange on d5 and try to seize the initiative in the centre, with good chances
of success if Black isn’t precise. The only viable reply is the principled 7...Ba6! (the shortcomings of the natural-
looking 7...Bb7 are showcased in the notes), whereupon White must choose between two fundamentally different
approaches. Exchanging on a6 is safe but gives him nothing, as Black secures control of the d5-square with his knights
and fully equalizes later on by breaking with ...f6/f5. Therefore White often tries the risky 8.Bd5 ed5 in practice,
accepting a weakening of the light squares in return for damaging Black’s pawn structure. The problem for the first
player is that 9.Nc3 is now strongly met by 9...Bb4!, which stops kingside castling and gives Black very promising play
against the white king, while the more prudent 9.a3 Be7 10.Nc3 0-0 transposes to a harmless line examined in the
previous issue.
7.Bd3 is a perfectly logical and obvious move; White simply develops his pieces on active squares, eyeing the kingside.
This approach is very sensible and quite dangerous, as becomes evident after lines like 7...Ba6?! 8.0-0 Qc8 9.Ng5!!.
Black must therefore play for equalization, inviting exchanges to free his position. The correct response is 7...Bb4,
when 8.Bd2 is the standard reply; Black then exchanges on d2 and continues with ...Ba6, exchanging the remaining

bishops as well. Black does end up with a slightly weak d6-square, but his control of the outpost on d5 turns out to be at
least equally significant. A later ...f6/f5 push gives his queen access to the kingside and gains maneuvering space,
guaranteeing Black sufficient counterplay in the strategically complicated positions that arise. White has several ways
to avoid this scenario in the fight for the advantage, but none of them are threatening; though one should mention that
8.Nbd2 is perhaps best met by the adventurous 8...Nf4!?, a new move proposed by the author in this article.
White’s main move in this line has always been the straightforward 7.Nc3, immediately challenging Black’s presence in
the centre. After 7...Nc3 8.bc3 and now the precise 8...Qc7, forcing White to spend a tempo with 9.Bd2 to defend c3,
the two sides go down the natural path 9...Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 Nd7, when the most important tabiya of the entire
system arises. White is well developed but structurally inferior, and must attend to the threat of ...dxe5. The positions
resulting after the exchange on d6 (or on e5) are not to his taste; a nice example of Black’s play against the hanging
pawns can be seen after 12.exd6. White therefore seeks to sharpen the play and make use of his own trumps. One
common attempt is to play the natural 12.Re1, with the idea of disrupting Black’s development after 12...de5 13.Ne5
Ne5 14.Re5 Bd6 15.Rh5 g6 16.Bb5. This try has brought results in the past, but Kotronias shows that with the precise
reply 16...Ke7! Black manages to coordinate his pieces quickly and extinguish White’s initiative, leaving him with his
structural defects.
The most critical continuation arises after the forcing and extremely dangerous 12.Ng5!?. Play usually continues with
12...de5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3 Be7, leading to a very complicated position that the author analyses in great detail. White
has a multitude of possible tries here, all of which require accurate handling by both sides. The most promising for
White apparently is 15.Rfe1!, whereupon Kotronias believes that 15...Qd8!, forcing a repetition, is the only objectively
viable move. However, deep analysis of various alternatives is also included in the notes, to enable the reader to extend
his research and perhaps unearth new, undiscovered possibilities. Overall, 7.Nc3 remains the critical line of the entire
5...e6/6...b6 system, and this contribution by Kotronias greatly advances its theory.
Chapter 14
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cd4 b6 7.Bc4
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6!? 6.cd4
b6 7.Bc4!?
With one possible idea of taking on d5 and playing
Nb1–c3.

7...Ba6! Now this is probably the only move. But it proves sufficient.
[After 7...Bb7?!
A) Originally, I had focused on the immediate 8.Bd5?! Bd5 9.Nc3 which does not quite work as Black can pin the
knight: 9...Bb4! 10.0-0 Bc3 11.bc3 Nc6 12.Nd2! (12.Ba3?! Na5 13.Nd2 Qg5!3 is actually better for Black)
A1) And here there are three options: 12...Na5! looks best. After this Black seems to obtain a playable game: For
example, 13.Qg4! (13.Re1 0-0=) 13...Kf8 14.Ne4 h5 15.Qf4 Nc4 16.Rd1 Rc8 17.Rd3 Be4 18.Qe4 d5 19.Qe2 h4
20.Qg4 (20.Rh3 g6 21.Qg4 Rh5∞) 20...Qe8! 21.a4 (21.Bg5 Qa4„ (∆...Qc2)) 21...f5 22.ef6 gf6∞;
A2) Weaker is 12...b5 13.a4! (13.Ba3 Qg5 14.g3 h5 15.Re1 Qf5∞) 13...a6 14.Re1ƒ when White enjoys some
possibilities of exerting pressure after his knight arrives on e4 and bishop on a3;
A3) 12...Ne7!? initiates an interesting regrouping, but nevertheless Black probably stands worse afterwards.

For example, 13.c4 Bb7 14.Ba3 0-0 15.Re1 Rc8 16.Rc1 Re8 17.f3!! (17.Ne4 Be4 18.Re4 Nf5 19.d5 allows the
interesting undermining sacrifice 19...b5!? 20.cb5 Qa5 21.de6 de6 22.Qa4 Rc1 23.Bc1 Qc7„ when Black’s activity
seems to outweigh the pawn.) 17...Nf5 18.Ne4ƒ and White has significant pressure.
B) However 8.0-0! (intending to take on d5 followed by Nb1–c3), gives Black serious problems.
B1) 8...Qc7?! 9.Bb3! (9.Bd5 Bd5 10.Nc3 Qb7=) 9...Be7 10.Bg5! f6 11.ef6 gf6 12.Bh4± cannot be recommended for
Black;
B2) In fact, 8.0-0! seems to render all the above lines pretty irrelevant. After 8...Be7
9.Bd5! Bd5 10.Nc3ƒ White’s initiative in the centre is much more significant than the bishop pair.
A recent game continued 10...Bc4 (10...Na6?! 11.Nd5 ed5 12.Be3 0-0 13.Rc1 Qb8 14.Bg5! Bg5 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nh3 d6
17.Re1 de5 18.de5 Qb7 19.Nf4 Rad8 20.Nh5± led to a powerful White attack in Illescas Cordoba 2640 – P . Cramling
2545, Espana 1996)

11.Re1 0-0 12.d5 ed5 13.Nd5 Nc6 14.Re4 Ba6?! (14...Bd5 15.Qd5 Nb4 is the lesser evil, but even so 16.Qb3 Na6
17.Be3 d5 18.ed6 Bd6 19.Rd4± was clearly better for White in Smagin 2545 – Kupreichik 2515, Eupen 1994)
15.Rg4 Kh8 16.Bf4 Rc8 17.Qd2± and Black could not stave off the mounting debacle: 17...f6 18.ef6 Bf6 19.Re1 Rf7
20.Bd6 Qg8 21.Rge4! Bb7 22.Ng5 Bg5 23.Qg5 Na5 24.Ne7 Re7 25.Re7 Nc4 26.Bg3 h6 27.Qg6 and White won in D.
Howell 2639 – J . Wallace 2394, London (rapid) 2013]
Back to 7...Ba6!:
8.Bd5
Critical, but at the same time it offers White nothing if Black responds correctly.
[Alternatively, 8.Ba6 Na6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nc3 Nac7
11.Ne4 (11.Qd3 0-0 12.Bd2 Nc3 13.bc3 d5 14.ed6 Qd6= leads to no advantage for White either.) 11...0-0 leads to a
standard position with equal chances. After 12.Bg5 (12.Re1 Ne8!? 13.Bg5 f6 14.ef6 Nef6 15.Nc3 Nc3 16.bc3 Ad.

David 2305 – Vasilchenko 2425, Cuxhaven 1993, looks quite level after 16...Rc8=) play might continue:
Michael Adams, Wijk aan Zee 2005. Photo by Harald Fietz
A) 12...f6 13.ef6 Nf6 14.Bf6!? (14.Nc3 Nfd5=; 14.Nf6
Bf6= is equal according to Michael Adams) 14...gf6!?
15.Rc12 was slightly better for White in Mi. Adams
2660 – J. Benjamin 2570, New York 1996 – 66/118;
Black’s control over d5 is not great and his kingside
pawn structure is loose.
B) 12...Bg5!? 13.Nfg5 f6! (13...f5? 14.Qh5! h6 15.Qg6
hg5 16.Ng5+– is winning for White.) 14.ef6 (14.Nf3
f5= ∆15.Nd6 Ne8) 14...Nf6 15.Nf6 Rf6! (15...Qf6
16.Nh7! Kh7 17.Qc22/=) 16.Qd3 Rf5 17.f4 Nd5 18.g3
Rc8! 19.Ne4 (19.Rac1? Rc1 20.Rc1 Nf4!–+) 19...Rc6=
and Black has nothing to worry about.]
8...ed5 9.Nc3
An independent attempt, trying to make do without the
prophylactic a3.
[9.Bg5?! Bb4 10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.a3 Bd2μ is
clearly bad for White as his king is unlikely to find
shelter anytime soon. The more prudent 9.a3 transposes
to the previous chapter (7.a3) after 9...Be7 10.Nc3 0-
0!=]
9...Bb4!

This strong move leaves White already searching for equality; not surprising, as the Ba6 is a very irritating piece.
10.Qb3
The most direct and principled response, hitting both b4 and d5.
[Far less incisive is 10.Qc2?! Nc6 11.Bd2 Rc8 and Black is already better, as 12.0-0-0? will cost White material after
12...Bc3! 13.Bc3 b5μ;
10.Qa4 Bc3 11.bc3 0-0 12.Ba3 was White’s choice in Goodger 2138 – D. Osborne 1864, Great Britain 2004, but after
the accurate 12...Qc7! 13.Rc1 Re8 14.h4 Qc6 15.Qc6 Nc63 only Black can be better in the ensuing ending.
The main alternative is 10.Bd2 Bc3 11.Bc3 0-0
A) 12.Qd2?! Nc6 13.0-0-0 Qe7! (13...b5?! 14.Bb42) 14.h4, as played in J. Vrana 2271 – An. Ismagambetov 2479,
Pardubice 2007, should be worse for White after 14...b5! 15.a3 b4! 16.Bb4 Nb4 17.Qb4 Qe6!μ;

B) 12.Qb3 Bc4 13.Qc2 (13.Qa3?! Nc6 14.0-0-0? a5 15.b3 Be2 16.Rd2 Bf3 17.gf3 happened in H. Stevic 2617 – Iv.
Saric 2576, Stari Mikanovci (rapid) 2009, when at this point 17...Qg5–+ is completely winning for Black.) 13...Nc6
14.b3 Bb5 15.a4 Ba6 16.b4 Bc4 17.b5 (17.Nd2 Qg5ƒ) 17...Ne7 18.Nd2 (18.Ng5 Ng6 19.h4 Re8 20.Nh7 d6 21.0-0-0
de5 22.de5 Rc8 23.Ng5 Re5 24.Rd2 Be23 looks worse for White, too.) 18...Rc8 19.Nc4 Rc4 20.Qd2 Nf5 21.0-0 Qh4ƒ
leads to a strategically inferior position for White.]
Returning to 10..Qb3, this is how play may evolve afterwards:
10...Nc6! 11.Qd5!
[11.Bg5?! Qc8 12.Qd5?! (12.Rc1 Bc4 13.Qc2 Qa6!3 was the lesser evil, although, of course, Black is better.) 12...Bc3
13.bc3 was the continuation in Merry 2283 – B. Lalic 2484, Coulsdon 2013, and here Bogdan surprisingly missed
13...Nb4! 14.Qb3 (14.cb4 Qc3 15.Kd1 Rc8–+) 14...Nd3 15.Kd2 0-0 16.Be3 Qc6 17.Ne1 Ne1 18.Rhe1 Rac8μ with
tremendous compensation for Black.]
11...Bc3 12.bc3 0-0 13.Qe4!?
[13.Ng5 h6 14.Ne4 Ne7 15.Qb3 Nf5°; 13.Ba3 Re8 14.h4 Bb7!3]
13...f6!? 14.Ba3 Re8 15.0-0-0 Bc4 16.Kb2 Bf7 17.Rhe1 Rc8°

Black’s chances look at least equal here, the white king’s position being the more draughty of the two.
CONCLUSION:
After 7.Bc4 Ba6! White has two options: The safest one is to take on a6, but that amounts to nothing as Black will
control d5 with his knights and lash out with ...f6(5) at some point, obtaining a fully equal position. Thus the more risky
8.Bd5 ed5 has been a frequent visitor in tournament practice, seeking to exploit Black’s weakened pawn structure. Then
9.a3 Be7 10.Nc3 0-0 reaches by transposition a position that was shown to be harmless in the previous chapter, so in
the present one we have concentrated on 9.Nc3. However this allows Black fast development with 9...Bb4!, after which
White is more or less obliged to remain with his king in the centre or seek refuge in queenside castling, a rather
inappropriate hiding place. My analysis indicates that Black is at least equal in all arising positions, but certain accuracy
is required.
Kotronias
CHAPTER 15
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cd4 b6 7.Bd3
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6!? 6.cd4 b6 7.Bd3

This is very logical. Now, Black should be careful.
7...Bb4!
Freeing the position by exchanges.
[I had previously played here 7...Ba6?! 8.0-0 (As usual, equality results from 8.Ba6 Na6 9.0-0 Be7 10.Nbd2 0-0 11.Ne4
Nac7=) and thought that 8...Qc8 equalises.
But after the ruthless: 9.Ng5!! (9.a3 Be7 10.Bg5 f6 11.ef6 gf6 12.Bh6 Bd3 13.Qd3 Qa6 14.Qc2 Nc6 15.Nbd2 0-0-0
16.Nc4 Kb7 17.b4 Rc8 18.Rfc1 b5 19.Ne3 Ne3 20.fe3 Nb4 21.Qb3 Nd5 22.e4 Rc1 23.Bc1 Nb6 24.d5 Qa4 25.Qa4
Na4 26.Kf1 ed5 27.ed5 Nc3 28.Nd4 Bc5 29.Nb3 Bb6 30.d6 Re8 31.Bd2 Nd5 32.Rc1 Ne3 33.Be3 Re3 34.Nc5 Bc5
35.Rc5 Kb6 36.Rc7 Ra3 37.Rd7 Rd3 38.Ke2 Rd5 39.Rh7 Rd6 40.Rh8 a5 41.g4 a4 42.h4 Rd7 43.h5 Kc5 44.h6 a3
45.Rg8 Rh7 and Black won in Ni. Managadze 2420 – Kotronias 2528, Glyfada 2001) 9...h6 10.Ne4 Bd3 11.Qd3 Qa6
12.Qg3! Nc6 13.Rd1 Qc4 14.Be3± Black ends up undeveloped and White is close to winning.]
Back to 7...Bb4!

8.Bd2
The most natural reply.
[8.Nbd2!? is interesting. I devised the following as yet untried line of play: 8...Nf4!? (8...Ba6 9.Ba6 Na6 10.0-0 Be7
11.Ne4 0-0 has been played on several occasions and shouldn’t be too bad either.)
A) 9.Bf1 is too passive to cause Black any trouble; after 9...0-0 10.a3 Be7
A1) 11.Ne4 Bb7 12.Qc2 Nd5 13.Bg5 (13.Neg5 Bg5! 14.Ng5 f53) 13...f6 14.ef6 Nf6 15.Bd3 Ne4 16.Be4 Be4 17.Qe4
Nc6 18.d5 Bg5 19.dc6 dc6= yields Black easy equality;
A2) 11.Nc4 Nd5 12.Bd3 Nc6
A2a) 13.Nd6 Bd6 14.Bh7?! does not work in view of 14...Kh7 15.Ng5 Kg8 16.Qd3 (16.Qh5 Qg5 17.Bg5 f63)16...f5
17.Qh3 Qg5 18.Bg5 Bc73 and Black’s three minor pieces are clearly superior to the queen;
A2b) 13.0-0 Ba6! 14.Ne3 Bd3 15.Qd3 Ne3 16.Be3 (16.fe3 d6 17.ed6 Qd6=) the position is one of approximate

equality after either 16...d5= (or 16...d6=).
B) 9.Be4! The most critical! 9...Ba6! 10.Qa4!
B1) The aggressive 10...Bd3!? does not quite work after 11.Ba8! (11.Qb4 Be43) 11...Qc7!? 12.g3 Bc2 13.Qc2!
(13.Qb5 Bd3=) 13...Qc2 14.gf4 Nc6 15.Ke22 and White should be able to untangle and start pressing thanks to his
extra material;
B2) 10...Be7! 11.Nc4!? (11.Ba8 Nd3 12.Kd1 Nf2 13.Ke1 Nd3= is a draw by perpetual.) 11...b5 and here White has
two retreats:
B2a) 12.Qc2
B2a1) After 12...Ng2 13.Kf1 Nc6 14.Bc6 Rc8! (14...dc6? 15.Nd6+–) 15.d5!! Nh4! 16.Nh4 dc6 17.d6 Bh4 18.d7! Qd7
19.Nd6 Kf8 White should prefer 20.Be3!2 over (20.Nc8 Qd5 21.Kg1 Bc8 22.Be3 f5 23.Qc5 Kf7 24.Qd5 ed5 25.Ba7
Be7 26.Kg2 Be6 27.Rhc1 Ra8 28.Bb6 d4= with a complicated ending where Black stands no worse) when he still has

valuable pressure with Rd1 coming up;
B2a2) 12...bc4! 13.Bf4 Nc6 14.a3 (14.0-0 Nb4 15.Qa4 Rb8∞) 14...Rb8 15.0-0 Qb6 16.d5 ed5 17.Bd5 Nd4! 18.Qe4
Nf3 (18...Ne6!?) 19.Qf3 0-0= looks quite okay for Black, who has pressure against b2 and could consider an exchange
of light squared bishops by ...Bb7.
B2b) 12.Qd1!? looks like the more principled move, denying Black the resource ...Nb4 later on with gain of time.
Returning to 12.Qd1, Black’s position seems essentially sound after 12...bc4 13.Bf4 Nc6 14.0-0 Rc8!
B2b1) 15.Qa4 Qb6 16.Be3 (16.d5 ed5 17.Bd5 Bb5=) 16...Nb4 17.d5 Bc5= is nothing to worry about;
B2b2) 15.d5 ed5 16.Qd5 (16.Bd5 Nb4 17.Be4 Nd3=) 16...Nb4
B2b21) 17.Qd2 Nd3 18.Bd3 cd3 19.Rfc1 (19.Ne1 Rc4!„) 19...Rc1 20.Rc1 Qb6∞;
B2b22) 17.Qd4!? Bc5 18.Qd2 0-0 19.Rab1 Bb5!=]
We’ll now return to 8.Bd2:
8...Bd2 No matter how White takes back, Black will get a good game by trading another pair of bishops via a6.
9.Qd2
[9.Nbd2 looks more natural, eyeing d6. But after 9...Ba6! Black should have no problems.

White may choose where he wants the black knight, a6 or c6, but in both cases Black looks solid enough.
A) Alternatively, 10.Ne4 0-0 11.0-0 (11.Neg5 f5 12.ef6 Nf6 13.Ne5 h6=) 11...Bd3 12.Qd3 Nc6 is quite okay for
Black. He can exert pressure on e5 by ...f6 and activate his queen and rook.
A1) For example, 13.Rac1 f6! 14.ef6 (14.Nd6?! fe5 15.de5 Qe7; 14.Rfe1 Qe8! 15.ef6 gf6 should be fine for Black too.)
14...gf6!? (14...Nf6 15.Ne5 gives White a tiny pull.)
15.Nc3 Nce7 Black has both of the important squares d5 and e5 under control, and this ensures him of stability in the
centre. 16.Nd2 (planning Nc4–e3) 16...Qe8 17.Nc4 Qh5 and I don’t see how Black could be worse.
A logical continuation being 18.Nd5 (18.Nd6 Kh8 19.g3 Rg8 20.f4 Nc3 21.bc3 Qd5 22.Ne4 Qf5=) 18...Nd5 19.Nd6
(19.g3 Rac8 ∆20.Ne3 Qf3=) 19...Kh8 20.g3 Rg8 21.f4 f5! 22.Kh1 Rg7∞. A push of the h-pawn may be on the cards
here;
A2) Another instructive line of play goes 13.g3!? f6! 14.Rac1 Qe8! 15.ef6 gf6 16.a3 (16.Nc3 Qh5) 16...Qh5!?

(16...Qg6 17.Nh4 Qg4 18.f4 f5 19.Nc3 Nce7 20.Nd5 Nd5 21.Ng2 Qg7 22.Ne3 Ne3 23.Qe3 Rfc8 24.d5 Rc1 25.Rc1
ed5 26.Qd3 Qf7 27.Rd12 is a long line generated by the engines.)
17.Nd6 Normally we don’t mind the knight arriving here as it doesn’t challenge the Nd5 and does little to harass our
coordination. 17. ..Kh8 18.Rfe1 Rg8 19.Re4 Rg4! 20.Rg4 Qg4 21.Re1 Qg7! 22.Re4 Rg8=;
B) 10.Ba6 Luring the knight to the edge of the board. 10...Na6 11.0-0 0-0
Here it seems more natural to place the knight on e4 rather than on c4. I present two sample lines with the alternative
knight placement:
B1) 12.Nc4 f6!? Toying with the idea of freeing c5 for the knight. 13.Nd6 (13.a3 fe5 14.de5 Qe8! 15.b4 Qg6„) 13...fe5
14.de5 Nc5 15.a3 a5 16.Rc1 Rb8! 17.Rc4 (17.g3 Nb7 18.Nb7 Rb7 19.Nd2 Qg5 20.Qe2 Rbb8=) 17...Nb7 18.Ne4 Nc5!
19.Nc5 bc5 20.Qc2 Rf3 21.gf3 Qg5 22.Rg4 Qe5 23.Qc5 Qb2 24.Qd6 Qb7 25.Qe5 g6 26.h4 Rf8 27.h5 Rf5 28.Qe4
Kg7 29.hg6 hg6 30.Rb1 Qc7 31.Qc4 Qe5 32.Qd4 Qd4 33.Rd4 Rf3 34.a4 Kf6„ Well, maybe this one is going too far,
but I wanted to illustrate some ideas and hidden motifs;
B2) 12.a3 Nac7 13.Rc1 f5 14.Nc4 Ne7 A standard regrouping. (14...g5!? 15.Nd6 g4 16.Nd2 Qg5 17.N2c4 f4 looks
slightly extravagant, but it may be possible.) 15.Rc2 (15.Nd6 Ncd5 changes almost nothing.) 15...Ncd5 16.Qd2
(16.Nd6 Nc8!?) 16...Rc8 17.Rfc1 Qe8 18.Nd6 Rc2 19.Rc2 Qh5= and Black stands just fine in my opinion;
Now for an example of the knight move to e4.
B3) 12.Ne4 It seems more natural to place the knight on e4 rather than on c4. 12.. .Nac7 13.Rc1 f5 (13...Ne8!? 14.Qc2
f5 15.Ned2 g5 16.Kh1 g4 17.Ne1 Rf7 18.Nd3 Qh4∞ as played in Lovholt – Vivante Sowter, corr. 2000, is also
interesting.) 14.Nd6 Ne8= The d6 knight is challenged and chances are balanced. Rather dubious would now be
15.Qb3?! (15.Nc4 Rc8 16.Qd2 Rc6= is about equal.) 15...Nd6 16.ed6 Qb8 17.Qa3 Qb7 (17...a5!?) 18.Rc2 Rac8
19.Rfc1 Rc2 20.Rc2 Rc8„ and Black is slowly taking over the initiative.]
Time to return to 9.Qd2:

9...Ba6
Again trading bishops is the best idea.
10.Ba6
[Equality results from 10.Nc3 Nc3 11.bc3 Bd3 12.Qd3 d5 13.ed6 Qd6 14.0-0 Nd7 15.a4 (15.Rfd1 0-0 16.Qa6 Rac8
17.c4 Rc7 18.Rac1 Rfc8= L. Vogt 2475 – A . Grosar 2485, Altensteig 1995.) 15...0-0 16.a5 h6 17.c4 Rac8=;
10.Be4 is best answered by 10...Nc6 11.Bd5 ed5 12.Nc3 Rc8! (12...Nb4?! 13.Nb5!) 13.Ne2! (13.0-0-0? Nb4‚) 13...0-
0 14.0-0 d6 15.Rfe1 Be2 16.Re2 Re8 17.Rae1 de5 18.Ne5 Ne5 19.Re5 Re5 20.Re5 Qd7=;
Finally, 10.0-0 0-0 11.Na3 (11.Nc3 Bd3 12.Qd3 Nc3 13.bc3 Nc6 14.Rad1 Rc8 15.d5 Na5 16.Rfe1 h6∞) 11...Bd3
12.Qd3 Nc6 13.Nc4 f6!= leads to a typical position where Black enjoys free piece play. A game P. Blatny 2410 – V.
Jansa 2475, CSSR 1986 – 42/162, continued thematically 14.Rfe1 fe5 15.de5?! (Better, according to Jansa, was
15.Nce5 Ne5 16.Ne5 Rc8=) 15...Qe8! 16.Rad1 (16.Re4 Qg63) 16...Qh5 and at this point White stumbled:
A) 17.Qd2?? A terrible mistake, losing immediately. After Blatny’s move in the game, Jansa produced a winning

exchange sacrifice, concluding the game with some fireworks: 17...Rf3! –+ 18.gf3 Rf8 19.Re4 Rf3 20.Rde1 Nf4
21.Kh1?! (21.Rf4 Qg5 22.Kf1 Qf4–+ would have been more tenacious but White is lost all the same.) 21...Nd3
22.R1e2 (22.Rf1 loses beautifully to 22...d5! 23.ed6 Qd5 24.Qe2 Rf2 25.Rf2 Nf2 26.Qf2 Qe4–+) 22...b5! 23.Ne3
Nce5 24.Nf1 Ng4 25.Kg1 Ngf2 26.Ng3 Rg3! and Black won.;
B) Also bad would have been 17.Ne3? Rf3 18.gf3 Ne5–+;
C) However, 17.Re4TM 17...Rf7 18.Ncd2 (18.Rh4 Rf3! 19.Rh5 Rd3 20.Rd3 Nf4 21.Rhh3 b5μ is given by Jansa; 18.Nd6
Rf4μ) 18...Nf4 19.Qf1 Raf8 20.Rde1 g5 21.h3 g4 22.hg4 Qg4 23.g3 would have offered White some chances to hold.]
Let’s return to 10.Ba6:
10...Na6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Nc3 Nac7 13.Ne4 f5 14.Nd6 Ne8 15.Nc4 Rc8 16.Rac1
Once more, we have reached the same type of position; after either 16...Rc6= or 16...h6= (possibly planning the
manoeuvre ...Qe7–f7–h5) White has nothing special because he lacks control over d5.
CONCLUSION:
After 7.Bd3 Black should grab the chance to free his position by exchanges: 7...Bb4! is the right move. If White wishes
to prevent simplification he may opt for 8.Nbd2!? but then my novelty 8...Nf4!? leads to complicated positions where I
think Black enjoys a fair share of the chances. Much more common has been 8.Bd2 when Black can (and actually
should) trade all the bishops by exchanging on d2 followed by ...Ba6. The computers seem to favour White slightly in
the ensuing positions, probably because of the weakness of the d6 square, but as it turns out after a deeper analysis,
Black’s control over d5 easily outweighs this slight defect of the pawn structure. Instrumental in Black’s search of
counterplay is an advance of his f-pawn to f6 or to f5, giving his queen access to the kingside and gaining space for
manoeuvring. Overall, in this chapter, play is rich in positional content and understanding is much more important than
memorisation.
Kotronias
CHAPTER 16
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cd4 b6 7.Nc3

1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6!? 6.cd4 b6 7.Nc3
The most straightforward and probably best continuation.
7...Nc3 8.bc3 Qc7
An important move, forcing the Bc1 to the relatively passive square d2.
9.Bd2
9...Bb7!
[It makes no sense to delay deploying the bishop on the long diagonal by 9...d6 10.Bd3 Nd7.

Then not 11.0-0?! because 11...Bb7!= transposes to the main line. Not the weaker 11...de5 12.Ne5! (12.Qa4 Bd6 13.de5
Be7; 12.Re1 Bb7 13.Ne5 Ne5 14.Re5 Bd6) 12...Ne5 13.Bf42;
But instead White has the strong possibility 11.Ng5! Bb7 12.f4! Bg2 13.Rg1 with a powerful initiative.
For example 13...Bd5 (13...Bb7? 14.f5 ef5 15.e6 0-0-0 16.Nf7+– is catastrophic for the second player.) 14.Qe2! and the
road to equality, if one still exists for Black, is not paved with roses: 14...h6!? I think this is relatively best, provoking
White into showing his hand. (Instead, both 14...Be7? 15.c4 Bb7 16.f5+–; and 14...de5? 15.fe5 Be7? 16.Nf7+– lose
immediately, while 14...Rc8?! 15.c4 Bc4 16.Rc1 d5 17.f5‚ leads to a raging white onslaught.) After 14...h6!? there
comes 15.Nf7! Kf7 16.Qh5 Kg8 17.Bg6 and White’s attack clearly outweighs the piece, the only question is whether
he is winning or not.

Play should proceed 17...Nb8! (17...Rh7?! 18.Rg3 Qd8 19.Kf2 Qe7 20.Rag1 Rh8 21.Bc1 looks awful for Black.) 18.c4!
Bb7 19.f5 Be4 20.ed6! (20.d5? Bf5 21.Bf5 ef5 22.e6 Na6 23.Qf5 Rh7 24.Rg6 h5μ saw White misplay the attack in
Malo Quiros 2201 – Cacho Reigadas 2469, Espana 2002) 20...Bd6 21.f6 Bg6 22.Qg6 Nc6 23.fg7 Rh7 24.Qe6 Qf7
25.Qd6 Re8 26.Kd1 Qc4 27.Rc1 Qd4 28.Qd4 Nd4 29.Rc7 Rd8 30.Ra7 Nf3 31.Rg2 and White clearly is pressing,
although after 31...h5! a draw might still be attainable.]
We’ll now proceed to examine the correct move order in bringing out the queenside pieces, namely 9...Bb7!:
10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 Nd7
A critical position for our repertoire.
12.Ng5!?
Considered as the main line. With this knight sally White frees the way for his queen to invade h5. Alternatively:

[12.ed6 is rather too easy going, allowing Black to develop freely and obtain at least equal chances. After 12...Bd6
13.Re1 0-0 14.h3 Rad8 15.Ng5 Nf6 16.Qc2 g6 17.Ne4 Be4 18.Be4 Ne4 19.Qe4 Qc4! 20.a4 Rd7 21.Qb1 a6!!3
(stopping Qb5) 22.Qa2 (22.Qb6? Rb8 23.Qa5 Bh2! 24.Kh2 Rd5μ was a fine point.) 22...Rc8 23.Reb1 Qc6 24.Rb3 Bc7
25.Be3 Qd6 26.g3 h5! 27.h4 Qd5 28.Rb4 Qf3 29.Rc4? (29.Qc4!3) 29...Re8! 30.Re1 Qd5 31.Qe2 Bd6!–+ the white
rook was trapped on c4 and I went on to win without problems in Ni. Managadze 2475 – Kotronias 2595, Greece 2012;
12.Bf4 lacks strength: 12...de5!? (12...Be7=) 13.Ne5 Bd6
A) 14.Bb5 0-0 15.Bd7 (15.Nd7 Bf4 16.Nf8 Bh2 17.Kh1 Rf8 18.Qd3 Bf43 is at least equal for Black.) 15...Be5 16.Be5
(16.de5 Rfd83) 16...Qd73 is inferior for White in view of his light square weaknesses;
B) 14.Re1 0-0 15.Qg4 (15.Bh7? Kh7 16.Qh5 Kg8 17.Re3 Nf6 18.Qh4 Nh7! 19.Rh3 Be4 20.Re1 Bf5 21.g4 Bc2–+;
15.Qc2 g63; 15.Qh5 g6! 16.Qh6 Rfd8!3) 15...f5 16.Qg3 Ne5 17.Be5 Be5 18.Qe5 Qe5 19.Re5 Rac83 is at least equal
for Black;
12.Re1 is possible:

A) 12...Be7?! is a move with a solid reputation:
A1) 13.a4 0-0 14.a5 de5 15.Ne5 Ne5 16.de5 Rfd83 was excellent for Black in Preissmann 2340 – J . Gallagher 2500,
Schweiz 1993;
A2) 13.Bg5 Bg5 14.Ng5 de5 15.Qh5 Nf6 16.Ne6 (16.Qh3 e4 17.Ne4 Ne4 18.Be4 Be4 19.Re4 0-03 M. Wach 2385 –
Landenbergue 2430, Ptuj (zt) 1995) 16...Qc6! 17.Ng7! (A necessary improvement over 17.d5? Qe6 18.Bb5 Ke7
19.Qg5 Qd6 20.Re5 Kf8–+ when White was dead lost in H.- R. De Boer – Krockenberger 2325, Deutschland 1991)
17...Kf8 18.Ne6! fe6 19.Qg5! Qg2 20.Qg2 Bg2 21.Kg2 Rc8= is an approximately equal endgame;
A3) 13.Bf4 0-0 14.Re3 g6 15.Rc1
. .. is most accurately met by 15...Rac8!∞ ; Other moves give White a freer hand on the kingside:
A3a) 15...de5 16.Ne5 Bd6 17.Qg4 Ne5 18.Be5 Be5 19.Re5 Rfd8 20.h4 Rd5 21.Rd5 Bd5 22.h5 Qe7 23.c4 Bb7 24.Qf4
Rd8 25.Rd1!2 is a bit annoying for the defender;
A3b) 15...Rfd8!? 16.h4! Rac8 (16...Bf3 17.ed6!2) 17.h5 Bf3 18.Qf3 de5 19.de52 also looks like good pressure for

White;
A3c) After the more harmonious 15...Rac8!, however, the attacking gesture 16.h4 is met by 16...Bf3! 17.Qf3 de5 18.de5
Bh4! 19.Ba6 Rb8 20.Bh6 Rfd8 21.Qf4 Be7 and White lacks a convincing follow up to his pawn sacrifice;
A4) Finally, 13.ed6 Bd6 is not dangerous for Black: 14.c4 (14.Ng5 Nf6) 14...0-0= leads to a position that is more or
less balanced.
However...
A5) 13.Ng5!!
. .. gives White an improved version of the 12.Ng5!? variation. Unfortunately, this knight thrust is too strong and seems
to put the reserve option 12...Be7 under a cloud: After 13...Bg5 (An important detail is that 13...de5 14.Qh5 g6 15.Qh6
Bf8 16.Qh3ƒ compares unfavourably with a position reached in our 12.Ng5!? main line, as there the black bishop is
already on e7.) 14.Bg5 de5 15.Qh5‚ the attack looks impossible to withstand.
B) However the move 12.Re1 is in my view flawed because of the novelty 12...de5! after which both sides have to tread
carefully.

B1) I don’t like for White 13.de5?! Be7 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Bb5 (15.Bc2 h5 16.a4 a6 17.Qe2 Rd8 18.Rab1 g53 was more
pleasant for Black in Rozentalis 2650 – Ivan Sokolov 2615, Malmoe 1997 – 70/129) 15...Kf8 16.Qh5 Rd8∞ One may
label this position as unclear, but given the chance I would take Black in practice as he has very nicely placed pieces
and I don’t see any serious attack for White;
B2) But instead, 13.Ne5! is the correct recapture.
Then 13...Ne5 14.Re5 Bd6 may be considered as one more important tabiya for our repertoire.

B2a) Rather hasty is 15.Bb5 Kf8! (15...Bc6 16.Qf3 Rc8 17.Bc6 Qc6 18.d5ƒ allows White some initiative.) 16.Rh5
when both 16...Kg8!∞ (My preference although 16...Bf4 17.Qc1 Bd2 18.Qd2 Rc8 19.Rc1 Kg8∞) leads to unclear
positions. The main thing for Black here is to prove that the Rh5 is displaced and to achieve that he needs to play the
moves ...g6 and ...h5 somehow, improving at the same time the position of his king and his own rook on h8. An
important resource could also be a timely exchange of dark squared bishops, taking the sting out of White’s attack and
weakening c3.
With the above in mind, the most logical move for White seems to be 17.Qg4, a possible continuation being 17...g6
18.Re1 Bf8 19.Bd3 Rc8 20.Bc2 Bg7 21.Rh3 h5 22.Qh4 Qd7 23.Bb3 b5 24.Rg3 Bd5 25.Bg5 a5 26.Bf6 b4 27.cb4 ab4
28.h3 Bb3 29.ab3 Rc3=;
B2b) 15.Rh5! As usual, flexibility is important in chess. 15. ..g6! (The only move, but it should be enough. Clearly bad
is 15...0-0-0? 16.a4± and I don’t see an antidote to White’s attack.) 16.Bb5! (16.Rh3 Qc6!=)
B2b1) 16...Bc6 17.Qf3! 0-0-0 18.Bc6 gh5 19.a4‚ gives White a vicious attack in return for the exchange;

B2b2) 16...Kf8 allows White to display the merit of his move order: 17.Bh6 Kg8 18.Qd2!! (to prevent the freeing
.. .Bf4) 18...a6 19.Be2 (19.Ba4!? b5 20.Bb32) 19...f6 (19...b5 20.Rh3 Bf82) 20.Rh3 Kf7 21.a4! Rhe8 22.Bf4 Kg8
23.Bd6 Qd6 24.Rb12 In this position White has some pressure due to the weak b6 pawn;
B2b3) 16...Ke7!! I think this very interesting move guarantees Black a good game.
B2b31) 17.Rh4
. .. allowed me to display some of the inherent strength of the Black position by 17...h5! 18.Qe2 Kf8 19.c4 Rc8 20.Rc1 a6
21.Ba4 b5! 22.cb5?! (22.Bb3 Qd8 23.Rh3 bc4 24.Bc4 Kg7∞ would have been approximately balanced.) 22...Qc1
23.Bc1 Rc1 24.Bd1 Bd5!! 25.ba6 Kg7 26.Rh3 Rhc8!μ 27.a7?! Ra1 28.Rd3 Ra2 29.Rd2 Ra7 30.Rc2 Rb8! 31.Rb2 Rba8
32.Qc2? Rc7 33.Qb1 Bf4 34.Bc2 Rac8 35.Qd1 Bd6! and Black won in Pourramezanali 2455 – Kotronias 2579, Baku
2013;
B2b32) A similarly unclear position arises after 17.Rh3 h5 18.Bg5 (18.Qe2 Kf8 19.Ba6 Ba6 20.Qa6 Kg7 21.a4 e5 is at
least equal for Black.) 18...f6 19.Bd2 Kf7∞;
B2b33) 17.Qg4

B2b331) 17...gh5 leads to a draw after 18.Qg5 Kf8 19.Qf6 (19.Qh6 Kg8=) 19...Bh2! 20.Kf1 Bg2! 21.Kg2 (21.Ke2
Bc6μ) 21...Rg8 22.Kf1! (22.Kh1?? Qb7 23.f3 Rg6–+) 22...Rg6 23.Qh8 Rg8 24.Qf6 Rg6=;
B2b332) 17...a6!? 18.Qh4! (18.Ba4 b5–+; 18.Bg5 f6 19.Re1 Bc8! 20.d5 e5–+) 18...Kf8 19.Bh6 (19.Qf6 Kg8 20.Bf1
Qe73) 19...Kg8 20.Bf1 Be7 21.Qg4;
B2b3321) 21...f5?! 22.Qe2 Kf7 23.Re1 Bd5 24.Rh3 b5 25.g4!! (25.Re3 Qc4) 25...Bd6 26.Bg2 Bc4 27.Qd1 Rae8 28.d5!
f4 29.de6 Re6 30.Bd5! (30.Re6 Ke6 31.Bf1 Be5 32.Bc4 bc4 33.Rf3 Rd8 34.Qe2 Kd5=) 30...Bd5 31.Qd5 Qc4 32.Qc4
bc4 33.Rd12 leads to an ending where White is better in view of Black’s weak pawns;
B2b3322) 21...Bf8! Simple and good. 22.Bf8 Kf8 23.Rh3 Kg7∞ and Black has restored his coordination, obtaining at
least equal chances.
B2b34) (Back to 16...Ke7!!) 17.Rh6

On other rook moves Black advances his h-pawn. Now, after 17...Kf8! 18.Qg4 Kg8! (18...Kg7 19.Re1 a6 20.Bd3 Rae8
21.c4 f5 happened in Plecsko 2163 – Gy. Sax 2524, Zalakaros 1999, and here I slightly prefer White’s chances after
22.Qd1!2) 19.Re1 Bf8 20.Rh3 h5 21.Qe2 Bd6 22.Bg5 Kg7∞ Black has once more restored his coordination and can
play for a win on equal terms.]
Time to focus on 12.Ng5!?:
12...de5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3
Now Black will find it difficult to castle and in addition has to watch out for sacrifices on e6 or g6. In return, he has a
pawn and no apparent weaknesses.
14...Be7

15.Rfe1!
The best move, at least according to my research. There are however, important alternatives:
[The only line that is beyond doubt without any poison for us is 15.Ne6?! fe6 16.Bg6
A) 16...Kd8 17.Bf7 ed4 18.Rad1!?° (18.cd4 Qc2);
B) 16...hg6! 17.Qh8 Nf8μ and White is left in a position without prospects;
After 15.f4 Black has two plausible ideas:

A) One option is 15...Bg5 16.fg5 0-0 17.Rae1! Rad8
A1) 18.Re3 Nc5! 19.Bb1 (19.Qg3?? Nd3 20.Rd3 Ba6–+; 19.dc5 e4μ) 19...ed4 20.cd4 Rd4 21.Bc3 e53;
A2) 18.Rf2! ed4 (18...Qd6 19.Qh6 ed4 20.Rf4‚) 19.cd4 Qd6 20.Rf4° is clearly difficult to handle as White has serious
attacking chances;
B) I prefer 15...ed4! 16.cd4 Qd6!3/μ, when White does not seem to have enough for the pawn;
15.Qh6 does not force a draw by repetition in view of 15...Qc6! 16.f3 (16.Be4 Bg5 17.Bc6 Bh6μ) 16...Bf8!
A) 17.Qh3 f5 18.a4! a6 19.Bb1!? Qd6 20.Ba2 Bd5 21.de5 (21.c4? Bc4 22.Bc4 Qd4 23.Kh1 Qc4μ) 21...Qc5 22.Kh1
Ba2 23.Ra2 Qc4 24.Raa1 h6 25.f4 Nc5 26.Be3 Rd83 looks excellent for Black who has consolidated his position and
has the better pawn structure;

B) 17.Qh4
B1) 17...Bg7?! 18.Be4! Qc7
B1a) 19.Qh3?! Bd5! 20.Bd5 ed5 21.de5 (Black beats off the attack in case of 21.Ne6 fe6 22.Qe6 Kd8 23.Qd5 Ke7
24.Rae1 Rhc8 25.f4 Nf6!) 21...Nc5 22.f4 (22.e6 f6 23.Nf7 0-0!3; 22.Nh7 Ne6) 22...h6 23.Nf3 Qc83 is slightly worse
for White;
B1b) 19.Rae1! Kf8 gives White a strong attack after 20.Bc1 (20.f4!?) 20...Kg8 21.Bb7 Qb7 22.f4! h6 23.Nf7! Kf7
24.fe5 Kg8 25.Ba3°;
B2) 17...f5! The correct move, taking away e4 from the white pieces. 18.Rab1 a6 19.Rfe1 h6 20.Nh3 Be7 21.Qg3 g53
and I don’t see sufficient compensation for White.
15.Rae1!? is the other main choice
A) After 15...Bd5?! White obtains good attacking chances: 16.f4! ed4 17.cd4

A1) 17...Qd6?! 18.f5! (18.Kh1?! Nf6 19.Bb5? Kf8 20.f5 ef5 21.Bf4 Qb4μ was the wrong way to execute the attack in
Solodovnichenko 2535 – Beudaert 2358, Condom 2005) 18...gf5 19.Bf5 ef5 20.Qf5‚ leads to a virulent White attack;
A2) 17...Qc6 and here both 18.Rf2‚ and 18.f5‚ lead to dangerous positions for Black;
B) However the refined 15...h5! may not just be an attempt to play on, but also objectively the best move.
This is how play is likely to proceed: 16.Qg3! (16.Qe6!? fe6 17.Ne6 Bd6 18.Bg6 Ke7 19.Nc7 Bc7 20.Bg5 Ke6 21.f4
Nf8∞ looks like a mess that shouldn’t be worse for Black; 16.f4 Bg5 17.fg5 Qd6!= (to be followed by castling short) is
safe enough for the second player.) 16...h4 17.Qh3 Bg5!? There are also other moves that need examination here.
18.Bg5 Rh5 19.Bd2 0-0-0 with a complicated struggle.]
After 15.Rfe1! we have reached at a critical crossroads. The safest choice if Black wants a draw is:
15...Qd8!

. .. which, at the same time, seems to be the objectively best continuation.
[Instead 15...a6 plans to stabilise the bishop, once it reaches d5, by ...b5; it’s a bit slow, although not necessarily bad as
the following variations show:
A) 16.f4 Bg5 17.fg5 0-0 leads to complicated play after 18.Re3!?∞ or 18.Qh4 f5 19.gf6 Rf6 20.Qg3 Raf8 21.Rac1 Rf2
22.Re2 Re2 23.Be2∞;
B) 16.Ne6 fe6 17.Bg6 Kd8∞ is a mess, but I don’t think Black is worse. After 18.Bf7 Bd5 19.Be6 Be6 20.Qe6 Qd6
21.Qh3 Kc7 22.de5 Qc6„ a great fight lies ahead;
C) 16.c4!? can be answered by 16...Bf6 17.Qh6 (17.Rac1 Qd8 18.Ne4 Be4 19.Be4 ed4 20.Ba8 Qa8∞ is double-edged.)
17...Qd6 18.Be4! Bg5 19.Bg5 Be4 20.Re4 f6 21.Be3 (21.de5? Qd3) 21...Qc6 22.f3 f5 23.Rh4 f4 (23...0-0-0 24.Bg52)

24.Bf2 0-0-0 25.de5 Ne5 26.Rf4 (26.Qf4 g5! 27.Qe5 gh4 28.Bh4 Rdf8∞) 26...Nd3 27.Re4 Nf2 28.Kf2 Qc5=;
D) Another unclear position is reached via 16.Qh6 Nf6!? e.g. 17.Qg7 (17.de5 Ng4) 17...Rf8 18.Rac1 0-0-0!„;
E) Finally, 16.a4 Rc8 should lead to a repetition after 17.Qh6 (17.Bg6? fg6 18.Qe6 Qc4!; 17.de5 Nc5 18.Bc2 Qd8!
19.Qe3 h63) 17...Bf8 18.Qh3 Be7 19.Qh6=;
F) 16.Rad1! Strengthening possible sacrificial attempts; however, there are a lot of interesting alternatives here:
F1) A draw arises after 16...b5 17.c4! Qd8! (17...bc4? 18.Bg6!! fg6 19.Qe6 Qc6 20.Qf7 Kd8 21.Ba5 Kc8 22.Ne4+–)
18.Qh6 Bf8 19.Qh3 Be7=;
F2) Upon 16...Bd5
17.Qh6 Bf8TM (17...b5 18.Qg7 0-0-0 19.Nf7 Bf6 20.Qh6 Nc5 21.dc5 Qf7 22.Bf1±) 18.Qh3 b5?! (It’s not too late to
make a draw by 18...Be7=) 19.Be4! Be4 20.Ne4 f5 21.Ng5 Qc4 22.Bf4!ƒ White suddenly obtains a strong attack,
rendering 15...a6 futile as a winning attempt.
Another option after the critical 15.Rfe1! is 15...h6!?

. .. which is an obvious attempt to avoid a draw at the cost of significant risk. The queen is prevented from reaching h6,
but g6 has been weakened.
A) Now weak is 16.de5?! Nc5 (16...Ne5? 17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Ne6) 17.Bb5
A1) 17...Bc6!? At first this looks like a mistake but it is not so, since 18.Qf3, which now seems winning for White, is in
fact a bad move! For example, 18.Bc6 (18.Qf3? Bb5! 19.Qa8 Bd8 20.Nf7 Kf7 21.Qf3 Kg7μ) 18...Qc6 19.Nf3 Rd8
(19...Kf8!?) 20.Nd4 Qd53;
A2) 17...Kf8∞/μ;
B) Too rash is the immediate 16.Bg6?! fg6 17.Ne6 Qc4μ;
C) and the same applies to 16.Ne6?! fe6 17.Qe6 Qc6 18.Bg6 Kd8 19.Qc6 Bc6 20.de5 Bg2!μ;
D) 16.f4 Bg5TM 17.fg5 h5∞ looks okay for Black, the idea being that 18.Bg6?! fg6 19.Qe6 hardly works: 19...Kd8
20.Qg6 Qc6! 21.Qc6 Bc6 22.de5 Nc5μ;
E) After 16.a4 the reply 16...Bf6 (16...Kf8? 17.Ne6 fe6 18.Bg6+–) does not seem out of the question, e.g. 17.Ne6
(17.Bg6?! hg5 18.Qe6 Kd8) 17...fe6
E1) 18.de5 0-0-0!? (18...Be7 19.Bg6 Kd8) 19.ef6 Nc5„;
E2) 18.Qe6 Kd8 and Black seems to be at least surviving;
F) 16.c4 is also met by 16...Bf6 ∆17.Ne4 Be4!? (17...ed4 18.Nf6 Nf6 19.Qh4°) 18.Be4 0-0-0 19.d5 (19.a4 Bg5)
19...Nc5 20.Bb4 Ne4 21.Re4 Kb8 22.d6 (22.de6 Qc6) 22...Qc6 23.Rae1 Rd7∞;
G) 16.Rad1! is the correct reply. White prepares himself as best as he can for a piece sac. Now 16...Rc8 is the most
useful and least provocative response.

G1) To start with, clearly bad are 17.Nf7? Kf7 18.Qg4 Nf8–+ and;
G2) 17.Bg6?! fg6 18.Ne6 Qc4μ;
G3) Wild and woolly is 17.Ne6!? fe6 18.Qe6 Qc6 19.Qh3; I presume that the following lines explain why:
G3a) 19...Qf6 20.de5 (20.f4 Qh4!) 20...Ne5 21.Re5 Qe5 22.Bg6 Kf8 23.Re1 Qf6 24.Re6 Qg7 25.Qf5 Kg8∞;
G3b) 19...h5!? 20.f4! ed4 21.f5 dc3 22.Bg5 Qc5 23.Kh1 Ne5 24.fg6! (24.Be7 Qe7 25.f6 Qf6 26.Bg6 Qg6 27.Re5 Kf8
28.Rf5 Kg8 29.Rg5 Qg5 30.Qe6 Kh7 31.Rd7 Qg7=) 24...0-0! 25.Qh5 Bg2TM 26.Kg2 Qf2 27.Kh1 Qf3 28.Qf3 Rf3
29.Re5 Rd3 30.Rd3 Bg5 31.Rg5 c2=;
G4) 17.a4!? Bg5 18.Bg5 e4! 19.Be4 Be4 20.Re4 Qc4! 21.Rde1 Kf8 22.Bh6 Kg8 23.Qh4 (23.d5 Qd5 24.Rd4 Qc6
25.Red1 Nf8 26.R1d3 Qc7 27.Qe3 e5 28.Rd5 Ne6 29.Rd7 Qc4=) 23...Qc3 24.Qg5 Qa5 25.Re6 Qg5 26.Re8 Kh7
27.Rh8 Kh8 28.Bg5 Rc4= is equal;
G5) 17.c4!

This is the move that poses Black the real problems. Others allow him at least a fair share of the chances as the previous
lines showed: Unfortunately, the same evaluation does not apply now. After 17...Bg5 18.Bg5 e4 the position is
playable, but rather more pleasant for White. Sample lines: 19.Be2 (19.Be4 Be4 20.Re4 Qc4∞; 19.Bf1!? f5 20.Qh4
Kf7 21.Bf4 Qd8 22.Qg3 Qf6∞) 19...f5 20.Qh4 Kf7 21.Bf4 Qd8 22.Qg3 Qf6
G5a) 23.h4 helps Black open lines for kingside play: 23...g5!? 24.Bd6 (24.Bh5 Kg8 25.hg5 hg5 26.Bg5 Qg7 27.Be2
Kf7‚) 24...Kg6 25.c5 Kh7! 26.hg5 hg5 27.Bb5 (27.Be5? Ne5 28.de5 Qh6+) 27...Bc6 28.Bc6 Rc6 29.f3 bc5 30.dc5
Kg6 31.fe4 f4 32.e5 Qf53;
G5b) 23.Rd2! g5 24.Bd6 Kg6 25.Qa3 a5 26.Rb1! (26.c5 bc5 27.dc5 Bd5 28.Qa5 Ne5∞) 26...Ba6 27.Be7 Qf7 28.d5!
Rhe8 29.de6 Qe6 30.Rd6 Re7 31.Re6 Re6 32.Rd1 Nf62]
One might argue that 15...Qd8! renders all the above analysis pretty irrelevant and this could well be right. After all, I
went to great lengths trying to find a way to avoid a draw as Black, but draws have been there all along. So let us see

how the game is likely to conclude after 15...Qd8!:
16.Qh6
[16.Bg6? Bg5 17.Qe6 Qe7 18.Bf7 Kd8 19.Qe7 Ke7 20.Bg5 Kf7 21.de5 Nc5μ lead to a winning ending for Black in D.
Sermek 2465 – P . H. Nielsen 2425, Kecskemet 1992. Another incorrect sacrifice is 16.Ne6?! fe6 17.Bg6 (17.Qe6 Qc7
18.Bb5 Qd6μ) 17...hg6 18.Qh8 Nf8 19.Qe5 Qd53]
16...Bf8 17.Qh3 Be7!
[17...Bg7? 18.f4±]
18.Qh6=
CONCLUSION:
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cd4 5.Nf3 e6!? 6.cd4 b6 7.Nc3 should not be a problem for Black after the principled
continuation 7...Nc3 8.bc3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Bd3 d6 11.0-0 Nd7. In reply to 12.Re1, Black should play 12...de5
13.Ne5 Ne5 14.Re5 Bd6 15.Rh5 g6 16.Bb5 and at this point the alert 16...Ke7! allows him to coordinate his pieces as
well as possible and at the same time prevent White from reaching the optimal configuration of his own forces. More
forcing play arises after 12.Ng5!?; after 12...de5 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh3 Be7 15.Rfe1! White has enough compensation for
his pawn and attempts to play for a win with Black seem to come to nought. So in the end I had to settle for 15...Qd8!
which forces a repetition after 16.Qh6 Bf8 17.Qh3 Be7. I hope this does not sound too disappointing to Black players.
Kotronias
END OF PART IV

PARTIJE • ПАРТИИ • GAMES • PARTIEN • PARTIES • PARTIDAS • PARTITE •
PARTIER •
KLASIFIKACIJA OTVARANJA • КЛАССИФИКАЦИЯ ДЕБЮТОВ • CLASSIFICATION OF
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OUVERTURES • CLASIFICACIÓN DE LAS APERTURAS • CLASSIFICAZIONE DELLE
APERTURE • KLASSIFIKATION AV ÖPPNINGAR •

A00-A49
1. [A02]
Ni, Hua (2653) - Teh, Eu Wen Aron (2228)
Porto Mannu 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 b6
3...Be7 - 60/486
4.f4 Bb7 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 c5
6...d5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Nc3
7.O-O d6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.a3! a6
9...Qd7 10.Qe1 O-O-O 11.b4!?ƒ
10.Qe1 Qc7
10...Qd7 11.Qg3 Rg8 12.e42 ∆ e5
11.Qg3 Rg8N 12.Qh3 h6
12...O-O -O 13.Ng5 Bf8 (13...Rgf8 14.Nxf7!) 14.Nce4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4± ∆h6? 16.Nxe6! fxe6 17.Qxe6++-
13.Rae1 O-O -O 14.f5! Qd7
14...e5 15.Bc4 Rdf8 16.d3 Na5 17.e42 Xd5
15.e4
15.b4!?15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Bg6
15...Rge8
15...Kb8!?
16.fxe6 fxe6 17.e5?!
17.Na4 Kc7 18.e5±
17...dxe5 18.Na4 Kc7?!
18...Qc7! 19.Nxe5 (19.Qxe6+? Kb8 20.Nxe5 Bd6 21.Nxc6+ Qxc6 22.Qh3 c4!) 19...Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Bd62
19.Nxe5
19.Bg6 Rf8 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 21.Bxe5+ Bd6 22.Nxb6! Kxb6 23.Bxd6+-
19...Nxe5 20.Bxe5+ Bd6 21.Qg3 Re7 22.Nb2 b5 23.b4 c4 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Nxc4 Ne8 26.Nxd6
26.Rf8!+-
26...Nxd6 27.Re3 Bd5 28.Rd3 Kb7 29.Bxd6 Qxd6 30.Qxd6 Rxd6 31.c4 Bxc4 32.Rxd6 Bxf1 33.Kxf1 e5 34.Ke2 Rf7
35.Re6 1-0

2.* !N [A11]
Grischuk, Alexander (2789) - Rodshtein, Maxim (2678)
Bilbao 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.c4 dxc4 5.Na3 e5 6.Nxc4 e4 7.Nfe5!N
7.Nh4 Be6 8.Ne3 Nf6 9.f3 Bc5N (9...exf3) 10.Nhf5 O-O 11.fxe4 g6 12.Qc23 Teterev,V (2501)-Matlakov,M
(2694)/Bilbao 122/(2) 2014 (12.Nh6+ Kg7 13.Nc2 Kxh6 14.d4+ Kg7 15.dxc5 Qxd1+ 16.Kxd1 Re8©)
7...Qc7
7...Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qb3!7...f6 8.Ne3 Be6 9.N5c4 b5 10.Na3 ∆f5 11.O-O Nf6 12.d3 Na6 13.dxe4 fxe4 14.Nb1! Bc5
15.Nc3±7...Nd7 8.Ne3 Nxe5 9.Nxf52
8.d4 f6 9.Ne3 Be6 10.N5c4 f5 11.O-O Nf6
11...Nd7 12.f3 exf3 13.exf3 (13.Bxf32) 13...O-O-O 14.b32
12.f3! exf3
12...Be7 13.fxe4 fxe4 14.Nd2±
13.Rxf3 g6
14.g4! [XKe8] 14...f4
14...Nxg4 15.Nxg4 fxg4 (15...Bxc4 16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Re3+ Kf8 (17...Kf7 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Ne5+) 18.Bh6+ Kf7 19.Rc1
Be6 20.d5!+- ∆ Qd4) 16.Re3+-14. ..Na6 15.gxf5 gxf5 16.b3 f4 17.Qf1ƒ
15.g5 Nh5
15...Nd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 (16...Bxd5 17.Bxf4+-) 17.Bxf4 Qxc4 18.Re3 Kf7 19.Rc1+-
16.d5! cxd5 17.Nxd5 Qc5+ 18.Nce3! fxe3?

18...Bg7 19.b4 (19.Nxf4 Nxf4 20.Rxf4) 19...Qd4 20.Qxd4 Bxd4 21.Nxf4 Nxf4 22.Rxf4 Bxa1 23.Bxb7±
19.b4! Qd6
19...Qxd5 20.Rxf8++-
20.Rxe3 Na6 21.Bb2 Bg7 22.Nf6+
22.Nf6+ Ke7 23.Qxd6+ Kxd6 24.Rd1+ Ke7 25.Rd7+ Kf8 26.Rxe6+-1-0
3.* [A09]
Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo (2653) - Sulskis, Sarunas (2544)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 g5 4.Bb2N
4.Qa4+ c6 (4...Bd7!? 5.Qb3 Bg7 6.Nxg5 e5 7.Ne4 Nf6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6© Morozevich,Alexander) 5.Qb3!?N (5.d3)
5...Bg7 6.Nxg5 e5 7.Qg3 Ne7 8.Ne4 Nf5 (8...Ng6!?) 9.Qg5 Qxg5 10.Nxg5 a5 11.bxa5 Nd6 12.d3 h6 13.Nf3 Rxa5©
Matsenko,S (2485)-Andriasian, Z (2622)/Nizhny Tagil 122/(3) 2014
4...Bg7 5.Nxg5 e5 6.Ne4 f5 7.Nc5 b6 8.Qa4+ c6
8...Kf7 9.Nd3 Bb7 10.e3 Ne7 11.exd4 exd4 12.Na3 Re8 13.O-O-O Nd7© Morozevich,Alexander
9.Nb3
9.Nd3 Ne7 10.g3 O-O 11.Bg2 e4 12.Nf4 Ng6 13.Nxg6 hxg62 Morozevich,Alexander
9...Ne7 10.e3!? O-O 11.c5?! b5 12.Qa5 Qe8
112...Qd5ƒ
13.Na3
13.a4 Qf7 14.Nc1 f4ƒ XQa5

13...Nd5 14.Nc2 Be6 15.exd4 e4 16.O-O -O
16.a4 Qg6 (16...Nf4 17.Nc1 Nd3+ 18.Nxd3 exd3 19.Ne3 f4 20.Bxd3 fxe3 21.dxe3) 17.axb5 Nf4 18.Nc1 Nxg2+
19.Kd1 f4∞
16...Nd7 17.Qa3 N7b6!? 18.Na5 Na4 19.Ba1 Nf4
19...f4 20.Re1 Bf5 21.Qb3 ∆Qd7 22.Nc4!±
20.Qg3
20.g3 Nd5 (20...Nd3+ 21.Bxd3 exd3 22.Ne3±)
20...Nh5?!
20...Nd3+ 21.Bxd3 f4! 22.Qxg7+! Kxg7 23.d5+ Kg8 24.dxe6 exd3 25.Nd4∞
21.Qd6 Rc8 22.d5! Bxd5
22...Bxa1 23.Qxe6+ Qxe6 24.dxe6 Bb2+ 25.Kb1±
23.Bxb5?
23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Be2 Rd8 (24...Nf6 25.Nd4±) 25.Bxh5 Qxh5 26.Qc7+ Kh8 27.Nd4 f4©
23...cxb5?
23...Qf7! 24.Bxa4 (24.Bxc6 Bxc6 25.Nxc6 Bxa1 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Nxc8 Bg7! 28.Kb1 Rxc8μ) 24...Rfd8 25.Qxd8+
Rxd8 26.Bxg7 Qxg7 27.g3 Nf63
24.Qxd5+ Rf7 25.Bxg7 Nf4 26.Qb3 Nd3+ 27.Kb1 Kxg7 28.Rhf1
28.f3!? ∆Nf2 29.fxe4 Nxh1 30.Rxh1 fxe4 31.Qg3+ Kh8 32.Re1±
28...Rd7 29.f4?!
29.c6!?

29...Ndb2! 30.Ne3 Rd3 31.Nxf5+
31.Qc2 Nxd1 32.Rxd1 Qe6 33.Rg1 Rd4 34.a3 Kh83
31...Kh8
31...Kf8! 32.Qc2 (32.Nd6 Qd7 33.Qxb2 (33.Qc2 Rxd6-+) 33...Nxb2 34.Kxb2 Rc7μ) 32...Nxd1 33.Rxd1 Qd7 34.Ne3
(34.g4 Nc3+!-+) 34...Qd4-+
32.Nd6?
32.Qc2! Nxd1 33.Rxd1 Qd7 34.g4 Nc3+ 35.Kc1 Ne2+ (35...Nxd1 36.Kxd1 h6 37.Qb2+ Kh7 38.c6 Qf7 39.Qe5ƒ)
36.Kb1 Nc3+ 37.Kc1=
32...Rxb3?
32...Qd7μ
33.Nxe8 Rxb4 34.a3 Rd4 35.Nd6 Rxc5 36.Nb3 Rxd6 37.Nxc5 Nxd1 38.Nxa4 Rxd2 39.Kc1 Rxg2 40.Kxd1 bxa4
41.Re1 Ra2 42.Rxe4 Rxa3 43.Ke2
43.Re8+ Kg7 44.Re7+ Kg6 45.f5+ Kh6 46.Rxa7=
43...Ra1 44.Kf2 Kg7
44...a3 45.Ra4 a2 (45...Kg7 46.Rxa7+ Kf6 47.Ra5=) 46.Kg2=
45.Re6 a5 46.Ra6 a3 47.Rxa5 Kg6 48.Kg2 Ra2+ 49.Kg3 Ra1 50.Kg4
50.Kg2=
50...Rg1+ 51.Kh4 Rf1 52.Rxa3 Rxf4+ 53.Kg3 Rb4 1/2-1/2
4. [A11]
Marin, Mihail (2583) - Ferguson, Mark (2414)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.g3 Bg4 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Nd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d3 Ngf6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3
10.exf3 - 67/8
10...d4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.dxe4 Bc5 13.b3!?N
13.b4
13...O-O
13...Nf8 14.b4 (14.Bb2 Ne6) 14...Bb6 (14...Bxb4 15.Rb1ƒ) (14...Be7 15.Rb1 Ne6 16.Qd32) 15.a4 a5 (15...a6 16.a5
Ba7 17.Bb2 Ne6 18.Qd32) 16.bxa5 Rxa5 17.Bd2 Ra7 18.a5 (18.Qb3!?) 18...Bxa5 19.Qa4 Bb6 20.Qb4±
14.Bb2 Ne5
14...Qb6!? 15.a3 a5 16.Bg2 Rad8 17.Kh2∞
15.Bg2 Re8 16.Qc2
16.f4 Ng6 (16...d3+?! 17.Kh2 dxe2 18.Qxe2 Ng6± (18...Qd3? 19.Qh5 Nd7 20.Rad1+-)) 17.Qd3216.Rc12
16...Qe7 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Kh2 Bb6 19.f4 Ng6 20.Qc4 Qc5?!

20...c5 21.e3 dxe3 22.Qc3 Qf8 23.Qxe3 c4 24.Qc3 cxb3 25.Qxb3±20...Qe6 21.Qa4 Qe7 22.Rd32
21.Qxc5 Bxc5 22.Rd3 Bb6
22...f5 23.e5 Nf8 24.b4 Bxb4 (24...Bb6 25.b5±) 25.Rb3 c5 26.a3 Ba5 27.Rxb7ƒ
23.b4! Nf8 24.a4 a6
24...Ne6 25.a5 Bc7 26.e5 a6 27.h4±
25.a5 Ba7 26.Rfd1 Ne6 27.f5
27.h4 f6 28.Bf3 g6 29.f5 Nc7 30.Bxd4 Bxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Re7 33.g4 Nb5 34.Rd8+ Kf7 35.g5±
27...Ng5
27...Nf8 28.Bf3 (28.e3 dxe3 29.Rxd8 e2 30.Bc3 exd1=Q 31.Rxd1 Bb82) 28...h6 (28...f6 29.e3) 29.h4 Nh7 30.Bxd4
Bxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Kf8 33.g4 g5 34.fxg6 fxg6 35.Rd6 Kf7 36.Kg3±
28.Bxd4 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 f6 31.Rd7 Rb8
31...Re5 32.Rxb7 Rb5 33.Rb6+-
32.e5 fxe5 33.h4 Nf7 34.Bh3 Kf8 35.f6 gxf6 36.Be6 Nd8 37.Rxh7 b6
37...Nxe6 38.Rh8++-
38.h5 bxa5 39.h6
39.h6 axb4 40.Rd7+-1-0
5. [A13]
Grischuk, Alexander (2795) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2688)
Moscow 2014 [Tadic,Branko]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.O-O Be7 6.Na3 c5 7.Nxc4 Nc6 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Bd7
9...Nd5 - 40/15
10.d4 Rc8?!
10...Qc7 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Nfe5 Rfd82
11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Nd6 Rc7 13.Rc1 b6N
13...Nb4? 14.Rxc5 Rxc5 15.Nxb7+-
14.Ng5 Qe7
14...e5 15.Nge4 (15.b4!?) 15...Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Be7 17.Nc3ƒ (17.e3ƒ)
15.Nge4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Rd8
16...Ba3 17.Bxa3 Qxa3 18.Qd6! Qxd6 19.Nxd6±
17.Nxc5 bxc5 18.Qe1 Rcc8?!
18...Be8 19.Qc3 Nd4 20.Rfe1 f6 21.e3 Nb5 22.Qa5±
19.Qc3 Nd4 20.Rfe1 f6
20...Bc6 21.f3!?±
21.e3 Nb5 22.Qa5 Be8 23.Red1
23.a4 Nd6 24.Ba3±
23...Qc7 24.Qxc7 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Nxc7 26.Rc1 Rd8 27.Bc3
27.Bh3 Kf7 28.Rxc5 Rd1+ 29.Kg2 Na6 30.Bg4+-
27...Nd5?!
127...Na6 28.Ba5 Rb8±
28.Ba5 Nb6 29.Bf1
29.Rxc5? Rd1+ 30.Bf1 Bg6 31.Kg2 Be4+ 32.f3 Bxf3+ 33.Kxf3 Rxf1+ 34.Ke42
29...Bg6 30.f3 Rc8 31.Ba6 Rc6 32.Bb5 Rc8 33.b4
33.e4±
33...c4

33...cxb4 34.Rxc8+ Nxc8 35.Bd7±
34.Bxb6 axb6 35.Rxc4 Rd8
35...Ra8 36.a4+-
36.Rd4 Rc8 37.a4 Rc3
37...Rc1+ 38.Kf2 Rb1 39.g4+- (39.Rd6+-)37...Be8 38.Bxe8 Rxe8 39.Rd6+-
38.Rd6 Rxe3 39.Kf2 Rb3 40.Rxb6 Rb2+
40...Rxb4 41.Rb8+ Kf7 42.Be8++-
41.Ke3 Rb3+ 42.Kd4 e5+
42...Rxb4+ 43.Kc5 Rb1 44.a5+-
43.Kc5 Rxf3 44.Bc4+ Kf8 45.Kd6 Be8 46.Rb8 1-0
6. [A14]
Bosboom, Manuel (2424) - Leko, Peter (2734)
Bilbao 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O -O 6.Qc2 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.a3
8.Nc3 - 5/30
8...Bb7 9.d4 Nf6
9...c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ng5 g6 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Nbc3 Nd7 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Nc3 Nf62
10.Nc3 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rd1N
12.Bg5

12...Qb6 13.Bg5 Rc8
13...Nc6 14.Na4 Qb5 15.Rac1 Rfd8 16.Be32 (16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.Qxc5 Qxb2„ (18...Rd1+ 19.Bf1 Qxe2
20.Rxd1 Qxd1 21.Qb5 Qd72))
14.Rac1 Na6?
14...h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Na4 Qb5 17.Nxc5 Na6 18.b4 Nxc5 19.bxc5 Qa6 20.Qd3 Qxd3 21.exd32
15.e4! Bf8
15...Qc7 16.e5 Nd5 17.Nb5 Qd7 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Nd6 Rd8 20.Nd2±15...h6 16.e5! hxg5 17.Nxg5
‭
→
16.Bxf6
16.Ne5±
16...gxf6 17.e5 Bg7
17...f5 18.g4! Nb4 (18...fxg4? 19.Ng5+-) (18...c4 19.gxf5 Nc5 20.Rd4±) 19.Qb1±
18.Rd6 Qc7 19.Rcd1 Rd8 20.Nb5 Qa5 21.Ng5! Rxd6
21...fxg5 22.Bxb7 Rxd6 23.Nxd6 (23.Rxd6 Qxb5 (23...Bxe5 24.Bxa8 Qxb5 25.Rc6+-) 24.Bc6+-) 23...Rf8 24.Ne4 h6
25.h4! gxh4 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.exf6+-
22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Nxd6 fxg5 24.Bxb7 Rd8 25.Qh5 Rd7 26.Nc4
26.Nc4 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Qc7 28.Bxa6+-1-0
7. [A30]
Giri, Anish (2768) - Jobava, Baadur (2717)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6

7...Be7 - 83/(19)
8.g3 f5 9.Bg2 Nf6 10.O-O Be7 11.e4!? fxe4N
11...O-O
12.Nxe4 O-O 13.b3 Kh8 14.Nc2 Bg4 15.Qd2 Qd7 16.Bb2 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bf3 18.Qd5
18...Qg4
18...Bxe4!? 19.Qxe4 Bd8„ ∆ Bb6
19.Rae1 Qh5?!
19...Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Qxe4 21.Rxe4 a5 22.Rd1219...Rad8 20.Bxf3 Rxf3 21.Ne3 Qh5 22.Qe4 Rdf8 23.Nd5 Bd8 24.Re32
(24.Ba3 Ba5„ ∆ Nd4)
20.Re3?!
20.Bxf3! Rxf3 21.Nb4! Rc8 (21...Nxb4 22.Qxb7 Raf8 23.Qxb4 Qf7 24.Re2±) 22.Qe6 Re8 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.c5±
20...Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Rf6 22.Bc1
22.f4!?
22...Raf8
22...Rh6!?
23.Rd3 Rg6 24.Rd5 Bh4 25.Ba3 Be7 26.Bc1 Qh3 27.Be3 Qh5 28.a3 Rg4?!
128...Bg5 29.f4 Rgf6∞
29.Qg2 Qe8 30.Nb4!? h5
30...Qc8 31.Rdd1 Nxb4 32.axb42
31.c5 Nxb4 32.axb4 Qg6 33.Rfd1 dxc5

33...Rf6 34.b5!? axb5 35.cxd6 Bxd6 36.Rxb5±
34.Rxe5
34.Rd7! Rf7 (34...Bf6 35.Bxc5 Re8 36.f3! Rg5 37.Be3 Rf5 38.g4+-) 35.bxc5±
34...Bf6 35.Bxc5 Bxe5 36.Bxf8 h4 37.Be7
37.Bc5±
37...hxg3
37...Bd4„ 38.Kf1 (38.Bxh4 Bxf2+! 39.Qxf2 Rxh42) 38...Qf5 39.Bxh4 Re4 40.Kg12
38.Rd8+ Kh7 39.Qh3+ Qh6 40.Qxh6+ Kxh6 41.hxg3± Re4 42.Rd7 b5 43.Bc5 Re1+ 44.Kg2 Ra1 45.Kf3 Kh7
46.Rd3 Bb2 47.Ke4 Ba3 48.Kd5 Rc1 49.Bd6 Rc8 50.Ke6 Kg6 51.f3 Rc6 52.Kd7 Rc2 53.Ke6 Rc6 54.Ke7 Rc2 55.g4
Re2+ 56.Kd7 Rc2 57.Ke6 Re2+ 58.Kd5 Rc2 59.f4 Kf7 60.g5?
60.Re3
60...Kg6 61.Ke6 Re2+ 62.Kd7 Re4 63.Be5 Bc1!
63...Bxb4 64.Ke6 a5 65.Rd7+-
64.Rf3 Kf5 65.Bxg7 Bxf4 66.Kc6 Kxg5 67.Kd5 Kf5 68.Bh6 Rxb4 69.Kc5 Rxb3 1/2-1/2
8. [A30]
Giri, Anish (2768) - Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747)
Tashkent 2014 [Stamenkovic,Zoran]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 e6 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 d6 10.Bg5 Nc6 11.Qf4
Qb8 12.Nb5
12.Rd2 - 46/(37)
12...Ne5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Bxb2 17.Rab1 Be5 18.c5 Qc7 19.Qe4

19...Qxc5!
19...Bxd6 20.cxd6 Qd7 21.Qd4ƒ
20.Rbc1 Bxd6 21.Rxc5 Bxc5 22.Qd3
22.Rd7 Rfd8 23.Qb7 Rxd7 24.Qxd7 (24.Qxa8+ Bf8) 24...a5 25.a4 g6=
22...a5 23.a4 Rae8 24.Kg2 e5 25.Qe4 Re6 26.Rd5 Rfe8 27.g4 h6 28.e3 g6 29.h4 Kg7 30.Kf1 Kg8 31.Ke2 Kg7
32.Kf1 Kg8 33.Kg1 Kh8 34.Rd7 R6e7 35.Rd1 Kg7 36.Kg2 Re6 37.Rd5 Kh8 38.g5 hxg5 39.hxg5 Kg8 40.Kg3 Bf8
41.Rd7 R6e7 42.Rd1 Re6 43.Kg2 Bc5 44.Rh1 Bf8 45.Qh4 Bg7 46.Qe4 Bf8 47.Rb1 Bb4 48.Rh1 1/2-1/2
9. [A30]
Marin, Mihail (2583) - Tiviakov, Sergei (2668)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.c4 e6
7...c5
8.Nc3 c5 9.d4 d6
9...d59...Qe7 - 79/(21)
10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.Rad1N
11.dxc5
11...Qe7 12.Rfe1
12.Ne1 Bxg2 (12...d5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Nc2 Rad82) 13.Nxg2 Rad8 14.d5 (14.Nf4 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Nc5∞) 14...exd5
15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qxd5 Nf6 18.Qf3 (18.Qd3 d5ƒ) 18...Qe5 19.Nf4 Rfe8=12.dxc5 dxc5 13.Qd6 Rae8
(13...Rfe8 14.Nb5) (13...Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Nb8 15.Rfd1) 14.Nb5 Nb82
12...Ne4

12...Rfd8 13.e4 cxd4 14.Nxd42
13.Nxe4 Bxe4
14.Nh4
14.dxc5 Bxb2 15.c6 (15.Qxb2 bxc5 16.Qd2 d5=) 15...Bxc6 (15...Ba3 16.cxd7 Rad8 17.Nd4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qxd7
19.Nb52) 16.Qxb2 Nc52
14...Bxg2 15.Nxg2 Rfd8 16.e4 a6 17.d5 Bxb2
17...Ne5 18.Nh4 Qxh4 (18...Qf6 19.f4 Nf3+ 20.Nxf3 Qxb2 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Re2±) 19.Bxe5 Qe7 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
21.dxe6 Qxe62
18.Qxb2 e5 19.Ne3 b5
19...Rf8 20.Qc2 Xf5
20.Rb1 Rdb8 21.Qe2 Nb6
21...bxc4 22.Nxc42
22.Rec1 bxc4
22...b4 23.a4 Rf8 24.Rf12
23.bxc4 Nd7 24.Rb3 Qd8 25.Qd2 Rb6
25...Rxb3 26.axb3=
26.Rcb1 Rab8 27.Kg2 R8b7 28.Nf1 Qb8 29.Qa5 Kf8
29...Rxb3 30.axb3 Rxb3 31.Rxb3 Qxb3 32.Qd8+ Nf8 33.Qxd6 Qxc4 34.Qxe5 Qd4 35.Qxd4 (35.Qe8 f5!=) 35...cxd4
36.f4 a5 37.Nd2 a4 38.Nc4 Nd7 39.Kf3 Nc5 40.e5 h5=29...Rb4 30.Qxa6 Ra7 31.Rxb4 cxb4 32.Qb5 Rb7 33.Qa4 Nc5
34.Qc2 Ra7©
30.Nd2 Ke7

30...Ke7 31.R1b2 (31.f4 Rb4 32.Qxa6? Ra7 33.Rxb4 cxb4 34.Qb5 Rxa2 35.Rd1 Qa7-+) 31...Ke8 32.f4∞1/2-1/2
10.* [A30]
Menacher, Manfred (2265) - Skembris, Spyridon (2470)
Ried 2014 [Skembris,Spyridon]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qf4 Ne7 9.Nc3
9.Ne5 - 39/(52)
9...Ng6 10.Qd2
10.Qd4 Bc5 11.Qd3 h6!?N (11...O-O 12.Bg5 Bc6 13.b3 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Ne4ƒ) (11...d5) (11...Rc8) 12.b3 O-O
13.Bb2 Qe7 14.e4 d6 15.Qe2 Rfd8 16.Rad1 Rac8 17.Nd42 1/2-1/2 Skembris,S (2451)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2635)/
2014
10...Bb4 11.Qd3 Rc8
12.Bd2?!
12.Nb5!? a6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.Qxd6 Rxc4 15.Be3 Rc6 16.Qa3 d5 17.Rac1© Rd6 18.Bd2 a5 19.b4 Ne4 20.Be1 O-O
21.bxa5 bxa5 22.Nd2© (22.Bxa5 Ra6μ) (22.Qxa5 Ra6 23.Qb5 Rb6 24.Qd3 Qd73)
12...Bxf3 13.Qxf3
13.Nb5 Ne5! 14.Nd6+ Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Nxc4 16.Qd4 Bxg2-+
13...Ne5 14.Qb7 Nxc4 15.Bf4 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nh5!?N
16...a5 17.Rfd1 O-O 18.Rab1©
17.Qxa7
17.Bg5 Qc7 18.Qf3 Qc5! 19.Qxh5 h6 20.h4 g6 21.Qf3 hxg5 22.Qf6 Qe5 23.Qxe5 Nxe5 24.hxg5 Ke7μ
17...Nxf4 18.gxf4 Rc7 19.Qa6 O-O 20.Rad1 Qc8μ 21.Qb5

21.Qxc8 Rfxc8μ
21...d5 22.Rd3 Rc5 23.Qb1 f5 24.Qb4 Qc7 25.e3 Ra8 26.Ra1 Raa5 27.Qb1 Rcb5 28.Qe1 Qa7?!
28...Ra3μ
29.Qe2?!
29.e4!? fxe4 30.Bxe4 Qf7! 31.a4 Rc5 32.Bg2 Rc6 33.Qe2 Nd63
29...g6
29...Rb2 30.Qh5 Qd7μ
30.Bf1 Rb2 31.Qf3 Nd2 32.Qh3 Raxa2-+ 33.Rxa2 Qxa2 34.Rxd2 Rxd2 35.Qh4 Qa7!
35...Qa8 36.Qe7 Qc8 37.Ba6
36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Bb5 Qf7 38.Kf1 Qf6 39.Qc7+ Kh6 40.Be2 Rb2 41.Qc6 Rb1+ 42.Kg2 Rb3 43.c4 Rb2 44.Kf1 dxc4
45.Qxc4
45.Bxc4 Rc2-+
45...b5 46.Qc8 b4 47.Qa8 Rd2 48.Bc4 Rd1+ 49.Kg2 Qe7 50.h4 Rd8 51.Qa6 Qxh4 52.Be2 Rd2 53.Qb5 Rxe2 0-1
11. [A30]
Szuhanek, Ranko (2511) - Arsovic, Zoran (2435)
Srbija 2014 [Szuhanek,Ranko]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e4 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 O-O
12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.f4 Rac8 14.Bf2 Rfe8 15.b3 Bf8 16.f5 e5 17.Nc2 b5 18.Ne3 Qb8!?N
18...Qa5 - 32/(51)
19.Ncd5
19.Qe2 b4 (19...Nc5 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Ned5 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 b4 24.Rc4 Rc7 25.Qd2 (25.f6 g6 26.Qd2)
25...Rb7 26.f6 g6 27.Rf1 Rb5 28.Be3±) 20.Ncd5 a5 21.Bf3 h6 22.Kg2 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.cxd5 Qb7 25.Qd3 Rc7
26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Be3 Rc8 28.Rc1 Qb7 29.Rc4 Nc5 30.Bxc5 dxc5 31.f6 gxf6 32.Bg4 Rd8 33.Rc1!ƒ
19...Bxd5 20.exd5
20.Nxd5 bxc4 21.bxc4 Nxd5 22.cxd5 Rxc1 23.Qxc1 Rc8 24.Qd2 Qb5 25.Bf3 Nc5„20.cxd5 Nc5 21.Nf1 Rc7 22.Qe2
Rec8 23.Rc2 g6 24.fxg6 hxg6 25.Bh3 Ncxe4 26.Bxc8 Qxc8 27.Ne3 Rc3 28.Qd3 Rxd3 29.Rxc8 Nc3©
20...Be7
20...Nc5 21.Rc2 Qb7∞
21.g4 Nc5
21...h6 22.h4 (22.cxb5 axb5 23.Rc6 e4!„) 22...Nh7 (22...Nc5 23.g5 hxg5 24.hxg5 Nfe4 25.b4! Nxf2 26.Kxf2 Bxg5
27.bxc5 Bh4+ 28.Ke2 Bxe1 29.cxd6! Qxd6 30.Qxe1 e4 31.f6! Qxf6 (31...bxc4 32.fxg7 Qf4 33.Qc3 Qg5 34.d6 Red8
35.Qd4 Rc6 36.Rh1 Qxg7 37.Qxg7+ Kxg7 38.Bxe4±) 32.c5 Qg5 33.Qc3 Qh5+ 34.Kd2 Qh4 35.Kc2±) 23.Qd2! b4
24.Nc2 a5 25.Rb1 Qc7 26.Re3 Qd8 27.Rh3 Nc5 28.a3 bxa3 29.Nxa32
22.g5

22.cxb5 axb5 23.Rxc5!? Rxc5 (23...dxc5 24.g5 Nd7 25.f6 Bf8 (25...gxf6 26.Qg4±) 26.Qg4 Rc7 27.fxg7 Bxg7 28.Nf5
Ra7 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Qf5 Bxh6 31.gxh6 Qb6 32.Qxh7 Qg6 33.Qxg6 fxg6 34.b4 Rxa2 35.bxc5 Rxf2 36.Kxf2 Nxc5
37.Kg3 Kg8 38.d6 Kh7 39.Bc6 Re6 40.d7 Rd6 41.Rxe5 Nxd7 42.Re7+ Kxh6 43.Bxd7±) 24.g5 Nd7 25.f6 Bf8 26.fxg7
Bxg7 27.Nf5 Rc3 28.Rf1 Qc7 29.Qg4 Kh8 30.Be4 Nc5 31.Bb1!
‭
→
22...Nfe4 23.Bxe4 Nxe4
24.f6!
24.h4
24...Nxf2 25.Kxf2 Bd8
25...gxf6 26.gxf6 Bxf6 27.Rg1+ Kh8 28.Qf3 Bh4+ 29.Ke2 Rg8 30.Qh5±25...Bf8 26.Kg3! g6 (26...gxf6 27.gxf6 Kh8
(27...bxc4 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Nf5 Qb7 30.Kh3+-) 28.Nf5 Rc7 29.Qg4 Qd8 30.Qg5+-) 27.h4 Qb6 28.Qd2 Qd4 29.Qf2
h5 30.Qf3± XBf8
26.Nf5
26.Qh5! bxc4 27.Nxc4 Rc5 28.Rcd1 Qa7 (28...gxf6 29.gxf6 Bxf6 30.Re3 Bg7 31.Rh3 Kf8 32.Qxh7 Rxc4 33.bxc4 e4
34.Rb3 Qd8 35.Rf1+-) 29.Kg3 Qd7 30.fxg7 Kxg7 31.Rf1 Rf8 32.Rf6! Bc7 (32...Bxf6 33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.gxf6) 33.Qf3
Qe7 34.Rf1+-
26...g6 27.Re4 Qa7+
27...gxf5 28.Qh5 Bb6+ 29.Kg2+-27. ..bxc4 28.Nh6+ Kf8 29.bxc4 Qb2+ 30.Rc2 Bb6+ 31.Kg2 Qa3 32.Nf5 Rc7
33.Ne7 Rexe7 34.fxe7+ Rxe7 35.Qf3 Qc5 36.Re1±
28.Kf1†
28.Kg2 Qc5 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Qd3 Bb6 31.Ng42
28...Qd7 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Qf3 bxc4 31.bxc4 Bb6 32.Qg3 Bc5
32...Bd4 33.Qh4 Rc7 34.Kg2 Rb8 35.Ng4 Qf5 36.Re2 Rcb7 37.Rf1 Qc8 38.Kg3 Kg8 39.Qh6 Qf8 40.Qxf8+ Kxf8
41.Nf2=

33.Qh4 Rb8 34.Re2 e4?
34...Rb7!
35.Kg2!+- e3
35...a5 36.Nf5+-35...Red8 36.Rf1 Qa4 37.Nxf7+-
36.Kh1
36.Nf5! h5 37.gxh6 Kg8 38.h7++-
36...Rec8 37.Ng4 Ke8 38.Qxh7
38.Nxe3 Kd8 39.Ng2 Qf5 40.Qxh7 Kc7 41.Qxf7+ Kb6 42.Rb2+ Ka5 43.Rxb8 Rxb8 44.Qc7+ Rb6 45.f7+-
38...Kd8 39.Nh6 Rb7 40.Qg8+ Qe8 41.Qxe8+ Kxe8 42.Ng4+- Rcb8
42...Kf8 43.Nxe3 Re8 44.Rce1+-
43.Nxe3 Rb2 44.Rce1 Kf8 45.Ng4 Rxe2 46.Rxe2 Rb7
46...Rb4 47.Re7
47.Kg2 a5 48.Kf3 Rb4
48...Bd4 49.Nf2 Bxf2 50.Kxf2 Rb4 51.Rc2+-
49.Rc2 Ra4 50.Nf2 Bd4 51.Ne4 Be5 52.c5 dxc5 53.Nxc5 Rf4+
53...Ra3+ 54.Ke4 Rc3 55.Rxc3 Bxc3 56.d6 Ke8 57.Kd5+-
54.Ke3 Ke8 55.Ne4
55.Ne6 fxe6 56.dxe6 Rxf6 57.gxf6 Bxf6 58.Ke4+-
55...Rh4 56.Rc8+ Kd7 57.Rf8 Rh3+ 58.Ke2 Rxh2+ 59.Kd3 Rh7 60.Kc4 a4 61.Kc5 Bb2 62.d6 Ke6
62...Bc1 63.Kd5 Ba3 64.Ra8 Rh1 65.Ra7+ Ke8 66.Re7+ Kf8 67.Rc7 Rd1+ 68.Kc6+-
63.Kc6 1-0
12. [A31]
Yildiz, Betul Cemre (2300) - Arakhamia Grant, Ketevan (2394)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Arakhamia Grant,Ketevan]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.c4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.N5c3
7.d6 O-O 8.Nc7 Ne4 9.e3 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3+ 12.Bd2 Qxd6 13.Nxa8 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 Be6 15.Qb2
Nc63
7...O-O 8.g3 Qb6 9.e3

9...Bf5
9...e4
10.Bg2 e4 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Nd2 Rfe8 13.a3N
13.b3 Bb4 14.Bb2 Rac8 (14...Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Nxd5 16.Bd4 Qe6∞) 15.Nc4 Qa6© - 105/190
13...Rac8 14.h3
14.b4 Bxe3 15.Ndxe4!? (15.Na4?! Qd4 16.Bb2 Qxd2μ) (15.Ncxe4?! Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxc1 18.Nc5
Bxa3! 19.Nxd7 Qxb4μ) (15.Nc4 Rxc4 (15...Bxf2+ 16.Rxf2 Rxc4 17.Na4±) 16.Bxe3 Qa6 17.Qd2 Ne53) 15...Bxf2+
(15...Bxc1 16.Na4 (16.Nxf6+ Qxf6-+) 16...Qa6 17.Nac5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 19.bxc5 Bb2 20.Ra2 Bc3 21.Qb3
Qa53) 16.Rxf2 Bxe4 17.Nxe4 Rxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Ra2 Nxf2 20.Rxf2 Nf6 21.Kg2 Qd6314.b3 Bf8© (14...Bxe3?
15.Nc4 Qd4 16.fxe3+-)14.Nb3!? Bf8 (14...Qd6 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.Ndb5 Qf8 17.b4 Bb6 18.Bb2 a6 19.Nd4 Ne5
20.Na4∞) 15.Nd4 Bg6 16.Bh3∞
14...Bg6
14...h6!?
15.Qa4 Qd8
15...Qc7 16.Ndxe4? Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Nb6 18.Qc2 Rxe4 19.Nxe4 Qe7-+
16.Rd1

16.Ndxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 b5 18.Qxb5 Bxe4μ
16...Bb6
16...a6 17.Ndxe4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 b5 (18...Nb6 19.Qc2 Qe7 20.d6! Bxd6 21.Qb3 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Qxe4 23.Rxd6 Nc4
24.Rd4∞) 19.Qxa6 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Qxb5©
17.Nc4
17.Ndxe4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Nc5 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qf4 Ne4-+
17...Nc5 18.Qb5 Nd3 19.d6
19.Nxb6 axb6 20.Rxd3 exd3 21.Bd2 Rc5 22.Qa4 b5 23.Qb4 b6 24.Re1 Qd7 25.a4∞
19...a6 20.Qb3
20.Qxb6 Rxc4 21.Qxd8 Rxd8 22.f3∞
20...Ba7 21.a4
21.Qxb7 Rxc4 22.Qxa7 Qxd6μ
21...Qd7 22.a5 Bf5 23.Nd2?!
23.Qa4 Qxa4 24.Rxa4 Bd7 25.b3 Bxa4 26.Nxa4©
23...Nc5!
23...Bxh3 24.Ndxe4 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Rxe4 27.Qxd3 Re6=
24.Qb4
24.Qa3 Bxh3 25.b4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Re5! 27.bxc5 Rh5 28.Ndxe4 Nxe4 29.Nxe4 Qh3+ 30.Kf3 Rf5+ 31.Ke2 Qh5+!
(31...Qg4+ 32.Ke1 Qxe4 33.Qd3 Qh1+ 34.Qf1=) 32.Ke1 Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qxe4-+
24...Bxh3 25.Bh1 Bg4 26.Rf1 Qxd6 27.Nb3 Qc7 28.Nd4 h5 29.Bd2 h4 30.Nce2 Nd3 31.Qb3 Bxd4 0-1

13. [A33]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bg5 Bc5 9.e3 Bxd4 10.exd4 h6 11.Be3
11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nxd5 Qd6 13.Nc3 Nxd4 14.Ne2 Nf5 15.Qxd6 Nxd6=
11...O-O 12.Be2
12...Ne4!?N
12...Re8 - 103/ (31)
13.Rc1
13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.d5 Ne7 15.Bc4 Qd6 16.O-O Rd8 17.Qh5 (17.Qb3 b6 18.Rfd1 Bg4 19.Re1 Nf5∞)
13...Nd6 14.Nxd5 Nf5 15.Bf3 Be6 16.Nf4
16.Rc5!? b6 (16...Rc8 17.Nf4 Ncxd4 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Rxc8 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qxc8 21.O -O b6 22.Qe4 Qd7=) 17.Nxb6
axb6 18.Rxc6 Nh4©
16...Ncxd4 17.Bxd4 Nxd4 18.O-O Bb3 19.Qd3 Qf6 20.Bd1 Qxf4 21.Bxb3 Rad8 22.Ba2 Rd7
22...Rfe8 23.Rce1 Re5 (23...Ne2+? 24.Rxe2 Rxd3 25.Rxe8+ Kh7 26.Bb1+-) 24.Re3 (24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qe3! Rxe3
(25...Qg5 26.f4 Rxe3 27.fxg5+ Nf3+ 28.Rxf3+ Rxf3 29.gxf3 hxg5=) (25...Qxe3 26.fxe3+ Nf5 27.e4 Rde8 (27...Rd2
28.b4 Ra2 29.Rxf5+ Rxf5 30.exf5 Rxa3 31.Rc1=) 28.Rd1=) 26.fxe3 Qxf1+ 27.Rxf1+ Ke6 28.exd4 Rxd4=)
23.Rce1 Qf6 24.Re4 g6 25.Qc3 Kg7
25...Rfd8 26.Rfe1 Kg7=
26.Rfe1 Rfd8 27.Kf1 Nf5 28.Qxf6+ Kxf6 29.g3 h5 30.h4 Rc7 1/2-1/2

14.* [A34]
Topalov, Veselin (2772) - Caruana, Fabiano (2801)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.O-O e5 8.a3 Rb8 9.d3 Be7 10.Be3
10.Rb1 - 67/54
10...O-O 11.Rc1 Bd7 12.Nd2
12.Ne4 b6 13.b4 cxb4 14.axb4 Nb5N (14...Bxb4) 15.Rc4 Rc8 16.Qa4 Nbd4 17.Bxd4 (17.b5!? Nxe2+ 18.Kh1 Ncd4
19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Qxa7 Nxb5 21.Qa1∞) 17...Nxd4 18.Qxa7 Ra8 19.Qb7 Nxe2+ 20.Kh1 Rb8 (20...Bb5!?) 21.Qa7 Ra8
22.Qb7 Rb8 23.Qa7= Nisipeanu,L (2686)-Nagy,G (2434)/ 2014
12...Nd4 13.Nc4 f6 14.f4 exf4N
14...b5
15.Bxf4 Nde6 16.Bd2 b6 17.g4?!
17.Ne3 Nd4 18.Ned5 Bg4 19.Rf4 Bh5„
17...Be8! 18.Be1
18.Qe1 Bg6 19.Ne3 Nd4 20.Nf5 Nb3 21.Rd1∞
18...b5 19.Ne3 Bd6 20.Ncd5
20.Nf5 Be5 21.e3 g6 22.Ng3 Rf7 23.Rf2 Rd7 24.Rd2 b4 25.axb4 Rxb4 26.Qe2∞20.Ne4 Be5 21.Qd2∞
20...Nxd5 21.Bxd5
21.Nxd5 Bc6 22.e4 (22.Nxf6+? Rxf6 23.Rxf6 Qxf6 24.Bxc6 Nd4 25.Bd5+ Kh8μ) 22...Rc83
21...Bf7 22.Nf5 Be5 23.Qd2?!
23.Bc3 Bxc3 24.bxc3 g6 25.Ne3 Ng5 26.Bxf7+ Nxf73
23...Nd4!μ 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7 25.Rd1
25.Rb1 Nxf5 26.gxf5 Qd4+ 27.e3 Qg4+ 28.Qg2 (28.Kh1 Rd7μ (28...c4!? 29.d4? Qe4+-+)) 28...Qxg2+ 29.Kxg2 Rd7μ
25...Nxf5 26.gxf5 Qd4+ 27.Bf2
27.e3 Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Bxb2 (28...Rd7μ) 29.Bg3 Be5 30.Bxe5 fxe5 31.e4μ
27...Qg4+
27...Qxb2? 28.Qxb2 Bxb2 29.Bxc5=
28.Kh1

28...c4! 29.Qc2
29.d4 Qe4+ 30.Kg1 Rd7 31.e3 Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Qf3+ 33.Kg1 Qh3 34.Be1 Re8-+29.dxc4 bxc4 30.Bd4 Rd7 31.e3 Bxd4
32.exd4 Re7μ29.Bg1 Rd7μ
29...Re8 30.dxc4
30.e4 Rd7! 31.dxc4 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Qf3+ 33.Kg1 Qh3 34.Bg3 (34.Bxa7 Bxh2+ 35.Qxh2 Qg4+-+) 34...Bxg3 35.hxg3
Qxg3+ 36.Qg2 Qe3+ 37.Qf2 Qxe4-+30.Rg1 Qxf5 31.Rg2μ
30...Qh5!-+ 31.h4
31.Bg1 Bxh2 32.Bxh2 Rxe2-+
31...Qg4 32.Qd3 bxc4 33.Qe3
33.Qf3 Qxf3+ 34.exf3 Bxb2-+
33...Rfe7 34.b3 Bb2 0-1
15. [A34]
Radjabov, Teimour (2726) - Karjakin, Sergey (2767)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6
11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Na5 Rc8 13.Bd2 Be7 14.Rc1 c5 15.b3 O-O 16.O-O Rfd8
16...Bxe2? 17.Rfe1 Bg4 18.Bxd5+-
17.Bf3 Bf6
17...Kf8 - 99/27
18.Rc2N
18.Rfd1

18...Nb4 19.Bxb4 cxb4 20.Nc6
20...Bb5! 21.Rfc1
21.Nxb4?! Rxc2 22.Nxc2 Rd2 23.Na3 Ba6 (23...Bxe2 24.Bxe2 Rxe2 25.Rc1 h5 26.Rc2=) 24.Nc4 Rxa23
21...Bxc6 22.Rxc6 Rxc6 23.Rxc6 a5 24.Be4
24.Ra6 Rd1+ 25.Kg2 Bd8=
24...Rd1+ 25.Kg2 g6 26.Rc5 Rd2 27.Rc2
27.Rxa5 Rxe2ƒ ?Bd4 Xf2
27...Rxc2 28.Bxc2 Kf8 29.Bd3 Ke7 30.e3 Bc3 1/2-1/2
16.* [A36]
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751) - Caruana, Fabiano (2844)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Rb1!? b6 6.a3 Bb7 7.b4 d6
7...cxb4 - 18/79
8.Bb2
8.Qa4 Qd7 9.bxc5N (9.Nf3) 9...dxc5 (9...Bxc3!? 10.dxc3 dxc5∞) 10.Ne4?! (10.Bb2 Nf6 11.Nf3 O-O 12.O-O Rad8
13.d3∞) 10...Rc8 11.Bb2?! (11.d3 f5 12.Nd2 e53) 11...Bxb2 12.Rxb2 Na5 13.Qxd7+ Kxd7μ Shoker,S (2487)-
Gallagher,J (2473)/ 2014
8...e6N
8...Qd7
9.Nb5

9.Nf3!? Nge7 (9...cxb4 10.axb4 Nge7∞ (10...Nxb4 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.d4©)) 10.O-O O-O∞
9...Bxb2 10.Rxb2 Nge7 11.e3 O-O
11...a6!? 12.Nc3 Nxb4 13.Bxb7 Nd3+ 14.Ke2 Nxb2 15.Qb3 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 d5 17.Qa4+ (17.Qd3 Ra7 18.Bxa6 O-O3)
17...b5 18.Nxb5 axb5 19.Qxa8 Qxa8 20.Bxa8 Kd73
12.Nf3 Ne5 13.d3
13...Bxf3! 14.Bxf3 d5 15.Be2
15.O-O dxc4! 16.Bxa8 Qxa8μ
15...d4
15...dxc4!? 16.dxc4 Qxd1+ 17.Kxd1 cxb4 18.axb4 Rfc8 19.Na3 a5 20.b5 Nd73
16.exd4 cxd4 17.a4 a6 18.Na3 a5 Xc5 19.O-O axb4 20.Rxb4 Qd6 21.Nc2?!
21.Qb3 Nd7 (21...N7c6 22.Rxb6 Nd7 23.Rb5 Nc5 24.Qc2 Nxa4 25.Rb3 Nc5 (25...Nc3 26.Nb5) 26.Nb5 Qd7
27.Rb2∞) 22.Nb5 Qe5 23.Bf3 Nc5 24.Qd1 Ra5 25.Re1 Qb8∞
21...Nd7 22.Qa1 e5 23.f4 f6 24.Rb5
24.Qb2 Rab8 25.Rb1 Nc6 26.Rb5 Nc53
24...Nc5 25.fxe5
25.a5 Rxa5 26.Rxa5 bxa5 27.fxe5 fxe5 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Qxa5 e4ƒ
25...fxe5 26.Rxf8+?
26.a53
26...Rxf8 27.a5 bxa5 28.Qxa5 Nc6 29.Qe1
29.Rb6 Qf6 30.Qe1 e4 31.Nb4 Qg5 32.Rxc6 (32.Nd5 exd3-+) 32...Qe3+ 33.Kg2 Nxd3-+

29...e4-+ 30.Nb4 Ne5 31.dxe4
31.Qd1 e3 (31...h5-+) 32.Nd5 Rf2-+
31...d3 32.Bd1 Qd4+ 33.Kg2 d2 34.Qe2 Nxe4 0-1
17. [A37]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2764) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.a3 O-O 8.Rb1 d5!?
8...a5 - 110/24
9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5
10.Nxe5 Nxc3 11.Nxc6 Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2 bxc6 13.d3= (13.Bxc6? Bf5! 14.Be4 Re8 15.d3 Bh3μ)
10...Qxd5 11.d3 Qd6 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Ba3 a5 15.Nd2 Be6!?N
15...Rd8
16.Nc4
16.Nb3?! b6! 17.Bxa8 Rxa8©
16...Bxc4 17.dxc4 Qe7 18.Qb3 e4! 19.Bxb4 axb4 20.Qxb4 Qxb4 21.Rxb4 f5 22.Rxb7 Rfc8 23.Rc1 Bd4?!
23...Ra4 24.c5 Ra6! 25.g4 Rac6= ∆ Bf8
24.g4! Ra2 25.e3 Bf6 26.gxf5 Bh4
26...gxf5 27.Rb5 Kg7 28.Rxf5 (28.Bh3!?±) 28...Bb2 29.Rc2 Ra1+ 30.Bf1±
27.Bxe4

27.fxg6 Bxf2+ 28.Kh1 hxg6 29.Bxe4 Bxe3 30.Rf1±
27...Bxf2+ 28.Kh1 gxf5 29.Bxf5 Bxe3 30.Re1?!
30.Rf1! Rd8 31.Bxh7+ Kh8 32.Be4±
30...Re8 31.Rxh7 Re5 32.Bb1 Rb2 33.Rh3 Bd4 34.Rd1 Bc5 35.Rg3+ Kf8 36.Rf1+ Ke7 37.Bd3 Rf2 38.Rb1
38.Rxf2 Bxf2 39.Rg7+ Kd6 40.Kg2±
38...Kd6 39.Rd1 Kc7 40.Rb1 Kd6 41.Bf1 Rd2 42.Rg8 Ke7 43.Rg4 Kf6 44.Ra1 Bd6 45.h4?!
45.Rg2 Rxg2 46.Kxg2 Rg5+ 47.Kh1 Be5±
45...Rh5 [Xh4] 46.Ra6 Kf5 47.Rg5+ Rxg5 48.Ra5+ Be5 49.hxg5 Rh2+
49...Kf4!? 50.g6 (50.Rb5 Rf2 51.Bg2 Rc2 52.Bd5 Kxg5=) 50...Rd6 51.g7 Rh6+ 52.Kg1 Rg6+ 53.Kf2 Rxg7=
50.Kg1 Rh5= 51.c5 Rxg5+ 52.Kf2 Ke4 53.Bg2+ Kd4 54.Rb5 Bg3+ 55.Kf3 Rxc5 56.Rxc5 Kxc5 1/2-1/2
18. [A39]
Skembris, Spyridon (2420) - Held, Carsten (2033)
Heusenstamm 2014 [Skembris,Spyridon]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d4!? cxd4 7.Nxd4 O-O 8.O-O Qb6!?
8...Nxd48...Ng48...d6!?
9.Nb3!?
9.Nc2
9...d6
9...Qb4!? 10.c5 b6 - 108/178 (10...d6 11.cxd6 (11.a3 Qc4 12.cxd6 exd6©) 11...Rd8 12.Be3!? Rxd6 13.Qc1ƒ)
10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nd5 Bxd5
11...Qd8 12.Rc1 Qd7 13.e4!?ƒ (13.Nd2 Ng4 14.h3 h6„ (14...Nh6?! 15.Nf4!2))
12.cxd5
12.Bxd5?! Ne53
12...Ne5 13.Be3! Qa6 14.Bd4 Rac8 15.f4 Ned7
15...Nc4 16.e4 Nh5 17.Rf2 Bxd4 18.Qxd4 Nb6 19.Bf12
16.e4

16...Ne8!?N
16...Nb6 17.a4!?2 (17.Re1 Nfd7 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nd4 Nf6 20.a4!? ∆Qa5 21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Nfxd5 23.Nb3ƒ)
17.Bh3 Rc7 18.Re1 Bxd4+ 19.Nxd42 Ng7?!
119...Qb6 20.b3 Nef6 21.Kh1 Nc5 22.Qf32 ∆Na4 23.Ne6 fxe6 (23...Rc3 24.Qe2±) 24.Bxe6+ Kg7 25.bxa4 Qb2
26.Rab1 Qxa2 27.e5ƒ
20.Qb3! Rd8
20...Nc5 21.Qb5±
21.Qb5!?2
21.Nb5 Qb6+ 22.Kg2 Rc5 23.Nd4ƒ
21...Qxb5 22.Nxb5 Rc2?!

122...Rc5 23.Nxa7 Ra5 24.Bxd7 (24.Nc6?! bxc6 25.dxc6 Nb6 26.c7 Rda83) 24...Rxd7 (24...Rxa7 25.Bb5±) 25.Nc8
(25.Rec1 Rd8 26.Nc8 Ra4! 27.Nxe7+ Kf8 28.Nc8 Rxe4 29.b3 Re2©) 25...Rc7 26.b4 Ra4± (26...Rb5 27.Rec1 Rxc1+
28.Rxc1 Rxb4 29.Nxd6 exd6 30.Rc8+ Ne8 31.Rxe8+ Kg7 32.Kf2+-)
23.Bxd7!± Rxd7
23...Rxb2 24.Rec1 Nh5 25.Nd4! Rxd7 26.Rc8+ Kg7 27.Ne6+! fxe6 (27...Kf6 28.Nf8) 28.dxe6+-
24.Rec1 Rxc1+
124...Rc5 25.Rxc5 dxc5 26.Nxa7 f5 27.Rc1 fxe4 28.Nc8 Rc7 29.Nb6 Nf5 30.Kf2 Nd6 31.b3 Kf7 32.Ke3 e6 33.Rd1±
25.Rxc1 f5 26.Nxa7 fxe4 27.Rc4 Kf7
27...e3 28.Kf1 Nf5 29.g4+-
28.Nb5± h5?!
128...e6±
29.Rxe4 Ne8 30.Rc4+- Nf6 31.Rc7 Rd8 32.Nc3 Rb8 33.a4 Ne8 34.Rc4 Nf6 35.h3 Ke8 36.Kf2 Nd7 37.Ke3 Kd8
38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Nf6 40.g5 Nh5 41.f5! Kd7 42.fxg6 Rg8 43.Rh4 Ng3 44.Rh3 Nf5+ 45.Ke4 1-0
19. [A42]
Lisenko, Alexander V (2356) - Martinovic, Sasa (2536)
Hrvatska 2014 [Szuhanek,Ranko; Lisenko,Alexander]
1.c4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 e4 4.Ng5 f5 5.h4
5.g3 - 101/36
5...h6 6.Nh3 Qxh4 7.Nc3 Na6!?N
7...c6

8.b4 c6 9.b5 Nc7 10.bxc6 bxc6 11.Qa4
11.e3 Nf6 12.Qa4 (12.Be2 Ng4! 13.Qa4 Bd7 14.Qa5 Rc8 15.Rb1 Be7∞) 12...Bd7 13.Qa5 Rc8 14.Rb1 Be7 15.Rb7 Bd8
16.Qa3! Be7 17.Qxa7 Bd8 18.Qa3 O-O (18...Be7 19.Na4±) 19.Qxd6 Qh5 20.Be2 Qf7 21.Ba3 Re8 22.Qg3±
11...Bd7 12.Qa5 Qd8! 13.g4?!
13.Rb1 Ne7 14.e3 Rb8 15.Qxa7 Rxb1 16.Nxb1 Ne6 17.Be2 g6 18.O-O Bg7 19.Ba3 Nc8 20.Qb8 Qc7 21.Qxc7 Nxc7
22.Nd2 g5 23.Rb1 Rf8 24.g3 Ne6 (24...f4?! 25.Kh2 fxe3 26.fxe3±) 25.Kg2 Ke7 26.g4 Nxd4! 27.exd4 fxg4 28.Ng1
Bxd4 29.Nxe4 c5 30.Re1 Kd8 31.Bc1 Ne7 32.Bd1 (32.Bd3?! Bc6 33.Kg3 Ng6 34.Be3 Nf43) 32...Bc6 33.Kg3 Be5+
34.Kxg4 Bd7+ 35.Kh5 Be8+ 36.Kg4 Bd7+ 37.Kh5=
13...d5 14.Nf4?!
14.gxf5 Nf6 15.Nf4 Rb8 16.Bd2 Bxf5 17.cxd5 Nfxd5 18.Ncxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd8+ Rxd8 20.Nh5 Kf7 21.Ng3 Bh7
22.Rc1 Bd6 23.e3 (23.Rxc6? e3-+) 23...Rc8 24.Bh3 Rc7 25.O-O c5 26.Ba5 Rc6 27.Nf5 Bxf5 28.Bxf5 Nf6 29.Bb4 g6
30.Bh3 Rd8 31.dxc5 Bf8 32.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 33.Rxd1 h5 34.Rc1=
14...Rb8?!
14...Ne6! 15.Qxd8+ Rxd8 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.gxf5 Bxf5 19.Rb1 Nf6 20.Bh3 Bxh3 21.Rxh3 Rh7!!μ
15.Ba3?!
15.a3 Ne7 (15...fxg4 16.Ng6 Rh7 17.Qxa7 Nf6 18.Bf4 Rc8 19.Nxf8 Kxf8 20.Be5∞) 16.g5 Ne6 17.Qxa7 dxc4 18.gxh6
gxh6 19.Nxe6 Bxe6 20.e3 h53
15...Bxa3 16.Qxa3
16...Qe7
16...Ne7! 17.cxd5 Ncxd5 18.Ncxd5 cxd5 19.g5 Qb6 20.Qxe7+ Kxe7 21.Nxd5+ Kd6 22.Nxb6 Rxb6 23.gxh6 Rxh6
24.Rxh6+ gxh6 25.e3 h5 26.Bh3 h4 27.O-O-O Ra6 28.Kb2 Be6 29.Ra1 Ke7μ
17.c5∞ Qf6 18.Qxa7 Rc8 19.e3 fxg4 20.Rb1 Ne6 21.Rb7 Nxf4?

21...Rd8 22.Ncxd5! (22.Nce2? Ng5 23.Bg2 Ne7μ) 22...cxd5 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Bb5 Qf7 25.Qa6 Nxf4 26.Qc8+ Ke7
27.Qxd7+ Kf6 28.Qd6+ Ne6 29.Qe5+ Ke7 30.Qxd5 Qf8 31.Qb7+ Kf6 32.Qxe4 Qb8 33.a4 Kf7 34.Qxg4 Nf6
35.Qg2 (35.Qf5 Rd8 36.Kf1 Qb7 37.Rg1 Ng5 38.Bd3! Kf8! 39.a5 Rd5 40.Qg6 Qb3 41.Rg3 Nh5 42.Qxh5 Qxd3+
43.Kg2 Rf5 44.f4 Qd2+ 45.Kh1 Qe1+ 46.Kg2 Qd2+=) 35...Rd8 36.Kf1 (36.O-O Nxd4 37.exd4 Rxd4 38.f4 Rxf4
39.Rxf4 Qxf4 40.c6 Ke6=) 36...Nxd4 37.exd4 Rxd4 38.Qc6 Qe5 39.Rh3 Rf4 40.Rd3 g5 41.Rf3 (41.a5 Qa1+ 42.Kg2
Qe1 43.Rf3 Rg4+ 44.Rg3 Rxg3+ 45.fxg3 Qd2+ 46.Kh1 Qc1+=) 41...Qa1+ 42.Kg2 Rg4+ 43.Rg3 Rh4 44.Qb7+ Kg8
45.Qb8+ Kg7 46.Qc7+ Kh8 47.Qc8+ Kg7 48.Bf1 Qxa4=
22.Rxd72 Ne6 23.Rd6 Ne7
24.Nxe4! Qf7?†
24...Qf5 25.Rxe6 Qxe6 – 24.. .Qf7
25.Rxe6?†
25.Qd7+ Kf8 26.Rxe6 dxe4 27.Rxe7 Qxe7 28.Qxc8++-
25...Qxe6 26.Nd6+ Kf8 27.Nxc8 Nxc8?
27...Qxc8 28.Bd3 Kf7 29.Rh5 g5 30.Kd2 Qd8 31.a4 Qa8 32.Qxa8 Rxa8 33.Rxh6 Rxa4 34.Bb1 Ra3 35.Rh1±
28.Qc7+- Qf5
28...g6 29.a4 Ne7 30.Bd3 Kg7 31.a5 h5 32.a6+-
29.Be2 Kg8 30.Qxc6
30.Rh4 g3 31.fxg3 g5 32.Rh1 Qe6 33.Kd2+-
30...Qb1+ 31.Bd1 Kh7 32.Qxd5 g3?
32...Ne7 33.Qe6 Ng6 34.O-O Rd8 35.Bxg4 Qb5 36.Bf5+-32...Re8 33.Qb3+-
33.Qf3?
33.Rxh6+! gxh6 (33...Kxh6 34.Qh5#) 34.Qf7#

33...gxf2+ 34.Qxf2 Qb4+ 35.Qd2 1-0
20. [A42]
Svane, Rasmus (2506) - Romanov, Evgeny (2647)
Oslo 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.e3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nxe5!?
7.d5 - 17/111
7...dxe5 8.Bxg4 exd4 9.exd4 Nxd4 10.Qa4+ c6 11.O-O Ne7 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 f5 14.Bxd4 Qxd4N
14...Bxd4 15.Bf3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qc7 17.c5! (17.Rfe1) 17...O -O 18.Rad1 Rfd8 19.Qb3+ (19.Rd6!?2) 19...Kf8 20.Rd62
15.Bf3 O-O -O
15...Qc5?! 16.Nd5! Kf7 17.b4 Qd6 (17...Qxc4 18.Rac1 Qa6 19.Qxa6 bxa6 20.Nxe7 Kxe7 21.Rxc6±) 18.c5 Qd8
19.Nxe7 (19.Nf4 Bxa1 20.Qb3+ Nd5 21.Rxa1©) 19...Bxa1 (19...Qxe7 20.Rfe1 Be5 21.b5±) 20.Nxc6! bxc6 21.Rxa1
Qf6 22.Rf1±
16.Qa3! Bf6
16...Rhe8? 17.Rad1 Qb6 18.Rxd8+ Qxd8 (18...Kxd8 19.Qd6+ Kc8 20.Qe6+ Kb8 21.Qf7+-) 19.Qxa7+-
17.Rfe1 Rhe8
17...Qxc4 18.Qxa7 Qa6 (18...Kc7 19.Rac1 Nc8 20.Qa8!±) 19.Qc5 Rhe8 20.Rad12 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Nd5
23.h42 (23.Bxd5?! Qd3! 24.Be6+ Rxe6 25.Qf8+ Kc7 26.Qf7+ Kb8=)
18.Rad12 Qxc4 19.Qxa7 Bd4?
19...Qa6 20.Qc52 - 17.. .Qc4
20.Qa8+ Kc7

21.Rxd4! Qxd4 22.Nb5+! cxb5 23.Qxb7+ Kd6 24.Qa6+ Kc7 25.Qb7+ Kd6 26.Qa6+ Kc7 27.Rc1+! Kd7 28.Rd1
Qxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Nc6 30.Kf1 Nd4 31.Qa7+ Ke6 32.Qxh7 Kf6 33.g3 Re4 34.Qc7
34.Qh6 Rde8 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.h4+-
34...Ne6 35.Qc3+ Ke7 36.Bb3+- b4 37.Qc6 Rd6 38.Qb7+ Kf6 39.h4 Rd2 40.Bxe6 Kxe6 41.Qg7 Rg4 42.Ke1
42.h5! Rd1+ (42...gxh5 43.Qh6+) 43.Ke2 Rd7 44.Qg8++-
42...Rd7 43.Qg8+ Kf6 44.Qf8+ Ke6 45.a3 bxa3 46.bxa3 Re4+ 47.Kf1 Ra7 48.Qh6 Kf6 49.h5 Rg7 50.f4! Re8
51.Qg5+ Ke6 52.g4
52.h6+-
52...Rf8 53.hxg6 Rf6 54.Kg2 Rg8 55.a4 Rgf8 56.a5 fxg4 57.Qe5+ 1-0
21. [A45]
Rahman, Ziaur (2507) - Abdulla, Al Rakib (2521)
Dhaka 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5 4.f3 Qa5+ 5.c3 Nf6 6.d5 e6 7.e4 exd5 8.exd5 d6 9.Qd2 Be7 10.c4 Qd8 11.Nc3 Nh5N
11...O-O - 115/(21)
12.Be3 f5 13.f4
13.Nh3 O-O 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.f4 Ndf6 16.Nf22
13...Nf6 14.Nf3
14.Bd3?! Ng4 15.Nf3 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 O-O 17.O-O Bf6 18.Rae1 Na6=
14...Ne4 15.Qc2?!
15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Ng5 Bxg5 17.fxg5 O-O 18.Be2 (18.O-O-O?! b5 19.cxb5 a6) 18...Bf5 19.O-O2

15...Nxc3 16.bxc3
16.Qxc3 O-O 17.Bd3 (17.O-O-O?! Bf6 18.Qc2 b5
‭
→) 17...Re8 18.Kf2 Nd7 19.Rhe1 Nf6∞
16...Bf6 17.Bd3 Qa5 18.Bd2 g6 19.O-O O -O 20.Rae1 Nd7 21.Re6?!
21.Ng5 Bxg5 22.fxg5 Ne5∞21.Re2 Nb6 22.Ng5 Bd7 23.Ne6 Rf7∞
21...Nb6! 22.Re2
22.Rxd6?! Be7
22...Bd7
22...Qa6!? 23.Rb1 (23.Ng5 Nxc4 24.Ne6 Bxe6 25.Rxe6 b53) 23...Bd7 (23...Nxd53) 24.Ng5 Rfe83
23.Ng5

23...Nxd5! 24.cxd5 c4 25.Ne6
25.Bxc4 Qc5+ 26.Re3 Qxc43
25...cxd3 26.Qxd3 Rfc8 27.c4 Qa4 28.Bc3 Qa3?!
28...Bxc3 29.Qxc3 Bxe6 30.Rxe6 (30.dxe6 Qxc4 31.Qd2 (31.Qf6 Rc7μ) 31...Rc63) 30...Rxc4 31.Qb2 Rc2 32.Qxb7
Rac8 33.Re7 Qd4+ 34.Kh1 Rc1 35.Ree1 R1c73
29.Rf3 Qxc3 30.Qxc3 Bxc3 31.Rxc3 b5 32.Rec2 b4 33.Re3 a5 34.Nd4 Re8
34...Ba4 35.Nb3 Bxb3 36.axb3 a4 37.bxa4 Rxa4 38.Rb3 Kf7=
35.Rxe8+ Bxe8
35...Rxe8 36.c5 Ba4 37.Nb3 Bxb3 38.axb3 dxc5 39.Rxc5 Re3=
36.Kf2 Rc8 37.Ke3 Ba4 38.Nb3 Re8+?
38...Kf7 39.Kd3 Ra8 40.c5 (40.g3 Bd7=) 40...Bb5+ (40...Bxb3 41.axb3 dxc5 42.Rxc5 Ke7 43.Kc4 (43.Kd4 a4 44.bxa4
Rxa4 45.Ke5 b3 46.Rc7+ (46.d6+ Kd7 47.Rc7+ Kd8 48.Rb7 Re4+ 49.Kf6 Rxf4 50.Rxb3 Rf2=) 46...Ke8 47.Rxh7
(47.Rb7 Re4+) 47...Rb4 48.Ke6 Re4+ 49.Kf6 Rb4 50.Re7+ Kd8 51.Re1 Rxf4=) 43...a4 44.bxa4 (44.Kxb4 Kd6)
44...Rxa4 45.g3 Ra7! 46.Rb5 (46.Kxb4 Kd6=) 46...Rc7+ 47.Kxb4 (47.Kd4 Rc2 48.h4 Rd2+ 49.Kc4 Rc2+ 50.Kxb4
Kd6=) 47...Kd6=) 41.Kd2 (41.Kd4 a4 42.Nd2 b3 43.axb3 axb3 44.Nxb3 Ra4+ 45.Ke3 Ra3 46.Rc3 dxc5=) 41...Bf1
42.cxd6 Bxg2 43.Rc7+ Kf6 44.d7 Rd8=
39.Kd3 Kf7
39...Re4 40.Re2! Bxb3 41.axb3 Rxf4 42.Re6 Rf2 43.Rxd6 Rb2 44.c5 Rxb3+ 45.Kd4+-
40.Rc1?
40.Re2 Ra8 (40...Rxe2 41.Kxe2 Bxb3 42.axb3 Ke7 (42...h6 43.h4!+- (43.Ke3? g5 44.g3 Ke7 45.Kd4 Kd7 46.c5 dxc5+
47.Kxc5 Ke7 48.Kb5 Kd6 49.Kxa5 gxf4 50.gxf4 Kxd5 51.Kxb4 Ke4=)) 43.Ke3+-) 41.Re6 Bxb3 42.axb3 Rd8
43.Kd4±

40...Ra8 41.Nd4
41.Re1 Bd7=41.c5 Bxb3 42.axb3 dxc5 43.Rxc5= – 38.. . Kf7
41...Rc8 42.Nb3 Ra8 43.Nd4 1/2-1/2
22. [A46]
Andreikin, Dmitry (2722) - Karjakin, Sergey (2767)
Tashkent 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.Nc3
4.e3 - 116/(165)
4...cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qh4 Bb4 7.e4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 h6 9.Bd3N
9.Rd19.Be2
9...d6 10.Rd1
10...Rg8! 11.Be3 e5
11...g5 12.Qxh6 (12.Qg3? g4) (12.Nxg5!? hxg5 13.Bxg5 Rxg5 (13...Rg6 14.f4ƒ) 14.Qxg5 Ke7 15.h4 Bd7 16.h5
Qc7∞) 12...Rg6 13.Qh8+ Rg8=
12.Bb5 Qc7
12...g5 13.Qxh6 (13.Nxg5?! hxg5 14.Bxg5 Rxg5! 15.Qxg5 Nxe4 16.Qe3 f5 17.O-O Qb63) 13...Rg6 14.Qh8+ Rg8=
13.Nd2 Be6 14.f3
14.O-O O-O-O 15.f3 Na5 (15...d5 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Bxa7 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.fxe4 f6=) 16.Qf2 b6∞
14...Qa5 15.c4 Ke7
15...Qxa2?! 16.O-O Qxc2 (16...a6 17.Ra1 Qxc2 18.Rfb1 Ke7 (18...Bd7 19.Qe1) 19.Ba4 Qc3 20.Rxb7+ Kf8 21.Qe1©)

17.c5! O-O-O (17...d5 18.Rc1 Qb2 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Nc4 Bxc4 21.Qxc4 Nd5 22.Bf22) 18.Rc1 Qb2 19.Bxc6 bxc6
20.cxd6 Rxd6 21.Rb1©
16.O-O g5 17.Qf22 Rgd8
17...Qxa2? 18.Nb3 g4 19.Qd2 Qa3 20.Ra1 Qb4 21.Qd3 gxf3 22.Rxf3+- ∆ Bd217...Rad8 18.Nb3 Qc7 (18...Qxa2?
19.Ra1 Qb2 20.Qd2+-) 19.a42
18.h4
18.Nb3!? Qc7 19.h4 Rg8 (19...Nh7 20.hxg5 (20.Rd2±) 20...hxg5 21.c5 d5 22.Qg3 d4 (22...f6?! 23.f4! d4 24.fxg5 dxe3
25.gxf6+ Ke8 26.Rd6! Rxd6 27.cxd6 Qxd6 28.Qg6++-) 23.Bxg5+ f6 24.Bh4±) 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.Qd2 Rg6 22.c5
(22.Bxg5?! Rag8 23.Bxf6+ Kxf6©) 22...d5 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Bxg5+ f6 25.c4! Ndb4 26.Qd6+ (26.Be32) 26...Qxd6
27.cxd6+ Kf7 28.Be32
18...Nh7?!
18...gxh4 19.Qxh4 Rg8 (19...Qc3 20.Rfe1 Rac8 21.Nb3! Bxc4 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Nd4!±) 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.c5! d5
(21...dxc5 22.Nb3±) 22.Rb1±18...Rg8 19.Nb3 Qc7 – 18.Nb3
19.hxg5 hxg5 20.g4
20.Nb3! Qc7 21.c5 – 18.Nb3
20...f6 21.Kg2
21.Nb3 Qc7 22.Kg2 Nf8 23.Rh1 Kf7 24.Rh62
21...Nf8
21...Nb4 22.Kg3! Qxa2 (22...Nf8 23.Nb3 Qxa2 24.Bc5!±) 23.c5 d5 24.exd5 Bxd5 25.Ne4±
22.Rh1?!
22.Nb3 Qc7 23.Rh1 Kf7 24.Rh62
22...Bf7?!
22...Qxa2 23.c5 dxc5 24.Bd3 (24.Bxc5+ Kf7 25.Bd3 Ng6 26.Rh7+ Kg8 27.Rdh1 (27.Rxb7 Rab8 28.Rc7 Rdc8
29.Rxc8+ Rxc8∞) 27...b6 28.R7h6 Kg7 29.Rh7+=) 24...b6 25.Bxc5+ Ke8 26.Bb5 Rac8 27.Ra1 Qxc2 28.Be3 Bd7
29.Rhc1 Qb2 30.Rcb1=
23.Nf1! Bg6
23...Qxa2?! 24.Ng3 Be6 25.c5 Nb4 (25...dxc5 26.Ra1 Qb2 27.Rhb1 Qc3 28.Ne2 Qxc2 29.Ba4 Qd3 30.Rxb7++-)
26.Nf5+ Bxf5 27.cxd6+ Kf7 28.gxf5 Nxc2 29.Rd2 Nxe3+ 30.Qxe3+-23...Be6 24.Ng3 Kf7 25.Nf5 Bxf5 26.gxf5±
24.Bd2
24.Ng3 Rd7 25.Qe2 a6 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Nf5+ Bxf5 28.exf52
24...Qb6 25.Ne3 Kf7 26.Qe1! Ne6 27.Nf5 Qc7

27...a6 28.Be3 Ncd4 (28...Nf4+ 29.Bxf4 exf4 (29...gxf4 30.Rh6! axb5 31.Qh4+-) 30.Nxd6+ Ke6 31.Bxc6 bxc6
32.Rh6+-) (28...Qc7 29.Bxc6 Qxc6 30.Qb4±) 29.Ba4±27...Qc5 28.Rh6 Rg8 29.Qh1±27...Ned4 28.Rb1 Rab8 29.c3
Nxb5 30.cxb5 Ne7 31.c4±
28.c5!± dxc5
28...Nxc5 29.Rh6! Nd4 30.Qh1+-28...d5 29.exd5 Rxd5 30.Nd6+ Ke7 31.Bd3!±
29.Bc4 b5
29...Rh8 30.Qf1! Rxh1 31.Bxe6+ Kxe6 32.Qc4+ Kd7 33.Qd5+ Kc8 34.Qe6+ Kb8 35.Rxh1+-
30.Bd5
30.Bxe6+ Kxe6 31.Rh6 Rg8 32.Qe3 Qb6 33.Bc3 Nd4 34.Rxg6 (34.Bxd4 exd4 35.Qb3+ c4 36.Qb4 (36.Qxb5 Qxb5
37.Nxd4++-) 36...Bxf5 37.gxf5+ Kd7 38.e5+-) 34...Rxg6 35.Bxd4 exd4 36.Qb3+ c4 37.Qb4 Qc7 38.Qxb5+-
30...Rac8
30...Rh8 31.Qf2+-
31.Rh6+- Nd4 32.Ba5 Nxc2 33.Qh1 Qxa5 34.Rh7+ 1-0

A50-A99
23. [A50]
So, Wesley (2755) - Zhou, Jianchao (2580)
Las Vegas (m/4_rapid) 2014 [Cabrilo,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 e6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bd3 O-O
10...c5 - 22/(126)
11.O-O Nd7 12.c4 Qc7N
12...Re8
13.Bb2 c5 14.d5 e5
14...Bd6 15.Rae1 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.f4 Qd4+ 19.Kh12
15.Rae1
15.a4!?
15...Rae8 16.g3 Bc8 17.Kh1 Bd6 18.Bc1
18.Nh4 g6 19.Ng2 Nf6 20.f42
18...Nf6 19.Ng1 Kh8 20.f42 b5?!
20...Bd7 21.f52
21.cxb5
21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.cxb5 Bg4 23.Be3±
21...exf4

22.Bxf4!
22.gxf4? c4! 23.Qxc4 (23.Bxc4 Nxe4! 24.Bb2 Nf2+ 25.Qxf2 Qxc4 26.Qd4 (26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.Qg2+ Kh8 28.Qb2+
f6 (28...Kg8=) 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Qxf6+ Kg8 31.Rf2 Qxd5+ 32.Rg2+ Bg4 33.f5 h5 (33...Re4 34.h3 h5 35.hxg4 hxg4
(35...Rxg4 36.Qe6+= (36.Nf3 Qxf3 37.Qe6+ Kg7 38.Qd7+=)) 36.Nf3! Qd3 (36...Qd1+ 37.Ng1=) 37.Qd8+ Kg7
38.Qd7+ Kf6 39.Qd8+ Kxf5 40.Qd7+ Kf6 41.Qd8+ Re7 42.Qf8+ Ke6 43.Qc8+=) 34.Qg6+ Kf8 35.Qf6+=)
26...Qxd4 27.Bxd4 Bb7 28.Rd1∞) 23...Qxc4 24.Bxc4 Nxe4©
22...Bxf4 23.gxf4 Bb7 24.Qc4?
24.Nf3 Qxf4 (24...Nh5 25.f5±) 25.Qxc5 Ng4 26.Qg1! Ne5 27.Nd4 Qd2 28.Bb1±
24...Nd7?

24...Qd6! (∆ Ne4) 25.Nf3 (25.Rd1 Ng4 26.Rc1 Qh6 27.h3 Ne3 28.Qxc5 Nxf1 29.Rxf1 f5! 30.Bc4 (30.exf5 Qb6!μ)
30...fxe4 31.Qxa7 Rf7μ) 25...Nxd5! 26.e5 (26.f5 Nf63) 26...Qd7 27.Be4 Nb6 (27...f5 28.exf6 Nxf6 29.Bxb7 Rxe1
30.Rxe1 Qxb7 31.Kg2 Qd5 32.Qxd5 Nxd5 33.Kg3 c4 (33...Nxf4?! 34.Re72) 34.Nd4 g6 (34...Nxf4?! 35.Re72) 35.Re6
Nxf4 36.Rc6=) 28.Qxc5 Bxe4 29.Rxe4 Rc8 30.Qb4 Nd5©
25.f5! Nb6
25...Ne5 26.Qc3 Qd6 27.Nf3±
26.Qc1 Nxd5
26...c4 27.Nf3 Nxd5 28.exd5 Bxd5 29.Kg2 Qc5 30.Bc2 Qxb5 31.Qa32
27.exd5 Bxd5+ 28.Nf3 Rxe1?!
128...c4 – 26...c4
29.Qxe1± Qf4 30.Kg2
30.Qe2 c4 31.Bc2±
30...g5 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Be2 g5?!
32...Kg8 33.Kg1 Rf5 34.Qg3 Qe3+ 35.Qf2±
33.Kg1+- g4
33...Kg8 34.Qg3 Qe3+ 35.Rf2+-
34.Qc3+ Kg8 35.Ne5 1-0
24. [A57]
Berczes, David (2471) - Le Quang, Liem (2706)
Las Vegas 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.e4 Bg7 6.cxb5 a6 7.Nc3
7.Na3 - 76/ 59
7...O-O 8.Be3 d6 9.a4 Ne8 10.Be2N
10.Bd3
10...axb5
10...Qa5 11.Ra3 Nd7 12.Nh32
11.axb5 Rxa1 12.Qxa1 Qb6

13.h4! h5?!
13...Nc7 14.h5 Bd7 15.Qc1! (15.hxg6 fxg6 (15...hxg6?! 16.Qc1! Rc8 (16...Nxb5 17.Bh6±) 17.Bh6ƒ) 16.Nh3 (16.Qc1
Nxb5 17.Bh6 Rf7∞) 16...Bxb5∞) 15...Rc8 (15...Nxb5 16.Bxb5 Bxb5 17.Bh6±) 16.Bh6ƒ
14.Nh3?!
14.Qc1 Nc7 (14...Nd7 15.Nh3 (15.g4 hxg4 16.fxg4 Ne5∞) 15...Nc7 16.Nf2±) 15.g4! hxg4 16.fxg4 Bd7 17.h5 Nxb5
(17...Bxb5 18.Bh6±) 18.Bh6±
14...Nc7 15.Qc1 Nd7?!
15...Bd7 16.b4 (16.Bh6 Bxb5∞) 16...Bd4 17.bxc5 dxc5 18.Nf4 Nxb5 19.Bxb5 Bxb5∞
16.Nf2 Qb7 17.g4± e6
17...Nf6 18.gxh5 (18.Bg5 hxg4 19.fxg4 Bd7 (19...e6 20.Qf4±) 20.h5±) 18...Nxh5 19.Rg1 Nf6 20.f4±
18.gxh5
18.dxe6 Nxe6 19.gxh5±
18...exd5 19.Bh6! Ne5
19...d4 20.Ng4!+-
20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.f4 Nd7 22.Rg1?!
22.hxg6 d4 23.f5 (23.h5 dxc3 24.Qxc3+ f6 25.h6++-) 23...dxc3 24.h5+-
22...d4 23.f5
23.Ncd1 Nxb5 24.hxg6 Nc7 (24...f5 25.h5+-) 25.f5 Nf6 26.h5+-
23...Rh8
23...dxc3 24.hxg6 cxb2 25.Qxb2+ f6 26.h5 Rh8 27.Qd2 Ne8 28.Rh1+-

24.Qg5
24.fxg6+-
24...Ne5
25.Ng4! Nxg4 26.Rxg4 dxc3 27.Qe7+- Bxf5 28.exf5 Qh1+ 29.Kf2 Qh2+ 30.Kf1 Qh1+ 31.Kf2 Qh2+ 32.Kf1 Qh1+
33.Rg1 Qh3+ 34.Ke1 Qxf5 35.Rxg6+ Kh7 36.Rf6 Qb1+ 37.Kf2 Rg8 38.Rxf7+ Kh8 39.Qf6+ 1-0
25. [A61]
Sargissian, Gabriel (2690) - Short, Nigel D (2646)
Douglas 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bf4 a6 8.a4 Bg7 9.h3 O-O 10.e3 Ne8 11.Be2 Nd7 12.O-
O Rb8 13.Nd2
13.Re1 - 43/84
13...Ne5 14.a5 f5N
14...Nc7
15.Bg3 Bd7 16.Qb3 b5 17.axb6 Rxb6 18.Qc2 Bb5 19.Nxb5 axb5 20.Nb3
20.Ra7 Nc7 21.Rfa1 c4 (21...Nxd5? 22.Bxe5 dxe5 (22...Bxe5 23.Qb3 c4 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Qxc4±) 23.Qxc5 Qd6
24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Bxb5 Nxe3 26.Nc4! Nxc4 (26...Rd5? 27.Ba6+-) 27.Bxc4+ Kh8 28.Rb7±) 22.Nf3 Nd7!∞
20...g5

120...Nc7 21.Rfd1 (21.Na5 Qf6 22.Rfd1 Nf7∞ (22...g5!?)) 21...Qd7 22.Ra7 Ra6=
21.Na5?!
21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Na5 Qf6 (22...Bg7 23.Nc6 Qf6 24.Rfb1 Rb7 25.Ra82) 23.Nc6 Rb7 (23...Bxb2 24.Rab1 Bc3
25.Bxb52) 24.Ra8 Nc7 (24...h6 25.b32) (24...b4 25.b32) 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.b3 (26.f4 gxf4 27.Nxe5 Qxe5 28.Rxf4 Kg7
(28...Qxe3+? 29.Rf2+-) 29.Qxf5 (29.Rxf5 Qxe3+ 30.Rf2 Rb8 31.Qf5 Qe7 32.Bd3 Kh8 33.b32) 29...Qxf5 30.Rxf5
Ne8 31.Rg5+ Kf6 32.Rg8 Re7 33.Bxb5 Nc7 34.Bc4 Rxe3 35.Kf22) 26...Kg7 (26...Nxd5? 27.Bf3+-) 27.Bd3 Nxd5
28.Bxf5 Ne7 29.Nxe7 Rxe7 30.Bd32
21...f4 22.Bh2 Nc7 23.Rfd1 Kh8 24.Qe4 Qf6„ 25.exf4?!
25.Nc6 Nxc6 (25...Ng6 26.Ra7 fxe3 27.Qxe3 Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxc6 29.Bf3 Nf4 30.Bxf4 gxf4 31.Qe2©) (25...Re8!?)
(25...fxe3 26.Bxe5 (26.Qxe3 Nc4∞) 26...dxe5 (26...exf2+ 27.Kf1 dxe5 28.d6 Ne6 (28...c4 29.d7±) 29.d7±) 27.Qxe3
Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxc6 29.Bxb52) 26.Bd3 (26.dxc6 d5 27.Qf3 Rxc6μ) 26...Qh6 27.dxc6 c4 28.Be2 (28.Bb1 d5 29.Qe7
Qh5 30.Bf5 Rxc6 31.Bd7 Rf7 32.Qd8+ Rf8 33.Qe7=) 28...d5 29.Qe7 Rxc6 30.Ra7 Bf6! 31.Qd7 Bd8∞
25...gxf4 26.Nb3

26.Nc6?! Nxc6 27.dxc6 (27.Bd3 Qh4 28.dxc6 d5μ) 27...d5μ
26...Na6! 27.Nd2 c43 28.Qb1 Nc5
28...Nb4!? 29.Ne4 Qg6 30.f3 Ned3 31.Bxd3 (31.Rd2 Nc5! 32.Nxc5 dxc5μ) 31...Nxd3 32.Rd2 Qf7μ
29.Ne4 Nxe4 30.Qxe4 Rb7
30...f3 31.Bxe5 Qxe5 32.Bxf3 Qxe4 33.Bxe4 Bxb2 34.Ra7 Bg7 35.Rc73
31.Ra5
31...Nd7!

31...f3!? 32.gxf3 (32.Bxe5? fxe2-+) (32.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 33.Qxf3 Qxf3 34.gxf3 Bxb2 35.Bxd6 Rd8 36.Bf4 Bf6μ) 32...Nf7
33.f4 Re7 34.Qc2 Qxb2μ
32.b4
32.Ra2 Nc5 33.Qf3 (33.Qc2 Re7μ) 33...Re7 34.Qg4 Qg6μ
32...cxb3 33.Bd3 Qh6 34.Qb4 Nc5 35.Bb1 Be5 36.Rxb5 Rg7!-+ 37.Be4 Nxe4 38.Qxe4 Qxh3 39.Kh1 Qh5
39...Qh5 40.Qf3 (40.f3 Rg6) 40...Qxf3 41.gxf3 b2-+0-1
26. [A65]
Giri, Anish (2768) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Tashkent 2014 [Martinovic,Slobodan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e6 4.e4 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 exd5 7.cxd5 Bg7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.Ng3 a6 10.a4 Nh5 11.Nxh5 gxh5
12.Be2
12.Bd3 - 71/73
12...Qh4+!?N 13.g3 Qe7 14.h4
14.O-O Bh3 (14...Nd7 15.Be3 f5 16.Qd2 Ne5 17.Bg5 Qe8∞) 15.Re1 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 Bf2 17.Bf1 Bxe1 18.Bxh3 Bxc3
(18...Bf2? 19.Bh6 Re8 (19...Bd4 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 21.Qd2±) 20.f4±) 19.bxc3 Nd7 20.Bf5 b5∞
14...Nd7 15.Kf2 Ne5
15...Bd4+ 16.Kg2 Kh8 17.Bd3 Rg8 18.Ne22
16.Kg2 f5 17.f4 Ng4 18.Bxg4 hxg4 19.Re1

19...Bxc3! 20.bxc3 fxe4 21.a5
21.c4 Rb8 22.Rb1 (22.Bb2?! b53) 22...b6 23.Re3 Bf5∞
21...Bf5 22.Be3 Rad8 23.Rb1 Rd7 24.Rb6 Qf7 25.c4 Re8 26.Qb3 h5 27.Rb1 Ree7= 28.Kf1 Kh7 29.Ke2 Kg8 30.Kd2
Kh7 31.Qd1 Kg8 32.R1b3 Kh7 33.Kc2 Kg8 34.Kb1 Kh7 35.Ka2 Qe8 36.Qc2 Qf7 37.Qc3 Qg7 38.Qc2 Qf7 39.Qc3
1/2-1/2
27. [A70]
Jojua, Davit (2571) - Pantsulaia, Levan (2590)
Georgia 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bd3 exd5 8.cxd5 d6 9.h3 Nbd7 10.O-O Re8 11.Re1 Nh5
12.Bg5
12.g4 - 94/(35)
12...Bf6 13.Be3 Ne5 14.Be2 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Ng7 16.Qd2 Be5 17.Bf4 Bd7 18.a4 Qe7N
18...a618...Bxf4
19.Bxe5 Qxe5

20.Bg4!2 Bxg4?!
20...Rad8 21.Rad1 (21.f4!? Qd4+ 22.Qf2 f5∞) 21...Nh5 22.Bxd7 Rxd7 23.g3 Nf6 24.Qd32
21.hxg4 a6 22.Rad1 b5?!
22...g5 23.g3 Qf6 (23...Rab8 24.f4 gxf4 25.gxf4 Qe7 26.e5±) 24.Kg2 (24.f4 gxf4 25.gxf4 Qh4 26.Qh2! Qxg4+ 27.Kf2
Qh5 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 29.Kf3 Ng7 30.e5±) 24...Rab8 25.f4 gxf4 26.gxf4 Qh4 27.Re3 b5 28.axb5 axb5 29.Rh1 Qf6
30.Qf2±22...Rad8 23.f4 Qe7 24.e5±
23.axb5 axb5 24.f4 Qe7
24...Qf6 25.g5 Qd8 26.e5 dxe5 27.fxe5 c4 28.Ne4±
25.e5 dxe5
25...b4 26.Ne4 dxe5 27.d6 Qe6 (27...Qh4 28.Qf2 Qxf2+ 29.Kxf2+-) 28.fxe5 Qxe5 29.d7 Red8 30.Qf2+-
26.d6 Qh4 27.fxe5 Qxg4

28.Ne4!+- Nh5 29.d7 Red8 30.Qh6 Ra6 31.Ng5 Rxd7 32.e6!
32.e6 Rxe6 33.Qxh7+ Kf8 34.Nxe6++-1-0
28. [A81]
Andreikin, Dmitry (2722) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2764)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O -O 6.c3 d6 7.Qb3+ e6
7...Kh8 - 47/(134)
8.Bg5 Qe8N
8...h6
9.Nbd2 Nh5!? 10.Ne1
10.e4 h6 11.Be3 (11.exf5!? hxg5 12.fxe6 Qxe6 13.Qxe6+ Bxe6 14.Nxg5 Bc8 15.Bd5+ Kh8 16.Nf7+ Kh7 17.Ng5+
Kh6 18.Nf7+ Kh7=) 11...f4 12.gxf4 Nxf4 13.Bxf4 Rxf4 14.Ne1∞ ∆ Nd3, f4
10...h6 11.Be3 g5 12.f4 gxf4 13.Bxf4

13...Kh8!
13...Nxf4 14.Rxf4 a5 15.a4 d5 (15...Nc6?! 16.e4ƒ) 16.c42
14.Be3
14.Bxb7 Bxb7 15.Qxb7 Nc6© ∆ e5
14...Nc6 15.Nd3 b6 16.g4?!
16.Nb4?! Na5 17.Qc2 Bb7„16.Nf4 Bb7 17.Nxh5 Qxh5 18.Qa4 Qe8∞ (18...Na5 19.Bxb7 Nxb7 20.Qc6± Na5
21.Qxc7 e5 22.Kh1±)
16...Nf6
116...fxg4 17.Rxf8+ Bxf8 18.Rf1 Bb73
17.gxf5 exf5 18.Bf2 Be6 19.Qc2 Bd5

20.Nf3?!
20.Nf4! Bxg2 21.Nxg2 Qxe2 22.Rae1 Qg4 23.Bh4©
20...Be4 21.Qd2 Ne7 22.Bh4 Ng6
22...Ned5!? 23.Rae1 (23.c4 Bxd3 24.exd3 (24.Qxd3? Nf4-+) 24...Ne3 25.Rfe1 f4ƒ) 23...f4! 24.Nxf4 Nxf4 25.Qxf4
Nd5 26.Qc1 Nf4ƒ
23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Rf2?!
24.Nf2 Bb7 25.Ne1 c6!ƒ ∆ Nh4
24...c5 25.Raf1 Qe6 26.a3?!
26.h4 Qxa2?! 27.h5 Ne7 28.Nh4©
26...Rg8 27.Kh1 Kh7
27...Rf7μ
28.Qe3
28.Nfe1 Re8ƒ
28...Re8
28...Rff8 29.Nfe1 cxd4 30.cxd4 Re8μ
29.Qd2 Rg8 30.Qe3 c4 31.Nf4?!
31.Nde1 Re8 32.Qc1 f4ƒ
31...Nxf4 32.Qxf4 Rg6μ 33.h3 Bf6 34.Kh2 Be7 35.Bh1 R8g7 36.Rg2 Bg5 37.Qg3 Bc1-+ 38.Rxc1
38.Qf2 Bf4+ 39.Kg1 Bg3 40.Qe3 f4 41.Qd2 Qxh3-+38.Qh4 Rxg2+ 39.Bxg2 Qg6 40.Bh1 Be3 41.Rd1 Qh5!-+
38...Rxg3 39.Rxg3 Bxf3

39...Bd5
40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Bxf3 Qe3 42.Rg1+ Kf6 43.Bh5 Qd2 44.Rg6+ Ke7 45.Rg7+ Kd8 46.Rg8+ Kc7 47.Rg7+ Kb8
48.Rg8+ Kb7 0-1
29. [A84]
Gelfand, Boris (2748) - Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2701)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Nc3 Bd7
9...Ne4 - 99/46
10.Ne5 Be8 11.Ne2 Nbd7
11...Nfd7
12.f3 c5N
12...Rd8
13.Rc1 Rd8 14.Qc2 dxc4 15.Bxc4
15.Nxc4 Bc7 16.a4 Nd5 17.Ba3 b6„
15...cxd4 16.exd4
16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Nxd4 Kh8∞
16...Nb6 17.Nf4 Nxc4 18.Qxc4
18.bxc4!? Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nh5 20.Nxh5 Bxh5 21.Qc32
18...Bd7 19.Nxd7 Bxf4
19...Rxd7? 20.Qxe6+ Qxe6 21.Nxe6 Re8 22.Nc52
20.Nxf8 Bxc1 21.Nxe6
21.Qxe6+ Qxe6 22.Nxe6 Be3+ 23.Kh1 Rd6321.Rxc1 Rxf8 22.Qc7 (22.Qc5 Qxc5 23.dxc5 Kf7=) 22...Re8=
21...Be3+ 22.Kh1

22...b5TM 23.Qc7
23.Qc6 Rd6 24.Qc8+ Qe8 25.Qxe8+ Nxe8 26.Nc5 Bxd4 27.Bxd4 Rxd4 28.Kg1=
23...Qxc7 24.Nxc7 b4 25.d5
25.Re1 Bf4 26.Ne6 Re8 27.Re2 Bd6 28.Bc1 Rc8 29.Be3 Nd5©
25...Bb6!=
25...Nxd5? 26.Rd1+-
26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rc1 a5 28.g3 Bxc7 29.Rxc7 Rxd5 30.Rc2 Kf7 31.Kg2 1/2-1/2
30. [A84]
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) - Grischuk, Alexander (2797)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nd7 5.Qc2 Nh6!?N
5...Ngf6 – D31
6.Bd2
6.e4 e5!„
6...f5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O -O
9.Bxf5 Nxf5 10.Qxf5 Nf6 11.Qd3 O-O 12.f3 (12.Nf3?! Qe7 13.h3 (13.O -O? Ng4!
‭
→) 13...Ne4ƒ) 12...b5©
9...Nb6 10.h3
10.f3!?
10...Be6 11.Nf3

11.f4!? ∆ Nf3-e5
11...Qe7 12.Ne2 O-O -O 13.Nf4 Bd7 14.Ba5
14.Bc3 Kb8 15.Ne5 Bc8 16.Kb1 Nf7=
14...Kb8 15.Qb3 Bc7 16.Bc2
16.Bb4!? Qf6 17.Ne5 Rhe8∞ (17...Bxe5?! 18.dxe5 Qxe5 19.Qa3 Bc8 20.Be7 Rd7 21.Bc5ƒ)
16...Nf7 17.Nd3 Bc8 18.Nc5
18.h4
18...g5!? 19.Kb1 Rde8 20.Rhe1?!
20.g3 g4 21.hxg4 fxg4 22.Nh4 Nd6„
20...h5!ƒ 21.Nd3
21.Bb4 Qf6 22.Nd2 Nd6ƒ
21...g4 22.Ng1 h4! 23.Ne2 Rhg8
23...Nc4! 24.Bxc7+ Qxc7 25.Nb4 Qb6 26.Nf4 g3 27.f3 Nfd6μ ∆ Rh7-e7
24.a3
24.Nef4 Nd6 25.Ne5 Ndc4ƒ
24...g3! 25.fxg3
25.f4 Qxe3! 26.Ng1 Qxd4 27.Ne5 Qxf4 28.Nxf7 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Nc4 30.Bb4 (30.Bxc7+ Qxc7-+) 30...a5 31.Bc3 Rf8-+
25...Nc4! 26.Bxc7+
26.Bb4 Qd8μ

26...Qxc7 27.gxh4 Nxe3 28.Ndf4 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 Nd6 30.Ka2?!
30.h530.Qf3
30...Nc4 31.Rd3?
31.Bd3 Ne3 32.Rg1 b6μ ∆ Bb7, c5
31...Rxg2! 32.Nxg2 Rxe2 33.Ne3 Qh2 0-1
31. [A87]
Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.b4 d6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Bb2 e5 7.dxe5 Nfd7 8.Bg2 dxe5 9.O-O Qe7
10.e4!ƒ
10.Nc3
10...O-O
10...Qxb4 11.Ba3 Qxc4 12.exf5ƒ XNe8
11.b5 Nc5 12.Nc3 Be6
12...c6 13.Ba3±
13.Nd5 Qd6 14.Ng5 Nbd7 15.Ba3 Bf7 16.Qc2
16.exf5 gxf5 17.Ne3!±
16...c6 17.Nb4 a5! 18.Rad1 Qf6 19.Nd3 Qxg5 20.Nxc5
20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5 Rfc8 23.Rd3ƒ
20...Nxc5 21.Bxc5 Rfd8 22.Bb6 Rdc8 23.exf5?!

23.Rd7 cxb5 24.c5±
23...Qxf5 24.Be4
24.Rc1 Qxc2 25.Rxc2 a42
24...Qe6 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.c5?
26.Rc12
26...Qxa2 27.Qxa2 Bxa2 28.Rd6 Bc4 29.Rb1
29.Ra1 Bb53
29...a4μ 30.Rxc6
30.Rb4 Bf7 31.Rxc6 (31.Bxc6 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 a3 33.Rb1 a2 34.Ra1 e4-+) 31...Rcb8 32.Rd6 a3 33.Rd1 a2 34.Ra1 Ra3
35.c6 Rc3μ
30...a3 31.Rxc8+
31.Ra1 a2 32.Rd6 Ra4 33.c6 Bf8 34.Rd2 Be6 35.Re2 Bd6-+
31...Rxc8 32.c6 a2 33.Ra1 Bf8 34.c7 Bd6 35.Bb7 Bxc7 36.Bxc8 Bxb6 0-1
32.* !N [A87]
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) - Grischuk, Alexander (2797)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O Qe8 8.Re1 Qf7 9.e4 fxe4 10.Ng5
10.Nxe4 - 120/142
10...Qxc4 11.Ngxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 Qf7 13.Rf4 Bf6 14.Nd5 g5!
14...Na6
15.Rf3

15...c6!
15...Bg4? 16.Rxf6 Bxd1 17.Rxf7 Kxf7 18.Bxg5 Bg4 19.Nxc7+-
16.Nc7 Bg4 17.d5N
17.Nxa8 Na6?! (17...Bxf3! 18.Qxf3 (18.Bxf3 Na6∞) 18...Bxd4 19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 = Tadic,Branko. 20.Nc7 (20.Be3 Bxe3
21.fxe3 Rc8 22.Rf1+ Ke8 23.Be4 Nd7 24.Bxh7 Rxa8 25.Bg6+ Kd8 26.Rf7©) 20...Bb6 21.Na8 Bd4=) 18.d5 c5
19.Rxf6 Qxf6 20.Qd2 h6 21.f4 gxf4 22.Qxf4 Qxf4 23.Bxf4 Rxa8 24.Re1± Gelfand,B (2753)-Svidler,P
(2751)/Jerusalem (m/1-rapid) 122/(32) 2014
17...cxd5 18.Bxg5
18.h3 e6! 19.Rxf6 (19.Nxa8? Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Nc6μ) 19...Bxd1 20.Rxf7 Kxf7 21.Nxa8 Na6 22.Bxg5 Ba4∞
18...Nd7 19.Nxa8 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Bxg5 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.Bxd5+ Kh8 23.Nc7 Rc8 24.Ne6 Bf6 25.Re1 Nc5
25...Rc2 26.b4 b5∞25...Bxb2 26.Re2 Rc1+ 27.Kg2 Bf6 28.Bxb7=
26.Re2 Nxe6 27.Bxe6= Rc1+ 28.Kg2 Rb1 29.Bd5 Rxb2 30.Rxb2 Bxb2 31.Bxb7 1/2-1/2
33. [A88]
Gelfand, Boris (2748) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2764)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.b3 a5 9.Bb2
9.Ba3 - 48/(140)
9...Na6 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.Qd2 Rc8N
11...Re811...b5
12.Rfd1 b5
12...Re8 13.e3 e5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Na4!±

13.cxb5
13.Ne5!? b4 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.Na42
13...cxb5
14.Ne5! Be8
14...b4 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Na4±
15.Nd3
15.Bb7 dxe5 (15...Nc7 16.Bxc8 Qxc8 17.Nd3 b4 18.Nb1 Qb7©) 16.Bxc8 (16.Bxa6 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 fxe4
19.Bb7 Qb6 20.Bd5+ e6 21.Bxe4 exd4 22.Qc2ƒ) 16...Qxc8 17.dxe5 Ng4 18.Nd5±
15...Nc7
15...b4 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Rxc8 Qxc8 18.Bxd5+ Bf7 19.Rc1 Qd7 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Qc2ƒ
16.Nf4
16.b4 a4 17.Nf42
16...Bf7 17.d5 Rb8 18.e4
18.h4 b4 19.Na4 Nb5 (19...Bh6 20.Qd4 Nb5 21.Qc4 Ng4 22.e3 Qd7 23.Qe22)
18...fxe4
18...b4 19.Nce2 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxb2 21.Qxb2 fxe4 22.Qc2 Nb5 23.Qxe42
19.Nxe4 Ncxd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nxd6
22.Qb2+!? Kg8 23.Rd2 b4 24.Rcd1 Rb5 (24...Nc7? 25.Rxd6! exd6 26.Nf6++-) 25.Bf1 Nc3 26.Nxc3 bxc3 27.Qxc3
Rf52
22...Qxd6 23.Bxd5 Rfd8 24.Qc3+ Qf6 25.Qxf6+ Kxf6 26.Bxf7 Kxf7= 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rc5 Rd2 29.a4 b4 30.Rxa5

Rd3 31.Rb5 1/2-1/2
34. [A88]
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O -O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.b3 Na6 9.Bb2 Qc7 10.d5 e5
10...Kh8 - 35/145
11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.e3N
12.Ng5 Bd7 13.Qd2 Rad8 14.Rad1 Bc82
12...Rad8 13.Ne2 Rfe8 14.Nf4 Bc8 15.Rc1 Nc5 16.b4 Nce4 17.b5 Nc5
17...g5 18.Ne2 Qf7∞
18.Qc2 Nfe4 19.Bd4 Qf7 20.Rfd1 Bd7 21.Qb2 Bf8 22.h4 h6
23.Bxc5!?
23.h5 g5 24.Ng6 Bg7∞
23...Nxc5 24.Qa3 Ne4 25.Qa5
25.Qxa7 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Nd3 (27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Nd3 c5ƒ XQa7) 27...cxb5 28.cxb5 Bxb5 29.Qb6∞
25...g5 26.bxc6 Bxc6
26...bxc6!? 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Nd3 c5„
27.Nd5 b6 28.Qa3 Bg7 29.hxg5 hxg5 30.Nd4 Bxd5 31.cxd5 Bxd4 32.exd4!?
32.Rxd4 Nc5
32...f4 33.Rc2 Re7

33...Qh5 34.Rdc1 fxg3 35.fxg3 Qg4 36.Qf3 Qxf3 37.Bxf3 Nf6= (37...Nxg3? 38.Rg2 Ne4 39.Rc7±)
34.Re2 Nf6 35.Rxe7 Qxe7 36.gxf4 Nh5 1/2-1/2

B00-B49
35. [B01]
Andreikin, Dmitry (2722) - Caruana, Fabiano (2844)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Nb5 Qb6 7.Be2
7.c4 c6 8.Nc37.Na3 - 109/42
7...c6 8.Na3 Bg7 9.O-ON
9.Bf4
9...O-O 10.c3 Qc7 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.Qc1 Nbd7 13.Bf4 Qc8 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.Nc4 c5 16.d5 Nb6 17.d6
17.Nxb6 axb6 18.c4 b5 19.Be5 bxc4 20.Qxc4 Bd7∞ ∆ b5
17...Qe6?
17...Nxc4 18.Bxc4 exd6 19.Bxd6 Ne4=
18.Bf1
18.Re1!?
18...Nxc4
18...Ne4 19.Nxb6 axb6 20.Re1! exd6 21.Nh4!±18...exd6 19.Ng5±
19.Ng5 Qc8
19...Qd7 20.dxe7 Qxe7 21.Bxc4±
20.Bxc4 e6 21.Be5 Qc6 22.a4 a6
22...Nd5 23.Bb5 Qb6 (23...Bxe5 24.Bxc6 Bf4 25.Rd2 bxc6 26.Nf3±) 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.c4±
23.Be2

23...c4?!
23...Ne8? 24.Bf3 Qc8 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.g4+-23...h6! 24.Bf3 (24.Nf3 Ne8!) 24...Qd7!? (24...Qc8 25.Bxf6 Bxf6
26.Ne4 (26.Nxf7? Kxf7 27.g4 Bg5!) 26...Bxe4 27.Bxe4 Bg7) 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 a5!∞
24.Rd4 Qc5 25.Nf3 b5 26.h3
26.d7 Ra7
26...h6
26...Rac8
27.d7
27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.g4 Bd3 30.Bxd3 cxd3 31.Bxf6 Bxf6 32.Rxd32
27...Qe7
27...Nxd7 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.axb5±27...Ra7 28.axb5 axb5 29.Rxa7 Qxa7 30.g4 Bd3 31.Bxd3 cxd3 32.g5! Nh5 33.gxh6
Bf8 34.Rh4!+- ∆ Rh5
28.axb5 axb5 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Qd1
30.Qd2 Nd5 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Ne5 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Qd6 34.g3!? g5 (34...f6 35.Qxh6+! Kxh6 36.Nf7+ Kg7 37.Nxd6+-)
35.Bf3 f6 36.Nc6 Qxd7 37.Nb4 Qe8 38.Nxd5 exd5 39.Rxd5 Bd3=30.g4 Bd3 31.Bxd3 cxd3 32.Bxf6! (32.Rxd3 Nxd7)
32...Bxf6 33.Rxd3 Rd8 34.Qxh6 Rxd7 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.Qf4±
30...Nd5 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Ne5
32.g4 Bd3 33.Bxd3 cxd3 34.Ne5! Qd6 35.Nxd3 Qxd7 36.Nb4 Rd8 37.Nxd5 exd5 38.b32
32...f6
32...Qd6 33.Bf3 Qxe5 34.Bxd5 Rd8 35.Bb72
33.Nc6 Qxd7 34.Nb4 Qa7?

34...Ra4! 35.Nxd5 (35.Bf3 Qa7 36.Kh2 Rxb4! 37.cxb4 Bd3) (35.g4 Qa7 36.Qd2 Bb1 37.Bf3 Rxb4! 38.cxb4 Bd3
39.Rxd3 cxd3 40.Qxd3 Qd7=) 35...exd5 36.Bf3 Qa7 37.Kh2 Qb6 38.Rxd5 Ra7 39.Qe22
35.g4! Bd3 36.Bxd3 cxd3 37.Qxd3 Qa1+ 38.Kg2 Qxb2 39.Nxd5 exd5 40.Rxd5 Ra7 41.Rxb5 Qa2 42.Rd5 [XKg7]
42...Qa4 43.Rd6 Qe8 44.Qd4 Qa8+ 45.Kh2 Rf7 46.c4 Qe8 47.c5 Qe5+ 48.Qxe5 fxe5 49.Kg2 Rf4
49...Rc7 50.c6 Kf7 51.Kf3+-
50.Re6 Re4 51.f3 Re2+ 52.Kf1 Rd2
52...Rc2 53.Rxe5 Kf6 54.Rd5 Ke6 55.Rd6+ Kf7 56.c6+-
53.Rxe5 Kf6 54.Re2! Rd1+
54...Rd3 55.Rc2 Rxf3+ 56.Rf2+-
55.Re1 Rd3 56.Rc1 Rxf3+ 57.Ke2 Ra3 58.c6 Ra8 59.c7 Rc8 60.Rc5 Ke6 61.Kd3 h5 62.g5 Kd6 63.Kc4 h4 64.Kb5
64.Kb5 Rxc7 65.Rxc7 Kxc7 66.Kc5 Kd7 67.Kd5 Ke7 68.Ke5 Kf7 69.Kd6+-1-0
36. [B07]
Afek, Yochanan (2287) - Marin, Mihail (2583)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 O-O 6.Be2
6.O-O -O - 90/(63)
6...e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.O-O -O

8...Qxd2+
8...Qe7 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Bg5 (10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Rd8 12.Bg5 (12.Qe1? Nb4 13.Bc4 Bf5 14.Bb3 a5ƒ) 12...f6 13.Be3
Be6 14.c4 Bf5∞) 10...Be6 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Rfd8 13.Qe1 (13.Qe3 Rxd5!) 13...Nb4 14.Bc4 e4∞
9.Rxd2 Nc6
9...b69...c6
10.Nf3 b6N
10...Ng4 11.Nd5 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Bh6 13.Nxc7 Rb8 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Kb1210...Be6
11.h3 Bb7 12.Rhd1 Rfe8
12...Nd8 13.Nxe5 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe5 15.Bf3 Re8„
13.Bc4 Na5 14.Bb5 c6
14...Re7? 15.Rd8++-
15.Bf1 b5
15...c5 16.Bb5 Rec8 17.Nxe5 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.f4 Nc6 20.Bxc6 Bxc6 21.Nxc6 Rxc6 22.Rd8+ Rxd8 23.Rxd8+
Bf8 24.Rd72
16.b4 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.g4
18.Rd6 c5 19.Bxc5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Ra6 Bb7 22.Rxa7 Rxa7 23.Bxa7 Ra8 24.Bc5 c3 25.Rd7 Ba6 26.Ra7 Bh6+
27.Kd1 (27.Kb1 Rd8 28.a4 Rd1+ 29.Ka2 Bc4+ 30.Ka3 Ra1#) 27...Rd8+ 28.Ke1 Bd2+ 29.Kd1=
18...a5
18...c5!?
19.bxa5 Bf8 20.g5 Ba3+ 21.Kb1 Bb4?
21...c5! 22.gxf6 Rab8 23.Ka1 Bxe4 24.Nxe4 Bb2+ 25.Kb1 Bc3+ 26.Kc1 Bb2+ 27.Kb1=

22.gxf6 Bxc3 23.Rd6?
23.Rd7 Reb8 (23...Bc8 24.Re7±) 24.Kc1+- Fridman,D (24.Ba7 Bc8+! Afek,Y)
23...Rxa5 24.Rd7 Rxa2!
24...Rxa2 25.Kxa2 Ra8+ 26.Kb1 Ra1#0-1
37. [B07]
Hracek, Zbynek (2636) - Marin, Mihail (2581)
Romania 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 O-O 6.O-O-O c6 7.f3 b5 8.h4 b4 9.Nce2
9.Nb1 Qa5 10.Bh6∞ (10.a3? c5 11.dxc5 dxc5 12.e5 Nfd7 (12...Nh5 13.Qd5 Qc7 14.Qxc5 (14.Qxa8 Qxe5-+)
14...Qxc5 15.Bxc5 Ng3 16.Rh2 Bxe5μ) 13.Qd5? Nxe5 14.Qxa8 Nbc6μ)
9...Qa5 10.Kb1
10.a3 c5 11.dxc5 dxc5 12.e5 Nfd7 13.Qd5 bxa3-+
10...h5
10...c5 - 55/131
11.Nc1 Nbd7 12.Nh3N
12.Bh6
12...c5 13.Ng5 Rb8
13...cxd4 14.Bxd4 Rb8„
14.Nb3
14.Be2!? Qc7 15.dxc5 Nxc5∞
14...Qc7 15.dxc5 dxc5 16.Bc4
16.Bf4 Ne5 (16...e5 17.Be3 c4 18.Nc1 c3 19.Qd62) 17.Bc4 Nfd7 18.Bxf7+!? Rxf7 19.Qd5 Qb6 20.Nxf7 e6 21.Qxe5
Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Qc7 23.Nxg6 e5 24.Bg5 Kh7 25.Ne7 c4∞
16...Nb6
16...Ne5 17.Bf4 - 16.Bf4
17.Qe2
17.Bxf7+ Rxf7 18.Bf4 e5 19.Qd8+ Qxd8 20.Rxd8+ Rf8 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.Bxe5 Ra8 23.Nxc5 Nc4∞17.Qd3!?
17...Nfd7 18.f4

18...a5! 19.e5
19.Nxa5 Nxc4 20.Nxc4 Ba6μ19.f5 Nxc4 20.fxg6 (20.Qxc4 gxf5 21.exf5 Qe5 22.Bc1 Nb6 23.Qxc5 Qxc5 24.Nxc5
Bxf5) 20...Na3+!? (20...fxg6 21.Qxc4+) 21.bxa3 fxg6 22.Qc4+ Kh8 23.Rhf1 Rf6 24.Nf7+ Kh7 25.Ng5+ Kh8=
19...a4 20.Na1
20.Na5 Nxc4 21.Nxc4 Ba6 22.e6 Nb6 23.exf7+ Rxf7 24.b3 (24.Nxf7 Bxc4 25.Qf2 Bxf7-+) 24...axb3 25.cxb3
(25.axb3 Nxc4 26.bxc4 Qa5-+) 25...Bxc4 26.bxc4 Na4-+20.Nc1 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Qxe5-+20.Nd2 Nxe5
21.fxe5 Qxe5-+
20...a3
20...b3 21.axb3 (21.cxb3 Nxe5 22.fxe5 Nxc4 23.Qxc4 Bf5+) 21...a3
‭
→20...Nxe5 21.fxe5 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 Qxe5 23.Bc1
b3 24.axb3 (24.cxb3 Bf5+ 25.Nc2 axb3 26.axb3 Rb4 27.Qd5 c4 28.Qxe5 Bxe5 29.bxc4 Rxc4-+) 24...a3 25.Rhe1 Ra8!!
26.c3 a2+ 27.Kc2 Bf5+ 28.Ne4 Rad8μ XNa1
21.Bxf7+
21.Nb3 Nxe5 22.fxe5 Qxe5 23.Bc1 axb2 24.Bd2 Bg4μ21.e6 axb2 22.Nb3 Na4
‭
→
21...Rxf7 22.Nxf7

22...Kxf7
22...axb2! 23.Nb3 Qa7!! 24.Ng5 Qa3-+ ∆ Ra8
23.e6+ Kg8 24.exd7 Bxd7μ 25.Nb3 Bg4 26.Qb5 axb2 27.Bxc5
27.Qxc5 Nc4!
27...Kh7
27...Bxd1 28.Rxd1 Nd5 29.Qc4 e6-+
28.Bxb6
28.Bd4 Nc4 29.Qc5 Qxc5 30.Nxc5 Rd8 31.Bxg7 Bxd1 32.Bxb2 Rd2μ
28...Rxb6 29.Qa5?
29.Qc5 Rc6 30.Qf2 Bf5 31.Rd3 (31.Rd2 Rc3 32.Re1 Rxb3 33.axb3 Qa5-+) 31...Qc8!! 32.Rhd1 Rc7 ∆ Qa6, Ra7
29...Bxd1 30.Rxd1 Rd6!
30...Rd6 31.Re1 (31.Qxc7 Rxd1+) (31.Rd3 Rxd3 32.cxd3 Qc3) 31...Qd70-1
38. [B10]
Harikrishna, Penteala (2725) - Dreev, Alexey (2662)
Bilbao 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5

4.Ne5!? Nc6 5.d4 a6 6.c4 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nxe5N
7...e6
8.dxe5 d4 9.exf6 dxc3 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.bxc3 exf6 12.Be3 Bf5 13.Be2 Kc7 14.O-O Re8 15.Rfd1
15.Bf3 Be4 16.Rab1! Bxb1 (16...Bxf3 17.gxf32) 17.Rxb1 Rb8 18.Bb6+ (18.Ba7) 18...Kd7 19.Ba7ƒ
15...Bc5! 16.Bxc5
16.Bf4+ Kb6 17.Rd2 (17.Bf3 Re7) 17...Rd8 18.Rb2+ Ka7 19.Bf3 Rd73
16...Rxe2 17.Bd6+ Kc6
117...Kc8
18.Bf4 Rhe8 19.Kf1 Bc2?!
119...Bc8
20.Rd6+ Kc5 21.Rd7

21...Kxc4?
21...R2e4 22.Rc7+ Kb6 23.c5+ Ka7 (23...Ka5 24.g3 R8e7 25.a4!? Bxa4 26.c4! Kb4 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.c6+-) 24.Be3
R4e7 25.c6+ Kb8 26.Rxe7 Rxe7 27.cxb7 Rxb7=
22.Be3! R8xe3
22...Bd3? 23.Rxd3 Kxd3 24.Rd1++-
23.fxe3 Bd3 24.Kg1 Kxc3 25.Rxb7 Rxg2+
25...Be4 26.Rc1+! Kd3 27.Rb3+ Kd2 28.Rb2+ Kxc1 29.Rxe2±25...Rxe3 26.Rc7+ (26.Rxf7? Kb2 27.Rd1 Kc2 28.Ra1
(28.Kf2? Re2+) 28...Kb2=) 26...Kb2 27.Rd1 Bg6 28.Rd2+ Ka32
26.Kxg2 Be4+ 27.Kf2 Bxb7 28.Rg1 g6 29.Rd1 Kc4 30.Rd6 a5 31.Rb6 Be4 32.Rxf6 Bd5 33.Rf4+ Kc5 34.a3 f5
35.Rh4 Bg8 36.Kg3+- Kb5 37.Rd4 g5 38.e4 fxe4 39.Rxe4 h6 40.Kg4 Bf7 41.Re7 Bb3 42.Re5+ Ka4 43.Kh5 g4
44.Kxh6 Bd1 45.Kg5 Bf3 46.Kf5 Kxa3 47.Rxa5+ Kb4 48.Re5 Kc4 49.Kf4 Kd4 50.Re1 Kd5 1-0
39. [B12]
Morozevich, Alexander (2724) - Ding, Liren (2730)
Moscow 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.Bg5 Qd7!?N
7...Qb6 - 121/46
8.Nf3 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.O-O Ne7
10...Nc6!? 11.c4 Nb4 12.Qe2 dxc4 13.Qxc4 Rc8 14.Qb3 Qd5 15.Nc3 Qxb3 16.axb32
11.c4 Nbc6 12.Nc32 - 121 Morozevich Article 12...Nb4 13.Qe2 dxc4 14.Qxc4 Rc8 15.Qb3 O-O 16.Rad1?!
16.Rfd1 Qc6 17.Rac1 Nf5 18.a3 Na6 19.Qa2!?ƒ ∆ b4
16...Qc6 17.Nd4 Qa6 18.Ne4 Nbd5 19.Qg3

19.Qf3 Bxd4 20.Bxe7 (20.Rxd4?! Nc6 21.Rxd5 exd5 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Bxf6 Nxe5! 24.Bxe5 Qg6μ) 20...Nxe7 21.Rxd4
Rc4= (21...Nf5 22.Rd2 Rc4 23.b3 Rd4 (23...Nxh4?! 24.Qf4 Ng6 25.Nf6+ gxf6 26.Qxc4 Qxc4 27.bxc4 Nxe5 28.c5±)
24.Rxd4 Nxd4 25.Qd1 Ne2+ 26.Kh2 Nd4 27.Re1 Qa5=)
19...Bxd4 20.Bxe7
20...Bxe5!
20...Nxe7? 21.Nf6+! Kh8 22.Qg5 gxf6 (22...Qe2 23.Rxd4 gxf6 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.Qxe7±) 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Qxf6+
Kg8 25.Qxe7±
21.Qxe5 Nxe7 22.Qxh5 Nd5 23.Qe5
23.Ng5 Nf6 24.Qf3 Rc2„
23...Rc4
23...f6 24.Qg3 Qxa2 25.h5 Rc7 (25...Qxb2 26.h6 g5 27.Rd2 Qe5 28.Qxe5 fxe5 29.Nxg52) 26.h6 Qc4∞
24.Rfe1
24.h5? f6-+
24...Qc6 25.h5 Qc7 26.Nd6
26.Qg5 f5 27.Nc3 Nxc3 28.bxc3 Rg4 29.Qe3 Rf6=
26...Rc6 27.h6 gxh6 28.Qg3+
28.Re4 Ne7 29.Rg4+ Ng6 30.Qf6 Rxd6 31.Rxg6+ fxg6 32.Qxg6+ Kh8 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qg6+=
28...Kh7 29.Qd3+ Kh8 30.Qh3 Kh7 31.Qd3+ Kh8 32.Qh3 Kh7 33.Qd3+ Kh8 1/2-1/2
40. [B12]
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757) - Jobava, Baadur (2717)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.O-O h5
6...h6 - 120/50
7.Nbd2 Nh6 8.Ne1N
8.c3
8...g5 9.Nb3
9.Bxh5 g4 10.f3 Qh4μ
9...g4 10.Nd3 Be4 11.Nf4 Nf5?!
11...h4 12.Be32
12.f3! gxf3 13.gxf3 Rg8+
13...Bxc2 14.Qxc2 Rg8+ 15.Kh1± (15.Ng2±)
14.Ng2 Bxc2 15.Qxc2 a5 16.a4 Qh4 17.Bd3?!
17.f4 Qh3 18.Bd1 Nh4 19.Rf2 c5 20.f5±
17...Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd4+ 19.Kh1 Nxe5
19...Qxe5 20.Bh7 Rg7 21.Bd2 Bd6 22.Nf4 Qg5 23.Rg1 Qf6∞
20.Bh7 Rg7 21.Be3 Qc4 22.b3 Qxc2 23.Bxc2 Rg8 24.Nf4 h4 25.Rae1ƒ Be7 26.Bd2 Nd7 27.Rg1 Rf8?!
27...Rh8 28.Rg7 Kf8 29.Rxe6! Bc5 (29...fxe6 30.Nxe6+ Ke8 31.Bg6#) 30.Reg6±27...Rxg1+ 28.Rxg1 Kf8 29.Nh5 Bc5
30.Rg7ƒ
28.Rg7 Bf6 29.Rh7 Ne5 30.Nh5! Nxf3 31.Nxf6+ Ke7 32.Rf1
32.Ng4! Nxd2 33.Ne5+-

32...Nxd2 33.Rf2 b5 34.Rxh4 bxa4 35.Rxa4 Rfb8 36.Nxd5+ cxd5 37.Rxd2 Rb4 38.Ra1
38.Rxb4 axb4 39.Kg2 Kd6 40.h4 f5„1/2-1/2
41.* [B12]
Caruana, Fabiano (2801) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Nc3 Nc6
7...c4 8.Rb1 Bb4 9.Bd2N (9.O-O) 9...Nc6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Nge7 12.b4 cxb3 13.Rxb3 Qc7 14.Qd2 (14.O-O b6
15.Qd2 O-O 16.a4 Bg42) 14...O-O 15.O-O f6 16.a4 (16.exf6 Rxf6 17.a42) 16...b6 17.Bb2 fxe5 18.dxe5 Na5?!
(18...Bg4 19.Ng5 Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Qd7 21.Rd1 h6 22.Ne4 Nf5 23.c42) 19.Rc3 Qb7 20.Ba3 Rac8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
22.Nd4± Krunic,D (2163)-Antanaskovic,P (2125)/Beograd 122/(41) 2014
8.O-O Qxb2 9.Qe1 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb4 12.Ndb5 Ba5 13.Rb1 Qxc2 14.Rc1N
14.Rb3 – 115/42
14...Qb2
15.g4! Bg6 16.f4 Be4
16...Ne7 17.f5 (17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.f5 exf5 19.gxf5 Nxf5 20.Nxf5 Rc8 21.Nxd5 (21.Bb5 Bxf5 22.e6!? (22.Rxf5 Bxc3
23.e6 f6 – 22.e6) 22...f6 23.Rxf5 Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Qxc3 25.e7+ Kf7 26.e8=Q+ Rhxe8 27.Bxe8+ Kf8 28.Qxc3 Rxc3©)
21...Qxc1 22.Qxa5 Qc5+ 23.Qxc5+ Rxc5 24.Nfe3∞) 17...O-O!? 18.fxg6 Nxg6 (∆ a6) 19.Rb1 Qc2 20.Rc1 Qb2=
17.Rf2 Nh6?
17...Bb6? 18.Na4 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Qxa2 20.Nc7+ Kf8 21.Qb4+ Ne7 22.Nxa8+-17.. .Kf8 18.Bd3 Qb4 19.Rb1 Qc5
20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Qxa5 exd3©17...Qb4!?
18.Bd3! Qb4
18...Bb6 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Rc2+-

19.Rb1 Qc5
19...Qe7 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Bxe4 dxe4 22.g5! (22.Rxb7 Qh4!„) 22...Bb6 (22...Nf5 23.Rxb7 Qd8 24.Rxf7+ Kg8
25.Rxf5! exf5 26.Qd1+-) 23.gxh6 gxh6 24.Kh1+-
20.Nxe4 dxe4
20...Bxe1 21.Nxc5 Bxf2+ 22.Kxf2+-
21.Qxa5+- O-O 22.Be2 e3 23.Rff1 Rfc8 24.Qe1 Qd5 25.Rb2 f6 26.Qg3 fxe5 27.fxe5 Rf8 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Qxe3 Nf7
30.Nc3 1-0
42. [B15]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Jobava, Baadur (2717)
Tashkent 2014 [Petronijevic,Zoran]
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Qe7+
6...Bd6 - 4/175
7.Be2
7.Qe2 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Bd6=
7...Qc7 8.d4 Bd6 9.O-O O -O 10.h3
10.c410.Re1
10...Rd8
10...Bf5
11.Be3
11.Re1
11...Nd7 12.c4!?N
12.Qc1=
12...Nf8 13.Bd3
13.Rc1 Bf5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Rac8=
13...Ng6 14.Qc2
14.c5 Be7 15.Re1 Be6=
14...Be6 15.Rfe1
15.Bf5!? Re8 16.Rfe1 Qd7 17.Bxe6 fxe6=
15...Qd7= 16.Bd2

16...Bxh3!? 17.gxh3
17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.gxh3 Qxh3 - 18...hg6
17...Qxh3 18.Bxg6TM hxg6 19.Re3
19.Qd3?? Bh2+ 20.Kh1 Rxd4 21.Qxd4 (21.Qf1 Qxf3+ 22.Qg2 Qh5-+) 21...Be5+ 22.Kg1 Bxd4 23.Nxd4 Qg4+
24.Kf1 Qxd4-+19.Qb3 Bc7 (19...Re8 20.c5 Bc7 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Re1 Qg4+= (22...Re2 23.Rxe2 Qg4+ 24.Kf1
Qh3+=)) (19...g5 20.c5 g4 21.Ng5! Qh2+ 22.Kf1 fxg5 23.cxd6 Rxd6 24.Qg3! Qh1+ (24...Qxg3? 25.fxg3 Rxd4
26.Bxg5±) 25.Ke2 (25.Qg1? Qh3+ 26.Qg2 Qd3+ 27.Re2 Re8 28.Re1 Rxe2 29.Rxe2 Re6 30.Be3 f5 31.b3 Re4-+)
25...Qd5 26.Bc3 (26.Qxg4!? Qc4+ 27.Kd1 Rxd4 28.Qe2 Qc5 29.Rc1 Qd5 30.Kc2 Qf5+ 31.Kb3 Rad8 32.Bc3 Qd5+
33.Kc2=) (26.Rac1 Qb5+ 27.Qd3 Re8+ 28.Be3 Qxb2+ 29.Rc2 Qb4=) (26.Kf1 Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Qd5=) 26...c5 27.Rad1
Rad8 28.Kf1 cxd4 29.Kg1 Qxa2 30.Bd2 Rg6 31.Qxg4 Qxb2 32.Re7 d3 33.Rde1 Qxd2 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Qh3+ Rh6
36.Qf5+ Rg6=) 20.Re3 Rxd4 21.Ne5! Qc8 22.Nf3 Rg4+ 23.Kf1 Bb6 24.Re2 Qf5 25.Rae1 Kh7∞19.Qe4 g5 20.Re3
Bf4 21.Rb3 Re8 22.Qd3=
19...g5!?
19...Bf4 20.Rd3 (20.Rb3 Rxd4 21.Bxf4 Rxf4 22.Nh2 Qh5 (22...Qh4 23.Qe2 Re4 24.Qf1 Rae8 25.Qg2 b6 26.Rh3 Re1+
27.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28.Nf1 Qxc4 29.Rh8+ Kxh8 30.Qh2+ Kg8 31.Qb8+ Re8 32.Qxe8+ Kh7 33.Qd7 Qxa2 34.Qh3+=))
20...Qg4+ 21.Kf1 Qh3+ 22.Kg1=
20.c5?!
20.Ne5

20...Qe6 (20...Qc8 21.Kg2!? (21.c5 Bc7 22.Nc4 Rxd4 23.Rae1 Qg4+ 24.Kf1 Rf8 25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.cxd6 Rxd6=)
21...fxe5 (21...Bxe5? 22.dxe5 fxe5 23.Rh1 f6 24.Qh7+ Kf7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Bc3+-) 22.Rh1! (22.dxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5
Qg4+ 24.Kf1 Qh3+=) 22...e4 23.Qxe4 f5 24.Qd3 Bc5 25.Bc3 Bxd4 26.Re7 c5 27.Qh3 Kf8 28.Rhe1 Qc6+ 29.f3 Qh6
(29...Kg8? 30.Qh5+-) 30.Qxf5+ Qf6 31.Qxf6+ gxf6 (31...Bxf6 32.Rxb7 Bxc3 33.bxc3 Rab8 34.Rxa7 Rb2+ 35.Kg3
Rdd2 36.Kg4 Rxa2 37.Rxa2 Rxa2 38.Re5 Rg2+ 39.Kf5 Rc2 40.Rxc5 Rxc3 41.Ke6 g6 42.Rxg5 Rxc4=) 32.Rxb72)
21.c5 Bc7 22.Nc4 Qg4+ 23.Kf1 Rxd4 24.Nd6 Bxd6 25.cxd6 Rxd6=
20...Bf4 21.Rb3
21.Rc3? Bc7 22.Re1 Rxd4 23.Re4 Rd5 (23...Rxe4 24.Qxe4 Rd8 25.Be1 Qd7μ) 24.Re7 Bf4 25.Qe4 Kf8-+
21...Bc7 22.Qc4?

22.Ne5? Qe6 23.Nc4 Rxd4 24.Nd6 Qe2 25.Re1 Qxd2 26.Qxd2 Rxd2 27.Rxb7 Bxd6 28.cxd6 Rxd6 29.Ree7 Rf8
30.Rxa7 Kh7 31.Rxf7 Rxf7 32.Rxf7 Rd1+ 33.Kg2 Kg6μ22.Qe4! Re8 23.Ne5 Qc8 (23...Qh6? 24.Rxb7±) 24.Kg2 fxe5
25.Rh1 f5 26.Qe2 (26.Qd3? Rb8 27.dxe5 (27.Bxg5 Qe6 28.dxe5 Bxe5 29.Rh4 Qg6 30.Qc4+ Re6 31.f4 Rd8μ)
27...Bxe5 28.Bxg5 Qe6μ) 26...b5!? (26...g4 27.Qc4+ Qe6 28.Qxe6+ Rxe6 29.Rxb7 Bd8 (29...Rc8 30.Re1 e4 31.Rxa7
f4 32.Rxc7 f3+ 33.Kg3 Rxc7 34.b4=) 30.dxe5 Re7 31.Rb3 Rxe5 32.Bc3=) (26...f4 27.Qc4+ Kf8 28.dxe5 Bxe5
29.Rh8+ Ke7 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 (30...Kxe8 31.Qe4=) 31.Bc3 f3+ 32.Kg1 Rd8 33.Qe4 Rd1+ 34.Be1 Kd8 35.Re3 Rd5
36.Qxf3=) 27.Qh5! f4! (27...exd4? 28.Bxg5 Re4 29.Rf3 Rg4+ 30.Kf1 f4 31.Qg6 Rxg5 32.Qxg5+-) 28.Qh7+ Kf7
29.Rh6 Re6 (29...Qg4+ 30.Rg3! fxg3 31.f3 Re6 32.fxg4 Rxh6 33.Qf5+ Kg8 34.Bxg5 Rh2+ 35.Kg1 Rf8 36.Qe6+ Kh7
37.Qxc6=) 30.Qf5+ Rf6 31.Rxf6+ gxf6 32.Qh7+ Ke6 33.dxe5 Bxe5 34.Rd3 Qe8 35.Qh3+ Ke7 36.Qh7+=
22...Qh5?
22...g4? 23.Ne5 Qh5 24.Qxf7+ Qxf7 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Rxb7 Rd7 27.Bf4±122...Qg4+ 23.Kf1 Re8 24.Re1 (24.Qd3
Rad8 25.Re1 Qh3+ 26.Kg1 Rxe1+ 27.Bxe1 g4 28.Qf5 g6 29.Qxf6 gxf3 30.Rxf3 Bh2+ 31.Kh1 Be5+ 32.Rxh3 Bxf6μ)
24...Qh3+ 25.Kg1 Rxe1+ 26.Bxe1 Qg4+ 27.Kf1 Re8 28.Ng1 Bh2 29.Nh3 Qe4μ
23.Kg2?
23.Rxb7! Rd7 (23...Rac8 24.Rxc7 Qg4+ 25.Kh2 Rxc7 26.Qe2 g6 27.Rg1 Qf5 28.Rg3=) 24.Rxc7 (24.Qd3 Re8
(24...Bh2+? 25.Nxh2 Rxb7 26.d5±) 25.Rxc7 Qg4+ 26.Kf1 Qh3+=) 24...Qg4+ (24...Rxc7 25.Nh2 Re7 26.Qa4 Re6
27.Re12) 25.Kf1 Qh3+=
23...Qg4+!
23...g4? 24.Nh4!2 (24.Ng1? Qh2+ 25.Kf1 g3μ)
24.Kf1 Re8!ƒ 25.Re1
25.Ng1 Bh2! 26.Nh3 Qe4!-+25.Qd3 Rad8 26.Re1 Qh3+ 27.Kg1 Rxe1+ 28.Bxe1 g4 29.Qf5 g6 30.Qxf6 gxf3 31.Rxf3
Bh2+ 32.Kh1 Be5+ 33.Rxh3 Bxf6μ
25...Qh3+ 26.Kg1 Rxe1+ 27.Bxe1 Qg4+ 28.Kf1 Re8! 29.Ng1 Bh2 30.Ne2
30.Nh3 Qe4 31.Re3 Qh1+ 32.Ke2 Rxe3+ 33.fxe3 g4 34.Nf2 (34.Nf4 g3 35.Kd1 g2 36.Nxg2 Qxg2-+) 34...Qf3+
35.Kd2 g3 36.Nd1 g2 37.Bf2 Qxf2+ 38.Nxf2 g1=Q-+
30...Rxe2! 31.Rxb7
31.Qxe2 Qg1#
31...Re6 0-1
43. [B20]
Rapport, Richard (2704) - Mista, Aleksander (2613)
Srbija 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.b3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.Bb2 c5 5.f4
5.Nf3 - 106/(198)
5...Nc6 6.Nf3 Nd4?!
6...Nge7
7.Bd3 f5?

17...Nf6
8.O-O Nf6
9.exf5! Nxf3+N
9...Bxf3 10.Rxf3 Nxf5 (10...Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 - 9.. .Nf3) 11.Bxf5 exf5 12.Qe2+ Kf7 (12...Be7 13.Re1 Kf8 14.Re3 Bd6
15.Qd3 Bxf4 16.Rf3+- ∆ Qf5) 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Qc4+-9. ..Nxf5 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Bxf5 exf5 12.Rae1±
10.Rxf3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Be7 12.g4!
‭
→ O-O
12...h6 13.fxe6 dxe6 14.Bg6+ Kf8 15.Rf1 Rc8 16.Qe2+- ∆ g5
13.g5 Ne8 14.fxe6 dxe6
14...Bxg5 15.Qe4 Nf6 16.Qe2 Bxf4 17.e7 Qxe7 18.Qxe7 Rae8 19.Re1+-
15.Qh3+- Qd4+
15...Rf5 16.Re1+-
16.Kh1 g6 17.Qxe6+ Rf7 18.Bc4 Nd6 19.Bd5 Re8 20.Nb5! Qxb2 21.Nxd6 Qxa1+ 22.Kg2 Rf8
22...Qg7 23.Nxe8 Qf8 24.f5 Qxe8 (24...gxf5 25.g6 hxg6 26.Qxg6++-) 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Bxf7+-
23.Qxe7 1-0
44.* [B28]
Leko, Peter (2731) - Morozevich, Alexander (2724)
Moscow 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3
3.Nc3 b5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb7 6.Bd3 g6 7.a4 Bg7 8.Nb3N (8.Be3) 8...b4 9.Nd5 Nf6 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6 11.Bh6 Bxb2
12.O-O (12.Rb1 Bc3+ 13.Bd2 Qc73) 12...d6 (12...Bxa1 13.Qxa1 Rg8!© Sedlak, Nikola) 13.Rb1© 1/2-1/2 Sedlak,N
(2577)-Tadic,B (2489)/Crna Gora 122/(44) 2014

3...d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4
8.Nxd4 - 3/365
8...Nc6 9.Nc3 Qd6 10.Be3 Be7 11.Nd2 Nd5 12.Nde4N
12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bf3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 O-O 15.Rc12
12...Qd8 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Nc5 O-O 15.Rc1
15...f5!? [∆ f4] 16.Nd3 Bd6
16...Bf6 17.Nf4 g5 (17...Ne7 18.Bf3 g5 19.Nh5±) 18.Nxd5 Bg7 19.Bc4±
17.f4
17.Nf4!? Morozevich, Alexander
17...Qb6 18.Kh1
18.Bf3 Be6 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Qxb2 21.Rb1 Qxa2 22.Rxb7©
18...Be6 19.Qd2 Rfe8 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.a3 a5
21...Nxe5? 22.dxe5 Bc5 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.Qd4 Rec8 25.b4+-
22.Bd1 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Bc5 24.Rxc5 Rxc5 25.Bxc5 Qxc5 26.Bf32 Rc8 27.Rd1 Kf8 28.h3 b6 29.Kh2 h6 30.Kg3 Qb5
31.Kh2 Qc5 32.h4
32.g4!?ƒ
32...Rc7 33.h5 Rc8 34.Kg3 Qb5 35.Kh2 Qc4 36.Qe3 Qb5 37.Qd2 Qc4 38.Qe3 Qb5 39.Qd2 1/2-1/2
45. [B32]
Vuckovic, Bojan (2563) - Tadic, Branko (2495)
Srbija 2014 [Tadic,Branko]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6 6.Nd6+ Bxd6 7.Qxd6 Qe7!?
7...Qf6 - 103/84
8.Qd1
8.Qxe7+ Ngxe7 9.Nc3 d5! 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Nb4=
8...Nf6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Bg5 Qe6 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bxf6N
12.Bh4 Ne7 13.O -O b5∞
12...Qxf6 13.O-O Ne7
13...d6 14.Nd5 Qg5 15.Bc4 Na5 16.Bb3 Be62
14.Bc4 d6 15.Bb3 Rd8 16.Qe2 Be6 17.Rfd1 Rac8 18.Qe3 Nc6 19.Nd5 Qg5 20.c3 Qxe3 21.Nxe3 Na5 22.Bd5 Kf8
23.Kf1 g6 24.Ke2 Ke7 25.g3 f5
125...Bxd5 26.Nxd5+ (26.Rxd5 Nc4 27.Nxc4 Rxc4 28.Ke3 f5 29.f3 fxe4 30.fxe4 Rf8=) 26...Ke6 27.f4 (27.g4 Nc6
28.Rd2 Ne7=) 27...f5=
26.f4 exf4?
26...fxe4 27.Bxe4 (27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Bxe4 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Nc4 30.Nxc4 Bg4+ 31.Bf3 Bxf3+ 32.Kxf3 Rxc4 33.Rd5 Ke6
34.Rd8 Rc6=) 27...exf4 28.gxf4 Rf8 29.Rf1 Rf6 30.Bxg6 Rxg6 31.f5 Bxf5 32.Nxf5+ Kd7=
27.exf5! gxf5 28.gxf4 Rg8 29.Kf3 Nc6 30.Rd3! Rg6 31.Re1 Rf8
31...Kd7 32.Nc4 Rd8 33.Bxe6+ (33.Nb6+ Kc7 34.Rxe6 Rxe6 35.Bxe6 Kxb6 36.Bxf5 Rf8 37.Kg4 Rg8+ 38.Kh5+-)
33...Rxe6 34.Nb6+ Ke7 35.Red1
32.Nc4+- Rd8 33.Kf2 Kd7 34.Bxc6+ Kxc6 35.Ne5+ dxe5 36.Rxd8 e4 37.b3 Rg4 38.Ke3 Rh4 39.Red1 Rh3+ 40.Kd4
Bf7 41.Ke5 Bh5 42.R8d6+ Kc7 43.Rxh6 Rxh2 44.Rh7+ Kc8 45.Rg1 1-0

46. [B33]
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3
Rb8 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Nce3
14.Ncb4 Nxb4 15.cxb4 O-O 16.Rxa4 a5 17.b5 Bd7 18.Nc3 Qb6 (18...Kh8 - 108/(49)) 19.Be2 Kh8 20.O -O Bd8 21.b3
f5 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Ra2 Bg5∞
14...O-O
14...Rxb2!?
15.Qxa4 Bxe3
15...Ne7 16.Nxe7+ Bxe7 17.b4 Bb7 18.Qc22
16.Nxe3 Ne7 17.O-O -O Bb7
17...Bd7 18.Qa3 Nc8 19.Rd2 a5 20.Ba6
18.Bd3
18.Nc4 d5 19.Nxe5 Qb6∞ 20.Nd7? Qh6+ 21.Kb1 Bc6 22.Qa3 Bxd7 23.Qxe7 Qb6 24.Qa3 Qxf2 25.exd5 Ba4 26.Rc1
Bb3ƒ18.Qa3 Bxe4 19.Qxd6 Qa5 20.Qxa6 Qc7 21.Qd6 Qb7 22.b4 Nf5 23.Nxf5 Bxf5 24.Qxe5 Be6 25.Bd3 g6©
18...Bc6 19.Qa3 Qc7 20.Rd2 d5
20...Rfd8 21.Rhd1 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Qc5 Nxe3 24.fxe3 Qb7 25.Bxa6!20...f5? - 98/94
21.exd5 Nxd5 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Rxd5 Qc4
24...Qc6 25.Rhd1 Qh6+ 26.R5d2 Qxh2 (26...Rfd8 27.c4! Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Qxh2 29.Qd6 Re8 30.g32) 27.Qa4 Kg8
28.Qe42
25.Rhd1 Rfc8

26.R5d3!?N
26.Qe7 Rxb2 27.R5d3 Rxf2 28.Rh3+ Kg6 29.Rg3+ Kh7 30.Rh3+=26.Qa5 f6 27.R5d2 Rc5 28.Qa1 Rb3 29.Qb1+ e4!
30.f3 Rxc3+ 31.bxc3 Qxc3+ 32.Rc2 Qe3+ 33.Rd2 Qe1+=26.g3
26...Rc5!
26...Rb3?! 27.Qe7 Rbb8226...e4 27.Rd4 Qe2 28.R4d2 Qb5∞
27.R1d2 g6 28.Rf3
28.Re3 Rb3 29.Qa2 Kg7=
28...Rb3 29.Qa2
29.Rxf7+? Kg8 (29...Kh6 30.Rd3 Rxa3 31.Rh3+ Kg5 32.Rg3+ Kh6=) 30.Ra7 Qf1+ 31.Kc2 Rcxc3+ 32.bxc3 Qb1#
29...Rcb5! 30.Kd1
30.Qb1 e4 31.Re3 f53
30...Qf1+
30...Kg7 31.Ke1 Qe4+ 32.Kf1 Qb7
31.Kc2 Qc4
31...Rxb2+ 32.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Qb5+ 34.Kc2 Qa4+
32.Kd1 Qf1+ 33.Kc2 Qc4 1/2-1/2
47. [B35]
Carlsen, Magnus (2877) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 Qa5 9.f3 e6

9...d5 10.exd5 Nb4 11.Qd2 Nbxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Rd8 15.c4 e6 16.Be4 Bxd4 17.Bxd4
Rxd4+ 18.Kc3 Rd7 19.Rhd1 Rb8 20.Rxd7 Bxd7 21.Rd1 Be8 22.f42 - 77/153
10.O-O
10.Qd2 - 5/375
10...d5 11.exd5 exd5 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Rad1N
13.Rfe1
13...Bd7
13...Be6 14.Rfe12
14.Nxc6
14.Bf2!?2
14...bxc6
14...Bxc6 15.Bd42
15.Nxd5 Qxd2 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxd2
17.Rxd2 Be6 (17...Rxe3 18.Rxd7 Re7 19.Rfd1 Rae8 20.c3 Rxd7 21.Rxd7 Re7 22.Rd6±) 18.Ba4 Rac8 19.Bxa7 Bxb2©
17...Bxb2
18.Bc3! Bxc3 19.Rxd7 Rf8 20.Rfd1 Kg7 21.Rb7 Ba5 22.Rdd7 Bb6+ 23.Kf1 Rad8 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Rxf7+ Kh8
26.Ke2
26.g4 Rd1+ 27.Ke2 Rh1 28.g5 Rxh2+ 29.Kd3 h62
26...Re8+ 27.Kd3 Rd8+ 28.Kc3 Ba5+ 29.Kb2 Bb6 30.g4 Rd2 31.h4
31.g5 h6 32.gxh6 Rxh22

31...Rh2 32.Ba4
32.g5 h6
32...h5!
32...c5 33.Bc6 Rxh4 34.Be4 Rh12 (34...h5? 35.g5±)
33.gxh5
33.g5 Rxh4 34.Bxc6 Rc4 35.Be4 Rc5 36.Bxg6 Rxg52
33...Rxh4 34.Bxc6 gxh5 35.Be4 Rh1 36.f4
36.c4 h4 37.Rh7+ Kg8 38.Rh5 h3 39.c5 Bc7 40.c6 h2 41.f4 Rf1 42.Rxh2 Rxf4=
36...Rh3 37.c3
37.f5 Bd4+
37...h4 38.f5
38.Kc2 Re3 39.Bf5 Kg8 (39...Ba5 40.Bd3 h3 41.Rxa7 Rxd3! 42.Rxa5 Rd7!=) 40.Rh7 Ba5 41.Rxh4 Rxc3+ 42.Kb2
Rf3=
38...Re3 39.Re7 Ba5!
39...h3? 40.f6+-
40.c4 h3 41.Re6 h2 42.Bd5
42.f6? Rxe4-+
42...Rxe6 43.fxe6 Bd8 44.Kb3 Kg7 45.Kb4 Kf6 46.Kb5 h1=Q 47.Bxh1 Kxe6 48.c5 Kd7 49.Ka6 Kc7 50.Kxa7 Be7
51.c6 Bc5+ 1/2-1/2
48. [B36]
Skembris, Spyridon (2420) - Zuyev, Igor (2379)
Heusenstamm 2014 [Skembris,Spyridon]
1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.O-O O -O 10.Bg5 Be6
11.Qe3 Qb6 12.Rac1!?

12.Qxb6?! axb6ƒ 13.Rac1 (13.a4 Rfc8 14.b3 Nd7 15.Rac1 Nc5ƒ) 13...h6!?312.Qd2!? Qa5 13.Rac1 Rfe8 (13...a6 (-
48/234) 14.Qe3!?ƒ) 14.b3ƒ
12...Qxe3N
12...Qxb2?! 13.Rb1 Qa3 (13...Ng4 14.Bxg4 Qxc3 15.Qxc3 Bxc3 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Bxe7 Rf7 18.Bxd62 ∆Bd4 19.Rbc1
Rc8 (119...e5©) 20.e5) 14.Rxb7 h6 15.Bf4 g5 16.Bg3 Rfe8 (16...Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Nd5±) 17.Rb3ƒ12...h6!?
13.Bxh6 Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Qxb2 15.Qe3 Qb6 16.Qd3 Rac8 17.Nd5ƒ Bxd5 18.exd5 X?e,Kg8
13.Bxe32 Ng4
113...Rfc8 14.b3 Ng4 15.Bxg4 Bxg4 16.Nd5 Kf8 17.c52
14.Bxg4 Bxg4 15.Nd5! Rae8
15...e6 16.Nc3± Xd6, Bg415...Bxb2 16.Nxe7+ Kg7 17.Rb1 Bf6 18.Rxb7 Be2 19.Rc1 Rfe8 20.Nd5 Rxe4 21.f3!2 ∆Rxc4
22.Re1 Bd3 23.Nxf6 Kxf6 24.Rd1 Bf5 25.Rxd6+ Kg7 26.a3 a5 27.Bd4+ Kf8 28.h3 Rc2 29.Kh22
16.b4!?
16.Bxa7 Ra8 17.Nxe7+ Kh8 18.Be3 Rxa2 19.f3 Be6 20.b3 Ra3 21.Bf4 (21.Rb1 Bxc4) 21...Rxb3 22.Bxd6 Ra8 23.Nd5
Rb2©
16...Be6
16...a6 17.c5216...Be2!? 17.Rfe1 Bd3 18.Bg52 (18.f3 f5„)
17.Bxa7 Bxd5
17...Ra8 18.Nxe7+ Kh8 19.Be3 Rxa2 20.Rfd1±
18.cxd5 Ra8 19.Be3 Rxa2 20.Rc7 b5!
20...f5 21.Rxe7± ∆fxe4 22.b5 Rf7 23.Rxe4±
21.Rb7

21.Rxe7 Rb2 22.Bc1 Rb3©
21...Bc3 22.Rxb5 Rb2 23.Rb7± Rxb4 24.Rxe7 Bf6 25.Rd7 Be5 26.f3
26.f4 Rxe4 27.fxe5 Rxe3 28.exd6 Rd3 29.Re7 Rxd5 30.d7 Kg7 31.h4 h5 32.g3 Rd3 33.Kg2 Rd2+ 34.Kh32
26...Ra8 27.g3 Kf8!?
27...Ra2 28.Rf2 Rb1+ 29.Kg2 Rxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Rb2+ 31.Kf1! Kf8± (31...Rxh2 32.f4 Bc3 33.Rxd6+-)
28.f4†
28.Bf4!? Ke8 29.Rc7 Bxf4 30.gxf4 Ra2 31.Rf2 Rbb2 32.Rxb2 Rxb2 33.Rc6 Kd7 34.e5 dxe5 35.fxe5 Rd2 36.Rc5±
28...Ke8TM
28...Rxe4 29.fxe5+-
29.Ra7 Rxa7 30.Bxa7 Bc3
31.Rf3?!†
31.Rc1! Bd4+ (31...Bg7 32.Re1±) (31...Bd2 32.Rc2±) (31...Bb2 32.Rc2±) 32.Bxd4 Rxd4 33.Re1 Rd2 34.h3 h5 35.Kf1
Kd7 36.Re2 Rd3 37.Kg2± (37.Kf2 h42)
31...Bg7! [Xe4] 32.Ra3
32.Re3? Rb7 33.Ra3 Rxa7 34.Rxa7 Bd4+-+
32...Kd7
32...Rxe4 33.Re3 Rxe3 34.Bxe3 Bc3=
33.Bf2 Rxe4 34.Ra7+ Ke8 35.Ra8+ Kd7 36.Ra7+ 1/2-1/2
49. [B36]
Caruana, Fabiano (2801) - Carlsen, Magnus (2877)

Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.f3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 a5
10...Qa5 11.Rc1 Be6 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Be2 a6 14.Nd5 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Bd7 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8 18.Rc1 Rxc1
19.Kxc1 Bf8 20.Kc2 e6=
11.b3
11.Be2 a4! 12.O-O Qa5 13.Rfc1 Be6 14.Rab1 Rfc8 15.b4 axb3 16.axb3 Qb4 - 100/90
11...a4?!
111...Be6 12.Rb1 (12.Be2 a4 13.b4 Rc8) 12...Nd7 13.Be2 Nc5 14.O-O2
12.b4 Be6 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.Be2 Nb6 15.Nb5N
15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 (16.cxd5 Bd7 17.O-O a3 18.Bd4 Bxd4+ 19.Qxd4 e5=) 16...Bd7 17.c5ƒ
15...a3
15...Rc8 16.Na3 Nd7 17.O-O f5 (17...Ne5 18.f4 Ng4 19.Bd4) 18.exf5 gxf5 (18...Rxf5 19.f4±) (18...Bxf5 19.Qd5+ Kh8
20.g4 Nf6 21.Qxb7 Bd7 22.b5±) 19.Rfe1
16.Nd4 Bd7
17.h4!?
17.O-O
17...h5?!
17...e5 18.Nb3 Be6 19.h5 (19.Na5 Qc7 20.h5 Na4 21.Bh6 Bxh6 22.Qxh6 Qe7) 19...Na4 20.Kf2∞ (20.Bh6 Bxh6
21.Qxh6 g5!μ)
18.g4 hxg4 19.fxg4 e5! 20.Nb3

20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.cxb5 d5 22.h5 d4 23.Bh6 Qf6∞
20...Bc6 21.Bf3!
21.Bd3 Na4 (21...d5 22.Bxb6! Qxb6 23.cxd5 Bd7 24.g5±) 22.h5 Nb2 23.Bb1 Bd7 24.Qh2 g5! 25.h6 Bf6∞
21...f5 22.gxf5 gxf5 23.Na5 f4
23...fxe4 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Bxe4 d5 26.cxd5 cxd5 (26...Nxd5 27.Bg5 Qd7 28.Rxc6!) 27.Bxb6 Qxb6 28.Bxd5+ Kh8
29.Rc6! (29.Bxa8? Bh6-+) 29...Qa7 30.Rh6+ Bxh6 31.Qxh6+ Qh7 32.Qxh7+ Kxh7 33.Bxa8 Rxa8
34.Kd2+-23...Bxe4 24.Bxe4 fxe4 25.Nxb7±23...Rxa5 24.bxa5 Na4 25.Bg5 (25.O-O2) 25...Qd7 26.Rg1
‭
→
24.Bf2 Na4 25.Nxc6 bxc6 26.O-O
26.Rg1 Kh8 27.Ke22
26...c5 27.b5 Bf6 28.Kh1 Nb6?!
128...Ra7 29.Rg1+ Kh8 30.h5ƒ
29.Rcd1?
29.Rfd1! Bxh4 (29...Be7 30.Bxc5! dxc5 31.Qg2++-) (29...Qd7 30.Bg4! Qh7 31.Bf5 Qh5 32.Rg1+ Kh8 33.Rg4+- ∆
Rcg1) 30.Rg1+ Kh8 (30...Kf7 31.Bh5+ Ke6 32.Rg7+-) 31.Rg2! Ra7 (31...Rf6 32.Bxh4 Rh6 33.Rh2 Rxh4 34.Qf2)
32.Bxh4
32...Qxh4+! (32...Rh7 33.Rh2 Rxh4 34.Qf2!+-) 33.Rh2 Qxh2+ 34.Qxh2+ (34.Kxh2? Rg8! 35.Bh5 Rh7 36.Rc3 Nxc4!
37.Qe2 Ne3 38.Rxe3 fxe3 39.Qf3! Rg5 40.Qf6+ Rgg7=) 34...Rh7 35.Bh5 Nd7 36.Rc3 f3 (36...Nf6 37.Rh3 Nxe4
38.Bg4+-) 37.Qh3 f2 38.Rf3 f1=Q+ 39.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 40.Qxf1 Rxh5+ 41.Kg2+-
29...Kh8!
29...Nxc4? 30.Qd5+29...Be7 30.Bxc5!
30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Rxd6 Nxc4 32.Rd5
32.Rd7 Rad8 33.Rfd1 Ne3 34.Bxe3 fxe3 35.Be2 c4! 36.Bxc4 (36.Rxd8 Bxd8 37.Bxc4 Bb6=) 36...Rc8 37.Bd3 Bxh4

38.b6 Rc6! 39.b7 Rh6 40.Kg2=
32...Ne3 33.Bxe3 fxe3 34.Be2
34.Rxc5 Bxh4 35.Be2 Rxf1+ 36.Bxf1 Rf8 37.Bc4 Bd8! 38.Rxe5 Kg72
34...Bxh4 35.Rf5
35.Rxe5 Rxf1+ 36.Bxf1 Rf8 (36...Rd8? 37.Rh5+) 37.Rf5 Rxf5 38.exf5 Bd8 (38...Kg7 39.b6 Kf6 40.b7 Bg3 41.Kg2)
39.Kg2 Kg7 40.Kf3 Kf6 41.Ke4 (41.Bd3 c4) 41...Bc7 42.Bd3 Bb6 43.Kd5 Ba7 44.Kc6 c4 45.Bxc4 Kxf5 46.b6
Bb8=35.Rxf8+ Rxf8 36.Rd3 c4 37.Rxe3 (37.Rxa3 Rf2 38.Rxe3 c3!) 37...Rc8! 38.Bg4 (38.Rh3 c3 39.Rxh4+ Kg7
40.Bd1 (40.Rg4+ Kf6 41.Rg1? Rh8+ 42.Kg2 Rg8+-+) 40...c2 41.Bxc2 Rxc2 42.b6 Rxa2 43.Rh3=) (38.b6 Be7! 39.Rc3
Rb8 40.Bxc4 Rxb6=) 38...Rc5! 39.b6 Rb5 40.Rh3 Kg7 41.Rxh4 Rb1+ 42.Kg2 c3 43.b7 c2 44.Rh1 Rxh1 45.b8=Q c1=Q
46.Qxe5+=
35...Rxf5 36.exf5 Rd8 37.Rxd8+
37.Rxe5 Rd2 38.Bc4 (38.Rxe3 Rxa2 39.b6 Rb2 40.Rxa3 Rxb6) 38...Rd4 39.Be6 Bg5 40.f6 Bxf6 41.Rxe3 Rb4=
37...Bxd8 38.Kg2 Kg7 39.Kf3 Kf6 40.Ke4 c4 41.Bxc4 Bb6 42.Bd3 1/2-1/2
50. !N [B36]
Colovic, Aleksandar (2487) - Puntier, William (2333)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Colovic,Aleksandar]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.O-
O Qa5 12.Rab1 Rfc8 13.b3 b5?!
13...a613...Ng4
14.b4 Qc7
14...Qd8 15.cxb5
15.c5?!
15.e5 dxe5 16.Nxb5 Qb7∞15.Nxb5! Qd7 16.Rbc1!±
15...dxc5?!
15...a6! 16.Rfc1 (16.Nd5 Nxe4!) 16...Rd8 (16...dxc5 - 70/150) 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 dxc5 19.Rxc5 Qe5∞
16.bxc5!N

16.Bxc5
16...a6 17.Nd5?!
17.a4! bxa4 18.Nxa4 Nxe4 19.Qc2 Nf6 (19...Bf5? 20.g4+-) 20.Nb6 Bf5 21.Nxa8 Rxa8 22.Qa2 Bxb1 23.Rxb1±
17...Nxd5
17...Nxe4! 18.Nxc7 Nxd2 19.Nxa8 Nxf1 20.Nb6 Nxe3 21.Nxc8 Bxa2! (21...Nf5 22.Bg4! (22.Nb6 Bxa2 23.Rd1
Bd4∞) 22...Bxc8 23.Rd1 Bf8 24.Rd8 Be6 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.c6 Bxa2 27.Ra8 Bd5 28.c7 Be6 29.Rxa6 Bd7 30.Rb6 e5
31.Rxb5±) 22.Rc1 Bb2 23.Re1 Bc3=17...Bxd5 18.exd5 Ne4 19.Qc2 Nc3 20.Bf3 Nxb1 21.Rxb1©
18.exd5 Rd8 19.Bf3 Rac8
19...Bxd5? 20.Bxd5 e6 21.Bxa8 Rxd2 22.Bxd2±
20.a3?!
20.dxe6?! Rxd2 21.exf7+ (21.Bxd2 fxe6 22.Be3 Be5μ) 21...Kxf7 22.Bxd2 Qxc5! 23.Rbc1 Qf5-+20.Rb3 Bxd5 21.Bxd5
e6 22.Rd3 exd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Qxd5 Bf8= (24...Rd8 25.Qe4 Bc3= ∆ b4)20.a4 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 e6 22.axb5 Rxd5
23.Qe2 axb5 24.Rxb5 Bd4=
20...Bxd5 21.Bxd5 e6 22.Bxe6 fxe6?!
22...Rxd2 23.Bxc8 (∆ Ba6 Xb5) 23...Qxc8 (23...Rb2 24.Bxa6 Qc6 25.Rxb2 Bxb2 26.Rb1 Qxa6 27.Rxb2 f6 (27...Qxa3?
28.Rc2 Qa5 29.h3+-) 28.Rc2 Qc6 29.h3 Kf7=) 24.Bxd2 Qxc5 25.Rbc1 Qf5TM 26.Rfe1=
23.Qa22 [Xe6] 23...Qc6 24.a4 Rd5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qe2 Rb8 27.Rfc1
27.Bf4 Rb7! (27...e5?! 28.Be3 Bf8 29.Rfd1!± Rxd1+ (29...Bxc5? 30.Rbc1+- Rc8 31.Qa2) 30.Qxd1) 28.Bd6 Bd4
29.Qxe6+ Rf7= ∆ Bc5
27...Bd4 28.Bxd4 Rxd4 29.h3
29.Qe5 Rbd8

29...Rd5 30.Rb4 e5?!
30...Rg5 31.g3
31.Qa2?!†
31.Qe3! Rb7 32.Re4! Re7 33.f3 (33.Kh2 Rf7 34.f3) 33...Kg7 34.Kh1 Kg8 35.Kh2 Kf8 (35...Kg7 36.f4) 36.h4ƒ ∆ h5
31...Kg7 32.Qa7+ Qb7
32...Rb7 33.Qa8 Rd2=
33.Qa5
33.Qxb7+ Rxb7 34.f3 Kf6 35.Kf2 Rd2+ 36.Kg3 Rd5=
33...Qc6 34.Qa7+† Qb7 35.Qa5
35.Qa3 Qc6 36.Qe32
35...Qc6 36.Kh2 h5 37.Qa7+ Qb7 38.Qa5
38.Qa3
38...Qc6 39.Qa7+ Qb7 40.Qa1 Qc6 41.f4
41.Qc3 Rc841.Re4!? Ra8 42.Qb2 Re8 (Xc5) 43.Rb4 Rxc5 44.Rxc5 Qxc5 45.Rxb5 Qd4=
41...Kh7
41...Kh6
42.fxe5?!
42.Re4 Re8
42...Rd2 43.Rg1 Ra8
43...Qxc5 44.Rf4 Qd5
44.Qf1 Raa2 45.Rf4
45.Qf7+=
45...Qxc5 46.Rf7+ Kg8 47.Kh1!?
47.Qf6?? Rxg2+! 48.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 49.Kxg2 Qd5+ 50.Kg3 Qxf7μ47.Rb7 Rxg2+ 48.Rxg2 Qxe5+ 49.Kh1 Ra1 50.Rxg6+
Kh8 51.Rh6+ Kg8=
47...Qxe5

47...Rf2 48.Rxf2 Rxf2 49.Qd3 Kg7 50.e6∞
48.Rb7!† Rf2??
48...Qf5 49.Qxf5 (49.Qc1?? Qxh3+) 49...gxf5 50.Rc1 Rdc2 51.Rxc2 Rxc2 52.Rxb5 Kg7 53.Rxf5 Kg6=48...Qe6
49.Qf3 Ra8 50.Qc3 Rd7 51.Rxb5 Re8=
49.Qd3+- Qe6 50.Rc1?
50.Qd8+! Rf8 51.Qd4 Rf7 (51...Rf6 52.Rb8+ Kg7 53.Qd8+-) 52.Rb8+ Rf8 53.Rxf8+ Kxf8 54.Rc1!
50...Rf7??
50...Ra8TM=
51.Qd8+
51.Rc8+! Qxc8 (51...Kh7 52.Qc3!) 52.Qxg6+ Kh8 53.Qxh5++-
51...Rf8
51...Kg7 52.Rxf7+ Qxf7 53.Rc7 Rf2 54.Qd4+ Kh6 55.Rxf7 Rxf7 56.Kh2+-
52.Qd4 Rf7
52...Qf6 53.Qd5++-
53.Rxf7 Kxf7 54.Rc7+ 1-0
51.** [B40]
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/4) 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.O-O Nf6 7.d4 Be7 8.Be3 cxd4

8...Qb6N 9.Nc3 Qxb2 10.Na4 Qa3 11.Nxc5 O-O 12.Re1 Bg4 (12...Re8!?) 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.Nh42 Kovalenko,I
(2650)-Kiik,K (2392)/Suomi 122/(51) 2014
9.Nxd4 Bg4
9...O-O - 108/(50)
10.Qd3 Qd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.N2f3 Rfe8 13.Rfe1 Bd6 14.c3
14.Qf1N Ne4 15.c3 Na5 16.h3 (16.Ng5 Nf6 (16...Nxg5 17.Bxg5 Nc6 18.Be32) 17.h3 Bh5 18.Qb52) 16...Bh5?!
(16...Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Nc4 18.Qd3 Bf8 19.Rab1 Nxe3 20.Rxe3 Nc5 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Qc2 Ne4 23.Nd4 Bc5=) 17.Qb5
Qxb5 18.Nxb52 Safarli,E (2628) -Faisal,A (2316)/Sharjah 122/(51) 2014
14...h6 15.Qf1 Bh5N
15...Bc7
16.h3 Bg6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.c4 Be4 20.Bd4 Nh7 21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qd3 Nf8
24.Nh4
24.Bc3!? Ne6 (24...Rd8 25.Nh42) 25.Nh4 Nc7 (25...Nc5?! 26.Qf5 Be6 27.Qh5ƒ) 26.Nf5 Be5 (26...Bf8 27.Ne3 Qc8
28.Nxd5 Nxd5 29.Bd4±) 27.Ne3 Bxc3 28.Qxc32
24...Be5 25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.b3 Ne6 28.Nf3
28.Qf5 Qb2 29.Rd7 Ng5 30.Kg2 Qxa2 31.Rb7 Qe2=
28...Qf6 29.Kg2 Rd8 30.Qe2 Rd5 31.Rxd5 cxd5= 32.Ne5
32.Qe5 Qd8 33.Nd4 Qd7=
32...Qf5 33.Nd3 Nd4 34.g4 Qd7
34...Nxe2 35.gxf5 Kf8 36.Kf3 Nc3 37.a4 Ke7 38.Ke3 Kd6=
35.Qe5 Ne6 36.Kg3 Qb5 37.Nf4 Nxf4 38.Kxf4 Qb4+

38...g5+ 39.Ke3 (39.Kf5?? Qd7+ 40.Kf6 Qc6+ 41.Ke7 Qe6+-+) (39.Kf3 Qd3+=) 39...Qb4 40.Kf3 d4=
39.Kf3 d4 40.Qe8+ Kh7 41.Qxf7 Qd2 42.Qf5+ Kh8 43.h4 Qxa2 44.Qe6 Qd2 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qe4+ Kh8 47.Qe8+
Kh7 1/2-1/2
52. [B41]
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/6) 2014 [Inarkiev,Ernesto]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.e5 Nd7N
10...Ne4 - 105/227
11.Bf4 Bxc3+
11...f6?! 12.O-O-O Ke7 13.exf6+ gxf6 14.a3! Bxc3 (14...e5 15.Bxe5) 15.Bd6+ Kf7 16.bxc3±
12.bxc3 Kc7 13.h4 b6
13...h5 14.Rh3 b6 15.Rg3 g6 16.O-O-O Bb7 17.Rgd3 Nc5 18.Rd4 Rad8 19.Bg5 Rd72
14.h5 h6
14...Bb7 15.h6 g6 16.O-O-O (16.Bg5 Rhe8!? (16...Nxe5!? 17.Bf6 Nd7 18.Bxh8 Rxh82) 17.f4 c5 18.O -O-O b5∞)
16...Rhg82
15.O-O -O Bb7
15...Nc5!? 16.Rh3 Bd7 17.Rg3 Rag82
16.Rd3! c5 17.Rg3 Rag8 18.Bd3!
18.Rh4? Nf8 (18...Be4!? 19.Re3 (19.Bxh6? Rxh6 20.Rxe4 Rxh53) (19.Rhg4?! g5 20.hxg6 fxg63) 19...Bh7 20.Bh22)
19.Bd3 (19.Rhg4?! g5! 20.hxg6 (20.Bd2 Nd7 21.f4 f5! 22.exf6 Nxf6μ) 20...Nxg6∞) 19...g5 20.hxg6 Nxg6 21.Bxg6
Rxg6 22.Rxg6 fxg6=

18...Nf8 19.Be3 g6 20.hxg6 Nxg6
21.Rh5!
21.Rxh6? Nxe5! 22.Bf4! Rxg3! (22...Rxh6? 23.Bxe5++-) (22...Kd6? 23.Rxh8 Rxh8 24.Rg7! Rf8 (24...Rh4 25.Bg3+-)
(24...f6 25.Rxb7+-) 25.g4!±) 23.Rxh8 Rxd3 24.Bxe5+ Kd7=
21...Bc6
21...Ne7 22.Rxg8 Rxg8 23.g3±
22.Bc2!
22.Rxh6?! Nxe5! 23.Bf4 Rxg3 24.Rxh8 Rxd3=22.Bxh6?! Nxe5! 23.Bf4 Rxg3 24.Rxh8 Rxd3=22.Kd2 Ne7! 23.Rxg8
Rxg8 24.Rxh6 (24.g3? Rd8!3) 24...Rxg2= 25.Rh7 Be8
22...Kb7 23.Rg4
23.Bxh6 Ne7! 24.Rhg5 Rxh6 25.Rxg8 Nxg8 26.Rxg8 Rh1+ 27.Kd2 Ra1∞ 28.Rf8 Rxa2 29.Rxf7+ Kc8 30.Kc1 Ra1+
31.Kb2 Re123.f3 Ne7 24.Rxg8 Rxg8= 25.Rh2 Ng623.Kd2!? Nf8! (23...b5? 24.Bxc5 bxc4 25.Rg4±) (23...Ne7
24.Rxg8 Rxg8 25.g3±) 24.Rxg8 (24.Rxh6 Rxg3 25.Rxh8 Ng6 26.Bxg6 (26.Rh7 Rxg2 27.Rxf7+ Kc8=) 26...Rxg6 27.g3
Rg4 28.Rh7 Rxc4 29.Rxf7+ Kc82) 24...Rxg8 25.g3 Nd7! 26.Bf4 (26.Bxh6? Bf3=) (26.Ke2 b5 27.Bxh6 Nb6 28.Be3
Nxc4 29.Bxc5 Rd8 30.Bd4 b4 31.Rh4 Na3! 32.Bd3 Nb52) 26...Rh8 27.Ke2 b5 28.g4 Rd8! 29.Rxh6 Nb6 30.cxb5 axb5
31.Rh7 Rd7 32.Be3 Nd5 33.Bd2 b4 34.cxb4 Bb5+ 35.Kf3 Bc6 36.Be4 cxb4 37.Rh1 Nc3 38.Bxc3 Rd3+ 39.Kf4 Bxe4
40.Rb1 Bd52
23...a5
23...Ne7 24.Rf4! (24.Rxg8 Rxg8 25.g3 Ng6 26.Bd1 Be4 (26...Rd8 27.Be2) 27.Be2 Rd8 28.Bxh6 Kc6 (28...Bd3
29.Bxd3 Rxd3 30.Kc2 Rd72) 29.Be3 b5 30.cxb5+ axb52) 24...Be8 25.Rf6223...Kc8!?
24.Bd1
24.Kd1 Nf8! (24...Ne7!? 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.Rxh6 Rxg2 27.Rh7 Ng6 28.Rxf7+ Kc8 29.f4 Nh4∞) 25.Rxg8 Rxg8
26.Rxh6 (26.g3? Bf3+-+) 26...Rxg2 27.Rf6 Rg1+! 28.Ke2 Be8∞24.Rg3! Ne7 (24...Nf8?! 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.g3 Ng6

27.Bd1 Be4 28.Be2 Rd8 29.Kb22) 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.g3 (26.Rxh6 Rxg2 27.Rh7 Ng6! 28.Rxf7+ Kc8! 29.f4 Rg3„)
26...Bf3! 27.Rxh6 Ng6 28.Bxg6 (28.Bf4 Nxf4 (28...Be2 29.Rh7 Bxc4 30.Rxf7+ Kc6 31.a4±) 29.gxf4 Rg1+ 30.Kd2
Ra1 31.Rh7 Rxa2 32.Rxf7+ Kc8 33.Kc1 Ra1+ 34.Kb2 Re1! 35.Bd3 Kd8 (35...Be2 36.Bxe2 Rxe2+ 37.Kb3 Rxf2
38.Ka4±) 36.Kc2 a4 37.Ra7 Bc6 38.Kd2 Rh1 39.f5 exf5 40.Bxf5 Rh5=) 28...fxg6 29.Rh7+ Ka6 30.Re7 Bg42
24...Rd8 25.Bc2
25.Bxh6? Nxe53 (25...Rh7!?3)25.f3? Rd33
25...Rdg8
26.Kd2? a4?
26...Nxe5! 27.Rxg8 Nxc4+ 28.Kd3 Nb2+! 29.Ke2 Rxg8 30.Rxh6 (30.g3μ) 30...Rxg2μ
27.Ke2 a3 28.f3 Rd8 29.Ke1
29.Bxg6 fxg6 30.Rxg6 Ba4 (30...Be8? 31.Rg7++-) 31.Rxe6 Rd1 32.Rf5! Rc8! 33.Rff6 Rb1±29.Bc1!? Be8!±
29...Rd7
29...Be8±
30.Bc1
30.Ke2!
30...Ra8
30...Rhd8! 31.Be3 (31.Bxh6 Rh8! 32.Bxg6 fxg6 33.Rxg6 Ba43) (31.Ke2 b5! 32.cxb5 Bxb5+ 33.c4 Ba6∞) 31...Ka6!
32.Ke2 Ka5 33.Bxg6 Rd1!! 34.Bxf7 Ra1 35.Kf2 Rxa2+ 36.Kg3 Re2 37.Bxh6 Rd1 38.Bxe6 a2 39.Rg7 Bd7! 40.Rg8
Bc6 41.Rg7 Bd7=
31.Ke2 Ba4 32.Be4+ Bc6
32...Ka7! 33.Bxa8 Kxa8 34.Rxh6 (34.Rh1 Bc2!∞) 34...Rd1 35.Bxa3 Ra1 36.Ke3! Nxe5 37.Rg7 Nxc4+ 38.Kf4 Nd6!2

33.Bxg6 fxg6 34.Rxg6 Ba4 35.Rxe6 Rd1 36.Bxa3 Ra1
36...Bc2 37.Re7++-
37.Ke3 Bc2
37...Rxa2 38.Bc1 Rc2 39.Bd2 Rd8 40.Rd6+-
38.Re7+ 1-0
53.* !N [B42]
Vasiesiu, Dan (2395) - Manolache, Marius (2480)
Romania 2014 [Stoica,Valentin]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.f4 Nbd7 11.Kh1 b6
12.Bd2 Bb7 13.Rae1 Rad8
13...Rfd8 14.b4 (14.f5 e5 15.Nc2 Nc5 16.Nb4 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Rdc8 18.b3 Qd7∞) (14.Nf3 Bf8 (14...Nf8!?) 15.Bb1
Rac8 16.b3 Qc5!? ∆ Qh5) (14.Bb1 - 20/362) 14...Rac8 15.a3 Bf8 16.Rc1 g6 17.f5ƒ13...Rfe8 14.b4 (14.Bb1 Rac8 15.b3
Qc5 16.Nf3 Qh5∞) (14.Nf3 Rac8 15.b4 Nf8∞) 14...g6 15.Nb3 (15.f5 exf5 16.exf5 Ne5„) 15...Bf8 (15...d5!?) 16.Rc1
Bg7 17.a4 Rab8 18.a5213...Qc5!? 14.Nf3 Qh5 15.h3 (15.b4 Ng4 16.h3 a5„) 15...b5!?„ 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5 Bxe4
14.b4
14.Nf3 g6 (14...Qb8?! 15.b4 g6 16.f5ƒ) (14...Rfe8!? 15.e5 Ng4∞) 15.f5 (15.Bc1 Rfe8 16.e5 Nh5„) (15.e5 Ng4 16.h3
Nh6∞) 15...Rfe8 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Ng5 Bf8 18.Qe3 (18.e5 dxe5 19.Nce4 Bg7∞) 18...h6 19.e5 dxe5 (19...Ng4 20.Qh3
Ndxe5 21.Nf7ƒ) 20.Bxg6 hxg5 21.Bxe8 Rxe8 22.Qxg5+ Bg7∞
14...g6?!
14...Rfe8 15.Nf3N (15.Nb3 g6 16.a4 Bf8 17.a5 d5!?„) (15.a3 Bf8 16.Qf3 (16.Nb3 g6∞) 16...g6 17.Qh3 Bg7 18.Nf3
Nh5„) (15.Qe3 Bf8 16.Qh3 g6 17.f5 exf5 18.exf5 Rxe1 19.Bxe1 Re8∞) (15.f5 - 92/(144)) 15...g6 16.f5 (16.a3 Bf8
17.Qf2 Bg7∞) 16...exf5 17.exf5 Bf8 (17...d5! 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 Bxb4„) 18.Qf2ƒ Igonin,T (2192)-

Gharagyozian,A (2194)/Jermuk 122/(53) 2014/[Stoica,Valentin]
15.f5!N ?
15.a3
15...exf5
15...gxf5 16.exf5 e5 17.Nf3 Kh8 18.Ng5!
16.exf5 Ne5 17.fxg6
17.Nd5!? Nxd5 (17...Bxd5?! 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Rc1 Qa7 (19...Qd7 20.Bxa6±) 20.Be4! (20.Bxa6?! b5!„) 20...Nf6
21.Nc6 Nxc6 22.Bxc6 d5 23.Bh6 Rd6 24.Bf4! Rdd8 (24...Rfd8 25.Bxd6 Rxd6 26.Qe5±) 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Be5 ∆Nh5
27.g4 Ng7 28.Qe3+-) 18.cxd5 Rfe8 (18...Bxd5? 19.f6+-) (18...Bh4 19.Rc1 Qd7 20.Nc6± ∆Nxc6 21.dxc6 Bxc6
22.Bh6 Rfe8 23.Qg4 Bf6 24.Rxc6+-) 19.Rc1 Qd7 20.Nc6 (20.Bxa6 Bxa6 21.Qxa6 Ra8 22.Qxb6 Rxa2 23.Be3 Nd3
24.Rc2 (24.Rc7 Bd8 25.Rxd7 Bxb6 26.Bg1 Re4„) 24...Rxc2 25.Nxc22) 20...Rc8 (20...Bxc6 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.Qf3!
Ne5 23.Qd5±) 21.Bxa6 Bxa6 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7 23.Qxa6 Ra8 24.Qxb6 (24.Qb5 Rxa2 25.Rc7 Qd8 26.Bg5 Qxg5
27.Qxe8+ Kg7 28.Rg1 Qxf5 29.Qe6 Qf4 30.Qxd6 Rxg2!=) 24...Nd3 (24...Rxa2 25.f6 Qd7 26.Rc7 Qd8 27.Bc3±)
25.Rc2 Qe2 26.Kg12 ∆Qe4 27.Bc3 Qxd5 28.Rd2
17...hxg6
18.Nf5!
18.Bc2 Rc8 19.Bb3 Rfe8∞18.Bg5 Rde8!∞18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Bxa6 Qa7 21.Bb5 (21.a4? b5!μ) 21...Rc8
(21...Qxa2!? 22.Bh6 Qxe2 23.Rxe2 Rfe8 24.Rc1 Kh7 25.Bxe8 Kxh6∞) 22.a4 Rc4 23.Qe3 Qa8„
18...gxf5 19.Rxf5 Rfe8?
19...Rde8? 20.Rg5+ Kh8 21.Rg3!+-19...Nh7? 20.Rxe5! dxe5 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Qg4+ Kh7
24.Re3+-19...Ne8?! 20.Qh5! Nxd3TM 21.Qg4+ Ng7 22.Bh6 Bg5TM 23.Bxg7 Nf2+ 24.Rxf2 f5 25.Qxg5 Qxg7
26.Qd2±19...Nfg4?! 20.h3 Bh4 (20...Kg7 21.hxg4 Rh8+ 22.Kg1 Rh4 23.Bg5!± ∆Rxg4 24.Qxg4 Nxg4 25.Rxe7+-)
21.Ref1 Rfe8 22.Bg5!±19...Ng6 20.Rg5 Ne4 (20...Kh8?! 21.Qe3!±) 21.Nxe4 (21.Rxg6+ fxg6 22.Bxe4 Bh4 23.g3 Bf6
24.Nd5 Qg7∞) 21...Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxg5 23.Bxg5 Rde8 24.Qf1! (24.Bh6? f5) 24...d5!? (24...Re6 25.Bd5 Rxe1

26.Qxe1 Qd7 27.Qe4 Kg7 28.Be32) 25.cxd5 (25.Bxd5 Rxe1 26.Qxe1 Qe5) 25...Qc3 26.Bh6 Qxb4 27.Bxf8 Kxf8
28.a3 Qd4 29.Bxg6 Rxe1 30.Qxe1 fxg6 31.h3 Qxd5 32.Qf2+ Kg7 33.Qxb62
20.Rg5+ Kh8 21.Rf1! Ng6 22.Qf2
22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Rxg6 Rf8 (23...Bf8 24.Qd3+-) 24.Nb5! axb5 25.Bc3+-
22...Rg8
22...d5 23.Bxg6 fxg6 24.Rxg6+-
23.Be3?!
23.Qxf6+! Bxf6 24.Rh5+ Kg7 25.Bh6+ Kh7 26.Bf8#
23...Rg7 24.Bxb6 Qb8
124...Qd7 25.Bf5 Qe8 26.Bd4 (26.Bxg6?! fxg6 27.Bd4 Nd7) 26...Ne5 27.Qh4+ Nh7 28.Rxg7! Bxh4 29.Rxh7+ Kg8
30.Rxh4±
25.Bd4 Ne5 26.Rxg7?†
26.Qg3!+-
26...Kxg7 27.Qg3+ Kf8∞ 28.Qh4 Ng8 29.Qh8 f6?†
29...Qc8!∞
30.Be4?
30.Bh7+-
30...Bxe4 31.Nxe4 Nf7?!
31...Qxb4! 32.Nxf6 Qxc4μ
32.Qh5

32.Qh4 Qxb4 33.Bxf6 Nxf6 34.Nxf6 Rb8 35.Qf4 Bxf6 36.Qxf6 Rb73
32...Qxb4 33.Qd5 Rc8μ 34.Rc1 Qa3 35.Rd1 Qxa2 36.Rc1 Qa3?
36...Ne5-+
37.Ra1 Qb3 38.Rc1 Qa3 39.Ra1 1/2-1/2
54. [B48]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Giri, Anish (2768)
Tashkent 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 Ne5
7...Nf6 - 120/80
8.Qg3 h5 9.f3N
9.O-O -O
9...b5 10.O-O -O d6 11.f4 Ng4
11...Nc4 12.Bxc4 Qxc4 13.e5 dxe5 (13...d5 14.f5±) 14.Qf3 Rb8 15.fxe5 Bb7 16.Qf2ƒ
12.e5! dxe5?
12...Nxe3 13.Qxe3 d5 14.f5! g6 15.Kb1 gxf5 16.Nxf5! Qa7 (16...exf5?! 17.Nxd5 Qa7 18.Qc3±) 17.Nd4ƒ
13.fxe5?!
13.Ndxb5! axb5 (13...Qb7 14.fxe5 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 Bd7 16.Nd6+±) 14.Bxb5+ Ke7 15.fxe5 Nxe5 (15...Qxe5 16.Bf4+-)
(15...Nxe3 16.Qf4+-) 16.Rhe1 f6 17.Bd4±
13...Nxe3 14.Qxe3 Bd7 15.Be2! g6
15...b4 16.Rhf1! Nh6 (16...bxc3 17.Qf3+-) 17.Nd5! exd5 18.e6±15...Rc8 16.Rhf1 g6 (16...Nh6 17.Bxh5±) 17.Kb1 Be7

18.a4 b4 19.Ne4±
16.Qf3 Rc8 17.Rhf1 Rh7
17...Nh6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.Qxf6±
18.Kb1 Bb4
18...Qxe5?! 19.Qb7 b4 20.Na4±
19.Ne4± Qxe5 20.h4
20.Qd3 f5 21.Ng5 (21.Bf3 Re7) 21...Re7 22.Bf3
20...f5?!
20...Be7 21.Qd3 (21.Ng5!?) 21...Nf6 (21...Qc7 22.Nf3 Bc6 23.Neg5 Bxf3 24.Rxf3ƒ Rd8? 25.Qxb5+! axb5 26.Bxb5+
Rd7 27.Rxd7+-) 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Qa3 Bxh4 24.Qxa6 Qc5 25.Rf3ƒ
21.Ng5 Re7 22.Qb7± Bc5 23.Ngf3
23.Nxf5!? exf5 24.Rxd7 Rb8 25.Rfd1! Kf8 (25...Nf6 26.Rxe7+ Bxe7 27.Qa7±) 26.Rxe7 Bxe7 27.Qa7±23.Ndf3 Qc7
(23...Qxe2? 24.Rfe1 Qc4 25.Ne5+-) 24.Qxa6±
23...Qc7
23...Qe4 24.Qxe4 fxe4 25.Ne5±
24.Qxa6 Bxd4 25.Nxd4 Kf8
25...b4 26.Bb5 Bxb5 27.Qxb5+ Kf7 28.Qxb4 e5 29.Qb3+ Qc4 30.Nb5±
26.c3 Nf6 27.Bxb5 Bxb5 28.Qxb5?!
28.Nxb5 Qc4 (28...Qc5 29.Nd4±) 29.Rf4 Qxf4 30.Qxc8+ Kg7 31.Qc5±
28...e5?

28...Ne4 29.Qa6 Kf7 30.Rfe1 Qb7 31.Qxb7 Rxb7 32.Kc2 e5 33.Nf3 Ke62
29.Qa6! Kg7 30.Ne6+ Rxe6 31.Qxe6 Re8 32.Qd6 Qb7 33.Rfe1 Re7 34.g3
34.a4 e4 35.a5+-
34...Ne4 35.Qb4 Qxb4 36.cxb4 Nxg3 37.b5 f4 38.b6 f3 39.Rg1
39.a4 f2 40.a5 fxe1=Q 41.Rxe1 Rb7 42.Rxe5 Kf6 43.Rb5+-
39...Ne2
39...Nf5 40.a4 e4 41.a5 Rb7 42.Kc2+-
40.Rgf1 e4 41.a4 Ng3 42.Rf2 1-0
55.*** IN [B48]
Predke, Alexandr (2511) - Potkin, Vladimir (2610)
Saint Petersburg 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f4 Bb4 9.Bd3 Na5
9...O-O - 120/65
10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12.bxc3 d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Nb3 Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.Na5 Bd7
16...b5 17.Bd4 f5 18.exf6 gxf6 19.O-O Kf7N (19...O-O) (19...Rf8) 20.Rfe1 Nd6 21.Rad1 Nb7 22.Bb6 Nxa5 23.Bxa5
Ra7 24.Bb6 Rd7= Alsina Leal,D (2550)-Oliva Castaneda,K (2446)/ Barcelona 122/(55) 2014
17.Bd4
17.Rb1N b5 18.Bd4 f5 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Rd1 h5 21.O-O 1/2-1/2 Durarbayli,V (2590)-Macieja,B (2607)/Warszawa
122/(55) 2014
17...Rc8 18.Nxb7 Bc6 19.Na5 Bd5 20.Rb1 f5N 21.Nb7
21.Ke2 g5 22.fxg5 (22.Rhf1 Rg8 23.g3 Kd7=) 22...Rg8 23.Rb6 Rxg5 24.Rg1 Kd7 25.Rxa6 Rgg8= (25...f4!N 26.Ra7+
Rc7 27.Rxc7+ Kxc7 28.Kf3 Rf5 29.Ke2?! Ortiz Suarez,I (2592) -Kovalyov,A (2636)/Arlington 122/(55) 2014 (29.Ke2
Rf8 30.Rb1 Rg8 31.g3 (31.Rg1 Kd7μ ∆ Ra8) 31...fxg3 32.hxg3 h5μ) (29.Kg4 Nd2 30.Rd1 Ne4=))21.Rb6 Rg8! 22.h4
(22.Rxa6 g5) (22.a4 g5 23.fxg5 Rxg5 24.Rg1 Kd7∞) 22...h6 23.Rb4 (23.Rxa6 Kd7) 23...Kd7=
21...Rg8 22.Nd6+
22.O-O Kd7 23.Rb6 Rc6=
22...Nxd6 23.exd6 g5= 24.Rf1 Kd7
24...gxf4 25.Rxf4 Rxg2 26.Rh4 Kd7 27.Rb6 Rc6=
25.g3 gxf4 26.Rxf4 Kxd6 27.Rh4

27...Rb8! 28.Rb4
28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Rxh7 Rb1+ 30.Kd2 e5 31.Rh6+ Be6 32.Bf2 Ra1=
28...a5 29.Rb6+ Rxb6 30.Bxb6 Rb8 31.Bxa5 Rb2 32.Kd2
32.Bb4+ Ke5 33.Kd2 Be4 34.Ke3 Kd5 35.a4 Rxc2 36.a5 Ra2=
32...Be4 33.Rxh7 Rxc2+ 34.Ke3 Bd3 35.Rh6
35.Bb4+ Ke5 36.a4 Kf6! (∆ f4) 37.Rh8 e5 38.Rf8+ (38.a5? Re2+ 39.Kf3 e4+ 40.Kf4 Rf2+ 41.Ke3 Rf3+ 42.Kd4 e3-+)
38...Kg5 39.Rg8+ Kf6=
35...Kd5 36.Bb4 Re2+ 37.Kf3 Ra2 38.Ke3
38.Rh8 e5 39.Rd8+ Ke6 40.Re8+=
38...Re2+ 39.Kf3 Ra2 40.Ke3 Re2+ 41.Kf3 1/2-1/2

B50-B99
56. [B50]
Kralevski, Aleksander (2112) - Colovic, Aleksandar (2487)
Struga 2014 [Colovic,Aleksandar]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.Bd3?!
3.e5
3...Nc6 4.Nf3 d6
4...d5!
5.h3 d5 6.e5 Nd7 7.Bb5 Qb6 8.Ba4 c4 9.O-O?!
9.d4 - 100/115
9...Nc5 10.Bc2
10.d4 Nxa4 11.Qxa4 Bf5
10...Nd3N =/+
10...g5!? 11.d4 cxd3 12.Bxd3 g4 13.hxg4 Bxg4 14.Be2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 e610...g6
11.Bxd3?!
11.Qe2? Nxc1 12.Rxc1 Qxb2-+11.b3 Bf5 12.Na3 Qa63
11...cxd3μ 12.b4
12.Re1 Bf5 13.Nh4 Be43
12...Bf5 13.a4
13.Qa4 a6! (13...e6 14.b5 Na5 15.Ba3 Bxa3 16.Nxa3 Be4 17.Ng5 Bg6 18.Nf3 O-O3) 14.Na3 e6 15.b5 Qa5 16.Qb3
Nd8μ
13...e6
13...a6!?μ
14.a5
14.b5 Na5 15.Ba3 Bc5 XNb1
14...Qc7 15.a6

15...b5! 16.Na3 Qb6
16...Rb8
17.Qb3 Qxa6?
17...Be7 18.Bb2 O-O 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.cxd4 f6!-+
18.Nd4?
18.Nc2! Qb6 19.Ncd4 Be4 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 (20...Bxf3 21.Nd4) 21.Nd4 Qb7 22.Qa2! (/ \ Qa6) 22...a6 23.Qa5 Be7
24.Nxb5 O-O 25.Qc7 (25.Nd6 Qb8) 25...Qb8 (25...Qxb5 26.Qxe7 h6 27.Ra5 Qb8 28.f3 Bg6 29.Re1 Rc8∞) 26.Qxb8
(26.Qxe7 axb5 27.Ra5 Qxe5 28.Rxb5 h6∞) 26...Rfxb8 27.Nd4 Rb6 28.f3 Bg6 29.Nb3 f6 30.f4 fxe5 31.fxe5 h6∞
18...Nxd4 19.cxd4 Qb6-+ 20.Bb2 Be7 21.Bc3 O-O 22.Ra2 f6! 23.f4
23.exf6 Bxf6-+ (23...Rxf6)
23...Be4 24.Raa1
24.Kh2 fxe5 25.dxe5 Rad8 ∆ d4
24...fxe5 25.fxe5 Bh4! [∆ Bg3] 26.Rac1 Bg3 27.Kh1 Qd8 [∆ Qh4 Xh3] 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 29.Qd1
29.Qd1 Bxg2+!0-1
57.*** !N [B51]
Svidler, Peter (2732) - Grischuk, Alexander (2797)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O
4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.c4 Rc8 (7...b5 - 117/(58)) 8.O-O e5 9.Qd3 b5 10.Na3 Qb6 11.Be3 Qb7 12.Rac1
Nf6 13.cxb5 Rxc1 14.Rxc1 axb5 15.Nd2 d5!N (15...h6) (15...Be7) 16.exd5 (16.Bc5 Bxc5 (16...dxe4 17.Qe3©) 17.Rxc5
b4 18.Nb5 O-O 19.exd5 Qb6 20.Qc4 Ra8©) 16...Qxd5 17.Qxd5 Nxd5 18.Bc5? Guliyev,N (2546) -Smirnov,P

(2611)/Baku (open) 122/(57) 2014 (18.Bc5 Nf4 19.Bxf8 (19.Kf1 Nd3) 19...Ne2+ 20.Kf1 Nxc1 21.Bxg7 Rg8 22.Bxe5
Bf5μ) (18.Ne4 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Bxa3 20.bxa3 Ke73)
4...a6 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.c3
6.Re1 g6 7.c3 Bh6N (7...Bg7) 8.Bf1 Ne5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.a4 O-O 11.a5 Bd7 12.d3 Bxc1 13.Qxc1 Bb5 14.Qe3 Qd6
15.Nd2 Kg7 16.Red1 Rfd8= Iordachescu,V (2603)-Volokitin, A (2642)/Baku (open) 122/(57) 2014
6...b5 7.Bc2 Bb7 8.Qe2 e6 9.d4 Be7 10.a4 O-O 11.e5N
11.Nbd211.Re1
11...dxe5 12.dxe5 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nd5 14.f4
14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8 Qxa8 16.Na3 b4∞
14...c4 15.f5
15.Rd1?! Qc7 16.Na3 Rab83
15...Qc7
15...exf5!? 16.Bxf5 (16.Rd1 Bg5! 17.Rxd5 Bxc1 18.Kf1 Qc7 19.Bxf5 Nb63) 16...Nc5 17.Rd1 Nb3 18.Qe4 Nxc1
19.Rxd5 (19.Bxh7+?! Kh8 20.Rxd5 Qb63) 19...Qb6 20.Nd2 Nd3 21.Qf3 Nc5∞
16.Re1
16.f6 gxf6 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.Qh5+=
16...Rad8 17.axb5 axb5 18.f6 gxf6
19.Bxh7+= Kxh7 20.Qh5+ Kg8 21.Qg4+ Kh7 22.Qh3+ Kg8 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qh5+ Kg8 25.Kh1 Nxe5TM 26.Rg1+
Ng6 27.Rxg6+ fxg6 28.Qxg6+ Kh8 29.Qh5+ Kg8 30.Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2
58.* [B52]
Fressinet, Laurent (2713) - Jones, Gawain C (2664)

Douglas 2014 [Cabrilo,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qd3 Rc8
7...g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.h3 Rac8 12.Be3N (12.Rb1 - 120/69) 12...Qd8 13.Rac1 Nd7 14.Qb1 Qa5
15.Rfd1 Nde5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.b3 f5 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Rd5 Qe6 20.Ne22 Hracek,Z (2628)-Popovic,D (2537)/ Zlatni
Pyasatsi 122/(58) 2014
8.c4N
8.Nc3
8...b5!?
8...g68...Qe6 9.O-O Nf6 (9...Nb4 10.Qd2! Qxc4 (10...Rxc4 11.b3±) 11.b3 Qxe4 12.Re1±) 10.Nc3 g6 (10...Nb4?!
11.Qd1 Rxc4 (11...Qxc4? 12.Qa4+ Nd7 13.Nd2 Qc5 14.Nb3 Qc4 15.Na5+-) 12.Re1 Nc6 (12...Rc8 13.e5 dxe5
14.Nxe5±) 13.Be3ƒ) 11.b3 Bg7 12.Bd22
9.Na3! bxc4
9...b4 10.Nc2 Nf6 11.O-O g6 12.b3 Bg7 13.Bb22
10.Nxc4 Nf6
10...Nb4 11.Qc3 Qb7 12.O-O Nf6 13.Re12
11.O-O e6
111...g6!? 12.Bd2 (12.Bg5 Bg7 13.Rfe1 O-O 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.e5 Bg7 16.exd6 exd6 17.Qxd6 (17.Nxd6? Rfd8 18.Qd2
Qc7μ) 17...Qxd6 18.Nxd6 Rb8 19.Rac1 Nb4 20.Rc7 Nxa2 21.Rxa7 Rxb2=) 12...Bg7 13.Bc3 O-O 14.Rad1 Rfd8
15.Rfe1 Qb7=
12.Rd1
12.Bg5!? d5 (12...Nb4 13.Qe2 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 d5 15.Qe2 dxc4 16.Ne5 Qb7 17.Nxc42) 13.Bxf6 Nb4 14.Qe2 gxf6
15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Rfd12
12...d5
12...Nb4 13.Qb3 Qc7 (13...d5? 14.Nce5 Qd6 15.Qa4+ Nd7 16.Bd2+-) 14.Be3! Qxc4 15.Qa4+ Qc6 (15...Rc6
16.Rd4±) 16.Qxb4 Qxe4 17.Rd4±
13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Ne3 Nf6

14...Ncb4 15.Qb3 Bd6 16.Bd2 Nxe3 17.Bxb4 Nxd1 18.Rxd1 Rc6 19.Qd3±
15.Qa6! Qc7 16.Bd2± Nb8
16...Bd6 17.Rac1±
17.Qa4+ Qd7 18.Qb3 Bc5 19.Bc3
19.Ba5 Qc6 20.Ne5 Qe4 21.Qb5+ Ke7 22.N3c4 a6 23.Qb3 Nbd7 24.Nxd7 Nxd7 25.Rac1±
19...Qc6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Rac1 Nd7
21...O-O 22.Ng4! Kg7 23.Qc3 Be7 24.Qe3 Qb5 25.Qh6+±
22.Qd3 Qb7 23.Nc4+- Rc7
23...Rd8 24.Nd6+ Bxd6 25.Qxd6 Rg8 26.Rc3+-
24.Nd6+ Bxd6 25.Qxd6 Kd8 26.Nd4 h5 27.Nc6+ Kc8 28.Na5
28.Na5 Qb6 29.Qxd7++-1-0
59.!N [B53]
Tari, Aryan (2450) - Wei, Yi (2641)
Pune 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.c4 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Qd3 Bg4
9...a6 - 118/61
10.Nd4 a6 11.Ba4 Nbd7 12.Bxd7 Nxd7 13.b3 Nc5 14.Qe3

14...f5!N
14...Bd7
15.exf5
15.h3 f4 (15...Bh5!? 16.exf5 gxf5 17.b4 f4 18.Qd2 e5 19.Nb3 Ne6∞) 16.Qd2 e5 (16...Bd7=) 17.Nc2 Be6∞
15...gxf5
15...Bxf5 16.Nxf5 Rxf5 17.Bb22
16.Ne6
16.h3 f4 (16...e5 17.Ne6 Nxe6 18.hxg4 fxg4 19.Qe4 Qh4 20.Be3 Rf7∞) 17.Qd2 Bh5 18.b4 e5 19.Nb3 Ne6∞
16...Nxe6 17.Qxe6+ Kh8 18.Bd2 Rf6! 19.Qd5 Rg6 20.Kh1 e6! 21.Qxb7
21.Qd3 Be5 (21...Qh4!?) 22.f4 (22.f3? Qh4! 23.f4 Rh6 24.h3 Rg8 25.Kh2 Bxh3 26.gxh3 Rhg6 27.Rf3 Rg2+ 28.Kh1
R8g3-+) (22.Rae1 f4ƒ) 22...Bg7 (22...Bf6 23.Rae1 Qd7) 23.Be3 Rh6 24.Bf2 e5 25.Qd2 Qe8∞
21...Bd4 22.Rae1 Rg7 23.Qc6 Rc8! 24.Qa4?

24.Qxa6 Ra7 (24...Ra8 25.Qc6 Rc8 26.Qa6=) 25.Qb5 Rb8 (25...Ra5?! 26.Bg5 Qc7 27.Nd5 Qa7 28.Qb42) 26.f3
(26.Qc6? Rb6-+) 26...Rxb5 (26...Bh3 27.Re2 Rg7 28.gxh3 Rxb5 29.Nxb5 Qh4 30.Nxd4 Qxd4∞) (26...Bh5 27.Rxe6
Rxb5 28.Nxb5 Rxa2 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.Nxd6 Rxd2 31.Nxf5∞) 27.Nxb5 Rxa2 28.Nxd4 Rxd2 29.Nxe6 Qa8 30.Nf4
Bh3 31.Nxh3 Qa2 32.Re8+=
24...Qh4!-+ 25.Rxe6
25.Qxa6 Rcg8 26.Qc6 (26.Bf4? Bf3! 27.Bg3 (27.gxf3 Qxf4-+) 27...Bxf2! (27...f4-+) 28.Rxf2 Rxg3-+) 26...Bh5! 27.g3
(27.Re3 f4 28.Rh3 Qxh3! 29.gxh3 d5-+) 27...d5-+
25...Bf3! 26.Re8+ Rg8 27.Rxc8 Bxg2+ 28.Kg1 Rxc8 29.Ne2 Bxf1
29...Bf3-+

30.Nxd4 Qh3 0-1
60.* [B53]
Malakhov, Vladimir (2699) - Navara, David (2718)
Hrvatska 2014 [Martinovic,Slobodan]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Qd3 Nf6 7.c4 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.h3 a6 11.Bxc6
Bxc6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Nd4 Nc5 14.Qc2 Qa5 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Rfe1N
16.Rfd1 Rfe8 17.Qb1N (17.Qd2 - 120/(73)) 17...Ne6 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.b4 Qh5 20.f3 Rf8 21.Qd3 Be5 22.Bd4 Bxd4+
23.Qxd4 Qg5 24.Kh12 Nepomniachtchi,I (2714)-Babula,V (2549)/Tromso (ol) 122/ (60) 2014
16...Ne6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qb3 Kh8
18...Qe5 19.Rcd12 (19.f4?! Rxf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4©)
19.c5! dxc5 20.Qxe62 Qb4
20...Rfe8 21.Red1 (21.Bf4 Qb4 22.Be5) 21...Qb4 22.b3! Bxc3 23.Rxc3 Qxe4 (23...Qxc3? 24.Bf4+-) 24.Qxe4 Bxe42
21.Re2 c4
21...Rce8 22.a3 Qb6 (22...Qa5 23.Nd5± Qd8 24.Bxc5±) 23.Nd5 Qb3 24.Nc7±
22.a3
22.Rd1 Rce8 (22...Rcd8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd2±) 23.e5 Qa5 24.f4±
22...Qa5
22...Qb3 23.Rd2 Rcd8 24.Rcd12
23.Qxe7 Qd8

23...Rfe8 24.Qh4 Kg8 25.Bh6±
24.Qxd8
24.Qb4 b5 (24...Re8 25.Rd1±) 25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Bd4±
24...Rfxd8 25.f3± b5
25...Rd3 26.Kf2 Kg8 27.Rcc2 Kf7 28.Red2±
26.Rd1 a5 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Bb6 Ra8 29.Nd5 Bxd5
29...Be5 30.Rd2 Kg7 31.Kf2±
30.exd5 Bf8 31.Bc7+- Ra6 32.Rd2 Bh6 33.f4 Kg8 34.g3 Kf7 35.d6 Bg7 36.d7 Bf6 37.d8=Q Bxd8 38.Rxd8 b4
39.axb4 axb4 40.Be5 1-0
61. [B66]
Mista, Aleksander (2613) - Vovk, Andrey (2614)
Arad 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O -O h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 b5 11.Nxc6
Bxc6 12.Ne2 Qc7 13.Nd4 Bb7 14.Kb1
14.Bd3 - 118/63
14...e5 15.Nb3 d5 16.Qa5 Qc8N
16...Bd6
17.a4
17.exd5 Nxd5 (17...Bxd5? 18.a4 ∆Bc6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qc3 Qe6 21.Na5 Bd7 22.Rxd7! Nxd7 23.Bxb5+-) 18.Qe1
Qe6 (18...Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Qc7 20.c4! bxc4 21.Bxc42 ?) 19.Bd2 (19.Bc5!? Rc8 20.Bxf8 Kxf8 21.Na5 Ba8 22.c4 Nf4∞)
19...Rc8 20.Na5 (20.Qg3 g6∞) 20...Ba8 21.c4 bxc4 22.Nxc4 Bd6 23.Nxd6+ Qxd6 24.f4 O-O 25.fxe5 Qg6+ 26.Ka1
Rfe8 27.h42
17...Be7
17...d4 18.Bd2 Nd7∞
18.axb5 axb5
18...d4 19.Bd2 axb5 20.Qxb5+ (20.Bxb5+ Kf8 21.Qb6 Rb8 (21...Nd7 22.Bxd7 Qxd7©) 22.Qa5 Ra8=) 20...Nd7©
19.Bxb5+
19.Qxb5+? Bc6 20.Qd3 d4-+
19...Kf8 20.Qb6 d4

21.Bxd4
21.Bd2 – 18...d4
21...exd4 22.Rxd4 Bd8
22...Rb8 23.Qa5 Ra8 24.Qb6 Rb8=
23.Rxd8+
23.Qd6+ Be7 24.Qb6=
23...Qxd8 24.Qxb7 Rb8 25.Qa6 Ra8 26.Qb7 Rb8 27.Qa6 1/2-1/2
62. [B67]
Volokitin, Andrei (2642) - Rapport, Richard (2720)
Deutschland 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O -O Bd7 9.f4 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nxc6
Bxc6 12.Qe3 Rb8
12...Qe7 - 111/91
13.Kb1 Qb6 14.Qe1 Be7 15.f5N
15.Bd3
15...Qc5
115...b4 16.Ne2 Bxe4 17.Nd4 (17.fxe6 b3! 18.axb3 Bxc2+! 19.Kxc2 Qxb3+ 20.Kd2 Qxb2+ 21.Ke3 Qe5+ 22.Kf2
Rb2μ ∆ Bd8-b6) 17...d5 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Bd3 f5 20.Qg3 Rd83
16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Bd3 a5 18.Ne2 a4 19.c3 b4 20.cxb4 Qxb4 21.Qxb4 Rxb4 22.a3

22...Rb7
22...Rxe4!? 23.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 24.Ka1 Bxg2 25.Rhg1 Bf3©
23.Nd4 Bd7∞ 24.Bc4 Kf7
24...d5!? 25.exd5 e5 26.Nc2 Bd6 27.Rd2 f5 28.g3 Ke7© Xa3, b2
25.Rhf1 Rhb8 26.Rf2 Rc7 27.Ba2 Rc5 28.Rf4 h5 29.g3 Re5 30.Rc1 Bd8
30...Rc8!?
31.Nc6 Bxc6 32.Rxc6 Ke7= 33.Rc4 Ra5 34.Ka1 Bb6 35.Rb4 Ba7 36.Rxb8 Bxb8 37.Rh4 Ba7 38.g4 hxg4 39.Rh7+
Kf8 40.Bxe6 Bd4 41.Rf7+ Ke8 42.Rg7 f5 43.Rg8+ Ke7 44.exf5 Rb5 45.Rxg4 Bxb2+ 46.Kb1 Bxa3+ 47.Ka2 Bc1
48.Rc4 Bd2 49.Rxa4 Ra5 50.Rxa5 Bxa5 51.Kb3 Be1 52.Kc4 Kf6 53.Kd5 Kg7 54.Kxd6 Bh4 55.Ke5 Bf6+ 56.Kf4
Kh8 57.Kg4 Ba1 58.Kg5 1/2-1/2
63. !N [B72]
Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2673) - Hou, Yifan (2673)
Ajaccio (m/2_rapid) 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.f4 d6 9.Nb3 a6 10.g4
10.a4 - 40/248
10...b5 11.g5 Nd7 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.O-O-O?! Na4!N
13...Rb8
14.Nd4
14.e5 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bf5! 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 (17.Rxd3 Qe8μ) 17...dxe5 18.Qe4 Qc8μ14.Nxa4 bxa4 15.Nd4 Rb8!
μ
14...Bb7?!

14...Nxc3! 15.Qxc3 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 e5! 17.fxe5 Qxg5+ 18.Kb1 dxe5 19.Bc5 Rd8μ
15.Nd5?!
15.Nxa4 bxa4 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Bf3 Qd7
15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 e5 17.fxe5
17.Bf2 Bxd5! 18.Qxd5 exf4 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 f3 21.Bxf3 Nb6 22.Qb3 Qxg5+ 23.Kb1 Nc4μ
17...Bxd5! 18.exd5 dxe5 19.Be3 Qd6?!
19...e4! 20.Bd4 (20.c3?! b4-+) 20...Qxd5μ
20.Kb1 Rac8 21.h4?
21.c3
21...e4?
21...Rc3!! 22.Ka1 (22.bxc3? Qa3) 22...e4 23.Rb1 Ra3! 24.c4 b4 25.Bd4 e3! 26.Qd1 Qf4! 27.Bxg7 Kxg7-+
22.Bd4 Qxd5 23.Qe3 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Qc5 25.c3 Rfd8
25...b4 26.c4
26.Rhd1
26.Qxe4 Rxd4 27.Qxd4 Qxd4 28.cxd4 Rd8 29.Rd1=
26...Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Re8 28.h5?!
28.Bf3! Qf5 29.Bxe4 Qf1+ 30.Qc1 Qf2 31.Bc2 Nc5 32.a3 Re1 33.Rd1 Re2 34.Rh1„
28...Qe5 29.h6 Nc5?
29...Nb6

30.Bg4?
30.c4!2 |^
30...Kf8 31.a3 Ne6 32.Bxe6 Qxe6 33.a4 Qf5 34.a5?
34.axb5 axb5 35.Rd1=
34...Qf3! 35.Qxf3 exf3 36.Rf4 Re1+ 37.Kc2 Re2+ 38.Kb3?!
38.Kd3 Rxb2 39.Rxf3 Ra2 40.Rf6 Rxa5 41.Kd4μ
38...f2 39.Ka3?
39.Rf6TM Ke7 40.Ka3 Re5 41.Rxf2 Rxg5 42.Re2+ Kf6 43.Re8 Re5 44.Rh8 g5-+
39...f5!-+ 40.b3
40.gxf6 g5
40...Ke7 41.Rf3 Ke6 42.Kb4 Kd5 43.Rf4 Re4+
43...Re4+ 44.c4+ bxc4 45.Rxf2 cxb3+ 46.Kxb3 f443...Ke50-1
64. !N [B80]
Wei, Yi (2641) - Lu, Shanglei (2533)
Pune 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O Qc7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.a4 O-O 11.f4
11.Qe2 - 109/136
11...Nxd4 12.Qxd4?! Ng4!N
12...e5 13.Qd22
13.Qb6 Qc4 14.Bd4
14.Kh1 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 Bd73
14...e5 15.Bf2 exf4 16.Nd5 Bd8 17.Qxd6 Nxf2 18.Rxf2 fxg3 19.hxg3 Be63 20.a5 Rc8 21.e5

21.Nb6 Bxb6 22.Qxb6 Rfd8321.c3!?
21...Qb5!μ 22.Raf1 Rc6 23.Ne7+ Bxe7 24.Qxe7 Rcc8 25.Qxb7 Qxe5 26.b3 Qxa5 27.c4 Rb8 28.Qe4 Qc5
128...Qa3
29.Qd3 Rfd8 30.Qc3 Qb6
30...Rb4!?
31.Rb1 Qb4 32.Qxb4 Rxb4 33.c5 Rd3 34.Rc2 Rbxb3 35.Rbc1
35.Rxb3 Bxb3 36.Rc1 Rd1+ 37.Rxd1 Bxd1-+
35...Rxg3-+ 36.c6 g6 37.c7 Kg7?
37...Bc8 38.Rd1 Rbd3! 39.Rcd2 Rxd2 40.Rxd2 Kg7TM 41.Rd8 Bb7 42.Rd2 (42.c8=Q Rxg2+ 43.Kf1 Bxc8 44.Kxg2 Be6)
42...Bxg2! 43.c8=Q Bb7+ 44.Kh2 Bxc8 45.Kxg3 Be6
38.c8=Q Bxc8 39.Rxc83 Rb2
139...a5
40.R8c2 Rxc2 41.Rxc2 a5?!
41...Rg5
42.Rc5!= a4
42...Ra3 43.Rc7=
43.Kf2 Rg4 44.Ra5 Rf4+ 45.Ke3 Rg4 46.Bf3 Rh4 47.Ra7 g5 48.Bd5 Rf4 49.Be4 h5 50.Rxa4 Rf6 51.Ra5 Kh6 52.Ra8
g4 53.Rg8 Rf1 54.Ke2 Rf4 55.Ke3 Rf6 56.Bd5 Kh7 57.Rg5 Kh6 58.Rg8 Kh7 59.Rg5 Kh6 60.Rg8 1/2-1/2
65. [B81]
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2717) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712)

Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Be7 8.Bg2 Nfd7 9.Nce2!?
9.Be3 - 121/63
9...Nc6 10.c3N
10.Be3 h5 11.gxh5 Qa5+ 12.c3 Qxh5∞
10...h5?!
10...O-O10...Nde5!?
11.gxh5 Rxh5?!
11...Qa5 12.Ng3 (12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Ng32) 12...Nxd4 13.Qxd4 Nf6 14.Be32
12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Nd4! Rc5
13...g6 14.Nxc6 Qc7 15.Nxe7 Kxe7 16.Be3±
14.b4! Rxc3?!
14...Rc4 15.Bf1 Rxd4 16.cxd4±
15.Bb2 Rc4
16.Nxe6! Qb6
16...fxe6? 17.Qh5+ Kf8 18.Qh8+ Kf7 19.Qxg7+ Ke8 20.Qg6+ Kf8 21.Bg7+ Kg8 22.Bh6+ Kh8 23.Qg7#

17.Nxg7+ Kf8 18.O-O
18.a3 Nf6 19.Rc1!+-
18...Ne5 19.Nh5! Qxb4 20.Rb1 Qc5 21.Kh1+- -> 21...Ng6
121...Rb8
22.Nf6 Rb8 23.Qd2
23.Bc1! Rxc1 (23...Rxb1? 24.Bh6#
) (23...Bxf6 24.Rxb8) 24.Nd7+! Bxd7 25.Rxb8+ Kg7 26.Qxc1

23...Bxf6 24.Bxf6 Rb5 25.Rbd1 d5 26.Qh6+ Ke8 27.exd5 cxd5 28.Rfe1+ Kd7 29.Qg7 Qf8 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5+
Kc7 32.Be5+ Kc6 33.Qxf8 1-0
66. [B81]
Grischuk, Alexander (2797) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751)
Baku 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Nfd7 8.g5 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.h4 Be7 11.Be3 O-O
12.f4N
12.Qd2 - 115/70
12...Nc6 13.Rh3 Rc8 14.f5 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 Nc5 16.Bd2 Re8 17.O-O -O Qc7 18.f6 Bf8
18...e5 19.Qe3 Nxe4!? 20.Bd3! (20.fxe7? d53 ∆ d4 Xc2) 20...Nxd2 (20...Nxc3 21.Bxc3±) 21.Qxd2 Bf8 22.Bf5© ?
19.Bd3
19.Bg2 a5!∞
19...Qb6?!
19...Red8∞
20.Kb1 Na4 21.Qxb6 Nxb6 22.Ne2
22.Bf4!?
22...Nd7 23.Rf1 Ne5
123...Nc5
24.Nf4 Nd7?! 25.Nh5 g6 26.Nf4 Nc5
27.h5!± gxh5

27...Nxe4 28.hxg6! fxg6 (28...hxg6 29.Bxe4 Bxe4 30.Bc3+- ∆ Rf2-h2) (28...Nxd2+ 29.Kc1 fxg6 30.Kxd2+-) 29.Ba5!
(29.f7+ Kxf7 30.Nh5+ Ke7 31.Bxe4 Bxe4 32.Nf6 Bxc2+ 33.Ka2 h5 34.gxh6 Bxh6∞) 29...Nxg5 30.Rg3 Bh6
31.Nxg6 hxg6 32.f7+ Nxf7 33.Bxg6±
28.Re1 e5 29.Nxh5 d5 30.Ng3 Rcd8?
30...Nxd3 31.cxd3 dxe4
32.g6! fxg6 33.f7+ Kxf7 34.Rxh7+ Bg7 35.Bh6 Rg8 36.Rf1+ Ke6 37.Bxg7 exd3 38.Bf6+-30.. .dxe4 31.Be2 Ne6
32.Bg4±
31.Reh1+- h6 32.Nf5 dxe4 33.Nxh6+ Kh7 34.Nxf7+?
34.Nf5+! Kg6 35.Ng3 ∆ Rh6
34...Kg6 35.Nxd8 Rxd8 36.Ba5 Rxd3
36...exd3 37.Bxd8 Bxh1 38.Rxh1+-
37.cxd3 exd3 38.Rh6+ Kxg5 39.Bd2+ Kf5 40.Rf1+ 1-0
67. [B81]
Svidler, Peter (2751) - Colovic, Aleksandar (2487)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Colovic,Aleksandar]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 h6 7.h3 a6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.f4
9.Be3
9...Nfd7
9...d5 10.e5 Nfd7 11.O-O Nc6 12.Nce2
10.O-O Nc6 11.Nce2!
11.Be3 - 121/64

11...O-O?
11...Nxd4 12.Nxd4 g5!? (12...Qb6 13.Kh1 O-O (13...Bf6 14.c3) 14.c3 (14.b3 Qc7 15.c4 b5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Nxb5
Qb6 18.a4 Ba6) (14.a4 Qc7 15.Be3 Rb8) 14...Qc7 15.h4!
‭
→ (15.Be3 Nb6 (15...b5 16.h4! Bb7 17.g5 hxg5 18.hxg5 Nc5
19.Qh5!±) 16.Qe2 (16.b3 Qxc3 17.Qc1 Qxc1 18.Raxc1 Bd7) 16...Nc4 17.Bc1 (17.Bg1 Na5 18.b3 Nc6) 17...b5 18.b3
Nb6 19.Be3 Bb7∞ 20.h4 (20.Rac1 Nd7) 20...d5 21.e5 Nd7 22.Rac1) 15...Bxh4 (15...Nc5 16.g5 hxg5 17.hxg5 g6
18.f5± e5 19.f6 exd4 20.cxd4 Ne6 21.d5 Bd8 22.dxe6 Bxe6 23.Bf4) 16.g5 hxg5 17.fxg5 Bg3 (17...Ne5 18.Qh5 Ng6
19.Rf3+-) 18.Qg4 Be5 19.Rf3 (19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Qh3+ Kg8=) (19.Be3 Re8 (19...g6 20.Nxe6) 20.Rf3
g6 21.Qh4 Bg7 22.Raf1 Nf8 (22...Ne5 23.Rh3+-) 23.e5! Bxe5 (23...dxe5 24.Nb3+- ∆ Rf7) 24.Rf6!+-) 19...g6 20.Qh4
Bg7 21.Rh3 Re8 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Nf3+- ∆ Nh4 (23.Be3+- ∆ Rf1) (23.Rh6+-)) (12...Qc7 13.Be3 Rb8 (13...b5 14.e5)
14.Qe2 O-O (14...b5 15.c4 bxc4 16.Rfc1 Nb6 17.a4ƒ) 15.a4 (15.h4!?
‭
→))
12.Be3
12.c3
12...Qc7N
112...Nxd4 13.Nxd4
13.c3! Re8 [∆ Bf8]
13...Nxd4 14.cxd4 e5 15.Nc3± (15.f5 b5)13...b5 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.e5 d5 16.Nd4±13...Rb8 14.Qd2 b5 15.Rad1 Bb7
16.f5ƒ13...Na5 14.b3 b5 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.f5 (16.Rad1 Rac8 17.f5 e5) 16...e5 17.f6 Nxf6 18.Nf5 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4
20.Neg3©
14.Qd2 Bf8
14...Na5 15.b3 b5 16.Rac1! (16.f5 e5) (16.h4!? Nf6! 17.e5 Nd5 18.Bxd5 exd5∞) (16.g5!? hxg5 17.fxg5 Ne5 18.Qe1ƒ)
16...Bb7 17.c4 b4 (17...bxc4 18.b4 Nc6 19.Rxc4±) 18.Rcd1±
15.Rad1± Rb8 [∆ b5_b4]
15...Nxd4 16.cxd4±15...Na5 16.b3 b5 17.e5! d5 18.f5 Nxe5 19.Nf4±15...e5 16.Nf5±

16.Ng3
16.h4!? Nf6! 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bf3 d5 19.e5 Ne4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Ng3 c5 22.Nxe4 Bb7©
16...Qa5 [∆ Nd4]
16...Na5 17.b3 b5 18.Nh5± (18.f5 e5 19.Nc2±)
17.Nf3!?
17.b3 Nxd4 18.cxd4 Qxd2 19.Rxd2 b517.b4 Qc7 Xc4
17...b5
17...Qxa2 18.g5! (18.Ra1 Qb3 (18...Qc4? 19.b3 Qxb3 20.Rfb1 Qc4 21.Bf1+-) 19.Ra3 Qb5 (19...Qc4? 20.b3 Qb5
21.Rfa1+-) 20.Rd1 Ne7 21.g5ƒ) 18...hxg5 19.Nxg5 (∆ Qc2, Ra1, e5) 19...f6 (19...Be7 20.Qe2! (∆ Nf7) 20...Bxg5
(20...Qa5 21.e5+-) (20...Rf8 21.Qh5 Bxg5 22.Qxg5+-) 21.fxg5 Nce5 (21...g6 22.Nf5!+-) 22.Nh5 Qc4 23.Qf2 Rf8
24.Rxd6+-) 20.Bf3! fxg5 21.Ra1 Qb3 22.Bd1 Qb5 23.Be2+-
18.b3
18.g5! hxg5 (18...b4 19.gxh6 bxc3 20.bxc3 g6 21.f5+-) 19.Nxg5
‭
→ (∆ Qe2-h5) 19...Be7 (19...b4 20.e5!+-) (19...g6
20.f5+-) 20.e5 d5 21.Nxf7!+-
18...d5?!†
18...Bb7 19.g5 hxg5 20.Nxg5 f6 21.Nf3 Rbc8 22.Rc1± ∆ Nh4
19.exd5
19.Qf2!? b4 20.g5
‭
→
19...exd5 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 b4
21...Bb7 22.Nf5

22.g5
22.cxb4 Bxb4 23.Qb2 Bc5 24.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25.Qf2±
22...bxc3 23.Bxc3 Qb6+ 24.Bd4 Nc5
24...Qd6 25.Qc3!±24...Bc5 25.Bxd524...Qc6 25.Rc1
25.Rc1+-
25.Qf2
25...Qb5 26.gxh6 g6 27.f5 Ne4
27...Qd3 28.Qxd3 Nxd3 29.fxg6 fxg6 30.Rc7
28.fxg6 fxg6 29.Rc7 Bd7 30.Nxe4 Rxe4
30...dxe4 31.h7+ Kxh7 32.Rf7+
31.Qg5 1-0
68. [B83]
Palac, Mladen (2563) - Colovic, Aleksandar (2487)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Colovic,Aleksandar]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Be7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 e5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Kh1
exf4 12.Bxf4 Be6 13.Qe1
13.b3 - 46/ (308)
13...Nd7 14.Rd1
14.Qg3 Ne5 15.Rad1 Bh4
14...Qc7 15.Qg3 Ne5 16.Na4
16.b3
16...Rad8 17.c4N
17.Nc5 Bc817.b3
17...Ng6
17...Nxc4? 18.Bh6 g6 19.Bxc4 Bxc4 20.Qc3!+-
18.Bg5
18.Be3?! Bh4 19.Qf3 Ne5 20.Qf4 Bxc4!18.Bc1 Bh4 19.Qc3 (19.Qe3 h6 ∆ Bg5) 19...Qe7 20.b3 Bf6 21.Qe3 Be5
18...Bxg5
18...h6 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.b3 Ne53
19.Qxg5

19...c53 [XBe2]
19...f6 20.Qe3 Rfe8 21.b3 Bf7 22.Nc3 Ne5
20.b3 [∆ Bg4] 20...Ne5 21.Qg3 f6 22.Rd2 Rd7
22...Qa5 23.Nc3 a6 24.Rfd122...Qc6 23.Nc3
23.Rfd1 Rfd8 24.h3 a6 25.Nc3 Qa5 26.Rc1 Kh8 27.Bd3 [∆ Bb1, Rf2, Rcf1, Nd5] 27...Nc6 28.Be2 [∆ Bg4]
28.Bb1 Nd4 29.Rf2 Re8 30.Nd5 Bf7 ∆ Re5 (30...Bxd5 31.exd5 Re1+ 32.Rf1 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 g6 34.Rf1 Kg7 35.Qh4=)
(30...Qd8!? 31.Qh4 Bg8 ∆ Re5)
28...Ne5 29.Bd3 Nc6 30.Be2 Ne5
30...Nd4 31.Bg4 Bxg4 32.Qxg4 Re7 33.Qg3 Re5 34.Rcd1=1/2-1/2
69. [B84]
Efimenko, Zahar (2641) - Smirnov, Pavel (2611)
Baku (open) 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Qd3 Qc7 9.a4 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qg3
O-O 12.Be3N
12.b3 - 33/(346)
12...Rb8 13.b3 Rb4 14.Bh6 Ne8 15.Bd2 d5 16.Qxc7 Nxc7 17.Bd3 c5
17...f6!?
18.exd5 exd5 19.Rfe1
19.Ne2!? Rb7 20.Ba5 Bd6 21.Rad1ƒ
19...Bd6 20.Rad1

20.Ne2 Rb8 21.Bf4 Rd8=20.Nd1!? Rb8 21.Ne3 g6 22.Rad1
20...Be6 21.a5
21.Ne2?! c4!
21...c4
21...Rbb8=
22.bxc4 dxc4 23.Be4
23.Bf1!?
23...Rbb8 24.h3 Bb4 25.Ne2 Bxd2 26.Rxd2 Rfd8 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Rb1 f5 29.Bb7?!
29.Bc6 Rd2 30.Nf4 g5!? 31.Rb7 gxf4 32.Rxc7 Rxc2 33.Bb7 Ra2=29.Bf3!?
29...Rd2 30.Nf4 Bd7 31.c3 g5
31...Kf8!?
32.Nh5 Bb5?
32...Kf7
33.Re1 Kf7 34.Re5 Kg6 35.g4 Bd7 36.Re7 Rd6
37.gxf5+
37.Ng3! fxg4 38.Ne4 Rd1+ 39.Kh2Θ
37...Bxf5 38.Rxc7 Kxh5 39.Rxc4
39.Kh2!? Rd2 40.Rc5
39...Bxh3 40.Rc6?!
40.Be4 h6 41.Rb4 Re6 42.Kh2 Bf1 43.Kg3 g4TM 44.Rd4ƒ

40...Rxc6 41.Bxc6 Be6= 42.Be4 Kh6 43.Bd3 Bc8 44.Kg2 Kg7 45.f4 gxf4 1/2-1/2
70. [B85]
Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2673) - Navara, David (2718)
Hrvatska 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.f4 O-O 9.Be3 Qc7 10.g4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5
12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bf3 Nc6 14.Qd2 Re8
14...Rd8 - 87/(229)
15.c3 Bd7 16.Kh1N
16.Rfe116.Rae116.h3
16...Rad8 17.Rad1 Na5 18.Qg2
18.b3 Nc6 19.f5 (19.Qg2?! Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bb5) (19.Rfe1 Bh4 20.Re2 h6∞) (19.Rg1 Bf6∞) 19...Ne5 20.Bxd5 Nxg4
21.Bf4 Bd6 22.Bg5 Be7∞
18...Bf6
19.Bc1
19.g5!? Bxd4 (19...Bxg5?! 20.Qxg5 Rxe3 21.Bxd5 h6 22.Qh5±) 20.Bxd4 Nc6 21.Bxd5 (21.Bf6 Ne7 22.Bxe7 (22.Rfe1
Be6 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.Rd4 Rde8∞) 22...Rxe7 23.Bxd5 g6 24.c4 (24.Bxb7?! Bb5 25.Rxd8+ Qxd83 ?) 24...Rde8 25.b3
Bf5 26.Rd2 Re3©) (21.Qf2 Qxf4 22.Bxd5 Qxf2 23.Bxf2 Bh3∞) 21...Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Bb5 23.c4 Rxd5 24.cxd5 Bxf1
25.Qxf1 Qc2 26.d6 Kf8 27.d7 Rd8=
19...Ba4
19...Nc4 20.f5 h6 21.Bxd5 Ne3 22.Bxe3 Rxe3 23.Nc2 Re7©
20.b3

20.Nc2!?
20...Bd7 21.f5!?
21.Bd2 Nc6∞
21...Qxc3 22.Ne2 Qc2 23.Rd2
23.g5 Be5 (23...Be7? 24.Rd2! Qc8 (Xh3) (24...Qc7? 25.g6! fxg6 26.fxg6+-) 25.Nd4 Nc6 26.Bxd5 Nxd4 27.g6! Kh8
28.gxf7 Rf8 29.Rxd4±) 24.g6 hxg6 25.Rd2 (25.Bg5 gxf5 26.Bxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxd5 Qc7 28.Rfd1 Nc6∞) 25...Qc8 26.fxg6
fxg6 27.Bxd5+ Be6 28.Be4 Bf5=
23...Qc8
23...Qc7!?
24.Nf4?!
24.Rxd5
24...Bb5 25.Rfd1
25.Rg1!?
25...d4 26.Nd5 Be5
26...Bc6!?
27.Bb2 d3 28.f6! Rxd5 29.Bxd5 Bxb2 30.Rxb2 Qc3© 31.Qd2 Qd4 32.Qg5 g6 33.Rg2 Rd8 34.Rf1 Rd6 35.a4?
35.Qh6 Rxf6 36.Rxf6 Qxf6 37.Qe3 Bc6©
35...Bd7μ Xb3 36.Qh6 Rxf6 37.Rxf6
37...Qxd5!
37...Qxf6 38.Qe3=

38.Kg1
38.h4
38...Nxb3-+ 39.Rff2 Bxa4 40.Qf4 Bc6 41.h3 a5 42.Kh2 a4 43.Rg1 d2 44.Rgf1 Be8 45.Qb8 Qe6 46.Rf6 Qe2+
47.Kg3 Qe1+ 0-1
71. [B90]
Sutovsky, Emil (2632) - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2736)
Bilbao 2014 [Martinovic,Slobodan]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4
8.g4 - 120/(86)
8...Be7N
8...Nbd78...b5
9.f5 Bc8 10.Qf3
10.a4 O-O 11.Be3 (11.g4 d5) 11...d5 12.exd5 Bb4 (12...Bxf5 13.Bd3 e4∞) 13.Bc4 Qc73
10...b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.g4?!
12.Bd3 Nbd7 13.Be3 Rc8=
12...d5! 13.exd5
13...e4!
13...Nxd5 14.Bd3 Bh4+ 15.Kf1 Qb6 16.Ne4∞
14.Qe2 Nxd5 15.Bg2?!
15.Nxe4 Bh4+ 16.Nf2+ Ne7 17.Rg1 O-O 18.Bd2 Re8 19.O-O-O Nxf5 20.Be3 Nd63

15...Bh4+ 16.Kf1 Nxc3 17.bxc3 O-O 18.Bf4 Qf6
18...g5!? 19.Be3 Nd7 20.Qd2 Re8μ18...Nd7 19.Rd1 Rc8 20.Qe3 Re8μ
19.Qe3
19.Rd1 Qxc3 20.Qe3 Qxe3 (20...Qxc2 21.Rc1 Qb2 22.Na5 Bd5 23.Rh2 Qf6 24.Bxe4 Bxe4 25.Qxe4 Ra73) 21.Bxe3
Re8 22.Na5 Bc6 23.Ke2 Bd83
19...Nd7μ 20.Rd1
20.Na5 Bd5 21.Rd1 Nb6μ
20...Nb6 21.Nc5
21...Nd5! 22.Rxd5
22.Qxe4? Rfe8 23.Qd4 Nxf4 24.Nxb7 Qe7-+
22...Bxd5 23.Nd7 Qc6 24.Nxf8 Rxf8 25.Kg1 Be7
25...Rc8 26.Kh2 Qxc3-+
26.Kh2 Bc5 27.Qg3 Bc4 28.Re1 Re8 29.g5 Bxa3 30.h4 a5 31.Ra1 Bf8
131...Bc5 32.Rxa5 Qd7 33.f6 (33.Ra1 Qxf5) 33...Qd1-+
32.Rxa5 Qb6
32...Qd7 33.f6 e3 34.Ra1 e2 35.Re1 g6-+
33.Ra1 e3 34.Ra8
34.Re1 e2 35.Bf3 g6-+
34...Rxa8 35.Bxa8 e2 36.Bf3 Qc5 37.f6 Qf5 38.Bd2 Qxc2 39.Be1 Qd1 40.Kg2 Bd6-+ 41.Qf2 gxf6 42.gxf6 Qd3
43.h5 Be5?!

43...Qf5 44.Qd4 Qg5+ 45.Kh1 Qf4 46.Qg1+ Kf8-+
44.Qb6 h6 45.Qc6 Qd8 46.Qe4 Qxf6 47.Bxe2 Be6
47...Qg5+ 48.Kh1 Bxe2 49.Qxe2 Kg7-+
48.Bh4 Qg7+ 49.Kh1
49.Kf2 Bxc3 50.Qa8+ Qf8 51.Qxf8+ Kxf8 52.Bxb5 Be5μ
49...f5
49...Bxc3 50.Qa8+ Kh7 51.Qe4+ Kh8 52.Bxb5 Qg4-+
50.Qc6 Qf7 51.Bf3 Bc4 52.Qxh6 Bxc3 53.Qe3 b4-+ 54.Be1 Qe6 55.Qg1+ Kh7 56.Qa7+ Qf7 57.Qe3 Bxe1 58.Qxe1
Bd5 59.Bxd5 Qxd5+ 60.Kh2 Qe4 61.Qf2 Kh6 62.Qb2 Kxh5 63.Qh8+ Kg4 64.Qg8+ Kf3 65.Qb3+ Kf2 66.Qg3+
Ke2 67.Qb8 Kf1 0-1
72. [B90]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f4
8.g4 - 120/(86)
8...g6N
8...Nbd78...b5
9.Qf3
9.Be2 Nc6 (9...Nh5 10.Bxh5 Qh4+ 11.Kf1 gxh5 12.f5 Bc4+ 13.Kg1 Rg8 14.Na5 (14.Qf3 Nc6 (14...Rg3?! 15.Qf2± ∆
Nd2-f3) 15.Kh22) 14...d5 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.Be3 Nc6 17.Bf2 Qg5 18.Rh22) (9...Nbd7 10.O-O Qc7 11.Be3 Be7 12.a4
Rc8∞) 10.O-O Be7 11.f5 (11.Be3 exf4 12.Bxf4 O-O=) 11...gxf5 12.exf5 Bxb3 13.axb3 d5 14.Bg5 Nb4∞

9...Nc6! 10.Be3
10.f5 gxf5 11.exf5 Bxb3 12.axb3 d5 13.Bg5 e4 (13...Nd4!?) 14.Qf2 Rg8 15.Bxf6 (15.Qh4 Rxg5 16.Qxg5 d4 17.O-O -O
Qe7 18.Ne2 O-O-O©) 15...Qxf6 16.O-O -O O-O-O 17.Nxd5 Qe5∞
10...exf4 11.Bxf4 Nh5 12.Bh2
12.Be3 Qh4+ 13.Bf2 Qg5=
12...Qh4+ 13.g3
13.Qf2 Qxf2+ 14.Kxf2 Bg7!? 15.Be2 (15.Bxd6?! O-O-O 16.Rd1 Bxb3 17.cxb3 Bd4+) 15...Bxc3 (15...Bxb3 16.axb3
Bd4+∞) 16.bxc3 Nf6 17.Ke3 Ke7=
13...Qg5 14.g4 Qh4+
14...Bh6!? 15.Nd5 (15.gxh5?! Bxb3 16.Qf2 Be6 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bxd6 O-O-O3) (15.Bd3 Nf4 16.O-O Nxd3 17.Qxd3
Qe3+ 18.Qxe3 Bxe3+ 19.Kg2 O-O-O=) (15.Rd1 Nf4 16.Rxd6 O-O©) 15...O-O! 16.Be2 (16.gxh5 Bxd5 17.exd5 Nd4
18.Qd3 Rae8+ 19.Kf2 Qf6+-+) 16...Bxd5 17.exd5 Nb4 18.gxh5 Nxc2+ 19.Kf2 Nxa1 20.Rxa1 Rac8©
15.Qf2 Qxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Nf6 17.Rd1 Ne5 18.Nd4 Be7 19.Bg2 Rc8= 20.Rhe1 Nfd7
20...Nfxg4+ 21.hxg4 Bh4+ 22.Bg3 (22.Kg1 Bxe1 23.Rxe1 Bxg4∞) 22...Nxg4+ 23.Kf3 Ne5+ 24.Kf2 (24.Bxe5?! dxe5
25.Nxe6 Bxe1 26.Nc7+ Rxc7 27.Rxe1 h53) 24...Ng4+=
21.Nce2 Bh4+ 22.Bg3 Bxg3+ 23.Kxg3 Ke7 24.Nf4 h6 25.Re3 Nf6 26.Kf2?!
26.Bf3
26...Rc5
26...Bxg4 27.hxg4 Nexg4+ 28.Ke2 Nxe3 29.Kxe3 Rc53
27.Kg1 Rhc8 28.b3 Rc3 29.Rxc3 Rxc3 30.Nfe2 Rc5 31.c4 1/2-1/2
73.** [B90]
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2711) - Areshchenko, Alexander (2655)
Ukraine 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h5 8.g3 Be7 9.Bg2 O-ON
9...b5 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Ra7 12.Be3 Rb7!?N (12...Be6 - 121/68) (12...Bb7N 13.Qb3 Ra8 14.a4 Nd7 15.axb5 axb5
16.O-O Bc6 17.Nc3 Rb8 18.Nd5 O-O 19.Rfd12 Yu,Y (2705)-Lu, S (2566)/ 2014) 13.O -O Nd7 14.Qd2 O-O 15.Nc3
Nf6 16.a3 h4 17.g4 Be6 18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Nh7 20.Rfd1 Rd7∞ Edouard,R (2680)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) / 2014
10.Be3 Nbd7 11.a4 Qc7

11...b6 12.g4 hxg4 13.hxg4 Nxg4 (13...Nc5 14.f3 Bb7 15.Ng32) 14.Ng3 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Nf6 (15...g6?! 16.Nf5 Re8
17.Qg4±) 16.Nf5ƒ
12.g4! hxg4 13.hxg4 Nb6 14.g5 Ng4 15.Qd3
15.Bc1!? Qc5 16.O-O Be6 (16...d5 17.exd5 Nc4 18.Ne4±) 17.Ng3±
15...Qd8
15...Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Qd8 17.a5 - 15.. .Qd8
16.a5!± Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nc4 18.Qg3 Bxg5 19.b3 Nxa5
19...Nd2 20.Nd5 Be6 21.Nb6 Rb8 22.Rd1+-
20.Rxa5 Qxa5
20...Re8 21.f4 Bh6 (21...Qxa5 22.Qxg5 Bd7 23.f5+-) 22.Rxh6 Qxa5 23.f5+-
21.Qxg5+- Be6
21...Re8 22.Qh5 Kf8 23.f4+-
22.Qh5 f6 23.Bf3 1-0
74. !N [B90]
Molner, Mackenzie (2509) - So, Wesley (2755)
USA 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.g4 h6
7...d5 - 69/243
8.Bg2 Ne5 9.h3 g5 10.Qe2

10...Bd7!N
10...e6
11.O-O -O Rc8 12.Nd5
12.Kb1 Rxc3! 13.bxc3 Qc7 14.Qe1 (14.Bd2 Nc4 15.Bc1 Bg7©) 14...Nc4 15.Bc1 Bg7 (15...e5!?) 16.f3 (16.Nf5 Bxf5
17.exf5 Nd7 18.h4 Nc5©) 16...d5©12.f4 Nc4 13.fxg5 Qb6! 14.b3 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 hxg5∞
12...e6 13.f4
13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Kb1 Be7 (14...Ng6 15.e5! (15.Qd2 Qd8 16.c3 Bg7 17.Nf3 Ba4∞) 15...dxe5 16.Bxb7 exd4 17.Qxa6
Rc7 18.Bxd4 Qd8 19.Bxh8 Nxh8 20.Be42) 15.h4 (15.c3 Ng6∞) 15...Qg7 (15...gxh4 16.f4ƒ) 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.Rxh8+
Qxh8 18.f3 Qf6∞
13...gxf4
13...exd5? 14.fxe5 Nxe4 (14...dxe5 15.exd5 Bd6 16.Rhf1±) 15.Nf5±13...Nc4 14.fxg5 (14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.f5 Bg7)
14...hxg5 15.Bxg5! exd5 16.exd5+ Ne5 17.Bf4
‭
→
14.Nxf4
14.Nxe6!? fxe6 15.Bb6 exd5! 16.Bxd8 Kxd8 17.exd5 Bb5©
14...Nc4 15.Nd3

15...e5! 16.Nf5?!
16.Nb3 h5! (16...Nxe3 17.Qxe3 h5! 18.g5 h4 19.Kb1 Nh7 (19...Nh5!?) 20.Qf2 Nxg5 21.Nb4 Be6∞) 17.g5 (17.Bg5
Rg8 18.Bh4 hxg4 19.hxg4 Be73) 17...h4 18.Rhf1 (18.Bf3 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Nh5∞) 18...Nh5∞
16...Qa5μ 17.Kb1?!
17.a3 Ba4! (17...Nxa3 18.bxa3 Qxa3+ 19.Kb1 Be6 20.Nc1! Rc3 (20...Qb4+!?) 21.Rd3 Qb4+ 22.Ka1 Bc4 (22...Qa4+
23.Kb1 Qb4+=) 23.Qd2 Qa3+ 24.Kb1 Qb4+=) 18.Nb4 (18.Rhf1?! Nxa3 19.bxa3 Qc3 20.Ne1 d5-+) (18.Bf2 Qb5
19.Rhe1 Nxa3 20.bxa3 Qb3 21.Rd2 d5 22.Nc5 Qxa3+ 23.Kb1 Bxc5 24.exd5 Nd7μ) 18...Qb5 19.Rhe1 (19.Qf2?! a5
20.Nxd6+ Bxd6 21.Qxf6 axb4 22.Qxh8+ Kd7-+) 19...a5 20.Nd3 Qc6 21.Bf2 Nxb2! 22.Kxb2 Bxc2 23.Nc1TM d5μ
17...Be6 18.Nc1?!
18.a3 Nxa3+! 19.bxa3 Qb5+ 20.Kc1 d5 21.Bf2 Bxa3+ 22.Kd2 dxe4 23.Bxe4 Qa4-+
18...Qb5-+ 19.c3 Bxf5
19...Bxf5 20.exf5 Na3+ 21.Ka1 Qxe2 22.Nxe2 Nc2+-+0-1
75.* [B90]
Perez Candelario, Manuel (2575) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2698)
Espana 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.h3
10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Nb3 b5 12.f3 Nge5 13.Bf2 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Nd5 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rb8 17.c3 Bb7 18.Ba7N
(18.a4 - 67/(326)) 18...Rc8 19.Bd4 Bxd5 (19...e6!? 20.Ne3 Ke7 21.a4 b4 22.Be2 (22.cxb4? Nxf3+ 23.gxf3 Bxd43)
22...Bf6=) 20.exd5 O-O 21.h4 g4 22.Be2 Nc4+ 23.Bxc4 Bxd4 24.Bb3 Be5 25.fxg4 a5 26.Rh3 b4 27.Re1 Rc5 28.Rf3
bxc3+ 29.bxc3 Rfc8= Inarkiev,E (2666)-Yilmaz,M (2569)/Turkiye 122/(75) 2014
10...Ne5 11.Be2 Nbc6 12.Nb3 Ng6
12...b5 - 93/197

13.Qd2 b5 14.O-O-ON
14.O-O
14...Rb8 15.Kb1 b4 16.Nd5 a5 17.Nc5!?
17.Nxe7 Qxe7 (17...Ngxe7?! 18.Bxd6 Ra8 19.Qe3©) 18.Bxd6 Qf6 19.e5 Ngxe5 20.Bxb8 Nxb8 21.Bb5+ Nec6
22.Rhe1+ Be6∞
17...O-O
17...dxc5? 18.Nc7++-
18.Nd3?!
18.Bf1 Kh8 (18...dxc5? 19.Bxb8 Nxb8 20.Nf6++-) 19.Nd3 e6 20.Ne3 f5 (20...Nd4 21.f4∞) 21.exf5 exf5 22.f4 Be6∞
18...e6 19.Ne3 Nd43 20.f4
20.Nc4 e5 21.Bg4 Qc7 22.Ne3 Nf43
20...Nxe2 21.Qxe2 gxf4 22.Bxf4TM
22.Nxf4? Nxf4 23.Bxf4 Qf6-+
22...Nxf4 23.Nxf4
23...Qf6! 24.Nd3 Ba6 25.Rd2?!
25.Qf2 Qxf2 (25...Qd4 26.Ng4 Qxf2 27.Ngxf2 a43) 26.Nxf2 Rfd8 27.Rd2 a43
25...Qd4 26.Nd1 a4μ 27.Qe3 Qc4 28.e5
28.N1f2 Rfc8 29.Ng4 b3 30.cxb3 axb3 31.a3 Qc6μ
28...Rfd8
28...b3 29.cxb3 axb3 30.a3 dxe5-+

29.N1f2 b3 30.cxb3 axb3 31.Ng4 bxa2+ 32.Ka1 Qb3-+ 33.Nf6+ Kh8 34.Rc1 Rdc8 35.Re1 Rc3! 36.exd6 Rxd3 37.d7
Rxe3 38.Rh1 0-1
76. [B90]
Eliseev, Urii (2521) - Popov, Ivan1 (2627)
Moscow 2014 [Pikula,Dejan]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.h3 Ne5 11.f3 Nbc6
12.Bf2 Be6 13.Qd2 Qa5 14.Nb3 Bxb3 15.cxb3 Rc8
15...Nb4 - 78/259
16.O-O -O Ng6 17.Kb1 Nb4 18.Bd4N
18.g3
18...Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Nc6 20.Qd2 h5
20...Qe5 21.a3 Nd8 (21...O-O 22.h4!) 22.b4 Ne6∞
21.a3 h4 22.b4 Qe5 23.Qe3 Nf4 24.Qb6 Nd8 25.b5?!
25.Nd5 O-O (25...Rc6 26.Qf2 O-O 27.Rg1 Ng6 28.g3ƒ) 26.Bd3 Rc6 (26...Kg7 27.Nxf4 Qxf4 28.Rc1 Rxc1+ 29.Rxc1
Qd2 30.Bf12) 27.Qf2 (27.Qa7!?) 27...Re8 28.Nxf4 Qxf4 29.Rc12
25...O-O! 26.bxa6 bxa6 27.Bxa6?!
27.Nd5 Rc5 28.Nxf4 Qxf4 29.Bxa6 (29.Qxa6 Nc6 30.Qe2 Na5©) 29...Nc6 30.Bb7 Ne5 31.Ba6 Nc6=
27...Rc63 28.Qa7?
28...Rxc3! 29.bxc3 Nc6 30.Qf2
30.Qe3 Qa5-+
30...Qxc3

30...Ra8 31.Bb7 (31.Qf1 Qxc3-+ (31...Qa5-+)) 31...Rb8-+ 32.Qb6
31.a4
31.Qb2 Rb8 32.Bb7 Qxb2+ 33.Kxb2 Rxb7+-+
31...Qb3+?
31...Rb8+! 32.Bb5 Na7! 33.Qd2 (33.Qxa7 Qb3+ 34.Ka1 (34.Kc1 Rc8+-+) 34...Qa3+ 35.Kb1 Rxb5+-+) 33...Nxb5-+
32.Qb2 Qxa4 33.Bb5 Qa7! 34.Bxc6 Rb8 35.Bb5 Qa5 36.Rc1TM Kh7 37.Rc3 Qxb5 38.Qxb5 Rxb5+ 39.Kc2 Nxg2μ
40.Rc7 Re5 41.Rd7 Nf4 42.Kd2 Kg6
42...f5 43.exf5 Re2+ 44.Kd1 Kg7 45.Rd8 Re3μ
43.Ke3
43.Ra7 Kf6 44.Ra4 Rb5μ
43...Kf6 44.Ra7 Rb5 45.Ra2 Rb3+ 46.Kf2 Rc3 47.Rd2 Ke5-+ 48.Ra2 Rb3 49.Rd2
49.Ra5+ d5-+
49...Ra3 50.Rc2 Nd3+ 51.Kg2 Kf4
51...f5 52.exf5 Nf4+ 53.Kf2 Kxf5-+
52.Re2 Ne5 53.Rf2 e6 54.Rhf1 Rd3 55.Ra1 d5 56.exd5 exd5 57.Ra4+ d4 58.Rb4 f5 59.Ra2 Nxf3 60.Rf2 g4 61.Ra4
Rd1 0-1
77.* [B90]
Svidler, Peter (2732) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Baku 2014 [Cabrilo,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.h4 gxh4
12.Bxh4 Nc6 13.Nb3 Be6 14.Qd2 Rc8
14...Qb6 - 120/88
15.f3
15.Bg3 b5 16.O-O?!N (16.O-O -O) 16...Nce5 (16...h4 17.Bf4 (17.Bxg4 Bxg4 (17...hxg3 18.Bxe6 fxe6μ) 18.Qg5
(18.Bf4 h3μ) 18...Bxc3μ) 17...h3μ) 17.Nd4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Rxc43 Ter Sahakyan,S (2572)-Andriasian,Z (2628)/ 2014
15...Bh6! 16.Bg5
16.f4 Qb6 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Nd5 Qb5 19.Kf2 Be6 (19...a5) 20.Rae1 (20.a4 Qc4 21.Nb6 Qxe4 22.Nxc8 Bxc8©)
20...Bxd5 (20...Rg8!?) 21.exd5 Ne5∞
16...Bxg5 17.Qxg5 Nf6 18.O-O -ON
18.Qd2
18...Rg8 19.Qe3 Rxg2 20.f4

20...Qc7
20...Ng4!? 21.Qf3 (21.Qh3 Rxe2 22.Nxe2 Qb6 (22...Nf2 23.Qxh5 Kd7 (23...Nxd1? 24.Nc5+-) 24.Nc5+ (24.Kb1
Nxd1 25.Rxd1 Qh8=) 24...Kc7 25.Nxe6+ fxe6 26.Qf3 Nxd1 27.Rxd1 Qh8=) 23.Qxh5 Qe3+ 24.Kb1 (24.Rd2? Nf6-
+) 24...Qxe2 25.Nc5 Bxa2+ 26.Ka1 Kd8 27.Rde1 Qf3 28.Ref1=) 21...Rf2 22.Qg3 Qb6 23.Rxh5 (23.Rd2 Qe3 24.Qxe3
Nxe3 25.Bxa6 Rxd2 26.Kxd2 bxa6 27.Kxe3 Bg4=) 23...Qe3+ 24.Qxe3 Nxe3 25.Rd3 Nxc2! 26.Kxc2 Nb4+ 27.Kd2
Nxd3 28.Kxd3 Rxf4 29.Ke3 Rf6 30.Na5 Kd7! 31.Nxb7 Rg8∞
21.Kb1 b5 22.Bxh5
22.Rd2 Rg8 23.Bxh5 Nxh5 24.Rxh5 Qa7=
22...Qa7= 23.Qxa7
23.Nd4 Nxh5 (23...Nxd4 24.Bf3 (24.Qxd4? Qxd4 25.Rxd4 Nxh5 26.Rxh5 Rc4! 27.Rd1 b4μ) (24.Rxd4 Rc4 25.Bf3
Qxd4 26.Qxd4 Rxd4 27.Bxg2 b4 28.Ne2 Rd2 29.Bf3 Bg4μ) 24...Rg3 25.Rxd4 Qc5 (25...Rxf3?! 26.Rh8+ Kd7
27.Rxd6+ Kxd6 28.e5+ Kc6 29.Qxf3+ Kc7 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.exf6 Qg1+ 32.Qd1 Qxd1+ 33.Nxd12) 26.Rd3 Qxe3
27.Rxe3 Ng4 28.Ne2! Nxe3 29.Nxg3=) 24.Rxh5 Bg4 25.Rh8+ Kd7 26.Rxc8 Kxc8 27.Rg1 Bf3 28.Rxg2 Bxg2 29.Nf5
Qxe3 30.Nxe3 Bf3 31.a3=
23...Nxa7 24.Bf3 Rf2 25.Nd4
25.Rd3 Bc4! (25...b4 26.Nd1 Rfxc2 27.Ne3 Bxb3 (27...Rf2 28.Nd2± ∆ Nd1) 28.axb3 Rf2 29.Nc4 Nd7 30.e5ƒ) 26.Re3
e5 27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Nd1 Rf1 29.Rxf1 Bxf1 30.Re1 Bh3 31.Ne3 Ke7=
25...Nc6 26.Nxc6 Rxc6 27.Rdf1 Rxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Rc5 29.a3 Bg4 30.Bxg4 Nxg4 31.Rh1 1/2-1/2
78. [B90]
Fedorchuk, Sergey A (2673) - Naiditsch, Arkadij (2710)
Hrvatska 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.a4 Be7 9.a5 O-O 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Bb6 Qd7
12.O-O

12.Nd2 - 91/217
12...Bd8 13.Bxd8 Qxd8 14.Qd2 Bg4!
14...Nxa5!? 15.Nxe5 (15.Rfd1 Bg4 (15...Nc6) 16.Qxd6 Qxd6 17.Rxd6 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nc6 19.Nd5 Rfd8 20.Nxf6+ gxf6
21.Rad1 (21.Rxf6? Kg7) 21...Nd4 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Kf1=) 15...Re8 16.Nf3 Nc6 17.Nd4 Bd7=
15.Rfd1 Bxf3 16.Bxf3
16...Nxa5N
16...Nd4
17.Qxd6?!
17.Nd5 Nc6 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Rad8 21.Rd5 Rxd5 22.exd5 Nd4 23.Bd1 Rc8 24.c3 Nb5 25.Be2
Nd6=
17...Qxd6 18.Rxd6 Nc4 19.Rdd1 Rfc83
19...Nxb2 20.Rdb1 Rfc8 21.Rxb2 Rxc3 22.Rxb7 Ne8 (22...Rxc2 23.Bd1 Rc3 24.Rxa6 Rac8=) 23.Re7 f6 24.Bh5! g6
25.Bg4 Rc7 (25...Rxc2 26.Be6+ Kh8 27.Bb3©) 26.Rxc7 Nxc7 27.Ra5=
20.Nd5?!
20.Ra2 Nxb2 21.Rxb2 Rxc3 22.Rxb7 Kf8 23.Ra1 a53
20...Nxd5 21.exd5 Nd6
21...Nxb2 22.Rdb1 (22.Rdc1 Nc4 23.Rcb1 Rc7μ) (22.Re1 Nc4 23.d6 Nxd6 24.Rxe5 Rc7μ) 22...Rxc2 23.d6 (23.Ra2
Rac8μ) 23...Rd2! 24.Ra2 (24.Bxb7 Rd8 25.Bxa6 (25.Rxa6 Nc4μ) 25...R8xd6μ) 24...Nc4 25.Bxb7 Rd8 26.Rxd2 Nxd2
27.Rb6 Nc4 28.Rxa6 Nxd63
22.c3 a5 23.Be2 b5 24.f3 f5 25.Kf2
25.g4 a4 26.gxf5 Kf73

25...Kf7 26.g3 a4 27.Ra3 Kf6 28.Ke3
28...g5! 29.Kf2
29.g4 f4+ 30.Kf2 e4 31.fxe4 Nxe4+ 32.Kf3 Nd6μ
29...h5 30.Raa1 g4μ
30...a3 31.Rxa3 Rxa3 32.bxa3 Rxc3 33.Ra1 (33.Rd3 Rc2μ) 33...Rc5μ
31.Rf1 gxf3 32.Bxf3 h4-+
32...b4 33.Rfc1 a3-+
33.Kg2 e4 34.Be2 Ke5 35.Rf4 hxg3 36.hxg3 a3 37.bxa3 Rxc3 38.Rh4 Rg8 39.Rh3 f4 40.Rh5+ Kd4 0-1
79. [B90]
Perunovic, Milos (2602) - Nenezic, Marko (2430)
Srbija 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Be6 10.Bb3 Qc7 11.Nh4
Nbd7
11...g6 - 121/70
12.Nf5

12...Nc5!?N
12...Bxf5
13.Bg5?!
13.Nd5 Nxd5 (13...Bxd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 (14...Ncxe4? 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Qg4+-) 15.Qxd52) 14.Bxd5 Rac8 (14...g6
15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.f32) 15.c4 (15.c3 g6 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.f32) 15...Bxd5 16.cxd52
13...Bxf5 14.exf5 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Be3
16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Qe2 Nf6 18.Rad1 Rac8=
16...Nf6= 17.g4 h6 18.h4?!
18.c4 Nh7=
18...Nh7 19.g5
19.h5 Bg5 20.Re1 Bxe3 21.Rxe3 Nf6∞
19...hxg5 20.hxg5 Bxg5 21.Bxg5 Nxg5 22.Qh5 Nh7 23.Kh2?!
23.Rad1 Nf6 24.Qg5 Nh7 25.Qg4 Nf6=
23...Qc53 24.Qh4 e4! 25.Qxe4 Rae8 26.Qd5 Re5 27.Qxc5 dxc5 28.Rad1 Nf6 29.Rd6
29.Rd6 Rfe8 30.Rb6 R8e7μ1/2-1/2
80. [B90]
Caruana, Fabiano (2844) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757)
Tashkent 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O -O Nbd7 11.g4
b5 12.Rg1 Nb6 13.Na5 Rc8 14.g5 Nh5 15.Kb1 Qc7 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Qxd5 Qxa5 19.Bd3

19.Rg4 - 90/210
19...g6 20.c4 Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.cxb5N
22.h4
22...axb5 23.Qxb5 Qa7 24.Be4 Rc7
24...Rb8 25.Qc4 Rfc8 26.Qd4 Qa5 27.Bd5∞
25.Bd5?!
25.Qd5 Rb8 (25...Rfc8 26.h4 (26.Qd4? Rc1+-+) 26...Bf8∞) 26.Qd4 Qa5 27.Bd5 Bf8 28.Bb3 Bg7 (28...Qf5+ 29.Qd3∞)
29.Qxd6 Bxb2 30.Rd5 (30.Kxb2? Qc3+ 31.Kb1 Rxb3+-+) 30...Qc3 31.Rd3 Qe5 (31...Ba3 32.Rxc3 Bxd6 33.Rxc7
Bxc7=) 32.Qxe5 Bxe5=
25...Qf2
25...Rb8 26.Qe2 Bf8 27.Bb3 Bg7 28.Rge1 Be53
26.Qb3
26.Qd3 Qxh2 27.Qd2 Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Kg73
26...Qxh2 27.a4 Qf2 28.Rc1 Ra73
28...Bd8!? 29.Ka2 Re73
29.Qb4
29.Rg4 Qd4 30.Re1 Kg73
29...Qe3
29...Qe2 30.Bc6 Qd3+ 31.Ka2 Qf53
30.Rcd1 Qe5 31.Qb5 Kg7 32.Bc6 Rc8 33.Rg2?!

33.Rde1 Qd4 34.Rd1 Qf23
33...d5! 34.Bxd5?!
34.Rc2 Qxg5 35.Rxd5 Qg1+ 36.Rc1 Qf2μ
34...Rc5 35.Qb3 Bxg5 36.Bc4 Bf6 37.Re2 Qf5+ 38.Re4 Re5 39.Re1 Rxe4 40.Rxe4 Re7
40...h5-+
41.Bd3 Rxe4 42.Bxe4 Qd7-+ 43.Qb5
43.a5 h5 44.a6 h4 45.Bb7 h3-+
43...Qxb5 44.axb5 Bd4 45.Kc2 h5 46.b6
46.Bd3 f5 47.Kd2 Kf6 48.Bf1 g5-+
46...Bxb6 47.Kd1 f5 48.Bc6 g5 49.Bd7 Kf6 50.Ke2 g4 51.Kf1 Kg5
51...Kg5 52.Kg2 h4 53.Kh2 h3 54.Bc8 Kh4-+0-1
81. !N [B90]
Radjabov, Teimour (2726) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757)
Tashkent 2014 [Pikula,Dejan]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O -O Nbd7 11.g4
b5 12.g5 b4 13.Ne2 Ne8 14.f4 a5 15.f5 a4 16.fxe6 axb3 17.cxb3 fxe6 18.Bh3 Rxa2 19.Bxe6+ Kh8 20.Ng3 Nc7
21.Bc4 Qa8 22.Rhf1 Rxf1 23.Rxf1 Ra1+ 24.Kc2 Rxf1 25.Bxf1 d5 26.Qf2
26.h4 - 118/75
26...g6
26...d4?! 27.Qf7 Qf8 28.Qxf8+ Bxf8 29.Bd2 g6 30.Bc42
27.h4

27...Qf8!N
27...Kg7
28.Qxf8+ Nxf8 29.Ba7
29.exd5 Nxd5 30.Ba7 (30.Bf2 Nf4 31.Ne2 Nxe2 32.Bxe2 Ne6 33.Ba7 Bc5 34.Bb8 e4=) 30...h6 31.Ne4 Ne6 32.Bc4
Ndc7 33.gxh6 (33.Bb8 - 29.Ba7) 33...Bxh4 34.Nd6 Kh7 35.Bb6 e4! 36.Nxe4 Be7 37.Kd3 Kxh6=
29...dxe4
29...d4!? 30.Bh3 (30.Kd3 h6 31.Kc4 (31.gxh6 Nfe6 32.Kc4 Kh7=) 31...hxg5 32.hxg5 Nfe6 33.Bb8 Bd6 34.Bxc7
Nxc7 35.Be2 Kg7 36.Nh1 Kf7 37.Nf2 Ne6 38.Kd5 Ke7 39.Nh3 Nc5 40.Nf2 Ne6= (40...Nxb3?! 41.Nd32)) (30.Nh1
h6 (30...Kg7 31.Nf2 Nfe6 32.Kd3) 31.gxh6 Kh7 32.Nf2 Bd6 33.Kd3 Kxh6 34.Be2 Nfe6 35.Kc4 Ne8 (35...Kg7
36.Nd32) 36.Bb6 Nf4 37.Bd1 g5 38.hxg5+ Kxg5 39.Bd8+ Kg6 40.Ba5 Kg5 41.Bxb4 Bxb4 42.Kxb4 Kh4 43.Ng4
Nd3+=) 30...h6 31.gxh6 Kh7 32.h5 Na6 33.hxg6+ Nxg6 34.Bb6 Nc5=
30.Bb8 Nfe6 31.Nxe4 h6 32.Bc4 hxg5 33.hxg5
33.Nxg5 Nxg5 34.hxg5 (34.Bxc7 Nf3=) 34...Bd6 35.Ba7 Kg7 36.Kd2 Kf8 37.Ke3 Ke7 38.Ke4 Ne6 39.Be3 Nf4=
33...Kg7 34.Kd3 Kf8 35.Ke3 Bd8= 36.Bxe6 Nxe6 37.Bxe5 Nxg5 38.Bd6+ Ke8 39.Bxb4 Nxe4 40.Kxe4 Kd7
41.Kd5 1/2-1/2
82. [B90]
Jakubowski, Krzysztof (2537) - Matuszewski, Michal (2416)
Warszawa 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O -O Nbd7 11.g4
b5 12.g5 b4 13.Ne2 Ne8 14.f4 a5 15.f5 Bxb3 16.cxb3 a4 17.bxa4 Rxa4 18.b3
18.Kb1 - 118/77
18...Ra5 19.Kb1 d5 20.exd5 Bc5 21.Bxc5 Nxc5 22.Qxb4 Nd6 23.Nc3 Qa8 24.g6?N

24.Bb5 Nxb5 (24...Rc8 25.Bc6 (25.Rd2 Nxb5 26.Nxb5 Qa6 27.a4 Nxa4! 28.Rc1 Rb8 29.d6 Nb6 30.Nc7 Ra1+ 31.Kc2
Rxc1+ 32.Kxc1 Qf1+ 33.Rd1 Qxf5 34.h4 e4 35.Qd4 Qf4+ 36.Kc2 Qxh4 37.Nd5 Nd73) 25...Qa7©) 25.Nxb5 Nxb3!
26.Nc7 Qa7 27.axb3 Ra1+ (27...Rb8 28.Qc3 Rc5 29.Qb2 Qxc7 30.Rhe1∞) 28.Kb2 Ra2+=
24...Rb8 25.Qh4
25.Qg4 Nde4! 26.Qh3 Nxc3+ 27.Qxc3 Rxa2-+
25...hxg6 26.fxg6 fxg6
26...Rxb3+ 27.axb3 Ra1+ 28.Kc2 Ra2+ 29.Kb1= (29.Nxa2 Qxa2+ 30.Kc3 Nde4+-+)26...Nxb3 27.Qh7+ Kf8 28.gxf7
Nd4+ 29.Kc1 Rxa2-+
27.Bh3
27.Rd2 Nxb3 28.axb3 Rxb3+ 29.Kc2 Raa3-+
27...Rxa2! 28.Nxa2 Rxb3+-+ 29.Ka1 Ra3 30.Qf2 Nde4! 31.Qc2 Nc3 32.Rd2 Rxa2+ 33.Qxa2 Nb3+ 0-1
83. [B90]
Topalov, Veselin (2772) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768)
Saint Louis 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O -O a5 11.a4 Na6
12.g4 Nb4 13.Kb1 Qc7 14.g5 Nh5
14...Nd7 - 103/167
15.Bb5 Rac8 16.Rhg1N
16.Qf2
16...f5 17.gxf6
17.g6!? hxg6 (17...h6? 18.Bxh6! fxe4 (18...gxh6 19.Qxh6 Nf6 20.Rg5+-) 19.fxe4 Nf4 20.Bxf4 Rxf4 21.Qe2±) (17...f4

18.gxh7+ Kxh7 19.Bf22) 18.Rxg6 Bf7 19.Rgg1
‭
→
17...Nxf6 18.Qg2 Nh5
19.Nc1! Bf6 20.Nd3 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 Nf4 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd52 Be5 25.c3
25.Bc4 Kh8 26.Bb32
25...Rf6 26.Qf2 b6 27.Ba6 Rb8 28.Bd3 Kh8 29.Rb5 Rf7
29...Rh6 30.h42
30.h4 Qa7 31.Qc2 Rc7 32.Qb3 Rc5 33.Qe6 Rxb5?!
133...Qc7 34.h5 Qc8 35.Qxc8+ Rcxc8 36.Rg52
34.Bxb5 Rf8 35.h5 Qc7
35...Qf7 36.Qxf7 Rxf7 37.Ka2 Rc7 38.Kb3 Kg8 39.Bc4+ Kf8 40.Rg5 h6 41.Rf5+±
36.Ka2 Qd8
36...Qf7 37.Qxf7 Rxf7 38.Kb3 Rc7 39.Bc4±
37.Qg4± Qc7 38.Kb3 Rc8 39.Qe6 Qc5?!
39...Qd8 40.Rg5 Rc7 41.Rf5±
40.Rg5 Rb8 41.Rf5+-
41.Rf5 Qc8 42.Qxc8+ (42.Bd7 Qd8 43.h6 Qg8 44.hxg7+ Bxg7 45.Rxf4+-) 42...Rxc8 43.Rf7 Rb8 44.Bd7 h6
45.Kc4+-1-0
84. !N [B91]
Stankovic, Milos (2415) - Parligras, Mircea Emilian (2578)
Srbija 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 b5 9.a4 b4 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Ra7
12.Be3 Be6 13.Qd3 Rb7 14.O-O O -O 15.Rfc1 a5
15...Qc7 - 115/77
16.c4 bxc3 17.Rxc3 Nd7 18.Qc2 Nf6!N
18...Rb4
19.Rd1 Qa8! 20.Nc1
20.Nd2 Rfb8 21.b3 Ng43
20...Rfb8
20...Rbb8!? 21.Bd2 (21.Re1 Rfc8 22.Ne2 Rb43) 21...Rfc83
21.Rc7?
21.b3 Rd8 22.h3 Rbb8 23.f4 Rdc8 24.Rxc8+ (24.f5 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 Bd73) 24...Rxc8 25.Qd3 Rb83
21...Rxb2 22.Qc3 R2b7μ 23.Rxb7 Rxb7 24.Bd2 Bf8
24...Bd7 25.Qxa5 Qxa5 26.Bxa5 Bxa4μ
25.Qxa5 Ra7 26.Qb5 Nxe4 27.a5 d5 28.Be1 Nd6 29.Qd3 e4 30.Qc3 Bg4 31.f3 d4?!
31...exf3 32.Bxf3 d4! 33.Bxa8 dxc3 34.Rd4 Be6 35.Bf3 Rxa5 36.Bxc3 Ra3 37.Bb4 Rxf3 38.Bxd6 Bh3μ
32.Qxd4 Nf5??
32...exf3 33.Qxg4 fxg2 34.Ne2 (34.Bb4 Rc7μ) 34...Rc73
33.Qxe4?
33.Qb6! Rb7 (33...exf3 34.Rd8 fxg2 35.Bb4 Ne7 36.Rxa8 Rxa8 37.a6+-) 34.Rd8 Rxb6 35.Rxa8 Rb1 36.fxg4 Rxc1
37.gxf5 Rxe1+ 38.Kf2 Ra1 39.Bxe4+-

33...Qxe4 34.fxe4 Bc5+-+ 35.Kh1 Nxg3+ 36.hxg3 Bxd1 37.Nd3 Bd6 38.Nb2 Be2 39.Na4 Bc7 40.Nb6 Bxb6 0-1
85.* [B92]
Zajic, Milan (2428) - Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2540)
Srbija 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 O-O 11.O-O -
O Be7 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Kb1 Nd7 15.h4 b5 16.Qd3
16.g4 - 33/(371)
16...Nb6
16...a5 17.Nd2 a4N (17...Rfc8) 18.a3 b4?! (18...Nc5 19.Qe3 Qc6 20.g4 Bd8! 21.g5 Bb6∞) 19.axb4 d5 20.exd5 Bxb4
21.Qc4 Qa5 22.c3 Bc5 23.Ne4 Qa7 24.d6ƒ Zajic, M (2428)-Szuhanek,R (2511)/Srbija 122/(85) 2014
17.Nd2
17.g4
17...b4?!
17...d5 18.exd5 Rad8 19.Qf5 (19.Bf3?! f53) 19...Nxd5∞17...Rad8!?
18.Nf1 a5 19.Ne3 Rfc8 20.g4 a4 21.g5 g6?!
21...a3 22.b3 Ra5 23.Bg4 Rd8 24.Bf3 Rc5∞
22.Bg4 Rd8 23.Rh3 Ra5
23...a3 24.b3 Ra5 25.h5 Bxg5 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Rdh1 Bf6 28.Be2! Qc3 29.Qxc3 bxc3 30.Nc42
24.h5! Bxg5 25.hxg6 hxg6?
25...fxg6 26.Rdh1 Ra7 27.Be6+ (27.Nd1 Kh8 28.Rxh7+ Qxh7 29.Rxh7+ Rxh7 30.Be22) 27...Kh8 28.Ng4 Qe7
29.Rxh7+ Qxh7 30.Rxh7+ Rxh7 31.a32
26.Rdh1 Bf6 27.Rh7+- Qc5?

27...a3? 28.Be6!+-27.. .Re8 28.Qf1! Kf8 29.Qh3 Ke7 30.Be6 Rf8 31.Qg4+-27.. .b3 28.cxb3 Ra7 29.Be6+-
28.Be6! fxe6 29.Ng4
29.Ng4 Bg7 30.Qf3 Rf8 31.Rh8+ Bxh8 32.Rxh8+ Kxh8 33.Qxf8+ Kh7 34.Nf6#1-0
86.* [B97]
Yu, Yangyi (2697) - Robson, Ray (2628)
Las Vegas 2014 [Pikula,Dejan]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Qb6 9.Qd2 Qxb2 10.Rb1 Qa3 11.e5 dxe5
12.fxe5 g5
12...Nd5 - 119/76
13.exf6 gxh4 14.Be2 Nd7 15.O-O Qa5 16.Kh1 Qg5 17.Qe1 Nxf6
17...h3 18.gxh3 Qe5 19.Qf2 Qc7 20.Qe3 Qe5 21.Qf2 Qc7 22.Qe3 Qe5 23.Qg1N (23.Qf2) 23...Nxf6 24.Rbe1 Qg5!
25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.Rxf6 Bg7 27.Ne4 Ke7 28.Ref1 Bxf6 29.Rxf6 Bd73 Swiercz,D (2608)-Areshchenko,A (2701)/
2014/[Pikula,Dejan]
18.Nf3 Qc5N
18...Qg7
19.Na4 Qc7 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Qxh4 Be7 22.Qd4 Rg8
22...O-O 23.Ne5 Bc5 24.Qf4±
23.Ne5 Rg5 24.Ng4
24.Nec4 e5 25.Qh4 Rg6 26.Bd3 e4 27.Bxe4 Rg4 28.Qxh6 Nxe4 29.Qh8+ Bf8 30.Nd5 Qxc4 31.Qe5+ Be6 32.Qxb8+
Qc8 33.Rxb7 Qxb8 34.Rxb8+ Kd7∞
24...Nxg4 25.Bxg4 f5?

25...Bc5 26.Qh8+ Bf8 27.Bf3 Ke7 28.Qd4 Bg7 29.Qd3©
26.Bxf5! exf5
26...Rxf5 27.Rxf5 exf5 28.Re1+-
27.Rbe1+- Kf8 28.Qh8+
28.Nd5 Qd6 (28...Qxc2 29.Rf2 Qc5 30.Qh8++-) 29.Rxe7 Bd7 30.Rxd7 Qxd7 31.Qh8+ Rg8 32.Qf6+ Qf7 33.Qxh6+
Rg7 34.Qd6++-
28...Rg8 29.Qxh6+ Rg7 30.Nxc8 Qxc2 31.Qh8+ Rg8 32.Qh3
32.Rxf5+! Qxf5 33.Qxg8+! Kxg8 34.Nxe7++-
32...Rxc8 33.Rxf5+ Ke8

34.Qh5+?
34.Rxe7+! Kxe7 (34...Kd8 35.Rd5+ Kxe7 36.Rd7+ Kf6 37.Rd6+ Ke5 38.Qe6+ Kf4 39.Rd4++-) 35.Qh7+ Kd6
36.Rf6+ Kd5 37.Qd7+ Kc5 38.Qe7+ Kd4 39.Rf4+ Kd3 40.Qd6+ Ke2 41.Qe5+ Kd1 42.Rf1++-
34...Kd8 35.Rd5+?
35.g3 Re8 (35...Bd6 36.Rd5 Kc7 (36...Qg6?! 37.Rxd6+ Qxd6 38.Rd12) 37.Qf7+ Kb8 38.Rxd6 Rh8 (38...Rxg3 39.hxg3
Rh8+ 40.Kg1 Qh2+ 41.Kf1 Qh1+ 42.Ke2 Qe4+ 43.Kd1 Qb1+ 44.Ke2 Rh2+ 45.Kf1 (45.Kf3?! Qxe1 46.Rd8+ Ka7
47.Qd5 Qe2+ 48.Kf4 Rf2+ 49.Kg5 Qe3+ 50.Kg4 Rb23) 45...Rh1+ 46.Kg2 Qxe1 47.Rd8+ Ka7 48.Qf2+ Qxf2+
49.Kxf2 Rh2+ 50.Kf3 Rxa2 51.g4 Ra1 52.g5 Rg1 (52...a5 53.Kf2 Rc1 54.g6 Rc7 55.Rd4! Rg7 56.Rg4=) 53.Rd5 Kb6
54.Kf2 Kc6 55.Rf5 Rd1 56.g6 Rd8 57.g7 Rg8 58.Rf7=) (38...Rgf8 39.Qb3=) 39.h4 Rhf8 40.Qb3 Rf2 41.Qxc2 Rcxc2
42.a4 Rh2+ 43.Kg1 Rcg2+ 44.Kf1 Ra2 45.Kg1 Rhg2+ 46.Kh1 Rxg3 47.Rd4=) 36.Rd5+ Kc7 37.Rde5 Qc6+ 38.Kg1
Qb6+ 39.Kg2 Qd6 40.Qf7 Qc6+ 41.Kg1=
35...Kc7-+ 36.Qe5+
36.Rxe7+ Kb8 37.g3 Qf2-+
36...Kb6 37.Re2 Qb1+ 38.Re1 Qxa2 39.Qe4 Qc2 40.Rb1+ Ka7 41.Rxb7+ Ka8!
41...Kxb7?? 42.Rb5+ Kc7 43.Qxe7+ Kc6 44.Qb7+ Kd6 45.Rd5++-
42.Qf3 Qxg2+! 43.Qxg2 Rc1+ 0-1
87. !N [B99]
Almasi, Zoltan (2695) - Bogner, Sebastian (2599)
Deutschland 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.O-O -O Nbd7 11.Be2
O-O 12.g4 b5 13.g5
13.a3 - 111/(116)

13...hxg5 14.Bxg5 b4 15.Nd5 exd5
16.Nf5!N
16.exd5
16...Nc5
16...Re8? 17.Nxg7! Kxg7 18.Rhg1 Bd8 19.Bh6+! Kh7 20.Bg7+-16...Nb6 17.Nxe7+ (17.Nxg7!?) 17...Qxe7 18.e5 Bg4
(18...dxe5 19.fxe5 Bg4 (19...Qxe5? 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxf6 gxf6 22.Rhg1+ Kh8 23.Rd4 Bf5 24.Rh4+ Bh7 25.Bd3+-)
(19...Re8 20.Rhg1 Kf8 21.exf6 Qxe2 22.fxg7+ Kg8 23.Qf6 Re6 (23...Qe6 24.Qf2±) 24.Qd8+ Re8 25.Qxb6±)
20.Qf4±) 19.Qxg4 dxe5 20.Qh4 Rfc8 21.Rhg1ƒ16...Bd8 17.Nxg7! Kxg7 (17...dxe4 18.Qg3 Kh8 19.Nf5 Rg8
20.Rhg1+-) (17...b3 18.axb3 Qa5 19.Kb1 dxe4 20.Qg3+-) 18.Rhg1 Rg8 (18...Kh8 19.Rxd5 Nh7 20.Bh6+-) 19.Bxf6+
Kf8 20.Rxg8+ Kxg8 21.Qg2+ Kf8 22.Bg7+ Ke8 23.exd5±
17.Nxe7+
17.Nxg7!? Bg4! (17...b3!?) 18.Qg2 b3 19.axb3 Nxb3+ (19...Nfxe4!?) 20.Kb1 Nxe4 21.cxb3 Rab8 22.Qxg4 Nc3+
23.Kc1 Ne4+ 24.Kb1 Nc3+=
17...Qxe7

18.e5! dxe5
18...Nce4 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Bd3 Re8 21.Rhg1±
19.fxe5 Qxe5?!
19...Bg4 20.Qxg4 (20.exf6? Qxe2-+) 20...Qxe5 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Rxd5219...b3!? 20.axb3 (20.exf6 Qe5 (20...bxa2
21.fxe7 a1=Q+ 22.Kd2 Qa5+ 23.Ke3 Re8 24.Rhf1 Be6 25.Bf6±) 21.Bf4 (21.Rxd5 bxa2 22.Rxe5 a1=Q+ 23.Kd2 Rd8+
24.Bd3 Qa5+ 25.Ke2 Qa4∞) 21...Qxf6 22.axb3 Bf5∞) 20...Nxb3+ 21.Kb1 (21.Qxb3 Qxe5 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Qxd5
Be6=) 21...Nd2+ 22.Rxd2 (22.Bxd2 Ne4 23.Rhg1 g6 24.Bh6 Rd8 25.Be3 Be6 (25...Qxe5?! 26.Bd4 Qf5 27.Qe3±)
26.Bd4 a5∞) 22...Ne4 23.Qxe4 Qxg5 24.Qd4 (24.Qxd5? Bb73) 24...Re8 25.Bf3 Qxe5 26.Qxe5 Rxe5 27.Rxd52
20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxf6! gxf6 22.Rhg1+ Kh8 23.Rxd5 f5 24.Rxc5± Be6 25.Ra5
25.Bd3 Rg8 26.Rg3!±
25...Rg8 26.Rf1 Rac8 27.b3 Rg2 28.Bd3 Rxh2 29.Rxa6 Rh4
29...Kg7 30.Rf4 Rh1+ 31.Kb2±
30.Ra5 f4 31.Rb5 Rh3 32.Kb2+- f3 33.Rxb4 Rg8 34.a4 Bd5 35.a5 Kg7 36.Be4 Bxe4 37.Rxe4 Kf6 38.Re3 Rgg3 39.a6
Kg5 40.Rfxf3 1-0

C00-C49
88. [C00]
Naiditsch, Arkadij (2715) - Blomqvist, Erik (2506)
Bilbao 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.O-O b6 8.Re1 Bb7 9.e5 Nd7 10.c4 dxc4
10...d4 - 18/13
11.Nxc4 b5?!
11...O-O
12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.exd6 Nf6N
13...Qb6
14.d4!
14.Ne5!? Qb6 (14...Rc8 15.a4 b4 (15...a6 16.d4 Qxd6 (16...cxd4 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bxc6+ Bxc6 19.Qxd4 Bd5 20.Bg5
O-O 21.Ng4+-) 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bf4±) 16.d4 cxd4 (16...Qxd6 17.Nc4 Qd7 18.dxc5±) 17.Bxc6+ Bxc6 18.Qxd4±)
15.d7+! Kf8 (15...Nxd7 16.Nxd7 Kxd7 17.Be3 Nd4 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Bxd4 cxd4 20.Qg4±) 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.Be3
Nxd7 18.Rc1 Kg8 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.Re5±
14...Qxd6 15.Bf4 Qe7 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Be3 Qa6 19.Bc5± Rd8 20.Qb3
20.Qc2 Nd7 (20...Nd5 21.Ng5 Nce7 (21...Rd7 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Rxe6+ Kd8 24.Qf5 Qxa2 25.Qg5+ Kc8 26.Rd6 Rxd6
27.Bxd6+-) 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Qf5+-) (20...Rc8 21.Qd2 Rd8 22.Qf4±) 21.Qc3±
20...Na5 21.Qe3
21.Qb4! Nc6 22.Qf4 Rd7 23.Nh4! Nd5 24.Qg5+-

21...h6?!
21...Nc4 22.Qg5 Rg8TM 23.Bd4 (23.b4) 23...h6 24.Qh4±
22.Red1! Bd5?!
22...Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Bd5 24.Qe5±
23.Qa3+- Bb7 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8 25.Be7+ Ke8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rc7 1-0
89. [C01]
Skripchenko, Almira (2429) - Marin, Mihail (2583)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be6
5...h6 - 65/256
6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.Bd3 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.Qe2N
10.c3
10...Nxg3 11.fxg3!? <->f 11...Bg7 12.O-O
12.Nb3 c5!12.Qf2 Qe7 13.O-O O -O-O 14.Nb3 Kb8 15.c3 Qd6 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 Qc6 18.Rac1 g4! 19.Nh4 h5
20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 d4μ12.c3 Qe7 13.O -O O-O-O 14.b4 Kb8 15.Nb3 Rde8 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.bxc5 Bc8 18.Qc2 c6∞
12...g4 13.Nh4
13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qg5 15.Rae1 O-O 16.c3 c53
13...Bxd4+ 14.Kh1 Qg5 15.Ng6
15.Bf5 O-O-O 16.Bxe6 fxe6μ15.Nf5 Bxb2 16.Rab1 Bc3μ

15...Rg8 16.Nb3
16.Nf4 Qe5 17.Rae1 O-O-O 18.c3 Qxe2 19.Rxe2 Be53
16...Bb6
16...Bxb2!? 17.Rab1 Bc3 18.Nf4 Qe5 19.Qf2 Rf83
17.Nf4 Qe5
18.Qd1?
18.Rae1! Qxe2 (18...Rg5 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Qd2 Qd6 21.Qf4!! Qe7 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.Qxd4 O-O-O 24.Qxa7 c6 25.b4ƒ)
19.Rxe2 O-O-O 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rxe6 h5 22.Bf5=
18...O-O -Oμ 19.a4 a6 20.a5 Ba7 21.c3 Nf6 22.Nd4!? Bd7
22...Bxd4 23.cxd4 Qxd4 24.Bxa6 Qxd1 25.Raxd1 bxa6 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Rxf6 Kd7 28.Rxh6 Rb8μ
23.Qc2 Ne4 24.Rad1
24.Nxd5 Nxg3+! 25.hxg3 Qxd5-+
24...c5 25.Nde2 Bc6 26.b4 cxb4
26...c4 27.Bxe4 dxe4μ
27.cxb4 Rd6
27...Kb8 28.Bxa6 Rc8 29.Bd3 Nf2+ 30.Rxf2 Bxf2 31.Qb1 b5!? 32.axb6 Bxb6 33.b5 Bb7μ
28.Nc1
28.b5 axb5 29.Bxb5 Kb8 30.Nd3 (30.Bxc6 Rxc6 31.Qb3 Nf2+ 32.Rxf2 Bxf2μ) 30...Qe8 31.Bxc6 Qxc6μ
28...Rg5!? 29.Bxe4
29.b5 axb5 30.Bxb5 Nxg3+! 31.hxg3 Qxf4!-+

29...dxe4 30.Nb3 e3 31.Rc1 Rf5!? xNf4 32.Rfe1 h5-+ 33.Nd3 Qe4 34.Nf4 Qxc2 35.Rxc2 h4 36.Nc5 Rd2 37.Rc4 h3
38.Ne4†
38...Rxf4! 39.gxf4 hxg2+ 40.Kg1 Rd1!
40...Rd1 41.Rc1 (41.Rxd1 e2+ 42.Kxg2 exd1=Q) 41...Rxe1+ 42.Rxe1 Bxe4-+40...e2+ 41.Kxg2 Rd1! 42.Rxe2?! Rg1#
0-1
90. [C03]
Botta, Gabriele (2314) - Pelletier, Yannick (2573)
Zuerich 2014 [Prunescu,Claudiu]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.Bd3 c5 5.dxc5 Nf6 6.Qe2 O-O 7.Ngf3 a5 8.a4 Na6 9.e5 Nd7 10.Nb3
10.h4!? (∆ Bh7) 10...h6∞
10...Ndxc5 11.Nxc5 Nxc5 12.Be3N
12.Bb5 Bd7!12.O-O - 85/(250)
12...Nxd3+! 13.cxd3
13.Qxd3 b63 ∆ Ba6
13...Bb4+ 14.Bd2 Bc5 15.O-O Qb6 16.Be3 d4 17.Bf4 Bd7 18.Ng5 Bc6 19.Ne4 Be7
19...Bxe4! 20.Qxe4 Be73
20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Nxg5 Rac8 22.f4 h6 23.Ne4

23...Bxe4! 24.Qxe4 Rc2! 25.f5 exf5!
25...Qxb2!? 26.Rab1! Qa3 27.f6 (27.fxe6 fxe6 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Qxd4 Kg83) 27...g6 28.Rb6!?© ∆ Re625...Rxb2
26.fxe6 Qxe63
26.Rxf5 Re8 27.Raf1 Re7 28.Qd5 Qc6! 29.Qxc6 bxc6 30.R1f2 Rc1+?!
30...Rxf2 31.Kxf2 (31.Rxf2? Rxe5μ) 31...Rb73
31.Rf1 Rxf1+
31...Rc2
32.Kxf1 Re6 33.Kf2 c5 34.h3 Kf8 35.Kf3 g6 36.Rf6 Rxe5
36...Rxf6+?? 37.exf6 Ke8 38.Ke4 Kd7 39.Kd5+-
37.Ra6 Re3+ 38.Kf2 Rxd3 39.Rxa5 Rd2+ 40.Kf3 Rxb2 41.Rxc5
41.Ra8+? Ke7 42.a5 d3 43.a6 Ra2-+ (43...Rxg2?? 44.Kxg2 d2 45.a7 d1=Q 46.Rb8!=)
41...Rb4 42.a5 Ra4 43.Ke4 Ke7 44.Re5+ Kf6 45.Rd5 h5 46.Rxd4
46.Rb5=
46...Rxa5 [R 6/a] 47.Rd3?!
47.h4!
47...h4! 48.Rf3+ Kg7 49.Rf2 Rg5 50.Ra2 Rf5 51.Rb2 Kh6 52.Ke3 Rf1 53.Ke2 Rf4 54.Ke3 g5 55.Ra2 Kh5 56.Rb2
Rf5 57.Rb8 Rf1 58.Ke2 Rf4 59.Ke3 Ra4 60.Kf3 f5 61.Rb6?

61...g4+!!-+ 62.hxg4+?!
62.Ke3 g3!-+
62...fxg4+ 63.Ke3 Ra3+! 64.Ke4?!
64.Ke2 Ra2+ 65.Kf1 Ra1+ 66.Kf2 (66.Ke2 h3 67.gxh3 (67.g3 h2-+) 67...gxh3-+) 66...g3+ 67.Ke2 h3!-+
64...h3 65.gxh3 Rxh3!-+
65...gxh3?? 66.Rb8= (66.Rb7=)
66.Rf6 Ra3 67.Rf8 Kh4 68.Rh8+ Kg3 69.Rg8 Kh3 70.Kf4 g3 71.Rh8+ Kg2 72.Rb8 Kh2 73.Rh8+ Kg1 0-1
91. [C06]
Malakhov, Vladimir (2699) - Naiditsch, Arkadij (2710)
Hrvatska 2014 [Cabrilo,Goran]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.O-O a5 9.a4 b6
9...cxd4 - 117/85
10.Nb1 O-ON
10...Ba6
11.Na3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 13.Bb1 f5
13...Ba6 14.Nb5 Rc8 (14...Nb8 15.h4! h6 (15...N8c6 16.Ng5±) (15...Bxh4 16.Nxh4 Qxh4 17.Ra3±) 16.Ng5 (16.Ra3!?)
16...N8c6 (16...hxg5? 17.Qh5 g6 18.Bxg6 fxg6 19.Qxg6+ Kh8 20.hxg5+-) 17.Nh7 Re8 18.Qg4+-) 15.Ra3 Nb8 16.h4
(16.Rc3!?) 16...h6 (16...Qe8 17.Ng5 g6 18.h5 Bxb5 19.axb5 Bxg5 (19...Qxb5? 20.Nxh7+-) 20.Bxg5±) 17.Nh2! Bxh4
18.Qg4ƒ
14.exf6 Nxf6 15.Re1
15.Nb5 Ne4 (15...Bd7 16.Qe22) 16.Ne5 Bf6 17.Be3 Qe7 18.Qg42

15...Ne4
16.Nb5!
16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Rxe4 Bb7 (17...Bf6 18.Nb5 Qd5 19.Re12) 18.Rxe6 Rc8 19.Bd2 Bd6 20.Nb5 Bb8 21.d5 (21.Ra3 Bd5
22.Re2 Bxf3 23.Rxf3 Rxf3 24.gxf3 Qh4©) 21...Bxd5 22.Bxb4 Bxe6 23.Bxf8 Qxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Bb3 25.Re1 Kxf8©
16...Bb7 17.Nc32 Rc8
17...Bf6 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Qd5 21.Re22
18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Nc2 21.Rb1 Qd5 22.Re2
22.Re5?! Qa2 23.Bg5 (23.Be3 Bf6 24.Rb5 Bd8 25.Ne1 Qxa4 26.Re5=) 23...Bxg5 24.Rxg5 Qxa4=
22...Rxf3
22...Nb4 23.Re5 Qd7 24.Bd2±
23.Rxc2
23.gxf3?! Qxf3 24.Be3 Qg4+ 25.Kh1 Bd6 (25...Qf3+=) 26.Rc1 Qf3+=
23...Rxc2 24.Qxc2 Qb3 25.Qxb3
25.Qe2 Rf7 26.Ra1 Bf8 27.Be3 Rc7 28.d5! (28.Qd1 Qxb2 29.g3 Rc6 30.Rb1 Qa2= 31.Rb5 Rc4 32.d5 Qxa4 33.Qxa4
Rxa4 34.dxe6 Rb4 35.Rd5 Be7 36.Rd7 Kf8 37.Ra7 g5=) 28...exd5 (28...Rc2 29.Qd1 exd5 30.Bxb6±) 29.Bd42
25...Rxb3 26.Kf1 Bf6 27.Be3 e5
127...Kf7 28.Ke2 Ke7 29.Kd2 Rb4 30.b3 Bxd4=
28.d5
28.dxe5 Bxe5 29.Ke2 Kf7 30.Kd2 b5 31.axb5 Rxb5 32.Kc2 a4 33.f4 Bf6 34.Bd2 (34.g4 Rb3 35.Bd2 Rh3 36.Ra1 Rxh2
37.Rxa4 Bxb2=) 34...Ke6 35.Bc3 Bxc3 36.Kxc3 Kf5 37.g3 Rb3+ 38.Kc2 Rf3 39.Ra1 Rf2+ 40.Kc3 Rxh2 41.Rxa4
Rg2=

28...Kf7?
28...b5 29.Bd2 (29.d6 Kf7 30.axb5 Rxb5 31.d7 Bd8=) 29...bxa4 30.Ra1 Rxb2 31.Bxa5 Rb5 32.Rxa4 Rxd5=
29.Rc1 Rxb2 30.Rc7+ Kg6
30...Ke8?! 31.Rb7 e4 32.g4±
31.g4! b5
31...Rb4 32.d6 Rxg4 33.d7 Kf5 34.Rc8±
32.Rb7 b4 33.d6 Rb3 34.Bb6+- Rd3 35.Bxa5 b3
35...Rxd6 36.Bxb4 Rd1+ 37.Kg2 Ra1 38.a5+-
36.d7 e4 37.Kg2
37.Ke2+-
37...h5 38.gxh5+ Kxh5 39.d8=Q Bxd8 40.Bxd8 Rxd8 41.Rxb3 Rd2 42.Ra3 Kg4 43.h3+ Kh4 44.Kf1
44.a5 e3 45.Rxe3 Ra2 46.Re5+-
44...e3 45.fxe3 Kxh3 46.a5 g5 47.a6 Rd1+ 48.Ke2 Rd8 49.a7 Ra8 50.e4+ Kh2 51.Kf3 Kh3 52.e5 g4+ 53.Kf4+ Kh4
54.Ra6 1-0
92. ** [C10]
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) - Jobava, Baadur (2717)
Tashkent 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.O-O Ngf6 8.Ng3 g6
8...Be7 – 100/184

9.c4 Bg7 10.d5 exd5 11.Re1+ Kf8 Arsovic, Goran: '*' Arsovic,Goran: '*' 12.cxd5N
12.Nd4 - 122/(92) 12...Kg8N (12...Nc5) 13.Qc2 Arsovic,Goran: '- 122/(92)' (13.Bf4N Nf8 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.Qb3 c5 1/2-
1/2 Ali Marandi,C (2383)-Marjanovic,D (2330)/Sarajevo 122/(92) 2014 (15...c5 16.cxd5 cxd4 17.Bc7 '='
Arsovic,Goran. 17. ..Qc8 18.Bf4 Qd8 19.Bc7=)) 13...Nf8 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qa4 Qd6 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Bf4 Qb6∞
Karjakin,S (2772)-Jobava,B (2706)/Russia 122/(92) 2014
12...Bxd5
12...Nxd5?! 13.Bg5 Bf6 14.Be4 N7b6 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 (15...Bxd5? 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Qxd8+ Bxd8 18.Bh6+ Ke7
19.Rxe4+ Kd7 20.Ne5+±) 16.Ne4 Kg7 (16...Bxg5 17.Nfxg5 Kg7 18.Qd4+ Nf6 19.Qc3ƒ) 17.Nxf6 Nxf6 18.Qb3
Bxf3! 19.Qxf3 Qd6∞
13.Qc2 c6
13...Bxf3 14.gxf3 Nd5 15.Bc4 c63
14.Ng5 Kg8 15.Bf4 Nf8
15...h6!? 16.N5e4 (16.Nxf7?! Bxf7 17.Bxg6 Bxg6 18.Qxg6 Nf8 19.Qc2 Nd53) 16...Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Kh73
16.Rad1 Qa5 17.a3?!
17.N3e4 Nxe4 (17...Qxa2?! 18.Nc3 Qa5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 (19...cxd5 20.Re7±) 20.Bc4 Rd8 (20...h6 21.Nxf7 Nxf4
(21...Kxf7? 22.Qb3+-) 22.b4! Qxb4 23.Re4±) 21.Re7!±) 18.Bxe4 Rd8 19.Bc7 Qxc7 20.Bxd5 Bf6∞
17...Rd8 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.Be3 Qc7 20.h3 h6 21.N5e4 Ne63 22.Nxf6+?!
22.Nc3 Kh7 23.h4 h53
22...Bxf6 23.Be4 Kg7 24.Bxa7?
24.b4 Be5μ
24...b6! 25.Bxd5
25...Nd4! 26.Qa4 Rxd5 27.Qa6 Qd7!-+ 28.Rxd4

28.Bxb6 Nf3+-+
28...Bxd4 29.Bxb6 c5 30.Ba5 Bxb2
30...Re8 31.Rxe8 Qxe8 32.Qc4 Qe5-+
31.Qc4 Bd4 32.Bc3 Ra8 33.Re3 Rxa3 0-1
93. [C10]
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar (2614) - Cruz, Cristhian (2569)
Espana 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.O-O
10.Qe2 - 63/240
10...c5 11.Re1N
11.c311.c4
11...O-O?!
11...f5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.Nxd4 O-O 14.c3 Bf6 15.Re3! Bxd4 16.cxd4 Qxd4 17.Qe2 Kh8 18.Rd1©
12.Qe2 cxd4 13.Rad1 Qa5?!
13...e5?! 14.Nh4±13...Qb6 14.Rd3! Rd8 15.Bxh7+! Kf8 (15...Kxh7? 16.Ne5 fxe5 17.Rh3+ Kg6 18.Qh5+ Kf6
19.Rf3++-) 16.Qd2±
14.Nxd4 Rd8 15.c3 f5 16.Bxf5
16.Qh5! Bf6 (16...Qc7 17.Re3 Bd6 18.Bc2+-) 17.Re3! Kf8 (17...Bd7 18.Bxb7+-) 18.Bc2 Bd7 19.Bb3+-
16...Rxd4 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.Rxd4 Qf5
18...Kg7 19.Rg4+ Kf8 20.Qf3 Qf5 21.Qh3 Bc5 (21...Qf6 22.Qh7 Ke8 23.Rg8+ Bf8 24.Rd1+-) 22.Qh6+ Ke8
(22...Ke7 23.Rf4 Qg6 24.Qh4++-) 23.Rg8+ Kd7 24.Qh4+-
19.Rd3 Kg8

20.Qd2!
20.Rf3 Qc5 (20...Qh7 21.Rh3 Qf5 22.Qd2 Qf6 - 20.Qd2) 21.Qd2+-
20...Qf6 21.Rf3+- Qh4 22.Rh3 Qf6 23.Ree3 Kf8 24.Ref3 Qg6 25.Rd3
25.Rh8+ Kg7 26.Rg3 Kxh8 27.Rxg6 fxg6 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Qxg6+ Kf8 30.h4+-
25...Bg5 26.f4 e5 27.Rd8+ Ke7
27...Kg7 28.fxg5 Bxh3 29.Rxa8+-
28.Rhh8
28.Re8+ Kxe8 29.Rh8+ Ke7 30.Qd8+ Ke6 31.Re8+ Be7 32.Rxe7+ Kf6 33.Re8++-
28...Qb6+ 29.Qf2 Bxf4 30.Rhe8+ Kf6 31.Rxc8 1-0
94.* !N [C11]
Bortnyk, Olexandr (2505) - Studer, Noel (2404)
Durban 2014 [Ipatov,Alexander]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be3 b6 8.Be2 Ba6
8...O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.Qe1 (10.Qd2 - 74/302) 10...f5!? 11.a3N (11.exf6) 11...Bb7 12.Bb5 Qc8 13.Kh1 Ba6 14.Bxc6
Qxc6 15.Rg1 Rf7 16.Qd2 Nf8! 17.Nd1 Ng6 18.Nf2 Nh4 19.Nxh4 Bxh4= Anand,V (2785)-Caruana,F (2791)/Dubai
(rapid) 122/(94) 2014
9.O-O O-O

10.f5!N
10.Bxa6
10...Bxe2 11.Nxe2 exf5 12.c3! Na6 13.Qd3 Nc7 14.Qxf5 f6? 15.e6 Nb8 16.Nf4 Qd6 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Rad1 Rd8
19.b4! cxb4
19...Nba6 20.b5! Nxb5 21.Nxd5+-
20.Ng5!! fxg5 21.Qf7+ Kh8 22.Bd4 Rg8
22...Bf8 23.e7! gxf4 (23...Qxe7 24.Bxg7+ Bxg7 25.Qxe7+-) 24.exd8=Q Qxd8 25.Rxf4 Nc6 26.Rdf1+-
23.Ng6+! hxg6 24.Qxg6 Qxe6 25.Qh5+ Qh6 26.Qxh6# 1-0

95.* IN [C11]
Robson, Ray (2628) - Le Quang, Liem (2706)
Saint Louis (open) 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Bf2 b4
11...f6 - 116/96
12.Na4 Bxf2+ 13.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 14.Kxf2 a5
14...Bb7 15.a3 a5 16.c3N (16.Bb5) 16...bxc3 17.bxc3! Ba6 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Rab1 Ke7 20.c4 dxc4 21.Rhc1 Rb8
22.Rxb8 Ncxb8 23.Rxc42 Rasmussen,A (2517)-Sumets,A (2618)/Amantea 122/(95) 2014
15.Rhc1!N
15.Rac1
15...Ke7
15...Ba6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.c4 bxc3 18.Rxc3 Ke7 19.a3 (19.Rac1) 19...h6 20.Rac12
16.c4 dxc4?!
16...bxc3 17.Rxc3 Ba6 18.Rxc6 (18.Bxa6 Rxa6 - 15. ..Ba6) 18...Bxd3 19.Nd4±16...Ba6 17.cxd5 Bxd3 18.dxc6 Bb5
19.cxd7 (19.b3!? Bxa4 20.bxa4 Nb6 21.a3!±) 19...Bxa4 20.Rc7 Rhd8 21.b3 Bxd7 (21...Rxd7? 22.Rc5+-) 22.Rd1±
17.Be4! Bb7 18.Rxc4 Rhc8 19.Rac1 Nd8
19...Ra6 20.R4c2 h6 21.Bd3 Ra7 22.Bb5+-
20.Bxb7 Rxc4 21.Rxc4 Nxb7 22.Rc7 Rb8 23.Nd4 Kd8 24.Rc4 Ra8
24...Ke8 25.Kf3 Nd8 26.Ke4±
25.Kf3 Ra6 26.Nb5 Ra8 27.Rc7 Rb8 28.Ke3 g5 29.g3 g4 30.Kd4+- f6 31.exf6 Nd6

32.Rxd7+! Kxd7 33.Nc5+ Kc6 34.Na7+ Kb6
34...Kc7 35.Na6++-
35.Nd7+ Kxa7 36.Nxb8 Kxb8 37.Ke5 Kc7 38.Kxe6 1-0
96. !N [C13]
Rapport, Richard (2704) - Spasov, Vasil (2546)
Srbija 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.h4 c5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.O-O -O e5
11.Bd3!N

11.Re1 - 53/274
11...O-O 12.Rhe1 Re8 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
13...gxf6 14.Qh6 Nf8 15.g4ƒ
14.Qg5! Kf8
14...Qxg5+ 15.hxg5 Nc5 16.Bc4 (16.Nxe52) 16...Be6 17.Bxe6 Rxe6 18.Rxe5 Rxe5 19.Nxe5 Ne6 20.g32
15.Qg3! h6 16.Bb52 e4 17.Nxd4 a6 18.Ba4
18.Bc4!? Qe5 19.f4 (19.Qxe5 Rxe5 20.c3 Nf6=) 19...Qc5 20.Qb3 Qc7 21.g4! Nb6 (21...Qxf4+? 22.Kb1 Nc5
23.Qb6±) 22.Be2ƒ
18...b5
18...Qe5 19.Qa3+! Kg8 (19...Qe7?! 20.Rxe4±) (19...Re7?! 20.Nf3 Qf5 (20...Qf4+ 21.Re3+-) 21.Kb1±) 20.f3 Qa5
(20...e3 21.g4 Qf4 (21...Rb8 22.Nf5±) (21...Qh2 22.Rxe3 Qf4 23.Nf5 b5 24.Bxb5±) (21...Qa5 22.Nf5±) 22.Kb1
(22.Ne2? Qxf3 23.Bxd7 Bxd7 24.Rxd7 Qf2∞) 22...Rb8 23.c4±) (20...Qf4+ 21.Qe3 Qxe3+ 22.Rxe3 b5 23.Bb3 Nf6
24.fxe4±) 21.Nb3 Qf5 22.g4! Qxf3 23.Bxd7 Bxd7 24.Rxd7 Qxg4 25.Qd6±
19.Bb3
19.Qa3+!? Qe7 20.Qxe7+ Rxe7 21.Nf5 Re5 (21...bxa4?! 22.Nxe7 Kxe7 23.Rxe4+ Kf8 24.Rxa4±) 22.Nd6 bxa4
(22...Nf6 23.Bb3 Re7 24.Re32) 23.Nxc8 Rxc8 24.Rxd72
19...Nb6?

19...Nc5 20.Bd5 Bb7 21.Qa3 (21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Ne2 Rac8=) 21...Kg8 22.Qxc5 Rac8 23.Bxf7+ Qxf7 24.Qb62
20.Nxb5!
20.f3 e3 (20...exf3 21.Rxe8+ Kxe8 22.Nxf3±) 21.c3 Ra7 22.Nc2±
20...axb5 21.Rd6 Qe7
21...Qf5 22.Rxb6 Be6 23.Bxe6 Rxe6 24.Rxe6 Qxe6 25.Qb3±
22.Rxb6 Rd8 23.Qf4+- Ra7 24.Qxe4 Qd7 25.Qb4+ Kg8 26.Rxb5 1-0
97. [C19]
Predke, Alexandr (2511) - Savchenko, Boris (2608)
Saint Petersburg 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.Qg4 O-O 8.Bd3 Nbc6 9.Qh5 Ng6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Be3
c4 12.Bxg6 fxg6 13.Qg4 Qf7 14.Ng5 Qe8 15.h4 a5
15...h6 - 93/226
16.Nh3 Ne7 17.Nf4 h6 18.a4N
18.Rh3
18...Kh7 19.Bc1 Bd7 20.Ba3
20.Rb1 Rb8 21.Ba3 b6 (21...Qf7?! 22.g3 Rfe8 23.Bd6±) 22.Bxe7 Rxf4 23.Qxf4 Qxe7 24.Ra1 Qe8 25.Rh32
20...Qf7 21.g3 Rfe8 22.h5
22.Rb1 Nc6 (22...Bxa4?! 23.Qxe6 Qxe6 24.Nxe6±) (22...Nf5 23.Rxb7 Rab8 24.Rxd7! Qxd7 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Kd2
Qxa4 27.g4! (27.Nxe6 Rxe6 28.Qxf5 Qe82) 27...Nxd4 28.Nh5 Qxc2+ 29.Qxc2 Nxc2 30.Kxc2 Rb3 31.Ra1±) 23.Rxb7
Rab8 24.Rxb8 (24.Rb5!?) 24...Nxb8 25.Kd2 Bxa4 26.Bd62

22...g5
22...gxh5 23.Qxh5 Qxh5 24.Nxh5 Kg8 (24...b6 25.g42) 25.Kd2 Kf7 26.g42
23.Bxe7! Rxe7?!
23...gxf4 24.Bd6 fxg3 (24...Bc6 25.Qxf4 Qd7 26.Qg4 Bxa4 27.Qg6+ Kg8 28.g4±) 25.fxg3 Kh8 26.Rf1 Qg8 27.Qf42
24.Ng6 Ree8 25.f4 Qf5 26.Qxf5 exf5 27.O-O Rab8
28.g4! fxg4 29.f5± Red8 30.f6 gxf6 31.Rxf6 Kg8
31...Be8 32.Nf8+ Kg8 33.Ne6 Rd7 34.Rxh6+-
32.Ne7+ Kh7
32...Kg7 33.Raf1+-
33.Rf7+
33.e6 Bc6 34.Nf5+-
33...Kh8 34.Raf1+- Be8 35.Ng6+
35.R7f6+-
35...Kg8 36.Ne7+ Kh8 37.R7f6 Kh7 38.Nf5 b5 39.axb5 Rxb5 40.Rxh6+ Kg8 41.Nd6 Rbb8 42.Rf5 Rd7 43.Re6 Rxd6
44.Rxg5+ 1-0
98. [C24]
Carlsen, Magnus (2877) - Caruana, Fabiano (2801)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bb4+ 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bg5 dxe4
7...Be6 - 62/332

8.dxe4 h6 9.Bh4 Qe7 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Bg3?!N
11.O-O
11...Bc7 12.O-O Nh5 13.h3
13.Nxe5? Nxe5 14.Qxh5 Bg4 15.Qh4 g5-+13.Nh4 Nxg3 14.fxg3 Nf6 15.Kh1 (15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.Rxf5 O-O-O3)
15...Bg4 16.Qe1 O-O-O3
13...Nxg3 14.fxg3 Nc5 15.Bxf7+!?„
15.Bc2 a53
15...Kxf7 16.Nxe5+ Kg8 17.Ng6 Qg5 18.Rf8+ Kh7 19.Nxh8
19.Rxh8+ Kxg6 20.Nf3 Qxg3 21.Qc2 Bg4!
‭
→
19...Bg4
19...Qe3+!? 20.Kh1 Bg4 21.Qxg4 Rxf8 22.Ng6 Rf7 23.Nf1 Qg5 24.Nh4 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Nxe4 26.Kh2 Rf2μ
20.Qf1
20...Nd3!?
20...Rxf8 21.Qxf8 Be6 22.Nf1 Qf6μ
21.Qxd3
21.Rxa8 Qe3+ 22.Kh1 Nf2+-+21.Rf7 Qe3+ 22.Kh1 Qxg3 23.Rxc7 Nf2+ 24.Kg1 Nxh3+ 25.Kh1 Qxc7 26.gxh3
Be6μ21.Ng6 Qe3+ 22.Kh1 Qxg3 23.e5 Rxf8 24.Nxf8+ Kg8 25.Ng6 Nf2+ 26.Kg1 Nxh3+ 27.Kh1 Nf2+ 28.Kg1 Be6
29.Ne7+ Kh8 30.Ng6+ Qxg6 31.Kxf2 Qc2μ
21...Rxf8 22.hxg4 Qxg4
22...Kxh8!?μ
23.Nf3 Qxg3 24.e5+

24.Nf7 Rxf7 25.e5+ Qg6 26.Qxg6+ Kxg6 27.Re1 Kf5μ
24...Kxh8 25.e6
25.Rf1
25...Bb6+ 26.Kh1 Qg4 27.Qd6
27.e7 Re8 28.Re1 Qh5+ 29.Nh2 Bc7 30.g3 (30.Qh3 Rxe7!-+) 30...Qf7μ
27...Rd8 28.Qe5 Rd5! 29.Qb8+ Kh7 30.e7 Qh5+
30...Rh5+? 31.Nh2±
31.Nh2??
31.Qh2 Qe8! 32.g4 (32.Re1 Bf2! ∆ Rh5) 32...Qxe7μ
31...Rd1+-+ 32.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33.Nf1 Qxf1+ 34.Kh2 Qg1+
34...Qg1+ 35.Kh3 Qe3+ 36.g3 Qxe7-+0-1
99. [C26]
Radjabov, Teimour (2726) - Karjakin, Sergey (2767)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bd6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Nc6
8...Bg4 - 81/249
9.Rb1 h6 10.d3 Rb8 11.Nh4 Be6N
11...Ne7
12.Qh5 Ne7 13.f4
13.Bxh6 gxh6 14.Qxh6 Ng6 15.Bxb7 (15.Nxg6 Qf6!) 15...Qf6μ
13...exf4 14.gxf4

14...Nd5
14...Bxa2?! 15.f5!
‭
→ ∆Bxb1? 16.f6 Ng6 (16...Bxc2 17.fxg7 Bxd3 18.gxf8=Q+ Qxf8 19.Bxh6 Qe8 20.Qg4+ Ng6
21.Nxg6 Bxg6 22.Bd5 Kh8 23.Rxf7!+-) 17.Bxh6+-
15.Bxd5 Bxd5 16.Nf5 Bc6
16...Qf6! 17.Nxh6+ Qxh6 18.Qxd5 Rbe8 19.Qf3 b6©
17.Be3
17.Kf2!
‭
→∆Rg1
17...Qf6 18.Bd4 Qg6+ 19.Qxg6 fxg6 20.Nxd6 cxd6= 21.Rbe1 Rbe8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Bxa7 Ra8 24.Bb6 Rxa2 25.Rf2
Ba4 26.Bc7 d5 27.Be5 Kf7 28.Kg2 h5 29.h4 Bd7 30.Kg1 Bg4 31.Bd4 b5 32.Be5 Ra7 33.Kg2 Ke6 34.Bd4 Re7
35.Be5 Kf5 36.Rf1 Ra7 37.Rb1 g5 38.Bd4 Ra2 39.fxg5 Rxc2+ 40.Kg3 Rd2 41.Bxg7 Rxd3+ 42.Kf2 Rh3 43.Rxb5
Rxh4 44.Rxd5+ Kg6 45.Be5 1/2-1/2
100. [C41]
Navara, David (2722) - Broekmeulen, Jasper (2425)
Bilbao 2014 [Stamenkovic,Zoran]
1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Nxd4 Be7 6.Bc4 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bf4
8.Re1 - 62/333
8...b5 9.Bd3 b4 10.Nce2 c5 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Ng3N
12.h3
12...Be6 13.Ng5 Bg4 14.Be2 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Nd4
15...d5 16.Rad1 d4 17.c3 (17.Nf5 Qd7∞) 17...bxc3 18.bxc32
16.Qd2 h6

16...d5 17.c3 Ne6 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Rad12
17.Nf3 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 d5 19.Nf5
19.Rad1
19...Re8 20.Kh1
20.Bxh6!? gxh6 21.Nxh6+ Kf8 22.Qg5
‭
→
20...Bf8 21.Rg1 Kh7
21...g6! 22.Bxh6 dxe4 23.Qf4 Qb8 24.Qh4 Qe5∞
22.Rxg7+!
22.Bd6 dxe4! 23.Qc1 (23.Qe3 exf3 24.Qxf3 g6) (23.Qf4 Nh5 24.Qg4 g6) 23...e3! (23...g6 24.Bxf8 e3) 24.Bxf8
(24.fxe3 g6 25.Bxf8 Rxf8) 24...g6 25.Rd1 (25.Bxh6 exf2 26.Rd1 Re1+ 27.Rxe1 fxe1=Q+ 28.Qxe1 Qd5) 25...Qc8
26.Nxe3 Rxf8 27.Rd6 Ng8=
22...Bxg7 23.Bxh6
23.Rg1? Nh5 24.Bxh6 dxe4-+
23...Bh8?
23...dxe4 24.Qg5 Bh8 25.Bg7!+-23...Nh5TM 24.Bxg7 Re6 25.Be5! (25.Rg1 dxe4 26.Qe3 Rg6 27.Rxg6 Kxg6 28.Qh6+
Kxf5 29.Qxh5+ Ke6 30.Qe5+ Kd7 31.Qd5+ Ke7 32.Qxe4+±) 25...dxe4 26.Qe3
‭
→
24.Qg5 Re5
24...Rg8 25.Qh4+-
25.Bg7! 1-0
101. * [C41]

Aronian, Levon (2805) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.g4! g6
5...Nxg4 - 113/1045...d5!? 6.dxe5 Nxe4 7.Qxd5 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c6 9.Qc4N (9.Qd4) 9...Qe7 (9...Qa5 10.e6 fxe6 11.Bg2
(11.Qxe6+ Be7 12.Bd2 Nf6ƒ) 11...Nb6∞) 10.Qe2 Qc5 11.Bd2 Nb6© Zhukova,N (2468)-Voiska,M (2279)/Srbija
122/(101) 2014
6.g5 Nh5 7.Bh3!?N
7.Be3
7...exd4
7...h6? 8.Bxd7+ Bxd7 9.dxe5±7...Bg7 8.Bg4 O-O!?∞
8.Nxd4 h6 9.Bxd7+
9.gxh6!?
9...Bxd7 10.h4 Be7
10...Qe7 11.Be3 Bg7 12.Qd2ƒ10...c5 11.Nde2 Bc6 12.Rg1 Qb6∞ ∆ 0-0-0
11.gxh6 Bxh4 12.Be3 c6?
12...Bg5 13.Qd2 Bxe3! 14.Qxe3 Nf6 (14...Qe7? 15.Nd5) 15.O-O-O Qe7 16.Kb1 O-O -O2
13.Nf5! gxf5 14.Qxh5 Bf6 15.O-O -O Qe7 16.Bf4 O-O -O
16...Be5 17.Bg5 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qh2+-
17.Bxd6
17.Rxd6 Bxc3 (17...fxe4 18.Qc5) 18.bxc3 Qxe4 19.Rd4 Qe6 (19...Qe7) 20.Kb2±

17...Qe6 18.e5
18.Kb1 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Rh7 20.Qh2!? Rdh8 21.Bb8!+-
18...Bxe5 19.Bxe5
19.Rhe1? Rxh6 20.Qf3 Bxd6 21.Rxe6 Bxe6∞
19...Qxe5 20.h7 Rde8 21.Qxf7 Re7 22.Qg8+ Kc7 23.Rde1?
23.a3 Be6 (23...Qg7 24.Rdg1! Re1+ 25.Rxe1 Rxg8 26.hxg8=Q Qxg8 27.b32) 24.Qg5 Rg7 (24...Rhxh7 25.Rxh7 Rxh7
26.Qd8#
) 25.Qd2 Rd7 26.Rde1! Rxd2 27.Rxe5 Rd6 28.Ne2±23.Rh5±
23...Rexh7!=
23...Rhxh7 24.Rxe5 Rxh1+ 25.Kd2 Rxe5 26.Qg3 Re1 27.f3 (27.f4 Re8 28.Qxe1 Rxe1 29.Kxe1=) 27...Kc8 28.Ne4
R1xe4 29.fxe4 Rxe4=
24.Qxh7 Rxh7 25.Rxe5 Rxh1+ 26.Kd2 Kd6 27.Re3 Rh2 28.Ke1 Rh1+ 29.Kd2 Rh2 30.Ke1 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2
102. [C41]
Farahat, Ali (2364) - Strikovic, Aleksa (2528)
Marakesh 2014 [Farahat,Ali]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O O -O 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 b6 9.d5 cxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5
11.exd5?!N
11.Bxd5 - 76/(293)
11...f5 12.a5 Bf6 13.Bf1 bxa5 14.Bd2 Qb6 15.Bxa5 Qb7
15...Qxb2 16.Rb1 Qa2 17.Bb4 e4 18.Nd4 (18.Nd2!?) 18...Qxd5 19.Nb5 Qxd1 20.Rexd1©
16.Nd2 Nb6 17.Bb4 e4

17...Qxd5 18.Nc4 Be6 19.Qxd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd6±
18.Ra5 Kh8 19.Ba3 Qc7 20.c4 Nd7 21.b4 Rb8 22.Nb3!
22.Qa4 Bd4!
22...Bc3 23.Nd4 Bxb4 24.Bxb4 Rxb4 25.Qa1 Nc5 26.Nb5 Qb6 27.Rxa7 Bd7
28.Ra8?!=
28.Re3!± f4 29.Ra8 Kg8 30.Rea3ƒ
28...Kg8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Qa8+ Kf7 31.Ra1 Rb2 32.Qa3 Rb3
32...Rxf2? 33.Nxd6+ Qxd6 34.Kxf2 Qb6 35.Kg1 Nd3+ 36.c5 Nxc5 37.Kh1± (37.Qe3±)
33.Qa7?!
33.Qc1!?
33...Qxa7 34.Rxa7 Ke7 35.g3?!
35.Nd4TM Rb7 36.Rxb7 Nxb7 37.f4 exf3 38.g33
35...Rb1 36.Nd4 Kf6 37.h4?!
37.f4
37...f4! 38.Rxd7 Nxd7 39.gxf4 Nc5-+ 40.Nb5 Kf5 41.Nxd6+ Kxf4 42.Nb5 Ke5 43.Nc3 Rc1 44.Na2 Ra1 45.Nb4
Rc1 46.Nc6+ Kf6 47.Nd4 Nd3 48.Nc6 Rxc4 49.f3 Ra4 50.fxe4 Ne5 51.Nxe5 Kxe5 52.Bg2 Ra2 53.Kf1 Kf4 0-1
103. [C41]
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) - Andreikin, Dmitry (2722)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O O -O 7.a4 a5 8.Re1 c6 9.h3 h6 10.Be3 Re8 11.d5 Nf8?!N

11...Nb6 - 61/(299)
12.Nd2! Ng6 13.Bf1 Rb8
13...cxd5 14.exd5 b6 15.Bb5 Rf8 16.Nc4 Rb8 17.Bc6ƒ ∆ Nb5
14.Ba7 Ra8 15.Be3 Rb8 16.Nc4 c5
16...cxd5 17.Bb6 Qd7 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd5±
17.Bd2 Rf8 18.Ra3! b6 19.Nb5± Ne8 20.Rb3 Rb7?
20...Bd7 21.Nba3 Bxa4 22.Rxb6 Rxb6 23.Bxa5 Qb8 24.Nxb6 Bd8 25.Nxa4 Bxa5 26.c3±120...Qd7 21.Nba3 Qa7
21.Nba3! Bh4
21...f5 22.exf5 Nh4 23.g3 Nxf5 24.Rxb6 Rxb6 25.Bxa5 Nd4 26.Bg2+-
22.Nxb6! Rxb6
22...f5 23.Bxa5 fxe4 24.g3 Rbf7 25.Re2 Bg5 26.Nbc4 Qd7 27.Bg222...Bxh3 23.Rxh3 (23.gxh3 Rxb6 24.Bxa5 Qg5+
25.Qg4±) 23...Qxb6 24.Nc4+-
23.Bxa5 f5
23...Rxb3 24.Bxd8 Rxa3 25.Bxh4 Rxa4 26.Bg3 f5 27.f3+-23...Qf6 24.Rf3+-
24.Bxb6 Qg5 25.Nc4
25.exf5 Bxf5 26.g3 Nf4 27.Ree3 Bxh3 (27...Nxh3+ 28.Bxh3 Bxh3 29.Re4+-) 28.Nc4 Bxf1 (28...Nf6 29.Nxd6+-)
29.Kxf1 Nh5 30.Rf3+-
25...fxe4 26.g3 Nf4 27.Nd2 Nf6
27...Bxh3 28.Nxe4 Qg6 29.Bxh3 Nxh3+ 30.Kg2 Nf4+ 31.Kf1 Nh3!? 32.Rf3!+-
28.Nxe4 Nxe4 29.Rxe4+- Bxh3 30.Rxf4 exf4 31.Bxh3 fxg3 32.f3! g2 33.Qe2 Rf4 34.Ba5 Rxa4 35.Be6+ Kh7

36.Qd3+
36.Qd3+ g6 37.Rb7+ Kh8 38.Bc3++-1-0
104. [C42]
Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2710) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2756)
Bilbao 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Ng5 Bf5
11.h3N
11.Bc4
11...h6 12.Nf3 O-O!? 13.Rg1 Rfe8 14.Be2
14.g4 Be4 15.Qe2 d5∞
14...Be4 15.Kb1 Rad8 16.g4 d5 17.h4 Na5
117...d4 18.Nxd4 (18.cxd4? Qd5ƒ) 18...Nxd4 19.cxd4 Bxh4∞
18.b3 c5 19.g5 h5 20.g6! f6?
20...fxg6 21.Ng5©
21.Qc1 Nc6 22.Nd2! Bf5 23.Nf1!
23.Bxh5? d4 24.Nf3 (24.Nf1 Bd6! 25.Bf4 Bxc2+! 26.Qxc2 Bxf43) 24...Qd5 25.Ne1 (25.cxd4 Be6) 25...c4
‭
→
23...d4 24.Ng3 Bg4
24...Bxg6 25.Nxh5+-24.. .Kh8 25.Nxf5 (25.Nxh5 Bf8„) 25...Qxf5 26.Bd3 Qe6 27.Bd2±
25.f3! Bd6 26.Bf4?!
26.fxg4 Rxe3 27.Bc4+ Kh8 28.Nxh5±
26...Be6 27.Rge1?
27.Nxh5 Bxb3 28.Nxf6+! gxf6 29.axb3 Rxe2 30.Bxd6 Qxd6 (30...Qf5 31.Rde1! (31.Bg3? d3!
‭
→) 31...Rxe1
32.Qxe1+-) 31.Qh6 Qd7 32.g7 Ne7 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.g8=Q+ Rxg8 35.Rxg8 Nxg8 36.Qh7+ Ke6 37.Qxg8++-
27...Bd5!
27...Bxf4 28.Qxf4 Ne7 29.Ne4 Nd5 30.Qd22
28.c4?

28.Nxh5 Rxe2 29.Rxe2 Bxf3 30.Ng3 Be5ƒ (30...Bxf4 31.Qxf4 Bxe2 32.Nxe2 Qe8 33.Qf3 Qxg6 34.cxd4 cxd4 35.Rg1
Qf7 36.Nf4©)28.Ne4∞
28...Rxe2! 29.Nxe2 Bxf3 30.Bxd6 Qxd6 31.Rd2
31.Nf4 Bxd1 32.Rxd1 (32.Qxd1 Qxf4 33.Qxh5 Ne5 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Qh8+ Ke7 36.Qxg7+ Kd6 37.Qxb7 Qf3-+)
32...Re83
31...Bg4 32.Nc3
32.Rf1
32...Ne5μ 33.Nd5 b5 34.Rf2 Rf8
34...Nxg6 35.Ref1 Rf8μ
35.Ref1
35.Qf4 bxc4 36.bxc4 Qd8 37.Ka1 Nxc4 38.Ne7+ Kh8 39.Qxg4!? hxg4 40.Rf5 Qxe7 41.Rxe7 Ne3 42.Rh5+ Kg8
43.Rh7 Nf5-+
35...Nxg6 36.Qa3
36.Nf4 Nxf4 (36...Ne5 37.cxb5 c4
‭
→) 37.Qxf4 Qxf4 38.Rxf4 bxc4μ
36...bxc4 37.bxc4 Ne5-+ 38.Qxa7 Nxc4 39.Rxf6 Qb8+ 0-1
105. [C42]
Karjakin, Sergey (2777) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2756)
Bilbao 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Kb1 Bf6
11.h4
11.h3 - 116/102

11...O-O -O 12.Bg5
12.Ng5
12...Qe7N
12...Be7
13.Qf4 Ne5 14.Nd4 c5 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.Qxf5+ Qe6 17.Qxe6+
17.Qe4!? Qg4 18.Qd5 Bxg5 19.g3 Qf3 20.hxg52
17...fxe6 18.Bc1 Ng4 19.Rd2 h5 20.g3 Rhf8 21.Bh3 Be5 22.Rf1
22.f4 Bf6 23.c4 e5 24.Re22
22...Kd7 23.Re2 Rf3! 24.Bg2
24...Rdf8! 25.Bf4?
25.Bxf3 Rxf3 26.Be3! Kc6 (26...Bxg3 27.Bxc5 Bxh4 (27...dxc5 28.Rd1+ Bd6 29.Red2±) 28.Rd1ƒ) 27.Ree12
25...Bxf4!
25...R3xf4 26.gxf4 Rxf4 27.Bxb72
26.Bxf3 Nh2 27.Rh1
27.Bg2 Nxf1 28.gxf4 (28.Bxf1 Bxg3-+) 28...Nh2μ
27...Nxf3 28.gxf4 Rxf4μ 29.Kc1 e5 30.Re3 Nxh4 31.Reh3 g5 32.Rg3 Rf5 33.c4 Ke6 34.Kd1 Kf6 35.Ke2 Rf4 36.Rd3
Ke6 37.b3 Rf6 38.Rg3 Kf5 39.Ke3 Rh6 40.f3 Kf6 41.Ke4 Nf5 42.Rgh3 h4 43.c3 Ng7 44.b4 Ke6 45.Rg1 Rh5 46.Rh2
Ne8 47.Ke3 Nf6 48.Rd2
48.a4 Kf5μ
48...h3 49.Kf2?!

49.Rh2
49...e4 50.Re1 h2 51.Rh1
51.Rdd1 g4 52.fxg4 Nxg4+ 53.Kg3 Ne5-+
51...Rh3 52.fxe4 Rxc3 53.Kg2 cxb4 54.Rxh2 Rxc4 55.Rh6 Ke5 0-1
106. !N [C42]
Caruana, Fabiano (2789) - Ponomariov, Ruslan (2723)
Dortmund 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Kb1 Bf6
11.h3 h6 12.b3
12.g4 - 95/224
12...a6 13.g4 O-O -O 14.Bg2 g5
14...Kb8 15.Rhe1 (15.Ne1 Ne7 16.Nd3 Nd5 17.Bd4 Bxd4 18.cxd4) 15...Rhe8∞
15.Nd4!N
15.c4
15...Nxd4 16.cxd4 d5 17.f4!ƒ gxf4 18.Bxf4 h5
18...Bg5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qxg5 f5 21.gxf5 Bxf5 22.h4 Rdg8 23.Qd2±18...Bg7 19.Rde1ƒ (19.Rhe1!?)
19.g5 Bg7 20.Rde1
20.h4!? f6 21.g6! Bf5 22.Qc3 (22.Rdg1±) ∆22...Bxg6 23.Bh3 f5 24.Rhg1 Bh7 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 26.Qxc7+ Kxc7
27.Rxg7+ Rd7 28.Rg5±
20...h4 21.Be5 Rdg8 22.Qf4 Qd8

22...Bf5 23.Bxg7 (23.Rhf1!?) 23...Rxg7 24.Re5 Be6 25.c4±
23.Bf1
23.Rhg1 Qd7„ (Xh3) 24.Bxg7 Rxg7 25.Re5 c6 26.Bf12
23...Kb8 24.Bd3 Bc8!
24...Qd7? 25.Bxg7 Rxg7 26.Qf6 Rhg8 27.g6!±
25.Kb2
25.Qxf7? Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Rxg53
25...Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Rg7 27.a4 a5
27...Ka7 28.a5 c6 29.b4227...Rhg8 28.Qxh4 Rxg5 29.Rxg5 Qxg5 30.Qxg5 Rxg5 31.h4 Rh5 32.Be2 Rh6 33.h5 c6
34.Rf1 Be6 35.Kc3 Kc7 36.Kd2 Kd62
28.Ka2 Ka7 29.Qd2 Kb8 30.Qf4 Ka7 31.Rhe1 Bxh3 32.Rh1
32.Re7 Qd6 33.R1e5 Bc8! 34.Rxf7 Rxf7 35.Qxf7 h3 36.Rxd5 Be6 37.Rxa5+ Kb8 38.Qf6 Rf8 39.Qh6 h2 40.g6 Re8
41.Rh5 Qxd4 42.Qd2 (42.Rxh2 Qxa4+ 43.Kb2 Qd4+ 44.Kb1 Qg1+ 45.Ka2 Qa7+=) 42...Qxa4+ 43.Kb2 Qd4+ 44.c3
Qd6 45.Rxh2 Rd8 46.Qe2 Bg4 47.Qg2 Bf3! 48.Qc2 Qxd3 49.Qxd3 Rxd3 50.g7 Bd5 51.Rh8+ Ka7 52.Rd8 Rg3=
32...Bc8
132...Be6 33.Rxh4 Rhg8 34.Bh7 Rh8 35.Bf5 Rxh4 36.Qxh4 Qxg5 37.Qe1 Bxf5 38.Qxa5+ Kb8 39.Qxd5 Qd2 40.Re8+
Bc8 41.Qf5 Ka7 42.Rxc8 Rg5! 43.Qe4 (43.Qd3 Qxd3 44.cxd3 Rg4 45.Rxc7 Rxd4 46.Rxf7 Rxd3) 43...f5 44.Qd3 Qxd3
45.cxd3 Rg3 46.Rxc7 Rxd3=
33.Rxh4 Rxh4 34.Qxh4 b6?
34...c62
35.Qh6 Rg8 36.Qc6 Be6
36...Bb7 37.Qf6 Qxf6 38.gxf6±
37.g6! Rg7
37...Bd7 38.Qxd5 fxg6 39.Be4 Qc8 40.Re7 Rd8 41.Qf7 Kb8 42.Qxg6+-
38.gxf7 Bxf7 39.Re7! Qxe7 40.Ba6! Kxa6 41.Qa8#

1-0
107.* [C45]
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768) - Carlsen, Magnus (2877)
Saint Louis 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2
7.Bg5 O-O 8.Qf3 Nd4N (8...Ne5 - 120/109) 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.O-O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 Re8 12.Bc4 d6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
14.Qxf6 gxf6= Carlsen,M (2881)-Nakamura,H (2775)/Dubai (blitz) 122/(107) 2014
7...a5
7...O-O 8.Bg5 Nd4 9.Qd2 Nxb3 10.axb3 Re8 11.f3 h6 12.Bf4 d5 13.O-O-O d4∞7...d6
8.e5N
8.a4 Nb4 9.Bg5 d6 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.f3 Bd7 12.Kb1∞
8...O-O 9.exf6 a4
9...Re8? 10.Be3 a4 11.Nd2±
10.Nd5!
10.Nd2 Re8 11.Nde4 d5μ10.fxg7 Re8 11.Be3 axb3 12.cxb3 Nd4 13.Qh5 Ra5! 14.Nb5 (14.Nd5 Nc2+ 15.Kd2 Nb4
16.Bc4 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Qf6μ) 14...Rxe3+! 15.fxe3 Qe7 16.O-O-O Nxb5 17.Bd3! Qc5+ (17...Bxe3+ 18.Rd2 (18.Kb1?
Na3+-+) 18...h6 19.Qf5 Bxd2+ 20.Kxd2 Qg5+ 21.Qxg5 hxg5 22.Bxb5 Rxb5 23.Re1 Kxg7 24.Re8 Ra5 25.Rxc8 Rxa2
26.Kc2 c6 27.Rc7 d5 28.Rxb7 Ra1μ) 18.Qxc5 Bxc5 19.b4 Bxb4 20.a3 Bd6 21.b4 Rxa3 22.Bxb5 Be5μ
10...Re8 11.Be3 axb3 12.Qg4 g6 13.Bc4

13...Nb4!
13...Bd4 14.Qh4 Bxb2 15.O-O Bxa1 (15...bxc2 16.Rac1 Re6 17.Rxc2 Bxf6 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Bg5ƒ) 16.Rxa1 b2
17.Rb1 Re5! 18.Qh6 (18.Rxb2 Rh5) 18...Qf8 19.Qxf8+ Kxf8 20.Nxc7©13...Rxa2 14.O -O Rxa1 15.Rxa1 Bxe3 16.fxe3
bxc2 17.Qg5 Re5 18.Ne7+! Rxe7 19.fxe7 Qxe7 20.Qxe7 Nxe7©
14.Nxb4
14.Qf4?! Nxc2+ 15.Kd2 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Ra5!μ14.Qh4?! Nxc2+ 15.Kd2 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Bc5314.O-O Nxd5 15.Bxd5
bxc2 (15...Rxe3!? 16.fxe3 bxc2 17.Qf4 Ra5∞) 16.Bxb6 cxb6 17.Qd4 d6 18.Rac1 Re5 19.Rxc2 Be6=
14...d5 15.Qf4
15.Qg5 dxc4 16.Nd5 (16.O-O Ra5!μ) (16.Rd1 bxc2!μ) 16...Bc5! 17.cxb3 cxb3 18.O-O Bf8
15...dxc4 16.O-O
16.Nd5? Bxe3 17.fxe3 Qxd5 18.Qh6 Rxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Bf5μ
16...bxc2 17.Nd5
17.Bxb6!? cxb6 18.Nd5! Re6 19.Qxc4 (19.Ne7+ Rxe7 20.fxe7 Qxe7 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Qxc4 Bf53) 19...Kh8! (19...Rd6
20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Qh4
‭
→) 20.Qxc2! Rd6! (20...Qxd5? 21.Rad1 Qe5 22.Rd8+ Re8 23.Qc7! Qe6 24.h3±) 21.Ne3 Qxf6=
17...Re6! 18.Qxc4
18.Ne7+ Rxe7 (18...Kh8 19.Bxb6 Rxb6 20.Nd5!ƒ) 19.fxe7 Qxe7 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Rfe1 Qd8 22.Qxc4 Bf5∞
18...Bxe3 19.fxe3 b5! 20.Qc5
20.Qxc2 Qxd5 21.Rad1 Qe5 22.Qc6! Bb7! 23.Qxb7 Ree8ƒ
20...Bb7 21.Ne7+ Kh8
21...Rxe7 22.fxe7 (22.Qxe7 Qd2 23.e4 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Qxe4 25.Qxe4 Bxe4 26.Rfe1 Re8 27.Rac1 Re6=) 22...Qd2
23.Rf2 Qd1+ 24.Rf1 Qd2=

22.Qxc2 Raa6 23.Rac1
23.Rad1 Rad6 24.a4!? bxa4 (24...Rxe3? 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 (25...cxd6 26.Qd2 Qb6 27.a5 Qc5 28.b4 Qa7 29.Kh1+-)
26.Rd1! Qxf6 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Rg8+ Kh6 29.Rxg6+!+-) 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Qxa4 Rd2∞
23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Rxf6 25.Qxc7 Qd2
25...Qd3! 26.Qc3! (26.Qb8+? Kg7 27.Qg8+ Kh6 28.Qf8+ Kh5 29.Rc5+ g5 30.Rxg5+ Kh4!! (30...Kxg5 31.Qg7+ Rg6
32.Qe5+ f5 33.h4+! Kh5 34.Nxg6 hxg6 35.Qe7! Kh6=) 31.g3+ Kxg5 32.Qg7+ Rg6 33.Qe5+ f5-+ 34.h4+ Kg4
35.Qf4+ Kh3-+) (26.Qe5? Kg7 27.Ng8 Kxg8 28.Qxf6 Qxe3+-+) 26...Qxc3 27.Rxc3 Rd63
26.Qb8+ Kg7 27.Qg8+ Kh6 28.Qf8+ Kh5 29.Rc5+ g5 30.Rxg5+ Kxg5
30...Kh4 31.g3+ Kxg5 32.Qg7+ Rg6 33.Qe5+ f5 34.Qxf5+ Kh6 35.Qf8+ Kh5 36.Qf5+=
31.Qg7+ Rg6
31...Kh5? 32.g4+ Kh4 33.Qxf6++-
32.Qe5+ f5 33.h4+ Kh5 34.Qxf5+ Kh6
34...Kxh4 35.Qh3+ Kg5 36.Qf5+=
35.Qf8+ Kh5 36.Qf5+ Kh6 37.Qf8+ Kh5 38.Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

C50-C99
108. [C65]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2764) - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.h3 Nd7 7.Be3 Bd6 8.Nbd2
8.Nc3 - 119/103
8...O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.c3 c5!?N
10...Nf8
11.a3 a5 12.Re1 Nf8 13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 exd4 15.Nxd4
15.Bxd4 Ne6 16.Bc3 b6 17.Nc4 Bc5∞
15...Be5 16.N2f3 Bxd4 17.Bxd4 b6 18.Be5
18.Qc2 Bb7 19.Rad1 Qe7 20.Qc3 Ne6 (20...f6 21.Nh4ƒ) 21.Be5 Rad8=
18...Qxd1 19.Rexd1 Ra7 20.Rac1 c5 21.Rd6 Rb7 22.Bg3
22...Rxe4??
22...Be6 23.Nd2 Rd7 24.Rxd7 Nxd7=
23.Rd8 Bd7 24.Re1!
24.Re1 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 f6 26.Bd6+-1-0
109. [C65]

Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/2) 2014 [Inarkiev,Ernesto]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6
5...Nd4!?
6.Re1
6.c3 - 112/182
6...O-O 7.Bxc6
7.h3
7...bxc6 8.h3 Re8 9.Nbd2N
9.Be3
9...Nd7
9...Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.Nc4 h6∞9...h6!?
10.Nc4 Bb6
110...Nf8 11.c3 (11.Na5 Qd7 (11...Bd7 12.Nb7 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 Qb8 14.Nxd6 cxd6∞) 12.c3 Bb6 13.Qa4 Ba6„)
11...Be6 12.Qa4 (12.Na5 Qd7 13.Qa4? Bxh3!μ) 12...Qd7∞
11.a4 a5 12.Nxb6 cxb6 13.d4 Qc7
13...Ba6 14.Ra3 Nf8 (14...Qe7 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bc12) 15.Rb3 Qc7 16.Nh4213...c5 14.d5 Nf8 15.Ra3 Ng6 16.Nd2 Ba62
14.Ra3! Nf8 15.dxe5
15.Nh4?! exd4 16.Qxd4 Qe7 17.Nf3 c5 18.Qd1 Bb7 19.Rae3 Rad8∞
15...dxe5 16.Nh4 Rd8!
16...Be6 17.Rg3 Rad8 18.Qf3
‭
→16...Ng6 17.Nf5 f6 (17...Ne7 18.Qd6! Qd7 (18...Ra7 19.Nh6+! Kf8 (19...gxh6
20.Qf6+-) 20.Rf3+-) 19.Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.Rd1±) 18.Rg32
17.Qh5 f6 18.Nf5
18.Rg3 Qf7 19.Qf3 Ne6 20.Nf5 Kh8 21.Rd1 Qf8∞
18...Be6?!
18...Bxf5?! 19.exf518...Qf7 19.Qg4ƒ (19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 20.Rb3 Rb8 21.Be3 c5∞ ∆ 22.Bxc5? Bxf5 23.Bxf8 Be6-+)
(19.Qe2 Ne6 20.Qc4 Qc7 (20...Qe8 21.Rb3 Rb8 22.Be3 c5 23.f4 Kh8 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Qc32) 21.Rc3 g6 22.Ne3 Rd6
23.Ng4 Ba6 24.Qa2 Kh8 25.Nxf6 Nd4 26.Ng4 Qe7©)
19.Rg3 Ng6

20.h4!?
20.Bh6!? Rd7 (20...gxh6 21.Rxg6+ hxg6 22.Qxg6+ Kf8 23.Qxf6+ Qf7 24.Qxh6+ Ke8 25.Qh8+ Kd7 26.Rd1+ Kc7
27.Qxe5+ Kb7 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nd6+ Rxd6 30.Qxd62) 21.h4 Rf8 22.Qg4 Rff7 23.Bxg7 Bxf5 24.exf5 Rxg7 25.fxg6
Rxg62
20...Bxf5?
20...Kh8! 21.Rxg6 Qf7 22.Nxg7 (22.Bh6 gxh6 23.Rxh6 Qxh5 24.Rxh5 Rd2∞) (22.Rh6 gxh6 23.Qxf7 Bxf7 24.Bxh6
Rg8 25.Rd1 Be6 26.Rd6 Bxf5 27.exf5 b5!„ 28.axb5 cxb5 29.Rxf6 b4 30.b3 Rgc8 31.Re6 Re8 32.Rd6 Red8 33.Rb6
Rdb8=) 22...Qxg6 23.Qxg6 hxg6 24.Nxe6 Rd6 25.Nc7 Rc8 26.Na6 Ra8=
21.exf5 Nf4 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.Rc3! c5 24.Re6 Rab8
24...h6 25.Qf3 Rac8 26.Rc4 Rd4 27.c3! Rxc4 28.Qd5 Kh7 29.Qxc4±
25.Rc4 Qd7 26.Kh2 Rf8 27.Rce4 Rb7 28.Qe2 b5!? 29.b3
29.Re7 Qd6 30.f3! Rxe7 31.Rxe7 bxa4 32.Qe4 Qb8 (32...Kh8 33.Re8+-) 33.Qxa4+-
29...bxa4 30.bxa4 Rb4 31.Re7 Qd6 32.Qf3?!
32.f3! h6 33.Ra7+-
32...Rxe4 33.Qxe4 f3+ 34.g3 h5?
34...Qd2! 35.Qc4+ (35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Qf7 Qxf2+ 37.Kh3 Qf1+ 38.Kg4 h5+!! 39.Qxh5+ Kg8 40.Qg6 Qc4+ 41.Kxf3
Qf1+=) (35.Qxf3 Qxc2 36.Kg2 Kh8! 37.Qc6 Rg8 38.Ra7 Qc3 39.Qd5 h6 40.Rc7 Qb4 41.Rxc5 Qxa4±) 35...Kh8
36.Qxc5 Rg8 37.c3 h6 38.Qd4 Qc2 39.g4 Kh7 40.Kg3 Qc1±
35.Qb7 1-0
110 !N [C65]
Inarkiev, Ernesto (2688) - Aronian, Levon (2797)
Moscow 2014 [Petronijevic,Zoran]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O Re8 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Re1
9.Nbd2 - 121/104
9...d6 10.Nbd2
10...g5!N
10...Bd7
11.Bg3 g4!
11...Bd7 12.h32
12.Nh4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4
13.dxe4?! Bxh43
13...Bxh4 14.Bxh4
14.d4 f5 (14...Bxg3 15.Nxg3©) 15.Bxh4 Qxh4 - 15. .. f5
14...Qxh4 15.d4
15.f4 gxf3 16.Qxf3 f5 17.Ng3 f4 (17...Bd7 18.Nxf5 Qg5 19.Ng3=) 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Qxc6 Be6 20.Ne4 Rab8 21.Qxc7
Rxb2 22.Rf1∞
15...f5 16.Ng3 f4
16...Qf6 17.dxe5 Rxe5 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rxe5 Qxe5 20.Qd2 f4 21.Re1 Qg5 22.Ne2 f3 23.Qxg5+ hxg5 24.gxf3 gxf3
25.Nd4=
17.Qd3?!
17.Ne4 Kg7 18.g3 Qh5 19.gxf4 exf4 20.d5 a6 (20...Rf8 21.dxc6 Qxb5 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.Re7+ Rf7 24.Qd4+ Kg6
25.Rae1 Qc5 26.cxb7 Rxe7 27.Rxe7 Qxd4 28.bxa8=Q Qd1+ 29.Kg2 Kg5 30.Rg7+ Kf6 31.Rxa7 f3+ 32.Kg3 Qg1+
33.Kf4 Qc1+ 34.Kg3 Qg1+=) 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Qd4+ Re5 23.dxc6 Bf5 (23...f3 24.Kh1 Kf7 25.Re3 Be6 26.Ng3 Qg5

27.Rae1=) 24.Nd2 Be6 25.Qxf4=
17...Kg7!
17...fxg3?? 18.Qg6+ Kf8 19.fxg3 Qg5 20.Qh7+-17.. .Kh8 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Nf1 Qf6 20.dxe5 Rxe5 21.Rxe5 Qxe5
22.Qd2 Qf6 23.Re1 Be6 24.Re4 Rf8 25.g3 fxg3 26.hxg3=17...Qg5!? 18.Ne4 Qg6 19.Qc4+ Be6 20.d5 Bf7 21.Qd3 a6
22.dxc6 axb5 23.cxb7 Ra5 24.g3=
18.d5
18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Nf5+ Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Rab8 21.b3 Rbd8 22.dxe5 Qg5 23.Qxg5+ hxg5 24.exd6 cxd6 25.h3 (25.c4 Rxe1+
26.Rxe1 Kf63) (25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Kf1 Rh83) 25...gxh3 26.gxh3 Kf6 27.Kg2 d53
18...fxg3 19.hxg3
19.fxg3 Qg5 20.dxc6 Bf5 21.Qe2 b6 22.b43
19...Qg5 20.dxc6 Bf5 21.Qe3 b63 22.Qxg5+?
22.Bc4 a5 23.Rad13
22...hxg5μ Xc6, <–>h 23.Rad1 Rh8
23...Be6!? 24.Re4 Kf6 25.Bc4 Bxc4 26.Rxc4 Kf5μ
24.Bc4 a5 25.b3 Rh6?!
125...Kf6 26.Rf1 (∆ f3) 26...Ke7 27.f4 gxf3 28.gxf3 Be6μ
26.Bd5?!
26.Kf1 Rah8 27.Ke2 Rh2 28.Bd53
26...Rah8 27.Kf1 Bc2 28.Rd2 Rh1+ 29.Ke2 Rxe1+ 30.Kxe1 [R 9/k] 30...Rh1+ 31.Ke2 Rc1 32.c4
32.f3 Bf5 33.c4 gxf3+ 34.gxf3 g4 35.fxg4 Bxg4+ 36.Bf3 Bf5μ
32...a4?!
132...Bf5 33.Rd1 (33.Rb2 Ra1 34.Kd2 Kf6 (34...Bb1 35.Kc3 Bg6 36.Be6 Be4 37.Bxg4 Bxc6 38.f3 Kf6 39.Bc8 Rf1
(39...e4 40.fxe4 Bxe4 41.Re23) 40.Re23) 35.Ke2 Bb1 36.Kd2 Bg6 37.Ke3 Rd1μ) 33...Rc2+ 34.Rd2 Rc3 35.Rb2 Kf6μ
33.bxa4 Bxa4?!
33...Kf6 34.a5 bxa5 35.Ke33
34.Rb2 Kf6 35.Kd2 Rd1+

36.Ke2?
36.Kc3! b5 37.Rb4 Rc1+ 38.Kd2 Rc2+ 39.Ke1 Rc1+ 40.Kd2=
36...Rd4 37.Rd2 b5! 38.Ke3 Rxd2 39.Kxd2 bxc4 BN 7/ g 40.f3
40.Kc3 e4! 41.Kd4 (41.Kxc4 Ke5Θ 42.a3 Bb3+! 43.Kxb3 Kxd5 44.Kc3 Kc5-+) 41...c3! 42.Kxc3 Ke5 43.Kc4 Bd1
44.Bf7 Be2+ 45.Kc3 d5 46.a4 d4+ 47.Kb4 Bf1 48.a5 Kd6 49.Be8 e3 50.fxe3 dxe3 51.Kc3 Kc5-+
40...Kf5 41.Kc3 gxf3 42.gxf3 g4 43.Be4+ Kg5 44.Kxc4 Bd1 45.Kd3 Bxf3
46.a4?
46.Ke3! Bd1 47.Kd2 Ba4 48.Kc3 Kf6 49.Kb4 Bd1 50.Bd5 (50.a4? Bf3-+) 50...e4 (50...Bc2 51.Kc3 Bd1 52.Kb4)
51.Bxe4 Be2 (51...Bf3 52.Bd3 Bxc6 53.a4 Ke7 54.a5 Kd8 55.a6 Bf3 56.a7 c5+ 57.Ka5 Kc7 58.Ka6=) 52.a4 Ke5

53.Bg6 Kd5 54.Be8 Ke4 55.Bf7! (55.a5 Kf3 56.Bf7 Kxg3 57.Bc4 Bf3 58.Bb5 Kf4 59.a6 g3 60.a7 g2 61.a8=Q g1=Q
(Q 8/i) 62.Qf8+ Kg3 63.Qg7+ Bg4 64.Ka5 (64.Qxc7? Qe1+-+) 64...Qa7+ 65.Kb4=) 55...d5 56.a5 d4 57.Bb3 Kf3
58.Kc5 Ba6 59.Kxd4 Kxg3 60.Bd5 Kf2 61.Ke5=
46...d5 47.Bxf3?!
47.Bh7 Kf6 48.a5 Bg2 49.Kc3 Ke6 50.a6 d4+ 51.Kc4 Kd6! (51...Bxc6?? 52.Kc5! Ba8 53.a7=) 52.a7 Bxc6-+
47...gxf3-+ [P 6/ b] 48.a5 e4+ 49.Kd2 d4 50.a6 e3+ 51.Kc2 f2 52.a7 f1=Q
52...d3+ 53.Kb2 f1=Q 54.a8=Q (Q 4/d) 54...Qf6+ 55.Kb3 Qe6+ 56.Kc3 e2-+
53.a8=Q Qc4+ 54.Kb2 e2 55.Qd8+ Kg4 56.Qh4+ Kf3 57.Qf4+ Kg2 58.Qe4+ Kg1 59.Qb1+ Kf2 60.Qf5+ Ke1
61.Qg6 Kd1 62.Qg4 Qc3+ 63.Ka2 Kc1
63...d3
64.Qxe2 Qc2+ 65.Qxc2+ Kxc2 0-1
111.* [C67]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2787) - Aronian, Levon (2805)
Saint Louis 2014 [Stamenkovic,Zoran]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6
11.Re2 c6 12.Ne3
12...Be7N
12...Bc7 - 122/(111) 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 Nf6N (16...f5 - 121/105) 17.g3 Ng4 18.h3 Nf6
19.Bd2 Qd7 20.Bg2 Rce8 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Qf3 Kg8 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 Qe6 25.Kf1= Kasimdzhanov,R (2706) -
Jakovenko,D (2747)/Tashkent 122/(111) 2014
13.Qe1 Bf6 14.Nf5
14.Ng4 Bd4 15.c3 Bb6 16.d4 d5=

14...d5 15.Ne7+ Kh8
15...Bxe7 16.Rxe7 Nd6=
16.Nxc8 Rxc8 17.g3 Qd7 18.d3 Nc7 19.Qa5
19.c3 Rfe8 20.Bd2 Kg8 21.Qd1 Nb5=
19...Rfe8 20.Qe1
20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Qxa7 Re1ƒ
20...Rxe2 21.Qxe2 b5
21...Re8 22.Qd1 g6 23.c3 Kg7=
22.c3 d4
22...c5
23.c4 Re8 24.Qd1 bxc4 25.dxc4 Ne6 26.b4 d3?
26...g6 27.Rb12
27.Rb1 Rd8
27...Nd4 28.Qxd3 Re1 29.Kg2±
28.Bd2
28.Be3!± ∆ Rb3
28...Bg5
28...Qd4!? 29.b5 Qxc4 30.bxc6 Qxc6 31.Ba5 Rc8 32.Qxd3=
29.Rb2 Qd4 30.Rb3 Bxd2
30...Qxc4?! 31.Bxg5 Nxg5 32.Rxd3 Rxd3 33.Qxd3 Qxd3 34.Bxd3 Nf3+ 35.Kf1 Nxh2+ 36.Ke2 Ng4 37.Be4±
31.Qxd2 Qxc4 32.Rxd3 Rxd3 33.Qxd3 Qxa2 34.Qd7 Kg8 35.Qxc6= g6 36.Bc4 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 Qxb4 38.Bxe6 fxe6
39.Qa8+ Qf8 40.Qxa7 h5 41.Qd7 Qf5 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.Qe7+ Kg8 44.Qe8+ Kg7 45.Qe7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2
112 [C67]
Naiditsch, Arkadij (2715) - Wagner, Dennis (2499)
Baden Baden 2014 [Berg,Emanuel]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3
9.Rd1+9.h3
9...Ke8 10.Bf4
10.h3
10...Be6 11.Rfd1 h6 12.h3 Be7
112...Bb4 - 113/(123)

13.g4 Nh4 14.Nxh4 Bxh4 15.Kg2 Be7 16.f3N
16.Be3
16...Rd8! 17.Ne2 h5 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Bg3 c5!= 20.Ne2 Bc6 21.Nf4
21.c42
21...hxg4 22.hxg4 Rh6
22...c4
23.c4 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Bd7 25.Nd5 Bd8 26.Bf2 b6 27.Be3 Rh8 28.b3 Rh7 29.Bf4 Rh8 30.Bg3 Rh6 31.Ne3 Bc6 32.Kf2
Rh7 33.f4
33.Nd5 Bd7 34.e6 Bxe6 35.Nxc7+ Bxc7 36.Bxc72
33...Be4 34.Re1 Rh1?
34...Bc634...Bb7
35.Rxh1 Bxh1 36.Ng2!± c6 37.Kg1 Bxg2 38.Kxg2 g5 39.Kf3 Kd7
39...gxf4 40.Kxf4 Kd7 41.Kf5 Be7 42.Bf4 Bh4 43.Bg5 Bg3 44.Kf6 Ke8 45.e6 fxe6 46.Kxe6+-
40.f5
40.Ke4? gxf4 41.Bxf4 Ke6=
40...Ke7 41.Ke4 Bc7 42.Be1 Bd8 43.Bd2 f6
43...Kd7 44.e6+ fxe6 (44...Ke8 45.Ke5) 45.Ke5 Bc7+ 46.Kf6 exf5 47.Kxf5
44.exf6+ Kxf6 45.Bc3+ Kf7 46.Be5 a6 47.f6 Ke6 48.f7 Be7 49.Bc7 Kxf7
49...b5 50.Bd8+-
50.Kf5 b5 51.Be5 b4 52.Bb2 Bd8 53.Bc1 Bf6 54.Bxg5 Bd4 55.Bd8 Bc3 56.g5 Bd4 57.Bf6 Bc3 58.g6+ Kg8 59.Be5
Bd4 60.Ke6 1-0
113. [C67]
Naiditsch, Arkadij (2705) - Caruana, Fabiano (2789)
Dortmund 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Be7
11.Nc3 Kc8 12.Bf4N
12.Bg5 - 119/ 106
12...b6 13.Rd2 Nh4 14.Nxh4 Bxh4 15.Ne4 [∆ Bg5] 15...h6 16.g4
16.Bg3 Be7 17.Rad1 Be6∞
16...Be7
16...c5 17.Bg3 Be7 18.Nc3 Bc6 19.Nd5 Re8 20.Rad1 Kb7 21.c42
17.Ng3 g6 18.Ne4 Be6 19.Nf6 a5!?

19...g5 20.Be3 a5 21.a4 Kb7 22.Kg2 c5 23.f4 Bxf6 24.exf6 gxf4 25.Bxf4 h5 26.g5 Rhe8 27.h4 Bf5=
20.a3?!
20.a4
20...a4! [∆ Ra5] 21.Re1 h5 22.Kg2 hxg4 23.hxg4 Ra5 24.Kg3
24.f3 Kb7 25.Re4 Rb5 26.c3 Ra5 27.Bg5 Rd8 28.Rxd8 Bxd8=
24...Rb5 25.c3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Kxd8 27.Bc1 Bxf6 28.exf6 Rd5 29.Re4 b5 30.Rd4 Rxd4 31.cxd4= Kd7 32.Bf4 Bb3
33.Kf3 Bd1+ 34.Ke4 Bxg4 35.Ke5 Be6 36.Bd2 Bd5 37.f4 Be6 38.Bb4 Bd5 1/2-1/2
114. [C67]
Caruana, Fabiano (2789) - Adams, Michael (2743)
Dortmund 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Be7
11.Nc3 Kc8 12.g4!? Nh4 13.Nxh4 Bxh4 14.Be3N
14.Ne4
14...b6
14...h5?! 15.g5! c5 (15...Bxh3? 16.Rd4 Bg4 17.f3+-) (15...f6 16.gxf6 gxf6 17.Rd4 Bg5 18.Bxg5 fxg5 19.Ne4ƒ) 16.Rd5!
b6 17.e6! Be8 (17...Bxe6 18.Re5 Bxh3 19.Re4 Bxg5 20.Bxg5±) 18.Rad1 fxe6 19.Re5 Bg6 20.Rxe6 Bxc2 21.Rd2 Bf5
22.Re7± xBh4
15.Rd2
15.f4? h5 16.g5 (16.f5 hxg4 17.hxg4 Bg3μ) 16...Bf5 (16...Bxh3? 17.Kh2 Bf5 18.Kg2 Kb7 19.Rh1) 17.Rd2 Kb7
18.Kh2 Rad8ƒ
15...c5 16.Nd5

16.f4 h5 17.Rad1 Bc6 18.g5 xBh4
16...Re8 17.Rad1
17.f4 f6 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Nxf6 gxf6 20.Bf2=
17...Bc6 18.Bf4 h6
19.Kg2!? Kb7
19...Bg5 20.Kg3 Bxf4+ 21.Kxf4 Kb7 22.c4 Re6 23.Kf5 g6+ (23...Bd7? 24.Nxb6!±) 24.Ke4 Rae8 25.f4 f6 26.Re2
Rf8= (26...fxe5?! 27.f5ƒ)
20.c4 a5
20...f6! 21.Re2 (21.exf6 Bxf63) 21...Bg5 22.Bg3 fxe5 23.Bxe5 (23.Rxe5 Bf63) 23...Re7 24.Kg3 Bxd5 25.cxd5 Rf8
26.Rde1 Ref7=
21.Re1 Rad8 22.Bg3 Bxg3 23.Kxg3 f6 24.f4 Re6
24...fxe5 25.Rxe5 Rxe5 26.fxe5±
25.Rdd1 fxe5
25...Rde8?! 26.exf6! gxf6 (26...Rxe1 27.Rxe1 Rxe1 28.fxg7 Re8 29.Nf6+-) 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.h4±
26.Rxe5 Red6! 27.f5 a4
27...b5! 28.b3 Bxd5 29.Rdxd5 (29.cxd5 c6 (29...Kb6 ∆ c6) 30.dxc6+ Kxc6 31.Rc1 Rd5 32.Rxd5 Rxd5 33.Kh4 Rd6!
34.Kh5 c4 35.bxc4 b4∞) 29...Rxd5 30.cxd5 c4∞
28.Kf4 b5 29.b3 a3
29...Bxd5 30.Rdxd5 Rxd5 31.cxd5 axb3 32.axb3 c4 (32...Rd7 33.h4±) 33.bxc4 bxc4 34.Ke4±
30.Ke4 b4 31.h4 R6d7?!
31...Bxd5+! 32.Rdxd5 Rxd5 33.Rxd5 (33.cxd5 c6 (33...c4!?) 34.g5 (34.Re7+ Kb63 ∆ c4) 34...hxg5 35.hxg5 cxd5+

36.Rxd5 Re8+ 37.Kf3=) 33...Re8+ 34.Re5 Rd8 35.Rxc5 Rd2„
32.Rd2
32.Re6!±
32...Rf7 33.g5 hxg5 34.hxg5 Rh8 35.Kf4 Rh1 36.Rf2
36.Ne3 Rh4+ 37.Ng4±
36...Rg1 37.Ne7 Bh1?†
37...Be8 38.Ng6 Bd7 39.Rxc5 Rb1 40.Nh4 Rb2 41.Kg3±
38.g6+- Rf6 39.Rxc5 Rd6 40.Rb5+ Ka6 41.Nd5 Bxd5 42.Rxd5 Rxd5 43.cxd5 Kb6 44.f6 gxf6 45.Kf5 Kc5 46.Kxf6
Kxd5 47.g7 c5 48.Rf5+ 1-0
115. [C67]
Grischuk, Alexander (2797) - Andreikin, Dmitry (2722)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6
11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Bb4
12...Be7 - 112/ (194)
13.Ne2 Be7 14.Ned4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Rd8 16.Nf5 g5! 17.Be3 Rg8 18.c4N
18.a4
18...c5 19.f3
19...Bc8!= 20.g4
20.Nxe7 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Kxe7=

20...f6 21.Nxe7 Kxe7 22.exf6+ Kxf6 23.Kf2 Kg6 24.b3 Rgf8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Re1
26.h4 gxh4 27.Rh1 h5! 28.Rxh4 hxg4 29.fxg4 Bb72
26...Rd3 27.Ke2 Rd8 28.Kf2 Rd3 29.Ke2 Rd8 30.Rd1 Rd6
30...Rxd1 31.Kxd1 a6 32.Bf2 c6 33.Bg3 Be6 34.Kc2 Kf6 35.Bc7 b5 36.Kd3 bxc4+ 37.bxc4 h6 38.Bd6 Bf7 39.Bxc5
Ke5 40.Be3 (40.Bf8 h5 41.Be7 hxg4 42.hxg4 Kf4 43.Ke2 Kg3! 44.Bxg5 Bxc4+ 45.Ke3 Bxa2=)
31.Rd3 Bb7 32.Rc3 Re6 33.Kf2 Rf6 34.Bd2 Rd6 35.Ke2 Bc6 36.Re3 Kf7 37.Rc3 Rh6
137...Kg6
38.Bxg5 Rxh3 39.Bf4 h5 40.gxh5 Rxh5 41.Bxc7 b5 42.Kf2
42.cxb5 Bxb5+ 43.Kf22
42...a6 43.Kg3 Rg5+ 44.Kf4 Kg6 45.Ke3 Rf5 46.Bf4 Kf7 47.Rc2 bxc4 48.Rxc4 Bb5 49.Rc1 Rd5 50.Kf2 Ke6 51.Be3
Kd6 52.Rh1 Bd3 53.Bd2
53.Rh6+ Kc7 54.Rh4 Kb72
53...Bg6 54.Ke3 Rh5 55.Rg1 Bf7 56.Rg7 Ke7 57.Rg4 Bd5 58.Rg7+ Bf7 59.f4 Rh3+ 60.Ke4 Kf6 61.Rg2 c4 62.bxc4
Bxc4 63.Be3 Rh5 64.Bd4+ Ke6 65.Rg6+ Kf7 66.Rf6+ Ke7 67.Be5 Bxa2 68.Rxa6 Be6 69.Ra7+ Bd7 70.Kd5 Rf5
71.Kd4 Rh5 72.Ke4 Ke6 73.Ra6+ Ke7 74.Bf6+ Kf7 75.Bg5 Rh1 76.Ra7 Re1+ 77.Kd4 1/2-1/2
116. [C67]
Istratescu, Andrei (2653) - Romanov, Evgeny (2647)
Oslo 2014 [Berg,Emanuel]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 Kc8
11.Bf4
11.b3 - 90/(224)
11...h6! 12.Rad1 b6 13.Rd3 Be6 14.Rfd1 Kb7 15.a3?!N
15.b3
15...a5 16.Bh2 c5 17.Ne2 g5! 18.Nc3 Ne7 [∆ Bf5] 19.g4 Nc6 20.Ne4 Be7 21.R3d2 a4! ∆ Na5 22.Nf6 Na5 23.Nd5
Rhe8 24.Ne3 b5 25.Ne1

25...c4! 26.c3 Nb3 27.Re2 Rad8 28.Rb1
28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Nf3μ
28...Bc5 29.Nf5 Bd5! 30.Bg3 Be4! 31.Rxe4 Nd2 32.Re2 Nxb1 33.Nxh6 Rd2
33...Rd1 34.Nxf7 (34.Kf1 f6-+) 34...Bxa3!! 35.bxa3 Nxc3 36.Re3 b4 37.axb4 a3 38.Rxc3 Rxe1+ 39.Kg2 a2 40.Ra3
a1=Q 41.Rxa1 Rxa1-+
34.Kf1
34.Rxd2 Nxd2 35.Nxf7 Ne4 36.Kg2 Re7μ 37.Nxg5!? Nxg5 38.f4„
34...Rf8
34...Rxe2! 35.Kxe2 Rd8 36.Nf3 Bxa3! 37.bxa3 Nxc3+ 38.Kf1 Rd1+ 39.Kg2 b4!-+
35.Nf3
35.f4!?
35...Rxe2 36.Kxe2 Nxc3+! 37.bxc3 Bxa3-+ 38.Nd4 Bb2 39.Nxb5 Kb6! 40.Nd4 a3 41.f4 a2 42.Nc2 gxf4 43.Bxf4
Kb5! 44.Bd2 Ka4 45.h4 c5! 46.Nf5 Kb3 47.Kd1 Re8 48.Bf4 Bxc3 49.Nd6 Re7 50.Ne4 Rd7+ 51.Nd6 a1=Q+
52.Nxa1+ Bxa1 53.Ke2 Bxe5! 54.Bxe5 Re7 55.Nxf7 Rxf7 0-1
117. !N [C67]
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/9) 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5
11.Ne2 b6 12.Rd1 Ba6 13.Nf4

13.Ned4 - 110/(181)
13...Bb7!N
13...Rd8
14.e6 Bd6!
14...fxe6 15.Nxe6 Bd6 16.Neg5 (16.Re1 Kd7) 16...c5∞
15.exf7+
15.Re1 c5 16.exf7+ Kxf7 17.Ng5+ Kg8∞
15...Kxf7 16.Ng5+ Kf6 17.Ne4+ Kf7 18.Ng5+ Kf6 19.Ne4+ Kf7 20.Ng5+ 1/2-1/2
118.* [C67]
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/7) 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5
11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.g3 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Rg6 16.h4 f6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bf4 Nxh4 19.f3 Rd8
20.Kf2 Rxd1 21.Nxd1 Nf5 22.Rh1 Bxa2 23.Rxh5 - 111/(153) 23...Be6 24.g4!? 'N!?' Tadic, Branko.
24.Bxc7
24...Nd6 25.Rh7 Nf7N
25...f5 - 122/(118) 26.g5 (26.Rxc7 Nb5 27.gxf5 Bxf5 28.Rxb7 Bxc2 29.Ne3 Bb3 30.Ng4 Re6 31.Bg5ƒ) 26...Nf7
27.Rh5 Rg8 28.Kg3 Rh8 29.Rxh8+ Nxh8 30.Bxc7 Ng6 31.Nc3 Kd7 32.Bb8 a5 33.Na4 Kc8 34.Bf4 b5 35.Nc5 Ba2
36.c3 a4 37.Bd6 Bd5 38.f4 Kd8= Giri,A (2768)-Radjabov,T (2726)/ Tashkent 122/(118) 201425...Nb5 26.Ne3 Bg8
27.Rh8 Kd7 28.Nf5 Nd6 29.Bxd6 cxd6 30.Kg32
26.Ne3 Kd8 27.Nf5 c5

27...a5 28.Nd4 Bd5 29.b3 b5 30.Nxc6+ Bxc6 31.Rxf7 Bd7 32.Rf8+ Ke7 33.Ra8±27...a6!? 28.Nd4 Bd5 29.b3 c5=
28.Ng3 Ne5
28...Kd7 29.Nh5 Kc6 30.Bg32 (30.Bxc7 Kxc7 31.Nf4 Rh6 32.Nxe6+ Kd6 33.Rxf7 Kxe6 34.Rxb7 Rh2+ 35.Ke3
Rxc2=)28...Bd5 29.Ne4 b6 30.Nc3 Be6 31.Nb5 c6 32.Nxa7 Kd7 33.Rh1 f5 34.Rd1+ Ke8 35.g5∞
29.Rh8+
29.Nh5?! Bg8 30.Rg7 (30.Rh8 Nf7μ) 30...Rxg7 31.Nxg7 Nc4329.g5 Nf7 30.gxf6 Rxf6=29.Bxe5 fxe5 30.Rh5 Bxg4!
31.fxg4 Rxg42
29...Rg8 30.Bxe5 fxe5 31.Rh5
31...Bxg4!?
31...Rf8 32.Ke3 Bd5 33.Ne4 Bxe4 34.Kxe4 Rf4+ 35.Ke3 Rb4 36.Rxe5 Rxb2 37.Rxc52
32.fxg4 Rxg4 33.Rxe5 b6
33...Rb4 34.b3 c4? 35.Re4+-
34.Ne4 Rh4 35.Ke2 Rh6 36.b3 Kd7 37.Kd2 Kc6 38.Nc3 a6 39.Re4 Rh2+ 40.Kc1 Rh1+ 41.Kb2 Rh6 42.Nd1 Rg6
43.Ne3 Rh6 44.Re7
44.c4 Rh2+ 45.Kc3 Rh32
44...Rh2 45.Re6+ Kb7 46.Kc3
46.Nd5 Rd2 47.Re5 Kc62
46...Rh4 47.Kb2 Rh2 48.Nd5 Rd2 49.Nf6 Rf2 50.Kc3 Rf4 51.Ne4 Rh4 52.Nf2 Rh2 53.Rf6 Rh7 54.Nd3 Rh3 55.Kd2
Rh2+ 56.Rf2 Rh4 57.c4 Rh3 58.Kc2 Rh7 59.Nb2 Rh5 60.Re2
60.Na4 b5 61.Nc3 c62
60...Rg5 61.Nd1 b5 62.Nc3 c6 63.Ne4 Rh5 64.Nf6 Rg5 65.Re7+ Kb6 66.Nd7+ Ka5 67.Re4 Rg2+ 68.Kc1 Rg1+

69.Kd2 Rg2+ 70.Ke1 bxc4
70...Rg1+ 71.Kf2 Rb1 72.Nxc5 Kb4 73.Nxa6+ Kxb3 74.c5 Ra1 75.Nb8 Rc1 76.Re5 b4 77.Nxc6 Ka4=
71.Rxc4 Rg3 72.Nxc5 Kb5 73.Rc2 a5 74.Kf2 Rh3 75.Rc1 Kb4 76.Ke2 Rc3 77.Nd3+ Kxb3= 78.Ra1 Kc4 79.Nf2
Kb5 80.Rb1+ Kc4 81.Ne4 Ra3 82.Nd2+ Kd5 83.Rh1 a4 84.Rh5+ Kd4 85.Rh4+ Kc5 86.Kd1 Kb5 87.Kc2 Rg3
88.Ne4 Rg2+ 89.Kd3 a3 90.Nc3+ Kb6 91.Ra4 a2 92.Nxa2 Rg3+ 93.Kc2 Rg2+ 94.Kb3 Rg3+ 95.Nc3 Rh3 96.Rb4+
Kc7 97.Rg4 Rh7 98.Kc4 Rf7 99.Rg5 Kb6 100.Na4+ Kc7 101.Kc5 Kd7 102.Kb6 Rf1 103.Nc5+ Ke7 104.Kxc6 Rd1
105.Rg6 Kf7 106.Rh6 Rg1 107.Kd5 Rg5+ 108.Kd4 Rg6 109.Rh1 Rg2 110.Ne4 Ra2 111.Rf1+ Ke7 112.Nc3 Rh2
113.Nd5+ Kd6 114.Rf6+ Kd7 115.Nf4 Rh1 116.Rg6 Rd1+ 117.Nd3 Ke7 118.Ra6 Kd7 119.Ke4 Ke7 120.Rc6 Kd7
121.Rc1 Rxc1 122.Nxc1 1/2-1/2
119. !N [C67]
Carlsen, Magnus (2863) - Anand, Viswanathan (2792)
Sochi (m/11) 2014 [Stamenkovic,Zoran]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Bd7 10.Nc3 h6
11.b3 Kc8 12.Bb2 c5 13.Rad1 b6 14.Rfe1 Be6
14...a5 - 107/90
15.Nd5 g5 16.c4N
16.Nh2
16...Kb7 17.Kh2 a5 18.a4 Ne7 19.g4 Ng6 20.Kg3 Be7
20...Bg7!? 21.h4 h5! 22.Nxg5 (22.gxh5? gxh4+ 23.Nxh4 Rxh5 24.Nxg6 Rh3+ 25.Kg2 Rxb3μ) 22...Bxg4 (22...hxg4∞)
23.f3 (23.Nxf7? Rhf8ƒ) 23...Be6∞
21.Nd2 Rhd8 22.Ne4 Bf8 23.Nef6
23...b5! 24.Bc3

24.cxb5? c6 25.Nc3 (25.bxc6+ Kxc6μ) 25...Bxb3μ24.axb5?! a4 25.bxa4 Rxa4 26.Rc1 Nf4 (26...Ra2 27.Bc3 Nf4
28.Nxf4 gxf4+ 29.Kxf4 Rxf2+ 30.Kg3 Ra2ƒ) 27.Rc2 Nd3 28.Rb1 Bg73
24...bxa4 25.bxa4 Kc6 26.Kf3 Rdb8?!
26...Bg7 27.Nh5 Bh8 28.Ke4 Re8 29.Nhf6 Reb8ƒ (∆ Rb4) 30.Re3 Bxf6 (30...Rb3!?) 31.exf6 Bxd5+ 32.cxd5+ Kd63
27.Ke4 Rb4?!
127...Be7
28.Bxb4 cxb4
28...axb4 29.Nh5 Rxa4 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1±
29.Nh5!
29.f4!? gxf4 30.h4±
29...Kb7 30.f4 gxf4 31.Nhxf4 Nxf4 32.Nxf4 Bxc4 33.Rd7 Ra6 34.Nd5 Rc6 35.Rxf7 Bc5 36.Rxc7+! Rxc7 37.Nxc7
Kc6
37...Kxc7 38.Rc1+-37...b3 38.Nd5 (38.Ne8!?+- ∆ Nd6) 38...Kc6 39.Ne3 Be6 40.Nf5 Bd5+ 41.Kd3 Kd7 42.Nd4+-
38.Nb5! Bxb5 39.axb5+ Kxb5 40.e6 b3 41.Kd3 Be7 42.h4 a4 43.g5 hxg5 44.hxg5 a3 45.Kc3 1-0
120.* [C67]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2787) - Topalov, Veselin (2772)
Saint Louis 2014 [Sokolov,Ivan]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 Ne7
11.Ne4 Ng6 12.Re1 h6 13.Kh2
13.Nd4 c5 14.Nb5 Kd7 15.f4 Kc6 16.a4 Be7 17.g4 h5 18.Nf2 Nh43 - 74/(355)13.b3 c5 14.Bb2N (14.Be3) 14...Be6
15.Ng3 a5 16.a4 Nf4! 17.Bc1 Nd5 18.Bd2 c4 19.bxc4 Nb4 20.Nd4 Bxc4! 21.Nh5 Rd8= Robson,R (2631)-Onischuk,
A (2668)/USA (ch) 122/(120) 2014
13...c5 14.c4N
14.g4
14...Be6 15.b3 b6 16.g4

16...h5! 17.Kg3 Rd8 18.Neg5
18.Bb2 Rd33 ∆ h4
18...Bc8 19.Bb2
19.e6 Bd6+ 20.Kg2 f6! 21.Nf7 hxg4 22.hxg4 Bb7 23.Nxh8 Nxh8 24.Re3 Ng6 25.Kf1 Bf4 26.Ke2μ (26.Rc3 Rd1+
27.Ke2 Bxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Be5 29.Bb2 Rd2-+)
19...Be7!= 20.Rad1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 hxg4
21...Bb7 22.Re1 h4+ 23.Kh2 Nf4
22.hxg4 f6 23.exf6 gxf6 24.Re1 Kf8 25.Ne4 Kf7 26.Bc1 Rg8 27.Rh1
27.Bd2!? Bb7 28.Bf43
27...Bb7 28.Re1
28.Rh7+ Ke6 29.Nfd2 Ne5 30.f3 Nd3 31.Ba3 f5μ
28...Re8 29.Nfd2 Ne5 30.Bb2 Nd3 31.Rb1 Rg8 32.Kf3 Nxb2 33.Rxb2 Bc8 34.g5 f5 35.Nf6 Rxg5 36.Nd5 Bb7
37.Rb1 Rg4 38.Rh1 Bd6 39.Ke2
39.Rh7+ Kg6 40.Rh8 Rd4-+
39...Rd4 40.Rh7+ Kg6 41.Rd7 Bxd5 42.cxd5 Rxd5 43.Nc4 b5 44.Nxd6 cxd6 45.Rxa7 b4 46.a4 bxa3 47.Rxa3 Re5+
48.Kd3
48.Kf3 Kg5 49.Ra6 Rd5-+
48...Kg5 49.Ra6 Re1 50.Kd2 Re6 51.Rb6 Kg4 52.b4 cxb4 53.Rxb4+ Kf3 54.Kd1 f4 55.Rd4 Re4 56.Rd2 d5 57.Ra2
Kg2 0-1
121. [C78]
Vovk, Andrey (2614) - Anton, Teodor (2435)

Arad 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d3 O-O 9.h3
9.Nbd2 - 97/227
9...h6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bb6 12.Nf1 Ne7 13.Nh4N
13.a4
13...g5
13...d5 14.Ng3 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nf5 16.Nxf5 Bxf5 17.Qf32
14.Qf3 Kg7 15.Ng3!?
15...gxh4?
15...d5! 16.Nh5+ (16.Nhf5+ Nxf5 17.Nxf5+ Bxf5 18.Qxf5 dxe4 19.dxe4 Qd7 20.Qf3 Rad8 21.a4 Qd3=) 16...Nxh5
17.Qxh5 c6∞
16.Nh5+ Nxh5 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.Qxh5 Ng8 19.Bxh6 Qd7 20.Bf7 Rf8 1-0
122. [C78]
Topalov, Veselin (2772) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2787)
Saint Louis 2014 [Sokolov,Ivan]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.a4 Rb8 9.h3
9.d4
9...O-O 10.d4 Bb6 11.Re1
11.Be3
11...Bb7 12.axb5

12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 exd4 14.cxd4 g5 15.Bg3 Re8 16.axb5 axb5 17.d5
12...axb5 13.Na3 exd4 14.cxd4 Na5 15.Bc2 b4 16.Nb1 Re8!
16...c5 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 cxd4 (18...g5?! 19.Nxg5 hxg5 20.Bxg5 b3 21.Qf3 (21.Bd3 c4) 21...Kg7 22.Qg3 Rg8
(22...Rh8 23.Bd3 c42 24.e5) (22...bxc2 23.e52 ∆dxe5 24.dxe5 Nh5 25.Qg4+-) 23.e5+-) (18...b3 19.Bxb3 g5 20.Nxg5
hxg5 21.Bxg5 cxd4 22.Ra3 Nc6 23.Ba2 (23.Bd5 Ne5 24.Rf3 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Kg7 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.e5) 23...Ne5
24.Rg3 Kh7 25.f4 Ned7 26.e5 d3+ 27.Kh1 dxe5 28.fxe5) 19.Nbd2 (19.Qd3 - 101/243) 19...Re8 20.Qe2∞ (20.Ra4 Bc6
21.Ra1 (21.Rxb4 d3))
17.Nbd2 b3 18.Bb1 Qd7 19.e5N
19.Qe2 Nxe4!? (19...h6 20.Qd3 Rbd8 21.d5 Ra8 22.Nf1 c6∞) 20.Bxe4 f5ƒ
19...dxe5!= 20.dxe5 Nh5 21.Ng5?! g6
21...Bxf2+! 22.Kxf2 Qd4+ 23.Re3 Rxe5μ
22.e6 fxe6 23.Qg4 Nf6 24.Qh4 Rf8?!
24...Bd5! 25.Ndf3 Nc43
25.Ndf3 Bd5 26.Ne5 Qg7 27.Bd2?
27.Be3©27.Ngf3©
27...Nc6
RR27...Nh5! 28.Ngf3 Nc63 (28...Bxf3 29.gxf3 Nc6 30.Nxc6 Qxb2∞)
28.Nxc6 Bxc6
128...Nh5 29.Re2 Bxc6
29.Bc3 e5?

RR29...Rbe8 30.Rxe6 (30.Nxe6 Qf7 31.Nxf8 Rxf8 32.Re2 Qd5 33.Qg3 Nh5 34.Qg4 Qf7©) 30...Qd7 31.Rxc6 Qxc6
32.Bd3±
30.Rxe5 Nd5 31.Qc4! Bxf2+
31...Rxf2 32.Kh2+-
32.Kh1 Rb4 33.Bxb4
33.Qxc6 Nxc3 34.Re8 Rb8 35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Re7+-
33...Qxe5 34.Be4 Rf6 35.Rd1 Kg7 36.Bxd5 Bxd5 37.Qxd5 1-0
123. [C84]
Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751) - Svidler, Peter (2732)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3 O-O 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.d4 b5 10.Bc2 exd4 11.cxd4
Bg4N
11...Bf8 - 118/101
12.h3 Bh5 13.g4
13.Nb3 a5 (13...Nb4 14.Bb1 c5 15.d5 a5∞) 14.Bd3 Qb8 15.Qe2 a4!? 16.Bxb5 Nb4 17.Nbd2 c6 18.Bd3 Nxd3
19.Qxd3 d5©
13...Bg6
13...Nxg4!? 14.hxg4 Bxg4 15.Nb3 (15.Qe1 Bg5 16.Kg2 d5 17.Rh1 (17.e5 Bxd2 18.Qxd2 Bxf3+ 19.Kxf3 Qh4μ)
17...Bxd2 18.Qxd2 Bxf3+ (18...dxe4 19.Nh2 Bf5 20.Rd1 Re6ƒ) 19.Kxf3 Qf6+ 20.Kg2 Nxd4ƒ) 15...Qd7© ∆ Qe6-g6
14.Re1 h5!? 15.e5
15.g5 Nh7 16.d5 (16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Qb3+ Kh8 19.d5 Nd4 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.Nf3 Qd73) (16.h4 d5 17.e5
Bxc2 18.Qxc2 Qd7ƒ) 16...Ne5 17.Nxe5 dxe5 18.h4 Qd7 19.Qf3∞
15...Bxc2 16.Qxc2 Nb4 17.Qf5?!
17.Qb3
17...dxe5 18.dxe5 g6 19.Qb1 Bc5?!

19...Nd3! 20.exf6 (20.e6 Bc5! 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Rxe8 Kxe8! 23.g5 Bxf2+ (23...Qd6!? 24.Kf1 Rd8 25.gxf6 Qxf6-+)
24.Kf1 Qd7-+) 20...Nxe1 21.fxe7 (21.Nxe1 Bxf6μ) 21...Rxe7μ
20.Ne4!
20.exf6? Bxf2+! 21.Kxf2 Nd3+ 22.Kg2 (22.Kf1 Nxe1 23.Nxe1 Qxf6+ 24.Nef3 Rad8-+) 22...Nxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Rxe1-+
20...Nxe4 21.Qxe4 hxg4 22.hxg4 Qd3 23.b3?!
23.Bg5!∞
23...Qxe4 24.Rxe4 Nd3 25.Be3
25.Re2 Nxe5 26.Rxe5 Rxe5 27.Nxe5 Bd4μ
25...f5 26.gxf5 gxf5 27.Rh4 Nxe5 28.Nxe5 Rxe5 29.Bxc5?!
29.Rc1 Bxe3 30.fxe3 c53
29...Rxc5 30.Rd1 Kf7 31.Rh7+ Kf6 32.Rdd7 Rg8+ 33.Kf1 Rc1+ 34.Ke2 Re8+ 35.Kf3 Rc3+ 36.Kg2 c6?!
36...Rg8+ 37.Kf1 c6μ
37.Ra7?
37.f4! Ke6 38.Rd2 Rg8+ 39.Kh2=
37...Rg8+ 38.Kf1 Rc1+ 39.Ke2 Rc2+ 40.Kf3 Rxa2 41.Rhc7 Rc2 42.Rxa6 Rc3+ 43.Ke2 Re8+ 44.Kd2 Rf3 45.Raxc6+
Kg5 46.Rg7+ Kf4 47.Rh6 Rxf2+
47...Rxb3 48.Rh4+ Ke5μ
48.Kc3 Rf3+ 49.Kb4 Ree3 50.Kxb5 Rxb3+ 51.Kc4 Rh3 52.Ra6 Rhc3+ 53.Kd5 Rb5+ 54.Kd4 Rbb3 55.Rf7 Rd3+
56.Kc4 Rbc3+ 57.Kb4 Rb3+ 58.Kc4 Rdc3+ 59.Kd4 Re3 60.Ra1
60.Ra5 Re4+ 61.Kc5 Re5+-+60.Rf8 Re4+ 61.Kc5 Rc3+ 62.Kd5 Rd3+ 63.Kc5 Re5+ 64.Kc4 Ke3-+

60...Red3+ 61.Kc4 Ra3 62.Rh1 Rh3 63.Rd1 Rhe3 64.Rf1+ Rf3 65.Rd1 Ra4+ 66.Kb5 Re4 67.Rf8 Kg3 68.Rd5 Rb3+
69.Kc5 f4-+ 70.Rg5+ Kf2 71.Rgf5 f3 72.R5f7 Rg4 73.Rf6 Re3 74.R6f7 Kg2 75.Rf6 Rg3 76.Kd4 Re2 77.Kd3 Ra2 0-1
124.* [C88]
Libiszewski, Fabien (2539) - Ipatov, Alexander (2613)
France 2014 [Ipatov,Alexander]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 b4
8...Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.h3 Nb4! 12.Ne2 c5 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.c3 Nc6 16.Re1 Qd7 17.d4 exd4
18.cxd4 c4„ - 100/(246)
9.Nbd2
9.a5!? O-O 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Nc4 Rb8 12.h3 h6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Nfd2N (14.Ba4) 14...Bf8 15.Ba4 Bd7 16.f4 exf4
17.Bxf4 Ne5 (17...d5!? 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Qf3 Nxf4 20.Qxf4 f6∞) 18.Bb3 Ng6 19.Bg3 Be6 20.Nf3 d5 21.exd5 Bxd5ƒ
Safarli,E (2649)-Tkachiev,V (2624)/Tromso (ol) 122/(124) 2014
9...Na5 10.Ba2 O-O 11.c3
11.Nc4 Nxc4 12.Bxc4 c6=
11...Rb8 12.Re1 Nd7!?
12...bxc3 - 103/239
13.Nc4 Nxc4 14.Bxc4
14...Nb6N
14...a5
15.Bb3 bxc3 16.bxc3 a5 17.d4 Bf6 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Qc2 c5! 20.Be3 Qc7 21.Nd2
21.Qa2!? c4 22.Bd1 Be6 23.Be2 Nc8 24.Nd2 Nd6=

21...c4!
21...Ba6 22.Qa2∞
22.Bxb6 Rxb6 23.Bxc4
23.Nxc4? Rxb3 24.Qxb3 Be6μ
23...Rc6 24.Qa2 Bg5! 25.Bd5 Rxc33 26.Nf3 Bf4 27.Rab1 Rxf3!?
27...Rc2 28.Rb2 Rc1 29.Rb1=
28.gxf3 Qe7 29.Kf1 h5!?
29...Ba6+ 30.Bc4 Qe6!? 31.Rb5!3
30.Bc4 h4?
30...Bxh2μ
31.Ke2?
31.Kg1! h3 (31...Bh3 32.Bf1!) 32.Kh1 Qg5 33.Bf1μ
31...Bxh2 32.Rb8 Bf4 33.Qc2 Kh7
33...h3? 34.Rxc8 Rxc8 35.Bxf7+ Kxf7 36.Qxc8±
34.Rh1 h3 35.Rxc8 Rxc8 36.Rxh3+ Bh6 37.f4
37.Qd3 Qb4 38.Bb3 Rc3-+
37...Qb4 38.Rc3 Bxf4 39.Qd3 Rc7 40.Kf1 g6 41.Kg2 Kg7 42.Qc2? Bd2! 0-1
125.* !N [C88]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Svidler, Peter (2732)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nbd2 Bc5
12.a5
12.Qe2 - 33/(465)12.h3 Qe7N (12...h6) (12...Bb7) 13.Bd5 Bd7 (13...Bb72) 14.Nb3 Bd6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bh4 g5 17.Bg3
Rad8 18.Qe2 (18.Nfd2! Rfe8 19.Qf3 Kg7 20.Nc4ƒ) 18...Nb8 19.Bc4 Nh5∞ Topalov,V (2784)-Svidler,P
(2732)/Bilbao 122/(125) 2014
12...h6 13.h3 Qd6 14.Qe2 Nh5!N
14...Rd8
15.Nc4
15.Nf1 Rb8 (15...Qf6? 16.Bd5 Bd7 17.Qc4 Ba7 18.N1h2±) 16.Bd5 Ne7∞
15...Qf6 16.Ne3?!
16.Be3!? Bxe3 (16...Nf4 17.Bxf4 Qxf4 18.c32) 17.Nxe3 Nf4∞
16...Nf4 17.Qc4

17...Nxg2!
17...Nd4!? 18.Nxd4 Bxd4 19.Qf1 Rd83
18.Kxg2
18.Qxc5 Nxe1 19.Nxe1 Bxh3μ (19...Nd4!?)18.Nxg2 Qxf3 19.Qxc5 Bxh3 20.Ne3 Nd4 21.Qxe5 Rad8 22.Qg3 Qh5
‭
→
18...Bxh3+ 19.Kxh3 Qxf3+ 20.Kh2 Nd4!
20...Qxf2+? 21.Ng2±
21.Rf1
21.Qxc5? Qxf2+ 22.Kh3 (22.Ng2 Nf3+ 23.Kh3 Qxc5-+) 22...Nf3-+
21...Qh5+
21...Qf4+! 22.Kg2 (22.Kh3 Nf3 23.Rh1 (23.Qxc5 Qh2+ 24.Kg4 Ng5-+) 23...Rad8 24.Qe2 Qxe4-+) 22...Qxe4+ 23.f3
Qg6+ 24.Kh1 Ba7μ
22.Kg2 Qf3+ 23.Kh2 Bd6?
23...Qf4+! – 21.. .Qf4
24.c3 Qh5+
24...Nxb3 25.Qxb3 Qxe4 26.Qd5 Qh4+ 27.Kg2 Qg5+ 28.Kh1 Qh4+=
25.Kg2 Qf3+ 26.Kh2 Qh5+ 27.Kg2 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

D00-D49
126. [D07]
Georgescu, Tiberiu Marian (2492) - Kulaots, Kaido (2571)
Iasi 2014 [Stoica,Valentin]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4
7...Nge7!?
8.Ne2 Bg4 9.f3 Bxf3
9...Nf6 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Nxc6!? Qxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Bxc6 13.Kf22 ∆ Bc4, e49...Be6 10.Nxd4 O-O-O (10...Nxd4 -
66/314) 11.Qb3 Nxd4 (11...Nge7 12.Qxd52) 12.Qxd5 Nc2+ 13.Kd2 Rxd5+ 14.Kxc22
10.gxf3 Qxf3 11.Bxd4 Nxd4
11...Qxh1? 12.Bxg7 Qxh2 13.Qa4!±11...Nf6? 12.Ng3!±11...O-O-O? 12.Rg1± ∆ Bg2
12.Qxd4 Qxh1 13.Qxg7 O-O-O
13...Qxh2? 14.O-O-O!+-
14.Qxh8 Qxh2 15.Qg7
15.Nd4 Qh4+ 16.Kd2 (16.Ke2? Nf6 17.Qg7 Ng4!-+) 16...Qf2+ 17.Be2 Re8 18.Rf1 Qxe3+ 19.Kc2 c5 20.Bb5 cxd4
21.Bxe8 Qe4+ 22.Kc1 Qe3+=
15...Qh4+ 16.Qg3 Qb4+ 17.Kf2 Nf6
17...Qxb2?! 18.Rc1 Qf6+ (18...Qb6 19.Qh3+ Kb8 20.Bg2! (20.Qxh7 Nf6 21.Qh4 Re8„) 20...Nf6 21.Qf5 Qd6 22.Rc4
Rg8 23.Bf3±) 19.Qf4 Kb8 (19...Qe7 20.Nd4 Nf6 21.Bg2±) 20.Bg2 Qxf4+ 21.Nxf4 c6 (21...Rd2+ 22.Ke1 Rxa2
23.Rd1+-) 22.Ke2 Nf6 23.Rc5± ∆ Rf5

18.Bg2!?N
18.Bh3+ Kb8 19.Qf4!? (19.Bf5 Qb5!? (19...Rd5 20.Qf32 - 71/379) (19...Qxb2 20.Rc1 Qb6 21.Qf3 Rd2 (21...Re8?
22.Rb1! Ng4+ 23.Qxg4 Qxe3+ 24.Kf1+-) 22.Rb1 Qa6 23.a42) 20.e4 (20.Qf3 Rd2„) 20...Rd2 21.Qe3 Qxb2 22.Rg1
a5∞) 19...Ne4+ (19...Qxb2 20.Rc1 Rd6 (20...Nd5 21.Qd42) (20...Qb6 21.Bg22) 21.Qf5 Re6 22.Rd1 a6 23.Rd8+ Ka7
24.Qc5+ Rb6 25.Rd4 Qxa2 26.Qxc72) 20.Kf3 Nd2+ (20...Qxb2 21.Rc1 Nd6 22.Qd4 Qb5 (22...Qxa2? 23.Ra1+-)
23.Qc5! c6 24.Qxb5 Nxb5 25.Rg1±) 21.Kg2 Qb5 (21...Rg8+ 22.Kh1 Qxb2 23.Rc1±) 22.Bg4218.Qf4 Ne4+
(18...Qxb2 19.Rc1 Rd6 (19...Nd5 20.Qd4±) 20.Bh3+ Kb8 21.Qf5 Nd7 22.Qxh7±) (18...Qb6 19.Rc1 Re8 20.Rc4 h5
21.Bh3+ Kb8 22.Rb4±) 19.Kf3 (19.Kg1 Qxb2 20.Rc1 Rg8+ 21.Kh2 Nd6∞) 19...Nd2+ (19...Qxb2 20.Rc1 Nd6
(20...Nd2+? 21.Kf2 Qb6 22.Bg2+-) 21.Qd4 Qa3 22.Qc5±) 20.Kg4!? (20.Kg2 Qxb2 21.Rc1 Rd7 22.a4 Kb8∞)
20...Qxb2 (20...Nc4 21.Nd4 h5+ 22.Kh4 Qe7+ 23.Qg5 Qe4+ 24.Kg3 Qxe3+ 25.Qxe3 Nxe3 26.Bh3+ Kb8 27.Re1±)
21.Rc1 Qg7+ (21...Rg8+ 22.Kh3 c6 23.Qxf7±) (21...Rd7 22.Bg2 Kb8 23.Rc52) 22.Kh3 c6 23.Nd4 Rd5 24.Be22
18...Ng4+
18...Qxb2 19.Rc1 Qb6 (19...Rd7 20.Rc4! Kb8 21.Qg7±) 20.Bf3!±18...Rg8 19.Qf4 Qxb2 20.Bh3+ Kb8 21.Rc1 Qb6
22.Nd4 Re8 23.Bg2! h5 (23...a6 24.Bc6!+-) (23...Nd7 24.Kg1 Ne5 25.Qe4!± ∆c6 26.Nxc6+!) 24.Bf3 a6 (24...Rc8?
25.Nc6+!+-) 25.a4±18...h5!?
19.Kg1
19.Kf1 h5 (19...f5? 20.Rc1 ∆c6 21.Bxc6!+-) 20.Rc1 c6 21.Bh3 (21.Qf4 Qxf4+ 22.exf4 Ne3+ 23.Kf2 Nxg2 24.Kxg2
Rd2=) 21...f5! 22.Qf4 Qb5„
19...f5
19...h5 20.b3 (20.Nf4?! Qxb2) (20.Qf4 Qd2„) (20.Rc1!? Rd7 (20...c6 21.Rf1!) 21.Bh3 Qxb2 22.Bxg4 hxg4 23.Qxg4
Qxa2 24.Rd1 f5 25.Qxf5 Qg8+ 26.Kf22) 20...Qd2 (20...Qc5 21.Bh3 Kb8 22.Bxg4 Rg8 23.Kf2 Rxg4 24.Qf3±) 21.Qf3
c6 22.Bh32
20.Qf4
20.b3 Qb6 21.Nf4 Nxe3 22.Qf2 Rg8„
20...Qc5 21.Nd4 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Rxd4 23.Re1 a5?!

23...f4 24.Qe6+ Kb8 25.Qe8+ Rd8+ 26.Kh2 Qd6 27.Qe7 Qh6+ 28.Kg1 Qb6+ 29.Kf1 c6 30.b3223...Kb8!? 24.b4 Qb6
25.Qf2 (25.b5!?) 25...a6 26.a3 h5
24.Qf2
24.Bh3! Kb8 25.Bxf5 Qd6 26.Be4 Rd2 27.Re2±
24...c6
124...f4 25.Bh3+ Kb8 26.Re8+ Ka7 27.Re4 Rd1+ 28.Bf1 Qxf2+ 29.Kxf2 c6 30.b32
25.Bh3 Kc7 26.Bxf5 h5 27.Bh3
27.Kh2! Qd6+ 28.Kh3 Qd5 (28...Rf4 29.Qg3+-) 29.Re2±
27...Qg5+ 28.Kh1 Rd3 29.Qf7+?!
29.Be6 Rd2 30.Re2
29...Kb6 30.Qf2+ Kc7 31.Qf7+?! Kb6 32.Qf2+ 1/2-1/2
127. [D10]
Carlsen, Magnus (2877) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2787)
Saint Louis 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e3 b5 5.a4 b4 6.Ne4 Qd5 7.Nd2
7.Ng3 - 118/110
7...c3 8.bxc3 bxc3 9.Nb1 Qa5 10.Qc2 e5?!
10...Na6
11.Nf3 Na6?N

11...exd4 12.Nxd4! (12.exd4) 12...Nf6 13.Nxc3±
12.Nxe5 Nb4 13.Qb3 Be6 14.Bc4 c2?!
14...Bxc4 15.Qxc4 (15.Nxc4 Nd3+ 16.Kf1±) 15...Qd5 16.O -O±
15.Bxe6+- Nd3+ 16.Ke2 Nxe5 17.dxe5 fxe6 18.Qxe6+ Ne7 19.Nd2 Qd5 20.Qxd5 Nxd5 21.Ne4 Rb8 22.Bd2 Bb4
23.Rhc1 Bxd2 24.Nxd2 Nb4 25.Nf3 Ke7 26.Ne1 Rhd8 27.f4!
27.Nxc2?! Nd3 28.Rcb1 Nxe5
27...c5 28.Nxc2 Nd3 29.Rcb1 Nb2 30.Ra2 Nxa4 31.Rxb8 Nc3+ 32.Kf3 Nxa2 33.Rb5 Nb4 34.Nxb4 cxb4 35.Rxb4
Ra8 36.Ke4 a5 37.Ra4 Kf7 38.g4 Ke7 39.f5 h6 40.h4 Kf7 41.e6+ Kf6 42.Rd4 Ke7 43.Rd7+ Kf8 44.e7+ Ke8
45.Rd8+ Rxd8 46.exd8=Q+ Kxd8 47.Kd5 Ke7 48.g5 a4 49.Kc4 hxg5 50.hxg5 Kd6 51.e4 Ke5 52.Kb4 1-0
128. [D11]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2787) - Caruana, Fabiano (2801)
Saint Louis 2014 [Paunovic,Dragan]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nbd2 Bf5 5.Nh4 Be4 6.f3 Bg6 7.e3
7.Qb3 - 106/242, 243
7...e6 8.g3N
8.Qb38.Nxg6
8...Be7 9.a3 Nbd7 10.cxd5 cxd5
10...Nxd5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Nb3∞10...exd5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Bg2∞
11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Bd3 e5! 13.O-O O -O 14.Qb3 Qc8
14...a6! 15.Qxb7 exd4 16.exd4 Bc5! 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Qb4 Nxd3 19.Qd4 Nxc1 20.Raxc1 Rb8=

15.Nb1 exd4
15...Bd8 16.Nc3 Bb6 17.Na4 (17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Be2 Qe6∞) (17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 exd4 19.exd4 Rd8 20.Be3 Nc5
21.Qc4 Ne6 22.Qxc8 Raxc8=) 17...Re8 18.Nxb6 Nxb6 19.Bb5 Re6 20.Bd22
16.exd4 Nb8 17.Nc3 Nc6 18.Be32 Qd7 19.Rad1 Rfd8 20.Rfe1 Ne8 21.Bf2 Nc7 22.Bf1
22.f4!?
22...Bf6
22...g5!?
23.Qa2
23.f4
23...g5! 24.b4 g6 25.Qd2 Kg7 26.b5 Ne7
26...Na5 27.a4 (27.Nxd5 Qxd5 (27...Nxd5!? 28.Qxa5 Rh8©) 28.Qxa5 Ne6∞) 27...Rac8∞
27.Be3 Ne6 28.Bh3 Nf5 29.Bxf5 gxf5 30.f4?!
30.Ne2 Qxb5 (30...Rh8!? 31.Qd3 Nc7 32.f4 g4 33.Nc3 Rh5∞) 31.Qc2! Qd7 32.Qxf5 Nf4 33.Qxd7 Nxe2+ 34.Rxe2
Rxd7 35.Rc2=
30...g4 31.Qd3 Rac83 32.Rc1

32.Qxf5?? Nxd4-+32.Ne2 Nc7! ∆ Ne8-d6 (32...Rc4 33.Qxf5 Ng5 34.Qxd7 Nf3+ 35.Kf2 Rxd7 36.Rh1 Rc2 37.h3 Re7
38.hxg4 Nxd4 39.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 40.Rxd4 Rcxe2+ 41.Kf1 Re1+ 42.Kg2 R7e2+ 43.Kf3 Re3+ 44.Kg2 Rxh1 45.Kxh1
Rxg3=)
32...Rc4!μ 33.Ne2 Nc7! 34.Nc3
34.Rxc4 dxc4 35.Qxc4 Nxb5μ
34...Rc8 35.h3?
35.a4 Ne8!μ
35...gxh3 36.Kh2 Nxb5-+ 37.Nxb5 Qxb5 38.Kxh3 Qd7 39.Kg2 b5 40.Rb1 a6 41.Rbc1 Qe6 42.Bf2
42.Bd2 Rxd4
42...Rxc1 43.Rxe6 fxe6 44.g4 fxg4?
44...Bh4! 45.Bxh4 R8c3
45.Qe2 Kf7 46.Qd3! R1c2 47.Qh7+ Ke8
147...Kf8
48.f5?
48.Kf1!μ
48...Bxd4-+ 49.Qg6+ Kd8 50.Qxe6 Rxf2+ 51.Kg3 Rc3+ 52.Kxg4 Rg2+ 53.Kf4 Rf2+ 54.Kg4 Kc7 55.Qe7+ Kb6
56.Qd8+ Rc7 57.Qxd5
57.Qb8+ Rb7 58.Qd6+ Ka7
57...Bc5 58.Qd8 Kb7 59.f6 Bxa3 60.Qd5+ Kb6 61.Qd8 Bc5 62.Qb8+ Rb7 63.Qd8+ Ka7 64.Qd5 Bb6 65.Kg5 Rc7
66.Kg6 b4 67.Qe6 Bd4 0-1

129. !N [D12]
Caruana, Fabiano (2844) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nc3 e6 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Nh4 Bh5 8.h3 Qxb3
8...g5 - 107/250
9.axb3 Na6 10.g4 Nb4 11.Ke2 g5 12.gxh5 gxh4 13.Bg2 Nxh5 14.Bf3 Nf6 15.Bd2
15...Be7!N
15...Nd7
16.Rhc1
16.Ra4 Kd7 17.c5 (17.Rha1 Nc2=) 17...a5 18.Na2 Nxa2 19.Rxa2 b6 20.cxb6 Rhb8 21.Rxa5 Rxa5 22.Bxa5 Bd8=
16...Kd7 17.e4 dxe4 18.Bxe4
18.Nxe4?! Nxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.Bf3 a5
18...Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Na6
19...a5!?
20.Ra5
20.Ng5!? Raf8 21.Rg1
20...f5 21.Ng5 Bd8 22.Raa1 Bf6 23.Nf3 c5 24.Bc3 cxd4 25.Nxd4 Nc5
25...Rhc8!?
26.Rd1 Ke7 27.Bb4
27.Nc6+!? bxc6 (27...Kf7 28.Ne5+ Ke7 29.Nc6+) 28.Bb4 Bxb2 29.Bxc5+ Kf6 30.Ra6©

27...Rhc8 28.Nb5 a5 29.Rxa5 Rxa5 30.Bxa5 Bxb2 31.Bb4 Be5
31...b6 32.Rd6 Kf6 33.Rxb6 Nxb3 34.c5 Nd4+ 35.Kd3 Nc6 36.Kc4©
32.Na7 Rc7 33.Nb5 Rc8 34.Na7 Rc7 1/2-1/2
130. [D15]
Aronian, Levon (2805) - Topalov, Veselin (2772)
Saint Louis 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.Bd2 Bg7
7...a5
8.b4 a5 9.bxa5
9.a3 - 92/379
9...Ne4N
9...O-O
10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Ng5?!
11.Ne5 Bxe5 (11...f6 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.Bxb5±) 12.dxe5 Na6 13.a4 b4 14.Qc2 O-O©
11...Qd5 12.f4?!
12.h4 h6 13.Nh3 e5∞
12...h6 13.Nh3 Bxh3 14.gxh3
14...Bxd4! 15.exd4 e3 16.Bxe3
16.Rg1? Qxd4!-+
16...Qxh1 17.Qd2 Na6 18.O-O -O Qd5 19.Bg2 Qc4+ 20.Kb1 Qe6?

20...Qb4+ 21.Ka1 Kd7! 22.d5 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Nc7! 24.dxc6+ Kc8μ
21.d5 Qf5+ 22.Kb2 O-O -O?
22...O-O∞
23.d6± exd6?
23...Qd7 24.a4±23...Nxc5!? 24.Bxc5 Qxc5 25.d7+ Kb8 26.Rc1 Qd6 27.Qxd6+ exd6 28.Bxc6±
24.cxd6+- Qf6+ 25.Kb1 Qf5+ 26.Kc1 Qf6?!
26...c5 27.Bc6 Qf6 28.Kb126...Rhe8 27.Bxc6 Re6 28.Qc3
27.d7+! Kb7 28.Bd4 Qe6 29.Bxh8
29.Bxh8 Rxh8 30.Qd41-0
131.* [D19]
Aronian, Levon (2805) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2787)
Saint Louis 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bd3 Bh5
12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Bd2 Qa5
15...Bxd2 - 87/345
16.Qe1 Bxd2 17.Qxd2 Qd8 18.Ng5
18.Ne1
18...Bg6 19.Bxg6N
19.Be2 - 122/ (131) 19...Nb8 20.a5 Nc6 21.f4 Rc8 22.Rfc1 f6∞ Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)-Nyback,T (2591)/Tromso (ol)
122/(131) 2014
19...fxg6 20.f4 Rc8 21.Rac1

21...Qb6! 22.a5 Qa6 23.Qb4 h6 24.Nf3 b6?!
24...Qe2 25.Kh1!24...Nb8 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Qe7 Qc6=24...Rc6!?
25.Qd6 Nf8 26.axb6 axb6 27.Qb4 Qd3 28.Qd2 Qb3
28...Qxd2?! 29.Nxd2 Nd7 30.Kf22
29.Rfe1 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Ra8 31.h4
31.Qc3 Qxc3 32.Rxc3 Ra2 33.Rc2! Kf7 34.Kf2 Ke8 35.Ke32
31...Ra2 32.Rc2 Ra1+
132...Ra4
33.Kh2 Rb1
33...Ra4 34.Rc3 Qa2 35.Rc6!
34.Kg3
34.Qc3!?
34...Kh7
34...Kf7!?
35.Rc8?!
35.Qc3 Qxc3 36.bxc3 b5 37.Nd2 Rd1 38.Rb2 Nd7 39.Kf3 Rc1 40.Rxb5 Rxc3+ 41.Ke2ƒ
35...Rxb2 36.Qc1 Qa2 37.Qh1 Qa3
37...Nd7?? 38.Ng5+ hxg5 39.hxg5#37...Kg8 38.Qh3 Kf7 39.Rc7+ Kg8 40.Rc8=
38.Qc1 Qa2 39.Qh1 Qa3 40.Qc1 1/2-1/2

132. [D20]
Anand, Viswanathan (2785) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Bf4 Ng6 7.Be3 e5 8.Bxc4 Nf6 9.Nc3 a6 10.Be2 Bd6 11.Nd2
11.O-O - 70/356
11...Bxe2?!
11...Bd7
12.Qxe2 O-O 13.O-O Qe7 14.Rfd1 Rac8N
14...h6
15.g3! h6 16.Rac1 c6 17.Nc4 cxd5
17...b5 18.Nb6 Rc7 19.dxc6 Rxc6 20.Ncd5+-
18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Rxd5± Bc5 20.Rcd1 Bxe3 21.Nxe3 Qb4 22.Nf5 [xNg6] 22...Rc4 23.Nd6
23.a3!? Rxe4 24.Qf3 Re1+ 25.Kg2 Qe4 26.Rxe1 Qxe1 27.Rd1 Qa5 28.Qxb7+-
23...Rc6 24.a3 Qb3 25.R5d3 Qb6 26.Nf5 Re8
126...Rc7
27.Rd7!+- Rf6
27...Nf8 28.Ne7+ Kh8 29.Nd5 Qb3 30.Rxf7
28.Qg4 Qc6 29.h4 h5 30.Qxh5 Qxe4 31.Rd8 Qc6 32.Qg5 Qe6 33.R1d6 1-0
133. [D27]
Caruana, Fabiano (2844) - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706)

Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.Nbd2 b6 11.a3
11.Nb3 - 80/412
11...Bb7 12.b4 Be7 13.Nc4 O-O 14.Bb2 Bd5 15.Nfe5 b5N
15...Nxe5
16.Na5
16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Na5 Rac8 18.e4 Rc2 19.Bf3 (19.exd5 Rxe2 20.dxe6 fxe6) 19...Rxb2 20.exd5 exd5 21.Rxd5 Nb6
22.Rd3 g6=
16...Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Nd7 18.Bc7?!
18.Bb2 - 16.Nd718.e4 Nxe5 19.exd5 exd5 20.Rxd5 Bf6 21.Rc1=
18...Bf6 19.Rac1 Bb2 20.Rc2 Rfc8
20...Bxa3 21.e4 Bxe4 22.Ra2 Bxb4 23.Rxd7 Ra7 24.Bf3! Bxf3 25.gxf3 Bxa5 26.Rxa5∞
21.Nc6
21.Rxb2 Rxc7ƒ
21...Rxc7 22.Ne7+ Kf8 23.Rxc7 Kxe7 24.e4 Be5 25.Rxd7+ Kxd7 26.exd5 Rc8 27.dxe6+ Kxe6 28.Bg4+ f5 29.Bf3
Rc3 30.Bb7 Rxa3 31.Bc8+ Kf6 32.g3 f4 33.gxf4 Bxf4 34.Rd5 g6 35.Rd7
35...h5?!
35...a5 36.bxa5 Rxa5 37.Rxh7 Bd6
36.Ra7 Bd6 1/2-1/2

134. [D31]
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.h4 Nd7 9.h5 Nh6 10.Be2 Nb6 11.Nh3 g5
12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Be5N
13.Kd2 - 117/131
13...f6
14.Nf4!? fxe5
14...Bf7 15.Qc2 fxe5 16.Nxg6 Bxg6 (16...Rg8 17.Nxe5© ->) 17.Qxg6+ Kd7 18.Rxh6 Rxh6 19.Qxh6 exd4 20.exd4
Qg8©
15.Nxg6 Rg8
115...Rh7 16.Nxe5©
16.Nxe7 Qxe7 17.Rxh6 e4 18.a4 Nd7 19.Qb3?!
19.Kd2! O-O-O 20.Qg12 ∆ Qg3
19...Nf6= 20.Rc1 Bxg4
20...Nxg4?! 21.Rxe6 Qxe6 22.Qxb7 Rd8 23.Nd12
21.Rxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxb7 Rd8 23.Qxa7 Rf8 24.Nd1 Bxe2 25.Kxe2 Qd6 26.Rc5 Rb8 27.Qa5 Kd7 28.Qc3 Ra8
28...Rb6!?
29.a5 Rfb8 30.b4 Rb5 31.Rxb5 cxb5 32.Qc5 Rc8 33.Qxb5+ Ke6 34.a6
34.Qa4 Qc7=
34...Ra8

34...Ra8 35.a71/2-1/2
135. [D34]
Tadic, Branko (2489) - Brenjo, Slavisa (2478)
Crna Gora 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bf4 Bg4 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5
Be6 12.Rc1
12.Nxc6 - 44/483
12...Bb6 13.e4N
13.Na42
13...Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 f6?
16...Qg5 17.Bc7 Bxc7 18.Rxc7 Qe5 19.Qc2 Rac8=
17.Bd6 Rf7
18.Re1!± Qd7
18...Rd7? 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Rxe6+-
19.Bxb7 Rd8 20.Bd5! Bxd5
20...Bxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Qxd6 22.Rxe6 (22.Bxe6 Qb6+ 23.Kf3 Rxd1 24.Rcxd1 g52) 22...Qxd5 23.Qxd5 Rxd5 24.Re8+ Rf8
25.Re7 Rd2+ (25...Rf7? 26.Rc8+ Rf8 27.Rcc7+-) 26.Kf3± ∆ Rcc7
21.Qxd5 g6 22.Re6 Kg7 23.Rc6?!
23.Qe4±
23...Re8 24.Rxe8 Qxe8 25.Qf3

25.Kf1±
25...Qe1+ 26.Kg2 Qb1„ 27.Bb4?† Bxf2! 28.Bc3 Qg1+ 29.Kh3 Bd4 30.Bxd4 1/2-1/2
136. [D35]
Karjakin, Sergey (2767) - Caruana, Fabiano (2844)
Baku 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Rc1 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c6 9.h3 Ne4 10.Bd3 Ndf6 11.O-O
Bf5 12.Ne2N
12.Na4
12...Nd7 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Qc2 Bg6 15.Bh2 Rfe8 16.Nf4 Bd6
16...Ng5 17.Nxg5 Bxd3 18.Nxd3 Bxg5 19.b42
17.Nxg6 Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 hxg6 19.g3 Qd8 20.Kg2 g5 21.Rh1 Qe7 22.b4
22.h4 g4 23.Ng5 (23.Bxe4!? Qxe4 24.Qxe4 Rxe4 25.Ne1) 23...Ndf6∞ (23...f5!?)
22...a5 23.b5 c5 24.h4 g4 25.Ng5!2 Rac8?!
25...Nxg5? 26.hxg5 g6 (26...Qxg5?! 27.Bh7+ Kf8 28.Bf5! Ke7 29.dxc5+-) 27.dxc5+-25.. .b6
26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Qb3?!
27.Rhd1!±
27...g6
27...cxd4 28.exd4 Nf6„
28.Rc4
28.Rhd1!?

28...b6
28...a4! 29.Rxa4 Nb6 30.Ra7 c4 a2-g8 31.Qd1 f6 32.d5! (32.Qxg4 fxg5 33.hxg5 Rb83) 32...fxg5 (32...Qd7 33.Ne6
Nxd5 34.Nd4ƒ) 33.Qd4! Nd7 34.Rxb7 Rcd8 35.hxg5 Qe5∞
29.Rhc1
29.d5!? Nf6 (29...Ne5 30.Rxe4 Qd7 31.Rd1 c4 32.Qc3 f6 33.d6ƒ) 30.d6 Qf8 (30...Qxd6? 31.Rxc5+-) 31.Rd1 Rcd8
32.Rc2 Rd7∞
29...Rcd8 30.dxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxc5TM bxc5 32.Rxc5 Rc8 33.Re5 Qf6 34.Rd5?
34.Rxe8+ Rxe8 35.Qd1=
34...Red8 35.a4?
35.Rxd8+ Rxd8 36.Kg1 Rd3!μ
35...Rxd5 36.Qxd5 Rc2 37.Kh1 Rxf2 0-1
137. [D37]
Grandelius, Nils (2600) - Georgescu, Tiberiu Marian (2468)
Skopje 2014 [Stoica,Valentin]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 Nb6 7.Bxc4 Nxc4 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bd6 10.Ne5
10.Bg5 - 118/132
10...Bxe5N
10...O-O 11.O-O Nh5 (11...a6 12.Bg52) (11...Be8 12.h3 Nd7 13.Rac12) 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Be5!2 - 88/(365)10...Nh5!?
11.O-O (11.Nxd7 Nxf4 12.Nc5 Bxc5 13.dxc5 Nxg2+ 14.Kf1 Nh4 15.Rd1 Qf6 16.Qa4+ c6 17.Ne4 Qf3 18.Nd6+
Ke7∞) (11.Bg3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Bc6 14.Qg4 O-O 15.Ne4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 h6 17.Qxb7 Qd3©) 11...Nxf4
12.exf4 O-O 13.Rfe1 Qe7! (13...Bxe5 14.fxe5 Bc6 15.Rad12) (13...Re8 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.d52) 14.Rad1 (14.d5 exd5
15.Nxd5 Qd8 16.Rad1 Be6 17.Qe4 c6=) 14...Rad8 15.d5 Bc8=
11.dxe5 Nh5
11...Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Qxd5 Bc6 14.Qc5 Qe7 15.Rc12
12.Rd1
12.O-O Bc6 (12...Nxf4 13.exf4 Bc6 14.b4 a6 15.a4 O-O 16.Rfd12) 13.b4 O-O 14.Rad1 Qh4 15.f3 a6„12.O-O-O!?
12...Nxf4
12...Qh4 13.g3 (13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.Qxb5+ c6 15.Qxb7 O-O„) (13.Rxd7!? Kxd7 14.Nb5 Rhc8 15.O-Oƒ) 13...Qe7
(13...Qh3 14.Nb5 Bxb5 15.Qxb5+ c6 16.Qb4 Nxf4 17.gxf4 Qg2 18.Rf1 a5 19.Qd6±) 14.Qxc7 Bc6 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7
16.e4 Nxf4 17.gxf4 b5 18.f32
13.exf4 O-O 14.O-O Qc8
14...Rc8?! 15.Qd4 Bc6 16.Qxa7 Qh4 17.Qe3±
15.b4
15.Rd3 Bc6 16.Rfd1 Qe8 17.b4 a6 18.Qc5

18...Rc8!? (18...b6?! 19.Qc4) (18...f6 19.a4! fxe5 (19...Bxa4? 20.Nxa4 Qxa4 21.exf6 gxf6? 22.Qe7+-) 20.Qxe5 Qe7
21.b52) 19.h3 f6 20.a4 b6 (20...Qg6?! 21.Rg3 Qf5 22.Qe7±) 21.Qd4 (21.Qc4 fxe5 22.fxe5 Bb7 23.Qg4 Qf7 24.f3 h5
25.Qg3 Qf4„) 21...fxe5 22.Qxe5 Rf5 23.Qd4 Bb7„15.Rd4 Bc6 16.Rfd1 Qe8 17.b4 a6 18.a4!? (18.Qc5 f6 19.exf6
(19.R4d3 Qh5) 19...Rxf6 20.Qe5 Qg6„) 18...Bxa4 (18...b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qc5 f6 21.R4d3!?2) 19.Nxa4 Qxa4
20.Qxc7 b5 21.g32
15...Rd8
15...a6 16.Rd4 Bc6 17.Rfd1 Qe8 - 15.Rd4
16.a4
16.Rd4 Bc6 17.Rfd1 (17.b5 Rxd4 18.Qxd4 Be8 19.Rd1 a6„) 17...Rxd4 18.Qxd4 a6 19.a4 Qe8„
16...Be8 17.h3
17.b5 a6„
17...b6 [∆ Qb7]
117...a6 18.Qc5 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 b6 20.Qe7 h6 ∆ c5
18.Rxd8
18.Qe4 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 a5 20.b5 c6=
18...Qxd8

19.Rd1
19.a5 Qe7 (19...bxa5 20.bxa5 c5 21.Qa62) 20.a6 Rd8 21.Rc1 Rd2 22.Ne4 Rd7 ∆ Qd819.Rc1! Qd7 (19...Qe7 20.Ne4!±)
(19...a5 20.b5 c6 (20...Qe7 21.Ne4±) 21.bxc6 Rc8 22.Rd1 Qc7 23.Rd6 Bxc6 24.Nb5 Qb7 25.Na7! Qxa7 26.Qxc6±)
(19...a6 20.a52) 20.a5 a6 21.Ne4 bxa5 (21...Qd5 22.Qxc7! bxa5 (22...Qxe4 23.axb6+-) 23.Nc3 Qd8 (23...Qd2 24.Rd1
Qc2 25.Qb7+-) 24.Qxd8 Rxd8 25.bxa5 Rd4 26.f3 Rc4 27.Ne2 Ra4 28.Rc5±) 22.bxa5 Qd5 23.Qb4 Bc6 24.f32
19...Qe7 20.Nb5
20.a5 bxa5 21.bxa5 Rb8„
20...Bxb5 21.axb5 g6 22.g3 Kg7 23.Rc1 Qd7
23...Rd8=
24.h4
24.Qxc7 Qxb5 25.Qb7 Rf8 26.Qxa7 Qxb4=
24...Rd8! 25.Qxc7 Qxc7 26.Rxc7 Rd4= 27.Rxa7 Rxb4 28.h5 gxh5 29.f5 exf5 30.e6 Re4 31.Rxf7+ Kg6 32.Rb7 Re1+
33.Kg2 Rxe6 1/2-1/2
138. [D37]
Jianu, Vlad Cristian (2588) - Marin, Mihail (2581)
Romania 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 Nb6 7.Bxc4 Nxc4 8.Qa4+ c6 9.Qxc4 Nd5 10.Bg3 Qb6
11.Qe2 Bb4 12.O-O!? Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bxc3 14.Rab1
14.Ng514.Rac1 - 109/236
14...Qd8 15.Ne5N
15.Qd3

15...Ba5 16.Qb2 O-O 17.Rfc1© Bc7 18.Nc4
18.a4!? f6 (18...Bxe5 19.dxe5ƒ ∆ Rd1-d6, e4, f4-f5) 19.Nc4 Rf7 20.a5 Rd7
18...Bxg3 19.hxg3 b6
19...f6?! 20.Qa3 Rf7 21.Nb6!
20.Qa3?!
20.a4 Ba6 21.a5 (21.Ne5 Rc8 22.Nxc6 Qd73) 21...Bxc4 (21...Bb5!?) 22.Rxc4 Qd520.Ne5 Bb7 21.Nxc6 Qd7 22.Ne5
Qd6=
20...Bb7 21.Nd6 Qd7
21...Qe7! 22.e4 Rab83
22.e4
22...Rab8!!3
22...Rad8 23.Qxa7 Qxd6 24.Qxb7 Qxd4 25.Qxc6=
23.e5
23.Qxa7? Qxd6 24.Rxb6 (∆ R1b1) 24...Ba8-+
23...Ba8 24.Rb3 f6 25.f4 Qe7 26.Nc4 Qd7 27.Nd6
27.Qd6 Qf7 ∆ Rbd8
27...Rbd8 28.Qa4 Qe7 29.Ra3 Rd7 30.Qc4 Kh8 31.Rcc3

31...g5!ƒ 32.Qe2
32.Ne4 fxe5 33.fxe5 c5 (33...b5 34.Qc5 b4 35.Rf3!!) 34.Nd6 Qg7ƒ
32...Qg7 33.Re3 c5!
‭
→ 34.dxc5 bxc5 35.Rac3 Bd5
35...gxf4 36.gxf4 Qh6μ
36.Rxc5† gxf4 37.gxf4 Qh6?
37...fxe5! 38.fxe5 Qg5μ ∆ Bg2, Rg7
38.Ne4?
38.Rec3!! Qxf4 39.Rc8 Qd4+ 40.Kh2 Qf4+ 41.Kg1=
38...fxe5
38...Rb7μ
39.Qb2
39.fxe5 Rb7 (39...Rg7 40.Rg3 Rxg3 41.Nxg3 Rg8 42.Rc3 Qf4μ) 40.Rc1 Bxe4-+
39...Rg7!† 40.Ng5

40.Qxe5 Qxf4μ
40...Rxg5! 41.Rxd5
41.fxg5 Rf1+ 42.Kxf1 Qh1+ 43.Ke2 Qxg2+ 44.Kd3 Qxb2
41...Rxg2+
41...Rh5 42.Rdxe5 Rh1+ 43.Kf2 Qxf4+ 44.Rf3 Qxf3+! 45.gxf3 Rh2+-+
42.Qxg2 exd5 43.Rxe5?!
43.Qxd5 Rg8+ 44.Kf1 Qxf4+ 45.Ke2-+
43...Qxf4 44.Rg5 Qxg5 45.Qxg5 Rg8 0-1
139. !N [D37]
Radjabov, Teimour (2726) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.e3 c5 10.Ne5
10.Bd3 - 113/(157)
10...Bf5 11.Bb5

11...a6!N
11...cxd4?! 12.Qxd4! a6 13.Bd3 Bc5 14.Qa4 Bxd3 15.Nxd32
12.Bc6
12.Nc6 Qd7 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Be2 c4 15.O-O Nc6=
12...Nxc6 13.Nxc6 Qd7 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.O-O Rac8= 17.Rc1
17.Qd2 Qb5= (17...Qa5!?)
17...Qxc1 18.Qxc1 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.Kf1 f6 22.Ke2 Bf5 23.Kd2 Kf7 24.Bc7 b5 25.Kc3 Ke6
26.Kd4 h5 27.Kc5 Be4 28.f3 Bd3 29.Kb6 b4 30.axb4 Bf1 31.g3 1/2-1/2
140. [D37]
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2768) - Caruana, Fabiano (2801)
Saint Louis 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 Nbd7 7.c5 Ne4 8.Bd3 f5 9.Nf3 c6 10.Ne5N
10.h3
10...Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Bf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Ne2 e5

14.Qa4?
14.O-O=
14...Qh4
114...Qg6 15.O-O (15.Bxe4 fxe4 16.O-O Bg4 17.Rce1 exd4 18.Qxd4 Qg5μ) 15...f4!μ
15.g3?
15.O-O
15...Qg4 16.Rf1?!
16.Qd1! Qf3 (16...exd4 17.exd43) 17.Rf1 Qg2 18.dxe5 Qxh2 19.Nd43
16...Ng5 17.Kd2?
17.Ng1 f4! 18.dxe5 fxg3 19.Qxg4 gxf2+ 20.Rxf2 Bxg4μ
17...Nf3+
17...f4!? 18.gxf4 Nf3+ 19.Kc3 e4 20.Bb1 Qg2-+
18.Kc3 Nxh2 19.Rh1 Nf3 20.Qa5 Qg5 21.dxe5 Qe7 22.Nd4 Nxe5 23.b3?

23.Kd2
23...b6! 24.cxb6 c5-+ 25.Nb5 Bb7 26.bxa7 d4+ 27.exd4 Nxd3 28.Kxd3 Bxh1 29.Rxc5 Qe4+ 30.Kc4 Qe2+ 31.Kb4
Qd2+ 32.Rc3 Bc6 33.a4 Bxb5 34.Kxb5 Qxd4 35.Rc7 Rfd8 36.Qb6 Rd5+ 37.Ka6 Rd6 38.a5 Qd3+ 39.Kb7 Qd5+ 0-
1
141. [D37]
Gelfand, Boris (2748) - Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Be2 Nxf4 9.exf4 c6 10.O-O b6 11.b4 a5
12.a3 Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Qc2 Bxe2N
14...Bf6
15.Nxe2 Ra7 16.Rab1 axb4
16...b5?! 17.a42
17.axb4 Rfa8

18.Nc1! Xe5 18...Bf6 19.Nd3 Ra4 20.Rfc1
20.cxb6!? Qxb6 21.Rfc1 Ra3=
20...bxc5 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Qxc5 Be7 23.Qxc6 Qxc6 24.Rxc6 Rxb4= 25.Rxb4 Bxb4 26.Kf1 Be7 27.Ke2 g6 28.h4 h5
29.Rc7 Bf6 30.Ke3 Ra3+ 31.Ke2 1/2-1/2
142. [D37]
Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747) - Andreikin, Dmitry (2722)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-
O Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Kg2
14.Qe2 - 109/(247)14.Re1 - 109/247
14...Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Ra7 16.Rfc1 Rfa8 17.Rab1 axb4 18.axb4 Ra3 19.Qc2 Bf6N
19...h6
20.Nd1

20...b5
20...bxc5!? 21.bxc5 (21.dxc5?! g63) 21...Rxf3 22.Kxf3 Bxd4 23.Nb2 Nxc5 24.Rd1 Bxb2 25.Qxc5 (25.Qxb2 g6
26.Kg2 Ne4∞) 25...Ba3 26.Qb6 Qc8∞
21.Ne3 g6 22.Qd1 R8a4 23.Nc2 Ra2 24.Ne5 Bg7 25.Ra1 f6
25...Nxe5 26.dxe5 (26.fxe5 Qa7) 26...f6 27.Rxa2 Rxa2 28.Nd4 fxe5 29.Nxe6 Qf7 30.Nxg7 exf4!? 31.Ra1 f3+ 32.Kf1
Rxa1 33.Qxa1 Qe7=
26.Nxd7
26.Nf3!? Qa7 27.Qe2 Nf8 28.Rab1
26...Qxd7 27.Rxa2 Rxa2 28.Ra1 Qa7 29.Qe1 Kf7 30.Qc3 Rxa1 31.Nxa1 Qa2
31...Qa2 32.Nb3 Qa3 33.Qa1!? Qxa1 (33...Qxb3 34.Qa7+ Kg8 35.Qa8+ Bf8 36.Qxc6 Qxb4 37.Qxe6+ Kg7
38.Qd7+=) 34.Nxa1 e5 35.Nb3 Ke6 36.Kf3 e4+ 37.Ke3 f5=1/2-1/2
143. [D38]
Koneru, Humpy (2598) - Hou, Yifan (2661)
Sharjah 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.Qb3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6
6...Nc6 - 56/ 455
7.Bd2N
7.e37.a3
7...O-O
7...d4!? 8.Nb5 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Nxc5 10.Qa3 b6∞
8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 Nxc5 11.Qc4 Qxd5 12.Qxd5

12.Rc1 b6 13.b4 Nb7 14.Qxd5 exd5 15.e3 a5 16.b5 Bd7 17.Be2 Rac8 18.O-O Nc5=
12...exd5 13.Rc1 b6 14.e3
14.b4 Ne6ƒ
14...Bf5 15.b4 Nd3+
15...Ne6?! 16.Ba62
16.Bxd3 Bxd3 17.Nb3 Bc4= 18.Kd2 a5 19.bxa5 bxa5 20.Rc2 Rfb8 21.Rhc1 h5 22.Nc5 Rb5 23.Nd3 Re8 24.h4 g6
25.Nf4 Kg7 26.f3 Rb4 27.e4 Ra4 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.exd5 Rd4+ 30.Kc3 Rxd5 31.Kc4 Red8 32.g3 Rd4+ 33.Kb3
33.Kb5 Rb8+ 34.Kxa5 Rd7 35.Ka6 Rd3 36.Rc3 Rxc3 37.Rxc3 Ra8+ 38.Kb6 Rxa2 39.Kc6 Kf6 40.Kd7 Rg2 41.f4= Xf7
33...Rb8+ 34.Ka3 Re8 35.Kb2 Rd3 36.Rc3 Re2+ 37.Kb3 a4+ 38.Ka3 Rxc3+ 39.Rxc3 Rg2 40.Rd3
40.f4?! Kf6-+
40...Rxg3
40...Kf6!?
41.Kxa4 Rh3
41...g5!?
42.Kb3?
42.Kb5 Rxh4 43.a4 Rh1 44.Ra3 h4 45.a5 h3 46.Ra2=
42...Rxh4 43.a4
43...Rf4!-+ 44.a5 h4 45.a6 Rf6 46.a7 Ra6 47.Rd4 Rxa7 48.Rxh4 Rc7 49.Rf4 Rc1 50.Kb2 Rc5 51.Ra4 Kf6 52.Ra7 g5
53.Rb7 Kg6 54.Ra7 f6 55.Ra6 Kf5 56.Ra4 Re5 0-1

144. [D38]
Colovic, Aleksandar (2487) - Mladenovic, Stefan S (2329)
Struga 2014 [Colovic,Aleksandar]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.e4 h6?!
7...Bd7! 8.Qc2 (8.Qd1 b5 9.a4 (9.e5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Nxg5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Ne4!μ 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bxc3+
15.Ke2 Rxd8) 9...a6 10.Be2 (10.e5 - 58/(451)) 10...Ne7∞ (10...h6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.O-O)) 8...h6 (8...b5? 9.e5) 9.Be3
(9.Bh4?! g5 10.Bg3 g4 Xd4) (9.Bxf6?! Qxf6 10.e5 Nxd4!μ (10...Qf4μ) 11.Nxd4 Qxe5+ 12.Ne2 O-O-O 13.O-O-O
Bc6) (9.Bd2 - 48/549) 9...b5 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O a6 12.Rad1 Qe7 13.Ne5©
8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bxc42 O-O
9...Bd7 10.Bb5 (10.Qb3 Ba5) (10.Qd1)
10.e5
10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 e5 12.Rab12
10...Qg6?!N
10...Qd810...Qe7! 11.Qc2 (11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Bd7 13.Qc2 Na5 14.Bd3 c5) 11...Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 b6
11.O-O Bd7 12.Qb3 Be7 13.Qd1!
13.Qxb7? a6
13...h5?
13...Rfd8 14.Bd3 f5 15.exf6±
14.Qe2 Rfd8 15.Rad1 Be8 16.d5± Na5
16...exd5 17.Nxd5 Rac8 18.Nxe7+ Nxe7 19.e6 f6 20.Rd7! Kf8 21.Rfd1!+-
17.Bd3 Qh6 18.Qe4 Bf8

18...exd5 19.Nxd5 Nc6 (19...Bf8 20.Nd4!+- (20.Nxc7 Bc6 21.Qe2 ∆ Nb5)) 20.Nxc7
19.b4?!
19.Ng5! exd5 20.Nxd5 Rxd5 21.Qh7+ Qxh7 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Rxd5+- f6 24.Rxa5 (24.Ne6 Bf7 25.Bf5) 24...fxg5
25.Be4
19...exd5 20.Nxd5 Bc6 21.Bc2 Bxd5
21...Rxd5 22.Rxd5 ∆Rd8? 23.Qh7+
22.Rxd5 Rxd5 23.Qxd5 Bxb4
24.Qb5! Qb6
24...Bc3 25.Qd3 Bb4 26.e6! (26.Rb1 Be7) 26...fxe6 27.Qb5! Bc3 28.h4!± ∆ Ng5 (28.Qc5 Qf6 29.Qxh5±)
25.Qd3 g6
25...Qg6 26.Qxg6 fxg6 27.Rd1±
26.Rb1! [∆ e6] 26...Qc5 27.e6+- f5 28.a3!
28.Nh4
28...Bc3 29.Qd7 Bg7 30.e7†
30.Ng5! Qxc2 31.Qf7+ Kh8 32.Rf1 f4 33.e7
30...Qxc2 31.e8=Q+ Rxe8 32.Qxe8+ Kh7 33.Ng5+
33.Re1
33...Kh6 34.Nf7+ Kh7 35.Re1 Bd4
35...Qc4 36.Ne535...Qc6 36.Ng5+ Kh6 37.Qg8!
36.Ng5+ Kh6 37.Qf8+! Kxg5

37...Bg7 38.Qg8!
38.Qd8+ Bf6 39.h4+ Kxh4 40.Qxf6+ g5 41.Re3 Qd1+ 42.Kh2 Qd2 43.Qd4+! 1-0
145. [D38]
Ponomariov, Ruslan (2717) - Anand, Viswanathan (2785)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.O-O e5 10.d5 Ne7 11.Qc2
11.e4 - 105/273
11...h6 12.h3 a6 13.a3 Bf5N
13...b5
14.e4 Bd7 15.Rfe1 Ng6 16.Nd1
16.Be3!?
16...c6 17.Ne3 Rc8 18.Bc3 cxd5 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Be6= 21.Rad1 f6 22.Qa4
22...Rf7! 23.Bb4 Bxb4 24.Qxb4 Qf8
24...Rd7!? 25.Ne3 Rcc7ƒ
25.Qa4 Rd8 26.Ne3 Nf4 27.Rxd8 Qxd8 28.Rd1 Rd7
28...Qc8ƒ
29.Rxd7 Qxd7 30.Qxd7 Bxd7 31.Ne1 Ne2+ 32.Kf1 Bb5 33.a4 Ng3+ 34.Kg1 Ne2+ 35.Kf1 Ng3+ 36.Kg1 Ne2+
37.Kf1 1/2-1/2
146. !N [D38]
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712) - Anand, Viswanathan (2785)

Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 Nbd7 9.e3
9.Rc1 - 110/231
9...Qa5 10.Rc1 Ne4 11.Be2 O-O
11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3+ 13.Kf1 Nxc5 14.Qxd5 Be6 15.Qd6 g5 16.Nd4 (16.Nxg5 Rd8 17.Qxd8+ Qxd8 18.Nxe6
Qxh4 19.Nxc5 Qb4 20.Nd3 Qa53) 16...Rd8 17.Bb5+ Nd7 18.a4 Bb4 19.Bxd7+ Bxd7 20.Qf6 Rg8 21.Bg3 Rg6 22.Qf3
Bd2! 23.Rb1 Bc33
12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxc3 14.Qd2 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 b6!N
15...Re8
16.c6
16.Rfd1 Ba6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Rxd2 Nxc5 19.Rxd5=
16...Ba6
17.Qd1
17.Qe1!? Bxf1 18.Qxa5 bxa5 19.Kxf1 (19.cxd7 Bb5 20.d8=Q Rfxd8 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.Rc5 a6 23.Nd4 a43) 19...Rfc8
20.Nd4 f6 21.c7 Ne5 22.Ke2 Kf7 23.Bg3©
17...Nc5 18.Qxd5 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Rac8 20.Nd4 Qd2 21.Qc4 Rfe8 22.Qc2 Qxc2 23.Rxc2 Re5?!
23...g5 24.Bg3 Ne43
24.Bg3 Rd5 25.c7 Rd7 26.Nb5?
26.f3 Rcxc7 27.Bxc7 Rxc7=
26...a6 27.Nd4?!

27.Nc3 f5μ
27...Ne4-+ 28.Rc6 Nxg3+ 29.hxg3 Rdxc7 30.Rxb6 Rc1+ 31.Ke2 Ra8! 32.Rb4 a5 33.Ra4 Rb1 34.Nb3?
34.Kf3 Rb4 35.Ra3 a4
34...Rb2+ 35.Kf3 Ra6 0-1
147. [D39]
Aronian, Levon (2804) - Anand, Viswanathan (2785)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Dragan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.O-O cxd4 11.Ne4
Qe7 12.Nxd4
12.exd4 - 78/407
12...Bd7 13.Qh5 Nc6 14.Nb3 f5 15.a3 fxe4N
15...Ne5! 16.Be2 (16.axb4?! Nxc4 17.Nec5 (17.Rxc4 Bb5 18.Ned2 Bxc4 19.Nxc4 Qxb4 20.Ncd2 a5μ) 17...Be8
18.Qe2 Nd63) 16...Be8 17.Qh3 Bc6=
16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Nc5 Nd3 18.Nxd3 exd3 19.Bxd3 Bc6
19...Rac8!?
20.Rc4 Rf6
20...Qf6!? 21.Rf4 Qxb2 22.Rd4 Rf6
21.Be4?!
21.Qe5!2
21...Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Rd8= 23.Qe2 Rf5 24.h3 Rfd5 25.Qg4 R8d6 26.Rc1 Kh7?!
26...Qd7 27.Rec4 Rd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29.Kh2 Rd2 30.Qg3 Qd6 31.b4 Qxg3+ 32.Kxg3 Rb2=
27.Ra4! a6 28.Qe4+ Kg8?!
28...g6 29.Rac4 Rd7 30.Rc8 Qf7
29.Rc8+! Rd8 30.Rac42 Rd7
30...Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Rd7 32.g3
31.g3 Kf7?!
31...Rd1+ 32.Kg2 Rd2 33.Rxd8+ (33.R4c7? Qf8! 34.Rxd8 Rxf2+=) (33.h4? Qf8! 34.Qxe6+ Kh7 35.Qe4+ Kg8
36.Rxd8 Rxf2+ 37.Kh3 Qxd8 38.Qxb7 Qd3=) 33...Rxd8 34.h42
32.Qf3+
32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Qh7 e5 34.Rc3 Qd7 35.e4 Rf8TM 36.Kg2±
32...Kg8 33.Qe4 Kf7 34.Qg4?! Rxc8 35.Rxc8 Qg5 36.Qb4 Kg6?!

36...Qe7
37.h4?
37.Rf8! Qd5 (37...Qe5 38.Qa4!+-) 38.Qf4±
37...Qf5?
37...Rd1+! 38.Kh2 Qd5 39.Qg4+ Kh7 40.e4 Qd2=
38.Rf8! Qd5
38...Rf7 39.Rxf7 Qxf7 40.Qe4+! Qf5 (40...Kf6? 41.Qf3+!) 41.Qxb7
39.Qg4+ Kh7 40.Kh2! h5 41.Qf4 Qc6?
41...Rd8 42.Rxd8 Qxd8 43.Qe4+ Kh6 44.Qxe6+ g6
42.Qb8+- Rd1?!
42...Re7 43.Rh8+ Kg6 44.Qf4 e5 45.Qg5+ Kf7 46.Qxh5+ Ke6
43.e4 Rc1
43...Qxe4 44.Rh8+ Kg6 45.Qe8+ Kf6 46.Rf8+ Ke5 47.Qxh5+ Kd4 48.Qxd1+
44.Rh8+ Kg6 45.Qf4 Rc5 46.e5 1-0
148. [D41]
Aronian, Levon (2804) - Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bb5 dxe4 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Ng5 Be6

11.Bd2!?N
11.O-O - 121/140
11...Bb4
11...Kc7!?
12.Bxc6 bxc6
12...Bxc3!? 13.Bxc3 bxc6 14.O-O -O+ Ke7 15.Rhe1 Rhd8 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Rxe4 f6 19.Ra4 Ra8
20.Bb4+ Kf7 21.Bc5 a6 22.b32
13.Nxe6+ fxe6 14.Nxe4 Rb8 15.O-O -O Ke7 16.Rhe1 Nxe4 17.Rxe4 Bxd2+ 18.Rxd22 Rhd8 19.Rc2 Rb6 20.Rec4
20.Ra4 Rd7 21.g3220.Rg4!? g6 21.Rgc4 Rf8 (21...Rd6 22.R2c3 ∆e5?! 23.Rc5±) 22.f32
20...Rd6 21.R2c3 e5 22.Rc5?!
22.Kc2222.Rg32
22...Rg6! 23.g3
23.Rxe5+ Kd6 24.Re2 Rxg2 25.Rd3+ Kc5 26.Rc2+ Kb5 27.Rb3+ Ka6 28.Ra3+ Kb7 29.Rg3 Rxg3 30.fxg3 Rb5=
23...Kd6 24.Ra5 Rf6 25.f3 Rf7 26.Rca3
26.Rd3+!? Ke6 27.b3
26...Rfb7 27.Rd3+
27.b3 Rf7 28.Rxa7 Rxf3 29.Rxg7 Rf1+ 30.Kc2 Rf2+ 31.Kc3 Rxh2 32.Raa7 Rb8 33.a4 (33.Rxh7 Rxh7 34.Rxh7 Rg8=)
33...Re2=
27...Ke6 28.b3 Rb5 29.Ra6 R5b6 30.Ra3
30.Ra4 Rb4 31.Rxb4 Rxb4 32.Rd8 Rb7

30...Rb5 31.Rc3 Kd6 32.Kd2 Rd5+ 33.Ke3 a5 34.Rc4 Rbb5 35.Raa4 Rbc5 36.h4 h5 37.g4 g6 38.Ke4 Rxc4+ 39.Rxc4
Rd1= 40.f4 Re1+ 41.Kd3 Rd1+ 42.Ke3 Re1+ 43.Kd3 Rd1+ 44.Ke3 Re1+ 45.Kd2 Ra1 46.fxe5+ Kxe5 47.Rc5+ Kd6
48.Rxa5 hxg4 49.Ke3 Rh1 50.Rg5 Rxh4 51.Rxg6+ Kc5 52.Rg5+ Kb6 53.Kd4 g3+ 54.Kc3 Rh2 55.a4 Rg2 56.a5+
Ka6 57.Kb4 Rc2 58.Rxg3 c5+ 59.Ka3 Kxa5 1/2-1/2
149. [D41]
Sargissian, Gabriel (2690) - Marin, Mihail (2583)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O
11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Bd3 a5!?
15...Nb8 - 13/565
16.Rad1N
16.h316.Rab116.Qb2
16...h6
16...Qe7!? 17.d5 (17.Qb2 Rfd8) 17...exd5 (17...Nc5 18.Bb5 Qf6 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.Nxd4 Rfd8∞) 18.exd5 Qd6 19.Nd4
g6 20.Nc6 Bxc6 21.dxc6 Nb8 22.Bb5 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Nxc6 24.Rd6 Nb4 25.Rxb6 Rfd8 26.Rb7 Nc2 ∆ Nd4
17.Qb2
17.Bb5 Bc6 (17...Nf6 18.Qd3) 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.d5 Rd6 20.Qa2 Nc5 21.Ne5 exd5 22.exd5 Re8 23.Nc6 Qd7= Xa4, d5
17...Qe7 18.Bb5 Nf6 19.Nd2 Qb4
19...Rfd8 20.f32 XBb7, Nf6
20.Qxb4 axb4 21.f3 [/ \ Nc4] 21...Bc6! [Xa4, c4] 22.Bxc6
22.Rc1 Bxb5 23.axb5 Rc3 24.Rxc3 bxc3 25.Nc4 Rd8 26.Rc1 Rxd4 27.Rxc3 Nd7 28.Kf2 f6 29.Ke3 e5 30.h4 h5= 31.f4
Nc5!?„
22...Rxc6 23.Rb1 Rc2 24.Red1

24.Re2 Ra2 25.Rxb4 Rc8 26.Kf1 Rcc2 27.Ke1 Rc1+ 28.Kf2 Rcc2 29.Ke3 Rc3+ 30.Kf2 Rcc2=
24...Rfc8?!
24...Rc3! 25.Rxb4 Rd3 26.Kf1 Rd8 27.Ke2 R3xd4 28.Rxd4 Rxd4=
25.Rxb4 Ra2
25...Nd7 26.Nf1 R8c4 27.Rxc4 Rxc4 28.d5 Nc5 29.dxe6 fxe6 30.Rd6±25...R8c3 26.Nf1
26.Nc4 Nd7
26...g5!?2 ∆ Kg7, g4
27.d5 exd5 28.exd5?!
28.Rxd5 Nc5 29.Rd2 (29.Nxb6 Nxe4!= (29...Nd3!=)) 29...Rxd2 30.Nxd2±
28...Ra82 29.Nxb6
29.Nb2!?
29...Nxb6!=
29...Rb8 30.a5 Rxa5 31.Nc4! Rxb4 32.Nxa5±
30.Rxb6 Re8 [∆ Ree2] 31.Rb4 Ree2
31...f5! 32.Rh4 Ree2 33.d6 (33.g3 Rg2+ 34.Kh1 Kh7! 35.d6 g5 36.Rh3 Rgd2= XRh3) 33...Rxg2+ 34.Kh1 Rgd2
35.Rxd2 Rxd2 36.a5 Rxd6 37.Ra4 Ra6 38.Kg2 Kf7 39.Kf2 g5 40.Ke3 Ke6 41.Kd4 Kd6 42.Ra1 h5„
32.Rg4 f5
32...h5 33.Rg3 Rxa4 34.d6 Re8 35.Rg5 g6 36.Rc5 Rd8 37.Kf2 Ra6 38.d7 Kf8 39.Kg3 Ra7 40.Rcd5 Ke7 41.f4 ∆Raxd7
42.Rxd7+ Rxd7 43.Rxd7+ Kxd7 44.Kh4 Ke6 45.Kg5+-
33.Rg3 Rxa4 34.d6 Ra8

34...Re8 35.d7 Rd8 36.Rg6 Ra7 37.Rgd6 Kf7 38.R1d5 Ke7 39.Rg6 Kf7 40.Rc6 Raxd7 41.Rxf5+ Kg82
35.d7 Rd8 36.Rg6 Kf7 37.Rgd6 Re6
37...Rc2 38.h4 Rc7 39.h5 Ke7 40.Kf2 Rcxd7 41.Rxd7+ Rxd7 42.Rxd7+ Kxd7 43.Ke3 Kd6 44.Kd4 Ke6 45.f4 Kd6
46.g3 Ke6 47.Kc5 Kf6 48.Kd5 Kf7 49.Ke5 g6 50.Kd6 (50.hxg6+? Kxg6 51.Ke6 Kh5!! 52.Kxf5=) 50...Kf6 51.Kd7
Kf7 52.Kd8+- Xf5
38.R6d5 Kf6 39.h4 Re5 40.R5d4 g5
40...g6 41.Kh2 Re6 42.Kg3 Re5 43.Rd6+ Re6 (43...Kf7 44.Kf4 Re7 45.h5+-) 44.Rxe6+ Kxe6 45.Kf4 Kf6 46.Rd6+
Ke7 47.Ke5+-
41.Kh2 Re7 42.Kg3 Re6 43.Rd5 Re7 44.Rd6+ Re6
44...Kg7 45.R1d5 Kh7 46.h5 Rf7 (46...Kg7 47.Rxf5 Rexd7 48.Rg6+ Kh7 49.Rff6+-) 47.Kf2 Re7 48.Kf1 f4 (48...Rf7
49.Ke2+-) 49.Kg1 Kg7 50.Kh2 Kh7 51.Kh3 Rg7 52.Kg4 Rf7 53.Rd3 Kg7 54.Rg6+ Kh7 55.Rdd6+-
45.hxg5+ hxg5 46.Rxe6+ Kxe6 47.f4 g4 48.Kh4 Kf6
48...Rh8+ 49.Kg5 Rg8+ 50.Kh6 Rh8+ 51.Kg7 Rd8 52.g3Θ Ke7 53.Re1+!?+-
49.Rd6+ Ke7 50.Rg6 Rh8+ 51.Kg5 Rh2 52.Rd6 1-0
150. [D45]
Giri, Anish (2768) - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 a6 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Be2 e5
10.Nxd5!? Nxd5
10...cxd5 11.dxe5 Qa5+ 12.Kf1 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Re8 14.Nf3 dxc4 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Bxc4 Bf5 17.Qb22
11.cxd5

11...Qa5+?!N
11...e4! 12.Qxe4 Bb4+ (12...Qa5+) 13.Kf1 Nf6 14.Qf4!? cxd5 15.Bd3 Bd6 16.Ne5ƒ
12.Bc3 Bb4 13.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 14.Qd2 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 exd4 16.Nxd4 cxd5 17.Rhc12 Nf6 18.Rc7 Rd8 19.Rac1 Ne8
20.R7c5 Kf8 21.g4 h6 22.f3
22.Ke1!?
22...Ke7 23.h3
23.a4!?
23...Kd6 24.f4
24.Bd3!?
24...Bd7 25.Bf3 Nf6 26.Nf5+ Bxf5 27.gxf5 Rd7 28.Kd3 Re8 29.Rc8 Rxc8 30.Rxc8 Rc7 31.Rb8 Kc5 32.a3 a5 33.Rf8
Kd6 34.Ra8 Rc5 35.Rf8 Rc7 36.Ra8 1/2-1/2
151. !N [D45]
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) - Andreikin, Dmitry (2722)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 e6 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Be2 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5
12.O-O Be6 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Qb1 Nfg4 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.h3
16.Bxg4 - 42/549
16...Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Bb8 18.Bxg4 Bxg4 19.Qd3
19.Nxd5 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Bxh3 21.Nf6+ gxf6 22.gxh3 Qd5+=
19...Qd6?
19...Be6 20.f4 f6=

20.f4 Be6 21.Rcd1!N
21.Rfd1?
21...Qc5
21...Rfe8 22.e4±21...Rcd8 22.e4 (22.Ne4!?ƒ) 22...f6 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.exd5±
22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Qxd5 24.Rxd5± Ba7 25.e4
25.Bd4 Bxd4 26.Rxd4 Rc2 27.a4±
25...Rfe8 26.e5 Rc2 27.Rb1
27.Ba1!? Rxa2 28.Rd7±
27...h5 28.Rd7 Rf2 29.Rxb7 Be3 30.f5 Rxf5 31.Re1 Rf2 32.Rxe3 Rxb2 33.a4
33.a3!?
33...Re6 34.Kh2 h4 35.Re4 f5?
35...g52
36.Rd4 Rc6?!
37.Rb8+?
37.Rd6! Rxd6 (37...Rcc2 38.Rg6+-) (37...Rc1 38.Rd8+! (38.Rdd7?? Rbb1-+) 38...Kh7 39.Rdd7 Rbb1 40.Rxg7+ Kh6
41.Rh7+ Kg5 42.Rbg7+ Kf4 43.Rxh4+ Kxe5 44.Re7++-) 38.exd6 Rd2 39.Rb6+-
37...Kh7 38.Rxh4+ Kg6 39.Rhh8 Rcc2 40.Kg3?
40.Rb6+ Kf7 41.e6+ Ke7 42.Kg3 Rxg2+ 43.Kf4±
40...Rxg2+ 41.Kh4 Rbe2 42.Rb6+ Kf7 43.e6+?
43.Rb7+ Ke6 44.Re8+ Kd5 45.Rd7+ Ke4 46.Rg8=

43...Rxe6 44.Rxe6 Kxe6 45.b4
45.Ra8 f4-+
45...g5+ 46.Kh5 g4 47.Kh4?
47.Re8+TM Kf7 48.Re3
47...g3-+ 48.b5 axb5 49.axb5 f4 50.Rg8 Kd7 51.Rg7+ Kc8 [∆ Rf2, g2, f3, Rf1] 0-1

D50-D99
152. [D53]
Kramnik, Vladimir (2760) - Inarkiev, Ernesto (2688)
Moscow 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.e4 Nfd7 9.Bf4 b5N
9...Nc6 - 86/438
10.cxb6
10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 Ba6 (11...Nxc5 12.Ne5 (12.Bxc4 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Qxa6 14.Rd12) 12...Nd3+ 13.Nxd3 cxd3
14.Bxd3 Nc6 15.Bb5 Nd4 16.Qa4 Qb6 17.O-O2) 12.Nd2 Qxc5 13.Bxc4 (13.Be2 Nb6 14.Be3 Qc7=) 13...Bxc4
14.Na4 Qa5 15.Qxc42
10...Nxb6 11.Rd1 Qe8 12.Be2 Na6 13.Ne52 Nb4 14.Qc1 Ba6 15.a3 Nc6
15...f6 16.axb4 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Bxb4 18.O-O Qe7 19.Qe32
16.b4! Bf6
16...Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Bb7 18.Qe3 f6 19.Bd4 Qc6 20.O-O2
17.Nf3 Bxc3+
17...Bb7?! 18.Nb5 e5 19.Nc7 Qe7 20.Nxa8 exf4 21.Nxb6±
18.Qxc3 Qc8 19.O-O2 Bb5 20.Bd6
20.Nd4!? Ba4 (20...Nxd4 21.Rxd4 f6 22.e5 (22.Bg42) 22...Nd5 23.Qg32) 21.Rd2 Rd8 22.Be32
20...Rd8 21.e5 h6

21...Nd5 22.Qc2 a5 23.bxa5 Nf4 24.Ng5 Nxe2+ 25.Kh1 g6 26.Qxe2 Nxa5 27.Ne4ƒ
22.Nd4 a6 23.Bf3 Nxd4
23...Nd5 24.Bxd5 exd5 25.f4! (25.Nxb5 axb5 26.Rxd5 Qa62) 25...Ba4 26.Rd2 a5 27.f5±
24.Rxd4 Bc6 25.Be2
25.Rg4 Kh8 26.Be2 Qd7 27.Rc1±
25...Bb5 26.Rg4± Kh8 27.Qg3 Rg8
27...c3 28.Rxg7 Rg8 (28...Bxe2 29.Rxf7 Rg8 30.Qf4+-) 29.Rxg8+ Qxg8 30.Qf3±
28.Rh4 Qd8 29.Qf4 Re8
29...g5 30.Qc1!± (30.Rxh6+? Kg7 31.Qf6+ Qxf6 32.Rxf6 c3 33.Re1 Nd5 34.Rf3 Rac8©)
30.Rxh6+! gxh6 31.Qxh6+ Kg8 32.f4
32.Rd1 Qxd6 33.exd6 e5 34.Qg5+ Kh7 35.Bg4+-
32...Bc6 33.Bf3
33.f5! exf5 34.Rxf5 Re6 35.Rg5+ Rg6 36.Rxg6+ fxg6 37.Qxg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Bg4+-
33...Qc8
33...Nc8 34.Bxc6 Nxd6 35.exd6 Qxd6 36.Rf3! Qd1+ 37.Kf2 Qc2+ 38.Kg3 Rac8 39.Bxe8 Rxe8 40.h3 Qh7 41.Qxh7+
Kxh7 42.Rc3+-
34.f5+- exf5 35.Qg5+ Kh8 36.Bxc6 Re6 37.Rxf5 Ra7
37...Rg6 38.Qh5+ Kg7 39.Rxf7+ Kxf7 40.Be4 Qg4 41.Bxg6+ Qxg6 42.e6++-
38.Qh4+ Kg7 39.Rh5 Qg8 40.Be4 1-0

153. [D59]
Hawkins, Jonathan (2533) - Marin, Mihail (2583)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.O-O c5
12.Qc2
12.dxc5 - 49/516
12...c4
12...Rc8!? 13.Qb1 (13.Bf5 g6 14.Bxg6 fxg6 15.Qxg6+ Kh8 16.Qxh6+ Nh7∞) (13.Rfd1 Ne4 XQc2) 13...Nh5 14.Bxe7
Qxe7 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Bf5 Nhf6
13.Bf5 a6
13...Ne8 14.Bxe7 (14.Bg3 Nd6 15.Bxd6 Bxd6 16.b3 a6∞) 14...Qxe7 15.e4 (15.b3 Nd6 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Ne5 Qe6
18.bxc4 Nxc4 19.Nxc4 dxc4∞) 15...dxe4 16.Nxe4 Ndf6 (16...Nd6) 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Qxc4?! Bxf3 19.gxf3 Qd6©
14.Ne5!
14.a4 Ne8
14...b5 15.f3N
15.f4 Re8 (15...Nb6) 16.Kh1 Nf8 ∆ N6d7
15...Re8
15...Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nd7 17.Bxe7 (17.Bg3?! Bc5 18.Rce1 Re83) 17...Qxe7 18.f4 Nc5 19.Rcd1 Rad8 20.Ne2 f6„
16.Kh1 Nf8
16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Nd7∞
17.g4 Bd6?!

17...N6d7! 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.f4∞
18.f4 Qc7?
18...b4! 19.Na4 Qc7 20.g5 (20.Qg2 N6h7 ∆ f6, Bc6) 20...hxg5 21.fxg5 Bxe5 (21...Ne4 22.Bxe4 Bxe5 23.g6!
‭
→)
22.gxf6 g6 23.Rg1ƒ
19.Qg2± Xd5 19...b4
19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.g5! (21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Qxe4 f6 23.Qd5+ Kh7 24.g5!?ƒ) 21...h5 (21...hxg5 22.Bxg5
‭
→)
22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4+-
20.g5
20.Bxf6 bxc3 21.g5+-
20...hxg5 21.Bxg5 N6h7
22.Bh6!
22.Nxd5 Nxg5 23.fxg5 (23.Nxc7 Bxg2+ 24.Kxg2 Bxc7 25.fxg5 Bxe5 26.dxe5 Rxe5 27.Rxc4 a52) 23...Bxe5 24.Be4!±
22...Ne6 23.Rg1
23.Bxg7 Nxg7 24.Rg1 Bf8 25.Nd7+-
23...Bf8 24.Bxe6
24.Nxd5+-
24...fxe6 25.Na4 Ra7 26.Nc5 Ba8 27.Qg6 Qc8 28.Rg3 Ree7 29.Bg5!+- Re8?! 30.Rh3 Nxg5 31.fxg5 Bxc5 32.Rf1 1-0
154. [D59]
Ma, Zhonghan (2459) - Marin, Mihail (2579)
Benasque 2014 [Marin,Mihail]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 b6!? 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.O-O
c5 12.Bf5 Re8!
12...g6 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Ne42 (16.Na4 c4= 17.Rxc4? Ba6 18.Nc5 Qb5) 16...Qe7
(16...Bxb2 - 52/442) 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Rxc5 Qxb2 19.Qd4± ∆Qxa2 20.Ne512...a6 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 (13...Nxd7
14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Nd4±) 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Na4 (16.Ne42) 16...Qe7 (16...c4 17.Rxc4!)
17.Rxc5 d4 18.Nxd4 Qe4 19.Qf3 Qxd4 20.exd4 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Bxd4 22.Rc6!?212...Ne4 - 8/503
13.Qa4
13.Rc2 g6 14.Bh3 g5 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.Bg3 Qf5 17.Rd2 Rad8„13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Bxd7 Qxd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Na4
c413.b3!? g6 (13...Ne4 14.Bxe7 Rxe7 15.dxc5 Ndxc5 16.b4 Ne6 17.Bxe6 Rxe6 18.Nxe4 Rxe4 (18...dxe4 19.Qxd8+
Rxd8 20.Nd4 Re7 21.h4!?) 19.Nd4 Ba6 20.b52) (13...Nf8!?) 14.Bxd7 Qxd7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.dxc5 Rac8!?13.Qc2
13...Nf8 N
13...a6 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Qc2 Nfe4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Rfd1213...g6 14.Bxd7 Nxd7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Rfd1 Qe6 ∆ Kg7
14.Rfd1 g6 15.Bb1 Ne6 16.Qc2?!
16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Qb3 (17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Qb3 Rb8! 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 Rxb23) 17...Qb6 18.Bxf6
Qxb3 19.axb3 Bxf6 20.Nxd5 Bxb2 21.Rc2 Bg7316.Rd2!? a6 17.Qd1 (17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Qd1 Qa5 (∆ Rad8) 19.Bxf6
Bxf6 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Bxb2„) 17...c4 18.Ne5 b5 19.f4 Ng7 20.Qf3∞
16...Rc8!
16...Ne4?! 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.dxc5 Qc8 19.Bxe7 exf3 20.c6!±
17.Ne5
17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Ne5 Nf8 19.f4 c4!? ∆ Qb6
17...Ne4 18.Nxe4
18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.dxc5 Rxc53
18...Bxh4 19.Nc3

19.dxc5 Nxc5! 20.Nxf7 Nxe4! 21.Nxd8 Rxc23
19...Bf6!
19...Nf8 20.f4219...cxd4!? 20.Nxf7 Qf6 21.Nxh6+ Kg7 22.Ng4 Qg5μ
20.Nxf7
20.Nf3 cxd4 21.exd4 Rc4μ
20...Kxf7 21.Qxg6+ Ke7 22.Qh7+
22.Qxh6 Rh8 23.Qg6 Qg8μ
22...Bg7 23.dxc5
23.Bf5 Kf8-+
23...Rxc5
23...bxc5?! 24.Be4© Rh8 25.Qf5 Bxc3 26.Bxd5 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Qf8 28.Qd3ƒ
24.Ne2
24.Rd4 Kf8!? (24...Rh8 25.Qf5 Bxd4 26.exd4„) 25.Rg4 d4 26.Rd1 Rg5-+
24...Kf8 25.Ng3 d4 26.Rxc5 bxc5 27.Nf5 Qg5 28.e4 Ba6
28...Nf4 29.g3 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Rxe4 31.Nxg7 (31.Qxg7+ Qxg7 32.Nxg7 Ne2+ 33.Kf1 Kxg7-+) 31...Re5!!-+
29.h4 Qf6 30.Re1 [∆ e5] 30...d3
30...Nf4 31.Nxg7 Re7! (31...Qxg7?! 32.Qf5+ Qf7 33.Qxc5+ Kg8 34.Qxd43)
31.Re3 d2 32.Bc2

32...Nd4?
32...Rd8!? 33.Bd1 Bd3 34.b3 (34.Rf3 Bxe4!) 34...Rd7-+
33.Nxd4 Qxd4 34.Rf3+ Bf6
34...Ke7? 35.e5!
35.Qh8+?
35.Qxh6+? Ke7-+35.e5! d1=Q+ 36.Bxd1 Qxd1+ 37.Kh2 Qxf3 38.gxf3 Bxe5+ 39.Kh1 Bg7∞
35...Ke7 36.Qh7+ Kd8 37.Bd1 Rxe4 38.Qxa7 Re1+ 39.Kh2 Qxh4+
39...Be5+! 40.g3 Qxh4+ 41.Kg2 Qh1#

40.Rh3 Be5+ 41.g3 Rh1+!
41...Rh1+ 42.Kxh1 Qxh3+ 43.Kg1 Qf1+ 44.Kh2 Qxf2+ 45.Kh1 Qe1+ 46.Kg2 Qxg3+ 47.Kh1 Qh2#
0-1
155. [D70]
Laznicka, Viktor (2666) - Naumann, Alexander (2560)
Deutschland 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Be2 d5
5...d6 - 121/188
6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.dxc5 Nf6N
8...Na68...Nc6
9.Nbd2!? Qc7 10.Nb3 Rd8 11.Nfd4 e5
111...Nc6 12.Qc2 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 (13.exd4 a5 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Bxg4 Bxg4©) 13...e5 14.Nb5 Qc6 15.b4 (15.Rd1 Bf5
16.Rxd8+ Rxd8©) 15...Bf5 16.Qb2 a5∞
12.Nb5 Qe7 13.Nd6
13.Bd2!? Be6 (13...Ne4 14.Qc2 Nxd2 (14...Bf5 15.Ba5 b6 16.cxb6 Ng3 17.Qc7! Nxe2+ 18.Kh1 Qxc7 19.bxc7 Rf8
20.cxb8=Q Raxb8 21.Nd6±) 15.Nxd2 Bf5 16.Ne4 Nd7 17.b4±) 14.Qc2 Nc6 15.Rfd1 Bf5 16.Qc4 Be6 17.Qa4 Bxb3
18.Qxb3 Qxc5 19.Rac1 Qe7 20.Be12
13...Ne4
13...Nbd7 14.c6 (14.Bd2 Nxc5 15.Bb4 Rxd6 16.Bxc5 Rxd1 17.Bxe7 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 b6=) 14...Nb6 15.Nxc8 Raxc8
16.cxb7 Qxb7 17.Qe12
14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Bf3 Nxc5 16.Nxc5 Rxc5 17.Qa4 Rc7?!

17...Nc6 18.Bd2 (18.b4?! e4 19.Be2 (19.bxc5? exf3μ) 19...Rg5 20.Rb1 Ne53) 18...Rd8 19.Rad1 (19.Bc3 e4) 19...b5
20.Qa3 e4 21.Bxe4 Bxb2 22.Qxb2 Qxe4 23.Bc3 Rcd5 (23...Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Qa4=) 24.Rxd5 Rxd5=
18.Bd2 Na6 19.Ba5! Rcc8?!
19...Rc5 20.Be4 Qe8 (20...f5 21.Bd3 e4 22.Bc4+ Kh8 23.Bxa6 bxa6 24.Qa32) 21.Qxe8+ Rxe8 22.Bd2 Rb5 23.Rab1
Nc5 24.Bc22
20.Bd52 Nc5 21.Qa3 e4?!
21...Rab8 22.e4 b6 23.Bd22
22.f3! Kh8
22...Rf8 23.fxe4 Rac8 24.Rac1±
23.fxe4 Rf8 24.Bb4 Rac8 25.Qxa7+- Bxb2 26.Rab1 Be5 27.g3
27.Rfc1 Qh4 28.Bxc5 Qxh2+ 29.Kf2+-
27...Qc7 28.Ba3! Bxg3 29.Qxc5 Bxh2+ 30.Kh1 Qg3 31.Bb2+ 1-0
156. !N [D70]
Caruana, Fabiano (2844) - Svidler, Peter (2732)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O -O Qd6 10.Kb1 a6
10...Rd8 - 115/151
11.h4!N
11.b3
11...Rd8 12.d5 Ne5

12...Na5 13.Qc1 h5 14.Nge2 (14.Bd4 Bxd4 15.Rxd4 c6 (15...Bd7!?) 16.Nge2 cxd5 17.exd5 Qe5 (17...Bf5+?! 18.Ka1
e5 19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.g4! hxg4 21.fxg4 Bxg4 22.h5 Bf3 (22...Rxd4 23.Nxd4 Qf6 24.hxg6 fxg6 25.Qh6+-) 23.Rhh4±)
18.g4 hxg4 19.fxg4 Nxd5∞) 14...Nac4 (14...Nbc4 15.Bd4 Ne5 (15...Bxd4 16.Nxd4 Bd7 17.g4 hxg4 18.h5±) 16.g4!
hxg4 17.f4 Nf3 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.h5ƒ) 15.Bd4 Ne5 (15...c5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.f42) 16.g4 (16.f4 Ng4 17.Bg1 Rb8
18.Nd42) (16.Nf4 c5 17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Nfd5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Qxc1+ 20.Rxc1 Nxf3! 21.Nxe7+ Kh7 22.Be3 Ne5
23.Bb6 Re8=) 16...hxg4 17.f4 Nf3 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.h5 Rh8 20.Ng3ƒ
13.Qf2 h5
13...Nec4 14.Bc5 Qf6 15.h5 Nxb2 16.Qxb2 Qxc3 17.Qxc3 Bxc3 18.Bxe7 Re8 19.Ne22
14.Bc5 Qf6 15.Bd42 Qd6
16.g4! hxg4 17.f4! Ned7
17...Nec4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Bxc4 Nxc4 20.Qd4+ e5 21.Qxc4 exf4 22.Nge2 f3 (22...Rh8 23.Qd4+ f6 24.Qf2 f3
25.Nd42) 23.h5! fxe2 24.Nxe2 g5 25.Qc3+ f6 26.h6+±
18.e5?!
18.h5 Bxd4 (18...Nf8?! 19.e5 Bf5+ 20.Ka1 Qb4 21.h6 Bh8 22.h7++-) 19.Rxd4 g5 (19...Nf8 20.Nge2 Bd7 21.Ng3±)
20.fxg5 Ne5 21.Rd1 Bd7 22.Nge2218.Nge2! Bxd4 (18...Nf8 19.h5 gxh5 20.Rxh5 Ng6 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qd4+±)
(18...e5 19.dxe6 Qxe6 20.h5 Nf6 21.Qh4±) 19.Nxd4 Qf6 20.Qg3±
18...Nxe5! 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Bg2 Bxd4
20...Qf6 21.Nge2 Qxf2 22.Bxf2 Bf5+ 23.Kc1 Nc4∞
21.Rxd4 Bf5+ 22.Ka1 e5 23.Rd1 Nc4 24.h5 Qb6! 25.Qe2 Ne3 26.Rd2 Kg7 27.Be4

27...Rh8?
27...Bxe4 28.Nxe4 Rxd5 (28...Qb5 29.h6+ Kf8 30.Nf3! Qxe2 31.Rxe2 gxf3 32.Rxe3 f5 33.Rxf3 Rxd5 34.Rc1 c6
35.Kb12) (28...f5 29.Ng5 gxh5 (29...Qb5!?) 30.Ne6+ Kf6 31.Nxd8 Rxd8 32.Rxh5 Nc2+ 33.Kb1 Na3+ 34.Ka1
Nc2+=) 29.Rxd5 Nxd5 30.Qxg4 f5 31.Qd1 Qc6! 32.Nf2 Ne3 33.Qd2 Rd8! 34.Qxe3 Qxh1 35.Qxe5+ Kh6 36.Qe3+
Kg7 37.Qe7+=
28.Rd3
28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Rd3 Nc4 (29...f4 30.Rxe3 Qxe3 (30...fxe3 31.Qxg4+ Kf8 32.Nge2+-) 31.Qxg4+ Kh6 (31...Kf8
32.Nf3 Rg8 33.Ng5+-) 32.Qh4 Kg7 33.Nh3+-) 30.Rg3±
28...Nc4
28...Bxe4 29.Nxe4 Nc4 30.Ng3±
29.b3
29.Bxf5 gxf5± - 28.Bf5
29...Nd6?
29...Rxh5 30.Rxh5 Bxe4 31.Nxe4 gxh5 32.bxc4 f5 33.Nc5! Qxc5 34.Qxe5+ Kg8 35.Ne2 Qd6 (35...Qf8 36.Nd4 Re8
37.Ne6 Qh6 38.Kb2 f4 39.Qf5 f3 40.Rd4±) 36.Qxf5 Qh6 37.Qe4 Rf8 38.Kb2±
30.Bxf5+- Nxf5
30...gxf5 31.Qxe5+ Kh7 32.Qf4+-
31.Qxg4 e4
31...Rh6 32.Nge2 Rah8 33.Ng3+-
32.Nxe4 Rae8 33.Ne2 1-0
157.* [D70]

Radjabov, Teimour (2726) - Dominguez Perez, Leinier (2751)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5 11.exd5 N8d7
12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.O-O -O
14.d6 - 99/(313)
14...Bd7 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.d6 e4 17.Ka1
17.fxe4 Ng4 18.Bg5 Qe8 19.Nf3 Rf7 20.Re1N (20.Be7) 20...Ne5 21.Bh6 Nec4 22.Qc1 (22.Bxc4 Nxc4 23.Qc1 Be5 -
22.Qc1 (23...Nxb2?! 24.Bxg7 Nd3 25.Qh6 Rxg7 26.Nd5 Kh8 27.Re2 Bg4 28.Qd2±)) 22...Be5 23.Bxc4 Nxc4
Arsovic,Goran: '- 22. Qc1' 24.Nxe5 Qxe5 25.Rhf1 Nxd6 26.Rxf7 Nxf7 27.Bf4 Qe6 28.Qe3 a6 29.g4 Bc6 30.g5 Re8=
Wojtaszek,R (2735)-Dominguez Perez,L (2760)/Tromso (ol) 122/(157) 2014
17...Re8N
17...Na4
18.Nh3
18.Bh6 Bh8 19.Bg5 Na4! 20.Nxa4 (20.Nge2 Qa5
‭
→) 20...Bxa4 21.Rc1 e3! 22.Bxe3 Rxc1+ 23.Qxc1 Qxd6 24.Bc4+
Nd5 25.Ne2 b5 26.Bxd5+ Qxd5=
18...Nc4 19.Bxc4+ Rxc4 20.Ng5 exf3 21.Nxf3
21...Ng4!?
21...Bc6! 22.Bxa7 (22.Bh6 Bxh6 23.Qxh6 Rg4 24.d7 Re7 25.Rd6 (25.Qh2 Nxd7 26.Ne5 Rg5 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Qd6
Qe8 29.Qxc6 Nb6∞) 25...Nxd7 26.Ne5 Rxg2 27.Qh4 (27.Nxd7 Rxd7 28.Ne4 Rg1+! 29.Rxg1 Rxd6 30.Nxd6 Qxd6∞)
27...Qe8∞) 22...Qd7 23.Rhe1 Ne4 24.Nxe4 Rexe4 25.Ng5 Rxe1 26.Rxe1 b5©
22.Nd5?!
22.Bxa7!? Qa5 23.Bd4 (23.Qd5+ Qxd5 24.Nxd5 Re2 25.Bd4 Nf2 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 (26...Nxd1? 27.Bh6+-) 27.Rc1
Rxc1+ 28.Rxc1 Re6 29.Rc7 Rxd6 30.Nc3 Kf6 31.Rxb7 g5„) 23...Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Ne3 25.Rc1 Qb6 26.Nc2 Rc6

27.Nxe3 Qxe3 28.Rcd1 Qxd2 29.Rxd2 Re6 30.Rhd12
22...Nxe3 23.Nxe3 Ra4 24.Nd5 Be6 25.Ne7+ Rxe7 26.dxe7 Rxa2+
26...Qxe7 27.Qd8+ Qf8 (27...Bf8 28.Qxe7 Rxa2+ 29.Kb1 Bxe7 30.Nd4 Bf7=) 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8 (28...Bxf8 29.a3±)
29.Rxh7 Rxa2+ 30.Kb1 Rxb2+ 31.Kc1 Rxg2 32.Rd8+ Ke7 33.Rb8 Kf6 34.Rxb7=
27.Kb1 Rxb2+
27...Qxe7 28.Qd8+ Bf8 29.Qxe7 - 26...Qe7
28.Qxb2
28...Bf5+! 29.Ka2 Be6+ 30.Kb1 Bf5+ 31.Ka2 Be6+ 32.Kb1 1/2-1/2
158.* [D74]
Michalik, Peter (2586) - Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2568)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Cabrilo,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 e5!?
8...Nb6 - 121/15
9.Bg5
9.Nxd5 e4 10.Ne5 Qxd5 11.Nxc6 Qxc6 12.Be3N (12.Bf4) 12...Rd8 13.Qc1 Qxc1 14.Raxc1 c6 15.Bxe4 Bxd4 16.Rfd1
Bf6 17.Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2 Leitao,R (2636)-Mekhitarian,K (2558)/Praia da Pipa 122/(158) 2014
9...f6 10.Bd2 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 e4 12.Nd2 f5 13.Qb3+ Kh8 14.e3N
14.d5 Nd4 15.Qd1 c5 16.e3 Nb5 (16...b5 17.a3 Qxd5 18.exd4 cxd4 19.Nb32) 17.Bxg7+ Kxg7 18.Qb3 (18.Nc4 Nd6
19.Qb3 b6=) 18...Bd7 19.a4 (19.Nc4 Qf6 20.a4 Nd6 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Rfd1 b6=) 19...Nd6 20.Qc3+ Qf6 21.Qxc5
Rfc8 22.Qb4 (22.Qa3 Rc2 23.Rfd1 Rac8©) 22...a5 (22...Qe5!?) 23.Qb3 b5 24.axb5 Rcb8 25.Qa2 Rxb5©
14...Ne7! 15.Bb4 Re8∞ 16.Nc4

16.a4 Be6! 17.Qc2 (17.Qxe6 Nd5 18.Qf7 Nxb4 19.Qc4 a5=) 17...Nd5 18.Ba3 c6=
16...Be6 17.Qc2 Nd5 18.Bd2 Qe7 19.Na5
19.Rac1?! c5 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.Qb3 Qe73
19...c6 20.a3 Rac8 21.b4 Qf7 22.Rfc1 Nb6 23.Bf1 Red8 24.Rab1 Ba2?
24...Nd5∞
25.Rb2?
25.Nxb7! Rd7 (25...Bxb1 26.Nxd8+-) (25...Rxd4 26.Rb2! (26.exd4 Bxb1 27.Nd6 (27.Qxb1 Qxb7 28.Be32) 27...Qf8
28.Qc5 Nd7 29.Qxa7 Qxd6 30.Bf4 Qxd4 31.Qxd4 Bxd4 32.Rxb1 Ne5 33.Rd12) 26...Bb3 27.Rxb3 Rxd2 28.Qxd2
Qxb3 29.Nd6+-) 26.Rb2 Bd5 27.Na5+-
25...Bd5 26.Nb3 Na4 27.Rbb1 b5 28.Nc5 Nxc5 29.Qxc5 Bf8 30.Qc2 Bd6 31.Qd1 Rc7 32.Bg2 Re8 33.f3?!
33.a4
33...exf3 34.Bxf3 h5 35.Qf1 Bxf3 36.Qxf3 Re43 37.Be1 Qd5 38.Rc3 h4 39.Rb2 Kg8

39...Be7 40.h3 Bg5 41.Rg2 Ree73
40.gxh4! Rg4+ 41.Kf2 Rxh4 42.Qxd5+ cxd5 43.Rxc7 Bxc7 44.Kg1 Rg4+
44...Rh3 45.Rc2 Rxe3 (45...Bd6 46.Bg3! Bxg3 47.hxg3 Rxg3+ 48.Kf2 f4 (48...Rh3 49.Rc5) 49.exf4 Rxa3 50.Rc5= a6
51.Rxd5 Rb3 52.Rd6=) 46.Bf2 Re7 47.Rc5 Kf7 (47...Rd7 48.Rxb5=) 48.Rxb5 Ke6 49.Rc5 f4 (49...g5 50.Rc6+ Kf7
51.a4=) 50.Kg2 g5 51.h3 Rh7 52.a4=
45.Kf1 Kf7 46.Rc2 Bd6 47.h3 Re4 48.Rc6= Re6 49.Bf2
49.Bh4 Bb8 50.Rc3=
49...g5 50.Kg2 Ke7 51.a4
51.Rc8
51...bxa4
51...Bxb4 52.Rc7+ Kd6 53.Rxa7=
52.Ra6 Bxb4 53.Rxa7+ Kf6 54.Rxa4 Rb6 55.Bg3 Bd2 56.Ra3 f4 57.exf4 gxf4 58.Bf2 Kf5 59.Kf3 Rc6
59...Rb1 60.h4 Be1 61.Bxe1 Rxe1 62.h5 (62.Ra7 Re3+ 63.Kf2 Rh3 64.Re7 Rxh4 65.Re5+ Kg4 66.Rxd5 Rh2+ 67.Ke1
Kf3 68.Re5 Rh1+) 62...Rh1 63.Ra5 Rh3+ 64.Kg2 Rg3+ 65.Kf2 Ke4 66.Ra7 Rh3 67.Rh7=
60.Rb3 Rc3+ 61.Rxc3 Bxc3 62.Bg1 Bb2 63.Bh2 1/2-1/2
159.* [D76]
Li, Chao (2711) - Tomczak, Jacek (2560)
Deutschland 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nb6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.e3 Re8 10.Nh4 e5 11.d5 Na5
12.Rb1 e4
12...h6 - 122/(159) 13.Qc2 Bg4?! (13...Nac4 14.b3 Nd6 15.e4 Nd7 16.a42) 14.b3 Rc8? (14...Qe7 15.Bd2±) 15.h3

(15.Qe4! Bd7 (15...Qd7 16.f3 Bf5 17.Nxf5 Qxf5 18.Qb4+-) 16.Qb4 g5 17.Nf3+-) 15...Bd7 16.Bd2 c6 17.d62
Mareco,S (2582)-Navara,D (2702)/Gibraltar 122/(159) 201412...Nac4 - 121/ (151)
13.Nxe4 g5?!N
13...Nxd5
14.Nxg5! Qxg5 15.b3 [xNa5] 15...Nd7
15...c6 16.Bd2 Bg4 17.Bf3 Bxf3 (17...Re4 18.Bxa5 Nxd5 19.Rc1±) 18.Qxf3 Qxd5 19.Qxd5 Nxd5 20.Bxa5±
16.e4±
16.Bd2 b6 17.Bxa5 bxa5 18.d6 c6 19.Bxc6 Rb8 20.e42
16...Qe7
16...Qf6 17.Nf5 Ne5 18.Nxg7 Qxg7 19.Bb2±16...Qd8 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Qg4+ Kh8 19.Bb2+ f6 20.f4±
17.Nf5 Qf8 18.Qc2
18.Nxg7 Qxg7 19.Bb2 f6 20.Qd2 b6 21.Rbc1+-
18...b6
18...c5 19.Bf4 Ne5 20.Nxg7 Qxg7 21.b4! Nac4 (21...cxb4 22.Qa4+-) 22.bxc5+-
19.b4 Nb7 20.Qxc7 a5 21.a3 axb4 22.axb4 b5 23.f4+- Ra2 24.e5 Nxe5 25.fxe5 Bxf5 26.Rxf5 Re7 27.Qc3 Nd6
28.Rg5 h6 29.Rg4 h5 30.Rg5 Rxg2+
30...Nc4 31.Bf4+-
31.Kxg2 Ne4 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7 33.Qd4 f5 34.d6 Qa8 35.Kg1 Ra7 36.d7 1-0
160.[D76]
Ju, Wenjun (2559) - Muzychuk, Mariya (2530)

Tromso (ol) 2014 [Arakhamia Grant,Ketevan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nb6 7.O-O Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Ne1 e5 11.d5 Na5
12.e4 c6 13.Nc2 cxd5 14.exd5 Bd7 15.b3 f5N
15...e4 16.Nxe4! (16.Bb2) 16...Bf5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Ne3 Rad8 21.Qc1!© (21.Qe1 Nxb3
22.axb3 Bd3 23.Rxa7 Bxf1 24.Qxf1©)15...Rc8 - 12/596
16.Ba3
16.Bd2 Nc8∞
16...e4 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Rc1
18.Bb4?! Nac4!-+ 19.bxc4 Rxc4
18...Nac4 19.bxc4 Nxc4 20.Nb1 Qb6
20...Nxa3?! 21.Rxc8 Qxc8 22.Nxa3 Qc5 23.Nac2 Ba4 24.Nb3±
21.Rxc4 Rxc4 22.Nb3 Ba4
122...Rec8
23.d6 Rd4?! 24.Qc1 Bxb3
24...Rd3? 25.Qc4++-24.. .Rd5?! 25.Nc3 Bxb3 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.d7 Rd8 28.Be7!±
25.Bc5 Qb5 26.Bxd4 Bxd4 27.Na3?!
27.axb3±
27...Qc5! 28.axb3 Bxf2+ 29.Kh1 Rd8?!
29...Qxc1 30.Rxc1 Rd8=
30.Qb2?!

30.Nc4! b5 31.Qg5! Rd7 32.Qf6! bxc4 33.Qe6+ Rf7 34.d7 Qb6 35.Qe8+ Rf8 36.bxc4 Bd4 (36...a5 37.Rxf2 Qxf2
38.Qxf8+ Kxf8 39.d8=Q+ Kf7 40.Qxa5 e3 (40...Qd4 41.Qc7+ Kf6 42.h4+-) 41.Qd5+ Kf6 42.Qf3+-) (36...e3
37.Bd5+ Kg7 38.Qe7++-) 37.Bxe4! Bf6 38.Bd5+ Kg7 39.h4!±
30...Bd4 31.Qa2 Qxd6 32.Nb5 Qb4 33.Nxd4 Qxd4 34.Qc2 Kg7 35.g4 fxg4 36.Bxe4 Rd7 37.Bg2 b6 38.Qe2 Rf7
39.Rd1 Qf4 40.Rf1 Qd4 41.Rd1 Qf4 42.Rf1 1/2-1/2
161.* !N [D77]
Gabrielian, Artur (2557) - Ponkratov, Pavel (2617)
Saint Petersburg 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qa5 11.Bb2 Ne4
11...Nd5 - 74/(464)
12.Rfc1 Be6!
12...cxd412...Rd8
13.Ne1 f5 14.Nd3 b6 15.Nf4
15.f3 Nd6 16.f4 c4! (16...Ne4? 17.Nf2 Nxf2 18.Kxf2 Bd7 19.d5±) 17.Bxc6 (17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Ne4∞) (17.Nf2
Rac8∞) (17.Nxc4 Bxc4 18.Bxc6 Rac8 19.Bf3 Rfd8©) 17...cxd3 18.Qxd3 Rac8 19.Bf3 (19.d5 Rfd8©) 19...b5©
15...Bf7 16.d5?!
16.f3?! Nd6316.g4 Rad8 17.gxf5 gxf5 18.Nh5 Bxh5 19.Qxh5 Qa6∞
16...Ne5 17.f3
17.g4 Nd6 18.gxf5 Nxf5 19.Nc4 Qb5 20.Nxe5 Qxe2 21.Nxe2 Bxe5317.c4 g5 18.Nh3 Nd3!3
17...Nd63 18.c4
18.Rab1 c418.Rd1 b53
18...g5! 19.Nh3

19...Nd3! 20.Bxg7 Nxc1 21.Rxc1 Kxg7 22.Qb2+?N
22.Nb1 - 122/(161) 22...h6 23.f4 g4 (23...gxf4 24.Nxf4 Rae83) 24.Nf2 b5 (24...Rae8!?) 25.e4© Cheparinov,I (2690)-
Ben Artzi,I (2392)/Warszawa 122/(161) 2014
22...Kg6 23.Nb1?!
23.Rf1 h6 24.e4 (24.f4 gxf4 25.Nxf4+ Kh7μ) 24...fxe4 25.fxe4 Qb4 26.Qc1 Bg8μ
23...Qb4
23...Nxc4 24.Rxc4 Qe1+ 25.Bf1 Bxd5μ
24.Qe2 e5! 25.Nf2 Rae8 26.Nd3 Qa4 27.e4 Kg7
27...fxe4 28.fxe4 h6-+
28.exf5 Nxf5 29.Qd2 Bg6-+ 30.Rc3
30.Qxg5 Qxa2-+
30...Nd4 31.Ra3 Qc2
31...Qxc4 32.Rxa7+ Rf7-+
32.Rxa7+ Rf7 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Qxc2 Nxc2 35.Nf2 Ne3 36.Nc3 Nxc4 37.Bf1 Nd6 38.Nfe4 Bxe4 39.fxe4 Ke7
40.Be2 Ra8 41.a4 b5 0-1
162.** [D80]
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2706) - Giri, Anish (2768)
Tashkent 2014 [Martinovic,Slobodan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nxd5 Qxd5 7.Ne2 O-O 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.Be2 c5 10.d5 e6 11.e4
exd5 12.exd5 Qb6
12...b6 - 109/288

13.O-O
13.Qb3N Na6 14.Qc4?! (14.O-O Qxb3 15.axb3 Nb4∞) 14...Bf5 15.O-O Rfe83 16.a4 Nb4 17.a5 Qd8 18.g4?! (18.Rd1)
18...Bxc3! (18...Rxe2 19.Qxe2 Bd3μ) 19.gxf5 (19.Qxc3 Nxd5μ) 19...Bd4 20.fxg6 hxg6μ Jovanic,O (2526) -Ganguly,S
(2623)/Cappelle-la-Grande 122/(162) 2014
13...Bf5
14.Qb3N
14.a4 - 122/(162) 14...Na6 15.a5 Qd6 16.Nb5 Qd7 17.d6 Be5N (17...Nb4 18.Bf4 Rae8 19.Nc3 Nc6∞ (19...Qd8))
18.Bg5 Rfe8 19.Qd2 Be6 20.Bf4 Bb3 21.Nc3 c4?! (21...Rad8 22.Ne4 Bg7 23.Bf32) 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.Qd4 Rae8
24.Bg4 f5 25.Bf3± Porper,E (2444)-Aharon,O (2304)/ Gibraltar 122/ (162) 2014
14...Nd7 15.Be3 h5
15...Qxb3 16.axb3 a6 17.Rac1 (17.g4 Bc2 18.Ra3 Rfe8) 17...h5∞
16.Rfd1
16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Rfe1 Ne5∞
16...Qxb3 17.axb3 Bc2 18.Rd2 Bxb3 19.Bb5 Rfd8 20.Ra3 c4 21.Bxd7 Rxd7 22.Rxa7 Rad8
22...Rxa7 23.Bxa7 f5 24.f4 Bf8=
23.Ra5 f5 24.h4 Kf7 25.g3 Re8
25...Be5 26.Kg2 Bd6=
26.Kg2 Bf8 27.Bc5
27.Bf4 Bg7 28.d6 Rc8 29.Ra7 (29.Nd5 c3) 29...Rc5=
27...Bh6 28.f4 Bg7= 29.Kf2 Red8 30.Bb6 Re8 31.Bd4 Bf8 32.Be5 Rc8 33.d6 Be7 34.Ke3 Bd8 35.Ra1 Bb6+ 36.Kf3
Bc5 37.Nb5 Bb4 38.Bc3 Bc5 39.Be5 Bb4 40.Bc3 Bc5 41.Kg2 Rcd8 42.Be5 Bb4 43.Rd4 Bc5 44.Rd2 Bb4 45.Rd4

Bc5 1/2-1/2
163. [D81]
Troffiguer, Olivier (2532) - Robson, Ray (2628)
Saint Louis (open) 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Be6 6.Qb5+ Bd7 7.Qb3 c5 8.dxc5 Bg7 9.Nf3N
9.e4 - 119/154
9...Na6
9...O-O!? 10.Qxb7 (10.e4 Qa5 11.Bd2 Qxc5=) (10.Qa3 a5 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Rd1 Rc8∞) 10...Nc6 11.Bf4 Qa5 12.Qb5
Qxb5 13.Nxb5 Ne4 14.Rc1 (14.Rd1 Rfd8) 14...Bxb2 15.Rc4 f5©
10.Qa3 Rc8 11.b4! Nd5?!
11...O-O 12.Bb2 Nb8 13.e4 (13.e3!?) 13...a5 14.bxa5 (14.b5 Be6 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.Nd4 Qxc5 17.Qxc5 Rxc5 18.f42)
14...Bg4 15.Rd1 Nfd7 16.Bb52
12.Nxd5! Bxa1 13.e4 Nc7
13...Bg7 14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 e6 16.Nc3 Nc7 17.Bc42
14.Bh6! Nxd5
14...e6 15.Qc1! exd5 16.Qxa1 f6 17.e5±
15.exd5 a5 16.Be2± axb4
16...e6 17.O-O Bf6 18.bxa5+-
17.Qxb4 Qc7 18.O-O Qxc5
18...Bf6 19.Rc1 Ra8 20.d6±

19.Qxc5 Rxc5 20.Rxa1 Rxd5 21.Bc4 Rc5 22.Bb3 e6 23.Bg7 Rg8 24.Bd4+- Ra5 25.Ne5 Ba4
25...h5 26.Rc1 Ra8 27.Be3 Rc8 28.Rd1+-
26.Rc1 Bxb3 27.Rc8+ Ke7 28.Rxg8 Bxa2 29.h3 Ra4 1-0
164.*** [D85]
Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2701) - Radjabov, Teimour (2726)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.f4 c5
7...O-O - 121/(158)
8.dxc5 N6d7 9.Ne4 Bxb2 10.Rb1 Bg7 11.Bc4
11.Nf3 O-O 12.Qc2N (12.Bc4) 12...Nf6 13.Bd3 Nc6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Be4 Bd7 17.Bc3 Rac8 18.Rfd1
Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Rfd8 20.Ne5 Be8= Parligras,M (2574)-Radjabov,T (2724)/Tromso (ol) 122/(164) 2014
11...O-O 12.Nf3 Nf6
12...Qc7
13.Neg5N
13.Nxf6+ - 122/(164) 13...Bxf6 14.e4 e5?! (14...Nc6 15.e5 Bg7 16.O-O Qc7∞) 15.fxe5 Bg7 16.O -O Nc6 17.Bc3±
Gleizerov,E (2541)-Bok,B (2605)/ Sarajevo 122/(164) 2014
13...e6
13...Nc6 14.O-O - 122/(164) 14...h6 15.Nxf7 Rxf7 16.Ne5 e6 17.Nxf7 Kxf7 18.Qc2 Qc7 19.f5 gxf5 20.Rxf5ƒ
Moiseenko, A (2707)-Tari,A (2440)/Tromso (ol) 122/(164) 2014
14.O-O h6
15.Nxf7!? Rxf7 16.Ne5 Rf8 17.Nxg6 Re8 18.f5

18.Qc2 Nbd7 19.Rfd1 (19.f5 Nxc5 20.Bb4 Nce4 21.Rfd1 Qb6∞) 19...Qc7 20.Bb4 Nf8∞
18...Na6 19.c6 bxc6 20.fxe6 Bxe6 21.Bxa6 Ne4! 22.Bb4
22.Be1 Bxa2 23.Bh4 Qxd1 24.Rbxd1 Nc5 25.Be2 Rxe3 26.Ne7+ Kh8=
22...Bxa2 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Qxd8 Raxd8 25.Nxc6 Bxb1 26.Nxd8 Rxd8 27.Rxb1 Rb8!= 28.Bd3 Nc3 29.Bxc3 Rxb1+
30.Bxb1 Bxc3 31.Kf2 1/2-1/2
165.* !N [D85]
Korobov, Anton (2679) - Sedlak, Nikola (2559)
Hrvatska 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Nb6 6.e3 Bg7 7.f4 c5
7...O-O - 121/(158)
8.dxc5 N6d7 9.Ne4 O-O 10.Bc4 Bxb2 11.Rb1 Bg7 12.Nf3 Na6!N
12...Qc7 - 122/ (165) 13.Qb3 e6 14.O-O Na6?!N (14...Qc6) 15.Bxa6 bxa6 16.Qa4! Nb8 17.Ba5 (17.Ne5!?) 17...Qd7
Dragun,K (2506) -Tomczak,J (2551)/Naklo nad Notecia 122/(165) 2014 (17...Qd7 18.Qc2 Bb7 19.Nd6±)
13.Bxa6 bxa6 14.Qa4
14.O-O Qc7 15.Nd4 (15.Qc2 Bb7 16.Rfc1 Rac8 17.Bb4 (17.Nf2 Ba83) 17...a5 18.Ba3 Rfd8∞) 15...Bb7 16.Rxb7 Qxb7
17.c6 Qb6 18.cxd7 Bxd4 19.exd4 Qxd4+ 20.Kh1 Rad8 (20...Qxe4?! 21.Ba5 Rfd8 22.Re1 Qf5 (22...Qxf4 23.Rxe7 Kg7
(23...Kf8?! 24.Qe1 Rdb8 25.Bd2 Qa4 26.Bh6+ Kg8 27.h3+-) 24.Qa1+ (24.h3) 24...Kh6 25.h3±) (22...Qc6 23.Rxe7
Kf8 24.Bb4±) 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Rxe7 Kg7 25.h3±) (20...Qxd7∞) 21.Qf3 Rxd7∞
14...Nb8! 15.c6
15.O-O Bd7 16.Qa3 Bb5 17.Rfd1 Qd3 18.Nc3 Bc4∞15.Nf2 Qd5 16.Rc1 Bd7 17.Qc2 Rc8∞
15...Qe8 16.Rc1 Nxc6! 17.Qxc6 Qxc6 18.Rxc6 Bb7 19.Rc4 Bd5= 20.Ra4 Bc6 21.Rc4 Bd5 22.Ra4 Bc6 23.Rc4 Bd5

1/2-1/2
166.** [D85]
Aronian, Levon (2797) - Grischuk, Alexander (2795)
Moscow 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd2 O-O
9...Nd7 10.Qb3 (10.Qc2 O-O 11.Be2 Nf6 12.O-O Bd7N (12...Ng4) 13.Rab1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rac8 15.Qb3 (15.Qb2 b6)
15...Rc3 16.Qxb7 Rxe3! 17.Nc4 Qxa2 18.Rb2 (18.Nxe3 Qxe2 19.e5 Bc8 20.Qc6 Nh5∞) 18...Rxe2 19.Rxa2 Rxa2©
Elsness,F (2477)-Svidler,P (2751)/Tromso (ol) 122/(166) 2014) 10...O-O 11.Be2N (11.Rc1) 11...cxd4 12.cxd4 Nc5!
13.Qb5 Qxb5 14.Bxb5 f5 (14...a6 15.Be2 Ne6 16.Nf3 Rd8=) 15.Rc1 Nxe4 (15...Ne6!?) 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Rc7 Be6
18.Rxb7?! Kanter,E (2410)-Oral,T (2528)/Yerevan 122/(166) 2014 (18.Rxb7?! Rab8 19.Bc6 Rxb7 20.Bxb7 Rd83)
(18.Rxe7 Bxa2 (18...Bd5 19.Rd7=) 19.Rxb7 a6 20.Bc6=)
10.Rc1
10.Be2 - 105/(160)
10...cxd4 11.Nc4
11...Qxa2N
11...Qd8
12.cxd4 Qa6 13.Be2 Qe6 14.Qd3 f5 15.O-O Qxe4
15...fxe4!? 16.Qb1 Nd7 (16...Nc6? 17.Nb6+-) 17.Nd2 Nb6 18.Nxe4©
16.Qa3 Nc6 17.Nd2
17.Bf3 Qh4 18.Nb6 Rb8 19.g3 Qf6 20.Bd5+ e6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Qxa7 Rb7 23.Qa5 Rbf7 24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc6 Rxc6
26.Qa8+ Rf8 27.Qxc6=
17...Qh4 18.Nf3 Qf6 19.d5 Ne5 20.Rfd1 Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 Re8 22.Rc7

22.Bd4 Qd6 23.Bc5 Qf6=
22...Qd6 23.Qa4 Rd8 24.Bf4
24...Bd7! 25.Qc4 Be5= 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.Rxb7
27.d6+?! Be6 28.Rxe7 (28.Qc1 Rxd6 29.Rxe7 Qf6 30.Rxb7 Rc83) 28...Bxc4 29.Rxe5 Rd73
27...Qd6 28.g3?!
28.Qd4 a5 29.Rb6 e5! 30.Qe3 (30.dxe6 Qxd4 31.Rxd4 Be8 32.Rxd8 Rxd83) 30...f4 31.Rxd6 fxe3 32.fxe3 a4328.Re1 a5
(28...Rac8 29.Qa2 a6 30.g3 Rb8 31.Ra7 Rb6 32.Be2=) 29.Rb6! Qxb6 (29...Rac8 30.Qa6 Qc5 31.Rxg6+=) 30.d6+ e6
31.Rxe6 Bxe6 32.Qxe6+ Kg7 33.Qe7+=
28...Rab8?!
28...a5 29.Re1 Rac8 30.Qe2 Re83
29.Rxa7 Ra8 30.Rb7 Rab8 31.Ra7 Ra8 32.Rb7 Rab8 33.Ra7 1/2-1/2
167. [D85]
Brunello, Sabino (2552) - Gupta, Abhijeet (2642)
Durban (open) 2014 [Pikula,Dejan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rb1 a6 11.Rc1
cxd4 12.cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 e6 14.d5
14.Bd3 - 41/(527)
14...exd5 15.exd5 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.g3 O-ON
17...Bf5
18.Bg2 Bd6?!

18...Bf5 19.Rhe1 (19.Rc4 b5 20.Rc6 b4 21.Rhc1 a5∞) 19...Rfc8 20.Bb6 Bd6=
19.Bc5 Rd8
19...Bxc5 20.Rxc5 Bf5 21.Rc72
20.Rhe12 Kf8
21.Kd3! Bxc5 22.Rxc5 Bf5+ 23.Kd4 Rd7
23...Rd6 24.Rc7 Rad8 25.Kc32 (25.Rxb7?! Be6 26.Re5 f6 27.Re3 Bxd5 28.Bxd5 Rxd5+=)
24.a4 Rb8 25.Re3 b6?
25...Kg7 26.Rec3 h5 27.Rc7225...h5 26.Rc1 (26.a5 b6 27.axb6 Rxb6=) 26...Rbd8 (26...f6 27.a52 b6?! 28.Rb3±) 27.a5
Be6 28.Rc52
26.Rc6± b5 27.a5 b4
27...Ra7 28.d6 Bd7 29.Rb6+-
28.Rb3 Re8 29.Bf3 Re1 30.Rxb4+- Be6 31.Kc5 Bh3 32.Rxa6 Rc1+ 33.Kd4 Rc2 34.Ra4
34.d6 Bf1 (34...Rxf2 35.Ke3 Rxh2 36.Rb8+ Kg7 37.Be2+-) 35.Rab6 Ra7 36.Be4 Ra2 37.Rb8+ Kg7 38.R4b7+-
34...Rxf2 35.Ke3 Rb2
35...Rxh2 36.Ra8+ (36.d6+-) 36...Kg7 37.a6+-
36.d6 Rb3+ 37.Kf2 Rb2+ 38.Ke1 Bg2 39.Bxg2 Rxg2 40.Rb6 Rd8 41.Kd1!
41.a6? Rc8 42.Kf1 Rcc2=
41...Rc8 42.d7 Rd8 43.Rb7 Rg1+ 44.Kd2 Rg2+ 45.Kd3 Rg1 46.a6 Rc1 47.a7 Rcc8 48.Ke4 Ra8 49.Kd5 Ke7 50.Kc6
f5 51.Ra2 g5 52.Re2+ Kf6 53.Re8 1-0
168.* !N [D85]

Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747) - Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757)
Tashkent 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.e4 Bg4 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ng5 O-O 10.Be2 Bxe2
11.Nxe2 c5
11...Na6 12.Qh3 h6 13.Nf3 h5 14.Rg1 Nd7 15.e5 Nb4 16.g4 Nc2+ 17.Kf1 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.gxh5 Bg7?N
(19...Qc8 - 119/159) 20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Qb3++- e6 22.Qxc2 Qh4 23.Be3 Rf5 24.Rxg6 Qh7 25.Nf4 Raf8 26.Qe4 Kh8
27.Rg4 1-0 Rodshtein,M (2671)-Gao, R (2529)/Helsingor 122/(168) 2014
12.dxc5 N6d7 13.Qxb7 Qa5+ 14.Bd2 Qa6
15.c6!N
15.Qxa6
15...Qxc6 16.Qxc6 Nxc6 17.Rc1 Rac8
17...Nde5 18.O-O Rac8 19.b3217...Rfc8 18.b3 Nce5 19.Rxc8+ (19.O-O Nd3 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Be3 Rc2 22.Nc1 Nxc1
23.Rxc1 Rxa2 24.Kf12) 19...Rxc8 20.Nc1! Bh6 (20...Rc2 21.Kd1 Rb2 22.Re12) 21.h4 f6 22.Ne6 Rxc1+ 23.Bxc1 Nd3+
24.Kd1 Nxf2+ 25.Ke2 Nxh1 26.Bxh6 Ng3+ 27.Kf3 Nh5 28.Be32
18.b3 Bb2 19.Rd12 Nce5?!
19...Nc5 20.O-O Bf6 21.Be3 Nb4 22.Nc12
20.Be3 h6 21.Nf3 Nxf3+ 22.gxf3± Ne5 23.f4!
23.Bxh6?! Nxf3+ 24.Kf1 Bg7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Kg22
23...Ng4
23...Nf3+ 24.Kf1 Nh4 25.f3!± Rc2 (25...Nxf3 26.Kf2 Nh4 27.Rd2 Ba3 28.Bxa7±) 26.Kf2 Ng2 27.Rd2±
24.Bxa7 Ra8 25.Rd2! Ba3 26.Bd4 Rfc8 27.Bc3 Nf6 28.f3 Nh5 29.Rd3 Bd6 30.e5 Bc5
30...Rxc3 31.Nxc3 Bb4 (31...Nxf4?! 32.exd6 Nxd3+ 33.Kd2 Ne5 34.dxe7+-) 32.a4 Nxf4 33.Kd2 Nxd3 34.Kxd3+-

31.a4+- Rab8 32.Ba5 Ra8 33.Bd2 Rab8 34.Rc3 Kh7 35.Kd1 Ng7 36.b4! Ba7
36...Rxb4 37.Rxc5+-
37.Rxc8 Rxc8 38.Nc3 Nf5 39.Nb5
39.a5 Nd4 40.b5+-
39...Be3 40.Re1 Rd8 41.Re2 Bxf4 42.Kc2 Bxd2 43.Rxd2 Ne3+ 44.Kc3 Nd1+ 45.Rxd1 Rxd1 46.a5 h5 47.Na3 1-0
169. !N [D94]
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel (2607) - Gonzalez Acosta, Bernal (2458)
Benasque 2014 [Illescas Cordoba,Miguel]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.O-O O -O 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.a4!?
11.b3 - 105/165
11...a5
11...Qe7 12.b3 ∆ Ba311...Re8!? 12.a5 a6
12.b3! Re8
12...dxc4?! 13.bxc4
13.Ba3 Bf8 14.Bb2! Qb6 15.Rab1 Bg7
15...Qxb3? 16.Ba1 Qa3 17.c5!± ∆ Bc2
16.Ba3 Bf8!N
16...Rad8 17.b4 axb4 18.Bxb42
17.Bc1 Bg7 18.Bd2 e5
18...Bf8!? 19.Ne2!? (19.c5 Qc7 20.b4 axb4 21.Rxb4 e5!„) 19...Bb4 20.Bc1!
19.cxd5 exd4 20.exd4 Qxd4

21.Bc4! Ne5 22.Qe3 Qh4
22...Qxe3 23.Bxe3 cxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxc4 25.bxc4 Nxd5 26.cxd52
23.Qg5 Qd4!? 24.Qe3 Qh4 25.Qf4! Qxf4
25...Qh5 26.Be3!± (26.Be2?! Nxd5! 27.Nxd5 Qxe2 28.Nc7 Nd3 29.Qf3 Qxf3 30.gxf3 Red8 31.Nxa8 Nb2)
26.Bxf4 Nfd7
26...Nxc4 27.bxc4 Nh5 (27...Ne4 28.Nxe4 Rxe4 29.Bc7! Rxc4 30.d6!±) 28.Bd2226...cxd5 27.Nxd52
27.Be2
27.dxc6 bxc6 28.Bf12
27...Nc5 28.Be3 Na6
28...Ned7 29.Rdc12
29.Bxa6! Rxa6 30.Ne4 Raa8!
30...cxd5 31.Rxd5±
31.Nc5
31.Nd6 Re7 32.Nc4 (32.Bg5 Rd7!) 32...Nxc4 33.bxc4 Rd72
31...b6 32.Nb7 c5 33.Nd6 Re7
33...Red8 34.Nc4 Nxc4 35.bxc4 Rab8±
34.Bg5!? f6!
34...Rd7 35.Nc4 Nxc4 36.bxc4±
35.Bf4 Nd7?
35...Rd8! 36.Bxe5 (36.Nc4 Nxc4 37.bxc4 Re4! 38.Bc7 Rd7 39.Bxb6 Rxc4 40.Rb5 Rxa4 41.Rxc5) 36...Rxe5 37.Nc4

Rexd5 38.Rxd5 Rxd5 39.Nxb6 Rd2 40.Nc4 Rc2 41.Nxa5 f52
36.Re1 Bf8 37.Nc4 Ra7
38.Re6! g5 39.Bh2 Rb7 40.Rbe1 Rf7 41.Re8 Kg7 42.g4 Kg6 43.R1e6 h5 44.Rc8! hxg4 45.hxg4 Ra7 46.Rc7! Rxc7
47.Bxc7 Rh7 48.Bxb6 Nxb6 49.Rxb6 Re7
49...Rd7? 50.Ne5++-
50.Re6
50.Re6 Ra7 (50...Rxe6 51.dxe6 f5 52.Nxa5+-) 51.Kg2 Kf7 52.Kf3+-1-0
170.*** !N [D97]
Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2701) - Grischuk, Alexander (2797)
Baku 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 a6
7...Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.O-O exd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 (13.Bxf6 - 39/(578)) 13...Bf5 14.Rad1 Ne4N
(14...Qb6) 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 (15...Rxe4 16.Qc1 Nb4 17.d6ƒ) 16.Qc1 Qf6 (16...Nb4 17.Qxc5 Nc2 18.d62) 17.Bxh6 Qxb2
18.Qxb2 Bxb2 19.Ng5 Bd4 (19...Bf5 20.Bb5 Red8 21.d62) 20.Nxe4 Rxe4 21.Bf3 Re7 22.d6 Rd7 23.Bf42 Anand,V
(2792)-Carlsen,M (2863)/ Sochi (m/10) 122/(170) 2014
8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Be6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Rd1 b4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nxc5 16.O-O Nce4
17.Qd3
17.Qb1 Qd6 18.Rfe1N (18.Rd4 - 112/(263)) 18...Nc5 19.Bc4 Na4= 20.Bb3 Nc5 21.Bc4 Na4 22.Bb3 Nc5 23.Bc4 1/2-
1/2 Barbosa,O (2551)-Xiong,J (2442)/USA 122/ (170) 2014
17...Qd6
17...a5 - 110/(266)
18.g3

18...Rfd8!N
18...a5 - 122/(170) 19.Bf4 Qc5 20.Ne5 Rcd8!N (20...Rfd8 21.Qf3!2) 21.Qc4 Qxc4 22.Bxc4 Nh5 23.Rfe1 Nd6 24.Bf1
Nxf4 Roiz 2589 - V. Mikhalevski 2519, Israel (ch) 2014
19.Bf4
19.Qxa6 Nxd5 20.Qxd6 Rxd6 21.Bd4 Nb6=
19...Qxd5 20.Qxa6
20.Qxd5 Nxd5 21.Bxa6 Rc5=
20...Qa8! 21.Qxa8 Rxa8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Ne5 Nd5 24.Rd1 Rd6!=
24...e6 25.Bc4 Nef6 26.Nc6 Ra8 27.Be52
25.Nxg6 Nxf4 26.Nxf4 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 Bxb2 28.Bc2 Nf6 29.Nd3 Bc3 30.f4 e6 31.Kg2 Kf8 32.Kf3 1/2-1/2
171. [D97]
Istratescu, Andrei (2653) - Tari, Aryan (2456)
Oslo 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.h4 c5 11.e6 fxe6
12.Qxe6+
12.h5 - 84/(395)
12...Kh8 13.Qd5 cxd4 14.Nxb5!?N
14.Ne414.Nxd4
14...Nb6?!
14...Qb6! 15.Qxa8 (15.Nbxd4?! Bb7 16.Qc4 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Qb3 Qa5+ 19.Bd2 Qf5©) 15...axb5 (15...Nc6

16.Na3 Bb7 17.Nc4 Qc7 18.Qxf8+ Bxf8 19.Bd2 e5∞) 16.h5 (16.Qd5 Rf5 17.Qb3 Ne5 18.Ng5 Na6 19.f4 d3!©)
16...Nc5 (16...Nc6 17.Qa3 b4 18.Qb3 Nc5 19.Qd12) 17.Bd2 (17.Ng5 d3 18.hxg6 Bb7 19.Nf7+ Kg8 20.Nh6+ Kh8=)
17...Qe6+ (17...b4!?) 18.Kd1 Bb7 19.Qa3 Ne4 20.Be1 g5 21.Bxb5 g4 22.h6 Bf6 23.Nd2 Nd7©
15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Ng5
16.Nc7 Ra7 17.Ng5 Kg8 (17...Rxc7 18.Nf7+ Kg8 19.Nxd8 Rc5 20.a4! Bf5 (20...Nxa4 21.Bf4±) 21.Nb7 Rc2 22.Na52)
18.Nce6 Rd5 19.Nxg7 Kxg7 20.Bf4! Nc6 (20...e5 21.Bd2 Bf5 22.h52) 21.Rc1 Ne5 22.Kd22
16...Rd7
16...Kg8 17.Nc7 Ra7 - 16.Nc7
17.Na32 d3?!
17...Rd5 18.Nc4 N8d7 19.h5 Bf6 20.Nxb6 (20.f4!?) 20...Nxb6 21.Ne42
18.h5 Kg8 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Rh3 d2+
120...Nc6 21.Rxd3 Rxd3 22.Bxd3 Bf52
21.Bxd2 Rxd2 22.Kxd2 Bxh3 23.gxh3! Bxb2
23...Nc6 24.Nc4 Rd8+ 25.Ke3±
24.Rb1± Bxa3
24...Na4 25.Bg2 Ra7 26.Nc4 Bc3+ 27.Kc2 Nd7 28.Bd5+±
25.Rxb6 Bd6 26.Ne4 Bf4+ 27.Ke1
27.Ke2 Kg7 28.Kf3±
27...Kg7 28.Bd3 a5 29.Re6 Ra7
30.Ng5! Bxg5 31.Rxg6+ Kf7 32.Rxg5 Nd7 33.h4 Nf6 34.h5+- Ra8 35.a4 Ke6 36.h6 Rd8 37.h7 Kf7 38.Rxa5 Kg7
39.Rg5+ Kh8 40.Ke2 Ra8 41.a5 1-0

E00-E49
172. [E05]
Aronian, Levon (2797) - Nakamura, Hikaru (2767)
Saint Louis (m/4) 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O -O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 8.a4 b4 9.Nfd2 c6 10.Nxc4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qc5
12.Nbd2 Ba6 13.b3 Nbd7 14.Bb2 Rad8N
14...Rfd8 - 117/(166)
15.Rac1 Nb6 16.Bxf6 gxf6
16...Bxf6?! 17.Ne4 Qf5 18.Ncd6ƒ
17.Ne4 Qf5 18.Nxb6 axb6 19.Qxc6 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rc8
120...Bxe2 21.Rd7 Bc5
21.Qxb6 Bxe2 22.Qb7 Bxd1 23.Qxc8+ Bf8
23...Kg7 24.Qd7 Bf3 25.Qxe7 Qxe4 26.Bxf3 Qxf3 27.Qxb4+-
24.Qd8 Bxb3
25.a5
25.g4! Qg6 26.a5 Kg7 (26...Bc4 27.h4ƒ) 27.a6 Bd5 28.a7 b3 29.Ng3 (29.a8=Q Bxa8 30.Qxa8 Qxg4 31.Qa1 Be7©)
29...b2 30.Bxd5 b1=Q+ 31.Kg2 exd5 32.a8=Q Qb4 33.Nf5+ Qxf5! 34.gxf5 Qg4+ 35.Kf1 Qd1+=
25...Kg7! 26.a6 Qe5 27.h4
27.a7? Qa1+ 28.Bf1 Bd5μ

27...Bd5 28.Nxf6 Qxf6 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6 30.Bxd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2
173. [E05]
Gelfand, Boris (2748) - Radjabov, Teimour (2726)
Baku 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1
Bb7 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Rd1
13.Nc3 - 118/167
13...Nxf4 14.Qxf4 Qd6N
14...Bd6
15.Nbd2 Nd7?!
15...Qxf4 16.gxf4 c5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Ne5 (18.Nb3 Bb6 19.Rac1 Ra72) 18...Ra7 19.Rac1 Bb6 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
21.Ne4215...Ra7!?
16.Rac1 Rad8
16...Qxf4 17.gxf4 Rfc8 18.Nb3ƒ Xc516...c5 17.Qxd6 Bxd6 18.dxc5 (18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Bxb7 Ra7 20.dxe5 Rxb7 21.f42)
18...Nxc5 19.Nc4 Be7 20.Na5 Bd5 21.Ne5 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rfc82
17.Nb3
17.Rxc7? e5!μ
17...Bd5
18.Nfd2!± Nb6
18...e5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 (19...Qxe5 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Nf3 Qe6 22.Nfd4 Qg6 23.Qxc7+-) 20.Ne4 Qe6
21.Nd4+-18...Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rc8 20.Qf3±

19.Rxc7 Bxb3
19...e5 20.Qxe5 Bxb3 21.axb3 Qxe5 22.dxe5 Bb4 23.Rc6 Nc8 24.Rc2 Rfe8 25.Bb7±19...Qxf4 20.gxf4 Bd6 21.Ra7 Ra8
22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.e3 Na4 24.Bxd5 exd5 25.Rb1 Rc8 26.Na1!±
20.Nxb3 Nc4 21.Qxd6 Bxd6 22.Ra7 a5
22...Nxb2 23.Rc1+-
23.Rb1
23.Rc1 a4 24.Nc5 Nxb2 (24...Bb8 25.Rb7 Nd6 26.Rb6+-) 25.Ra5 Rb8 26.Rb1 Nc4 27.Raxb5 Rxb5 28.Rxb5 a3 29.Rb4
Nd2 30.Ra4 Rb8 31.h4 Nb1±
23...Bb4 24.a3 Nd2
124...a4 25.Nc5 Nd2 26.Rc1 Bxc5 27.Rxc5 Nb3 28.Rxb5 Nxd4 29.Rbb7 Nxe2+ 30.Kf1 Nc1 31.Bh3!?± ∆ Be6
(31.Be4!?)
25.axb4 Nxb1
25...Nxb3 26.bxa5+-
26.bxa5+- f5 27.Rc7 e5 28.Rc1 1-0
174.* [E11]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2764) - Jobava, Baadur (2717)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.a3 Be7 5.Ngf3 O-O 6.e4 d6 7.Bd3 e5 8.O-O
8.b4 - 118/(169)
8...exd4 9.Nxd4 Nc6N
9...Re8
10.Nxc6 bxc6

11.Nb3!N
11.b4 - 122/(174) 11...a5 12.b5 Nd7 13.a4 Bf6 14.Ra3∞ Werle,J (2511)-Delchev,A (2644)/Paleochora 122/(174) 2014
11...Re8
11...c5 12.Na5 Bd7 13.b42
12.Na5 Bd7 13.Bf4 Bf8
13...c5 14.b4 cxb4 15.axb4 Ng4 16.Be2 Ne5 (16...Bg5 17.Bd2 (∆ f4) 17...Qf6 18.Bxg4 Bxg4 19.Qxg4 Bxd2 20.Nc6ƒ)
17.c52
14.Re1 h6 15.h3 Nh7?! 16.e5
16.c5!?
16...Ng5 17.b4 dxe5 18.Bxe5 c5 19.h4! cxb4
19...Ne6 20.Be4 Rb8 21.b5±
20.hxg5 Qxg5 21.Be4!
21.Bxc7 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Rc8 23.Qe5 bxa3!?© (23...Qxe5 24.Bxe5 Rc5 25.axb4 Rxe5 26.c52)
21...Bg4 22.Qb1 Rxe5 23.Bxa8 bxa3
23...Rxe1+ 24.Qxe1 Qxa5 25.axb4 Qxb4 26.Qxb4 Bxb4 27.Rxa7±23...Rxa5 24.axb4 Rxa1 25.Qxa1±
24.Rxe5
24.Nb3!?
24...Qxe5 25.Nb3 Bf5 26.Qc1 Qb2 27.Nd2 Bb4 28.Ne4 Qxc1+?
28...Qd4„
29.Rxc1+- a5 30.Kf1 Bd7 31.Ke2 Ba4 32.Kd3 Bb3 33.Nc3 a2 34.Ra1 1-0

175. [E15]
Raes, Abdul Kader (2248) - Iordachescu, Viorel (2601)
Dubai 2014 [Stoica,Valentin]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.Bg2!? bxc4 7.Ne5 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 cxb3 9.axb3
9.Qxb3 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 d5 11.O-O O-O 12.Rfc1 Nfd7 (12...Bxe2 13.Qb7 Nbd7 14.Nc6 Qe8 15.Rab1©) 13.Nd3 Bxd3
14.Qxd3 c5 15.dxc5 Nc6=9.Nc3 d5 10.Qxb3 Bd6 11.Nb5 (11.Qa4+ Nfd73 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bxd5 O-O 14.Bxa8
Nb6) 11...O-O 12.Rc1 Bxb5 13.Qxb5 c5 14.Nc4 cxd4 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Bb4 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Bxf8 Kxf8
19.Rc8+ Ke7 20.O-O Nfd7∞
9...Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 c6
10...d5 11.O-O© (11.Qb4 Qd6 12.Qa4+ c6 13.Nc3 O-O 14.O-O Bb7 ∆ Nbd7 (14...c5 15.Rfd1©)) 11...O -O (11...Nfd7!?
12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Nc3 O-O 14.Rfc1 c6 15.e4 (15.Ra5 Qc7 16.Rca1 Bb7 ∆ Nd7) 15...Qd6 (15...Qb7 16.Ra5©)
(15...Qd8 16.Qf4©) 16.h4!?©) 12.Rc1 Nfd7 (12...Qd6 13.Rc6! (13.Nc3 c6 14.e42 - 62/(538)) 13...Nxc6 14.Rxa6 Qb4
15.Nxc6 Qxb3 16.Qc1!? Qb7 17.Ra2± ∆ Rb2) (12...Bb7 13.Qb4ƒ) 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Nc3 c6 15.e4© - 11. ..Nfd7!?
11.O-O
11.Na3 d5 12.O-O O-O 13.Rfc1 Qb6 14.Nc2 Rc8 15.Nb4 Bb5 16.Nc4 Qd8 17.Na5 Qf8∞
11...O-O 12.Nc3
12.Rc1 Bb7 (12...Nd5 13.e4 Ne7 14.d5ƒ) (12...Qb6 13.Nc3 Bb5 (13...d6 14.Na4 Qd8 15.Nxc6 Nxc6 16.Bxc6 Rb8
17.Nb22) 14.Nxb5 Qxb5 15.Rc4 Qb6 16.Qb42) 13.Na3 d6 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.Bxc6 Rb8 16.b4 Bxc6 17.Rxc6 Ne4
18.Qd3 d5=
12...Qc8 N
12...Nd5 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Nc5 (14.Ra2©) 14...Bb5 (14...Bxe2?! 15.Qxe2 d6 16.Ncd7 Nxd7 17.Nxc6±) 15.Nc4 d6
16.Ne4 Rd8 17.Rfc1©
13.Rfc1
13.b4 d6 14.b5 dxe5 15.dxe5 Rd8 (15...Nd5 16.bxa6 Nd7 17.Rfc1ƒ) 16.Qc1 (16.Qf4 Nd5 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.bxa6 Rd7
19.Rfc1 Nc6 20.e3 Rc7=) 16...Nfd7 17.bxa6 Nxe5 18.Nb5 Nxa6 19.Qc3 Nc7! 20.Nxa7 Rxa7 21.Rxa7 Nb5 22.Qxe5
Nxa7=13.Ra5 d6 14.Nc4 Bxc4 15.bxc4 Nbd7 16.Rfa1 (16.Qf4 Nb6„) 16...Qc7 17.Qa2 Rfb8 18.Rxa7 Rxa7 19.Qxa7
Qxa7 20.Rxa7 d5 21.c5 Rb3=13.Nc4!? d5 (13...Qc7 14.Rfc1 d6 15.Na5ƒ) 14.Na5 Bb5 15.Rfc1©
13...d6 14.Nc4© Bxc4
14...Qd7 15.Na5 Rc8 16.e4ƒ
15.bxc4 Nbd7

15...a5 16.Qf4 (16.Nb5!? Rd8 17.e3 Ra6 18.d5©) 16...Rd8 17.Na4 (17.d5 exd5 18.cxd5 c5 19.Nb5 Qg4∞) 17...Ra7
18.c5ƒ
16.g4!?
16.Qf4 e5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.c5 Qe6 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.Ra5 Rfe8 21.Rca1 h6 22.Qe3 (22.Rxa7? Rxa7 23.Rxa7 Qc5μ)
(22.h3 Nfd7 23.Ne4 Qc7 24.Qc1 Nb6 25.f4 Ng6∞) 22...Rad8!? (22...Re7 23.Qc5ƒ) 23.Rxa7 c5=
16...Rd8
16...Nxg4 17.Qf4 Ngf6 18.Qxd6ƒ ∆Nb6 19.Qc5 Qc7 20.Nb5 Qf4 21.Qe5!216...h6!? 17.Qf4 (17.h4 Nxg4 18.Qf4
Ndf6! 19.Qxd6 Rd8 20.Qf4 Qb8„) (17.g5 hxg5 18.Qxg5 a5 19.Rxa5 d5=) 17...e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.h3 (19.c5 Ng6
20.Qxd6 Qxg4 21.Qg3 Qf5„) 19...Rd8 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Qxe4 a5 22.c5 Qb8∞
17.g5 Ne8 18.Ra3
18.Ne4 d5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Ng3 Nb6 21.Qf4 Nd6∞18.c5 d5 19.e4 Nc7∞
18...a6
18...Nb6 19.Ne4ƒ d5 (19...e5 20.Nf6+! gxf6 21.gxf6 Qf5 22.Qh6
‭
→) 20.Nf6+! Nxf6 (20...Kh8? 21.Rh3! gxf6 22.g6+-)
21.gxf6 Rd7TM 22.Rh3
‭
→18...a5!?
19.Ne4
19.Na2!? ∆Qb7 (19...Rb8 20.Nb4 Rb6 21.c52) (19...a5 20.Rxa5 Rxa5 21.Qxa5 c5 22.e32) 20.Qb4! (20.Nb4 Rdc8
21.Rca1 Nb6 22.Qc3 d5 23.c5 Nc4 24.Rxa6 Nc7=) 20...Qa7 21.Qc3ƒ ∆ Nb4
19...d5 20.cxd5 exd5 21.g6!?
21.Ng3 Nb6 ∆ Nd621.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Rxc5 Rb8 (22...Nd6 23.Bxd5 Nb5 24.Bxf7+! Kxf7 25.Qa2+ Ke7 26.Re3+ Kd6
27.Qc4! ∆ d5+-) 23.Rac3 Rb1+ 24.Rc1 Rxc1+ 25.Qxc1 Qg4„
21...hxg6
21...dxe4 22.gxf7+ Kxf7 23.Bxe4 Nb8 (23...Qb8!? 24.Rf3+ Ndf6 25.Bxc6 Ra7 26.e4 Qb6! 27.e5 Qxd4 28.Qa2+ Kf8

29.exf6 Nxf6=) 24.Rf3+ Nf6 25.Bf5 (25.Bxh7 Qg4+ 26.Kh1 Rd5∞) 25...Qc7 26.Qa2+ Kf8 27.Bxh7 Qf7 28.Qa3+
(28.Qa5 Rd5) 28...Qe7 29.Qb3 Qf7=
22.Ng5
22...Ndf6!
22...Nb6 23.Qf4 Ra7 24.Qh4 Nf6 25.Rh3 Nh5 26.Bf3 Rd6!∞
23.Qf4
23.Nf3 Ne4 24.Qf4 f6! (24...N8d6 25.Ne5∞) 25.Nd2 g5 26.Qe3 Nxd2 27.Qxd2 Rd6323.Rac3 Rd6 24.Qa2 (24.f3 Qb7
25.e4 dxe4 26.fxe4 Rad8μ) 24...Qf5 (24...a5!? 25.e4 Nxe4 26.Bxe4 Qg4+ 27.Rg3 Qf4!μ 28.Re1 dxe4 29.Rxe4 Qc1+
30.Kg2 Rd5μ) 25.Nxf7 (25.h4 Qg4 26.e3 Qxh4 27.Nf3 Qh5 28.Rxc6 Rxc6 29.Rxc6 Rb83) 25...Kxf7 26.e4 Qf4 27.e5
Re6 28.exf6 Nxf6 29.Rxc6 Rxc6 30.Rxc6 Qxd4 31.Bxd5+ Nxd5 32.Rd6 Kf83
23...Ra7
123...Nd6 24.Rac3 (24.Bh3 Qb7 25.Rac3 Nde4 26.Rxc6 Nxg5 27.Qxg5 Qb2μ 28.e3 Qxf2+) 24...Nc4 25.e4 Qg43
24.Bh3 Qa8!?
24...Qb8 25.Qxb8 Rxb8 26.Rxc6 a5 27.Ra4 Rb4 28.Rxb4 axb4 29.Rb6 Ra2 30.e3 Rb2 31.Rb7 Nd6 32.Rb8+ Nfe8
33.Bd7 Kf8=
25.Qh4
25.Nf3 Nd6 26.Ne5 Re83
25...Rd6!?
25...a5 26.Re3 (26.Ne6? fxe6 27.Bxe6+ Kf8-+) 26...Qb8 27.Ne6 fxe6 28.Bxe6+ Rf7 29.Rxc6 Nd6 30.Qg3 Nf5
31.Qxb8 Rxb8 32.Rc7 Nxe3 33.Bxf7+ Kh7 34.fxe3 Ra8 35.e4 dxe4 36.Kf2 a4 37.Ke3 a3 38.Ba2 g5 39.h3 Kg6=
26.Re3∞
26.f4 Qb7 27.Re3 (27.f5 Qb2! 28.Rac3 gxf5 29.Bxf5 g6 30.R3c2 Qb6) 27...Qb2 28.Rcc3 Rd8 (28...Ra8 29.Bg4∞) 29.f5

(29.Bg4 Nd6!) 29...Qb1+ 30.Kg2 Nd6 31.Rxc6 Nc4 (31...Re8 32.Re5!) 32.Re5 Nd2! 33.Qf4 Nc4 34.Qh4 Nd2=
26...a5
26...Nh5!? 27.Nf3 (27.Bg4 Nef6) 27...a5 28.Ne5 a4 29.Ra3 Rf6!? 30.Bd7 Nf4∞
27.f4! Qd8
27...a4 28.f5 a3 29.fxg6 fxg6 30.Be6+ Rxe6 31.Rxe6 a2 32.Ra1 Qc8 33.Qh3∞
28.f5 gxf5 29.Bxf5 g6 30.Qh6! Ng7
30...gxf5 31.Rh3 Nh5 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Re3+ Re6 35.Nxe6 fxe6 36.Qxh52
31.Rh3 Ngh5 32.Rxh5 Nxh5 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qe5+ Kf8 36.Qh8+ Ke7 37.Qe5+ Kf8 38.Qh8+ 1/2-1/2
176.* [E15]
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757) - Karjakin, Sergey (2767)
Tashkent 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Na5 7.Qc3
7.Qa4 Bb7 8.Bg2 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.O-O Be7 11.Re1 Qc7N (11...O-O) 12.e4 Bc6 13.Qa3 d6 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5
Bxg2 16.Kxg2 O-O 17.Qa4 Rfc8 18.Ndf3 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Qxc6 Rxc62 Gelfand,B (2748)-Karjakin,S
(2767)/Tashkent 122/ (176) 2014
7...c5 8.dxc5 bxc5 9.e4 Bb7 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Bg2 Nc6 13.O-O Rb8 14.b3 Be7 15.Bb2 O-O 16.Qe3
16...Bxf3!?N
16...Bg6 - 87/(442)
17.Bxf3 Nd4! 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Qxd4 Qc7 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Qe4 Qa5 22.Qe2 d6 23.exd6 Bxd62 24.h4 Bc5 25.Kg2
Qc7 26.Qe4 a5 27.h5 h6 28.Be2 Kf8 29.f4
29.Qh7 Qe52

29...Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Rd8 31.f5 Rxd1 32.Bxd1 Ke7
32...exf5 33.Qxf5 Bd6 34.Qf3 Qc52
33.Bg4 Qd6 34.fxe6 fxe6 35.Kh3 Bd4 36.Qb7+ Kf6 37.a3 Bc5 38.Qf3+ Ke7 39.Qc3 Kf7 40.Qxa5 Bxa3 41.Qe1 Bc5
42.Qb1 Ke7 43.Qe4 Bb4 44.Bf5 Bc5 45.Bg6 Kd8 46.Qa8+ Kc7
46...Ke7? 47.Qe8+ Kf6 48.Qf7+ Kg5 (48...Ke5 49.Qf4#) 49.Be4+-
47.b4 Bxb4 48.Qa7+ Kc8 49.Qxg7 Qf8 50.Qa1 Qf3 51.Qa6+ 1/2-1/2
177. !N [E16]
Anand, Viswanathan (2792) - Carlsen, Magnus (2863)
Sochi (m/5) 2014 [Tadic,Branko]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.Bg2 c6 8.e4 d5 9.exd5
9.cxd5 - 66/446
9...cxd5 10.Ne5 O-O 11.O-O Nc6 12.cxd5 Nxe5
13.d6!N
13.dxe5
13...Nc6 14.dxe7 Qxe7 15.Bg5 h6 16.d5 Na5
16...Rfd8 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.dxc6 Rxd1 19.Raxd1 Ba6 20.Rd7ƒ16...Rad8 17.Bxf6 (17.Qa4 Na5 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Rad1
Bxd5 20.Nxd5 exd5 21.Bxd5 Qxb2 22.Rfe1©) 17...Qxf6 18.dxc6 Rxd1 19.Rfxd1 Bc8 20.Rac1 Qe5∞
17.Bxf6
17.d6 Qd8 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qa4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Rfd8 21.Rfd1 Rac8∞
17...Qxf6 18.dxe6 Qxe6

18...Bxg2 19.exf7+ Qxf7 20.Kxg2 Nc4 21.Qc2 Rad8©
19.Re1 Qf6 20.Nd5! Bxd5
20...Qxb2 21.Re2 Qa3 22.Re3 Qb2 23.Rb1 Qxa2 24.Ra1 Qc4 25.Rxa5 bxa5 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Bxb72
21.Bxd5 Rad8 22.Qf3 Qxb2
22...Qxf3 23.Bxf3 Rd2 24.b3 Rc8 25.Rac1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Rd7 27.b4 Nb7 28.Bg42
23.Rad1 Qf6 24.Qxf6 gxf6 25.Re7 Kg7 26.Rxa7
26.Kg2!?
26...Nc6 27.Rb7
27.Ra4 Rd6 (27...Rd7 28.Rg4+ Kh8 29.Rc4 Ne5 30.Rcc1 Rfd8 31.Bb3 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33.Bxd1±) 28.Bb3
Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Rd82
27...Nb4 28.Bb3 Rxd1+ 29.Bxd1 Nxa2 30.Rxb6 Nc3 31.Bf3 f5= 32.Kg2 Rd8 33.Rc6 Ne4 34.Bxe4 fxe4 35.Rc4 f5
36.g4 Rd2 37.gxf5 e3 38.Re4 Rxf2+ 39.Kg3 Rxf5 1/2-1/2
178. [E17]
Banikas, Hristos (2638) - Lalic, Bogdan (2450)
Cap d'Agde (open) 2014 [Lalic,Bogdan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O -O 7.Re1 Na6 8.Nc3
8.Ne5 Bxg2 9.Kxg2 c5 10.d5 Qc7 11.Nf3 Ne4 12.Qd3 f5 13.Nc3 Qb7 14.Nxe4 Nb4 15.Qb1 fxe4 16.Qxe4 Rae8„
8...Ne4 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Ne5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 c5
11...Qc8 12.Qa4 c511...Qe8 - 104/142
12.Bf4N

12.d5
12...cxd4 13.Qxd4 Nb4 14.Qd2 Qc8
14...d6 15.Nxf7!±
15.Rec1 Rd8 16.Nf3 Na6 17.Rab1 Nc5 18.b4 Ne4 19.Qd3 f5 20.Nd4 a5 21.f3 Nf6 22.bxa5
22.c5 axb4 23.cxb6 Qb7 24.Qb5 Ra6 25.Nxe6 dxe6 26.Rc7 Qxb6 27.Qxb6 Rxb6 28.Rxe7=
22...Rxa5 23.Rxb6 Rxa2 24.Rcb1 Ra3 25.R1b3 Rxb3 26.Qxb3 Qc5 27.Be3 Qa3 28.Qxa3 Bxa3 29.Rb7
29.Nb5 Bf8=
29...h6 30.Nb5 Be7 31.c5 Rc8 32.Bd4 Bxc5 33.Bxf6 gxf6 34.Rxd7 Rb8 35.Nc3 Rb2 36.Kf1 Rc2 37.Nd1 Kf8 38.h3
38.Nf2=
38...h5 39.Nf2 Bxf2 40.Kxf2 Kg8 41.Re7 e5 42.f4 Rc5 43.Ra7 Rb5 44.Re7 1/2-1/2
179. [E20]
Lalic, Bogdan (2474) - Shirazi, Kamran G (2350)
Dieppe 2014 [Lalic,Bogdan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Ne4 6.Qd3 Qa5 7.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 O-O
9...Nc6 10.dxc5 (10.d5 Nd4 11.Bg2 - 104/290 (11.Kd1?! O-O (11...d6 - 36/640) 12.e3 Nf5)) 10...b6!? 11.Bg2 Bb7
12.Qf4 (12.Qe3?! Nb4!) 12...bxc5 13.Qd6 (13.O-O - 90/(456)) 13...Nd8 14.O-O Qb6=
10.Bg2
10.dxc5 - 27/585
10...d6 11.a3
11.Qe3
11...Nc6 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.Rd1 Rd8 14.Qe3 Nd4 15.O-O Nf5N
15...Nc2? 16.Qe4 (16.Qg5!? h6 17.Nb3!) 16...Rxd2 17.b4 Qd8 18.Qxc2±15...e5?! 16.Qxe5 Bg4 17.Bxb7 Rab8
18.Ne4! ∆Rxb7? 19.Rxd4!+-15.. .Qc7 16.Nf3 e5 17.Qxe5! Qxe5 18.Nxe5 Nxe2+ 19.Kh1 Nd4 20.b4215...Bd7
16.Nb3 (16.b4 cxb4 (16...Qc7 17.bxc5 Ba4 18.Rb12) 17.axb4 Qxb4 18.Qxd4 Ba4 19.Rb1 Qxd2 20.Qxd2 Rxd2
21.Rxb72 (21.Bxb7)) 16...Nxb3 17.Qxb3 Bc6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Rd12
16.Qc3 Qc7
16...Qxc3? 17.bxc3 Bd7 18.Nb3±
17.Nf3 Bd7 18.Qe5! Qb6

18...Rac8 19.Qxc7 Rxc7 20.Rd32
19.b4!ƒ cxb4 20.c5 Qb5
20...Qa6 21.axb4 Bc6 22.e4 Ne7 23.Rd6! Ng6 24.Qd42
21.g4! Ne7
21...f6!? 22.Qe4 (22.Qc7?! Rac8 23.Rxd7 Qxd7! (23...Rxc7? 24.Rxd8+ Kf7 25.gxf5±) 24.Qxd7 Rxd7 25.gxf5 bxa3
26.fxe6 Re7 27.Nd4 Rxc5 28.Ra1 Ra5 29.Nb3 Ra4 30.Nc5 Rb43) 22...Nh6 23.Nd4 Qxc5 24.Nxe6 Bxe6 25.Qxe6+
Kf8 26.axb4 Qxb4 27.h32
22.Nd4 Qa6?!
22...Qa4 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.c6! Bxc6TM 25.Nxc6 Nxc6 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Qc7 Qa5 28.Qxc6 bxa3 29.Ba6 g6 30.Bd3
Rb82
23.axb4 Nc6??†
23...Ba4? 24.Ra1 ∆Nc6 25.Nxc6 bxc6 26.Qb223...Nd5 24.b5!? (24.Bxd5 exd5 25.f3 Qa32) 24...Bxb5 25.Ra1 Ba4TM
26.Rfb1 Qc4 27.Rxb7 Nc3 (27...Qxc5? 28.Nxe6!+-) 28.Re7 Rxd4 29.Bxa8 Nxe2+ 30.Kh1±
24.b5+- Nxe5 25.bxa6 Rac8?
25...bxa6 26.c6 Rac8 (26...Be8 27.c7 Rdc8 28.Bxa8 Rxa8 29.Rb1 Nd7 30.Nc6) 27.cxd7 Rxd7 28.Nc6
26.axb7 Rxc5 27.f4 Ba4
27...Nxg4 28.Nc6
28.Nxe6 1-0
180. [E20]
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) - Karjakin, Sergey (2767)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bd6 6.e4 dxe4
6...c5 - 52/ (538)
7.fxe4 e5 8.d5 O-O 9.Nf3 Bg4
9...a59...Nbd7
10.h3 Bh5 11.Bd3 Bc5 12.g4N
12.Qe2
12...Bg6 13.Bc2
13.Nxe5 Nbd7 14.Nxg6 fxg6! 15.Kd2 Ne5 16.Kc2 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Nd7©
13...Re8 14.Bg5
14.b4 Bd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Qxd4 Nc6 17.Qe3 Nxe4!? (17...Ne5©) 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.O-O (20.gxf5?
Qh4+ 21.Kf1 Rxe4μ) 20...Rxe4 21.Qf2 Nd4 22.Be3 Qf6 23.Rae1 h6∞
14...h6 15.Bh4 c6 16.b4 Be7 17.O-O
17...a5!
17...Nxd5? 18.exd5 Bxc2 (18...Bxh4 19.Bxg6 fxg6 20.Qd3±) 19.Qxc2 Bxh4 20.Rad1±
18.Nxe5 axb4 19.Nxg6 fxg6 20.e5!?
20.axb4 Rxa1 21.Qxa1 Nxd5 22.Bxe7 (22.exd5 Bxh4 23.Bxg6 Qd6 24.Bxe8 Qg3+=) 22...Nxe7∞
20...Nfd7 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Bxg6 bxc3 23.Bxe8 Qxe8
23...Nxe5!? 24.dxc6 bxc6 25.Bh5 g6 (25...Nbd7∞) 26.Bxg6 Nxg6 27.Qd3 Ne5 28.Qxc3 Nbd7=
24.e6 Nf6 25.Qd3 cxd5 26.cxd5 Na6 27.Rae1 Nc7 28.d6 Nxe6 29.Qc4 Kf7 30.Qe4 Rd8

31.Rxf6+! gxf6 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Rf1 Nf4TM 36.Qxh6+ Kf7 37.Qh7+ Kf8 38.Qh6+ Kf7
39.Qxf4 Qe6 40.Qf3 Qe5 41.Qxb7+
41.Qxb7+ Kg6 (41...Kf8 42.Qe7+ Qxe7 43.dxe7+ Kxe7 44.Rc1 Rd3 45.Kg2 Kd6=) 42.Qb1+ Kg7 43.Qe1 Qd4+
44.Kg2 Rxd6 45.Qe7+ Kg6 46.Qe8+ Kg7=1/2-1/2
181. [E21]
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712) - Aronian, Levon (2804)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Qd3
8.Rc1 - 31/626
8...f5 9.h4!?N
9.Be5
9...Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nxg3 11.fxg3 g4 12.Nd2 d5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Bb7
14...fxe4? 15.Qxe4 Qe7!? (15...c6? 16.Qg6+ Kd7 17.Qg7++-) 16.Qxa8 Qa3 17.Bd3 Qxc3+ 18.Ke2 Qxd4! 19.Rac1!±
15.Nd2
15.Nf2?! Qd6 16.Qe3 Nd7 17.Bd3 O-O-Oμ
15...Nd7
15...Qd6!? 16.Qe3 Nd7 17.Bd3 O-O-O 18.O -O Rhe8∞
16.Qe3 Qf6 17.Bd3 Bxg2
17...O-O -O 18.O-O Rhe8 19.a4ƒ
18.Rh2 Bb7 19.Re2 O-O -O 20.Qxe6 Qxe6 21.Rxe6 Nc5 22.Re3 Nxd3+ 23.Rxd3 f4

23...c5!? 24.Ke2!
24.gxf4 Rdf8 25.Kf2 g3+
25...Rxf4+ 26.Kg3 Rhf8 27.Re1 Rf2 28.d5∞
26.Rxg3 Rxf4+ 27.Ke3 Rxh4 28.Rag1 Re8+ 29.Kd3 Bc6= 30.Nf3
30.Rg8!?
30...Be4+ 31.Kd2 Bxf3 32.Rxf3 Rh2+ 33.Kd3 Rxa2
34.Rg7! Kb8
134...Ree2 35.c5 b5 36.Re3∞ Rad2+ 37.Ke4 Kb7 38.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 39.Kd5 Re8! 40.Rh7 a5 41.Rxh6 a43
35.Rh7 Ree2 36.c5 b5 37.Re3 Rxe3+
37...Rad2+!? 38.Ke4 Kb7
38.Kxe3= Ra3 39.Kd2 Ra6 40.c4 bxc4
40...b4 41.d5=
41.Kc3 c6 42.Rxh6 Kb7 43.Rh7+ Kc8 44.Rh8+ Kb7 45.Rh7+ Kb8 46.Rh8+ Kb7 1/2-1/2
182. [E34]
Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2712) - Ponomariov, Ruslan (2717)
Bilbao 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Bd2 a5
8...O-O - 115/178
9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 a4 11.Qd1 O-ON
11...b6

12.e3 b6 13.Bd3 Qd5
13...Qh5!?
14.Qe2 Ne4 15.O-O Nxc3
15...Bb7!? 16.Rac12
16.bxc32 Bb7 17.c4
17.e4 Qd6 18.e5 Qd5 19.Rfe12
17...Qd6 18.c5?!
18.Qc2 h6 19.Rfd12
18...Qe7?
18...bxc5 19.Qc2 (19.dxc5 Qxc5 20.Rfc1 Qe7 21.Rc4©) 19...cxd4 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Be4 f5! 22.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Nxd4
Be4 24.Qc4 Bd5=
19.Be4?!
19.Rab1±19.Qc2 g6 20.Rab1±
19...f5?!
19...bxc5 20.Qb5
(20.Rfc1 Na5 21.Bxb7 Nxb7=) 20...Na5! 21.Bxb7 Rfb8 22.Rab1 Rxb7 23.Qxa4 Rba7=
20.Bxc6 Bxc6 21.Ne5 Bd5 22.Rfc1 Rfb8 23.Nd3
23.f3!?
23...Bb7?!
23...b5!?

24.Nb4 Ra5 25.c6 Bc8 26.e4 fxe4 27.Qxe4± Ba6 28.Rc3 Re8 29.Re1 Bc8 30.Rce3 Rg5 31.f4 Rh5 32.d5 Qd6 33.h3
Kf8
33...Rh4 34.g4 Rh6 35.Qe5+-
34.f5+- e5 35.g4 Rh4 36.Nd3 h5 37.Nxe5 Kg8 38.Qf4 hxg4 39.hxg4
39.Ng6!
39...Qxd5 40.Nf3 Rxe3 41.Rxe3 Rh3 42.Kg2 1-0
183. [E35]
Caruana, Fabiano (2844) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3
8.a3 - 73/609
8...O-O 9.a3 Bf5 10.Bd3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Bxd3
11...Qg6? 12.Bxf5 Qxg2 13.f3 Qxh1 14.Qf2+- ∆ 0-0-0, Ne2
12.Qxd3 c5N
12...Nd7 13.Nf3 c5 14.O-O Rac8=
13.Ne2 Nd7 14.O-O Qc6 15.a4 Rfc8
15...c4 16.Qc2 Nf6=
16.Rfb1 Rc7 17.a5 Rac8 18.h3 Nf6 19.Ng3 Qe6?!
19...cxd4 20.cxd4 (20.Qxd4 Qa6=) 20...Ne8 21.Rb5 Qe6 22.Ne2 g5 23.Qb3 Nd6! 24.Rxd5 Rc2! 25.Re1TM (25.Ra2?
R2c4!-+) 25...b6 26.axb6 axb6 27.f3 Nf5 28.e4 Rxe2TM 29.Rxe2 Nxd4 30.Qd1 Nxe2+ 31.Qxe2=
20.dxc5! Ne4
20...Nd7 21.Qd4 Nxc5 22.Nh5 f6 23.Nf4±20...Qa6!? 21.Qb5!2
21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Qd6! Qf5 23.Ra4! Rxc5
23...Rd7 24.g4! Rxd6 25.gxf5 Rxc5 26.Rxb7 Rxf5 27.Rxe4 (27.Rxa7?? Rd1+ 28.Kg2 Rg5+ 29.Kh2 Rdg1-+) 27...a6=
(27...Ra6 28.Ree7 Raxa5 29.Rxa72)
24.Rxb7 Rxa5?
24...Rxc3 25.Qf4 Qxf4 26.exf4 Rc1+ 27.Kh2 R8c2 28.Rxe4 Rxf2=
25.Rxa5 Qxa5

26.Rxf7!+- Qxc3?! 27.Rxa7 Kh8 28.Rf7 Re8 29.g4 Kh7 30.Qd7 Rb8 31.Qf5+ Kg8 32.Ra7 Qb2
32...Rf8
33.Ra8! Rxa8 34.Qd5+ Kh7 35.Qxe4+ g6 36.Qxa8
33.Qxe4 Rf8 34.Qd5+ Kh7 35.Rf7 1-0
184. [E36]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2764) - Giri, Anish (2768)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.e3 b6 8.Nf3 Ba6 9.b4 Bxc4

9...c5 - 112/287
10.Bxc4 dxc4 11.Qxc4 Qd5 12.Qxd5 Nxd5 13.Bd2 Nd7 14.Ke2 c5 15.dxc5N
15.Rhc1
15...bxc5 16.Rhc1 Rfc8 17.Rc2! N5b6
17...cxb4 18.Rxc8+ Rxc8 19.axb4 Rc7 20.Nd4±
18.Rac1 cxb4 19.axb42 e5 20.e4 f6 21.Be3 Kf7 22.Nd2 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Rc8 24.Ra2 Rc7 25.Nb3 Ke8 26.Kd3 Nc8
27.f3 Rb7 28.Kc3 Rc7+ 29.Nc5 Ndb6
29...Nxc5 30.Bxc5 (30.bxc5 Ne7 31.Kc4 Rb72) 30...Rc6 31.Kb3 a62
30.Kb3 Rc6 31.Nd3 Rd6 32.Kc3 Rd7 33.Bc5 Kd8 34.h4
34.f4!? exf4 35.Nxf42 ?
34...Kc7 35.b5 Kb8
36.Nb4?!
36.Be3!? Rc7+ (36...Nd6 37.Nc5 Rd8 38.Kb4±) 37.Kb4 Rd7 (37...Rc4+? 38.Kb3 Rc7 39.Nc5 Re7 40.Rd2+-) 38.Ra3±
36...Kb7 37.Ra1 Nd6 38.Bxd6 Rxd6 39.Nc6 Nc8 40.Na5+ Kb8 41.Nc6+ Kb7 42.Kc2 Rd7 43.Ra6 Rc7 44.Kd3
Rd7+ 45.Ke2 Ka8 46.g4?!
46.h5!?
46...Rb7
46...Nd6 47.b6 Nb5=
47.Ra5 Nd6 48.b6 Nc8 49.bxa7 Rb6 50.Rc5
50.Nb8!?

50...Nxa7 51.Nxa7 Kxa7= 52.g5 Kb7 53.Kf2 h5
53...Rb1=
54.gxh6 gxh6 55.f4 Re6 56.Kf3 h5= 57.Rd5 Kc7 58.Ke3 Re8 59.Kd3 Kc6 60.fxe5 fxe5 61.Kc4 Rg8 62.Rxe5 Rg4
63.Re6+ Kd7 64.Kd5 Rxh4 65.Rh6 Rg4 66.e5 Ra4 67.Rh7+ Ke8 68.Ke6 Ra6+ 69.Kf5 Rb6 70.Rxh5 Ra6 71.Rg5 Rb6
72.Rg6 Rxg6 73.Kxg6 Ke7 74.Kf5 Kf7 75.e6+ Ke7 76.Ke5 Ke8 77.Kd6 Kd8 78.e7+ Ke8 79.Ke6 1/2-1/2
185. [E39]
Nakamura, Hikaru (2764) - Caruana, Fabiano (2844)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.Bd2 Nxc5 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Nce4
9...h6 - 89/457
10.e3 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 b6 12.Be2 Ba6 13.Qb3 Rc8 14.Qa4 Bb7 15.O-O Qc7 16.Nd4N
16.Rfd1
16...a6 17.Rfd1 Rfd8= 18.Qb4
18.b4 e5 19.Nf3 Bc6 20.Qb3 d6=
18...Be4 19.Rac1 e5 20.Nb3 d6 21.Qe1 Qb7 22.Qf1
22.f3 Bc6 23.Nd2 a5=
22...Bc6 23.Nd2 Qe7 24.Rc3
24.Nb1 Ba4 25.Re1 e4!?=
24...a5! 25.Rdc1 a4 26.Qd1 Ra8 27.Bf3?!
27.R3c2 ∆ Nb1-c3
27...e4 28.Be2 Nd7 29.Qe1 Nc53 30.b4!?
30.Rd1 f5
30...axb3 31.Nxb3 Rxa3 32.Nd4 Rxc3 33.Qxc3 Bd7 34.Ra1 Rb8 35.Ra7 Qd8 36.Qa1 Rc8 37.h3 g6 38.Nb5
38.Qb1!? h53 ?
38...Bxb5 39.cxb5 h5 40.f4
40.g3
40...exf3 41.Bxf3 Qg5 42.Qc3 Rd8
142...d5
43.Qd4
43.Bc6
43...d5 44.h4 Qf5 45.Ra1 Qd7
45...Qe6!?μ

46.Qf6 Qe8 47.Kh1 Ne4?
47...Ne6 48.Ra7 Rd7 49.Ra6 Qb8μ
48.Bxe4 dxe4 49.Qxb6= Qe7
50.Kg1! Rd2
50...Qxh4? 51.Qc7±
51.Qc6 Qxh4 52.Ra8+
52.Rf1=
52...Kh7 53.Rh8+ Kxh8 54.Qc3+ Kh7 55.Qxd2 Qg5 56.b6 h4! 57.Qf2 Kg7 58.Qf4 Qb5 59.Qc7 h3 60.gxh3
60.b7 hxg2 61.Kxg2 Qe2+=
60...Qb1+ 61.Kg2 Qb2+ 62.Kg3 Qf6 63.b7 Qf3+ 64.Kh2 Qf2+ 65.Kh1 1/2-1/2
186. [E48]
Jobava, Baadur (2717) - Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2747)
Tashkent 2014 [Paunovic,Tomislav]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Ne2 Re8 8.O-O Bf8 9.Bd2 c6 10.Rc1
10.Qc2 - 82/477
10...a5N
10...g6
11.f3 c5

11...Na6?! 12.e4 dxe4 13.fxe4 Nc5 14.Bg5TM Ne6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.d5 Nc5 17.Bb12 |^
12.Be1!?
12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Nd4 Nc6 14.Ncb5 Qb6 15.Nc7 Qxc7 (15...Bxd4!? 16.Nxa8 Bxe3+ 17.Bxe3 Qxe3+ 18.Kh1 Bd7
19.Nc7 Re5 20.f4 Re7 21.Bb12) 16.Rxc5 Qd6 17.Rc1 (17.Rb5!?) 17...Nxd4 18.exd4 Qb6 19.Bc32
12...Rxe3 13.Bh4
13.Bf2 cxd4 14.Nxd4 (14.Bxe3 dxe33) 14...Re8 15.Na4©13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Bf2 Nc6 15.Nf4 Ba7 16.Ncxd5 Nxd5
17.Nxd5 Re5 18.Nc3 Bxf2+ 19.Rxf2 Be6=
13...Nc6 14.Nf4 Be6
14...cxd4 15.Ncxd5 Re5 16.Bc4!©
15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Kh1 Be7
16...Re5!?
17.Bxf6
17.Nb5 Re5∞
17...Bxf6 18.Ncxd5 Bxd5
18...Bg5 19.Nxe6 (19.Nxe3 Bxf4 20.Qe2 Qh4 21.g3 Bxg3∞) 19...Rxe6 20.f4 Bf6=
19.Nxd5 Re8
19...Re6!?
20.Qb3 Be5
20...Rb8!? 21.Rcd1 g6
21.Qxb7 Ne7 22.f4?!

22.Nxe7+ Rxe7 23.Qc6 g6 (23...Bxb2? 24.Bxh7+2) 24.Rcd1 (24.b3 Bf4©) 24...Rc8 25.Bc4 Qf8 26.Qa6 Bxb2 27.f4ƒ
22...Qxd5 23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.fxe5 Ne3 25.Rf4 Rad8 26.e6 Rxe6 27.Rd4 Ree8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8= 29.Kg1 g6 30.Be4 Rd2
30...Rd1+ 31.Rxd1 Nxd1 32.b3 Nc3 33.Bf3 Nxa2 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.Ke3 f5 36.Kd4©
31.Rc3 Ng4 32.Bf3 Ne5 33.Ra3 Rxb2 34.Rxa5 Nxf3+ 35.gxf3 Kg7 36.Ra6 Kh6 37.Ra7 1/2-1/2

E50-E99
187. !N [E60]
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2757) - Hebden, Mark (2540)
Douglas 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Qd3 Nc6
7...cxd4 - 116/181
8.Qxe4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.O-O d6 11.Nd5!N
11.Qd311.Bd2
11...e6
11...Qd8 12.Bg5 Nc6 13.Rad1 (13.Bf6 Bxf6 14.Nxf6+ Kf8 15.Nd5 Kg7 16.Rfd12) 13...Bf5 (13...Bxb2? 14.Bh6±)
14.Qe3 Be6 15.Bh6 O-O 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.c52
12.Bg5! f5
12...Qc5 13.Bf6 Kf8 (13...O -O 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Bxg7+ Kxg7 16.Rfd1 e5 17.e3±) 14.Rfd1 Nf5 15.Bxg7+ Kxg7
16.Nc32
13.Qe3 Kf7?

13...Nc2 14.Qd3 Nxa1 15.b4! Qa4 (15...Qxa2 16.Nc7+ Kf7 17.Qxd6±) 16.Nc7+ Kf7 (16...Kd7? 17.Nxe6! Qxb4
(17...Kxe6 18.Qd5+ Kd7 19.Qf7#) 18.Nxg7+-) 17.Nxa8 h6 (17...Nc2 18.Nc7 h6 19.Bd2 - 17. ..h6) 18.Bd2 Nc2
(18...Rd8 19.Nc7 Nc2 (19...a6?! 20.Bc3±) 20.Nb5 Nxb4 21.Bxb4 Qxb4 22.Nxa72) 19.Nc7 Nxb4 20.Qxd6 Nxa2
(20...Bf8 21.Qe5 Bg7 22.Qc5 (22.Qb5 Qxb5 23.Nxb5 Nxa2 24.Nxa72) 22...Nc6 (22...Bf8 23.Qb5±) 23.Nb5 Bf8
24.Nd6+ (24.Qe32) 24...Bxd6 25.Qxd6 Rd8 26.Qf42) 21.Bxb7 (21.Rb1!?) 21...Bf8 (21...Qd7 22.Qxd7+ Bxd7 23.c52)
22.Qc6 Qxc6 23.Bxc62
14.b4! Qa4
14...Qa6 15.Nc7 Qxc4 16.Rac1! Nxe2+ 17.Kh1 Nxc1 18.Rxc1 Qxb4 19.Nxe6!+-
15.Rad1± Nc2
15...h6 16.Rxd4 hxg5 17.Nc7+-
16.Qd2 h6

17.Bf4!
17.Nc7 hxg5 18.Nxa8 Be5 19.Nc7 a6 20.Rb1±
17...Na3
17...g5 18.Nc7 gxf4 19.Nxa8 fxg3 20.hxg3 Rd8 (20...Nxb4 21.Nc7 Nxa2 22.e4+- (22.Nb5+-)) 21.Nc7 Nxb4 (21...a6
22.e4+-) 22.Nb5+-
18.Nc7+- Nxc4 19.Qc1 Qxb4 20.Nxa8 e5 21.Nc7 1-0
188.** [E65]
Fressinet, Laurent (2708) - Pantsulaia, Levan (2581)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 c5 4.c4 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.O-O Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Be3 Qa5 10.Qb3
10.Qa4 Nd7 (10...Qxa4 - 10/762) 11.Qxa5 Nxa5 12.Nd2 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Re8N (13...Rb8) 14.Rab1 (14.Rfd1N Kg7
15.Bf4 Nb6 (15...e5 16.Be3 Rb8 17.Bd5 b6=) 16.Rab1 Bg4 17.Rb5 e5 18.Bg5 Nc6 (18...Naxc4 19.Nxc4 Bxe2
20.Nxb6 axb6 21.Rdb1 Bxb5 22.Rxb5 Re6 23.Rb2 h6 24.Bd2 e4 25.h42) 19.Re1 h6 20.Be3 Rac8 21.Bxc5 Na4
22.Bd62 Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2653) -Kovalenko,I (2650)/Riga 122/(188) 2014) 14...Rb8 15.Bf4 e5 16.Bh6 b6 17.Ne4
Bb7 18.Nd6 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Re6 20.Rfd1 Nf6 21.f3 Ne8 (21...e4!?) 22.Ne4 Nxc4 23.Nxc5?! (23.Rd7 a5 (23...Ra8
24.Ng5 Rf6 25.Kg1 (25.Kh3 Ncd6 26.g4©) 25...Ncd6 26.g4©) 24.Nxc5 Rd6 (24...Rc6) 25.Rxd6 Ncxd6 26.g4∞)
23...Rd6 24.Rxd6 Kovalenko,I (2615)-Seeman, T (2389)/Liepaja (zt) 122/ (188) 2014 (24.Rxd6 Ncxd6 25.Nd3 f63)
10...Qb4 11.Na4
11.Nd5 - 119/ (189)
11...b6 12.Rfd1?!N
12.Bd212.Qxb4
12...Bf5

12...Be6! 13.Nd2 (13.Ng5 Bxc4 14.Qxb4 Nxb4 15.Bxa8 Rxa8 16.Nc3 Nfd5μ) 13...Rac8 14.h3 Rfd83
13.Ne1 Rac8 14.h3
14.Nd3 Qxb3 15.axb3 Ng43
14...Be6 15.Rdc1
15.Qxb4 Nxb4 16.a3 Nc6 17.b3 Ne8 (17...Nd4!?) 18.Rab1 Nd63
15...Rfd8 16.Nd3 Qxb3 17.axb3 Bf5 18.Ne1
18.Nc3 a5 19.Na4 Bxd3 20.exd3 Nd73
18...h5 19.Nc3 Na5
19...a5 20.f3 (20.Na4 Nd7) 20...Nd43
20.Ra3 Nd7 21.f4?!
21.Bg5 Kf8 (21...Bf6 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.e4 Be6=) 22.Rd1 Ne5 23.Nd5 Rd7 24.e4 Be6 25.Bd2 Naxc4!? (25...Nec6=)
26.bxc4 Nxc4 27.Ra6 Nxb2 28.Rb1 c4©
21...Nb8! 22.Bf2 Nbc63 23.e4 Be6 24.e5 Bh6!
24...Nd4 25.Bxd4 Rxd4 26.Nf3 Rd3 27.Kf2 Rcd83
25.Nf3 h4!?
25...Nb4 26.Bf1 Nac6 27.Raa1 Bf53
26.Nxh4 Nxe5 27.Bd5
27.Re1 Nd3 28.Re2 (28.Nxg6 Nxe1 29.Nxe7+ Kf8 30.Nxc8 Nxg2 31.Nxa7 Nxf4 32.gxf4 Bxf43) 28...Kh7 29.Nd5
(29.Be3 Nb43) 29...Bg7 30.f5 (30.Nxe7 Rc7μ) 30...gxf5 31.Nxe7 Rc7 32.Nhxf5 Bxb23
27...Nd3

27...Bxh3 28.Re1 e6! 29.fxe5 exd5 30.Nxd5 Kg7μ27...Bxd5! 28.Nxd5 (28.cxd5?! Nd3 29.Rc2 Bg7μ) 28...Nec6
29.Nf3 (29.Be1 Bg7 30.Bc3 e6μ) 29...Bg7 30.Nc3 Rd3μ
28.Rd1 Bxd5 29.Nxd5 Nxf2 30.Kxf2 Kf8
30...e6 31.Ne7+ Kf8 32.Nxc8 Rxd1 33.Nxa7 Rd2+ 34.Kf1 Rxb2 35.Nc8 Nxb3 36.Nf3 Nd2+ 37.Nxd2 Rxd2 38.Nxb6
g5 39.fxg5 Bxg53
31.Nf3 Bg7 32.Ne5?
32.Rd2 e6 33.Nc3 Rxd2+ 34.Nxd2 Rd8 35.Ke2 e5332.Rb1 Nc6 33.Ke2 Rd63
32...e6 33.Nc3 Rxd1 34.Nxd1 Rd8 35.Ke2 Bxe5 36.fxe5 Nc6-+ 37.Ra6
37.Nc3 Rd7-+
37...Rd7 38.Nc3 Nxe5 39.Nb5 Nc6
39...Rd3-+
40.g4 g5 41.Ke3 f6 42.b4 cxb4 43.c5 Nb8 44.Ra4 bxc5 45.Nxa7 Rh7 46.Ke4 Rxh3 47.Nb5 Nd7 48.Nc7 Ke7 49.Ra6
f5+ 50.gxf5 Nf6+
50...Nf6+ 51.Ke5 Re3#0-1
189. [E65]
Pantsulaia, Levan (2590) - Baryshpolets, Andrey (2540)
Tbilisi 2014 [Arsovic,Zoran]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.O-O O -O 6.d4 Nc6 7.Nc3 d6 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qa4 Nd4 11.Bxd4
cxd4 12.Nb5 d3?!
12...Nd7 - 71/581
13.exd3 Qxd3 14.Ne5 Qf5 15.Rae1 Ng4N
15...Nd7? 16.Nd4+-
16.Nxg4 Qxg4 17.Re4± Qf5

17...Qg5 18.Nc7 Rad8 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Qxa7±
18.Nd4?
18.Nc7 Rad8 19.Qxa7 Bxb2 20.Qxb7±
18...Bxd4 19.Rxd4
19...Rab8?
19...Rfd8! 20.Rxd8+ (20.Rdd1 Qc5 21.b3 Rab8=) (20.Bxb7 Rxd4 21.Bxa8 Bxc4 22.b3 (22.Qxa7 Rd7 23.Qb8+ Kg7
24.Re1 Bxa2=) 22...Bxf1 23.Qxd4 Bh3 24.Qd1=) 20...Rxd8 21.Bxb7 (21.b3 Qc5 22.Bxb7 Rd2 - 21. Bb7) 21...Rd2
22.b3 Qc5 23.Qc6 Qxc6 24.Bxc6 Rxa2=

20.Qxa7 Qc2 21.b3 Ra8
21...Bf5 22.Bxb7 Bd3 23.Rxd3! Qxd3 24.c5±
22.Qxb7 Rxa2 23.h4
23.Qxe7 Qxb3 24.Rd8 Rxd8 25.Qxd8+ Kg7 26.Qd4+ Kg8 27.c5±
23...Rb2
23...Qc3 24.Re4 (24.Rf4 Rb2 25.Qxe7 Qxb3 26.h5±) 24...Rb2 25.Re3±
24.Qxe7+- Rxb3 25.h5
25.c5+-
25...gxh5
25...Rbb8 26.h6 Qf5 27.c5+-
26.Be4! Qb2 27.Qg5+ Kh8 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Rfd1 Re8 30.Qg5+ Kf8 31.Qh6+ 1-0
190. [E69]
Laznicka, Viktor (2675) - Rapport, Richard (2713)
Novy Bor (m/3) 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.h3 c6 9.e4 Qb6 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Re8
12.Nc2 Nc5 13.b4 Ncd7
13...Ne6 - 4/ 799
14.Qxd6
14...Ne5N
14...Bf814...c5

15.c5
15.Be3!? Nxc4 (15...Qa6 16.b5 Qa5 17.Qa3 Nxc4 18.Qxa5 Nxa5 19.Rad12) 16.Bxb6 Nxd6 17.Bd4 Nd7 18.Bxg7
Kxg7 19.Rad1 Nc4 20.b5 (20.f4 Ndb6 21.e5 Nb2 22.Rd4 N2a4=) 20...Rb8 21.f42
15...Qa6 16.Bf4
16.Be3?! Bxh3! 17.Bxh3 Qc4! 18.Qd1 Qxc3 19.Bg2 Rad8316.Bf1 Nf3+ 17.Kh1 Nxe1 18.Bxa6 Nxc2 19.Rb1
bxa6316.f4 Bxh3! 17.fxe5 Red8 18.Qc7 Rd7 19.Bxh3 (19.Qa5 Qd3 20.Re3 Qxc2 21.Bxh3 Rd3∞) 19...Rxc7 20.Bf1 b5
21.exf6 Bxf6 22.e5 Bg7 23.a4 Qc8 24.axb5 Qf5 25.Ne4 cxb5∞
16...Nh5 17.Bf1
17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Qd2 Bxh3 19.Bxh3 Rad8 20.Nd5 (20.Qe3?! Rd33) 20...cxd5 21.exd5 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 Nf6∞
17...Nc4 18.Qd3
18...Bxh3!?
18...Be6 19.Rad1 Nxf4 (19...Nb2 20.Qxa6 bxa6 21.Rd4! Bxd4 22.Nxd42) 20.gxf4 Na3 21.Qg3 Bc4 22.Nxa3 Bxf1
23.Nc2 Bc4 24.e52
19.Bxh3
19.Qxc4? Bxf1 (19...Qxc4 20.Bxc4 Bxc3μ) 20.Qxa6 Bxa6 21.e5 Nxf4 22.gxf4 f6μ
19...Rad8

20.Nd5!
20.Bd6 Nxd6 21.Qxa6 bxa6 22.e5 (22.Na4?! Nxe43) 22...Nc4 23.Rad1 Nxe5 24.Bg2=
20...Nxf4 21.gxf4 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 cxd5 23.exd5 b5
23...Nb2 24.Qxa6 bxa6 25.d6±
24.Qd4?
24.a4! Qf6 (24...Qb7 25.axb5 Qxd5 26.Qxd5 Rxd5 27.Rxa7±) 25.axb5 (25.Bg2 a6) 25...Qxf4 26.Bg2 Ne5 (26...Qg4
27.Qd4±) 27.Qe3 Qc4 28.Qd22
24...Re2μ 25.Ne3 Nxe3 26.fxe3 Qa3 27.Bg2?!
27.d6 Rxe3 28.Bf1 Rg3+ 29.Bg2 Rd3 30.Qe4 Re3 31.Qd4 Re2μ
27...Re8 28.d6 R8xe3-+ 29.d7 Rxg2+! 30.Kxg2 Re2+ 31.Qf2 Rxf2+ 32.Kxf2 Qb2+ 33.Kg3 Qc3+ 34.Kh4 g5+!
35.Kg4 h5+ 36.Kxg5 Qd3 0-1
191. [E81]
Bocharov, Dmitry (2575) - Kryakvin, Dmitry (2562)
Nizhny Tagil 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be3 O-O 6.Nc3 c6 7.Nge2 a6 8.c5 b5 9.cxb6
9.cxd6 - 84/468
9...Nbd7 10.Nf4 Nxb6 11.Be2 a5 12.O-O a4 13.Rc1 Ba6N
13...Nfd7 14.Qd2 (14.b3) 14...e6 (14...c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Rfd12) 15.Rfd12
14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2
15.Nce2 Qa8 16.Rc2 Nfd7 17.Qc1 Rc8 (17...e5 18.Nd32) 18.Nd32

15...Qa8 16.Rc2 Nfd7 17.Nd32 Ra5
17...Nc4 18.Bf2 Rb8 19.Rd12
18.f4
18.Rfc1 Rc8 19.Nb1 Qb7 20.Na32
18...e6 19.e5 Nc4
19...d5 20.g4 Nc4 21.f5ƒ
20.Ne4 d5 21.Nec5
21.Nd2 Ndb6 22.Nf3 (22.Rfc1 Rb8) 22...Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Nc4 24.Qe2 Rc8 25.Nd2 Nxd2 26.Qxd2 Bf8∞
21...Nxc5 22.Nxc5 Rb8 23.g4 Rab5
23...Qa7 24.Bd2 (24.f5?! Rxc5! 25.dxc5 exf5 26.gxf5 Bxe5 27.Qf2 Qe73) (24.Qf2 Rab5 25.Bc1 Bf8 26.Nxa4 Qxa4
27.b3 Qa7 28.bxc4 dxc4 29.Rxc4 (29.Be3 Qa3 30.f5 Rb13) 29...c5!3) 24...Rxc5 25.dxc5 Qxc5+ 26.Qf2 Bf8©
24.Nd3
24.Bc1 Qa7 25.Qf2 Rxc5 26.dxc5 Bf8 27.Kg2 Bxc5©
24...Qa7 25.f5! exf5 26.gxf5 Qd7 27.Kh1
27.f6 Bf8
27...Re8 28.Bc1!2 c5?!
28...Qa7 29.Qg4ƒ
29.e6!
29.Nxc5!? Rxc5 (29...Qa7 30.fxg6 hxg6 31.b3 axb3 32.axb3±) 30.dxc5 Nxe5 (30...Rxe5 31.Qd3±) 31.Qg2 (31.c6
Nxc6 32.Qb5 Ne5 33.Qxd7 Nxd7 34.Kg2±) 31...Nc6 32.Rcf2±

29...Qa7 30.Qg2?
30.fxg6 fxg6 31.Qf3 Qa8 32.dxc5±
30...cxd4 31.f6 Bh8 32.Nf4?!
32.b3 axb3 33.axb3 Rxe6 (33...Rxb3?! 34.Qxd5+-) (33...Nd6?! 34.Bf4±) 34.bxc4 dxc4 35.Rxc4 Bxf6 36.Bh62
32...d3!
33.Rcf2?
33.Nxg6! hxg6 34.Qxg6+! fxg6 35.f7+ Kf8 (35...Qxf7 36.exf7+ Kf8 37.Bh6+ Ke7 38.fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 39.Rg2 Bxb2
40.Rd1 Bd4 41.h4= (41.Rg3=)) 36.Bh6+ Ke7 37.Bg5+ Kf8 (37...Bf6 38.Bxf6+ Kf8 39.Bg7+!=) 38.Bh6+=
33...d2?
33...Ne5? 34.exf7+ Qxf7 35.Nh3±33...d4 34.Qc6 Qa8 35.Qxa8 Rxa8 36.Nxd3 Ne3 37.Bxe3 dxe3 38.Rc2 Rd5
39.exf7+ Kf8 (39...Kxf7? 40.Rc7+±) 40.Nc5∞33...Nd6! 34.Nxd5 (34.exf7+ Qxf7 35.Nxd3 Ne4 36.Rf3 Rb6 37.Nf2
h5!3 (37...Bxf6 38.Ng4∞)) 34...Rxe6 35.Ne7+ Rxe7 36.fxe7 Qxe7 37.Qa8+ Qf8 38.Qf3 Bd43
34.Bxd2 Nxd2?!
34...d4 35.Nxg6! hxg6 36.Qxg6+ fxg6 37.f7+ Kf8 38.Bh6+ Ke7 39.fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 40.Rf8+ Ke7 41.R1f7+ Kxe6
42.Rxa7 Be5 43.Bc1 d3 (43...Nxb2 44.Kg2 Nd3 45.Ba3 Kd5 46.Kf3 Ne1+ 47.Ke2 Nc2 48.Rxa4 Ke42) 44.Rxa4 d2
45.Bxd2 Nxd2 46.b32
35.Rxd2 Qb7 36.exf7+
36.Nxd5! Rb8 37.Ne7+ Kf8 38.Nc6+-
36...Kxf7 37.Qh3 d4+ 38.Rg2 Kg8 39.Nxg6 hxg6?
39...Bxf6 40.Ne5+ Kh8 41.Qf5! Qxg2+ (41...Rf8 42.Qd7+-) 42.Kxg2 Rxb2+ 43.Rf2 Rxf2+ 44.Kxf2 Bxe5 45.h3±
40.f7++- Qxf7 41.Rxf7 Re1+ 42.Rg1 Rxg1+ 43.Kxg1 Rg5+ 44.Kf1 1-0

192.* [E90]
Marin, Mihail (2583) - Harika, Dronavalli (2528)
Douglas 2014 [Marin,Mihail]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.d4 c5 6.d5 d6 7.Bd3 e6 8.O-O Na6 9.Bg5!?
9.h3 e5!? (Xh3) 10.a3 Ne8 (10...Nh5 - 68/517) 11.Rb1 f5„ 12.b4 Nf6 13.Bd2N (13.Ne1) 13...Qe7 14.Re1 Kh8 15.Qc2
1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J (2546)-Oratovsky,M (2499)/Espana 122/(192) 2014
9...h6 10.Bd2
10.Bf4!?
10...Nc7 11.a4N
11.a3
11...b6 12.Ne1!? [∆ Nc2, b4] 12...a6 13.Nc2 Rb8 14.b4 cxb4
14...Nd7 15.b5!?214...b5!? 15.axb5 axb5 16.bxc5 bxc4 17.Bxc4 dxc5„
15.Nxb4 Bb7
15...Bd7 16.dxe6 fxe6 (16...Bxe6? 17.Nc6+-) (16...Nxe6 17.Nxa6±) 17.e5! dxe5 18.Bxg6±
16.a5!
16.Be3 a5 17.Nc2 Na6=
16...bxa5 17.Nc2 Nd7 18.Ra3
18.Na4!? Bxa1 19.Qxa1©
18...Nc5 19.Na4 Nxd3 20.Rxd32 exd5 21.exd5 Na8!? [∆ 22...Qd7, 22...Qc7, ∆ 23...Rfc8]
21...Ne8 22.Be3 Qc7 23.Ba7 Ra8 24.Bd4 Bxd4 25.Rxd42

22.Nd4?!
22.Qc1! Qd7
23.Bxh6!! Qxa4 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Rh3 Rh8 26.Qb2+ f6 27.Rxh8 Kxh8 (27...Rxh8 28.Qxb7++-) 28.Qxf6+ Kg8
29.Qxg6+ Kh8 30.Re1+-
22...Qc7 23.Qc2 Rfc8 24.Rc1 Nb6 25.Nxb6
25.Bxa5?! Qxc4 26.Nxb6 Qxd3!μ
25...Qxb6 26.Nf5!? gxf5 27.Rg3 Bxd5
27...f6? 28.Bxh6 Rc7 29.Qxf5 Rf8 30.Qe6+ Kh8 31.Bxg7+ Rxg7 32.Rh3+ Rh7 33.Qe7!+-27.. .Kh8? 28.Qxf5 Qd8
29.Rxg7! Kxg7 30.Rc3!+-27.. .Kf8 28.Qxf5 Bxd5 29.Qxd5 Qd4 30.Qxd4 Bxd4 31.Bxh6+ Ke7∞
28.Bc3 Rxc4 29.Rxg7+ Kf8 30.Qd2

30.Rh7 Be6
30...Rxc3!
30...Be6 31.Qxh6 Ke8 32.Qf6 a4 33.h4ƒ
31.Qxc3 Qb23 32.Rg3 Qxc3 33.Rgxc3 Rb5
33...a4 34.f3 Bb3 35.Rc6 a3 36.Rxd6 a2 37.Rxa6 Be6 38.Re1 Rb1 39.Kf2= Ke7? 40.Rxa2! Rxe1 41.Ra7+!+-
34.f3 a4 35.Kf2 Kg7 36.Rd1 a5 37.Ra3 Rb2+ 38.Kg1 Bb3 39.Rxd6 Rb1+ 40.Kf2 Rb2+ 41.Kg1
41.Kg3 f4+ 42.Kxf4 Rxg2 43.h4=
41...Rb1+ 42.Kf2 Rb2+ 43.Kg1 1/2-1/2
193.* !N [E90]
Topalov, Veselin (2784) - Morozevich, Alexander (2731)
Bilbao 2014 [Sokolov,Ivan]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nf3 d6 7.Bd3 e6 8.O-O exd5 9.exd5 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nbd7
12.Qd1
12.Bf4 Qb6 13.Nb5 Ne5!N (13...Ne8) 14.Bxe5 dxe5 15.a4 a6 16.a5 Qd8 17.Nc3 Ne8 18.Qe3 Rc8 19.f4?! Guichard,P
(2356)-Dvirnyy,D (2549)/Fonni di Sopra 122/(193) 2014 (19.f4?! Nd6!? 20.fxe5 Re8 21.Kh1 Bxe53)
12...Nh5 13.Ne4!
13.g4 - 94/434
13...Be5N

13...Ndf6
14.f4! f5
14...Bd4+ 15.Kh2 Nb6 16.Qc22 (16.Rb1)
15.fxe5 fxe4 16.Rxf8+ Qxf8
17.e6! exd3 18.exd7 Qf5
18...Nf6 19.Qxd3 Nxd7 20.Bd22
19.g4 Qxd7 20.Qxd32 Nf6 21.Qf3 Qg7

21...Rf8 22.Bh6 Rf7 23.Re1±
22.Bd2 Nd7 23.Bc3 Ne5 24.Qe4 Rf8
25.Rf1! Qe7 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Bxe5 dxe5 28.Qe3! Qd6 29.Kg2 Kg8 30.Kf3± Qa6 31.Ke4!
31.Qxc5 Qf6+ 32.Ke2±
31...Qxc4+ 32.Kxe5 Qxa2 33.Ke6+- Qxb2 34.Qf3! Kg7 35.g5 1-0
194.** !N [E92]
Anand, Viswanathan (2785) - Ponomariov, Ruslan (2717)
Bilbao 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e4 O-O 6.h3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Be3 Na6 9.g4 Nc5 10.Nd2 c6 11.Be2 Bd7 12.g5
Ne8 13.h4
13.Nb3 - 76/(522)
13...f6
13...Qb8 14.h5 Nc7 15.Bxc5!N (15.Nb3) 15...dxc5 16.Bg4 Bxg4 17.Qxg4 cxd5 (17...b5N 18.O-O-O (18.dxc6±)
18...bxc4 19.Nxc4 (19.hxg6 hxg6 20.dxc6±) 19...a4 20.dxc6 Qb4 21.Na3 Rab8 22.Qe2± Arnaudov,P (2429)-Braeuer,F
(2317)/Dresden 122/(194) 2014) 18.exd5 Qc8 19.Qxc8 Raxc8 20.Nde4± Del Rio de Angelis,S (2520)-Pepino,E
(2200)/Acqui Terme 122/(194) 2014
14.Nb3N
14.Kf1
14...b6 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.Qd2 fxg5
16...a4 17.h5! fxg5 18.hxg6 hxg6 (18...h6 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.Bg4±) 19.Bxg5±
17.hxg5 cxd5

18.Nxd5?!
18.Qxd5+! Rf7 (18...Kh8 19.O -O-O Ra6 (19...Qc8 20.Rxh7+ Kxh7 21.Rh1+ Bh6 22.Rxh6+ Kg7 23.Qd1!+-)
20.Rxh7+! Kxh7 21.Rh1+ Bh6 22.f4! exf4 (22...Nc7 23.Rxh6+ Kg7 24.Qd1! exf4 25.Qh1 Rh8 26.Bd2! Ne6 27.Nd5
Qf8 (27...Nd4 28.Nxf4+-) 28.Qh3 Rxh6 29.Bc3+ Kh7 30.Nf6++-) 23.Rxh6+ Kg7 24.Bxf4! Nc7 (24...Rxf4?!
25.Rxg6+ Kxg6 26.Qg8++-) 25.Be5+ dxe5 26.Qxe5++-) 19.Rxh7 Ra6 20.Rh4 Nc7 21.Qd2 Ne6 22.Nd5±
18...Rf7 19.O-O -O2 Rb8 20.Rh2 Be6 21.Nc3 Qb6 22.Nb5 Bf8 23.a4 Qb7
23...Nc7 24.f4 Qc6 25.Bd3 (25.fxe5 Nxb5 26.axb5 Qxe4 27.Bd3 Qxe5∞) 25...exf4 26.Bxf4 Na6 27.Qe3 Nb4 28.b32
24.Qc2 Be7 25.Kb1 Qc6 26.Bd2 Bd8 27.Qd3 Rbb7 28.Rf1! Rf8 29.f4 exf4
29...Rbf7 30.Rh42
30.Rxf4!
30.Bxf4 Rbf7 31.Bd22
30...Rxf4 31.Bxf4 Rf7 32.Bd2 Be7 33.Rg2 Qb6?!

33...Qc8 34.b3 Bd8 35.Rg32
34.Bg4! Bxg4 35.Rxg4 Nc7 36.Rf4± Ne6
36...Rxf4 37.Bxf4 Ne8 38.Qd5+±
37.Rxf7 Kxf7 38.Qd5+- Qd8 39.Ka2 Bf8 40.Bf4 Qd7 41.b3 Be7 42.Nxd6+ Kf8 43.e5 Nxg5
43...Bxd6 44.Bg3+-
44.Qxc5 Qg4 45.Bc1 h5 46.Qxa5 Qg2+ 47.Bb2 h4 48.Qb5 Qa8 49.c5 h3 50.c6 Bd8 51.Qd5 Bc7 52.Bc1
52.e6+-
52...Qa5 53.Nb5 Qe1 54.Ba3+ Kg7 55.Nxc7 h2 56.Ne8+ Kh6 57.Nf6 Qe2+ 58.Bb2 Ne4 59.Qxe4 Qxe4 60.Nxe4
h1=Q 61.c7 1-0
195. [E94]
Kramnik, Vladimir (2760) - Al Modiahki, Mohamad (2549)
Tromso (ol) 2014 [Szuhanek,Ranko]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Qe8 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.b4! Qe7
9...a5 10.b5 Qe7 11.Nd5 Nxd5 (11...Qd6) 12.cxd5 Nd7 13.Qc2 Nf6 (13...Qc5 14.Qxc5 Nxc5 15.Ba3 Nxe4 16.Bxf8
Kxf8 17.Rac1 Nf6 18.Rxc7 Nxd5 19.Rc5 Nf4 20.Bc4 Ne6 21.Bxe6 Bxe6 22.a4±) 14.a4 Re8 15.Ra3 Bd7 16.Rc3 Rac8
17.Bg5 h6 18.Bd2 Red8 19.Rxc7 Rxc7 20.Qxc7 Nxe4 21.Bxa5 Ra8 22.Bd1 Nf6 (22...Rc8 23.Qxb7 Qd6 24.Bb4 Qxb4
25.Qxd7 Nd6 26.Ne1 e4 27.Nc2 Qc5 28.Ne3 Bd4 29.Qh3 Kg7 30.Qg3±) 23.Bd2 e4 24.Qxb7 Re8 25.Nd4±
10.b5 a6N
10...c6 - 88/(480)
11.a4 axb5
11...Nbd7 12.Qc2 Nc5 13.Ba3 (13.Rd1 c6 14.Ba3 (14.bxc6 bxc6 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Nd2 Bf8=) 14...Re8 15.Nd2 b6

16.Nb3 axb5 17.cxb5 cxb5 18.Bxb5 Rd8 19.Nxc5 bxc5 20.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 21.Nxd1 Qb7 22.f3±) 13...b6 (13...c6
14.Rfd1±) 14.Rfd1 axb5 15.cxb5 Bb7 16.Nd2 Rfe8 17.Bf3 Bf8 18.Nb3±
12.cxb5 Rd8 13.Qc2 Nbd7
13...Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nbd7 16.a5 Nf8 17.Rd1 Ne6 18.Rxd8+ Qxd8 19.a6 Nd4 20.Qd3 Ra7 21.Be2 Bf8 22.Bf1
Qd6 23.Be3 c5 24.Qb1!±
14.Ba3 Qe8
15.Rfd1± Bf8 16.Bxf8 Nxf8 17.Rxd8 Qxd8 18.Nxe5 Qd4 19.Nf3 Qc5 20.Qb2 Ng4
20...Ne6 21.Bf1 b6 22.Rc1 Qe7 23.e5 Nd7 24.Nd5 Qd8 25.Rd1 Kg7 26.Qc2±
21.Nd1+- Nd7 22.Rc1 Qb6 23.Nd2
23.Qc2
23...Nc5
23...Ndf6 24.h3+-23...Ngf6 24.Ne3+-
24.Nc4 Qf6?
24...Qe6
25.Bxg4
25.Bxg4 Qxb2 26.Ncxb2+-1-0
196.* !N [E94]
Szuhanek, Ranko (2511) - Cabarkapa, Novak (2372)
Srbija 2014 [Szuhanek,Ranko]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Qe8 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.b4 Bg4 10.b5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Qe6
12.Nd5

12.Ba3 Rc8 13.Qb3N (13.Nd5) 13...Nbd7 14.Nd5 Bf8 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.Qa3+ Kg7 17.Nxf6?! (17.Rfd1 c6=
(17...a6!?)) 17...Kxf6 (17...Nxf6 18.c5 (18.Qa4 Rd8 19.Rad1 a63) 18...a63) 18.c5 b6 19.c6 Nc5 20.Qe3 Kg73 Nihal,S
(2018)-Cabarkapa,N (2379)/Pune 122/(196) 2014
12...Rc8
13.a4!N
13.Nxf6+13.Be3
13...c6
13...Nbd7 14.Be3 Bf8 15.Qc2 c6 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.c5 Rab8 19.Rfd1 Rc7 20.Be2 Rb4 21.Rab1 Rxb1
22.Rxb1 Qe7 23.Rc1ƒ
14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Ra3± Rd8 16.Rd3 Rd4

16...Rxd3 17.Qxd3 Bf8 18.Rd1 Kg7 19.Be3 Qe7 20.Qd2 h5 21.Be2 a6 22.b6 c5 23.Qd8 Qxd8 24.Rxd8 Be7 25.Re8
Bd6 26.a5+-
17.Bg4?
17.Be3 Nd7 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Rd2 Re8 20.Bg4 Nc5 21.e5 Qxe5 22.Re2 Qb8 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8 24.Re1217.Rxd4! exd4
18.e5 Qe7 (18...Qd8 19.Re1 Nd7 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Bxc6 Rc8 22.e6 Rxc6 23.exf7+ Kxf7 24.Qf3+ Qf6 25.Qd5+ Re6
26.Qxd7+ Qe7 27.Qd5 Qd6 28.Rxe6 Qxe6 29.f4+-) 19.Qxd4 Bxe5 20.Re1 Nd7 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Bxc6 Rd8 23.g3 Qf6
24.Qh4! Qxh4 25.gxh4 Bd4 26.Kg2 Ne5 27.Bg5 Rc8 28.Bd5±
17...Qd8! 18.Rxd4 exd4 19.Bb2
19.f4 Nd7 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Ba3 Nb6 22.Qd3 Qc7 23.e5 c5 24.Qc2 Rd8 25.Rd12
19...h5
19...a6! 20.Re1 axb5 21.cxb5 h5 22.Bh3 cxb5 23.axb5 d3 24.e5 Nd7 25.Qxd3 Nxe5 26.Qxd8+ Rxd8 27.Bxe5 Bxe5
28.g3=
20.Bh3 Nd7?!
20...a6
21.f4?
21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Bxd4 Ne5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Qd7 Qf6 25.f4 Bd4+ (25...Bxf4? 26.g3 Be3+ 27.Kh1 Qg7 28.Rxf7+-)
26.Kh1 Rd8 27.Qb7 Bb6 28.c5 Bxc5 29.Bd7 Be3 30.f5 gxf5 31.exf5 Qh4 32.Qc7 Bb6 33.Qe5 Bd4 34.Qc7=21.Bxd4
Nb6 22.e5 Nxc4 23.bxc6 (23.f4) 23...bxc6 24.f4 Qa5 25.Bf2 Nd2 26.Re1±
21...Nb6
21...Nc5! 22.e5 (22.bxc6 bxc6 23.f5 Rb8 24.Ba3 Qd6 25.Qf3 d3 26.Kh1 Rb3μ) (22.f5 d3) 22...d3 23.f5 (23.g3 cxb5
24.axb5 a6 25.Bg2 axb5 26.cxb5 Qd7μ) 23...d2 24.Kh1 Kh7μ
22.Qb3

22.f5
22...Qe7?!
22...d3 23.Bxg7 (23.e5 d2 24.Rd1 Qh4 25.Bc3 Qxf4μ) 23...Kxg7 24.Qc3+ Kg8 25.f5 (25.Rd1 Nxa4 26.Qxd3 Qb6+-+)
25...Nxa4 26.Qa1 g5 27.Qxa4 Qd4+ 28.Kh1 Qxe4 29.Qd1 g4 30.Bxg4 hxg4 31.bxc6 bxc6 32.Qc1 f6 33.Qh6 Qe7
34.Rd1 Rd8 35.Qh5 d2 (35...g3 36.Qg6+ Qg7 37.Rxd3=) 36.Qxg4+ Kf8 37.Qh4 Qg7 38.g3 a5 39.Qf4 Qg5 40.Qf3
a43
23.a52 Nd7 24.a6
24.bxc6 bxc6 25.Qf3 Rb8 26.Ba3 Nc5 27.e52
24...Nc5 25.Qa3?!
25.Qb4 cxb5 26.axb7 Rb8 27.cxb5 Rxb7 28.e5 d3 29.Rd1 Rc7 30.g32
25...b6!= 26.e5 cxb5 27.Bxd4
27.cxb5 Rd8
27...bxc4 28.Qb4?!
28.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 29.Qxc5 bxc5 30.Rc1 Rb8 31.g3 f6 32.Be6+ Kh7 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.Bxc4=
28...Rd8 29.Qxc4 Nxa6 30.Bxb6 axb6 31.Qxa6 Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Kh7?!
32...Rd2 33.Qa8+ Kh7 34.g3 b5 35.Qb7 Qc4 36.f5 Qe2 37.Bg2 gxf5μ
33.g3 Rd2 34.Bg2 Qc2
34...b5 35.Qc6=1/2-1/2
197. [E94]
Szuhanek, Ranko (2511) - Damljanovic, Branko (2539)
Srbija 2014 [Szuhanek,Ranko]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Be3 Re8 9.d5 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 Nh6
12.Nd2 c5N
12...Nf712...Bf8 - 74/(590)
13.a3 b6 14.Qc2 Nf7 15.f3 Bh6 16.Bf2 f5?!
16...Qe7 17.Nb5 Nf8 18.b4 Bb7 19.Rfb1 a6 20.bxc5! bxc5 21.Nc3 Reb8 22.Nf1ƒ
17.exf5! gxf5 18.Rfd1!±
18.Rad1 Nf8 19.Bd3 Qf6 20.Rfe1 Ng6 21.b4 Nf4 22.Bf1 Qg6 23.Kh1 Bd7 24.g3 Nh5 25.Rb1 e4 26.fxe4 Ne5 (26...f4
27.Be2 fxg3 28.Rg1 Kh8 29.bxc5 bxc5 30.Bxg3 Nxg3+ 31.Rxg3 Qf6 32.Rf1 Qe7 33.Bh5 Rf8 34.Bxf7 Rxf7 35.Rxf7
Qxf7 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.cxb5 Bf4 38.Rf3 Rg8 39.Nc4 Qg6 40.Rf1!±) 27.bxc5 (27.Bh3 Bxd2 28.Qxd2 Nxc4 29.Qa2
Ne5 30.bxc5 dxc5 (30...bxc5 31.Rb7 Rad8 32.exf5 Bxf5 33.Bg2∞) 31.Bg2 Rad8 32.a4∞) 27...dxc5 28.Be2 Bxd2
29.Qxd2 fxe4 30.Be3 Bg4 31.d6 Nxg3+ 32.hxg3 Qh5+ 33.Kg1 Bxe2 34.Qd5+ Kg7 35.Rxe2 Nf3+ 36.Kg2 Qh2+
37.Kf1 Qh1+ 38.Kf2 Qh2+=
18...Nf8 19.Bd3 Qf6 20.Nf1 Ng6 21.Ne3 Bxe3 22.Bxe3 Kh8 23.Kh1 Bd7 24.b4 Rg8 25.Bf1
25.Rg1 Rae8 26.bxc5 bxc5 27.Rab1 (27.Rae1 e4 28.Bxe4 Nfe5 (28...fxe4?! 29.Nxe4 Rxe4 (29...Qg7?! 30.Bd2±)
30.fxe42) 29.Bd3 Nxd3 30.Qxd3 Ne5 31.Qf1 Qh4 32.Nb5 Rg6 33.Bf2 Qxc4 34.Qxc4 Nxc4 35.Rxe8+ Bxe8
36.Nxa7=) 27...e4 28.fxe4 Nfe5 29.Be2 f4 30.Rbf1 Ng4 31.Bxg4 Bxg4 32.Nb5 a6 33.Nc7 Ref8 34.g3 f3 35.Rf2 Qe7
36.Ne6 Bxe6 37.dxe6 Qxe6 38.Rd1 Ne5 39.Bf4 Rg4 40.Qd2 Nxc4 41.Qc3+ Kg8 42.Qxf3225.bxc5 bxc5 26.Rab1
Nh4 27.Rg1 Rab8 28.Rxb8 (28.Bf2 Rxb1 29.Qxb1 e4 (29...Ng6 30.Qb3±) 30.fxe4 Nxg2 31.exf5 Qxc3 32.Rxg2 Rxg2
33.Kxg2 Kg7 34.Be1 Qd4 35.Bg3 Qc3 36.Kh12 ∆Qxa3? 37.f6+ Kxf6 38.Bh4+ Kg7 39.Qg1+ Kh6 40.Qf1 Qc3
41.Qxf7 Qxd3 42.Qf4+ Kg7 43.Qf6++-) 28...Rxb8 29.Bc1 Rg8 30.Qf2±
25...f4 26.Ne4 Qe7 27.Bf2 Ng5
28.bxc5?!
28.Nc3! Raf8 29.Re1 Bf5 30.Bd3 Bxd3 31.Qxd3 Nf7 32.Rab1 Nh4 33.Rg1 Nh6 34.Ne4 N6f5 35.Rb2 Rf7 36.Qc3±

28...Nxe4 29.Qxe4 bxc5 30.Rab1 Qg5 31.Bd3
31.Rb7 Bf5 32.Qe2 Rg7 33.Qb2 Rag8 34.Rxg7 Kxg7 35.Re1∞
31...Rg7
31...Raf8 32.Rg1 Bf5 33.Qe2 Ne7 34.Be4 Bxe4 35.fxe4 Rb8=
32.Rg1 Rf8 33.Qe2 Bf5 34.Bxf5 Qxf5 35.Rb3 Qd7
35...Re7 36.Re1 Rg7 37.Qb2 Rfg8 38.Rb8 Nf8 39.Rg1 Nd7 40.Rxg8+ Kxg8 41.Qb3=
36.Rgb1 Qa4 37.Qd3 Rgf7 38.Rb8 Kg7 39.Rxf8 Nxf8 40.g4 fxg3 41.hxg3 Ng6 42.Rb8 Qd7 43.Kg2 Qc7 44.Rb1 h5
45.Be3 h4 46.Rh1 Qb8
46...Qd8 47.Qe4 Qb8 48.Qc2 Qd8=
47.gxh4 Qb2+ 48.Kg3 Nf4 49.Qd2 Qxa3 50.Rg1
50.Rb1 Nh5+ 51.Kg4 Nf4 52.Kg3=
50...Qb3
50...Kh8!
51.Kh2+ Kh7 52.Qf2 Nh5 53.Qe2 Ng7 54.f4 exf4
55.Bd2??
55.Rxg7+ Rxg7 (55...Kxg7 56.Qg4+ Kf8 57.Qc8+ Ke7 58.Qe6+ Kd8 59.Qxd6+ Kc8 60.Qe6+ Kd8 61.Qd6+=)
56.Qh5+=55.Bxf4 Rxf4 56.Rxg7+ Kxg7 57.Qe7+=55.Bc1
55...Qc2μ 56.Rc1
56.Qd1
56...Qb2?!

56...Re7! 57.Qg2 Qd3 58.Rc3 Qf5 59.Qf3 Nh5 60.Rb3 Rg7-+
57.Qd3+ Kg8 58.Rb1
58.Kh3! Qf63
58...Qf6 59.Rb8+?!
59.Kh3 Nf5 60.Rg1+ Rg7 61.Rxg7+ Kxg7 62.Bc3 Nd4 63.Kg4 Kf8μ
59...Rf8 60.Rxf8+ Kxf8-+ 61.Qh3 f3 62.Bg5 Qe5+ 63.Qg3 Qe2+ 64.Kg1 Nf5 65.Qf2 Qe4 66.Kh2 Qg4 67.Qg1 Qxc4
68.Qb1
68.Qd1 Qe2+ 69.Qxe2 fxe2 70.Bd2 Ne3-+
68...Qe2+ 0-1
198.*** [E97]
Lysyj, Igor (2684) - Radjabov, Teimour (2717)
Bilbao 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh6
12.dxe5 fxe5
12...dxe5 13.c5 Be6 14.Qa4 Qe8 (14...g4 - 42/(791)) 15.Bc4 Rf7N (15...g4) 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.h3 Bf8 18.Qb5 a6
19.Qxb7 Ra7 20.Qb3 Qxb3 21.axb3 Bxc5 22.Rfc1 (22.Nd5 Nd4 23.b4 Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Bd4 25.b5 (25.Rac1 Bxb2
26.Rc2 Bd4 27.Rc6 Kg7 28.Rfc1 Ng8 (28...a5!?) 29.Nxc7 (29.Rxc7 a5 30.bxa5 Rxa5 31.Rxf7+ Kxf7 32.Rc7+ Kg6=)
29...Rd7! 30.Nd5 (30.Nxa6 Ne7 31.Rc7 Rdxc7 32.Rxc7 (32.Nxc7 Bb6 33.Ne8+ Kf7 34.Nd6+ Ke6 35.Nc4 Rc7=)
32...Rxa6 33.Rxe7+ Kg6 34.Rb7 Rb6 35.Rxb6 Bxb6 36.h4 h6=) 30...h5∞) 25...axb5 26.Rxa7 Bxa7 27.Rc1 c5 28.Ra1
c4 29.Nxf6+ Rxf6 30.Rxa7 Nf7 31.Kg2 Rb6∞) 22...Nd4 23.Nxd4 Bxd4 24.Rc2 c5= Panelo,M (2448)-Grigoryan,K
(2592)/Barcelona 122/ (198) 2014
13.h3
13.Nd5 Nf7 14.h3 Nd4 15.Ne3 Kh8N (15...c6) 16.Rc1 Be6 17.Ne1 Nh6 18.Bg4 Nxg4 19.hxg4 Qd7 (19...c5=)
20.Nd3 Sebenik,M (2537)-Perez Ponsa,F (2541)/Tromso (ol) 122/(198) 2014 (20.Nd3 b5! 21.b3 (21.cxb5 Bxa2
22.Nf5 Qxb5 23.Nxg7 Kxg7 24.Rxc7+ Rf7 25.Rc3∞) 21...bxc4 22.bxc4 c5=)
13...g4 14.hxg4 Bxg4
14...Nxg4 - 43/(751)
15.Qd2N
15.Ne115.Bh415.Rc1N Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nd4 17.Bh5 Kh8 18.Nb5 Ne6 19.Rc3 Qe7 20.Na3 Bf6 21.Nc2 Bg5 22.Bh2
Bf4∞ Grischuk,A (2797)-Nakamura,H (2764)/Baku 122/(198) 2014
15...Qd7 16.Nh2 Nd4
16...Bxe2 17.Nxe2 Ng4 18.Nxg4 Qxg4 19.f3 Qe6 20.b32
17.Nxg4 Nxg4 18.Bd1 Kh8 19.Qd3
19.Nb5 Nf6 20.Qd3 Ne6 21.Nc3 Bh6„
19...Rf7 20.Nb5 Raf8 21.Nxc7!? Nxf2 22.Bxf2

22.Rxf2 Qxc7 23.Bh5 Rxf2 24.Bxf2 Qb6 25.Rb1 (25.b3? Rxf2! 26.Kxf2 Nxb3+-+) 25...Bh6=
22...Qxc7 23.Bh5
23...Rf4!
23...Rf6 24.Bh4 Rf4 25.g3 Qc5 (25...Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 27.Qxf12) 26.Kg2 (26.gxf4?! exf4 27.Bg4 Nf3+ 28.Kh1
Nxh4 29.Qd5 Qe3©) 26...Rxf1 27.Rxf1 Rxf1 28.Qxf1 Qc6 29.Qd32
24.g3
24.Be3
24...Ne6! 25.g3 (25.Bxf4 Nxf4 26.Qf3 d5! 27.exd5 (27.Bg4 dxc4©) 27...Qb6+ 28.c5 (28.Kh2 Qh6 29.Qg4 Nxh5
30.Rxf8+ Bxf83) 28...Qxc5+ 29.Kh1 e4! 30.Qg4 Bxb2 31.Rab1 Qc2©) 25...Qe7! 26.Bxa7 (26.gxf4?! exf4 27.Bxa7

Qg5+ 28.Kf2 Qh4+ 29.Ke2 Qxh5+ 30.Qf3 Qa53) (26.Bxf4 exf4 27.Bg4 Bxb2 28.Rab1 Nc5 (28...Be5 29.Bxe6 Qxe6
30.gxf4 Qg4+ 31.Kf2 Rxf4+ 32.Ke3 b6=) 29.Qe2 Be5©) 26...Qg5 27.Be2 Rxf1+ 28.Bxf1 Nd4 29.Bg2 Nf3+ 30.Kf2
Nd4+ 31.Kg1 Nf3+=
24...R4f6 25.Be3 Qe7 26.Kg2 Bh6!= 27.Bg1 Qg7 28.Rxf6 Rxf6 29.Rf1 Bf4 30.Bxd4
30.Bf2 Ne6 31.Be1 (31.Qxd6? Bxg3 32.Bxg3 Nf4+-+) 31...Qg5 32.Qf3 Nd4 33.Qg4 Nc2 34.Qxg5 Bxg5 35.Rxf6
Nxe1+=
30...exd4 31.Kh3
31.Rf3 Be5 32.b3=
31...Be5 32.Rxf6 Qxf6 33.Kg2 Kg7 34.Qf3= Qxf3+ 35.Kxf3 d3 36.Ke3 Bxg3 37.Kxd3 Be5 38.b3 Kf6 39.Ke3 Kg5
40.Be8 Kg4 41.Bd7+ Kg3 42.Be8 b6 43.Bf7 Bb2 44.Be8 a5 45.a4 Kg4 46.Kf2 Kf4 47.Kg2 Kxe4 48.Bb5 Kd4
49.Kh1 Ba1 50.Kg2 Kc3 51.Kh1 Kxb3 52.Kg2 Kc2 1/2-1/2
199. [E97]
Rajkovic, Dusan (2371) - Djukic, Nikola (2512)
Crna Gora 2014 [Djukic,Nikola]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.a4 a5 10.Ne1 Nd7 11.Nd3 f5 12.f3
Kh8!?
12...f4 13.b3 g5 14.Ba3 b6 (14...Ng6 15.c5 Rf7 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nb5 Bf8 18.Nb2 Nf6 19.Nc4 Ne8 20.b4 axb4
21.Bxb4 h5 22.a5 Rg7 23.Nb6±) (14...Nf6 - 55/626) 15.b4 axb4 16.Bxb4 Nc5 17.a5 c6!? (17...Bd7 18.Nb5±) 18.Nf2!
ƒ
13.Bd2
13.b3 Ng8 14.Ba3 Bh6∞13.Be3 b6 14.Nb5 (14.b4 - 54/(612)) 14...Ng8∞
13...Ng8 14.Nb5N
14.Qc1 b6 (14...Ngf6∞) 15.b4 axb4 16.Nxb4 Nc5 17.Nc6 Qd7 18.Qc2 (18.Ra3 Bb7∞) 18...Bh6∞
14...Ngf6
14...Bh6?! 15.Bxh6 Nxh6 16.Qc1ƒ
15.Nf2
15.exf5!? gxf5 16.Qe1 b6 17.Qh4 Rg8∞
15...Nc5
15...fxe4 16.fxe4 Nc5 17.Qc2 (17.Nc3 Bd7∞) 17...c6 18.Nc3 Bd7∞
16.Qc2?!
16.exf5 gxf5 (16...Bxf5=) 17.Bg5 Rg8∞
16...c6 17.Nc3 Qb6 18.Ra3
18.Be3 f4 19.Bxc5 Qxc53
18...Bd7 19.Be3

19.Kh1 Rac83
19...f4 20.Bd2
20.Bxc5 Qxc53
20...h5 21.Kh1
21...Na6!
21...g5 22.Nd3 Nxd3 23.Bxd3 g4 (23...c5 24.Rb3 Qc7 25.Nb5„) 24.Be1∞
22.Na2
22.Nd3 c53
22...c5 23.Nc3 Nb4
23...Qd8!? 24.Nb5 Bc83
24.Qd1 Rf7
24...g5!? 25.Nb5 Rg8 26.Bxb4 axb4 27.a5?! Qd8 28.Ra1 Bxb5 29.cxb5 Rxa5μ
25.Nb5 Bf8
25...Rg8?! 26.Bxb4 axb4 (26...cxb4 27.Ra1„) 27.a5 Qa6 28.Nc7 Qa7 29.Ra1∞
26.g3! g5
26...fxg3 27.hxg3∞
27.Rg1
27.h4!? fxg3 28.hxg5 Nh7 29.f4 exf4 (29...gxf2?! 30.g6ƒ) 30.g6 Rg7 (30...Qd8 31.Kg2 gxf2 32.gxf7 Qg5+ 33.Kxf2
Qh4+ 34.Kg2=) 31.Bxf4 h4 32.Bxg3 hxg3 33.Rxg3 Qd8 34.Qd2∞
27...Be7 28.gxf4 gxf4 29.Ra1

29.Bf1! Nh7 30.Bh3 Bxh3 31.Nxh3∞
29...Nh7
29...Rg8 30.Rxg8+ Kxg8 31.Qb3 Rg7 32.Rg1∞
30.Bc3
30.Rg6 Rg8 31.Rh6 Rg5 32.h4 Rg3 33.Rxh5 Kg8ƒ ∆ Nf6
30...Bh4
30...Ng5 31.h4 Nh3 32.Nxh3 Bxh3 33.Rg6∞
31.Nd3 Nxd3 32.Qxd3?!
32.Bxd3 Bf2 (32...Ng5?! 33.Be1 Bxe1 34.Rxg5 Bf2 35.Qe2 Be3 36.Rxh5+ Rh7 37.Rxh7+ Kxh7 38.Qe1±) 33.Rg2 Be3
34.Qe1 Bh3 35.Rg6 Rf6 36.Rxf6
36...Rg8! (36...Nxf6?? 37.Qh4+-) 37.Qxe3! fxe3 38.Rxd6 Bg2+ 39.Kg1 Bh3+ 40.Kh1=
32...Ng5 33.Bf1
33.Be1 Bxe1 34.Rxg5 (34.Raxe1? Nh3 35.Rg2 Rg8-+) 34...Bf2 35.Rxh5+ Rh7 36.Rxh7+ Kxh73
33...Rg7 34.Be1?!
34.Qe2 Rag8 35.Rg2 Rg63 ∆ Kh7, Qd8
34...Bxe1 35.Rxe1 Rag8 36.Qe2?!
36.Rg2 h4μ
36...Bxb5?!
36...Qd8 37.Bg2 (37.h4? Nxf3-+) (37.Nxd6? Qf6 38.Nb5 Nxf3-+) 37...Qf6-+ ∆ h4
37.axb5 Qd8 38.Bg2?

38.Rg2 b6 39.b3 Qf6 40.Qf2 Qh6 41.Rd1 h4μ
38...h4 39.Bf1
39.h3 Nh7-+ ∆ Rg339.Rd1 h3 40.Bf1 Qf6-+ ∆ Nf3
39...Qf6 40.Rg2
40.Rc1 Nxf3-+
40...h3 41.Rg4 Nxf3 42.Qxf3 Rxg4 43.Bxh3
43.Bxh3 Qh4 44.Bxg4 Qxe1+ 45.Kg2 Qd2+-+0-1
200. [E99]
Shirov, Alexei (2701) - Bacrot, Etienne (2729)
Bilbao 2014 [Arsovic,Goran]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2
g5 13.Nd3 Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.Rc1 Rf7 16.Kh1 h5?!
16...Bf8 - 106/(171)
17.Nb5 g4
17...a6 18.Na3 g4 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Nc4±
18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Qc2 g3N
19...Ne8
20.Nc7!
20.hxg3?! fxg3 21.Bxg3 h4 22.Bf2 Nh5©20.Bg1 Ne8 21.Nxa7 Bd7 22.Qb3 Nh4 23.Ne1 (23.Qb6 Qg5) 23...Bf8
24.Qb6 Qg5 25.Rc2 (25.Qxb7? Bh3 26.Qxa8 Nxg2-+) 25...Nxg2! 26.Nxg2 h4ƒ

20...Rxc7 21.Qxc7 Qxc7 22.Rxc7 gxf2
23.Rfc1!± Bd7 24.Rxb7 Bc8 25.Rbc7 Bd7 26.Nxf2 Nf8 27.Rb7 Ne8
27...Bc8 28.Rb3 a6 29.Rc6+-
28.Bb5 Bxb5 29.Rxb5 Bf6 30.Rb7 Bd8 31.g3+- Bb6 32.Nd3 fxg3 33.hxg3 Ng6 34.b4 h4 35.Kg2 Nf6 36.gxh4
Nxh4+ 37.Kg3 Ng6 38.Rc6 Rd8 39.Nc5!?
39.Nb2 Ne8 40.Nc4 Bd4 41.Na3 Nf4 42.Nb5+-
39...Kh8 40.Ne6 Rg8 41.Kh3 Bd4 42.Rxd6 Nf4+ 43.Nxf4 exf4 44.Rf7 Rg3+ 45.Kh4 Ng8 46.Rd8 Rxf3 47.d6 Rf1
48.d7 Bb6 49.Rb8 Rd1 50.Rff8
50.e5 Bc7 51.Rc8+-
50...Kh7 51.d8=Q 1-0

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REGISTER •

1. Damljanovic, Branko (2539) - Kovacevic, Aleksandar (2540)
Srbija 2014
Ib
1.? +–
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1.Qxg7+!
1.Qxc6 Damljanovic,Branko 2539 - Kovacevic,Aleksandar 2540, Srbija 2014
1...Nxg7 2.Rxh6+ Kg8 3.Ne7+ Kf8 4.Rh8#
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2. Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag (2558) - Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo (2404)
Praia da Pipa 2014
If
1.? +–
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1.Rf4! Qxd6
1...e5 2.Rfxf6 Qxf6 3.Rxf6 Kxf6 4.Qe4+-
2.Rxf6 Kh7 3.h5! Qe7 4.hxg6+ Kg8
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4...fxg6 5.Qxg6+ Kh8 6.Rxf8#
5.g7 Rfd8 6.Rxh6 f5 7.Rh8+ Kf7 8.g8=Q+ Rxg8 9.Rh7+ Ke8
9...Kf8 10.Bb4+-
10.Qa4+ 1-0
3. Moiseenko, Alexander (2699) - Lu, Shanglei (2536)
Dubai (rapid) 2014
Ig
1.? +–
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1.Nxg6 Kxg6 2.Qxh5+!+- Kh7
2...Kxh5 3.Bf7+ Kg4 4.f3+ Kg3 5.Kf1+-
3.Qf7+ Bg7 4.Nd5 Rf8 5.Qh5+ Bh6 6.Qxf5+ Kh8 7.Qg6 1-0
4. Moiseenko, Alexander (2707) - Aleksandrov, Aleksej (2595)
Saint Petersburg (rapid)
2014Ih
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1.? +–
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1.Qxg7+ Kxg7 2.Rh7+ Kf8 3.Rf7# 1-0
5. Brenjo, Slavisa (2482) - Pap, Misa (2513)
Srbija 2014
III a
1.? +–
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1.e5! dxe5 2.Nxc6 Qxc6 3.Bxc5 exf4
3...Qxc5 4.Qd7+ Kf8 5.Qd8+ Rxd8 6.Rxd8#
4.Bd4 f6 5.gxf6 exf6 6.Qg4 Kf7 7.Qxf4+-
6. Shankland, Samuel L (2633) - Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto (2531)
Praia da Pipa
2014 III a
1.? +–
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1.Rxd4! cxd4 2.b4!
2.b4! Kf8 3.c5! bxc5 (3...Ke7 4.Nc6++-) 4.bxc5 Ke7 5.c6+-1-0
7. Saric, Ivan (2671) - Batchuluun, Tsegmed (2513)
Tromso (ol) 2014
III g
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1.? +–
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1.Nxe6+! fxe6 2.Rf3+ Ke8 3.Qxe6+ Kd8 4.Rxc3 Qxc3 5.Bb2 Qb4
5...Qa5 6.dxc5 Qc7 7.Qxd5 Bb7 8.Qf7 Kc8 9.Qxg7 Rd8 10.e6 Nxc5 (10...Bc6 11.exd7+ Kb7 12.Be5 Rxd7 13.Rxd7
Qxd7 14.Qxh6+-) 11.Rxd8+ Qxd8 12.e7 Qe8 13.Ba3 Ne6 (13...Ne4 14.Bd3 ∆ f3, Bg6) 14.Qe5+-
6.Qxd5 Rb8 7.dxc5 Re8 8.c6 Qe7 9.Bxb5 Rxb5 10.Qxb5 Kc7 11.Rxd7+ 1-0
8. Abramovic, Bosko (2457) - Vojinovic, Goran (2466)
Srbija 2014
III h
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1...? –+
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1...Qf3+!!
1...fxg5? 2.Qh7+ Kf6 3.e5+ Ke6 4.Qxg6+ Kd7 5.Rd1+ Kc8 6.Qc6+ Kb8 7.Qxb6+ 1 : 0 Abramovic,Bosko 2457 -
Vojinovic,Goran 2466, Srbija 2014
2.Kxf3
2.Kg1 Qxf2+ 3.Kxf2 fxg5+-+
2...fxg5+ 3.Qf4 gxf4 4.gxf4 Rd8-+
9. Brenjo, Slavisa (2478) - Blagojevic, Dragisa (2490)
Crna Gora , 2014
III h
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1.? +–
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1.Ng7!! Bc5+
1...Kxg7 2.exf6+ Kf8 3.Bh6++-1.. .Re7 2.Bg5 Nd7 3.Bxe7 Bxe7 4.Ne8+-
2.Kf1 Rxe5 3.Rxe5 Kxg7 4.Re1+-
REGISTAR • ИНДЕКС • INDEX • REGISTER • REGISTRE • REGISTRO • REGISTRO •
REGISTER •
ABRAMOVIĆ, B. – Vojinović, G. 8
ALEKSANDROV, AL. – Moiseenko, Alexander 4
BATCHULUUN, T. – Šarić, IV. 7
BLAGOJEVIĆ, DR. – Brenjo 9
BRENJO – Blagojeviv, Dr. 9; Pap, M. 5
DAMLJANOVIĆ, B. – Kovačević, Al. 1
HERNÁNDEZ GUERRERO, G. – S hankland, S. 6
KOVAČEVIĆ, AL. – Damljanović, B. 1
LU SHANGLEI – Moiseenko, Alexander 3
MEKHITARIAN – Roselli Mailhe 2
MOISEENKO, ALEXANDER – Aleksandrov, Al. 4;
Lu Shanglei 3
PAP, M. – Brenjo 5
ROSELLI MAILHE – Mekhitarian 2
ŠARIĆ, IV. – Batchuluun, T. 7
SHANKLAND, S. – Hernández Guerrero, G. 6
VOJINOVIĆ, G. – Abramović, B. 8
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1. Grabarczyk, Miroslaw (2464) - Raszka, Janusz (2140)
Katowice 2014
¤¥ 2/k
1.? +–
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1.Nd5!
1.Ng8? Nxg4 2.Kf3 Nh2+ 3.Kg2 Ng4 4.Kg3 Ne3 5.Nxh6 Ke6= 6.Ng4 Nc4 7.Kf3 Kf7 8.Nh6+ Kf6 9.Nf5 Nd2+
10.Ke3 Nb3 11.Nh6 Nc5 (11...Kg7 12.Ng4 Nc5=) 12.Kf3 g4+ 13.Nxg4+ Kg5 14.h6 Kg6 15.Ke3 Kh7 16.Kf3 Nd7
17.Kg3 Kg6 18.Kh4 Nc5 19.Nxe5+ 1/2 : 1/2 Grabarczyk,Miroslaw 2464 - Raszka,Janusz 2140, Katowice 2014
1...Nxg4
1...Ke6 2.Ne3+-
2.Kf3 Nh2+ 3.Kg2 Ng4 4.Kg3+-
2. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2764) - Gelfand, Boris (2748)
Tashkent , 2014
¦ 2/1
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1...? =
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1...Kd6!
1...Rxg2? 2.a6+- Rf2 (2...Rb2+ 3.Kc5 Rb8 4.Bb5+-) 3.Kc5 Rf8 4.Bb5 Ra8 5.d6 Ke6 6.h4 g5 7.hxg5 h4 8.d7 Ke7 9.g6
h3 10.g7 h2 11.Bc6 1 : 0 Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 2764 - Gelfand,Boris 2748, Tashkent 2014
2.a6 Rb2+ 3.Bb5
3.Ka5? Kc5-+
3...Rxg2 4.a7 Ra2 5.Bc6
5.Ba6 Rb2+=
5...Rxa7
5...g5=
6.Kxa7 g5=
3. Ivanisevic, Ivan (2613) - Topalov, Veselin (2772)
Tromso (ol) 2014
¦ 6/b
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1.? =
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1.Ra2!
1.Ra1? a4 2.f4 a3 3.f5 a2-+ 4.Rc1 (4.Rb1+ Kc6 5.Rc1+ Kd6 6.Rd1+ Ke7 7.Re1+ Kf7-+) (4.Rxa2 Rxa2 5.Kxh7 (5.Kg7
Kc5 6.Kxf6 Kd6-+) 5...Rg2 6.h6 Rg5-+) 4...a1=Q 0 : 1 Ivanisevic,Ivan 2613 - Topalov, Veselin 2772, Tromso (ol)
2014
1...a4 2.f4 f5
2...a3 3.f5= Kc6 (3...Kb4 4.Rb2+! Kc3 (4...Kc5 5.Rc2+ Kd6 - 3.. .Kc6) 5.Rc2+ Kd4 6.Rc4+ Kd5 7.Rc7 Ra8 8.Ra7=)
4.Rc2+ Kd6 5.Rd2+ Ke7 (5...Ke5 6.Rd5+ Kf4 7.Rd7 Ra5 8.Ra7! Rxf5 9.Rxa3=) 6.Re2+ Kf7 7.Rg2 Ra6 (7...Kf8
8.Rg8+!=) 8.Rg7+ Kf8 9.Ra7=
3.Kg5 Kc4
3...Rf7 4.Ra1 Kb4 5.Rb1+ Kc3 6.Ra1 Kb3 7.Rb1+ Ka2 8.Rb4 a3 9.h6 Ka1 (9...Rf8 10.Rb7=) 10.Rb3 Ra7 (10...a2
11.Rb6= (11.Rb5)) 11.Kxf5=
4.Kxf5 a3 5.Kf6 Kb3 6.Ra1 Kb2 7.Rf1 a2 8.f5 a1=Q 9.Rxa1 Kxa1 10.Ke5! Kb2 11.f6
11.h6 Kc3 12.f6=
11...Kc3 12.Ke6 Kd4 13.f7 Ra8 14.Ke7 Ke5 15.f8=Q Rxf8 16.Kxf8 Kf6 17.h6 Kg6 18.Ke7=
4. Perez Ponsa, Federico (2536) - Molina, Roberto Junio Brito (2425)
Praia da Pipa 2014
¦ 7/g
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1.? +–
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1.Rxf6+
1.Kg4?? Rxd6!= 2.cxd6 Kf7! 3.Kg5 Ke6! 4.f4 (4.Kxg6? c5μ) 4...Kd7! (4...Kxd6? 5.Kxg6+-) 5.f5 gxf5 6.Kxf5 Kxd6
7.Kg6 Ke6 8.Kg5 Ke7 9.h5 1/2 : 1/2 Perez Ponsa,Federico 2536 - Molina, Roberto Junio Brito 2425, Praia da Pipa
2014
1...gxf6 2.Kg4 Kg7
2...Kf7 3.f4+-
3.h5 Kh6
3...gxh5+ 4.Kxh5 Kh7 5.Kg4 Kg6 - 3.. .Kh6
4.hxg6 Kxg6 5.Kf4 Kg7 6.Kf5 Kf7 7.f4+-
5. Santiago, Yago De Moura (2397) - Cruz, Cristhian (2557)
Praia da Pipa 2014
¦ 8/g6
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1.? +–
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1.Rh7+! Rh6
1...Kg6 2.Rg7+ Kf5 3.Bxg5! (3.Rxg5+? Kf6!=) 3...Re4 4.Kf7+-
2.Re7! Rf6+
2...Kg6 3.Rg7+ Kf5 4.Bxg5 Rh8+ 5.Kf7+-
3.Kg7! Rh6
3...Rd6 4.Re8 Rd7+ 5.Kf6 Rd6+ 6.Ke5 Rd7 7.Rg8+-3.. .Rg6+ 4.Kf7 Rd6 5.Re8 Rd7+ 6.Ke6+-3. ..Rf3 4.Re5 Rg3 5.Kh7
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∆ Re6-h6
4.Re8
4.Re8 Rg6+ 5.Kf7 Rh6 6.Rg8+-1-0
6. Socko, Bartosz (2621) - Olszewski, Michal (2558)
Wroclaw 2014
¦ 8/g6
1...? =
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1...a2! 2.Kb2 b3 3.Bd6 Rh6 4.Rd5 Rf6 5.Rd1 Rf2+ 6.Kxb3 Rd2! 7.Ra1 Rxd6 1/2-1/2
7. Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis (2547) - Lazarev, Vladimir (2422)
Cappelle la Grande 2014
¦ 9/i
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1.? +–
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1.h5! g5
1...gxh5 2.g5 Kd7 3.Rg1 Re7 4.Be5 Kc6 5.Rh1+-
2.Rxe4
2.Rh1 Kd7 (2...Nd2+ 3.Ke3 gxf4+ 4.Kxd2 fxg4 5.Be5+-) 3.fxg5 Nxg5+ 4.Kf4+-
2...fxe4+ 3.Kxe4 gxf4 4.Kxf4+- Kd7 5.Kg5 e5
5...Kd6 6.Bf6+-
6.Bxe5 Ke6 7.Kg6 Rd7 8.Bf6 Rd2 9.h6 Rh2 10.g5 a5 11.h7 b4 12.cxb4 1-0
8. Greenfeld, Alon (2551) - Bacrot, Etienne (2729)
Bilbao 2014
¦ 9/q
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1.? =
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1.g4!
1.Rxh7? Rg2 2.Rg7 (2.Rc3+ Kd5!? (2...Kd7 3.h5 Rxg3 4.Kd2 g5 5.Ra3 gxf4 6.Ra7+ Kc6 7.exf4 Rg2+ 8.Kd3 Rge2-+
9.Rf7 R4e3+ 10.Kc4 Rc2+ 11.Kd4 Rcc3 12.Rxf5 e5+ (0 : 1 Greenfeld,Alon 2551 - Bacrot,Etienne 2729, Bilbao 2014)
13.fxe5 Rcd3+ 14.Kc4 d5+ 15.Kb4 Re4+ 16.Ka5 Ra3#
) 3.h5 Rxg3 4.Kd2 Rg2+ 5.Kd3 (5.Kc1 gxh5 6.Rxh5 Ra4-+) 5...e5 6.fxe5 f4! 7.exf4 (7.Rc5+ dxc5 8.Rd7+ Ke6-+)
7...Rge2-+) 2...Rxg3 3.Ke2 Rg4μ
1...Rh2
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1...e5 2.gxf5 gxf5 3.fxe5 dxe5 4.Rxh7=
2.gxf5 gxf5 3.Rxh7 Rh3
3...Rxe3+ 4.Kxe3 Rh3+ 5.Kf2 Rxa3 6.Rxe7=3...e6 4.Ra6+=
4.Kd2 Kd5
4...Kc5 5.Ke2 Kb4 (5...e5 6.fxe5 dxe5 7.Rha7=) 6.Rd3 Kc4 7.Ra3=
5.Ke2 Ke6 6.h5 Kf6 7.Rh6+=
9. Guseinov, Gadir (2615) - Andersen, Mads (2470)
Bilbao 2014
¦ 9/s
1.? =
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1.Rxb5
1.Kb2? Rxg3 2.Rxb5 Rg4 3.Rb4 Rxh4 4.a4 g5!-+ 5.fxg5 (5.a5 Rh2+ 6.Kb3 g4 7.a6 g3 8.a7 g2 9.a8=Q g1=Q 10.Qd8
Re2-+) 5...Rxb4+ 6.cxb4 f4 7.Kc2 h4 8.b5 f3 9.b6 f2 10.b7 f1=Q 11.b8=Q Qe2+ 12.Kc3 h3 13.Qf4 h2 14.Qf6+ Kg8
15.g6 Qe3+ 16.Kb2 Qd2+ 17.Ka3 Qd3+ 18.Kb4 Qe4+ 19.Ka3 fxg6 0 : 1 Guseinov,Gadir 2615 - Andersen,Mads
2470, Bilbao 2014
1...Rxc3
1...Rxg3 2.a4 Rxc3 3.a5 Rf3 - 1. ..Rc3
2.a4 Rxg3 3.a5 Rf3
3...Ra3? 4.Kb2 Ra4 5.Kb3 Ra1 6.Kb4±
4.a6 Rxf4
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4...Ra3 5.Rb6=
5.Rb2 Ra4 6.Ra2 Rb4+ 7.Rb2
7.Kc2 Rb8 8.a7 Ra8 9.Kd3=
7...Ra4=
REGISTAR • ИНДЕКС • INDEX • REGISTER • REGISTRE • REGISTRO • REGISTRO •
REGISTER •
ANDERSEN, MADS – Guseinov, G. 9
ARIZMENDI MARTÍNEZ – Lazarev, Vladim. 7
BACROT, E. – Greenfeld 8
CRUZ, CR. – Santiago, Y. 5
GELFAND, B. – Mamedyarov 2
GRABARCZYK, M. – Raszka 1
GREENFELD – Bacrot, E. 8
GUSEINOV, G. – Andersen, Mads 9
IVANIŠEVIĆ, I. – Topalov, V. 3
LAZAREV, VLADIM. – Arizmendi Martínez 7
MAMEDYAROV – Gelfand, B. 2
MOLINA, ROB. – Pérez Ponsa 4
OLSZEWSKI, MI. – Sokko, B. 6
PÉREZ PONSA – Molina, Rob. 4
RASZKA – Grabarczyk, M. 1
SANTIAGO, Y. – Cruz, Cr. 5
SOKKO, B. – Olszewski, Mi. 6
TOPALOV, V. – Ivanišević, I. 3

1. R . Becker
2nd-3rd Pr. Isenegger MT
2014
1.? +–
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1.b7 Rf1 2.f8=Q+! Rxf8 3.Ka5!
3.Kb5? Rf1 4.Kb6 Rb1+ 5.Ka7 Ra1+ 6.Kb6 Rb1+ 7.Kc7 Rc1+=
3...Kd7 4.Kb6 Re8 5.e3! Kd6 6.d3!
6.e4? Ke5 7.d3 Kd4 8.Ka7 Kxd3=
6...Kd7 7.e4 Kd6
7...Rh8 8.d4 Kd6 9.Ka7 etc.
8.d4 Rh8 9.Ka7
9.d5? Ke5 10.Kc7 Rh7+ 11.Kc8 Rh8+ 12.Kc7 Rh7+ 13.Kb6 Rh8 14.Ka7 Kxe4=
9...Kc7 10.d5
10.e5? Rb8-+
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10...Rg8 11.e5 Rh8 12.d6+ 1-0
2. M .Minski
4th Pr. Isenegger MT
2014
1.? +–
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1.g7 Ba2
1...Bd6+ 2.Kh4 Bg3+! 3.Kxg3 Ba2 4.c4!
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2.c4!
2.Kh4?? Rxd4!-+
2...Bd6+!
2...Rxc4 3.g8=Q!+-
3.Kh4 Bg3+! 4.Kxg3 Bxc4
4...Rxc4 5.g8=Q! (5.g8=N+?? Kg5-+) 5...Rc3+ 6.Kh4 Rh3+ 7.Kxh3 Bxg8 8.Kh4 (8.d5? Kg5! 9.d6 Kxf6 10.d7 Ke7=)
8...Bd5 9.g5#
5.Kh4 Ra5 6.d5! Rxd5
6...Bxd5 7.g5#
7.g8=N#!
7.g8=Q?? Rxh5+! 8.gxh5 Bxg8-+1-0
3. Y . Bazlov
1st HM Isenegger MT
2014
1.? +–
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1.b7 Qa1! 2.c7+!
2.a5 Qxa5+ 3.Kxa5 Bc7+ 4.Ka6 Rb8 5.Kxa7 Bh2
2...Kxc7
2...Bxc7 3.bxa8=Q+ Kxd7 4.c6+ Ke7 5.Qxa7 Qxa4+ 6.Kb7 Qxb5+ 7.Kxc7
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3.a5 Qxa5+!
3...Kxd7 4.bxa8=Q Bc7 5.c6+ Ke7 6.Kb7 Qxa5 (6...Bxa5 7.Qxa7 Qe1 (7...Qc3 8.b6 Qc5 9.c7 Kd7 10.Qa6 Qd5+
11.Kb8 Qe5 12.Qd3+ Kc6 13.Ka8 Qe6 14.Qc2+) 8.b6 Bd2 9.Qa4 Qh1 10.Qa3+ Ke8 11.Qd6 Be1 12.Ka7 Bg3
13.Qxg3 Qxc6 14.Qb8+) 7.Qxa7 Qxb5+ 8.Kxc7
4.Kxa5 Kxb7 5.c6+
5.d8=Q Bc7+
5...Kc7 6.Ka6 Kd8 7.Kb7 Be5 8.Kxa8 Kc7
8...Bd4 9.Kb7 Bb6 10.Kb8 Ba5 11.Kxa7
9.Kxa7 Bd4+ 10.Ka6 Bf6 11.b6+! Kxc6 12.b7 Be5 13.d8=Q 1-0
4. S . Hornecker
3rd HM Isenegger MT
2014
1.? =
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1.b5
1.Kc5? Kf4!-+
1...Rc2!
1...Kd4 2.Kc6=
2.Kb7!!
2.Ka7? Kd4 3.b6 Kc5 4.d4+ Kc6 5.d5+ Kc5 6.b7 Ra2+ 7.Kb8 Kb6 8.d6 Ra7 9.d7 Rxb7+ 10.Kc8 Rc7+ 11.Kd8 Kc6-+
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2...Kd4 3.b6 Kc5 4.e4!
4.d4+? Kxd4 5.Ka8 Kc5 6.b7 Ra2+ 7.Kb8 Kb6-+
4...Rh2
4...Rc3 5.e5!= (5.d4+? Kxd4! 6.Ka8 Kc5 7.b7 Ra3+ 8.Kb8 Kb6 9.e5 Ra7 10.e6 Rxb7+ 11.Kc8 Re7-+)
5.d4+ Kb5 6.Ka7! Ra2+
6...Re2 7.e5 (7.b7? Ra2+ 8.Kb8 Kb6 9.d5 Ra7 10.e5 Rxb7+ 11.Kc8 Ra7 12.e6 Kc5 13.Kd8 Kd6-+) 7...Ra2+ 8.Kb7
Ra6 9.d5= (9.Kc7=)
7.Kb7 Ra6 8.e5 or
8.Kc7 Rxb6 9.e5=
8...Rxb6+ 9.Kc7 Ra6 10.Kd7!
10.d5? Kc5 11.Kb7 Rh6 12.d6 Rh7+ 13.Kc8 Kc6-+
10...Kc4 11.e6 Kd5 12.e7 Ra7+ 13.Kd8 Kd6 14.e8=N+= 1/2-1/2
5. Tarasiuk
5th HM Isenegger MT
2014
1.? ±
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1.b6 Na6 2.b7!
2.b3? Nc5! 3.b4 Nb7!= (3...Nd7? 4.b7 Nb8 5.h5!±)
2...Nb8! 3.b3!
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3.b4? Nd7! 4.b5 Nb8 5.h5 Kg5 6.Kg3 Nd7 7.Kf3 Kxh5 8.Ke4 Nc5+=3.h5? Kg5 4.Kg3 Nd7! 5.Kf3 Kxh5 6.Ke4
Nc5+=
3...Nd7 4.b4 Nb8 5.h5!
5.b5? Nd7!=
5...Kg5 6.Kg3 Kxh5
6...Nd7 7.Kf3! Kxh5 8.Ke4 Kg6 (8...Nc5+!? 9.bxc5±) 9.Kd5±
7.Kf4 Kg6 8.Ke5 Kf7 9.Kd6 Ke8 10.Kc7± 1-0
6. Arestov
1st Comm. Isenegger MT
2014
1.? +–
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1.e7 Rxc6+ 2.Kg7 Rc8!
2...Rc7 3.Kf7! Kb7 4.a4!
3.Kf7
3.a4? Kc7 4.Kf7 Kd7=
3...Rc7 4.a3!!
4.a4? Kb7! 5.a5 Ka6! 6.Kf8 Rc8+! 7.e8=Q Rxe8+ 8.Kxe8 Kxa5 9.Kd7 Kb4=4.Kf8? Rxc4! 5.e8=Q+ Rc8=
4...Kb7
4...Ka7 5.Kf8!+- Rc8+ 6.e8=Q Rxe8+ 7.Kxe8 Kb6 8.a4 Kc5 9.a5 Kxc4 10.a6+-
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5.a4! Kb8
5...Ka6 6.Kf8+-
6.a5!
6.Kf8? Rxc4! 7.e8=Q+ Rc8=
6...Ka7!
6...Kb7 7.Kf8+-
7.c5! Try:
7.Kf8? Rxc4!! 8.e8=Q Rc8! 9.Qxc8=
7...Kb7 8.Kf8!
8.Ke6? Rc8! 9.Kd7 Rc7+ 10.Ke6 Rc8 11.Kf7 Kc6! 12.e8=Q+ Rxe8 13.Kxe8 Kxc5=
8...Rxc5!?
8...Rc8+ 9.e8=Q (9.e8=R? Rxc5=) 9...Rxe8+ 10.Kxe8 Kc6 11.a6 Kxc5 12.a7+-
9.a6+!
9.e8=Q? Rc8 10.a6+ Kc7! 11.a7 Rxe8+ 12.Kxe8 Kb7=
9...Kxa6 10.e8=Q 1-0
7. G . Costeff
4th Pr. MSV 2013
1.? +–
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1.Ba2!!
1.Nxg7+? Kxe5+ 2.Kg8 Kf6! 3.e8=R (3.Kf8 Qh7 4.e8=N+ Ke5=) 3...Qh7+ 4.Kxh7=1.Bc2+? Qxc2 2.Nxg7+ Kxe5+
3.Kg8 (3.Kh8 Kf6 4.e8=Q Qh7+ 5.Kxh7=) 3...Qc4+!!-+ (3...Kf6 4.e8=R!!+- Qc4+ 5.Re6+ Qxe6+
6.Nxe6+-)1.Kxg7? Qxb3 2.Nd6+ Kxe5=
1...Qc2! 2.Bb1!! Qxb1 3.Nxg7+ Kxe5+ 4.Kg8
4.Kh8 Kf6
4...Kf6
4...Qb3+ 5.Kh8
5.e8=R!! Qb3+
5...Qf5
6.Re6+ Qxe6+ 7.Nxe6+- 1-0
8. Y. Afek
2nd HM MSV 2013
1.? +–
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1.Na6!
1.c8=N+?? Kc7 2.Ne7 Rxb8+ 3.Ka7 Rb4-+1.c8=Q?? Ra7#
1...Ra7+ 2.Kb8 I. 2...Rb7+ II.
2...Rxa6 3.c8=R! (3.c8=Q? Ra8+!) (3.c8=B?? Ra7-+) 3...Ra7 4.Rc6+! Kxc6 5.Kxa7 Kc7 6.Ka6 Kc6 7.Kxa5+-
3.Kc8 Ra7!
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3...Kxa6 4.Kd8 Ka7 5.c8=Q+-
4.Kd7!!
4.Kd8? Rxa6! 5.c8=R (5.c8=Q? Ra8! 6.Qxa8) 5...Ra7!= e.g. 6.Rc5 Rh7 7.Rxd5 Kc6 8.Rc5+ Kd6 9.Ke8 Rh4=
4...Kxa6 5.Kd8! Ra8+
5...Kb6 6.c8=N+! (6.c8=Q? Ra8!)
6.c8=R!
6.c8=Q+? Kb6 7.Kd7 (7.Qxa8=) 7...Rxc8 8.Kxc8 Kc6=
6...Ra7 7.Rc6++- 1-0
9. Y . Polasek & M. Hlinka
3rd HM MSV 2013
1.? =
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1.Kc5
1.Rb4? g1=Q 2.Rxb6 Qxd4+ 3.Kb5 Qd5+ 4.Ka4 Qa2+ 5.Kb5 Qb3+ 6.Kc6 Qd5+ 7.Kc7 Bf4+ 8.Kc8 Qc5+-+
1...Rb1!
1...g1=Q 2.Kxb6 Bf4 3.Ka7=1...Rb3 2.Bb5 g1=Q 3.b8=Q Ba3+ 4.Rxa3 Qc1+ 5.Kd6! Qf4+ 6.Kc5= Qxb8
7.Rxb31...Rb2 2.Bb5 g1=Q 3.b8=Q Rc2+ 4.Kb6=
2.Rb4!
2.Bb5? g1=Q 3.b8=Q Ba3+! 4.Rxa3 (4.Kb6 Rxb5+!) 4...Qc1+! 5.Kb6 Rxb5+ 6.Kxb5 Qb2+-+
2...Rxb4
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2...Ba3 3.b8=Q Bxb4+ 4.Kc4 (4.Kc6) 4...g1=Q 5.Qe5+ Kf3 6.Bb7+ Kf2 7.Qf5+ Ke2 8.Qd3+=
3.Kxb4 g1=Q 4.Bd3+!
4.b8=Q? Bd2+ 5.Kc5 Qxd4+ 6.Kc6 Qd5+ 7.Kb6 Be3+ 8.Kc7 Bf4+-+
4...Kd5 5.Be4+!
5.b8=Q? Qxd4+ 6.Ka5 Bd2+ 7.Ka6 Qa4+ 8.Kb7 Qc6+ 9.Ka7 Be3+-+5.Bc4+? Kc6 6.b8=Q Bd2+ 7.Ka3 Qa1+ 8.Ba2
Bc1+ 9.Kb4 Qb2+ 10.Bb3 Bd2+ 11.Ka4 Qa1+-+
5...Kxe4 6.b8=Q Bd2+ 7.Kc5! Qxd4+ 8.Kb5!
8.Kc6? Qd5+ 9.Kb6 Be3+ 10.Ka6 Qc6+ 11.Ka5 Bd2+-+
8...Qb4+
8...Qd3+ 9.Kb6 Be3+ 10.Kb7=
9.Ka6 Qxb8= 1/2-1/2
REGISTAR/TEME • ИНДЕКС/ТЕМЬ • INDEX/THEMES • REGISTER/THEMEN •
REGISTRE/THÈMES • REGISTRO/TEMAS • REGISTRO/TEMI • REGISTER/TEMAR •
Domination: 3
Festina Lente: 5, 6
Fight to secure promotion: 4
Mate: 2
Novotny: 2
Zugzwang & Reciprocal Zugzwang: 3, 5, 6
Sacrificial play: 2, 3, 7
Shouldering: 4
Stalemate & Anti-stalemate: 6, 7, 9
Struggle to secure promotion: 1, 2, 3, 6,7, 8, 9
Systematic maneuver: 1
Underpromotion: 2, 4, 7, 8

ROCKVILLE, VIII 2014
(53 players, 9 rounds)
1. S . Azarov 7. 2–7. Zherebukh, I.- C. Chirilă, A. Chandra, S. Sevian, Bregadze, J. Sarkar 6, 8–14. Nyzhnyk, O.
Barbosa, Troff, Bry. Smith, Dar. Yang, Jef. Xiong, Mulyar 51⁄2, etc.
DRESDEN, VIII 2014
(112 players, 9 rounds)
1–4. Sh. Sagar, F. Berkes, T. Fodor jr., Vi. Zakhartsov 7, 5–9. F . Bindrich, R. Åkesson, P. G. Arnaudov, M.
Kravtsiv, H. Teske 61⁄2, 10–18. Gajek, J.- U. Maiwald, Satyapragyan, Neef, Gy. Izáck, An.Maksimenko, L.
Gutman, M. Dann, Sundararajan 6, etc.
RIGA, VIII 2014
(212 players, 9 rounds)
1–2. H. Melkumyan, R. Rapport 71⁄2, 3–8. Iturrizaga Bonelli, D. Naroditsky, B. Savchenko, T. Banusz, D. Fridman,
Ch. Aravindh 7, 9–17. B. Bok, Molner, A. Boruchovsky, A. Goganov, Al. Aleksandrov, Jan Werle, Danin, N.
Steinberg, T. Baron 61⁄2, 18–36. I. Kovalenko, Kveinys, Oparin, V. Yemelin, Neikšans, Sarana, M. Al. Antipov,
Swayams, Krivonosov, Ben Artzi, Vavulin, R. Ris, Al. Gavrilov (4104358), Kantans, Alexei Fedorov, V. Erdős,
Pileckis, P. Prohászka (726265), Laurusas 6, etc.
KATOWICE, VIII 2014
The 13th World University Chess Championships

(46 players, 9 rounds)
1–3. Sjugirov (RUS), K. H. Grigoryan (ARM), Bukavshin (RUS) 61⁄2, 4–9. D. Świercz (POL), T. Batchuluun
(MGL), Shimanov (RUS), Z. Andriasian (ARM), Mi. Olszewski (POL), V. Belous (RUS) 6, 10–12. Yu Ruiyuan
(CHN), Klekowski (POL), Piorun (POL) 51⁄2, 13–22. Bernášek (CZE), Jan Krejčí (CZE), Lou Yiping (CHN), J.
Tomczak (POL), Chen Peng (CHN), Munkhgal (MGL), Miloš Stanković (SRB), T. S. Petrosyan (ARM), Ž.
Tomazini (SLO), J. Wyss (SUI) 5, etc.
Women
(26 players, 9 rounds)
1. K. Kulon (POL) 81⁄2, 2–4. Munguntuul (MGL), Ding Yixin (CHN), Marta Bartel (POL) 6, 5–9. Tomnikova
(RUS), Mar. Gevorgyan (ARM), M. Fominykh (RUS), A. Lach (POL), J. Terao (BRA) 51⁄2, 10. Zhang Xiaowen
(CHN) 5, etc.
VRACHATI, VIII 2014
(99 players, 9 rounds)
1–2. Postny, H. Banikas 7, 3–9. N.Maiorov (13501720), Kotronias, I. Papaioannou, A. Delchev, I. Nikolaidis, A.
Mastrovasilis, S. Halkias 61⁄2, 10–17. Alexa. Kharitonov, An. Rychagov, I. Stathopoulos, Kourkoulos-Arditis, At.
Dimitrov, Tsolakidou, Vragoteris, Karpatchev 6, etc.
ABU DHABI, VIII 2014
(89 players, 9 rounds)
1–2. Kuzubov, T. L. Petrosian 7, 3–9. Mur. Karthikeyan, Geetha Narayanan Gopal, S. Vidit, Sergey Volkov
(4122763), V. Iordăchescu, Z. Efimenko, V. Burmakin 61⁄2, 10–15. Y. Kryvoruchko, Su. Vaibhav, Ale.
Rakhmanov, Ab. Gupta, S. Ganguly, V. A . V. Rajesh 6, 16–24. D. Ghosh, M. - E. Pârligras, A. Istrăţescu, A.
Areshchenko, Wang Hao, U. Bajarani, Sundar M. Shyam, R. Ankit, Vu. Rasulov 51⁄2, etc.
BARCELONA, VIII 2014
(351 players, 10 rounds)
1. A. Fier 81⁄2, 2–6.Mart. Kramer, Alsina Leal, S. Bogner, D. Vocaturo, Bromberger 8, 7–18. Ch. Sandipan, Q.
Ducarmon, Perpinya Rofes, E. Blomqvist, Aroshidze, Lyrberg, Oliva Castañeda, F. Libiszewski, F. Graf, Granda
Zúñiga, S. E. Collins, Cr. Cruz 71⁄2, 19–37. A. Hoffman, J. -C . Schröder, J. Cori Tello, Da. Klein, Narciso Dublan,
St. Novikov (4125371), F. Peralta, Gómez Garrido, E. Zude, Jon. Cruz, Galliamova, Ax. Delorme, F. Handke, J.
Jorczić, Baches García, Garriga Cazorla, Muñoz Pantoja, Da. Gurevich, Midoux 7, etc.
SHARJAH, VIII–IX 2014 cat. X (2491)
The 6th stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 20132014

SAINT LOUIS, VIII–IX cat. XXIII (2802)
2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014
ESPAÑA (ch), VIII–IX 2014
(128 players, 9 rounds)
1. Vallejo Pons 71⁄2, 2–5. A. Arribas López, Del Río de Angelis, I. Salgado López, J. M. López Martínez 7, 6–12.
Vázquez Igarza, O. Korneev, J. C . Ibarra Jerez, Man. Pérez Candelario, Antón Guijarro, O. Alexandrova, Antoli
Royo 61⁄2, etc.
GREENSBORO, VIII–IX 2014
(82 players, 9 rounds)
1. Macieja 71⁄2, 2. Zherebukh 7, 3–8. Lenderman, Huschenbeth, Hold. Hernández Carmenates, Troff, Preotu, Te.
Enkhbat 61⁄2, 9–11. S . Azarov, Marin Bosiošić, Gorovets 6, 12–18. Shimanov, Al. Janković, Al. Shabalov, De.
Boros, A. Chandra, Bregadze 51⁄2, etc.
NIZHNY TAGIL, IX 2014
(51 players, 9 rounds)
1. B. Savchenko 7, 2–4. An. Demchenko, Harutjunyan, Shomoev 61⁄2, 5–10. A. Goganov, P. Maletin, S. Matsenko,
Vokarev, Yuffa, Alexey Smirnov 6, 11–18. Ovetchkin, Z. Andriasian, D. Bocharov, Kryakvin, P. Tsvetkov, S.
Yudin, N. Solovjev (24112127), Ginosyan 51⁄2, etc.

BILBAO, IX 2014 cat. XXI (2755)
VII Grand Slam Masters Final
*3pointsforawinand1foradraw
BILBAO, IX 2014
30th European Club Cup
(52 teams, 7 Rounds)
1. SOCAR Azerbaijan (AZE) 14*/2651⁄2**/31***, 2. G-Team Novy Bor (CZE) 12/233/32, 3. Malakhite (RUS)
11/1971⁄2/251⁄2, 4. Odlar Yourdu (AZE) 10/2061⁄2/28, 5. SG Solingen (GER) 10/181/27, 6. SHSM Nashe Nasledie
(RUS) 10/178/271⁄2, 7. Minsk (BLR) 10/1761⁄2/26, 8. Ladya (RUS) 10/164/24, 9. SPB (RUS) 9/203/251⁄2, 10.
Obiettivo Risarcimento (ITA) 9/191/261⁄2, 11. Beer Sheva (ISR) 9/156/24, 12. SK Dunajska Streda (SVK)
9/138/22, 13. SK Team Viking (SWE) 9/1361⁄2/22, 14. KSK47-Eynatten (BEL) 9/135/25, 15. Sestao Naturgas
Energia (ESP) 8/173/261⁄2, 16. Gros Xake Taldea (ESP) 8/1531⁄2/24, 17. LSG (NED) 8/126/231⁄2, 18. Huginn
Chessclub (ISL) 8/125/23, 19. Haladas VSE (HUN) 8/119/23, 20. Schachgesellschaft Zürich (SUI) 8/1121⁄2/22, 21.
Solvay (ESP) 8/109/24, 22. En Passant (NED) 8/107/201⁄2, 23. Bronshoj Skakforening (DEN) 8/101/20, etc.
*Matchpoints (2 for wins, 1 for draws, 0 for losses)
** Buchholz Tie-Breaks
*** Game-points
19th European Club Cup – Women
(8 teams, 7 rounds)
1. Batumi Chess Club Nona (GEO) 14*/108**/201⁄2***, 2. Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo (MNC) 10/104/19, 3.
SHSM Nashe Nasledie (RUS) 9/97/18, 4. Ugra (RUS) 8/831⁄2/17, 5. SC Bad Konigshofen (GER) 7/84/16, etc.
*Matchpoints (2 for wins, 1 for draws, 0 for losses)
** Buchholz Tie-Breaks
*** Game-points
SOCHI, IX 2014
The Tseshkovsky Memorial
(120 players, 9 rounds)
1. Ba. Jobava 71⁄2, 2–6. M . Panarin, Bukavshin, M. Demidov, P. Kotsur, Ehlvest 61⁄2, 7–21. Sergey Volkov
(4122763), Ale. Rakhmanov, O. Korneev, M. Brodsky, Mozharov, Shaposhnikov, Khalifman, Yuri Yakovich, Ed.
Andreev (14103400), Simantsev, Vastrukhin, Rozum, Mikhail M. Ivanov, A. Cherniaev (4117301), K. Stupak 6,
etc.
DURBAN, IX 2014

The World Youth Championships
Boys U-18
(74 players, 11 rounds)
1. O. Bortnyk (UKR) 91⁄2, 2. Su. Vaibhav (IND) 9, 3–7. C. Henriquez Villagra (CHI), M. Blübaum (GER), N.
Studer (SUI), T. K. Harutyunian (ARM), G. Nasuta (POL) 71⁄2, 8–17. K. Alekseenko (RUS), N. R. Vignesh (IND),
De. Wagner (GER), N. Torosyan (ARM), B. Csonka (HUN), Javanbakht (IRI), Say. Das (IND), Ölund (SWE), J.
Salomon (NOR), Bida (ROU) 7, 18–22. Ay. Akhmetov (KAZ), Zenzera (RUS), Bo. Iveković (14518848) (CRO),
Flermoen (NOR), N. R. Visakh (IND) 61⁄2, etc.
Girl U-18
(65 players, 11 rounds)
1. Saduakassova (KAZ) 10, 2. F . Osmanodja (GER) 81⁄2, 3. Xiao Yiyi (CHN) 8, 4–8. P . Rodionova (RUS),
Nandhidhaa (IND), A. Velikić (SRB), Parnali (IND), A. Dziodzio (POL) 71⁄2, 9–11. Rodríguez Rueda (COL),
Malíková (CZE), Jul. Fischer (FRA) 7, 12–18. Styazhkina (RUS), Ren Xiaoyi (CHN), Utiatskaja (RUS), A. -M .
Cosman (ROU), Hoare (ENG), M. Nevioselaya (BLR), C. Leonardi (SLO) 61⁄2, etc.
Boys U-16
(94 players, 11 rounds)
1. A. Pichot (ARG) 9, 2–4. Ch. Aravindh (IND), B. Bellahcene (FRA), F. Rambaldi (ITA) 81⁄2, 5–7. Mur.
Karthikeyan (IND), V. Sanal (TUR), M. Petrosyan (ARM) 8, 8–9. J . van Foreest (NED), F. Rakotomaharo (MAD)
71⁄2, 10–19. Saiyn (KAZ), B. Kumaran (IND), Ma. Litvinov (RUS), Kaczur (HUN), K. Chandran (USA), Xu
Xiangyu (CHN), V. Dragnev (AUT), P. Vorontsov (UKR), D. Kollars (GER), E. Song (USA) 7, etc.
Girl U-16
(84 players, 11 rounds)
1. L. Unuk (SLO) 9, 2. Tsolakidou (GRE) 81⁄2, 3–6. Gažíková (SVK), M. Mahalakshmi (IND), Monnisha (IND), A.
Egorova (RUS) 8, 7–9. Haussernot (FRA), Abdusattorova (UZB), D. Derakhshani (IRI) 71⁄2, 10–13. S . Bluhm
(GER), V. Varshini (IND), S. Ghukasyan (ARM), M. Narva (EST) 7, etc.
BAKU (open), IX 2014
(70 players, 9 rounds)
1–2. Inarkiev, C. Lupulescu 7, 3–4. F. Berkes, V. Onischuk 61⁄2, 5–12. Baryshpolets, A. Areshchenko, Z. Efimenko,
Krasenkow, Pavel Smirnov (4123425), S. Zhigalko, Kuzubov, I. Kovalenko 6, 13–19. Alexa. Donchenko, V.
Artemiev, V. Iordăchescu, A. R. Salem, Nidj. Mamedov, A. Volokitin, Shimanov 51⁄2, etc.
NOVY BOR, IX–X 2014

Playoff (blitz): Láznička – R . Rapport 0 : 2
DOUGLAS, X 2014
(77 players, 9 rounds)
1. N. Short 71⁄2, 2–5. Fressinet, Tiviakov, D. Howell, G. Popilski 61⁄2, 6–11. Mi. Adams, Vachier-Lagrave,
Sargissian, G. Jones, Jo. Hawkins, Merry 6, 12–22. Ab. Gupta, D. Fridman, Mi. Marin, Hillarp Persson, Greenfeld,
Harika, Tarjan, Gormally, Bry. Smith, J. van Foreest, Mindlin 51⁄2, etc.
PUNE, X 2014
The 53rd World Junior Championships
(137 players, 13 rounds)
1. Lu Shanglei (CHN) 10, 2–4. Wei Yi (CHN), Vl. Fedoseev (24130737) (RUS), J. -K. Duda (POL) 91⁄2, 5–8. S .
Vidit (IND), K. Dragun (POL), Sr. Narayanan (IND), Mur. Karthikeyan (IND) 9, 9–15. D. Ghosh (IND), Bai
Jinshi (CHN), B. Bok (NED), T. Kriebel (CZE), R. van Kampen (NED), U. Bajarani (AZE), B. Csonka (HUN)
81⁄2, 16–28. J. Cori Tello (PER), K. H. Grigoryan (ARM), Tari (NOR), Oparin (RUS), Vl. Kovalev (BLR), M. Al.
Antipov (RUS), Q. Ducarmon (NED), A. Inđić (SRB), N. Abasov (AZE), Say. Das (IND), Shar. Gagare (IND),
Prasanna Raghuram Rao (IND), Gahan (IND) 8, etc.
Girls:
(78 players, 13 rounds)
1. Goryachkina (RUS) 11, 2–3. Khademalsharieh (IRI), Chumpitaz (PER) 91⁄2, 4. Padmini (IND) 9, 5–9. Zhai Mo
(CHN), Iwanow (POL), Ibrahimova (AZE), M. Arabidze (GEO), Kurbonboeva (UZB) 81⁄2, 10–15. Srija (IND),
Mar. Gevorgyan (ARM), M. Brunello (ITA), Gelip (ROU), Fronda (PHI), Ni Shiqun (CHN) 8, 16–24.
Pustovoitova (RUS), Ivana Maria (IND), Gu Tianlu (CHN), Frayna (PHI), Petrukhina (RUS), Nguyen Thi Mai
Hung (VIE), J. Saranya (IND), Vaishali R (IND),M.Mahalakshmi (IND) 71⁄2, etc.
BAKU, X 2014 cat. XXI (2752)
The 1st stage of the Grand Prix Series 20142015
HOOGEVEEN, X 2014

18th Unive Chess 2014
HOOGEVEEN (open), X 2014
(67 players, 9 rounds)
1. V. Mikhalevski 7, 2–5. Beliavsky, A. Vovk, Roiz, J. Štoček 61⁄2, 6–10. Eric Hansen, Heberla, Romanishin, S.
Kasparov, Gonzclez De La Torre 6, etc.
SAINT PETERSBURG, X 2014
The Chigorin Memorial
(368 players, 9 rounds)
1–2. I . Ivanišević, Bukavshin 71⁄2, 3–10. Rodshtein, S. P. Sethuraman, Sjugirov, Evgeny Alekseev, S. Ganguly, V.
Yemelin, Ev. A. Levin, Ponkratov 7, 11–42. Khismatullin, Predke, K. Stupak, Matlakov, V. Potkin, A. Goganov,
K. Alekseenko, Bernadskiy, V. Baghdasaryan, Val. Popov, Al. Aleksandrov, B. Grachev, Pridorozhni,
Kazhgaleyev, An. Demchenko, B. Lalith, Wen Yang, Z. Andriasian, D. Lintchevski, M. Demidov, Zubritskiy, Dm.
Kokarev, Ja. Prizant, Sergey Volkov (4122763), Smirin, A. Gabrielian, Ulko, H. Hayrapetyan, Rozum, I.
Malakhov, Gochelashvili, Iljiushenok 61⁄2, etc.
LAS VEGAS, X 2014
The Millionaire Chess tournament
(129 players, 9 Rounds)
The first seven rounds will be a qualifying round to determine who plays the finals. Four finalists
will move on to play two knock-out rounds to determine who wins the top prize.
Rank after Round 7:
1–2. W. So*, R. Robson* 6, 3–6. Yu Yangyi, S. Azarov, D. Naroditsky, Zhou Jianchao 51⁄2, etc.
* Qualified for the finals
Playoff (rapid):
Time Control: 25 minutes + with an increment of 5 seconds per move

The last two rounds of the Open section will also be played to determine who wins 5th place and under.
Rank after Round 9:
5–10. S . Azarov, S. Shankland, T. Gareev, Ortiz Suárez, D. Naroditsky, D. Bérczes 61⁄2, 11–22. Bu Xiangzhi,
Dreev, Akobian, Najer, J. Sadorra, Lenderman, Felgaer, Alej. Ramirez, Kaidanov, Külaots, I.- C. Chirilă, A.
Fishbein 6, 23–34. Le Quang Liem, Kacheishvili, Ghaem Maghami, S. Brunello, Margvelashvili, Matamoros
Franco, Alexa. Ivanov (2000202), A. Chandra, D. Kadrić, Jef. Xiong, Ka. Drozdowski, G. Kjartansson 51⁄2, etc.
PRAIA DA PIPA, X 2014
The American Continental Championship
(200 players, 11 rounds)
1–6. Granda Zúñiga*, S. Shankland*, Al. Shabalov*, R. Leitão*, Ortiz Suárez, A. Pichot 81⁄2, 7–11. Sa. Alonso,
Mekhitarian, E. Matsuura, G. Hernández Guerrero, El Debs 8, 12–25. Bruzón Batista, Delgado Ramírez, Felgaer,
Y. Santiago, Cr. Cruz, Pérez Ponsa, B. Gonzclez Acosta, Krysa, R. Terry, D. Cori Tello, C. Henriquez Villagra,
Pérez Gormaz, Feliciano Ebert, Ri. Teixeira 71⁄2, etc.

* Qualified for theWorld Cup 2015 in Baku
SAINT LOUIS (open), X 2014
(57 players, 9 rounds)
1. Nyzhnyk 7, 2–3. R. Robson, D. Naroditsky 61⁄2, 4–8. Le Quang Liem, Durarbayli, F. Corrales Jiménez, Troff, A.
Chandra 6, 9–13. Yermolinsky, León Hoyos, S. Sevian, Priyadharshan, Preotu 51⁄2, etc.
TASHKENT, X–XI 2014 cat. XXI (2753)
The 2nd stage of the Grand Prix Series 20142015
KATERINI, X–XII 2014
24th World Senior Championships
World Senior 50+
(47 players, 11 rounds)
1–2. Sturua (GEO), K. Arkell (ENG) 81⁄2, 3. Nunn (ENG) 8, 4–5. Fabio Bruno (ITA), Movsziszian (ARM) 71⁄2, 6–8.
K. Bischoff (4600045) (GER), Hebden (ENG), Barle (SLO) 7, 9–12. E . Sveshnikov (LAT), H. Yasin (TUR),
Findlay David John (SCO), Ali Habibi (GER) 61⁄2, 13–19. Jens Kristiansen (DEN), Kalegin (RUS), W. Heinig
(GER), Bo. Furman (RUS), V. Stepovoj (RUS), Ch. Frick (GER), Dimitrios Alexakis (GRE) 6, etc.
World Senior 65+
(92 players, 11 rounds)
1–4. Vaïsser (FRA), Y. Balashov (RUS), Kupreichik (BLR), H. Van Riemsdijk (BRA) 8, 5–10. V. Zhelnin (RUS),
Alex. Zakharov (4103564)(RUS), Pritchett (SCO), Lederman (ISR), Rooze (BEL), Filipenko (RUS) 71⁄2, 11–17.
M. Şubă (ROU), Pushkov (RUS), Malisov (ISR), K. Klundt (GER), Kolbak (DEN), M. Peretz (ISR), Wahlbom
(SWE) 7, 18–23. V. Gergel (UKR), Vasiukov (RUS), Morriss (IRL),Meizlin (ISR), Hei. Titz (AUT), T. Harding
(IRL) 61⁄2, etc.
Ladies 50+
(25 players, 11 rounds)

1. S . Mednikova (RUS) 81⁄2, 2–4. N.Gaprindashvili (GEO), Ankudinova (KAZ), N. Melashvili (GEO) 8, 5.
Kasoshvili (GEO) 71⁄2, 6. Fatalibekova (RUS) 7, 7. O. Birkholz (GER) 61⁄2, 8–11. I. Lauterbach (ENG), T. Bogumil
(RUS), N. Titorenko (RUS), Ros. Sand (GER) 6, etc.
BAD WIESSEE, X–XI 2014
(480 players, 9 rounds)
1–3. Lenderman, R. Hovhannisyan, A. Šarić 71⁄2, 4–21. M. Blübaum, F. Rambaldi, Nisipeanu, Khenkin, H.
Melkumyan, Postny, Ilja Schneider, P. Prohászka (726265), Oleksienko, D. Rogozenco, Al. Graf, De. Wagner,
Sumets, K. Landa, O. Cvitan, A. Delchev, Ch. Sandipan, Rozentalis 7, 22–41. Prusikin, Morawietz, Mons, Piorun,
Ch. Sielecki, Perske, F. Bellia, Ul. Weber, M. Berkovich, S. Bogner, Carlstedt, Schleining, A. Zach, Ch. Singer, K.
Schuster, A. Zude, E. Pezerović, I. Sanders, E. Sedina, P. Wacker 61⁄2, etc.
ZHONGSHAN, X–XI 2014
The Chinese Zonal tournament
(54 players, 11 rounds)
1. Wei Yi 81⁄2, 2. Zhao Jun 8, 3–4. Zhou Jianchao, Gao Rui 71⁄2, 5–10. Bu Xiangzhi, Xu Yinglun, Lei Tingjie, Ju
Wenjun, Liu Yan, Yuan Qingyu 7, 11–16. Xiu Deshun, Wang Yiye, Bai Jinshi, Ma Zhonghan, Wang Jue, Lin
Chen 61⁄2, etc.
MOSCOW, XI 2014 cat. XX (2748)
The Petrosian Memorial
KHANTYMANSIYSK, XI 2014
The 10th Ugra Governor’s Cup
(26 players, 9 rounds)
1. Dm. Kokarev 61⁄2, 2–3. Matlakov, Ryazantsev 6, 4–8. I. Khairullin, V. Artemiev, Rauf Mamedov, Sjugirov, B.
Savchenko 51⁄2, 9–12. Bukavshin, D. Bocharov, Shimanov, A. Goganov 5, etc.
SOCHI, XI 2014
The FIDE World Chess Championship
Time Control:
120 minutes for first 40 moves, 60 minutes for next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the remainder
of the game with a 30 seconds increment per move after move 61.

LVIV, XI cat. XVII (2659)
The 83rd Ukrainian Championship
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